temperatures today, these were the highs, 96 in antioch. 96 livermore. 90 in fremont. fire danger. why did the red flag warning go away? the winds shifted. we are looking at winds out of the west 18 miles per hour. so it is bringing the moisture, cooler air in to the bay area. san rough yell, along the peninsula, we are seeing the influx of cool, moist air. red flag warning has gone away. when i come back, i will let you know how it will be for tuesday. hot dry conditions are firefighters on alert. ktvu's robert handa is live with the quick response when flames broke out today. >> reporter: there are a number of bay area fires under investigation right now. some in wild land areas and others in cities where

firefighters have to worry about grass fires and the buildings nearby. >> reporter: this view from news chopper 2 shows why firefighters had their hands full knucking down -- knocking down this fire. they sent crews from various agency in. an unexpected break from severe fire season conditions. >> the wind -- this is unusual fire weather. >> reporter: so far san jose hasn't gotten the same break. they are investigating two fires from this weekend. including this one. it was scary watching embers floating towards his home. >> people lose everything, you know, from fires. people go homeless and i live

right there. you know, everybody wants a place to live. and that fire takes everything. >> embers is always a factor. we will assign one to two companies to do ember patrol. >> reporter: this could motivate someone to mow down heavy grass but cal fire says don't, a blade hitting a rock often causes a spark so they say wait till cooler weather or till early morning. robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. www.ktvu.com keeps you up to date on the latest alerts, including red flag red flag warnings. university of california at berkeley study finds control burns are a good way to prevent wildfire burns. the u.s. of deliberate fires and tree thinning was not

harmful to equalagy. fires are part of the natural environmental cycle in wild areas. breaking news in oakland right now. 20,000 customers are without power. it went out in the past 45 minutes in the south side of oakland. no word on what caused it to go out. we will keep monitoring it. san francisco police are hoping photos lead to the arrest on whoever punched a bay to breakers runners who died over the weekend. ktvu's christien kafton is live in the golden gate park with new information. >> reporter: for right now we are in the area where the deadly punch took place. someone punched stephen martin, he fell and hit his head in this area. he never regained consciousness. san francisco police released

these photos. it shows stephen martin minutes before the attack. police are looking for help identifying everyone in the photo. >> they were part of the people that had the confrontation with stephen martin. >> reporter: stephen martin and his friends ran the group dressed as troll dolls. the men in the group wearing 49ers jerseys. investigators say an argument over a mobile phone broke out and one of the men from that group with the 49ers punched stephen martin. >> stephen martin was knocked out and never regained consciousness. >> reporter: san francisco police are asking for anyone in the area to contact them. they are looking for more photos and videos. >> we can't get enough photographs. anyone watching, listening, if you think you have a picture that may be helpful, please send it along. >> reporter: one more look at

the persons of interest. the gang task force was also looking into the case so there may be gang involvement. the key may be on someone's phone right now. live in san francisco, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. a non-profit challenged the vulidly of jean quan's crime fighting crime. she wants police to focuses on a section. but the counsel says crime is more widespread occurring in a 1300 block area. the group criticized the lack of details in the plan. the mayor hasn't commented on the report. the bay area is on in-- saw a increase in crime, sky rocked by 27% according to new numbers from the fbi.

robberies, theft and stolen vehicles. san francisco 1.6%. violent crime increased in oakland by 5%. in san francisco it dropped by 5%. a mystery surrounds an escape 50 years ago. ktvu's rita williams is live in san francisco with the unknown fate of those three prisoners. >> reporter: ken it is the ultimate unsolve mystery that began at alcatraz 50 years ago today. >> reporter: her father was the acting warden when three prisoners became the ultimate rock stars. >> to be the first successful escape. >> reporter: for months they fashioned dummies with hair from the barbershop, used spoons to dig holes and used a

raft made of rain coats to carry them to freedom. did they make it or not? >> we have to operate under the assumption that they made it because there is no body to prove they didn't. >> reporter: two sisters of the brothers back at alcatraz today say they never stopped loving or believing in their brothers. >> i believe they made it. >> reporter: the u.s. marshal is still tracking the men, says if he finds them -- >> i would arrest them. >> reporter: the family of the brothers said if authorities dropped all charges against the escapees they think the mystery would be solved and the men would come in from the cold. reporting live in san francisco, rita williams, ktvu channel 2 news. a group of residents rallied today for local hiring when the army base is

redeveloped. >> they met outside city hall this morning. they say they must allow the developers to get out of local hiring. >> asking for fair play in this. the community should have gift investor of the jobs for the project. >> $400 million is planned to go towards redeveloping the lot. twitter employees are wrapping up their first day in their new digs in san francisco. ktvu got a look at the work being done to renovate the building. mayor ed leened a tax break to lure them to the neighborhood. they hope it will be the start of a resurgence. it includes a new kith a new

express money -- kitchen and a new express muni bus. >> reporter: u.s. visitors to the social media site rose 5% to 158 million and that is the slowest since 2008 for facebook. registered nurses from hospitals rallied in the streets of oakland today. the protest two days before wednesday's strike is a call to withdrawal 100 contract concessions workers say they would erode patient care. among the demands at issue eliminated paid sick leave. the faa says ice that fell on a house may have been from a passing airplane yesterday evening on wichitaw drive.

no one was hurt. some neighbors heard the ice hit the house. >> we heard the impact and we heard the tiles fall to the ground. the neighbor ran out and said it was ice. >> the faa says investigators will determine which aircraft could be responsible. barbara boxers wants to take recalled vehicles out of service. she is surging to stop renting or selling till they have been fixed. tomorrow she will discuss the effort. life in prison three times over. the reaction a gang member had today when a judge sentenced him. >> this san francisco mural has been part of the community for decades. there has been a lot of

contention about whether it should stay or good. tonight, new developments.

