tv Mornings on 2 FOX July 3, 2012 7:00am-9:00am PDT
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a violent home invasion in the east bay overnight. the search for three bold gunmen continues this morning. >> reporter: a 17-day sit-in comes to an end. while the oakland school district went to break this up. and thousands of bay area nurses will be walking the picket line. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning, everyone. i'm mike mibach.
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i'm tori campbell. dave clark is off. investigators are now examining a gas can that they believe was used to start the fire at bayshore boulevard and augusta street. tara moriarty was one of the people to arrive and talk to neighbors about what they saw after the fire started. >> reporter: if you take a look behind, you can see where the fire started. police believe the person who was last holding that can may have started the fire that -- may have saturdayed the fire that gutted one house. here's what the flames looked like around highway 101 around 3:00 this morning. you can see an orange glow and smoke bill rowing -- billowing.
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crew also had to contained with live fires for 45 minutes. so that was a challenge. >> it was a lot of flames. i watched the whole thing -- the house had already been on fire before. but it finished burning down. >> reporter: neighbors say the fire broke out in a building where squatters have been living on and off for the last three years. i'm devastated -- i'm -- i'm devastated. shocked. i don't know how to kneel. >> reporter: neighbors say they've reported squatters to the police and the housing authorities several times before but nothing's been done. neighbors say this exact house went up in flames about three years to the day and luckily everyone made it out all right. one person was treated for
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minor smoke inhalation at the scene. back to you. this horn, police across the south bay are still wanted -- are still looking for amented -- for a wanted man. officers say they were looking for a man wanted for a serious crime several miles north of san jose in sunnyvale. at one point last year, police acknowledged there were nearly 1 new york unsolved sexual assaults and homicides where evidence directly related to the crime remain un-- remain untested. the grand jury found the city has taken little action to
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address the staffing needs. protesters say three not giving up their fight to try to keep some of these elementary schools open. they plan to have a rally at the site of this protest. but rallies will be happening at 5:00 this evening. right now after this brakeup of the protest happened, you can still see there are police guarding the front entrance 20 lakeview elementary. it was at 4:00 this morning that this 17-day sit-in became to an en. we just got this cell phone video of people who ed ep-- of who who got arrested -- of --
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video of two people who got arrested. they were the only ones out of a group of 20 who spent the night at strike. the school district says after 17 days, it was time for this to end. >> we didn't want it to come to a law enforcement situation. but there was no middle ground to meet with the protesters. they were questioning to meet with the resignation or the five schools were closed and that they be reopened. >> we think it's ridiculous that they've allocated the money. our point, if they can find the money that easily, instead of allocating the money, they are
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closing down the school. >> reporter: in the next month, lakeview elementary will be converted into an administrative building. protesters plan to gather here at 5:00 this evening. busch live in oakland, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. the cal tro school union school district blames state funding cuts for the $4 million deficit. funding will be reduced by almost $1500 per student. but the district says it has enough money in reserve to avoid major cuts for now e says if governor brown's tax plan fails, they could face an $million tax measure next year. just last month, measure k was
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defeated but last night the school vote mesh usualed unanimously -- the school board voted unanimously in the vote. happening knew, a one-day nurses' struck is getting underway. the strike will affect affiliating and affiliates as well. jury deliberations in the william lynch trial are expected to resume. jurors heard closing arguments yesterday. lynch is accused of felony assault and felony elder abuse on father lindner.
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>> we foesed on the abuse because we felt it was important -- we focused on the abuse because she felt it was important 20 do so. >> if -- if kath -- if convicted, he faces four years in prison. we're hearing that the obama administration is making moves to further cut the new of u.s. nuclear weapons. coming up at 7:15, the reasons president obama wants to reduce the u.s. nuclear arsenal and the opposition he now faces. we tant to check in with sal see what's hagging on the
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roads. >> it is a little looter. i think on thursday we'll see it drop off there because people have time off at this time of the year. let's se-- let's see what we have. it's not a bad drive. tori is absolutely right. if you have to do to -- if you have to go to work, now, certainly there are -- there are people -- you will notice a difference if you drive every day. the morning commute in the santa clara valley that's very different 17 -- even 101 which normally has a lot of slow traffic is relatively light. signal. >> let's take you -- thank you, sir. a little fog. a little northerly opponent. you get up a couple of thousand feet. we still have a hint of a sea
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breeze. upper 40s to 50s. 50s instead of the upper 50sor 60s. still the westerly component. you can see livermore. that's kind of wiping out the fog. even though it's not that strong here. we're on the other side of this. wherary nothing, sun, warm. there 60s, 70s -- 60s, os, 80s. 92 clearlake and aantioch and brenwood, steve, one. hotter hots. a.m. 68. 86 morgan hill -- one of the
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hotter spots, alameda, 68. 86 morgan hill. the mornings are a little cool with low 40s. warm he on thursday and then friday, a little counsel kicks in -- cool down kicks in. a rare apology from syria's president. and a spot spotter system -- a spot shotter system will be in effect tomorrow. we're sitting on a bunch of shale gas. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced technology to protect our water.
