last night. >> welcome to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. rosemary, we were talking about how i got so surprised by the drops of rain on my windshield this morning. isolated showers being the keyword. we are mostly cloudy but mainly dry. the showers are in and around the livermore tracy area at this time. also tracking a few cells near south of morgan hill down into monterey. we will continue with this through the morning hours, our afternoon looking pretty good. we'll continue with our cooling trend in the mostly cloudy skies overhead this morning will turn partly cloudy to mostly clear. i'll detail this for you coming up. happening right now,

people in san ramon are waking up in tents, they spent the night camped out waiting for a chance to baugh new home. allie rasmus is live from the campsite to explain the reason behind the demand for those new homes. ally. >> reporter: this is near bollinger and doherty road. the campsite is bigger than it looks. there are three tents but a lot of people have been camping here for days, even weeks in their cars parked in this cul- de-sac. the woman you see there has been camping out for two weeks. two two weeks. she and the other people want to buy one of the nine new homes built in this subdivision. why here? the woman said she and her family have been house hunting for three years. she says she has her eye on her home in this subdivision because she says mainly the school district. this is the san ramon valley unified school district these homes feed into. she says the price and the amount of space was right. the prize price for these 9 homes is about 700,000.

for a four bed four bathroom home. across the bay area, the real estate market has improved. home prices have risen for the last 13 months in a row. that's why the people you see here are getting stuff out of their cars. waking up, 10 a.m. is when these home goes for sale. so the people here say it was worth the wait for them. coming up a half hour from now we'll tell you more about the trends in the bay area real estate market, and also talk to some people who have been camped out here. not all of them are buying a home. there's actually at least one person here who has been hired as a place holder for a prospective home owner and he has been camping out for a week to hold their place in line. more on that in a half hour. live in an ramon, allie rasmus, ktvu. in overnight news. the c.h.p. says drowsy driving may be to blame for a deadly wreck in the east bay. it happened around 12:20 this morning on interstate 680 in pleasanton. a convertible with two people inside veered off the roadway

through some bushes, and ended up as you can see there, in a dirt fenced off area. the driver suffers minor injuries but her female passenger died at the scene. the driver told the c.h.p. she had fallen asleep behind the wheel. >> we arrived on scene, saw there was just one vehicle involved. the driver was the one that reported the collision. >> the identities of the two women have not been released, but they are said to be in their 20s. officers don't believe alcohol was a factor in the crash but they are at the hospital and are still in the process of interviewing the driver. all lanes of i-580 are back open in san leandro after being shut down overnight for 45 minutes in the westbound direction near fairmont drive. the highway patrol says there was a police investigation in that area, but they wouldn't give us any more details. a manhunt resumes this morning for a high-risk sex offender who escaped a peninsula mental health facility. 34-year-old derek sanders was

first reported missing early yesterday morning. he was a patient at cordelares mental health services in redwood city east interstate 280 over edgewood road. staffers making the rounds first noticed the escape. the county sheriff's office says they think sanders may have fled through an elevator shaft. a county wide alert was sent out to law enforcement and an advisory to people living in the area. >> he has prior sex offense in his history. the fact that he has also sex offense with minors is definitely a high risk in our community. >> and these are both photos of sanders. the sheriff's department says the one on the right is closest to what he looks like now. he is 5' 11, 165 pounds and was last wearing a red polo shirt and blue genes. he has family in san mateo and alameda counties. fan violence marched last night's football game between the raiders and the arizona cardinals. a fight broke out between two men in the parking lot outside the stadium near glendale,

arizona. police say one man shot the other in the face. the victim, who is in his 30s is in critical condition, but he is in stable condition. his injuries, however, are considered life threatening. police arrested the gunman. the incident happened during the 3rd quarter of the game. no other fans were injured and the cardinals won, 31-27. police are looking for a man who in an apparent fit of road rage struck a bicyclist in santa rosa. it happened thursday night at the oakmont golf course. the bicyclist told police a gray haired man pulled up alongside him and started screaming. police say the driver when chased the cyclist onto the golf course and rear-ended him. the victim suffered moderate injuries. officers say the car is a gold or beige sedan, and may have a broken passenger side mirror. a memorial service will be held today for a marine killed in afghanistan. 29-year-old marine captain matthew manukian lived in los altos hills. the military says he was killed last week in afghanistan while on his fourth tour of duty.

manukian graduated from st. francis high school in mountain view. today's service will be inside the school's gym at 3:00. more than 1000 people are expected to attend the service, which will include a 21-gun salute, and a military fly- over. we are learning that a late county man was among the troops killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. 23-year-old richard essex died on thursday when the army blackhawk helicopter was gunned down. six other american troops died. a public service will be held for essex on september 1 at kelseyville high school in kelseyville. the doors are open for veterans of all ages at a resource fair in hayward today. that fair is from 10:00 until 12:30 in the afternoon. it's at the veterans memorial building on main street. there will be information and resources and it is all free. happening now, republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan is hitting the campaign trail.

you are looking at a live picture of the rally getting under way. this is in the village of florida, as you can see. it is just getting started. coming up at 7:15, his message top florida's large and influential senior community, and the special guest he's bringing in to help deliver his message. more california cities are at risk of bankruptcy. according to a new study by the moody's credit agency. so far three california cities have filed for bankruptcy just this year. those cities include stockton, san bernadino, and ma'am moth lakes. but the rating agency says more cities are likely to file because many cities are struggling with deep budget cuts. san jose closed libraries and laid off police officers to cut costs. moody's says it's a similar story in other cities who have been forced to borrow from lending agencies. a wildfire burning in lake county is 95% contained with full containment expected today. the fire has burned more than 7500 acres since it sparked up last sunday afternoon. two houses burned in the fire, and three people were hurt.

all evacuation orders have been lifted. all right. your time now is 7:08. let's head to rosemary orosco for a look at the weather. we have been talking about the drizzling showers. how is the weather looking? >> for the afternoon we're looking good and sunday will be trier. -- drier. at this hour the headline remains the possibility of isolated thunderstorms and we're even feeling a few drops hit the ground in some areas. a live look outside our doors, multi level clouds out there, we've got low clouds, and fingers of fog moving across the bay. we've got mid and high level clouds as you can see in that shot. we have a little bit of sunshine as well. the satellite radar here, we're watching a line of light showers, looks like from monterey, perhaps crossing over the gilroy morgan hill area. you see it right about here, stretching towards livermore, maybe into anti jobbing. you can see how this continues to make a northeasterly trek. this the tropical moisture being drawn in by a system right about here. it's going to continue its path

to the north and to the east, pulling with it the moisture. and by the afternoon we're looking at partly cloudy skies here at home. if you're headed to the sierra for today, another round of thunderstorms will continue there for the entire day. but if you look close enough, you can even see the counterclockwise motion going on here again, helping to draw in that tropical moisture from the south. a few showers in the forecast this morning. if you have afternoon plans, maybe a backyard barbecue, a birthday party, you'll be in good shape. let me show you here. clearing us out to partly cloudy, it's 1:00 and we're in good shape. that's what we can expect the second half of the day. this morning it's just the possibility of a few light showers. it is the cloud to ground lightning strikes that we're worried about because that, of course increases the fire danger for our area. 63 degrees right now in concord, 60 in oakland, 59 in hayward. 62 san jose. numbers are up from yesterday. by a few degrees in some cases, several degrees in others. but for the afternoon we'll continue our cooling trend. numbers will be very similar to what we felt on friday.

and slightly cooler in some cases. 82 degrees for napa today. 81 for navarro. 77 san rafael. upper 60s sausalito. partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. 87 pleasanton, 87 livermore and now some of our hottest spots still managing below that 90 degree mark. 86 for gilroy this afternoon, 87 morgan hill. 80 san jose. upper 70s santa clara, onto the peninsula at 75 redwood city. a mild 70 in san matt toe, 66 in the afternoon for the city. low 60s with partly cloudy skies for the coast. there is your extended forecast. similar conditions for tomorrow. temperature wise, but we will have a drier forecast monday, tuesday, wednesday, just a slight cooling trend. i'll have a look at your lunchtime numbers coming up. a bomb threat at a major theater chain has authorities on alert this morning. what we have learned about the scare that had federal and local agencies searching more than 200 theaters. >> plus the growing controversy over these tiny parks. why some drivers say it's time

for limits on how many and where they can be. >> let's give you a live look outside, and there is the lovely east shore freeway in berkeley. right now, everything is looking fantastic on this saturday morning. there on interstate 80. time now is 7:11. you're watching mornings on 2.

good morning to you. starting out with a mix of sun and clouds. unsettled weather in the forecast through the morning hours. questions remain about a suspicious item that caused quite a scare in a palo alto neighborhood. residents found the device on maplewood avenue yesterday. they describe it as a soda bottle wrapped in a gauze like fabric with metal clamps around it. a bomb squad was called out and the robot ended up destroying that device. police later determined that the device was used, or something used to make drugs,

but they're still trying to figure out who put it there. movie theaters in the southeast are on alert this morning. federal and local law enforcement searched more than 200 theaters yesterday looking for explosives. someone phoned in a bomb threat to car mike cinemas, the nation's fourth largest theater chain headquartered in georgia. investigators say the caller sounded like a disgruntled worker and had referenced the new silver sylvester stallone film the expendables 2. >> if you got something against somebody take it out one on one not including the mass of people. >> something has to be wrong with them. why would you do that with everything going on in the world? >> so far no bombs have been found. the theaters reopened late in the afternoon. that chain does not have any theaters right here in the i bay area. the f.b.i. has taken over the investigation. >>this time last week mitt romney named wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate and now the republican vice presidential

candidate is crossing the country to tout the g.o.p. ticket. you are taking a live look at where ryan will be this morning. this is the villages, florida. in the central part of that state. and it is a fast-growing retirement community northwest of orlando. now ryan is trying to calm fierce about medicare and social security. and he's brought along a friend. his 78-year-old mother betty, to blunt criticism from democrats that if romney wins the white house he'll gut programs for older americans. a new report could fan the controversy regarding how much mitt romney pays in taxes. an associated press report shows congressman paul ryan paid a higher federal tax rate than the multi millionaire in in 2010 ryan paid 15.9%. romney paid just below 14%. last year ryan's rate was 20%, compared to romney's 15.4%. meanwhile, ryan and his wife earn more than $323,000 last year.

they paid $65,000 in federal taxes. romney earned about $21 million and he made about 3.2 million in federal taxes. president obama is going to stump in new hampshire today. on tuesday he'll speak at a community college in reno. >> that's why we've invested in math and science education and given states more flexibility on no child left behind. >> well, education is the theme in this morning's presidential address. president obama wants congress to support a section of his jobs bill that's designed to rehire teachers and prevent further layoffs. facebook stock is at a new low. they closed just above $19 yesterday. three months ago, facebook priced its i.p.o. at $38. analysts say investors appear to be concerned about how facebook will make money from the increasing numbers of smart phone and tablet users. economists say the latest jobless numbers in california are better than they appear. the jobless rate in july held at 10.7% for the second

consecutive month. that equates to about $2 million californians out of work. a year ago, e unemployment rate in the state was at 11.9%. the nation's jobless rate is lower, but did tick up to 8.3% last month. and here is the breakdown in the bay area. all nine counties are below the statewide average, and only solano county is in double digits at 10.3%. marin county continues to have the lowest unemployment rate followed by san mateo and san francisco. it's the day many incoming freshmen have been waiting for. it's move-in weekend at u.c. berkeley. >> i'm nervous, excited, anxious to start. just a mix of emotions. i am excited to be here. >> thousands over new cal students are moving into their dorms, but while students are excited to start college, they also tell us they're worried about the costs of tuition, and housing. >> looking for good housing is to -- is to not be like too picky.

