. police make a stunning discovery inside a homeless man's car in oakland park. and the police department is getting closer to a federal

take over. complete bay area coverage starts right now this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. well, good morning to you welcome to a brand-new day, it is tuesday july 31st. i am dave clark. yesterday was definitely hot and the almost full moon will be full tomorrow and we will have two full moons in august. although it is big in the sky, fog on the coast, 60s and 70s coast and bay, some upper 90s and temperatures should come down, here is sal. we have a problem on 880, southbound, there is a crash and traffic is very slow, southbound on 880 is starting to slow, near high street now as you head south. left lane is blocked with this

overturned vehicle, there is a fire truck and paramedic on the scene. we are showing the backup and don't be surprised by this, one of the best things to do is get on the freeway after hague berger and that will be a good call not to use 880 south out of downtown oakland. let's go to the desk. just hours ago, firefighters put out a fire at a popular restaurant. allie rasmus joins us from the scene and to tell us what happened, allie? >> reporter: well, investigators are not sure how this fire started but they know how it started in the back of the building and you can see a lot of the damage here, the side of the back of the building, the paint is

partially burned off and the fire started where you see the satellite dish over there. we spoke to the owners here who say they are lucky because none of their equipment inside the damage was burned and that structure kept the flames from spreading inside their store. >> i am pretty surprised, the difference between this fire started rather than one cooking, i am not used to being woken up at 3:00 a.m. and i am actually happy. >> the fire started around 3:00 a.m. and firefighters had it under control fairly quickly. the system alerted the owners and they want to make sure they do get the green light and this

should not affect business too long but they will be able to open up again later. live in berkley allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 morning news. and investigators are trying to determine the cause of an overnight fire that destroyed a home. it started at 10:00 last night. this is home video of the fire you are looking at right there. several people were inside the home when it started but they did get out safely. firefighters managed to keep the fire from spreading and the red cross is now providing shelter for those victims. the man suspected of killing and kidnapping sierra lemar could enter a plea tomorrow. they are looking into weather her family will be there in court. >> reporter: well in 3 and a half hours the arrangement is expected to get underway.

he is expected of murdering morgan hill teen sierra lemar. he could finally enter a plea today and we are checking with the court and the d.a.'s office on the latest. sierra lemar went missing when she never showed up for school. they conducted numerous searches in and around morgan hill. they have turned up quite a bit of evidence including her clothing as well as dna and cell phone but investigators have still not found her body. they have been searching every week and there is a search currently running. but they have not said whether they will ask for the death penalty. sierra lemar's family is instead focused on search efforts but they say if it goes to trial they plan to be there for that. ktvu channel 2 morning news.

and in san francisco, a homeless man is accused of stock piling ammunition and weapons. he was arrested 10 days ago in golden gate park. they shared exclusive photos of what was in his jeep. 58 rounds of ammunition, knives and marijuana, complaints from a neighbor led to that arrest and they also confiscated a loaded shotgun and rifle. johns is due in court on august 7th and is facing several charges. they have moved closer to a if he had call take over. that is after some new criticism and a disturbing new discovery, alex? >> reporter: according to reports the offensive photos

were posted on a bulletin board here at police headquarters. those show mayor jean quan and a federal judge who is african- american. they were defaced in away where a federal monitor found they were defaced and inappropriate. that is just one of the problems found by a court appointed spokesperson overseeing the department. now according to reports, the monitor said the 10-year-old reform efforts remain almost stagnant and that could push them to a federal take over which maim major's actions. this goes back where the department was ordered to make changes to come in line with federal standards. they are hoping to hear from a spokesperson hoping for a

comment later this morning. by the way the federal judge involved in these controversial photos were posted here at police headquarters was henderson who will be deciding later this year whether to place the department under federal control and there is a court hearing on the possible take over and is scheduled for december of this year. live this morning in oakland, alex savage ktvu channel 2 morning news. and in norway, they forced the embassy to be evacuated. now police say a suspicious object was found near the car. the royal family was not in the palace at the time. rebel forces captured a key military base yesterday but

government troops continue to launch attacks on the largest city. 200,000 people have left the city during the fighting and refugees described the city as devastated by the shelling. a big deadline is looming for the u.s. postal service. coming up, at 6:15 what will happen if they don't take action after defaulting on a 5 billion-dollar loan department. >> we have a couple of problem, sal? >> between haguep berger, it is backed up as far as fruit bail. chp has issued an alert and they are trying to get it out of there and the good news is nobody was injured in this crash but if you are leaving

