back in their homes this morning after a fire in santa clara. coming up, you will hear from a woman who raced from the flames with a new born in her arms. a failed police shooting in san francisco last night. why officers are still on the scene this morning. president obama's historic announcement on a very divisive issue. will it help or hurt his reelection campaign? >> reporter: thousands of people across the bay area pedaling to work this morning. it's bike to work day. how you can take part in all of the festivities. "mornings on 2" starts right now. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, may 10th. happening now -- residents forced to evacuate after a massive fire are anxiously awaiting for the green light to return home. ktvu's claudine wong is at the

santa clara housing development where several three-story homes under construction were wiped out. claudine? >> reporter: well, it may be a while before those residents are allowed back in. you can see the damage behind me this morning and the people who are still not being allowed in are in the neighboring buildings but firefighters say there's still a lot of work to be done. in the meantime, the residents are being allowed back here and they are telling us how terrifying it was as they ran to safety. this fire broke out at around 10:00 near el camino and scott street. it took about an hour for firefighters to get it under control. at its height, flames were shooting 100 feet in the area. this woman was asleep when the fire broke out and within minutes was running from her home with her newborn, 12-year- old son and husband as she and her neighbors tried to get away from those huge flames. >> i was dead asleep and my husband heard two explosions and he looked out the window

and it was like a bonfire. my mom could see the fire. it was pretty major. we were obviously carrying a baby, like an infant. there were embers like this big coming off -- you know, just dry -- >> reporter: drops on you guys? >> yeah, just trough -- dropping on everything. >> reporter: she doesn't know what shape her townhome is in this morning. we talked to one man who just looked at what's left of his truck moments ago. >> a gift to get a new car. >> reporter: you are taking it in stride? >> i'm taking it in stride. it was a shock to walk -- i walk the dog every morning. i came around the corner and went ouch! >> reporter: they are worried about the stability of the

structure. these were townhomes in the frailing process. obviously there's nothing left of them this morning. what happens now. we've been watching the firefighters putting water. there's still smoke coming what's left of these wood frame construction homes. still waiting for the fire investigators to be out here and then you have residents waiting to get back. some will be dealing with the smoke damage. some will be dealing with fire damage. really the most significant damage to some of these neighboring homes is the water damage because the fire was so hot, it activated sprinklers. and that caused very significant damage in an estimated four to six units that people won't be allowed to live in for at least several days. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. time is now 7:03. in overnight news, oakland police called off a ten-hour search for a suspect in a police shooting. [ sound of gunfire ] >> that was the s.w.a.t. team using flash bang grenadeses at a home near 79th

and macarthur where they thought the suspect was hiding. they didn't find him there. this all started when police pulled over a car around 7:30 last night. witnesses say the suspect jumped out and he may have had a gun. a police officer fired a shot at him as he ran into a yard. now, although this morning's man00 is over, police say they know who they are looking for and they are pretty confident they will catch him. well, the chp is still looking for the hit-and-run driver who killed a cyclist in santa cruz. 39-year-old joshua laven was riding his bike along highway 1 north of wilder ranch state park last week when someone hit him and then took off. his body wasn't discovered for 12 hours. now, laven's dog who had been riding in a basket on the bike, was curled up right next to him until help came. now, the police are looking for a 1999-2004 dodge ram pickup truck. it may be connected to this case. it is 7:04. right now, president obama is

on his way to campaign events here on the west coast. first in seattle and then in los angeles. actually, at george clooney's house. we're also following impact of president obama's controversial decision to support same-sex marriage. coming up at 7:15, the amount of money president obama's reelection campaign took in in just the first 90 minutes after the president's announcement. your time, 7:04. right now, thousands of people are pedaling to work for national bike to work today. alex savidge is there at the golden gate bridge. you are right in the middle of everything, alex. >> reporter: we are. we're in the middle of the action, dave. i have to confess. i didn't bike to work this morning. i'm gonna try and -- try to make up for that here now. do some pedaling this morning. but across the bay area a lot of good folks, they are biking this work this morning. this is an energizer session

set up by the folks at kaiser permanente, the biking commission and they are here, folks biking to work are stopping by getting some refreshments, some snacks and fruit so they can continue on their journey and back to work. the goal is to produce the benefits to work. we talked to one woman on her commute from marin county to marin city. >> just keeping fit. i get there exactly. it takes me 35 minutes to bike. why wouldn't you bike to work? it's cheap and it's free. >> reporter: it's a gorgeous day to be biking across the golden gate bridge from marin county into san francisco. a couple of hundred thousand people expected to take place in bike to work day in the counties. 200 of these energizer stations are up and running. so along your biking commute

route this morning, look for one of these stayings and the friendly folks there will get you refreshments and a snacks and you will head off to work and be refreshed. it's bike to work across the bay area. i'm gonna stop pedaling. i'm tired. we'll send it back to you. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. 7:06. this morning caltrans will outline details of an upcoming closure of the dumbarton bridge. construction crews need to have access to all parts of the bridge when they replace a major seismic bridge. so the bridge is set to be closed the memorial day weekend. all of the work on the bridge is expected to be work by early next year. sal, do you wish you were out there biking with alex? >> yeah, but i would be tired, too. [ laughter ] >> it's okay. a lot of times, people they ride their bike to work. >> it's a beautiful day to do

it. >> beautiful day. i know in san francisco i see people all of the time, on valencia, market, everywhere. good morning, everyone. let's take a look at highway 4. we're looking at highway 4. it's getting a little bit better as you head over the hill from bay point to concord. it was a little bit more crowded before. it's still crowded. fortunately, this is just routine stuff for people who drive it every day. unfortunately, it is always slow in antioch. let's take a look at the westbound bay bridge. that is backed up for a 15 to 20-minute delay. it looks fairly thick. there could be something on the list. the chp doesn't report anything but sometimes there's lag time there. so we'll investigate for you. the morning commute in the south bay continues to look good. santa clara valley, i think 85 is a little slow, so is 280. but 101 is the slowest commute. slow at 280, slow at 880. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir.

well except for some fog chilling by the san mateo and santa cruz coastline. it's clear. speaking of chilling, it's cool. some low to mid-40s for a few. a lot of 40s. skies will be clear. the fog i don't think will last too long. the fog disappeared. 42 to 54. clear, cool. a little breeze, not too bad. 54 to 74 by noon. sunny, breezy. it will be sunny across the board later on. 62 to 86 but that 86 will be really far inland. temperatures topped out a couple of days ago. they were still in the warm category yesterday. they continue their slide down. santa rosa, we'll go 79 today. 81 concord after yesterday's 86. redwood city did cool down. 78 going 76 today. san jose that wassed a reedhill by the way -- that was at readhill, by the way. 45 in santa rosa. upper 40s for napa, san rafael. million valley, coal valley, 46. livermore, 49.

