>> reporter: we're live in emeryville where someone shot a gun. >> reporter: the search is on for a group of armed masked men. what's happening this morning to try to stop them. an american facing the terrorism charges? the intended target in an alleged plot involving model planes. chp lights and sirens chasing someone. find out where the chase is and what's happening now. "mornings on 2" starts right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. alameda county sheriff deputies are investigating the shooting of an ac transit bus.

tara moriarty has more on what turn the investigation is taking now. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. investigators are going to be reviewing some surveillance video to see if it provides them some clues about who did this, who shot at the bus. now, they say the individual could have been hiding behind a bush. it happened at 59th street. half a dozen passengers were on line 72 when the bus was struck. luckily, no one was hurt. and authorities say that was probably because of the type of weapon that was used. authorities say the shooter used a bb gun. the plexiglass was not blown out. it was shattered but still intact. the passengers were transferred to another bus. authorities say after the bus was hit, the driver kept going for about 14 blocks and that's because operators are trained to do that, to keep moving

until you feel you are in an area safe enough to pull over. we'll let you know if the sheriff's department has any leads coming up. back to you. >> thank you, tara. claudine wong is in walnut creek now at a business that was robbed with more details about these masked robbers. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes. we're talking at least three robbery the over a period of two -- robberies over a period of two days. we're talking about a group of armed and and a group of people -- and a group not afraid to shoot guns. the food mart there is open 24 hours a day. anybody can walk in. yesterday at 3:30 in the morning, six armed robbers did just that. there was one person outside

filling up. one clerk inside. after all of this went down, the clerk told the customer exactly what happened. >> he said that six guys came in with guns, brought him in the back room and scared him pretty well, trying to get him to -- to get him to open the safe. he couldn't. that's all he told me. >> reporter: the group took off but not before firing in the direction. they got into a dark-colored vw. they burst into a store in antioch, fired shots and took off from there. the day before, police say they hit the 7-11 in pleasant hill. in that situation, the clerk locked himself in the bathroom. this morning, law enforcement getting together with the fbi to see if they are possibly

connected to a dozen other robberies in the east bay and meantime, the search for the robbers continues. live in walnut creek, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. a man from massachusetts now facing terrorism charges. the fbi says he built model airplanes and filled them with bombs. coming up for you at 7:15, we'll get a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on his intended targets and why the fbi said he wanted to attack the united states. 7:04. a woman is fighting for her life this morning following a double shooting in san francisco's western edition neighborhood. police say the woman and the man were sitting in a car on baker street yesterday when someone opened fire. the man was also injured. but his wounds are not life- threatening. there's no description of the suspects. the police gang task force is investigating the shooting. there's still no sign of an older woman missing in san

francisco. family members say 70-year-old fang p -- feng peng has alzheimer's. she's 4'"-10 and weighs about 80 pounds -- he's 4'10" and weighs about 80 pounds. a 6-year-old girl was killed on the way to school. police say the girl was in the crosswalk on bay road when a car hit and killed her. her mother and her sisters were just behind the little girl. they saw it when she was hit. the driver, a 49-year-old individual, is a music teacher at a nearby school. she was not arrested. however, the dmv says she has been cited in the past for driving while on a cell phone and speeding. some of the neighbors out there talked about the safety changes they want. >> first, a stop sign and 10 miles an hour.

not 25. 10, period. >> now, donations for the little girl's funeral are being collected. the family had been saving up for her birthday party coming up this sunday. another deadly accident happened yesterday, two blocks away. 51-year-old motorcyclist donnie lee dixon was hit and killed by an suv. the suv driver, eric banford, was being chased by police. banford is now in police custody. well, a stomach flu outbreak is hitting uc santa cruz. more than two dozen students came ill in the past week. no one knows what's causing the virus. most of the affected students live near a dining hall. some 200 students became ill last december with a similar

outbreak. everyone is being advised to wash their friends and clean surfaces. the energy department approved two loan guarantees worse more than $1 billion for solar energy projects in never vau and arizona -- in nevada and arizona. that's despite the recent bankruptcy filing of solyndra. and we're hearing more details on that. according to bloomberg, the factory designed to make soar panels had robots that whispered disney tunes, is spa- like water that resembled crystal, paid for a by a $500 million loan guarantee. 1100 workers have lost their jobs because of the bankruptcy and layoffs. today, officials from muni and the california public utilities commission will meet

to discuss an ongoing investigation. this comes after they called muni operations the worst in the state. they same if the problems are not addressed, the transit agency will be fined up to $20,000 a day. the cpcu has been investigating muni for the past seven months. all right. 7:08. let's check in with is ale. sal, are you still following activity out there? >> that's right. i want to show you the area. this is east winten and soto and this area right here, so thes can chase was going on on winton avenue. and they lost the vehicle at soto at east winton. they pretty much let the chase go. they do know what the vehicle is and apparently they are gonna keep looking for it and the traffic in the area is not affected in a major way. let's move along to sam live

pictures. this is a look the westbound bay bridge. this morning's commute looks good in san francisco. a little bit of fog moving through. and being a native san franciscan, i think after a few days of this weather, a lot are clapping at this. let's bring in our weather expert. steve? >> you are correct. >> yes. >> where is the sun? you had it for a few days. now it's gets wiped ut out by the clouds. fog hugs the coast. still very shallow. but it will be mostly clear. fog increasing by noon. cool to hot. coastal fog will be there. i think it will be getting ready -- it will be itching to go. it will be ready to fly late tonight into tomorrow. one more day of hot weather inland. really tough call on the city temperature today. i mean they are 10 degrees

cooler on the low. yesterday at this time, it was 65 balmy degrees. now it's 65. 68 at noon. that's where i think you will set the high for today and the temperature will drop fast. a tough call. if you are out in the west, it might be cooler. but the fog coming in tells me it's gonna slow down. that's the low there. that little guy just spinning, hanging out by fresno. high pressure still large and in charge but losing its grip on the coast. santa rosa is down to 54. yet, 67. mountain view, you -- are you sure about that? 62 in san jose, 62 in livermore. that's at moffet. i don't -- i don't know. company conditions -- calm conditions. no breeze over san pablo bay.

oakland is saying calm. the fog is there but the breeze has not picked up. but boy, will it ever. there is a lot going on and it's inching toward us. it won't be here until the weekend. more of a sea breeze and i think that will start to kick up later today. cooler, coast and bay and everybody right on down and we'll take it into the weekend. temperatures will drop down to 20, 25. fog, sun, cool to hot. i mean, the fog's on the coast. it's moving up the coast. so 60s, 70s and then upper 80s and 90s inland. they are very hazy, hot conditions. we'll cool it down there. it looks like rain next week, tori and dave. 7:11. visiting libya, who will be part of the highest profile u.s. delegation to travel there since moammar gadhafi's ouster last month?

