tv Mornings on 2 FOX June 9, 2012 7:00am-10:00am PDT
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and good morning, everyone. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's saturday, june 9th. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. expect a windy day out there. let's check in with rosemary. >> good morning to you. yes, as we watch the winds pick up later today, also an increase in the fire danger. if morning, mostly clear. a little bit of a cool start. a cool start to the morning. and some of us will be turning windy. we'll take a look at what areas are facing an advisory and i will have your afternoon highs coming up. two oakland freeways are back open this morning. they were closed overnight to allow pg&e crews to restring. they were shut down from about 11:00 to this morning. they replaced two lines after an elderly woman ran into a power pole yesterday afternoon. about 6700 people in the area lost power. the woman was taken to the
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hospital with cuttens and bruises. allie rasmus is live for us in oakland where conditions are riped for fire danger. >> reporter: you can see the lines have been restrung be. the power is -- restrung. the power pole is upright. you can see why firefighters were so concerned. there are a lot of homes in the area. some reasons were briefly evacuated when the fire broke out yesterday afternoon. the fire was contained in about an hour and a half. no one was hurt. no homes damaged but it did serve as a remainder about the fire danger. a red flag warning goes into effect today from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. the dry, warm temperatures and expected windy conditions are putting firefighters across the
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state on alert. >> we're here to respond to any fires in the state -- >> this weekend we're ramping up with one tanker. >> reporter: calfire now has some of its aircraft on standby at the santa rosa airport. one of the air pilots told ktvu that the conditions now are the driest they've seen in decades. and there is a red flag warning in effect today, as a reminder. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly crash overnight in oakland. around 4:30 this morning, a vehicle was traveling southbound on highway 13 just south of redwood road. the van veered into three trees. it took firefighters about 20 minutes to reach the victim and they had to use the jaws of life. the victim, they say, likely died on impact. we understand the man was in his 40s.
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investigators say they don't believe alcohol was a factor in this crash. san francisco police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition. it happened just after 11:30 last night in the city's mission district. the male victim was taken to san francisco general hospital with life-threatening injuries. members of occupy san francisco say they will now take their protest to the courtroom. eight protesters face misdemeanor charges for taking over two buildings back in april and may. a night protester faces more serious charges for throwing bricks from the roof. well, the commission of officer johannes mehserle will stand. he's sirveed his two-year sentence. but he wanted that conviction
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overturned -- he's served his two-year sentence. but he wanted that conviction overturned. he will now appeal to the state supreme court. next week, a brentwood softball coach is expected to enter a plea against three sex crimes against a minor. he was charged on monday after an investigation by police. the incidents occurred may 30th. fritz faces charges in 2010 for inappropriate text messages that he sent for another girl. and another such for sierra lamar will begin. she's been missing since march 15th. antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her kidnapping and murder. despite that, the family is hoping for her to still be
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alive. more than 50 heritage high school seniors were suspended and banned from the school's graduation ceremony over a senior rank. the contra costa times says the suspended students' parents will host an alternative ceremony at one of their homes. the students were punished for vandalizing the school and for chaining up a lamb last week. starting next week, dogs will have to be on a leash at moraga park. a group of residents are trying to overturn this. on wednesday, they submitted a commission to the city council asking to keep the 30-year off- leash tradition alive. the counsel has 0 days to verify the issue -- has 30 days to verify the issue. it's shaping up to be a warm weekend but also a windy day. rosemary is watching all of that for us. how is if looking? >> a little bit of a cool
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start. some of us looking back in the 40s. we'll rebound quickly. our numbers will be up. it will be nice in many spots. we're talking about the dry, northerly winds really kicking up in some spaces. that will dry the atmosphere and increase the fire danger. giving you a live look at beautiful blue skies. the winds will help to bring us good visibility. santa rosa, ten miles an hour. 3 in fairfield. you can see the winds not bad right now. they are gusting a little bit in the hills. they are going to increase for the afternoon. we're looking at a red flag warning for some of the bay area. we're talking the carquinez strait through the delta, solano county and the central valley. you can see sacramento town into san joaquin. most of the bay area, no warning here but we'll continue to be dry. the winds are really expected to kick up in some spots along the coast and for our hills
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gusting to 40 to 45 miles an hour. a look at the satellite radar. this ridge of high pressure continues to move toward the coast. we have a weak system. see that, that's called an inside slider and the difference between those air masses is what's bringing us the winds. areas around petaluma, 82 for you today. 79 in kentfield. 69 for sausalito. to the east bay, areas around oakland, san leandro, upper os. danville, livermore, 84 expected for pittsburg, down into the south bay, how about 78. santa clara, and 77 for sunnyvale. along the peninsula, it's going to be a nice day for you. 74 san bruno. 76 san mateo, 69 in san francisco. widespread mid-60s along the coast. pacifica as well as half moon bay there and santa cruz going to be nice and mild to warm as
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well. so the heating trend into monday, monday looks to be the warmest day. as we get into tuesday/wednesday the numbers begin to drop off a little bit. first cooler along the coast on tuesday. still quite warm for our inland spots and then wednesday, the morning clouds will return to the area. low 60s and mid- to upper 80s expected for the win land areas. a good-looking weekend in store. if you are headed to the beach, there are advisories for the water quality there. i will take you a look at ha and show you your lunchtime numbers coming up. right now -- at that and show you your lunchtime numbers coming up. right now, state route 84 is closed. that road is choke -- that road is expected to reopen. and interstate 880 rolling through oakland just past the coliseum. the sun is out on this gorgeous
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day. a man crashes a stolen suv right into a building in washington, d.c. what some are saying about the man behind the wheel and why a terrorism task force had to be called out. and cutting out the middleman. the discount one local hospital is offering to try to get patients to not use their insurance to pay their bill. finally carpet cleaning got easier. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. its upright brush with activating trigger removes 3 times more dirt
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good morning to you. a live look from our roof cam this morning towards the city. san francisco, 54 degrees and light winds. a man was killed in a double shooting overnight at a graduation celebration in antioch. the party was at a home near west 9th and i-streets. police say they responded to the shooting just before 2:45 this morning. two men were found with gunshot wounds. one of them died at the scene. anyone with information about the gunman is asked to call
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antioch police. a portland man has been charged with two counts of murder including a bay area teenager. adrian walz is accused of fatally shooting his mother and sniffier on monday night. his 16-year-old -- nephew on monday night. his 16-year-old nephew was visiting and his next scheduled court date is june 25th. if convicted, he could face the death penalty. gerald galaway faces 0 to 40 years in prison -- 20 to 40 years in prison. prosecutors say he killed celestial cassman in hawaii last year. he was arrested the mex day. police in washington, d.c. arrested a han who may have
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intentionally -- a man who may have intentionally ran into a building. there are reports that the man inside the suv that ran into the building was doused with gasoline. he was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries. agents are not saying whether that man has any links to terrorism. president obama says the u.s. must make higher education more affordable. or risk falling behind the rest of the world. nationwide over the past three years, school districts have lost over 250,000 educators. think about what that means for our country. when there are fewers teachers in our schools, class sizes start to climb up. in his -- >> in his weekly address, he talked about his visit to nevada. he says in today's economy, the best predictor of success is a good education. he urges congress to pass a portion. bill. mitt romney is spending time with the -- portion of the
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bill. mitt romney is spending time with orrin hatch. utah is the last state to hold the primary which takes place on the 26th of this month. there are rumors mitt romney will pick a running mate before the republican national convention in august. florida senator, mother co rubio, who has said before, he's not interested in the job won the straw poll in illinois. rubio received 30% of the vote followed by new jersey governor, chris christie, with -- with 14%. a taliban individual killed nato troops. the suicide bomber blew him
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selves up. -- blew himself up. timothy poe recently appeared on the show "america's got talent." he won the crowd over with his stories of being injured while on dueny afghanistan. now in -- now it seems -- on duty in afghanistan. now it seems like he may have embellished the truth. there's no record of him being in iraq or afghanistan. now he's not sure what the truth is. >> i don't really know what is reality and not. >> poe said he did not lie and his brain was injured overseas which is why he can't remember what happened. he says he does not know why the army doesn't have a record of his injury. the story has injured many soldiers and vets who said he was just trying to collect on the training he received in the nine years of duty. the obama administration wants to find out who leaked national security information. eric holder has appointed two federal prosecutors to take
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over the investigations. recent news reports the two prosecutors will have great latitude in investigating the white house and congress about those leaks. a military justice say bradley manning downloaded files while working as an intelligence analyst in baghdad in 2009 and 2010. they say he aided al qaeda by handing over war logs and battlefield video clips. the national institute for occupational safety and help says the program should cover 50 types of cancer for police, fire, paramedics and other be new yorkers who inhaled -- and
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other new yorkers who inhaled toxic dust. the extension would make them eligible for free treatment. a deadly outbreak has hit california -- a deadly outbreak of e. coli has hit california. illnesses were reported in georgia. one person died in louisiana. other illnesses occurred in almost -- alabama and florida. some doctors are offering discounts to those who pay their bills early. those patients with insurance who settle their hospital bills right away can get 5% off. even those without insurance can get almost half of their bill if they pay within 30 days. >> for those patients in a position to pay their bill promptably, it's good for them because they get a discount, it saves us money on the back end
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on the collection side. >> take about five or six really deep breaks. >> doctors are giving deals to patients who pay cash up front. on wednesday, more than 4500 registered nurses are hitting the picket line. nurses at petaluma valley hospital and nurses from sutter health facilities will be striking. they say it's over changes to on-call scheduling and pay. they say these changes could lead to unsafe conditions. but hospital officials say the changes are fair and necessary under president obama's affordable care act. these at&t employees in oakland were part of 18,000 workers who staged a one-day strike in california and nevada. the union communications workers of america and at&t have been negotiating since the
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current contract expired in april. disagreements include annual pay raises, sick leave and employee contributions. for the first time, california highway patrol officers will be furloughed. this agreement goes to union voters. the bay area is ruling out of -- rolling out the red carpet for the world's top golfers. they are putting the final touches on before next week's u.s. open. more than 334,000 spectators are expected -- 33,000 spectators are expected on each day of that tournament. two golf lovers are spending their vacation voling at the -- volunteering at the open. >> i was able to go in the tent with the media and do the mail and be on the greens with them.
