effort to make streets safer for kids. the first rain of the season is about to move in and we will talk about what looks to be more of a rainy week later. nervously waiting in the amanda knox trial, we will tell you when to hear the verdict stay tuned for that and we will have all the details. it is october 3rd, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, we will talk about weather coming in today with sal and traffic as well but first let's go to steve, when is that rain coming in, steve? well it has already started and we have 4 / 10th of an inch in mendocino county, san jose may not get anything out of

this at all. for men about a quarter or a half inch, afternoon commute will be wet here is sal. heading out to the mcarthur maze it is getting more crowded certainly as we get to the 6:00 hour and you will see more people out there. also a preparing the -- approaching the bay bridge, no problems on the bridge itself just yet, 6:00 let's go back to the desk. san leandro police are asking for help to finds a gunman killing three people outside of a warehouse party. kraig debro joins us with what happened and what we are learning about the young victims, kraig debro. >> reporter: we are trying to talk to police this morning it all happened early sunday morning at a party at warehouse right after that party ended as a matter of fact.

the warehouse is located in the industrial section of town but police say the organizers of the party did not have a permit but they may not have needed one. police say it was promoted on the web and 150 people were leaving when gunfire erupted. police say it was about 1:20 a.m. and the parties to the door of the -- the doors to the warehouse were even locked. >> that is when the victims were approached by two one men on -- two gunmen on foot and shot multiple rounds at the victims and they fled in an unknown direction. >> reporter: a 19-year-old girl had been admitted to the state university had died. and another girl was also killed, three others were

wounded and conditions were not known but they tell us whether or not they are looking into whether it happened on private property or not. then it might be a zoning issue. expect a lot of police out in palo alto today watching both drivers and pedestrians in school areas. allie rasmus is in palo alto now to tell us what the police are looking for, good morning allie rasmus? >> reporter: they will be looking for traffic violations, right now and all around the school they have crossing guards and they are warning it is a high traffic area and people should use caution. they are under a program called operation safe passage and

police will be enforcing it. here is a list of what they will be paying attention to. drivers failing to yield to pedestrians and jay walking, seat belt violations and drivers calling or texting while driving, that also poses a big threat. palo alto is not the only city doing that. here is a picture from earlier this year. they will also enforce it. now police say this program happens to just -- happens to come just days after a six-year- old was killed which happened in east palo alto. she was walking with her mother when a driver struck the little girl as she was going through

the crosswalk again on her way to school. the city council will hold a special meeting on making safety improvements and meanwhile here in san jose, police will be stepping up traffic violations again as part of operation safe passage. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. earlier amanda knox gave a tearful plea for freedom and now her fate is in the hands of a jury. she fought back tears as she asked the italian appeals court to set her free. she spoke before 2:00 a.m. our time and amanda knox spoke in italian and called her 2009 murder convictionup fair. >> i have not stolen, i was not

there, i was not present on that crime... >> co-defendant, also asked for his freedom and both he and amanda knox were convicted for the murder of meredith kercher. a decision is expected today. today is the day. certain criminals, a new law requires judges to sentence them to county jails and the goal is to ease over crowding in state prisons. the goal is to help pay for taking care of these inmates but they doubt whether it will be enough. u.s. supreme court opens a new session with arguments on cutting medicaid payments to doctors hospitals and other medical providers. they are looking for a report on what the justices will

decide on the case as well as other cases up for consideration this session. there are new rumors that new jersey governor chris christie will enter the presidential race. he said he will not run for the presidential nomination but now people close to him say he is considering the running. they have planned his campaign strategy incase he decides to run. he is disputing the area his family leased in texas. the offensive word which had been painted on a rock was painted over before perry launched his political career back in 1984 but they quoted saying perry had taken them to

the area when the rashly charged with word was still visibilitiable. >> as a matter of fact this morning's commute is not that bad. we are getting more slowing in antioch on highway 4 westbound and just a little bit of slowing in bets per gallon, walnut creek to danville same thing and it looks good all the way to oakland and if you are on 80 to richmond on the way to oakland it still looks good and i want to remind you since steve has been calling for rain in our forecast, if you use the windshield wipers during the day or at night, your headlights must be on, it is state law. a little bit of slowing coming

