a uc dorm evacuated overnight because of a gas leak. the car crash that triggered

this emergency. reports of a mysterious site in the sky. the u.s. coast guard is responding. the ponderosa fire still burning under control with more bad news from the fire lines. we'll get a live report from redding. "mornings on 2" starts right now. well, good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, august 22nd. developing news in berkeley, an early-morning evacuation order has been lifted following a gas leak at the cal campus.

it started with a car crash in the dorm building on chaning way. alex savidge is there to explain what's been happening. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, this entire building had to be evacuated this morning. it started with this car crash. the driver lost control, jumped up onto the sidewalk and slammed no that gas line. this all happened around 2:45 this morning. this is at the base of putnam hall of chan, right near the campus. as gas began to leak in the air, the staff manually activated the fire alarms and students all made their way out of the building. they were outside for more than an hour. we talked with one student this morning who was forced from her home after this crash. >> we heard a crash. we wanted to know what was

going on. we ran downstairs. >> reporter: police are not releasing that individual's name and what charges they are facing. as we come back out here live, you can see this dorm building, putnam hall. several students inside. again, a nerve-racking morning for those getting ready to start classes tomorrow. live in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. in 30 minutes, the coast guard cutter will help search for an unknown on the. this is southwest of the -- this is 60 miles southwest of the golden gate bridge. we just spoke to the coast guard. it sent another plane to relieve the one that's been on the scene since 2:00 a.m. the coast guard is responding to a report from people on a boat who saw what appeared to be a boat with the wings on

fire. so far it's found nothing. an investigation is underway into a violent attack this past weekend at the alameda point ferry terminal. the patch reports a dozen young men were roned with some of them -- roshed with some of them pus -- robbed with some of this them pistol-whipped. other gunmen soon came. they pistol-whipped some victims and fired off some shots. no one was hit. one suspect has been arrested so far. one worker has been arrested at a la fayette massage parlor accused of prostitution. this is on mt. diablo boulevard. the 47-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly offered a undercover police officer sex in exchange for money. there were three other arrests back in june. that sweep followed a new orie dance by the -- ordinance by the city council for all

massage parlors to be certified by the state. the lockout at the pleasantwood country club started. well, on friday, a judge with the national labor relations board ruled the lockout is illegal. he says cast castlewood has to -- he says castlewood has to reinstate the employees and pay back wages and that will cost the club $million. lorraine blanco has been out at the america cup since early this morning and has more on why there are so few boats on the water right now. so what's going on, lorraine? >> reporter: well, dave, there are just four boats on the water right now. you can see two of team sweden's and two of team italy's. the rest of them are parked by the bay bridge. a few of those are getting

repaired for today's matches. during racing practice yesterday, the waves caused team china's boat to flip over. one woman was taken to the hospital. another team's boat capsized. this is like nascar at sea. >> it's like race car drivers going around the world to different racetracks. they will figure it out. they will figure out what tires to put on and what will be the fastest for each condition. >> reporter: it is a little windy and driz. y. the -- and drizzly right now. the races start at exactly 2 -- 2:05. admission is free. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> already, lorraine. we have much more on the -- all right, lorraine. we have much more on the america's cup at ktvu.com.

you will find it under the america's cup tab right there on the home page. all right. 7:06. ive just checked in with sal. he said traffic should not be too impacted by this america's cup. >> not a huge impact, tori. >> okay. >> there will be some but this is nothing compared to like next year when they have the actual race. these are expedition races. people are excited, just to quote a famous person. i wonder who said that? it's very crowded in antioch and slow over the hills to the concord area. no problems on 680 yet. but we're seeing more slowing on 680 as you drive from danville and alamo. it's also getting more crowded. let's get to the toll plaza. i want to show you that traffic is backed up. yes, we've noticed more people back to school, more poem on

the roads. it's been -- more people on the roads. it's been a gradual buildup. today, san jose state starts school. we see more traffic there in the south bay as -- south bay as well. i mentioned 80. 80 is more crowded in richmond and pinole. it's not all that bad and we moved the maps down to hayward. hayward, a little bit of slow traffic here. 238 out of the san lorenzo area. it gets better out of highway 2. let's go to mark. hello, sal. good morning to you. here is a look at the airport with some overcast, some haze out in the distance. partly to mostly cloudy skies. the fog kind of doing its thing. also a bit of a breeze. with all of the activity, here is a look at the forecast. wind speeds, they want the wind for the sailors. they will notice this by 5:00. winds are this a -- winds are

