. good morning everyone, a large fire burning several homes, one person is under arrest. a woman shot, her adult son beaten in a violent home invasion attack, what led to this crime. a 17 day sit in comes to an end why they had to shut down a protest happening at one of their elementary schools. and the beating of a south bay priest is now in the hands of a judge. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues.

good morning, let's go to steve paulson. >> we have low clouds and fog, temperatures are much cooler by about 5 to 7 degrees and still we will rebound with temperatures away from the coast, 60s and 70s, here is sal. and traffic is moving well on the san mateo bridge, that traffic looks good all the way to the high-rise. also the morning commute at the bay bridge toll plaza is beginning to become more crowded let's go back to the desk. we have a story we first told you about. one man has been arrested after neighbors spotted him running from a huge fire holding a gas can't -- gas can. they believe they may have found the same gas can. >> that's right. >> reporter: right in front of

this white van there is crime scene tape and in front of that is a black suv under it, a gas can and they believe the person holding that can may have started the fire. here is what the flames looked like out of shore boulevard right out of highway 101. you can see the smoke and orange glow from the freeway. this is a four-alarm fire and it took 120 firefighters to put it out. they also had to contend with it and that was a challenge. they had to breakout of a building where squatters had been and one person was treated at the scene from smoke inhalation. we saw a man run from the scene carrying that gas can. >> he said he didn't start the fire but up there the police grabbed him, handcuffed him and threw him in the back of the

patty wagon. >> reporter: now here is a look at the suspect. he is 61 years old and neighbors say he had been living there is a squatter. neighbors said they reported it to housing authorities and police and nothing had been done and they even tried kicking out the people themselves and this exact place went up in flames three years ago to the day and you can see it is a complete loss. there is damage to three other buildings and if we pan to the left, you can see they were staged by firefighters and red cross is on the scene trying to help families who are displaced . >> police are now looking for three gunmen wanted for a violent home invasion robbery

and alex an adult son his mother was shot. >> reporter: they barged their way inside and that 62-year-old woman was shot and underwent surgery late last night. as you can see this is roped off with crime scene investigation time and this happened just after 10:00 last night. all the people who live here were forced into the family room but at some point a fight broke out between a resident and a suspect and that's when the suspect opened fire and the woman was hit. they did not -- police did not give us an update on the woman's condition and the adult son was beaten and the three would be robbers, police have not put out a description of them and they have also not said if anything was stolen from the house. alex savage ktvu channel 2

morning news. it was a very intense scene, police took exclusive video off south king road and they were looking for a man wanted for a serious crime. the search lasted several hours but there was no sign of that wanted man. happening now, an early morning raid at lakeview's elementary school where parents and teachers have been staging a sit in. here with more on how they were told to clear out. >> reporter: they are shutting down 5 elementary -- elementary schools lakeview was set foreclosure and became a focal point and this would have been the 17th day of the protest but police moved in and broke it up. protesters have simply moved their tents and sleeping equipment outside of the steps and protesters are still upset

and they say their demands have not been met and they plan to continue their protest. now off to the left, you can see where the entrance is to the driveway, there is about three to four standing guard. they are milling around and there are about a dozen or so patrol cars. so far nobody we know has been arrested but police tell us there are still a few protesters inside the school and we are concerned those protesters could be arrested. oakland spokesperson explained why he believed this needed to end. >> really this is the culmination of a 17 day standoff where squatters have been? violation of the law. they had a chance to make a statement and we need to get on with the preparations for the school year which involves the use of this site.

>> reporter: now next year lakeview will be used as an administrative building and that's what protesters are upset about, they say their demands have not been met they want the school superintendent to resign or have a rally. allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. and jury deliberations in the will lynch trial are expected to resume. will lynch is accused of felony assault and philly elder abuse after an attack on reverand jerold linder in may of 2010. will lynch said reverand jerold linder violently raped him in 1925. >> we hope the jury understands this was way overcharged and there was no great bodily injury and reverand jerold linder walked away with nothing but a cut. >> reporter: the jury could reduce the charges to

misdemeanors. available truck -- vegetable truck exploded in a shi'ite city killing several people, a local lawmaker blames the attack on al qaeda in iraq. we are now hearing the obama administration is making moves to further cut the number of nuclear weapons. coming up at 6:15, the reason president barack obama said they no longer need this and the opposition he is facing. how is the commute, sal? doing well so far as a matter of fact we are looking at some of the roads and it is a typical morning commute, but just enough to have it to make it easier and when you get to

the toll plaza, there is a back up. metering lights go on at 6:15 and we'll see what happens then. that ramp is closed for police activity. 880 southbound fremont, traffic is light on the san mateo bridge and across the bay 101 and 280 are off to a good start. let's go to steve. and we are kind of expanding a little bit, but nothing compared to what we had, nothing was thicker and it is still there and once that burns off, temperatures will burn off and it looks to be burning off sooner. there is still plenty out there and it looks like a little tiny northerly breeze at least for parts of the coast but mainly an on shore breeze, there you go, santa rosa, much cooler lows compared to yesterday. so they are running a good 5 to

