the tension is mounting. an historic decision from the nation's highest court could come at any moment. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's thursday, june 21st. we begin with a heartbreaking story from berkeley. firefighters are trying to determine what sparked a fatal house fire near the uc campus. the sights and sounds coming from that house terrified neighbors. tara is live with more. >> reporter: good morning. some of the questions that investigators are gonna be asking the person who owns this house is were the smoke detectors working? they have to be on every floor? you can see this a three-story home. were the batteries changed on a regular basis.

by law, owner must keep them updated, changing out the alarms every ten years. if the owner fails to do that, they could be held accountable. it was a very chaotic scene around here at 2:30. one woman was trapped inside the home off lorena street. her boyfriend ran out of the house when flames broke out and was screaming for help. his next door neighbor ran in but could not help her. >> we were screaming -- we heard screaming and then everybody had to get out. it was too smoky. >> just knowing somebody was up there that you couldn't help was the hardest thing. >> reporter: firefighters tried to resuscitate the woman but

she died at the scene. the chief says tragedies like this can be avoided if you have a working smoke alarm to wake you up and the victims that we spoke to who are all tenants tell us that they do not remember any alarm going off. firefighters are coleing through the rubble to see if they can figure out what triggered this fire. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:03. a home smoke detector appears to have been a lifesaver in alamo. this is video will -- you will see only on 2. the smoke detector went off immediately and that may have saved the life of the couple who lived there. >> i looked up at the alarm and

i noticed smoke coming out of a closet. >> the couple safely got out of their burning hole. there's still no word how it started. >> in san francisco, inspectors and engineers are connected -- are expected to go back to a damaged warehouse along the embarcadero to see if it can be saved. >> the huge fire caused a lot of damage yesterday afternoon. luckily, nobody was hurt. welders were working inside the house. but we don't know if that's what sparked the fire. the fire is not expected to have an impact on the america's cup. in the meantime, traffic moving again on the embarcadero this morning. police reopened that busy road shortly before 2:00 this morning. however, yesterday, that huge fire at pier 29 caused a traffic nightmare for hours.

the closure and detours caused bumper-to-bumper traffic all through the afternoon and well into the night. the fire caused big delays on muni. 7:04. detectives in sonoma are accuse -- say a suspect grabbed a 0- year-old victim from behind and sexually assaulted her. she fought back and screamed and her attacker ran off. the suspect was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and white and blue shirts. a san francisco strip club, the lusty lady, women who worked there staged an uprising

which led to the exotic dancers union and then in 2003, they formed a cooperative and -- co- op rative and -- co-operative and purchased the place. back to you. >> thank you. the mayor concentrated police efforts within 100 blocks of the city in anest ef- - in an effort to make oakland safer. published report states major crimes go beyond the blocks. people living outside those hundred blocks say crime went up in that their area. last week, a research group

challenged a crime fighting stat say 90% of the shootings took place, not in the 100 blocks. on the city's most violent blocks. published reports say the mayor's top aid say the mayor did not know about this inaccurate information last week. but she did not hear about it until recently. the mayor is said to be out of the country right now. i have contacted her by e-mail. i've contacted her by -- seia her office. i will tell you it was hard to get information about the program. hopefully, they will be more forthcoming with it this time. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. today is the 7th annual dump the pump. it's an effort to get people to stop using your car and use public transit. several agencies including

valley transit are taking part this year. >> if you leave just one car at home, you could save $10,000 for your family. >> a special squad of robing b.a.r.t. employs will be working for people wearing the stickers and giving them b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. tickets worth up to $50. let's check in with sal. how is it going? >> not bad. as a matter of fact, we're looking pretty good. i want to show you live picture the right now with what we have with the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it's backed up for 15 to a 20-minute delay. no problems. it's a lot cloudy there. a big difference in the temperature. steve will be back after this. let's take a look at 80 northbound. it looks like there's something going on. there's no major problems.

livermore, castro valley. 580, westbound looking pretty good. it looks good to highway 101, san mateo and 92. hello, steve. >> hello. there is a big fog bank out there. it's being helped along by two systems. the first one is beginning to move in. you can see the fog increasing. a big cooling trend. i mean, as much as 15, 20 degrees cooler for tomorrow. the wind has picked up for some already. observe observer says the fog has moved in -- oub observer says the fog has moved in -- our observer has said the fog has moved in. everybody is in on this cooler pattern. there have been gusts to 30 miles an our. this will hold into the weekend for well below average temperatures, windy and maybe

some rain. mendocino and lake county, 90s. and by saturday, upper 60s to low 70s. i did still go with a couple of low 80s. it's hard to go from, you know, about 100 to 80 in one day. but most locations will and you can see that west or southwest, up to 22. those are just sustained, those are not the gusts. 50s on the temperatures. 51 santa rosa, 51 the city, they will be hard prezzed to get out of the upper 70s. i'm standing in front of the two systems. there's one. that one is being merged with the stronger system coming out of the gulf of alaska. fog returns. drizzle returns. highs today, 58 to 82. fog, sun, cooler. some areas will have sunshine. there will be a pronounced sea breeze in place. so temperatures, anywhere from 50s, 60s by the coast. 70s in the inland areas or a

