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resilience. people are beginning to assemble on 22 san francisco. good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, june 23. i'm mike kneebeck. >> i'm claudine wong. let's get over to rose mary for a quick look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. yes, first, full weekend of summer and it is going to be a cool one. partly cloudy skies. and a little cool out there this morning. some of us slipping back in the 40s. it will be a better day. a good-looking day out there. a little breezy over parts of the hills. and a gradual warmup in store as we head into the weekend and beyond. a look at the numbers coming up. well, this morning, people are gathering in twin peaks to remind people of human kind in humanity to others. part of pride weekend in san francisco. and ktvu ally rasmus has more on the symbol being installed this morning seen for miles. and it looks like it is getting really busy out there. >> reporter: that's right.

volunteers started to arrive. the symbol is the pink triangle. if we pan off to the left. you can see the outline of it here on twin peaks. this morning, dozens of volunteers, you can see them already here, they're unpacking a lot of their equipment, there is 175 pink tarps, that they're going to nail down to fill in this one acre triangle outline. you can see the volunteers out here, unloading and unpacking stuff. they do this every year. for the start of sf pride weekend. they have been doing this for 17 years. here is what it looks likes once the pink triangle is completely done. on a clear day like today, the symbol can be seen from as far as 20 miles away. and now, here to explain the significance of the pink triangle, and why this has become a tradition for pride weekend, carnie, you're the founder and organizer of the group, and what is it? >> it was used to label and shame the gay prisoners and a series of triangles for the undesirable, yellow for jews and brown for gypsies and pink

for the gays, and black for anti-socials and the pink triangle was worn on the jacket of the prisoners. >> why is it important to kind of remind people of that? you think it was used as a symbol of hate and discrimination, why is it important to remind people of it. >> there is still hate and discrimination. in san francisco, where of course we're a very tolerant city but in other parts of the world such as iran, iraq, afghanistan, malawi and uganda, they have a great deal of trouble. in fact they hang gays in public squares in iran and there was legislation to kill gays in uganda, which fortunately did not pass. so we're trying to remember the hatred of the past and trying to remind people what happens when one legislates hatred and one legislates an entire class of people away from society. >> thank, pat carnie, the founder and organizer of the 17- year tradition. the volunteers will be out here all morning putting this together. there are hundreds of people expected to turn out to start nailing down 175 different pink

tarps that will fill in the outline of this one acre pink triangle display atop of twin peaks. live in san francisco, alley rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> pride weekend kicked off last night and this year's theme, global equality. last night, the 9th am transgender march was held from delores park to civic center. and it was dedicated to 37-year- old brandy martell, a transgender woman, who police say was shot and killed in oakland two months ago. >> although we're very sad, we also want to come together and show the world that we mean business. we're united. and we love one another. and we're not going to stand for this anymore. >> the first march was held to honor a transgender teenager killed in newark, back in 2002. and organizers say it is upsetting that these types of hate crimes are happening 10 years later. many people at last night's march say they hope tolerance will spread outside of san francisco. to the rest of the bay area. bride events will continue tonight with the -- pride events will continue tonight with the 20th annual dike march

to celebrate the lesbian community. crowds gather in the mission district and the program starts at 5:00 and the actual march to the heart of the castro district, that starts at 6:00. the big event of the weekend is the pride parade. and that's tomorrow, at 10:30. and it is going to start at market and beel, and end at market and 8th streets. we have complete pride coverage on our web site. just look for the hot topic section at ktvu .com. overnight news, a man was shot and killed in the city of richmond. it happened around 12:30 this morning near 37th street and nevin avenue. these are exclusive pictures of the shooting scene. ktvu photographer was riding with police on a separate assignment, when the shooting call came in. and witnesses say they heard a series of gunshots. and then phoned 911. one neighbor rushed outside. tending to the victim. and checking his pulse. >> it is frustrating.

he was shot in the head. >> witnesses told police, two gunmen went into a nearby house, police surrounded that home, and eventually went in, but no one was found inside. and san francisco, a man was killed after a double shooting near candlestick park. police believe two men were shot at the intersection of selena avenue and bay shore boulevard 11:30 last night and one man died and one other in serious condition. no word what led up to the shooting. officers say no one is in custody. guilty. on 45 counts. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was led away in handcuffs from a pennsylvania courthouse after a jury convicted him of sexual abuse last night. coming up at 7:15, why the legal battle in this high profile case is far from over. a woman in san francisco suffered a serious head injury mugged on a city street.

she fell struggling with two men trying to snatch her purse at boss worth and brompleton avenue. the 28-year-old fractured her skull on the pavement. doctors call it a life- threatening head injury. the men ran off. san francisco police are investigating two possible sexual assaults in the mission district that may be related. the most recent incident reportedly happened at 19th and cap street, early monday morning. it was detailed in a local news blog, but police say a report was never filed with the department. the other assault occurred on june 15. about five blocks away. and investigators say both incidents involved two men who approached the victim from behind. and police have increased patrols in the area. as a result of these assaults. a marine killed in afghanistan is going to be honored today with a permanent memorial in danville. the memorial is for a fallen lance corporal joshua toxycoral. more than 20 marines who served with him have come in from out of state for today's dedication. and his family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of support.

>> it means everything to us. these guys were with him and they're his brothers. >> the memorial will feature a ron statue of the classic battlefield cross. that dedication will begin at 10:00 a.m. outside danville's memorial building. it is expected to draw as many as 4,000 people. well, one of the latest service members to die in afghanistan was from the central vally. sergeant jose rodriguez was killed on tuesday, 22 years old from the town of racine in merced county. rodriguez died from enemy fire in the kandahar province and stationed at joint base lewis mcchord in washington state. and in just about an hour, the search will resume for the missing teenager sierra lamar. it is being organized by the class kids foundation. mike honda is scheduled to visit the search center. and volunteer, 18 and over, can check in at burnette elementary school in morgan hill between 8:00 this morning and 1:00 in the afternoon.

and today, protesting parents from lakeview elementary school are holding a march and rally in oakland. for nine days, the group has been camping out to protest the closure of lakeview and four other schools. today they will join community members from oakland in a march across the city. to raise support for their cause. and they are demanding a stop to all school closures or the resignation of superintendent tony smith. today's rally begins at noon at frank ogawa plaza. officially summer. certainly a noticeably cooler day outside. rose mary is watching the change in weather. will it warm back up? >> we will warm eventually. >> 5-10 degrees below average for today. a better day than yesterday. we're waking up with partly cloudy skies. and mostly clear. even along the coastline, we've got some sunshine out there. and giving you a live look there. at the bay bridge, you can see way off in the distance, and a few of those low clouds hanging near the coastline. but we are looking at blue skies over most of the area. and we will continue with partly cloudy to mostly sunny

conditions. a cool start in sant rosa, 47 degrees for you. 51 degrees outside your door in napa. low 50s fairfield, concord. and mid 50s in live moore along the bay and temperatures in the 50s as well. and 54 in oakland and 5 san francisco and mid-50s in mountain view. holding steady for the next half hour to hour and a gradual warmup. today's numbers slightly warmer than yesterday and more sunshine in the forecast and we're not expecting any drizzle. giving you a look at this, this unseasonably, a little strong system, going to remain off the coast, and the low is go togglinger there for the next couple of days. ha will continue the onshore flow. and breezy conditions, at times, and temperatures running below normal, for this time of the year. but again that gradual warmup will come each day, and then by tuesday and into wednesday, finally getting back into the 80s for the inland areas. in the meantime, some of us will be enjoying the mild weather. and 69 degrees in santa rosa for today. and 68 novato. and mid-60s in san rafael. a cool day in sausalito. 68 degrees expected for you.

low 60s in oakland. san leandro, and 64 castro valley. 68 in pleasanton. if you're headed to the almeda county fair. not a bad afternoon there. 68 san jose. and 67 santa clara. and 66 in sunnyvale. along the peninsula, it could be a little breezy. a little cool in san francisco today. and 60 degrees. and 63 san bruno. and upper 50s daily city, pacifica, down into half moon bay. your extended forecast there, shows you on sunday, we wake up with morning clouds. but the afternoon highs are again a little bump over today. and then as we head into monday, tuesday, wednesday, that is gradual upward trend, it will continue. and by wednesday, 83 degrees. expected for our inland spots. and mid-60s along the coast. and under mostly sunny skies. i will have your lunchtime numbers for you coming up. drama surround can the funeral services of -- surrounding the fune ralt services of rodney king. the person who has not been invited and why. why google co-founder larry page has missed several key meetings with the company. what he said in an e-mail to employees about his health.

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good morning to you. a live look there at the oakland estuary. oakland, 53 degrees with a light breeze. unseasonably cool for the afternoon. rodney king's fiance will not be attending his funeral services next saturday. according to tmz, king's family has not contacted her since the day after rodney died and does not plan to. and the family says his fiance cynthia kelly has not made any arrangements for rodney and won't be invited to his funeral. they are also skeptical about her story surrounding king's death. and the family says king was a

great swimmer. and don't believe he could have drowned. a jury has found former football coach jerry sandusky guilty of sexual abuse. this morning, he is behind bars and it appears likely he will spend the rest of his life there. reporter marrian rafferty has more on what is next in his case. >> reporter: a late night verdict in the trial of jerry sandusky. the former assistant football coach, found guilty of molesting 10 boys over a 15- year period. the 68-year-old escorted from court in curves. all but certain to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> guilty? >> yes. >> yes, guilty? [ cheering ] >> a sometimes rowdy press conference, following the conviction, the pennsylvania attorney general met with cheers as she praised police and prosecutors. >> a serial child predator who committed horrific acts upon his victims causing lifelong and life-changing consequences for all of them has been held accountable for his crimes.

[ cheering ] >> meantime, sandusky's lawyer was heckled while defending his client. >> you know, folks, there are lots of people sitting in jails all across this country, who are innocent. and there have been people, lots of people, lots of people -- may i finish? >> amanydola says he plans to appeal the decision and also explained why the ex coach did not take the witness stand. because accusations surfaced that sandusky also sexually abused his adopted son matt. >> we decided as a legal strategy position that to put jerry on the stand, to set him up, to have matt come in, to this this jury, and testify against him, it would have absolutely destroyed whatever chances he had at acquittal. >> jerry sandusky will be sentenced in three months and we're also awaiting the trial of two school administrators accused of perjury and failure to properly report suspected

child abuse. marian rafferty, fox news. >> in northern california, a boy scout leader is under investigation, for allegedly sexually assaulting two scouts. the county sheriff investigators have arrested dustin headrick on thursday and the 20-year-old forced himself on a 13 and 16-year-old boy, at wilderness camp in beaute meadows. and he is an eagle scout. and an assistant scout master for a boy scout troop in reading. he is being held on $465,000 bail. and efforts are continuing this morning to recover the body of a park ranger who fell to his life on washington state's mount ranier. 34-year-old nick hall died thursday while trying to rescue four injured climbers near the summit of the 14,000-foot mountain. and 40 mile-an-hour winds, hall was attaching a climber to a rescue helicopter. when he plummeted more than 3,000 feet. and his father says the family will dedicate themselves to mountain rescue in nick's

honor. >> a loved mean, and if there is any means possible, we will try to promote rescue. >> the national park service will investigate the death, meanwhile the four stranded climbers have been removed safely from the mountain. new this morning, president obama renews his call for congress to pass bills for more jobs. better roads. and lower college loans. >> we're eight days away from nearly 7 1/2 million students seeing their loan rates double because congress has not acted to stop it. >> in the weekly address, president obama says washington is bogged down by inaction. lawmakers have until july 1 before the interest rates of many college loans double. the president also wants congress to approve a transportation bill he says would create jobs and repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. >> congress may actually be listening. sources in washington say democrats and republicans are close to deals on both

transportation and college loans. both are expected next week, on a major transportation bill, or an extension of current programs, and congress also hopes to keep the current 3.4 interest rate, on subsidized stafford loans for another year. however, the main sticking point remains how to pay for the measure's $6 billion price tag. from silicon valley to wall street, there is concern over the health of google co-founder larry page. the mountain view company says page lost his voice and was forced to skip the company's annual meeting thursday and will miss two other important events in the next few weeks. but in an e-mail to employees, the 39-year-old page wrote quote there is nothing seriously wrong with me. page said he would continue to run google as chief executive. "the wall street journal" reports analysts worry google could receive as much criticism as apple did for failing to disclose the extent of steve jobs' poor health. redwood city wants to be

reimbursed for helping the city of san carlos start up its fire department. redwood city loaned some of its firefighters to san carlos which has had trouble with staffing. now, the palo alto daily news reports redwood city wants san car lose to pay it back. san carlos city council could approve a $400,000 payment on monday. san jose is changing its strategy following three fires at homens and canvas this month. an estimated two acres were burned by center and tully road yesterday morning. there are 60 homeless encampments with up to 900 people. there is a lot of material in the encampments that can catch fire. >> they have floors and walls built up and shelves and mattresses and beds. pretty much whatever you can put in your house, they can do it. very creative. >> and the city regularly clears out those items to try to prevent the homeless from returning. and the city officials are also working with the nonprofit ehc life builders to reach out to

the homeless and to try to discourage them from setting up campsites. a disappointing response to a fire in san francisco. it has firefighters and pg&e looking to improve communications. earlier this month, a private contractor punctured a gas line. and pg&e was criticized for taking two hours to shut off that gas. and fire officials say pg&e has since laid out several improvements to dispatch response and mapping. fairfield police are warning people about some fake flyers being left on car windshields. and the flyers claim that the car's owner owes a $287 fine for violating a certain city code. and they claim to be from officer eddie fellson. but police say there is no such person within the department. and the flyers are printed on yellow paper. and they can be deceiving because they have the city's logo in the upper left corner. and anyone with any information on the flyers is asked to contact police. well, general motors is recalling almost half a million of its chevy cruise vehicles. the company says some of the models run the risk of fire in

the engine compartment. and the fires can start when oil leaks are spilled on to a hot plastic shield, right below the engine. the recall involves 475,000 cars made between september 2010, and may of 4 this year. and it is the fifth recall for the cruise since it was introduced two years ago. >> the time now is 7:21. and thousands expected to fill the streets of one bay area city today to celebrate a 100- year-old tradition. >> and this commercial has now led to a lawsuit. the ban that says it was ripped off by the restaurant chain. clear skies out the door at this hour. a finer day under way for your saturday. i will have a look at the numbers coming up.