some low 50s. so temperatures are cooler here across the board, courtesy of an upper level system. that ushers in cool air aloft and also this week, week little system. so patchy fog, sunny, breezy today, nice to warm. a fresh breeze by the coast. a little cooler inland. it looks like we'll bottom out today on these temperatures and a warmup on tap for tomorrow. a lot of 70s. antioch, i went 85. mostly gilroy, 86. redwood city, low 80s pleasanton and san jose at 77. 60s on the coast. sunny and warm he on friday with your weekend in view. saturday looks to be the warmest day of the weekend. a much cooler pattern on monday. tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. governor brun's staff is telling state employee unions to be prepared for pay cuts. the governor is scheduled to present his revised budget on monday an there is a $9 billion gap to fill. sources say the governor wants to cut payroll costs by at

least 5% and is asking union leaders to come up with ways to make those reductions. 7:10. story about an incredible woman, a california government worker who has been on the job for seven decades and still going strong. she's 92-year-old may lee. been working in the california department of jebel services in sacramento since -- general services in sacramento since 1943. she's a seen ten governors come and go -- she's seen ten governors come and go. she may be moving slower these days but has no plans to retire. >> i don't know how many state employees are working at 92 but i enjoy it. every morning, i get up and i know i look forward to who need help. [ laughter ] >> lee's coworkers say she was the computer at office before there -- at the office before there were computers. today she mentors all of the

younger colleagues. >> wow. she's an inspiration. >> yes, she is. two deadly explosions rock a major city overnight where mun dreads of people are dead or wounded in the middle east -- hundreds of people are dead or wounded in the middle east. and how the girl is doing after that hit-and-run accident and what the atlantis mr.-- what the police are saying about the truck who hit here. [ laughter ] and see how the castro district celebrated after president obama's announcement.

good morning. a serious crash on eastbound interstate 80 at carlson. three lanes are blocked there according to the chp. they have issued a sig-alert. this may affect the commute direction west 80 as you drive from pinole to richmond because people may be able to look at the accident and fortunately, sometimes we do have slowdowns from people doing just that.

again, eastbound 80 at carlson, three lanes closed with an injury accident. let's go back to the desk. 7:14. new this morning, two powerful explosions in syria's capital city of damascus. now we have new video to show you of the destruction caused by those blasts. look at this carnage. it destroyed the facade of a military intelligence building. at least 70 people were killed, almost 400 have been hurt. u.n. workers observing a cease- fire went on the tour of this bombing site. >> so we need everyone inside syria, everyone outside syria to understand that this is going only to create more suffering for women, children, the syrian people. >> right now, it's still not clear who is responsible for the bombings. the syrian government is blaming so-called terrorists. opposition forces blame the syrian government. 7:15. new this morning, yemeni security people say five al

qaeda militants are dead following an air strike. the early-morning attack targeted a home where the militants were staying. no word yet from washington about whether the united states is behind the attacks. the u.s. in yemen recently resumed to fight against al qaeda which has captured territory in that area during political unrests. federal authorities want to know who leaked details about that foiled al qaeda plot targeting u.s. airlines and reportedly launched an investigation. news reports disclose that a would-be suicide bomber for al qaeda wastabley a double agent working with the cia and saudi intelligence agencies and had thwarted that attack. u.s. and saudi officials are said to be furious about the leak. one lawmaker says it disrupted a sensitive ongoing intelligence operation. and the parents of an american soldier held captive by the taliban are revealing that he is the focus of the secret negotiations between the obama administration and the taliban over a proposed

prisoner exchange. this is video released by the taliban of sergeant b o bergdahl. parents say the trade involving the exchange of 5,000 prisoners of in -- in cuba. the parents decide to publicly about the negotiations because they are frustrated with a lack of progress. 7:17. this morning we're taking a closer look at how president obama's change of heart on same- sex marriage will play politically. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom to tell us how the campaign is already promoting the president's decision. alison? >> reporter: dave, president obama reportedly raised a million dollars in the first 90 minutes after his announcement yesterday. the obama campaign seems to think this is a winning issue. the campaign tweeted out the word "mystery" last night and

when you -- "history" last night and when you click on it, it's president obama's quote that same-sex couples should get married. republicans say it will help mitt romney with social conservatives. >> the president, i think, has handed to mitt romney, the one missing piece in his campaign and that is the intensity and motivation that mitt romney needs among social conservatives to win this election. >> reporter: overnight, the republican house struck back passing a bill that reinforces a federal law key fining marriage as -- defining marriage as between a man and a woman. nancy pelosi is holding a news conference this hour. we'll see what she has to say about it and have that for you during my next update. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:18. here in the bay area, some people gathered to celebrate the president's announcement. >> to equality! [ cheers ]

>> in san francisco's castro district, this is what happened. it was the center of the celebration at the corner of castro and market some wrote messages of thanks. >> the president promised hope and change for years to come. so today, those words, they truly give us hope and truly it is change and things are never gonna be the same after today. [ laughter ] >> those celebrating say if the president can change his view on same-sex marriage there's hope that others can change as well. our coverage continues at ktvu.com. you'll find more video of president obama's historic words today as well as the reaction from others. it is 7:19. a judge in orange county has ordered two fullerton police officers to stand trial for last year's death of a mentally ill homeless man. 37-year-old kelly thomas died five days after being beaten to officers responding to a call.

officer manuel ramos is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. officer jay is charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. both have pleaded not guilty. the federal government plans to sue arizona sheriff joe arpaio. it stems from allegations of civil rights allegations including racial profiling of latinos by the maricopa county sheriff's department. the sheriff is accused of cutting off communications. the sheriff denies the racial profiling allegations and says he will not give unhis authority to the federal government. 7:20. well, today, suspended sheriff ross mirror mirkarimi is expected to reveal his witness list to keep his job. that list -- last week, san francisco mayor ed lee submitted his witness list.

it includes mirkarimi's neighbor, irene madison who first reported the domestic violence case to the police. the mayor's list also includes mirkarimi's former girlfriend, christina flores, and retired sheriff, michael hennessey. well, a -- well, a 4-year- old concord girl injured in a hit-and-run accident may never walk normally again. family members say she had surgery on her broken femur yesterday. her ankle and tendons were also very badly damaged. police say she was playing near 6th street and clayton road in concord road tuesday night when she ran into the street. a pickup truck hit her. the driver of that truck never stopped. now, police say it was a newer model, blue truck, possibly a dodge van with oversized tires and tinted windows. there may be damage to the right head lite. beautiful day shaping up. up next, steve paulson will

tell us how warm it will be in your neighborhood. a day at the beach turned tragic for a german tourist. we'll tell you about the attack in the water that landed her in the hospital. good morning. westbound 80 looks pretty good. but eastbound 80 there is a big crash heading up to carlson boulevard. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead. so, ah, your seat good?

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a german tourist remains in serious condition after she was attacked off the coast of florida. the woman was swimming about 25 yards off the shore of vero beach wednesday when the attack happened. the shark bit into the 47-year- old woman's thigh leaving her with a 12-inch wound that went straight to the bone. >> i saw she was in a pool of blood in the water. so i immediately ran down there, got her out. >> the woman was phone to the hospital where she underwent

surgery. lifeguards closed down the beach after the incident and ordered everyone out of the water. >> you know that beach. >> i've been there many times. good friends live there. hey, sal, how are we doing this morning? >> well, we have the crash eastbound 80 right near carlson. pretty serious injury crash where a pickup overturned. it's right there but traffic may be affected in the westbound commute direction. i will tell you why. a lot of people slow down to take a lack at what's going on on the other side of the freeway. there is not a huge backup eastbound but there is a bigger backup coming from pinole to richmond until you pass carlson boulevard. out to the live pictures we go. this is a look at the live picture. it's evened out a little bit. right now getting into san francisco is okay. >> by the way, city streets, 4th and fulsom, the fire department responding for an injury crash there. also the morning commute on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. a little bit slow. the south bay is getting slow this morning on 101. it's already slow from 280 to

sunnyvale. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. mostly clear out there. there's fog. mainly on the san mateo/santa cruz coastline. otherwise it's clear and cool. had a nice tweet from a santa cruz native. he said, it's cold here in scotts valley. ben lomond, boulder creek and scotts valley are all 41. that's cold outside for this time of year. had 40s from the north bay peninsula to the south bay. chilly, breezy. it will be nice. 60s for some. 45 santa rosa to 49 livermore even the mid- to upper 40s in san francisco. it wasn't just centered in one location. a lot of -- a lot of sunshine. temperatures will be warming up but nothing compared to the last couple of days. i think we've reached our max here on the cooler pattern for the coast and bay. really can't cool off. 60s and 70s. but low 80s inland. a few mid-80s. sunny and warmer weather takes over on friday into saturday.

nothing outrageous. a cooldown on sunday and a big one on monday. 7:26. a tense night in the oakland hills. new office on a standoff with police and a domestic violence suspect. we're live in san francisco where a gunman is killed with a tense standoff with police. the connection to a murder in rohnert park and new information about the man we're learning -- coming up. and what led to this frightening scene right on the streets of oakland during the night.