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and really up close and personal. [ laughter ] >> in preparation additional staff has been hired due to the increase of expected spectators. "tornado tattoo" offered free thunder tattoos. the -- they gave away free tattoos. you will have to stop at the gate but you won't have to pay. why yosemite is offering free admission today. a notable warmup on the way for your bay area weekend. we'll take a look at the numbers -- coming up.
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a grass fire near fremont caused a traffic jam on 680. cameras here captured the backup. you can see the emergency lights from fire trucks on the left side of the screen. firefighters say they got ton scene pretty quickly and put out the flames before any were able to spread. a brush fire in los angeles county has burned 500 acres so far. the so-called five-mile fire has closed part of interstate 5 near castaic. about 250 firefighters are working in the area. they have the fire about 10% contained. the cause is still under investigation. if you are looking for something to do today, it's free to get into yosemite national park. it's all in celebration of national get out doors today. while there's no fee to get out, there's -- admission is also free today near woods national monument if you want
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to stay a little closer to home as well as san francisco's maritime historical work. i was just there. it was beautiful. it did rain, which i blame rosemary for. it was cold but it warmed right back up. you forget about the temperatures when you see the gorgeous -- >> oh, yeah. no rain this weekend and we'll be dry and the winds will be strong. those northerly winds creating a bit of concern when it comes to fire danger. if you are heading to the beaches, there is an advisory for elevated bacteria levels in the water. we're talking about parts of san mateo, parts of santa cruz and parts of monterey county beaches. they will be posted there. i just want you to be aware of that if you are thinking, mostly sunny skies, it will be nice, let's head to the beach. temperatures upper 40s, low 50s. mostly clear skies.
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there's a gust in santa rosa and parts of the delta. winds generally between 5 to 10 miles an hour. at noontime, low 60s to the coast. 60s to low to mid-70s. already nice to mild between lunchtime and dry breezy weather expected for the afternoon. mid-80s in the forecast. for some of the warmer spots. definitely a change over yesterday, anywhere from 5 to 8 degrees dramming -- warming for many spots. we do expect a bit of an onshore breeze for the afternoon, but that northerly wind will be with us for today. if you are just joining us parts of the delta with a red flag warning a little bit later this afternoon and this morning and lasting through the day. your extended forecast shows you the heat will be on, monday, tuesday, thursday. mid- to upper 40s for the coast. if you are looking to adopt
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a dog or cat, you may want to pick one up this weekend, because shelters are all taking part in the nation's largest two-day adoption event. they are hoping to place 3,000 pets. headed to trial. the conversation between the two defendants in the bryan stow beating case that helped the judge make his decision. and tickets for reserved seats are going on sale for the giants. we'll tell you how much they will cost you.
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the repairs are complete and two major bay area roadways are back open this morning. gunman, everyone -- good morning, everyone. i'm me back. >> i'm claudine wong. a section of the freeway was closed between 11:00 p.m. and 12:30 this morning. pg&e crews replaced two lines knocked down when an elderly woman knocked down a power pole. about 6700 people in the area lost power and this also sparked a brush fire and allie rasmus is in oakland with how this is increasing fire danger. >> reporter: good morning. there is a red flag warning
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scheduled to go into effect today starting from 11:00 to 10:00 tonight. right now we're in the oakland hills. behind us you can see some of the damage sparked by the grass fire that started with that downed power line out here. you can see from the black soot on the ground where the fire kept up the hillside, and around the fire line there is a fire hose still out here. no one was injured in the fire. it does serve as a reminder about the continued fire danger this weekend. about 100 oakland firefighters worked along the park and cal firefighters to put that fire out in just over an hour. we are now two weeks into the fire eason. firefighters across the state are preparing for this warm weekend. >> it's the wind, i think. it's the hot, dry, temperatures and the wind, especially the north wind because the north wind is a drying wind and when you get a fire going, the rate
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of spread is much faster with a north wind. >> reporter: calfire now has some of its aircraft on stand- by. they have 22 tankers ready to respond. the conditions are the driest one says in decades. there is a red flag warning to go into effect 11:00 this morning and it should expire at 10:00 tonight. back to you. a judge ordered louie sanchez and marvin norwood to stand trial for beating bryan stow, citing this conversation. [inaudible] >> attorneys argued over whether the tapes specifically referred to the stow attack.
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>> both defendants should be held to answer on the charges, your honor, and likewise, mr. sanchez should be held -- held to answer on the other misdemeanor battery charge. >> sanchez faces 11 years. norwood faces nine years for the so attack. both men are also facing unrelated firearms charges which carry an additional ten years in prison. a man accused of shooting four people in vallejo park is in custody. gregory joseph bethany was arrested on wednesday in los angeles. he's suspected of shooting one person and injuring three others in an attack at crest park three weeks ago. they tracked him from phoenix to los angeles and searched two vallejo homes and recovered a rifle that they say is likely
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the murder weapon. police say four people tried to rob the golden treasure store on may 30th. but when one of the men pull out a gun, the store owner pulled out a gun and shot him. police are sill searching for one more suspect in the case. a 4-year-old girl from concord is recovering from her 8th surgery. she was playing in front of her family's apartment. and she told -- she told her parents another be child threw chalk in the street and has when she went out to get it. that's when she was -- and that's when she went out to get it. that's when she was struck by a blue truck. >> that person deserves to be punished, whatever he did to my child. >> the family is offering $2,000 for any information that leads to an arrest and now they are hoping their child fully recovers. if the latest operation to repair her ankle does not work. doctors say they may have to amputate. >> a man in his 50s is
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recovering from minor injuries this morning. it happened along the f-line yesterday morning. firefighters say the man may have been trying to get on the trolley when he somehow got trapped. he suffered cuts on his legs and was taken to the hospital. squatters are taking over a foreclosed home in antioch. >> do you guys live here? >> yeah. >> are you squatting in this house? >> no. can you get the camera off me. >> we don't have to. we're standing on the sidewalk. >> eric rasmussen, a reporter, talked to someone who said she has a lease. but neighbors say that woman and several others have been squatting there. the cutlers used to own the home but moved out after losing it in foreclosure. >> the police officer told me there is a real bad element
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around the house, they recover stolen cars around the house but they can't tie it to anybody. >> the cutlers are still liable for the home and although the bank foreclosed on the home, the home is still in their name. new nike shoes go on sale. some people have been waiting in line for a weekend for those shoes. people outside the chic shoe store on market street in san francisco, about 40 people in that line at one point. waiting for the nike shoe designed by -- nike "yeezy" shoes designed by kanye west the shoes retail for $245 and everyone is only allowed to buy
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one pair. some will keep them, some will sell them on ebay. one recent bid went for $90,000. your time is 7:36. it should be warm and windy. we talked about the fire danger and rosemary is watching all of this. how are things looking? >> it's a beautiful start. we have cloudless conditions and plenty of blue skies. numbers are rebounding now that the sun has been up for a little over an hour and a half. lather on the sunblock. plenty of sunshine expected and for some of us, perhaps many of us, breezy conditions there at the city. you can see even the coast is clear this morning. checking the winds along the coastline, gusting pretty good to about 36 miles an hour in and around the north bay. you can see here inside notice the winds anywhere from 5 to 10 miles an hour, right around santa rosa, i picked up a gust to 17. for the most part, the winds
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are not bad. they are gonna be picking up for the afternoon and we even have advisories to talk about here in just a moment. the satellite radar showing you what's going on out there. we have this week hoe that's moving through. we like to -- it doesn't have any moisture with it. but the change in the air mass from that to this ridge of high pressure is really gonna crank up the winds. and the high pressure as it builds in will bring the sinking air. we're looking at clear conditions, warmer conditions. breezy for the coast today. inland areas are really going to turn hot over the next couple of days. the dry weather is gonna bring on the heightened fire danger. upper 40s in napa. 49 for livermore. 53 in san jose. not too bad out there. we were a little bit cooler but now our temperatures are starting -- are starting to warm a little bit. 83 novato. 8 pelt luma.
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78 for san rafael. upper 60s saw lea toe -- sausalito. for the east bay, you are looking good. the afternoon for you. 80 san jose, 78 santa clara. 77 in sunnyvale and for the peninsula, the afternoon going to be nice. 78 redwood city. mid-60s for the coast. we do have water quality issues for the coastline. your extended forecast continuing to climb. sunday will be the warmest day of the weekend. and then we begin this light cooldown. 66 expected for the coast which is a drop as well as for the inland areas. it takes a while before the sea breeze begins to kick in. mid- to upper 80s for the valley locations. low 60s for the coast.
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back to the desk. you will need to spend a lot of green if you want to see the red and gold. starting on monday, the 49ers are gonna sell 50,000 season tickets for reserve seating. some tickets are gonna cost twice as much. prices range from $85 to $200 a game. but fans must also pay a one- time license fee which will go from $2,000 to $12,000. with the team consend tending for the super bowl, they -- contending for the super bowl, they expect a sellout for the upcoming season. people are disappointed that "yale have another" will not be at the triple crown. the horse's owner said a freakish leg injury involving a tendon forced the prize favorite into early retirement. >> he looked great on the track
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and then you could tell the -- you could tell he didn't feel good. it was unanimous between my brother and i and everyone at the barn to retire him. >> the last horse to win the triple crown "affirmed" back in 1978. well, sold out in less than two hours. and waiting for answers and why it may be weeks before family members can bury loved ones killed in the nigerian plane crash. let's take a look at 280 in the south bay. sun is sunshining. traffic is moving smoothly. your time now is 7:31. and this is "mornings on 2" -- 7:41. and this is "mornings on 2."