>> the estimated cost of tuition, books, housing and transportation at u.c. berkeley is about $32,000 a year. well, today 1000 backpacks filled with school supplies will be distributed to oakland students at a back to school rally. oakland mayor jean quann, from the electric company and the dance team from the golden state warriors will be at today's event. the first 1000 students to register for school will receive the backpacks. the rally starts at 9 this morning. >> there is a growing debate about a san francisco program that allows residents to turn parking spots into tiny parks. sponsors pay the city several thousand dollars to rent the spaces and turn them into cafe seating or green space. now supporters say the parklets are a way to introduce parks into urban areas. >> with the parklets, private citizens can basically fund public parks. >> but on the flip side, some people say they want limits on the number of parklets, because

they're taking away valuable parking spots in areas where it's, well, difficult to park. the city plans to issue its next round of parklet permits in the fall, and currently has no limits in place for those number of parklets. a san diego area company is turning seawater into bottled water. solar rain in valley centers is making drinking water from the ocean make sense, because it doesn't deplete reservoirs or other sources of fresh water. solar rain also says water benefits the environment. its bottles are bio degradable and can be recycled. >> we're absolutely the only and most sustainable green bottle water company in the world. >> the company also says ocean- sourced water has a balance of naturally occurring minerals like potassium, magnesium and calcium. the organizers of the bernie mean festival has filed a lawsuit over a fee increase. they say new fees levied

amounted to more than $450,000 in fees and they're worried the number could rise to $600,000 in 2013. the battle over fees is not expected to affect this year's festival which runs from august 27th to september 3. organizers say they are also suing over an ordinance that could require participants to wear clothing. all right. your time now is 7:20. another dangerous samonella outbreak in fruit, and there have been illnesses reported here in california. >> plus things are jumping in the peninsula. the new business that just opened its doors, and how it's celebrating this weekend. >> a cooling trend continues as we get into the weekend. at this hour, tracking clouds, a few showers, even the risk of thunderstorms. we'll talk about that and bring you details on your weekend, coming up. o?oowq

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california sick. the melons were grown in indiana and kentucky. two people have died and nearly 15 others have gotten sick from the outbreak nationwide. this recent samonella outbreak comes after cantaloupe contaminated with listeria killed 30 people in 11 states last year. it was the deadliest u.s. food- borne outbreak in more than a decade. the fight against west nile continues in dallas, texas. another round of aerial spraying took place last night but rain cut the efforts short. the state is experiencing its worst year of the virus. 10 people have been killed and at least 200 others have gotten sick. more aerial spraying is scheduled for monday. this is the first time that city has authorized aerial spraying of insecticide in more than 45 years. in california another human case of west nile has been reported in sutter county. it's the first human case of the virus that is in that county in more than 5 years. 32 out of 50 counties in the state have reported west nile virus activity. 12 counties 1r reported human cases, and in the north bay,

officials detected four more cases of west nile virus. three dead birds tested positive in sonoma county and another one in marin county. tropical storm helene is expected to make landfall in mexico sometime today. it's expected to it will the northern part of vera cruz. the storm is bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the area already recovering from hurricane ernesto last week. flood damage from that storm left 10,000 people without a home. all right. time now is 7:24. it's shaping up to be a nice weekend, says rosemary. >> it is. >> but a little weird. rosemary watching strange weather for us. hi, rosemary. >> good morning to you. almost back on the weekend of the 5th, when that ground to lightning -- cloud to ground lightning strike, wow, that was hard for me to say, actually started a fire in the santa cruz mountains. that is the concern this morning. we have some isolated showers but the bigger concern is a lightning strike that could

actually hit the ground. we've got a little bit of light rain, it looks like, over our area of monterey. salinas. the rest of us mostly dry and mostly gray. we have a mix of mid and high- level clouds, mix of low clouds out there. earlier this morning, southeast sonoma county experienced a thunderstorm. outside of that a few light showers falling at times. look at the satellite radar, you can see that plume of monsoonal moisture pulling in from the south. this will continue moving north and east which means the sara for today going to be lighting up once again. we here at home will be drying out in the next couple of hours, and we're looking goodbye the afternoon. outside our doors right now, faints and low 60s with the gray -- 50s and low 60s with the gray skies. temperatures warming right about noontime. 60s at the coast, 70s at the bay and some hot spots touching 80 degrees. the very well inland ears will get to near 90 this afternoon. the cooling trend will continue, though. tomorrow morning we wake up with clouds and fog. partly cloudy for the afternoon. numbers very similar to today

but we're not going to be dealing with that moisture. monday, tuesday, wednesday, notice that slight cooling trend will continue for the bay area. back to you. >> thanks, rosemary. if you're looking for something to do with your children this weekend you may want to head to san carlos. the trampoline park jacqueing jump celebrated its grand opening. you can see children quickly jumped into action. the park includes open jumparinnas and areas for trampoline basketball, trampoline dodge ball. the park plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from its grand opening to charity. time is 7:26 and a new problem at the chevron refinery in richmond. what could delay repairs following this month's big fire. >> and there will be extra security around urba buena island tonight. the reason people are trying to keep people away. this is the plan for back to school.

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add multiple smartphones to your plan, so everyone in your family can enjoy unlimited talk and text. the first plan of its kind. share everything. get your student a samsung galaxy nexus for $99.99. hopeful homeowners in san ramon aren't taking any chances. the campout under way right now to be first in line. and good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. happening now even in a sluggish economy, the bay area housing market can be competitive. some people wanting to buy a home are camping out at a new subdivision. allie rasmus is live in san ramon with the cost of living in the bay area. hey, allie. >> reporter: these new home

goes on sale at exactly 10 a.m. for two weeks people have camped out, set up three or four tents in the grass out ere. this morning you can see they are packing up their blankets and putting their stuff away, hoping the long wait is now over. but this is what it looked like just a half hour ago. some people had tents and had been camping out in their cars for as long as two weeks to buy one of nine new homes for sale in the gayle ranch community of san ramon. one mother of two who has been living in her car in the parking lot since august 6th, we talked to her this morning. she said she wanted to be first in line to buy one of these nine homes. she says she and her husband have been shopping for a home for three years. why does she want this particular house in this particular subdivision? she says the price was good, $700,000 for a four bed four bathhouse. but she says that wasn't even the most important reason why she wants to live here. she told us what was. >> school district. i have a five-year-old and an eight-year-old, and schools are our main concern. that's the reason why we want

to come over here. >> reporter: and the san ramon valley unified school district is the district that all these homes feed into. but not everyone camping out here this week is a home buyer. we talked to one man who was hired and paid to camp out here since last saturday. >> i'm actually holding a spot for another buyer. i got hired to do it, so you know, and i'm -- i'm happy to help them get their dream home. you know. and i've got some down time. i'm a truck driver, my truck is in the shop. >> reporter: now, across the bay area, there are signs that the real estate market is improving. home sales in the bay area have increased 13 months in a row. the median price of a home here is $421,000, and that is up about 13% from last year. but again, here in this subdivision in the gayle ranch community of san ramon, the nine homes, remaining homes about to be built here, they go for sale at 10 a.m. people who have been camping out here for a week are

certainly hoping that their long wait is over, and that it will be worth it for them. live in san ramon. allie rasmus, k.t.v.u. ongoing troubles are turning president obama's oakland campaign office into a bunker. [ crowd yelling ] >> everybody to the back. everybody to the back. everybody to the back. >> reporter: protestors posted this video on youtube showing them taking over the building thursday night. they were demonstrating against the administration's prosecution of army private bradley manning in the wikileaks case. police eventually arrested six protesters. the campaign office is now under tighter security. and volunteers were ushered in through a back door to make sure the protesters are kept out. >> i got an e-mail about making -- i e-mailed my picture ahead of time to let them know that i was a regular volunteer. >> neighboring merchants worry their businesses will be vandalized in future demonstrations. five of the six protesters have been released. the other is held on a parole violation. they all face trespassing

charges. all right. happening now, we'll go back to the campaign trail. republican vice presidential candidate, you can see paul ryan there, campaigning in florida. medicare, social security, big issues and florida has a big senior community, a large and influential voting block. let's listen in to what he has to say. >> it's what my grandma had. you see, like a lot of people, and i see some wisconsin hats all around here [ crowd cheering ] >> wow. that's a pretty good showing. >> ohio! >> hey, pat. we have this rule in wisconsin, it's kind of an unwritten rule. you turn 65, you got to go south for the winter. [ laughter ] >> we call them snow birds. my mom's a snow bird. she is a florida resident. she lives just down the road over near lauderdale and she like so many people here, she comes down here for the winter. just like so many folks from all over the country do. you know, my grandma moved in

with us, with my mom and me, when i was in high school. she had advanced alzheimer's. my mom and i were her two primary care givers. you learn a lot about life, you learn a lot about your -- your elderly, seniors in your family. you learn a lot about alzheimer's. medicare was there for our family, for my grandma, when we needed it then. and medicare is there for my mom while she needs it now. and we have to keep that guarantee. [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. you have been listening live to republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan. talking about the villages, which is in central florida, trying to ease concern about medicare and criticism he's gotten over his plan, talking to the large influential senior community there. he's actually brought along his mother for this trip, in the hopes that that will convince voters that he is the guy they should vote for. all right.

well, let's turn to some other news. >> an oakland teenager shot and killed last week will be laid to rest today. 16-year-old tatian turner had just given birth to a girl in november. turner was with a group of friends outside a liquor store when she was shot. her funeral service shots at 11 a.m. at the fuller funeral home in oakland. tragedy struck her family once before. turner's father was killed when she was 12. the baby is now living with an aunt and uncle. volunteers will hold another search today for a missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. this morning congressman jerry mcnerney will join the search. she was last seen leaving her school on the morning of march 16th. 21-year-old antolin garcia torres has been charged with her kidnapping and murder but her body hasn't been found. volunteers will be searching along the american river in sacramento today for a admission u.c. davis student lanea lomax went missing nearly two months ago.

she was last seen leaving a doctor's appointment. anyone interested in helping with the search today or tomorrow is being asked to show up at the search command post which is located on glendale lane in sacramento. the search will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. santa fe police are investigating the tragic downing of a three-year-old girl. it happened last night on blue jacket way. police say the little girl fell into a family swimming pool. she was pulled out of the water and given c.p.r. but died at santa clara valley medical center. a prayer service will be held in southern california today for two young brothers swept away by a driver during a trip to yosemite. the boys wading in the merced river when they were both swept downstream. the body of 10-year-old andres adams are found a day later and crews are looking for six-year- old jacob who is presumed drowned. pet owners in davenport are being warned to keep their pets inside at night after a

mountain lion killed a cat. the attack happened last friday near marine view avenue. officials also recommend bringing pet food inside at night, and say homeowners might consider installing motion sensitive lights. mountain lions are solitary animals that typically avoid people. if you do encounter a mountain lion, experts recommend making noise, trying to loom large, and backing up slowly. a show-down between environmentalists and chevron could lien to a prolonged period of high gas prices. environmental groups tell us they see an opportunity to make the richmond refinery that caught fire this month much safer and cleaner. it emits the most greenhouses gasses of any bay area refinery. chevron is reportedly resisting renovations in order to preserve exceptions to the refinery that they enjoy now san francisco police will limit entry to yerba buena island today trying to prevent an illegal rave from happening. police say any rave on the

island would be against the law because they require special permits. the department has notified the highway patrol and coast guard. young people waiting in line for a concert yesterday at mountain view say they know how to stay safe at raves. >> you don't take anything from anyone you don't know, and don't do drugs. i mean like you just enjoy the music and i mean it's just best to stay away from that stuff, because you really don't know who is giving it to you. >> police say they learned about plans for the rave from a concerned parent. the labor day weekend is still weeks away, but there is already a major holiday crack- down on drunk driving. the avoid 13 labor day enforcement started in santa clara county at midnight. it's a combined effort between the sheriff's department and c.h.p. the sheriff's office says it's necessary because deputies say there are dozens of drunk driving crashes in the weeks leading up to the holiday it's 7:39. a little wet out there this morning but we have fire dangerrer that rosemary is

telling us about this morning, just things to be a little careful of, right? >> yeah. we have a little bit of energy bringing enough thrift that monsoonal moisture we have been dealing with lately and well, that's enough to bring us the possibility of thunderstorms. over the hills that fire increase risk will be with us through the morning hours. the water vapor already showing me that we're beginning to dry out there. from bay point, we have sun rays pulling through the clouds there. so, a mix of low clouds, a mix of mid and high level clouds, and again, even a few showers hitting the ground this morning. you can see from storm tracker 2 we're fairly dry at this time. heading to the south bay looks like morgan hill may be dealing with a little bit of a light shower activity. other than that, you have to get east of livermore, near stockton, as well as tracy. the winds generally off shore and light at this time, will continue with the possibility of light rain this morning, i almost fell off that step. giving you a look at the

satellite radar here, it's going to be moving northeast, and you can see it here with the laps. we are watching it continue this type of pattern over the sierra. if you are headed this way for the weekend, thunderstorms will remain there for today. lit up pretty good yesterday and will do so again today. we in the bay area will be drying out. partly cloudy skies to mostly clear, expected for the afternoon. and our temperatures will be right about what we felt on friday, perhaps a tad cooler in some areas. a little closer view here, you can see quite a bit of moisture over california at that time. at this time. so high pressure to the east of us, giving way just a little bit to this low, that's continuing its northeasterly trek. it's going to be absorbed by a trough, actually, to the north and west of us, and that will continue our cooling trend. before today, a little bit of monsoon until moisture to deal with, clearing out by early afternoon, evening late morning, that chance for showers and thunderstorms will be with us this morning, and we are look at that increase in fire danger. 63 degrees in concord at this hour, 60 for oakland, 56 san

francisco. afternoon highs for today, 82 santa rosa, 85 for concord, upper 80s for the warmer spots around the bay, upper 60s low 70s. 66 in san francisco. your extended forecast there are your numbers. continuing a very gradual cooling trend into monday, tuesday, and wednesday. back to you. well, tomorrow is a big day for the pet loom ma national little leaguers, they hope to win their second straight game in the little league world series. after their thrilling victory against connecticut they'll take on tennessee in the winner's bracket and there will be another viewing party back home in petalumma. hundreds will back the movie theater to watch the big game at 11 a.m. well an air france plane makes an unscheduled stop in a volatile city. why the crew then asked passengers for money to get out of there. >> and holding their ground. why students in chile have occupied their schools and what they are demanding from the government. >> but first let's take you outside. there is a look at the san

maceo bridge. already get -- san mateo brunch. we're get -- bridge. we're getting blue skies out there. it's 7:42 and this is mornings on 2.