the jack london square area and trying to get to the san mateo bridge the best thing is to use interstate 880 eastbound 580 and go around that way. i would not drive this if i were you. it will be much quicker and this is the unexpected slow down. the kind that are not normally there and there is a small delay at the bay gates. they still have a truck crash and it has been louder than usual guess why, a lot of people have not been getting through from tracy, let's go to steve. temperatures really moved out fast and the fog burned off and everybody got in on the sunshine and it was warm to hot 100 degrees inland area, travis now 20, anything near 2:00 20

and when i saw them, they were all cooler and skies are morally cheer. it looks like it will stay warm to hot pause the fog tips and now it mostly cloudy. tomorrow will be warmer and if there is a sea breeze, it will still be sunny and warm but probably not as warm as yesterday. 60s and 70s and 80s and upper 80s and 90s and i think antioch will be more in the 90s. southwest at 20 tells me things will come down and it will still be hot, 80s novato, san rafael, we have a good breeze also around walnut creek so 89

and livermore 83, alameda 75 degrees, 94 more gap hill, sap matthew thieu coast. 60s to low and mid-80s at best on the peninsular. friday still warm to hot but a cooler pattern is started. they are describing them as menacing and malicious. and a federal judge says the 20 week law is constitutional. and lake tahoe, why they were voted, well, the best, we will tell you why.

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. good morning you are looking at a crash and nobody was injured in this crash but as you can see very slow traffic as far down as fruit bail and if you are trying to get to the airport you need to give yourself extra time. you might want to use one of your back ways which turns into

hagueen berger, let's go back to the desk. a british man could be charged after threatening an olympic man. he hoped to win a metal in honor of his father to died of brain cancer. a man tweeted quote, you let your dad down and quote, i am going to drown you in the pool. in about an hour, a trial for a former police officers gets underway. it has been years since kathleen was found dead in a bathtub. they are also investigating the disappearance of his 4th wife. he is accused of having an affair with stacy after he and the other woman were married in 2001. the trial is expected to last

about a month. more uncertainty about the future of the u.s. postal service. they are taking action to prevent a historic default, allison? they will not be able to make a $5.5 billion basement on a federal loan tomorrow. it comes as the postal service loses about $1 billion each month. analysts say tomorrow's missed payment will not have immediate impact and workers are paid but alone payment is due in september. >> as they move towards september when they have to make the second payment, they are getting to a point where they will run out of cash eventually to meet their more basic needs. >> reporter: there is no immediate plans to save the postal service and the house is deadlocked over cutting saturday service and

eliminating hundreds of facilities. members of congress leave for a month at the end of this week. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. arizona's abortion ban will take affect. they will ban any abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in medical emergencies. the judge ruled the law will be upheld because it does not held on making decisions. arizona is one of 10 states that have 20 week abortion bands. some people living in marin counties are complaining about the taste of their water. the water is safe to drink and the water is affected by an algae bloom and the water is being sent through a water treatment plant.

the taste will be back in a few days. lake tahoe is the best lake in america. that is according to u.s.a. today reader poll. they narrowed it down to 16 lakes. lake tahoe received more than 5,000 votes via facebook and twitter. the recreational options, nearby entertainment and gaming, number one... >> it is gorgeous. the water, a little chilly for me. let's check in with sal and unfortunately bad news for the commute. >> that is right, we have that crash and it is causing big delays and if you are trying to get to the airport this rollover crash in oakland or near oakland near the oakland airport exit is causing big delays so i would say if you are trying to get to the

airport, 580 down the hill to leg land berger which will get you on the road to the lane making a right turn. done use 80 and that means you will miss your flight so give yourself plenty of time like an extra hour because you know how these things go. metering lights are on. i have better lights on 205 but traffic is very slow. this had an unexpected affect on 580 and it is lighter than usual and people have not been getting through and that could be your benefit if you are driving from livermore to caster valley. >> sunrise is almost here, almost, temperatures believe it or not will come down a couple

of degrees and there is a lot of fog that got wiped out on the coast some of those clouds look like they will stay there and anything that gets near 20s each low 60s for some. and again tropical clouds are staying south and a little system is moving north picking up that fog bank a little bit, sunny warm to mild to hot and there will be a big difference in the temperatures so there are some areas that will cool down and it looks like 60s and 70s coast and bay. still warm to hot inland by

friday and a cooler pattern. they did slip a bid but it was the second consecutive month for decline. it also comes after they jumped and that is the highest level for the year. they are asking for the next version of the video game. they were asking them to go to facebook and vote and see which players will receive the maximum votes. for example fans will choose the fest of the quarterback. currently the quarterback is ranked as the top overall quarterback with tom brady in the second flat. and what is new in six flags, the problems are keeping

