deadly gun fire near the santa cruz boardwalk. what we've learned about the young victim. >> a plan to expand a jail facility. the critical vote that will take place later this morning. >> we have a fire. >> i don't know what that means, but okay. >> 911 tapes revealing the contusion in the critical minutes of the chevron refinery fire. mornings at 2 2 begins right now. >> well, good morning. it's thursday, august 9th. we're following developing news in oakland where power lines are down and crews are still trying to get crews going again. this is all near a crash. a vehicle ran into a power pole

and then careened into a fire hydrant sheering it off and sending water gushing into the air. channel 2 reporter is on 81st 81st avenue to bring you the latest information. tara? >> well, another pg&e crew is on its way. they did restore power to a nearby bakery, but they still are the to have store power to about 59 customers still. fishes tell us all but three customers should have electricity again. it affected more than 650 customers around the area of san fernando boulevard. a car smashed into a light pole. it toppled the pole and the wires are still dangling over the street here. the vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant, sheering it straight off into the sidewalk spewing water everywhere.

we watched about 6 employees drive off, september home because of the outage. >> i finished loading the truck. i came back in and saw the lights flickering. they just went out. >> none of the ovens are working or anything. >> everything is out. nothing is working right now. >> they will continue baking their crescents and cookies. the nut butters next door will continue operations, but u haul will have to wait on this street. you can see oakland police have blocked off the street on 81st 81st avenue. if you need to get through this morning, you're definitely going to need to use some side streets. we're live in oakland. i'm tara moriarty. >> overnight news, more details emerge from a deadly overnight shooting in oakland. it happened last night at hobb pit avenue. when police arrived, they found a young woman and man had been

shot. the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. officers tell us she was only 16 years old. they do not believe she was the intended target. the male victim was rushed to highland hospital hospital. we have not received word on his condition. investigators found numerous shell casings on the ground. they think he used an automatic or semi automatic weapon. chevron said it's unclear when the operations will get back to normal. they don't know the extent of the damage to the unit damaged in monday's fire. now, state official there is at the scene, but chevron officials say they have not been able to get a close look at the damage. once it's declared safe, the investigation can really begin. there was a small flare-up of the fire at the same processing unit damaged on monday. you're looking at news chopper

2 video at 10:45. crews put the small fire out. no one was hurt, but they're closely watching the site, and there's still a chance there could be another small fire breaking out. coming up in the next half hour, the 911 call from chevron reporting the fire. how that call for help actually caused some contusion. 7:04. >> bay area drivers are already paying more to fill up their cars after that chevron fire, and prices are expected to keep going up through the labor day weekend. prices are already high because of demand and because of the mandatory seasonal blend of gas that's more expensive. after the holiday, we may get relief at the gas pump if there are no more troubles at refineries. here's a quick look at bay area prices. they're up an average of seven cents since yesterday. the gas at my neighborhood stations have gone up ten cents

since monday. the average in san jose, 3.94 and oakland's average price, 3.93 a gallon. yesterday it was 3.86. stay with ktvu for the continuing coverage of the chevron fire. we'll bring you more video and pictures on ktvu.com. in just a couple of hours, the future of the jail system could be decided. alex savage is live in martinez will there's going to be a critical meeting. >> reporter: there's quite a bit of community opposition to the plan to spend $2.9 million to expand the jail in richmond. they will decide on whether or not to add 150 beds to that facility. one group will be protesting that move. they're planning to protest outside the meeting. they're upset because it's uses space to house immigration

detain knees. later this morning the kosta county community college will decide how to spend grant money from the state. the count sheriff favors expax, but opponents say there will be plenty of room in the jail if the -- stopped partnering partnering partnering with the federal government. >> it's the wrong approach. we need to invest in people. we need to invest in creating real systems that provide reentry and healing that would reveal evidence based practices. we can't replicate the barrier of the state of california here at the local level. >> the countersheriff, david

livingston has opposed. two officers on opposite ends of this jail expansion plan. both of them are voting members of this panel that meets later on this morning. starting at 8:00 they will take a vote. right before the meeting gets started. the community group that opposes jail expansion will be meeting outside the facility. we'll bring you that later this morning. alex savage in martinez. witnesses say a man's parachute malfunctioned and he made a crash landing. he was semi unconscious and rushed to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. right now it's unclear what went wrong. 7:08. staal is sal going to tip you

get where you need to go. >> traffic has been show but it has not been that bad. highway 4, we have slower traffic coming up through bay point. 680 as you drive from concord near 232. pockets of slow traffic to the walnut creek interchange. between walnut creek and 24 it's moderately heavy. the toll lights are on and traffic is backed up to about the middle of the east parking lot. there are no major problems once on the bridge. this morning's commute, south bay is getting thicker. an earlier car fire has been cleared. 101 is the heaviest freeway. 7:09, let's go to steve. >> very good morning. well, for some it's going to be very, very warm today. for others, there's a lot of fog on the coast. thick temperatures there. 60s. we'll have a good 40-degree spread. little system in the north has

enhanced the fog. there's more than yesterday. get up 2,000 feet, and it's 80 degrees. this is a low fog bank. it's there and it's making a push on the bay. sinking air and not much of a sea breeze. by the coast, a lot of fog, some sun and 60s and 70s. today we're going 78. there's a lot more fog down there. fairfield and livermore, again, at the surface of 60. everything is in place for a hot day. it will be warm fast through the interior. there's a breezily sfo. inland, 90s to 100s. high pressure is going to win out today. the inland temps top out. it will be warmer on saturday but a cooling trend starts on sunday and monday.

coast fog, hot inland temperatures. today anywhere from 60s to 70s. then to 100s. concord, 100. please santon, 104. oakland, downtown 80 with a 74 alameda. martinez, 93. 90 san jose. saratoga, mid-90s. here you go. 62 daily city. pacifica, woodside, 88. redwood city, closer to the hills, 93. warm into saturday. here comes cooler weather, sunday and monday. >> look forward to that. it's 7:11. facebook is taking steps towards expanding onto a second campus. the company is asking state officials to approve its cleanup plan for the old tyko projects. the land had been used as a chemical handling and storage plant. state documents show the property is contaminated by

pcb. just because i'm curious, i was checking facebook's stock right now. it's up almost 1%. $20.92. >> time now, 7:11. you're going to do what? >> one comment made by the cofounder of twitter. it's made him extremely unwelcome in his san francisco neighborhood. >> there was a huge singing star found naked and in big trouble. okay, here's the plan.