70 degrees cooler. we will go 70 at noon, a high of 80 degrees and there will be a little breeze but we can slowly warm up and we have been -- it is about how hot it has been. the west coast has been near average and we are getting slightly below. somebody got in inland and we will continue today. fog burns off sooner and coast and bay is really a push. inland temperatures will come up, upper 80s and mid-80s and near 90s for others. canfield 82 and concord pleasant hill, livermore 84. berkeley at 70 degrees. 79 gilroy, saratoga 83. santa clara 71. same for redwood city and pacifica, 62 and fog on the

santa cruz coastline. a little warmer and a cool down thursday and friday but temperatures are settling into seasonal normals by the weekend. a man they arrested helped al qaeda groups. lawmakers are preparing for a key vote. and a tragic death that stunned the uc berkeley campus, a couple said sexual a -- sexual abuse drove theirston suicide. and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

. he is suspected of playing a key role for financing terrorist groups. now the man who has not been identified, he collected funds for terrorist groups to buy weapons. and a turkish newspaper said he regrets the shooting down of the plane and the jet was shot down on june 22nd. now in the meantime a steady stream of syrians are crossing the border seeking refuge. including a sir syrian -- a syrian general have crossed the

border. ktvu channel 2 morning news' allison burns has the announcement that could come with in a month from president barack obama. >> reporter: the associated press is reporting that president barack obama is considering cutting the number of nuclear u.s. warheads by a third. now back in march, the u.s. arizona the -- arsenal said they are inching to shrink the arsenal to 1,700 or 1100. the coalition of former world leaders has this map of all of the countries that have nuclear weapons and they are considering eliminating them all together saving the u.s. billions of dollars. one lawmaker said the idea of a dramatic reduction in the

number of nuclear weapons is a preposterous notion. reporting live allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. the parents of a former cal student are suing the university saying they are responsible for the sexual abuse that drove their son to suicide. they claim a doctor at university run healthcare facility repeatedly sexually abused their son. they say they are ultimately responsible since the university hired a doctor now accused of having sexual relations with several students and parents are seeking unspecified damages. the third largest bank agreed to pay half a billion dollars to settle an interest rate scandal. the departure comes a day before he is scheduled to testify before a british

parliamenttary commit if i. they want to know if they use it to set rates for bank loans and credit cards. jp morgan chase is under investigation for allegedly manipulating key bench mark rates. the beijing government plans to ban shark 15 soup at official bank quits. they say it could take up to three years to put the ban in place. celebrities including former nba star vowed not to eat shark 15 products. -- shark fin products. pg&e says an unground equipment failure knocked out power to 4300 customers and they are now working to restore

power to 135 customers. and a plan to fun faces -- fund faces a tough vote and they want to authorize $207 billion in state funds. republicans are against the project and the vote could be pretty close. more than $3 billion in federal grant money could be in jeopardy if they fail to approve those bonds. it could be a little more crowded on the roads? >> yes, a little bit, a little bit more crowded and we always watch the toll plaza around this time just to see how it will do and i wouldn't even call it a crowd. there are some lines waiting and today is not a typical day. if it is not backed up like it would normally be all the way out to the parking lot by now and we are doing very well. let's take a look at san francisco, northbound 101 looks good and we couldn't see it because of the fog and it does

look good approaching the 880 split. and perhaps you are trying to catch a flight, 101 is a good time at this hour. let's go to steve. it looks like it will burn off, temperatures are much cooler than yesterday, and that's the big news weatherwise. we had a lot of low clouds and some areas are clear and we have temperatures in the upper 40s especially towards the north bay. there is still a component out to the big valley and upper 40s in santa rosa, mid-50s and 63, that is a big difference but we will still rebound and the system is to the north, a little dip might occur on thursday and it is just day-to- day changes. fog, sun, warmer there is sun out there coast and bay. upper 80s and a few near 90s

and closer to the coast, 60s and 70s, pittsburgh 88, livermore 84, sap hose 79, sunny veil 78 degrees and mountain view 77 and palo alto 79 and redwood city, if you are headed up to the sierra nevada and the highs very nice mid-70s to upper especially as you head towards that tomorrow and thursday. for us quiet and a little warmer on wednesday and a cool down thursday and friday and with your weekend in view it looks to be near seasonal average. bankers approved an auction for thousands of pat tents. they were looking to turn several of them into cash but apple and flash point objected saying they already owned the rights to some of those patents. and they named a marin