to the pay gates but 6:15 those metering lights come on and it fills in. this is a look at 280 and this trough i can is -- traffic is moving along well. steve? no rain yet, but sea ranch up to for the brag. steve dunlap cook dollars up -- cooked up in mendocino county. the morning looks good unless you are in the north bay, the front will weaken which is coming in parallel to the coast which does not go well for rain. front weakens but light rain, moderate amounts, wettest locations mendocino county, they could get over an inch of

rain. this is a computer model i generally don't show these, they are getting closer towards the north bay and by 1:00 it is there. watch how it kind of falls, so forth ride home, everybody is more in line and it does make it to the peps and the south bay. in fact it may take all day. our system is right there. there is a little wave forming on that front that slows it town and holds everything together and there it is on live storm tracker 2, santa rosa, up into mendocino county 47 napa, 53 santa rosa and san rafael, our system will swing in weaken considerably and give more rain to anybody north and

south. here are parts of the peninsula, clouds roll in and if it does it will not be much. on tuesday a much stronger system clearing out friday with your weekend in view, we will have a mostly sunny weekend. 6:11 is the time deadline day in one local school district, how evacuate nation could affect students -- vac nations could affect students this morning. and good morning, it is or call open world in san francisco, that means howard street is chosed between third and 4th. they have it a whole week, we will tell you more coming up.

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. welcome back to the news, the youngest brother of vice- president joseph biden is recovering from an anthrax scare. he received an envelope at his home saturday, when he opened the mail the mysterious white powder went on to his arms and hands. >> we opened the envelope and

this white powder disbursed and it was alarming. >> frank by end talked with vice-president joseph biden to make sure nothing was sent to washington and the letter had a return address of india. time now 6:15 the u.s. supreme court begins its term today, live in the newsroom hearing why this could be one of the most dramatic sessions in decades, allison? >> reporter: they are looming over this term is president barack obama's healthcare overhaul. the obama administration has asked the high court whether every american buy health insurance is constitutional. a decision could come and the president's political future could be on the line. >> it is a signature

achievement. >> they will also take up whether they can use a gps tracker without a warrant or whether they can do strip searches and whether the federal communications indecent i rules go too far for broadcasters. proposed cuts to medicaid at issue is whether recipients and healthcare providers can stop the cuts from taking effect. california has proposed cutting medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals to help close the state's budget gap. recording live from washington d.c. allison burns ktvu channel 2 news. students in the west unified school district have to have proof today. students who can't proof it will be turned away.

a new law provides all students in 7th through 12 have to have a whooping cough shot. they plan to grow even larger, and hock kit ship -- rocket ship plans on opening five elementary schools this year and now serves 2400 students. the first school opened in san jose and the school has gained national attention for its high test scores. most of the students are from low-income families and are learning english. a deadly shooting stemmed over a domestic incident. deputies were called to the house saturday afternoon and found 23-year-old lance dead.

a woman told the police she shot and killed him because he threatened her and her pregnant daughter. just now, 6:18 people became ill after becoming sick after working at ground zero will become eligible for the september 11th victim compensation funds, however this funds will not cover cancer. federal officials say there is not enough evidence to show cancer and working at ground zero. last year they approved reopening that fund and set aside 2.8 billion dollars. it is 6:18, some people want to plan ahead for a lot of things today is the beginning of or call open -- or a call

open world. and as we pan to the right, howard street is closed between third and fourthth. if you plan to drive when they do this, it is kind of a hassle if you are driving through there so what you need to do is reminds yourself, there are other ways to get here. a lot of closures in the area and there is good transit there so try that instead. westbound bay toll plaza, they will turn on metering lights soon and this will fill in. this morning's commute is good as you drive to richmond. and also in fremont a good start. mostly clear partly cloudy skies for some, light rain is beginning to move in from the

north, morning hours unless you are up towards the north bay, your commute will be okay. but it is holding together and it will start to move for some. the further south you are, north bay has an inch in line already starting, 47 at the napa airport, 57 in oakland so a big difference there, most live cloudy skies you don't see that all the time. some of that cold air is trapped, it will be a cool day, not bad in the santa clara valley. first system comes in, a stronger one, it does not look like one yet but it will be impressive as it gets to wednesday. coming out of the gulf of alaska, clouds increase, it is a morning sun and 60s on your

temperatures for many. low-to-mid 70s towards the scar santa clara. -- santa clara valley and with your weekend in view it does look mostly sunny. september sales figures analysts expect sales to jump 20% and ford is also expected to see some gains. japanese already reported their sales rose for the first time since the earthquake and tsunami last month. they are back to normal after technical problems over the weekend. they believe it was not caused by hackers. it started on friday and the new software was related to the new $5 a month fee. some customers received error messages when logging on and