the band, the black peas is suing pizza hut over that song in this commercial. the group says the pizza chain

ripped off their hit gold on the ceiling and they have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against home depot for lonely boys. san francisco's longest running free outdoor music festival kicks off tomorrow. this is the 75th year of the festival. and thousands are expected at tomorrow's free concert. which begins at 2:00 at 19th avenue and slow boulevard. performing are the glide ensemble. the family stone. and grammy winner anita baker. tomorrow marks the start of free sunday concerts through august 26. a parade is being held today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the almeda county fair. the fair started on wednesday. and it is open tuesday through sunday. and until july 8. and today's centennial parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the high school in pleasanton. more than 10,000 people are expected to line the streets. some areas will be closed to traffic. organizers say along with the parade, the 100th anniversary celebration will include fireworks and a collection of

vintage memorabilia. well, i think it is a great day to go to a fair. usually you go to a fair and it is a usually hot. >> hot and toasty. >> and now cool, right rose hairy. >> enjoy the rides. >> absolutely. >> enjoy the day. upper 60s in the forecast for the almeda county fair. mid-40s to mid-50s. partly cloudy around the region and plenty of blue sky by the noontime and upper 50s by the coast and upper 50s to low 60s around the bay and inland. so you can see, we are well below normal for this time of the year. and in the afternoon, 50s at the coast, and 60s to near 70 degrees expected all the way inland and in fact some of the warmest spots, antioch, 70 degrees for you this afternoon. and 69 in livermore. and 69 for concord and head to the north, and we're all in the same boat. santa rosa, 69. 69 napa. around the peninsula, 66 expected redwood city. and 60 degrees in the city. so for the pride weekend festivities, bring along your

jacket. the afternoon sea breeze will pick up. and we're looking at an onshore breeze the entire weekend and tomorrow morning, we wake up with the morning fog, and partly cloudy skies skies to mostly sunny for the afternoon and notice, it is a slow gradual warmup. as each day passes. and by tuesday and into wednesday, finally getting back into the upper 70s, low 80s. for the inland areas. and remaining in the 60s for the coast. back to you. hurt and off the job. why a high number of officers are on leave. and how that is affecting the oakland police department. and how the top brass is now responding. and after spending decades behind bars, a man convicted of kidnapping dozens of children is free and living in the peninsula. who he is living with and how residents there are reacting.

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here are 175 pink tarps. and a little later on this monk, monk -- morning, all of the volunteers here, they will go out and nail down all of the pink tarps to fill in the outline of this one acre display. the pink triangle is an acre wide. and this is what it looks like from a distance. this is the view from our camera on highway 101. on a lear day. the triangle can -- clear day, the triangle can be seen from as far away as 20 miles. the organizer of the foundation and this event explains the significance behind it. >> the pink triangle was used by the nazis in concentration camps. a lot of people forgot about that. they think that the pink triangle is an abstract symbol. we're trying to remind people of the origins of the pink triangle and now used as a symbol of pride. >> and more than 100 volunteers have signed up to install the pink triangle this morning. and it usually takes them about an hour to an hour and a half to complete the work. once they're done, a little later this morning, at 10:30, they will hold a ceremony to remember the tragic history of

the triangle. and the changes and how far the lgbt community has come since then. as that ceremony, they are expecting to have san francisco city leaders and ed lee and nancy pelosi. we're still a couple of hours away from that. volunteers are hard at work laying out the tarps that will become the pink triangle later on this morning. live from stran, ktvu channel 2 news. the san francisco front runner 33rd annual pride run begins in about 90 minutes. openly gay former 49ers dave cote will serve as the official race starter in golden gate park. complete pride coverage on our web site. look for the hot topic section at ktvu .com. well, one of only two witnesses who testified in support of proposition 8 is changing his mind. yesterday, david blankenhorn wrote an opinion piece in the new york times. it said, i took a stand against gay marriage. but as a marriage advocate the time has come for me to accept

gay marriage and emphasize the good it can do. blangenhorn says people must learn to accept people and their choices even if involves compromise. the u.s. supreme court is still deciding whether it will argue california's same-sex marriage ban. supporters of proposition 29, the proposed state tax on tobacco, has conceded defeat. although there are still about 100,000 uncounted ballots across the state, the associated press declared the race over. calling the 30,000 vote margin too great to overcome. and the measure would have added a dollar tax to every pack of cigarettes. and prop 29 supporters partially blame their loss on aggressive ad campaigns by tobacco companies. >> big tobacco spent over $50 million, telling lies, that the money was going to go out of state. and the money was going to stay here for state of the art cancer research. in california. >> that is already my taxes used for this. so i am glad it goes down this way.

>> low voter turnout might have also contributed to the defeat. and anti-smoking groups are already considering another initiative. a high number of injuries is hurting oakland's police patrols. the oakland tribune reports 90 officers are on medical leave, and that's one out of every seven officers in the department that is already under staffed. and opd doesn't know why so many are hurt. a new plan for monitoring and reducing injuries is expected to be released on tuesday. and oakland police are investigating two deaths. they say one is a homicide and the other is being called a suspicious death. and a man's body was found in a drainage ditch around 10:30 yesterday morning just north of the coliseum. 1:30 yesterday morning a woman's body was found in the oakland hills on an on-ramp to highway 13. police describe that victim as a young african-american woman, we are told she suffered a gunshot wound. so far, she has not been identified. then, later in the morning, an amtrak conductor on a train that runs near the coliseum spotted a man's body in a canal. the detectives say the body was partially in the water and

police are still waiting for a cause of death. authorities in sunnyvale plan to press charges against the man who was shot and wounded by a highway patrol officer. the incident started with a chase on highway 101 thursday morning. and a 34-year-old suspect finally came to a stop on alters a avenue in sunnyvale. and the suspect got out of his car and that's when an officer opened fire. the man is now facing charges of violently resisting an officer. evasion. and violation of probation. >> and a los angeles based police watchdog group is now investigating the fatal police shooting of a fellow officer. in january, santa maria police went to arrest 29-year-old officer alberto rube yas jr. he was wanted for sexual assault against a 17-year-old girl. police say when they arrived, he gan to fight them and drew his weapon and fired. another officer shot him twice and he died at the scene. the two men charged with

beating brian stow are set to go back to court. dressed in blue jail uniforms, marvin norwood and louie sanchez pleaded not guilty. a trial could begin as soon as august. and there is already a shakeup on the defense team. a private attorney representing sanchez is leaving. he only agreed to handle the case through the pretrial phase. a critical ruling is expected on monday in the trial of a south bay man charged with beating up a priest who allegedly molested him years ago. a judge will consider a defense motion for a mistrial. the attorneys for the defendant say the prosecutors subpoenaed the jury when she allowed the priest father gerald lidner to allegedly lie on the witness stand. lidner testified he did not sexual assault lynch during a 1975 camping trip. >> then she questioned him. and sure enough, he lied about a very material fact. and in this specific instance whether or not he had molested will lynch. >> the district attorney's office calls the motion

frivolous says the prosecution had announced in opening statements the witness may not tell the truth. some mountain view residents are concerned that a man convicted of an infamous crime is now living in their community. and 57-year-old richard allen showenfeld spent more than three decades in prison for his role in the 1976 chin chilla school bus kidnapping. the mayor's office, says he had moved in wis mother mary. a ktvu reporter knocked on her door last night and says showenfeld was not. there i and his brother james and fred woods kidnapped 26 students and a buses driver and demanded a a million dollars ransom and eventually caught after their victims escaped from a livermore quarry. >> definitely very scary. and unnerving. it makes me very nervous. >> showenfeld must wear a gps ankle mob tore at all times. james showenfeld and woods are still in prison. they have parole hearings later this year.

nascar fever continues this afternoon. it is the series. with racers taking the track. among them, will be this 19- year-old. jessica brunelli of hayward. last year was her first time taking on this track. she is back this year. she says experience has definitely made her a better driver. >> i love it here. this is one of my favorite races. i miss road racing so much. so being able to come here, it is very exciting for me. i look forward to this one every year. >> the k & m pro series starts today and the big is the toyota 350 tomorrow afternoon with 43 drivers racing for the purse. if you're headed out to that area, you should expect heavy traffic. >> more than 100,000 people expected out there throughout the weekend. >> yes. >> i want to turn to rose mary and claudine mentioned at the top of the show, hot out there but 70s. >> we're looking at upper 60s to low 70s. >> for tomorrow as well. >> so a lot of people like that kind of weather. it will be very mild out there. meanwhile, along the coast, it

is going to cool. not necessarily a beach day. and again, if you're going out to pleasanton, for the almeda county fair, it is going to be nice. a live look from bay point. partly cloudy skies. and partly around the region. even along the coastline this morning. and mostly cloudy in some areas near morgan hill and gilroy. and the system from yesterday, continuing to push off to the south and east. and that drizzle, even a little bit of light rain we saw yesterday, and now out of the picture and we will be partly cloudy for today. and westerly breeze at sfo, 16 miles an hour and 14 in fairfield. and the westerly wind in san jose continuing at 7 miles an hour. the numbers are holding steady in the 50s for most of us. parts of the north bay. and santa rosa has light rainin from time to time yesterday. and 51 in napa. we're looking at 50s in areas right around livermore. 53 in oakland. 55 in san jose. again, partly cloudy to mostly clear for your afternoon. so a good-looking start to the morning. right? maybe a little cool outside your door. over the hills, it is a little

breezy. and satellite radar showing you the system that will control our pattern for the weekend. it will park itself right here and it will be with us throughout saturday, and sunday, and finally going to be pushing east. and it looks like monday and tuesday. for your weekend, starting with today, numbers are up slightly over yesterday and with partly cloudy skies. the winds will kick up in the afternoon and anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour. so 50s and 60s in the forecast. for the afternoon. and it means if you've got sunny skies and you don't have that wind, it may feel pretty good. if have you that breeze, it may feel pretty cool. 62 for berkeley today. and 63 in oakland. and 60 for san francisco. and upper 60s for novato. 64 expected in hayward. down in the south bay, 68 san jose. and 69 morgan hill. giants versus a's once again. 4:15. game time 60 degrees. flipping back into the upper 50s, winds 10-15 miles per hour and the extended forecast shows the gradual warmup tomorrow. slightly warmer and warmer on monday and back into the 80s by wednesday. and i will have your lunchtime

numbers for you coming up. we have an update on a story we first brought you last weekend, right here on morningses on 2. gisendal supporters say they have the finish line in sight and could wrap up the 3,000 race across america sometime today in maryland. the 73-year-old from kentfield is part of a four-person team trying to raise awareness about the global importance of drinking safe water. and safe drinking water. they have been cycling in five- hour shifts, 24 hours a day. for a week. >> your time now is 7:40. and thousands evacuated as a fire in utah burns dangerously lose to some homes. >> and the sport that is blamed for sparking the fire and why it is not the first time. a live look at traffic. there is a problem being reported on the marin side of the golden gate bridge. a box truck collided with a service vehicle in the southbound direction. and highway patrol is cleaning up that scene at this hour. time now on the clock is 7:41. you're watching morningses on 2.

