>> a huge early morning fire in

oakland has created commuter chaos and shut down all service between east bay and san francisco. a live team coverage ahead on mornings on two. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on two. >> good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> it's thursday, june 14th. we begin with developing news throwing the morning commute into a huge mess. a building fire next to the west oakland station has shut down bart service between oakland and san francisco has its forced thousands commuters to look for other options to get to work. we have live team coverage. we follow the traffic impact. claudine is talking with commuters. first, we are live at the command center. what are they telling you about how long this could last? >> unfortunately, we are in

sort of a holding pattern right now because pg and he has to turn off the main gas line in order for them to get inside. they are tying the fire department amy crews to cool it down in order for them to turn off the gas. we are sort of at a standstill. if you look behind me, you see the water dripping, some hotspots still burning. above me the bart tracks that are melted from the fire and are now shut down. >> this is video you will only see taken by the first unit to respond to the scene on seventh and mandela parkway. it's right near the west oakland bart station. flames shot 150 feet into the air. the fire spread out over two blocks. it raged for a half-hour before crews were able to get a handle

on it. it destroyed a five-story senior center under construction, some cars, street signs, and the bart track. >> there are two main issues. one is the electrical situation. that's a bit complicated, because there are very high voltage lines that we need to make sure our safe to re-energize, and the other is there is to that have been damaged or the fire that are in danger of falling on the tracks. a third agency needs to come and remove those polls. >> this is an overhead view of the scene where hotspots are still visible. no one hurt in the fire but 62 firefighters had to tackle this massive fire turned again, if you need to use bart this morning, there'll be no trains running between oakland and san francisco for hours. the agency is recommending commuters use transit or ferry service because they are scrambling to get a bus shuttle in place. we want to throw a number on

the screen. 510-238-4031. that's the number for fire investigation. they are trying to figure out if this is a case of arson and anyone who noticed any people in the area of seventh street and mandela parkway around 2:00 this morning to give them a call. i live in oakland right now. we had over two c with the roadways are looking like. i can imagine it's a headache. >> it sure is. this morning's commute is really terrible at the bay bridge where a lot of people are just taking their car into san francisco. you can see from the news chopper that this backup extends for a good long time. this is almost as if there has been a major crash on the bridge, but really what it is is people who've heard about the bart system, and they are getting into their cars. that's what a lot of people have had to do. some of those middle lanes for fast track are asking just as the outside lanes, but they're still a big back up that stretches way beyond the macarthur maze and into san francisco. on the bridge, it actually is not all that bad. a little bit of crowding, but the

backup getting to the bridge is very slow. i want to check out the other side. san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good. so far, there's heavy traffic on the san mateo bridge, but unfortunately getting there on 880 is very slow. and i also want to mention there's a crash on 37 and 29 that has low traffic on 37 in the eastbound direction right there. i want to move the maps all the way down to the south bay just to check on the south bay here. we are off to a decent start. so the south may not having as much wear and tear on it because of this bart situation. it is 7:05. let's go to an alternate route. that is a bust to san francisco. claudine long is in downtown oakland with some long lines. >> absolutely. this bus is actually headed to san francisco, but when it pulled up to this line of people waiting, there were already quite a few people on board which makes it very

difficult for any of these folks to get on board. how long have you been standing here quick. >> 45 minutes. >> i just knew. >> what time are you normally in the 7:00. >> 7:00. >> i'm at work at a quarter to 7 :00. >> what time did you get to the bart station quick. >> 6:05. >> i heard it on the radio. they said to get off on macarthur or 19 to get a bus. this is the second bus we will not get on and it's been how long. >> 45 minutes to an hour. >> you are in better shape. i want to take you all the way down and around this corner, because people are starting to get a little frustrated. an hour and only two buses. take a look at that line. that stretches all the way down broadway. it just keeps on going. i see another bus actually headed in our direction. the third bus, so maybe these buses are getting a little bit better to let because we've been waiting

a long time. the supervisor out here was asked how long until the buses start coming regularly, and she says she just doesn't know. they are trying to work the buses in and around the area to get these folks into the city. keep in mind, these buses hold about 50, maybe 60 people if you are lucky. when you talk about a line like this, we are thinking maybe 10, 15 buses of people that you have to get out of here. it looks like this bus that we are looking at, the other one was full, but this looks like it's empty which will be a big relief for the folks here. we talk about the open, those people that are maybe a little extra traffic. there are some people appear that we just pass we didn't get to talk to. this one is empty, right-click. >> yes! >> and you are going to the open. it came from davis. >> we left at 4:45 a.m. >> you've got your passes, you just need to get there. >> yeah. >> i'm going to get out of your

way. again, this is only the third bus we've seen this morning since these problems started. these folks want to get on this bus. they want to get into the city. it looks like they'll have more seats on this bus, but seats already taken. i asked that supervisor where else people are getting on, they are getting on the 12th. it is going to be a very, very, very long commute this morning. live in oakland, claudine wong. >> certainly it will be. great job. we will check back for updates throughout the morning. we will return to the fire scene for a live update. also, we will check traffic because there may be other impacts on other parts of the road as people try to find other ways to get across the bay. we will also be checking on how transit is helping commuters this morning. we will have the latest on our website. you can also get more information that will be sent to your mobile device at ktvu.com. >> time is 7:08.

searching for suspects in two separate overnight shootings. one person was killed, three others hurt. the first shooting was around 10:30 on silver avenue near al mira street. investigators say one person was killed, another critically wounded. a third victim is expected to survive. the second shooting happened a short time later on camera ways right near candlestick park. investigators say that is one victim, but we don't how his -- the extent of injuries. we still don't know if those two shootings are connected. >> we are switching gears to some really good news. giants fans are still celebrating this morning after that came through the first perfect game in giants history. >> that was a long throw from third, but his teammates went wild along with the crowd. he retired 27 straight batters

striking out a career-high four team and a 10-nothing win over the astros. he says the experience was just unreal. >> i literally felt everybody on the mound with me. i mean, it was going -- the whole stadium was electric right there. it was unbelievable. >> check this out, matt cain got a little help in the seventh. look at that dice are you a great diving catch to help preserve the 22nd perfect game in major league history. >> that's amazing. giants fans that were there cannot believe they saw a historic game. >> perfect game explanation mark. >> 40200298 fans celebrating as they left the ballpark last night. only one other major-league perfect game matched the 14 strikeouts. the fans of all ages knew they were at something special, one of the greatest games ever pitched.

>> the excitement really built all through the game, and toward the end fans were, as you can imagine, hanging on every pitch and then they finally just erected as the last play of the game made it all official. join our website. we have reports about the moments after the game. at&t park is went to a new level because matt cain pitched a historic first game. >> and we are not done with sports. happening now, golfers stepping into the tee box for the first round of the u.s. open in san francisco. the powerhouse threesome of tiger woods, phil mickelson, and bubble watson. it's set to start in about 25 minutes. "be a challenge for even the best players. most of the fairways are slanted. some say the first six holes are the hardest of any major.

very exciting out there for a lot of golfers. a lot of trouble for people trying to get to the u.s. open, as we saw in claudine's report. >> time now is 7:11. steve is here with a forecast. >> thank you very much. ferries will be running full today, i imagine, along with the bay bridge. it's heavy today. it's crowded and for a good reason. the weather is starting to see the fog burned off. sunny and warm depending on your location. my forecast area seems to go from the orb on border down to brawley. it will be hot. we have 60s on the coast, 70s or around 80s atari start that big one up. some of the fog is went out with a north northeast wind. today we have some fog but it grazes over the next couple days. high fire danger will also be

with us. okay, here we go. high-pressure builds in. it's warm to hot by the coast. 60s or 70s, inland 80s or 90s. then we start to get warmed as we head into friday and saturday. a breezy afternoon but still lots of sun. i think everybody is in on that. 80s and '90s depending on your location. upper 80s to low 90s or 60s and 70s closer to the coast and they. 79 san jose, 76 sunnyvale, 60s and 70s on the peninsula and along the coast. the big news will be over the weekend when it will be sunny and hot. looks like coal or weather returns by monday. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:13. violence against peaceful observers who attacked u.n. vans as they try to enter a town in syria. >> and also california democrats think they have a plan. their solution to the gridlock. but is it enough to meet

friday's deadline. >> more on what you can do to get in and out of the city.

