. he fired at a deputy led them on a chase and held three people hostage. we will have the latest on a

seven hour standoff and the exclusive arrest. a fire in san francisco, we now know who is to blame. we are awaiting word from a federal appeals court whether they will consider the issue of same sex marriage and that issue is just ahead. we will have more on when the polls only one hour from now, ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, i am torii campbell, in for pam cook. >> let's check your weather and traffic, steve knows you may need a jacket. >> we have low 40s mid-40s for some, temperatures may rebound and it will be mostly sunny, that system is winding down in a few showers to the north, a little bit breezy as well,

temperatures inching upwards. here is sal. traffic is moving well if you are westbound 24 on oakland and traffic is also moving well. we have san francisco a motorcycle accident near the palace of find arts reported and the fire department is on the way and it sounds like a motorcycle crashed near richardson right near the palace of fine arts and it sounds like a bad injury accident and if you use the golden gate bridge and if you use lumbard to get to the golden gate bridge you will have to follow that out. new developments overnight, oakland police arrested a suspect following along standoff one that lasted almost

seven hours. lorraine blanco joins us live and we have exclusive video of the suspect surrendering and new information, what do you know? >> reporter: well, dave, police just reopened jenson and you can see they towed away that stolen vehicle and the house is still yen circled -- end circled with police tape. he had seen the suspect at the home before last night. this is police arresting the suspect just before 3:00 a.m. and he surrendered after several hours of negotiations. officers rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal and earlier, a man was released sometime after 11:00. it all started when sheriff's deputies tried to arrest a man driving near international. they drove off, two passengers fled on foot and they blocked

the streets and a few neighbors spend the -- sped the -- spent the night in cars and they were not sure what he would fire the weapon again. >> we want to ensure the safety of the public at large and the citizens and suspects in the case. >> the suspect put a gun to his own head telling police to shoot him. >> reporter: this is more exclusive video taken just before midnight and you can see the suspect put a gun to his own head telling police to shoot him. that lasted just a couple of minutes but the suspect surrendered and he is facing felony charges and it will be more severe because he is an ex-

felon. lorraine blanco ktvu channel 2 morning news. the battle over same sex marriage, here is more from san francisco where the court's decision is expected hours from now and paul will explain what is at stake here, good morning paul. good morning torii, we are live outside the courthouse like you said. >> reporter: they are expected that the u.s. court of appeals will consider whether same sex marriage will be banned in california and you can see the 9th court of circuit appeals will decide whether or not to visit the vetter approved ban under cons using itnal. they -- unconstitutional. they went on to say proposition 8 serves no purpose other than

gays lesbians in california making them inferior to those of opposite sex couples. >> i think it should just be a right everybody has. >> reporter: now supporters request the 9th circuit to hear the case and if they decide to hear the case it will go before 10 randomly selected judges and it could take 10 months to a year and if they decide not to hear it, it will be heard by the supreme court and of course we will be out here when that happens. ktvu channel 2 morning news. well today, in case you forgot is primary election day and here is a quick rundown if you plan to vote.

there were 15 congressional states and nine have no incumbent. prop 28 would reduce the amount of time. they would impose to funds research. there are local measures on the ballot as well. we will be there when the poles open and we will follow the story right here on the morning news and of course mornings on 2, we will be here throughout the day and have the complete results on the 10:00 news. former president bill clinton is joining president barack obama on the campaign trail. >> i don't think it's important to reelection the president, i think it is essential to reelect the president. >> why the former president said it will be clam us if mitt

romney wins. the victim, a young woman, police were called to this house yesterday afternoon. inside they found an 18-year- old woman who had been shot in the chest. she was rushed to alameda county hospital which is wear she was pronounced dead. if you have any information about the case call police. and the is sister stand fire chief was started by men doing plumbing working in the building. 14 apartments were severely damaged and can not be occupied. we spoke to a man in the street who watched as firefighters accessed his apartment. >> i thought i would let them in with my key but when i went up there our door was already destroyed and part of our apartment was nearly

demolished. >> the buildings owner said people will be offered a place to stay in corporate housing. we are hearing more about the woman accusing him of sexual assault. detectives say they can finish their investigation on the case this week. sandoval is on reassignment with the minor league team after he broke a bone in his hand and giants say they will not take him back until he loses some of the weight he gained since he went on the disabled list. and we want to check in with sal, there is another crash? >> yes, a crash, a motorcycle down which is right near the palace of fine arts on richardson drive and people still think it is lumbar but watch out for the fire department there.

