we're waiting for protesters to gather here at the berkeley b.a.r.t. station. we'll tell you where they are headed -- coming up. a huge tree comes crashing down on a mountain roadway overnight. how one lucky car owner dodged

a bullet. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where we're expecting dramatic testimony in the sheriff's wife. find out why this case may mott be as easy for ed lee. also, a new tax plan that if you drive in california, you probably won't like it. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, golf. welcome to "mornings on 2." -- will, good morning -- well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. happening now -- christien kafton joins us live to explain the creative way protesters are

protesting higher costs. le. >> reporter: yeah, students here are planning to protest the possibility of a fee increase for graduate students. uc regents are set too meet this morning. students say they will be at today's meeting and will be holding what they call a zombie takeover. they are encouraging people to come dressed as zombies. now, while the regents are expected to free tuition for undergrads, they may vote to increase fees foreother schools, like the nursing programs and -- for other schools, like the nursing programs and that could make these so many of the most expensive programs in the country. some students say the idea of an increase has them worrying. >> i'm considering an mba.

that's not something i'm looking forward to, the higher fees. something to keep in mind. >> reporter: you can see some of those protesters starting to gather here. we're planning on talking with them before they head to the regents meeting in san francisco and then we'll be heading over toot meeting. we'll -- to the meeting. for now we're live in berkeley, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. back to you. >> thank you. csu trustees are being criticized for approving raises. those raises will each earn 9% to 10% more than their predecessor. the chancellor says the heights are necessary because of extra talent. but still, it bothers many since it comes as students face

tuition hikes and fewer classes. for americans today is the main event -- for many today is the main event for the ross mirkarimi case. tara mority is live with more and will tell us who is planning to take the stand. >> reporter: well, the first time eliana lopez is back from venezuela. her attorney says she's gonna testify last. i'm going to use this in case he want foss take him away from -- he wants to take him away from me because he told me he's very powerful. >> reporter: they are supposed to put into evidence this video shot by the neighbor revealing

the neighbor. the son says that canny caused eliana to fear because she's of her son. >> the only thing i've found people to be afraid of testifying about is they have something 20 height. she doesn't have -- to height. she doesn't have anything to hide. today's hearing starts at 5:00, it will continue tomorrow and then again, they will meet on august 16th. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. work crews in the santa clara county hims are still cutting up and removing a big tree. this is after a close call for

one lucky car owner. the big oak tree came crashing down in saratoga. this is video of the scene earlier their morning. you can see -- this morning. you can see huge branches. incredibly, the car into the even scratched. in the meantime, the big tree has led to a cleanup project. >> the. trees falling across the roadway. to have -- to have -- have to get rid of it. >> the tree came dune in one of several roadways leading to the winery but folks to have this cleared before the big concert there that features the? founder? the -- the founder -- that features the founder of the

kinks. look. this man has an upper right eye bra that is percented. police say the woman was attacked back on june 6th on eerie street on mission and south 6th. if you have any information call precipitation. ben nar can is back on criminal two -- capitol hill 2. this is a live picture of the -- a live look. today, the white house is announcing a new home to create master teachers in science, technology, engineering and math. under the plan teachers selected for the core, they will receive a stipend of to am -- up to $to,000 a year.

there is a new bill to expand yosemite park. a fresno law make now proposes to increase yosemite's western boundary by about 1600 acres. the park's service would buy or receive this as a doeny. well, this interest ised -- this is interested, redwood police let you have a chat if a police officer. >> it will will the you talk if anything except a life- threatening injuries. the guy is available from one too if on thursday. they say this program is the

first of its kind in the? if if if. let's check in with sal -- first of its kind. let's check in with sal. >> traffic continues to move along pretty well until you get to the maze. it's not due to an accident i guess the bride side of all of this. this is a look at the commute on 880. that's light coming up past the coliseum. if you are driving in san jose, northbound and southbound, the traffic here in san jose, it looks pretty good. it's improved a almost bit since we checked it out. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. higher clouds. combination of multiple lowers. the big low that gave us all of

the cooler temperatures yesterday and the -- and the rain up north has given us record low temperatures. these were the -- talk about a very unusual pattern for july. 67 today. santa rosa will warm up to 73. there was consistency. san jose was 76. going to bump you up to 77. there is a little bit of a breeze. not as much as a -- as it has been. low 50s. upper 50s to low 6 as -- low 60s. the remains of what was hurricane fauve yoif, but a few