good morning to you. a live look at the mostly sunny skies over san jose. 55 degrees at this hour. upper 60s for the afternoon. target shooters are being blamed for a wildfire near sa lake city, utah, burning dangerously close to some homes. 2300 homes have been evacuated and there are fears that the fire could take down the area's power grid. the fire near a landfill on thursday, investigators say a bullet from a target shooter's gun hit a rock, and sparked those flames. this is the 20th target shooting related fire in utah this year. well, a new round of evacuees has been ordered in layer me county colorado.

the hyde park fire jumped a river and burned more homes. the wildfire has burned more than 69,000 acres and fire containment dropped from 60% to 45%. lois livinggood got the call to leave yesterday. >> we saw fire burning right up to the houses below us. >> many of the evacuees have had their cars packed with belongings for days just in case they have to leave. the fire west of fort collins has now destroyed at least 191 homes. and it is also blamed for one woman's death. a fire at an airport tech center in atlantic city, new jersey, caused flight delays across the country. the federal aviation administration says yesterday's fire took out the traffic flow system. that meant airlines cannot track their flights as quickly as usual. the faa had to use a backup system. and hundreds of flights were canceled. and expect more weather delays at sfo today. the airport expects an average delay of 50 minutes for incoming flights. because of low clouds. look out for intense thunderstorms on the east

coast. and we have arrivals and departures, as much as two hours late yesterday. and in news of the world, turkey's president vows to take all necessary action after syria shot down a turkish military plane. turkey is investigating the incident and checking weather the aircraft was in turkish or syrian air space. and the two countries have drifted apart since turkey criticized the crackdown on the citizens and the two sides are conducting a joint search mission today for two missing crew members. the u.s. is urging americans to consider leaving parts of kenya. the u.s. embassy in nairobi warns of an imminent terrorist attack. in the coastal city of mumbassa. the obama administration has pulled out government personnel from the area. the warning does not specify the threat or why it is targeted. tomorrow egyptian officials will announce the results of the presidential election. thousands have been jammed in tahrir square since yesterday hoping to hear about the winner.

the results were delayed last week as both campaigns claimed victory. the last report from a news site was naming ahmed safik as the winner the prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. the v.a.'s newest mental health center is open in palo alto. it will help veterans suffering from protest traumatic stress disorder and with the gardens and windowed rooms, the veterans center is designed to be therapeutic, more so than the old psychiatric ward. >> when you walk in and get that comfortable feeling, that is a big deal, you know, for your peace of mind. >> navy veteran done saugen walked into the old ward six months away. when she was on the verge of suicide. about 18 veterans a day do commit suicide. the v.a. says it has started hiring almost 2,000 mental health staffers nationwide to address that problem. a cyclist was critically injured in a fall last night. the 42-year-old plan was riding on a trial off of north gate road near mount diablo state

park. firefighters say he fell off of his bike and into a ravine 20 feet below. he was wearing a helmet but was injured so badly in the fall, he is now in critical condition at a hospital in walnut creek. morgan hill police have arrested a woman for a hit-and- run that left a 22-year-old man badly injured. 28-year-old sandra arya of morgan hill has been arrested and charged with felony hit-and- run. police say her volkswagen beetle has damage consistent with hitting a pedestrian. friend of a victim joshua valdez has been raising money and staging events for medical care and so far the totele is close to $1,000. a san francisco couple is back in court after pleading not guilty. the charges that they killed a man that was allegedly daughter's pimp. they are accused of shooting fatally calvin sneed, he was an alleged los angeles gang member who the couple believed had turned their 17-year-old daught

near a prostitute. and their attorney said evidence shows plenty of other people apparently wanted sneed dead. >> the prosecution has provided insufficient evidence to show that our clients were the only people that had a motive to shoot mr. sneed. >> i would hope that a jury would look at it, and see that while we may have a great deal of sympathy for what occurred and the frustration, it is still not acceptable behavior for a civilized society. >> the couple remains in jail in lieu of $2 million bail. >> an arrest warrant issued for a man charged with vandalizing a painting at a houston museum. 22-year-old yura landarris captured on cell phone video, spray painting a bull and a word on the picasso. the woman in the red armchair. the video was posted on youtube and a crimestoppers tip identified him. and the 1929 painting is being

fixed and the museum says they expect to hang it again soon. star bucks is turning its attention to tea. this fall, the java giant will open the first tea only store in seattle. and so far, there is no word on the name, and only one location is planned. and customers will be able to pick from 80 varieties of tea. there will also be a blending station where people can mix their own combinations. and starbucks says they're hoping the new tea rooms will be similar to a wine tasting experience. well, the first mass market electric sedans from bay area based tesla motors have hit the road. the five seat model s starts at $49,000. tesla says it has a range of 265 miles. the model s can also get an 80% quick charge. in just about 45 minutes. 5,000 model s sedans are expected to roll off the production line in fremont by the end of the year. pixar's latest feature film is expected to top this weekend's box office. brave, follows the journey of

marada, a skilled archer and head strong daughter of the king and queen of scottland. and determined to decide her own fate, she goes on an adventure to undue a curse before it is too late. and we spoke to the producer of the movie. and says the story line takes on a darker tone than most pixar movies. >> she kind of makes a bit of a wreckless choice. and we wanted to show real results, real stakes, and that maybe go to a little bit of an intense dark place. >> despite the movie's intensity, pixar says it is appropriate for all ages. and says brave is a combination of family, humor, magic, and scottish history. and a human tower has debuted in the new york skyline. the group known as the casssells formed a 150 tower that stood eight levels tall. they are a spanish performing group that travels breaking world records and the tower successfully breaks the world record as the first eight level tower ever.

each tower takes roughlily 5 to 7 minutes to build and collapsing requires a lot of concentration, and strength, and balance. >> you said eight? eight levels? >> yes. >> very high. a very emotional moment during last night's oakland a's game. what happened after this 16- year-old girl threw out the first pitch? most of us are waking up with more sunshine this morning. but the cool pattern remains in place for the weekend. a look at the numbers coming up.

the father of one of the students who bullied a bus monitor to tears is apologizing for his son's behavior. since this video of a student taunting karen kline went viral, outrage towards those involved is growing. two of the students have written letters of apology. and the father of one of the bullies says they are still deciding on an appropriate punishment. >> he is in the house. he can't go anywhere anyway. due to the death threats and

the harassment. we're waiting for this whole thing to cool down before we can proceed on those types of things. >> since the video is posted, an online fund has been set up to send kline on vacation. more than $600,000 has been raised. kline says she is not pressing charges but will let the school district decide on a punishment. today marks the 40th anniversary of title ix. the law according equal protection to women in education and athletics. president nixon signed that act in 1972. although title ix is best known for providing female opportunities in sports, the original statute did not specifically mention athletics. it banned gender discrimination in any school program or activity. and a later legal interpretation required all schools receiving federal funding to provide equal services for both men and women's athletics. well, a rough first inning. but the giants were able to rescue him from another loss. with a four-run 9th inning

comeback. against the a's. off the bat in the first inning, oakland scored three runs off lincecum. the giants bullpen got up but lincecum sat down 18 of the next 20 batters. 3-1 with the a's. there is a two-run double. and two runners crossing the plate. and hechter sanchez singled to give the giants the lead. and they do go on to win 5-4. game two of the series is this afternoon at 4:00. right here on ktvu channel 2. before yesterday's game, there was a special reunion. between an east bay father, and his daughter. ali pierce threw out the ceremonial first pitch on the 16th birthday with the video message from her father who has been in afghanistan since december. and then as the oakland a's players walked out to greet ali, ali's father, sergeant, army sergeant scott pierce, stepped out from behind the players. pierce and the a's had been planning the surprise since

january. scott and ali pierce are probably having a great morning today. >> it just makes me tear up. >> what a great birthday present. >> good reunion. >> a good birthday present this weekend, if due like the hot weather -- if you don't like the hot weather, cooler temperatures, right rose mary? >> yes, a cool pattern in place hanging around through the weekend and into monday. partly cloudy skies. outside our doors this morning. if you're headed to tahoe, a lakeland advisory until 5:00 this evening and gusts around the lake to 35 miles an hour. and low 60s in the forecast for saturday and sunday. slightly warmer tomorrow and the winds are not as strong. we're looking at a light to moderate breeze. here at home, mid-40s, to mid- 50s outside the door right now. we have breezy conditions over some of our local hills. outside of that, it is not too bad. and noontime numbers, upper 50s at the coast. low 60s to mid-60s inland. and for the afternoon, anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees, below normal. and that onshore breeze is with us this morning and continue throughout the afternoon and the weekend. and we have a system just hanging right off the coast. and it is not going to move in

time for your weekend. the extended forecast though, shows you the numbers gradually warm. and the low 70s in the forecast. for tomorrow. and our inland spots, low 60s at the coast. and low to mid-70s, monday, and then back into the upper 70s to low 80s on tuesday and into wednesday. and wow, this is the first weekend of summer. and those numbers don't reflect summer at all. they're more like early spring. so this is your cup of tea, enjoy. it because we will get back to the warmer weather eventually. back to you. >> thank you, rose mary. right now, people are gathering in the hills of san francisco, the symbol of that will be raised this morning, and the message organizers hope to deliver. >> and in just minutes, another search for a missing teenager is under way. the local congressman paying a visit to volunteers this morning. you'd get knocked off.

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. he looked at me, obviously distraught and disappointed, but didn't say anything verbally. >> reaction from jerry sandusky, after he found out he's guilty of child sex abuse. why he did not take the stand in his own defense. a permanent tribute to a local marine, killed in the line of duty. the special memorial being dedicated in his honda. . it was once used as a sign of hate and discrimination. now it's a symbol of resilience.

the one-acre display volunteers are busy assembling right now in san francisco. . good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. doesn't feel like summer out there, rosemary! >> it's going to take a while to warm up. unseasonably cool to mild today, but we are waking up with partly cloudy skies and it's a good looking start out there. breezy in the hills, breezy for the afternoon and that gradual warmup expected eventually. we'll take a look at the numbers for your weekend, coming up. well, happening right now, the pink triangle is being installed at san francisco's twin peaks. want to give you a live look from one of our traffic cameras. as you can see, the project is coming along. dozens of people are helping out up there. allie rasmus is live this

morning in san francisco with more on the work being done and why this triangle is such an important symbol. allie? >> reporter: volunteers started this work about an hour ago and they have already completed a lot of the work here. this is the pink triangle that is in the process of being installed on the side of twin peaks in san francisco. this installation happens every year the saturday morning of sf pride weekend. dozens of volunteers this morning already unpacked 175 pink tarps, and they are folding them together, overlaying them, then nailing them down to complete this disprai. the pink triangle is an acre-wide display and one volunteer has even come from new zealand to be a part of this morning's event. >> did you come from new zealand just for pride weekend? >> basically. with the amount of lesbians, we don't have this many back home. >> so a sense of camaraderie?