good morning to you. giving you a sweeping view of the city. low clouds overhead. isolated showers in the forecast for your morning hours. hundreds of people forced to evacuate because of a devastating wildfire in washington state will return home today to survey the damage. the detailer bridge fire in central washington has destroyed at least 70 homes and burned more than 35 square miles since it started on monday. the fire is now 40% contained,

and could be fully contained by tomorrow. but the national weather service says thunderstorms are in the forecast and lightning could spark additional fires. military tech knock used on the battle field may soon help -- technology used on the battlefield may soon help firefighters in southern california gain control of wildfires. it's called the next generation incident command system. and it's being developed in cooperation with homeland security and m.i.t. lab and san diego gas and electric. during testing in san diego county, cal fire says an infrared camera mounted on a cal fire spotter plane helped direct aerial jobs where they were most effective. cal fire hopes to have the system up and running by the middle of next month. we're learning more information about the deadly house fire we reported yesterday on mornings on 2. versus investigators believe that fire started in an upstairs bedroom, killed were 73-year-old joseph rodriguez, and his bedridden partner, 89- year-old leo lane. they were asleep in separate rooms when that fire broke out.

although investigators still don't know what sparked that fire, they say eight-foot piles of clutter fueled the blaze. the men used to sell collectibles at the flea market battle this morning when it comes to the state prison population. the state filed a legal brief calling the prospects of early releases unwarranted. a panel of judges had given california until june of next year to shrink its prison population. the state lawyers have recently admitted they expect to miss the target. this state has already reduced its prison population by requiring low-level offenders to serve their time in county jails instead of state prisons. since last october, the prison population has dropped by 24,000 inmates. there are new developments this morning in syria. nighttime infrared video shows a gun battle over the capitol city of damascus. government forces heavily shelled several neighborhoods and clashed with opposition fighters. the last u.n. observers still in syria have started to leave the country as their mission

officially ends at midnight tonight syrian time. syrian leaders say they approve the choice of an algierian diplomat after kofi anan quit this month. [ crowd chanting ] and in chile, students continue to storm schools throughout the country. they used chairs to block entrances. chili's president is condemning the occupation. protestors say the country's education system is in ruin, with poor quality public schools, expensive private universities, unprepared teachers and high-interest college loans many people cannot afford. support is pouring in from western nations for a female punk band sentenced to two years in prison for a protest at a russian orthodox church. supporters rallied outside the russian embassy in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood calling for the women to be freed. [ crowd chanting ] >> members of the russian band were convicted of hoolaganism,

motivated by religious hatred. for dancing at the christ cathedral in february. the band said it wanted to call attention to the lack of free speech rights under president flad mere putin. >> right now we don't have freedom of speech in russia. all t.v. channels, all the newspapers are controlled by the government. so -- >> so you think you're going backwards? >> yeah. we are going backwards. >> but the musicians are not getting much sympathy from many of their fellow citizens. a new poll finds 6% of russians say they sympathize with the members of that band. some eye-opening video coming out of utah. the highway patrol chased after a suspected drunk driver and speeds reached 115 miles an hour. the driver, 30-year-old robert hills, got out of his car but when he -- excuse me -- feared getting arrested, he went back into his band and sped off -- van and sped off.

troopers finally stopped him with a spiked strip. when they looked inside his vehicle they found his wife and four children who were passengers. his wife was crying and told troopers please do not hurt my children. well, some good samaritans saved two sisters from a burning car in mississippi. >> back up. back up. >> the fire had smashed through some trees and caught fire. without concern for their own well-being, good samaritans grabbed fire extinguishers from their cars and started to put out those flames. >> she was pinned by the steering wheel and by the seat and by the pillars that were bashed in from the side, by the trees. and no one could get her out. the flames were getting higher and higher. [ sirens ] >> the one woman strapped in the car was disabled, but rescuers eventually pried her out. she suffered minor injuries, but she is going to recover. a strong warning to parents this morning from the government. they want you to look before you lock.

this comes after an increase in the number of deaths from children left unattended in hot cars. according to the u.s. department of transportation, at least 23 children have died this summer after being left in hot vehicles. when temperatures reach the low 80s outside, the temperature inside a car can reach 100 degrees or more in a matter of minutes. children's bodies overheat up to five times faster than adults. if you think weather delays are bad, imagine being on this nightmare flight. we're talk about an air france flight that made an unscheduled landing in the volatile capitol of syria, and then the crew asked the passengers if they could help with the costs of refueling. that plane was originally headed to beirut but was unable to land because of unrest there. air france's passengers were asked if they had cash only as a precaution, because sanctions prevented the damascus airport from accepting credit cards. the crew did manage to refuel without using the passengers' money, and the pilot did land the plane safely in cypress.

well, some southwest flights are getting a bit more expensive. the career in announced $5 fare hikes on all one way flights of less than 500 miles. about a one-third of southwest's routes. the compensates higher operating costs for the fare hikes. other airlines are expected to match that increase. a major grocery chain is shutting down another store right here in the bay area, where and how many jobs could be lost. >> and why michael phelps could be in some hot water for these photos. and why it could cost him his olympic medals. >> outside our doors this morning a bit of unsettled weather happening but we are looking at improving conditions already under way. we'll look at what you can expect for your saturday, coming up.

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>> ralley's has announced it's closing more california stores. one in the bay area. they've decided to shut down the store on buchanan road in

pittsburgh. that means 70 employees could be left without a job. the company says they are going to try and transfer as many of those employees to other stores. a decline in sales is being blamed for the closure. olympic gold medalist michael phelps could be in some hot water. photos of the champion swimmer to promote the fashion captain louis vuitton have been leaked onto the internet. these mannings appear to violate an olympic truly bars athletes from promoting non- olympic sponsors around the time of the summer game and penalties could be as severe as stripping his medals. people in danville got an up-close look at an olympic gold medal. maggie stephanes brought it to a fitness club yesterday. the 19-year-old was a key component in leading the women's water polo team to its first ever gold medal. the america's cup races are still a year away but racing enthusiasts will get a preview next week during the america's cup world series on san

francisco bay. 45 foot cattammarrans could be seen slicing through water yesterday during a test sale on the bay. 11 of them from eight countries will be competing for top honors. >> is best boat and the best sailors and competitors. so -- >> the first event in the world series starts wednesday. spectators can watch for free along the molina green where the -- marina green where the america's cup village will be set up with big screen t.v.'s. head to k.t.v.u..com for more of that video. it's under the bay area living section. san jose's pride festival gets under way with performances from bay area artists at discovery meadow. today's free community day also includes a rock climbing wall, spin art and a boxing ring. tomorrow erica jane, jennifer holiday, cat de luna and cat graham performed. there is also a non- denomination ill prayer service at 11 a.m. children with bikes in need of repairs are invited to a free bike clinic in san jose.

volunteer bike experts from turning wheels for kids will staff bike repair stations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the event is going to be held in the parking lot behind d.p.r. construction on south winchester boulevard. turning wheels for kids is assembled and donated more than 14,000 brand new bikes for children in santa clara county since 2004. a lot going on today down in san jose. >> absolutely. >> let's check in with rosemary and see the forecast. >> actually going to be nice. this morning we're dealing with a little damp weather. a mix of clouds out there this morning. some of them even dropping light rain. but it's not going last very long. we are looking at some nice weather for your afternoon. we have an on shore breeze blowing through fairfield, you can see 18 miles per hour. i'm going to zoom in real close, because it looks like the area of peidmont, maybe a sprinkle happening there. again it's not going to last. we're looking at partly cloudy skies for the second half of your day, even by mid to late morning we should see as this clears out. you can see the time lapse loop as it moves north and east.

if you are headed to the valley or into the sierra for today, that will be a different story. the threat will continue there all day long. but for us, it's this morning, and the biggest threat is the isolated thunderstorms and the cloud to ground lightning strikes, especially for our hills. that increases the fire danger for our area temporarily. 82 degrees for the afternoon, santa rosa, as well as nap 35. 60s around -- napa. 60s around the bay. 69 in oakland. south, idea degrees in san jose this afternoon. 87 morgan hill. these temps are similar to yesterday, even slightly cooler for some. your extended forecast, we are going to continue this gradual cooling trend monday, tuesday and into wednesday. back to you. well, another incident of fan violence outside a professional sporting event. the shooting that marched last night's oakland raiders preseason game in arizona. >> plus, nasa's curiosity rover has now been on mars foreclose to two weeks. what it will be doing today. out there on the red planet.

. a deadly crash on an east bay freeway overnight. what the driver says happened right before the collision. >> a sex offender still missing this morning, after escaping from a mental health facility. >> and camping out in the east

bay. why some people have been living in tents for up to two weeks. . good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday, august 18th. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning. i'm mike mibach. let's get right over to rosemary for a look at the forecast. >> good morning to you. as we've been discussing that, monsoonal moisture pulling into the area, bringing with it a thunderstorm chance over our hills this morning. even a few showers a little bit earlier, already beginning to dry out. by this afternoon, afternoon highs slightly cooler and it's a trend we'll keep for a few days. i'll take a look at the numbers, coming up. in overnight news, chp says drowsy driving may be to blame for a deadly wreck in the east bay. it happened around 12:20 this morning near the burnle accident near 680 in pleasantton. a convertible with two people inside veered off the roadway, went through bushes and ended up

in a fenced-off dirt area. the driver suffered female injuries, but her female passenger died at the scene. the driver told chp she had fallen asleep at the wheel. the identities of the two women haven't been released, but they are said to be in their twenties. a manhunt continues this morning for 34-year-old derek sanders, first reported missing early yesterday morning. he was a patient at cordleras mental health services in redwood city, east of 280 off edgewood road. staffers making the rounds first noticed the escape. san mateo county sheriff's office thinks sanders may have fled right through an elevator shaft. a county wide alert was sent out to law enforcement agencies and to an advisory to people living in the area. >> he has prior sex offense in his history. the fact that he has also sex offense with minors is definitely high risk in our community. >> and these are both photos of sanders. the sheriff's department says the one there on the right is

closest to what he looks like now. he's 5' 11, 165 pounds, and was last wearing a red polo shirt and blue jeans. he was -- he has family in san mateo and alameda counties. fan violence marred last night's football game between the oakland raiders and the arizona cardinals. a fight broke out between two men outside the stadium. one man shot the other in the face, according to police. the victim in, his thirties, is in critical, but stable condition with life threatening injuries. police did arrest the gunman. the incident happened during the third quarter of the game. no other fans were injured and the cardinals won 31-27. a memorial service will be held today for a marine killed in afghanistan. 29-year-old marine captain matthew minoken lived california. he had graduated from st. francis high school in mountain view. today's service is going to be inside the school's gym at 3:00

and more than 1000 people are expected to attend that service, which will include a 21-gun salute and military flyover. well, we're learning that a lake county man was among the troops killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. 23-year-old richard essex died on thursday when the army blackhawk helicopter was gunned down. six other american troops also died. a public service will be held for essex on september 1st. police are looking for a man who in an apparent fit of road rage struck a bicyclist in santa rosa. it happened thursday night at the oakmont golf course. the bicyclist told police a gray-haired man pulled up alongside him on a nearby roadway and started screaming. police say the driver chased the cyclist right onto the golf course and then rear ended him. the victim suffered moderate injuries. officers say the car is a gold or beige sedan that may have a broken passenger's side mirror. 8:04. just got an update on the wildfire burning in lake county.