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we first told you about breaking news. the plane lost cabin pressure and several systems shut down. some of the 136 passengers on board say it was very tense. >> it was horrible. i've never had anything like that in my whole life. >> the side wall of the plane pulled away from my leg. it just expanded. >> the flight was headed to seattle from ontario in southern california. the pain from the loss of cabin pressure lasted about 20 minutes. the captain flew down to 10,000 feet to ease the pressure before landing. a federal report blames poor judgment by a security guard for a dangerous and potentially explosive situation. the guard found a bag outside a government building in detroit

last year. instead of notifying his superiors, he stashed the bag under his desk for weeks. neither he nor anyone else knew the bag contained a bomb. another guard shook the bag to determine what was inside. authorities eventually removed it after realizing it was a threat. 7:15. new this morning, the federal government for the first time is tracking how antipsychotic drugs are used at nursing homes. ktvu allison burns found overuse of these drugs in nursing homes. >> the feds are flagging nursing homes. the problem, overuse of those of these drugs can lead to bed sore, falls, injuries, and even death. now, we examined data from nursing homes. we found 36% of nursing homes,

giving residents antipsychotic drugs at the higher than national rate. that's 21 nursing homes in the bay area raising alarm. this is information families need to know. >> how awful would it be to treat a resident who's in pain with antipsychotic agents without treating the underlying cause. >> several representatives i spoke with insist the drugs are properly described and needed. you can find the information on the department of health and human services nursing homesite. reporting live from washington, dc, allison burns, ktvu. the census bureau wants to change the way it labels ethnic groups to find out how people identify themselves. the census bureau wants them to stop using the term negros.

they want to offer new ways to identify people from the middle east. changes to the census form still have to be approved first by congress. it is 7:17. we're now hearing the 911 call that led to the arrest of country singer randy travis. >> grayson county, 911. >> hello. i'm on the road on 377 to valley view, and i just found a guy in the road. >> he was arrested last night in grayson county texas north of dallas. police say he was found naked, lying in the road after driving his car into a construction site. he's facing a number of charges, including driving while intoxicate and threatening to kill the state troopers who arrested him. >> selling marijuana through craig's list.

undercover officers arrested 43- year-old chris singh. legal analysts think this case could have far reaching ramifications, including the online sale of medicinal marijuana. the number of u.s. homes entering foreclosure jumped in july. the number of homes hitting initial default notices went up 6% last month, compared to the same time last year. that comes as banks repossessed 21% fewer homes compared to july 2011. a report yesterday shows more americans are staying current on their home payments. well, hundreds of people who live in one san francisco neighborhood are upset that a relatively new resident washes to make big changes to his property. evan williams, the cofounder of twitter bought a house, this house, for almost $3 million last year. it was designed by the highly

respected architect chris mo guard. neighbors say when he first moved in, they welcomed him to the neighborhood. that was before he made one comment. >> they said something about, yes, they had been watching for a site on edgewood avenue. the four of us talked about scythe. i think they're going tear this house down. >> well, williams confirmed he wants to tear down the house and build what he calls his family's dream house. neighbors are asking the planning commission to put a stop to that idea. >> it's 7:20. a new carpool lane is opening on 101. this week cal tran has opened a new southbound lane that runs from nevada creek to highway 37. today's new northbound lane goes from highway 37. to ratherton avenue. there's now four lanes in each direction. it's part of a plan to widen

highway 101 from marin to northern petaluma. >> you have the beautiful summer look. it's going to be another hot summer day for inland parts of the bay area. look out the window. will it last through the end of the week? steve knows. he'll tell you about the weekend forecast next. >> and for the first time, president obama weighs in on a controversial issue of gay boy scouts. >> 280 northbound is getting slow, getting up to highway 17. we'll tell you more about the morning commute in the bay weather, straight ahead.

time now, 7:23. new video from the philippines. 60% of manila, the capital city, now under water. how often thousands of homes are flooded. people refused to evacuate because they're scared to leave their valuables behind.

19 deaths are reported. this is the result of 11 straight days of rain from a monsoon. president obama is now joining mitt romney in speaking out against the boy scouts ban on gay members. the white house released a statement saying the president believes the boy scouts are valuable organizations but he opposes discrimination in all forms. last month the boy scouts of america affirmed the ban on gay scouts and leaders after a two- year review of the policy. romney voiced support in 1994. although he also said he supports the rite of the boy scouts organization to decide what it wants to do on the issue. it looks like same-sex couples in hawaii will not be able to legally tie the not anytime soon. a federal judge just ruled against two women who wanted to get married instead of entering into a civil union. the judge said it should be citizens who decide if the

traditional institution of marriage should be reconstructed. 7:24. i almost lost my voice. i wanted to find out what was happening on 280. it's a little slow. it's not all that bad, dave and tori, coming in. this is 280. we're certainly getting slow traffic coming around the corner, as you can see, getting up to the interchange. it's actually slow until about the lawrence expressway. northbound 101 is slow, especially after 280 as you head north toward sunny veil. as you move the maps over to the livermore valley, we've had slow traffic there, especially coming in from tracy to highway 205. it's a slow one. if you're getting on the road from dublin, it's not all that bad. we move to the bay bridge toll plaza.

if you like cool weather and fog, move to the west. if you like hot temperatures, go north,est, or south, there's going to be cool temperatures today. high pressure has built in today. today we max it out. there's extremely warm air allot of. temperature is 80 degrees. that's really squashed the fog. there's a lot of fog. yesterday there was a little bit. today it's a lot of it. 60s to 100 degrees, 49. all right 60 in livermore and fairfield. a lot of little systems out there taking aim at this high pressure system. a stronger one will start to come in tomorrow. if you're far enough inland you may not feel it until sunday. anywhere from 62 to 104. what? i know, crazy. 81 in oakland. 91 in santa rosa. livermore. 101. there's going to be toasty

temperatures. just a little friday, bump up saturday. here comes the cooler weather on sunday. >> it is 7:26. five local high schoolers suspended from their football team. the allegations made during a football camp. >> a a 13-year-old boy is shot and killed near a popular tourist spot in santa cruz. the tip police receive that they hope will lead them to the killer. >> we have a fire in process unit four crew. >> i don't know what that means, but okay. >> how the 911 call reporting chevron's refinely fire caused a lot of confusion.