there will be a little bit of slowed traffic coming down to the san francisco marina. let's look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light and we can't stay on this picture too long because the sun is blocking our camera making it too dark. in san jose, off to a good start and santa clara valley does look good. let's go to steve. a cool morning, some lower 40s and i did see a 39 up near the area here. and that's moving off and a couple of showers in mendocino county and things are starting to wind down. a westerly breeze will play into the weather today although

sonoma county airport says east at 93 and west at 45. 40s and right at 50 and everyone is really close fairfield and concord, this system as it moves order, atmosphere moving in and things will calm down and it did leave cool air for this time of year. did i go partly cloudy skies or a few mornings showers towards mendocino county and the big news will be the cool temperatures. it is a little bit warmer as temperatures upper 60s and lower 70s and these are 10 degrees below average no doubt about it. caster valley 72 cop cord and 71 at lafayette -- concord and 71 at lafayette, morgan hill,

68 cupertino. also from meadow park, also on the coast and in the city, temperatures start to repound. it looks better, mostly sunny and a little bit warmer. the problems of joran van der sloot continue here in the u.s. but there is a long time before he faces charges here. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right.

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. 6:14 joran van der sloot will not be sent back to the u.s. until he finishes is 28 prison sentence in peru. he is accused of stealing money from natalie who'll away. -- natalie who'll away. he was convicted in the death of a 21-year-old woman and joran van der sloot will have to complete that 28 year sentence before he can be extradited back to the u.s. george zimmerman claims he was confused when he allowed his wife to mislead the court about his finances. george zimmerman had been out on bond but a judge ordered him back to jail on allegations he allowed his wife to misstate

how much money they had during an april bond hearing. george zimmerman's attorney plans to seek another bond hearing. jerry sandusky will stand trial for charges of child sexual abuse. charges are getting underway and the former coach is accused of abusing 10 boys over 15 years. the alleged victims will have to testify using their real names and jerry sandusky has been under house arrest and has pled not guilty. more outrageous things being said about the general administrations services and they have been collecting some big bonuses, allison? >> reporter: dave, the senate investigation reveals the

general services administration paid out more than a million dollars in bonuses to 84 employees who were under investigation. remember the gsa commissioner jeff nearly who organized the big bash. he got a $9,000 bonus even after he reported the outrageous spending. he led the investigation and talked about it on msnbc this morning. >> i am old-fashioned i think you only get bonuses if you do a real good job. >> reporter: reporting from washington allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:17, last night president barack obama was joined by former president bill clinton at a democratic fundraiser in new york city. they were on stage together and

former president bill clinton said it would be horrible for the world if republican mitt romney is elects press. >> he has done an amazing job making our country more secure, more safe, more peaceful and building a world with more partners and fewer adversaries and that's very, very important. >> president barack obama will be back in the area tomorrow for more funds raising and the president was here just two weeks ago to a tend fundraisers two weeks ago. it calls for equal pay in the workplace and women on average earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man. it shows differences in wages are not based on gender and

they are not expected to win the 60 votes but legislation will place unnecessary burdens on businesses. political analysts say they are pushing the bill to try to attract female voters. right now queen literacy program birth are trying to finish and it looks like the queen? >> that was camilla. >> yes, and here they are along with his wife inside the buckingham heights, being escorted and it looks like the weather is better than it was on sunday when it was pouring with rain and very cold but it looks like much better weather and here is another look at the

queen. hats are a big deal and camel lap dash-cam mill la on her side dash-cam mill la -- camilla on her side, prince charles' two boys and william's wife katherine are following them in this parade and as you can see they are going down the street there and it looks like they are getting close to buckingham palace and once at the palace, they will end the four day festivities, and i was there a few weeks ago, it is a lot of fun, a lot of union jax on display and the queen is celebrating 60 years on the thrown and the only person there longer is her great,