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french authorities say they've arrested the administrator of an extremist french website who is suspected of playing a key role in financing and recruiting for al qaeda and other terrorist groups. the man who has not been identified is from tunisia. the french prosecutor's office says he collected fund for terrorists groups to buy weapons. a newspaper says that bashar assad regrets shooting down -- shootdown. president obama could be ready to announce a reduction of america's nuclear arsenal within a month month.
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alison burns has more from our newsroom. >> reporter: the big question for president obama is not whether to reduce the number of u.s. nuclear weapons but how many to eliminate. the "associated press" reports this morning he's evening edging supports -- towards a decision from about 1500 -- 1700 warheads to about 1,000. the a.p. reports that the president has been considering more dramatic cuting. the group global zero says the u.s. can safely reduce its stockpile to 900 nuclear weapons over the past two years. president obama said the arsenal inherited from the cold war is poorly suited. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns,
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ktvu channel 2 news. breaking news out of north carolina, where tv icon andy griffin has -- has died. according to tmz, he passed away at his home. while known for his long-time roll on the show, he also played on "matlock." he was awarded the medal of freedom by 1986. he was 100. pg&e says an underground equipment failure knocked out power to about 4300 customers at the height of the out idge last night. it's now working to restore power to 135 customers. the high resort area of mammoth lakes is the latest california town to file for bankruptcy. they say bankruptcy is the only option because it want a --
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because it can't afford to pay a judgment. the town plans to ask the bankruptcy court to allow it to pay back $500,000 a year to the developer over the next ten years robert diamon, junior will testify before tomorrow, looking into whether. diamon ordered traders to manipulate a short-term interest rate used to set mortgages including mortgages and credit cards. u.s. wanks including city group are being investigated alleged manipulation of key rates.
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the parents of elgin stafford came a doctor at a university-run healthcare facility repeatedly abued their stu this right petely stunned the campus. dash abused their son -- abused their son. hayward police are hoping to get more information from a homeless man they say was severely someoned -- burned. police say he was extremely intoxicated and had fresh burns to his head, fresh, shoulders and face. police say they will question him again now that he's sober. richmond's shot spotter
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system will be doing dume did you duty during the holiday -- doing double duty tomorrow. richmond police will be giving gun incidents top priority or but also plan to crackdown on inlegal fireworks. sonoma county deputies say thomas barnick had 407 rainbird sprinklers in his possession for when he was eighted. 18 wineries have been hit in the theft. the retail cost is just $8 each. an expensive feature at some chinese banquets. the government says it plans to
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ban shark fin supe from being served at restaurants. he says thele this is -- this is feigning popularity with other diners pledging not to eat shark. meteorologistle paul johnson will be back. &c&c1 san jose bridge looks good heading out to the peninsula. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area.