>> time now is 7:15. the team of united nations observers is in the town after the government troops gained control of the area. yesterday supporters of scary at president attacked u.n. vans trying to get to half off. look at these pictures. the crowds threw rocks and hit the vans with sticks and metal rods. the vans started to leave and then they were fired on. no u.n. observers were hurt. five months before election day, there's already a big face- off today in ohio. today both president obama and that romney will give dueling campaign speeches about the economy in

that battleground state. the scott mcfarlane reporting no. these features are scheduled just minutes apart. scott? >> and the stained -- in the same state, one in cleveland and one in cincinnati. romney trying to step on the economic edge today releasing this new ad which criticizes the president in the last week in which he said the private sector of the u.s. economy is doing fine. there is the ad on your screen. at the same time, the white house press secretary taking on that romney saying the republicans don't have a strong economic plan of their own. >> there is sort of an alternative idea being proposed, unfortunately, by republicans, and i think that's part of the debate that we will have in the fall. >> a major speech is how the president's speech is being built today in ohio. fellow democrats have been urging him to step up his economic message. mitt romney recognizing how important ohio will be in the election making three stops in

the state today no one near cincinnati, one near columbus, and like the president, one near cleveland. scott mcfarlane, ktvu channel 2. >> 7:17. california's democratic leaders say they will schedule a vote on their latest budget plan for tomorrow's deadline. governor jerry brown has not yet said whether he will sign it. assembly speaker john perez says the law may preserve on the same page as the governor over how to close the state's $15.7 billion shortfall. democratic leaders say their plan meets the governor's criteria for a balanced budget but makes smaller cuts to welfare programs. >> time now is 7:18. major commute problems this morning. your hands are full today. >> as a matter of fact, we are looking life at a picture from news chopper 2 bart workers repairing the damage from the fire that was close to these bart tracks in west oakland. we just hurt from -- we just heard

from bart. they say that partial service will be restored by this afternoon, and they are hoping for full service by 5:00 tonight. that just came across from a bart spokesman to us, so they are working as fast as they can. meanwhile, the bart service is not working between san francisco and the east they and the other way around. let's go to macarthur maze. traffic is very slow at the bay bridge this morning, because of this. you will see that traffic is very, very slow all the way to the bay bridge toll plaza. also this morning, the san mateo bridge -- the san mateo little bit busier than normal getting across the peninsula. not all that bad, but you will see more people on it. likewise for the dunbar bridge. >> fog is burning off sooner and cool to mild to warm to hot depending on your location. if you don't have seabreeze, it will be hot. the big news will be on saturday when the wind turns north northeast. of rapid warm-up into the

really hot category. 50s on the temps here. some areas cooldown yesterday, some warmed up. i'm throwing in the towel. if you are in the sun, it's warm. if you are by the close, it's cool and nice. breezy afternoon with a westerly breeze right now, but that's expected to turn more northerly later. saturday and sunday will breezy, witty, and one with high fire danger. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:20. watch more on the big trouble for bart riders , and the whole bay area commute. the huge fire in west oakland has stopped bart trains traveling across the bay between oakland and san francisco. we've just learned it is an all- day problem. >> there's been a problem this morning, but they are working on that and trying to resume service on time. >> stay tuned, we will continue our live coverage of this morning commuter meltdown.

>> 7:22. continuing coverage on the developing news. an early morning fire at a construction site has turned into a commuter nightmare right now. this was at a senior center under construction closed in the west oakland bart station. so right now bart service is shut down across the bay. it's important to mention that bart is still running in the east bay and in the west they. you just cannot travel between oakland and san francisco. that's causing a lot of problems. claudine wong is live at the 19th part station where a lot of people are waiting to be shuttled into san francisco. waiting a long time. >> they are. these buses are coming in a regular fashion. some of them, and are full. i want to give you a look at

the situation here. that's the front of the line. i want you to look at where this line goes, because the look on peoples faces when they see the end of this line is unbelievable. take a look as it goes all the way down the block, as far as our eyes can see. that line keeps growing as people head over here trying to get a bus into san francisco. i want to talk to this gentleman. you are not actually even in- line. when you walked up your, what did you think? >> i'm trying to get to work in the city and i'm actually in line. >> where is your place? >> i'm all the way at the end. >> you were taking pictures. >> so my boss will believe me. it's pretty epic areas; do you think it's going to take? >> i'm going home. >> at least you can do that. good luck to you. all of the rest of these folks are trying to be patient as they wait to see if they are going to make it. i can tell you, we been here

before 6:30 and we have seen six -- seemed three buses come. a lot of these buses that have been coming have them full. i talked to the supervisor out here. she said they buses are coming from other locations, picking up people here, trying to squeeze as many people in if they can't, but obviously it's very difficult. the folks waiting here will just have to keep on waiting until they get enough buses to bring them in. the good news is, some of these people live in talking to are worried about getting in and worried about getting home. it looks like they may be able to get home if bart does restore service like they were going to buy this evening, but that does remain to be seen. the line just continues to grow. literally, people keep coming across the street and getting in line. how long it will take is just impossible to say because we've been watching and waiting. two buses in our last report and we

haven't seen a bus students. so buses will be through here trying to get people to their destinations. it's not happening quickly. people getting a little frustrated out here. >> like i said, the line is epic. >> is unbelievable. it keeps growing and growing. >> it might be good just to call it a day. thank you. continuing coverage of the story throughout mornings on 2. coming up, a witness in the fire zone where this all started. what he saw and heard. >> time now is 7:26. sal, u.n. news chopper 2 are going to try to help them as much as possible. >> i even tried to go to the east a fairy website, and their site has crashed that i think a lot of people had that inclination. i go to the space fairy online and it's just not letting me bring it up. i tried on several computers, so i think they are probably having

a bad morning. let's take a look at the commute here on 880 northbound. you can see traffic is very, very slow coming out of oakland and also very slow this morning on 580 getting to the macarthur bay are you the big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza. also this morning, looking at some other things here. the traffic in the south bay has been happily normal. it is slow here and there, but it's not been affected by this craziness in the east bay. 101 is a little slow, and so is 280. i want to show you the san mateo bridge getting a little more wear and tear today. a minor accident westbound on the shoulder, but there are more people on the bridge trying to get over to the peninsula as people are avoiding the bay bridge lines. 880 is going to be a little slow heading south, but i'd still say it's a decent alternate route area but it's good to steve. >> will check in with steve in just a moment, but we can tell you we will have more on this brings massive fire in oakland. the fire is what led to commuter chaos on bay area highways, and

we've just learned that problems continue until at least this afternoon. >> and workers are examining and working on the tracks right now. we will give you a live with just ahead. >> also, overnight gunfire leads to a manhunt in the east bay.

