oakland police searching this morning for four children missing from a home here in the city. why the children's parents have been arrested on suspicion of child abuse. >> the days may be numbered for california's largest college. inland we don't have to worry about any fog for the fireworks but what about the coast, can we keep it clear to mostly clear? >> we are live in danville where the town is dressed in red, white and blue. we have all of the details about their annual parade and morning on 2 starts right now. complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning and welcome to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm corry campbell. it is the 4th of july. police are looking for 4

children missing from their north oakland home. ktvu's alex savage joins us live. another child there is being treated for critical injuries. good morning. >> reporter: yes, the search for those missing children, the four missing children was launched after police got reports or a three-year-old boy was brought here to children's hospital and one of the siblings of those missing children. here with life-threatening injuries and police suspect child abuse. his babysitter claimed he was unresponsive in a bathtub in a home on 6 third street in oakland. but according to report he was dry when the paramedics got there, the boy's babysitter and mother and father was arrested on suspicion of child abuse. the chronicle said they were brianna jackson and isaiah

williams. police can't find the other children. they believe relatives are hiding the kids. we want to show you the missing children, 4-year-old paradice ma han size. hanson johnson and i sea and elija johnson. the children are african- american. based on the condition of the 3- year-old boy at the children's hospital with critical injuries thought to be child abuse. police are concerned about the four siblings and the police want to find them as soon as possible. that's why they need the public's health, if you know where they are, please put a call into the police. 7:02. imagine being home alone when burglars break in.

a woman hid in her house on core dova road when the burglars ransacked it for jewelry. she called but the suspects got away with jewelry. this is a sketch about one of the suspects. the park service is looking for a permanent terminal in san francisco to operate fairies to alcatraz. pier 31 and a half is used right now but it is outgrown. a decision on where the new terminal will be located is expected in 2014. it appears that facebook and it's new neighbor, the and ber ton are friends again. the town has announced there's an agreement between the two sides but no one is revealing

details of what was worked out. a san francisco man arrested after police found dozens of home made fireworks in his house. police went to the home on 22nd street after receiving a tip. inside they found 63 explosive devices and a handgun. jerry lopez was arrested. a convicted felon, charged with possession of explosives, fireworks and a firearm, police sent us a photo of some of the home made fireworks, overall they were the equivalent of 12- and-a-half sticks of dynamite. danville's parade will get under way in a few hours. some folks are already staking out the best possible seat. lorraine. >> reporter: mike, yes, the parade starts here in just about two hours. but a few people have already trickled in with coffees in hand. you can see they have marked off their spots here with lawn chairs. now, this is a look at last

year's 4th of july parade. every year local veterans and active military are a big part of the danville celebration. more than 40,000 people are expected to head down to take in the float, the bands and the various san ramon valley organization. the route run from the corner of heart and railroad avenue and ends at sycamore valley road. back out here live i'm with john gullaford. who are you waiting for and how did you get the lucky job. >> i am waiting for my wife and daughter and grandson, his first time coming to the parade. >> and you have been coming for, i believe, 37 years. >> we moved to danville in 1975 and i don't think we have missed a parade since then. >> reporter: any particular about this spot, why you have chose this one. >> by the time we got here last night, this is all that was available. >> reporter: i noticed you

marked off your spots with chalk and your name. >> we had to do that because we are in a driveway and we weren't permitted to put our chairs out in the driveway until 6:00 this morning, so the only thing we could do was mark them out with chalk and hope that it survived and i had to come down at 6:00 this morning in order to actually move the chairs into our area. >> you are one of the brave souls out here two hours beforehand, a lot of empty chairs, what are you going to do here sitting for two hours? >> have a talk with the tv people. >> reporter: and that's about it, maybe talk to yourself a little bit and have some coffee. >> solve all of the problems of the world, yes. >> reporter: thank you, john, the parade starts at nine a.m. in a few hours and they are expecting close to 40,000 people, if you don't have your lawn chair out here yet, probably a good idea to try to find a spot right now.

reporting live in danville, ktvu channel 2 news. i have been in that parade and it gets territorial, you got to watch your spot. it should be fun and night weather. let's check and see what is happening on the roads. i imagine things are quiet. pretty quiet when i drove in. >> yes, and one of the things we don't want you to do is drive too fast because there's a lot of police presence for the 4th. unfortunately it can be a very dangerous holiday to drive around, designated driver and obey all of the laws and you should be okay. this is a look at the bay bridge plaza. you can see the traffic is moving along well and traffic northbound 101 is looking good, traffic is light at the airport. not a big flying day, a look at 101 in san jose it is looking good and southbound north of kirkner report of a bag in one of the lanes but we don't have a lot going on other than that.

mostly sunny, there is some fog, a little couple patches here around southern morin county and the coastline down to monterey. thunderstorms just blowing up right there in southern california and also near las vegas and believe it or not for the fire in colorado they have now have flash flood watches out due to thunderstorms. this moisture should stay south and you may see buildup over the hills. for us patchy fog and the winds torned northerly and it was gone. tahoe forecast looking good. 30s and 40s and 70s to low 80s for many. cooler for friday and all good to go. i thought santa rosa might get to 49 but they are checking in at 53. cool and warming up. san jose 56 and santa cruz, there's still a little component of a west, southwest wind. keeping an eye on that and see figure it falls apart.

there's a system from the north that will impact us tomorrow. i think today the fog has not much of a chance but there's some morning fog but high pressure will take care of it, nice by the coast and a little cool for some. some of the santa cruz mountain areas, 60s, 70s and 80s. fog south of the city. it will be warm and although the forecast projections took inland temps down one or two degrees. case in point, fairfield was 90 going 88. 85 in walnut creek and antioch 80s. fremont 78 and brisbane at 70 and 60s for much of the coast

from pacifica south. fog for saturday and sunday looks warmer inland. torrey and mike. >> a series of small earthquake shook the area near pacificca 2.8 at nine p.m. and similar quakes near monetaryo. the fault runs through that part of the peninsula. >> scientists including a well- known tv personality marking the discovery of the so-called god particle. [applause] >> research teams received a standing ovation this morning during the announcement in switzerland. in simple terms the god particle is a building block to the universe. television personality bill n ye says it creates the size and shape of all matter. >> we would be another step closer knowing to where we came from. we would be another step closer

to understanding the universe itself which is ultimately quite a mystery to us. >> the announcement was made at the 20 million-dollar atom facility in geneva. students have spent years collaborate on this research. just in time for the 4th of july the sun had its own fireworks show. this is a solar flair, it has disrupted radio communications across rope it could bring a more vivid perspective of the northern and southern lights. buying votes in mexico, new claims that raise questions about the recent election south of the border. massive heat and we will go to the capital to see how it is impacting today's july 4th

celebration.