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. good morning, howard street is closed, it is a huge tech party but it is causing huge traffic jams and traffic on 4th street will be crowded likewise on third. well a nine-year-old boy in philadelphia was seriously hurt in a crash after taking his parent's car without them knowing. it happened on a busy road. the boy who is mentally challenged lost control of the car. witnesses say the car spun out of the control hit a tree and flipped over. >> the windshield, the air to is off, the whole front car is ripped apart. >> the boy is in critical but stable condition this morning and police say they do not know how he got access to the car. bart is back to normal but

there are major service delays after somebody died on the tracks. they spotted somebody at 11:20 last night. electricity to the third rail was immediately should off. witnesses say he jumped to the front when the car approached. service again is fully restored this morning. california's -- california's largest skate park has an uncertain future. the regional state park features the tallest vertical wall and a tracts 0,000 riders a year. it -- $6 million riders a -- 6 million riders a year. it surprised a lot of the people we talked to. >> they were shocked and sad, it is cheap and easy and

something so fun, it is something my son loves to do. >> we have had a lot of offers for the private sector to get involved. >> they need a budget deficit in order to keep the skate park open and they are optimistic something will come together. today could be considered a new day for apple after revealing the iphone 5. some analysts believe if the next generation is ruled out they will sell about a million during the last quarter of this year. weekend party ends with gunfire, the victims being remembered this morning and the investigation is now underway. we are live in napa where i am pending rain -- impending

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. welcome back we are live this morning for the opening bell, it looks like things are going to head straight down, maybe not a huge loss but stocks are dropping pretty farm on the european markets after greece saying they will not meet their debt reduction targets and that does not look good for them in general. >> we will keep our fingers crossed. thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 news, it is already the first monday of october thirds, i am dave clark. bracing for the storm.

if you see any local vineyard owners, done be surprised if they have sour grapes. this week's weather could cause major problems and tara moriarty tells us more on what is threatening this year's harvest. good morning tara. >>reporter: they are busy and this is the area that supplies grapes for this company and these are grapes that will be picked very shortly. we want to show you the other grapes that came into the tank earlier and you can see there is a little bit of damage and that is caused by rains we had in may and june. growers want to make sure they are safe and they have been working round the clock for the past sent days. they are coming back out to do it all over again, they are pulling white crates loaded

with grapes before they are crushed into wine. they tell us they will continue to pick through the drizzle but if it rains they will have to stop. once they hit, there is a chance bunt rot could affect them. at least 15th of the -- 1 / 5th is damaged and there is 30% less than normal so it is disappointing. the good news is that the flavor and development of the flavor is a lot better but we had a chance to try some of them and they are very sweet. they taste great so the wine should be really good when it finally comes out. we are expected to get the rains this afternoon and then it is expected to taper off and here to tell us more about that is steve paulsen. >> what are you tasting

chardonnay? >> so they are so good and so sweet, they taste great. >> that is great. we have some rain moving in from the south and it will be mostly sunny in the morning. our system is beginning to move in, but there is a little bit of showing down. it puts on the breaks but keeps the front holding together, far greater amounts will be in the north bay, although i have seen some towards sea ranch and up to the north so there is rain on the way, pam and dave. 6:33 is the time right now and the search is on for the gunman who opened fire in san leandro where three people were killed. from police headquarters this morning one of the victims is

just 16 years old. >> reporter: good morning, we expect to hear something from san leandro police, three people killed at this party, three people wounded following this party at a warehouse early sunday morning. one of the people killed, and two of her friends were also shot and killed sunday morning. it happened following a party at a warehouse at 1:20 in the morning. she and a friend were standing near her father's suv and the gunmen started firing. police want to talk to the organizers of the event. they didn't have a permit but they may not have needed one. >> there is a possibility it may have been more of a zoning issue, based upon the fact that this is private property. they will be able to confirm

those issues tomorrow. two other victims, josh alfred and 60-year-old woman from northington. they need help identifying the killers. kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. jailed american exchange student amanda knox is accused of murder tearfully pleaded for her freedom this morning in an italian courtroom, here in the u.s. supporters are awaiting the decision. friends of amanda stayed up all nightwatching the court proceedings and they are hoping to avoid another verdict. we are all very optimistic but at the same time you feel like you just don't know what could happen.