a montana woman is caught trying to board a plane with a loaded gun in her purse. her excuse for why that happened.

well, there you go. you can see the nothing below. there's a lot of -- fog below. there's a lot of high clouds above. san jose is saying mostly cloudy. so it will still be warm to hot inland but much cooler coast and bay side. all right, steve. we have developing news from syria. protesters were throwing

tomatoes at assad. reportedly, they tried to storm the office of him but they were stopped. and he was trapped in there for three hours until security forces came and escorted him out. he was not hurt. this just came in, four u.s. senators are in libya right now. they are meeting with members of the national transitional council that's now running libya. the group includes, u.s. arizona john mccain, senator lindsey graham and others, and this is new video of the senators meeting the members today. just 20 minutes ago. >> all of the citizens of libya can know this. the united states and especially your friends in the u.s. congress will stand by you

and be your ally now and always. >> the whereabouts of moammar gadhafi, that's still not known. rumsers say he may be in nigeria. mccain also said they would like him captured alive so they can put him on trial. you are looking at video -- of what's left over of days of fighting in yemen. for months now, yemen has been rocked by almost daily mass previous protests calling for their president to step down. 7:16. this morning, a massachusetts man is facing terrorism charges for allegedly planning to attack the nation's capitol. carol han is live in our d.c. bureau to explain the plot that

allegedly involved model planes that would hit two high-profile landmarks. carol? >> reporter: good morning, tori. the fbi said one of the attacks was supposed to take place here, at the u.s. capitol. here is a look at the 26-year- old suspect. rezwan ferdaus, a u.s. citizen, and physics graduate from northeastern university. he was busted by undercover agents posing as al qaeda. he was going to use planes like this, stuff them with explosives and fly them through the capitol and pentagon. they also say he took photos of the pentagon from a nearby park. terrorism experts say although he posed no real danger because he was so closely watched, he's an example of the next big threat. this really underscores the danger of the lone wolf. so it's one individual who has the intent and capability.

>> reporter: ferdaus is in this van leaving federal court in boston yesterday. if convicted, he faces more than 50 years in prison. live in washington, carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, carol. a montana woman was arrested at albany international airport in new york accused of having a loaded gun in her purse. security screeners say the semi- automatic gun was in the purse of 54-year-old loretta quail. now, she claims she had no idea the gun was there, which officials say is no excuse. she was charged with misdemeanor possession and later posted bail in an unrelated incident at the same day and same airport security screeners confiscated a replica gun. this morning in washington, the house of representatives is expected to say okay to legislation to keep the government up and running through next tuesday. the bipartisan agreement ended a dispute over disaster relief

spending that threatened to cause a partial shut down of the government. with most house members away from washington on a one-week recess, this moving's approval will take place through a legislative maneuver called unanimous consent. that allows as few as two house members to approval a bill as long as there are no objections. people who are angry about california's budget are taking california to court. the league of california cities filed a lawsuit seeking $130 million in vehicle license fees. the group accuses governor jerry brown and lawmakers of shifting those funds around and short-changing local police departments. in the meantime, supporters for the disabled want a cut in state funding to help people with mental or physical disabilities. last night, the mayors of san francisco attended a forum

in chinatown. there was simultaneous transition for those who did not speak english. people in the audience said they came to here from the candidates. >> this way i can actually here what they are going to say and answer -- and answer questions which i think could be very pointed. >> i want to make sure we have a city government for all that worth for everyone. >> you want a government that represents you. i will make sure that the government of san francisco reflects all of the residents of san francisco. >> this november's mayoral election has an unprecedented number of asian-american candidates. new this morning, "the chronicle" reports that dennis he reraw was received $45,000 in contributions from attorneys in law firms that have received city contracts. herrera says the donations were based on merit and no donations

based his decision. a new development one year after that deadly shooting of a german tourist in san francisco. how the legal case against the suspects is moving forward. it's no laughing matter. the controversy that was caused by a cartoon in a student newspaper. good morning. highway, 24, la fayette. traffic looks pretty good. we'll see some slow traffic nearby.

students at the solano county are not laughing about a cartoon in the tempest. the articlicked a african- american men of being poor

pants, ignorant and that they should just go -- poor pants, ignorant and that they should just go away. >> aren't we tired of being a whipping post? >> amen! >> don't you think it's time for us to stop being stepped on? it's nothing funny. >> the cartoonist, phillip temple, said it was supposed to be the first part of a series about black empowerment. however, it was not introduced correctly. he's remorseful about what happened. the paper has now dropped the comic strip. 7:24. six people have been indicted by a criminal grand jury accusing them of shooting a german tourist in san francisco. the 50-year-old victim was shot and killed in august of last year while walking with her husband near union square. prosecutors say she was caught right in the middle of a gun battle between rival gangs.

"the examiner" reports one expert was examined. this is day three of the trial of dr. conrad murray, michael jackson's doctor. prosecutors are expected to focus on the moments immediately following the discovery of michael jackson's unresponsive body. coming up for you at 7:44. we'll take you live to the courthouse in san francisco for more on what the prosecution's key witness is expected to say. 7:25. we want to check in with sal, a lot of people trying to get to work and school right now. how is the traffic? >> i'm just looking at something new here that kind of caught my eye. here we go. let's go to the map system and show you that highway 4, as you can see, all of a sudden, has a brand-new slowdown between pittsburg and bay point and then the slowing on 242. that just popped up in the last ten minutes. and then some slow traffic kind of early this morning on 680

from pleasant hill down to rutgear road. if you are driving in western contra costa county, it's slow from pinole valley road through richmond. if you are driving to the richmond bridge there's a moderate delay at the toll plaza there. let's go to the toll plaza at the bay bridge, it's about a 20- minute delay, maybe longer. this morning if you are driving on interstate 880, not a bad commute. let's go to steve. thank you. a few things going on here. a lot of high clouds. in fact, prompting mostly cloudy observations. and the fog is coming underneath the golden gate, also on the coast. we'll have a combination of sun, a mix of clouds on the coast. a tough call -- i mean, some areas will be really cool and others will be really warm. if you are far enough away, it will be in the warm-to-hot category. but closer to the bay, i thick

you will notice a sea -- i think you will notice clouds. fog, fair, by that i mean, there are some higher clouds. 60s 70s, coast and bay. this is a really challenging forecast. 80s and 90s inland. tomorrow we'll cool it down. we'll keep your weekend in view, clouding up on sunday. next week looks rainy. >> okay. we're learned. the goal is doing something good for the environment. the reason more than 100 trees were chopped down. we're live in emeryville, where investigators are trying to figure out who shot at a public bus this morning. we'll tell you what may have prevented the situation from becoming deadly. a superstar from sara hi

returns home. but it's possible some won't see tom brady battle the raiders.