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only at safeway. ingredients for life. 7:29. police in santa cruz are looking for suspects in shooting death of a boy that happened late last night on san lorenzo boulevard. we just spoke with people in the area about the shoot. >> reporter: good morning. people at the budget inn motel are waking up and finding out for the first time that a 13- year-old was shot and killed right in front of the building. you can see the crime scene is still blocked off as the police investigation is expected to start up again this morning. the 13-year-old was walking home from the boardwalk when he was shot and killed just after 8:00. police have not identified the victim. police say he was a gang member and had multiple contacts with

police. one woman heard the sirens but didn't find out how young the victim was until we spoke with her this morning. >> i couldn't imagine my 13- year-old being shot and dead. that's unimaginable. >> so i'm in shock. i'm seriously in shock that someone would shoot and kill a 13-year-old kid. >> police say witnesses saw three or four men in their 20s wearing dark hooded sweatshirts before one of the men got into a black lexus and drove toward the boardwalk. the van license plate is 6nw634. the officer on the scene did not know when detectives would be arriving out here to continue their investigation. reporting live in santa cruz, matt kellar, channel 2 news. the shooting comes ahead of the state's gang prevention conference that begins in vasquez.

red they unveiled a four-year plan to shop use and gang violence. the goals include awareness and education campaign about risk factors. it also wants to increase social services. a lot of the older kids would rather be remembered for their crimes than not remembered at all. new this morning, five brentwood area high schoolers have been suspended from the football team after charges of hazing. the contra costa times reports four seniors and one sophomore attend liberty high school. they're accused of hazing teens, including junior varsity players. the district attorney's office will decide whether or not to seek charges. although the five students were suspended, they're still enrolled in school. >> your time, 7:32. continuing coverage. the chevron refinery fire, a lot of questions this morning about the investigation and

when repairs will be made. ktvu, live in richmond with response from chevron. >> reporter: everyone is wondering about time frames. how long is this all going to take for investigators to get in, for repairs to be made to this unit. the answer to both of those questions is it may be a while. i want to show you some time lapse video ktvu put together. it reminds us how long this fire burned. obviously the black cloud of smoke could be seen for miles. although the fire, much smaller, still burned. the secondary fire started yesterday morning. that was blamed on damage pipe above the original fire. that was put out pretty quickly. firefights were also able to extinguish the original fire. even though all the fires are out, even though that area is depressurized. there are still minimal leaks and a lot they don't no. they're going to be cautious

about going into that area because they don't know exactly right now what they're dealing with. >> they're time line is actually their time line. it's up to them to decide when they're ready to start this investigation. a lot of it will have to do with the safety of the unit and the ability for them to make access. we'll work with them on that. so given that, they just don't have an answer for us. they're unsure when they're going go in. it's hard to say what repairs need to be made or how long it's going to take. so right now the only time frame we're given is there is no time frame. industry experts say once repairs start, those repairs could take months. live the richmond, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> special hotline to file claims has been very business simple people affected bybythe refinely fire are seeking compensation. people showed up at a personal

injury law office to file complaints. more than 1700 people have sought medical treatment at costa county hospitals. >> my son started coughing at 1:30. he had asthma a little bit. so he only gets panic attacks like that when something is in the air. >> chevron says it will pay legitimate and property expenses for affected residents. here's a number for the special claims hotline. (866)260-7881. chevron says it also plans to set up a help center in richmond to answer questions and also assist with claims. the location for that center has not yet been announced. 7:35, fogging is being scheduled to suppress mosquitoes with west nile virus. 280a highway 85, the ground

fogging is scheduled for tonight at 11:00 p.m. it's expected to last several hours. mosquitoes were detected last week. there have been 11 cases of human west nile virus this year and one person has died from the disease. some california wildlife officials want a grey wolf that crossed into california from oregon last summer to be listed as an endangered species. now, here's a gray wolf, the first one seen since the 1920s when they were all killed off. many believe this lone wolf can be joined by others and a former back. some cattle ranchers say they hope that does not happen. the gaming commission will decide whether or not to list the wolf as an endangered species. a pit bull had to be shot and killed after it attacked a boy an his mother. it happened tuesday night. the dog attacked a 5-year-old boy.

a 22-year-old woman told police that a man was walking his police near her and the child. the dog slipped out of his collar and attacked. victims were treated for minor injuries. the dog was shot when it became aggressive towards police officers. >> detectives in sunny veil want -- sunnyvale want to know if a robbery is connected to -- police think the robbers escaped this that car, got out, set it on fire. they then got into a different car and escaped with the stolen coins. the store's owner says the men beat and tied up a female employee. >> she feared for her life. so these were not nice people. >> last week in court, surveillance cameras captured masked men robbing a jewelry store. that video is being compared to

the sunnyvale robbery yesterday to see if there are any similarities. >> let's check in with sal and see what's happening on the roadways. dave and tori, we're looking at the commute here that's not all that bad. we're getting slow traffic. let's take a look at 280. i mentioned last time it's pretty slow up to the lawrence expressway. it's backed up to downtown san jose. northbound 101, especially after 280 as you drive up to sunnyvale. we don't have anything severe going on as far as lane blockage blockage. the bay bridge, between 10 and 15 minutes at the outside that you will be waiting before you make it onto the bridge. 40 westbound looks good. there are no collisions reported in the commute direction. 680 slow.

80 westbound is slow. southbound backing up to 37 on your way down south. in pockets. it's definitely there. yesterday it was patchy. it was solid on the coast. there was a huge difference in the temperatures inland. what fog? it's already warm. high elevations are 80 degrees. there's very warm air squashing that fog. it's itching to go. it's ready. it just needs a little umph. it's going to be hot, sinking air. that's just going to squash the fog. near 100 for those inland. fog or sun, 60s, even upper 50s possible. 51 right now in pacifica. pretty cool there. fairfield, livermore. oakland airport, dipped to 52. lot of lows spending out here.

by the weekend, one of these will be strong enough to edge that high out of here. anything over the bay will burn off fast. nice for some, hot for others. fairfield, 102. 93 nevada. richmond, 76. 74 to alameda. brentwood, oaklandly, sanford, gilroy, 90. cupertino, 92. 82 san san mateo. 60s on parts of the coast. city, 72. there's a lot of fog out there. looks like not much change. i think today is hottest day inland. there will be toasty numbers friday and saturday. cooling trend notorious for saturday and sunday. now to the presidential election. president obama continues campaigning in colorado today. the president has stops today in pueblo and colorado springs.

that's after appears in denver and grand junction. president obama focused on health issues, telling women that mitt romney's policies will roll back their rights to the 1950s. shadowing president obama, rob portman appeared at several evens traveling on the romney tour bus. today, louisiana governor will climb on the romney bus. he has appearances scheduled in the same cities as president obama. pueblo and colorado springs. they're considered top contenders for romney's vice presidential running mate. mitt romney is catching flak for a comment he made about california during a campaign event. coming up at 7:45. what he said that put governor jerry brown's office on the defensive. a hate crime at a mosque. what fourteens are accused of doing outside a house of