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griffith passed away at his home. he played in "the andy griffith show" and "matlock." in 2005, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president bush. tmz said he was rushed to the hospital earlier this morning, transported by a grew. but that's no word exactly on what caused the death of andy griffith. again, andy griffith dead at the age of 86. 75 years ago amelia earhart disappeared somewhere over the pacific. the latest for her search for her plane gets underway. the group is spending more than $2 and hopes that confirm the near right by end -- by
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finding the wreckage. the only guarantee we can make is we will do the best job we can to find whatever is there to find. we think the air hart plane is there. >> air hart's disappearance holds special interest. her attempt to fly around started at the oakland airport. 7:24. let's check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads. it's quiet. we don't have a lot of traffic going on around the bay. let's take a look at some of these pictures. the bay bridge. there are no major problems. as you drive into the city. so it has been a very nice drive and things are becoming -- this is a look at highway 101 in san bernardino. even that freeway which normally we see a lot of traffic on it. if you are driving on 237, this
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traffic looks pretty good. a little bit of slowing even on this day. getting out to highway 237. let's get to steve. fog is burning off north to south. a lot of that fog was holding on especially around the bray. all right sun they for many. temperatures will start to boom up. although the lees are cool. that's not the case -- upper 50s to near 60 o san jose was 63. it won't tang long to warm up. no gray extreme one way or another. 60s 70s, 80s. about the same onwards. thursday friday it looks like
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7:28. police in union city are now looking for three gunmen wanted for a violent home invasion robbery. it happened inside a home on hanford street. alex savidge tells us two family members were hurt. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a neighbor i just talked with within the last 15 minutes told me he heard two gunshots late last night. three armed suspects that's who police are searching for apparently they fronted the woman who lives in this house and then barged inside of the house. eventually that woman 62 years old was shot. her adult son was beat up. as you can see after this home invasion, crime scene investigation -- crime scene investigators are still out
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here. all four people inside were essentially forced into one woman. at some point, a broke out between one of the people who lives here and then the open suspect. the spim was hit surge -- the victim was in erybody is fine. i feel so already -- i feel so bad for the family. i don't understand how you are going to other places and -- i don't understand that. >> police tell us the motive was indeed theft, all though it's unclear if anything was taken from the home. the three suspects did get away. union city police have not yet put out a description of the
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people they are looking for. we've put in several cars hoping to hear back with further information. ally lex sav vig, ktvu channel 2 news. the cause of this house fire in danville is under investigation t began shortly after midnight on century way. firefighters say. it began shortly after midnight on century valley middle way. firefighters say right you tole -- right now it doesn't look -- right new now it does not appear -- right now, it does not appear to be under it suspicion. >> students at american canyon high school are mourning the death of a 17-year-oldle day. he would have started his senior year this fall but he
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was killed in sunday night's hit-and-run crash. many of his friends learned about the shocking death of they remember his love of shocking, shaking and -- >> i guess you -- dash. it makes you appreciate everyone an everything you have in it. >> our camera was there when harman surrendered to authorities just ten hours after deadly crash. 7:326789 police say an employee of a company that sells classic criminal in a crash during a photo foot --
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7:3. police say an employee of a company that sells classic cell phones crashed. investigators don't suspect foul pray but they say the family is concerned. if you have information contact the alameda county sheriff's office. we have an update from napa county. >> the chp has cue -- has rescued a lot of and injured fire it -- and injured fighter. the chp says the map's also are not life-threatening.
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another day of scorching temperatures without power. steve joan me from falls church, virginia. >> reporter: yeah, mike, this neighbor was hilt hard, the whole washington, d.c. area, the atlantic regionle it let me show you -- show you the seen. a huge cre hock trees, knocking down power loans, dodges two several -- power lines, knocking out several lines. a much larger tree, a very thick tree trunk an old treat all the way across the street.
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crews are busy working down there. they are gonna bring in a crane and lift it up so that the mean is cut through that massive drunk and trier -- and try -- and try to remember that -- try to remove that from the street. and it's very difficult -- it's very difficult to get ice. people are suffering because the temperatures are about 95, 97 degrees here today. it's been a long heat spell.
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we're still struggling to get back to normal. it could be a couple of days before -- could be before friday before people have electricity in their homes. back to you. >> thank you. new video of an incredible relate -- heat-related accident. the incy dent caught here on a cell phone video, the suv several feet on the air on the other side of the median into the other lanes. the road burkleed during the extreme heat this past weekend. a lack of funning could shut down plans for a new app for san francisco police -- of funding could shut down plans
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for a new app for san francisco police. but the chief said they didn't have enough money. they say if the app is developed, they would need to use the personal phones. if the clipper card is stolen, they can -- the customers can their it react vit -- reactivated. officers will be out looking for drivers speeding or -- speeding or not wearing a seat belt. this start at:00 tonight and continues through midnight tomorrow. 34 people were killed on california highways during the last 4th of july holiday.
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>> on the satellite picture -- am i missing something? can we go to the computer? i'm out of things to say here on the fog. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. there it s low clouds. all right. they are going down the coast. you get a belter look at it right there. it will be back. there's still plenty of them offshore. they will be back, 50s, lee, mid -- they will be back 50s, and then 80 for a high today. temperatures warming up. there's still a westerly component. it's still there. high pressure low kind of noses
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in. and then it will be replaced -- and then it will be replaced. the big by high in the middle of the week. fog bushes off sooner, breezy, 90s for a few. 7ive 80s. then bly the coast, os, 70s. upper 80s. out towards campbell, los gatos, a little warmer there. 60s in the city. to near 8 so on the peninsula. you are heading out to the peninsula, we'll see cool lows but not do 20. no big doll. p temperatures did dash look warmer towards thursday and friday -- no big deal.