an a.c. transit bus has been pulled from service after someone shot at it this morning.

ktvu reporter tara moriarty joins us live and tells us how everyone on board remain uninjured. >> reporter: good morning. investigators believe a bb gun or pellet gun was used to shoot at the bus. but they say if a rifle was used, it could have been deadly. now, alameda county deputies believe the suspect was hiding behind a bush when he shot at the bus. it could have been this one, it could have been a similar one along san san pablo. it happened on 59th. a half-dozen passengers were on board the line when the bus was struck. no one was hurt. a maxy glass window was shot out. it was shot -- plexiglass window was shot out. the operators of these buses

are told to continue on for 14 blocks, until they find a safe area to pull over. the sheriff's department may join us for an interview so we'll keep you posted on that. back to you. >> thank you, tara. 7:32. well, police now confirming a young woman was attacked by a group of men in clayton. the 19-year-old woman says at least five young men kickedded a punched her mere the flagpole at oak and main streets last sunday night. she claims she was unconscious at one point. police say the victim refused to give any information to them at first and refused medical treatment. if you have any information about this case call the police. well, the leader of the san jose hells angels was killed. now there are concerns that that casino shootout in nevada could lead to a biker war. pam cook will tell us more

about these events coming up in a couple of minutes. 7:32. contra costa county supervisors have stopped a solar power project in richmond. they say they were not informed about the specific details. groves of earlier kip tis trees were cut down. crews were making room for solar paneling. the company will meet with the county to try to resolve this issue. the live chicken sales at richmond market are over. the richmond stand was the last in the bay area allowed to toll -- to tell live poultry. animal rights activists say the chickens were kept in unsafe and inhumane conditions. county officials say they've not seen any proof of that. a decision 0en pot clubs is scheduled this monday. the city council will consider two options. one would reverse a long- standing ban on pot clubs and

allow as many as three pot clubs in the city. the other would put the issue on the ballot for voters to decide. 7:34. fingerprint lifted from a burglarized cabin in mendocino county does belong to aaron wasler -- bassler. you see bassler and they believe he broke into three other cabins. calls went out to area residents warning them of the danger. he's accused of killing two people, including a local city councilman. 7:34. in just about an hour, the dr. conrad murray trial is expected to begin. bob decastro is outside the courtroom with more on what prosecutors are focusing on today. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we just saw the -- members of

the jackson family arriving in the courtroom a few minutes ago. a very difficult day for them yesterday because what we heard was testimony from what was michael jackson's inner circle. the people who were around michael jackson on the day that he died and they relived the last moments of his life. the perhaps most dramatic part of the day yesterday was when the head of security walked into the room. he testified that he saw conrad murray trying to revive michael jackson. he now, in his words, that michael jackson did not look like he was alive. at that same moment he turned around and looked at the top of the stairs, and there was prince and paris, michael jackson's children. he described the children crying and then muhammed took the children away and then they went to the medical center where michael jackson was pronounced dead.

today we're expecting to hear more from that inner circle. the bodyguard was the first person inside the room when dr. conrad murray was calling for help and he testified in the preliminary hearing that conrad murray had asked him to put some vials and an i.v. bag in a brown paper bag. and doctors -- prosecutors are saying those are vials of propofol and it was all part of a coverup. back to you. >> okay, bob. thank you. 7:36. we get to talk about traffic. sal you've been busy all morning. you are working on something cool. >> that's correct. bob and i are on the twitter thing. find us on twitter and facebook. you can communicate with all of us. we're actually doing pretty well. people tweet me traffic information. the traffic on 280 all of a sudden is slow. i'm always looking for south

bay twitter people. it seems as if the south bay's more of a facebook nation to me. northbound 28 gets up to highway 17. you can see 17 traffic is also gonna be a little bit slow and 85 is also slow. no major problems reported by chp. let's take a look at the commute. westbound bay bridge. a little bit of fog there. not to step on steve's toes but steve did say that the fog was moving through and pushing in and there you see evidence of it. it's not affecting drivers so far. this is a look now at the east shore freeway. traffic is slow. westbound 80 is going to be slow from about pinole valley road all the way down to -- it gets better in el cerrito. we have a lot of slow traffic along that stretch. as we move along, this is a look at the commute on highway 4. slow traffic there. slow traffic in bay point. 7:37, let's go to steve. >> you are not stepping on my tows, sal. you are correct. >> for some it will be sunny or

mostly sunny or partly cloudy. multiple layers of clouds here including the fog which is very, very shallow. this is a really, really challenging forecast on the forecasted high temperatures. now, the fog on the coast. that's easy. but i mean -- a tweet from jessica. she says i'm out in pinole. is it a long-sleeved shirt day or a short-sleeved coast? in between, i will say still warmth but tomorrow we'll cool down across the board and we'll take that right into the weekend. this is that transition day. that's always the toughest. speaking of, san francisco was 88 yesterday. sfo was 90. well, they are 10 degrees cooler on the low. the low 55 and it was 65 yesterday. that's a huge difference. i will go 68 at noon. this is officially, not for everybody in the city, just

officially and then i think that fog will start to pour in. right there. that little guy is spinning right there. i know it doesn't look like much but that little guy is spending -- is sending in clouds. fog is getting helped along by a system getting closer. 54, santa rosa. i mean, santa rosa, napa, parts of marin county were hotter than parts of the east bay. you won't see that all of the time. everybody was close on the temperatures. that will not be the case today. west 10 at sfo. starting to kick in. they had an east wind yesterday. so everything is reversing itself. just take a quick look here at all of this energy coming across out of the gulf of alaska. there's a lot there. the first system will fall apart. a lot of clouds and a big cooling friend. more of a sea breeze. inland it will still be partly

cloudy, partly sunny. still warm to hot. but the em that sis here is a cooling trend. cool to hot, some areas will drop 20 degrees. clearlake, 94. 84 san rafael. sausalito, richmond, fair fairfield, 92. rain monday, tori. >> rain on monday. >> yes. there could be a brady blackout when the raiders face the patriots this weekend. serra high graduate tom brady will return to the bay area when the raiders host new england. the raiders are coming off a big victory over the new york jets but this morning, there's

still hundreds of tickets left for this sunday's game in oakland. so it will not be on local tv if the game does not sell out by this afternoon's deadline. longoria, line drive, left field. home run! the rays win! the tampa bay rays are heading to the playoffs. the rays rallied from seven runs down to defeat the new york yankees, 8-7. in 12 innings. the rays will face the texas lane -- face the rangers tomorrow. the yankees face the detroit tigers. the winners will meet in the a.l. championship series which will air right here. and in the national league, the st. louis cardinals will face the philadelphia phillies after last night's 8-0 win in houston. the arizona diamondbacks will