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fiber one. 7:29. san francisco police have scheduled an 11:00 news conference to reveal more about a fayal officer-involved shooting. the man killed has ties to a deadly attack in rohnert park. tara moriarty joins us from the scene of last night's shooting on nob hill. tara, we understand that you have new information? >> reporter: that's right. i do. i'm gonna get to that in a second. right now i'm just gonna show you there are police officers here still guarding the apartment where the man went on a shooting rampage, shooting the floors, walls and even lighting fires. now, sources within the department say this gunman was a relative and a person of interest in connection with a woman murdered in rohnert park last week. it was a very tense situation here off hide and post for more than an hour last night. just before 9:00, police

cordoned off this entire block after a visit to the man's girlfriend's apartment took a turn for the worse. police say the woman answered the door and was talking to investigators when the man apoored with a gun. gunfire was exchanged. he shot at officers. after about an hour, the man was shot and killed. no one else was hurt. as we mentioned, the man was a person of interest in a rhoneert park murder on -- rohnert park on tuesday. die anhouse died in a violent struggle in her home. she had been beatingen to beat -- beaten to death. police were looking for her missing car. coming up, we'll be hearing from the police and hopefully learn the identity of the gunman. but we're told he's possibly a relative of the woman murdered on tuesday. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. 7:31. we have new information on a tense situation across the bay from san francisco, a hostage situation in the oakland hills ended peacefully just a few

hours ago. our news crew took these pictures of these two oakland police officers parked outside of a home where a man was barricaded inside. he was suspected of violating a restraining order in a domestic violence case. police say the man briefly held a hostage inside the home, possibly his girlfriend. police now tell us that man has surrendered peacefully and no one was hurt. two people were shot. a man and a woman, both 21 years old. they were bound wounded near -- wounded near santa clara and illinois. the woman suffered a graze wound but the man was shot several times. the whack bin doe of their car was blown out. a police investigation continues. a home invasion robbery in vallejo ended in a high speed police chase through oakland. two suspects crashed their stolen car on interstate 580 at lakeshore avenue. this is about 11:30 last night. police say the suspects broke

into a house in vallejo, stole cash, stole that car, they even stole the family dog. that pursuit reached speed up to 100 miles an hour. the suspects were treated at highland hospital but we have no word on the condition of that dog. 7:32. a person is under arrest after a high-speed pursuit in marin from, marin to contra costa county. the chase ended on 680 near willow pass road in concord. it began just before 7:30 last night when novato police responded to a domestic violence call. officers chased. suspect sot freeway where the chp took over -- to the freeway where the chp took over. a section of the freeway was briefly closed during the pursuit and arrest. investigators say there's no connection between the disappearance of sierra lamar and two attempted kidnappings in san jose and walnut creek. beth cases involved a red car similar to the red volkswagen linked to her disappearance.

yesterday about 100 volunteers spread out in the morgan hill area to look for the missing 15- year-old. sheriff's dive teams searched pond and waterways near sierra's home. two people arrested for allegedly scamming parents at their children's sporting events. now, investigators say everbook was targeting parents at little league games. he allegedly posed as a professional sports big wig who had access to premium tickets as well as trips. reportedly he took their money and never came back. now, tammy favata is accused of managing the scam. look at the pictures. police say if you were victimized by them, contact the sonoma county sheriff's department. well, members of the occupy the farm activists protested a university of california lawsuit against them. [chanting]

>> now, the activists marched yesterday from berkeley to the gill tract, a plot of university land that they have occupied for almost three weeks. uc berkeley filed a trespass and nuisance lawsuit against the 14 activists who have been using that land as an urban fan. the university uses it for agricultural research. uc officials are warning the window for reaching a compromise is closing. it is 7:34. there are only a few days left for anyone hoping to replace nadia lockyer. she resigned last month after a little more than a year in office. she wanted more time with her family and to recover from a drug addiction and an extramarital affair. perspective candidates must turn in applications by 5:00 p.m. next tuesday. the board will then interview and vote for lockyer's replacement. later today, san francisco teachers will vote the first of two votes to authorize a possible strike. on tuesday, teachers staged a rally at the school board

meeting. the teachers ub yun says despite having $80 million in reserves -- the union says despite having $80 million in reserves, the district issued layoff notices and is proposing more classroom votes. the board meeting takes place tonight. a second vote would be needed to call a strike in the future. doyle school could be open for one more year under a compromise. back in march, it was voted to close march and allow a french- american school to occupy the property. "the press democrat" says both sides negotiating a deal to possibly allow doyle park and the french school to share the campus for eight least one year. well, the ms. california pageant is next month. one of the bay area's contestants is hoping she'll be well enough to take part.

24-year-old sara choi, right there, was badly burned in a fire in the mission district last weekend. she's already made the first step. she's been transferred out of the burn unit at st. francis memorial hospital. she was considered one of the top contenders this year and pageant officials want her to compete even if she's still wearing bandages. she's such a -- >> she's such a wonderful young girl. she's gonna take a negative and turn it into a positive. that's just the kind of girl she is. >> she's a harvard graduate, an accomplished violin player and was supposed to start her marketing job at google this week. she's still facing about a month in the hospital. 7:37. a south bay city is preparing to make significant cuts to its city work force. the san jose mercury news reports the city of milpitas plans toly off 52 workers that's 14% of the entire staff.

there will also be organizal changes designed to cut costs. the city's park department will be part of public works and the city's recreation division will go to the human resources department. it's the last chance for bay area history buffs to get a close look at a world war ii battleship. for month, the uss iowa has been a popular weekend attraction at the port of richmond. it's docked there for repairs. this weekend, the historic ship will reopen for two final days of public tours. >> that would be something to see. >> yes. sal just saw a crash on the east shore. what's the latest on that? >> well, yeah, we are following that. remember, i've been telling you about this for at least 45 minutes there. east 80 the carlson. the traffic is getting worse. let's get right to the maps. it's east 80 at carlson. the sig-alert has been issued. it was issued after 7:00. they still have the lanes closed or almost all of the

lanes closed. there is a little bit of a backup on the east 80 but more of the backup is on the pinole richmond. it's really having an effect on the runner neckers that drive right through there. if this is your commute down to berkeley, you need to give yourself extra time also the morning commute looks pretty good at the toll plaza for this time of the morning. there are no major crashes reported. it's slow but this is with you -- one of those days where we don't have crashes or stalled vehicles on the bridge. let's take a look at 237. stop-and-go traffic there on 237, also northbound 101 from 280 getting up to sunny -- from san jose to sunnyvale. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. >> you are welcome, steve. >> good morning, everyone. clear skies, mostly clear. except for the santa cruz coastline, fog. if you are in the fog, it's cold. scotts valley, ben lomond

boulder creek, 41. a lot of 40s. it's mainly clear. we start off 41 to 54 on the lows. clear, cool or cold if you are in the -- mark told me how cold it was. 54 to 74. by noon, it will be sunny and breezy. and then 86. those 86s are far inland. today looks to be the coolest day. it will be sunny t will be breezy. some upper 40s. san rafael is at 50. i did see some 40s holding on in san anselmo fairfax and mill valley. oakland, san francisco, hey regard -- hayward, all at 50. redwood city, 48. santa rosa made it to 44. woodside made it to 44. a little bit of -- a little coverage on 80. upper 70s, very low 80s. the system scooting by will clear out of here and then high pressure will build in. patchy fog. it's really cold. that will burn off sunny, breezy. a little cool inland.