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in mid-air, the six flags is scheduled to run diagnostics tests for the rollercoaster overnight. all of this comes after they were stranded 150 feet in the air, it took 90 minutes before they were back on the ground. >> it looks fun. i would wait a couple of months until things smooth and then i would probably ride it. >> mechanical issues have been ruled out and the latest tests have been looking for programming problems or problems with the sensors. going back to sal, boy, if you are headed to the oakland airport, bad news. and bad news coming from the haywood airport, southbound there was a crash, this car ended up flipping over taking

out some san barrels stretching back as far as downtown oakland and another update is coming up in just a few. let's talk about the southbound commute because i want to make sure you are covered in santa clara valley. the rest of the south bay looks good, quickly now to steve. mostly clear out there, although a lot more fog moving closer to the coast than it was about three or four hours ago. we had a nice tweet from bubba, he said no fog in petaluma, but yesterday at this time it was 20 miles per hour and we had a nice e-mail who said there was a thin cap encore delia. -- on cordelia. there will be a strong sea breeze, not as hot as yesterday, pam as temperatures stay in the 60s, 70s and 80s

and a few 90s. records she tied while leading the women's water pole low team. more bad news for california high school seniors, the latest roadblock on the road to college. and a fire threatens a popular restaurant and why the outcome could have been much worse. and an important meeting coming up that could affect us around the world.

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have thousands of cup cakes in the shape of crocks there. believe it or not they have sold 250 million pairs of shoes since they started 10 years ago, so congratulations, we have all the business news coming up. and thank you for joining us, it is a tuesday last day of july, i am dave clark. >> time now 6:30 firefighters put out a fire at a very popular barbecue restaurant and allie, they are hoping they will be back in busiss later today you said? >> reporter: that's right they are hoping to have health up expecters give them the green light and the fire was really limited to the outside of the building and that's where you see a lot of the damage. and some of the wood panels, the wood frame of the door is

slightly burned as well. but right where you see that satellite dish that fell off the roof, that is where they had a pile of wood stored. investigators are not sure where this fire started in san pablo but this is a 40-year- old problem and other things done appear to be damaged but we talked about the extent of the damage here. >> not too bad. it's just the outside, a little cosmet particular, the wall is black and burned up some wires but it didn't hurt the power. >> reporter: and the fire started just after 3:00 a.m. this morning. firefighters had the flames out within 15 minutes but they say they are optimistic and they will be able to open later today and in fact they already

have crews out here getting ready to board up the damaged back part of the restaurant. the inside the restaurant was not heavily damaged and that's why they were hopeful they will be able to open at the regularly scheduled time or later this afternoon. ktvu channel 2 morning news allie rasmus. and they want to know what caused a fire in oakland. firefighters had some big changes when they got there, tar what? as you -- tara? >> reporter: people noticed a lot of sparks with the electricity and some crews working on the home this morning said there were a lot of additions to this house and they noticed some code violations. here is a look at some home video. flames broke out on the 28th

hundred block of golf links road. several people were inside when the fire started. we spoke to one victim who helped a man escape off a window. >> i said get out of the house and it is high he couldn't jump. so he scooted his way down and i said put your feet on my back and he put his feet on my shoulders and got down the rest of the way. >> it took 2 dozen firefighters to keep it from spreading to nearby homes. >> reporter: investigators are still trying to figure out what spotted it and they did spot some sparks coming from the fuse box. you can see crews are boarded up the entire home and are getting ready to leave.