>> definitely, yes. >> reporter: now, on a clear day, the triangle can be seen from as far as 20 miles away. this is a 17-year tradition. the offeringer and found of the tradition explained the significance behind the pink triangle. >> the pink triangle was used by the nazis in concentration camps and a lot of people forgot about that. they think the pink triangle is an ab tract symbol. we're trying to remind people of the tragic origins of the pink triangle and that it's now used as a symbol of pride. >> reporter: this is what it will look like completely done. this is video from last year's display. more than a hundred volunteers are out here. as we showed you, they did this work very quickly, usually takes them about an hour, hour and a half to finish the work. once done, at 10:30 this morning, they will have a ceremony to remember the tragic history of the pink triangle and they will have san francisco leaders, mayor ed lee and house minority leader nancy pelosi. volunteers are out, some even brought their dogs to keep them

company, wearing t-shirts, unofficial uniform as they do their work and start nailing down the 175 pink tarps that make up the pink triangle installation. again, once this is all done, there will be a ceremony at 10:30 this morning. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. pride weekend was kicked off last night by the 9th annual transgender march. organizers say the idea behind that march, which went from delores park to civic center was saying no to hate. it was dedicated to 37-year-old brandy martell, a transgender woman shot and killed in oakland two months ago. >> although we're very saddened, we also want to come together and show the world that we mean business. we're united. and we love one another and we're not going to stand for this anymore. >> the first march was held to honor a transgender teen killed in newark in 2002. organizers say it's upsetting that these types of hate crimes are happening 10 years later. many people at last night's march say they hope tolerance will spread outside of san francisco and to the rest of the bay area. well, pride events continue this evening, with the 20th

annual dike march to celebrate the lesbian community. crowds will gather in delores park in the mission district. the program begins at 5:00 and the actual march to the heart of the castro district starts at 6:00. the big event of the weekend is the pride parade. that's tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., starting at market and beil and ends at market and 8th streets. we have complete pride coverage on our website for you. just look for the hot topics section at ktvu.com. in overnight news, a story with pictures you'll only see on 2. [ sirens ] >> around 12:30 this morning, a man was shot and killed near 37th and nevin avenue in richmond. these are exclusive pictures of the shooting scene taken just minutes after the first emergency call came in. witnesses say they heard a series of gunshots and then called 911. one neighbor rushed outside, helping the victim and checking his pulse. >> just applied pressure to the

wound and his girlfriend was just basically crying, he was shot in the head. >> witnesses told police two gunmen went into a nearby house. police surrounded that house, eventually went in, but no one was found inside. one man is dead after a double shooting near candlestick park. police believe two men were shot at salinas avenue and bayshore boulevard around 11:30 last night. the two men somehow got to san francisco general hospital. police say one man died, the other is in serious condition. there is no word on what led up to that shooting and no one is in custody. guilty on 45 counts. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky was led away in handcuffs from a pennsylvania courthouse, after a jury convicted him of sexual abuse last night. coming up at 8:15, why the legal battle in this high profile case is still far from over. a san francisco woman suffered a serious head injury during a robbery. she fell while struggling with two men trying to steal her

purse thursday night. this all happened near the glenn park bart station at bosworth street. the 28-year-old fractured her skull on the pavement and doctors are calling it a life-threatening head injury. the men ran off. san francisco police are investigating two possible sexual assaults in the mission district that may be related. the most resident reportedly happened at 19th and cap streets early monday morning. it was detailed in a local news blog, but police say a report was never filed with the department. another assault occurred at june 15th, about five blocks away. investigators say both of those incidents involved two men who approached the victims from behind. police have increased patrols in that area as a result of those assaults. a marine killed in afghanistan will be honored today, with a permanent memorial in danville. the memorial is for fallen lance corporal joshua corral. more than 20 marines who served with him have come in from out of state for today's dedication ceremony. his family is overwhelmed by the

outpouring of support. >> it means everything to us. these guys were with him and they are his brothers. >> the memorial will feature a bronze statue of the classic battlefield cross. the dedication will begin at 10:00 a.m. outside danville's memorial building. it is expected to draw as many as 4000 people. one of the latest service members to die in afghanistan was from the central valley. sergeant jose rodriguez was killed on tuesday. he was 22 years old and from the town of gustine in merced county. the department of defense says rodriguez died from enemy fire in the kandahar province. he was stationed at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state. just a few minutes ago, volunteers began registering for today's search for missing teenager sierra lamar. this morning's effort is being organized by the class kids foundation. san jose congressman mike honda is also scheduled to visit that search center in just about an

hour. volunteers 18 and over can check in at burnett elementary school in morgan hill, from now until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, a group of protesting parents from oakland's lakeview elementary school are hoping to rally more support. for nine days, the group has been camping out to protest the closure of lakeview and four other schools. today, they will join community members from oakland in a demonstration around the city. they are demanding a stop to all school closures or the resignation of superintendent tony smith. today's event begins at noon at frank ogawa plaza. . good morning to you. better weather in store for most of us today. starting out with, well, blue skies out there. take a look at the city here. we've got partly cloudy conditions over areas, morgan hill and gilroy. partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, but you'll clear out as well, as yesterday's system that brought us drizzle, even rained at times, now shifts to the south and east. we do have a large system that will remain off the coast today and into the rest of your

weekend, which means the cool conditions are going to continue. the onshore breeze will continue under partly cloudy skies. a little gusty in the hills. this is how we will spend the first weekend of summer. 54 degrees in oakland right now. 52 san francisco. started out in the 40s in areas near santa rosa, so we're bouncing back. low 50s right now. 55 in napa, 56 in concord. gusty conditions over some of our hills this morning. most of us right here at our level dealing with winds between 5 to 10 miles per hour. so not a bad start. 68 in petaluma expected for your afternoon. 68 for movado today. low 60s in areas around sausalito. partly cloudy skies. we do expect the afternoon seabreeze to pick up. 63 in oakland. 68 for danville, 68 expected in pleasantton, 68 for livermore. so again, we're talking about the alameda county fair, where some summers it's just your -- you're sweating bullets out there. not the case for today. do you remember a week ago

today? many of our inland areas hit the century mark. 68 san jose, 67 for santa clara. today, we're well below average for this time of year. 64 expected for san mateo, 63 san bruno. take a peek at the coast. upper 50s today with the seabreeze blowing, a cool one. bring along the hoodie if you're headed out to pacifica for the afternoon. low 60s in the city for the pride festivities. your extended forecast there shows you a gradual warmup. tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, a little bit of fog, especially along the coastline. low 70s expected for the afternoon. low 60s at the coast. and then as we progress into the work week, numbers will continue to warm. upper 70s to low 80s tuesday into wednesday for the inland spots, 60s expected along the coast. if you're headed out to see nascar for the afternoon, i'll have that forecast for you, coming up. funeral arrangements are now set for the late rodney king, but who is not being asked to attend and why? >> a dire warning about the

disastrous effects of global warming on the california coast. the areas of concern here in the bay area. >> but first, let's take a peek outside, and that is highway 24 in walnut creek, looking good on this saturday morning. we're just warming up right here on mornings on 2.

. good morning to you, san jose. mostly sunny skies, 57 degrees, westerly breeze to about 5 miles per hour. well, there will be a noticeable absence at rodney

king's funeral services next saturday. according to tmz, king's family will not invite his fiance, cynthia king, to the service. the family says they have not contacted her since the day after king died and has no plans to. they say she has made no effort to make arrangements for king. they are also skeptical about her story surrounding king's death. his family says king was a great swimmer and don't believe he could have drowned. former assistant football coach jerry sandusky is back behind bars this morning. he was found guilty of sexually assaulting several children. reporter mary ann rafferty has more on what's next in the case. >> reporter: a late night verdict in the trial of jerry sandusky, the former assistant football coach found guilty of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period. the 68-year-old escorted from court in cuffs, all but certain to spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> guilty? >> yes, yes! [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: a sometimes rowdy press conference following the

conviction, the pennsylvania attorney general met with cheers, as she praised police and prosecutors. >> a serial child predator who committed horrific acts upon his victims, causing life-long and life-changing consequences for all of them, has been held accountable for his crimes. [ cheers & applause ] >> reporter: meantime, sandusky's lawyer was heckled while defending his client. >> you know, folks, there are lots of people sitting in jails all across this country who are innocent. there have been people, lots of people -- lots of people -- [ crowd yelling ] >> may i finish? >> reporter: amendola also explained why sandusky didn't take the witness stand. >> we decided as a legal strategy position that to put jerry on the stand, to set him up to have matt come in to this

jury and testify against him would have absolutely destroyed whatever chances he had at acquittal. >> reporter: jerry sandusky will be sentenced in three months. we're also awaiting the trial of two school administrators accused of perjury and failure to properly report suspected child abuse. mary ann rafferty, fox news, new york. this morning, eight mountain rangers are waiting for a blizzard to pass so they can retrieve the body of a fellow ranger killed on washington state's mount rainier. 34-year-old nick hall died on thursday, while trying to rescue four injured climbers at the summitt of the 14,000-foot mountain. in 40 mile-an-hour winds, hall was attaching a rescuer to a helicopter, when he plummeted more than 3000 feet. his family says they will dedicate themselves to-- >> if there's any means possible, we will probably try

to promote rescue. >> the national park service will investigate the death. meanwhile, the four stranded climb verse been removed safely from that mountain. new this morning, president obama renews his call for congress to pass bills for more jobs, better roads and lower rates for college loans. >> we're eight days away from nearly 7.5 million students seeing their loan rates double because congress hasn't acted to stop it. >> in his weekly address, president obama says washington is bogged down by inaction. lawmakers have until july 1st before the interest rates of many college loans double. the president also wants congress to approve a transportation bill. mr. obama says it would create jobs and repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. and congress may be listening to the president. sources in washington say democrats and republicans are close to deals on both transportation and college loans. votes are expected next week on a major transportation bill, or

an extension of current programs. congress also hopes to keep the current 3.4% interest rate on subsidized stafford loans for another year. however, the main sticking point remains how to pay for the measure's $6 billion price tag. there's concern this morning about the health of silicon valley and one of its power brokers. google says its cofounder larry page lost his voice, was forced to skip the company's annual meeting thursday and will miss two other important events in the next few weeks. but in an e-mail to employees, the 39-year-old page wrote, quote, there is nothing seriously wrong with me. page said he would continue to run google as chief executive. the "wall street journal" reports silicon valley worries google could receive as much criticism as apple did for failing to disclose the extent of steve jobs' poor health. n]♪ the band the black keys is suing pizza hut over that song

in this commercial. the group says the pizza chain ripped off their hit, "gold on the ceiling." the band also filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against home depot, who they say copied their hit "lonely boy." fairfield police are warning people about fake flyers being left on car wind shields. the flyers claim that the car's owner owes a $287 fine for violating a certain city code. they claim to be from officer eddie fellson, but police say there is no such officer at the department. the flyers are printed on yellow paper and they can be deceiving because they have the city's logo on the upper left corner. well, general motors is recalling almost a half million chevy cruz cars. some of the models run the risk of fires in the engine compartment, according to the company. the fires can start when oil leaks or is spilled onto a hot plastic shield right below the engine. the recall involves 475,000 cars made between september 2010 and may of this year.

it's the fifth recall for the cruz since it was introduced two years ago. san jose is changing its strategy following three fires at homeless encampments this month. the latest fire burned around 2 acres by coyote creek near actually and center roads yesterday morning. city officials say there are 60 homeless encampments with up to 900 people and many use fire to cook or stay warm. they also say there is plenty material in those encampments to catch fire. >> they have floors and walls bullet up, shelves, mattresses, beds. pretty much whatever you put in your house, they are very creative. >> city officials are performing creek cleanups and trying to prevent the homeless from setting up those camps, but many come back anyway. they are also working with the nonprofit ehc life builders to reach out to the homeless and to try to discourage encampments. a disappointing response to a fire in san francisco has firefighters and pg&e looking to improve communication. earlier this month, a private

contractor punctured a gas line. pg&e was criticized for taking two hours to shut that gas off. fire officials say pg&e has since laid out several improvements to dispatch, response, and mapping. well, california may need to prepare for higher sea levels due to climate change. the national research council reports sea levels on most of our state's coast will rise 6 to 12 inches in the next 20 years, 2 feet within 40 years, and 3 to 5 feet within 90 years. low-lying areas of concern include san francisco and oakland airports, foster city, and redwood shores. your time now, 8:22. australia has a new four-legged music sensation. and he keeps right on playing, even in the middle of a natural disaster. . improving weather as we head into your bay area weekend. we'll take a look at those numbers, coming up. our cloud is not soft and fluffy.

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. that keyboard cat has competition from this guitar-playing feline, and stephen the cat was able to keep playing in the middle of a magnitude 5.2 earthquake. stephen's owner happened to be shooting video of the cat when the earthquake struck in melbourne, australia. but as you can see, stephen only stops a few times and looks around when the rumbling stops.

some comments on youtube call it a fake, but others describe it as purr-fect. >> hats off to stephen the cat, if that is the case. your thoughts, rosemary on stephen the cat and the earthquake? >> handled it nicely, i would say. >> i think so. >> weather today? fairly nice. we've got good weather out there. maybe not typical for summer, but we've got blue skies. that's a good start. we are looking at numbers slowly warming. giving you a live look at lafayette, a nice pleasant afternoon for lafayette. if you're headed to maybe nascar racing for today, numbers will be nice and mild in soma as well. 63 at lunchtime, 69 at 3:00 in the afternoon. so again, mild, perhaps the key word around the bay area for most of us. it will be cool by the coast. take a peek at pacifica, 57 degrees. 60 degrees in the city. the onshore breeze, fairly light

across the region right now. we are a little gusty in the hills, but that afternoon seabreeze is expected to pick up. 65 san rafael for the afternoon. 63 in oakland. inland east bay, upper 60s to low 70s. 65 expected into fremont, 68 san jose, 69 morgan hill. 64 degrees san mateo, 66 redwood city. there is your extended forecast, with numbers gradually warming all the way into about tuesday, into wednesday before we get back into the upper 70s, low 80s for valley locations. back to you. well, the alameda county fair is celebrating its 100th anniversary. the fair started wednesday and is open tuesday through sunday until july 8th. today, the celebration begins with a centennial parade that leaves from amador valley high school in pleasantton. it begins in about an hour and more than 10,000 people are expected to come out and watch. for these and more events going on in your area this weekend, just go to the weekend

extra tab at our website, ktvu.com. nascar is back in sonoma county. what's happening today ahead of tomorrow's big save mart 350. plus it, can be seen from miles away. dozens of volunteers are up early this morning, putting together the annual pink triangle display, up on twin peaks.