there will be a lot of sun here. now, clearlake we'll go 84. 79 sonoma. 68 sausalito, richmond. walnut creek 80. 85 antioch. 70 oakland. 67 alameda to hayward, 74. same for castro valley. low 80s, partly sunniton, livermore. 85 gilroy, they were 90 yesterday, i think, i think, i think. 76 in milpitas. upper 60s, though, santa cruz and much of the coast. low 60s 0l. san mateo, 75. palo alto, menlo park and woodside all in at 77. sunny and warm on friday. the weekend always in view, it looks good on saturday. slight cooldown. i think a bigger cooldown kicks in on monday. 19 minutes before 8:00. cleanup is underway in the phoenix area after an unusual storm. this is video taken inside that dust storm. many drivers were caught offguard with the severe weather making for a rough rush hour commute.

the dust storm quickly turned into rain and hail damaging several homes and power -- and power lines. coming up -- the bay area company that spooked investors, an 18-month-old on the no fly - -- no-fly zone has the parents furious. but the tsa, they say they are not to blame.

cisco systems' revenue may rise much less. their stock is down 8.5%.

hardwaremaker oracle, down 2%. the dow hoping to turn things around after falling six days in a row. the dow is currently up 54. nasdaq is up 1. s&p up 6. there is also some good news this morning. the labor department announced the number of people filing for first-time unemployment benefits slipped again. 367,000 claims were filed. that's down 1,000 from the week before and many analysts say that's an independent kiter hiring could pick up this month. 7:44. made in the usa. that's what b.a.r.t. workers want to boast when the trapsit agency rolls out -- transit agency rolls out its cars. pam cook has more. >> i want to take you out live to the meeting. that meeting -- take a look at the scene there. the meeting begins in just about -- within the next half- hour. you could see a number of union workers out there this morning.

they are picketing. they've also petitioned riders and they say they have thousands of signatures in support of their cause. now, here's what they want -- b.a.r.t. is paying $2 to billion did billion to have new train cars built. the labor union wants b.a.r.t. to go with the contract that will result with more cars in the u.s. >> it's jobs and it's safety. i mean, people are gonna be riding on these trains. if there's problems with them, we don't want to see anyone get hurt. but also jobs, we need -- america has to be put back to work. >> now, neither company in question has put in bids for the cars or american. the canadian company has pledged to build 66% of the new train cars here in the u.s. both companies have factories here. a french company promised to build 95% of the new cars in the u.s. but according to b.a.r.t. that's the more expensive bid. b.a.r.t. is wanting to save tax payer

money in this deal. now, again, we're out there watching the situation live. the b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting starts within the next half- hour and even less. in our next hour, i'm gonna talk more about why the unions are bringing up safety in addition to those u.s. jobs. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook let's go back to the studio. >> rescue teams have now fund the wreckage of a russian plane. it crashed yesterday into a volcano in indonesia. there were 4500 people on board. no one survived. because of the rugged terrain there, the rescue crews will have to use helicopters to remove their bodies. with that -- that plane was on a demonstration flight to jakarta t was for diplomats, journalists and possible. it was for diplomats, journalists and possible buyers when that occurred. a couple from new jersey furious this morning after their toddler appeared on a no- fly list.

the family was at the fort lauderdale airport tuesday night about to fly home. a jetblue employ told them they -- employee told them they couldn't get on the flight because of their 18-month-old daughter, rihanna. the parent are of middle eastern descent -- the parents are of middle eastern descent. they didn't want to appear on camera because of repercussion reasons. >> i said for what? he said, it's not you or yours husband. it is your daughter. >> it's absurd. >> it makes no sense. >> now, the family was about to reboard the plane about 30 minutes later. they said they had were humiliated and never given an apology. jetblue says the airline and the tsa are investigating this but tsa says it's slowly jetblue because the family did have boarding passes which means they were cleared by tsa. 7:48. prosecutors in the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards will finish presenting their case against

him today without calling his mistress tot stand. we're live outside of the federal court in north carolina with what we can expect when the defense takes over. >> reporter: good morning. this is certainly a big surprise, many legal analysts have sat in on the trial and said without a doubt prosecutors would be calling rielle hunter to the stand. afterall, she was central tot case. and by noting her, they can expect the defense may be calling on her and so it might indicate to the jury they have something to hide. that's what legal analysts were saying. but then when prosecutors said today would be their last day of testimony and they would rest their case, surprisingly hunter was not on their final list of witnesses, although it's highly likely she will be called by the defense. she's still on the defense's list of licenses but -- of witnesses but that would happen sometime later during the trial.

now, although she's central tot case, legal analysts have pointed out that rielle hunter is sort of a wild card. it's uncertain whether her testimony would have helped or hurt the prosecution. according to testimony we heard from some of edwards' social you a associates, they were suspicious of what she may say during the whole ordeal concerning the affair. yesterday, a former edward spokesperson described a confrontation in 2007 in which elizabeth edwards was confronting fred and lisa bluebarron on why they had been taking hunter shopping and flying her on private jets. according to them, lisa was saying you have to hold your friends close and your enemies closer. reel was a loose cannon and we just didn't know what she would say to the -- rielle was a loose cannon and we just don't

know what she would say to the press. >> do we have an idea how long the case would go? >> that's unknown. the court indicated that it might last six weeks. we mighting going into -- might be going into the end of the may, possibly the first part of june, the court said. the defense has not said how long they will be taking with their witnesses. >> all right. thank you. we've heard the stories that the new orleans saints targeted san francisco 49er stars in the so-called bounty gate scandal. now there is another football star claiming -- claiming the 49ers targeted him for serious injury. steelers antibiotics quarterback ben roethlisberger says the 9ers targeted his -- steelers' quarterback ben roethlisberger says the 9ers targeted his injured ankle. that game -- that's the night the lights went out at

candlestick park. >> can't forget that. >> uh-huh. a local philanthropist film project has caught the attention of meck can authorities but not in a good way. >> how ipads are bridging the communication gap at one zoo.

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a san francisco philanthropist is accused of filming a documentary in mexico without the prosecutor permit and then leaving the country with the footage. elizabeth theiriot is president of the document mentry. but a complaint has been filed against her and three others. the mexican government has reportedly ordered her to hand over several hard drives and computer towers. 7:54. zoo keepers in florida have a new high-tech tool to communicate with orang gat ans. they are using -- orang ga

atuns. >> way to go. >> they are building the orangutans' vocabulary. they are hoping one day they will be able to tell the zookeepers what they want to eat for lunch by just pointing to a picture. >> pretty cool. >> it really is. 7:54. we want to check in with sal. >> what if he points to a steak, dave? [ laughter ] >> or she. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is going to be busy. i want to remind you that the south bay commute has been pretty busy on 85, on 280 and 101, pretty much from 280, 680 all the way up to sunnyvale and a little patch of slow traffic these days near blossom hill road. one of these things that happens every day. i know that people have been complaining about it to me.

