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tell us what -- live to tell us what it will be used for. >> reporter: not long from now those new recruits will be going through the fire academy here and they will go through that for several months and be out in the field. they are being brought on thanks to $8.6 million that will help provide better service to the people of san jose. >> it is important to the people of san jose to improve the service. we are nowhere near where we should be compared to where we were ten years ago but every little bit helps. >> the fire chief and local lawmakers helped to secure this money. the official announcement came down just an hour ago positions

refer to as a brownout policy but these will reduce staffing levels and reduce closures. >> it has an impact on our response time and capacity so it is a significant impact and we will be able to with this grant eliminate at least one of those right away. you will feel ross fire station will be staffed on a daily basis as soon as we get the new firefighters out. >> we had six new graduates from the fire academy and those men were hired on thanks to the money that was awarded to san jose last year. those next new hires will be entering the academy next october out in the field but early next year and the chief tells me they will have to continue to save money in the fire department to make sure

those new hires remain on staff. live this afternoon in san jose, alex savage, k tv u news. >> san mateo county firefighters are on the scene of a two-alarm fire in san bruins no. the caller came in at 8:45 in the 100 block of lake drive. it took 15 minutes to put that fire out. also now firefighters are battling a fire in sunole. these are pictures that came in the last 20 minutes and they south south of interstate 680 and east he have fremont. the last word, it is moving slowly and burning several acres but last they had to deal with cattle blocking the road. we have been hearing about a fire in contra coster county officials are investigating whether an illegal power supply

and illegal grow operation may be involved. the fire broke out in the 1100 block. firefighters found smoke coming from the second floor of the home and they put it out within 30 minutes but then they discovered an illegal bypass which could be part of an illegal grow operation. these are pictures you will only see on 2 and they found marijuana grow lights and other equipment from the home. >> the fire may be replaced to it, that is under investigation as is other activities prior to the fire. >> one was interviewed for smoke inhalation and another has been detained for questioning. and is a fire broke out just before 7:00 a.m. at the house of 200 cap street. it is not far from fruit veil

and interstate 580. firefighters worked on the roof and the fire appears to have started at the bulk of the. there is are no reports of injuries and the red cross is assisting and the cause is under investigation. there was a shooting outside around 10:30 last night. the victim was riding a bicycle when he was shot. witnesses reported seeing him argue with somebody in a silver suv. he suffered non-life threatening wounds to the arms and chin. he has provided limited information so far and they do plan to interview him. riser is representing himself filed bond behalf of his two children ages 12 and

11. he compared himself to moses. he killed his wife and hid that from their children and hid that to protect them he compares it to moses killing a slave. and they are seeking more than $15 million for emotional damage. the loss is from a highly publicized trading problem which has now troubleel -- tripped -- tripled inside. those managers have been did dismissed without seven -- sense pay. now despite that, they are earned $6 million easily beating forecasts. another report including wells fargo, the san francisco bank

reports a $4.5 billion profit up 18% from last year. they credit the loans that were made. and reacting on relief since there was a concern that u.s. major companies would be reporting weaker earnings. the dow jones industrial average looks directed to break a six day losing street up 188. nasdaq up 24 and s&p 500 up 21. they took it to the key battleground state of virginia this morning. they stopped in virginia beach and now president barack obama focused on how his vision focuses on ways to restore the economy. >> the reason we came together was to restore for all middle-

class families. and he asked two more -- scheduled two more events. mitt romney is seriously considering former secretary of state condolezza rice as his advice president running made. -- vice-president running mate. she is at the top of the vp candidates. condolezza rice has repeatedly said she has no interest in that job. a -- away area marine has finally come home from route 92 only at the age of 18. only a few people knew the crash site was there until a few years ago. they identified the remains of

the crew members. he was just 17 years old. and. >> and a cool down install if the weekend and wheel tell you about the temperatures expected in your perfect. and we will have an update on the connect her and we will show you what is going on -- connector and we will show you what is going on in construction right now on ktvu channel 2 morning news.

. lorraine blanco is joining us to let us know if this project is still on schedule, lorraine? >> reporter: they are right on schedule, about halfway finished and you can see they are working up to 12 hours a day good news for the workforce and for oakland. >> reporter: with construction going at full speed on the airport connector, they are marking the midway point in the $484 million project. >> i am proud to tell you we are on time and on budget. >> reporter: this is time lapse video for the first gerder for

the 2-mile connector. bart officials are calling this a very unusual milestone. they say with the gerders in place it is not easy to picture it but it is vital to airport development in terms of bring carriers back to downtown oakland. >> the conductivity between our airport connector and then bart makes it very attractive for tourists and for businesses both. >> reporter: for 14,000 pounds of concrete, it is the number of jobs bart hopes to highlight, 516 construction workers, 110 of them are oakland residents. >> i will have a sense to know i helped to build this structure. >> reporter: many airport commuters say they could drive but it is much easier to use