. live picture there of san francisco's twin peaks this. weekend's pride festivities are well under way in san francisco this morning, with the installation of the pink triangle right there on twin peaks. welcome back to mornings on 2, everyone. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong.

it is a symbol that can be seen miles away. allie rasmus is here with more. >> reporter: well, you couldn't ask for better weather to do this. volunteers installing the pink triangle are just about done with their work. i'll step out of the way so we can show you. they finished nailing the last of the stakes into the tarps, to put these tarps down and fill out this one-acre display. now there's people enjoying their work, assessing it, sitting down, taking a break, looking at what they have accomplished this morning. now, we were here when volunteers started at 7:00 a.m. they began with an assembly line of sorts, unpacking, unloading, hauling out box of tarps all the way downhill. this is a 17-year tradition here in san francisco. the pink triangle installation always happens the saturday of sf pride weekend. the organizer and founder of this event explains the significance of the pink triangle. he says it was used bit nazis to identify gays in concentration camps and he said it's important to remember the history of the

symbol in order to avoid repeating mistakes of the past. that's something a lot of the volunteers here take to heart. one woman brought her 7-year-old son with her from san jose to take part in this event. >> when he's a teenager down the road and, you know, he hears derogatory comments somewhere, he can understand and have this as a memory to look back on and realize that, you know, this is a safe place and i do have a right to stand up and a right to defend those who need protection. i think the pink triangle represents a lot of that. >> reporter: and this is what the pink triangle looks like from downhill. this is another vantage point. on a clear day, you can see this display from as far as 20 miles away. it usually takes volunteers about an hour and a half to put it all together. dozens of people were out here this morning. showing you a live picture now, you can see a lot of them taking a break after an hour and a half of hammering these 175 pink tarps on this pretty steep incline here on twin peaks. now that the work here is done, what they are doing next at

10:30, they will have a ceremony with san francisco city leaders, mayor ed lee and nancy pelosi. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. in less than an hour, san francisco front runners 33 annual pride run kicks off. david cope will serve as official race starter, all beginning near the polo fields at golden gate park. and we have complete pride coverage on our website. look for the hot topics section, which is, of course, at ktvu.com. one of just two witnesses who testified in a federal court for proposition 8 is changing his stance. yesterday, david blakeenhorn wrote an opinion piece in the "new york times." it said i took a stand against gay marriage, but as a marriage advocate, the time has come for me to accept gay marriage and emphasize the good it can do. blankenhorn says people must learn to accept one another and their choices, even if it

involves compromise. the u.s. supreme court is still deciding whether it will hear arguments on california's same-sex marriage ban. oakland police are investigating two deaths. they say one is a homicide and the other is being called a suspicious death. a man's body was found in a drainage ditch around 10:30 yesterday morning, just north of the coliseum. then at 1:30 yesterday morning, a woman's body was found in the oakland hills at an onramp to highway 13. police describe that victim as a young african american woman. we're told she suffered a gunshot wound. so far, she hasn't been identified. later that morning, an amtrak conductor on a train that runs near the coliseum spotted that man's body in a canal. detectives say the body was partially in the water and police are still waiting for the coroner to give them a cause of death. a high number of injuries is hurting oakland's police patrols. the oakland tribune reports 90 officers are on medical leave. that's one out of every seven officers in a department that's

already understaffed. opd does not know why so many are hurt. a new plan for monitoring and reducing injuries is expected to be released on tuesday. authorities in sunnyvale plan to press charges against a man who was shot and wounded by a highway patrol officer. the incident started with a chase on highway 101 thursday morning. the 34-year-old suspect finally came to a stop in sunnyvale. investigators say the suspect got out of his car and that's when the officer opened fire. the man is now facing charges of violently resisting an officer, evasion, and violation of probation. next month, the two men accused of attacking bryan stow are scheduled to return to a los angeles courtroom for a pretrial hearing. dressed in blue jail uniforms yesterday, suspects marvin norwood and louis sanchez pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges. a trial could begin as soon as august. there is already a shakeup on the defense team. a private attorney representing sanchez is leaving. he only agreed to handle the case through the pretrial phase.

a critical ruling is expected on monday in a trial of a south bay man charged with beating up a priest who allegedly molested him years ago. a judge is going to consider a defense motion for a mistrial. attorneys for the defendant will lynch say prosecutors shouldn't have allowed the priest to testify because they say he knew he would lie. he testified he did not sexually assault lynch during a 1975 camping trip. >> then she questioned him and sure enough, he lied about a very material fact, in this specific instance whether or not he had molested will lynch. >> the district attorney's office calls the motion frivolous, saying the prosecution had announced in opening statements that the witness may not tell the truth. authorities have filed their own motion to the mistrial request, saying it's a novel theory, unsupported by case law, statutes, or common sense. mountain view police say they are committed to the safety of residents, after a famous parolee has moved into the city.

57-year-old richard allen schoenfeld spent more than three decades in prison for his role in the 1976 schoolbus kidnapping. the mayor's office says he has moved in with his mother, mary. ktvu reporter knocked on her door last night and she said that schoenfeld was not there. he, his brother james, and fred woods kidnapped 26 students and a bus driver, demanding a $5 million ransom. they were eventually caught after their victims escaped from a livermore quarry. >> definitely very scary and unnerving. makes me very nervous. >> schoenfeld must wear a gps ankle monitor at all times. james schoenfeld and woods are still in prison. they have parole hearings later this year. supporters of proposition 29, the proposed state tax on tobacco, have conceded defeat. although there are still about 100,000 uncounted ballots across the state, the associated press declared the race over, calling

the 30,000-vote margin too great to overcome. the measure would have added a $1 tax to every pack of cigarettes. prop 29 blame their loss on an aggressive ad campaign by tobacco companies. >> big tobacco spent over $50 million telling lies, that the money was going to go out of state. the money was going to stay here for state of the art cancer research, in california. >> that's already too much taxes for this, so i'm glad it go down this way. >> upholsters say low voter turnout may have also contributed to the defeat. antismoking groups are already considering another initiative. nascar has officially rolled into sonoma. more than 100,000 fans are expected to come watch the action this weekend. the course in sonoma is just under 2 miles long, known for blind corners, quick turns and elevation changes. the big race gets under way tomorrow, but the west drivers hit the track at noon today. among the drivers is a

19-year-old girl from hayward. >> because i used to race that go-cart track up the hill and was never old enough to race out here. i was really excited that i've now come down onto the big tracks. >> today's racers will take 64 laps. tomorrow's sprint cup will go 110 laps. if you are going to the race or just live in the area, you can expect it to be very busy on highways 37 and 121. the special olympics are under way and today is the first day of competition. the event started about half an hour ago at uc davis. over 900 athletes from all over northern california are competing in aquatics, bocce, tennis and track and field. the games are being held today and tomorrow from 8:00 to 4:00. admission is free. good morning to you. better weather in the forecast for your weekend, assuming you like the blue skies, because that's what we have here looking over the bay. you can see a few clouds out there this morning, even the coast partly cloudy at this

hour. partly to mostly cloudy areas near gilroy, as well as morgan hill. you'll be mostly sunny for the afternoon. we are going to remain cool. take a look at the pacific satellite view. notice this large low. this system is going to remain right about here through the weekend and that will continue to bring that cool onshore breeze. our numbers will remain anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below normal. so for your saturday, partly cloudy skies. winds picking up in the afternoon. a little gusty in the hills this morning, but that's really about it. highs, 50s to 60s. some of us near 70. that will be the warmest for today. 56 in concord right now, 55 in oakland, 54 san francisco. low to mid-50s around santa rosa and napa. these numbers, anywhere from 1 to 2 degrees from where we were yesterday. but the difference is we've got that sun shining out there and that's going to feel better. mid-60s. by lunchtime, upper 60s in the forecast for the afternoon at the alameda county fair. if you're going to the fair this

evening, back to 61 degrees, right about sunset, just after 8:30 this evening. it's not going to be a warm summer night. make sure you bring a jacket if you're headed to the fair for the evening hours. forecasted highs around the region for today, 68 for movado, 62 in berkeley, 63 for oakland, upper 60s to low 70s for the inland east bay, 70 degrees and mostly sunny skies in antioch. 68 for san jose, 67 mountain view. for the peninsula, widespread 60s as well. 66 for redwood city this afternoon. 60 degrees in the city for the afternoon, for the pride festivities. this weekend's going to be a cool one, so bring along a jacket as well. extended forecast, low 70s by tomorrow for the inland areas. that will be some of the warmer spots. then we finally get back into the upper 70s, low 80s, but it takes until about tuesday into wednesday. meanwhile, along the coast, might be a little cool to head out to the beach today. upper 50s, low 60s in the forecast all the way through

monday, tuesday. mid-60s on wednesday. if you're going to see the giants and a's play, i'll have that forecast for you, coming up. ecuador is considering whether or not to let julienne assange take shelter. but first, a live drive time traffic, hearing word there's a crash on 7th street. chp is responding right now. we'll keep an eye out for you on mornings on 2. it is 8:41. the more products we touch around the sink,

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. developing news out of southern california. beverly hills police are investigating a murder oh suicide at the beverly hilton just hours before the daytime emmy awards are being held at that hotel. police found a man and a woman dead last night. no details have been released, including the names of the victims. the daytime emmy awards are being held at the hotel today. this is also the same hotel where whitney houston died in february. a cyclist was critically injured in a fall last night. the 42-year-old man was riding

off of a trail off northgate road near mount diablo state park. firefighters say he fell off his bike and into a ravine 20 feet below. he was wearing a helmet, but he was injured so badly in the fall that he is now in critical condition at a hospital in walnut creek. morgan hill police have arrested a woman for a hit and run that left a 22-year-old man critically injured. 28-year-old sandra arisa of morgan hill has been arrested and charged with felony hit and run. police say her volkswagon beetle has damage consistent with hitting a pedestrian. friends of the victim, joshua valdez, have been staging events to raise money for his medical care. so far, they have a total of close to $2000. a san francisco couple is due back in court monday, after pleading not guilty to charges

that they killed a man who was allegedly their daughter's pimp. mary gillton and her daughter are accused -- on june 4th in the bayview district. he was an alleged los angeles gang member and the couple believed had turned their daughter into a prostitute. the investigation shows several other people apparently wanted sneed dead. >> the prosecution provided insufficient evidence to show that our clients were the only people that had a motive to shoot mr. sneed. >> i would hope that a jury would look at it and see that while we may have a great deal of sympathy for what occurred and the frustration of the parents, that's still not acceptable behavior for a civilized society. >> the couple remains in jail in lieu of $2 million bail. target shooters are being blamed for a wildfire near salt lake city, utah that's burning dangerously close to some homes. 2300 houses have been evacuated and there are fears that the fire could take down the area's power grid. the fire started near a landfill on tuesday and investigators say a bullet from a target shooter's gun hit a rock and sparked the

flames. this is the 20th target shooting-related fire in utah just this year. and a new round of evacuations was ordered in larimer county, colorado. the high park fire jumped a river and burned more homes. the wildfire has burned more than 69,000 acres. fire containment dropped from 60% to 45%. lois livinggood got the call to leave yesterday. >> we saw burning right up to the houses below us. >> many of the evacuees have had their cars packed with belongings for days, just in case they have had to leave. the fire west of fort collins has now destroyed at least 191 houses. it's also blamed for one woman's death. a fire at an airport tech center in atlantic city, new jersey caused flight delays across the country. the federal aviation administration say yesterday's fire took out its traffic flow-in systems. that meant airlines couldn't track their flights as quickly as usual. the faa had to use a backup

system and hundreds of flights had to be canceled. the u.s. is warning americans about a terrorist threat in kenya. the u.s. embassy in nairobi says there is an implement terrorist attack in one city. the u.s. has pulled out all government personnel in the area. the warning does not specify the effect or why the area would be targeted. thousands of people are gathering in egypt's tahrir square, waiting to hear results of the presidential election. officials now say they will have the results ready tomorrow. they have been delayed because both campaigns have been claiming victory. the last report from a semi official news side names shafiq the winner. he was the prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. ecuador is considering whether to issue asylum for julienne assange. he took refuge last week. he is wanted for alleged sex

crimes. today, ecuador's ambassador to england is returning home to discuss the issue. an arrest warrant has been issued for a man charged with vandalizing a picasso painting at a houston museum. the man has been identified as a 22-year-old man, captured on cell phone video spray painting a bull on the painting. the video was put on youtube and a crime stoppers tip identified the man. the 1929 painting is being fixed and the museum says they expect to hang it again soon. dick cheney's daughter mary has tied the knot. she married her long-time partner heather poe yesterday. a statement from the vice president's office says, quote, we are delighted that we were able to take advantage of the opportunity to have that relationship recognized. the couple married in washington, dc, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2009. the va's newest mental health center is now open in palo alto. the 90,000-square foot center

will help veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. with its gardens and windowed rooms, the new veterans center is designed to be therapeutic, month so than old psychiatric wards. >> when you walk in and get that comfortable feeling, that's a big deal, you know, for your peace of mind. >> navy veteran dawn saugen walked into the treatment center about 18 months ago, on the verge of suicide. the va says it has started hiring almost 2000 mental health staffers nationwide to address the problem. the first mass market electric sedans from bay area-based tesla motors have hit the road. the five-seat model s starts at $49,000. tesla says it has a range of 265 miles. the model s can also get an 80% quick charge in about 45 minutes. 5000 model s sedans are expected to roll off this production line

in fremont by the end of the year. well, it was a very special sweet 16 for one east bay teenager. the surprise you got at yesterday's a's-giants game that took several months to plan. an onshore breeze and cool to mild weather on tap for your saturday afternoon. giving you a live look there, mostly clear skies over the city at this hour. we'll take a look at what you can expect for your weekend, coming up.