880 southbound backed up all the way down to fremont, northbound a little bit slow. but southbound is the big news. dumbarton bridge looking good. we're looking at the livermore valley, the slow traffic is coming in from tracy. by the time we get to dublin it does look good. traffic is moving along okay. both directions near the coliseum. eastbound 80 as you get to university avenue. you will see slow traffic approaching the crash at carlson. it's causing a slowdown westbound however coming from richmond. we'll update that next. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. and mostly clear this morning. rather cold for some. there's some fog hanging around by the san mateo/santa cruz coastline. a little chill in the morning air. it looks good. upper 40s, low 50s. concord, 56. san jose, 56.

that 48 in redwood city and napa in 49. they haven't updated yet. just a little system dragging by. that will give a little breeze here. a slight cooldown. but a lot of sunshine. it will be cool to nice to warm depending upon the proximity. everybody should get in on that sun. that fog might hang out in the santa cruz mountains. 60s, 70s, mainly low 80s. tomorrow looks like a warmup especially as we go into the afternoon high temperatures. we will carry that into saturday. sunday looks pretty good. cooldown on monday. >> thank you, steve. he's the bay area teenager accused of stealing a fancy car of a celebrity. he's due in court in 60 minutes. >> reporter: fire investigators are on the scene of a huge santa clara fire overnight. we'll show you what they are doing now and we'll show you new video we just got of the fire just moments after it started. >> reporter: if you notice a few more bicyclists on the road this morning. there is a reason for it.

it's like-to-work day around the bay area. how people are -- it's bike-to- work day around the bay area. how people are celebrating -- that's next.

welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave campbell. it's thursday, may 10th. happening right now -- firefighters in santa clara are still putting out hot spots from a fire. claudine wong talked to some of the victims and they are describing this fire as very, very intense. >> reporter: they are showing us video of the fire. want to show you the scene. we still still smoke coming from parts of this burned out area, out in front of these homes. that's been an issue all day or all morning lock. they've been out here putting water on it. if you take a look to the left, you can see a whole cache of firefighters that are kind of just surveying the area. we also have scene fire investigators out on -- seen fire investigators out on scene. we've seen firefighters looking at the damage. some homeowners are wondering when they will be allowed back in the home.

many of them had smartphones and took video. we got a look at what they shot. want to show you some video. hundred were evacuated from the building when this fire broke out the about 10:00 p.m. everyone we -- out at about 10:00 p.m. everyone we talked to talked about the flames from the start. this is something that the investigators will be looking at -- weigh still don't know how it started. neighbors say they heard popping sounds. one woman said her husband said what he described as explosions. >> i was dead ashe, my husband heard what he said were two explosions. he looked out the window and it was like a bonfire. my mom came to get us. she could see the fire from fenton. so it was pretty major and we were obviously carrying a baby, like an infant. so we had to cover -- there were embers like this big coming off -- you know, just try -- >> dropping on you guys.

>> yeah, just drooping on everything -- dropping on everything. >> reporter: gap, we've talked to -- again we've already talked to investigators who are talking to people who saw the fire as they try to figure out what is behind this. as far as the damage, you have the damage to the town homes that are under construction. those are a total loss. there are about six of them. maybe more. they were only in the framing stage. if you come out here live you can see the burned out area. then you have three buildings right on the either side of them. those did have people in them. those had 75 to 100 people living in them and they are still evacuated. you look at the windows. you can see some fire damage. we have smoke damage in others. but the real problem for the people facing the most damage are the people who have water damage. the fire was so hot that it act vitted the -- activated the sprinklers in one of the buildings. the battalion chief is

indicating that four are still not liveable. they will take a long time to clean up, at least several days four to six units are in that condition. this is an ongoing situation out here in santa clara as they deal with evacuated residents and as this investigation gets underway. live here in santa clara, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:02. in overnight news, oakland police called off a ten-hour search for a suspect in a police shooting. a s.w.a.t. team used flash bang grenades at a home near 79th and macarthur where they thought the suspect was hiding but they didn't find him. this all started when officers pulled over a car around 7:30 last night. witnesses say the suspect jumped out and he may have had a gun. an officer fired a shot at him as he ran into a yard, although this morning's manhunt is over, police say they know who they are looking for and they are confident they will catch him. the highway patrol is still looking for a hit-and-run

driver who killed a cyclist in santa cruz. joshua live be was riding his bike along -- laven was riding his bike along highway 1 when someone hit him and took off. his body was not discovered for 12 hours. laven's dog had been riding in a basket on the bike and he was curled up next to live be until the help came -- laven until help came. police are looking for a dodge van that may be connected to the case. in less than an hour, a san rafael teenager, who is accused of several times, including stealing a luxury sports car, is due to be in a ma -- in a marin county court. max wade is charged with breaking into a car dealership and stealing a $200,000 lamborghini belonging to celebrity chef guy fee -- guy fieri. he will tried as an adult for

another crime. he will be entering a crime at 9:00 a.m. somebody has been illegally dumping trash in the vernal heights neighborhood -- bernal heights neighborhood. some of the waste had been set on fire. firefighters had to be called in. neighbors are being asked to report anything suspicious in trucks or any activities. there will be a community meeting for next tuesday, may 15th, at the san francisco police department's ingleside station. 8:05. the two best teams in college softball face off. number one cal hosts number two arizona state. and this could be a preview of the national championship. the teams have not played each other since last april. cal won that game. it was a close one, 3-2. the game is this afternoon at 3:00 in berkeley. right now, thousands of people are pedaling to the office for a national bike-to-

work day. alex savidge is live at the golden gate bridge with what's in store for commuting cyclists throughout the bay today. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, tori. you can forget about the traffic. when you bible to work. there are no -- bike to work, there are no backups. there are hundreds of thousands of people taking part in bike- to-work day. this is what they are calling an energizer station. a lot of bicyclists along this popular route they are stopping by the vista point here, the golden gate bridgened and they are grabbing -- bridge here and they are grabbing some snacks and refreshments as well. this is a popular commute for people coming in from marin county to san francisco. there are roughly 200 of these stations set up across the bay area. this is an event put up wipe the bay area bicycle cole -- by the bay area bicycle illation.

a -- coalition. -- by the bay area bike coalition. we talked to a doctor and she believes everyone should commute by bike. >> once they start doing it, they get addicted to it. they feel great. they feel wonderful once they are at work. it relaxes them and they realize it's the best way to get to work. >> reporter: this is the 18th annual bike-to-work event around the bay area. things are gonna wrap up around 10:00 or so once the biking commute hours sort of wind down and fewer and fewer people are coming across the bridge into the city. i do understand in talking with the people from the bicycle coalition that if you are biking home from work looking for a pick me up, a nice snack, fruit, maybe some water to get you going, they will have a bike-from home work event that will happen -- bike-from-home work event that will happen

later. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> he has me pumped up. >> i know. we have a colleague who bikes to work every day. i'm so jealous. nice to get your commute and your workout in sat -- in at the same time, right, sal? >> it really is. could that be me? you never know. >> could be. >> you never know, dave. >> if you are biking or driving to work, please make sure you watch out, like you do, every day, of course for the bikers and pedestrians out there. let's take a look at 80. east 80 they have the two left lanes closed with this major injury accident. east 80 has not been that slow. it's slow about a mile from the scene. west 80 is taking a beating as you drive out of pinole and richmond heading out to the 580 interchange. this morning we're looking at the commute -- there we go. the bay bridge toll plaza. that's backed up this morning as you drive from the macarthur maze out to the toll plaza. if you are in san francisco,

northbound 101, that traffic looks good. since it is bike-to-work day, san francisco has all kinds of lanes for this. just be careful out there if you are a motorist or a bicycle rider. let's just -- can't we all just get along, steve? >> that's what i say. can't we all just get along? thank you, sal. now, mark, fog, valley. now the fog is gone. there's still some patchy fog san mateo/vase coast. temperature force almost everybody, it will be sunny once the fog burns off. it's been the pattern here this whole week. had a lot of coverage on the coast redwood city, 81. san jose from 81 to 77 today. a little, weak cold front. that's all there. it's a chilly, chilly morning. a lot of low, mid-40s. highs 60s, 70s, mainly low 80s.

