. we are live in san jose where police are searching for the person responsibility for killing a teenager and they believe it is connected to a growing gang problem. and problems are far from the fire lines that are

complicated the fire fight. and in afghanistan, this is tied to the joint chiefs of staff, ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. well, good morning to you welcome to a brand-new day, it is august 21st, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, we have rosemary orozco keeping an eye on the weather. marine layer is back with us not too much worse than what we saw yesterday, we will continue as the trough approaches the coast, and the breeze is robust through the delta. a slower burn off this morning, 50s at this hour, afternoon 0 highs will be below normal over the next if you days, sal? >> reporter: good morning,

northbound 101, in fact this is not the right map, and we do have a problem in novato, this is a crash with alex savage just before 4:00 this morning. >> reporter: this was a pickup truck which lost control and veered off the highway. it went off the highway and slammed into the power pole where pg&e are investigating, it is resting on the power lines above. the man was killed and a short time ago, within the last half hour, they watched him remove the body, it was sheered off at the base. a chevrolet pickup truck which was going northbound on 101

just north of the exit, chp says alcohol does not appear to be a factor in this crash but they do believe the driver may have been drowsy. >> we didn't see any skid marks but it appears as though he fell asleep. daylight will show a better view of the roadway and as of now that is what it appears to be. >> power to this line was not affected by the accident. that could take some time, northbound 101, the repair work is taking place off the shoulder of the roadway. chp was not able to identify the driver the person who was killed in the crash this morning but i did ask chp if this man was wearing a seat belt, she told me he was.

alex savage, ktvu channel 2 morning news. and they are investigating the latest homicide in the city in just the past eight days. joining us with more on this continuing violence, tara? >> this deadly shooting just happened. now the shots rang out near pokeco way. the shooter took off in a car. police say the shooting does appear to be phillip related. police are trying to figure out if the shoot chargings are connected. he is expected to survive. yesterday's shooting death brings the number of homicides

to 29 compared to the same time last year when the city had 27 kills and in 2010, the city had the lowest homicide rate with only 20 homicides. live out here hopefully we will be speaking with somebody a little bit later and get some more information about the case. i am tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. a poled attack on an miles per hour base, it damaged the joint chiefs of staff. we will tell you what you tall band is saying about that attack. and it appears she was in the city covering the fighting between government and rebel forces when she was caught in  the crossfire. it happened yesterday while she was traveling with the free

syrian army. and in northern california, the fire started and has grown to more than 16,000 acres since it started on saturday. seven homes have been lost and more than 3,000 are still in existence. and that is causing a problem. two teams have been on the road and this are two additional teams as well. >> we will play that if necessary... >> out of the bay area counties, only five have the capacity to share coverage. >> and we have fires in shaft terrible counties, just click on the photos tab of www.ktvu.com.

and the jury in san jose will decide one of the biggest technology disputes in history. this is an apple samsung dispute. they chimp they toll the ipad technology and samsung also, it would represent the piggest pat isn't verdicts in the u.s. right now it is the biggest in world history. it went up $17 it made it more and they kept climbing in premarket trading. good morning, pam and dave as we start off on east shore

player and what it does to the traffic and you can see crowded conditions already at the toll plaza. the morning commute looks good on northbound 101 and northbound there is a minor crash reported on the shoulder. rosemary orozco, back to you. and we do have an on shore breeze blowing through fairfield and concord reporting breezy conditions, due to this traffic, it had be right over us into tomorrow and the thing is, this is going to submit for

the northeast. that will week end the trough. here at home we've got a deeper marin layer and we have cooling coming our way and relative humidity will be up and that is good news, we have a hard time recovering with the humidity levels and who so wednesday and thursday for the hottest spot. 5 in hayward. a little bit will be watched and it will be cool and breezy. 63 in the afternoon with southwesterly winds at 25 miles per hour. 70 for hayward, 87 for livermore, 87 napa, 76 san jose, extended forecast, there is the trend 86 tomorrow, 85 on thursday, upper and lower 90s

as we get pack to you weekend and back to you. a big swimmer, she was trying swim from cuba to florida. plus, they are taking a took at sap france police and a rest rates.