few low 80s. antioch, but everyone in the 70s. same can be said for morgan hill, san jose is 75. 50s, 60s, coast. the cooling continues friday into saturday. but maybe a slight warmup. an overnight news. a military -- in overnight news, a military plane was crashed in indonesia, in eastern jakarta. six people aboard the plane and three on the ground were killed. at least five others, including three children, were hurt. rescue teams are still out there searching for more victims. how a threat from outer space kept colorado's firefighting planes from theiring do job. and why a set of nutrition

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first full day of summer, it's going to feel like it along the coast because the june gloom is back of the low clouds continue to move inland. it's a big cooling trend. a lot of 60s and 70s in areas that were closer to 90 yesterday. colorado firefighting planes are back in the air. the aircraft were supposed to be fighting the springer wildfire burningest west of colorado springs but any were ored not to take off -- but they were ordered not to take off after several reports of meet yore sitings -- meteor

sightings. so far, the fire has burned more than 1100 acres. excessive heat is making it tough to battle the fire in arizona. that fire started tuesday afternoon north of phoenix. yesterday an air quality health watch was issued because of all of the smoke. so far the fire is about 15% contained. the obama administration has rejected requests from "the new york times" and the american civil liberties union for information about his program of targeted kills of suspected terrorists. the administration says the information is inaccurate. the house oversight and government reform committee voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in contempt for not turring over requested

documents about the fast and furious gun tracking operation. some house pruns say they are willing to negotiate an end to this if the obama administration turns over at least some of the documents. the family of an immigration and customs enforcement agent killed in mexico filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the u.s. justice department. the victim's family claims he was killed with weapons similar to the fast and furious operation. high anxiety in washington all plies on the u.s. supreme court and the healthcare issue, one of the most significant chases in decades. alison burns has more. alison? >> reporter: in just the last ten minute, the supreme court started handing down decisions.

>> , throngs of reporters an lawyers have gathered at the court, just in case the landmark healthcare ruling came down. the court will rule sometime in the next week but today was not the day. that means barring some unforeseen event, the u.s. supreme court will rule on this case either next monday or thursday, the justices are considering whether it's constitutional for them. a very issue before the supreme court involves whether states like arizona can make their own immigration law. that ruling also expected sometime in the next week. and we'll be here to cover it about you. well, two competing text hike measures will appeal on the ballot. the other option would

raise the state income tax on everyone but the lowest earners along a sliding scale. it's looking like the food fight over foie gras is not over yet. a state senator from davis is considering a repeal of the law. she opposes single product bans and is getting support from local chefs. 7:18. new nutrition standards go into effect next month but for some local schools, it's t a welcomed change. the healthy food act advocated by michelle obama requires schools to serve meals with a set nutritional value. school district officials say the changes are hard to swallow due to high costs.

the government is paying an extra 6 cents per meal under the new program. but the district says they could be forced to pay another 27 cents per meal. someone found a noose hanging from the goal pose of the school's football field. student, teachers and the school police met in a community forum to talk about the incident. investigators are trying to figure out if this was a hateful crime or really a distasteful prank.

a group of activists is planning a protest during sunday's gay pride parade in san francisco. >> the group calls themselves "occu-pride." they are upset about the corporate sponsors. they say basics like wells fargo and bank of america should not be part of the celebration. however, organizers say they shouldn't be so quick to slam those businesses. >> they are committed to equal opportunities for equal benefit -- >> reporter: now, occu- pride,ert gonna happen during the parade. the event kicks off with a transmarch on friday. the pink triangle insignallation happened saturday morning. that will be followed by the 20th annual dike march saturday

evening. that's at dolores park. lawmakers were out aged when the. it -- when the saints paid to hurt other players. they are now satisfied with roger goodell's pleasure. he met with them yesterday and said the league has taken steps to dedefeat bounties. we know it's summer. but starting today, it may not feel like it. look out our win co. that's how we look. brace yourself for big -- window. that's how we look. brace yourself for big changes.