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more on the bart shut down. bart hopes to resume full service between oakland and san francisco by this evening. fire broke out near the west oakland bart station at around five ago. cara lewis in the fire is the zone as crews continue to water down the area. good morning. >> good morning. we are here at seventh and mandela here in oakland. this intersection just opened about a half-hour ago, but you can see the lights still are functioning correctly yet. it's creating quite a bit of confusion here. if you look just beyond this intersection, you can see bart workers examining the tracks, doing what they can to get everything back on track to if you take a look just behind that, that is the 880 freeway. you can see traffic is moving at a crawl. the morning commute is just a mess between oakland and san francisco. here's why. a massive fire early this morning starting just about a quarter after 2:00.

you see that firefighters are clearly how -- are clearly aware how close this was to the west tracks and the bart station. flame shooting high into the air. estimates of 150 feet into the air from firefighters and a ton of thick black smoke. a senior apartment conference was under construction here. the 120 unit project was in the framing stages. investigators are looking to see a farce and is to blame. meanwhile, witnesses tell us the explosions they heard thunder like gunshots. >> around 2:20 this morning, i was asleep and i heard a big explosion. i looked out my front door and didn't see nothing, but by the time i got back to the van, i started hearing all arms and got back up again and saw flames shooting straight in the air. >> again, no service -- bart service -- from oakland to san francisco. bart is hoping to get everything up and running by this evening, but there's no service right now because this fire caused damage

to insulators on the communications, and electric cables and equipment. a lot of trains in the east they are being turned around at the 12th street station. bart is saying they are not sure how long the service will be shutdown but hoping to get it up and running by this evening. bart recommending folks find another way to get across the bay this morning. we are also hearing some problems of long lines at bus stations. folks are just doing what they can to get to work on time. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. back to you. >> this morning's commute, obviously, in bad shape. i want to show news chopper to the lines at downtown oakland bart station and 12th street. there is a line there. apparently, there are buses picking up people who use out earlier that at 19th street clogged the most telling us that there are a lot of lines for people who would normally come to the bart station and are trying to figure out another way to get into san francisco, including using ac transit. i want to show you some video

that we have here of the tracks, just how close they are to the fire and the bart workers that were out there fixing it. they have told us, again, that they hope to have all service restored by 5:00 this afternoon and partial service by early afternoon as they prepare the insulators on the electric third rail. let's move along now. 7:33. this is the only video we have. another traffic update coming up very this is is the wide shot here. it is 7:34. let's go back to the desk. >> i just checked the bart website and they will want to mention that there is bart service still available in east they at last day. for example, richmond to fremont trains are running. trains from fremont at 12th street at the oakland city station. from pittsburgh they point also turning around at 12th street. trains from dublin turning at the base fare station. and they are obtusely just

limited to the trains they have on either side of the day, so service will not be on its regular schedule, but you can still get around on bart, you just can't get across the bay. >> one of the things i want to mention is a lot of people are taking their cars to the peninsula and they drive over to build her a period that you can take the train throughout san francisco stations and up to peninsula here. a lot of people will be taking the train at the takoma park station to get the shuttle to the u.s. open. there is a big game today, the giants and the u.s. open. a lot of people need to get to the peninsula area that's what they are doing. >> already. they will return to the fire scene throughout the morning for live updates. we will also post any new information about the fire and any changes in bart service. sal just mentioned it will resume bart service schedule that 5:00 p.m. also, how ac transit is hoping commuters are you that will be on our website and also sent to

your mobile device at ktvu.com. >> time now is 7:35. an overnight shooting in east oakland injured two people. this happened around 11:00 last night at the block would gardens housing complex. police say two people were standing in front of the apartments when shots were fired at them for you both victims were wounded, at least ones, but neither suffered life-threatening injuries. no arrests have been made. police in san jose investigating a stabbing attack. police rushed to mallard court around 8:30 last night after getting reports of a fight. when they got there, at 35-year- old man had been said. he was later treated for serious injuries. please say the attackers ran off. they are still on the loose. >> 7:36. san francisco district attorney george cast on will formally announce the felony charges filed against the bike is -- against the bicyclist who can hit and killed a pedestrian. the 36-year-old is seen here in online video. he faces a charge of felony to kill

her man's utter for running over and killing a 71-year-old man in a castro district in march. prosecutors have concluded that he was grossly negligent in the accident. >> i think juries in san francisco are going to look at the bicyclist behavior very seriously, because they don't want to be hit by a bicycle and they don't want to be hurt or killed by a bicycle. >> the cyclist had an nightmare. he reportedly reported online and he went to the least crowded spot he could find. he's expected to surrender to authorities within the next two days. >> a man accused of kind to rape a woman in walnut creek is now facing charges. police arrested francisco her hand as marietta on saturday. they say he grabbed a woman near the iron horse trail, then threw her on the ground and covered her mouth. investigators say the woman fought back by being hernandez and punching him several times in the face. police say he ran away and was

caught a short time later. >> 7:37. the mayor of and access his city is on an upswing. in his speech, mayor jim davis says the city has survived many budget cuts brought on by the bad economy, but he says things are looking up. davis says transportation projects like the huge highway for widening project, that will drive the economy over the next several years. he says after years of having to lay off city employees, they are actually able to hire more workers in recent months. mostar verse, as you can imagine, he did a ticket, but many say these particular tickets came out of nowhere. people who have been using kurt told him in part for years were stunned to see drivers getting tickets as they pick up passengers. the two new parking officers recently in started passing out $63 tickets for loading passengers in a no stopping zone. transit and city officials told

the vallejo times herald they will address that issue. >> sal has been addressing this issue all morning. the bart closure has had a huge impact on the roads and how it's looking at the maze. senate is not looking very good. i want to show you the macarthur maze for people driving. they back up there. if we can go to the macarthur maze. the people getting through nicely by the people who are doing the carpool thing. this is a big back up we have. again, since bart service is not available between its day and peninsula today, you will see a lot of people who had to resort to taking their car. i want to check the other commutes, because that still goes on. in san jose, for example, slow traffic here. obviously, slow traffic here. looking to see if there is a crash on northbound 280 at some point. i don't see anything reported that

its very slow getting up to highway 17 this morning. i want to show your news chopper to showing us a line of people. claudine showed us this earlier at 19th street station in downtown oakland. there is a line going all the way around the block to catch ac transit service from oakland to san francisco. these people have no other way to go. there is the paramount theatre. it goes all the way around the block and people -- this is just their option. we will let you know what happens here. 7:40. let's go to steve. >> some of that fog burning off sooner today. getting even more as we head into friday and the weekend looks hot. some of that fog the coverage is not expensive today, so without it's already showing signs of retreating pretty fast. sunny for everybody here. tomorrow, some patchy fog but high pressure knows in the end will give us a north, northeast wind as a load of outs off southern california. that means the wind turns north

northeast and the fog disappears and the fire danger goes up. near 100 and wind and then probably 80s nude coast. 50s right now. they will move out pretty fast. the system that went by to the north dropped temps yesterday. looks like they recover slightly and none more so tomorrow. 80s and 90s for the interior. a little breezy at times and more of a westerly breeze at times. some of that fog is already disappearing. 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. 88 morgan hill. 7 b is on the peninsula. low to mid 60s on the coast and in the city, but tomorrow temperatures warm up even by the water's edge. with the beginning view, it looks hot and windy but temperatures warming up fast on saturday. >> thank you, steve. san francisco's municipal