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temperatures -- they look warmer towards thursday and friday. san jose's janeao will be going to the it exercise. this is video from the it from the 100-meter race. she was declared the third place finish. after she took a victory lap, it was proposed that she -- that she tied. she originally agreed. and swimmer mark phelps will not try to roo pot 400 m -- try to repeat the 400.
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phelps has said this is likely his last olympics. 7:41. nurses on strike where thousands of -- nurses on strike. where thousands of nurses started to walk the picket line within the last hour. and how marin county somebody in huntington -- and how a man is recovering. 0!ockñ?çóxo?ñ=çñññçvxqx?ñññ?óioy
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10:00 a.m. later this morning, the government will release data on u.s. factory orders for may. otherwise, investors are waiting for the jobs report and next week's kickoff to earning season. dow is up 36. the nasdaq is up 12. s&p is up 5. oil is $87 a barrel. dm just reported sales were up 16%, their highest level since highway volkswagen says went up. ford be went up 7% and japanese auto make also expect a jump in -- in sales -- in sales. nurses at seven sutter hospitals have walked off the job. pam cook has been watching the developments and joins us in
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the studio. we want to take you out live this morning. >> this is a technician walk the rines as well because they've been in negotiation with them as well. >> you don't want to have a nurse taking care of a premature baby who has a fever. >> the walkout is the fifth strike organized by the union since last september. 3500 nurses are expected to
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strike today. now, the nurses tell us there are a lot of patients who now have nowhere else to go because some of the bases are closing. we'll have more on that in our next hour. >> tori? >> thank you, pam. the department of fish and game is searching for a mountain lion who attacked a mountain lion. the attack happened around 1:30 a.m. while the young man was sleeping near a tributary. he said he week up -- woke up when he felt that. the man fought whack, the mountain lion -- stared at him for 30 seconds and then was
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to redo it. pg&e wants to raise rates saying it needs money to replace its aging infrastructure t wants to raise another 2 billion between 2014 and to 17. they will! it 17 -- 2014 to 2014. an attack at san francisco's golden gate park led. lap. in case you didn't know know, you can cake up every horrible 6:00 a.m. you can get your morning wakeup call by texting wakeup to 213
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there could be relief in sight for some homeowner who worry about foreclosures. a bill of rights was passed. jose and maria say they qualified for a trial loan modification, more than two years ago and they never missed a payment but the bank said their time was up and started foreclosure proceeding. the nonprofit, neighborhood housing services, silicon valley, says the law passed by state lawmakers -- >> they would call the servicer or lender and get the runaround
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and get the runaround until the last day until they lost their home and with the single point of contact. >> the couple was able to save their home. the battle over kin -- thomas kincaid's $66 million estate will be held in open court. that was the ruling by a judge yesterday. his girlfriend claims two barely ledgible handwritten wills leave her the mansion and $10 million to set ula museum of his paintings. his wife disputes those -- set up a humid of his painting. his wife disputes those claims.
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the case has been continued until august. 7:54. let's check out things how -- let's check out how things are moving in the east bay. >> one of the things, since the traffic is light, people get on the road later who have to go. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. >> thank you, steve. >> no, thank you. thank you very much. good morning. some of that fog already
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burning off and mostly clear skies for many inland locations. that means temperatures start to warm up here. a little cooler. kathy in napa says no fog in napa but i can see those hot air balloons taking off of -- taking off. thank you, kathy. some of that fog will be back. you can see it disappearing right there. it's a little northerly component. cooler airs, but still 50s and 60s. west-southwest 18 at fair field. even a southwest or a southwest. the system will wigs in here so probably not until the 4th. highs anywhere from from 60s to 90s just depending on however afay with you. 60s, and 70s, not much change
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on the 4th. tori and hike. the sad -- tori and mike. the sad news came within the last hour. what or whom set a fire here in san francisco? we'll have a live update coming up. oakland school district workers are taking steps to keep protesters out of their elementary school. america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks
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good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm mike mibach. it's july 3rd. save clark has the day off. we're following a developing story out of san francisco. one man is under arrest and being vetted for allegedly starting a multiple house fire on bayshore boulevard and augusta street. tara moriarty is at the scene where the fire department is preparing to hold a news conference in about 15 minutes. tara? >> reporter: yeah, that's exactly correct. it will be interesting to see what they have to say.