great grandmother queen victoria. most have never known any other monarch and the very important person, he turns 91 and he has a bladder infection but it is not said to be serious but when you are that age they must take caution and he is being looked at in the hospital. >> as you look at these pictures, you feel a personal bonds? >> yeah, you can see people waving flags and we have canyon to celebrate this and a lot of this is being paid for by some of the unions and volunteers who are covering the cost as well as the family themselves. there has been a question as to

whether the monarchky is stillness but they are so proud it is being celebrated so nicely. >> the diamond jubilee? >> yes. >> and just as we were talking there, you guys were talking and i had popped up on my screen, there is an outdoor on muni, so that just in and we will figure it out. traffic is moving a long relatively well, and right near richardson, the fire department is now causing a huge delay and you will see some slowed traffic in this area. this is a look at 880 southbound traffic looks good as well as northbound on the right. san jose, santa clara valley that traffic looks good,

peninsular is looking good and across the bay to hayward and fremont looks good as well, let's go to steve. mostly sunny out there, a little chill on the morning air, 40s and 50s, a system is responsible, numerous reveil. partly cloudy skies skies will take over, low 50s and lower 40s closer to napa and up into mendocino lake county, high pressure will nose in and it is not really strong and we have one more system coming in keeping things on the cooler side and temperatures will warmup with good visibility with cooler air mass in place. mostly sunny but breezy at the

time times, team use it should be 10 degrees warmer especially out towards antioch fairfield, brentwood santa rosa, 70 in novato, 65 oakland and 62 in san francisco, 72 gilroy, 72 san jose and a half moon bay at 60. that system has a cool down on thursday and the weekend is looking good, temperatures rebounding 60s and 70s and lower 80s. it is not unheard of but it was underexpected. it caught some people off guard up in the sierra.

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. good morning if you are driving northbound to the 880 split traffic looks good. snow in june caught some people off guard up in the sierra mountains. a few people were wearing t-

shirts during this unexpected snowstorm and it started to snow in the higher elevations and it caused a winter weather advisory to go into effect. >> all the clothes i have is for like super and i didn't know it was knowing. >> it's not unheard of and in fact two inches of snow in the same area around the same time last year. actions some parents are taking in the east bay after a senior prank created a big mess. and guarding a home where an armed suspect barricaded himself for almost seven hours. we will show you how it all went down and show you exclusive video of the arrest. no siree, bob.

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. the opening bell is just ringing, bed bath and beyond on the opening screen and they are up slightly as the economic leaders are a ranging an emergency conference this morning and we will be following that throughout the morning. >> all right, we thank you for joining us. i am torii campbell in for palm cook. new developments, a suspect is in custody after seven hour standoff and three people taken hostage are safe. lorraine blanco has more of the suspect surrendering, good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning torii, police tell us he is a

41-year-old felon and has some kind of a relationship where he barricaded himself for almost seven hours. let's look at the exclusive video where he barricaded himself and he surrendered after a long night of negotiations. officers rescued a woman and her five-year-old son earlier in the ordeal. it all started hours earlier when an alameda sheriff's deputies tried to take down a suspect. police are relieved nobody was hurt. >> we were on a primary mission to protect everyone involved including the suspect involved so we were able to enter with s.w.a.t. and hostage negotiations team and have a dialog with the suspect and talk him out and have him surrender to police. >> and just before midnight, you can see the suspect with a gun to his own head and he was

telling police to shoot him and he was crying a lot. he went back into the house where he surrendered and the suspect is facing several felony charges and it will be more severe because he is an ex- felon. back to you. today is election day and the polls are due to open in just four minutes from now. here are some of the changes you will see today, tara? >> reporter: when it comes to the break down, we have 43 who are registered as democrat and 33 republicans and republicans do tends to turn out more at the polls so it could be a wash. and here in alameda county they have to provide language

assistance to voters and here the department of justice will be watching to make sure nobody is discriminated against. we contacted their offices to make sure no complaint was made after the last election. it means a ditch kind of election and for the first time there is a top two vote getters regardless of where, depending on which districts they are in. california as has as many -- -- california has as many as a dozen and that could play a big role in needing to take the house of representatives. coming up, we will be talking about some of the measures they are talking about at the polls and one of them is a cigarette