a man convicted of killing three members of a san francisco family. edwin ramos received three connective life sentences. he claims fellow gang members killed anthony bologna and his two suns -- sons and he nearly drove the car. >> sometimes when you don't get justice on earth when we want -- >> the defense asked for a mistrial caming jury misconduct. -- claiming jury misconduct.

deputies linked to officers. the system launched this week. a mural in san francisco is coming down. new at 6:00, ktvu's cara liu is live in san francisco with the bebait over the local art -- debate over the local art work. >> reporter: it is part of the community, that is changing. you can see all the stuff around the building. and around the corner here, workers started painting today. >> reporter: this mural at the san francisco public library seen wear and tear and there was a fight within the neighborhood as to whether it should stay or good. >> the neighborhood was divided. there was the side that wanted

it restored to the glory and a part of the neighborhood wanted the early 1980s, you know, change of the neighborhood and the, you know, reflection of that community at that time. >> reporter: after community meetings and discussions, those who wanted change and a new mural won out. >> it is about time because the neighborhood changed. it has always been questionable. so there is -- you know, good- bye or so what. i grew up, have pictures here, this changes part of life. always going to be change. but it would have been nice to keep something in a neighborhood -- you know, it is a mural. and now it is gone. >> reporter: here is what two sides will look like, elements of old and new and reflect the

arb tecture of the 1930s building. photos of the old mural will be displayed inside the building. proposals are still being taken for the third side along the playground side. live in san francisco, cara liu, ktvu channel 2 news. john chung released new figures showing california's revenues are higher than expected. $83.5million observe the governor's projections. income taxes and sales taxes were down but insurance taxes were up. june's revenues will be key because that is the last month of the fiscal year. an effort to prevent $2 billion in welfare cut. it is part of a push to agree

before the friday deadline. if they don't agree they face the responsibility of losing their pay. protesting proposed cuts to in-home healthcare. they hoped to catch the governor. they are angry over the plan to cut $225 million which will effect 400,000 care providers. three of the largest health insurance companies strude preserve parts of the healthcare reform law, even if it is over turned by the u.s. supreme court. they said they will still cover preventive care without charging a co-pay. they also plan to offer dependent coverage up to 26. on march 26 the supreme court court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the act. they are expected to issue a

ruling this month. the red cross says blood supplies reached low levels for o positive and o, b and a negative. they are asking all to make an appointment at a donation center. 17 years or older and weigh 110 pounds are welcome to donate. police are warning residents about pool safety. they are urging people to go to pool safety for the latest on water safety for families. among the recommendations, never leave a child unattended and always watch your child when they are near the water. teach children basic water safety tips. if a child is missing look for them in the water first. sounds like basic advice but makes a difference, special this time a year.

this time of year weather like today -- >> we got a lot of water. lots of water. what is going on outside. fog long the coast. that fog is south right now. blown south by the winds. see where it is off big sur, further south. that fog works its way back up the coast. cooling has already begun. highs tomorrow will be cooler by 5-10 degrees. these numbers will still be low 90s. inland cool a little bit. coast and bay, will cool more significantly. nice day. today was very hot. or warm. tomorrow will be warm. for all of us and cooler along the coast. cooling continuing. mid-60s in san francisco

instead of 70s. downtown san francisco 78 degrees, feels 88. inland mid-80s. upper 80s and low 90s towards morgan hill, gilroy. low 90s. most see temperatures in the mid-80s. forecast highs tomorrow, oranges are 80s. the on shore flow pushes the cold air and sticks it back there in the valley. i know you know that. that is why the map is neat. shows you the flow, the flow and how it impacts. today was cooler. hottest day inland so far. tomorrow, a trending down of temperatures. weak weather system to the incorporate. bumps up -- system to the north. bumps up. today we were very warm. tuesday and wednesday we drop

further. tomorrow, forecast highs. 88 clear lake. 91 fairfield. warm out there. but just not as hot as today. forecast highs tomorrow. high fire danger. not a red flag warning because the winds changed direction. when you bring in the humidity slows and helps firefighters out. that is what we will see. >> thank you. apple showed off new hardware and software today. what was included and what was not, still ahead. >> plus it is a party on wheels. a bill could soon break it up. the changes you might see on the party buses and contra costa county firefighters morning the loss of one of their own, join us for these stories and more on bay area news at 7:00 on tv 36.

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egame. the 35th an -- giants game. the 35th annual penny pitch. nate therman was there. organizers say events like these are key to keeping them up and running. >> we have a lot of people, still out of work, struggling and this brings in money to keep them going while they are getting back on their feet. >> it raised more than a million dollars over the years. a lot of people excited about the u.s. open. >> that's right. golf and then tennis and start it out with the u.s. open. right here at the olympic club. a lot of great stories. you will see them develop. good story this is. cassey martin, years ago he won the right to use a golf cart because of a permanent leg

condition he has. he talked today about his expectations orphqualifying -- after qualifying late to play in this event. >> trying to figure that out. i mean, i said jokingly to make contact, which, you know, is sort of -- i like to make the cut. get paid. i don't get to compete much. i have gone from nothing to the pinnacle of golf. i will give it my a l and see -- it my all and see what it means. if it -- your you know, i will take -- you know, i will take whatever i get. >> he is from oregon. can you imagine making it to the finals of the french open and have a rain delay of 18 hours. happened to novak djokovic today. and rafael nadal. and rafael nadal handled that

delay better than novak djokovic. pounding himself in the head. you will see match point here. rafael nadal becomes a french open winner for the 7th time. watch what he does with the big trophy. that is the sporting life. the giants and a's have the day off. back to baseball off. >> thank you. coming up at 10:00, hollywood arrived, the big screen names in town to talk about steve jobs. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.

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