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mains say this fire is suspicious. although arson investigators are on the scene. they will determine ultimately if this was set on purpose. here's what the flames looked like. you can see the smoke and orange glow from the freeway. it took 120 firefighters to douse this fire. they also had to contend and neighbors say the fire broke out and caughters there have been trouble. >> all kinds of squatters come in and out of that house. numerous people have filed complaints with the city and p.d. on sunday. they arrested sub on the back here. flee squad cars came and they pulled something out and now happened -- and now this happened. >> reporter: police led away a
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man in handcuffs from the scene in morning. two witnesses reported seeing that man running from the house carrying a gas be. three other houses were damaged. fire -- a gas pan. three other houses were damaged. we'll attend the press conference and let you know if there's any more updates coming up at 9:00. back to you. as we first told you at 5:00 last night, near investigators say the vex vex between squatters and squatters is an alleged problem.
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the fire department says at least one fire is started by squatters every day in the bay area. a raid at oakland's lakeview elementary school several hours ago targeting a longs sit-in proset by parents. the reason the protest may not be over just yet. rertgood morning. parents, staffers communities were all involved this this set ju. you can see there are some school distribute it be -- this june. you can see there are some students. some were told they had to leave the property. two people were rafted --
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listed. bun victim but us thesable photos. able the people involved in this sit in-in were prosetting -- were protesting the decision to shut down five elementary schools. protesters took over the space at lakeview on june 15th. 0 glen, it all came to an end this morning -- again, it all came to an end when they were ordered to leave. >> we have a lot of plans. we've been using the on thetive space in a lot of ways -- duesing the space in a lot of different ways.
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back out here live. this is the -- one of the protesters -- there are intalling this this. the protesters say they will regroup later today. they plan to rally for 5:00 this evening. [inaudible] >> we lost allie's audio there. thank you for that report. the oakland police crime lab is under fun -- understaffed. there 1,000 unsolved sexual assaults and. it evidence remained untested. the -- the grand jury oakland on com-- consome date the crime
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le it the testimony -- if convicted, he faces four years in prison. andy griffith has died. he was a grammy award winning southern gospel sicker. in 2005, he was awarded the presidential medal freedom. there are reports that he died from natural causes. in 20000 he underwent a quadruple procedure. he's such a great character. >> even going up -- growing up for me watching the reruns. >> yes. we're gonna go to to -- we're gonna go right now to sal, a large wildfire -- >> i'm not a wildfire. >> not yet. [ laughter ] >> thank you, mike.
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all right. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at the commute monday 280 gets up to highway 1. that traffic is moving along nicely. we're looking -- we're looking at the commute -- actually, we were gonna look at the -- as the -- at the flight and light. >> 101 is looking good. at the very -- here's steve. >> it will be sunny side up today and a little warmer. not a lot but a little bit. a lot of fog out there. it looks like it will be working it's way backing we'll keep an eye on things. today we're starting to see st.
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louis low of -- today we're starting to see the lows. san rafael, starting off in the 50s. 56. we g 70 at noon. a high today of 80. west-southwest federal a little sign of things to come. it will be warmerle -- west- southwest, a little sign of things to come. it will be warmer. and i think the slow will can am -- as soon as they why. -mostly sunny, are
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>> low 60s on the coast. the sierra nevada starts off cool but ends up nice. sunny to mostly sunny. a little warmer as you head toward thursday and friday. not much change on the 4th. it does look like it starts on thursday and friday. >> thank you, steve. a large wildfire burning in arizona. it started when someone fired a gun. investigators say the fire was sparked in mid-may when one of the men started fighting -- shooting at targets with the shell. there is a setback for firefighters battling the largest wildfire in colorado
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history. the entire flee of 310-air urge -- air anchors have -- 310 air air anchors have been grounded. firefighters say despite the setback. the fire is at least 70% on own -- contained. thele it -- the bottom line, every day that we're it -- we'll still feeling good about this. we're having great success on the fire. >> the fire has burned close to 50 homes.
