>> reporter: the sergeant on seen here tells me this was a chp pursuit involving a chp officer that ended with one man dying at the scene. you can see that car is still out here. there is skid marks in the roadway here. that car slam into a tree. a '91 honda civic. this is right in the port of oakland. everyone started around 2:00 this morning when a chp officer nearby tried to stop the car for running a stop sign but the car sped off eventually the driver lost control and hit that tree. he died on scene. his passenger survived and being treated at the hospital. because of where this deadly crash took place, oakland police will be handling this investigation. >> because the pursuit terminated on oakland city streets, our fatal accident team will go out and come investigate the matter. that only happens when there is a fatal traffic accident on oakland city streets. our guys will come out and conduct the investigation.

even when another agency is involved. >> reporter: i'm told by a a spokesperson from the chp. two officers were likely inside that car, inside the cruiser that was pursuing the car earlier this morning. both of those officers tried to give medical aid to the people inside the car. obviously the one man was dead on scene. the passenger taken to highland hospital and being treated for complaints of minor pain. the same spokesperson told me this pursuit was very short. lasting only 14 seconds is what they told me. seventh street here will remain closed between 3-5 hours this morning. we are live in oakland alex savidge. we are following developing news from afghanistan this morning. a nato official says another afghan police officer has turned his weapon on international soldiers this time killing two americans. today's shooting is the sixth similar incident in two weeks. officials say the newly

recruited afghan village police officer shot his american allies minutes after they had given him a new weapon as a present. the afghan soldier was then shot and killed. time now 4:32. a march and sit in at president obama's oakland campaign headquarters ended with several people arrested. the group was there in support of former u.s. army intelligence analyst bradley manning that was accused of leaking classified information to wikileaks. ktvu was there when six protestors were led into a police van. >> we've been marching around for months telling people we need to free bradley manning. we've been saying that as loudly as we can and it hasn't

been work song we needed to do something else. >> olson left voluntarily before the arrests were made. the protestors are demanding the president apologize for declaring manning guilty. they want to insure that soldiers are free from pretrial punishment. after that they marched to broadway to wait for them to be released. let's go to the top story. clues are working on a house furriner mclauren park. tara moriarty just arrived on the scene. >> reporter: if you take off to my right here you can see the white house. there is a punch of soot that is coming up out of that window. so you can tell where the flames were. then there is flashlights for fighters on the roof.

we're here off of vienna street and the nearest cross is avlon. you can see quite a few firefighters standing in the street there. initially we are hearing reports that there was a big fire. they came and were able to knock it down but they did send out another crew. they were going through all of the rooms when they discovered a body. we are waiting for the captain to speak with us to give us more information here. this is a very congested sort of area if you are familiar with this district. the streets are narrower and things are close to together. if you pan over to the right, you can see we have fire trucks blocking a lot of streets here. if you do live in this neighborhood, you know this investigation is probably going to take some time. arson is on the scene here. you want to avoid this area here on vienna. it's the 100 block of vienna. we will hopefully discuss the details here with sf fire department and bring you the latest coming up in the next half hour. live from san francisco i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2

news. the fate of suspend sheriff mitt romney rest in the board of the hands of supervisors this morning. >> all in favor? >> i. >> opposed. >> i oppose as to the first part but agree as to the second and third. >> in a 4-1 vote the city's ethic commission found ross mirkarimi's domestic violence case constituted misconduct. >> it was an unfamiliar tactic. >> we don't view this as a rejection. we view it as a vindication of charging this court with misconduct. >> they stopped short of saying whether mirkarimi should be removed from office. they will hold another meeting.

now this case has stirred up passions on both sides. groups supporting and opposing mirkarimi held dualing rallies outside city hall. >> i'm not an attorney so i don't really understand all of the legal gyrations but i thought it was a clear message going forward. >> mirkarimi supporters say he has devoted his life to public service and should not be the victim of politics. oakland police hope evidences and witnesses point them to the gunman that killed a man in a fast food drive through. he was driving through the kfc on 73rd and international last night when gunshots pierced his car. he was hit and he crashed into a building across the street where he was pronounced dead. a woman in the passenger seat was also shot. she is expected to survive. san jose police do not have any suspects in the shooting of a teenage boy. that happened about 9:30 last

night near may fair park and interstate 680. the boy was shot at least once. he was rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. time now 4:37. a search resume this morning at yosemite national park for a six-year-old boy that is presumed dead. the boy and his ten-year-old brother were swept away in the mri sed river. an off duty firefighter pulled the ten-year-old boy out but it was too late for him. the boys were visiting from los angeles. new this morning five months after morgan hill teenager sierra lamar went missing volunteers will continue their weekly searches with help from a congressman. pleasanton representative jerry macinaner rewill resume the search tomorrow. she was last seen leaving for school on the morning of march 16th. tower rose has been charged