7:23. a new report just came out about car thefts nationwide. several bay area cities made the top 20. fresno, the worst area for car thefts. that's according to the national insurance crime bureau. the vallejo/fairfield area came in at number 5. san francisco/oakland, number 9 and the san jose/santa clara area, number 18. >> we find the oler ones more -- older ones with more on the list because they are easier to steal than the newer ones. >> expert say never leave anything valuable in your car and if you can, install a car alarm. a lot of cars trying --

trying to move their way around. >> good segway, tori. you can see 280 is getting slow from the valley watch for some slow traffic there. on 101, we'll see slow traffic as well. you know the drill. moving along to 23, we will slow traffic which extends further than zanker road. peeking of 101, we're looking at the peninsula. southbound 101, not that bad. across the bay, we have slow traffic from about 237 heading down to free mont. you will see slow traffic at the bay bridge well, it's backed up to -- it's backed up. here's steve.

today, the fog bank has come flying back. it's been inincreasing since i got back here this morning. temperatures will brown bible today, 73, the 59 today. it may not get out of the 50s for a dey or two. a west or a southwest wind is absolutely front and center and that's going all the way out to san francisco. low 50s, we had low 60s. we're about 10 degrees cooler. one low west of us coming out of the gulf of mexico he was going that set up on the west coast for the next fi days -- he was going to set up on the west coast for the next five days. 50s, os close to the coast and

boy -- 60s close to the coast and bay. much cooler pattern. >> wow. an explosive trial in the south bay now underway. why a it los gatos man feels he was justified while beating up a -- beating up a man. why are we here?

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we're following developing news from vallejo right now. crews are investigating an early-morning house fire. claudine wong joins us live from the scene at round hill court. we understand a neighbor took heroic action in a very dangerous situation. >> reporter: yes. all she was thinking about was getting the couple and their daughter out of their home, a couple she's known since she was a child. take a look. this is 132 round hill. you can see the damage is significant. firefighters are still out there keeping an eye on the situation. residents are planning to board 24 up. everyone got out safely i want you to take a look at the fire when it was at its height. we got these from the first responding police officers on the scene who actually saw

these flames from two miles away. they could see it. they knew it was here. when they got here. the people -- hen they got here, the people were already making their way outside, that's because a neighbor spotted the fire and had been banging on the door to try to get everybody out. >> flames on the roof, just so big, and i just went into auto pilot. i just -- autopilot. i just started banging on the floor. i wanted to wake them up and get them out. >> i want you to take a look at this video because we were able to get up close and into the heap to show you you just how devastating this fire was in terms of damages. firefighters said it was burning really hot when it got

here. 100% is now gone and they say the intensity of the fire makes everyone who got out safely very, very lucky. by the time they found out about the fire, they had a good fire going across the back, the roof was enveloped. the police was a knew miles away. le -- was a few miles away. they were very fortunate to get out. >> reporter: back here i've on round hill. the firefighters are keeping an eye on things. the firefighters are taking a closer look and they are trying to pull things from the fire. what's interesting is the -- you see the garage. most of the stuff in there is okay. it's only when you walk up the steps and look at the that how

much you realize it. the fire burned -- the fire burned so hot, it was blowing on the neighbor's homes. it was going for a time before anyone noticed it. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. firefighters in santa clara county also responded to a house fire overnight. it happened just before 3:00 on constitution avenue. it took firefighters 35 minutes to put the flames out. >> police in antioch want your help, they are trying to if find a man kidnapping two brothers. they say he kidnapped. two men, stabbing them one -- establishing one of them accusing him of having an affair with his life -- wife.

he's driving a gray vehicle and both men managed to escape. the. the -- 7:34. let's check in with sal, see how things are moving. >> highway 4 is getting slow. of course, it's slow in antioch. we'll see some more slow traffic here in bay point. it's not super slow but it is not at the speed limit.

at least it's sunny there. as you look at my traffic pictures, you will see sun here and on the bay bridge approach, it's very, very slow at least a 20-minute delay getting into and i'm looking to see if there's anything reported on the upper bay bridge. the in fact, the traffic is very slow getting into san francisco. this minor collision ended up really jamming up traffic. so now just about seven minutes ago. they issued a sig-alert for the next hour a traffic is completely jammed on the bridge. this was not a imagine off injury crash. it wasian of -- look at the bay bridge. it's awful. now looking at the san mateo bridge that's your it's. san mateo bridge, i think it's

a recent alternate. 7:35, let's go to steve. thank you. we have a much bigger fog bank b the fog has figured in aing had the hest -- acog long the coat. temperatures will don't can -- dash that we have a much bigger fog bank. the temperatures will be well below average. maybesa degrees below average. yesterday's 90s to nearly 100 will be blown out. i mean, the temperature trend is drying -- is dropping down. maybe even cooler on saturday as another system kind of rotates in which could give us rain in mendocino and lake county. maybe 60s and os.