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analyzed. there is a chance -- new this morning. , from afghanistan, a bomb placed on a struck exploded and destroyed 223 nato nato supply trucks. the number of veterans aplaying for disability benefits continues to grow. the v.a. has processed 1 million claims a year. but a va official plans to tell a committee, the fro of claims has increased 48% in the last

three years. lawmakers want to come to on agreement or face trigger cuts. former vice president dick clen nip was back on capitol hill urging congress to do something to aviated cuts. -- to avoid cuts. democrats say this must include tax hikes. ben bernanke is back on capitol hill right now for more testimony about the economy. alison burns in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the urgent warning he has for congress. alison? >> reporter: dave, let's get a right to a live look inside the hearing room. members of a house committee are giving their opening statements now, then the fed chairman is expected to repeat the warning that he issue the yesterday.

if congress kos not -- does not deal with tax increases, the u.s. will face another recession and more than a million jobs lost next year. but some lawmakers say they are looking for the fed to take more action as well. >> we're having a much rougher time than ever getting unemployment down. >> yes. >> so get to work. >> reporter: he's not giving any hints about what action that might be. we'll keep listening to this morning's testimony and have more live coverage for during my next update in about an hour. back to you. 7:17. a small plane was up in the air carrying a very bold message about penn state university.

it flew over the campus yesterday with a banner that read take the statute down or we -- statue down or we will. this was of joe paterno. a report found that he helped cover up the sex abuse by jerry sandusky. a spokesperson says a decision about that statue will be made within days. a decision will the future of the program will be made soon. penn state says it will respond in a matter of days to the ncaa's demand for information about possible penalties. the head of the ncaa says he has not ruled out the possibility of shutting downperson state's football program. in about 90 minutes from now, four people charged with killing a man will be back a san francisco courtroom. the girl's parents are accused

of00ing down suspected -- hunting down suspected pimp and killing him. the prosecutors say two other suspects were involved in the conspiracy. all other defendants have pleaded not guilty. this morning, the commerce department reported the construction of new homes hit its highest level in almost four years. more than half of the increase was for multihousing including condos and housing. but in the full of building permits declined more than three and a half -- dash but the number of building permits declined more than 3.5%. palo alto is the most expensive place to live in the

bay area. average rent, did,767. san francisco city, in second place -- average rent, $2,767. second tv is close to reaching an agreement with viacom and viacom keeps asking about the threat work to be returned until the details are finalized. this. 7:toe. a new york garbage truck crashed into a limousine carrying the soon-to--be ex- wife of tom cruise, katie holmes and her daughter, but no one was hurt. there's the damaged mercedes limo. katie holmes reportedly just

picked up her 6-year-old daughter, suri, from gym class when this accident happen the. halle berry had an accident on a movie set. she fell on -- and hit her head on a condition keep floor last night. her spokesperson said she had a minor injuries. -- minor injury. she's expected to be back on the movie set as scheduled. the cool weather trend is about to change. steve paulson will tell us what part we'll see today. and we'll tell you why governor brown is allowing wesley sherman tine, one of the speed freak killers, to temporarily go free.

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welcome back. well, wesley sherman tine is being -- shermantine is being granted permission to leave prison to help the police. prosecutors suspect that he and lauren herzog killed dozens of people back from the '80s and '90s. earlier, police found remains after shermantine found a man of burial sites in san joaquin and cal la -- calavares counties. let's check in with sal. >> this is in contra costa county. you will see slow traffic here in la fayette. it gets better briefly and then

slows in orinda. 680 nearby is slow. not stop and go. moving along and taking a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's backed up to the maze. livermore traffic is busy. better after this. castro valley getting slow. 880, getting busy but not stop and go, as you drive from union city to fremont and then northbound 101 looks good. southbound 808 near coleman looks good but there a crash on the shoulder. let's go to steve. mainly if mostly cloudy. there is a big fog bank out there. there were parts of the day that didn't burn off.

that's inland. the coast got some sun. you don't see that too often this time of year. the reason, the low spending out there -- spinning out there. there were only 60s in mendocino county and 70s in the valley. not much in the way of drizzle. it will be slightly warmer, though, today, low clouds up around 2200 feet. not as breezy and windy. a lot of high clouds to the south. 50s, to 60s. 52 to 612. you can see the higher clouds. that looks like they want tavist areas south of that. and then low clouds and sunny and then temperatures 60s, 70s. we'll bump the temperatures up about 5. still, some 70s for many locations. it should be much, much warmer.

looks like a few high crowds will drift in -- high clouds will drift in. 7:26. a bay area teenager accused of playing a policeman. we'll tell you what led up to his -- what led up to his arrest. well you about a plan to get creekers out of their cars. if means avoiding election -- to get -- a plan to get drivers out of their cars, even if it means avoiding an election. man: there's a cattle guard, take a right.