face the milwaukee brewers. and they both begin on saturday. some encouraging news on jobs this morning but that's not the only reason the stop markets are up this morning. and -- and an unusual rescue at yosemite. blatche

stocks continued to post some big gains, at least for the dow. just released pending home sales hit a four-month low. the number of americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in august after a weaker-

than-expected peak buying season. what helped the markets earlier this morning, this morning, the labor department reported the number of new claims for jobless benefits dropped to $391,000. that's down 37,000 from the week before and puts the number at its lowest level in five months. a labor department analyst says the bigger-than-expected drop could be from what he called a variety of technical issues. the government also reported the economy grew at a weak 1.3% between april and june. that's still considered dangerously weak. the upgrade came after new retail numbers show shoppers spent more than previously thought. even with that upward revision, the economy showed the weakest

six-month performance in more than two years. there is a new report that hp is bolstering its offense against shareholders. they've hired goldman sachs to then them with this. the pail palo alto-based company would not comment on a report. 7:46. a $1,000 reward is being offered to find the killer of an oakland motorcycle board member. the man was gunned down on international boulevard sunday night. police say the gunman escaped and is still on the loose. well, there are concerns that the casino shootout in nevada may lead to a biker war. pam cook is live in our newsroom now with the detail. pam? >> well, investigators in reno say they now know who shot and killed the president of the san jose chapter of the hel's --

hells angels and they are concerned if they don't track him down soon there will be retaliation. now, the man died last weekend after a shootout at a casino. police are not releasing names but they say he belongs to another gang and has ties to the bay area. already under arrest is cesar villagrana of the gilroy hells angels. police say he was with pettigrew at the time of the shootout. he faces charges. investigators say he can be seen on the security cameras drawing a gun and actively firing into a -- firing in a crowd of innocent people and members of rival motorcycle groups. investigators say surveillance video shows pettigrew punching a rival motorcycle group member and pulling a gun as well

before he was killed in that gun battle that followed. all of this leading police to be concerned about a biker war. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, back to tori. >> thank you, pam. the aclu is demanding the resignation of the los angeles county sheriff. a report by the civil liberties group accuses sherr arive lee baca of looking the other way when the jail system fostered a system of fear, brutality and corruption.. >> i don't know see this department can clean itself up with this sheriff here. >> everyone is entitled to their opinion. it's one those bad days with the aclu. >> baca says he dismisses any

deputies whoops excessive force and says he will -- deputies who use excessive force and he says he will not resign. yesterday, a judge said there's measurable progress in jared loughner's treatment and that he can be made mentally fit to strand trial. he will have four more months of treatment. he has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges stemming from the tucson shooting in january. in vallejo, residents complaining about the condition of an enclosed city lot. it's on broad way street. it's used for several things, including a flea market and mobile home park. but some say it's covered with trash and human waste. they want the city of vallejo to penn clean up the area and better rig late how it's used. the city says they will investigate the allegations. well, it was a successful outcome for a man and his thumb

after a very unusual rescue at yosemite national park. on monday, a rock climber from austria severerred his thumb while climbing el capitan. in this picture, a rescue is rescuing him. now, they retrieved the thumb down on a ledge 80 feet below. the injured climber was rushed to san francisco. his thumb, by the way, was reattached and california pacific medical center. sonoma county plans to offer frontier airlines $1.5 million in incentives to start service at santa rosa airport. money is a combination of public and private funding including $650,000 from the federal government. frontier and the county still need to work out terms of the new flights. the county says for now it's only looking at a single flight a day to denver starting next summer. verizon air is the only commercial airline currently serving santa rosa.

7:50. how dangerous is modern technology? the common household items that are giving off radiation and how it may affect you. and if you need a little pick-me-up to get you through the morning, several researchers are offering free cups of coffee today, we'll explain why.

7:53. modern technology is supposed to make our lives easier but it could also put our lives at risk. a ktvu special report shows the amount of microwave radiation emitted from devices such as cell phones, wi-fi routers, microwave ovens and even baby monitors are high enough to make them illegal in many countries. environmentists admit radiation that can cause mood disorder, chronic fatigue and possibly

cancer. >> this is exceeding the guidelines in switzerland and exceeding the guidelines in china and russia and in a lot of countries. it's not exciting the guidelines in the -- exceeding the guidelines in the united states. >> the radiation from my row waves, cell phones, baby monitors. it doesn't have enough to disrupt a molecule. >> federal regulators add there's no concrete ed there's no evidence that -- there's no concrete evidence that cell phones are harmful. apple's blog editor says the classic goes on sale next week. it's like the nano, except it doesn't have a screen. he says since most apple lovers have products, they really don't know the classic. 7:54. this week, san francisco work crews are getting ready for one

of the city's most popular events. the festival in the park start, this year you will be able to hear movie from chris chris ice ack, robert plant and many more -- chris isaac, robert plant and many more. this is a live picture outside of a 7-11 on winchester. customers there can get a free medium-sized cup of coffee until 11:00 this morning. and krispy kreme doe uts -- doughnuts are offering a free -- a free cup of coffee. these are the businesses

participating -- >> and there was a rumor going around that starbucks may be doing that and here's -- we're hearing that is not the case. >> and with the mcdonald's, it depends on the manager i think. >> yes. good morning. let's take a look at what we have now, traffic is moving along slowly on highway 4 through pittsburg and antioch. it's also slow in pleasant hill on 680 through walnut creek. the morning commute is gonna be busy if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up for a 25-minute delay. if you are driving from pin ole to richmond, we have slow traffic this morning all the way down pretty much to berkeley. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you, a very good morning. a lot of changes here. i'm very busy here. the fog is almost about halfway up the sonoma coast. starting to move in on parts of the bay. yesterday we were fog free. it was foggy, gray, cold.

here we are, sunny, warm, hot. that's not the case. these higher clouds. the key there is go nab over the next 48 hours as this fog bank gets enhanced. san jose, 66. mostly sunny now looking at the web camera. west at 10 at sfo, everywhere else is company. we're waiting for the -- calm. we're waiting for the sea breeze. that system right there, right there, it will start to move in. that will bump the high out of here and that will open the core for a big cooldown. it will also set the stage for next week. fog around the coast and bay. a lot of high clouds, but still mostly sunny. 80s and 90s for some. 70s and 80s closer to the bay and then 50s and 60s by the coast and then areas that were in the 80s yesterday. fog will be onent in-- fog will

be on the increase. it looks like rain on monday and then on wednesday and thursday. thank you, steve. big changes at bay meadows what's happening now at the old racetrack in san mateo. we're live in emeryville when someone shot at a public bus. we'll tell you what type of weapon was used and why it could have been deadly. mass gunman storming overnight businesses. we'll tell you what police are doing this morning and why they are so concerned.