an italian court originally convicted amanda knox of killing meredith kercher. man slaughter trial of michael jackson doctor, paramedics gave explosive testimony in the first week of trial and coming up we will tell you who will take the witness stand today. also this morning, parents are staging a protest to demand change. they claim the school administration is harassing students and creating a negative learning environment. previews complaints have been ignored and they plan a protest in about ten minutes. due in court today, ryan is accused of trying to start a fire and resisting arrest.

they responded to the fatal shooting of bart police in july. they take affect today, pacifica police are dispatching san francisco police eliminating six jobs also the police department building is now only open limited hours. mondays tuesday friday, building will be open from 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. and on wednesday 8:30 to 7:00 p.m. the assembly bill was written in response to a circumcision ban. that attempt was blocked by a judge. it now prevents any local government from banning

circumcisions. checking on any problems? sal? i want to remind you if you are a downtown san francisco driver, it is closed and started last week for the weekend but this is the first real commute day, or one of the first, but this is the first commute day. people coming back, it is a huge tech party not so great for traffic and as you can see this is one of the centers affected by the area. just avoid the area with your car and take transit if you want to get down there. we have some stop-and-go traffic coming up to the willow pass grade, it is very slow here and parts of pittsburgh. hooking at -- looking at the east shore traffic any minute

you delay going to the bay plaza becomes slower and slower. shaping up and wednesday looks like the strongest system in the series with breaks towards the end of the week an upcoming weekend but today we are dealing with one system coming in and it is already producing a lot of clouds. there is a distinct edge to this and clearing to the south and you will have sunshine and see the line than will be a definite line and once it comes over it will be cloudy. the system is slowing down, there is a low forming heaviest amounts no doubt about it, they are just getting close inching close but now stretching from northwest, you can always tweet me or e-mail me. fort brag had certain amounts.

crewing on the lows at 47, the city is at 58 degrees. rain heaviest towards the north bay, a trace of 100s further north an inch plus in some locations possible, 47 at the napa airport, lots of mid-50s, 53 for livermore, our system continues to inch closer and the key word has slowed down. right behind us that will give us clouds and the stronger system is taking shape up in the gulf of alaska and it is tapping -- hold on, it is tapping -- like when i do a tap like that tapping the tropical moisture and it will have much more of an impact but that will not be until wednesday. and it's moving in giving us rain totals mainly to the north.

rain comes in later on, so unless you are in the north bay, it is okay. a few 60s towards morgan hill and gilroy. rain into thursday and two inches out of that system. with your weekend in view it does look mostly sunny and warmer. something really strange on away area freeway, this is no joke, why did this sea lion cross highway 101. coming up, we will tell you about the effort in at least two bay area cities going too and from stool. traffic looks good and the fog is not an issue but your afternoon commute may be a different story.

. well,good morning to you, here is a quick look at some of the stories we are looking at, san leandro police are serving for the gunmen who killed three people. that party was reportedly organized over the internet. sources closer to chris christie say he is considering not running for the presidential nomination and also rick perry is defending himself against a report that

said his family had a hunting lodge with a racially offensive name. and amanda knox is trying to overturn her 2009 murder conviction for the death of her roommate, that jury is expected to make a decision shortly after 11:00 this morning. week two of the conrad murray trial is expected to begin with more testimony from emergency room doctors who pronounced jackson dead two years ago. they are trying to prove murray gave jackson a lethal dose of propofol and misled paramedics. jackson himself gave murray the drug when he left the room. joining us from palo alto,

he tells us this is the focus of a week long campaign that givenned often today. once classes get started a little more than an hour from now we should see people walking in this area. >> reporter: there are crossing guards helping people get to school and there are signs warning pedestrians it is a high traffic area and they should use caution. they are starting a week long passage and the goal is to provide traffic violations in all school zones and here are a list. drivers who are speeding of course, drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians and the laws also apply to pedestrians, police will be looking for j walking -- j-walking and drivers calling or texting while behind the wheel.