didn't -- and 70s. lows are in the 50s. yesterday, we had a lot of low 60s at this time. a dramatic drop in the temperatures. the fog returns. the driz -- the drizzle will be back. fog, sun, cooler. two lows coming in and a -- and a whopper of a system for this time of we ar -- at this

time of year. 7:37. the attorney for a los gatos man charged with beating up a priest will cross-examine that priest today. lastner is accused of's salting lynch when they were children -- of assaulting lynch when they were on a camping trip in the 1970s. >> pedophile priests should be put in jail like the rest of the trial and with the -- and the statute of limitations has to be changed. i think it should be like murder because it is like murder in a way. >> lynch if face -- lynch faces up to 30 years in prison. more than a dozen people have accused litner of molesting them, including his own sister,

nieces an nephew. there is a new development this morning in the jersey sandusky trial. the judge has dismissed several charges against him. our report he is here to explain f okay. good morning -- okay. good morning. >> reporter: garage, tori. the -- good morning, tori. the defense was up first. they have between an hour and an hour and a half to present and then the decision. one of the ledge ending from the mosting mow men tus --

legends from a -- from a mountus, did not take the stand. his wife did. she said she never noticed any signs of inappropriate behavior in the home. the defense strategy tried to -- tried to lure it in money. >> there is a lot of money out there. lawsuits have been filed and we're evacuating and evaluating the possibility it be -- >> and the jury gets one more chance to argue that he's innocent. le? if convicted, he could spend the rest of his life -- if

convicted, he could spend the rest his -- the rest of his life in prison. san dusk ski fill faces -- sandusky still faces 48 charges against him. a former school superintendent in puerto low valley is facing some serious charges for the second time.

can tell you you, the stocks are down because the latest numbers indicate that hiring is likely to stay flat across the country. weekly applications for new job benefits dropped to 380,000. the number had been edging up and is nearly 5 passengers now than at the end of april. hiring slowed april and may raising new questions about the strength of the economic recovery. an illinois womaning suing the networking site net ridged "is claiming 5 million. she's it saying she doesn't

have -- she needs better security on the website. linked in said the lawsuit is without permit. apple has been ordered to pay a $2.5 million fine for p -- forking in misleading information. apple has already promised to offer all buyers of that new ipad a refund. 7:456789 we have new details in the trayvon martin shooting case from florida. pam cook is following the details. good morning, pam. >> good morning. this is really incredible to listen. police interview just after he got and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman's defense attorney will release the tapes from police he say he acted in self-

defense when he start 17-year- old trayvon marting -- martin. at the police station he described what he said happened that night. >> started screaming for help and coffered my mouth with one hand and then i began suffocating. >> he goes on to describe a life and death struggle that ends in gun battle. he's from not guilty -- he's pleaded not guilty. >> thank you. >> tori? >> yes. >> yes. >> you said -- how long has he been missing for?

>> since last night. >> how old is your son? >> he's 17. >> tracy martin told the dispatcher he didn't know if he needed to file a missing report -- missing person's report since had it not been 24 hours. he if also didn't know whether tracy was -- had been walked miss job. the chief was elevenned of his duties yesterday. san -- relieved of his -- the chief was relieved of his duties yesterday. well, for the second time a former portola valley superintendent is facing embezzlement charges. last night at the school board meeting, david gresham talked about allegations against timothy handready who said he used fake looks and finances to steal more than 100,000.

he faces similar charges tea he faces several -- he faces several charges. the average monthly mortgage fell again. this has sparked a surge of refinancing across the bay area. this means many homeowners can get better loans with better terms and that's because their homes are worth more. a popular 4th of july tradition is taking a come back

in antioch. budget problems forced the city to cancel its fireworks show for the past two years. fund-raising is still going on. organizers say any extra money will go for a fireworks show next year. well, manny packy telling his fans, don't worry. he lot his chip in a tournament. he's demanding a repatch. 7:49. a victory for sheriff -- for

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san francisco's ethics committee has ruled that parts of a statement from ross -- from ross mirkarimi's statement is hearsay.

the panel must still rule whether the video will be allowed asest. this video shows his wife, lopez, crying as she shows a cruise on her arm. berkeley police are investigating a shooting. once they got there, they found shell casings and blood but no victim. shortly after an injured man showed up at a -- at a trauma center. the district attorney in contra costa county says police raids this week at seven recycling centers have uncovered proof that those centers are buying stolen metal. no questions asked. they used cables and copper wiring donated by local companies and say they were able to sell it. they say those types of cables should have prompted calls to the police or to the companies that it was -- to verify it was

stolen or not. >> the goal of this operation -- the goal of this operation is to force the jung dealers to comply with -- junk dealers to comply with state law. >> they could face fines and even jail time. starbucks opening its first first tea shop. it will include a tea bar where customers can blend their own

tea. 7:54. want to check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads on this thursday morning, first full day of summer. westbound we had an earlier crash on the upper deck, that crash is gone t was minor injuries. but it really did a major job on the bay bridge -- gone. it was minor injuries. but it really did a major job on the commute. we did get a tweet from -- from -- in fact, i just had have to pull up her name who says -- valerie who says we're morning now. she was in the carpool lane. she was not tweeting while driving. she was a passenger so she can do that. let's move a -- let's move along to westbound 24 to the