it is now 100% contained. the fire has burned over 600 acres since last sunday afternoon. three houses burned in the fire. all evacuation orders have now been lifted. happening right now, several people are in the east bay, waiting for the chance to buy a new home. as we showed you live just about 30 minutes ago, families were packing up their tents after camping out in san ramon. one person had been out there for two weeks and it's all for the opportunity to buy a home in a new gale ranch subdivision. >> i've been here for two weeks because of the block i'm interested in. it's the one with the view. i didn't want the back neighborhood. i want the view. >> nine homes go on sale at 10:00 this morning. prices start in the $700,000 range. more california cities are at risk of bankruptcy. that's according to a new study

by moody's credit agency. so far, three california cities have filed for bankruptcy just this year. those cities are stockton, san bernardino and man mouth lakes. more agencies are likely to file because many cities are still struggling with deep budget cuts. san jose had to close libraries and lay off police officers to cut costs. moody's says that's a similar story in other cities as well who have been forced to borrow from lending agencies. the doors are open for veterans of all ages at a resource fair in hayward today. that fair is from 10:00 to 12:30 at the veterans memorial building on main street. there will be information and resources and it is all free. nasa's curiosity rover will fire a laser on mars today. curiosity landed on the red planet back on august 5th. today, the laser will be used to burn a small hole in a generic-looking rock 10 feet away. yesterday, the rover underwent a full checkup ahead of the

mission. the laser is one of 10 tools curiosity is carrying that can be used to study the red planet. well, it's the day many incoming freshmen have been waiting for. it is move-in weekend at uc berkeley. >> i'm nervous, excited, anxious to start. just a mix of emotions and i'm excited to be here. >> a big day. thousands of new cal students are going to be moving into their dorms this weekend, while some students are excited to start college, also a little worried about the costs of tuition and housing. >> the key to looking for good housing is to not be too picky. >> well, the estimated cost of tuition, books, housing and transportation at uc berkeley is about $32,000 a year. . good morning to you. a live look at san rafael this morning. we are partly sunny, actually clearing out to mostly sunny for

today. notice the clouds here. monsoonal moisture drawing a little bit of moisture our way. a few scattered showers falling in some cases. morgan hill, up close and personal with you this morning. we could see a few showers actually hitting the ground outside your door at this hour. satellite and radar here, the loop is about 12 hours, but you can see the very latest going on. we are already beginning to dry out as this plume continues to move north and to the east. tahoe and the valley continuing with thunderstorms for today. for us, it's relatively over. we are looking at that possibility through the morning hours, but late morning, early afternoon, we are finished and we are looking good for the second half of your day. so you don't have to worry about that. in the meanwhile, i'll be tracking the possibility of maybe a few scattered showers, maybe a thunderstorm over our hills. this counterclockwise motion here, low continuing to move north and east. that's what's helping to actually trigger the thunderstorms and possibility thereof for our area. it's going to actually merge with a trough back here. the two together will continue our cooling trend, so that will be what we see for the second

half of your day today and into sunday. this morning, 8:00, already trying to clear us out those models there. you can see by noon, 1:00, east of antioch, as well as livermore, continuing again. for the san joaquin valley, sacramento valley and thunderstorms in the forecast for the sierra today. 62 degrees right now at fairfield, 62 napa. low 60s oakland. hayward, 62. santa rosa, as well as nap take, upper 60s. numbers up a few degrees from yesterday. you may notice getting outdoors this morning. for the afternoon, we'll be a lot like yesterday, even a tad cooler in some areas. 88 in st. helena today. 77 expected in san rafael. 68 sausalito. for the east bay today, upper 60s, low 70s. go inland and it's a warm one, but nothing like what we've seen lately. 89 for brentwood. how about the south bay, 80 degrees san jose. 87 for morgan hill this afternoon, under mostly sunny

skies. 75 redwood city. 70 degrees san mateo, 66 in the city. low 60s, partly cloudy skies. the extended forecast shows thank you is a cooling trend, a subtle one, getting down into the mid to upper 80s, remaining that way, subtle changes heading into tuesday and wednesday. back to the desk. a community group is fighting a plan to put a billboard near the redevelopment of the oakland army base in west oakland. five billboards are slated to pop up along the bay bridge toll plaza and interstate 880 near west grant avenue. three of the billboards will have lightly-lit led screens. a proposed deal guarantees the city of oakland at least $350,000 a year if all five billboards go up. but a group called no new billboards in oakland says the billboards would add blight to the city. time now, 8:10. a bomb threat targeting dozens of movie theaters across the country. what investigators say about the person who called in the threat and the one new movie he

referenced. >> plus, the country's latest outbreak of west nile virus continues to spread. but now a vaccine could be in the works. >> but first, let's take you live outside. that is 280 in san jose. as you can see there, tffic moving along fine. we've been keeping our eyes on the roads around the bay area this morning and everything is looking pretty good for you on this saturday morning. you're watching mornings on 2. [ mom ] dear chex cereal,

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a live look from the north bay, you can see fog moving over the hills this morning, unsettled weather for the morning hours. no tsunami warning was issued after an earthquake in indonesia overnight. the magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 35 miles southeast of palu. there have been no reports of major damage or injuries. movie theaters in the southeast are on alert this morning. federal and local law enforcement searched more than 200 theaters yesterday, looking for explosives. someone phoned in a bomb threat to car mike cinema, which is the nation's fourth largest theater chain, headquartered in georgia. investigators say the caller sounded like a disgruntled worker and had referenced a new sylvester stallone film, "the expendables 2". >> if you got something against somebody, take it out one on one with somebody, not including the masses of people. >> something has to be wrong with people. why would you do that, with everything going on in the world as it is now? >> no bombs were found.

theaters reopened late in the afternoon. the chain does not have theaters in the bay area and the fbi has taken over the investigation. well, thousands of people are expected to attend a funeral service today for a law enforcement officer who was killed in a shootout near texas a&m university. the service for the brazos county constable brian bauchman will be held on the campus. in election 2012 coverage this morning, it was one week ago today that republican presidential candidate mitt romney named wisconsin congressman paul ryan as his running mate. and this morning, ryan is campaigning in florida and he brought along a special guest. >> this is my mom betty! she's why i'm here. she and her grandkids are why i'm here. >> ryan is trying to calm fears about medicare and social security. he's brought along his 78-year-old mother betty to blunt criticism from democrats

that if romney wins the white house, he will gut programs for older americans. >> what the american idea is all about -- [ indescernible ] >> who have epitomized -- [ crowd booing ] >> not everyone is welcoming ryan on the campaign trail. during a stop at a virginia high school, a man yelled, why did you lie? the protester accused the wisconsin congressman of securing more than $20 million in stimulus money for a local energy efficiency organization, yet at the same time ryan called the stimulus package wasteful spending. the heckler ripped up a pro ryan sign and was escorted out without further incident. a new report could fan the controversy regarding how much mitt romney pays in taxes. an associated press survey shows ryan paid a higher federal tax rate than the multimillionaire. in 2010, ryan paid 15.9%. romney paid just below 14%. last year, ryan's rate was 20%

compared to romney's 15.4. meanwhile, ryan and his wife earn more than $323,000 last year. they paid $65,000 in federal taxes. romney earned about $21 million and paid about 3.2 million in federal taxes. on the democratic side, president obama will stump in new hampshire today, a busy campaign week ahead, including a speech at a community college in reno. >> that's why we've invested math and science education, and giving states more flexibility on no child left behind. >> education is the theme in this morning's presidential address. president obama wants congress to support a section of his jobs bill that's designed to rehire teachers and prevent further layoffs. economists say the latest jobless numbers in california are better than they appear. the jobless rate in july held at 10.7% for the second consecutive month. that equates to about 2 million californians out of work. a year ago, the unemployment rate in the state was at 11.9%.

the nation's jobless rate is lower, but did tick up to 8.3% last month. well, here's a breakdown for the bay area. all nine counties are below the statewide average, and only solano county is in double digits at 10.3%. marin county has the lowest unemployment rate, followed by san mateo and san francisco. police in east palo alto are crediting a crime suppression unit with dozens of arrests. police say the unit that targets violent offenders has resulted in at least 45 arrests in its first month in existence. the program is a partnership with menlo park in an effort to cut down on gang and drug activity that involves both cities. >> kind of have an idea who is out here doing what. sometimes we'll park and we'll watch it. >> police estimate 90% of the arrests have been for felony offenses. questions remain about a suspicious item that caused quite a scare in a palo alto

neighborhood. residents found the device on maplewood avenue yesterday and they describe it as a soda bottle wrapped in a gauze-like fabric with metal clamps around it. a bomb squad was called out and a robot ended up destroying the device. police later determined it was something used to make drugs, but still trying to figure out who put it there. there is a battle brewing this morning when it comes to the state's prison population. the state found the legal brief yesterday calling the prospect of early releases unwarranted. a panel of judges had given california until june of next year to shrink its prison population. state lawyers have recently admitted they expect to miss the target. the state has already reduced its prison population by requiring low level offenders to serve their time in county jails instead of state prisons. a salmonella outbreak in melons is being blamed for making at least two people from california sick. those melons were grown in indiana and kentucky. two people have died and nearly 15 others have gotten sick from

the outbreak nationwide. this recent salmonella outbreak comes after cantelope contaminated with listeria killed many last year. west nile aerial spraying took place in dallas, texas. but rain cut the effort short. the state is experiencing its worst year of the virus. so far, 10 people have been killed and at least 200 others have gotten sick. more aerial spraying is scheduled for monday. this is the first time the city has authorized aerial spraying of insecticide in more than 45 years. in california, another human case of west nile has been reported in sutter county, the first human case of the virus in that county in more than five years. 32 out of the 58 counties in the state have reported west nile virus activity. 12 counties have reported human cases and in the north bay, officials detected four more cases of west nile virus.

three dead birds tested positive in sonoma county and another bird tested positive in marin county. researchers at oklahoma yferred are making progress on a vaccine that could help save lives. researchers say they found a way to isolate strains of the west nile virus even though they are in the process of developing a vaccine, but it could be a while before it gets approved since it needs to go through years of testing. >> we know that we can do it and we know through lab models, it looks like it can protect against infection. researchers say funding vaccines could be hard to come by, but with the recent spike in west nile cases, they hope the development of the vaccine will be a top priority. a san diego company, solar rain in valley center says making drinking water from sea water can make sensabaugh it does not deplete reservoirs or other sources of freshwater. solar rain also says its water benefits the environment. its bottles are biodegradable

and can be recycled. >> we're absolutely the only, and most sustainable green bottle water company in the world. >> the company also says ocean-sourced water has a balance of naturally occurring minerals, like potes yum, magnesium, as well as calcium. 8:21. turning parking spaces into green spaces. the complaint some people have over san francisco's growing number of parklets. >> a surge of monsoonal moisture moved into the bay area while we slept. at this hour, slowly beginning to pull out. giving you a look at mostly sunny skies, what threat is left and what you can expect for your saturday, coming up.

. there's a growing debate about a san francisco program that allows residents to turn parking spots into -- parklets are a way to introduce parks into urban areas. >> with the parklets, private citizens can basically fund public parks. >> but some people say they want limits on the number of parklets, because they are taking away valuable parking spots. the city plans to issue its next round of parklet permits in the fall. right now, there are no limits in place for the number of parklets. it is an interesting debate. i do see both sides, because i like the idea of little parks, but i hate driving around 20, 30 minutes in certain pockets of the city.

>> depends on which side you're on that day. >> exactly. the oakland a's are playing tonight, and they are a hot team. and rosemary, things should be looking for a's fans tonight? >> yes, partly cloudy, mostly clear, onshore breeze picking up in the afternoon. temperatures continuing to cool. we've got a cooling trend that will work its way through your weekend and beyond, making our tracks towards seasonal temperatures. boy, we've been hot for our inland areas lately. many of us enjoying summer-like weather around the bay, as well as the coast. still dealing with a few showers you can see over morgan hill, as well as gilroy. we had that monsoonal moisture pull into our area overnight. we were mostly cloudy early this morning, now beginning to turn mostly sunny and with that, the threat for thunderstorms will move away as well. we're looking at low 70s for the east bay today. mid 60s in the city. you can see the farther inland you go, the warmer it gets with just the very hottest spots touching about 90 degrees or so. your extended forecast numbers again, falling back to seasonal norm as we get into monday and

tuesday, and holding steady on wednesday. back to you. >> thanks, rosemary. 18,000 cycling enthusiasts are expected to pack oakland's jack london square today for pedal fest. onlookers can watch cycling daredevils perform stunts and view unique, vintage and handmade bikes. there will also be a kids bicycle rodeo and parade, as well as a beer garden. the event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. if you're looking for something to do with your children this weekend, you may want to head down to san carlos. the trampoline park, rock & jump celebrated its grand opening yesterday. you can see children quickly jumping right into the action. the park includes open jump arenas and areas for trampoline basketball, as well as trampoline dodge ball. the park plans to donate a portion of the proceeds from its grand opening to charity. well, drivers may have trouble getting around yerba buena island. the illegal activity in the area causing the coastguard to limit

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. san mateo county law enforcement, on the lookout this morning after a convicted sex offender escapes from a mental health facility. welcome back to mornings on 2. >> authorities call the suspect, 34-year-old derek sanders a high risk offender. he broke out of the cordilleros center in redwood city sometime between late thursday night and early friday morning. investigators think he may have escaped through an elevator shaft. a county-wide alert was sent out to law enforcement and an

advisory to people living in that area. sanders does have a criminal record, which includes sex offenses and offenses with minors. in oakland, teenager shot and killed last week will be laid to rest today. 16-year-old tatian turner had just given birth to a baby girl in november. turner was with a group of friends outside a liquor store when she was shot. her funeral service today starts at 11:00 a.m. at the fuller funeral home in oakland. turner's father was murdered when she was just 12. her baby is now living with an aunt and uncle. volunteers will hold another search today for a missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. and this morning, congressman jerry mcernie joins the search. the 15-year-old was last seen leaving for school on the morning of march 16th. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with kidnapping and her murder, but her body has never been found. a showdown between environmentalists and chevron could lead to a prolonged period of high gas prices.