with -- torres has been charged with her kidnapping and murder but her body has not been found. this will be the 37th year of the festival. taking place at discovery meadow park. for the first time the event is smoke free. organizers are promoting health. bikers will be protected by a new antiharassment ordnance. that will allow bike riders have more recourse in civil court if they were harassed by other drivers. time now is 4:39. and we want to check in with sal who is starting in the east shore. what is going on? >> right there on the east shore freeway we have traffic that is moving along pretty well. there is road work on east 80

right near university avenue. you see the flashing lights there? they should be picking it up before 5:00 or near 5:00 but they may be running a traffic break to do that. we'll let you know if that happens. if you are driving to the toll plaza westbound that traffic is light getting into san francisco and no problems on to the upper deck of the bay bridge. and we are looking at 280 getting up to highway 17 that traffic does look good. 4:39 let's go to rosemary. >> good morning, to you. settle drop in your temperatures on on shore breeze blowing through the delta. south westerly wind 18 miles an hour. bringing temperatures down in many spots through the delta and generally through the area. one to three degrees below where we sat. we have fog in the coast. even a little bit of mist and drizzle to deal with. especially closer to the coast.

57-degrees in oakland. 56 in san francisco. upper 50s san jose. mid to upper 50s for rose around san jose. we've got monsoonal moisture heading our way. that will bring the slightest possibility of maybe a shower, maybe a thunderstorm over our foothills as well as our mountains. starting later this evening lasting into saturday. ridge of high pressure still to our east. we have the clock wise motion going on here. we've got low pressure off rt coast. this is going to be migrating north and east as we get into the weekend. it's counterclock wise position dragging in that moisture. we will see the cloud cover increasing later today into the afternoon by this evening. and then for the weekend our temperatures will be falling thanks to this low pressure here again. that will be continuing across and eventually over northern california. so for today afternoon highs look like this. 82 degrees for santa rosa. 81 expected for novato.

71 for sausalito. head into the east 72 for you. low 90s for areas like danville. upper 80s for concord. into the santa clara valley 81 san jose. 79 in milpitas. looking at the peninsula now. 75 san mateo. mid 60s san francisco. low 60s partly to mostly cloudy skies at the coast. the extended forecast shows you the drop in temperatures with each passing day. into monday and tuesday we are holding on to the upper 80s and low 90s. sunday looks to be a drier yet cooler day. pam. >> thank you, rosemary. 4:42 is the time right now. dangerous mosquitoes are out in full force. the reason this is being called the worst year for west nile virus in almost a decade. good morning, southbound 101 traffic looks pretty good approaching the marin county area. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather.

right now oakland police are on the scene of a deadly crash. we are out there live this morning. it happened about # this -- 2:00 this morning. the chp says the crash is related to a short chase after officers tried to pull over that car. ktvu alex savidge is on the scene. he's gathering information and he's going to have a live update at 5:00. we've also been told that one person died in an early morning house fire in san francisco. take a look at the map. the home is located on vienna street. the fire began at 3:30 this morning. now the street is now blocked off. ktvu tara moriarty is out there on the scene talking with fire investigators and she is going to have an update in a little bit. overnight planes began

spraying pesticide over texas. the u.s. is seeing its biggest spike in west nile cases since 2004 with nearly 700 cases in 32 states. 26 people have died ateleioses 16 of those deaths have been in texas. state officials say weather conditions may be to blame for the increase. >> what we can piece together at least for this year we had a very wet month in june. and with that you had an increased mosquito population because of the breeding grounds. >> this is the first time in more than 45 years that planes have sprayed insecticide over the dallas area. officials say they may have to make a second pass if the first attempt does not kill enough of the mosquitoes. here in california there have been 23 human cases of west nile this year. none has been in the bay area though. people living in the bay are at most risk in august and september. bay area cities are taking steps against the virus.

in contra costa county cities were fogged with pesticides to reduce the number of mosquitoes. park rangers in yosemite is trying to convince the public its popular lodging area is safe. this comes after a man died in the honta virus after staying there. it's contracted through mice droppings and park rangers want visitors to know they are taking precautions to min muse the risk of exposure. a southern california woman traveling with him also got sick but she is recovering. former giant slugger barry bonds' lawyers say his -- they have set a date for oral argument in the case. the hearing is likely later this year with the decision possibly by next year. time now is 4:48. volunteers will be counting oysters in the san francisco bay this morning. part of the watershed prompt

oyster monitoring and restoration program. the group says overharvesting and deteriorating water quality has nearly destroyed the bay's oyster population. 4:48 is the time. let's check in with sal. >> all right. we are looking at the commute here. so far so good. we keep an eye on 80 freeway because this time of the morning is when they will be picking up some of the road work. let's go outside and take a look at it here on the right the road work i'm talking about you see the flashing lights. the traffic continues to move well. at some point when they close it chp may have to do a break. at the toll plaza it's light. there are no major problems getting into san francisco. we've been watching the bridge there. no problem there is either. this morning we are looking good in san jose around 280 and 101. it's 4:49 let's go to rosemary.