caldecott as well. san mateo bridge, a decent route, from tracy livermore, that's very slow. it gets better. let's go to steve. >> all right. thank you. chloe is in walnut creek and is freezing. it will cool down into lake county as -- for today and for the weekend. 93 yesterday in santa rosa. 72. i mean, it's just going to be -- i mean, a huge difference between one day to the next. livermore, 97. we go 78. and san jose from 94 to 74 and

there's why. not only fog but a strong sea breeze has been ushered in. 50s. i mean, yesterday at this time, we had about 65-degree temperatures. a big drop. maybe some rain. really kind of a breezy cool pattern sunday and monday. 7:57. they are the best arson investigators in america. what they are doing here -- what they are doing today in the b.a.r.t. fire case. we're live in berkeley where investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire. could the homeowner be held accountable. we'll let you know coming up. jean quan's initiative may

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i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's time to check in with sal. what'sing with on at the bay bridge? >> the crash itself was not all that noteworthy, except it blocked lanes for a time. the backup is about 20, 25 minutes. it was so heavy, the chp issued a sig-alert and said it will be this busy approaching the bay bridge. if you are driving near the city, give yourself plenty of time. again, to put it in perspective this, is not -- this is not like what we had last week. but the traffic is looking good into san francisco. back to dave and tori. a lot of unanswered questions about a deadly house fire this morning in berkeley.

tara moriarty has been out there for hours and has this. >> reporter: well, there are two investigators out on the scene. one of the most important things that they will be looking at is whether or not the smoke detectors were working. there is a -- this is a three- story facility and by law, smoke detectors must be on every floor. the batteries in the alarms musten updated regularly and the detecters themselves need to be replaced every ten years. this man tried to save the neighbor. >> i don't want to color fi what

i did. >> reporter: fire crews were able to get the woman out. they tried to resuscitate her but she died at the scene. her boyfriend and another person were taken to the hospital suffering smoke inhalation and minor injuries. fire investigators are coleing through the rubble to see if they can figure out how this fire started. -- back to you -- fire started. back to you. arson investigators are bringing in a crane to figure out what burned housing a week ago. then they will sift through the debris heaping to find crews

about how the fire started. >> before they can put remove the debris, they will go through it and we'll rake through it to make sure we're not missing anything. the fire caused about $25 million damage. it also pushed -- bushed some of the b.a.r.t. tracks and led to the shiftdown of the transbay tube. detectives in snow looking for a man? snow na are looking for a suspect -- sonoma detectives are looking for the man involved in this crime.

paul chambers is live at city hall where some say the numbers just don't add up for jean quan's program. >> reporter: good morning. we've been here all morning long waiting for answers. as of right now. no one has shown up or given us any answers with this -- answers about this. now, we can take a look at the maps, the map that shows the initiative. the mayor. >> ly -- originally says 90% of the -- 90% of this occurred in the 100 block. published reports state the crimes we talked about go beyond that first past the block. people living outside of the blocks disagreed when people said crime increased in their

area. the mayor, it's reported, that -- we're told that the mayor is out of the country right now now but i've contacted the mayor. i've sent e-mails to the mayor and hopefully we can get the answers to this and bring it to you. as soon as we do, we'll have it for you. back to you. >> thank you, paul. the city of richmond is trying to decide where to make some deep and unpopular budget cuts. facing a 2.6 million deficit. the city council is exploring various ways to save money. this includes salary and benefit cuts for city employees. the largest -- the largest

single of this could be cut. county supervisors passed a law earlier this year ha restricts payday lenders from setting up shop while the county draw as law that could permanently ban new businesses. 8:06. the san francisco strip club may soon market itself as a tourist attraction. the san francisco "chroniclele" says the lust -- "chronicle" says the lusty lady is close to going bankruptcy. the woman who worked there who didn't like the conditions staged an uprising which eventually led to the exotic dancers' union and then in 2003, the workers formed a co-op

co-operative and -- co-opertive and bought it -- co-operative and bought it. the newest power quality survey has some good news. it shows a record low number of problems reported by us car buyers. toyota reported the fewest complaints. cadillac comes in fourth. honda is fifth. there is a three-way tie for last between miss bushy and and

-- miss bushy and -- mitsubishi. a fancy car won't help you through the maze, huh, sal? >> no. usual iit's 10 to 15 minutes more than it would normally take to you get across the bridge. let's take a look at 880 northbound. that's busy passing the coliseum getting down to -- getting to downtown oakland. a lot of low clouds and fog.