andres lopez says the election was plagued by irregularities. he is requesting a recount. there's accusations of vote buying by political parties. the institutional revolution governor mexico and ended in 2000 when voted out. all over mexico people are

rushing to grocery stores to redeem debit cards that were given to them by the preparty in exchange for their support of peno nineto. some complain that cards were worth less than ten dollars when they were told it would be worth $40. there is an investigation that has concluded that former palestinian leader era fat may have been poisoned. there was radio compounds found on his clothes. it is the same substance that killed a russian spy. it is 7:15. the storms that hit the eastern part of the country last friday have led to the cancellation of some 4th of july celebrations. stacey cohen is in washington d.c. where the show on the national mall is still

scheduled to go on. right, stacey? >> yes. it is. we have big name talent in town. we do have clear skies. keep your fingers crossed. some of the big names include phillip phillips, the american idol and matt broderick and if you are a dancing with the stars fan. we have tom russia. the host of the show hosting the celebration for july 4th. the storms that you mentioned that ripped through were awful. they came through on friday, destructive and in the following days and the days leading up to the separation. workers have been working to clear debris to get set up for the firework display and we are hoping it will go on. some near by communities have decided to cancel their shows due to the temperatures. in the nation's capital, the show must go on. it makes me feel patriotic, all of the memorials and people that are respectful about our

country. >> our travel time was during the 4th of july and we thought it would be a great place to be on the 4th of july. >> we went about asking folks what their patriotic song was and they wanted wanted to sing it for us. there was a fire works explosion in new hampshire. a batch of fireworks blew up on the back deck of a home in pelam, neighbors said it sounded like gunshots. it filled the home with smoke. there was 30 people inside at the time. the owner puts on a large fireworks display, every independence holiday. it took 3 hours and 250 fireworksers to knock down a

brushfire in los angeles county. it started at 9:00 in a rural area near palmdale and it spread as winds up to 30 miles per hour fanned the flames. the fire burned more than 200- acres, there are several ranches in the area but they were not threatened. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the largest wildfire in colorado is 80% contained as air tankers helped in the efforts to contain the fire. at least five, c 130 planes of dropping retar dent on the planes after being grounded following a fatal crash. the fire has destroyed more than 350 homes. the man that killed trayvon martin could be released from jail. the judge will rule on whether

or not zimmerman's bond should be lowered. it was claimed that zimmerman lied about his defenses. his attorney released a medical report that showed zimmerman suffered injuries with his encounter with martin. we are learning about millions of dollars in offshore holdings by republican presidential candidate mitt romney. according to the associated press for nearly 15 years, mitt romney financial portfolio has an offshore company that was not listed on his state or federal reports. the company is among several of romney's holdings that have not been fully disclosed. including one that posted earnings of $1.9 million. the omissions are permitted by state and federal rules on ethics filings. it is one of the big questions of the day. will the fog take a holiday on

this 4th of july? meteorologist steve paulson will be back with the forecast. good morning, highway 4 looking good on this 4th of july. we'll tell you more about what you are likely to see on the roads today.

7:22, mayor lee says the city will not use taxpayer money to fly ross mcgraham ross back to san francisco from venezuela. there could be videotape provided for the city's ethics meeting. she had demanded that city pay for the ticket which could cos as much as $2000. mayor lee has suspended her husband, the san francisco sheriff and charged him with official misconduct. we are learning more about the bomb threat that briefly interrupted the hearings last week. there was security detail showed him out of the city hall

and some of the staff were seen rushing out of the building. hundreds of other city hall workers and the general public were never told to evacuate. city hall officers are defending that decision saying they were doing everything possible to avoid panic. holiday traffic, you never know, sometimes it could be sluggish out there. how are we looking on this 4th of july? >> okay. as a matter of fact so far so good. almost everywhere. there is maximum enforcement. i want to show you pictures. this is a look at interstate 880, the a's play the red sox at 1:05 at the coliseum, the a's walked off last night and beating the red sox two in a row and going for the sweep today at 1:05. here is a look at the bay bridge, that traffic is moving along into san francisco. we don't have a lot of traffic on this 4th of july holiday. there are people out there and for the most part it is wide

open. let's go back to steve. >> sal, the giants are on their way 8:00 a.m. >> 805. we do have fog, i think it will lose out around the city but santa cruz line is thick but yesterday it got chewed up by a north wind. sunny inland and not a problem with the fireworks inland. the coast should be okay. there's a little system dropping down, that will play in the weather tomorrow. a little bit of fog but shallow and i think we will be okay. high pressure is kind of kicked in a little bit. north wind will not be with us today. 80s and 90s by the coast, 60s and 70s and upper 50s and 59 and 17 in fairfield. all of those turned by southwest to north and that's why we warmed up and the fog got chewed up. the system out of the gulf of alaska will give us a cool

down. it is pretty warm inland and 60s closer to it and around the water's edge and santa cruz, a lot of fog. and more fog and cooler into friday and saturday. there are signs that sunday will get warm and it could get hot in the next week. thank you, steve. 7:25. california's largest college could soon be closing its doors. the crisis that affects 90 thousands. can you tell the difference between illegal and legal fireworks. and the hot dog eating champ is getting ready for today's big event. a reporter on coney island will show you how the competitors go jaw to jaw.

>> 7:28. many independence revelers will celebrate by lighting up sparklers. but if you want more bang you may be out of luck. we are in gil roy with the firework that are illegal and illegal. good morning, noel. >> reporter: if you go for a little bit more bang you could end up spending bucks with fines in the thousands of dollars if you you set offer illegal fireworks and for that matter fireworks where they are illegal. let me tell what you you are looking at with illegal fireworks, you are looking for

this seal. some of the fireworks on the smaller boxes, this is one of the huge boxes, the seals are small and you have to read the fine print to be able to find them and that's the fire marshal seal of approval that they are safe and those are only legal in the communities where you can burn them. joined by jim crawford that is from cal fire. thank you for getting up early for us. tell us the difference when we are looking at these between safe and not safe because the company is the same, like t nt sells safe and not safe fireworks. but they sell them in other places. >> yes, in other places in the country, only a handful of manufacturers of fireworks within the world so t and t does make fireworks that are for use in other states or in other places. so an example right there, that's a bottle rocket, pretty commonly seen in california but

very illegal. if you look closely at the packaging on that, you will not find a safe and sane stamp from the state fire marshal's office. >> whereas this one do you. >> absolutely. this one is a cone or fountain that will be standardly sitting on the ground and shooting up some kind of sparks rather than something that is actually moving. >> in case you are wondering, visually the difference, we have video from oakland where frequently illegal fireworks are set off and not the only community by any means. if it is shooting up in the air that's illegal and the safe and sane fireworks will stay on the ground and might shoot sparkers from the ground but not shooting in the air. we have statistics to tell but too if that doesn't convince you. the safety portion of this but 8500 people in the nation are

injured by firework, 75% happen in this month around the 4th of july and 40% injured are children. so be safe out there today. reporting live in gil roy, noel walker. channel 2 news. coming up on 7:31, the jury in emotionally charged trial in santa clara has gone home. the parents of lynch marked outside of the courthouse. it came during theday of jury deliberations, lynch is accused of beating a priest that he says arrest him. it will be several more days before striking nurses will be allowed to return to work. they walked off the jobs and in odds with management over sick leave, health care payments and staffing. sutter has hired replacement