. a human tower has climbed into the new york skyline. n]♪ >> yesterday, the group known as the costells formed a 150-foot tower that stood 8 levels tall. they are a spanish forming group that travels breaking records. the tower successfully breaks the record as the first eight-level ever. a chinese crested dog from england has been crowned the world's ugliest dog. mugly takes home a trophy and the $1000 prize. the contest is held every year at the sonoma marijn fair. to see more pictures, go to ktvu.com. >> how about the top hat there? >> well, you know, accessories. >> came all the way from england to petaluma to get that crown, and sure enough, got it. >> so ugly, he's so cute! outside our doors this morning,

a good-looking start to the day. plenty of sunshine in most cases, even the coast with partly cloudy skies. san jose, mostly sunny. areas around morgan hill, gilroy, partly cloudy. you can see a westerly breeze with us. a little gusty over the hills, but for most of us, mostly cloudy skies over the mountain as well. again, that will be changing and we're looking at mostly sunny conditions. that system that brought us mist and drizzle, even a little bit of light rain has pushed off to the east, but we will remain unseasonably cool for your weekend. heading to sea, giants and a's play this afternoon, 4:15 this afternoon. you may need your jacket, maybe a blanket. forecasted highs for today, widespread 60s around the bay. near 70s near livermore. fairfield, antioch to 70 degrees on the dot. extended forecast, ridge of high pressure will eventually move back into the area.

by tuesday, into wednesday, upper 70s, low 80s in the forecast for valley spots. between now and then, it's just going to be cool to mild around the bay. back to you. tim lincecum had a rough 1st inning, but his teammates were able to get him a no-decision thanks to a 4-run 9th inning comeback against the a's. oakland tacked on 3 runs in the first. giants bullpen actually got up, but lincecum stayed in the game. a's up 3-1 when belt hit that ball out to left field on a 1-2 count. 2 runs crossed the plate. sandoval ran through the stop sign there at third. hector sanchez singled in belt to give the giants the lead. giants win 5-4. game 2 of the series, set for this afternoon at 4:00, right here on ktvu channel 2. and before yesterday's game, there was a special reunion between an east bay father and his daughter. halley pierce threw out the ceremonial first pitch on her 16th birthday with a video from

her father who had been in afghanistan since december. then army sergeant scott pierce stepped out from behind here. pierce and the a's had been planning the surprise since january. title 9 turns 40 today. on this day in 1972, then-president richard nixon signed the equal protection act into law. title ix is best known for providing females opportunities in sports, but the original statute did not actually specify specifically athletics. >> title ix bans sex discrimination against girls and boys, by the way, in all programs at school and around the country. from addressing inequity in math and science education, to ensuring dormitories are safe. >> a later legal interpretation required all schools receiving federal funding to provide equal services for both men's and women's athletics. a 2006 study states the law helped increase the number of women in college sports by more

than 450%. a deadly shooting in the east bay. we have exclusive pictures from the crime scene overnight. plus, convicted on 45 counts. why jerry sandusky's legal battle is far from over.

. a fatal shooting in richmond

overneed. ktvu had the first cameras on the scene after the shots rang out. the memorial being unveiled in danville, one hour from now. and it's a symbol of pride for the gay and lesbian community. the large volunteer effort this morning to put together a pink triangle on twin peaks. good morning, and welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, june 23rd. i'm conclude dean wonk. >> and i'm mike mibach. a bit cool for your saturday. rosemary it, may warm up later in the day? >> going to be a fine day. we have improving conditions, a good looking start to the day. have you seen outside your window? most of us waking up with partly cloudy skies, a little cool out there and we remain cool this time of year throughout the afternoon. breezy conditions expected with a gradual warmup. we'll show you the numbers for the weekend, coming up.

in overnight news, a search is under way for the gunman who shot and killed a man in front of his family in richmond. it happened around 12:30 this morning, near 37th street and nevin avenue. these are exclusive pictures of the crime scene, taken just minutes after the first emergency call came in. witnesses say they heard a series of gunshots and then called 911. one neighbor rushed outside to try to help the victim and check his pulse. >> just applied pressure to the wound and then his girlfriend was just basically crying that he was shot in the head. >> witnesses told police a couple of gunmen went into a nearby house and police surrounded that home and then stormed in, but found nothing. in san francisco, a man was killed after a double shooting near candlestick park. police believe two men were shot at the intersection of salinas avenue and bayshore boulevard around 11:30 last night. police say one man died and the other is in serious condition. there is no word yet on what led

up to the shooting. officers say at this time, no one is in custody. former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky has been found guilty on 45 counts of sexually assaulting children. reporter david lee miller is live in bellefonte, pennsylvania, where jurors deliberated for more than 20 hours before reaching their verdict. >> reporter: that's right, claudine. this morning in bellefonte, which is the county seat, there is a feeling of relief that at last this part of the ordeal is now over. when the verdict was announced there, were actually cheers here at the courthouse. they have already released the booking photo of jerry sandusky. when he left the courthouse yesterday, he was in handcuffs, did not say anything to reporters as he was led away by sheriffs deputies. for the most part, he was unemotional. his family, though, were visibly shaken by the verdict.

the prosecutors shared a sigh of relief. and also a sense of accomplishment after the verdict was rendered. the attorney general for the state of pennsylvania spoke here on the steps of the courthouse. she was flanked by the lead prosecutor on one side, the head of the state police on the other. and she asked the question, who was going to believe just a bunch of kids? well, she answered her own question, saying here in centre county, we believe what the kids had to say. alternatively, the defense here had maintained that the accusers were essentially fabricating stories in order to file profitable civil lawsuits. that was the core of the defense case. at the end of the day, it did not work. the defense saying they are now going to appeal. the main reason for appeal, as best we can tell at this point, they did not have adequate time to prepare defense. they had repeatedly asked for continuance in the trial and it was rejected. so the trial itself is over.

sentencing to take place in 90 days, but there will be more lawsuits and there will be an appeal of the legal actions regarding jerry sandusky, still nowhere near over. back to you. >> david lee miller, live in pennsylvania. david, thanks for that update on the sandusky verdict. well, an hour from now, a fallen marine will be honored with a permanent memorial in danville. the memorial is for lance corporal joshua corral. the 19-year-old from danville was killed in afghanistan last november. more than 20 marine who is served with him have come in from out of state for this morning's dedication ceremony. >> probably the most selfless person i've ever met. >> makes me smile every day, every day i was over there. >> the memorial will feature a bronze stat stew of the classic battlefield cross. dedication begins at 10:00 a.m. outside danville's memorial building. it is expected to draw as many as 4000 people. an army soldier who died in

afghanistan this week was from the central valley. sergeant jose rodriguez was killed on tuesday. he was 22 years old and from the town of gustine in merced county. the department of defense said rodriguez died from enemy fire in the kandahar province. he was stationed at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state. one of the most important symbols of pride weekend is now in place. at 7:00 this morning, work on that pink triangle began at san francisco's twin peaks. during the holocaust, nazis used that symbol of the pink triangle to mark male homosexual prisoners in the concentration camps. coming up at 9:30, we'll go live to twin peaks for more on a ceremony taking place in about 90 minutes. pride events continue tonight with the 20th annual dyke march to celebrate the lesbian community in the mission district. that program begins at 5:00 and the actual march to the heart of the castro district starts at 6:00. the trans march kicked off pride weekend with its message

of saying no to hate. last night, the 9th annual transgender march was held from delores park to civic center. it was dedicated to 37-year-old brandy martell, a transgender woman shot and killed in oakland two months ago. >> although we're very saddened, we also want to come together and show the world that we mean business. we're united. and we love one another and we're not going to stand for this anymore. >> the first march was held to honor a transgender teen killed in newark in 2002. organizers say it's upsetting these types of hate crimes are happening 10 years later. many people at last night's march told us they hope tolerance will spread outside of san francisco and to the rest of the bay area. well, the big event of the weekend is of course the pride parade. that's tomorrow at 10:30. it starts at market and beil and ends at market and 8th streets. we have complete pride coverage on our website. all you have to do is look for the hot topic section, which is at ktvu.com. a san francisco woman suffered a serious head injury

during a robbery. she fell while struggling with two men trying to steal her purse thursday night. this was near the glenn park bart station at bosworth street. the 28-year-old fractured her skull on the pavement. doctors call it a life-threatening head injury. the man ran off and has not been caught. san francisco police are investigating two possible sexual assaults in the mission district that may be related. the most resident reportedly happened at 19th and cap streets early monday morning. it was detailed in a local news blog, but police say a report was never filed with the department. the other assault apparently occurred on june 15th, about five blocks away. investigators say both incidents involve two men who approached the victims from behind. police have increased patrols in the area as a result of these assaults. well, right now, san jose congressman mike honda is visiting the sierra lamar search center. about an hour ago, volunteers set out to continue the search for the missing teenager. this morning's search is being

organized by the class kids foundation. volunteers 18 and over can check in at burnett elementary school in morgan hill from now until 1:00 in the afternoon. today, protesting parents from lakeview elementary school are holding a march and rally in oakland. for nine days, that group has been camping out to protest the closure of lakeview and four other schools. today, they will join community members from oakland in a march across the city to raise support for their cause. they are demanding a stop to all school closures or the resignation of superintendent tony smith. today's event begins at noon at frank ogawa plaza. . good morning to you. live look from bay point here. we've got partly cloudy skies, blue skies out there, mostly sunny. for today, numbers remain on the cool side, at least for the first weekend of summer. for some of us, that's going to be a bummer. for others, you're shouting hooray! a westerly breeze continuing to blow. you can see sfo at 13 miles per

hour. fairfield, 17. we've got a northerly breeze picked up in san jose, light breeze there. anywhere from 5 to 10 to 12 miles per hour near con soared, as well as livermore. this onshore breeze will be with us throughout the weekend and that cooldown will continue as we get into sunday, a slight bump and then better warming as we head into midweek. 60 degrees right now in livermore, 59 in concord. numbers beginning to turn around. many of us woke in the 50s. some of us woke up in the 40s. we're starting to see that nice turnaround in areas before us. 60 degrees in napa, under mostly clear skies. partly cloudy skies over parts of the south bay, but you'll be mostly sunny progressing into the midmorning hours. pacific satellite view showing you what we are looking at for your weekend. this system here is just going to linger off the coast. that will continue the onshore breeze, continue to bring us the unseasonallably cool weather. we'll rebound into the work week. for today, partly cloudy skies,

slightly warmer over yesterday. we've got sunshine out there. that's got to feel better. breezy conditions expected over most of the bay area for the afternoon and in the hills this morning, a little gusty. take a look at your afternoon highs expected for today. 69 for santa rosa. 68 for movado. mid-60s san rafael. low 60s in richmond. 60s, not bad, unless you do have that breeze, feeling a little cool in oakland. 63, oakland for the afternoon. 64 castro valley. mid to upper 60s inland. danville, 68 today. 68 livermore. got to get all the way to antioch to hit 70 degrees. 69 morgan hill. peninsula, cool to mild for you as well. 63 san bruno, 60 degrees this afternoon in the city for all the festivities going on there. mid to upper 50s for the coast and partly cloudy skies and afternoon seabreeze. sunday, slightly warmer. monday, a little warmer than that. tuesday into wednesday, finally bouncing back into the upper 70s, low 80s. back to you. a dallas mother is now

behind bars, accused of trying to sell her 4-month-old son. how police were alerted to the crime. plus, why there is concern over the health of google ceo larry page, and how he's responding to those reports. first, let's give you a live look outside. she is 75 years old now and looking good. traffic, no problem on the 101 north or southbound direction on this saturday morning. clock says 9:11. you're watching mornings on 2.