we had 100s. this saturday, don't be surprised if we see heavy rain. there could be pain up together north to mendocino and lake county. very strong system moving in. rain up north to mendocino and lake county. very strong system moving in. weekend temperatures well below average. a good 15, 20 degrees. so yesterday's 90s will be obliterated today with more 70s an maybe a few low 80s. i think the cooling -- 70s and maybe a few low 80s. 60s and 70s. i mean we'll be hard pressed to find anything above 80. you can see the low cloud deck. even san jose started off

sunny. that's a cool direction this time of year. 50s to upper 50s. at this time, i think it was 68. they are 56 today. that's a big drop. the low clouds have no problem clearing the coastal hills. a lot of 50s and 60s. fog, sun, cooler. 50s, 60s, 70s. some of the forecast models were off. differences of 10 degrees. i kind of just split the difference here. we'll drop big time on the temperatures. 50s, 60s. coast and bay. saturday, looks cloudy, kind of

windy, mostly cloudy. sweden is raising the security alert at three nuclear power plants. explosives were found on a truck. bomb-sniffing dogs detected the explosionives. bop -- explosives. it showed there was no dakeer. but the threat was raised from the first stage, which is normal, to the second stage. 8:11. it can happen at any moment. the stage is set for the nation's highest court to hand down an historic decision. and bad weather in minnesota. why flash floods are breaking the hearts of many animal lovers.

a lot of low clouds and fog getting helped along by a couple of systems moving in. that low cloud deck had no problem um congress down -- coming down. severe flooding in duluth, minnesota, watching out sidewalks and roads. one car was swallow id by a sinkhole -- swallowed by a sinkhole. minnesota's governor will be touring the area trying to see how the state can help out. flash flooding killed

several animals in duluth. a lot of the animals tried to escape but many drowned. a small seal and polar bear made it back to the zoo with the help of the emergency workers. 8:14. well, there was a lot of drama building at the u.s. supreme court earlier this morning inance pation -- anticipation -- in anticipation. >> reporter: the reporters that were set out here, have left for the day. the justices issued some been about an hour ago. but no ruling on president obama's healthcare lawer the

arizona -- law or -- healthcare law or arizona's law. they are deciding if arizona can make up their own rules or if it's up to the federal government. the court ruled that broadcasters did not violent indecency laws by briefing brief -- by showing brief nudity. all of thence pation here. we'll be set up when the court issues its next conditions. back to you. the new york times says the cia. is helping to get rebels -- the

cia is helping to get rebels caught thousands of egyptians are still protesting in cairo's that rear square against last- minute -- tahrir square. a high school in the central valley is being criticized for allowing the valedictorian to give his speech in spanish. he said he wanted to give the speech in both english and spanish. so he choice spanish so his parents would be able to understand. >> i would like to apologize

for people who don't speak spanish. >> the school's superintendent says he got letters from all over the country, complaining he allowed the spanish could be given. he says most of these come from spanish-speaking homes. today, mitt romney speaks to a group of latino leaders in florida. romney will address thible associate of elected officials. president obama will speak to the same group tomorrow. a new gallup poll shows president obama's policy is giving him a significant lead over romney. according to the poll, 67 pours of latino cedars -- voters say

they support the president while 67% say they support romney. one good thing that came out of that. b.a.r.t. shut down. san francisco muni gave permission for cab companies to send out about a hundred extra cabs to help gog out of the congestion. now, we know who has enough money and the desire to buy one. hawaiian islands. oracle founder, larry ellison is buying 9% of lanai. here in the bay area everyone knows that larry isbying -- bringing the offerings to the

area. all some know about him is he's a billionaire. >> kind of -- kind of scary. lebron james and the miami heat just won win agray an nba championship. the heat took game 4 two nights ago in a 104-98 victory over the oklahoma city thunder. james left the game in the 4th with leg cramps but despite that he's expected to play tonight and says he has a job to do and he's never won a

championship. bullied on a school bus. you may have seen this. this is getting attention worldwide and they are rallying behind that lady there. the school bus monitor after she was coldly attacked. you would never know it's summer. steve paulson will have today's almost chilly weather forecast. southbound 101 marin, you see some slowing as you approach southbound san rafael.

a bus monitor in new york is gunning worldwide support after a video of her -- bringing worldwide support after -- gaining worldwide support after a video of her being abused is going viral. at the end, he say her kids probably want to kill themselves. that hit close to home because ten year' her oldest son did commit suicide. >> you tried to ignore them. that's why i didn't hear some of the stuff. i was just trying to shut them off. >> the video was posted yesterday. since then an online fund for kline to use for vacation has been set up. we just checked, so far the site has raised more than

$177,000. the students involved will, punished, the school district is reporting. let's go to sal. >> after you pass 23, the commute gets betterle the bay bridge bumming -- becomes better but it's -- last year was terrible because of a. temperatures rocketed up to the 90s near 100. well, today, that fog bank is here in all of its glory. it's making a huge sun land. san jose f.m., there it is.

west-southwest 28, at traffic vig. that's sustained. yesterday, it was a huge difference. low 50s, mid-50s. at this time, i think it was become i think it was 69 degrees thousand they are 56. you can see the lows. be saturday could be the coolest day. there would be -- there will be drizzle. but low clouds. the lows will continue into the weekend. but not very warm. a lot of areas from yesterday. drizzle, cooler. saturday looks cloudy, moc sun we'll clear it out million -- looks cloudy, and we'll clear it out. there is a new development in the penn state sex abuse