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stock market has been waivering between losses this morning as investors are pulled between positive news about the economy and shines of china. taking a look at the dow, up 13, nasdaq up 9 and s&p up 2. the labor department reported better news. the initial report of jobless claims dropped to 161,000 last week. that's down 6,000 from the week

before. economists had expected the number to increase by about that much. and the -- fell to the lowest level in 18 months. the u.s. imported more goods than it exported. there was a record high of $185 billion. zynga's chief operating officer has resigned. he joined the online game maker 15 months ago. they will not say if he plans to replace them. it comes after the company shuffled several of its executives and left him with fewer responsibilities. the city of san francisco versus the cell phone industry. talking about a battle that continues today. >> the outcome of this battle will be significant. it could mean other cities across the country follows what

happens here. it started two years ago when the san francisco board of supervisors and the mayor approved a law that requires warning labels on cell phones about the amount of radiation they admit and the health risks involved. however, the cellular telecommunications -- sued the city and wants to overturn the law, arguing that it violates the industry's first amendment rights. now, that issue goes before the ninth court of appeals this morning. in an effort to bolster the city's position. the city's attorney office highlighted the government accountability office this week that calls into question the fcc ease oversight of cell phones and their possible health risks. now, if they win the argument, it could set a precedent that would lead to other cities requiring similar labeling on wireless devices there. >> thanks, pam.

7:46. we have the new on the heroic acts of young children during a shooting rampage at a sikh temple in wisconsin. an 11-year-old boy and his 9- year-old system were outside the temple when they saw the gunman drive up. they said they thought he needed help, but when he was halfway to the temple, he pulled out pistols and started shooting. >> we ran as fast as we could inside to warn everybody. >> after telling people what they had seen, two people hid in the pantry with other members. the fbi is still trying to nail down a motive behind the shooting. the shooter, wade michael paige, died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the state. >> how can people kill somebody just because they're different from them. >> last night in fremont they gathered in central park. the names of the vim times were

read to the crowd. it has effected everyone, even though it was targeted at the temple. a hate crime at a mosque during prayer time. police say four teenagers, ages 13-16, through lemons at the building on friday, hitting one person. the daily review is reporting those teens were arrested on suspicion of defacing property and a hate crime. police say this is the fourth time that mosque has been targeted in the last eight months. we're also finding out more about the case of the uc irvin professor planning an attack on the -- he had been researching guns and explosives. also, he set fires that threatened to kill hundred students and burn down the school. the district attorney says he wanted revenge for the death of

his son who committed suicide after being disciplined at school. about 20 news organizations are going to court today. they want access to the colorado movie theater shooting case. they want the judge to unseal court documents so they can provide the public more information about accused shooter james holmes. the former phd student is accused of killing 12 people and injuring 50 others during a movie massacre in aurora colorado. he's expected to be at toe's hearing. >> it's a step toward figure out why the state park's department hid almost $54 million. state lawmakers vote #-d for an independent audit. they hope the auditor will uncover the truth about the funds and restore trust in how california handles money from taxpayers. results are expected by january. mitt romney ruffled some feathers here in california with a comment he made during a

campaign appearance in iowa. >> if entrepreneurs think at some point america is going to become like greece, or spain, or italy, or california -- i'm just kidding about that one -- they're going to have a hard time investing in america. >> romney says california, like greece, has a huge budget deficit because of reckless government spending. the joke did not go over well with governor jerry brown's office where an aid says california leads the country in the number of jobs created and borrowing costs have fallen, making it the exact opposite of spain, italy, and greece. a land battle continues between berkeley and occupy the farm. demonstrators took over the school owned property.

the camp was torn down a month later. occupiers are still out there harvesting and weeding crops. campus police are videotaping the trespassing but say they don't have the resources to stop it. the protesters say they will keep farming the area as long as there's open access to the field. >> well, a parolee has been ordered to stand trial for the shooting near the oakland city hal. 31-year-old isaac mcdaniels is charged with assault an being an accessory in the death of an oakland man. daniels has to stand trial on kidnapping and sexual assaulting a woman five days after the killing. he faces up to 25 years to life for that assault and six years in the shooting. >> it is 7:51. an update on the critical construction project. what cal tran is saying about the construction of the fourth

bore of the -- tunnel. >> a bear that broke into this store in colorado and what he was after.

it is 7:53. tropical storm ernesto could reach hurricane strength again as it gets closer to the gulf of mexico. i crossed the yucatan peninsula causing moderate damage to coastal towns. in one community, people used buckets to get the flood waters out of their homes. the storm also knocked down trees and power lines, leaving more people in the dark. >> time now, 7:54. there's a bear with an apparent sweet tooth that broke into a candy store in colorado. look at the surveillance video. you see him caught red-handed. he's prying open the door, stealing the candy, and taking it outside. this particular bear really likes rice crispy treats and

something called cookie bears. that's ironic. the bear did not cause any damage. he only left dirt on the counter. he was scared away by a passing car. it's 7:54. i want to check in again with sal and see what kind of problem we've been having. it's been quite a week. >> it has been. today we're doing well. we don't have major problems, which is nice. we've got a couple of days that have not been that great. let's take a look at the macarthur maze. no major problems getting into the area. if you're driving out to interstate 880 in oakland, this traffic looks pretty good with no major problems. the traffic continues to move along well. if you're driving to the south bay, northbound 280 continues to be slow. so does 101 after 880, especially getting up to mountain view. let's go to steve. >> well, thank you, sir. big difference in temps today

by the coast. 60s, maybe some 70s. there's a lot more today. inland, 90s or hundred, gearing up to be busy in the weekend with the giants and you can see some of the fog there, very, very shallow. there's a lot more today. i just has no place to go. this is for friday. this is for friday if you're headed to golden gate park. i'm going to focus on the polo field. that's where neal young crazy horse will be. also the foo fighters. very cool, though, a lot of fog. low 60s. i don't see much change throughout the weekend. i think it's going to be pretty chilly. we have a big fog bank. inland temps, nothing stop them. 65. that's an 8:00 temp. updated, 49. this satellite picture does not do it justice. there's more fog on the coast. carpool systems trying with all their might to knock this pressure system out of here. it won't happen but there's too

much fog. it will cool down toward santa cruz. inland, 100, a lot of 90s or 80s closer to the bay. i think easy to is the hottest day inland. there will be a cooldown sunday and monday. time now, 7:56. we have new details about a double shooting that happened in oakland. what we know this morning about the victims, including a teenage girl. >> we're live in oakland where dozens of customers are still without power after a car crashes into a pole. we just spoke to pg&e. we'll tell you when the electricitity was expected to be back on. >> dozens of protesters arriving now at this county facility in martinez. they're here to fight a plan to expand a jail in richmond. we'll tell you about the crucial vote taking place a short time from now. >> take a break from the games at 10:00. tonight, get straight coverage of the bay area's major news, the 10:00 news on channel 2.