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erhardt was lost. they are searching a tiny island where they believe she crashed into the pacific ocean. they are spending more than $2 million and they hope to confirm their theory. >> we will do the best job we can to find whatever there is to finds. we think the erhardt plane is there. erhardt's disappearance holds special interest and her attempt to fly around the world starts here at the oakland airport. we are looking for help to finds a livermore man missing for more than a week. todd cook, now he went missing from his home late last -- june 23rd or early the following morning. investigators do not believe or suspect foul play but they do say the family is concerned.

if you have any information you are asked to contact the sheriff's office. and for oakland fire stations, this means from now until next june, two fire companies will be out of service for three consecutive days. our company refers to the separate crews and brownouts will affect stations and in this case the station will close for three days. we want to make sure we don't have any serious impact within one area of the city or that we are closing stations up in our wild urban high fire season. they are aware these burn outs come ahead of the 4th of july holiday and they will have all of the available resources monitoring and all illegal firework activity. san jose will be 0 going to the london olympics but will not compete in the 100-meter

after a highly publicized run off. now there is the original 100- meter race more than a week ago. she was declared the winner but after taking a victory lap it was ruled she finished in a dead heat and they have no protocol in place so they proposed a run off. she said her heart was not at peace with running so she withdraw. she will still run the relay in london. and now sal castaneda is on the clock doing what he does best. sal, what is it like? well, a lot of people have a sense it is like a friday because tomorrow people have the day off and it is looking good southbound 280. and also fremont to san jose, it is a nice drive so coming up we will have another update, let's go back to the desk.

coming up, just a short time ago, police raided a sit in and the reason protesters were told to leave after weeks of being there. >> reporter: we are live in san francisco where fire officials are trying to figure out who started the fire and we will have more coming up. and taking you live to new york this morning where they are starting to celebrate the 4th of july, we will be right back.

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bombshell ringing the bell but they do go around and they are part of an entertainment group that entertain overseas and they are on the nasdaq. >> quite the trio, looking. >> yes. >> and good morning. it is tuesday july 3rd, dave clark has the morning off. developing news out of san francisco, where one man is under arrest and suspected of starting a large fire. it took more than 100 firefighters to battle the blaze on augusta street and tara moriarty has more on a gas can police are now examining, tara? >> reporter: you can see firefighters we just noticed them a couple of minutes ago walking up where that charred area is and we are working on the hot spots and if we look over here, this is where the

gas can is, underneath this black suv, you can see they are sort of staying and we don't know if that is gasoline or not but that's where two women said they saw a woman stash a gas can and police believe he may have started a fire. let's look at these flames, they shooted out of a home on bay shore boulevard right off of highway 101 at 3:00. it took 100 firefighters to put it out. crews had to contend with live wires for 45 minutes and that was quite a challenge. neighbors say waters -- squatters broke into a building where squatters have been living for years. >> i want to prevent this from happening again. i am devastated and shocked at the same time, i don't know how to feel. >> reporter: now here is a look at video where police led the suspect away in handcuffs. he is 61 years old and had been

living in the house as a squatter. neighbors said they had reported it to housing authority and police but nothing had been done. it was set on fire three years ago to the day. it is a complete loss but firefighters were able to save the two buildings on the end and red cross is helping those who have been displaced and one person was treated for smoke inhalation on the scene but everybody did get out safely. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. and in other overnight news, three people escaped from a fire where firefighters responded to this home on entry way. it looks like the fire started near a shed and quickly spread to a deck. they are working to determine what the cause of the fire was and right now it does not look to be suspicious. police have raided a sit in

at lakeview elementary school in oakland and allie rasmus is where teachers and protesters have been protesting for weeks. >> reporter: that's right, this has been going on for 17 days and the sit in, this has been going on, at lakeview elementary school. in the last few minutes we have seen them secure the building and remove the banners they have hung up on the fence. they moved in at 4:00 this morning and told the protesters, 20 or so of them they had to leave the property. now you can see some of the protesters have moved their tents and they are packing up and some of them have moved them out and now it looks like they are cleaning up in this area. we have learned two protesters were arrested just within the last half hour and these are people who had been inside the school. police found them and told them they had to leave so they were