environmental groups tell the contra costa times they see an opportunity to make the richmond refinery that caught fire earlier this month much cleaner and safer. the environmental group say that refinery emits the most greenhouse gases of any bay area refinery, but chevron is reportedly resisting major renovations in order to preserve exceptions the century-old refinery enjoys. the oil company accuses environmentalists of stymieing job creation. san jose police are investigating the tragic drowning of a 3-year-old girl. it happened yesterday night on blue jacket way near bran bury way. the little girl fell into the family swimming pool. she was pulled from the water and given cpr, but died at santa clara valley medical center. a prayer service will be held in southern california today for two young brothers swept away by the river during a trip to yosemite. the boys were wading in the merced river on wednesday when they were both swept downstream. the body of 10-year-old andres adams was found a day later. crews are still looking for

6-year-old jacob, who is presumed dead. the boys were on a family trip from orange county. we are learning more information about the deadly house fire we reported on yesterday's mornings on 2. investigators now believe the fire started in an upstairs bedroom, where joseph rodriguez and his bedridden partner leo lane were asleep in separate rooms when the fire broke out. although investigators still don't know what sparked the fire, they say 8-foot piles of clutter fueled the blaze. the men used to sell collectibles at the flea market. san francisco police are going to limit yerba buena today, trying to prevent an illegal rave on the island, because they require special permits. the department has notified the highway patrol and the coastguard. young people waiting in line for a concert yesterday in mountain view say they know how to stay safe at raves. >> you don't take anything from anyone you don't know and you just don't do drugs. i mean, like, you just enjoy the

music and i mean, it's best to stay away from that stuff because you really don't know who is giving it to you. >> police say they learned about plans for the rave from a concerned parent. well, the labor day weekend is still weeks away, but there is already a major holiday crackdown on drunk driving. the avoid the 13 labor day enforcement started in santa clara at midnight. it is a combined effort between the county sheriff's department and the chp. the sheriff's office says it's necessary because deputies say there are dozens of drunk driving crashes in the weeks leading up to the holiday. ongoing troubles are turning president obama's oakland campaign office into a bunker. >> get out of here! >> everybody to the back! everybody to the back! >> protesters posted this video on youtube, showing them taking over the building thursday night. they were demonstrating against the administration's prosecution of army private bradley manning in the wikileaks case. police eventually arrested six protesters. a campaign office is now under

tighter security and volunteers were ushered in through a back door to make sure other protesters are kept out. >> i got an e-mail about making -- e-mailed my picture ahead of time to let them know i was a regular volunteer. >> neighboring merchants worry their businesses will be vandalized in future demonstrations. five of the six protesters have been released. the other is being held on parole violation. they all face trespassing charges. a bay area woman with a son in afghanistan will now represent all families with loved ones in the war zone. pat soler's son, kyle soler, is now in his second deployment. americans in afghanistan are dying at a rate of about one a day this year. vocal advocate for military families, pat soler has been just selected as a national representative for mothers whose children are in the service. >> we take care of ourselves by taking care of everybody else. every time that he is deployed, i wear them always close to my

heart. >> soler says she prays that the children of blue star moms all return home safely, that the blue stars in their windows don't turn gold, which would signify a war death. a heads-up for drivers who take the dunbarton bridge. the bridge will be closed over the labor day weekend for a seismic let trough fit to make sure the bridge can withstand a major earthquake. the closing is scheduled friday, august 31st at 10:00 p.m. and reopen tuesday, september 40th at 5:00 a.m. drivers can take highway 237 or the san mateo bridge as detour. san jose's pride festival gets under way today with performances from bay area artists at discovery meadow. today's free community day also includes a rock climbing wall, spin art, and a boxing ring. tomorrow, erica jane, jennifer holiday, cat graham perform. there's also going to be a nondenominational prayer service and that will be at 11:00 a.m. right now, word into the ktvu newsroom that firefighters are fighting a structure fire on

the roanoke park santa rosa border. the fire is on todd road near highway 101. todd road right now is completely shut down. we don't know if there are any injuries at this time. of course we will pass along more information as it starts to filter into our newsroom. . good morning to you. we are starting out with a fire danger in our area. giving you a live look at mount diablo, mix of sunshine and monsoonal moisture pulling through parts of the bay area this morning. we are beginning to dry out. it's moving from west to east. take a look at the satellite and radar here. i can show you the counterclockwise motion. this system continuing north and east throughout the afternoon and the monsoonal moisture will continue to shift its way over the sierra for the second half of the day. so for the second half of our day, partly cloudy skies, a good looking forecast for you. if you're going to the sierra, it's going to be a different story with thunderstorms remaining in the forecast. if we get a little bit closer, isolated showers, still a

possibility. we've got a line of rain from monterrey up through perhaps across morgan hill, gilroy, then slowly continuing its northeasterly track in towards the valley at this hour. we will continue to dry out. taking a look at the forecast model here, it's 8:00 and it's already trying to dry us out fairly quickly. mostly clear skies and about noon time, should be well out of the area. for the morning hours, unsettled weather, a possibility. we're leaving in the possibility because the cloud to ground lightning strike could, of course, start a fire and that increases our fire danger here at home. a few showers still this morning, but not seeing much of it at this point. clearing out pretty good. forecasted highs for today, similar to yesterday, a tad cooler in some areas. the onshore breeze is fairly robust through parts of the delta this morning, although it has lightened up a little bit. 62 right now in fairfield, 64 for concord, as well as livermore. 61 in hayward. 56 san francisco. upper 50s, low 60s for the north bay. 62 san jose. afternoon highs, 79 in vallejo.

around the bay, 60s to 70s. 76 in fremont. 64 for mountain view. in the city, about 66 for the afternoon. in land areas, going to be warm, but seasonal. 87 for livermore, 87 morgan hill and santa cruz, a nice day for the second half along the boardwalk. extended forecast, notice a combination of low clouds, as well as the high clouds overhead this morning, but turning mostly sunny in many cases. tomorrow, numbers hold steady, but we are going to see a decrease in the moisture as we move through this afternoon. then monday, tuesday and wednesday, only subtle changes, as our temperatures continue in the downward motion. i'll line up the lunchtime numbers for you, coming up. well, happening right now, the city of oakland is helping hundreds of students get ready for the school year. ktvu's allie rasmus is live downtown this morning with more on the special giveaway. allie? >> we are in frank o go with a plaza in oakland. if you look behind me, you can

see a line of about 500 people. we're told 500 people registered this morning so that they could be part of the backpack giveaway. this is the fifth year the nonprofit group hosts this event. they are working with the city and other organizations to provide these school supplies, much-needed school supplies to 11,000 kids this morning. and here to tell us more about the event, it's not just a backpack giveaway. there's also stuff going on here. oakland natives gives back. what else do you have for the kids today? >> we have workshops that are age-specific and gender-specific in some situations. it's a very festive day. we have speakers, we have the mayor coming out, dr. smith coming out, superintendent of oakland unified school district. and we have an amazing partnership with many nonprofit organizations, with the school district, and other enter governmental agencies such as the oakland housing authority. it's an amazing event. we have workshops, celebrations,

a fun time. >> is it a way to get the kids back into school mode after the long summer break? >> it's a way to get them excited, make sure they are prepared, self esteem is intact, and they feel like they have the tools they need to be prepared and ready for success for the school year. >> reporter: and what need is there in the community for school supplies? it is expensive for families. do you see there's more of a need now than in past years? >> yes, absolutely. we had over 550 people preregister for the event. knowing there are a thousand backpacks and school supplies for the families, first come, first served, last year, there were only 330 that preregistered. we find that it's an overwhelming need this year, more than any other year. this is our fifth annual event. i think that just the sense that i get from the community is that we have to work harder to try to meet as many needs as we can with the families. >> reporter: and is there more space for people who want to come down this morning? >> absolutely. we have roughly about 400 more tickets to give away. it's free. it's a completely free event. we have food, drinks, fun times.

it's amazing. >> reporter: thank you very much with oakland natives gives back. if you have a child between k-12 who maybe need school supplies and would like to spend the day out here, there's a lot of workshops and other activities going on, come down to franco gala plaza in oakland. well, dramatic rescue after a car goes up in flames. how some good samaritans save two sisters from a burning car in mississippi. >> but first, a live look outside. again, traffic right there on the east shore in berkeley, starting to pick up as we now are at 8:41 on this saturday morning. you're watching mornings on 2.

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. good morning to you. a live look over walnut creek this morning. mostly cloudy skies, turning mostly sunny as we progress through the morning hours. monsoonal moisture hanging around the area this morning. well, hundreds of people forced to evacuate because of a devastating wildfire in washington state are going to return home today to survey the damage. the taylor bridge fire in central washington has destroyed at least 70 homes and burned more than 35 square miles since it started on monday. the fire is 40% contained and could be fully contained by tomorrow. but the national weather service says thunderstorms are in the

forecast and light nij could spark additional fires. military technology used on the battlefield may soon help firefighters in southern california gain control of wildfires there. it's called the next generation incident command system and it's being developed in cooperation with homeland security and mit lab, and san diego gas and electric. during testing in san diego county, calfire says an infrared camera mounted on a calfire spotter plane helped direct aerial drops where they were most effective. calfire hopes to have the system up and running by the middle of next month. tropical storm helene is expected to make landfall in mexico sometime today, expected to hit the northern part of vera cruz. the storm is bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the area already recovering from hurricane ernesto last week. flood damage from that storm left 10,000 people searching for new homes. another round of rain today could cause more flash flooding in parts of southern california. flood watches were issued for

parts of san bernardino county yesterday, after fast-moving thunderstorms dumped heavy rain in the area. several roads were blocked. no serious damage or injuries were reported, but one fire department did have to rescue several people trapped on hiking trails. new developments this morning in syria. nighttime infrared video shows a gun battle over the capital city of damascus. meanwhile, the last u.n. observers still in syria have started to leave that country, as their mission officially ends at midnight tonight, syrian time. syrian leaders say they approved the choice of an allgeierian diplomat to replace kofi annan, after he quit this month after his peace plan fell apart. in chile, students continue to storm schools throughout that country. they used chairs to block entrances. chile's president is condemning the occupation. protesters say the country's education system is in ruin,

with poor quality public schools, expensive private universities, unprepared teachers, and high interest college loans that many people just can't afford. john lennon's convicted killer is up for parole for the seventh time. mark david chapman may be questioned by the new york parole board as early as tuesday. chapman was convicted of killing lennon outside his manhattan apartment building on december 8, 1980. the 57-year-old chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life. he was last denied parole in 2010. support is pouring in from western nations for a female punk band sentenced to two years in prison for a protest at a russian orthodox church. supporters rallied outside the russian embassy in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood, calling for the women to be freed. >> band members were convicted of howl begannism, motivated by religious hatred, for singing and dancing at the altar of moscow's cathedral in february. the band says it held the

protest to call attention to the lack of free speech rights under president vladimir putin, who has close ties to the russian orthodox church. >> we don't have freedom of speech in russia. all the newspapers are controlled by government. >> so you think you're going backwards? >> yeah, we are going backwards. >> but the musicians aren't getting much sympathy from many of their fellow citizens. a new poll finds 6% of russians say they sympathize with those band members. some good samaritans saved two sisters from a burning car in mississippi. >> back up! >> back up! >> the car had crashed into some trees and caught fire and without concern for their own well berks got samaritans grabbed fire extinguishes from their own cars and started to put out the flames. >> she was pinned by the steering wheel and by the seat and by the pillars that were bashed in from the side, by the

trees. and no one could get her out. the flames were getting higher and higher. >> and that one woman stuck in the car was disabled, but rescuers were eventually able to pry her out. she suffered minor injuries and is expected to recover. and there's eye-opening video coming out of the state of utah as well. the highway patrol chased after a suspected drunk driving, reaching speeds of 115 miles an hour. the driver, 30-year-old robert hills, got out of his car. but when he feared getting arrested, he went back into his van and sped off. troopers finally stopped him with a spike strip and when they looked inside his vehicle, hills' wife and four children were inside. his wife was crying and told troopers, please do not hurt my children. some air france passengers are complaining after the flight crew asked them to help with the cost of refueling. that flight was headed from paris to beirut on wednesday, but then it made an unscheduled landing in the volatile capital of damascus, syria, because of

unrest near the beirut airport. air france passengers say they were then asked if they had cash, only as precaution because sanctions prevented the damascus airport from accepting credit cards for few. the crew did manage to refuel without using passengers' funds and the pilot did land safely in cyprus. well, southwest airlines is hiking fares. all one-way flights of less than 500 miles will now be $05 more expensive. the flights account for about a third of southwest routes. the company cites higher operating costs for the fare increases. other airlines are expected to match the increase. railys announced it is closing more northern california stores and one is right here in the bay area. the company has decided to shut down the store on buchanon road in pittsburg. 70 will be left without a job. the company says the employees will be possibly transferred to other locations. a decline in sales is being blamed for the closure. the bats came alive to get

san francisco on the board early. it's a homerun. the giants exploded for 8 runs in the 3rd inning with a triple to the right to knock in a run. hunter pens doubled and matt cain helped his own cause with an rbi single. matt cain earns his 12th win of the season and the giants beat the padres 10-1. in oakland, the a holy spirit to come from behind to beat the cleveland indians, taking a 4-0 lead in the 4th inning on a duncan grand slam off malone. the a's begin their comeback in the bottom half of the inning, when josh donaldson doubled off the wall to score in cris carter. the a's would score two more runs in the inning to make it 4-3 indians. a's tied it up in the 05th and then in the 8th, it's josh donaldson again. there he goes, with a single to left to score the go ahead run. a's go on to win, 6-4. >> a's win, giants win, radars

lose. niners, we'll find out tonight. many people are glued to their cell phones these days. now one restaurant is offering an incentive if you give yours up during your meal. hit or miss showers across the bay area earlier this morning. a slight threat for thunderstorms still in the forecast for the next hour or so, with better weather in store for the second half of your day. i'll have a look at what you can expect, coming up.