time now 634, they are increasing after a double homicide. police were called around 1:00 after a fight broke out. by the time billion arrived they had been shot. the many involved ran away after the man had been shot. nobody has been arrested so far. oakland police are getting closer to a possible take over. that is after a disturbing new discovery, alex? >> reporter: well there is controversy about photos that were apparently posted on a bulletin board and they show mayor jean quan along with this federal judge, this is a photo from a district court website, a federal judge in henderson. according to them, they found

them to be racist and inappropriate. this is the same judge who will decide whether oakland will be taken over pie the federal government and it wasup covered in a quarterly take over. it involves shootings as well. the 10-year-old reform efforts remain almost stagnant and that potentially could push the department to a federal take over which mayor jean quan says is not an option. the department was ordered to make changes in response to police miss conduct dating back to 2000. i did reach out to a department spokesperson and we are hoping to get a comments on the photos and what will be released later this morning on court hearings.

meetings will be taking place later in december. all right, alex, well it is a big concern for the san jose police department and it looks like an apparent problem and it's not just officers retiring. the battle over pensions is said to be part of the reason for the resignations. computer tablets are a knock off of the iphone and "i" pads. they are counter suing and they are demanding 2. $5 billion in damages and if apple wins it will be the largest patent related verdict ever. and cal state will be taking over for springed a mixes. it is only three bay area

schools, they are san francisco sister state. the budget cut backs with lip mitt the number of students in the spring. maggie scored 7 goals in the water pole low win over hungry. 6 of them tied the women's single game olympic record. there are seven women on tomes including -- team usa including maggie's older sister jessica. each country has 17, china has 9 compared to the u.s. one of those golds compares to missy franklin and she won the 100-meter back stroke and won the bronze 126 bound jude dough competition. sal is here, he has the chopper working, you don't say

terrible but you are talking chopper. this unexpected delay could make you miss your flight on 880 and tow trucks are there, southbound 880 right at hegenberger or near hegenberger the two lanes are blocked and news chopper 2 are showing us squeezing into those two right lanes and that backup is huge. this picture will show you traffic coming down out of downtown oakland and if you are driving which is on the right, it is not really affected. so if you are driving from hayward to the oakland airport, that should be fine and southbound traffic is not. and the guardrail is damaged. the only good news is that nobody was seriously injured in the wreck which made it easier to cleanup. we didn't have to -- the backup

is terrible and these live pictures say it all. >> let's go back to the bay bridge toll plaza and the sun is coming up right in the middle of the shot there, i apologize and let's take a look at our maps. northbound 85, this traffic looks good in the south bay, let's go to steve. we have mostly clear skies, there are few wrinkles and it will be still warm to hot inland and there was not that much fog. it has gone from patchy and nows very shallow so it is starting to move in and thicken up. temperatures, that has been the pattern of the entire summer and low pressure from the north is am cog in. -- north is coming in. a little system is moving in

from the north and that's all it takes to pick up that sea breeze. yesterday it was 12 miles per hour and low 50s to 60s on temperatures. some are cool and some are on the mild side. and we have lows coming out of the gulf of alaska to establish itself and today is warm, slightly cooler away from the coast, only patchy fog to mostly cloudy and that fog means 60s by the coast. a couple of 90s and still clear lake, the breeze alameda, 70s and 85 san jose, cupertino 86. 62 daily city and it looks like we will have a warmer pattern by thursday and cooler by the weekend. a scare headed for a plane in san francisco why a pilot

slammed on the breaks while that plane was taking off. they are due here at the haul of justice. they stopped all lanes and you can see they are trying get them out of there and we will tell you how the backup stretches out to oakland.

. lanes have just reopened at the coliseum and they are getting better right in front of the hegenberger. i want to show you one of the roof cameras and 880 is a big mess coming from downtown oakland and if you want to get through without any major delays, i would use 580 instead. the good news, i don't know how long it will take for that traffic back up to wind down. it should be 15 or 20 minutes but at least things are getting better. here is a look at some of

the top stories and he is facing felony and weapons charges. police found guns, knives and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in the suv and he was arrested on july 21st. and the restaurant is under investigation, they say no equipment inside was damaged. the owners are hoping to reopen today but first they will need the approval of the health department. and racist photos at the oakland police headquarters. racist pictures of mayor jean quan and an african-american judge. the man suspected of kidnapping and murdering sierra lemar is due in court today. we have more on what is expected at this morning's