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good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's thursday, september 29th. well, the news for you this morning, alameda county sheriff deputies are busy, they are investigating after shots were fired at an a.c. trans-- transit bus. tara moriarty is live with more. >> reporter: well, alameda county sheriff deputies are gonna be reviewing surveillance video. the bus has a recorder in there. they are gonna take a look at that and see if that gives them a better idea of exactly what happened early this morning. they do believe the suspect was hiding behind a bush, perhaps

this one, one similar to this one when the bus was targeted. it happened at the cross of 59 street. half a dozen passengers were on board line 72 when the bus was struck. luckily, no one was hurt. authorities say that's probably because of the type of weapon used. officials say the shooter used a bb gun or pellet gun and the plexiglass window was not blown out. it was shattered but still intact. passengers were transferred to another bus. we spoke to ac transit authorities and then say after the bus was hit, the driver kept going for 14 months -- 14 blocks. that's what they are trained to do, keep going until you feel you are in an area that you are safe enough to pull over in. we'll check back in with the sheriff's deputy and see if they have any new leads. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. armed robbers in masks are

targeting east bay businesses. three stores were hit in the last -- in the last two days. claudine wong is live with new information. good morning. >> good morning. police believe the same group of men are responsible for at least three separate robberies, including one here at this valero gas station in walnut creek a little more than 24 hours ago. that happened at 3:30 this morning. police say six men, wearing masks armed with guns rushed the gas station store. a man who talked to the clerk inside at the time, said the clerk was ordered back to the room where the safe is and he was ordered to open the safe. he could not. one individual was outside getting gas. fortunately, nobody was hurt. but everyone, including that clerk, was pretty shaken up. >> it was like a few hours after. >> reporter: and he was still a

mess? >> yes. >> reporter: police say they fired shots at another location, at the shell. police say that m.o. matches that of the a -- of a 7- 11 robbery. the clerk in that instance locked himself in the bathroom but he was okay. but in a couple of hours, law enforcement is gonna meet with the fbi. they are trying to see if these robberies are connected to several others in the area. in the meantime we've been talking to folks here at the valero gas station. they say they've been more aware today. they are certainly upset to hear about this crime spree. live in walnut creek, claudine wong. >> thank you. 8:03. san jose mayor reed thanking the leaders of five unions for the way they've responded for the city's pension problems. the city of san jose will review a proposal by unions representing police, fire and three other groups. union leaders say their plan would save the city almost $500 million over the next five

years by limb ill itsing the cold front of -- by limiting the cost of living increases and raising the retirement age. reed says without pension reform, more city safeties would have to be -- more city services would have to be cut. well, 25 more police officers will soon be joining the police department. oakland was given a grant for this and mayor quan says they will be patrolling high-crime areas trying to help crack down on violent street gang violence.

it's been three years since the demolition of the bay area meadows track. it appears the site is now ready for the building of the first new homes there. waiter and drainage lines are in place. plans are up for approval for the largest park within the development. it appears california voters are not ready to get raid of the -- rid of the death penalty. a new field poll finds 68% of voters want to keep the death penalty. 27% want the law abolished and 5% have no opinion. legislation to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole stalled over the summer. the state spends hundreds of millions of dollars to house death row inmates. it would actually be cheaper to keep them behind bars. a massachusetts man accused of planning a terrorist attack.

the fbi says he built model airplanes and filled them with bombs. coming up at 8:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom on his intended targets and the reason why the fbi says he wanted to attack the united states. well, the obama administration wants the supreme court to get involved in the battle over healthcare reform. the justice department asked the high court to overturn a ruling in atlanta. that court said the part of the law that requires all adult americans to get health insurance is unconstitutional. under the healthcare reform law, all americans would be required to have health insurance beginning in 2014 or pay a penalty. on po -- opponents say the law vie slates a violation of constitutional rights. the supreme court ruling could come right in the middle of next year's presidential campaign. all right. it is 8:06. we want to check in with sal, keeping a close eye on the

commute. >> good morning. right now, traffic is very slow in many areas. we'll start off with the south bay commute this time u.s. because it's very slow right through downtown and just around the corner, you see even more traffic. 85 also slow as medical -- also slow as well. for the most part we've had a decent commute in san jose. moving along and taking a look at highway 880, instate -- interstate 880 that traffic is slow as you drive up past the coliseum. this morning's commute in contra costa county westbound highway 4 before port chicago highway, there is a mine off accident on the shoulder. 680 traffic from pleasant hill to walnut creek is she and we also have a minor accident at 680 at 4. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a very good moving. look at this. fog down below. higher clouds up above. it will be warm to hot inland but much cooler closer to the

coast. the city was 88 degrees. sfo was 90. that will not be the case today. inland, upper 80s and 90s. i'm going to start with a forecast model. it says cloud and rain but it's mainly the fog. the fog is right here, right about there, in realtime. it's moving up the sonoma cote. watch how it continues to fill in. there's later today. it will be solid, watch as it starts to push in north bay over the bay and then by tonight, tomorrow morning -- now, this is probably overdone. i think the breeze will be there. i'm not so sold on the fog. it will be in the peninsula, south bay. bay-- it will start to -- yesterday, nothing-flee. in the next 24 to 36 hours

there will be fog. reason be -- reason being, there is a system coming in. napa, fairfield, 62. 61 redwood city. san rafael up to santa rosa, showing a few why the 80 -- 80s -- 50s. i think we're okay for the weekend but next week i will tell you, looking cold and wet. until then we'll go with the cooldown. that's hillary falling apart. now, there's projections that some of that may come visit us. warm to hot inland but i think a late breeze kicks in. here we go, we start our cooling trend. fog is there, very shallow,

coast and bay. still mostly sunny, a few high clouds inland, cool, mild, warm to hot. there will still be some mid 990s. clair -- mid-90s. 70s to 90s, same for san jose. gilroy was 100 yesterday, going 92 today. and 60s, 50, 60s on the coast, all the way down to santa cruz and then 70s and 80s on the peninsula. tomorrow expect the temperatures to take a plunge. with the weekend in view -- rain kicks in monday. word from italy this morning that the verdict in the appeals trial of accused killer amanda knox will not come in before monday. the american student's lawyers are now wrapping up arkments. you are look -- arguments.