approaching 35, 40. an advisory kicks in at 12:00. here is look at the current fog pattern out there. some overcast and visibility down a quarter mile in santa rosa. mostly cloudy skies in oakland, fremont, mountain view, it's on the cool side, once again. low to mid-50s. hayward in the upper 50s and mountain view checking in. 60 degrees. forecast for today, the beaches, that's been the one constant. it's been really cold. fock and drizzle. by:00, partly sunny skies, not too much of a recovery. upper 50s to the lower 60s. around the bay. this morning at 8:00, you will have the cloud cover, at:00, the wind speeds, increasing accelerating into the afternoon hours. inland neighborhoods, partly cloudy skies this morning. mostly sunny and then there is the eventual temperature range. 85 to 90. it could be cooler in some spots. san jose, 78. santa rosa, right around 81

degrees. here is a look ahead to your five-day forecast with your weekend always in -- always in view. >> all right. thank you, mark. 7:09. firefighters are making progress on a wildfire burning near redding. the ponderosa fire is now 50% contained. it was sparked by lightning on saturday in tehama and shasta counties. it's already destroyed 50 structures that's a -- structures, and that's a significant increase interest yesterday. 200 homes are still threatened. coming up at 7:5, we'll have a live report -- 7:35, we'll have a live report from the fire lines. hundreds of firefighters are working to put out two fires started by lightning in men so dino county. both of -- mendocino county.

both of those homes are under a evacuation order. more than 1100 acres have burned so far. this year is on pace to be the worst year year for wildfires. -- worst year for wildfires. the previous record was set in 2006 when more than 9.8 million acres burned. 2012 is likely to surpass that number because of widespread drought conditions. 7:11. guess what. the wild animal found in san jose, a wild marmot. how did it get there? it's a rodent. it's a rodent as big as a cat. normally they live in the mountains. but one was captured in the willow grain neighborhood. now, animal rescue think the marmot stowed away under a struck that drove from the

sierra nevada to san jose. it will get another free ride today. they will take it to lake tahoe and set it free. >> she will be happier up there. >> yes. final words. the -- final words from two students killed by a train accident. were they to blame about the accident. and what the royal family is saying about some really racy pictures. it's time to change the way we clean.

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we're tracking low clouds and fog. away from this inland, more sunshine. it will be a little bit cooler today. >> thank you, mark. 7:14. we've learned the final messages of two student college students killed in a train

derailment in maryland. a train full of coal jumped the tracks monday ninth. the two victims were sitting on the edge of a bridge railing with their backs to the train when it detailed. shortly before the crash, one victim tweeted levitating. the other "looking down on old ellicott city and drinking on top. ellicott city sign." investigators are looking into whether the two women contributed to the crash or if it was all a terrible coincidence. criticism for a group of retired military officers and cia officers who paid for a new attack ad that goes after president obama. worse than ever are leak -- worse than ever are leaks coming out of the white house. they are claiming leaks were made to filmmakers. that's something the white

house doe mys. martin dempsey says the ads break a sacred military creed, respect for the commander-in- chief. >> if someone uses the uniform, whatever uniform it is for partisan politics, i'm disappointed by that. i think it does erode the bond of trust. we feel like we're doing the right thing. >> the group is claiming it is nonpartisan but several have ties to the republican party. well, todd aiken said he will not drop out of his bid for the u.s. senate. the republican lawmaker says he believes voters in his state will be standing behind him. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more details on how some prominent republicans say they feel differently. mitt romney who knows the aiken mess is a age distraction just days before the start of

the republican -- is a huge distraction just days before the start of the republican national done vince -- convention. >> those comments were offensive and wrong. >> his comments have put a new spotlight on the abortion issue and party divisions about it. aiken said in the interview this morning that he will not be at the republican convention in tampa next week. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. a fresno county school district is being sued over its sex education program. the aclu accuses of clovis unified school district about failing to provide student accurate information about condoms and sex education. the aclu says it's required to

teach teens about birth control. the district says the lawsuit contains some inaccurate information. a group says using condoms as evidence conflicts with a 1994 city ordinance. it also claims this deters workers and leads to more cases of h.i.v. and a.i.d.s. the second suspect in the san francisco triple murder case will be back in court in a couple of hours. reyes was arrested last month in north carolina. he's charged with three mounts of -- counts of murder and other charges for his role in the shooting death of anthony, michael and mathew bologna. edward la mose -- ramos has been convicted already.