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7:29. a plan is under consideration that would make your community a lot more costly. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus has more on a tax that would charge drivers by the mile. good morning. >> ing. >> reporter: good morning. if -- good morning. >> reporter: good morning. most people get to their destination using their cars. take a look at the street. there's no bus stops in sight. we have a bike lane. the question is, would you be willing to ditch your car if it meant avoiding a tax. >> bay area leaders could decide whether to study this issue. >> reporter: if you tax people up to 10 pents -- 10 cents for

bay areas p. it's estimated this would raise will billion 15 million a day. >> i cover an area from san francisco to oakland. i'm putting about 300 miles per vehicle. that means they will make an additional 300 out of my pocket. that's a big hit. >> reporter: some drivers say if you are switching out one tax for another, the idea sounds reasonable. >> it makes sense. you are driving for what you use. >> reporter: now, officials at the bay area metropolitan commission says if this plan if

became a reality, it would take years to implement. we're waiting to hear back more after reaching out to them. back to you. >> thank you. police in antioch have arrested a teenager accused of impersonating a detective. authorities say two months ago 19-year-old kelsey scams -- scales. went to a home. they found him if because of uniforms that were never returned. police are still looking for the r. the ept happened at 45th

shand -- are looking looking for -- are looking for the if book. the hospital is happened between the curb and a stopped bus. a driver accused of diving off while a a if boot on his car has been arrested. he saw his car being biten police say the driver road list -- it dash did -- he saw his car being booted and police say that driver got in the car and took off. a hearing is scheduled for anmale kraty. a man welled of -- animal cruelty. the man is accused of hitting

the dog. the dog had surgery but could not be saved. this pit bull police say is responsible for a dachshund and owner outside of a starbucks last thursday. police say the pit bull was not on a leash. >> you don't take the risk especially if you know you have something to if. instead of that dog that if could have been a killer, too. a woman pulled from the russian river during the vine man half triat ath lien has died. -- , system -- otlerine.

he is. system she levs behind a -- shee believes behind a she reeves him remind. a -- the fire has desvy the avy. the fire drews are also branning system residents who -- the fire also drew down residents. and the brush area in that area is now 65% contained. the second county is 8 system

california's shark fin ban fromel is the san francisco all rights that they find if -- that they plan to file a lawsuit today p if system. the race is on -- today. the race is on. the 84-year-old fixture lights up every december 7, to reck nice the attack upon pearl harbor. the. >> reporter: has dined a -- has signed a bill with to disk historic. organizers are not shire aful this they -- if they will have in too too fix their withinner.

el is -- organizers are not sure if they will have to fix this or not. looks liking san francisco -- san francisco residents can choose from official for accusing boy point predirect. >> -- these points. the new law gives the project $8 billion. that will be enough to break down -- break ground on a rail section in the central valley.

that's expected to take place early next year. the entire project is expected to cause $69 billion and run between the bay area and southern california. hey, sal, a little while ago, you said it's just slow everywhere. is that the case still? >> yeah. the peak of the commute. we'll look at a lot of slow traffic. we'll warn you that the traffic is getting slower. usually it doesn't get better until 8:30. highway 4, pretty good example.

this morning's commute is backed up at the bay bridge toll plaza. the traffic is slow for about 20, 25 minutes. it slows as you get to the macarthur maze. san jose and the traffic the traffic continues to be slow slow on northbound 10 -- 101 and 280. well, we have a lot of overcast conditions. i mean there are a couple of breaks in the clouds. most locations on the 7:location, santa rosa, napa, concord, redwood city, oakland, sfo, cloudy. and for -- and for good reason. there's a lot around because of that guy right there. right there. it gave a lot of rain to the

north coast. these tropical clouds are the remains of hurricane fauve yowhich is moving into -- fau vee yoare moving through. sacramento was only 74. that was a record lomax -- a record low max. it's 77. you are a fortunate man out there. santa rosa was cooler than san francisco. what? yes, they were. yesterday, the coast got some sun and mild temperatures. not too much of a warmup there.

there is still a lot of fog. but inland temperatures will come up. the low looks like it's not going anywhere. and then it will pack its bags and get on out of here. a few high clouds. you may be able to see them in the distance. 60s 70s to near 80. machine. some night and morning fog. it looks like inland