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[crash] child: mom! [ting] ♪ good morning, welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clarke. the crews are busy, still trying to fix downed power lines in oakland. early this morning a car hit a power pole, then hit a fire hydrant all near 81st avenue and san leandro streets.

tara moriarty is there. what is pg&e saying? >> reporter: well, pg&e crews, more of them arrived momenting ago. if you take a look behind me, you can see the new light pole has arrived. they pushed back the perimeter. they told us most of the customers without power will be back in business. but this entire block here where u haul is located will not have the power back until late this afternoon or early this evening. initially the outage affected more than 660 customers in and around the area of 81st avenue and san leandra boulevard. the car smashed into a light pole. it ripped the wires right out of the ground. then it sheered it off the sidewalk. early this morning we watched about 60 employees at a nearby bakery drive off, sent home

because of the outage. >> we were told to go home. we can't bake in the dark. there's nothing we can do. so i'm going home. >> they're back in business. we walked inside and saw all the machines going again. premier organics next door, producing nut butters, is back in business. back here live you can see they're taking the pole straight into where the other one is leaning to the side there. you can see the wires there dangling. so folks are definitely not allowed through here. pg&e has blocked off the intersection so you can get through on 81st avenue. if you need to get through this morning, if this is one of the routes you take, you will have to take an alternate route. crews are busy restoring power to the 15 customers left

without power because of a fiery crash. a car hit a power pole on highway 101 near the nevada landfill yesterday. it set the grass on fire and 40- acres burned. 3,000 customers lost their power. we also have new information about a fatal double shooting in oakland. it happened last night about 11:30 in the area of talbot avenue and foothill boulevard. police tell the tribune the victims are a 16-year-old girl and a 23-year-old man. they had just left the store with a group of people when a gunman walked up and started shooting. the young woman was killed at the scene. the man was taken to the highland hospital. he's listed in stable condition. police say they found about a dozen shell casings on the ground out there. so far no arrests have been made. >> it's 8:02. a five-month investigation led to the arrest of a san jose man

who's accused of possessing child pornography. 23-year-old ral raniro was arrested at his home. the sheriff's office says they seized computer equipment and electronic storage devices that contained images of child pornography. bail has been set at $25,000. a child psychologist accused of molesting his patients is back behind bars this morning. a san fernando county judge rejected a bail request. he said he could not make a ruling until the issue of his mental competency is resolved on the 1st. it was said he faked the dementia and is well enough to stand retrial. he's charged with molesting children in the 190s. the first trial ended with a

hung jury. alex savage is live in martinez to describe the issue that's dividing law enforcement. >> reporter: good morning. right now a number of community groups in richmond are gathering here, holding a news conference right behind us. it's going on as we speak. they're here right now fighting a plan to spend $2.9 million to expand a jail facility in richmond. they say they would rather see that money spent on rehabilitation programs as opposed to a larger jail. that's why they're holding this protest outside of this county facility. this is where county leaders have started a meeting. they will be voting later this morning on a plan to add 150 beds in richmond. contra costa community partnership will be vogt on how to spend $19 million on grant money from the state. it's money from california's jail realignment plan that would shift low level prisoners to jails. david livingston favors expansion, but creating more

jail space is unnecessary. >> we think that we can better serve the population as opposed to just putting them in jail. >> i think it's a rare opportunity to fix a system that's clearly broken and if we decide to just expand jail facilities, then we're really saying, you know, let's continue with the status quo. >> opponents to expansion also say they will be plenty of room in the jail if the sheriff would stop partnering with the federal government, with i.c.e., to house undocumented immigrants in that jail as they await deportation. i spoke with the sheriff's spokesman just before this meeting started. the sheriff is one of the members of the panel voting later this morning. i asked if the sheriff was available for a comment before the meeting got started. he said we'll have to wait until the end of the meeting to speak with the the sheriff. the meeting just got under way. we understand a vote will happen before it ends.

we're live in martinez, alex savage, ktvu channel 22 news. bart trains are running online this morning. quite different from yesterday's evening commute. several things caused delays all over the system. a computer problem triggered half hour delays. a train entering the tube with its emergency brake on, that caused a backup with other trains. and then there was a fight that caused even more delays. >> yikes. it's 8:05. things are running better this morning. >> we're checking with bart. they're doing well today. we don't have any problems. just as you mentioned there, let's take a look at the roads. highway 24 between walnut creek and oakland, not a bad drive. it's a little crowded. it's not too bad. you run into slow traffic, it's not out of the ordinary as you drive this time of morning.

looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, that's improved quite a bit. traffic is moving along nicely as you drive into san francisco. if you're driving on the south bay frees, 101 has been heavy. 280 is slow. there's a crash on the shoulder and traffic was doing well. now it is not. i hate to mention that, but the you are driving northbound 101, give yourself extra time. 2801 not much of an alternate in the cupertino. 8:07. fog out there. it's shallow, but there's a lot out there. just kind of hugging the coast. inland, it's already getting very warm. today will be the hottest day away from the coast. one of the cooler days by the coast. we've seen in the last couple. that's because there wasn't much fog the last couple of mornings. it's really filled in along the

coast. very warm air. 2,000 feet up. 82-degree temps. that really just smashes that fog right there. very low fog. thick, reduced visibility. some areas. sinking air. not only low fog but it means temperatures start to warm up really fast. 65, livermore already 64. fairfield, so know ma county airport, 66. by 9:00 we may even be towards 70. there's not mucho a breeze to make a difference in the delta. it's a big difference here. as much as 40 plus degrees. a lot of systems trying to work their way towards the high pressure system. eventually by sunday one will be strong enough to bump it out of here. a lot of coast fog, though, but it's going to be hot and hazy. temperatures 60s to 100s. it just depends on where you

are are. our observer says billion be 93 at his place. i agree. it will be close. 102 pittsburg. alameda, 74. 98 morgan hill. santa cruz, 78. there's a lot more fog today than yesterday. san bruno, 75. redwood city towards the hills, a little cooler. still not much to make an impact. rather warm on saturday. here comes the cooler weather, sunday and monday. 8:09. olympics, athletes are trying to top each other. >> just like that, santa clara