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>> 7:44. the shot -- the stock market

moved higher tuesday. raised expectations for the federal reserve moving closer to another round of stimulus measures for the u.s. economy. taking a live look at the big board. the dial up 77, the nasdaq up nine, s&p up seven. this morning the labor department announced new jobless claims grows last week. 386,000 people filed for initial jobless benefits. that's up 6000 from the late of four. analysts say the increase could raise new concerns about the pace of the u.s. economic recovery. nokia plans to cut 10,000 more jobs around the world by the end of next year. the finnish cellphone maker is responding to bigger than expected second-quarter losses. nokia will also shut production and research sites in germany, canada, and finland. the company saw its handset shipments fall 24 percent earlier this year, which allowed samsung to take over as the worlds biggest mobilephone maker. and for the first time in

more than two years, the number of foreclosures is up. this morning realty trac reports almost 206,000 homes were somewhere in the foreclosure process last month. that's up 12 percent from april. increase was expected after the $25 billion settlement over robo signing. it indicates banks consider the foreclosure processing issues resolved, so they feel confident enough to push forward. >> 7:45. good morning to you. a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now. guard service between east and san francisco still out at this hour all because of a massive fire in west oakland. the bart is hoping to have partial service pack by this afternoon and full bart service that live 5:00 this evening. fire started at a building for low income seniors that is under construction. san francisco police busy searching for suspects in two separate overnight shootings miles apart. one person was killed, three

others hurt. still unclear if the two shootings are connected. and san francisco pitcher matt cain has pitched the first purchase -- the first perfect game in the 130 years tree of the giants. he struck out 14 houston astro players last night. giants won 10-0. this is the 22nd perfect game in major league history. lafayette police arrested three people for prostitution and pimping at to massage parlors. that's after receiving claims of sexual activity at body and soul and classical music massage center. both on monte although bold bart. they through toward the through prostitution and through for crime. the problem area is that the entrance to the park where many homeless people hang out. chief greg sir says he's received a number of complaints from neighbors and businesses about crime and

crass but, so he plans to step up enforcement of the city's controversial fit law. >> the engagement will be significant. it will be noticeable, and as far as the enforcement and order arresting or ticketing, that will be as the levels come and go. >> the chief is also more than half of the city's dirtbike unit out of downtown and into this neighborhood to step up patrols. >> time now is 7:40. a couple facing charges suspected of killing their 17-year-old daughter's alleged pimp. 38-year-old dairy guilt in and lupe marcano were arrested saturday. investigators think the couple shot and killed taliban's need 10 days ago near candlestick park. they are also accused of shooting at him last month in southern california. right now they are being held on $2 million bail.

happening right now in pennsylvania, the jerry sandusky trial. the penn state football coach arriving at court -- at court a short while ago. three alleged victims testified yesterday. there is sandusky in the middle of the screen. the witnesses all are claiming sandusky took them out on lavish shopping trips. they say that once he gains their trust, he would lure them to his basement and sexually assault them. prosecution is sending signs they may wrap up their case tomorrow. also, former presidential candidate john edwards won't be heading back to court. the justice department has decided not to retry him on russian charges. last month a jury acquitted john edwards on one charge. they've also deadlocked on five other counts. edwards was accused of using almost a million dollars of campaign donations to hide an extramarital

affair during the 2008 presidential campaign. well, sentencing day for the man convicted of killing the daughter of oakland raider legend fred bullock and cost. in march a san mateo county jury convicted him in the strangling of his ex-girlfriend area and she died at a drug rehab center in 1999. he faces a possible life sentence. his original conviction in 2001 was overturned eight years later after an appeals court ruled that prosecutors had manipulated the jury pool. spent 10 minutes before 8:00. a wildfire at northern colorado has earned more than 46,000 acres and it continues to grow. the hyde park fire began on saturday. it has destroyed more than 100 structures, and the fire is only 10 percent contained. nearly two dozen aircraft are helping more than a thousand firefighters on the ground who are working around the clock to protect homes. some fire experts say they

could be fighting this fire into the fall. new information on the latest wildfire at to hit new mexico. it charred another 500 acres overnight. firefighters et cetera more of what they call it -- firefighters expect more active behavior today due to dry, sunny weather. the fire has damaged 224 homes and 10 other buildings. the fire is still only 40 percent contained. the head of the u.s. forest service u.s. forest service says wildfires might not be so destructive it forests were allowed to return to a more natural state. forest service chief tom tidwell says the wildfires burning in new mexico and colorado now might not be so bad if earlier fighters had taken out some of the other growth. he blames environmental concerns for letting grass and deadwood stay in the forest. >> a tropical storm off the mexican coast is expected to become a hurricane. this tropical storm is about

400 miles southeast of the coast, but it's expected to make landfall by friday. a hurricane watch has been issued for the pacific coast. also a new study suggesting children who are obese don't do as well in school. researchers at the university of missouri found that obese elementary school kids performed worse on math tests than kids who don't have weight problems. the author of the study says a connection between obesity and academics may have something to do with anxiety caused by a lack of social acceptance. >> eight minutes before 8:00. they will not break restaurant expecting to ask the city for a later last call. back in february lift lounge was ordered to stop alcohol sales at 11:30 p.m. on a series of late-night fights. now a 90 day waiting period has the past and the restaurant and bar can petition the commission to restore last call to 12:30 a.m. >> time now is 7:52. the big story since 4:30 this morning, a big fire in west

oakland has caused a nightmare commute for thousands of bart riders and other commuters. this one even is going to affect the afternoon commute for you. >> also, a growing drug scandal involving bicycle racing's biggest star. the latest developments concerning lance armstrong. ♪ ♪

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>> 7:54. once again, the top story, fire at the west oakland bart station. let's check in how that impacts the roads. very, very crowded right now. >> it's very crowded. let's go to highlight 24. news chopper to showing us the huge backup coming out of the tunnel here. look at all this traffic coming out of this coming down the hill to the macarthur maze. this is serious. a lot of people who normally

take bart have been forced to drive and it's putting stress on all of the east bay freeways. the latest from part is they hope to have some partial service from the east bay to san francisco restored by early this afternoon, and they're looking for full restoration by 5:00 p.m. that's what they told us. of course, that could change, but the good news is it won't be down for days as we may have heard reports that it could have been, but now it looks like they will get it back up by later today. let's look at the macarthur maze at the traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. very messy as people are driving into the city. of course, we are looking at the san mateo bridge now. the san mateo bridge has become very busy as you drive across. in the last few minutes is become very, very slow over to a crowd of 101. let's go to steve. >> still some fog, mainly along the coast. what is there is starting to burn off, at least inland. much like yesterday.

sunny and mild. temperatures are all over the place. the system that comes in and drops a little low pressure system in southern california will eventually give us a north northeast wind by the weekend. upper 50s already for some. here is a little component, but the westerly breeze looks like temperatures warm up. today foggy and sunny. breezy and still getting that seabreeze, so 60s, 70s, or 80s. things continued to march and as advertised are you the updated forecast model has backed off a little on saturday. it will be hot and windy and temperatures in the 90s for many. >> 7:57. cycling star lance are strong not allowed to compete in the ironman france competition because of some new allegations of doping. u.s. anti-doping agency claims armstrong is using testosterone and other blood doping products beginning in 1998. the seven-time tour de france winner competes in triathlons

now. he was training for ironman france when these new charges were filed. armstrong says he is innocent. >> it's a victory parade for parking. the stanley cup champion los angeles kings will be riding double-decker buses in a procession through downtown l.a. today at noon. the parade will hit the staples center and the entertainment complex. there will also be a championship rally with video highlights, presentations, and speeches from players at staples center. the first one ever for them in 45 years. congratulations. >> 7:58. a commuter nightmare. an overnight fire stopped the bart trains going across the bay. we will have our team coverage. >> and we are live in oakland at the west oakland bart station where the fire began. we will to you by investigators believe this could be arson. and you are taking a live look at the lucky ones are the people headed across the bay. that very many people getting

on, and you will not believe just how long the line is. we will show it to you when we come back. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right. do you have any idea where you're going ?