. a los angeles area restaurant is offering customers a discount for putting down their phones. managers at eva are offering customers 5% off their meal if they agree to give up their cell phone. the restaurant hopes the policy will help create an atmosphere that allows diners to engage in conversation and enjoy each other's company. eva believes it is the first to offer financial incentive for those who refrain from using their cell phones while they dine. tens of thousands of people are expected to pack the mission district today for the fourth annual san francisco street food festival. more than 80 vendors will line full some street from 20th to 26th, as well as side streets. half of the vendors got training and help from a local nonprofit to run mobile food stands. the festival is from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and the hardest part of those

festivals is picking which to eat. >> claudine, eat them all! >> dive in. that starts in about two hours. i saw fog in the city earlier. hopefully it will clear up. folks out on full some later today, rosemary? >> yes, the disturbance that is bringing the scattered showers this morning, hoping to mix up the marine layer, partly cloudy skies for today. numbers similar to yesterday, slightly cooler in some areas. outside our door this morning, you may have, well, woken up with damp ground. we've got a few scattered showers falling this morning, although we're already drying out over areas near morgan hill and gilroy. we've watched scattered showers hover there this morning, as it take as northeasterly trek, perhaps over pittsburg, concord. outside of that, partly to mostly sunny skies and improving conditions for the second half as the system and monsoonal moisture heads northeast out of our way. this morning, 50s to low 60s outside. by noon time, already quite mild around the bay, 70s. 60s at the coast. for the hotter spots inland,

maybe a few low 80s out there. upper 80s expected for the second half of the day for the warmer spots. and we'll continue this cooling trend as we get into sunday. tomorrow may actually feel a little better because we'll be even drier. could feel a little muggy out there this morning. 71 in hayward. 69 in oakland. 66 in san francisco. there's your extended forecast. subtle changes, you can see for yourself, just a gradual cooling trend into tuesday and wednesday. back to you. well, a new bill is being considered to help veterans of war. how it's helping them start a family, despite being injured on the front lines. >> plus, students will be headed back to class this year with big challenges. how the president says he plans to help. [ female announcer ] these are the crescents you love on a holiday. and these are the ones you'll love on a school night. pillsbury crescent dogs with just a few ingredients you have an easy dinner...

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we had a little bit of precipitation early this morning. let's get right over to rosemary and see if any more is on the way. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you. improving conditions through the morning hours. a few scattered showers earlier this morning and lightning striking over areas of the north bay. looks like half dozen or so reported earlier this morning, but in the last several hours, all has been fairly quiet. just a few scattered showers still a possibility through the morning hours. fog and clouds around the bay and the coast this morning. partly cloudy for the afternoon. temperatures slightly cooler with the onshore breeze continuing through your day and the cooling trend continuing through your weekend. we'll have a look at numbers, take a look at the latest on the radar, coming up. a memorial service will be held today for a marine killed in afghanistan. 29-year-old marine captain matthew minukian lived in the south latos hills. he was killed last week in afghanistan, while on his fourth tour of duty. he had graduated from st. francis high school in mountain view. today's service will be inside the school's gym at 3:00.

more than 1000 people are expected to attend the service, which will include a 21-gun salute and a military flyover. we are learning that in lake county, a man was killed -- a lake county man was killed in that helicopter crash in afghanistan. 23-year-old richard essex died on thursday when the army blackhawk helicopter he was in was gunned down. six other american troops also died. a public service for essex will be held on september 1st at kelseyville high school in kelseyville. well, happening now, firefighters are trying to put out a barn fire, just south of santa rosa. the fire is happening on todd road. no injuries have been reported, but we are getting word that at least a quarter mile of that road is blocked off. . in overnight news, highway patrol says drowsy driving may be to blame for a deadly wreck in the east bay. it happened around 12:20 this morning near the burnle avenue exit on interstate 680 in

pleasanton. a convertible with two people inside veered off the roadway, through bushes and ended up in a dirt fenced-off area. the driver suffered minor injuries, but her female passenger died at the scene. the driver told highway patrol she had fallen asleep behind the wheel. the identities of the two women have not been released, but they are said to be in their twenties. a manhunt resumes this morning for a high risk sex offender who escaped a peninsula mental health facility. 34-year-old derek sanders was first reported missing early yesterday morning. he was a patient at the cordilleras mental health services in redwood city, just east of interstate 280 off of edgewood road. staffers making first rounds noticed he had escaped. the sheriff's office says it thinks sanders may have fled through an elevator shaft. deputies sent out a county-wide alert to law enforcement and an advisory two people living in the area. >> he has prior sex offense in his history. the fact that he has also sex offense with minors is

definitely high risk in our community. >> and these are both photos of sanders. the sheriff's department says the one on the right is closest to what he looks like now. he's 5' 11, 165 pounds, and was last wearing a red polo shirt and blue jeans. he has family in san mateo and alameda counties. fan violence marred last night's football game between the raiders and the cardinals. a fight broke out between two men in the parking lot outside the stadium near glendale, arizona. police say one man shot the other in the face. the victim is in his thirties, in critical condition with life threatening injuries. police arrested the gunman. the incident happened during the third quarter of the game. no other fans were injured and the cardinals won the game 31-27. an oakland teenager shot and killed last week will be laid to rest today. 16-year-old tatian turn her just given birth to a girl back in november. turner was with a group of friends outside a liquor store when she was shot. her funeral service starts today at 11:00 at the fuller funeral

home in oakland. tragedy has struck her family before. turner's father was murdered when she was 12. her baby is now living with an aunt and uncle. volunteers will hold another search today for missing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar. this morning, a congressman joins the search. the 15-year-old was last seen leaving for school on the morning of march 16th. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her kidnapping and murder, but the search for sierra lamar continues. the class kids foundation and other volunteers will be searching along the american river in sacramento today for a missing uc davis student. she went missing nearly two months ago, last seen leaving a doctors appointment. anyone interested in helping with the search today or tomorrow is being asked to show up at the search command post, which is located on glendale lane in sacramento. the search will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

each day. good morning to you. a live look here at the city, low cloud deck hanging on and will be redeveloping as we move through tonight and into tomorrow. right now at this hour, the bigger concern is the monsoonal moisture pulling through the area. taking a look at satellite radar, a line of rain continues around monterrey and it slides just in and across areas. morgan hill, gilroy, a possibility. looks like on the east side of livermore moving into the central valley, the sierra for today, thunderstorms in the forecast. for us here at home, we're already drying out. you can see it here, as i back it up just a little bit. notice it is from west to east, so we will continue to watch that improving weather through the morning hours. by noon time, we're in pretty good shape. the system right here will continue its northeast trek. this is bringing the unstable weather, along with that tropical moisture our way. but as it shifts, it is going to move this, continuing this direction, and we will continue with the cooling trend and the onshore breeze, as well as a

deeper marine layer. so in store for today, we've got the monsoonal moisture at this hour. the morning, chance for thunderstorms and showers will be dwindling as we progress through the morning hours. then by noon time, we're clearing out pretty good. we remain with the marine layer and clouds along the coastline, with partly cloudy skies expected for the afternoon. chance for thunderstorms increases the fire danger, so that will decrease through the morning hours as well. 68 in concord, 67 in fairfield. mid 60s san jose. these numbers are a few degrees warmer than where we started yesterday. we started out early this morning with numbers up and we continue to carry that trend at this hour. 79 for vallejo this afternoon. 69 expected for oakland. low 70s for hayward. 74 mountain view. 80 in san jose. some of us dealing with mostly sunny skies, enjoying mostly sunny skies. your extended forecast, little change in store for your sunday, but we will be without the monsoonal moisture so it will be

a drier day. numbers don't budge much. into monday, a slight dip, then slightly cooler tuesday and wednesday. coming up in just a bit, i'll line up your lunchtime numbers for you. new this morning, would-be home buyers are packing up their tents after camping out overnight for a chance to buy a home in a san ramon subdivision. and some people have been camping out for as long as two weeks. a new phase of homes at the gale ranch community will go on sale in about an hour, with prices starting at close to $700,000. >> we have been in the market for quite a while now, like, almost three years. so we came across this place almost accidentally. >> the mayor of san ramon says the market has not been this competitive since the housing bubble burst. economists say the latest jobless numbers in california are better than they appear. the jobless rate in july held at 10.7% for the second consecutive month. that equates to about 2 million

californians out of work. a year ago, the unemployment rate in the state was at 111.9%. the nation's jobless rate is lower compared to california's, but it did tick up to 8.3% last month. and here is the breakdown in the bay area. all nine counties are below the statewide average and only solano county is in double digits at 10.3%. marin county continues to have the lowest unemployment rate, followed by san mateo and san francisco. more california cities are at risk of bankruptcy. that's according to a new study by moody's credit agency. so far, three california cities have filed for bankruptcy just this year. those cities are stockton, san bernardino and man mouth lakes. but the rating agencies says more cities are likely to file because many cities are still struggling with deep budget cuts. san jose closed libraries and laid off police officers to cut costs. that's the story in similar cities as well, forced to borrow from lending agencies. happening now, kids in oakland getting a special treat

as they get ready to hit the books again. ktvu reporter allie rasmus is live at frank ogawa plaza where a thousand backpacks are being handed out this morning. >> reporter: it is getting busy out here, but the backpacks aren't going to be handed out until later this afternoon. i'll tell you what the kids have to do in order to get the backpacks. people have been lining up to register since 8:00 this morning. you can see here at frank ogawa plaza, end of the registration line where the white tents there. there are a lot of people walking around and that's because this morning before they get the backpacks, students and their parents have to go through some workshops. this is organized by oakland natives gives back. they have been doing this for five years. some of the workshops they have this morning are things like teaching the kids to eat healthy, staying focused in school, and for the older kids in high school, tips on getting ready for college. some of those workshops are going to be happening in the plaza part of frank ogawa plaza where you see the tents and some of the balloons over here, then

also some of those classes happening inside oakland city hall. organizers tell us they have seen an increase in demand for this event. this year, 200 more parents and kids registered in advance to be here. >> we've definitely seen an increase as the years go by. maybe it's because of popularity, but i think it definitely ties to the need in the community and folks really feeling like the need for supplies and the need for their children is starting to hit them in the pocket. >> reporter: now, organizers say they still have space for more kids and parents to show up. they will be giving out 1000 backpacks for kids, ages k-12. and again, in order to get one of those backpacks, you have to go through some of these workshops today. they have about 600 people signed up so far. you can see a lot of them at the registration tables, getting ready for the workshops to start. but there is more space. so if you want to take part in the workshops and get a backpack loaded with free supplies for your child, come on down to frank ogawa plaza in oakland. allie rasmus, ktvu channel

2news. well, a big day for college freshmen at uc berkeley. we will have more on move-in day and a look at just how much it's costing these freshmen to attend school this year. >> plus, students will be headed back to class this year, with some big challenges. how the president plans to help. >> and a live look outside, highway 24 in lafayette. all you east bay oakland a's fans may be headed to the ball park, although probably later tonight with a 6:00 start out there. we're just warming up right now. time now, 9:11. you're watching mornings on 2. hey, there's barely a line at space mountain.