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that. all right. good job there. temperatures will be warming up. 8:13. new this morning, a vegetable truck exploded in a sheet city south of baghdad killing at least 25 people. the attack lapped -- hanked today in a market in the holy city of diaweenia. another 40 people were injured in addition to the ones who were killed. >> reporter: the associated press is reporting this morning that president obama is considering cutting the number of deployed nuclear warheads by more than a third. the -- the president said back in march, the nuclear arsenal is poorly suited to today's
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threating. nows. a.p. says he's edging toward a decision to shrink the arsenal from about 1500 warheads to about be -- >> if we continue to lang on to an excessive nuclear force, we'll be spending money on weapons we don't need. one lawmaker said a dramatic reduction in the number of u.s. weapons is a preposterous nation. >> president obama has been spending time this holiday week with his family at camp david.
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the president will head back to the white house ta. tomorrow, the president and the flade will celebrate the 4th of july by coasting the u.s. and their homesle mitt romney is taking time off. that's his wife, ann, there, in the driver's seat. the romney also vary casing with their five sons and daughters-in-law and 18 grandchildren -- is also vacationing with their five sons and daughters-in-law and 18
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grandchildren. 18 -- 18 grandchildren. the district wants to pay out the benefits ron lee own accrued while -- leone accrued while working for the district. the district asked him to switch to the city of concord's health plan in november due to skyrocketing premiums. a judge has ordered twitter to release the tweets. malcolm hair list was arrested -- harris was arrested. prosecutors say harris's treats could prove whether he was aware of the police
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instructions. 8:17. and we will have more -- we are going live after a press -- to a press conference. >> we have to rescue some people that were on the right- side. we had live power rangers that were down. pg&e was requested to the scene. the fire went to four alarms. 40 pieces of equipment. we had about 130 firefighters. worked very closely with the department an. red cross. be. >> the police department and it it -- the police department and
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the -- department and the red cross. >> the police department and the task force are working closely together to find alternative housing. >> we're gonna be on the scene here for some time working with the arson task force assisting them for orie. >> in-- as ising them for origin and cause. we still need to conduct a primary search of that building to make sure there's nobody in the building but before we can do that we have to make sure the building is safe and we're working with the department of building can be trucks and clear it of there being any occupants -- can be cleared of it there being any okay pants. >> do you remember coming here three years ago and fighting a
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fire in the exact same building? >> i was knotwork -- i was not working that day. this time -- this time, stunned efbeing the upper floors, it was burning on the -- on the lower floor, which is the bay shores side. >> [inaudible] >> you bring up a very good point. nobody takes this lightly. the police department will follow through on anybody concerns regarding that matter but when it comes too it be you it -- but when it comes to -- >> can you describe the damage to the other building? the main fire building is
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completely destroyed. starting to the -- that building has sustained some serious damage. the buildings to the right, primarily up to the attic space. it will require some repairs but i'm not sure will be -- it will be. >> it was either un-- maybe there's something suspicious going on. >> do we know where in the building it might have been? >> no, we don't. >> all right. you've been listening live to a press conference arking a for a -- four alarm fire that started this morningth at bayshore and august tu street. we've just learned that eight
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assaults attorney displaced. they are still planning to conduct circumstance the -- eight assault -- eight assaults are displaced. they are still planting to conduct and look for housing. those making plans for the holiday, steve paulson will be back to give us a better view of the fireworks. good morning. westbound 26 -- 36. we'll have much traffic but not much. we'll tell you about the weather here.
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oakland firefighters are facing another challenge ahead of tomorrow's 4th of july holiday. from now until next june, rolling brownouts are in effect for the city's fire stations. this means that for three consecutive days, two companies will be closed. and a company refers to either the truck or engine crew inside one station. the station that only houses one company will be shut down completely for those delays. despite the closures, the chief says there's options available to keep people safe.
