look for temperatures to stay in the 60s to 70s by the coast. boy after fog yesterday at the u.s. open it was a beautiful afternoon. temperatures i would say about mid 60s. it will billion hot and windy saturday into sunday and much cooler as we go into early next week. here is sal. let's start off with highway 4. looking at highway 4. traffic is moving along relatively well. until major problems if you are looking at westbound highway 4 it looks good. let's quickly move along to look at westbound 24. that traffic moves along pretty well. and the morning commute is looking good in san francisco. along northbound 101. let's go back to the desk. we begin with continuing coverage of the story we first reported on yesterday morning news. bart is up and running again. that is after that transportation meltdown caused by a massive fire. ktvu kara lowe is live.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. let me show you this area around the west oakland bart station is still very much a mess because of that fire. you can see the senior complex under construction is burned. we are tole from bart folks can expect a normal commute to work this morning. just a short time ago we saw workers inspecting the tracks here at the west oakland part station. this is an area that was damaged by the fire and serviced between san francisco and oakland was shut down all morning. making an absolute mess of the morning commute for anyone trying to get across the bay. the bart service did resume just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. this morning bart officials tell us train service is back to normal. >> we have completed the work on the tracks. so we are ready to get back to business and keep the bay area moving. >> reporter: now investigators

are looking for three people seen near the west oakland construction site moments before it turned into a raging inferno yesterday morning. the fire again at a senior apartment complex under construction. it began a quarter after 2:00 yesterday and burned for hours. the blaze burned so hot it damaged the third rail which powers the train and sir rammic insulators and data lines. bart officials telling us they expect service to be back to normal. we are live in west oakland. we have breaking news right now in the south bay. a car hit some type of a gas line to an apartment building. that is in san jose. it happened just after 2:00 this morning. pg&e crews are digging up the area to repair the damage. some people have been evacuated as a precaution. we do have a news crew head together scene. in overnight news oakland

fire investigators are working to figure out what caused an overnight house fire. that started at 11:00. but the flames were huge as that house caught fire. it was boarded up. firefighters say they had to force their way in. it took them about 30 minutes to put out that fire. fortunately no one was hurt. some undocumented students are occupying president obama's downtown oakland campaign office. five people walked in yesterday pretending to be campaign volunteers. they put on graduation caps and said they wouldn't leave until the president stopped deporting undocumented students. the campaign has not kicked them out but has hired a security firm to watch the students and the office. several similar protests are happening in obama campaign offices across the country. that was riot that made headlines around the world. now an independent panel has offered a scathing assessment how oakland police responded to

that protest last september. that story is coming up at 4:45. time now is 4:33. parents, teachers, and supporters will begin a sit in this morning hoping to stop a closure of five elementary schools. this is video from march when ten people were arrested after a sit in at the oakland school board meeting. protestors will be at lake view elementary school at 1:00 this afternoon to demand the district keep all schools open. california pizza kitchen restaurant in walnut creek is closed indefinitely because of a norovirus outbreak. they were notified about the closure by at least two employees from the broadway plaza store. one claims several workers and customers have gotten sick. norovirus is a highly contagious virus that can be transported through food or person to person contact. alameda court judge is in

jail this morning. paul seeman is accused of embezzlement and theft after he took control of an elderly woman's finances. they removed boxes of files and a computer from his house. >> he was always doing things for her at her place. taken care of her. he took her to the doctor and got her groceries. >> the complaint against the judge was filed by the attorney for the woman after she died. now he is being held on $525,000 bail and is expected to appear in court in the next few days. the clock is ticking towards tonight's midnight state budget deadline in sacramento, california. lawmakers will return to the state capitol at 11:00 this morning to try to meet the deadline and avoid getting

their paychecks docked. the democrats control the state legislature now. there are still some big differences in the last minute effort to close that budget gap. california has a budget deficit of almost $16 billion. democrats and the governor are at odds of $1.2 billion in cuts to cal works. cal works includes welfare, child care, in home support, and college aid. california voters will play a major role in tackling the budget. the bicyclist accused of hitting and killing a pedestrian in san francisco last march must turn himself into officials sometime today. this is video of 36-year-old chris. that was posted on youtube. he is facing felony manslaughter charges for running over and killing 71-

year-old sue key wee. he showed gross negligence by speeding through several stop signs before hitting wee. >> he was trying to beat his own record. >> now the case drew national attention when he reportedly posted online comments he was upset about losing his helmet in the collision with wee. the new report this morning funding delays could -- crews have been preparing to start digging the tunnel for the system for months. san francisco major ed lee has assured residence the federal government will approve $942 million to help pay for the project but now the bay citizen says agency officials are worried if the funding is not in place by september the cost to build the 1.7-mile subway