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good morning to you. what a gorgeous shot. the syrian army this morning launched a new round of attacks. opposition forces say the killing has killed about two dozen civilians in two cities. among the victims were women and children. the united nations estimates 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising began 15 months ago. but act visits but -- act visits put the death toll at more than 13,000. family members of victims of the nigerian air crash are trying to identify bodies. they've been coming to lagos -- lagos hospital to do dna to
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identify the bodies. it could be a few weeks before all of the testing is done. the plane crashed after hitting an amount building on the fan a -- on the final approach to landing. the madrid government is asking european leaders to recap talize its banks becoming the fourth country to ask for a bailout. spain is reportedly asking for $50 billion. a credit service cut madrid's credit rating three notches. we have new details on a story we first told but yesterday on the news. >> we're getting a look at the 11-acre estate that features a 20,000 square foot, five swimming pools and two helicopter pad. over memorial day weekend, police say this estate pam a party spot for about 100 teenagers when they responded of reports of a disturbance they saw people running -- running from the home. >> the officers did not contact anybody in the area until about
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parents raised democrat 50,000 in donations for a graduation party. kevin aranha, an american- born muslim, said he tried to fly back home after graduation. but he was told he's on the fbi's no-fly list. fbi agents reportedly questioned him for hours about his religious beliefs and the time he spent at mosques. he told them -- they told him he could walk only walk or sail back to the u.s. >> he crossed the bord he and too -- he crossed the tijuana border and it took him two days. >> you see my bloodshot eyes. it's very tiring and
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depressing. law enforcement agencies are being criticized for trying to profit from cash seizures -- seizures. local, state and federal agencies keep the cash they confiscate. but critics offer this could be -- could be more of a curse and say this could change the way police split their resources. instead of putting police officers on the streets, they put officers on the street to seek out assets. the money is supposed to pay for new vehicles, k-9 units but one georgia sheriff spent $90,000 on a dodge viper to
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promote awareness. detroit could be broke in a week if the state pulls $80 million in revenue sharking. while the city goes to court, the mayor says he's preparing for a crisis. the mayor and city council have an emergency meeting set for monday. a new poll shows governor jerry brown is convincing californians the state needs to approve several temporary tax increases. 52% of voters support his measures on the november ballot. 35% oppose it. >> the tax measures, they are
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more popular than i am, as a matter of fact. that's a good size -- on their own merit. film crews will begin filming a movie about steve jobs. the movie entitled "jobs" will star ashton kutcher and focus on his life between 1991 and 2000. filmmakers say they want to create a gripping and truthful portrayal of his life. at the same time work on the jobs movie begis, the -- jobs' movie begins, the apple conference starts on monday. 5,000 passes to the event at $1600 eve sold out in less than two hours back in april. the developers' conference lasses for five days. no major product announcements
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are expected. it was a new record in support of san francisco's glide memorial church. a bid of nearly $3.5 million for lunch were billionaire investor warren buffet. this year's online auction eclipsed last year's by $800,000. in the past 15 years, he's raised $11 million for glide's charities which provide food, shelter and charity -- charities for countless people. a man in prison for a crime he didn't commit is now free and pursuing his dream to be in the nfl. lindsay lohan is out of the hospital. what she's saying about the car crash that put her there. sunny skies out there and a warmup underway. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right.
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actress lindsay lohan is out of the hospital after crashing on the pacific coast highway in san how cau. this is a picture of -- san machine cau. this is a picture -- santa monica. this is a picture of the vehicle. she and her passenger were taken to the hospital as a precaution. lohan claims she was not at fault, that a truck cut her off. the judge in the roger clemens' perjury trial said it's now in the late innings. yesterday, clemens' wife testified that she received an injection of steroids but not her husband. jurors could receive the case by tuesday. father's day is a week from tomorrow. not everyone is able to spend that day with their dads. so at san quentin some got past the bars. >> one man got to see his grandson
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for the first time. >> it's just beautiful to see him for the first time. i'm not in prison right now. i'm at home with my family right now. >> 25 bus loads of youngsters arrived. a man who spent five years in prison for a rain he did not commit gets another shot at his nfl dream. the san francisco chargers brought brian banks in to work with a linebacker coach. he woulded -- he worked out with the seattle seahawks. the california innocence project helped free him last month. it was a bit unconvention am but the seattle mariners are the owners of the first no- hitter of the season. it took six hitchers to get it done last night in a 1-0 victory. kevin millwood started the game and only gave up one walk when he felt a twinge warming up.
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he was taken out of the game. giants' third baseman pablo sandoval will be activated off the dl. bruce bochy said the team could use another hitter. the giants face the rangers today. the rangers shut out the giants 5-0 last night to get their first-ever win at at&t. meantime, the oakland as are on the road taking on the arizona diamondbacks. the as jumped out to a lead in the 2nd. seth smith got the diamondbacks up with a leaping catch at the wall to rob aaron hill. what a rob. arizona mounted a huge comeback and it all came to a head at the bottom of the 9th. right over the wall for a walkoff home run.
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d-backs win 9-8. a lot of changing weather out there. it's not just a nice day. rosemary is calling it all. >> yes, it will be warm and breezy in many areas. winds 10 to 20 miles an hour, gusting in some cases. stronger than that especially for the hills. and those northerly winds are going to plummet that relative humidity out there. we'll be very dry. we are talking about elevated fire danger. the giant, 66 degrees. mostly sunny skies. i forgot to change that to saturday. that happening in the afternoon today. it will be a great day to be out. bring a baseball cap, a hat or at least sun grasses -- sunglasses. 69 in san francisco. 78 for redwood city, 80 san jose, low 80s for the inland east bay as well as the inland north bay. numbers continue to climb. at some point it will be
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toasty. tuesday, still holding onto some of that heat. but by wednesday we get to slide in the -- slide in the 80s. mid-60s to 70s and even warmer for tomorrow. well, are you feeling creative? the city of alameda is inviting you to build a sandcastle. the contest starts this morning at robert crown memorial state beach over in alameda. if your family wants to register, you have to -- you have an hour. you have to be there at 9:00 a.m. with your own shovels an buckets. the judging begins at noon and the award will be handed out at 9:00. they are accused of taking over two buildings in san francisco. why two members plan to take other the courts. and they are not allowed to participate in the ceremony.
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on standby this weekend. we have a big warmup in store for your bay area weekend. i will take a closer look for you -- coming up. spice. good morning, everyone -- and good morning, everyone. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. it certainly feels better out there. a good day to hang out by the pool. >> oh, yeah, bring out the shorts and lather that sunscreen on the kids. a beautiful start to the morning. a little cool. but not warm at all. warmer, wind yip weather for many of us in the afternoon. that will trigger a red flag warning for a few parts of the bay area. we will take a look at what you can expect for the day and show you the warmest day two oakland freeways are back open today.
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sections of interstate 580 and highway 13 were shut down from 11:00 p.m. to this morning. an elderly woman ran into a power pole on mount boulevard yesterday afternoon and about 6700 customers in the area cost power. investigators say the driver suffered some type of medical problem. the crash also sparked a three- alarm, two-acre brush fire. police investigates -- police investigated homes. >> that's when i saw the fire, going down the hill. pretty scary. >> about 100 firefighters battled the fire. they made sure there were no embers last night. the woman driver is reportedly in stable condition at the hospital. that incident in oakland is another reminder of the fire danger in the bay area. firefighters believe it will be an active fire season.
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calfire says some of its aircraft are on standby at the santa rosa airport. in all, 200 acres are capable to respond to any location in california in 13 minutes or less. >> we're gonna have our -- more than our fair share of fires. we need to respond to them immediately. slow the fire down so the helicopters bulldozers and firefighters can get there and -- can get there and put the fire out. >> that pilot told us the conditions are the driest he's seen in his career.
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one man was killed in a double shooting overnight at a graduation party in antioch. that party was pat a home near west 9th and i-streets. police responded to the shooting before 2:45 this morning. two men were found with gunshot wounds and one died at the scene. anyone with any information is asked to call antioch police. well, no arrests have been made in a shooting in san francisco that left a man in critical condition. it happened just after 11:30 last night at the corner of 16th in the city's mission district. the man was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. occupy san francisco has a plan for city prosecutors. right now, eight protesters face misdemeanor charges for taking over two buildings in the tenderloin district. a 9th district faces more serious charges for allegedly throwing bricks. the group says it will occupy
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the croom by rejecting any plea deals from prosecutors and going to trial. they believe the jury will sympathize with their cause. the conviction of johannes mehserle will stand. the state appeals court ruled that his claim that he mistook his taser for his gun will stand -- the ruling will stand on that. he will appeal. for the second time a brentwood softball coach is accused of sex crimes against a minor. on monday, ryan fritz was charged on three counts. they say the latest incidents occurred on may 30th and involved one victim. fritz also faced charges in 2010 for inappropriate text messages and e-mails he sent to a different girl. he's scheduled to enter a plea next week. a volunteer search for
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sierra lamar is getting underway. she's been missing since march 16th. antolin garcia-torres has been arrested for her kidnapping and murder. despite the charges, her family is holding out hope she will be found alive. volunteers can meet the -- can meet at the search center in morgan hill. a separate celebration will be happening for those who cannot celebrate their graduation. seniors were suspended over a senior prank. the suspended students' parents will host an alternative ceremonies at one of the homes. the students were punished for vandalizing the school last week. people in morago are fighting back after a new leash law goes into effect today. the group of residents is
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trying to offturn this -- trying to overturn this. the city council has 30 days to verify this. good morning to you. a heatup in store for your weekend. a live look from our roof cam into the oakland estuary. isn't that just a beautiful day? we have -- view? we have blue skies overhead. our numbers are anywhere from 4 to 8 degrees above yesterday's highs. we have the north breeze that's gonna really pick up this afternoon and that's really going to dry us out. we'll talk about the fire weather coming up. right now, the winds are 12 miles an hour, gusting to 15 in -- at styles. we have fairfield, 17 miles an hour. fairfield, reporting gusts to 20 even 25 at times. perhaps a little breezy out outside -- outside your der and the winds will be increasing,
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it's -- increasing -- your door and the winds will be increasing. 56 degrees in oakland. 523 san francisco, 57 san jose. 54 in livermore. 57 santa rosa and mid-50s in san francisco. if you are stepping you to the farmers market or a softball game, it's not bad out there. it's actually pretty good out there. the winds will be increasing through the afternoon as well. sunday looks to be the warmest day. ha fire danger increasing through the afternoon. the wind gust could reach 45 miles an hour especially for the hills. this is for the central valley, stretching -- stretches into the carquinez strait. the relative humidity will plummet with the dry, northerly winds. we've got this system you can see sliding past as high pressure bea gins to build
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right behind -- right behind it. expect breezy conditions and warmer weather. 2 expected for st. helena. 38 for novato. 78 san rafael. 69 sausalito, how about the east bay. 77 san leandro. 77 oakland. walnut creek, livermore, antioch, checking in at 84. breezy conditions for you. 80 san jose. 77 expected in sunnyvale, 74 be. 69ny city. mid-60s for pacifica as well as half moon -- half moon bay. the mercury continues to climb. low 90s. meanwhile along the coast it's gonna be quite nice. low 70s in the forecast. sunday, monday, could be the warmest day, as weigh beat -- a as weigh get into tuesday, our
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temperatures begin to slide a little bit. maybe more so for the coast. by wednesday all of us begin to feel a little bit of a cooldown. coming up, iwill take a look at an advisory for you. if you plan to head to -- i will take a lack at an advisory for you. if you plan to head to the beach, i will have that -- coming up. a former soldier about an injury during compat that may or may not have ever actually happened. and a discount one hospital is offering for treatment but there are strings attached. this is 680 in walnut creek. three rains are shut down. while the chp is clearing that scene. 8:10. you are watching "mornings on 2".