this enforcement period applies to pedestrians and people we spoke to in the neighborhood said that is a good idea. >> i have see people walking across streets, that is a main problem. >> palo alto is not the only i doing this. this is video of students at gray stone earlier this year. operation safe passage happens several times a year but this week's enforcement period happens to come days after a six-year-old girl was killed while walking to school in east palo alto. again in east palo alto and city officials will be having a special city council meeting to discuss ways to improve safety at that particular intersection. police will be keeping a close

eye on traffic like this. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. vallejo firefighters have put out an early morning house blays. investigators think the fire started in the basement and a woman and child who were in the home at the time were not hurt. the cause of fire is under investigation. later today, veterinarians will thoroughly check out a sea lion that managed to cross a freeway. he was found saturday morning after crossing the north and southbound lanes of highway 101. there is the sea lion. workers will check it to see if it is suffering from some kind of toxic algae that made it become disoriented. they have nicknamed the sea

lion, broadway bound. >> he was headed towards the area. >> well i hope he is okay. >> let's go back to check with sal on traffic. we will start in the east bay and take a look at the freeways, southbound, crash in hayward on the shoulder causing slowing as well. high street in pockets all the way out to the lakeshore area and san francisco northbound 280 at 19th avenue, watch for some lanes to be closed and a little bit of slow traffic in that area. live pictures of the bay bridge toll plaza for a 50 minute delay. be aware howard street is closed and will be over the next few days. howard street is closed and it will be very slow south of market so use transit.

for some it will be mostly sunny in the morning. point north, mostly cloudy day, rain is beginning to fall and for others it will take awhile. mostly fair conditions and having mostly cloudy to cloudy conditions and it is parallel to the coast. if you want to take care of anything go for it but this system will move over us. ukiah had measurable rains, up to sea ranch, things are starting to thicken upright near bogeying gay -- right near the bay and until about noon unless you are up towards the north, a system will sweep in and the front will weaken, some lighter amounts towards the south and moderate amounts to

the north maybe a half inch in some of the wettest locations and the stronger system will be here on wednesday. 40s and 50s, 10-degree difference in downtown oakland. and when you see them and they first a line themselves, it takes a lot of enjoy out of it. -- energy out of it. rain comes in for many after the noon hour, clouds increasing with rain, a mild pattern towards the santa clara valley and parts of the east bay and on the peninsular until that system gets here it may not be until the noon hour. a stronger system is coming in on wednesday into thursday and clearing out friday and with your weekend in view it will be mostly sunny to warmer. consumers will not save the economy in the future, the

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. welcome back, caught on camera by a city issued camera which shows the after math on cherry and 99th but this morning, the officer shot the entire incident as it happened. the investigation is ongoing but they have said the officer opened fire because the suspect had a gun. time now 8:65 this just in, rockefeller reporting one of the winners has died.

the university says he died three days ago of pang crease attic cancer. he shared the award. he works out the scripts institute in southern california and one of the nobel communities said they i don't know he had died. registration begins in just a half hour. now this is a live picture. the street is blocked off, 4 5,000 people will descend on the city for this event. they sell out every single hotel in the downtown area as well as those in the peninsular area. it pumps more than $100 million into the san francisco economy.

formerwork going on now. a lot of traffic to local restaurants, it was unreal in san francisco and that will continue conference is over on thursday and use transit to get there, everywhere there is a affected. let's look at 280 northbound, some stop-and-go traffic here. also the morning commute will be slow, westbound 580 on the shoulder shoulder and the bay bridge is backed up for a 15 minute delay. that red sky tells us there is rain on the way later on. moving into sonoma county we have a mostly clear sunny morning for many so if you have to take care of something do it in the morning hours because

that system will give us clouds and rain for most locations. coming up, three people are dead after a party in san leandro, kraig debro is at police headquarters where that investigation continues. and amanda knox is waiting to hear if she will spent her life behind bars in italy, we will bring you a report, stay right here with us. state farm. this is jessica. hey, jessica, jerry neumann with a policy question. jerry, how are you doing? fine, i just got a little fender bender. oh, jerry, i'm so sorry. i would love to help but remember, you dropped us last month. yeah, you know it's funny. it only took 15 minutes to sign up for that new auto insurance company but it's taken a lot longer to hear back. is your car up a pole again? [ crying ] i miss you, jessica! jerry, are you crying? no, i just, i bit my tongue.

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