. good morning to you. live look at the oakland estuary. mix of sun and clouds this morning. afternoon highs running several degrees below normal. rodney king's fiance will not be attending his funeral services next saturday. king's family has not contacted her since the day after rodney king died and does not plan to. the family says his fiance, cynthia kelly, has not made any arrangements for rodney and won't be invited to his funeral. they are also skeptical of her story surrounding king's death. his family says king was a great swimmer and don't believe that he could have drowned. a northern california boy scout leader is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting two scouts. sheriffs investigators arrested dustin headrick on thursday.

they say the 20-year-old forced himself on a 13-year-old and a 16-year-old boy at a wilderness camp in meadows. headrick is an assistant scout master for the boy scout troop in redding, now being held on $465,000 bail. a mother from texas has been arrested for allegedly trying to sell her baby through a classified ad. the ad priced the 4-month-old at $4000. police say a woman from florida wanted to buy the baby. she was supposed to fly to dallas today, meet the mother, and then take the baby back to florida, but she backed out and called police. the fbi is now investigating. efforts are continuing this morning to recover the body of a park ranger who fell to his death on washington state's mount rainier. 34-year-old nick hall died thursday while trying to rescue four injured climbers near the summitt of the 14,000-foot mountain. in 40 mile-an-hour winds, hall was attached to a rescue

helicopter when he plummeted more than 13,000 feet. his family says they will dedicate themselves to mountain rescue in nick's honor. >> to have our loved one given themselves in vain. if there's any means possible, we'll probably try to promote rescue. >> the national park service will investigate the death. meanwhile, those four stranded climbers have now been removed safely from that mountain. san jose is changing its strategy, following three fires at homeless encampments this month. the latest burned around 2 acres by coyote creek yesterday morning. city officials say there are 60 homeless encampments with up to 900 people. many use fire to cook or to stay warm and plenty of material in the encampments can catch fire. >> they have floors and walls built up and shelves, mattresses, beds, pretty much whatever you could put into your house, they can -- they are very

creative. >> city officials are performing creek cleanups and trying to prevent the homeless from setting up camps, but many come back anyway. so they are also working with the nonprofit ehc life builders to reach out to the homeless and discourage encamping. a disappointing response to a fire in san francisco has firefighters and pg&e looking to improve communication. earlier this month, a private contractor punctured a gas line. pg&e was criticized for taking two hours to shut off the gas. fire officials say pg&e has since laid out several improvements to dispatch, response and mapping. redwood city wants to be reimbursed for helping the city of sankar low start up its fire department. redwood city loaned some of its firefighters to the city since it's had trouble with staffing. now san carlos' city council could approve a $400,000 payment on monday. fairfield police are warning

people about fake flyers being left on car wind shields. the flyers claim the car's owner owes a $287 fine. they claim to be from officer eddie fellson, but police say there is no such officer at the department. the flyers are printed on yellow paper and can be deceiving because they have the city's logo in the upper left corner. from silicon valley to wall street, there is concern over the health of google cofounder larry page. the mountain view company says page lost his voice and was forced to skip the company's annual meeting on thursday and is also going to miss two other important events in the next few weeks. but in an e-mail to employees, 39-year-old page wrote, quote, there is nothing seriously wrong with me. page said he would continue to run google as chief executive, but "wall street journal" reports analysts worry google could receive as much criticism as apple to failing to disclose the poor health of steve jobs.

chevrolet is recalling more than half million chevy cruze vehicles. the recall involves 475,000 cars made between september 2010 and may of this year. it's the fifth recall for the cruze since it was introduced just two years ago. president obama is renewing his call for congress to pass bills for more jobs, better roads and lower college loans. >> we're eight days away from nearly 7.5 million students seeing their loan rates double because congress hasn't acted to stop it. >> in his weekly address, president obama says washington is bogged down by inaction. lawmakers have until july 1st before those interest rates go up on many college loans. in fact, they will double. the president also wants congress to approve a transportation bill that he says would create jobs and repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges. but congress may actually be listening. sources in washington say

democrats and republicans are close to deals on both transportation and college loans. votes are expected next week on a major transportation bill and an extension of current programs. congress also hopes to keep the current 3.4% interest rate on subsidized stafford loans for another year. however, the main sticking point remains how to pay for the measure's $6 billion price tag. secretary of state hillary clinton addresses sustainability and family planning at the g20 summitt in brazil. clinton spoke at the environmental summitt in rio de janeiro yesterday. she said new thinking is vital in helping preserve the worlded resources, also took a stand for women's access to planning a family. >> women must be empowered to make decisions about whether and when to have children. >> many leaders are morpho cussed on the global economic slowdown and the debt crisis in europe.

california may need to prepare for higher sea levels due to climate change. the national research council reports sea levels on most of our state's coast will rise 6 to 12 inches in the next 20 years. 2 feet within 40 years. and 3 to 5 feet within 90 years. low-lying areas of concern include san francisco and oakland airports, foster city, and redwood shores. well, the band the black keys is suing two national companies. the commercials they say copied their hit songs. >> a nicer day is in store for your saturday. coming up, we'll take a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood.

. a half million people watched the fireworks show celebrating the golden gate bridge's 75th anniversary. the golden gate park's conservanc estimates 500,000 people saw the show from waterfront, home, windows, roof tops. 200,000 people attended the

festival. a parade is being held today to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the alameda county fair. the fair started on wednesday and is open tuesday through sunday until july 8th. today, centennial parade begins at 9:30 at amador valley high school in pleasantton. more than 10,000 people are expected to line the streets and some areas are going to be closed to traffic. organizers say along with that parade, the 100th anniversary celebration will include fireworks and vintage memorabilia. we now have an update on a story rebrought you last weekend on mornings on 2. jen zen dell supporters say he and his team have the finish line in sight and could wrap up their 3000-mile race across america sometime today in maryland. the 73-year-old from kentfield is part of a four-person team that is trying to raise awareness about the global importance of safe drinking water. they have been cycling in 5-hour shifts, 24 hours a day for a

whole week. time now, 9:25. and certainly cooler than i like it out there. >> it's nice. >> not bad. >> i like it. >> throw on a sweatshirt and it's a nice day outside. >> absolutely. that is the key. dress for maybe like spring rather than summer, because that's what it is feeling like out there this morning. as we head into the afternoon, numbers will be well below the seasonal average. giving you a live look, you see a little bit of haze out there, moisture, partly cloudy skies. we've got a lot more blue sky than we had yesterday. heading to tahoe for the weekend, it's going to be cool there and a lake wind advisory. so on the lake, not the best day. tomorrow will be better. maybe hold off a day. 69 santa rosa, 63 expected in oakland, 69 for concord, 69 livermore. down in the valley, upper 60s. morgan hill, 69. for the peninsula today, a cool

day in the city, 60 degrees. 66 redwood city. 67 for mountain view. extended forecast, notice how slow the warmup takes in spite of the longer days. by the way, sun set's about 8:35 this evening. it's going to take time to rebound. upper 70s, low 80s, not until tuesday into wednesday. back to you. the band the black keys is suing the home depot and pizza hut over songs in their commercials. n]♪ >> the group says pizza hut ripped off their hit "gold on the ceiling" in this add. the band also is suing home dee foe because they say they copied their hit "lonely boy." what's happening today in sonoma ahead of tomorrow's big save mart 350. it was once used as a symbol of hate and discrimination, now a sign of resilience. the pink triangle is up on twin peaks in san francisco. coming up, we'll tell you about

the volunteer effort to make it happen.

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allie rasmus is live in san francisco with the meaning of the symbol and the volunteer effort it took to put it all together. allie? >> reporter: it can be seen from as far away as 20 miles away on a clear day. and this is definitely one of those clear days. volunteers couldn't ask for better weather to put this all together. you can see the pink triangle is in place, a fairly large display, about an acre wide. i'm standing halfway down the hill and you can see the tarps extend all the way down this slope on twin peaks. volunteers, there are about a hundred of them, spent the morning, took about an hour and a half to piece together a patch work of pink tarps, kind of nailed them all in place. they started their work at 7:30 -- excuse me, 7:00 with an assembly line, working together to haul boxes up and down the hill. the pink triangle is installed the saturday morning of sf pride weekend and atracks people from around the world and the bay area. one volunteer brought her

7-year-old son to help her with this event. >> when he's a teenager down the road, you know, he hears derogatory comments somewhere that he can understand and have this as a memory to look back on and realize that this is a safe place and i do have a right to stand up and i do have a right to stand up for those who need protection. i think the pink triangle represents a lot of that. >> reporter: this is the 17th year volunteers have put the pink triangle together. founder and organizer of this tradition explains the significance of the event. >> the pink triangle was used by the nazis in concentration camps and a lot of people forgot about that. they think that the pink triangle is an ab tract gay symbol. we're trying to remind people of the tragic origins of the pink triangle that is now used as a symbol of pride. >> reporter: and even though the pink triangle is installed and the work there is done, the morning of events continues. you can see they are setting up the podium here. that's because at 10:30 this morning, there will be a ceremony with san francisco city leaders, mayor ed lee, house

minority leader nancy pelosi, all speaking at this commemorative event happening at 10:30, to talk about and reflect on the significance of the pink triangle and sf pride weekend. live in san francisco, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. well, we do have complete pride coverage on our website. all you have to do is look for the hot topic section on ktvu.com. one of only two witnesses who testified in support of proposition 8 is changing his mind. yesterday, david blankenhorn wrote an opinion piece in the "new york times" and it said i took a stand against gay marriage, but as a marriage advocate, the time has come for me to accept gay marriage and emphasize the good it can do. blankenhorn says people must learn to accept one another and their choices, even if it involves compromise. the u.s. supreme court is still deciding whether it will hear arguments on california's same-sex marriage ban. oakland police are investigating two deaths. they say one is a homicide and the other is suspicious. a man's body was found around

10:30 yesterday morning near the coliseum. at 11:30 yesterday morning, a woman's body was found in the oakland hills on an onramp to highway 13. police describe that victim as a young african american woman. we're told she did suffer a gunshot wound, but so far, we don't have any identification. later that morning, an amtrak conductor on a train that runs near the coliseum spotted the man's body in a canal. detectives said the body was partially in the water and police are still waiting to hear from the coroner about the cause of death. they are, however, already investigating this as suspicious. a high number of injuries is hurting oakland's police patrols. the oakland tribune reports 90 officers are on medical leave. that's one out of every seven officers in a department that's understaffed to begin with. opd does not know why so many are hurt. a new plan for monitoring and reducing injuries is expected to be released on tuesday. authorities in sunnyvale plan to press charges against the man who was shot and wounded by a highway patrol officer.