the system that gave us a few high clouds mainly fell apart. the 40s have been replaced by 50s. low to mid. san rafael, 54. 54 in hayward. 58 san jose. 54 fairfield. santa rosa was 44 degrees. ben lomond, scotts valley all at 41 degrees. a little bit of orange here. things will be low -- will be in the low 80s for some. a lot of 70s there. right there, that system that's -- the exit stage right there. high pressure will stick in and temperature also start to warm up. it looks like a cooldown comes right back. today, patchy fog, sunny. a little breezy. nice to mild to warm, still a slight cooldown inland but then temperatures will start to rebound tomorrow. 60s 70s, 80s. caylee so ga in there -- calistoga in there. fairfield, 82. walnut creek, 80. 70 in oakland. 68 berkeley.

castro valley, 74. pleasanton at 81. 84 morgue -- morgan hill. 79 saratoga, santa cruz at 68. fremont, 75. same for san mateo. it looks like foster city millbrae to daly city, 60s, 70s. san bruno at 68. the city at 65. sunny on friday. with your weekend in view, it will be warmer. a little cooldown. a low is going to visit us. that will increase the fog and cooler temperatures by monday. 8:10. it's the nation's only worker- owned peepshow. it has a very uncertain future and this competition from porn sites, their business is hurting. they've asked the city for help. they are looking for webcam videos and a vip booth.

the lusty lady made history when their dancers unionized and when they bought the peepshow club in 2003. well, governor brown's staff is telling state employees' unions to brace themselves for pay cuts. the governor is set to present his revised budget on monday and there is a $9 million gap to fill. sources say the governor wants to cut payroll taxes by at least 5%. he's asking union leaders to come up withdays -- ways to make those reductions. a california worker has been on the job for seven decades. he's still going strong. 92-year-old may lee has been working in. california department of general services in sacramento since 1943. she's seen ten governors come and go. may be moving a little slower these days. but her coworkers say her mind is still sharp as a knife. >> she contributes quite a bit to our department and she's a

very funny lady. >> i enjoy it. i enjoy working with the young people and seeing them accomplish something. >> lee still helps with space planning for office buildings and mentors her younger coworkers. as for retiring, lee says that's just not in her future. >> bravo for her. >> yeah. good for her. you have republicans on one side, democrats on the other side. the latest big money fight on capitol hill. president obama's historic announcement on gay rights, how it could change this year's race for the white house. also, why a job fair in michigan could be pad news for silicon valley.

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and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. mostly sunny. there's still some fog holding on. it will be sunny. 60, 70s and 80s and then a warmup kicks in tomorrow. there is a new record for the largest wave ever surfed. take a look. that's massachusetts-born suffer g-mack as they call hill catching a 78-footer off the coast of portugal six months ago. the previous record was a 77- foot wave surfed off the southern california coast four years ago. he was recognized for his big achievement last week during the big wave awards. 8:16. republicans in washington may exert some of their

political muscle today. the house of representatives is expected to pass a republican bill to cut the deficit by $300 billion over the next decade. that bill prevents deep cuts and defense spending. now, democrats oppose the bill. they say it includes big cuts to social programs like medicare and food stamps. by the way, the bill is not expected to be passed by the democrat-controlled senate. russia's newly inaugurated president president, vladimir putin, will not attend a summit meeting hosted by president obama at camp david. instead, putin is sending his prime minister. the reason given for his absence, he still needs to finish setting up his new government. he spent much of his campaign for president criticizing the u.s. government, at one point accusing secretary of state, hillary clinton, of encouraging political unrest in russia. it's 8:17. president obama's embrace the gay marriage is a clear

difference from his republican rival mitt romney. alison burns is live in our newsroom to impact how this -- to illustrate how this to impact the race. >> reporter: both sides are using this issue to rally support for president obama. that means energizing liberals. his campaign released a web ad this morning saying mitt romney who opposes gay marriage is backwards on equality. they reportedly raised a million dollars in 90 minutes after his announcement yesterday. and in machine praisessed the president for advancing human right -- anden in in praised the -- and nancy pelosi praised the president for vad -- for advantaging in human rights --

advancing in human rights. a re-- >> reporter: a recent poll shows 53% of americans believe fay marriage should be legal. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:18. the state of michigan conducting a very unique raid on silicon valley. last night, recruiters from four michigan companies held this job fair designed to lure skilled workers to michigan. this fair is different because it's aimed at people who had lived in mish twin before and may be looking for reasons to go back. >> we show them information that show the what a high quality life they have, how afore-- how affordable their housing is, however a salary will go -- how far a salary will go.

it is 8:19. former b.a.r.t. police officer johannes mehserle has returned to court. this time she's trying to get a new -- he's trying to get a new trial. ktvu news got these pictures of him walking into the courthouse in san francisco yesterday. he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of oscar grant at an oakland b.a.r.t. station in 2009. his attorney wants that conviction overturned saying the killing was nothing more than a tragic mistake. overturning the conviction would also allow johannes mehserle to get another job in law enforcement. oscar grant's family is outraged. >> the family's outraged.

we're angered. you know, totally disappointed in the system because it's shoshone us how -- it's shown us how racial it is. all right. time now, 8:20. olympic dreams right here in the bay area. the team that's hoping to row to olympic gold in london this summer. also, it's time to start making the weekend plans. steve will be back with our forecast. good morning. right now highway 24, a little bit slow here as you drive out to the tunnel. i will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. what's the best gift you can give mom ?

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the journey to the london olympics started this morning. this is in olympia, greece. that actress dressed up performed the traditional kickoff era. the olympic relay will cover 800,000 miles in 70 days. the summer olympic games are 70 days away. one team in the bay area is hoping to row towards olympic gold in london this summer. these nine men are training on the oakland estuary. they make up the u.s. men's rowing team. this year's summer games are an olympic dream come true for the coach and his crew. >> i've been trying to get this, i've wanted this for a long time. me and the other guys just

clicked. we're literally in the same boat together. so it's -- it's not just about one person. it's a team sport. >> these world-class ath athletes have been training together and they got the word just nine days. >> bravo to them. that's one way to get around, sal. >> it is. it might be better than the highways. i want to start off with highway 4. i are show -- dash i will show you this picture -- i will show you this picture. just around the corper, there is a new crash -- corner, there is a new crash. if you are getting on the freeway at willow pass. you will say, i wonder where everyone is, well, they are stuck around the corner. that's making traffic here in bay point after the accident lighter than usual. let's move along and take a look at 80 westbound.

that traffic is busy. still have a lane closed. it really has been slow from richmond to berkeley. people have been slowing to take a lack at-- a look at it. looking at the livermore valley, very slow out of tracy from livermore to pleasanton. it does look good. 8:25. let's go to steve. looking good. our weather, really rather brisk this morning unless you are waking up. it's cold. we had a lot of low mid-40s. san mateo, santa cruz coastline. it looks good, sunny side up. temperatures about seasonal averages. 50s now, had a lot of 40s. low, mid-50s. a little system to the north, just scooting on by now that that is out of the picture. there is a little low to the far left of your screen but until then it will be a warmup starting tomorrow and into saturday. fog, patchy, sunny, breezy, nothing too bad. it will be nice for some.

mild to warm, temperatures coming down from the 90s that we had. sunny and warmer on friday and then with the weekend coming into view. it looks good on saturday. still right on sunday. i think some fog returns to the coast and then a cooldown on tap for monday. dave? new trouble at a bay area hospital. we just found out about another violent incident. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where a gunman is killed after a tense one-hour standoff with police. we'll tell you his connection to a murder in rohnert park -- coming up. we're about to learn more about how suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi hopes to get his job back.