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good morning to you a live look from san francisco this morning. it's a beautiful start to the bay in the city. 55 degrees and a light breeze. a portland man has been formally charged with two counts of murder and one of the victims is a teenager from the bay area. 41-year-old adrian wallace is accused of fatally shooting his mother and nephew. his 6-year-old nephew lived in mountain view but was in orie -- oregon whiting his grandmother when this happened.
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wallace's next court date is the 15th. if convicted, he faces the death penalty. yesterday, galoway pled no contest and noth -- pled not guilty for killing celestial cassman. police in washington, d.c. arrested a man who rammed a stolen suv into an office building. that suv crashed through a plate glass window last night. the fbi's joint terrorism task force rushed through the building. there are reports that the inside of the suv was doused through -- was doused with gasoline. new this morning, president obama says the united states must make higher education more
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affordable or falling behind the rest of the world. >> nationwide over the past three years, school districts have lot over 50,000 educators. think about what that means for our country. when there are fewer teachers in our schools, class sizes start to climb up. >> in his weekly address he talked about his visit to the university of nevada, las vegas. he says in today's economy, the best predictor of success is a good education. he urges congress to pass a portion of the jobs bill which helps states pay for her teachers. mitt romney is spending time with the longest current- serving senator. romney traveled to cam wayne -- to utah to campaign with orrin hatch. there are rumors romney will pick a running mate before the republican national convention in august.
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mother co rebu yowon a straw poll in illinois. he received 30% of the vote followed by chris christie with 14%. a taliban suicide bomber disguised as a woman killed four french troops today. french forces were responding to an explosive plant under a bridge. when they arrived, they a suicide bomber blew himself up. the singing army soldier accused of misleading america says he's confused about what happened. timothy poe recently appeared on the show "america's got talent." he won the judges over with miss stories about being in afghanistan. the but the -- but the army says they have no documents
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that indicate he was wounded and hurt. now he says he's not sure. >> i don't know what is reality and what is not. >> he said he did not lie. his brain was injured oversees and he -- and that's why he can't remember what happened. his anger -- story has tried reach -- his store has reached the entire nation. recent news reports reveal the u.s. role in a cyber attack on iran's nuclear program, there have been stories about how intelligence agents uncovered an al qaeda plot to u.s.-bound jets. the two prosecutors will have great hat latitude in investigating the white house and the congress about the leaks. at the same time, an army private is accused of big -- is
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accused of the biggest leak to wikileaks. a military judge says he will not throw out any of the charges. police say he downloaded the whiles -- files while working as an intelligence in 2009 and 2010 and they say he cadeed al qaeda by handing offer documents and video clips. a deadly outbreak of e. coli has hit california and other states. one child lied -- died in louisiana. illnesses were also reported in georgia, alabama, tennessee and georgia. health officials have identified the particular
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strain -- the particular strain but they are still interviewing people who got sick to try to fick out the source -- the source. at marin general hospital in green beret, patients with insurance who settled their hospital bills right away can get 25% off. even those without insurance can get half off of their bill if they pay the hospital directly in 30 days. for those patients in a position to pay their bill promptably -- promptly it's good for the hospital because it saves us on mon the back end of the collection side. doctors are giving deals to -- >> doctors are giving deals to those patients who pay front. a -- in a few day, nurses and doctors will walk off the job and strike. they say it's over changes to
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oncall scheduling and pay. they say those changes could lead to changes in surgical nursing staff and -- staffing changes. [chanting] >> these -- that's at&t workers are striking. the union workers and at&t have been negotiating since the current contract expired in april. disagreements include annual pay raises, sick leave and employee contributions to healthcare coverage. for the first time, california highway patrol officers will be furloughed. the chp officers union reached an agreement with the governor yesterday to furlough officers eight hours per month for one year. now, the eight greet now goes to the union members for a ratification of a vote and those fewer rows -- furloughs would go into effect on july
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1st. tiger woods, phil mickelson and the other greats in the world will make their way in san francisco in just a couple of days. the olympic club is putting on the final touches before the u.s. open. giant l.e.d. displays are kneeing -- are being set up to keep stores -- to scene scores and ads. two golfers from el dorado county are spending their vacation volunteering at the open. >> i was able to go in the tent and with the media at the president's cup and i got to do the mail. up close and personal types. well, smuggling inside her
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qualified homes and organizers are hoping to place 3,000 pets. last year 23 animals were placed during this adopt-a- thon. if you are looking for something to do today, it's free to get into yosemite national park. >> the fee free day is in celebration -- park. the fee free day is in celebration of the national park. there's still fees to camp, lodge or participant and other activities. admission is also free at the mon mewment and san francisco's maritime historic of a -- monument and san francisco's maritime historical park. and gorgeous weather. if people are thinking about going to the beaches, good day? bad day? >> it's a good day to be at the beach. we'll have postings right there. so that's to be aware of. it's blue skies over the area this morning. it will continue to be a breeze expected for the afternoon. temperatures warming in the mid- 60s. mid-70s if you are headed
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to santa cruz. but there is a water quality advisory for some of our beaches along the peninsula, san mateo, santa cruz, monterey county. if you are headed out there at surfer's beach, pill ar's point, you may find the posts there. they should be there. keep an eye out for them -- keep an eye out for them. 78 for fremont. low 80s san jose. 70s for the peninsula. 69 degrees this afternoon in the city. going to be windy in some cases, especially for our hills. anywhere from 35 to 45 mile-an- hour gusts expected for the afternoon and some of the west sections of our valley locations seeing some wind. i -- areas right around the delta, car knee nis strait -- carquinez strait. temperatures will continue to climb into sunday. monday will be the warmest day. we get a little bit of a cooldown on tuesday. but a better cooldown on
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wednesday. back to you. well, a portland woman has been arrested after her boyfriend leakily smuggled her -- allege -- leakedly smuggled her into his suitcase. his neighbors saw him rolling in a pink suitcase for monthing. neighbors called police -- for months. neighbors called police because they got suspicious and the police came and she was arrested. >> she wanted to be there bad enough to get in. >> i just saw him going in and out many times with that suitcase. it was heavy because mcgrath who is 5'6" and weighs 96 pounds was banned from the building last year for breaking a fire extinguisher case during an argument. so her boyfriend began to sneak her in in the suitcase. she was arrested on the trespassing charge and has been released from jail. well, the men charged with the beating of bryan stow will
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fire season underway in the bay area and fire danger especially thigh weekend of the welcome back. i'm mike mibach and i'm claudine wong. fire crews worked yesterday to put out a grass fire along interstate 580 no oakland. that started after an elderly woman crashed her car. they shut down highway 1
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overnight but those highways are now back open. that three alarm brush fire sparked by that accident is out this morning but the fire danger i re mains this weekend. allie rasmus is live now in oakland as a red flag warning is set to go into into effect in a couple hours. >> reporter: there is an increased fire danger because of the warm temperatures we're going to have all weekend and also expected wind gusts later on. we were just over at the fire station where they were preparing for the warm summer months and they were talking about this grass fire they had to put out yesterday. you can see some of the damage. this is near the intersection of edwards and mountain boulevard. it burned yesterday afternoon after downed power lines sparked the fire. a hundred oakland firefighters worked along east bay park to contain the grass fire. firefighters say it's a reminder to prepare for the summer months. >> we're at a heightened fire alert which means people need
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to be conscious when they're mowing their lawns. don't discard cigarettes out of their cars. just be really conscious of what you're doing as far as open flames and such. >> reporter: now we're two weeks president is into the fire season and cool fire is also getting prepared. they have stand by. they have a total of 22 tanker planes across the state ready to respond to a fire within 13 minutes at any location. now, starting at 11:00 this morning, there is a red flag warning in effect for areas further north and east of here. the delta, sacramento valley, that red flag fire danger warning is supposed to be in effect from 11 until 10:00 tonight. a judge ordered louie sanchez and marvin norwood to stand trial yesterday for beating bryan stow siting this
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jailhouse conversation. >> attorneys argued over whether the tape specifically referred to the stow attack. >> it's not specific enough and it really doesn't say -- >> both defendants should be held to answer on the charges relating to bryan stow you know, and like wise mr. sanchez should be held to answer on the other misdemeanor battery charges. >> sanchez is facing 11 years in prison for the attack on stow and additional charges for other crimes at dodgers stadium. norwood is facing nine years for the stow attackment both men are also facing unrelated federal firearm charges. the man suspected of shooting four people at valet owe park is now under arrest. 18-year-old gregory bethany was arrested. he admitted to detectives that he was involved in last
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saturday ice's attack. 58-year-old homer woodrow was killed in that attack. bethany is now awaiting transfer to the solano county jail. >> police in san ramon have arrested another suspect in the attempted robbery of a jewelry store. they arrested gregory on wednesday a fourth suspect is still at large. investigators say the men tried to rob the golden treasure store back on may 30th. according to investigating one of the robbers brandished a weapon and the store owner shot and killed him. a conquer mother is pleading with the public to help find the truck that ran down her 4-year-old daughter. one month go aleemah ahmady was playing in front of her family's apartment. she told her parents another child threw some chalk in the street and she ran out to get it. that's when she was hit by a blue truck with large tires and tinted windows.
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after following multiple leads police are still looking for that truck. >> he deserves to be punished whatever he did to my child. >> the family is now offering $2000 for any information that leads to an arrest. they are hoping their child fully recovers. if the latest operation to repair her ankle does not work doctors say they may have to afternoon at a at a time at a time. a man is recovering from minor injuries after getting struck under a trollly. had happened yesterday. firefighters say the man may have been trying to get on the trollly when he got trapped underneath it. they had to put the train on stilts to get him free. ktvu has uncovered another example of squatters taking over a foreclosed home in antioch. >> you guys live here in. >> are you squatting in this house? >> no. can you get the camera off me?