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fire crews are investigating an early-morning house fire out there. claudine wong is joining us live. you say one of the neighbors took some heroic action.

very dangerous time. >> reporter: yes. take a look at the damage. it's really that you get a full understanding of how lucky the folks are. a couple and their daughter asleep when the fire broke out. a little before 3:00 this morning, this happened. take a look, look at that. you can see part of the floor has been collapsed. that's what they've been concerned about this morning. again, this fire broke out just about 3:00 this morning. i want to show you some pits of the fire as it was going hot and strong this morning. these pictures were taken to -- some pictures of the fire as it was going hot and this strong this morning. when the firefighter got here, the front door was opened. that's because the neighbor

just spotted the flames and was getting -- banging out the door getting. people out there -- >> i just wanted to wake them up and get them out. >> very fortunate. by the time they found out about the fire, they had a good fire going around the block. and the police officer a few miles away was the first report of seeing the fire. so they were very fortunate to get out. >> reporter: firefighters tell us the roof of the home was 50% of the home -- of the home was gone when they got here.

fortunately, everybody inside okay. we talked to the family. they said they are just grateful that everybody got out safely. the cause is still under investigation. live here in vallejo, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. in alamo, a home smoke detector appears to have been a life save -- lifesaver in an overnight fire on hagan oaks court. you are looking at video you will only see on 2. >> i owned the bedroom door and looked up at the alarm and then i noticed smoke coming out of a

closet. >> the couple then safely were able to get out of their burning home still not sure how the fire started. >> engineers are expected to return to an old warehouse along san francisco's embarcadero to see if it can be saved. this is a live look at the scene. it was a huge fire on pier 29 yesterday afternoon that becaused major -- that caused major damage. work crews were converting the building for offices next year's america's cup. the fire is not expected to have an impact on the big yacht race. >> the cup race will be held here in 2015 as will the village. there should be no impact from this other than an unsightly pho said. wellers were working inside the warehouse but it's still not clear if that sparked the fire. and traffic is moving again

shortly before:00 this morning. but the a -- but the huge fire created bumper-to-bumper traffic all afternoon and this and yell into the night. we have breaking news to report now out of washington, d.c., commerce secretary bryson says he's resigning. he announced he was taking a leave and hasn't when police found him unconscious behind cars -- and that's when police found him unconscious behind the wheel of his car after he reportedly hit two cars. 8:m well, governordown has given up.

trying to invest are the be and help the $68 million project. but after the groups protested the -- protested these. 8:43. we want to check in with sal. see how thins tab be dash i just got a tweet. it says the n-line is doe lay because of a problem atcal karl and cole. they have delays on -- they -- at karl and cole. they have delays there. it's u.n. clear if it's testimony -- they are blocking muni. so we don't know for a little

bit here. northbound 280, traffic is moving along relatively have, as you drive up to the valley. although it's still a little bit slow. let's take a look at the bay bridge that's not been all of that great there. it's a little -- we had terrible delays last week. all right. westbound 237 as you cross 880, stings are still outle in the lawrence expressway. hello, steve. >> wetting a little gety. yesterday, we were 0 degrees in the inlan it's upper 70s. temperatures are on interest

way down -- inland temperatures, upper 70s. temperatures are on their way down. this week we'll -- lucky to get bast the%. livermore, 79, 78 today. san jose now mostly cloudile -- 94, we'll go 70s today. high pressure there. lot a lot of plane and why low means -- a lot of planes. the low cloud deck continues to charge inland. 50s on the temperatures. yesterday, there were nearly 70 planes. f.m. this was the same low that came over us last saturday, gave us

the north neither wind it's located to the pacific. that's increased the fog and -- fog and giving us low. 58 to 82 on the highs. there will be a lot of 60s and 70s on these temperatures. they are stuck. 82 lair clear. i heard from jenny on -- 82 clearlake. i heard from jenny on ain' -- e- mail in an enplim, there you go. 78, livermore, 79. 68, san mateo, hard pressed to get other health official -- to get over it, and thenziably

ziably -- to get over it. the jury received final instructions in the judge in the jerry f.m. p -- in the jerry sandusky case. >> reporter: good morning. the defense just wrapped up their closing arguments. the jurors listened intently. his death them was, it just doesn't add up or make sense. jerry dunn interest duskky a-- jerry sandusky arrived at court today. people lined up for hours to get a spot in the face of justice. we wanted to see the wheels of

churn -- wheels of justice churn. >> there is a tsunami of evidence against hill. he has absolutely no way to counter it. >> reporter: but countering it is exactly what the defense experts to do. he it his attorneys f.m -- his wife testified that she never noticed any signs of inappropriate behavior in their home. the defense's strategy also relied on trying to discredit the alleged victim's true motives for coming forward. >> there's a lot of money out there. lawsuits have been filed, against the second mile, against were