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disappointing earnings reports from some big companies. intell said a slowing global economy cut into its second

quarter results. construction of new homes hit the highest level in almost four years. taking a live look at the big board. keep an eye on stock prices for a couple of local companies. yahoo! is flat at 15.60 in early trading. that's after the sunnyvale- based company reported a slight decline in profits. facebook's stock is up 1%. the number of american using this site is declining. the stock did sell for $38 a share when it opened two months ago. the nasdaq group wants to keep lawsuits over. botched ipo separate from the

social network. facebook and other leaders asked the combine -- lawsuits to be combined. lawsuits against nasdaq say the company negligently handled orders for facebook shares. 7:45. we have developing news coming in from syria. now we're hearing a third high- profile government leader has died from an attack in damascus. this happened during a meetge of cabinet minsters -- a meeting of cabinet minsters. the two men were killed along with a former defense minister. the families of two iowa cousins now fear the girls may have been kidnapped.

elizabeth collins and lyric cook were last seen leaving their grandmother's house on friday. their bicycles were found a while away near this week. yesterday, the lake was drained after fbi hunting dogs picked up the scent. the sheriff's office says the case is still considered a missing person's case, at least for now. in the presidential race, mitt romney will campaign in ohio. yesterday -- today, president obama has meetings at the white house before heading out to florida. democrats and even some republicans continue too call romney for even more tax returns. and four years ago, candidate

obama obama pam the first. candidate to raise more than $100 million in a single month but the romney campaign raised more money than the obama campaign. they are now urging supporters to contribute more to keep the president p competitive in the race. a windfall of cash is coming to may mineta airport. that will help with rub way improvements now. jana katsuyama has more. >> silicon valley representatives are hoping that they can position then selves to meet with oakland and --

themselves. many people hope the airport will continue to grow. definitely improving it. that will help -- >> oakland has a lot of great airlines there and i would like to see some of if come down. >> the fund come from the airport improvement program of the u.s. department of transportation's federal aviation administration. back to you. 7:49. a batel is brewing in ball -- batel is brewing in walnut creek over animals used to p if grace -- used for bracing.

-- animals are used for grazing. a new diet drug has been approved. this is for adults that suffer from weight-related illnesses such as high bloop, high diabetes. 23-pound average is the clues. a new exercise study says too many people are falling short when it comes to physical activity. according to a study published yesterday, lack of exercise kills raleigh as many people as smoking -- kills as many people as smoking. nearly a third of adults are not

active enough. home money has been awarded to hans reiser's children? and the reason police and homeland security were combing the ballpark where the detroit tigers play.

welcome back. a jury ordered hans rosier to pay $60 million in damages to his two children. the did the 60 million award -- the 60 million award is for the emotional damage they suffered after the loss of their mother. the prosecutor was only asking for $25 million. >> we wanted to make dashed sure that the children were taken care of and have the psychological help they would

need for the rest trough life. >> hans reiser is a computer engineer. police in detroit are investigating a bomb threat at a detroit tigers game. police say someone called 911 lass night and said there was a bomb -- last night and said there was a bomb at the game. the team made no announcement and did not call for an investigation while police searched the stadium. nothing was found. hey, sal, you check the toll plaza, right? >> yeah, i was just checking the box scores t looks like the angels are doing pretty well just to add to that video we

saw. >> oh, okay. >> so are the giants and so are the as. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up to the macarthur maze. there was an earlier crash. they cleared it rather quickly and it's gone. but that may add too a little bit of the backup they saw at the bay bridge toll plaza. this morning, we keep focusing on the santa clara valley. slow traffic here. 101 has been slow from 280 up to sunnyvale and then 280 is slow again up in -- we're not getting a break up here. i want to move to 508 where we've had slow traffic. let's go to steve. okay. we have mostly sunny skies. although there's some areas.

i heard from dirk. he's out there in hidden brook, american, vallejo. he said sunny here. most locations are dealing with low clouds. you can see that system producing some really good rain. here's some of that low cloud deck. all show cloudy skies. a few breaks in the clouds. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. mild for some a little cool for others. rain beginning to move into san francisco. gradually, we will start to warm you. fog, low clouds. sunny, it will be warmer today. temperatures starting off in the 60s 70s, and -- 60s, i should say. and a couple of other you -- a couple of upper 70s t looks