detained. they were protesting the open school board's decision and the protesters in the last two weeks had daily workshops for anybody who wanted to come by and 20 people had been sleeping in tents staging the sit in at lakeview elementary in the past two weeks. >> we didn't want it to come to this situation but really there was no middle ground to come to with the protesters. they were looking for the resignation of a successful superintendent or that the five proposed schools slated foreclosure be reopened. >> other folks really need the money and they can find the money, only $2 million and instead of allocating the money they are closing down the schools. >> reporter: right now you are looking at the underpass right

near lakeview elementary, but for the most part, we have reopened the street and again 2 protesters were arrested. protesters are not did he having up a valley at 5:00 this afternoon. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 morning news. in just about five minutes nurses will walk off the job at sutter hospital at berkeley in oakland, eden medical center and mills peninsular facility in san mateo and burlingame. nurses say sutter has proposed eliminating sick leave and increasing healthcare payments. 3500 nurses are expected to strike. new video of an incredible heat related accident, an suv went airborne over driving a buckled road and the incident was caught on a cell phone. the suv went several feet in

the air and landed on the other side into the on coming lanes and amazingly nobody was hurt. the road buckled during this past week in the mid-atlantic, they are still dealing with the extremely hot whether or. it knocked over power lines and utility crews have restored service to several but 8 million are currently without electricity. >> i guess the fact that the power is out people are sticking together and coming closer together just because the power is out. and i guess it unites us in a strange type of way. >> they are bringing in crews as far away as canada to help speed up repairs. and firefighters are battling the largest wildfire in history, why two air tankers

in california capable of dropping thousands of gallons of water has been grounded. police say the gang is involved in drug trafficking illegal credit card fraud and weapons charges. they have ceased 22 guns and credit card making machines. and in napa county they are mourning the death of a 17-year- old boy. he would have of the stated his senior year this fall but he was killed on a hit-and-run crash near petaluma. many remember him for his love of soccer, skate boarding and biking. >> he has been in everyone's head the whole day because -- you never think something like that would happen to anybody, who has been around you all the

time. michael harman swerved into oncoming traffic and swerved head-on and our ktvu channel 2 morning news was there when harman surrendered to authorities 10 hours after the deadly crash and he now faces vehicular man slaughter. he faces maximum charges, officers will be out looking for drivers who are speeding under the influence or not wearing a seat belt, the maximum enforcement period starts and continues through midnight tomorrow. 34 people were killed on california highways on the 4th of july holiday and officers are hoping that number is drastically reduced this time around. >> stay at home, sal you and i talk about this. stay at home, hang with the neighbors, yes, and not go anywhere, no driving. and traffic is doing well,

because of the of a for mentioned -- because of the 4th of july weekend, police are taking some time off and westbound does look lighter and so does the bay bridge toll plaza and it is not a bad commute at all. 101, 280, no major problems and moving the maps up to 580 in oakland, that traffic is also moving along nicely. >> thank you, not as much as yesterday, they will burn off a little sooner, overnight lows are cooler, yesterday was upper 50s and low 60s and that was not the case yesterday. especially a little come pope -- component of a westerly breeze and i will show you that in a second. 66 in the city, 83 concord 85

today and 83 in san jose, still southwest at 13 at travis and 13 at fso and up to 14 gusts about 22 towards concord and beau canon and there is still a breeze in place, airport 56 san jose same for mountain view, 53 officially in the city. we will go 70 at noon and a high at 80 degrees. >> the big guys in the middle of the country, there is still too much fog away from the coast. >> clear like, ukiah, sonoma 86, concord 85, antioch 90 and lafayette, alamo 84, alameda 68 and san jose morgan hell, and

70s on the peninsular, brisbane 70 and a half moon bay. a little chilly and mid-to- upper 70s especially wednesday and thursday looks to be the warmest days. with your weekend always in view it looks rather quiet and seasonal temperatures. a marin county man recovering this morning from a mountain lion attack. how he was able to get help after the big cat pounded on him while he was -- pounced on him while he was sleeping. and suspects barge inside a home, causing a home invasion and an elderly woman is shot and her adults son is beaten. >> traffic looks good on the mcarthur maze. stay tuned for more news weather and traffic.