. an investigation is underway after two people died when a train handling coal derailed in baltimore maryland. a news crew over the scene this morning, 21 of the trains 80 cars flipped over midnight and also crushed some vehicles in a parking lot. at this point we don't know if two people died but cranes have been brought into lift the crane so that emergency crews can search for more possible victims but again, this is outside near baltimore derailment, carrying cole since we get more information we will bring it to you.

the report pie the bay sit accept says african-americans are more likely to be arrested. now the difference might be even greater because police department records often miss classify latino records as being white and police blame an out of date classification system for the errors. and that attack damaged a plane used by the chairman of the consistents chief of staff. allison has details, allison? overnight, two members were lightly injured but the joint chief of staff was not near his plane and his trip was not affected. it is up likely mr. dempsey was

targeted. he was meeting about the spike on the insider attacks where afghan security forces are turning against americans. nine u.s. troops have been killed in the past 12 days and a pen done spokesperson shows the taliban is under pressure and running out of other options which those an integral strategy, what president barack obama is saying it,... they were among several schnuck helicopters. it went down in kandahar province. one of the soldiers who was killed, richard from kelseyville in lake county and

the other 29-year-old officer from cathedral city. four of a dance also -- of a dance also died -- for afghanistanians died in that attack. according to president barack obama, he made that announcement yesterday, the president said he is making sure service members do not loose their pay benefits. the pentagon is facing $500 billion in cuts over ten years. and the dark scalp tell. the accuse likes is what led to a larger investigation showing the park's department hid millions of dollar. former deputy director lopez spent much of his budget cashing out leads through a program that sidestepped protocols. he cashed in more than 13 weeks

of leave time. time now 6:16, rosie o'donnell is recovering this morning after having a heart attack. last tuesday she had chest pains so she looked up the symptoms of having a heart attack so she took some aspirin but she didn't did to the hospital. we went to the doctor. and now she is tell everybody don't wait call 911. dianne is talking about what to do next. she has been dealing with jellyfish storms and winds at sea. she is trying to become the first person to swim without a

shark cage. that is causing a problem, and there is an increase in blue and hump back whale sightings where the whales come to feed before heading to the breeding grounds. but the more whales that come here, that means more collisions with cargo ships heading in and out of the area. they are trying to come up with a plan to reroute shipping so the ships and whales can be protected. 6:18, what are you keeping an eye on to with how close they are. they do youp in the center divide and traffic is slowing

town. this is right near the scene of the old injury crash where the pole was down and now traffic is being affected as people may be looking at what is going on, they are picking it that poll that was damaged in the earlier fatal accident and this area is becoming a mess and southbound from novato to san rafael, please give yourself extra time and hopefully pg&e will be done fixing this line because it may have led to the crash near 101 at the dumps. traffic is moving well once you make it onto the bridge. that earlier crash near 17 cleared up and one is getting slow but that's about all for collar valley so far. let's go to rose par are you. once again for this morning,

north pound waking up with mostly clear skies and 20 miles per hour a little breezy and concord, 52 in napa 53 with the cloud cover overhead, we are holding steady in the 50s and for the afternoon especially for the inland areas, that trough low clouds and fog. we'll see a pit of a slow burp offp and for the inland areas, mostly sunny in some spots and not as warm over the next half of the day. and downtown san francisco,

inland east bay, low-to-mid 80s walnut concord, him more each cooler for tomorrow, the coolest day could be thursday before we rebound into the weekend and back to you. and nike is taking a chance on a new line of athletic shoes. they say they cannot presell or take reservations for the shoes and they can't and will instruct repail and -- tail and priority safety each. >> they are rid about their first not under picked.