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, july 18th. happening right now. there are protesters dressed like zombies getting ready disrupt the uc regents meeting in the next half-hour. christien kafton is out there right now. what's going on? >> reporter: we've been working on this story making our way to berkeley as protesters gathered there to come here. as you can see, those

protesters here at ucsf putting on the zombie makeup, preparing to go into the meeting that starts in from half an hour. students here from uc berkeley are among those preparing for the possibility of a protest for a fee increase. when the regents meet later on this morning, the first order of business is expected to be a for a freeze on tuition. the increases would make uc professional programs among the most expensive public programs in the nation. protesters say this simply

doesn't watch. >> reporter: the meeting is set to smart about half an hour. as you can see, students are still working on preparing going on. this is a big -- this is a big day for sheriff ross mirkarimi. tara mori anti-- tara moriarty

has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. she's expected to be the last to testify this morning before the ethics commission and the attorney said she's ready to and -- ready and willing to go to work. >> this is the second time this has happened. i said ross, i want to work on the marriage. we need help. >> reporter: lopez is supposed to put into contact -- content this video. lopez is not nervous about testifying, they say, but this has taken a huge toll on her family. >> it's already so stressful for eliana. it's stressful for ross. it's stressful for theo. you never know what's gonna be on the news. i don't want theo exposed to

this madness. >> another issue to be decided, upon whether further testimony will be allowed and if four people could be called to testify -- feel. -- to be called to testify, people that it could be proved that he were offered another city job if he designed at sheriff, the hearing will be to back up. later. the oakland radio communication system still has big problems. last year, the. report the -- report. -- last year, it was found out that the radio is not working properly when they are inside buildings. people living in kelly's park if have until

the -- on his bicycle -- on her ex-boyfriend on the bike when they got hit. >> marry family, mayberied for -- family man, fairied for five years. >> he has a.

a 5-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a car in cupertino. the accident hanked at 7:15 last night. santa clara county investigators say the driver was going at a low right of stop after? the extended the -- the extent of his injuries is not known. the fate of a land mark tower will be de -- landmark tower will decide whether system the. system -- the fate of the landmark will make decisions.

"the chronicle" reports officials are waiting for a billion dollar federal funding to come through. some business owners worried about the noise and the gridlock dogsed by the con-- gridlock caused by the construction. >> if everything goes well, the rail lied is about to open in 2019. let's. let? around bay area -- let's get -- let's get around the bay area. >> we do have bridges too check on. the bay bridge will be slow. i do some things -- see some things getting better. you can see traffic is. it's slow but it's moving. the toll plaza isbacked up for about 20 minutes.

there are 1 hour, 48 minute delays possible for sfo. not the earlier flights but the late ones, afternoon, that kind of thing as three come in late, they turn around going out late. i also want to mention there is a crash at marsh road. let's go to steve. well, mostly cloudy um though sal touched on -- up through sal -- mostly cloudy, though, as sal touched on. we're mainly being controlled by the low.

there. it might -- it will start to work its way out of here. the amazing high temperatures coming in. redding 76. their normal high this year is 99. they only had a high of 77.

some lows will give way to mild sunshine today. ray davis, kinks are in town for a couple of shows. we're hoping for a sunny afternoon. there you go. fog, sun, warmer. 60s, and 70s. 76 concord. 60s on the coast. mostly cloudy, partly sunny through thursday and then warmer weather will be through the interior. the coast will have to deal with fog. 8:09. new information about a lot of flooding this morning in south san francisco. a water main that broke flood the city streets and parts of highway 99. about a half-hour ago, all of the lanes of the highway

reopened. about 200,000er gallons of water push -- 200,000 gallons of water. gushed out. well, the controversial some and south africa policy is debated? san francisco. yesterday, several people lal littled czar tash rallied -- yesterday, several people rallied yesterday. this place is in philadelphia and new york also. >> our civil rights deserve to be it preserved and protected. >> ed lee says he will not allow the policy to target certain people. he says he's looking for a bold solution to slow sean the city's homicide rate which is up 33% over last year. tomorrow, the mayor will be in

philadelphia meeting with city leaders talking about other strategies. opponents of arizona's new it immigration law are hoping to stop it before it begins. yesterday, the group applied for a for a court order for the show me your papers provision. they are hoping the court order will block this. this could happen in the next few days. 8:1 is 1. sal is come -- 8:11. sal is come back in a minute. everybody who love big government love the feds.