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. here is a quick look at the top stories. one man has been arrested after neighbors said they saw him running from houses holding a

gas can. neighbors say it was the same home that went up in flames three years ago to the day. will lynch attacked a priest who allegedly molested him as a young boy. if convicted, will lynch could face up to four years in prison. some 35 nurses will walk off the job in sutter hospitals, alameda and san mateo hospitals will be affected by the one day strike, nurses are upset about the cuts to healthcare benefits and sick leave. three men were wanted for a violent home invasion robbery. alex savage tells us why two people in the home were hurt. >> reporter: the suspects confronted the woman who lives here outside of her place and then barged inside. the 62-year-old woman ended up shot and her son was beaten. investigators are still processing the crime scene.

the home invasion happened after 10:00 last night. all four people who live here were forced into the family room and at some point a fight broke out with the resident and suspect. the woman was shot and her son beaten and we understand she underwent surgery last night. no description has been put out by police on those suspects and we have calls put in to police hoping for more information this morning. alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. the entire fleet of c-130 air tankers have been grounded following the crash of one which killed at least one crew member. now the grounded planes included two, c-130 deployed to

colorado by the national guard. >> there were lives lost, there were injuries and we are grateful for the survivors and our thoughts and prayers and our hearts go out to those who lost loved ones. the c-130 can drop thousands of gallons of fire retardant in seconds. grand jury, what they recommend for fixing the under funded and understaffed lab. they are searching for a mountain lion who attacked a marin county man -- marin county man. it the attack happened when he woke up and felt a paw on his head. the mountain lion pounced

biting and clawing him through his sleeping bag. he fought back and the mountain lion backed off and ran to the woods. he was able to get himself to a hospital where he was treated and released. we have more from the sleeping bag posted on the website and you will find it on the video player on www.ktvu.com. >> it is incredible, that sleeping bag too, oh, scary. >> how is traffic sal? it is actually doing well around the bay area, if you are driving around the bay area, this is 80 westbound and it is crowded as you can see, a lot of cars are there. oakland 580 and 13 and if you are driving -- all right, hayward and union city that traffic looks good across the

bridge to the peninsular that traffic is moving well. looking at 237 where it is normally stop and go, we have a crowded freeway and 237 approaching zincker road, let's go to steve. we have some fog and it looks like it will disappear pretty fast compared to the last couple of mornings. last time we had upper 50s and 60s and a westerly breeze, southwesterly breeze, anyway you slice it, it is out of the northwest up off seattle and high pressure is building at least the western edge of it and a lot of thunderstorm complexes, you have to watch this time of year and we do not expect that to happen. but fog, sun warmer, fog is burning off, breezy for some,

anywhere from 60s to about 90 degrees. 80s in between, not much change, inland temperatures come up a little bit, and then a cool down starts, thursday into friday and it looks like a light morning fog. sony is buying an online screaming game, it is dealing with guy kind. it offers an online streamed video games. facebook use verse are not getting their stuff e-mailed. it is trying move members to its facebook e-mail addresses. the company said a bug is causing the mobile app to move other addresses on the other smart phone. right now we have developing news out of napa count ten and an injured hiker,

the rescue crews out there. traffic is coming west and we will tell you more about that coming up. demi

. welcome back, taking a ride to the big bored, great knews from some of the car makers, chrysler up 20%, they also beat the street. we are following developing news right now from napa county, highway patrol is launching a helicopter to try and rescue a lot of an injured hiker. chp learned of the missing hiker just after midnight and the man is in the area with some tall trees and is unable to leave on his own. authorities have been in contact with him and his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. and a hit-and-run crash, cyclist is expected in court today. author had been -- arthur had been drinking when he left the crash and he is michael from

new zealand. >> he cut the line and ended up hitting the cyclist head-on. he is charged with dwi hit- and-run, driving with a suspended license an auto theft. five cyclist have been killed with cars and trucks in the north bay in just the past six weeks. they have found more than 500 potential weak spots in the pipelines. they are hoping to identify pipeline problems that could cause explosions. pg&e is working to become the safest utility in the country. today workers at the couldn'tco -- connco refinery will go inside an empty tank to try to find out what caused a hazardous material leak. they will meet to talk but june 15th incident. it caused the rot end egg smell

and some people reported nausea and headaches from the fumes. they are honoring the 50th anniversary from a one of a kind ship. this is a floating instrument and the flip is designed to float on a 90-degree angle and it allows scientists to study it. >> sal, is that enticing to you? >> no. let's take a look at the commute, traffic is doing well before this day on the 4th and i know a lot of people have the day off and if you are driving across the san mateo bridge, it is a nice drive over to the peninsular. let's go to steve. temperatures will start to

warm up, although the day looks cooler and we have a few 90s. and a story we have been following, the arrest of an arson suspect. and an oakland school, just three hours ago, find out why police finally moved in, stay with us.