bart. >> it will be a quicker way to get to the airport, absolutely. >> especially with the baby. >> yes because it is a pain trying to get on the bus with everything. >> reporter: now some are saying this is money that could be spent elsewhere but bart officials continue to insist people will get on board once verse is complete just like with the fso connector, back to you. thank you lorraine. there is still a lot of work to be done on the memorial at the stadium. she is confident the stadium will be ready. pictures from the web museum show the progress made in the $321 million project : home

opener is september 1st against nevada. and new at noon, they are teaming up to help feed needy families. they are working with chesney and tim mcgrew and they are asking fans to bring nonperishable food to benefit the county food bank. what many people done realize is that summer is a tough time for struggling families. >> kids are out of school, they are not getting breakfast and lunch and families are trying to have to come up with two more meals to come up to provide their kids all summer. we are trying to give back. well it feels like summer is just getting started but a lot of kids and parents are already getting ready for the first day of school. hundreds lined up for a backpack giveaway in san jose.

some were lined up last night. it is part of the 10th annual back to school. last year they gave away 150 backpacks. restoration lasts -- lasts in 3:00. it continues to rage in placer county the so called robbers fire is burned more than 1,100 acres and is only 10% contained. 150 homes are threatened and they have set up a red cross evacuation shelter in the area. the cause of the fire is under investigation. a severe drought is spreading across the bottom half of the united states. the national climatic data

center says more than 1,000 counties has been declared natural disaster areas. it is hitting farmers and livestock particularly hard. 51% is experiencing drought conditions. good afternoon to you, a cooler weather pattern is shaping up for your weekend and if you are inland it means you will be falling back to near normal. if you are looking ahead, if you are at the coast it will be chilly and picking up through the delta, reported near fairfield. >> light breeze as well as around san jose right along the

coastline. pacifica is still out by the area and it is mostly clear skies continuing over areas of oakland as well as hayward and we showed you mostly sunny skies for our inland east bay areas. 72 san fairfield, 73 and san rose. some of our inland spots anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees. mine while you are along the coast but the city is looking cool at this hour. take a look at what is happening to the south. it will be creeping up over to lake tahoe and i will keep an eye on that forecast for you. we have another system spinning right over washington than will

deepen into the weekend and was that we will continue with our cool down and we will fall below average for this time of year. we are looking at upper 70s and lower 80s and 66 in oakland even for this time of year we are looking at 82 in walnut creek, anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday and if you are headed out, it may be a blanket 55 and partly cloudy skies and it is going to be breezy and notice the numbers continue to trail off into the lower 80s by sunday and that's below average and below 70s for the inland spots up the coast. a man used a satellite dish cable to repel into a grocery

store. he is accused of breaking in last night. he allegedly broke a skylight and ran down. he was later found hiding behind a tree. he did not steel anything but he has been violent. police were blocking downtown streets when police moved in. four officers were injured, one was hit in the head and suffered a concussion. 19 people were or arrested. damage included a bus when its window is smashed. he first said that and when the officer was asked why he was

late for a motorcade assignment he said he didn't care about her and said he would shoot her in the head if he coup could and he has been -- and he would shoot her in the head if he could and he is being removed from his post. lawmakers are getting involved, we will have more. stay tuned.

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. stronger earnings from jp morgan chase is doing well thanks to better than expected earnings and it is the longest losing streak, dow jones industrial average crossed over 200 and right now it is up 199 and nasdaq up 45 and s&p 500 up 21. in southern california san bernardino police and district attorney's office is investigating information which just declared bankruptcy. the city is 46 million in the hole because of dechange tax -- declining tax revenues and increasing costs. now they have been given falsified documents which maintained for the past 13 and 16 years and they came from

various city departments. a private art school is connected to an alleged case of fraud. four former recruiters say the academy of art university is defrauding millions of dollars by using illegal tactics to get students to apply to school. some get trips to hawaii for compensation. we have an update on a two- alarm fire in san bruno we first told you about at the top of our newscast and we just learned a two-year-old died in the fire. the call came in, in the 100 block of lake drive. it took just 15 minutes to put the fire out and in addition to the two-year-old at least one other person was injured in this fire. congress is now taking a stand on the uniforms that will be worn during the opening ceremonies in two weeks.

the designs include navy blazers include white scarfs antis and were -- and ties but they were made in china, a time when textiles industries are struggling. >> they should have known better and they should have been made in america. >> they defended ralph loren, saying all of this talk is nonsense. we support american athletes and the company is not commenting directly on the controversy. jennifer lopez is leaving her job as the judge on american idol and it comes one day aftetetyler announces he is stepping away. the seven years that it takes to be a judge has begun to feel

like a lot. and it feels like an attacks on a jack in the box restaurant and this is surveillance video from that night and we have obtained a new video and what it reveals about the case. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 morning news, make sure you join us again, we are always here on ktvu channel 2 morning news and mobile, www.ktvu.com, thanks for watching.