native teamed up with misty may- treanor and won a gold medal. they beat a fellow american team to win the gold. several medals in track and field. felix finally won gold in the 200-meter race. she won silver in athens and beijing olympics. cal's alex morgan will lead the team. she headed in the winning goal to lift the u.s. past canada 4- 3. analysts call it one of the most thrilling games in these olympics. the u.s. plays japan in today's final. the americans are guaranteed a soccer medal. the women's water polo led by the sisters of danville will be going for the gold also. here's the up to date medal count. the u.s. leads with 82. china is in second followed by russia, great britain, and germany. set up is almost finished

for the music festival in san francisco. the big event beginning tomorrow in golden gate park is posting a lineup that includes stevie wonder and metallica. 195,000 people are expected to attend the three-day festival. it's completely sold out. >> i think just building the brand of the festival, people understanding what the festival is about. they've been coming for years and telling their friends. people love that festival. >> now, besides the outside festival, the city is preparing for three sold out giant games and the 49er's first home game of the season. a lot of people. so you're being advised to use public transportation and expect delays. channel 2 website, ktvu.com has more on the outside lineup and all the other big events in the bay area this weekend. go to ktvu.com and look under the hot topic section right there from the home page. >> all right. it should be nice weather,

but the bay area is bracing for today's heat wave. find out why last month is one for the record books. >> also, remember the mars rover? the program is turning one nasa scientist into a twitter celebrity. i has to do with his unique haircut. things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen.

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racetrack. this is a fire rising from that facility. at first it was thick black smoke. now it's white smoke. we see fire crews arrived on the scene. this is right near the golden gate fields racetrack. you can see traffic on the freeway is slowing down. a lot of the emergency vehicles, we have a crew on the way we're not sure what's burning. we see thick black smoke a few moments ago. it turned into white smoke. you can see the traffic on the freeway there on 80. you can see that to the right. people are curious as to what's going on. >> it's technically westbound headed down towards the bridge. >> a lot of people think it's southbound. it is south. >> in that direction. >> but it's called westbound 88. tori, you see the little arc there at the bottom. that's the university avenue overcrossing for the bikes. on the left there is golden gate fields racetrack area.

we saw thick black smoke. we see white smoke that appears as fire crews are getting a handle on this fire. >> you will stay on top of it and give us an update. thank you, sal. 8:15. many people across the u.s. thought july was a lot hotter than normal. now we know it officially was a record setter. the average temperature in the lower 48 states, that's nearly 3 and a half degrees warmer than the 20th century average. two tenths of a degree warmer than the record set 76 years ago. a tracy man is recovering in the hospital after a skydiving accident. he was part of a group parachuting with the skydive company yesterday afternoon. witnesses say the man's parachute malfunctioned, and he made a rapid decent and crash landing. he was rushed to the hospital with undisclosed injuries.

right now it's still unclear exactly what went wrong. >> time is 8:16. we know the name of the a woman who was killed in a fiery car crash on monday in saratoga. she's 54-year-old michelle teaguely. she was killed in the high profile murder for hire case. video was taken in 2010 after three men were convicted of killing her late husband because of a love triangle. the county coroner said she died monday when her volkswagen plunged off of the highway. speed was a folk tore in the crash. more fierce fighting is area. now, much of the city is now in ruins after shelling and air strikes from government forces. in the areas of the city that have not been destroyed, people are running out of food. they're lining up for a daily ration of bred, and they wait for the next round of attacks. we want to show you new video.

look at this. a ribbon cutting ceremony in vietnam. this is mashing the beginning of a land mark u.s. effort to clean up chemicals left behind by agent orange during the vietnam war. it's taking place at a former air base in central vietnam. crews will focus on diox save. that's the chemical linked to cancer, birth defects, and other disabilities. the u.s. has given vietnam $60 million for environmental restoration. this is the first involvement in the direct cleanup. >> it is 8:18. new this morning, new federal data about the use and possible overuse of antipsychotic drugs of nursing homes. allison has been deviling into the drugs used in nursing homes in the bay area. >> about 26% of nursing homes we looked at in oakland and san

francisco are giving residents antipsychotic drugs at a higher level than the national rate. we looked at 59 nursing homes within 10 miles of oakland and san francisco, and about 21 are prescribing antipsychotics at higher than the national rate. nursing homes insist the drugs are properly prescribed and needed. one of the government's top doctors say improper use can make residents dehydrated and mobile. that can predispose a resident to blood clots, pressure ulcers, falls with major injury. >> the department of health and humid services is making all of this information available publicly for the first time on its nursing home compare website. you can access that through

ktvu.com. allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. the san francisco based ninth circuit based court are moving forward with a controversial trip to maui this weekend. weeks ago some senators urged to cancel or scale back the trip. in this statement the court says it's too late to cancel the trip without enormous penalties and it did not for see the financial situation when it chose the sight. the cost, $1 million. restaurants in berkeley may have to post the results of food safetying ins right in their windows. now, most restaurants in alameda county have posted green, yellow, or red signs in front of business where is food is served. berkeley has its own health watchdog and doesn't follow that system. berkeley's side is reporting the city may soon come up with a similar program. well, the soda industry is fighting a measure in richmond that would raise taxes on sodas

and other drinks. two organizations have spent $350,000 just since june campaigning against the tax. that's 10 times more than what supporters of the tax have spent. the the measure would raise taxes on sweetened drinks by an extra penny an ounce. it would be used on antiobesity programs. it's 8:20. later this morning nasa is hoping the mars rover curiousty will spend back a color picture of its surroundings. these pictures show the heat shield falling away during its historic landing. these pictures show the dirt and gravel and mars may have a level of bedrock. we'll keep an eye out for the 360-degree picture. we'll bring it to you when it becomes available. and the mars rover mission has

made a nasa scientist a social media celebrity. this is flight director -- on the right there. and a distinctive mohawk haircut. it was during video from the nasa control room that there was a closeup of his mohawk, including the buzzed in star shape that was shown. so that's made him quite a celebrity, as a matter of fact,. >> a lot of people are paying attention to the cameras zoned in on him. you can see the designs. he's now a rock star. >> he says he's a little surprised by it all. it's 8:22. coming up, a bay area father is still in mourning seven months later. >> he laid down. so i tried to pick him up, and he was weak. he was already dead. >> we're interviewing the man whose 5-year-old son was gunned down outside of his family's food truck. good morning. westbound 80 traffic.