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and enjoy premium features when you download disney mobile magic, powered by verizon. . good morning to you. a live look at fog hanging over the city this morning. off to the east, monsoonal moisture continues pulling out, leaving just a slight threat for thunderstorms this morning. well, tropical storm helene is expected to make landfall in mexico sometime today. it's expected to hit the northern part of veracruz. the storm is bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the area already recovering from hurricane ernesto last week. flood damage from that storm left 10,000 people homeless. well, no tsunami warning was issued after an earthquake in indonesia overnight. the magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 35 miles southeast of palu. there have been no reports of

major damage or injuries. and thousands of people are expected to attend a funeral this afternoon for a law enforcement officer killed in a shootout near texas a&m university. the service for brazos county constable brian bauchman will be held at reed arena on the a&m campus in college station. a bystander and the gunman were also killed in the shootout on monday. first lady michelle obama plans to go to milwaukee to meet with family members of those killed and injured in a sikh temple shooting this month. the white house says the first lady's visit thursday is part of the administration's outreach to the sikh community. a gunman killed six people attending sunday's services before killing himself. in 2012 election news, republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan is trying to assure senior citizens that medicare and social security are safe if mitt romney wins the white house. ryan campaigned this morning in the fast-growing retirement community known as the villages in central florida. he brought along his 78-year-old

mother, betty, to blunt criticism from democrats that republican presidency will gut programs for older americans. a new report could fan the controversy regarding how much romney pays in taxes. an associated press survey shows ryan paid a higher federal tax rate than romney, the multimillionaire. for example, in 2010, ryan paid 15.9%, while romney, just below 14%. last year, ryan's rate was 20% compared to romney's 15.4. meanwhile, ryan and his wife earned more than $323,000 last year, and they paid $65,000 in federal taxes. romney earned about 21 million and he paid $3.2 million in federal taxes. on the democratic side, president obama is campaigning in new hampshire this morning. he has a busy week ahead with a speech on tuesday at a community college in reno. >> that's why we've invested

math and science education, giving states more flexibility on no child left behind. >> education is the theme in this morning's presidential address. president obama wants congress to support a section of his jobs bill that's designed to rehire teachers and prevent further layoffs. many students are headed back to class at schools with tighter budgets, fewer teachers and larger class sizes. [ school bell ringing ] >> according to a new white house study, 300,000 education jobs have been lost since the official end of the recession in 2009. the student/teacher ratio has also gone up by nearly 5%. it's the day many incoming freshmen have been waiting for. it's move-in weekend at cal. >> i'm nervous, excited, anxious to start. it's just a mix of emotions and i'm excited to be here. >> well, thousands of new uc berkeley students will move into their dorms this weekend, but while those students are excited to start college, they also tell us they are worried about the

cost of tuition and housing. >> the key to looking for good housing is to, is to not be too picky. >> well, the estimated cost of tuition, books, housing and transportation at uc berkeley, going to be about $32,000 a year. well, the fight against west nile continues this morning. why the number of cases continues to go up here in california, as well as across the nation. our cooling trend continues for your weekend. at this hour, dealing with just a bit of unsettled weather. we'll take a look at what you can expect this morning and for the afternoon, coming up.

. movie theaters in the southeast are on alert this morning. law enforcement officials searched 200 theaters yesterday after a bomb threat was called in to car mike cinemas, the nation's fourth largest theater chain headquartered in georgia. investigators say the caller

sounded like a disgruntled worker and had referenced new sylvester stallone film "the expendables 2". >> if you got something against somebody, take it on one on one against the person, not the masses of people. >> something has to be wrong with the person. >> no bombs were found and theaters reopened late in the afternoon. that chain does not have any theaters here in the bay area. the fbi has taken over the investigation. the fight against west nile continues this morning in dallas, texas. another round of aerial spraying took place last night, but rain cut the effort short. the state is experiencing its worst year of the virus. so far, 10 people have been killed and at least 200 other people have gotten sick. more aerial spraying is scheduled for monday. this is the first time the city has authorized aerial spraying of insecticide in more than 45 years. now, here in california, another human case of west nile has been reported in sutter county. it's the first human case of the virus that is in that county in

more than five years. 32 out of the 58 counties in the state have reported west nile virus activity. 12 counties have reported human cases. and in the north bay, officials detected four more cases of west nile virus. three birds tested positive in sonoma county and another bird tested positive in marin county. researchers at oklahoma university are a making progress on a vaccine that could help save lives. researchers say they found a way to isolate strains of the west nile virus. even though they are in the process of developing a vaccine, it could be a while before it gets approved because it needs to go through years of testing. >> we know that we can do it and we know through lab models that it can actually -- looks like it can protect against infection. >> researchers say funding for the vaccine could be hard to come by, but with the recent spike in west nile cases, they are hoping the development of the vaccination would be a top priority. new this morning, a bill is

being considered to help wounded veterans start families. the bill would expand coverage for in vitro fertilization. it would benefit soldiers with pelvic or spinal cord injuries. the department of veteran affairs currently covers some procedures to help veterans conceive, but it does not cover in vet row fertilization. veterans of all ages can get the help they need at a resource fair in hayward today, from 10:00 until 12:30 in the afternoon. it's at the veterans memorial building on main street and there will be information and a number of different resources available, and it is all free. a san diego area company is turning sea water into bottled water. solar rain in valley center says making drinking water from the ocean makes sense, because it does not deplete reservoirs or other sources of freshwater. solar rain also says its water benefits the environment. its bottles are biodegradable and can be recycled. >> we're absolutely the only and

most sustainable green bottled water company in the world. >> the company also says ocean-sourced water has a balance of naturally occurring minerals, like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. well, there's a growing debate about a san francisco program that allows residents to turn parking spots into tiny parks. sponsors pay the city several thousand dollars to rent the spaces and turn them into cafe seating or green space. supporters say the parklets are a way to introduce parks into urban areas. >> with the parklets, private citizens can basically fund public parks. >> but on the flipside, some people say they want limits on the number of parklets because they are taking away valuable parking spots. the city plans to issue its next round of parklet permits in the fall and currently has no limits in place for the number of parklets. the organizers of the burning manifest value filed a lawsuit against the nevada county area for a fee increase.

organizers say a new festival ordinance levied this year by pershing county led to more than $450,000 in fees. and they are worried that number could rise to at least $600,000 in 2013. now, the battle over fees is not expected to affect this year's festival, which runs from august 27th to september 3rd. organizers say they are also suing over an ordinance that could require participants to wear clothes. >> wonder if our bosses would let us do a live mornings on 2 out there one weekend. >> oh, well, we'll see. you ask. >> probably not. it would be a little different. it would be different. lot of different weather out there today across the bay area. >> interesting, interesting. but improving as we speak. in the overnight hours, lightning strikes detected. showers falling in some cases. but this is already moving out of here and drier air is pulling in. i detected it on the water vapor image. i'll give you a look at the satellite and radar image and showing you that you can see for yourself the system is moving

north and moving east. over monterrey, a little bit of light activity. morgan hill, gilroy perhaps, into the inland areas, east of livermore, tracy maybe. we had lightning strikes reported in napa county, sonoma county in the overnight hours. so far, we're looking good for this morning. speaking of the morning hours, upper 50s to low 60s outside your door right now. partly cloudy skies for your noon time. 60 at the coast. 70s around the bay and inland with warmer spots right about 80 degrees. then for the afternoon, a lot like yesterday. 82 santa rosa, as well as napa. upper 70s for vallejo. 660s in the city. upper 80s inland. 87 livermore, 87 morgan hill, 80 degrees for san jose. mountain view, redwood city in the 70s for today. extended forecast, there you have it, a slight cooling trend through the weekend and into next week. back to you. well, some people living in contra costa county are rallying to save a piece of their history. what they could end up losing if a plan bit postal service moves

forward. plus, a showdown between environmentalists and chevron. why it could mean more pain at the pumps.

. killed while serving our country. how a local marine is being remembered today. good morning. welcome to mornings on 2, saturday, august 18th. i'm claudine wong. >> i'm mike mibach. 9:30 on the clock. time to take a look at some of the top stories we're following

this morning. memorial service will be held today for a marine killed in afghanistan. 29-year-old marine captain matthew manikin lived in south latos hills. he was killed last week in afghanistan while on his fourth tour of duty. highway patrol says drowsy driving may be to blame for a deadly wreck in the east bay. it happened around 12:20 this morning near the burnle avenue exit on interstate 680 in pleasanton. a convertible with two people inside veered off the roadway, through bushes and ended up in a fenced-off area. one person died, another was hurt. new this morning, would-be home buyers are packing up their tents after camping out overnight for a chance to snag up a home in a san ramon subdivision. some people have been camping out for as long as two weeks. a new phase of homes in the gale ranch community will go on sale in just about 30 minutes, with prices starting at around $700,000. new this morning, residents

of the canyon are trying to save their post office. residents say the canyon post office provides service beyond route and mail. emergency responders often turn to postal employees for directions because many residents lack conventional addresses. cell phones and gps devices also typically don't work in the rural community, which is between muraga and oakland. the canyon office is one of 13,000 post offices nationwide that could see their hours cut. the postal service wants to cut the canyon branch's hours from 8:00 to 6:00 per day. well, the canyon office is one of the 13,000, as we said, that could see those changes. so we'll keep an eye on that for you and keep you updated on that ongoing debate. a showdown between environmentalists and chevron could lead to a prolonged period of high gas prices. environmental groups tell the contra costa times they see an opportunity to make the richmond refinery that caught fire earlier this month much safer and cleaner. chevron is reportedly resisting

major renovations in order to preserve exceptions that the century-old refinery now enjoys. the oil company accuses environmentalists of stymieing job creation. a bike illist told police a gray-hairdo man pulled up alongside him on a nearby roadway and started screaming. the driver then chased the cyclist onto the golf course, then rear ended him. the victim suffered moderate injuries. officers say the car is a gold or beige-looking sedan that may have a broken passenger side mirror. san jose police are investigating the tragic drowning of a 3-year-old girl. it happened yesterday evening on blue jacket way near branbury way. police say the little girl fell into a family swimming pool. she was pulled from the water and given cpr, but died at santa clara valley medical center. a prayer service will be held in southern california

today for two young brothers swept away by a river during a trip to yosemite. the boys were wading in the merced river on wednesday, when they were both swept downstream. the body of 10-year-old andres adams was found a day later. but crews are still looking for his 6-year-old brother jacob, who is presumed drowned. the boys were on a family trip from orange county. pet owners in davenport are being warned to keep their pets inside at night, after a mountain lion killed a cat. the attack happened last friday near marine view avenue. officials also recommend bringing pet food inside at night and say homeowners might want to consider installing motion sensitive lights. mountain lions are solitary animals that typically avoid people. if you do encounter a mountain lion, experts recommend making noise, try to loom large, and back away slowly. ongoing troubles are turning president obama's oakland campaign office into a bunker. >> get out of here! >> everybody to the back, everybody to the back! everybody to the back! >> protesters posted this video

on youtube showing them taking over the building thursday night. they were demonstrating against the administration's prosecution of army private bradley manning in the wikileaks case. police eventually arrested six protesters. the campaign office is now under tighter security and volunteers are being ushered in through a back door to make sure other protesters are kept out. >> i got an e-mail about making sure i e-mail my picture ahead of time so they would know i was a regular volunteer. >> neighborhood merchants worry their businesses will be vandalized in future demonstrations. five of the six protesters have been released. the other is being held on a parole violation. all six face trespassing charges. san francisco police will limit entry to yerba buena island today, trying to prevent an illegal rave from happening. police say a rave on the island would be against the law because they require special permits. the department has notified the highway patrol and the coastguard. young people waiting in line for a concert yesterday in mountain

view say they know how to stay safe at raves. >> you don't take anything from anyone you don't know and you just don't do drugs. i mean, like, you just enjoy the music and i mean it's best to stay away from that stuff because you really don't know who is giving it to you. >> police say they learned about plans for the rave from a concerned parent. labor day weekend is still weeks away, but there is already a major holiday crackdown on drunk driving. the avoid the 13 labor day enforcement period kicked off yesterday. it's a combined effort between bay area law enforcement agencies and highway patrol. authorities say it's necessary because there are usually dozens of drunk driving crashes in the weeks leading up to the holiday. railys announced it will close more northern california stores and one of them is right here in the bay area. the company has decided to shut down the store on buchanon road in pittsburg and that does mean about 70 workers could be left without a job. the company says it is going to try to transfer as many of those employees as possible to other

stores. a decline in sales is being blamed for that closure. san jose's new casino matrix is celebrating its grand opening this weekend. the new $50 million card room officially opened last week. there is a large gaming floor, as well as an eight-story tower, where owners hope to have additional gaming, as well as other entertainment. special events are scheduled this weekend to celebrate that opening. san jose's pride festival gets under way today, with performances from bay area artists at discovery meadow. today's free community day also includes a rock climbing wall, spin art, and a boxing ring. tomorrow, erica jane, jennifer holiday, cat graham perform. there is also going to be a nondenominational prayer service at 11:00 a.m. heads-up for drivers who use the dunbarton bridge. the bridge will be closed over the labs for a seismic retrofit to make sure the bridge can withstand a major earthquake. it is scheduled to close friday, august 31st at 10:00 p.m. and reopen tuesday, september