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>> ktvu eric rasmussen talked to a woman who says she has a lease and lives in house. neighbors say they have been squatting there for months. the cutlers owned the home but moved out over a year ago after losing it to foreclosure. >> they told me there's just a real bad element around the house, that hairy re cover stolen cars outside the front of the house. >> the cutlers say they are still liable for the home although the bank foreclosed on the house the property is still in their name. authorities say squatting has become a serious problem in this part of contra costa county. >> people have been waiting in line all week for new nigh wee shoes and they have just 30 minutes to go until those shoes are on sale. this is outside the sheik shoe
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store. the last time we checked there were 40 people in line waiting for the nike yzy shoe. the first few people had been in line since monday. >> i need these shoes. it's just like i've been out here and -- it's like a tattoo. once you start you can't stop. >> well, those shoes aren't cheap. they retail for $245 and everyone is only allowed to buy one pair. most people we talked to say they're going to keep them, although some say you will see the shoes they buy on ebay. one recent online bid for the shoes went for $90,000. >> you're going to have too to spend a lot of green if you want to see the red and gold. starting monday the 9ers will sell 50,000 season tickets at the new stadium. some tickets will cost twice as much as a similar seat at candle stick park. prices range from 85 to $200 per game but fans must also pay a one time license fee which
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could go between 2 and $12,000. with the team contending for a super bowl officials expect selling out once the stadium opens. >> horse racing fans were shocked and i did disappointed that i'll have another will not race for the triple crown. this is video of the horse at the track yesterday. the horse's owner says a freakish leg injury involving a tendon forced the prized favorite into early retirement. >> he looked great on the track but cooling out you could tell that swelling was back and at that point it didn't feel very food good. he's done so much that it was unanimous between myboro and i to retire him. >> no horse has run the triple crown since affirmed did it in 1978. the uss iowa is moving in. tug boats will pull the decommissioned battleship from
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a temporary spot to a permanent place at the port of los angeles. the iowa which has spent the last ten years in the most moth ball fleet will become a tourist attraction at the civic battleship center. good morning to you a live look here. we have wall to wall sunshine outside our doors this morning, feeling pretty good. temperatures warming into the 50s already and we're going to see a nice big i can't remember up. the satellite radar here. we do have a weak system riding through passing to the east, and as it does it is really helping to crank up our wind. that's because of the ridge of high pressure behind it, the gradient right in between the air mass difference between those two going to kick up our wind for today. so we're drying out. as the high pressure takes over that singing air will warm us up. up. we are looking at sunny skies across the region. it's going to be clear and
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breezy at the coast, going to be breezy in our hills for today and alley talked about this red flag warning. expect it a little later this morning. gusts right now in and around fairfield picking up to 26 miles per hour. right around antioch, brent wood i saw a few gusts picking up to 20, 25 miles per hour as well. the rest of us dealing with light winds. a little breezy outside your door but for most of us just a light breeze. mid 50s in napa, 57 santa rosa. down into the south bay, 57, stepping outside your door san jose. your forecasted highs a notable warmup. 83 for nevada today, mid-70s san roussel. 69 expected in the city for san fransisco. low to mid-80s the inland east bay. along the peninsula upper 70s,
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redwood city, mountain view, a nice day to be in santa cruz, 76 at the boardwalk for the afternoon. the extended forecast there, there is the heatup. it continues sunday into monday, and at this point monday looks to be the hottest day, could even be uncomfortable. meanwhile, along the beaches 70s in the forecast. on tuesday we begin a little bit of a cooling trend. it will hit the coast first and move inland. by wednesday, mid 80s in the forecast for our valley locations, low 60s for the coast. a high school in martinez had a unique way for graduates to celebrate graduation safely. after the commence want ceremony they sent the senior class to las vegas. they transformed into a safe and sober casino, with gallabling, video games and a
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mock wedding chapel. parents raised $50,000 in donations for that party. a college student finds out he's on the fbi's no fly list when authorities told him he had to do if he wanted to get back in the u.s. let's take you outside for a live look at traffic on interstate 880 in oakland. what you're looking at is the coliseum just down the street from the high street onramp and the southbound is shut down. they're working to remove a big rig. it hit the divider. it doesn't look like traffic at least in that northbound direction looking at that accident is affected. your time now is 8:42. [ creaking ] [ male announcer ] trophies and awards lift you up. but they can also hold you back. unless you ask, what's next?
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a live look here from the north bay towards the city, a warming trend underway for your weekend. well the last body from kansas a kansas family killed in a bran crash has been found. the small plane crashed while returning from the bahamas. it was a well-known kansas businessman his wife and four children. no one survived. the body of 13-year-old boston bran rich was found yesterday. in nigeria family members are trying to help doctors identify
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victims of a deadly plane crash there. they have been coming to the teaching hospital every day to give dna samples. they say it can be four to six weeks until the tests are complete. the plane crash last sunday after hitting an apartment building. the syrian army this morning launched a new round of attacks on protesters. the intense shell has killed about two dozen civilians in two cities, among the victims women and children. the un estimates 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising began. there is a special conference call today among european finance ministers. they're going to be discussing spain's debt crisis. they're asking to recapitalize its bank this weekend. becoming the fourth country to ask for a bailout. it's asking for $50 billion. a judge in the roger clemens perm are you trial says
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it's now in the lite innings. his wife testified she received an injection and not her husband. the defense plans to wrap up its case monday. the government can then call rebuttal witnesses. jurors could receive the case as early as tuesday. a southern california water agency director is facing felony child abuse director. anthony sanchez was arrested yesterday after a neighbor secretly shot a video of sanchez whipping his stepson with a belt after he failed to catch a baseball. the boy was not hurt. some law enforcement agencies near the mexican border are being criticize for trying to profit from cash seizures. last year more than $30 million were seized from people heading into mexico. local state and federal agencies keep the cash they compensate but critics argue this could be more of a curse. they say the money may change the way police split their resources. >> instead of putting police
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officers on the street to deal with crimes like rape and robbery and burglary and car theft they put officers on the street to seek out assets. >> the money is supposed to pay for new vehicles, k9 units and computers but one georgia sheriff spent $98,000 on a dodge viper to promote dodge awareness and. a u.s. citizen who stud studied abroad says he was forced across the u.s. border on foot because his name was on the no fly list. he says fbi agents questioned him and his family for hours about his religious beliefs and activities. when he tried to fly home after graduating from college in costa rica this week. he said they told him he could only walk or sail back to the u.s. so gavin flew to tee what that mexico and walked over the border to san diego. it took him two days. >> you see my bloodshot eyes,
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i'm still going through it. it was very tiring and very depressing. >> kevin and his family say they feel they were discriminated against. he says officials at the u.s. embassy did not say why he is on the list. a new poll says governor jerry brown is convincing california januaries need to increase several tax increases. 52% of voters support his measures on the november ballot. 35 oppose them. these numbers are better than the governor's 43% approval rating in the same poll. 40% of respondents disapprove while 43 like what he's doing. compare that to his highest rating 49% last september. >> the tax measures, they're more popular than i am, and that's a good sign because they have to stand on their own merits. >> governor brown warned that unless the tax hikes pass, any california schools will have to close. most of the money generated from the taxes would go to education.
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detroit could be broke within a week. officials say the city's going to run out of money if the state of michigan pulls $80 million in revenue sharing as part of a legal battle over taxes and bonds. while the city goes to court to resolve the issue mayor dave bing says he is preparing for a crisis. the mayor and city council have a meeting set for monday. it was a new record in support of san fransisco glide memorial church a bid of nearly 3 and a half million dollars for lunch with warren buffett. this year's online auction eclipsed lazyish's bid by about $8,800,000. in the past three years he has raised more than $11 million which provides food and counseling for several people. the person who submitted the bid wishes to remain anonymous. on monday film crews will begin a movie about steve jobs. the movie is going to be titled jobs and will star ashton queachier as a young jobs and
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is going to focus on his life between 1971 and 2000. it is based on months of research and interviews with steve jobs friends, colleagues and mentors. they say they want to create a gripping and truthful portrayal of his life. at the same time the work on that jobs movie begins the apple development conference is going to be held in san fransisco and new apple ceo is expected to deliver that keynote address. in april 5,000 passes to that event went on sale for $1600 apiece and in a new record those passes sold out in less than two hours. it lasts five days, no major product announcements are expected. we are now getting a look at the novato mansion we told you about yesterday on the morning news. this is the 11-acre estate owned by a former ukraine january prime minister. it's 25,000 square feet, has' five swimming pools and two helicopter pads. neighbors began calling when
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more than 100 teenagers were seen on the property when and when police responded they saw people running from the home. >> officers did not contact anybody in the area until an hour after the call and those people denied any involvement and when he no way of linking them to the resident. >> the next day the caretaker reported $5000 of candle sticks and laptop computers missing a $30,000 picasso painting was also missing. it's one of china's top tourist destinations, the work going on to excavate several thousand-year-old statues. >> for your weekend coming up, we'll take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood.
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now underway in china to excavate more of the famous terra coo that army statutes from thermoses liam. the statues were buried 220 years ago to guard the tomb of the first emperor of china. over a thousand life size statues have been found, including soldiers horses and chair yachts to represent the army. the seattle mariners are the owners of the 4th no hitter of the season. it took six pitchers to get to done last night. kevin mill wood started the
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game and had only given up one walk for six innings but while he was warming up he felt a twinge in his groin so he was taken out. five relieverred worked to pitch the 10th combined no hitter in big league history. pablo san know value will be activated. they say they could use another bat in the lineup. the giants face the rangers at at&t park this afternoon in game 2 of their 3 game set. the rangers shut out the giants 5-0 last night. the -- down to a 6-0 lead in the second. outfieldering, with a leaping catch at the wall to rob aaron hill. what a grab. a huge come back and it all came to a head in the bottom of the 9 9th when ryan roberts swept this -- went this pitch over the wall.
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that's called the walkoff home run. arizona wins 9-8. huff loss for the as. sand castle building contest starting in alameda and a good day to be hanging out on the beach. >> it's a gorgeous day out there especially if you like the warm up. we have dry north winds out there and that's going to dry us out, going to help to warm us up, so again we're talking about a little bit of a fire weather out there, but still going to be an enjoyable day. we do have a gust near point reyes, getting a little closer gusting to 11 near the richmond son roussel bridge. when those winds come in this direction, it's going tabella across your car just to to be aware of. the winds will be increasing. you can see that breeze, 17 miles per hour but the gusts reported to 20, even 25 miles per hour at times out near antioch and brent wood seeing a gust pickup as well. temperatures holding in the 50s
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right now, low 60s for the coast at noontime. it's going to be mild to warm already and time for the lunch hour and then for the afternoon you can expect anywhere from 4 to 8 degrees of warming over yesterday. 84 at santa rosa today, 81 livermore, 81 degrees in san jose, mid-to upper 70s, 69 in the city, 66 at game time if you're headed to see the giants today. the heatup continues sunday into monday, going to be the warmest day. we get a break on tuesday, the bigger cool down for all of us will come on wednesday. it is fire season in the bay area. the warning in place this afternoon and how fire departments are preparing. time now 8:58. you're watching mornings on 2.