hearing, good morning kara. >> reporter: good morning, flyers are still being passed out in the search for sierra lemar and that will be one of the big challenges in our case. but the prime suspect is supposed to be here in less than three hours. he is accused of kidnapping and killing the morgan hill teen. he could finally enter a plea today. we are checking with the d.a.'s office for the latest. sierra lemar went missing march 16th when she never showed up for school. they conducted numerous searches and have turned up quite a bit of evidence including her cell phone and dna but they have not found her body. they are running search operations on wednesday's and

saturday's. the district attorney's office has not said whether it will ask for the death penalty for garcia torres. sierra lemar's family did not plan to attend the hearing but they will be here if and when he goes to trial. ktvu channel 2 morning news. they are losing officers at an alarming rate. the mass exodus started after they passed the reform measure back in group. other officers are planning to retire and the academy is planning to hire 50 new recruits. meantime a ruling is expected in the next 50 days on whether the challenging measure will be held in court. new this morning, republican presidential candidate mitt romney wraps up today in poland. earlier today mitt romney laid a wreathe at the tomb of the

unknown soldier in warsaw and then delivered a foreign policy speech at the university of warsaw. he congratulated them on their economic success. at a time of widespread stag nation your economy out performed all the other nations of europe. >> his trip has not been without controversy. in london he offended the british about their preparations for the olympics and in israel he angered tall continuians saying their culture allows them to be more successful than palestinians terrible -- palestinians territories. and new sanctions are directed at financial institutions that do business with iran banks. mahmoud ahmadinejad went on state television and called the sanctions political warfare.

they are there to discourage warfare and nuclear weapons. and there was quite a scare last night. the jet just started to take off when the pilot suddenly slammed on the breaks which shook up the passengers. -- shook up the passengers. they are still not clear what caused the problem. they were put on a backup plane which landed on fso hours later. if you are just joining us, big problem on 880. and on hegenberger, we have some good news for you, traffic seems to be unwinding southbound 880 as you drive to the coliseum, since this is not search heavy, we are getting a lot of relief and it is still slow, more your way if we go another 10 or 15 minutes, you

should be in pretty good shape. there was a crash blocking the two left lanes and it's congested -- congested but we are getting better. nothing major getting into the city. we are also washing 280 and 880 going to highway 17. two hours ago it was hardly any fog at all and there is a lost low clouds, many are beginning to move in and in parts of the city of it continues to thicken up. it is a little stronger sea breeze out towards fairfield and yesterday at this time it was 12 miles per hour. 50s and 60s yesterday and it didn't take long to warm up, we had the fog and they will still be warm to inland couple of

degrees, around the coast and bay low 80s. thursday looks like another wrap i had warm up and it -- wrapped warm up and it does appear it will be cooler. what two young friends will be doing just -- what two young friends were doing just before one of them attacked the other. they are left in the dark and why the entire country is rethinking its infrastructure. and still a big mess in oakland because of an earlier crash and it is unwinding and we will be right back with a live report on what is going on. ♪

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of india. the same thing happened yesterday afternoon and this is the second day of power outages and that failure has raised concerns about the outdated infrastructure. back here at home get ready for concerns in palo alto. a pipeline replacement is just about to start. this will affect the palo alto va healthcare system and also on the boulevard in alpine road will be affected. pg&e has replaced a major replacement after the san bruno pipeline disaster. a meeting is scheduled at 4:00 at palo alto christian reform church. police in contra coster counties are investigating a stabbing after playing an online video game. a man was stabbed several times in his house. the victim's mother said a

friend of her son's said he first fired a shot and then started stabbing him. he was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive the injuries. the 17-year-old was arrested and booked on charges of attempted murder. a mother of paroleee is now suing the city. 19-year-old kenneth harding died while running from police. officers who had stopped him for failing to pay immune any fair. -- muni fair. she said the city also failed to give him proper medical treatment. the fogging starts at 8:30 in an area at sand creek parkway and grant boulevard. crews will use a sprayer and will treat the area for adult

mosquitoes. two more groups of mosquitoes tested positive for west nile in brentwood. good news around 880, it is looking much better, right? >> yes, traffic is recovered getting down towards the coliseum which is good because it was very slow. let's go to the toll plaza and the backup is not as big as it normally is. and if you are driving on the southbound, it is getting better especially near 880. and by the sonoma coast, 60s and 70s coast and bay, it will still be warm to hot down 3 degrees from yesterday. and an early morning fire in a popular restaurant, some big questions remain. questions over some photos

at police headquarters, we will be right back, stay with us.