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8:25. more than seven months later, the case of a five-year-old boy shot and killed outside his family's taco truck in oakland remains unsolved. the child's father talked to ktvu about the night his life changed forever.

the truck was parked at 55th 55th afternoon and international boulevard when the shooting occurred. since then martinez has been too heart broken to work. he here's people to work his truck and only goes by briefly to bring supplies. >> i was working like this side over here when i heard the shooting. so he say -- he grabbed my legs. i say don't scare. so my wife comes out. they shoot my son. >> police have set up a tip line. the number is (510)773-2805. there's a $25,000 reward. they only have a vague description of a man who may have been the shooter leaving with a man in a silver car. all right. time now is 8:26. let's go quickly back to sal. the fire around the golden gate fields area, what's going on. >> it's near gillman street in berkeley.

looks like the freeway traffic is moving through. the fire department and police are there. there's a little bit of a backup getting off the freeway. we'll let you know a little bit more about that. let's go to another picture. this will be, i guess we're going to the bay bridge toll plaza and the traffic is going to be recovering a little bit. it was not quite as bad as it was just a little bit ago. if you're driving in san jose, well, that's pretty slow. northbound 101. we had an accident blocking a couple of lanes. that's still being moved off. 101 is just a big mess. i would avoid 101 and use this as your alternate route. the last couple of days this got wiped out and this won't be the case today. inland, it's already out of the gate fast, not much of a breeze, not enough to stop

things. there's warm air. this is friday on the outside. we'll focus on the polo field. it's going to be chilly. 58. 61. there's a lot of fog out there. it's getting squashed, so it's very low. some of it is thick, reducing visibility, but inland, what fog. stockton is 71 degrees, it will probably be 104, 105 today. the system is trying to work its way in, but it gets obliterated. fairfield, livermore. i guarantee fairfield will be 70 by 9:00. san francisco, couple of systems, eventually by tomorrow we'll start to knock this high down a little bit. looks to be the hottest day, i think, for inland areas. by sunday and monday, it will start a cooling trend. 60s to 104. take your pick. if you like cooler weather, go

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good morning. right now we still have traffic somewhat affected by this fire near the golden gate fields racetrack. it was started in a van that was near the barn area. first call came in at 8:04. two engine companies on scene. berkeley fire has it controlled. a deputy chief tells ktvu that they're trying to determine whether or not any of the horses were threatened, but preliminary reports say it was a fire close to the racetrack. we're frying to get more information. meanwhile, the traffic near buy nearby is slow on 80. >> it's happening right now. police in santa cruz back at the scene where a 13-year-old boy was shot. it happened last night on san lorenzo boulevard. matt keller has been out there all morning. he's back with the latest on

this investigation. >> investigators game back here in the past half hour. we watched them as they inspected the building here at the budget inn motel. i heard them say they were looking for damage. they're checking out vehicles parking overnight just in case any stray bullets were left as evidence. a 13-year-old was walking home from the boardwalk when he was shot and killed. investigators say he was a gang memberrer and the age of the victim make this is a disturbing case. >> how young does somebody have to be. how tragic does it have to be to say, this is enough. we definitely need the help of the community. anybody that saw anything, we need to make sure guys that do this to a 13-year-old, that they're brought to justice. >> police say witnesses saw three or four men in their 20s wearing dark hooded sweatshirts before one man got into a black lexus and drove to the

boulevard boulevard. you can see the police gathered at the end of the street. they did not know how long they continue to investigation. the crime scene tape is up. reporting live in santa cruz, matt keller. ktvu channel 2 news. continuing coverage on the chevron refinely fire. it could be months before refairs are completed. joining us live from richmond, what needs to happen first. >> good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are investigators from several government agencies, wanting to take a good close look at the crude oil unit that burned on monday. they want to make sure it's safe before they do that. that's become a more complex process. there's still a risk, so there could be another fire like the one we saw yesterday morning. keep in mind, monday's fire did a lot of damage. the fire yesterday is, in facings being blamed on a damaged pipe that's leaking

because of that fire. that led to the secondary fire. it is the unpredictability and the unknowns around that unit right now that's preventing investigators from getting on in there and make anything time frames difficult, although we know none of it will be quick, it could last for months. we talked about the government agency, klineing osha and the -- getting ready to launch these investigations, but there's local agencies reviewing the responses and no doubt some will include that call to 9 1 from chevron for help. >> we have a fire. >> i don't know what that means, but okay. >> a process unit in gate 31. it's a first level response for you guys. >> what da does ha mean? >> like a single alarm. >> whatever your structure is for us. i think it's three engines and a truck. >> now, there's apparent confusion in that phone call where they talk about a level

one response. they talked about identifying the crude oil unit. the gate they were supposed to go into. how many fire trucks and engines they wanted on scene. certainly anytime you're dealing with a refinery, they talk about training for this and drills. certainly one of the things they will be talking about when they do these reviews is how well those responses game, how well they communicated with each other. one responding to the fire. claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 news. bay area drivers are paying more to fill up their car after the chevron fire. prices are expected to keep going up throughout the weekend. triple a says summertime prices are already high because of demand and also because of the mandatory seasonal gas that's more expensive. now, you may get some relief at the gas pump if there are no more problems with the refineries. here's a look at the bay area gas prices, they're up in average 7% since yesterday.

the price of regular unleaded is $4 a gallon. the average in san jose, 3.94 a gallon. oakland's average price, 3.93 a gallon, but yesterday it was 3.86. stay here for continuing coverage for the chef ron refinery fire. we'll give you updates. if you want to see more video and pictures, go to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. the tunnel is reaching a milestone this week. crews are digging out the last of the dirt to complete the tunnel between aren da and oakland. they started digging two years ago. there's much more to be done, including paving work and lining the tunnel. cal tran says the $400 million tunnel is on budget and on schedule. it's going to hope late next year. it's something a lot of drivers will be looking forward to. >> willing to help them dig. >> exactly. sal, you're busy this

morning. >> i was just smiling for all of our contra costa community. especially now this time of the morning, eastbound going from oakland to aren da is slow. there's only one tunnel available. that will alleviate that backup. let's look at the san jose area. northbound 101. still putting in that injury accident. 101 has not recovered. the other freeways, i would recommend using 285 and stay off 101 between 280 and sunnyvale. it's just a mess. i want to show you 80 westbound recovering. we had an early car fire near the racetrack. i saw a pull up from thick smoke, but the fire has now been tamed and the traffic is getting a little better. it's a little bit thick throughout there. when you get to the toll plaza, it's backed up for a five- minute wait. >> thank you, a very, good morning. it's going to be hot for some.

mid 60s for a few. higher elevations are 80 degrees. by the coast there's a lot of fog. it's a fight tweep the two. there's more fog on northern marin coast. it's pretty solid from smooth, not much of a sea breeze at all. the fog is going to mean cool temperatures by the water's edge. inland 90s. today looks to be the hottest day. mid-60s for some. low 60s for others. mid-50s san francisco sitting at 55. southern california, maybe later today, the big news today, the warmer inland temps got hot. 90s in some locations. coast fog means 50s, 60s there. there's too much fog today. most of the fog disappeared by noon. the coast was clear. that will not be the case. 60s to 100s.