nurses on a five day contract. the lock out affects campuses in berkeley and castro valley, and mills peninsula facilities. city college in san francisco could be on the brink of shutting down. today's chronicle reports that college has just 8 months to prove that it should stay in business or risk the loss of its accreditation. the state's stunning decision comes after an education panel cited the college for failing to fix longstanding problems in leadership and fiscal planning. city college of san francisco is california's largest college with 90,000 students. the 49ers have scored a legal victory in their fight to get back $30 million in stadium funds. yesterday a judge barred the school district in santa clara county from spending the money and signaled he may rule to give it all back to the team. last month the county voted to pull $30 million out of the stadium project saying it would

rather use that money to improve schools. the 49ers strongly objected saying voters had earmarked that money for the stadium. that favorite family in martinez have a new member. several have reported seeing a new beaver kick. it is about 6 weeks old and the fifth member of the hambrick family. beavers set up their dams near vista avenue about five years ago and they will be celebrated during the annual beaver fest on august 4th. its is 7:43, a warning for boaters. the coast guard has safety zones in san francisco bay for today. one zone will be located about one thousand feet off of pier 39. the other will be located near the san francisco municipal pier. the safety zones be in effect from 9:30 to 10:15 for the fireworks show. boaters that enter these zones could be fined $40,000.

from the water to the roads, law enforcement will be out in full force today to crack down on illegal independence day celebrations. >> ultimately what we want to dies make sure that nobody gets hurt or anything catch os fire. okay land police will have extra controls to target illegal fireworks and people that fire guns in the air. there is 250 couch calls every 4th of july. thousands turned out in richmond for an early 4th of july celebration. fireworks lit up the skies over the city's marina district earlier in the evening. there were performances by the oakland east bay symphony and the hilltop choir of richmond. >> this is our 3rd or 4th year coming to this event and we love it and we bike in richmond and we come here to hang out.

it is a fun city. the celebration was hosted by the city of richmond and private businesses. residents hope to be more events like this that promote richmond in a positive light. tonight's show in san francisco will draw thousands of people. pyrotechnique specialists gave us a sneak peek of their setup, more than 600 individual fireworks will be blasted from a barge in the bay. everyone is crossing their fingers that the fog does not spoil their view. it is a big show and they are beautiful and great and they have multiple effects and if you can't see it, it is just wasted. hundreds of people also hit the water to watch the fireworks show on boats that are red and white. 875 seats on its four boats. those are already sold out. many of the bay area

communities are hosting holiday parades. it kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on carlos street and also in alameda and napa and concord starting in 10:00 a.m. and in morerin there's a parade at 11:00 p.m. an independence day tradition. in 90 minutes joey chestnut goes for a 6th hot dog eating championship. allison is live to show us there is more than just a big appetite. right allison? >> reporter: and the tradition will continue in about two hours five minutes, the countdown clock over my head here is counting down the moment when everybody is going to take the stage and really show everybody how many hot dogs they can eat in ten minutes. look around me. the crowds are still forming here. two hours to go and everybody is anxiously awaiting to watch this feat of when joey chestnut

out of san jose by the way takes the stage and tries to defend his title and beat his record of eating 68 records and, of course, the women started with this last year. sonya thomas is trying to beat her record of 41 hot dogs down in ten minutes. it begs the question, how do they do it and shove the hot dogs down in ten minutes. some of the tricks came from one of the past winners. he did the following, i will have christina hold my mike and show you, they don't put ketchup or mustard or any relish, they take the hot dog and split it and kind of down it double and eat it this way but they also have to eat the bun so they take the bun and split it in half and then they take the cup of water and dip it in the water to mush it up so it slides down easier than if it wasn't wet. they do it one after the after after the other over a ten minute period. we will see if joey chestnut

will keep his record or do better and see how sonya does as well. >> i'm curious, isn't there a woman called the black widow, is she going to be there too? >> reporter: yes, she does call herself the black widow, sonja thomas that downed 41 of these, 41 of these, that's a lot, she weighs 100 pounds. so i think what the name does, torrey, it kind of gives her a little height, a little strength. and here they go. they are ready to rehearse. all right. sounds like a big face off. thank you, stacey will be following this and local crowds rooting for joey chestnut to do his thing. i don't know if i could go face to face with the black widow. sal. >> i don't know, is she competition eating. i don't know about that. good morning. a ticker on in the traffic world. that's for sure. let's go and take a look at

what we have now on the roads and i also want to mention that transit systems are going to be on sunday schedule for the most part. cal tran on the sunday schedule and ace train not running today. 88 north and southbound traffic looks good and 1:05 baseball game, the a's go for a sweep against the red sox. they won the first two and this morning's commute has not been affected in the south bay at all. it has been a very nice drive on 280, 85 and 101. 7:39 let's go to steve. >> a happy 4th. patrick in red wood says it was hot last year on the 4th. it was hot and this year will not be that bad unless you are well inland. also up in peta lyma it is sunny and nice in pet tal looma. >> appreciate that. we have mostly clear skies and

fog from the city and gets solid on parts of the san mateo and santa cruz coastline. the fog yesterday with the north wind took care that have and look at that thunderstorm complex from northern arizona to southern california. it won't matter here but if you are traveling to southern california it is cloudy with fog and thunderstorms. won't make it to tahoe. it looks nice there. for us some of the fog. north of point ray it won't matter it is sunny on the morein coast. there could be a few clouds to the southeast but overall 70 to 80s. 50s, upper 50s or 60s close by now and a couple of low 50s this morning but starting to rebound from the temps. fairfield, down to 20 and calm

at sso. cloud deck around the santa mateo coastline. system out of the north tomorrow will start a cooling trend. nice by the coast, warm to hot inland after the morning fog that might take awhile to kind of burn off but it looks to be shallow and i think we are fine for the firework but a westerly breeze and a cool morning and giving way to sunshine rapidly. warming temperatures. now, yesterday we had a lot of upper 80s and 90s. about the same inland and a couple degrees cooler for some. danville 87 and hayward at 84 and saratoga 88. 9 sunnyville and same for palo alto. 60s daly city and pacificca. fog on the increase thursday into friday. saturday looks nice and it looks warmer sunday. there are hints that next week could get hot. >> thank you, steve. it is 7:41. hot on the trail of a mountain

lion where fish and game officials are hunting for the lion that attacked a camper and an update on his condition. why there's a silver liner for a bay area homeowner that's mansion has lost half of its value in a year.