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8:29. san francisco police will be holding a news conference to tell bus a fatal officer- involved shooting. the man killed is tied to a deadly attack in rohnert park. tara moriarty is on nob hill, the scene of last night's shooting. i know you have new information about this. >> reporter: that's right. i will get to that in a minute. first of all, we've seen some people trickling in over the last couple of hours and they paint a very chaotic scene of what happened last night. the bullets were flying and then man escaped down the fire escape in the back. the officers are actually keeping a watch over the apartment where the gunman went on a rampage shooting through walls, floors and even lighting fires. it was a very tense situation off hide and post for more than an hour.

just before 9:00, police cordoned off this entire block after a visit to the man's girlfriend's apartment took a turn for the worse. the man appeared with a gun. he started to shoot at officers. the man was shot and killed by police about an hour later. the man was a person of interest in a rohnert park murder tuesday. police say 66-year-old diane hughes died in a violent struggle inside her home off bernice avenue. she had been beaten to death and police were looking for her car. sources close to the department say he was related to use. coming up we'll be hearing more about the identity of the gunman. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:31. we have new information on a very tense situation across the bay from san francisco. a hostage situation in the oakland hills ended peacefully

just a couple of hours ago. our ktvu news team took these pictures you are looking at. two oakland police cars parked outside of a house where a man was bare ray kidded. he was suspect -- barricaded e was suspected of violate -- he was suspected of violating a restraining order. police say that man held a hostage inside the home, possibly his girlfriend. police say the man surrendered peacefully, no one was hurt. 8:31. an investigation continues this morning into a double shooting in vallejo. the victims are a man and a woman both 21 years old. they were wounded while driving their santa clara and illinois -- near santa clara and illinois streets around 6:00 last night. the woman suffered a graced wound but the man was -- grazed wound but the woman was shot

we have a just learned police arrested a patient at napa state hospital in connection with an attack on a hospital worker -- worker. it happened on tuesday. the hospital is not releasing the patient's name or giving us details about what happened. but a hospital spokesman said the staff member was treated at a local hospital. there have been several violent attacks at napa state hospital in recent years, including a deadly attack on a psychiatric technician in october of 2010. investigators say there's no connection between the disappearance of teenager sierra lamar and two attempted kidnappings in san jose and walnut creek. both cases involved a red car similar to the red volkswagen connected to sierra lamar's disappearance. now, yesterday, about 100

volunteers spread out in the morgan hill area looking for the missing 15-year-old. sheriff's dive teams were searching pond and waterways into her home. it is 8:33. two alleged swindlers are busted for cashing in on young athletes. investigators say erin averback targeted parents at little league and high school games in sonoma and napa counties by pretedding to be a pro-sports insider who -- pretending to be a pro-sports insider who could get good tickets. tammy nagata is accused of managing the scam. the university of california is suing occupy the farm protests. but the protests go on. [chanting] >> protesters marched from berkeley to the gill tract, the plot of university-owned land.

uc berkeley filed a trespass and nuisance lawsuit against 14 -- against 14 activists who have been use the land as an urban farm. uc official the warn the window for compromise is closing. 8:34. only a few days left for candidates hoping to replace nadia lockyer as alameda county's supervisor. she resigned last month after a little otherrary year in office. she wanted more time with her family she said and also to recover from a drug addiction and an extramarital affair. perspective candidates have to turn in their applications by 5:00 p.m. next tuesday. the board will then interview and take a look on lockyer's replacement. later on today, san francisco teachers will vote, the first of two votes, to authorize a possible strike. on tuesday, tuesday teachers staged this -- tuesday, teachers staged this rally.

the school issued more than 600 playoff notices and they are proposing more classroom cuts. the voting will take lace between 4:00 p.m. and 7:30. a second vote would be needed to allow the union leaders to call a strike in the future. santa rosa's doyle park elementary school could remain open for at least one more year. back in march, the santa rosa city school board voted to close doyle park and allow a french-american charter school to use the property. but opponents filed a lawsuit to block the school. "the press democrat" reports that both sides are negotiating a deal to possibly allow doyle park and the french school to share the campus for at least one year. this morning, caltrans will outline details of an upcoming closure of the dumbarton bridge. construction views -- craws need to have access to all parts of the bridge when they replace a major seismic point. so the bridge is set to be closed over the memorial day

weekend. all of the work on the dumbarton is expected to be done by early next year. 8:36. hey, sal, i know you are watching the bridges and the toll plaza and highway 4 and everything. >> yeah, highway 4 is one of the problem spots. we have an injury westbound 4 at bay point. this is westbound 4 near the b.a.r.t. station there. i want to bring it up. it's daly road. the traffic is going to be busy now. fortunately, most of the traffic that goes through there has already moved through. on 680 and 24. that's busy from pleasant hill to walnut creek. 24 is busy on the way to oakland. we move the maps to east 80. all lanes finally reopen afterle this serious crash at karlson. west 80 still recovering because a people were looking at the crash. let's go to live pictures. bay bridge, even that's getting a little bit better. it's backed up past the oakland army base. there's more room here. it's a little looser and this morning in the south bay, 237, -- 280, 101 still slow.

but 280 has improved near downtown san jose. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. a very gom good morning -- good morning. san mateo coast still dealing with fog. other than, that it's clear, hazy. temperature also start to warm up a almost bit. now, yesterday, still had some 80s. today, the temperatures are down a little bit. upper 7s or -- 70s or very low 80s. two days ago we had the warmest. this will be the coolest day of the week. a little system just to the north. not a big deal mainly the factor is the cool air aloft. we had a system moving in. that's the game changer. they started to cool down with the westerly breeze. it's in the 50s there. low, mid, probably a few upper by now. we had a few 80s. now it's more 70s pushing in with the yellow and some of those 80s are mainly low 80s.