take your pick. 101 livermore. hayward, 82 degrees, santa clara valley, 80. 85 san bruno. doing 72 in the city. i'm nervous about that. palo alto. 82 degrees. maybe a slight cooldown and maybe a cooldown by monday. thank you, steve. it's 8:39. the susan g. komen is beginning a new chapter after releasing major leadership changes. the group liz thompson is leaving next month and founder nancy brinker will take on a new role focused by fundraising and strategic planning. the changes have nothing to do with the big controversy last year when susan g. komen --

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some of the stories we're following. golden gate fields, the fire was started by a van. a driver pulled over near a barn area after seeing smoke coming out of his fan. crews have put that fire out. we're looking at chopper pictures out of the area. these are live pictures of the the fires. it's out. no one was hurt. no animals were hurt out there. and traffic on nearby highway 80. these are live pictures from the ground. that's the van i was just telling you about. you can see what burned out. and the fire is out. again. we have a reporter there who's out there now. >> we'll get more details later. there's a lot going on, but we wanted you to go that information as it's happening.

traffic nearby is slowing, as you can imagine. we're following this. most of the 59 oakland customer who is lost their power should have it back within a matter of minutesment a car smashed into a fire hydrant. happening now, protesters have packed a special meeting that's in contra kosta county talking about the future of the jail system. alex savage is live in martinez. they want millions of tax dollars invested in people, not prisons. what's the latest, alex? >> reporter: i just stepped out of this meeting. the county members have decided to postpone their vote on this very contentious issue. there were a number of community groups that showed up this morning to opposed a bigger jail in richmond. they voiced their opinion and focused a lot of their attention on the county sheriff

that backs the plan in richmond. >> one area in the county and one particular group. >> the entire county of 1 million residents deserves we act as statemen and leaders in moving this project forward. i would neat that the county needs some certainty. >> that's the sheriff who was booed by this crowd of more than 150 people on hand this morning. it was standing room only as county leaders consider a plan to spend $2.9 billion to expand the jail in richmond. opponents say they would rather spend the money on rehabilitation programs instead of a larger facility. it's a seven-member panel. they were expected to vote today on ro how to spend money from the state. it's part of the program that

shifts low level prisoners to the jail. the sheriff said she needs more room in the jail, but the opponents say there would be plenty of room if he would stop partnering partnering with the federal government to house illegal immigrants awaiting deportation. >> that's a use of our jails that's not related to public safety. if they're looking for ways to increase space and make space for people, then they should look at stopping that cooperation with i.c.e. >> reporter: this issue has put the county sheriff at odds with richmond's chief who opposes the expansion of the jail. both men are members of this panel. s ajust got out of the meeting, it's understood they will be postponing the vote on the issue. they will study it further and vote at a later time. we'll speak directly with the sheriff once this meeting wraps up. we are a live in morning in

martinez, alexander savage, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco versus the cell phone industry. we're joined in the studio to talk about the important debate that continues today. >> it's going to be interesting. the debate over cell phones. it began two years ago. many other cities and states are watching the latest developments. the issue goes before the ninth circuit court of appeal this is morning. it began in 2010 when san francisco's board of supervisors became the first in the country to approve a law that requires warning labels on cell phones about the amount of radiation they emit and the health risks involved. however, the association that represents the wireless companies is suing, arguing that the law violates the industry's first amendment rights. ing? the court will likely consider, last year the health organization continued that there's enough evidence to classify cell phone radiation as possibly carcinogenic,

placing it in the category as led and mercury. the outcome of this battle heard today will be significant because it could set a precedent in what other cities follow. we could also see the warning labels on the next cell phone. analysts say they don't expect a ruling today, but they have about 20 minutes to represent their side of the case. if the cell phone industry loses today, it will most likely ask the u.s. supreme court to review the ruling. dave? >> time now is 8:50. boo the dog, he's known as the cutest dog in america. he's a big hit on you tube and now we know who owns him. this is boo. a six--year-old pomeranian. i had to show it to you. he has almost 5 million facebook fans and a stuffed animal look alike. you can't take him home, but after three years of being anonymous, we now know who the owner is.

she works at facebook. sources say she's worked in the company's finance department since december of 2008. despite coming forward, she's declining any interviews. she wants all the attention to stay on boo. >> speaking of facebook. facebook is taking steps now towards expanding onto a second campus. the company is asking state officials to prove its cleanup of the property on constitution avenue. it had been used as a storage plant by ray cam. the property is shown to be contaminated by pcbs. it's 8 minutes before 9:00. see one of the latest and largest drug busts for a ship based out of alameda. >> another check on interstate 80 near golden gatefield. there was a car fire minutes ago. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight.

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time now 8:54. we have breaking news, tara moriarty just arrived at that fire. she's back now. tara, what do you see? >> what do you know? >> reporter: the good news is none of the horses were hurt. they were all on the track when this incident happened. they were not in the barn, which was in danger of catching on fire. if you take a look behind me here, you see this white van. fire officials tell us the man

who you see in the plaid shirt, he was driving on this freeway. he noticed smoke coming off the vehicle. he pulled off on the gillman exit and parked next to the barns here at golden gate field. flamesflames were shooting out of the car. when they opened the back doors of the van, garbage and tons of rats spilled out. >> the barns were not -- they were empty at the time. all the horses were out on the track. the firefighters were able to knock down the fire and prevent any extension to any of the áures at golden gate fields. >> reporter: now, two engines responded. again, no damage to the barn. the driver said he was on his way to the dumps. that's the reason for all of the garbage that's now spilled out onto the roadway here. there's a little bit of backup coming off the freeway at the gillman exit. be aware of that. you might want to avoid gillman, unless you have to get through. it's open, but it will take an

extra couple of minutes. life in berkeley, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. smugglers were busted with two tons of cocaine. the alameda base cutter sent its helicopter and two boats to intercept the speedboat. crews seized 2,000 pounds of cocaine and apprehended four suspects. we have more on the story we just mentioned a few moments ago. google as settled a multimillion dollar privacy case. the high tech giant will pay a record $22.5 million to settle charges. it bypassed security settings using using the safari browser. it's allegations that google used computer codes, known as

cookies, that went on browsers and ipads to google could monitor users who had blocked such tracking. 8:57. steve is going to talk about the weather. >> sweating inland. but by the coast, there was a big fog bank that was not there yesterday. the 100s inland. same friday and saturday. looks luke cooler weather returns saturday and sunday. >> we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> for more on the heat wave, we're always hear for you at ktvu.com. thanks for joining us. u?%