some sun out there. it will burn off sooner. 60s by the coast. 70s around the bay. upper 70s. maybe a few low 80s inland. the number of military veterans applying for disability benefits keeps growing. the v.a. has process the more than a million claims a year. they are trying to clean --

processed more than a million claims a year. they want to be able to process all of the claims in less than 125 days by the year 2015. on capitol hill, lawmakers are facing an end-the-year deadline or face automatic trigger cuts. half of these will come from defense spending. there is edick cheney -- there's dick cheney talking about tax cuts. today the white house will discuss a program trying to reach master teachers. in cyan tollgy, music, -- sign

toolgy -- -- see church of scientology. p and -- ben bernanke testifies about the economy. >> reporter: lawmakers are pressing him this morning for details about how the fid might deal with the weakening economy. he's warning congress must act to deal with tax increases and type automatic budget cuts that kick in in january -- and

automatic budget cuts that kick in in january, and the house is voting on paul's bill this week that would require more transparency in how the federal reserve force makes decision. reporting live from lam, allison. p. a bomb placed on a truck exploded and destroyed 22 nato trucks -- a bomb placed on a truck exploded and destroy the 22

nato -- destroyed nato trucks. family members believe a man, woman and her three children are being held against their will by a hamas lawmaker. llamas says they are not -- they were -- hamas says they were not kidnapped. nelson mandela turned 90 years ole today. ♪ happy birthday ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> school children all over the county sang. he look part on the white there, he took part in man dem law day. it's a movement asking people all over the world too perform 67 minutes of volunteer work. >> the great gift he had was

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8:19. back here at home, alameda city officials approve a very controversial housing plan. why the city was under a lot of pressure to make a change. an speaking of change, things may finally begin to warm up after a few it cool days. steve paulson went back to a full bay area forecast. 237 looks like stop-and-go traffic, which is typical.

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in a 4-1 vote last night, alameda city council approved a controversial new zoning right the vote will allow construction of more than 2,000 high-density housing units. it also puts the small island opinion city in compliance with state law -- it also puts the

small island in compliance with state law. city leaders say the project will still have to go through an approval process that will deal with traffic and other issues. speaking of traffic, sal is coming back -- speaking of traffic, sam is coming back. everyone behaving out there? >> well, we've had some slow traffic. this is because of earlier trouble right near marsh road. they had an accident that cleared up. that has been removed but if you look near the palo alto sign there, you see a lot of slow traffic heading south still and coming out of redwood city moving the maps down to san jose. northbound 101, they are getting into sunnyvale. 85 moderate. this area has cleared out. the last time we showed it to

you. it was clean. 880 southbound down to fremont. in is a look at the 80 westbound if commute. you can see traffic is a little bit he slow. when you get to the toll plaza, there will be traffic waiting for you. pretty good fog bank up there. it's up around 2200 feet. not in the way of drizzle yesterday. all because of that low right near -- right there. low 50s. i mean, hayward is 60 hayward

is 60. moving into southern california. some of those could drift towards southern california. inland temperatures will warm up over the weekend. 8:26. a huge tree just crashed down on a mountain roadway during the flight. le that's a big one. we will tell you how lucky car owner dodged the bullet. >> reporter: it's a controversial idea to get bare workers out of their cars. they say it's the first program of its kind in the

whole country. how bliss in redwood city are trying to do a better thing for the country. k/

welcome back. 8:29. a controversial plan is aiming to reduce all of the cars that are on the road. allie rasmus is here now with the details of a plan to tax you for every mile you drive. >> reporter: well, that plan is still in the very early stages. we're on auto mall parkway in fremont. if you take a look behind us, there are a lot of places in the

community. people have to rely -- really on their -- rely on their car for transportation. bay area leaders could decide the issue of the tax on this. the idea, if you tax people up to 150 cents for efly mile, they will -- every mile, they will drive less. estimates are, it would lays about $15 a day. >> yes, every year, depending upon how they are gonna tax you or get their money at one time. it will be tough.

>> it makes more sense to me. >> reporter: officials at the bay area metropolitan commission says if this plan became a reality it could take years, maybe even decades. in overnight news, a very, very big tree that toppled down into a car -- into a car on santa clara county is being chopped. this is in say ta toga -- saratoga. this is a couple of hours ago. you can see the branches covering up the car. incredibly, the car was not even scratched. in the meantime the tree led to

a cleanup project. >> tries falling across the -- across the boardway v to get rid of it. it's a triple trunker. >> that tree came down several hundred cars -- came down on several hundred cars. san francisco police are looking for two men they say sexually assaulted two women in the mission district. this is one of the suspects. piercing on his upper brown eyebrow. the second man is described as attack. if you have any information you are asked to call policele --

to call police. police say a man robbed a subway shop, stole about $300. he's described as an an p if is -- he's described as an african- american. the clerk don't believe he was -- he had a so he rant away. they are describing him as dark- skinned, a tattoo on his. there's a new pool is the 17th largest park in the says -- dark-skinned with a tattoo on.