7:44 a mansion made headlines for being one of the most expensive homes being sold has lost half of its value. the mansion is now worth just over $50 million. russian investor uri paid one

million for the mansion last year. milner owes $600,000 in property taxes and instead of 1.2 million. toshiba corporation loss a case in the u.s. a jury decided that the japanese company was part of a conspiracy to keep prices of liquid display high in this country. lcds are use the in phones and nat screen tvs but it will not have to contribute to the settlement since other companies have covered the 261 million-dollar settlement germany the search is under way for a lion man that attacked a sleeping man. we have the latest efforts to track the big cat down. claudia. >> reporter: fish and game officials say that this search will continue. the search all depends on the ability of crews to track the animal and since dogs may have picked up the set near the attack site, they will keep looking. the details of the attack terrifying. take a look at what was left of the sleeping bag the 67-year- old morin county man was in

when the attack happened. he told authorities he was asleep on saturday night sleeping near the trail when he says he felt a paw on his head moments before the big cat attacked him. >> it ripped up his sleeping bag. he was scratched severely. he had some puncture wounds from bites on his head. now he was able to escape and drive himself to the hospital. yesterday crews were out with dogs looking for the mountain lion, the trail was busy with people out for the holiday enjoying the outdoors. >> it is a little scary but it is why we are here. things like that being close to nature. >> now, yesterday's search began early at 4: 30 in the morning so we are assuming the crews are out there looking. they are looking the especially trained dogs and they have gone high tech and they have motion censor cameras and able to get dna off of the shirt and they know the mountain lion is

female. the homicide rate in san francisco is going up. hundreds of people attended the funeral yesterday for one of the latest victims, 26-year-old kasai. he went to college in san francisco and with hopes of going back to ethiopia to encourage children play soccer. >> it is sad to see this. >> the gunman remains at large. the statistics show a disturbing trend, in the first six months of this year, there have been 39 homicides compared to 50 for all of last year. there were 50 homicides in 2010

and 45 in 2009. 7:47, final preparation under way for the annual parade and fire works show in valeto. it begins at broadway and tennessee streets. the firework show is set to begin at 9:00 on the valeto water front. they are still looking for donations to pay fort fireworks. since 2009 there will be a fire work show in red wood city thanks to some private donors, starting at 9:15 the fireworks will be launched. there will be a parade and festival starting at 9:00 this morning. most people in joy this holiday but it can be confusing and scary for animals that don't understand the noise and lights from fireworks. so animal activists are reminding owners not to take the pets to the fireworks show. leave the animals home and inside where they will feel

safer. experts advise turning on the tv to help drown out the noise from the fireworks. expect to see more law enforcement officers on the roadways, part of the holiday crack down for du is. last night california patrol and local police agencies starting to increase dui patrols. first time drunk driving convictions can result in losing your license for at least four months. jail time and up to $10,000 in fines. if you are not going to be conscious of what you are really drinking, it is really a sign of designated driver. i know that sounds trite and old fashion but that's the easier and best way to avoid being stopped and going through the ordeal. chp is reminding people to buckle up, their maximum enforcement period will run through midnight. 7:49. boaters beware of the law enforcement this 4th of july. important parking

information if you are headed to san francisco today.

7:51. we have breaking news. alex savage has arrived on the scene of a serious crash in oakland. something al was warning us about even with light traffic. alex, what can you tell us. >> reporter: in speaking with the oakland chief from the fire department this is because of a police pursuit that happened a short time ago. it is an active scene. we are at 40th avenue and that's the car that police were going after that we do understand was stolen. police were trying to stop the car with two men inside when it crashed and sheered off a fire hydrant. i'm not sure if we can go to the right here. if you will look down here, down on the street just a ways, you can probably see that fire hydrant in its entirety sitting on the ground. it was sheered off after the

crash. two men inside of that car were injured. one of them we understand the injuries were serious. firefighters came here and treated the men. obviously they are facing charges in this case. police do believe that this car was stolen with those two men inside when it crashed here on 40th street in oakland. we are working to get more information on the two men inside of the car but both of them will be taken into custody and first being treated for their injuries after a pursuit and a crash here in oakland this morning. that's what we know this morning and we will work for more information throughout the morning. like in oakland, channel 2 news. thank you, alex. 7:53. the coast guard has a warning for boths looking for people that have had too much to drink. coast guard officers say that boating under the influence can result in fines and jail time just like driving under the influence. the coast guard will be looking for boats that don't have life

jackets for everyone on board. san francisco meter maids will not be taking a break this 4th of july holiday. they are enforcing parking as usual which means you will have to feed the meters. two years ago the san francisco municipal transportation agency eliminated free parking on all but three holidays, thanksgiving, christmas and new year's day. gas prices this holiday weekend are just about where they were a year ago. a gallon of regular up leaded is selling for $3.88 in the bay area. a new ap helps drivers find cheaper gas, find gas guru and it is similar to fuel finer and gas buddy and it can help drivers find restaurants and atms near the gas stations but doesn't have a way to look up electric vehicle charging stayings just yet. that would be nice. let's check in with sal. this is a good day to celebrate and also the deadliest day and

the deadliest day for teenage drivers and i have a couple at home that i have been encourage to drive safely and others. >> today would be the day to not drive at all and take it easy and hang out at the house and drive as little as possible. let's take at the commutes, some people have to go to work but most don't. the plaza is light. no major problems, northbound 101 traffic looks nice, no problems. hayward and fremont the traffic looks good. in san jose, we haven't had a lot going on at all. 7:55 and let's go to steve. >> some low clouds favoring the san mateo santa cruz coastline on the bay but sunny for most and warm to hot inland and a westerly breeze today. the north wind kicked in

yesterday and sent temperatures up. yesterday appears to be the hottest day and a lot of fog lurking out there. 65 in concord, fairfield has not updated yet but some of the 8:00 temperatures came out. concord at 65 and santa rosa 59 and santa jose, you can see the fog right there. let's see if i can move it down there. stick with me. one more. there we go, right there. look at that fog. so from pacifica to santa cruz and monterey that is where it is thickest. you can see the spin on the atmosphere towards seattle. i think we are okay for the firework. coast could be tricky but we will make it. cool morning giving way to sunshine. 60s and 70s and 80s and a few low 90s. a cooling trend for thursday and friday. maybe parts of saturday and signs of a warmup on sunday. four children missing from

their oakland home and why concern for their safety is growing by the minute. a chase leads to a serious crash in oakland. we are live in danville where it is less than an hour from the annual 4th of july parade. we'll show you why people come out every year when mornings on 2 continues.