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. welcome back, the city of oakland is investigating a federal monitor at the oakland police department, now the oakland tribune is investigating robert maiden appropriate -- made inappropriate remarks and her asking -- and they are asking a judge to keep details of the investigation secret making sure he complies with the lawsuit stemming from the rioters case. and chick fillet is coming to novato. they found a site for almost $3 million and right now it is home to a place called carl junior. it will allow them to operate for the next year or two.

this will be the third in california. and it is still there after a dramatic extra inning win. >> and game over, california wins it. >> just like that, downtown petaluma went racy after he hit that walk off home run, and they spoke to him on the phone after that big hit. >> i was just trying to make contact, because then he has too many so i was trying to set territory. >> now, they pete him at the first tickets are $5. >> and isn't that every young

boy's dream standing near the plate? >> that is for sure. this is a look at 280 northbound getting to highway 17 and that traffic is moving through nicely. the traffic here is off to a good start heading to the south bay, let's go to rosemary. and into the coastal valleys, we are not dealing with a lot of patchy fog, san jose visibility is good, just as cool outside our door and a little breezy inside the bay and through the delta, and partly cloudy skies skies, widespread upper 60s for the east bay and barely touching.

i will tee tail those numbers coming up. also coming up, the big ail boats are there and we will show you what you can expect to see if you come down and watch the races. and we are live where a shooting claims the life of a teenager. and the quiet rise for the dow jones industrial average, new opening bell is up next. t. get to your local subway for some dinnertime subway. eat fresh.

. welcome back, they have just running the bell, on the nazdaq this morning, it has been pretty quiet as a lot of traders an investment managers head out on vacation but wall

street is quieting making its way to a four-year high. s&p 500 500 is up 5% for the month of august. >> and thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 morning news, it is a tuesday august 21st, i am dave clark. >> and i am pam cook, time now 6:30. >> it is the 29th homicide and it happened near an elementary school. hiv with police... for what happened half the night tara? >> reporter: a course close to the investigation tells us san jose is in the middle of a gang war and we have learned that the victim in this case only happens to be 17 years old. now the shots rang out at 6:40 south sunset avenue on pokeco

way and the 17-year-old was rushed to the hospital by friends. the shooter took off and still has not been caught. pokeco way is nope for a particular gang. many plea of the san jose department toes not do anything for gang violence and another shooting happened just four hours away and police are trying to figure out if it is connected. he is expected to is your vie. -- survive. it brings the total number of homicides to 29 this year and last year same time city only had 27 killings. in 2010, the city had its lowest rate with homicides with only 20 homicides. we are talking to the police department to learn more about

both of these shootings which happened last night. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> you will see more police in downtown san jose and people are thinking heaving the area because of the rising crime. starting next time there will be 2 extra sheriff's deputies patrolling the park. downtown association will be hiring off-duty officers forefoot patrols and they will bring in privates to work with law enforcement. now every month they have as many as 5 radio failures. the city is caused by at&t cell phone towers. at&t is now working to resolve the problem and they released

this statement. >> we are taken it out of service and our she and four d service is up. >> affected. they found it was scary moments before it caught fire. they released the photos. they helped to recreate a series of events which led to the fire three weeks ago. we hope results are positive safety changes. >> now the chairman of the safety chemical board called it a close call and he said it could have been and i am quoting an extraordinarily bigger impact on the community.

well the loud pipelines continues in several bay area neighborhoods. but the big question is who should pay for all of this, pg&e wants to charge its customers for 40 years. but there is one california lawmaker who says it is offensive and we will tell you who he thinks should pay that tab. there are reports whether they will add on to melky cabrera's punishment after trying to cover up using synthetic testosterone. an associate of melky cabrera's tried to create a fake website. there is no set penalty for trying to defraud them. >> they are extra busy today and practice runs are starting for the world series.