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fire season is under way in the bay area. how firefighters across the state are getting prepared and what they want people to avoid doing this weekend. one man is dead after an overnight crash. what happened after his car veered off the road. and. four nato troops were killed in afghanistan. the lengths a suicide bomber went to to disguise himself. this is ktvu mornings on 2.
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good morning welcome to mornings on 2 it is saturday june 9th i'm claude claude and i'm mike mibach. let's get over to meteorologist rosemary orozco. guilty or not guilty to you. orozco. mostly clear skies outside our door this morning. we are going to turn warmer, some of us windy and those dry winds sparking a red flag warning, we'll show you what you can expect for your neighborhood this afternoon coming up. in overnight news investigators are trying to figure out what caused a deadly crash in oakland. around 4:30 a vehicle was traveling southbound on highway 13 just south of redwood road. the van veered off the right side of the roadway and into three trees. it took firefighters about 20 minutes to reach the victim and they had to use the jaws of life. he did not survive and rescue crews believe the victim died on impact. his identity has not been
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released e. investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor. one man was killed at a graduation party in antioch. the party was near a home at west 9th. police responded at 2:45 this morning. two men had gunshot wounds and one died at the scene. two oakland freeways are back open this morning. they were closed overnight to allow pg&e crews to restring downed power lines. sections of interstate 580 and highway 13 were shut down from around 11 p.m. to 12:30 this morning. utility crews crews replaced two lines that were down after an elderly woman ran into a power pole yesterday afternoon. about 6700 customers lost power. the woman was taken to the hospital with cuts and bruises. that crash also sparked a fire that burned 2 acres. fire danger is high this weekend. ktvu allie rasmus live for us
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as firefighters are getting ready for this fire season. >> yeah, there is an increased fire danger for the bay area this weekend because of the warm temperatures and also later today there's supposed to be some wind gusts of up to 45 miles an hour coming through. we were over at oakland fire station 17 when where they were talking about tackling their first grass fire of the year. this is what's leftover it, 2 acres of hillside near mountain boulevard and edwards avenue burned yesterday afternoon after those power lined sparked the fire. 100 firefighters worked to contain the grass fire in just over an hour. no one was hurt. no homes were damaged but firefighters say it is a reminder to prepare for fire season. >> getting into the summer season now, so the conditions are increasing the fire danger, although we're not at a high fire danger today. we just want the community to be more alert to conditions. and people need to be conscious when they're mowing their
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lawns, don't discard cigarettes out of their cars, just be conscious of what they're doing as far as open flames and such. >> reporter: we are two weeks into the fire season and cool fire is also getting prepared. they have aircraft on stand by and they have a total of 22 tanker planes ready to respond to any fire within 13 minutes. starting at 11:00 this morning there is a red flag warning in effect for other parts of the bay areas, and parts of the sacramento valley, that red flag effect. live in oakland allie rasmus. >> a grass fire near fremont caused a traffic jam on interstate 680. one of our cameras captured the backup. you can see the emergency lights from fire trucks right there on the left side of the screen. firefighters tell us they got to the scene pretty quickly and extinguished those flames before they could spread. new this morning a taliban suicide bomber disguised as a
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woman killed four french troops. it occurred in a marketplace in the eastern part of that country. french forces were responding to a report of an explosive planted under a bridge. when they got there the suicide bomber who was wearing a burr coo blew himself up. another nato soldier was also killed in a separate bombing. police are investigating a shooting that left a man in critical condition in san fransisco. it happened after 11:30 last night at the corner of 16th 16th and the male victim was transported to san fransisco general hospital with life- threatening injuries. so far no arrests have been made. members of occupy san fransisco say they're not going to take their protest to the courtroom. 8 protesters face misdemeanor charges for taking over two buildings in assistance san fransisco back in april and may. a 9th protester faces more serious charges for allegedly throwing bricks from the top of a roof injuring one people.
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they say they're going to occupy the courtroom by rejecting plea deals and going to a full trial. the conviction of forter bart police officer will stand. a state appeal's court ruled that he claims he mistook his gun for a taser amounted to criminal negligence. he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for killing officer grant back in 2009 and has already served his two-year sentence. his attorney says he's going to appeal the conviction to the state supreme court. next week a long time brent wood softball coach is scheduled to enter a plea on three charges of sex crimes against a minor. 37-year-old ryan frits was charged on monday after an investigation by police. they say the incidents occurred may 30th and involved one victim. he also faced charges in 2010 for inappropriate text messages and e-mails he had sent to a different girl. right now volunteers are once again searching for signs of missing teenager sierra
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lamar lamar. 21-year-old torrez has been arrested for her cell phone kidnapping and murder. volunteers for today's search can meet at the sierra search center. a separate graduation party is being held this morning for students in brent wood who can't celebrate with their classmates. more than 50 heritage high school seniors were suspended and banned from the school's graduation ceremony over a senior prank. the tra cost times say they'll host an alternative ceremony at one of their homes. they were punished for vandalizing the school. starting today dogs will have to be on leash autology that park. this new law is going to be in effect until the city can build in a fenced in dog run at the park. a group of residents is trying to overturn that. on wednesday they submitted a petition asking to keep the 30 year off leash tradition alive.
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they have 30 business days to verify the petition. if it does get verified then they can either overturn the law or send the issue to the voters. the bay area is rolling out the red carpet for the world ears top golfers, the olympic club in san fransisco is putting on the final touches. giant led displays are being set up. more than 33,000 spectators are expected on each day of the tournament to golf lovers from el dorado county are spending their vacation volunteering at the open. >> i was able to go in the tents and with the media and do the mail and go up and, you know, be on the greens with them, and you know, be really up close and personal types. >> restaurants also expect businesses to double next week and in preparation they've hired additional staff. they expect the open to bring $170 million into the bay area economy. there are still a limited
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number of tickets available for the u.s. open. you can purchase them at the olympic club. they'll be on sale through tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. you can only buy four tickets for each day of the tournament. prices start at $110. >> good morning to you our daytime highs will be sore above the seasonal norms in time for your weekend. giving you a live look here at the bay bridge. a little breeze out there, picking up in some cases this morning, but by the afternoon could be a little tough crossing those bridges as the northerly winds expected to pick up to 10 and to 20 miles per hour by the second half of the day. it's going to be warm and windy in some cases. above the hills and through the delta going to be stronger than that. fairfield 25 miles per hour, antioch brent wood the winds are gusting as well. generally around the bay area we're watching those winds,
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anywhere from 5 to 10 miles per hour. the winds will be increase physician for today and as alley mentioned a few minutes ago, it looks like 11:00 this morning all the way through the afternoon into the evening hours. the winds will be dying down and will be in better shape for your sunday. will be warmer for sunday as well. en upper 50s san fransisco, now you warming into low 60s, 62 santa rosa. when we started the morning they had sunk back into the 40s so you can see the rebound taking place outside our door this morning. for the afternoon again that breeze picking up and in some cases that breeze is going to feel good when the weather is good. the satellite radar, a view of what we're seeing this morning, we have a trough that is pushing to the east, ridge of high pressure from the west. that gradient in between is bringing us the stronger wind.
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relative humidity going to be plum meting and again we have heightened fire weather for your weekend. the warming trend, some of the warmest numbers expected for saturday into sunday. we were in the mid-70s yesterday. we'll be in the 80s for today, a few low 90s expected for sunday afternoon. 82 petaluma, looking at 70s longs east bay, 77 in oakland, maybe heading to the zoo for the afternoon, going to be nice. low to mid-80s expected for the inland east bay. mid to upper 70s for the peninsula. mid 60s for the coast and your extended forecast shows you that warmup, sunday, monday it's going to be toasty for some inland spots. finally getting a bit of a break on tuesday and better cool down on wednesday. an effort to save libraries is under way. why a city clerk says he might be the reason they remain closed. and cutting out the middle man, the discount one local
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hospital is offering for patients who don't use their insurance to pay their bills. but we'll first take you outside for a live look at highway 24 rolling through laugh yet will have yet this morning. there is some worry about a fire down in the peninsula. fire crews are responding out there. looks like they might have to close part of a roadway down there. for now it is 9:11. you're watches mornings on 2. hello?
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. a live look, blue skies overhead, plenty of sunshine for today, a warmup for your afternoon. a search team has found the body of the sixth person killed in a plane crash. the small plane went down in a swampy area of florida while returning from the bahamas. on board was the pilot, a well- known kansas businessman, his wife and their four children. no one survived the crash. the body of 13-year-old boston bran witch was found yesterday afternoon. police in washington d.c. arrested a man who may have intentionally rammed a stolen suv into an office building. there you see the scene. the vehicle crashed through a plate glass window last night. the fbi rushed to that building to join in the investigation. there are some reports that the
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man inside the suv was doused with gasoline. he was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries, and at this point agents aren't saying whether that man has any links to terrorism. the obama administration is trying to get to the bottom of who leaked secret national security information. attorney general eric holder has appointed two federal prosecutors to take over fbi investigations. recent news reports reveal the u.s. role on a saber attack on iran's nuclear program. there have also been stories about how intelligence agent i uncovered a plot to bomb u.s. jets. the two prosecutors will have great latitude in investigating the white house and congress. a military judge is refusing to dismiss charges against the army private bradly manning is facing 22 count for downloading defense files and sending them to we i can leeks.