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>> the possibility of not doing the brownouts and breaking up two of our stations and making sure all of the stations are of cov -- are covered. >> the brownouts mean that eight fewer firefighters will be working. we're not too bad leashing oakland for -- for san francisco right now. 808 northbound is one prime example. usually we have some slowing on -- but we don't have ha right now. you can see traffic a little bit slow on 101 at 0 and others -- 880 and others. >> :26. let's go to steve. mostly sunny, fog burning off
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gunshots coming from this -- the gunshots were coming from here. the woman is in stable condition. this is still an active crime scene. the violent home invasion happened just after 10:00 last night. be that's when she armed spocks -- but -- but that's when she was hit. the woman appeared to be conscious as paramedics took her away. >> it looks like she was -- it looked like she was stable. i seen her husband come out. they looked like they were just rattled, you know, shaken up. i didn't know she was shot until afterwards. the woman underwent surgery late last night. police tell us again that she's
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in -- that she's in stable condition. union city police now searching for the three would-be robbers who did get away. they've been interviewing neighbors and still processing the crime scene here at the home. at this point, the home invasion, the appears -- this home invasion appears to be normal. police say an individual who shells classic cars bid -- died a shoot thor seas 57-year- old paul peterson drove night -- died. authorities say 57-year-old paul peterson drove and dry died. this is 24-year-old todd cook. he went hissing from his home late june 3rd oral -- or early
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the following morning. investigators do not suspect foul play but they say the family is concerned. this you have information, you are asked to call the sheriff's office. >> you never think that something like that would happen to anybody like -- that's been around you all of the time. >> the highway patrol says 41- year-old michael harman of vallejo swerved and slammed into the red pickup truck. harman surrendered to authorities ten hours after the
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deadly crash. he faces headquarter manslaughter and fellly hit and run charges. prosecutors say arthur yu had been drinking when he left the scene of the crash near it healdsburg on friday. that crash seriously injured the cycler. oning -- from u.n. cash cash that crash -- that crash seriously injured the cycler. >> five cyclists in the north bay have been killed with cars and trucks in the past six weeks. 8:34. right now, more than 100 pg&e customers in southern san jose are waking up in the dark. the utility says power may not be restored until this afternoon. pg&e says rush hour was knocked out to about 4300 customers at the height of the outage last
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night. hayward police are trying to question a homeless found they found severely burned. >> he was burned outside of the kara saul. they said he was extremely intoxicated. he says someone threw a nub at him but they are not able to confirm any other -- threw a newspaper at him but they are not able to confirm any other information. a sonomaman is under arrest
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in connection with the thefts of hundred of sprinklers. snow na county deputies say thomas had 419 rain pe sprinkles when he was arrested. these are used for frost prevention -- sonoma county deputies say thomas had 419 of these sprinklers when he arrived. the high sierra resort area of mammoth lakes is the latest town to file for bankruptcy.
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they say bankruptcy is the only option because it just can't afford to pay a $43 million breach of contract judgment is the plan -- the town plans to ask the bankruptcy court to allow it to pay back $500,000 a year. to the developer -- to the developer over. next year. well, today, michael bloomberg will help weigh in the contestants for america earth hot -- will help weigh in on the -- will help weigh in the contestants. this has been a tra be testimony caught violating the law could be arrested. in addition the entrance re--
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the contra costa county reports of reports and people coming in here said, wow, a nice drive into the station. that's the way it is. it's slow coming up to the macarthur maze. when you come up to the bay bridge toll plaza, it's nice and life. if you are going to san francisco on the 4th, the parking meters will be enforced. you will have to put money. street cleaning and omother things won't be completed. getting a little bit slower on some of the freeways.
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now, let's go to steve. >> yes. >> as one who has had his car faux -- his car towed -- >> yeah. >> you pay your ticket twice? coming right down the trillion -- coming right down. 50, of os -- 50s, 60s. the san -- 50s and 60s. a little system in the gulf of alaska dips -- i was looking at the five, seven, ten, 15-day outlook, there's really not much of a change. we warm up. next day it backs off.
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we cool down. the fog has maxed itself out on sunday. 80s and 90s. some low 90s for some. 60s 70s, and the bay. upper 70s, low to mid-80s inland. a little warmer santa clara valley. woodside's in there, san bruno, brisbane. 76 san mateo. redwood shores just heard from patrick over there. sunny and warmer days. could be a few clouds developing. warmer weather into wednesday. i don't think much change as we head to the upcoming weekend. the walkout began about 90
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minutes ago. we want to give you live pictures outside of one east bay hospital. thousands of bay area nurses are walking the picture line into and reversing dementia. the simple vitamin showing promise for some bay area promise. >> reporter: we're investigating a house fire that left ten people out in the cold. we'll tell you the clue they have that tells them this is arson. lad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.