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>> online. welcome back. i am tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it is thursday, june 14th. we begin with that still developing story in the east bay that has turned the morning commute into a major mess. a building fire right next to the west oakland bart station and knocked all part service between oakland and san francisco. bart is hoping to get things back and running fully for the evening commute, but that's not helping the thousands of morning commuters who are ending up late for work. live team coverage for you. sal has all the info on the traffic tie ups. claudine wong is out there with long bus lines. let's go first to tara at the fire scene where flames were 150 feet in the air. >> reporter: it was pretty incredible when first arriving on scene. this fire definitely impacting bart because the bart tracks are just above where the fire started. if you take a look behind me, you

can see the scene here. bart has announced that it will get service back up and running by this afternoon around 1:00 or 2:00, but only one trained will be running. above us, the tracks or damage and a power pole needs to be removed because it is a hazard. >> this is a look at video you will only see taken by the first unit to us onto the scene on second street and mandela parkway. at 2:15 this running, flames shooting 150 feet into the air. it's straight a five-story senior center under construction and charred some cars, three signs, and the bart tracks. when bart is backup, one trained will be running manually but not by computer, which will create longer commute times. >> if you are used to a train every eight minutes, it's probably going to be like every 15 minutes. with the u.s. open and the giants game, i would assume people would have a pretty packed commute.

>> this is an overhead view of the scene where hot spots are still visible. five dozen firefighters tackling this massive fire, but no one was hurt. we want to throw a number of on the screen for you. 510-238-4331. that's the number for fire investigators. they are investigating whether this is a case of arson. pg&e has turned off the gas line, but there's a leak. it will be about an hour before firefighters and arson investigators are able to do their job. if you need to use bart this morning, there will be no trains running between oakland and san francisco at 1:00 we should see one trained running and by the evening commute we should have to trains running. the agency is recommending that folks use ac transit or the ferry to get where you need to go to spring. let's head over to sal and take

a look at our roads. >> i do want to mention that the roads, obviously, without bart, are very, very slow. a lot of people taking their car because they have no other choice. they walk up and found out, so there's not much time to make plans. when there is a plant closure, that's one thing, but when it's hoisted on you, it's kind of tough. let's look at the bay bridge. some of the fasttrack users are getting through, but as we look to the left, you can see how slow it is. all of the approaches are very slow. that includes 24, 980, 580, and 880. very slow traffic getting to the toll plaza this morning. also, looking at san francisco. northbound 101 is busy. a lot of traffic here. i think that people came in using the san mateo bridge and then they came up the peninsula to downtown san francisco, so a lot of these are east bay people driving through the city this way.

the parking lots are going to be filled out today. there's a giants game and the u.s. open are you the first round actually starts today. people have to get there somehow. this is a look at the fairies. these are live pictures at jack london square as the fairies have been trying to take some of the people into san francisco. some pretty long lines here, again, it was people doing what they have to do. i want to show you the san mateo bridge. westbound 92, slow traffic all the way across. eight -- 8:05. let's go back to the desk. let's go to claudine wong first. those line behind you, i have to say, they are terrible. >> unbelievable. people are trying to be patient. we are actually at the front of the line. the folks up here may be more patient than other people. adam thomas is the next one to get on the bus. you cannot hear 90 minutes. here you are. how are you doing? >> i am patient.

>> you had to call your boss and tell him it's not happening. >> this morning he told me that bart is not running, so i actually caught the bus all the way to downtown and now i'm waiting on a bus. >> what do you think of these full buses coming up here? frustrating? >> very frustrating. these have extras. >> it's been a problem. good luck. i'm going to walk you down to the rest of this line areas the last bus got 15 people may be onboard. the bus before that, for people. when you take a look at this line, it's pretty unbelievable to figure out how they are going to get through this entire crowd really are walking down 23 now. while we are turning the corner onto broadway, this is where you really see how big this problem is, how long this line stretches in. we will walk you on the other side of the crowd. that is the theater. i walked around the corner.

20 minutes ago that line of what all the way to point to 21st street. we've seen the crowds continued to come. i expect it is ugly longer. and it just keeps on going. again, the big problem is the buses that are showing up are full. we talked to a couple people on board and said, where did you get on? they got on down the street, so then the buses get here and there's nowhere for people to get on board. i will say people are getting a little more inpatient as this process goes on. we are going to -- hold on one second as we pull our cable down so we can get you further down this line safely and talk to some of these folks down here who are still smiling. how are you guys doing in this part of the line? >> i'm doing okay. >> how long have you been waiting? >> about an hour and a half. >> how fast have you been moving? >> not very fast. >> the last two buses, one of

them got four people on, one of them got 15 people on. i don't think that's what you want to hear. >> no, but have got to go to work. >> had a talk to your boss? >> yes. >> the book to you. -- good luck to you. the long-term solutions in sight. i talked to a couple people who said, should we take a fairy? some cabs have been driving by. there just are any easy ways into the city. they are crossing their fingers that if they get through all of this that by the time they need to come home, they will do it more easily. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> salmon should as well with bart down and long lines, a lot of commuters are heading to the ferry boats this morning trying to sail across the bait. here's a live picture for you. a full ferry boat. we are getting these pictures.

all other people on there. it is packed. a lot of those folks didn't know they would be choosing the ferry to get to work today. the ferry workers say they don't know how to handle all the people trying to get across the bay this morning. >> it's chaos. we are probably going to sell out our first stop for the entire trip to san francisco. we have a second stop. >> i could take a bus from the 12th street station, but that was just a mess. i knew that this was available, so i thought i'd give it a shot. >> i'm amazed at how may people have arrived here. it's crazy. >> in fact, so many people logging on to check the ferry boat schedules, the website has crashed. wiggle back to that very same for you throughout the morning. it will bring you the life updates on what's happening. we've also posted information about the fire itself as well as public transit for you this morning.