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he downloaded the files while working as an intelligence agent. they say he also aided al-qaeda by handing over war logs and be the bath field video carolinas. perm president obama says the u.s. must make higher education more affordable or risk falling behind the rest of the world. >> nationwide school districts have lost over 250,000 educators. think about what that means for our country where when there are fewer teachers, class sizes start climbing up. >> in his address the: he says the best predictor of success is a good education. he is urging congress to pass a portion of his jobs bill. mitt romney is spending time with the longest current serving republican senator. romney traveled to salt lake city yesterday to campaign for or ron hatch who faces a tea
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party challenging. utah is the last place to hold a primary. there are rumors romney will pick a running meat before the republican national convention in august. florida senator marco rubio won a straw poll recently at a conservative convention in illinois. he received 30% of the vote, followed by new jersey governor chris kristy with 4%. an ohio teenager has pled not guilty to charges of going on a killing rampage at a high school. 17-year-old tj lane appeared in court for the first time since being dieted on charges of aggravated murder. he's accused of shooting and killing three students. although prosecutors asked for 2 and a half billion dollar bail the judge set his bond at a million. although he will be tried as an adult he cannot receive life in prison due to his age. a portland man has been formally charged with two counts of murder and one of the victims is a teenager from the bay area. 41-year-old adrian wallace is
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accused of shooting his mother and nephew on monday night. his nephew lives in mountain view but was in oregon when that shooting happened. he was formally charged yesterday and may request a mental evaluation. his next scheduled court date is june 25th. if convicted he could face the death penalty. 39 gerald gal way of santa cruz has pled no contest to manslaughter and kidnapping. when he is sentenced on september 11th prosecutors say he kidnapped attorney during a domestic dispute while vacation vacationing in hawaii. they say gal way ran from them, jumped off a cliff and was arrested the next day. federal officials want to expand the health program for 9- 1-1's first responders. the national institute for occupational safety and health says the program should cover 50 types of cancer for police
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fire, paramedics and other new yorkers who i think hailed toxic dust. the expansion would make them eligible for free treatment. a deadly outbreak of e. coli has hit california and six other states. 14 people have gotten six in california and one child died in louisiana. illnesses were also reported in georgia, alabama, tennessee, as well as florida. health officials have identified the specific strain but are still interviewing people who have gotten sick, trying to figure out the source. some at&t workers have returned to their jobs after a 1-day walkout. these employees in oakland were part of 18,000 workers who staged the protest in california and nevada. the union and at&t have both been negotiating since april. disagreements include annual pay raises sick leaf and employee contributions to
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health care coverage. on wednesday more than 4500 registered nurses are expected to hit the picket line. nurses at petaluma valley hospital and sutter health facilities will all be striking and they say it's to changing to on call scheduling and pay. they say those changes could lead to unsafe conditions for surgical nursing staff and patients. hospital says the changes are fair and necessary. some doctors are now offering discounts to patients who pay their bills early or bypass their insurance companies. patients with insurance who settle their hospital bills right away can get 25% off. even those without insurance can get as much as half off their bill if they pay the hospital directly within 30 days. doctors like david belk are giving deals to patients who
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pay upfront. he says patients should negotiate and find out if they can lower bills. california highway patrol officers are going to be furloughed. they reached an agreement with the governor yesterday to furlough officers eight hours per month for a year. it will go to union members for a ratification vote and the furloughs would go into effect on july 1st. san jose residents are working to save four libraries but the mistake of one city clerk is setting them back. budget cuts are preventing the libraries from opening so the group decided to take action. they started collecting signatures to put an initiative on the ballot for funding but when the group was about to turn in what they thought was enough signatures they learned they needed three times as many as they had. >> from our perspective another sad sign of a failure of management at the city level. >> it was an error on our part, and we apologize for that. >> city clerk dennis awe kins
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says he told the group they only needed signatures of 5% of registered voters instead of 15. he says it was his fault and is apologizing for the mixup. the group now has until september 18th to reach their new goal of 50,000 signatures. it's a good weekend if you're looking to adopt a pet. the extra incentive being offered in san fransisco, alameda and contra costa county. >> drier weather is pouring into the bay area for your weekend. take a look at the numbers coming up.
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there will be quite a sight today at the san fransisco water front. it is the 9th annual naked bike ride and folks are bearing it all. they want to raise attention on the depend dense of fossil fuels and that begins in 90 minutes. >> if. you're looking to adopt a dog or cat you may want to pick this weekend shelters in san
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fransisco alameda and contra costa are taking part in the nation's largest two day adoption event. animals will be free to qualified homes. organizers hope to play 3,000 pets. last year 2300 animals were placed during the adopt a non. are you feeling creative. the city of alameda is inviting you build a sand castle and this competition is under way right now. it's the 46th annual sand castle contest at robert crown memorial state beach park in alameda. it's getting underway right now and the young judging is going to be at noon and award at 1:00 and as you can see from the video from the past contest people get creative. my two-year-old son would love to crush that event. i don't know if there's such a thing as a professional sand castle builder. >> good day to be out there rosemary. >> it's going to be a gorgeous day. could be a little breezy. if the winds do pick up that blowing sand may not be a good
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day. the winds are expected to increase. if you're headed to see the giants play today, breezy conditions expected 66 degrees in the afternoon there and warming to about 69 by the second half of the game. low 80s in and around areas like novato. the east by a 77 expected in oakland and low to mid-80s for the inland. san mateo, and your extended forecast, cranking up the heat. tomorrow even warmer but the winds will be calming down, so tomorrow not as breezy. monday the temps will peak and then we again that cool down tuesday into wednesday. back to you. the men charged with beating brine stow are going to go to trial. the jailhouse conversation between the two suspects that led the judge to make that decision. >> plus it's been one month since a core concord 4-year-old was seriously injured. the reward now being offered to find the person responsible. our cloud is not soft and fluffy.
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a sign of increasing fire danger a red flag warning is going to be in effect in parts of the bay area this morning. welcome back to mornings on 2 i'm claudine wong and i'm mike mibach. we are now two weeks into the fire season and firefighters are preparing for it to be an active one. cal fires says some of its aircraft are on stand by, 22 air tankers are parked across the state. warm temperatures and wind
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gusts later this afternoon have sparked to's red flag warning for parts of the bay area. coming up we'll go live to oakland for more on what firefighters say you can do to keep your home safe. a brush fire has destroyed 500 acres so far. the so-called 5-mile fire has caused closure of part of interat a time 5. about 250 firefighters are working in the area and have the fire about 10% contained. the cause is under investigation. a judge ordered louie sanchez and marvin norwood to stand trial yesterday for beating bryan stow citing this jailhouse conversation. >> attorneys argued over whether that tape specifically referred to the stow attack. >> it's not specific enough and
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never does he say i hit mr. stow. >> both defendants should be held to answer on the charges related to bryan stow, you know mr. sanchez should be held on the other misdemeanor charges. sanchez is facing 11 years in prison for the attack on stow and additional charges for other crimes at dodger stadium. norwood is facing nine years. both men are facing unrelated federal firearm charges which carry an additional ten years in prison. the man suspected of shooting four people at vallejo park and killing one, 18-year- old gregory joseph bethany was arrested yesterday. he admitted to detectives that he was involved in last saturday's attack at crest ranch park. the 8-year-old homer woodrow was killed. they searched two homes and recovered a rifle they say is likely the murder weapon. police in san ramon have arrested another suspect in the attempted robbery of a jewelry
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store. they arrested gregory jaw mall louis on wednesday and curb kneel last friday. a fourth suspect is still at large. they say the men tried to rob the golden treasure store back on may 30th. according to investigators one of the would be robbers brandished a weapon and the owner shot and killed him. a 4-year-old girl from concord is recovering after her 8th surgery. a month ago aleemah ahmady was playing in front of her family's apartment. she says another child threw chalk into the sheet and she ran out to get it. that's when she was hit with a blue truck. >> he deserve to be punished, whatever he did to my child. >> the family is now offering $2000 for any information that leads to an arrest, and they are still hoping their child will be able to fully recover. if the latest operation to
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repair her ankle doesn't work, doctors say they may have to amputate. a man in his 50s is recovering from minor injuries this morning after getting stuck under amy any trolley. it happened along the f. line. firefighters say the man may have been trying to get on the trolley when he got trapped under it. they had to put the train on stilts to free him. he suffered cuts on his legs and was transported to the hospital. ktvu has uncovered another example of squatters taking over a foreclosed home in antioch. >> you guys live here? >> yes. >> are you squatting in this house? >> no, can you get the camera off me. >> that was reporter eric rasmussen talking to a woman who says she does have a lease to live in that house on parkview court but neighbors tell us that woman and several other people have been squatting there for months. the cutlers who you see used to own the house but they had to
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move out more than a year ago after they lost it to foreclosure. >> they told me that there's a real bad element around the house, that they recovered stolen cars out in front of the house but they can't tie it to nobody because they didn't catch anybody. >> the cutlers are still liable for the home although the bank foreclosed on the house the property is still in their name. authorities say squatting has become a serious problem. new nike shoes are now on sale and some people waited in line for them all week. these people were outside the sheik store on market street in san fransisco. there were at least 40 people in line at one point waiting for the nike yeezy shoe, a sneaker designed by rapper kanye west. the first few people have been in line since monday. >> i need these shoes. it's just like -- i've been out here -- it's like a tattoo. once you start you can't stop or you're going to have that line. >> the shoes retail for $245
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and everyone is only allowed to buy one pair. while most are keeping them, some plan on selling them on ebayment one recent online bid was $90,000. we have any details on a story we told you about yesterday morning on the morning news. we're now getting a look at the 11-acre estate in south novato, the home owned by a former ukranian prime minister. it features a man mansion, five swimming pools, over memorial day weekend that estate became a party spot for about 100 teenagers. when they responded to a report of disturbances they saw people running from that home. >> officers did not contact anybody in the area until about an hour after the initial call, and those people denied any involvement, and we had no way of linking anybody to the residence. the next day the caretaker reported $5000 worth of candle sticks and lap ton computers
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were missing. a $30,000 picasso painting is also missing. security has been increased you'll need to spend a lot of green if you want to see the red and gold. the they will sell 50,000 tickets. some tickets will cost twice as mu much as a similar seat at candle stick park. prices range from 85 to $200 a game but you also have to pay a one time license fee which goes between 2 and $12,000. team officials expect selling out once that stadium opens. horse racing fans were shocked and disappointed to learn that i'll have another will not race for the triple crown. we want to show you some video of the horse out of the track yesterday. the horses owner says a freakish leg injury involving a tendon forced the favorite into early retirement. no horse has won the triple crown since affirmed did it in 1978. a woman will be jock i
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canning to become the second female rider to win the belmont stakes. she's rated to ride 516 who is listed at odds of 30 to 1. she's made history as the first female rider. she competed in last year's kentucky derby and finished 9 9th. the uss iowa is moving into its final birth this afternoon in los angeles. tug boats will pull it from a temporary spot to the port of los angeles. the iowa which has spent the past ten years in the moth ball fleet will become a museum and tourist attraction at the pacific battleship center. >> a live look here at oakland, blue skies outside our door. sunshine pouring into your windows. we do have a warmup in store for your weekend. specific satellite view here. in addition to that warmup we have winds and it's a dry
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northerly wind. we have a system that is pushing off to the east. we have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west and the difference right in between going to increase those winds for today, drying us out and actually triggering a red flag warning for parts of the bay area. that coming up in just a moment. high pressure taking over for the weekend. by tomorrow we will see temperatures in the 90s for some of the hotter spots. today widespread 80s. sunny skies, nice and warm inland along the coast. going to be breezy throughout the afternoon. and you can see that strip of red for the delta as well as the straight into the valley where you're looking at that red flag warning starting at 11:00 this morning lasting into the evening hours and the valley. as well as the dell tar and car quay that straight. 30 miles per hour in fairfield. a wind advisory for parts of the valley at this hour. this sliver here through antioch and brentwood i keep
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picking up winds from 15 to 20 miles per hour so could be a little breezy. 6 miles per hour in oakland, 16 in santa rosa, it's also a little breezy for us this morning. a little gusty around the water this morning, in and around the bay as well as the outer waters where the winds are picking up quite a bit. 53 in oakland, upper 50s to low 60s in santa rosa, napa, mid 60s in fairfield. 59 in concord. afternoon highs for today, 4 to 8 degrees above yesterday. 83 expected for novato, 78 for vallejo, 69 in the city, mid 60s for the coast, mid-to upper 70s for the east bay. the farther inland you go the warmer it is. 80 degrees expected for san jose. 76 san mateo. your extended forecast shows the heating trend will continue.