could increase $4 million a month. hopefully the commute will be much better than yesterday. >> we hope. let's go outside and take a look at the east shore freeway westbound. you can see traffic is looking good eastbound 80 coming up to university there it's road work up there you can see the flashing lights. just be careful as you drive in that area. also the morning commute looks pretty good at the bay bridge toll plaza. and if you are driving on northbound 280 this is a nice drive so far getting up to highway 17. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal, thank you. little patchy fog. winds will turn northerly. that means we'll have warmer temperatures. mainly starting friday night into saturday. the main overnight friday night into saturday but that will be

looks like the biggest go time would be late tonight into saturday and things will turn around on sunday and get more westerly. 50s on the temps. about the same they have been the last couple mornings. system moving through right there. you can see the system moving up and over. that is the ridge of high pressure. that means temperatures will go up. even by the coast 60s and 70s and 80s. close to 900 degrees. patchy fog. sunny and warmer. breezy. that will turn more northerly. right now it's westerly. right now that will turn that north direction. 60s and 70s to 90s. 64 pacifica, 91 santa rosa. temperatures will warm up pretty fast. >> okay. thank you, steve. 4:39 is the time right now. in an hour crews will begin fogging for mosquitoes in contra costa county. the fogging will take place right by highway 4 near discovery bay. take a look add the map right

there -- take a look at the map. it comes a day after a second case of west nile was confirmed in contra costa county that was discovered in a dead you in walnut creek. an amber alert for three young girls from the north bay. the violent confrontation that prompted it and how the children made it back safely into their mothers care. new details and floor plans released for cupertino apple facility. >> good morning, southbound 680 traffic moving pretty well. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

good morning. we have patchy clouds. mainly from san mateo coast, santa cruz to monterey. other than that it will be sunny and warmer. wind turns northerly today. san francisco bank executive has died while snorkeling off the shores of hawaii's big island. a paddle boater spotted the body on wednesday. investigators are now trying to figure out whether a medical condition contributed to his death. he was executive at wells fargo and vacationing with his family. a missing fishing boat that sank during a violent storm in mexico has been found.

the contra costa times report divers located the charter boat erik this week during a series of dives. the boat capsized almost a year ago with 27 fishermen from northern california on board. one man died. seven people are still missing and presumed dead. family members will now have to decide whether to recover the bodies or leave the wreckage as a memorial. time is 4:44. this morning three young girls are safe but that is after a violent show down with their parents that ended with an arrest at gunpoint. we will show you 25-year-old jose rojo. yesterday afternoon witnesses say he tried to break down a door of a locked insurance office where his estranged wife and mother were inside. >> he leaves the business and comes back with her three young

children in common. displaying them. trying to get her to come out. she doesn't come out. >> then he put the girls in his car, rammed the door of the business and took off. anamber alert was issue -- an amber alert was issued until rojo's brother brought the kids back. hayward police say they need help. nancy rogers body was found in san leandro in june of 2010. he was reported missing after she did not show up for her shift at is a post office in hayward. they believe rogers was killed and put into the dumpster. police are hoping someone will come forward with new information. a $100,000 reward is being offered. independent commission has released a scathing report of the oakland police department's

response to a violent occupy protest last fall. the panel has been investigating that the night of october 25th the riot that captured international tension. the commission found police were under staffed and unprepared to confront the rowdy protestors outside city hall. this report is the latest blow to a very troubled police department. >> disaster for the city of oakland and sering indictment of the oakland police department. >> i want to acknowledge this report will be difficult for staff moral. >> police in riot gear tear gassed protestors during that long and violent confrontation. at one point they fired a bean bag that injured an iraq war veteran. we've posted the entire report on our ktvu website just go to ktvu.com and click on the hot

topic section. 4:46. today the two sides in the ross mirkarimi case are expected to submit their final witness list ahead of next weeks critical hearing. on tuesday the commission is scheduled to begin his hearing on the official misconduct charges against san francisco suspended sheriff. city supervisors will decide if he should be removed from office. in march mayor ed lee suspended mirkarimi without pay after he pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a domestic violence incident. the jerry sandusky trial is in remission today. court observers say his alleged victims have been effective on the witness stand. three more accusers testified yesterday. one told the court he was assaulted in sandusky's basement while his wife was upstairs. the accuser testified he screamed for help but thought the room was soundproof.