good morning and welcome back. it is the 4th of july and dave clark has the day off. we begin our 8:00 hour with breaking news. we reported just moments ago. >> there's a serious crash in oakland let's go to sal. >> reporter: this involved a stolen vehicle that police were chasing the vehicle here and the chase ended up at 40th and san leeanddro on one of the streets that is -- it two blocks away from the n i mitz freeways. there's the hydrant that was sheered off had the car came around the corner and sheered it off and lost control of the vehicle. hit the building and hit a stop sign there or some other type

of sign. it was a violent crash. what we know is that earlier this morning, oakland police were chasing the vehicle. they may have been chasing it because the car was listed as stolen. there was two people inside. one of them is critically injured and has been taken away to the hospital. our reporter alex savage is on the scene and just spoke to some officials there and we will have more information. the car is badly damaged. again it was listed as stolen. we don't know if there is another reason why the police were chasing this vehicle but right now a good area to avoid is sande anddro street near 40th. they are turning traffic around. we will let you know more later on in the newscast. at 8:00 let's go back to the desk. what is happening now, this morning police are looking for four children who are missing from their north oakland home and concern for their safety is growing. that's following the near drowning of a 3-year-old boy

living at that same home. police arrested the mother, stepfather and babysitter on child endangerment and child abuse charges. an investigator say family members will not reveal the whereabouts of the other children. imagine being home alone when burglars break in, that's what happened to a woman. the woman hid in her house on cordova road yesterday morning as two men ransacked it looking for jewelry. the woman was able to call 911. deputies say they arrived at the house within five minutes but the suspects already got away with an unknown amount of the jewelry. this is a sketch of one of the suspects, if you have any information about the crime, you are asked to call the santa clara county sheriff's office. a skateboarding accident that injured a 14-year-old under scores the need for children to wear helmets. he remains in the hospital with serious head trauma after he lost control and crashed on blossom hill road this month.

he was not wearing a helmet, police are trying to encourage helmet use by handing out coupons for free pizza. a double amputee from south africa will be the first athlete to compete in the olympics, 25-year-old oscar paorous is selected to run in the 400-meters and the 400- meter relay at this summer's london games, he runs on carbon fiber blades. he was born without a fibla in each of his legs. doctors amputated his legs below the knee at a young age. he will also compete in the peril olympic games. we are wishing good luck to local golf sensation, hanna o'sullivan. she is one of the youngest golfers to qualify for the u.s. women's open that begins tomorrow in wisconsin. danville's 4th of july

parade kicks off in one hour. we have more from along the parade route. lorraine, people arrive early to stake off those spots. >> reporter: yes, as early as six a.m. this morning, mike. i got the very difficult job today of enjoying a 4th of july parade for work. you can see thousands of lawn chairs already set up here. the parade starts in just about 60 minutes. i have already seen some scouts out here and some law enforcement, some dogs and it is shaping up to be a really beautiful morning out here. this is what thousands of spectators are in store for this morning. here is a look at last year's 4th of july parade. every year local veterans and activity military are a big part of the celebration. more than 40,000 people are expected to take in the parade. it runs from hart and railroad avenue and end at san ramon valley boulevard and sycamore road. for so many in the area it is

an annual tradition. >> i like this local event. danvil is a great community and i love to support it. >> reporter: and back out here live. this year's parade theme is danville, small town values, big heart. again the parade kicks off at nine a.m. here. just in about less than an hour. reporting live in danville. in antioch the show will go on after members of the public pitched into save the fireworks because of budget cuts, there has not been a fire works show in antioch for the past two years so this year a group of people got together and put up signs asking their neighbors to donate four dollars for the 4th. they reached the $65,000 goal and got many of the other services donated from street sweeping to portable toilets. ktvu.com we have a special tab

donated to the holiday. 8:04 and want to check in with sal who was earlier telling me he is a little bored. i think he went up to get coffee and now jumping back in your seat. >> actually we have a little bit of breaking news. you know how the news is, i was going to run up to the desk but i will do the traffic report first. thank you for catching my stuff there. thank you very much. all right. let's go out and take a look at 280 northbound up to highway 17. the traffic is moving along well, behind the scenes at a television station can be fascinating, let's move along and take a look at the commute here on 237. not much of a commute to be quite honest with you. most people do have the day off and if you do have to go to work, just be careful if you are driving anywhere. there's increased presence for the 4th of july, at the south bay, the road sensors not showing much at all.

sal, thank you some low clouds out there from the marin headlines towards parts of the city, really solid santa cruz coastline, most of the san mateo coastline as well. never an easy forecast. never an easy forecast. inland not a problem, clear and no problem with the fireworks. i think the fog gets chewed up a little bit but there's a system moving in and that will cool us down tomorrow. some of that fog bears watching. bay side will be clouds continu to stream northward and that thunderstorm complex is coming from arizona and should stay south at tahoe but if you are up there you may look towards the south. 50s and 60s now, 65 concord and 60s for liver more and fairfield and redwood city and everyone else close. there was some fog there and just updated so it disappeared. there's fog from pacifica to santa cruz and monterey. a lot there. those locations will be slow to clear off. there is the system right there

beginning to carve itself out. it is on its way. nice on the so knowma coast look good. inland temps will warm up fast. the high pressure system that gave us a north wind yesterday looks like a westerly breeze today. temperatures takes a couple of days off. treke looking good. the days will be nice. 70s for them and maybe cooler for friday but still pretty nice. fog south of the city but a cool morning and breezy afternoon here. temperatures 80s and 90s. 91 brentwood and 85 walnut creek. 80 san jose and santa clara warmer towards saratoga. 60s on the coast, lower upper 50s with some of the fog hanging around and upper 70s on the peninsula.

cooler on thursday into friday. looks like a warmup happens on sunday. if not definitely on monday. thank you, steve. it is 8:70 and turning to the race for the white house. since april, president obama has opened up a sustained lead over republican mitt romney and gallop daily tracking poll of the presidential race. president obama leads romney 48% to 44% in the latest poll, the 6th consecutive day the president has pulled away following almost two months in which the two candidates were essentially tied in the polls results. right now mitt romney and his family are scheduled to march in a 4th of july parade in wolf borro new hampshire this morning. romney and his wife and their five sons along with daughter- in-laws and grandchildren now numbering number 30 have been at the lakeside estate in new hampshire. happening right now, president obama is attending a 4th of july naturalization ceremony at the white house for active duty servicemen. thank you everybody and

have a great 4th of july, congratulations to our newest citizens, yeah. >> the president giving a shout out to people born in our countries and came to the u.s. as immigrants and joined the armed forces and have earned their citizenship. they come from 17 different countries. the president just came back from vacation this morning. the president and the first lady will host a 4th of july celebration on the white house's lawn. this morning firefighters in colorado say the largest wildfire in state history should be contained by sunday. the waldo canyon fire is 80% contained. at least five c130 planes are dropping waters and retar dent on the fire after being grounded following a fatal crash in south dakota. the fire hazard destroyed 357 homes and caused more than $110 million in damage.

the natural guard has joined the fight against a growing wildfire in alpine utah just south of salt lake city. no homes are lost but the fire has reportedly destroyed a barn and burned five thousand acres and five hundred homes have been evacuated and fire officials say the fire was caused by a man working with heavy equipment. investigators have reportedly identified the two suspects accused of setting off that huge fire in san francisco's bay view northbound. the suspicious fire damaged four homes. today's chronicle identifies them as a 61-year-old and 48- year-old. both suspects are believed to be squatters. mid air melt down, the court ruling issue in a a case of the pilot that went berserk. and the man that accused

the reporter of asking him stupid questions.