tax and if you have not voted yet you can't most mark it and you have to turn it in by 8:00 tonight by showing up near one of the voting booths near you. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. a hearing is scheduled for a group of high school seniors in brentwood who were suspended for taking part in a prank. they claim they were unfairly punished. parents said suspending students during fine that is week is just too severe. >> why couldn't they just be not allowed to go to grad night or not be part of other things, not a final? >> it is the totality of the event. we couldn't get started on the

payment because we dealing with the lamb and in the meantime we are pressure washing the paint or peeling off stickers. >> some students will miss finals and they may not be able to attend graduation. the time now is 5:30. and in another case, a court order to get ahold of sheriff ross mirkarimi's phone records. a reportedly they exchanged several text messages after the new year's eve incident where sheriff ross mirkarimi bruised his wife's arm. the ethics hearing begins june 19th. and the board of supervisors could make a new lease and they are asking the city to give them some flexibility. right now the lease runs through 2015 and they are

moving there in time for the season. if they agree, they will give the city more than $5 million. union officials say 99% of their employees voted yesterday to go on a strike. this does not mean they will walk off the job immediately and, they are asking for concessions which is contributing more. the union? >> who is on strike... >> and about 250 hotel workers will begin the second day of the strike in san jose today. workers say they want to freeze their salaries and pay for their healthcare. organizers say they want to get

back to the bargaining table soon. i am thinking you are keeping an eye on 24 because a couple of the big bosses are taking that road to working. >> i am as simple to read as a preschool book. our bosses take this road on highway 24 and you are a boss too if you take this freeway but seriously, we watch highway 4 quite a bit because it is one of the busiest traffic regions. on highway 4 between antioch and concord, it is getting busier by the minute now that we are getting closer to 7:00. let's take a look at the commute, hayward fremont union city and another commute, this is also one of the busiest between hayward and fremont.

san jose in santa clara valley, we have some bad days too but 101 is off to a good commute and hopefully things will stay this way without any major incidents. a couple of patchy clouds, a little cool and breezy after yesterday's system left snow up in the sierra. big time hail reports all the way up to grass valley, it piled up, really good also into 3-year-old carlos nevada. daytime highs are struggling and still we have a northwesterly breeze and i am showing signs of that more westerly than anything else, some 40s here, and santa rosa,

and it is really close so you know you are not far away. there does our system into nevada and the cool air is in place still partly cloudy skies in sonoma and napa and forecast highs will be in the upper 60s and lower 70s and clear lake it should be about 80s, novato 70s vallejo venetia crocket 78, walnut creek, berkeley is in there caster valley, same for more and it hill. santa cruz all there, woodside and 50s and 60s on the coast,

texas rangers mostly clear and breezy, pitching showed up last night so take a jacket. a little cool down with clouds thursday and friday, mostly sunny and warmer weather returns for the weekend. a new trend, we are seeing it nationwide among commuters and more people are using public traps pores station, some people are leaving the cars at home. they reconsidered, i will let you know straight ahead. traffic looks good getting up to the caldecott up until and i will let you know more straight ahead. good morning! wow.

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. welcome back, here is a look at some of the top stories, a standoff in oakland, police arrested a man suspected of stealing a car and firing shots at an alameda sheriff's deputy. he barricaded himself in a home on high street, luckily nobody was hurt. in just 13 minutes from now, the polls will officially open for primary election day. they expect a low turnout for 3

5% of voters casting a ballot. an assistant fire chief says men who were working on plumbing pipes caused an apartment building fire. more than dozen apartments were badly damaged and the people live there is are being allowed to stay in corporate housing for the time being. a federal court will make a key decision over same sex marriage and we will hear what this ruling could mean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, torii and that ruling will happen this morning when a federal appeals court will reconsider the decision that struck down the bill on same sex marriage. >> i think common-sense and human dignity should just be a

right everybody has. >> reporter: now it is believed the majority of the 9th circuit will decide whether to revisit declaring a voter approve band on same sex marriage, they went on to say proposition 8 has no effect other than to lessen the status of gays lesbians in california and to reclassify those to opposite sex couples and one says he agrees with that statement. that is in the institution in itself. >> still, proposition 8 supporters are reviewing and if they decide to hear the case it will go before a judge and 10 randomly selected judges and if not they will ask the supreme court to take a look at this