find them all on our channel to website, ktvu.com. >> 8:09. san francisco police looking for suspects in two separate overnight shootings. in all, one person was killed, three others are injured. but for shootings was first reported around 10:30 on silver avenue for you to investigators say one person was killed, another critically wounded. a third victim is expected to survive. the second shooting took place just a short time later on cameron wade near candlestick park. investigators say there is one victim, but the extent of his injuries is not known. it's still not clear if the two shootings are connected. >> last night the giants pitcher, matt cain, was absolutely

perfect. >> matt cain through the first perfect game in giants history, and the team mobbed him, as you can imagine. 10-nothing at at&t park. matt cain struck out a career- high 14 batters, only the 22nd perfect game in major league history. >> i want to be able to throw the ball as hard as i can, but i feel like i'm a little more lax and kind of have a more idea of my mechanics and what my body is able to do. >> one of those memorable plays with this one. seventh-inning right fielder blanco, like butter, he said that perfect game for matt cain with that spectacular diving catch. on our channel to website, we've got a lot of things for you to see about those special moments last night at at&t park. it was an electrifying night for matt cain's historic perfect game. >> it's kind of nice to talk about the perfidy and in light of the

traffic problems. also nice to talk about the weather because it's not too bad out there. >> most locations already in the fund but there's still some file called in on near the coast. seems to be a -- seems to be either rolling sooner today. by the coast a little bit cooler but mid-50s. fairfield at 61 degrees. the system of and through and dropping a little low off southern california. high pressure builds in. everything still very breezy and windy and much warmer as we head toward the weekend. for many temperatures are close to yesterday's ratings. if you are by the coast, 60s. some of the updated forecast models kind of backed off a little on that saturday, but there will be an offshore breeze. it will be warm to hot. a big cooldown comes in on monday. >> time now is 8:12. live team coverage of this morning commute meltdown. a lot of people describing the

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>> good morning. this is the line at the ferry building or at the ferry terminal in jack london square in oakland as people have come down and try to get into san francisco using

the ferry. all our people the normal are here trying to get onto the ferry. you've heard that people have been waiting for quite a long time, but the ferries have been running efficiently in and out of san francisco area here is a live picture of the pearls of coming back just about to load more passengers on the way to san francisco. here is a look at exclusive video that we just got of the bart tracks. the fire damaged several yards of insulators which protect the electricity. without those working, trains are unable to run at this point. we will check back in with tara coming up in about 30 minutes. let's go back to the desk. >> 8:16. more of the big names teeing off at the u.s. open. b jason, that's johnson, and reduce --

tiger woods, phil michaelson, bubba watson started about a half hours until. he hoped his shot to the right. tiger landed the ball right in the middle of the fairway. he knew tori campbell's watching. a lot of people were there to see tiger woods, but not this fan. >> we follow him in 98, but i'm an underdog i'd myself. i'm pulling for the dark horse. >> the u.s. open is expected to attract more than 33,000 spectators today, which could cause a traffic nightmare around the olympic club this afternoon and this evening. >> today there's a face-off in ohio. president obama and republican challenger that romney give campaign speeches in the battleground state. got to karl reports, the president's address is being billed as a major economic speech. >> the president giving that

speech near cleveland. the speeches are minutes apart and begin more than an hour from now. president obama under a lot of pressure to better hone his economic message. especially in the wake of last week gap in which he says the private sector of the u.s. economy is doing fine. romney campaign this morning tried to step on that message with this new political ad which tries to hammer the president for that quote. will the president respond during a speech today? the white house press secretary spoke only briefly about it. >> there's no question that we are a long way from where we need to be. the hole is deep and we are only part way out of it. >> the president and that romney speaking in about an hour. that romney taking three campaign stops in ohio today. another indication of how important that traditional battleground state really is. live in washington, scott farland, ktvu channel 2 news.

>> for california's democratic leaders, they schedule a vote on their latest budget plan before tomorrow's deadline. governor jerry brown has not yet said if he's going to sign it. assembly speaker john perez says lawmakers are on the same page as the governor over how to close the states $15.7 billi budge shortfall. democratic leaders say their plan meets the governor's criteria for a balanced budget, but it make smaller cuts to welfare programs. this morning the national park service will make a big announcement about yosemite national park are you announcing that it is shutting down 18 cabins and several employees doors. in all, the danger of falling rocks in the area is a growing threat. the new study found the highest risk area is family-friendly tier either lived. it was hit by a major rockfall several years ago. that hazards on also includes the popular climbing wall. >> is 8:19.

the public in the eastern span of the bay bridge is seismically safe. they will host a public webinar on its website at 10:00 tomorrow. the goal is to explain how it tests the burgess foundations. the webinar follows the sacramento article that claims the testing was improper and there could be weakness in the country. it was a close call for three people in pennsylvania. a huge cranes came crashing down on a woman's suv nearly cutting it in half. look at that picture. she had stepped out of the vehicle just minutes earlier. boy, was she lucky. investigators say two workers were using the crane to replace banners on the side of the building when it tipped over and they escaped the crash with just minor injuries. >> time now is 8:20. bart service shutdown across the bait. the trouble started with an early morning fire. these are live pictures. look at that. we will continue by a team coverage.

>> also, temperatures heating up again. we will have the weekend weather forecast. >> good morning. san francisco, northbound 101 is really heavy as he have a lot of people coming into the city without bart service. this probably has a lot to do with it. we will come back with more. ♪ like this one. ♪ or this one. ♪ or, maybe this one. ♪ but when it's this easy to use citibank mobile check deposit

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>> it is a 23:00. san francisco police are hoping someone recognizes a man who

was caught on surveillance video setting a fire. the fire was set in an alley near union square next to the 520 taylor street apartments. you can see a man wearing blue on surveillance video set the fire inside somewhat wooden furniture. he then uses cardboard and newspaper to keep it going. a man who saw the fire put it out minutes later before it got out of control. >> i had no reason to think that he's an enemy of anybody that lives here. i think it's just something that a crime of opportunity. >> police say it's too soon to know if the man in the video might be connected to any other recent fires. >> time now is a 24:00. let's go back to sow. we've got that commute mess this money. i'm also thinking this evening how people are going to get back. >> you are absolutely right. are you reading my twitter feed? that's just what i tweak it. keep in mind all the people took their car into san francisco, getting out later is going to be

tough this afternoon. if we could somehow carpool to work it yourself into the city, bart is saying that they will probably have services afternoon. you can get out that way. or if you can telecommute, obviously. you see traffic pretty busy, and it's a little busier than it normally is. normally, we do have slow traffic here. this morning is just a little bit slower than it normally is. westbound 80 coming to the macarthur maze. that's going to be very slow. 24 at 580 and 880 are going to be slow getting to this. i want to mention the san mateo bridge, because some people are thinking of using that. look how slow it is. deep red on the sensors here. in the south bay, we have the usual slow traffic. at 8:25, let's go to see. >> we have some fog but already

sunny for many. temperatures close to yesterday which is 60s and 70s. near 90 degrees for some inland. the big news continue to be the developments friday into saturday. more on that in the second. a little system skirting right near seattle. 60s, 70s, and 80s up to 90. looks like an off shore breeze kicks in on friday. some of the updated morning information was not as hot for saturday. i will stick with it for another day. it will be windy. we will carry that into sunday and then monday looks like a cool down. >> timeout is a 8:20. if you are just joining us, the morning commute with an early morning fire shut down part service across the bay. we will tell you when those trains will roll again. >> and with that bart service shutdown, take a look at the

lines for the ferry. thousands of folks in line. the line wrapping around the building here. workers telling me we may have tripled the normal number of passengers. >> also, a tragedy in southern california. what we've found out about a deadly gas explosion. @ i can't stand these spots.