you are looking at video of her now. her lawyers say she is an innocent girl attacked in the media. she and her boyfriend, rafael, were convicted of killing her roommate. knox is expected to address the jury at -- jury at some point. two people shot in a san francisco neighborhood. why police may have a tough time making arrests. also, cars in cuba. something is happening this weekend that's bound to surprise you. and a dramatic rescue in southern california involving sharks and surfers but it's not what you think. @

fog on the coast. mostly sunny, a knew high clouds inland. but the theme for the next couple of days is much cooler as we head into the weekend. 8:14. a woman fighting for her life this morning following a double shooting that happened in san francisco's western edition police say a man and a woman were sitting in a a car on baker street yesterday when someone opened fire. the man was injured but his wounds are not life- threatening. we have no description of the suspects. the police gang task force is investigating the shooting. a massachusetts man is facing terrorism charges for allegedly planning to attack the nation's capitol.

carol han is here to explain more about the plot that reportedly involved model planes. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the u.s. says the u.s. capitol was one of the targets of this man, rezwan ferdaus. he was busted as agents posing as al qaeda operatives on wednesday. his plan to build model planes like this, stuff them full of explosives and he was going to use them to fly into the pentagon and the capitol. they say he did surveillance taking photos of the pentagon from a nearby park. terrorism experts say although fer dahl posed no real danger because he was -- ferdaus -- asaul though fer dahl --

because ferdaus was planning these attacks he was really no danger because of the surveillance around him. if convicted, he faces 50 years in prison. carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. tucson police are trying to figure out whether to file charge the who caused a big scare outside the courthouse there. the bomb squad was called out because after suspicious truck. police got concerned because it was parked in the same spot for a long time. investigators found some bullets in the truck. the bomb scare was near a building where shooting suspect jared loughner is being held. investigators say there's no connection between the two incidents. hugo chavez is denying reports that he was hospitalized for kidney failure. the latin-american leader returning in july after getting chemotherapy treatment in cuba. reports say he was rushed to a

military hospital for emergency care. an government source denied that report. that wasn't enough. so chavez phoned into state television assuring hit nation he's doing better and recoveringer from cancer -- recovering from cans esche -- from cancer. 8:17. the obama administration is poised to extend new vell protections for a large amount of plants -- new row techtions

-- new protections for a large amount of plants. more than 500 cases have been advanced while just 12 have been added to the government's list. so far 40 had been rejected including the plane's bison and utah's helo-monster. a baby great white shark is back? the ocean, thanks to surfers on venice beach. youtube video shows the shark plopping -- notching around the shore. it apparently -- flopping around the shore. it apparently got caught around a line. they removed the hook, dragged it back to the surfline where it could swim away on its own. well, this morning an internal government watchdog is accusing the obama administration of taking short cuts. the inspector general for the epa says the epa should have

followed a more extensive review process for that document. now, it claims greenhouse gases are a dinger -- are a danger to human health. the epa and the white house say the white house was vetted and didn't require any more resources. the supreme court voted to allow the implementation of california's controversial global warming law, ab-32, during an appeal. it calls for a cap-and-trade system for businesses that exceed their emissions, allowing them to do other victimly-friendly things like planting -- environmentally- friendly things like planting trees. 8:19. fall is in the air, at least it's coming. a big change in the weather. meteorologist steve paulson will tell us when to expect

rain and if will you -- and if you will want to break out those fall sweaters. and it sounds like something out of the old west. but it's happening now. and 280, slowing traffic here, getting up to the valley. we'll tell you more about where the troubled spots are.

sonoma county deputies have

made two arrests in a sheep wrestling case. officers arrested pedro arerea and his brother lewis ortiz after finding stolen sheep at the home. lewis worked at a ranch where someone stole 20 sheep, including 11 pregnant ewes he has a theory. >> he went around and grabbed those and put them in the trailer and took off. >> lawson says his total loss could be more than $5,000. deputies say dozens of sheep have been stolen around the county including some being raised by children for a.i.d.s. projects. >> that's too bad. >> yeah. i think this morning is not as bad as yesterday when we had trouble on the bay bridge. we're gonna start off again in

contra costa county. traffic is gonna be still pretty slow. now it looks like there is a new crash -- it's not that new but it's still there. 680 is backed up from near pleasant hill to danville. if you drive on 80, very slow, especially in richmond. let's move to some live pictures. traffic on interstate 880 is doing pretty well coming up to the coliseum until it slows at high street and the morning commute at the toll plaza, still about a 25-minute wait. no problems reported by chp along that bridge. just checking here to make sure that nothing has popped up. it looks pretty good here so far. typical coming into san francisco. let's go to steve. >> i can't believe that raider game is not sold out. >> i really hope it does. >> yes. come on. let's do that. we have a change in our weather pattern by the coast. a lot of fog there. there it is. yesterday was fog-free. it was hot. 8 oh, 90s.

coast, bay, in-- 8 oh, 90s, coast, bay inland. there will be areas that will drop around 75 degrees. 55. yesterday it was 65 at this -- at this time. for us, the emphasis is really on the fog. so the fog will cool down. it will still be warm-to-to hot inland -- warm to you hot inland. 70s and 80s in between. it looks like there will be a -- i mean a big drop in the temps. i saw one projection for santa rosa, a high of 67 tomorrow. not today i believe it. if that fog continues to enhance, and i think it will, it will fall apart on sunday. there will bees drizzle. but i think the -- there will be drizzle but i think the rain holds off until next week.

dave? >> all right. an outrage on a college campus. a lot of unanswered questions. >> reporter: a crime spree where robbers go after several businesses. we just talked to someone inside this valero and we have new details about exactly what went down here. one agency calls muni, the worst transit agency in the state. the showdown that's set for today. this is your captain speaking, we are fourteenth in line for take off.

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there's 'been a rash of armed robberies in contra costa county recently including a supermarket, a convenience store and a gas station. claudine wong is joining us

live. she's in walnut creek where law enforcement officials are trying to catch these gunmen. claw did dean -- claudine? >> we do have new details this morning. we have new details about what exactly went down at this valero gas station in walnut creek. we should tell you there's surveillance video of the crime. police have not released it yet. but we just talked to someone who saw it. we want to show you some video that we just shot inside the store. there's very obvious cameras inside. those cameras recorded six people walking in about 3:30 yesterday morning, all wearing masks and costumes, at least one gorilla costume and one skeleton costume. now the criminals apparently walked in and went to the clerk who immediately put his hands up. that clerk was taken to the back. he didn't have keys to the

safe. so the crooks didn't get anything from that. basically, what he told -- what he told the customer a couple of hours later, they went to the back, they didn't get anything. they took off. we know they came outside and fired a shot in the direction of the man filling ungas. after that -- filling up gas. after that, they went to antioch and did pretty much the same thing and police also believe they targeted a 7-11 the day before in pleasant hill. we come back out here live, you are looking at a walnut creek police officer right now. here's what's interesting -- the police station actually just a couple of blocks from this gas station. we're told they often are found parked in the parking lot next to the gas station which is the dmv parking lot. that's also where police