sunny for most. but fog for others. tonight could be a little difficult around the coast but bay side inland not a problem. temperatures 80s and 90s away from the coast. >> a man shot and killed a number of troops in afghanistan. nato is not releasing many details about the attack but says it happened yesterday in eastern afghanistan. it all follows the killing of

three british soldiers on section by an afghan policeman. so far this year 26 nato troops have been killed by afghan security forces or by infiltrators dressed in afghan uniforms. in iraq a car exploded outside of a market place in a she rite town. today's attack was similar to two market bombings in southern iraq yesterday. 40 people were kill. the attacks begin ahead after shiite pilgrimage. pakistan had blocked trucks after a u.s. air strike last november that kill 24 pakistani troops. pakistan demanded an apology and yesterday secretary of state hillary clinton released a statement saying the u.s. was sorry for the losses suffered

by pakistan military. the storms that hit the eastern part of the country have led to the cancellation of some 4th of july celebrations. stacey kohen is in washington d.c. where that is not the case. the show on the national mall is scheduled to go on. >> reporter: well, yes, you know we are tough folks here in washington. july is a difficult month always. this has been worse of course than usual with the terrible storms but everything is currently scheduled to go on. we have big names in town. phillip phillips of american idol family and matt broderick and we have the host tom berrojohn that will be the host. the storms that came through friday were wicked and caused a lot of destruction and workers have been scrambling to get everything cleaned up for the big fireworks celebration. some nearby communities have canceled their displace and the intense temperatures we are

having but in the nation's capital the show must go on. >> it makes me feel patriotic, all of the memorials, people that are being respectful about our country. >> it has turned out that our travel time was during the 4th of july and where he thought this would be a great place to be for the 4th of july. >> god bless america, land that i love. >> and there is the song from the cloggers that will be performing in our parade. we asked folks what their favorite patriotic song was and they sang it and god bless america was the frequently most answered question. what is your favorite. >> god bless america is one of the favorites. stacey ko hebe live in walk walk. the former pilot that had a meltdown was found not guilty by interfering with a flight by reason of insanity. this is the video from the march 27th incident during a new york to las vegas flight. the plane was forced to make an

emergency landing after 49-year- old clayton osburn allegedly ran through the cabin screaming about jesus and al qaeda. he is being sent to a health facility in texas for further examination. pete spark got irritated with a reporter saying he was asking stupid questions, a reporter asked him about his campaign staff for the upcoming november election. starke caused the news conference to talk about issues. he is facing a close race against democrat eric stillwell. a player has been banned from the dugout for a year. todd steven son is a coach for the athletics class a team in modesto. he was suspended for telling his pitchers to intentionally

ba lk players. the team ended up winning 7-6 in 18 innings, the game lasted more than five hours. oakland could be the first city to boycott gold man sacks. the bank is threatening to threaten an investment deal to cost the city nearly $4 million. it stems from an interest rate swap. there was a deal entered into 1998 to protect itself from interest rate spikes but the rates have remained low and gold man has paid $32 million than it has received so far. the u.s. olympic committee will not make a bid to hos the winter games in 2022 and that is mixed news for the lake tahoe region. the committee has been exploring the possibility of making a bid to host the games for more than a year. but committee members say pushing a date back for a bid could work in their favor

giving them more time to plan and work out environmental concerns. we have not lost any steam. we have not lost any passion and retasking and remissioning our efforts for 2026. tahoe area businesses say they are disappointed by the decision. it spend more than 50 years since the olympic games were held at squaw valley. commercial fishermen will be allowed to go after crawl fish in lake tahoe for the first time. fishing is not only expected to be good for the economy and tourism but also likely to improve the lake's clarity since crawl fish clouds the lake's water. the fishing will be only allowed in nevada but there's talk of expanding it to the california side. the state department of food and agricultural is recalling cheese made by a petaluma dairy. it could contain harmful path owe jens. no illnesses are reported but

three varieties are exempt from the recall. what analysts are saying about reports of ipad mini. and we will have your independence day forecast. you can see the watercraft, fire department watercraft on the bay. a body has been found floating near the base of howard street. we will tell you more about what is happening now coming

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>> it is 8:22, there could be a new version of apple's ipad. they are not saying anything but there are reports that the company plans to release a mini ipad before the end of the year. the new model will have a screen two inches smaller than the regular i pad and will not have my definition. no word on how much the mini ipad will cos. i want to get to sal. you have been mentioning a couple minutes ago butb breaking news in san francisco. possibly a body in the water. >> reporter: i want to have michelle help me out with this and put in a super for me. we are going to go to the cal camera here. this operation is going on in san francisco at the base of howard street. now, our camera can kind of see some of it. we have just had -- i had jj point the camera down there and

i have seen the san francisco fire department rescue watercraft out on the bay. fire boat on the bay as well. and what happened was that someone reported seeing something that looked like a body floating in san francisco bay earlier. the fire department arrived and they did indeed find a body. we have a reporter working on this trying to get more information. one thing we do know is that there is a complete presence at howard street. we have a report coming up soon. let's go go to the toll plaza. peach tree has an increased presence on the roads for the 4th. they ramped up the presence to make sure to keep the road safe. this is a look at san jose northbound 101. at 8:24 let's go to steve. mostly sunny although some fog. santa cruz coastline but temperatures in the 60s for

some. a little bit of patchy fog. but overall mostly sunny. there will be an increase in the fog, i hope it is not tonight. it is close. i think overall we will be fine. tomorrow morning we will start a cooling trend. a lot of upper 50s and some of the upper 50s are in the 60s by now. there's the fog, you can see rather solid. monterey making a strong surge down there. other than that, most inland locations started off sunny. fog, south of the city, cool morning giving way to sunshine and warm mild temperatures pretty fast here. 60s and 70s and 80s and inland upper 90s and far away from the coast. i think we are okay tonight. a little tricky south of pacifica and everyone else should be fine and a cooldown for thursday and friday and warmer on saturday and sunday. breaking news we have been following, a chase leads to a serious crash in oakland. we are live at the scene of the accident.

>> reporter: the difference between the firework you can buy at one of these booths and the kind you find on the streets coming up. the complaints that have led to a lawsuit at one

eastbound school. we are following breaking news out of oakland, a police pursuit has led to a serious crash. alex savage has the latest. alex. >> reporter: well, we understand that this was the high speed pursuit after stolen car that came to a crashing end here at this intersection in oakland at 40th and san leeanddro and that's where the car lost control and actually hit this building before

hitting a fire hydrant. you can see the saturn sedan here at the scene. we will show you video as firefighters moved into try to shut off the fire hydrant that had been sheered off. the driver of the car why are told by police suffered serious injuries in the passenger had minor injuries. an oakland police lieutenant says this started a couple of hours ago when officers spotted that stolen car and began to follow it. the driver then sped off and we are told this pursuit lasted for two miles. >> he heard speeds reported of at least 65 miles per hour. as it hit the high street intersection, there's somewhat of a rise in the roadway and it caused that vehicle to begin to lose control. the tail end started to spin out and he overcorrected with it and it struck the fire hydrant. three patrol cars were involved in this pursuit. they had reported this stolen