the system that's ejecting out of here will get replaced by high pressure. there is a little bugaboo, hear is a little low that will track near us. but sunday, monday, it looks like the temperatures will decrease as the fog comes in. sun, brie city, not too bad now. i think it will pick up later. slight cooldown inland, but temperatures still some low 80s for some ukiah, clearlake, same for san rafael and sonoma 78. low 80s around walnut creek. mid-80s around pittsburg. 77 san jose. santa clara, cupertino. menlo park, san mateo at 75. burlingame, san bruno, 68 and then low 60s on the coast, even though it's sunny, get the westerly breeze. warmer on friday with your

weekend on -- sunday is still okay. i think fog starts to come back as cooler temperatures settle in. 8:39. a judge in orange county ordered two fullerton police officers to stand trial for last year's death of a mentally ill homeless man. 37-year-old kelly thomas died five days after being beaten by police officers responding to a call. officer manuel ramos is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. officer jay is charged with involuntary manslaughter and assault. both pleaded not guilty. meantime, the federal government will sue arizona sheriff joe arpaio. he's accused of civil rights violations including racially profiling of latinos by the maricopa county sheriff's department. the justice department wanted reforms including a court appointed monitor. they are accusing the sheriff of cutting off communications. the sheriff denies the racial profiling allegations and says

he will not give unhis authority to the federal government. today, suspended san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi is expected to submit his witness list in his fight to keep his job. that list might reveal how mirkarimi plans to defend himself before the city's ethics committee later this month. last week mayor lee submitted his witness list. it includes his neighbor, ivory madison, the mayor's list also includes christina flores, mirkarimi's former girlfriend, and retired sheriff, michael hennessey. police are searching for the driver who hit a 4-year-old in a concord street and took off. doctors say she may never walk normally again. she had surgery on her broken knew her yesterday. her ankle and tendons were also badly damaged. police say the pickup hit the girl as she was playing tuesday night. the truck is described as a

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stocks are up thanks to bargain hunting. there's also some positive news this moving on this week's new unemployment claims. but sisco warning technology -- cisco warning technology spending may be down. the nasdaq is up 50. the nasdaq is flat. s&p up 7. it's 8:45. happening right now. union workers are up out in front of the -- are out in front of the b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting demanding they do something to keep jobs here in the us -- in

the u.s. pam cook has more. >> good morning. an important important decision is supposed to be -- an important decision is supposed to be made this morning at the b.a.r.t. board of directors meeting. take a look at this. the crowd has really grown from 7:45. these are union workers who want the board to use a company that will hire more american workers to build b.a.r.t.'s new train car. >> two and a half to -- $2.5 to $3 billion of our taxpayer money. we're trying to make sure that money goes to american workers and american jobs and made here this american. >> two bids came in. both are foreign companies because there isn't an american company making train cars but there are federal laws stating that at least 60% of the assembly and material have to come from the u.s. now, b.a.r.t. says the company bombardier not only had the highest technical

scars but it will have 67% -- scores but it will have 67% of the materials done here in the u.s. >> we want bay area travelers to have reliable cars sooner rather than later and we want to put jobs in america now. we would recommend that the bart board accept the staff's recommendation for bombardier. >> she also says the company came in $184 million less than the contract that the union workers want which is why another company. now, that company promises 95% of the assembly and materials done here in the u.s. now the union workers say sure, it may be cheap -- it may be cheaper but it comes at a cost of safety. their argument includes a federal report that actually calls out bombardier for defective parts from china in its transit authority trains that it has made with -- with

their contract in chicago. so the machinists in chicago also joining with the members here outside of the b.a.r.t. board of directors. so the b.a.r.t. board meeting right now. we're watching the situation, the decision on the contract could come at any time. stay with us. i'm pam cook, let's go to cave and -- dave and tori. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. oakland police have cleared the area where they are searching for a suspect in an officer- involved shooting. the s.w.a.t. team was out searching homes in oakland. police say they know who the suspect is and they think they've found the gun they say he had when he ran from police during a traffic stop lass night. president obama's new support of same-sex marriage has been a big fund-raiser for his reelection campaign. in just the first 90 minutes after he made the announcement yesterday, the campaign registered $1 million in new

donations. tonight the president will appear at a fund-raiser in los angeles at the home of george clooney. some of the residents who were forced to evacuate their homes after a big fire in santa clara may be allowed to go back later today. the fire -- look at these pictures, it burned some cars, houses and several three-story townhouses that were just being built. claudine wong has been out there all morning talking to maybes and obviously they are anxious about whether they can go home. claudine? >> reporter: that's right, dave. certainly they want to see what's left of their homes. most of them should be in good shape but there will be several of them who won't be go back in and move back in today. take a look behind me the what is left of this area. investigators are now on the scene trying to figure out how all of this happened. this is a development just off el camino and scott. neighbors say this development is about three years old and this is where the final phase of it is. what you are looking at was

supposed to be townhomes. they were in the framing stable. we want to show you some cell phone video of the fire at its height. neighbors describe running for safety with babies in their arms with embers falling all over them. one woman said her husband heard two ex-mosquitoeses before he saw the flames. what they've all said is this flame was hot and huge by the time they spotted it. one couple said they didn't even know they were in danger until police came banging on the door. >> it had to be pretty scary. >> we had to get out. >> hot. very hot. >> reporter: do you know how your home is? >> we don't know. we're just going there now. >> reporter: they don't allow you to look at it. >> no, not yet. >> reporter: an estimated 75 to 100 people are still out of their homes right now. it's still unclear when they are going to be allowed back in. some people, however, already know what they lost. we talked to one man whose truck was heavily damaged by

the fire. >> a great excuse to get a new car. >> reporter: you are taking it in stride. >> i am. what do you do? it's one of those things that happens. taking it in stride. it was a shock -- i walk the dog every morning, came around the corner and went ouch! >> reporter: back live out here at this fire scene. , you can see there are police officers -- fire scene, you can see there are police officers, fire crews. you can see the fire crews on the second story of one of the back buildings, we've seen smoke coming from what's left of these in-construction town holes. when that happens, they just turn on the hose and dump some more water on it and watch those hot spots. this is gonna be a long process. they have the investigators out here. they want to do overhaul and the residents need to come back in and see a they are dealing

with. there are a few units with heavy water damage. the fire was so hot, it actually activated some of the sprinkler systems. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. security officials in yemen say five al qaeda militants were killed in an air strike. it was an early-morning attack. it targeted a home where the militants were hiding. one of them might have been a top member of al qaeda in charge of weapons. there's no word whether the u.s. was behind the air strike. federal authorities want to know who leaked the details about the foiled al qaeda plot, the -- the one that targeted u.s. airlines and reportedly launched an investigation about it. news reports report that a would-be suicide bomber for al qaeda was actually a double agent working with the saudi arabia in -- working for the cia in saudi arabia agencies and u.s. authorities in saudi arabia are reportedly very upset about the leaked

information. eight minutes before 9:00. russian agents have foiled a plan, they say, for a terrorist attack at the 204 olympic olympics. russia accuses chechenian rebels -- chechyan rebels. 8:53. there are more claims about the nfl bounties. there is a star quarterback who is claiming the 49ers targeted him. and the multi-million dollar television role that britney spears just landed. [ male announcer ] what if we told you

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and -- an arrest has been made ara high-speed pursuit from marin to contra costa county. the chase started last night when novato police responded to a domestic violence call. the police chased the suspect to the freeway. the chp took over from there. part of 680 was briefly shut down during the pursuit and the arrest. >> we know the new orleans saints targeted san francisco 49er stars in the so-called bounty gate scandal. now a pro-football player says

the 49ers targeted him. pittsburgh's quarterback ben roethlisberger says the 49ers put a bull's eye on his ankle. 49er fans will remember that game as the nights the lights went out at candlestick park. world series will be a judge on "the x factor." -- world series will be a -- britney spears will be a judge on" the x factor." -- on "the x factor." the statement that the president made yesterday was something that was -- was the

right thing to do for our country, filled my heart with joy. now, nancy pelosi said it's brave that no matter the repercussions or if it will cost him hot -- votes in november. all right, receive. let us know whether the about -- steve. let us know about the weather. >> we'll have mostly sunny skies. some fog. it looks like the breeze will kick up. >> all right, steve. >> that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting the news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. >> bye-bye. blah