>> good morning, to you. temperatures will be falling as we get into the weekend. it will be a subtle gradual slow drop. but it will be there. giving you a look at the pacific satellite view we've got fog and we've got low clouds all the way inland this morning. marine layer is shallow. that is what is bringing it in. we've got that ridge of high pressure continuing on the east side of us. we have low pressure to the west. the low pressure will be migrating over the state for the weekend. that is going to continue to bring down our afternoon temperatures. it's going to increase the cloud cover because we are stuck between those two elements and that is drawing in monsoonal moisture from the south. we are even looking a the the possibility of maybe a thunderstorm or showers over parts of the hills. giving you a look at the cloud to rain forecast. picking it up this morning. if you're heading to the sierra for the weekend isolated showers here. chances are you are going to see those if you will be out

hiking and camping just be aware of that. by 6:00 this evening look at the high clouds the mid level clouds are moving into the bay area. if we get into the evening clouds we are mostly cloudy. we will see an improvement into the afternoon and by evening hours it's off to the east and low clouds are moving back in in time for the evening hours. 56 degrees right now in fairfield. 54 in san francisco. slightly cooler than where we were 24 hours ago. afternoon highs for today a few grows off what we felt yesterday. 82 for santa rosa today. low 70 rs for the east bay. upper 80 ann low 90s for the inland east bay. along the peninsula 75 san mateo. 65 in the city. extended forecast shows you that gradual cooling trend. a slight bump in temperatures as we get back to work. 4:51 is the time. legal battle between apple and

samsung is entering the final stages. the reason why the case could land in the hands of the jury as early as next week. big cheers for that local little league team as they continue their trip. we'll have more from their first game and what is ahead.

right now oak lands police

are on the scene of a deadly crash. take a look it happened about 2:00 this morning at 7th and marry time streets. the chp says the crash is located to a short chase after officers tried to pull that car over. alex savidge is out there at the scene as well. he'll have more coming up. we have just been told two people have died in that early morning house fire in san francisco. here's a map of the area right now. this is on vienna street. the home near mclaren park. the fire began at 3:30 this morning. we understand the street is blocked off this morning. tara moriarty is out there at the scene. she is talking with investigators. she will have an update coming up in just minutes. the legal battle between apple and samsung is being the final stages. samsung rested its case yesterday. today apple will call a few

witnesses for its rebuttal. the case should be given to the jury next week. time now 4:54. the excitement is growing. petaluma will play its next game at the little league world series this sunday. >> it's going deep to centerfield. again at the wall and over the head. >> these kids look like the big leaguers. the team opened with a 6-4 victory over connecticut. this winning streak has captured the attention of everyone in petaluma. hundreds of people packed the movie neater to watch the game and cheer on the team. >> it feels great. i know a lot of guys on that team. it was great. >> you feel like you were there almost? >> yeah. >> the movie theater will host another viewing party on sunday. when petaluma plays tennessee. what is nice all the proceeds from the showing at the movie theater is helping pay for the family's expenses

to travel back there. hopefully they are there for the duration. >> they've been having to travel to san bernardino and now over where they are. good luck to them. let's go outside and take a look at what we have with the morning commute. the traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive on interstate 880. right past the coliseum. there is no major problems on the freeways. also this morning if you are driving to the toll plaza it has been a nice drive. no problems get into the stay. city and this mornings commute in san francisco along northbound 101 that traffic looks good. all the way up to the 80 split. 4:56 let's go back to rosemary. hello to you. we are looking at a cool down as we head into your weekend. we have high clouds move intact area by tonight which means for some of our warmer spots could get a little humid tonight into tomorrow. low pressure beginning to migrate its way over northern california and through the weekend. going to drop our temperatures. this is also helping to bring

in monsoonal moisture. for tonight and into tomorrow we will notice an increase in the cloud cover and for the afternoon our temperatures are going to be slightly cooler than where we were yesterday. we'll see an additional drop as we get into tomorrow. 82 degrees in santa rosa for the afternoon today. 78 for vallejo. 72 expected in oakland. mid 60s san francisco. upper 80s to low 90s for our far inland areas. 92 in livermore. 81 san jose. 75 in santa cruz. it will be a gorgeous weekend if you head into that direction. look at your extended forecast. clouds drop notch by notch and clearing out by sunday. a slight chance for a thunderstorm over our hills. back to you. >> thank you. coming up next in our 5:00 hour. sad new developments on that fatal fire we just learned that a second person has died in san

francisco. we will have an update from the scene up next.

we are live in san francisco where the fire department has just confirmed two fatalities at the home you see behind me here. we'll have an update coming up. a short pursuit early this

morning involving the chp ends with a deadly crash in oakland. why officers were pursuing that car in the first place. >> free bradley manning. >> dramatic show down between oakland police and protestors outside president obama's campaign head quarters. plus the new concerns about radiation on treasure island and how this can effect a future project. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day it's a friday it's august 17th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for waking up with us. let's check in with rosemary orozco is in for steve. your kids, my kids head back to school. we are talking about rain maybe? >> yes it's a very slim chance. it will be over the hills. i know we've got weddings this weekend, we've got backyard barbecues and birthday parties