car. it was spotted by officers and they began to follow. in the end even after the accident involving the car, no oakland officers injured. a lieutenant tells me after the accident inside of the car as you can see is still on the scene, they did find electronics inside. investigators are trying to figure out if possibly any of those electronics could be stolen. but the investigation certainly continuing out here in oakland this morning. live in oakland, alex savage, ktvu, channel 2 news. a series of small earthquakes shook the area near pacificca. a 2.8 magnitude hit about 10:15 p.m. earlier there were three other quakes of similar magnitude just south of pacifica near monetaria. the fault runs through that part of the peninsula. new this morning scientists including a television celebrities are marking what could be the discovery of the

so-called god particle. [applause] >> research teams received a standing ovation during the announcement in switzerland. the god particle is a building block to the universe. television personality, bill nye, the science guy says it creates the size and shape of all matter. >> we would be another step closer to knowing where we came from. we would be another step closer to understanding the universe itself which is a mystery to us. >> the announcement was made if ten million dollar atom facility in geneva. students and scientists at berkeley and uc santa cruz have collaborate on the research. just in thyme for the 4th of july, the sun held its own firework show. this is a solar flair and it has disrupted radio communications across europe.

it could bring a more vivid perspective of the northern and southern lights. a man was arrested after firework were found in his house. police went to the home on 22nd street yesterday after receiving a tip inside they found 63 explosive devices and a handgun. they arrested 44-year-old jerry lopez, a convicted felon charged with possession of explosives, fireworks and a firearm. police sent us a photo of some of the home made fireworks. overall the firework were the equivalent of 12-and-a-half sticks of dynamite. 12 people are injured including two children after a firework explosion in new hampshire. a batch flew up on the deck of a home. the explosion filled the home with smoke, there were 30 people inside at the time. the owner of the home puts on a large fireworks display every independence day holiday.

it can be difficult to differentiate between what is legal and illegal when it comes to firework here in california. ktvu's nowell walker has been in gilroy good morning. >> reporter: you are looking for a booth that is similar to this. we are here in gilroy at the high school chair booth and they are loading up for the last days of sales stocking up on the fireworks. hoping-- i'm guessing for a good day, right, ladies? come around back here. we have got from the cal fire department over here, we have jim joining us, battalion chief to talk about what safe and sane and what is not so safe and sane this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> you have a sample here of the things that you have confiscated and things that you can buy. >> sure. >> they don't look a lot

different. tell me what the difference is in practice. >> in practice, the safe and sane fireworks are sold at a reputable booth and will stamped with a safe and sane emblem. the firework that you -- that will be illegal in california obvious will be ones that fly up in the sky and things that explodes or things that move around on the ground. they are illegal because they have some kind of unpredict ability to them. >> you will be patrolling in force i would imagine. >> not just us but fire departments and law enforcement throughout the community and bay area will be out as part of what we do, we want to make sure people are in a safe environment and understand that the safe and sane firework are legal in those places in the city and so in order to protect others we will have units that will be out on patrol. part of the issue that we have every summer and every 4th of july is structure fires anded

wild land fires so we will be looking for those as well. if you are wondering where firework are allowed in the bay area, they are allowed in gil roy and san brunna and pacifica and dublin and newark and union city and petaluma. saint ca lin nas. pretty quiet commute so far. all of a sudden around the 8:00 hour. things started to pick up. sal. >> that's right, mike and tory, in oakland we have andleadro street closed because after chase that ended up culminating here and at 40 and san leadro. police say a car was being chased, a stole an car, lost control and sheered off a fire

hydrant and one was critically injured and taken to the hospital and another man injured not as seriously. the police are doing their investigation. the street remains closed, avoid the area. let's go to the bay bridge, the tol lplaza is nice and light coming into san francisco. it is going to be light because it is a holiday, one of the things will you see is more officers because they are doing maximum enforcement. traffic is light here to costa condra county. even highway 4 is light. sunny for most and some fog, about pacifica and i will show you south towards monterey, inland temperatures look good, warming up to 80s and 90s far away from the coast. thunderstorm complex just screaming up from arizona and southern california along the spine of the central sierra, not expected to make it to tahoe or treke but you may see

some buildups but it will stay in the southern part the sierra. 60s on the temperatures and 50s and 60s and hayward took the day off. concord, some of that fog, solid on the santa cruz coastline and into monterey bay and north of that patchy. there's a system dropping down to start a cooling trend more likely tomorrow and inland no problem on the fireworks bay side. the coast could be dicey but we will go for it. the morning fog will probably retrieve. yesterday it got wiped out by a north wind. that won't be the case today. a westerly breeze, 60s and 70s and 90s for some well away from the coast. nice for the 4th and a few clouds to the south. upper 70s to near 80s if you are heading up to tahoe. fog south of the city, a little breezy at times. it is a component after westerly breeze. 60s to 90s with 80s in between,

sonoma 84. santa rosa 84 and 94 clear lake to cloverdale. fairfield 88. pittsburgh 89 and walnut and liver more. 80s san jose. fremont 78 and san mateo and daly city 66. fog on the increase, thursday into friday for a cooldown and looks wanter for sunday. leaky ceilings and rotting floors that have sprouted mushrooms, some of the conditions that the aclu claims exist at the community day school program in richmond. they filed a lawsuit against the west contra condra school district, they receive extra state funding because it serves at risk youth but the aclu says conditions are deplorable and the students lack access to math and science teachers. the national park service

is looking for a permanent terminal in san francisco to operate fairies to alcatraz. currently pair 31-and-a-half is used. but officials say they have outgrown that site and they are thinking about expanding service. a decision on where the new terminal will be located is expected in 2014. it appears facebook and the town of attheton are friends again. facebook will expand its campus. the town has announced there is an agreement but no one is revealing details of what was worked out. the 3rd largest u.s. advertiser may be reconsidering its decision to stop advertising on facebook. gm and the social network are discussing a plan for the car maker to pay for ads again. facebook executives have been courting gm since it pulled its

advertising. one source says facebook is looking to show gm information on the effectiveness of paid ads on facebook. netflix subscribers more than a billion hours of online video. the company credit is high speed internet connections and high powered mobile devices. 20 minutes before 9:00. prince william and his wife katherine are turning heads at wimbledon. they took in a match from the royal box. roger federer one by the way and tomorrow is a big day for prince william to be installed as a knights of the thistle in ed din borrow. queen elizabeth, his grandmother appointed him a royal knight of the order last month to mark his 30th birthday. there are only 16 other existing knights and prince william will become the youngest member. the order of the thistle is one of scotland's highest honors

and the tradition dates back hundreds of years. in fact, mike, some people say it goes back to 786. i thought you were going to say 1786. >> no, 786 in the middle ages and i'm excited about this because one of my cousins happens to be a knight in the order of the thistle and my parent will be there and they are very excited. >> a chance of a lifetime for your parents and for prince william. >> yes. it will be exciting. a body has been found in the waters near the embarcadero. and there is a mountain lion that attacked a bay area man. the progress crews are making in the sierra foothills.