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sunday, monday looks to be the hottest. we begin cooling back on tuesday with better cooling expected on wednesday. back to the desk. a high school in martinez had a unique way for grads to celebrate graduation safely. after the commencement ceremony, parents and the school sent the senior high class to las vegas. they transformed this school building into a safe and sober casino complete with gambling, the my rush volcano, the treasure island pirates and a mock wedding chapel where they could party until 4 in the morning. >> by then they're exhausted. they really don't have a lot of energy to go do anything else. they go home, go to bed and we feel like we've kept a lot of kids off the road. >> it started as a safe and sober way for them to spend graduation. >> parents raised $50,000 in donations for that party. an american college student finds out he's on the fbi's no fly list. what authorities told him he
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had to do if he wanted to get back into the u.s. from costa rica. fire season is under way in the bay area. how firefighters across the state are getting prepared and what they want people to avoid doing this especially warm weekend. >> and here's a live look for you outside of traffic. this is 680 over in walnut creek. in alamo there is a car fire on southbound 680. the chp and contra costa fire are responding right now. it's 9:42. this is mornings on 2.
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no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. good morning to you a live look there at downtown oakland, beautiful blue sky over the skyline there. nice warmup in store for the afternoon, good air quality for your day. and your time is 9:44 and let's
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recap our top stories a man in his 40s died after his van veered off the road and into some trees. it happened around 4:30 this morning on highway 13 south of redwood road. investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor in that crash. pg&e crews have repaired two downed power lines on interstate 580. the emergency work did cause the freeway to close between 11 last night and 12:30 this morning. police say an elderly driver knocked down the power pole which also caused an outage for some 6700 people. that crash also caused a 2-acre fire and fire danger is high this weekend with increased wind and warm temperatures. ktvu allie rasmus is live now in oakland with how firefighters are preparing. >> reporter: there is an increased fire danger for the bay area this weekend not just because of the warm temperatures but also the wind is supposed to pick up. yesterday oakland firefighters and residents got a reminder about this upcoming fire season
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when firefighters have to tackle their first grass fire of the year. it started with downed power lines. if you look at the hill next to this power pole you can see where the fire crept up the hill. a total of 2 acres burned near mountain boulevard and edwards avenue yesterday afternoon. 100 oakland firefighters worked along side east bay regional park to contain this grass fire in just over an hour. no one was hurt. earlier this morning we were at oakland fire station 17 where we saw them preparing for the warm weekend and the fire season ahead. >> we're at a heightened fire alert, which means people need to be conscious when they're mowing their lawns, don't discard cigarettes out of their cars. just be really conscious of what you're doing as far as open flames and such. >> we're now two weeks into the fire season, and cal fire is also getting prepared. they have aircraft on stand by already. they have a total of 22 tanker
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planes scattered across the state ready to respond to any fire within 13 minute ors less and starting at 11:00 this morning there is a red flag warning scheduled to go in effect for some areas north and east of here. we're talking about the delta and sacramento valley. that red flag warning goes into effect at 11 a.m. and extend into the evening. a syrian army this morning launched a new round of attacks on protests. the intense shell has killed about two dozen civilians in two cities, among the victims women and children. the united nations estimates 9,000 people have been killed since the uprising began 15 months ago but activists put the death toll at more than 13,000. family members of victims of the airplane crash in nigeria are trying to help identify the bodies. they have been coming to lagos state university teaching hospital every day to give dna
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samples. the hospital says it could be four to six weeks before the testing is complete and all the remains have been identified. the plane crashed last sunday after hitting an apartment building on final approach. there is a special conference call today among european finance ministers. here going to be discussing spain's debt crisis. the madrid government is askingup pane leaders to recapitalize their banks becoming the fourth country to ask for a bailout. spain is asking for $50 billion. a credit service cut madrid's credit rating 3 notches. prince phillip is out of the hospital and celebrating his birthday at home. this is video of prince hairy and william yesterday after visiting their grandfather. he has been in the hospital for five days for treatment for a bladder infection. this morning he was released and left under a police escort. his illness had prevented him from attending the final events of his wife's diamond jubilee celebration. a judge in the roger
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clemens perm are you trial says it's in the late innings. yesterday his wife testified she received an injection of the human growth hormone and not her husband. defense plans to wrap up on monday. jurors could receive the case on tuesday. law enforcement agencies near the mexican border are being criticize for trying to profit from cash seizures. last year more than $30 million was seized from people heading into mexico. local, state, and federal agencies keep the cash they confiscate but critics argue this could be a curse. they say the money may change the way police split their resources. >> instead of putting police officers on the street to deal with crimes like rape and robbery, and burglary and crash theft they put officers on the street to seek out assets. the money is supposed to pay for new vehicles, k9 units and computers but one sheriff spent 90,000 on a dodge viper.
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an east texas district attorney used the money to buy amarga rita machine. a u.s. student says he was forced to cross the u.s. border on foot because his name was on the no fly list kevin iraniha says fbi agents questioned him and his family for hours when he tried to fly home after graduating from college in costa rica this week. he says they told him he could walk or sail back to the u.s. so he walkedover the border to san diego. had took his two days. >> you see my bloodshot eyes. i'm still going through it. it's very tiring and it was very depressing. kevin and his family say they feel they were discriminated against. he says officials of the u.s. embassy didn't term him why he was on the list. a new pole shows governor jerry brown is convincing california the state needs to approve tax increases.
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it shows 52% support his measures. these numbers are actually better than the governor's overall approval rating. 40% of respondents disapprove of his job performance while only 34 like what he's doing, compare that to his highest rating 49% last september. >> the tax measures they're more popular than i am and that's a good sign because they have to stand on their own merit. >> governor brown warned that unless the tax hikes pass my california schools will have to close. most of the money generated from the taxes would go to education. well it was a new record in support of the glide memorial church. a bid of nearly 3 and a half million dollars for lunch with billionaire investor warren buffett. this years' auction eclipsed last year's bid by about $800,000. now, in the past 13 years buffet has raised more than $11
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million for glide charities. the person who submitted the winning bid wishes to remain anonymous. well it's ticket saturday and one lucky viewer will win four vip tickets to see sesame streets el mow makes music. the tickets are for sunday july 1st at the or which will arena in oakland. it runs from friday june 29th june 29th through july 1st. for your chance to win go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word, earn knee, not bert, ernie. it is one of china's top tour isodense makes. we're going to tell you about the work going on right now to excavate several famous thousand-year-old statutes. >> a summer warmup is on the way for your bay area weekend. we'll take a look at the numbers coming up.
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famous terra coo that army statutes from their mausoleum. the statutes were buried about 2200 years ago to guard the tomb of the first emperor of china. over a ,000 life size statutes have been found so far including soldiers horses and chariots to represent the emperors army. father's day is a week from tomorrow but not every day is able to spend time with his family. at sanguine tin state prison a special program got children past the bars and into the arms of their fathers. one man last year got to see his 8 month old grandson for the first time this year. six other prisons will have similar visits this week. the seattle mariners now own major league baseballs fourth no hitter of the season. it was done last night in a 1-0 victory. kevin mill wood started that game but while warming up for
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the 7th inning he felt a twinge in his groin. five relieverred worked to pitch the next innings. giants third baseman pablo san doe value will be activated. game 2 of the 2010 world series rematch is at 1:05. the rangers shut out the giants 5-0 last night to get their first ever win at at&t park. the oakland as are on the road. they jumped out under the to a 6-0 lead. what a catch at the wall to rob aaron but arizona would mount a huge come back and it will come to a head in the bottom of the 9 9th when ryan roberts slaps this pitch over the wall for a walk-off home run. tennis history was made this morning at the french
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open. and maria harry koa have. there you see it maria sharapova defeated in the final. she becomes the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four grand slam tiles. the top two men will compete mt. men's final tomorrow. a lot of you probably about to head out the door expect warm and rosemary also windy conditions out there. >> it will be windy. the winds will be increasing already throughout this morning. 82 in fire field throughout the afternoon. 76 in richmond, 69 in assess lee toe so some of us getting some pretty gorgeous weather. on the other hand those winds will be drying us out and we've been talking about a red flag warning. for today these numbers will continue to warm as we head into sunday but for today widespread upper 70s, lough 80s
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for the inland area. mid-60s, mostly sunny skies for pacifica. elevated bacteria levels for some local beaches but the forecast shows we continue to warm all the way to monday. a bit of a cooling trend on tuesday. >> summer is here, though, isn't it. >> few days away. >> well, that's going to be our report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. be sure to join us for our next newscast around 7:00 tonight. we're always here for you at ktvu.com or mobile ktvu. have a fantastic saturday everyone. no! it's not over yet! s at them.
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