a lion is in cut in orange county. officials shut down the canyon area while crews searched for it. the search and game believe the mother could still be in the same area. live guide allows you to talk to an officer online to deal with anything except a life-threatening emergency. the guide is available 9:00 to 5:00 on thursday. the department says the program is the first of its kind in the nation. new this morning, the commerce department said the commerce department hit the highest level in almost four years. more than half of the increase

was for multiunit housing however, the lum offing -- however the number of building processes. that went down more than 3.5%. that's a sign that building could slow in the coming months.

residents were allowed back home to san luis obispo. a brush fire is 65% contained. today, governor plan will hold two ceremonies. now, the new law gives the project $8 billion. that will be enough to break ground on a rail section in the central valley. the project will cost around

$69 billion. bay bridge -- bay bridge is beginning to improve. you can see this picture here. it looks pretty good. it looks like we could have a little bit of clearing by the time we reached 9:00. northbound 101, san francisco, moderately heavy traffic coming up to the downtown area. 280 extension. remember the giants are out of

town today. some sun out there. maximum temperatures yesterday. sacramento, only 74. redding 76. their normal high is 99. only 70. -- i mean, that's way below average. red bluff in there. i'm sure a record lomax. in lake county, stock ton highed -- tied a 77. definitely a little bit of -- stockton, high tied at 77. definitely a little bit of an

increase. sunshine foresome. low 50s -- sunshine for some. low 60s. san jose still cloudy. 61. the low spinning there with tropical clouds moving into southern california. maybe some rain, san francisco -- san diego, la. i think it will be like off to the east and south. inland temperatures will begin too -- will begin to warm up. low clouds, fog, sunny, a little bit warmer. again, temperatures, they were so cool. the fog will be by the

coast. 60s to 80s and a few low 90s inland. thank you, steve. jeremy lin heading back to the houston rockets. the new york knicks announcessed yesterday, they would not match the rockets' three-year $25 million contract offer. palo alto native lin was waived. lin became an international phenomenon with the knicks when he unexpectedly lead the team which led to the popular phrase lin sanity. the review was held to make sure the teen is giving up to its agreement with the city. 8:40. er is fiing incident happened at a municipal airport.

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us stocks rising in early trading. the dow is up 897. s&p is up 8. let's bring you up to date on some of the sore top stories -- this is a very big day in the ethics investigation. a suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi, his wife is back here in the bay area after flying in from veb -- after flying in from venezuela. she's testified to fry in -- to fly in at city hall this evening. ben bernanke is testifying on capitol hill again this morning. these are live pictures you are looking at. bernanke has been warning congress the united states is at risk of falling pack into a

recession. ra uc regents meeting is underway in san francisco. some pro-- a uc regents meet something underway in san francisco. some threatened to take over the public comment period. kristin kafton is there. what do you see? what do you know -- christien kafton is there. so what do you see? what do you know? >> reporter: well, there is a large student presence here as well as a large audience here. students are here among those preparing to protest the possibility. now, we shot this video about 45 minutes ago as protesters prepared for what they are calling a zombie takeover of today's meeting. they are expected to vote son the tuition for the school year. they may vote to increase fees

for professional schools. increases would make those programs are -- some say that's not -- that doesn't wash. >> that's not necessarily true. we have a hard time affording if school. the biggest problem is the here and now really. >> it is a smaller portion and the highest proposed increases are in those fields where salaries are more lucrative such as business schools, law schools, medical schools. >> reporter: this is the reaction to president yudof. you can hear a lot of the crowd is not very supportive. protesters are concerned about

administrative fees and construction costs. we're hearing about the possibility of a major protest around 9:00. we'll stay on top of this. back to you. >> thank you. cal state students and others, they are criticizing pay raises for three incoming presidents. the chancellor says those pay hikes are needed to attract top talent and the extra money will be raised by foundation. if will not come from state or student foundation. many think it sends the wrong message. 8:347. mineta san jose international airport is set to get a windfall of cash. the new federal fund will help