>> there was an opportunity, a missed opportunity in 1998. an opportunity that wasn't missed by just one person, it was missed by multiple people. >> defense lawyers will begin presenting their case next week. their strategy is to portray sandusky has a good hearted person that took care of disadvantaged children. his attorneys also claim that his accusers hope to profit from the allegation. in election news this morning today mitt romney heads to new hampshire as he and president obama continue to go head to head on the economy. yesterday the president made a stop at ground cici row -- ground zero to sign one of the steel beams. then they attended two fundraisers. the first hosted by sarah jessica parker the second headlined by mariah carey. >> don't forget he's been president for 3.5 years and

talk is cheap. >> in speeches 250 miles apart both used the economy to sway voters in a swing state where they are running even in the polls. romney says the president is out of touch and doesn't understand the situation. >> it's the biggest source of gridlock in washington today. and the only thing that can break the stalemate is you. >> after today's stop in new hampshire romney will head to 14 small cities on his every town counts tour. today president obama will have lunch with a group of campaign contest winners then he will host a recession to observe gay pride month. apple has released new details about the proposed spaceship campus. it shows an outline for a parking garage that could accommodate up to 4,000 cars.

there are also floor plans for corporate auditorium, employee fitness center and energy plan. it could open as early as 2015. the lift lounge in walnut creek will get to serve drinks past midnight. they decided to grant a request to push back last call to 12:30. a few months ago they set a 11:30 cut off time because of a number of fights but now they say they are doing better. round two of the u.s. open tees off in a couple hours. michael thompson is your leader. the 27-year-old shot a four under 66 at the olympic club yesterday. several players are tied. nick is also three back. he had the shot of the day getting an albatross. that is a double eagle on the par five, 17 hole. 4:50. close call in castro valley.

a garbage truck slams into a home with a woman inside. >> plus a pilot program coming to bart that is being praised by bicyclists but could inconvenience some people.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a huge fire in an apartment complex is now being investigated as arson. we were there on the scene at 4:30 in the morning on wednesday shortly after that fire started. investigators now confirm that fire was deliberately set but they would not elaborate at this point. the fire destroyed two yules and several cars in a carport. no one was hurt but eight people were displaced. a home is seriously damaged after a garbage truck smashed right into it. that happened at 10:15 yesterday morning on christy

way. waste management says that the driver got out of the truck to pick up a bin and the truck started rolling. it hit a utility pole and pushed a parked pickup truck into a home before crash into a second house. no one was hurt but a woman was inside when it happened. >> i was in shock. and now thinking back i'm so thankful. it could have been if the front porch weren't there the truck could have come in. >> the woman saws she was only a few feet away from the wall when the truck crashed into it. it knocked out power to 150 people in that area. it has since been restored. the driver of the truck is on leave while that crash is being investigated. bart plans to test a new bike plan this summer. during august bart will allow cyclist to bring their bikes

aboard trains. cyclists will not be allowed to bring it to the first car. bart will reconsider the decision after every friday to decide if that pilot program is working. 4:54 is the time. back over to sal to check in on the early morning commute. sal. >> it looks good in case you haven't heard bart is running again. maybe you didn't hear that they were running as of last night. turning on the tv i will tell you bart is running. things are normal. the roads are looking pretty good. let's take a look at the east shore freeway. they pick up the road work east 80 near golden gate field. you can see it's gone now. and of course here on 880 northbound there is a little bit of road work up there near high street. you can see that the traffic is being basically narrowed down to just one lane. so watch for slow traffic. that should be gone pretty soon. right now there is a slow down. and the morning commute on highway 101 on the san mateo is

looking good. 4:55 let's go to steve. >> sal, thank you. a happy happy friday. we do have a little fog. this system right here high pressure will be coming in behind that. fire danger will go up friday night into saturday. this looks like about 36 hours then we'll turn it right around here. the wind will pick up and the humidity will drop so the fire danger goes up. still a westerly breeze. so nothing has turned northerly yet. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid. livermore down to 52. kind of a cool air mass. it will get moderate pretty fast. system here will drop a low down toward southern california. the wind coming behind that will turn northerly and northeast. temperatures they are heading out. pretty fast. 80s and 90s. still 60s and 70s close to the coast. patchy fog. i don't think that will last too long. a northerly wind kicks in this

afternoon. it was a beautiful day yesterday. i think a carbon copy today. start off with fog and dreary. this afternoon 66. beautiful degrees there. it's nice. 90s for some. 60s and 70s and 80s and 90s. temperatures and inlistened temperatures will warm up the coast and bay pretty nice. upper 80s and low 90s. 60s on the coast. 79 san mateo. we will go 84 for palo alto. windy and warmer. a couple locations like travis and vacaville near 100 degrees. believe it or not we will drop ten degrees. coming up at 5:00 a new development in the natural gas leak in san jose. what pg&e crews were able to do 40 minutes ago. >> plus back to normal after a gs are looking on the rails and the roads of oakland right now.

we'll have the latest from bart on what bay area commuters can expect this morning. >> bart trains are running. we do have a problem on interstate 80 that may effect people and their power