believe the getaway car was parked. three also didn't take much. even after the safe was not open, they got away with a couple of bottles of soda and other items. but they did not go after the liquor and other expensive items in the store before apparently heading off to their next exact -- to their next target. the search for these armed men continues. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. 8:31. still no sign this morning of an elderly woman missing in san francisco. 70-year-old feng peng -- here's her picture -- she was alzheimer's. she was last seen last week when she left her home for a walk. she's 4'10", weighs about 80 pounds. she was wearing a red vest, a white hat and blue jeans. east palo alto -- alto

residents was killed yesterday morning while walking to school. residents are demanding improvement in the traffic area. the little girl was in the crosswalk on bay road when a car hit and killed her. her mother and younger sisters were were -- younger sisters were behind her when she was hit. the driver a is a music -- the driver is a music teacher at another nearby school. she was not arrested. she has been cited in the past for speeding and talking on the cell phone. neighbors talk about what -- talk about the speeding they want. >> well, first, 10 miles an hour, not 25. 10. >> >> her family had reportedly

been --. >> her family had reportedly been saving up for her birthday party this weekend. they are taking donations for her funeral. danny lee dixon was hit and killed by an suv. that suv driver eric banford was fleeing police and driving the wrong way. banford is now in police custody. 8:33. the san francisco sheriff will request a court order telling doctors at san francisco general hospital to force-feed a patient on a hunger strike. that patient is accused of a double murder down on fisherman's wharf. he started -- he stopped eating a few weeks ago. they believe he's trying to commit suicide by starvation. they say doctors have not inviewed because they don't feel he -- interviewed because they don't feel he has mental health problems. a stomach flu outbreak is

hitting. uc santa cruz campus. more than two dozen students have become ill. no one knows what's causing the virus. although most of the infected students live near a dining hall. some 200 students became sick in a similar outbreak at a school in san francisco last december. the advice is wash your hands carefully, also clean and disinfected contaminated services. dozens of students at san mateo county could be asked to stay home from school because of new whooping cough vaccination rules. the county's health officer tells "the examiner" that roughly 600 students are not vaccinated. they have 30 days after school starts to comply. parents can opt out on personal grounds but they have to file the proper paperwork to be in

complyiance. a new study suggest -- successes a possible medicare scam when it comes to patients with alzheimer's. the study shows one-fifth of the patients in the study were sent to hospitals for questionable reasons. last night, the candidates for mayor of san francisco were courting the city alargest minority group. 13 of the candidates attended a mayoral's candidate forum in china town. there was simultaneous translation provided. some of the people in the audience say they wanted to hear from the candidates in question. this way i can actually hear what they are going to say and answer -- and answer, you know, questions which i think

could be very pointed and they -- they can't touch. >> i want to make sure we have a city government for all that works for everyone. >> you want a government that represents you. i will make sure that the government of san francisco reflects all of the residents of san francisco. >> now, this november's election has aen -- has an unprecedented number of asian- american candidates. new this morning "the chronicle" reports that dennis herrera has received $45,000 in campaign contributions from law firms who have received contracts. herrera says those contracts were based on merit, not on donations. he says it appears one $500 donation to his 2009 city attorney reelection campaign was inappropriate. and he says that will be refunded. in vallejo, residents are complaining about the condition of an enclosed city lot.

it's on broadway street. it's used for several things including a flea market an a mobile home park. this is new video of the lot in question. people who live next to this lot say it's covered with trash and human waist. they want the city to clean up the area and better regulate its use. the city says they will investigate the allegations. 8:37. the energy department approved two loan guarantees worth more than a billion dollars for solar energy projects in nevada and arizona. all of that despite criticism to the loan program after the bankruptcy files of fremont- based solyndra. we're also getting new details about the now-closed solyndra plant. according to bloomberg, that factory had reboughts that -- robots that whistled disney tunes and there were showers in there with liquid crystal displays of the water

temperatures and glass walls. the solyndra plant filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month and 1100 employees lost their jobs. today officials for muni and the california public utilities commission, they will meet to talk about a continuing investigation. this comes after muni operations were called the worst in california. they say if the problems are not addressed, muni will be fined $20,000 a day. the cpuc has been investigating muni for the past seven months. let's see how the commute is going. sal -- sal said it's slow in quite a few spots. >> it is slow. traffic is going to be busy coming into los gatos. 85 is slow from 101 to 17.

yikes. that's terrible. 280 up to cupertino. the south bay has been kind of quiet but now they are making up for it. this is a look at the peninsula where 101 is pretty busy heading down to san mateo. 280 is much better. across the bay from hayward to union city. we've had a couple of minor incidents but just a bun everyone of slow traffic from 2 -- on 238 to 880 south. i want to show you the bay bridge toll plaza getting backed up for about a 15-minute wait. this morning in san francisco, northbound 101, i just wanted to show you this picture, the traffic is okay. but look at the fog coming in. i think people who don't like hot weather are saying yep, this is pretty good as j.j., our utility, operator -- our utility operator, backs up. let's transition to steve. >> is that joe johnson?

>> yes. >> about time. he's a friend so i can -- [ laughter ] we have high clouds inland, mostly sunny, partly cloudy and then the fog is just pouring in on the coast. yesterday it was clear. not today. it's clear away but i mean there's some higher clouds. but there's sun. fog increasing. coastal fog will be on the go, it will be cool to warm to hot. the city yesterday -- i topped you out at 68. that will be at noon. 55 on the low. i might even be too high on that 68. it's plunging, 62 will be dropping as that fog continues to enhas -- enhance. high pressure is losing its grip. it will still hold on for one day inland. we have 60s already. san jose, mostly sunny, 66. 56, santa rosa, some 50s and 60s in areas that were a lot warmer than this yesterday. the key will be it. there is a front coming in.

the weekend should be okay. don't can'tle any plans. there will be clouds around. there will be -- don't cancel any plans. there will be clouds around. the first system to come through usually falls apart. it opens up the system behind that. there is a lot of energy coming across the pacific. the pattern is shaping up to be cold and wet. now, today, unless you are right by the coast, it will be mostly sunny. it will be warm to hot. but by the coast, 50s and 60s. we topped out. and it will be a downward trend all the wait for everyone. the fog is there. it's starting to dance around. head up the coast. higher clouds inland but still some sun, it will be warm to hot. but anywhere from 60s to 90s. yesterday was easy, 80s to 90s. that will not be the case today. i think a late breeze will kick in. for alameda berkeley, again, those might be high if that fog continues to thicken up.