that incident started with a chase on highway 101 thursday morning. the 34-year-old suspect finally came to a stop in sunnyvale. investigators say the suspect then got out of his car and that is when an officer opened fire. the man is facing charges now for violently resisting an officer, evasion, and violation of probation. the two men charged with beating bryan stow are scheduled to return to court next month for a pretrial hearing. dressed in blue jail uniforms yesterday, suspects marvin norwood and louis sanchez pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges. a trial could begin as soon as august. there's already a shakeup on the defense team. a private attorney representing sanchez is leaving. he only agreed to handle the case through the pretrial phase. a critical ruling is expected monday in the trial of a south bay man charged with beating up a priest who allegedly molested him years ago. a judge is going to consider a defense motion for a mistrial. attorneys for the defendant will lynch say prosecutors should not have allowed the priest, father

gerald leinart to testify, because she say they knew he would lie. leinart testified he did not assault lynch during a 1975 camping trip. >> then she questioned him and sure enough, he lied about a very material fact in this specific instance whether or not he had molested will lynch. >> the district attorney's office calls the motion frivolous, saying the prosecution had announced in opening statements that the witness may not tell the truth. attorneys for leinart have filed their own motion for the mistrial saying, saying it's a novel theory unsupported by statute or common sense. mountain view residents are concerned they are living near a man convicted of an infamous crime. 57-year-old richard alan schoenfeld spent more than three decades in prison for his role in the 1976 schoolbus kidnapping. the mountain view mayor's office says schoenfeld was paroled and has moved in with his mother mary. a ktvu reporter knocked on her door last night and she said schoenfeld was not there. he, his brother james, and fred

woods kidnapped 26 students and a bus driver. they demanded a $5 million ransom, but they were eventually caught after their victims escaped from a livermore quarry. >> definitely very scary and unnerving. makes me very nervous. >> schoenfeld must wear a gps ankle monitor at all times. jane schoenfeld and woods are still in prison. they have parole hearings later this year. support of proposition 29, the proposed tax on tobacco, have conceded defeat. the associated press has declared this race over, calling the 30,000-vote margin too great to overcome. the measure would have added a dollar tax to every pack of cigarettes. prop 29 supporters partially blame their loss on aggressive ad campaigns by tobacco companies. >> big tobacco spent over $50 million telling lies, that the money was going to go out of state. the money was going to stay here for state of the art cancer

research, in california. >> that's already too many taxes for this, so i'm glad it goes down this way. >> pollsters lay low voter turnout may have cribtd to the defeat. antismoking groups are already considering another initiative. this afternoon, it's the k & n series racers taking the track in sonoma. among the drivers, 19-year-old jessica better necessarily of hayward. last year was her first time taking the track and she is back this year with more experience. >> i love it here. this is one of my favorite races. i miss road racing so much. being able to come here is very exciting for me. i look forward to this one every year. >> the k & n pro series west starts at 12:45 today. the big race is the toyota save mart 350. that is tomorrow afternoon, with 43 drivers racing for the purse. if you are going out to the race or just live in the area, expect

it to be very busy on the roadways, especially highway 37 and 121. the northern california special olympics are now under way. today is the first day of competition. the event started about half an hour ago at uc davis. over 900 athletes from all over northern california are competing in aquatics, bocce, tennis and track & field. the games are going to be held today and tomorrow from 8:00 to 4:00. admission is free. . good morning to you. many of us waking up with mostly blue skies. we do have partly cloudy skies around the bay area for today. that's a sigh of relief for some of those planning those outdoor activities. got a lot of weddings going on in june. it's the first weekend of summer. it's not going to feel like it, but at least we will be dry. onshore breeze will continue for your weekend. westerly wind at 13 miles per hour reported at sfo. fairfield, 17. concord, antioch reporting breezy conditions at times, anywhere from 10 to 15 miles per hour. light breeze in san jose. and we've got 12 miles per hour

currently at concord, 10 in livermore. numbers are beginning to warm, upper 50s to low 60s for inland east bay. more sunshine out there, so it's going to feel better, getting out to the farmers market this morning. 57 santa rosa, upper 50s san francisco as well as oakland. yesterday's system that brought even a few 100ths of rain to mount diablo, passing off to the south and east. we will remain with a cool pattern in place. we have a deep low that's going to maintain itself right off the coast. that will be for the coming days. partly cloudy skies, slightly warmer today. the onshore breeze picking up for the afternoon, so it could be a little brisk in your neighborhood if that seabreeze really begins to blow by the second half of the day. 68 petaluma today, mid-60s expected san rafael, 60 degrees in sausalito, struggling to get to 60 degrees. 63 in oakland.

64 castro valley. headed to the fair, it's going to be a nice one. 67 santa clara, 68 san jose. peninsula, a cool day for you. 66 redwood city. 64 in san mateo. 60 degrees in the city for the afternoon. the coolest area, the coast. partly cloudy skies. giants versus a's once again this afternoon, by 4:15, numbers begin to slide. 60 degrees expected. winds 10 to 15 miles an hour, slipping back in the upper 50s during game time. yes, bring along that extra jacket, maybe one for the kids. extended forecast there, upper 60s, low 70s, but slightly warmer for tomorrow. then the warming trend will continue monday, tuesday, into wednesday. notice still below average for this time of year. low 80s in the forecast for valley spots on midweek wednesday. back to you. >> thanks, rosemary. pixar's latest feature film is expected to top this weekend's box office. "brave" follows the journey of a skilled archer and head strong daughter of the king and queen

of scotland, determined to decide her own fate. she goes on an adventure to undo a curse before it's too late. we spoke to the producer of the movie, who says the story line takes on a darker tone than most pixar films. >> she kind of makes a bit of a reckless choice and we wanted to show real results, real stakes that maybe go to a little bit of an intense, dark place. >> despite the movie's intensity, pixar says it is appropriate for all ages. it says "brave" is a combination of family, humor, magic, and scottish history. >> i saw that yesterday. thought it was great. >> good for everyone. 9:42. well, a costly accident inside a chicago garage. how that driver of that bmw ended up parking on two other cars. but first, a live look outside. that is the east shore freeway, interstate 80 in berkeley. lot of vehicles getting out there. probably going to be bumper to bumper in just a couple of hours, as it usually is on a summer saturday afternoon in the east bay on the east shore.

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[ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. . will come back. good morning to you. a live look at the oakland estuary. 58 degrees with a westerly breeze in oakland. . and check out that picture. the driver of that bmw landed on two other cars, after hitting the gas instead of the brake in a chicago parking garage. the car went right through the guardrail and landed on a jaguar and a mercedes. bummer. the driver of that bmw, which was a rental, was trying to park when it happened. the jaguar was very badly damaged, but the owner of the mercedes was actually able to drive the car away.

9:45. we have exclusive pictures of a shooting scene in richmond where a man was killed in front of his family. it happened near 37th street and nevin avenue around 12:30 a.m. richmond police are searching for the gunman. a memorial will be dedicated to a fallen marine from danville this morning. lance corporal joshua corral was killed in afghanistan last november. he'll be memorialized with a bronze statue outside danville's memorial building. dedication begins in just about 15 minutes. and one of the most important symbols of pride weekend is now in place. work on the pink triangle began at san francisco's twin peaks this morning. a large volunteer effort worked to place the symbol of pride for the gay and lesbian community on that hill. and we are learning new details this morning about that apparent murder-suicide at a luxury hotel in beverly hills. police are now calling the two victims elderly, but they are not releasing any other details. investigators found the man and the woman dead of gunshot wounds

inside a room at the beverly hilton last night. the daytime emmy awards are being held at that hotel later today. this is also the same hotel where whitney houston died back in february. a san francisco couple is due back in court monday, after pleading not guilty to charges that they killed a man who was allegedly their daughter's pimp. barry gillton and his girlfriend are accused of fatally shooting calvin sneed on june 4th in the bayview district. sneed was an alleged los angeles gang member who the couple believed had turned their 17-year-old daughter into a prostitute. but their attorneys say evidence shows plenty of other people apparently wanted sneed dead. the couple remains in jail in lieu of $2 million bail. the u.s. is urging americans to consider leaving parts of kenya. the u.s. embassy in nairobi warns of an 'emment terrorist attack in a coastal city. the obama administration has pulled out all government personnel from the area. the warning does not specify the

threat or why mum basa would be targeted. tomorrow, presidential election results in tahrir square. the results were delayed last week, as both campaigns claimed victory. last report from a semi official news site is naming ahmed shafiq the winner. he was the prime minister under ousted president hosni mubarak. ecuador is considering whether to offer asylum for wikileaks chief julian assange. he took refuge in london last tuesday to try to avoid extradition to sweden. he is wanted for questioning in alleged sex crimes. today, ecuador's ambassador to england is returning home to discuss the issue with ecuador's leftist president. target shooters are being blamed for a wildfire near salt lake city, utah that's burning dangerously close to some homes. 23 houses have been evacuated and there are fears that the fire could take down the area's power grid. the fire started near a landfill

on thursday. investigators say a bullet from a target shooter's gun hit a rock and sparked the flames. this is the 20th target shooting-related fire in utah just this year. and a new round of evacuations was ordered in larimer county, colorado. the high park fire jumped a river and burned more homes. the wildfire has burned more than 69,000 acres. fire containment dropped from 60% to 45%. lois livinggood got the call to evacuate yesterday. >> we saw fire burning right up to the houses below us. >> many of these evacuees have had their cars packed with belongings for days, just in case they had to leave. the fire west of fort collins has now destroyed at least 191 homes. it's also blamed for one woman's death. a fire at an airport tech center in atlantic city, new jersey caused flight delays across the country. the federal aviation administration say yesterday's fire took out its traffic flow systems and that meant airlines

could not track their flights as quickly as usual. the faa had to use a backup system and hundreds of flights had to be canceled. the father of one of the students who bullied a bus monitor to tears is apologizing for his son's behavior. since this video of the students taunting karen klein went viral, outrage towards those involved is growing. two of the students have since written apology letters. the father of one of the bullies says they are still deciding on an appropriate punishment. >> he's in the house. he can't go anywhere anyway, due to the death threats and the harassment. i mean, we're waiting for this whole thing to cool down before we can proceed on, you know, those types of things. >> and since the video was posted, an online fund has been set up to send klein on vacation. and more than $600,000 has been raised. klein says she is not pressing charges, but will let the school district decide on a punishment. an arrest warrant has been issued for a man charged with vandalizing a picasso painting

at a houston museum. the man has been identified as 22-year-old lan der rose, captured on cell phone video spray painting a bull onto picasso's "woman in a red arm chair" painting. the crime was put on youtube and a crime stoppers tip identified the man. the 1929 painting is being fixed and the museum says they expect to hang it back up soon. the va's newest mental health center is now open in palo alto. it is a 90,000-square foot center that will help veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. with its garden and windowed rooms, the new center is designed to be more therapeutic, more so than the old psychiatric ward. >> when you walk in and get that comfortable feeling, that's a big deal, you know, for your peace of mind. >> many walked into the ward six months ago when she was on the verge of suicide. about 18 veterans a day do commit suicide. and the va says it has started

to hire almost 2000 mental health staffers nationwide to address that problem. the first mass market electric sedans from bay area-based tesla motors have hit the road. the five-seat model s starts at about $49,000. tesla says it has a range of 265 miles. the model s can also get an 80% quick charge in just about 45 minutes. 5000 model s sedans are expected to roll off this production line in fremont by the end of the year. well, it is ticket saturday, so today, two lucky viewers can win tickets to see kelly clarkson and the fray in concord. each winner will get two tickets, as well as vip parking and lounge access at the concert at the sleep train pavillion, all for wednesday, july 25th. for your chance to win, go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word "stronger." well, it was a very special sweet 16 for one east bay teenager. the surprise she got at

yesterday's a's-giants game that took several months to plan. . unseasonallably cool weather in store for the first weekend of summer. coming up, we'll have a look at the numbers for your area.

. a human tower has climbed right into the new york skyline. >> the group built a tower that stood eight levels tall, breaking the world record as the first eight-level tower, which takes roughly 5 to 7 minutes to build and collapse and requires a lot of concentration, strength, and balance. well, today marks the 40th anniversary of title ix. president richard nixon signed the equal protection act into law on this day back in 1972. although title ix is best known for providing female opportunities in sports, it also bans sex discrimination in all programs in schools.

a 2006 study says the law helped increase the number of women in college sports by more than 450%. well, tim lincecum had a rough 1st inning, but his teammates were able to get him a no-decision, thanks to a 4-run 9th inning comeback against the a's. to the coliseum, we go. giants bullpen gets up, but lincecum stays in and sits down 18 of the next 20. jumping to the 9th, a's up 3-1, belt slaps the double, scoring two. giants take the lead and go on to win 5-4. game 2 of the three-game set, later today out at the coliseum at 4:15, right here on ktvu channel 2. well, before yesterday's game, there was a special reunion between an east bay father and his daughter. allie pierce threw out the ceremonial first pitch on her 16th birthday with a video message from her father, who had been in afghanistan since december. then, as the a's players walked

out to greet her, allie's dad, army sergeant scott pierce, stepped out from behind them. the surprise had been in the works since january. well, a chinese crested dog from england has been now crowned the world's ugliest dog. take a look at muggily. he took home a trophy and $1000 prize. the contest is held every year at the sonoma marijn fair. we do have more pictures of the contest on our website, ktvu.com. >> i was expecting a little more. too cute. >> not ugly enough? >> not ugly enough. top hat and all. rosemary, what's happening? >> it's going to be a nice day, not bad at all. mid-50s to mid-60s into the 9:00 hour. lunchtime numbers, upper 50s to upper 60s. atypical for late june, but i've lived in the valley and i know that 69 and sunny conditions aren't too bad.

many might appreciate that. 64 in hayward. on the coast, 57 degrees. that's cool. seabreeze will be blowing, so be prepared if you're headed in that direction. extended forecast, remaining below average for this time of year. not really getting back into the low 80s until wednesday. >> we'll enjoy it while it lasts. i do miss those hot summer nights, though. i like those. bring them back. >> they will be back. >> thanks, rosemary. that is our report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2news. >> be sure to join for us our next newscast around 7:00, right after the a's-giants game and we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. we leave with you this look at twin peaks, pride weekend now under way. have a great day, everyone. our cloud is not soft and fluffy.

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