case. the decision is supposed to come bound this morning and of course when we hear what happens, we will bring it live to you. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 morning news. and voters in wisconsin are deciding to recall scott walker and it is a decision to relieve polls, and democratic challenger, this recall vote is seen as a national referendum versus democratic fiscal policies. edwin ramos' sentencing has been postponed. he was convicted of gunning down tony balogna and his sons michael and matthew bologna. they allowed members of the victim's family to speak directly to and about ramos in

open court.$♪ mother and michael and matthew is in the witness protection program so we are not showing her face. >> ramos was not allowed to speak, his attorney is considering filing a new motion for a trial and if it's not granted, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. speeding was the cause of the crash outside southern california high school. daniel was going more than 50 miles per hour when he ran a red light and crashed into a crowd of people in riverside county last week. he said his breaks failed but others say, they were working. charges could be filed against

him. the miles per hour transportation association said there was an increase in ridership in the first quarter of the year. and it was up 7% between last may and this may and they say the improving economy is a big factor as well. cal trans say ridership is up 9. 7% and the south bay says their ridership is up as well. sal castaneda, how are things going at the bay bridge toll plaza and we also just spoke about cal trans, i have a follower who says cal train has been atrocious these last few days and we are watching them to see if they improve.

to go ahead and let's look at westbound bay bridge and we can see a little bit better. not as bad as yesterday with all that rain but still approaching the 880 split, that traffic is moving along well and if you are driving on southbound 880, there is slowed traffic heading to fremont, let's go to steve. sal, his name is brian and he is savvy on weather. we have mostly clear skies being some lower 40s, sonoma county i have see around 41 and 42 and that's all cool from this system there and there was big time hail reports from redding and snow up in the

sierra valley. especially into grass valley, westerly breeze and it will be mostly sunny and breezy and a little bit warmer, 40s and 50s on the temperatures and it is moving out of the picture but that will keep us warming up. with additional sunshine we will be warmer with upper 70s and lower 80s but it will have a chill in the air. mostly sunny and breezy at times and the winds are turning more westerly. 68 in clear lake and ukiah will be there as well. same for petaluma, 68 richmond, fairfield 71 and martinez 68,

san ramon and upper 60s los gatos all in there, fremont at 67 degrees, and 70 for palo alto, each though it will be sunny, a little on the cool side, declaring breezy and a little bit warmer as we go into the weekend. they are holding an emergency conference call a little later today and they will discuss new fears about the ongoing european debt situation. they are expected to push the european members solutions to the crisis and canadians are particularly likely to talk about change in fiscal policies in the euro zone. and the bakery chain is based in san francisco, and the company is looking for ways to

expand. they should start showing up in starbucks stores. they are paying $119 million for the chain. we'll see the latest sky show and this time the stars are the planets venus and the sun. and baseball fans had a chance to cheer on the home team for the first time in 50 years. good morning, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather.

. here is stocks mixed with major economic news today, and they are holding an emergency conference call trying to find a solution to the debt crisis. the dow jones industrial average is currently down 12094 and s&p 500 is flat and the nasdaq is up 2. well the weather is supposed to be clear and sunny this afternoon and that's good news for armature a front hers wanting -- astronomers and you will see a small dot and it passes between the earth and

supplement twice or every 100 or so years. it will -- and sun twice or every 100 or so years. the baseball team was a big success. they sold out the grand stands for the first game in san rafael in more than 50 years. the team was led on to the field by a parade of new cars and the passive fix went to on to beat them. and the second series ends tonight. >> let's check in with sal. keeping a close eye on the commute. >> i like that one. good morninger one, let's look at what we have, traffic is going to be busy at the toll plaza, a five minute delay, it is not all that bad quickly moving along this traffic is looking good and as we look at the east bay lay ward in union

-- hayward in union city looks good and on the peninsular they are off to a good start. there is a chill in the morning air, low-to-mid 40s for some, still a few partly cloudy skies skies some patchy low clouds, cool with 60s and lower 70s. coming up, shutting down some streets. k tv u had the only camera to capture the dramatic conclusion. stay with us on mornings on 2.