50s, 60s, 70s and 80s on the coast, in the city, south san francisco and also the peninsula. tomorrow those temperatures plunge. there will be some areas that will be in the 60s. we'll -- an american student missing today overseas. where he was and what he was doing when he disa -- when he disappeared. an more critical testimony expected in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. live coverage from los angeles.

stockses easing off some of their -- storks easing off some of their highs. still some optimism over the german vote to deal with the european debt crisis. also good news coming in this morning. first-time jobless benefits for the week were down significantly, below 400,000 for the first time in a while. the dow is up.

shots were fired at an a.c. transit bus. winds were shattered. investigators think the shooter used pellet or bbs. luckily no one was hurt. a massachusetts man behind bars accused of plotting to attack the pentagon and the u.s. capitol. the fbi says he's a physics graduate and planned to fly remote-controlled airplanes backed -- parked with bombs in those establishments. and a 7-11 store, just one of several 24-hour businesses, held up by gunmen. those gunmen are wearing halloween masks and in some cases they are dressed in full costumes. right now, day three of the dr. conrad murray trial is getting underway in los angeles. he's charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of michael jackson. adam housley is live there with

more on what the jury could hear today. good morning, adam. >> reporter: good morning, tori. proceedings are set to begin here any minute. the jackson family is already inside. we've seen the defense go in as well. today is the first full day of the prosecution to call witnesses. yesterday they focused on michael jackson's personal assistant and they tried to portray that conrad murray might have had some idea of hiding the drugs at the home after michael jackson had been pronounced dead. in fact, the prosecution got williams to say that conrad murray wanted him to be taken back to the house to hide some people, is what he called it, so the public wouldn't know about it. but williams believes that was really to hide the drugs that he had been giving jackson. now, they got williams to say, you know -- the defense said, how come you never mentioned this to investigators? how come this is coming back now. so there was a little bit of a

knock in his story. the defense team did make some headway there there -- headway there. today we expect to hear from michael jackson's bodyguard. this is all part of the process that the prosecution is trying to portray dr. murray as gross negligence. and also, where michael jackson's children were as he was lying there unconscious, basically dead. a lot of people believe this is setting up the possibility of jackson's oldest child to come to the stan and talk about what he saw what he heard the day he saw his father dead here in southern california back in 2009. if that does happen, he does -- and he does testify -- and he's on the witness license -- you can bet there will be significant drama in the courtroom. the jackson family comes here every day. you sit behind them and you see

the reaction. and then there's tweets about this whole thing being a conspiracy. the trial itself moving onto day three. it's been so far, very dramatic inside. and then outside, you get a little bit of the circus-circus atmosphere. we'll keep you updated. this trial is expected to take four or five weeks. if convicted, dr. murray could face four years behind bars. all right. thank you. 8:49. well, the cost of drunk driving could be going up soon in berkeley. pam cook live in our newsroom. this is similar to what's happening in another california city. earlier this year, oakley california started a program that is expected to save the city thousands of dollars every time a drunk driver gets into an accident. now, the "daily cow" was there and it was determined if a

person was involved in an accident and in emergency personnel have to respond. the cost would depend on the number of responding police officers, time spent in jail, towing charges and and even the number of emergency vehicles that had to be called in. one paper says this would not only save the city money but it would also reduce the drunk drivings since money talks and he says the fees could be i as -- could be as high as $12,000. the oakley finance director says since the program was implemented there in february, that he have billed about five people for drunk driving- related accidents. but they are still trying to collect. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook, back to tori. an american student studying abroad is missing and presumed dead. he was hiking on a trail last thursday in northern india when

he twissed his ankle. he then tumbled off a 500-foot ridge and into the gory river. he studied at the university of iowa but was part of a semester- long program. 8:51. a montana room arrested at abe international airport -- albany international airport for having a gun in her purse. she says she had no idea the gun was there. officials say that's no excuse. she was charged with misdemeanor possession. she later posted bail. that same day, security screeners confiscated this replica gun from a passenger's carry-on bag. this morning, the house of representatives, approved legislation to keep the government up and running through next tuesday. a bipartisan agreement ended in a dispute over disaster relief spending that threatened to

cause a partial shut down of the popular government. with most house members away, the approval takes place through a legislative maneuver known as unanimous consent. that allows as few as two members to approve a bill as long as no one objects. four u.s. senators are in libya right now meeting with members of the national transitional council which is running the country. this is the highest level of delegation to visit libya since moammar gadhafi was overthrown. it includes john mack cane, who was one of the -- john mccain, who was one of the first to call for support of the anti- government forces and also linds sid graham. and this is new video of the meeting today. the whereabouts of libya's former leader, moammar gadhafi, remain unknown. senator mccain says the current rumors are that he may be with

the -- are he may be near the border with algeria. starting today, authorities will begin what some say is the strictest immigration law in the united states. under the law, officers will be allowed to question people  suspected of being in the country illegally and hold them without bond. it will also allow immigration checks of students in public schools. there are several aspects of the law still in dispute. it also faces three lawsuits including one from the obama administration. 8:53. the continuing manhunt for the suspect? that nevada casino shutout. why police are worrying why this could be just the beginning of the violence. an and an amazing -- and an amazing discovery under the sea. i'm a curious seeker.

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investigators in reany -- reno say they now know who shot the president of the hells angel chapter. and they say if they don't track them down soon. investigators are not release the name of the suspect but they say he belongs to the vagos biker club and has ties to the bay area. new evidence that fish are pretty smart like chimps and dolphins. research shows fish are pretty smart. a uc santa cruz researcher says he has the evidence and he

watched a fish dig a clam out of the sand and used a rock to climb it open. scientists say he's not sure where and how he learned how to do that. happening right now in san francisco, the beginning of a summit on stalking to help cut down on domestic violence. >> the reason why we take this seriously, we know there are approximately -- they get impacted, they are the victims of stocking every year. this is a growing -- this is a growing problem. >> george gascon is kicking off the all-day summit which comes ahead of domestic violence awareness. all right. time now, 8:57. how is our weather looking. it looks cool by the coast. the fog continues to march up the coast inland. it will still be mostly sunny, harm to hot. a big cooldown starts on friday. we'll take that into the weekend. maybe some drizzle, saturday

night, sunday, but rain tox to be -- but rain looks like monday and wednesday and thursday. >> really? >> yeah, next week looks cold and -- looks cold and wet. >> okay. get ready for the change of the season. thanks for watching, everybody. >> bye now. ♪ it'inning new chrome hen it comes. ♪ ♪ when it comes. ♪ custom spoiler, race grade pistons, ♪ ♪ gt35 turbo charger. awesome car. ♪ bought em! ( clears throat ) sorry. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay.

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