time now 8:44 let's get updated on some of the stories we are following. emergency crews are on the scene of a serious crash in oakland at 40th avenue followed a high-speed police pursuit. investigators say the driver was behind the wheel after stolen car which smashed right into a fire hydrant. the driver suffered serious injuries and in custody. police are concerned about the safety of four children that are missing from their north oakland home. that's following the near drowning after 3-year-old boy who was living at the same

home. police have arrested the mother, stepfather and babysitter on child abuse charges. investigators say family members won't reveal the whereabouts of the other children. deputies release add sketch of one of the suspects wanted in a burglary. a woman was inside the home when the suspects broke in and stole jewelry. we are following breaking news out of san francisco in the last hour where a body was found in the water near the embarcadero. claudia wong is joining us live. >> reporter: they did pull the body from the water. we will give you live look from the area we are talking about. this is near pier 30 and 32 where we saw the activity right through the shot we did see the fire boats go through. authorities on the scene told us that a jogger this morning

is the one that spotted that body. the body is that of a man. we still don't have identity of who the victim is. obviously people are wondering fit could be that of 27-year- old viktor marieo that has been missing since june 25th. he was last seen in that area around pier 30 and 32 off of the embarcadero. they have come from a doabler game and his friend said he looked away from a moment and when he looked back he was gone. it is believed that he may have fallen off of the bay. there have been coast guard searches and searches organized by family and friends but they turned up nothing. the friends and family have been distributing flyers. if we come back live to that scene this morning -- again, this is the area that we were focused on and where the body was taken out of the water waiting on the coroner to get there. san francisco police and fire all on the scene. we are waiting to talk to authorities but we can tell you

that sources close to the investigation say that the description of victor maria and what he was wearing is similar to that of this body. that is something we are looking into. crews are there asking the questions. if we get any information we will let you know. tory. thank you, claudine. 8:47. it took 250 firefighters to knock down a fast moving brushfire in los angeles county. it started about 9:00 last night in a rural area near palmdale and spread as winds fanned the flames. the fire burned more than 200- acres, there are several ranches in the area but they were not threatened. the cause of the fire is under investigation. fish and game officials have restarted the search for a mountain lion that attacked a man near nevada city. the 67-yeaold man was sleeping when the cougar bit

him. the doctors say he is expected to recuperate. people we met on the trail yesterday say they have heard about the attack. >> it is a little scary but it is why we are here. things like that. being close to nature. >> yesterday a woman reported seeing a mountain lion on the trails where she was hiking with her dog but no way to know if it is the same cougar. they are searching there today. mayor lee will not use taxpayer money to fly his wife back to san francisco from venezuela. el lee anna lopez can provide videotape for the city's ethics committee. she had demanded the city pay for her round trip ticket that could cos as much as $2000. mayor lee has suspended her husband as san francisco sheriff and charged him with official misconduct. we are learning more about

the bomb threat that briefly interrupted the hearings last week. ed lee security detail whisked him out of city hall and some of the mayor's staff was seen rushing out of the building. others were told they were not to evacuate. some are defending the decision saying they were doing everything possible to avoid panic. a florida man that shot and killed teenager tray von martin could be released from jail as soon as this time tomorrow. a judge will rule on whether defendant george zimmerman should be free on bail. zimmerman's original bond was revoked after prosecutors claimed that he lied about his finances. meanwhile trying to prove his self-defense claim, his attorney released a medical report showing zimmerman suffered scalp injuries, black eyes and a broken nose from his encounter with martin.

the runner-up in mexico's election is demanding a recount. he says sunday's election was "playinged by irregularities" he has to wait until sunday to formally request a recount when the official results are due to be released. preliminary results show enriquee is leading with 38% of the vote to 32% of louar door. there is accusations of vote buying. the institutional revolutiony party governed mexican for 32 years and voted out because of widespread corruption. people have been rushing to grocery stores to redeem debit cards that they were say were given to them by the preparty in exchange for their support of pena alto. some of the people complain that cards were worth less than ten dollars when they were told that cards would be worth

closer to $40. a nine month long algiers investigation has concluded that former palestinian leader yays ar arafat may have been poisoned. he died in november of 2004. no autopsy was ever performed. there was radio agents found on him. it was slipped into his tea at a sushi restaurant. a warning for boaters, the coast guard has safety zones in the san francisco bay for today. one zone will be located about one thousand feet off of pier 39 and the other knew the san francisco municipal pier at aquatic park. boaters that enter the zones could be fined up to $40,000. san jose joey chestnut is

promising to eat like a beast. he weighed in at 210 pounds yesterday for this morning's nathan hot dog eating contest. he think he can break his record of 68 dogs in ten minutes. the men's competition is at nine a.m. pacific time while the women compete at 8:30. chestnut's arch rival will participate in his own contest, he is eating another new york hot dog brand called crypt dogs. 68. maybe one or two. all right, it is 8:52. will the fog take a holiday. we will have the independence day forecast when we come back. and more than 40,000 people are expected this morning in danville. we'll take you live to the town's annual 4th of july

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continues. 8:55. minutes away from the start of danvil's 4th of july holiday parade. lorraine is joining us from the parade route and it looks like it is getting crowded. >> reporter: it is. we were handed out these fans a little while and it is a good idea because it is heating up in danville. thousands are people are lining up along harts avenue here and

more than 40,000 people are expected to head downtown to take in the floats, the bands and various san ramon valley organizations. every year local veterans and activity military are part of the celebration. it ends at san ramon valley boulevard. for so many in this area it is an annual tradition and people have brought out tents and brought out seats and people over here, they have got a setup, a tommy bahama umbrella and chairs that have been here since last night. how are you doing, sir? >> fine, how are you today. >> good. tell me why you come out. >> just the festivities and enjoy the crowd. >> reporter: you got anything lined up for today. i am having a barbecue, are you doing something else. >> a swim in the pool and a barbecue. >> reporter: who did you bring out with you. >> shane and one of my neighbors and my wife kathy and

rob and nicole and their family. >> reporter: a great celebration and pretty easy to walk up to people. pretty friendly. >> yes, danville is friendly. >> reporter: we are in the bay area, a big city but out here it is a small town. >> absolutely, that is the way it is in the east bay. >> reporter: anything you are looking forward to. >> enjoying the parade and sunshine. >> reporter: enjoy the sunshine then. the parade starts in just a couple of minutes. it will be at nine a.m. but many people on the street right now so they will have to get the people off of the street before they start the parade. reporting live in danville. ktvu channel 2 news. danville is a friendly town and you ar pretty friendly guy yourself. let's take a look at these things. be careful while you are driving. let's look at the live pictures. we will go to oakland. there's sannalinna street is

closed. let's go to the toll plaza. the traffic looks good and now let's go to steve. sunny and mild to go. hot inland and all right around the bay and dicey around the city. tomorrow we start a cooling trend to friday and it looks warmer the latter part of the weekend. tory may not like me next week because there is signs that the high pressure is drifting back to the west. that's it for us. thanks for watching, have a great 4th of july. timee and temperature brought to you by river rock casino. a mile north of the golden gate bridge.