be it be against other establishments. >> and dotty sandusky could be seen in the during the defense airport it -- the defense closing arc mortgage. next up, the prosecution will get a chance to speak with their juror -- get a chance to speak with the jurors. dave? >> -- thank you. here is a happy ending to the story of a lot of wedding recall recall. we told you -- you may recall. we told you about a couple of who found a wedding band lodged in the seat of the used car they bought. after the story received

national attention, a 71-year- old auburn woman came forward and said the band belonged to her husband, the late thomas husband and believes he found it. they were looking for something else, the couple in the car. but they found something else. they will give the son to -- the ring to their songance a momentum toward their father. you momentum -- to -- they will give the ring to their son

as a momentum toward his father. brash

oil prices drop we low -- drop below $80. right now they are up a little

bit at $80.45. stocks got off to a weak start after the labor department reported only a small decline for unemployment benefits. applications need to drop sharply to indicate they will be are weakening. all right. 8:45. we'll bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you. this morning, the u.s. security court will not -- did not rule on -- the u.s. supreme court did not rule on obama administration's position. but they did hest say this did violate the law here in california. ful -- and an investigation

continues right now into today's fatal -- and an investigation continues right now into today's fire in berkeley. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: we spoke to the man who owns the -- who owns the home. he was shocked. he told me he was absolutely horrified and devastated that somebody died -- died at the rentable properties. he said the benefits are just automatic here to tollle it ale had is 0 million they are inspecting the smoke detectors. this is a three smectsen off efhe investigators will be

question -- smoke detectors -- this is a three-story facility. there should have been three smoke detectors put in there working. seven made it out of the house alive, one did not. a next door neighbor said he tried to save one give's bege -- one man's girlfriend who was inside. i was little a -- i wasle -- there was no way to get out. >> informs able be -- were able to get her out. shedy died at the hospital. the chief says tragedies like these usually it be now the victims that it you they talked to the teenager it don't remember this happening. >> back to you.

8:4. we have new -- new details in florida. pam cook is in the studio. >> george zimmerman has maintained that he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. to make that -- to make that case, now, in it, he said martin jumped out of the urpunched him until he fell onto concrete and then hit his head repeatedly on the sidewalk. >> zimmerman said as he tried to move upward, his shirt went up and his gun was exposed. he said you are gonna do tonight. he took one number -- he took one hand and -- i munched

his arm and finance fired one shot. f.m. martin's people f.m. testimony we could continue to here -- now we could continue to hear evidence in this case because this trial may not go to -- this case may not go to trial until next year. police chief from florida is no longer employed from. he took actions in march and offered his his resignation.

no the >> we're just so happy to be hear and support him. >> he faces up to four years if fact on felony assault and elder abuse charges. more than a dozen people have accused of the previous of molesting him including his sister, nieces and nephews. at least nine people are dead ara military plane happened in indonesia. it was trying to land when it crashed into eight houses.

six people on the plane and three on the ground were killed. at least five more people were you -- including rescuers are still. rescuers are still searching for victims. those planes were supposing -- were supposed to be number -- were supposed to be night responding to these. the faa has not confirmed these reports yet. he. the heat is making it tough to fight the fires in arizona. f tuesday afternoon. >> just north of phoenix pek quickly spread to more than 8,000 acres. te. a health so far, the fire is

only about 15 hearse con-- 15% contained. today is wins prime minister's 30th birthday. he plans to celebrate with a quiet get-together with family and tems. s he receive a large gift from princess diana. >> he will receive 15 pie 0. >> his wife el waited her -- his wife celebrated his wife in january. >> how much money? >> 15 1/2. >> f.m. harry will get some offull. a victory for evacuation's suspended sheriff. william past a.

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-- a victory for the fired sherr -- for the suspended sheriff, ross mirkarimi.

suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi gets at least a temporary victory in the fight for his home. the ethics committee has ruled that part of a statement from a neighbor are not admissible. the panel says it's hearsay. they still have to rule if the video will be part. evidence or not. today is dump the pump day. several bay area agencies

including valley transit are taking part this year. >> if you have a multicar household and leave one car at home, you could save $10,000 for your family. >> b.a.r.t. is -- b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is looking for people wearing these -- >> okay. sal, did you -- >> i think the battery -- >> i think you can hear me. >> good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute now. no major problems on the span of the bay bridge. this is 880 northbound. that pacific is still busy. san jose -- that traffic is still busy.

still slow on northbound 101 as you approach 880. there fortunate there was a lot of og out there it today we'll carry that into friday or saturday still countryge -- still sunday and into monday. an that's our report for this yoo. we'll see you the next time the news breaks -- we will see you the next time news breaks. ♪ ♪ ♪

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