and they are out there to find out what is new about the race this year, allie? >> reporter: well, anywhere along the san francisco shoreline, you will see boats like this and this is a 40 feet boat which is typically used in the youth races but it is identical to the ones used in the world cup series. starting tomorrow, the come pit testify races continue through sunday. 11 boats from eight countries will be out on the water and twice a day there will be fleet races which is when all 11 boats will be out there racing at the same time. it is supposed to be the most popular thing to watch at these events. we will find out how tough the

conditions are out in the bay. >> when you get tired to go, nice smooth water when you get wind against the tide, you get a lot of chop and that gives reasons for capsizes and we have seen those through informal practice. >> you can see they captured the korea yaps. we have spoken to a couple of them some of whom who have been out before and they say they are uniquely tough to the bay area. now the america's cup opens 10:00 a.m. and starts at 2:00 an 4:00 down at the marina green and you will have a chance to meet some of them in person. admission is free starting through sunday you will have to

sit in pleacher seats and it is 20 and $30 a ticket. live in marina green. we have a website www.ktvu.com, you can find it there on the sports page. if you are getting ready to head out, let's go to sal for an update. we have a multi- car crash and also because of an earlier crash right near the avenue. north pound crash was a fatal collision and the traffic northbound as i mentioned will be pretty slow and that earlier multi- car crash indeed may have been caused by rubber

nexter and it is still there as you can see. >> also we have a look at the westbound bay bridge and this traffic is moderately heavy. there are no major problems getting into the city. if you are driving, northbound 101 is getting busier and the rest of the freeway still looks good, let's go to rosemary. for most of us, all we are seeing is gray sky, downtown oakland, it looks a little weak through oakland and through the bay, we are picking up and there are areas right along richmond near that 580 stretch. the trough is bringing cooler weather and circulation is also going to bring us moisture and moister area and as we continue

temperatures will be falling into whence tea and that you the delta for today. if you are headed out, a light jacket will do you good but concord, a little breezy this morning, concord reporting 20 miles per hour breezes, 56 in red wood city, a tad warmer and 56 degrees outside your door, 81 for novato, 77 san rafael, 67 in berkeley, and it is a nice warm day falling below average, 87 in livermore, 86 for danville, 76 san jose, 86 for saratoga. mid-60s for san francisco, cool and mostly cloudy at the coast, extended forecast, there is

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budget. there he is as he gets a board air force one and after that he will get to reno and speaking at a college. paul ryan is making two campaign stops in pennsylvania today and then he heads to another event in virginia. the campaign event said ryan

will be focusing on a plan and mitt romney is in texas going to a private fundraiser in houston. here is a quick look at some of the other top stories. nato says the plane joint chiefs of staff, it happened just outside of kabul. martin dempsey was not near the plane when that attack happened and nobody was hurt. back here at home, police are investigating the 29th homicide of the year and the victim was only 17 years old. police say he was shot at 7:00 last night and died later at a local hospital police believe that shooting was gang related.

san francisco marina, this is all ahead of the world cup series tomorrow. the cata morans are out there and the semifinals are saturday and the big race itself sunday. we have two accidents causing problems on highway 101. the scene of the fatal crash, we first told you about it 4:30 this morning and it is causing problems. >> it could have been caused by rubber nexters, that first crash, a man was killed when his pickup truck lost control and veered off the highway, that is being towed away and being slammed into that power pole and in the meantime, it may have caused a separate crash, the original accident was in the northbound lane, that second crash, there were

some injuries in talking with chp and traffic has been slow in that area. now when this truck hit the power pole and sheered it off, it was only held up and pg&e crews are working to stabilize it. he died from his injuries and this was a chevrolet pickup truck and he was going northbound 101 north of the exit when the truck left the highway, chp sergeant tells me it does not look like alcohol was a factor and it looks like the driver may have dosed off. >> we didn't see any skid marks or anything but it appears as though he fell asleep and that has not been confirmed yet. >> that power line itself was not affected in this area, but crews will be, woulding to replace that power pole that could take some time.