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u.s. factory orders increased following two months of declines in machinery and computers, those rose 2.1%. a good measure of the company's plans to invest. markets closed in just over an hour as traders head to town for the 4th. taking a live at the big board, the dow is up 62, nasdaq up 19. s&p up 7. investors are watching microsoft's stock prices. right now, it's up 2 cents at 30.28. the company anowed it would take a $6.2 billion charge after it doesn't make money from an online add service it
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bought five years ago. patient care at risk. that's what local nurses are claiming this morning. pam cook joins us in the studio to talk about the action they are talking -- they are taking. technicians out there this morning. now, the nurses have been worried about sutter closing some facilities such as a pulmonary unit in the east bay which has been full of acutely ill patients for 20 years. the nurses tell the us that the
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people in the -- they have nowhere to go, they say. and the sick people who have nowhere to go, they go to the midge room and that costs all of us more money. here is a list of the hospitals affected by this one-day strike -- nurses are also telling us that sutter management has proposed eliminating their paid sick leave and they say that means nurses will head to work sick which can then be dangerous for patients. so far we've not had a comment from summit hospital. let's go back to story and mike. the news conference burned a um in of houses, and the arson, that's just wrapped you. eight people have been dispoliced -- displaced and a
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something has been arrested. ly. breaking news out of france -- breaking news out of france. officials searched the home of nicolas sarkozy as part of illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign. the vents on the machineses -- this surrounds around la france forte, regularring -- leaking that the owner of this cosmetic company gaver to cozy the names -- is learning that the owner of this cosmetic company gave
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to sarkozy money for the campaign. today is tom cruise's 50 year birthday. there are multiple reports that cruise's sitment to scientology is a big factor in the couple's divorce. >> holmes reportedly said she knew her parents was over six months ago. >> on thursday, 26-year-old andy oberle was giving a chur at a south sanctuary v he was then mauled from head to toe and dragged for half a mile for being regular cued by a half- mile. >> when this happened the first thing that came to my mind is what would can -- what can we do? >> he's now in stable
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condition. he suffer -- doctors say -- doctors say some of the 500,000 dimensions who are haven't -- who have been told they itle this -- doctors say some of the 500,000 patients who have told they have dimension -- >> i'm gonna start giving you shots today of your vitamin b. >> sort of like coming awac after being asleep -- awake after being asleep. >> some people can't absorb it.
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a news conference just wrapped up in san francisco regarding that four-alarm fire we've been covering since 4:0. tara moriarty is out there right now with the latest. >> eight people adults have been displaced. most of them live in the unit next door to the house that you see. it's completely gone, really, at this point. they lived in a house just up the little from there and they are being assisted by red cross. here is a look at what the flames like like it'sle this highway prosecutor -- highway 101. could you see this big orange blow and it took 130 firefighters to put it out.
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police took one plan into custody. he had been living in a house as a squatter. witnesses say he was scene running away from the fire with a gas angle. >> i did smell goose when i he. -- i would call it suspicious because of the amount of fire when we arrived on the scene, the initial reports that she had was something leaving the scene, something peaking doob tash somebody being detained. but when it comes -- somebody being detained. but when it comes to -- i can't comment on that. >> the housing authority isster
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particular. luckily, everybody got out all right. that's the good news. we'll keep you -- we'll keep updated about this. >> thank you. a 51 protesters -- 8:51. 8:51. protesters were dna own packing struck. pack dash truck. -- dash it system arrowhead water is just $ a case. and honey bunches of oats just $1.88 a box.
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new this morning, a raid at oakland's lakeview elementary school targeting a sit-in protest by parents. allie rasmus joining us live with the reason the school was cleared and what the protesters are planning next. >> reporter: well, mike it appears that both sides on this issue are taking their next stop after this raid. on the one hand, you have the school district workers finishing up out there and blocking the entrance to make sure the protesters don't come whack but they've come back. they've set out things pie the table to let people know about a rally they are having at 5:00 this afternoon. police moved in and told the 20
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or so people that they had to leave the property. two people were arrested. this is video of the protesters, one is the on the of an amendmentary school. people moved -- people involved this this sit-in were protesting the decision to shut down the -- >> we weren't expecting it at this moment. and we'vele it it was disappointing -- and we're -- it was disappointing. >> we didn't want it to come to a law enforcement situation. >> they were he -- they were requesting a resignation or the closures to be reopened.
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and again, prosetters are not giving up their night and plan 0 have a protest and a rally here at:00 here in from the -- grab -- here today at 5:00. it's ticket tuesday. three lucky viewers will win a pair of reserveve seats for saturday the 14th and steve miller joints pat ben p -- miller joins pat benator. >> thud be a big show. >> you are a pat benatore show. >> absolutely. >> i want to show you that -- assure you that traffic is good. a quick look now at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is light, so getting into san francisco, no problem. let's go to steve.
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some lingering fog. sunny and warmer. if you are far enough inland. >> that's our report for this morning. >> thaw for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you -- we will see you the next time news breaks. be sure to join us for the news at noon. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thanks for joining us.
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