the airport upgrade its runways. jana katsuyama joins us live from the newsroom to explain how the improvements could create thousands of jobs for the south bay. good morning. >> the airport is set to receive a $7 million federal grant. we've learn the in the past hour that's expected to create 80 jobs in the short term -- learned in the past hour that's expect to the create 80 jobs in the short term and as many as 4,000 jobs when the project is completed. crews will extend the current taxiway and exstand the airport capacity for corporate aviation. local congressional representatives fought for the money which any say the airport needs as the silicon valley continues to grow -- which they say the airport needs to ooh -- which they say the airport --

which any say the airport needs as the silicon valley continues to glow -- which they say the airport needs as the silicon valley continues to grow. >> i think itmakers the terminal flow -- i think it makes the terminal flow better. and i think that money is what you would need to spend. >> the fund would come from the program of the faa administration. back to you. the faa is now league the investigation into a bizarre and tragic incident at an airport in utah t happened -- it happened at the st. george airport early yesterday. investigators say a 40-year-old skywest pilot scaled a wire razor fence broke into the airport and stole a jet and crashed it into the airport. he shot and killed himself. no one else was hurt. police say there are still unanswered questions. the skywest has taken

possession of the if voice and data recorder. it will be sent so and analyzed. there is a chance the voice reporter -- recorder would have been able too isolate when the gunshot went off. there's still no word of a possible motive. the pilot was on the run accused of killing his girlfriend last month. wesly shermantine will leave death row to help investigators locate the remains of murdered victims. yesterday, governor bill signed a bill that two grant him term po rayry release -- temporary release. prosecutors say he and herzog killed dozens of people in the '80s and hid their remains. 8:50. well, in the presidential race today, mitt romney will campaign in ohio at a town hall meeting. yesterday, in pennsylvania, he said that president obama

supports a government-sensorred society. democrats and even some republicans are still calling for mitt romney to release more of his tax returns. and president obama could become the first president ever to be outspent by a challenger. four years ago, candidate obama broke fund-raising report becoming the first ditt ever to raise more than $100 million in a single month. but the romney campaign raised more money than the obama campaign over the past two months. the obama campaign is urging their supporters to contribute more to keep the president competitive in the race. sunshine minutes before 9:00, now we're hearing that a third high-profile government leader has died from an attack in damascus this morning. this is new video after the attack outside the national security building. that's where rebel forces say

they detonated the bomb during a of cabinet minsters -- ministers. the families of two missing iowa cousins now fear the girls may have been kidnapped. the 8-year-old and 10-year-old were last seen leaving their grandmother's house on friday. their bicycles were found about a mile away near a lake. yesterday, the dog was -- the lake was drained. the sheriff aoffice says the case is still considered a missing person's investigation for now. 8:52. foreign the second time in less than a month, the fda approved a new prescription diet drug. it's call the qusimia. it's for eight dults with weight-receipt lated ills ins.

for adults with weight-receipt lated illnesses like high bloop -- high blood pressure and diabetes and other diseases related to that. and experts say lack of exercise kills as many people as smoking. the study says eight out of ten teenagers and almost a third of adults are -- are just not active enough. that could lead to fatal health problems like diabetes and heart disease. a new survey shows most surveys think others are rude at the beach and the pool. according to trip adviser, 83% said other people did not follow beach or poor audi -- or

had poor etiquette. coming up -- how a victim used the internet to traffic down one suspect. and sal will have a final look at the commute, including the wait time at the toll plaza. púwnw

a woman from san leandro used craigslist to track down items stolen from her house. she came home in july and found her door open and jewelry and

compewter were missing. she started -- compewter were missing. she started -- computer were missing. she started checking craigslist and when she saw something that looked familiar, she called police. police posed as buyers and confirmed the property was stolen and made an arrest. and credit the won for helping out -- the woman for helping out in the investigation. let's check in with sal one more time. are things quieting down? >> as a matter of fact, they are. we're two. start in the south bay. we have a lot of slow traffic on 880 after 2890. if you are catching -- catching a flight at san jose international. i think you need to give yourself more time. let's go to the live pictures now. i want to show you that the bay bridge has bin fi become a little bit better. it's backed up for about a five, ten-minute delay. san francisco, it northbound 101 traffic looks good coming up to the 80 split. there it is.

northbound 101 traffic is moving along nicely. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. mostly cloudy. it looks to be mostly cloudy. once that burns off, it will burn off sooner. a little warmer will take it into the weekend. >> we'll take it. >> all right. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. be sure to join the news at noon for more on the protest. we're there live right now to show what you it looks like inside. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. thank you for joining us. slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be like --

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