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>> time now is 8:29. back to our developing news. there is no bart service is morning between oakland and san francisco, but bart is hoping to have partial service back up by this afternoon and full service between the east bay and san francisco by 5:00 this evening. a building under construction for low income seniors in west

oakland burned to the ground right next to the west open bart station. the flames were 15 stories in the air. in fact, it was so hot fire fighters 300 feet away had to back off even more. claudine is at the 19th st. bart station right now. just giving us an idea, look at the people over your shoulder. all of the people affected by what's happening. >> everyone just wants to get over that bridge and into the city, but it taking a long time. this is the front of the line. folks here waiting for a transit bus to take them across the bridge. you've been waiting how long? >> an hour. , hour and a half. >> i want to show you down this line. this is the problem we've been seeing. not a lot of people getting on these buses going across the bridge because there really are that many buses going. we just talked to acs transit and all they would say is we are in

crisis mode and doing the best we can. we can't even tell you how many buses are going, and -- are going to be coming here, just as many as we can. this line stretches all the way down broadway. it goes to 21st street and then it goes around the corner. everyone here has been trying to wait patiently trying to get on a bus. we have seen just a handful of buses that have made it through here. most of them have been full by the time they get here. i want to pop over here. can you tell me how long you've been waiting click. >> an hour. spent are you patient? >> i'm trying. there's just no buses coming. >> the ones that have been coming have been full, so that's the problem. hang in there. this is the situation here.

the wine is one issue, the full buses are another. knowing when it's going to get better, that's the third issue. we don't really have answers for people out here. i talked to the supervisor. she said, we don't know. they've asked me about the ferry situation. i know the long lines are over there as well. let's go over to look at the ferry situation. i've looked at the winds coming from your camera as well. it doesn't look any better. >> you are exactly right. we are here, and take a look at this line. it's all the way up there by the water and goes all the way down probably at least a couple hundred people in line here. it is wrapped around the corner. all of these folks standing in front of us tell me they've only been waiting about 15 minutes but they are still waiting for another boat to come in. these folks telling me that they are taking the ferry for the first time, and that is because of the shutdown of the bart service

between oakland and san francisco due to that fire early this morning. right now i've got ernest sanchez with me. he's with the san francisco bay ferry. what's the latest year? what do folks need to know? i understand the website has crashed so many people have tried to log on. >> the most important thing is that the ferry has added additional votes. we will continue to operate additional votes throughout the morning as long as needed by the public. we are carrying about four times what our normal load would be, but we have about arriving in just a few minutes. that book alone carries over 600 people. we are doing the best we can. i think we are going to serve the public. >> i heard you sing to some folks that you are waiting for some of the crew and they were stuck in traffic. >> that's right. those people have arrived. they are on board. >> and the folks who need a

ferry to get home, what do they need to know? >> we are adding additional service this evening and will continue to operate additional services to get everyone back. >> they give very much. of course, we will be staying out here and checking up on the situation throughout the day to you know what you need to know for your morning commute as well as the commute home. life in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. let's check in with sal. >> right now we obviously don't have a very good situation on the roads. i was just looking at the roads, and i want to show you, if we can go to these lines of people who are trying to get on the bus. people who take bart have been lining up at ac transit terminals at the 19th st. station and also at the macarthur bart station. i want to put up a map here of the bay area, and i want to show you all of the red free look at the red everywhere on these vamps trying to get into the area. this shutdown between the east

bay and san francisco has really impacted traffic almost everywhere. perhaps the south bay is not as impacted. let's go to highway 24. between walnut creek and oakland, very busy traffic. no doubt this is busier than normal. i know it is because it is 8:34. by now the traffic usually isn't still this heavy. people have been waiting and it's good to be a tough drive. when you get to the open side, you will see very slow traffic getting down to 580. at 8:35, let's go to steve. >> we will pick it up from there. time now is 8:35. this all started with an overnight fire near the west oakland bart station. what prompted all this chaos. >> this overnight fire was spread out over two blocks, just a huge fire. the intense heat affected parts equipment right away.

we have exclusive video taken this morning. take a look at the flames. that huge fire and this video from first responders on the scene. it was shortly after 2:15 this morning. the building was under construction, and just months away from becoming home to hundreds of people. we spoke with a man in charge of the site who is sad to find six months of work gone. >> somebody pounded on my door at the hotel down the street about an hour ago and said, you're building is on fire area i raced down here and it was already burned to the ground. >> he travels from city to city working on projects. he says the building that burned was going to be a beautiful housing complex for low income seniors set to be finished in october. they were going to be moving in in the fall. he also says that police told him that this fire appears to be arson. certainly, the investigation continues. fortunately, we do not have any reports of anyone being hurt in

the fire. >> with post a lot of information about the fire, about the current situation and future situation of public transportation on a channel to website. just go to ktvu.com, and you can also find traffic alerts. >> it is 8:36. turning to other bay area news. a shooting in east oakland injured two people. it happened around 11:00 last night at the lockwood gardens housing complex on 65th avenue and east long street. police say two people were standing in front of the apartments when shots were fired at them for you both victims were shot at least once, but neither suffered a life-threatening injury. no arrests have been made. san jose police investigating a stabbing. reports of a fight. a 35-year-old man had been stabbed. he's being treated for serious injuries. police say the attackers ran off and have not been caught. >> 8:37. a small earthquake in southern

california. the 4.1 magnitude quake hit about 8:15 last night. it was centered in a heavily populated area about 8 miles northeast of anaheim. no injuries or damage reported, but the quake did cause extra excitement at the opening of the cars land at disney's california adventure park. people say they felt it. it was described as a single quick but sharp jolt. one person died, three others hurt after a gas tank blew up in los angeles. this happened in the building next to a meat market around 6:30 last night. neighbors said the aftermath was a very bloody scene. firefighters say the victims were two men and two women. the cause of the explosion is still under investigation. 8:38. the family of a deceased bay area entrepreneur is suing the owners of a lafayette cemetery. they say the memorial park did not do enough to protect an urn containing the remains of

thomas gonzalez. the urn was stolen last year from a custom built mausoleum at the cemetery. gonzalez's family wants $3.2 million, which is how much the mausoleum cost. gonzalez, who died of cancer in 2001, was the founder of commerce one. his remains have not been found. today is the eighth annual project home connect are you that the event that brings services ranging from haircuts to dental care to one location to help poor people. not all of the participants are homeless. many just can't afford to pay for legal assistance or help preparing for a job. the event starts at 9:00 this morning, just about 20 minutes from now, and runs until 3:00 this afternoon. it will be held on albert road in concord. >> 8:39. we need to check on the weather. steve says it's up and down. >> pens on where you are. by the close, some locations still dealing with fog. other areas are sunny.

temperatures today, 50s to start off with. a little system stored into the news that will move through and drop a little low toward southern california are you an offshore breeze kicking in tomorrow. fog, sunny, and warm. that low cloud deck hanging on. 60s, 70s, 80s to near 90 degrees. it looks like patchy fog on friday and warmer weather kicks in. >> it's 20 minutes before 9:00. the fire has made a real mess of the morning commute. some big problems for bart riders. we continue most of the day, and that's having a domino affect clogging up the roads, the buses, the ferries. we will continue our live team coverage here throughout the morning.

>> and we are live in oakland where that overnight fire is still burning at this hour because pg&e still hasn't turned off the gas here. we will give you an update coming up. ♪

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there's tiger woods. dozens of golfers are making their way through the challenging course at the olympic club in san francisco. tiger woods is playing like tiger. film at bush than bold it has through st. matt cain was a star pitching the first perfect game of the 130- year history of the giants. struck out 14 astros last night. giants won 10-nothing. it was a 22nd perfect game in major league history. and investigators are very busy this money checking to see if that big fire in west oakland this morning was delivered only set. a firebrand down a senior center that was due to open in just a couple months. tara has the details of the problems that fire has caused, particularly for bart

commuters. >> well, this heat from the fire was so intense that it actually melted the streetlamps. the bushes are also completely charred. it melted the paint right off this car, and the tale is as well as the tigers. if we take a look over to the left, as we look through the building, you can see where the flames are shooting up. that is the gas line. it has been turned off, but there is a week, so fire crews will be able to do anything until pg&e takes care of it. here's a look at some exclusive video that we got of the bart tracks at the west oakland bart station. you can see how widespread the damages. this spans over two entire city blocks. the fire damaged several yards of insulators on the bart tracks which protects the electricity. without those working, trains are unable to run at this point.