it appears as though potential lanes have already reopened. the man driving that pick up, he tells me he was in fact wearing his belt. and todd aiken is apologizing for his controversial comments about rape and abortion. last night he canceled an interview with russ morgan. >> good evening, you are looking at the empty chair where aiken should have been sitting. >> he said women are able to prevent pregnancies in cases of quote, legitimate rape. he has until tonight to drop out of the nate race. we will find out if pg&e

can replace them. pg&e wants customers to pay for their upgrades and pain page thinks their shoulders should be involved. -- shareholderrers should be involved. and they are going to increase the safety of the gasoline. this will be on highway 280 and the venting should last 30 to 45 minutes and pg&e said you may smell or hear the gas venting but it's not harmful. cracking down, squatting is a big problem in short sales. you will hear more about water

service in antioch, and the details are coming up. let's check in with sal and how is it looking up there? >> southbound is slow and it could be worse, the lanes are open which is making it easier. highway 4 is also very slow coming into bay point, and it is almost an entire stretch which will be slowing as for the normal morning commute. when you get to the bay bridge toll plaza, we'll see 880 crossing, 5 to 10 manipulate dea, drug enforcement administration delay. westbound 580, it looks a little perfect as well. heading from the bay and into some of our coastal pod

dis, mostly clear and we have a trough off the coast, migrating closer to the coast by today, tonight into tomorrow it will be right off our area and crossing over into the overnight hours and it will be rolling over california, hanging out the coast, we will watch it burn back, sunny skies, mild weather around the bay and for inland areas, sunny skies, not as warm as temperatures felt yesterday, and winds will be quite gusty, even seeing them throughout the delta, a little breezy and brisk, if you are going to watch, hoe 60s for the afternoon. low 80s, fremont, san jose mid- to-upper 80s for the inland

east bay an extended forecast, numbers will be on the mild side, wednesday thursday and back into the upper 80s and $90 in time for the weekend. for the 4th year in a row, the honda accord is the most stolen car in the u.s. the older honda comes in second, and the newest vehicle ranges third, -- ranks third. older cars are more likely targets because newer cars are harder to steal. >> they want to cut back on bads used in three of its most popular dishes. that sounds good about now. and bears get ready for the big return at the stadium, they

like the game so much, they gave the athletics program $10 million. are they don't vinceing people -- are they convincing people to stay closer to home? >>

. welcome back, taking a look at the live board, it is down 12 points and the s&p 500 up

and best buy, down 90% compared to last time and that stock is down 8-point 5%. and despite higher gas prices, most people are traveling for the upcoming labor day weekend and 33 million americans will take a labor day vacation. aaa said most will spend more money mostly on transportation. and they have shut down a central slaughter house place after uncovering animal abuse. the video shows cows being repeatedly shocked kicked and shot and some were not able to walk. the facility slaughtered hundreds of cows a day. and they are less than two weeks away on a renovated

stadium. a new $10 million donation will help pay for that retrofit. the -- retrofit. the philanthropist donated 10 million beyond dollars and the football team returns home september 1st. by the way, you will like what is served at the new 9ers stadium in santa clara. today officials are expected to approve an almost $7 million a year deal with concessions. it runs the concession stands for the giants. it is not clear exactly what will be sold at each one of them. >> right now i want to check back in with sal. how is traffic, sal. >> we are looking at traffic, i want to show traffic is doing well but there is a backup gearing up at the toll plaza and also this morning we are looking at the commute, let's

go to rosemary. we are already watching that pattern take shape, the marine layer deepening and winds will be picking up and will remain quite gusty, temperatures are 3 to 6 degrees below, and i will show you those numbers coming up. and the deadly violence is continuing what we now know about san jose's latest homicide victim. and what is happening in san francisco this morning, stay with us.