4thh at 5:00 a.m. drivers can take highway 237 or the san mateo bridge as a detour. a wildfire burning in lake county is now 100% contained. the why fire has burned more than 7900 acres since it sparked last sunday afternoon. two houses burned in the fire and three people were hurt. all evacuation orders have been lifted. and another round of rain today could cause more flash flooding in parts of southern california. flood watches were issued for parts of san bernardino county yesterday, after a fast-moving thunderstorm dumped heavy rain on the area. several roads were blocked. no serious damages or injuries were reported, but one fire department did have to rescue several people trapped on hiking trails. . good morning to you. a live look here over the bay and into the north bay. we've got a combination of clouds out there this morning. the low cloud deck, we've got fog, high level clouds. and those high level clouds bringing in some moisture. in the overnight hours,

thunderstorms and a few light showers fell, but at this hour, we do have improving conditions. for most of us, it's actually quite nice outside our door. as your satellite and radar here, this is a 12-hour loop. you can see the time stamp. in the overnight hours, quite a bit of moisture riding overhead. the latest observation, though, is from monterrey into the far inland east bay and then into the central valley, as well as lake tahoe. so for today, partly cloudy skies, improving weather. temperatures a lot like yesterday, even slightly cooler because we will continue this cooling trend, this low right here off the coast, taking a northeasterly trek. it's going to be absorbed by this trough right back here and the two combined, going to continue our cooling trend for your weekend. if you're headed to tahoe, thunderstorms in the forecast for today, 80 degrees this afternoon. sunday, looking better, so if you have your choice, maybe wait for tomorrow. our forecast here at home, we're turning mostly clear most of the day. you can see by 1:00 or so, that cloud cover off to the east and

we'll have an enjoyable forecast. remaining unsettled through the morning hours, although already beginning to see better weather at this hour. morning showers and thunderstorms brings up the risk of maybe a fire danger through our hills for the morning hours. clearing out by the second half of the day and our numbers are looking pretty good. getting back to the seasonal temperatures for the afternoon. right now, 67 in fairfield, with the onshore breeze growing a little bit stronger in the last hour or so. 67 in livermore, mid-60s in areas right around san jose. for the afternoon, upper 70s to low 80s in areas like vallejo. concord looking at 85. upper 80s for antioch, livermore, down into the south bay. 80 degrees today for san jose. 87 morgan hill. if we round over to the peninsula, 75 in redwood city, 66 for san francisco. low 60s, partly to mostly cloudy skies along the coast. we see the low cloud deck actually redevelop and stick. to the north bay, low 80s in the forecast, santa rosa, as well as

napa. low 80s yesterday to enjoy. that's what you'll see again today. extended forecast, subtle changes, although just a subtle cooldown, bit by bit as we get into monday, tuesday and wednesday. back to you. well, hot weather has the government sending a strong message to parents this morning. why they are telling you to look before you lock. >> reporter: backpack for kids today, the event sending thousands of children to school with new supplies. >> and a live look outside, towers of the golden gate bridge stand 746 feet tall. you wouldn't know it this morning, as she's still got that morning blanket of fog wrapped around her. time now, 9:41. you're watching mornings on 2.

. good morning to you. there in the distance, you can see the low cloud deck reforming along the coast. mostly blue skies over parts of the bay and that tropical moisture from this morning, slowly moving east. well, let's recap some of the top stories we are following this morning. a memorial service will be held today for a marine killed in afghanistan. 29-year-old marine captain matthew minukan lived in south latos hills. he was killed last week in afghanistan while on his fourth tour of duty. and a fan was shot at a raiders game against the cardinals last night. a fight broke out between the two men in the parking lot outside the stadium near glendale, arizona. police say one man shot the area in the face. the victim, who is in his 30s, is now in critical condition. volunteers are going to hold another search today for missing morgan hill teenager, sierra lamar. a congressman will join the effort today. the 15-year-old was last seen leaving for school on the morning of march 16th. 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres has been charged with her kidnapping and murder.

happening now, students in oakland are getting a special treat as they get ready to hit the books this coming school year. ktvu's allie rasmus, live at frank ogawa plaza where a thousand backpacks will be handed out today. getting crowd order there, allie? >> reporter: it is getting a little more crowded. the backpacks are free, but parents and kids have to invest a little bit of time here before they can get their hands on those free supplies. right now, there is a group of about a couple hundred people here at frank ogawa plaza. people are waiting for the day-long event to begin. they are gathering for music and some of the opening ceremonies here. later on, they will be having workshops here at frank ogawa plaza and oakland city hall. some people lined up as early as 7:00 this morning to register. the nonprofit group oakland natives gives back has organized this backpack giveaway five years in a row. a thousand kids will get a backpack loaded with school supplies later this afternoon, around 3:30. but first, the students and parents have to go through some workshops. workshops are on topics like eating healthy, staying focused,

workshop for parents on getting more involved with their kids, and for the older high school kids, there are classes and tips on getting the ready for college. organizers have seen an increase in demand for this event. this year, 200 more parents and kids registered in advance to be here. >> we've definitely seen an increase as the years go by. maybe it's because of popularity, but i think it definitely ties to the need in the community and folks really feeling like it is the supplies and the need for their children is starting to hit them in the pocket. >> reporter: now, organizers say they still have space for more kids and parents to show up today. they will be giving out a total of a thousand backpacks for kids, ages kindergarten through twelfth grade. this is at frank ogawa plaza. if you wan to be part of the event, get one of the free

backpacks. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2. the taylor bridge fire in central washington has destroyed at least 70 homes and burned more than 35 square miles since it started monday. that fire is 40% contained and could be fully contained by tomorrow, but the national weather service says thunderstorms are in the forecast and lightning could spark additional fires. a community group is fighting a plan to put up billboards near the redevelopment of the oakland army base in west oakland. five billboards are slated to pop up along the bay bridge toll plaza and interstate 80 near west grand avenue. three of the billboards will have brightly-lit led screens. a proposed deal guarantees the city of oakland at least $350,000 a year if all five billboards go up. but a group called no new billboards in oakland says the billboards would add blight to the city. well, strong warning to parents this morning from the government. they want you to look before you

lock. this comes after an increase in the number of children left unattended in hot cars. according to the u.s. department of transportation, at least 23 children have died this summer after being left in hot cars. when temperatures reach the low 80s outside, the temperature inside a car can reach 100 degrees or more in a matter of just 10 minutes. children's bodies overheat five times faster than adults. the america's cup races are still a year away, but racing enthusiasts will get a preview next week during the america's cup world series on the san francisco bay. 45-foot catamarans could be seen slicing right through the water yesterday during a test sail out on the bay. 11 catamarans from eight different countries will be competing for top honors. >> best boat, best competitors. >> the first event in the world series starts wednesday. spectators can watch for free along the marina green, where an america's cup village will be set up, complete with big screen tvs and you can head to ktvu.com

for much more on the america's cup. we have an entire tab devoted to the sailing event, including more video and photo slide shows. well, if you're looking for something to do with your kids this weekend, you may want to head over to san carlos to the trampoline park rock and jump, which celebrated its grand opening yesterday. you can see children jumping into action there. the park includes open jump arenas and areas for trampoline basketball and trampoline dodge ball, and the park will donate a portion of its proceeds from its grand opening to charity. 18,000 cycling enthusiasts are also expected to pack oakland's jack london square today for pedal fest. onlookers can watch cycling daredevils perform stunts and view u neck vintage and hand make bikes. there will be a bicycle rodeo for kids and of course a beer garden for the adults. the event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. children with bikes in need of repairs are invited to a free bike clinic today in san jose. experts from turning wheels for

kids will have staff on hand to repair bikes at bike stations from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the event will be held in the parking lot behind dpr construction, which is on south winchester boulevard. turning wheels for kids has assembled and donated more than 14á thousand brand-new bikes for kids in santa clara since 2004. well, it is time for our ticket saturday giveaway. today, you have a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see war horse when it hits the stage at the current theater in san francisco on august 28th. war horse is the winner of five tony awards in 2011. for your chance to win, go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word saddle. another clever secret word. >> of course. helps to remember. >> war horse and saddle, flows together perfectly. >> well, they are known for cheap flights, but now southwest is getting ready to charge you more to fly. we'll let you know how much more it will cost to book your next flight. >> while we slept, tropical

moisture pulled into the bay area. at this hour it, is pulling out. i'll have what you can expect for your saturday, coming up. your favorite soup, salad and hot, hearty sub. like the toasty big hot pastrami melt. get to your local subway for some dinnertime deliciousness tonight. subway. eat fresh.

. new this morning, general motors and isuzu are recalling more than 258,000 suvs in the u.s. and canada. the automakers say short circuits in the power windows and door lock switches can cause fires. the recall covers chevrolet trailblazers, gmc envoys, buick rainier, isuzu offenders, and the saudi arabia 97-x from 2006 and 2007 model years. gm has received reports of 28 fires, but has not confirmed any injuries. the recall affects vehicles sold in 26 states. vehicles sold in california are not included in the recall. well, turning to other news now, let's talk about the melons and salmonella, because that is a big problem. they are talking about an outbreak blamed for making at least two people from california sick. those melons were grown in

indiana and kentucky. two people have died. 15 others have gotten sick from the outbreak nationwide. this recent salmonella outbreak comes after cantelope contaminated with listeria killed 30 people in 11 states last year. it was the deadliest u.s. food-borne outbreak in more than a decade. some air france passengers are complaining after the flight crew asked them to pull out their wallets and help pay for fuel. the flight was heading from paris to beirut on wednesday, but made an unscheduled landing in the volatile capital of damascus, syria because of unrest near the beirut airport. passengers were asked if they had cash, only as a precaution, because sanctions prevented the damascus airport from accepting credit cards. the crew did manage to refuel without using passengers' funds and the pilot landed the plane safely in cyprus. well, you are going to have to dig a little deeper to pay for some southwest airlines flights. the carrier announced $5 hike on all one-way flights of less than

500 miles. that's about one third of southwest routes. the company cites higher operating costs for the fare increases. other airlines are expected to match that increase. a los angeles area restaurant is offering customers a discount for putting down their phones. managers at eva are offering customers a 5% discount if they agree to give up their cell phone during their meal. restaurant workers are hoping the policy will help create an atmosphere that allows diners to engage in conversation and enjoy each other's company. >> terrific idea. even without the discount, terrific idea to leave your cell phone sms where and not on the table. >> other fine dining restaurants have asked diners to refrain from using their phones, but eva's believes it is the first to offer a financial incentive. well, the giants' bats came alive to get their southern california road trip off to a good start and re-take first place in the national league west. getting on the board early

yesterday in san diego. giants exploded for 8 runs in the 3rd inning. even matt cain helped his own cause with an rbi single, earning his 12th win of the season as the giants beat the padres 10-1. in oakland, the a holy spirit to come from behind to beat the cleveland indians. the tribe took a 4-0 lead in the 4th inning on a shelly duncan grand slam off tommy malone, but the a's make their comeback in the bottom half of the inning, when donaldson doubles to score cris carter. a's score two more runs in the inning to make it 4-3 indians. the a's then tied it up in the 5th. in the 8th, it's josh donaldson again, with a sing toll left to score the go ahead run. angels win 6-4. tomorrow is a big day for the petaluma national little leaguers. they hope to win their second straight game in the little league world series in williams

port, pennsylvania. after their thrilling victory against connecticut, they will take on tennessee at 11:00 a.m. pacific time tomorrow. you can bet there, will be another large viewing party in pete luma. thousands of people will pack the boulevard movie theater in downtown petaluma. i was there when they played the first game. really exciting to be inside. this two theaters, so exciting. >> the energy was great. it was awesome. let's go back over to rosemary for one last check of your weather this morning. >> good morning to you. outside our doors this morning, turning mostly sunny in most cases. feels pretty good already. the satellite and radar, tropical moisture pulled over the area, now leaving the area. lightning strikes, as well as a few light showers reported in the overnight hours. but you can see here the latest frame showing perhaps just a few scattered showers from monterrey and moving northeast into the valley, as well as the sierra, where the thunderstorms will continue today for lake tahoe and the sierra. afternoon highs in our area,

seasonal. upper 80s for the far inland areas, like antioch, as well as brentwood. low 80s for rts pa of the north bay, santa rosa, napa. 77 san rafael. 66 in the city. 69 in oakland. heading south, numbers still pretty good in fremont today. 80 degrees in san jose. upper 80s for morgan hill. extended forecast numbers, very similar tomorrow. we'll wake up with the morning clouds, already seeing that marine layer sort of reestablish itself along the coast. could remain hugging the coastline for most of day. we'll be drier tomorrow. monday and tuesday, a very subtle cooldown. finally getting back to what's typical for this time of year. we're losing those mid to upper 90s. >> summer's over. feels like it. >> don't say it yet. >> well, kids going back to school. we don't want them in hot classes. that's our report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2news.

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