>> here's a look at some video you will only see here taken by the first responders at the scene. flames destroyed the five-story senior center under construction and charred part of the bart tracks. bart is not bound. when it is back up and running this afternoon, one train will be run manually, not by computer, which will create longer commute time. >> there are two main issues. one is the electrical situation. that's a bit complicated, because there are very high voltage lines that we need to make sure our safe and reenergized, and the other is there is to polls that have been damaged by the fire that are in danger of falling on the tracks. a third agency needs to come in and remove those polls. >> this is an overhead view of the scene where hotspots are still visible. five dozen firefighters had to

tackle this massive fire. no one was hurt or he would also want to throw a number of on the screen for you. 510-238-4031. that's the number for fire investigators. they are investigating whether this is a case of arson and want anyone who noticed people here at seventh and mandela around 2:00 this money to report it to authorities. either evening commute, bart will have another train up and running, but these trains will be operated manually. no word yet on how long they stay that way. you see the flames still going here. embers are really starting to pick up. hopefully, they will be able to cap this week so fire crews can get in as well as arson investigators. >> thank you. time now is 8:47. this morning san francisco district attorney george guest on will formally announce charges against the bicyclist who hit until the pedestrian.

you see him here and an online video. he faces a charge of felony vehicular manslaughter for running over and killing a 71-year-old man in the castro district back in march. prosecutors have concluded that he was grossly negligent in the accident. >> i think juries in san francisco are going to look at bicyclist behavior very seriously. they don't want to be hit by a bicycle, and they don't want to be killed by a bicyclist. >> that cyclist incident ignited an uproar after it happened. kerry reportedly posted a comment online saying it was a crowded sidewalk and he plowed through, and i'm quoting, the least crowded spot he could find. he's expected to surrender to authorities within the next two days. imac user trying to rape a woman in walnut creek now facing charges. police arrested francisco fernandez on saturday. they say he grabbed a woman near the iron horse trail, then threw her to the ground and covered her mouth. investigators say that women

thought that biting hernando's and punching him several times in the face. police a here in a way that he was captured a short time later. >> it is 8:48. tighter security in place for passengers flying to the u.s. from airports overseas. several countries have given the u.s. permission to place security officers at their airports and check passengers for other harmful materials. it's part of a program to stop attempts to blow up planes heading to the united states from foreign airports are your 14 countries are participating in the program, including ireland, madrid, and japan. 10 jet blue airways passengers have filed lawsuits against the airlines over the bizarre behavior of their pilot on a flight from los angeles to las vegas back in march. the pilot began shouting obscenities and told the

passengers there was a bomb on the plane. the copilot live the pilot up and made an emergency landing in texas. the lawsuit does not indicate the amount of damages the passengers are seeking. >> time now is 8:49. the mother of a murder victim thinking of a area man for helping to search for her daughter's killer. the lead singer of metallica is starring in videos urging people to calm forward with tips in the case of morgan herrington. someone murdered harrington after the band played in 2009. the campaign will give the fbi a better chance of finding the killer. a boy band from the uk causing quite a fan frenzy right here in the bay area. the band is called one direction. they performed for screaming fans at the san jose event center last night. tickets have been so hard to get, one group told us they flew all the way from ohio to see the show. tonight the band will perform at another sold-out show.

the group was discovered back in 2010 on the "x" factor in england. >> 10 minutes before 9:00. the medical team at the san francisco marathon will have extra help this year. runners can take part in a program called run safe. they can choose to put their medical profile online where first responders can look it up in case of an emergency. the doctors who treat runners during the race say the information should speed up getting appropriate medical treatment. apple cofounder making a big impact on technology. now he's working to help some of the used animals. he recently made a donation to the peaceful acres rescue facility for horses in new york state. in return, the branch named a horse in his honor. he went to check up on his namesake and says he was surprised to find teenagers caring for the animals as a way to cope with trauma or grief. >> it's great to see things like this going on, because it gives especially young people and

especially will pray she sure for life and how you should deal with others. >> he said seeing the animals and being able to talk with them made him feel closer to the work done at the ranch. >> great story. time now is 8:51. the big story with antonio about since 4:30 this morning. no bart trains running across the bay this morning. the big problems continue this afternoon. >> also, another look at the highways turned it has been really rough all over the bay area. we are staying on after 9:00, so stay with us here on mornings on 2. all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro.

>> news chopper to showing us an injury crash it. this is the treasure island tunnel westbound, and you can see that there's a crash that before the tunnel in two of those lanes. as we pushed in, you can see that it's a motorcycle crash. two lanes are blocked. it looks like someone is sitting there on the ground. that person may be injured. it may be that they are waiting for emergency medical assistance to get up to the scene. this is an injury crash on the bay bridge involving a motorcycle and a car. motorcycle also on the same. we will let you know that traffic is already very slow getting into san francisco. now it's going to be that much worse. by the way, we are staying on later this morning. we are not ending the show at

9:00. we are going to stick with you to let you know more. stay with us. let's go back to the desk. >> all right, sell. people who normally take bart to work are stuck. all of them waiting for buses this morning are you that big early morning fire still causing major problems with our commute. claudine wong live at the bart station right now. right near paramount theatre. you are surrounded by people who are stuck. >> they are stuck. they are hoping to get across the bridge. these folks tell me two hours. >> two hours. >> and you are still smiling. >> just trying to do to work. i love my job. >> you don't want to give up and call it a day? >> yes, but after we've been here this long and good company. >> you guys are all close friends by now. someone called this line at that. if that was at them, you will not believe what it looks like now. there are two ac transit supervisors here, but as they made our way down 20th, i want to show

you the situation because i just walked down trying to find the end of this line, and it took me a while. if you take a look down the street, you see it stretches all the way past the paramount theater here on broadway, but it goes even further. it went down at first to 21st. now it goes down to 22nd and then it actually wraps around the corner. i tried to do a count. i'm thinking 600, 700 people waiting in line at the end of the line. they can't even figure out what's going on. as far as the bus situation, that's the other problem. we've probably seen about seven or eight buses within the last couple hours here. only the last two have a lot more than a handful of people on. we saw one bus that had four people on it. it's not moving quickly.

>> where did you get in line? >> around the corner from paramount. they wouldn't tell us really what these people in line should expect. all they would say is they are doing the best they can. again, not down this block. not on the next block, and even then around the corner. that's where you find the end of this line. hundreds and hundreds of people waiting in line trying to get on buses that are not coming quickly, and then you got this accident on the bridge. it's going to be a slow ride

in. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> i'm sure blogging hasn't been able to tell people there was a traffic accident making things worse. a shot from that from news chopper 2 earlier. >> it really is frustrating out there. first of all, let's go to that crash that tori mentioned on the bay bridge. let's take a look at this right now and go to news chopper to video. this person is still on the ground here. they are working on this motorcyclist are you the fire truck and paramedics just hold up. they also had a tough time waiting for that slow traffic. this is westbound bay bridge right before the tunnel, an injury crash involving a car and motorcyclist. we still have emergency crews arriving, but it's a terrible crash here on the bridge. remember, it was already very,