an attorney for marshan lynch claims race may have been a factor when lynch was arrested last month in oakland. two white chp officers arrested him for dui. according to tmz,'s lynch says the their racial differences may have made a difference. the chp says they pulled him over because he was searching all over the world. is and why was there why -- and why was there no camera? the camera was turned off. lynch was pleaded, noth -- north, by the way. here's photos of the 27- year-old prince in his las vegas hotel room. he looks neighborhood in the photos with another woman. the pictures were paid in --

the pictures were taken while a game of strip pool was being played. the los angeles county coroner has made a significant change to the death certificate of natalie wood. the actress died in 1981 in the waters off catalina island where she was boating with her husband, robert actor. her death certificate -- robert, the actor. her death certificate now says "other." here's a first, mineta san jose airport will be the first bay area airport to welcome a boeing 787 dreamliner. the airways will bring the first of its jumbo jets to san jose, january 11th. they plan to fly five times a week between tokyo and san

jose. tickets go on sale, by the way, a week from tomorrow. 7:20. well, there is a thick layer of fog along the coast this morning. some parts of the bay area may produce some drizzle. up next, mark tamayo will tell us more.

welcome back. 7:23. the dmv is reevaluating its policies on driver's licenses for young, illegal immigrants. last week, the dmv said it would give licenses to immigrants who were eligible for a new, federal ram.

but this week is beaktracked saying the implications -- backtracked saying the implications are still not clear and the law needed to be clarified. well, that decision has many unclear. >> they didn't really have a choice. they go to school, they are going to college. they are trying to get jobs. >> well, some states have decided they will not grant driver's licenses under president obama's new federal law, including arizona and nebraska. 7:24. the u.s. government is testing a fleet of what it calls talking cars that could help american drivers avoid crashes and traffic jams. that's not the same as these cars here that google is testing. the talking cars don't actually speak. they will use beeps, flashing lights and vie brakes this driver's seat to warn of possible problems. if the test is success f.m., the technology could become mandatory on all call -- on all

cars. that would be interesting for you, sal, since you do traffic. >> right. turn down the lynyrd skynyrd! that's what mine would say. [laughter] >> i linned to that -- listened to that yesterday. there was a crash at the toll plaza. you can see that going through. but the damage is already done. back to school for a lot of people. we're seeing a lot of people. i want to look at the hayward area because we have slow traffic from 238 into hayward and then slow traffic aid proposing the dumbarton bridge -- approaching the dumbarton bridge as well. look at 230 northbound. it is slow, very slow. today is the first day of school for the fall semester and just a lot of people on this commute. i just think it has a lot to do with that and a lot of people

on 101, some people are avoiding 101 and deeping 280. we'll keep on top of this for. temperatures have been trending down. right now, the fog developing coast side and right around the bay. we have mostly clear skies inland. temperatures this afternoon. the warmest locations still on the warm side. upper 80s to around 90. slight cooling for your thursday and then you will notice this, some minor warming for friday and saturday. these are some nor tweaks to the forecast, the fog clearing back to the coast into the afternoon hours. another weather check coming up in about seven minutes. another claim center is set to open for people affected by the chevron refinery center in richmond. where the claim center is locate and how long they will be around this. >> reporter: we're live, where the city's homicide rate is up and now top readers stepping in and they want -- readers stepping in and they want --

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before. one lawmaker fears it is actually spiraling out of control. tara moriarty is live with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. this stabbing marks the city's 30th. some say that's simply too much. that's two more people since we were talking about this exact same problem 4 hours ago. the fatal stabbing happened last night around 8:0 at the store off story road near the capital expressway. a man in his 20s was stabbed in his chest at the row dues aisle. he died at the scene. >> it's kind of a blatant act in the middle of the day with plenty of witnesses around. >> reporter: now, just yesterday, police classified the death of a 38-year-old plan found dead in an east san jose park on saturday as a homicide. authorities say the past eight days have been the latest hurt.

chief moore says before he asks for help, he wants to talk to his own officers to find out exactly what they need. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:30. new details come ought new regard, the shooting outside a raiders/cardinals preseason game. a man was shot in the case -- face. this happened last friday in glendale, arizona and the stadium. the contra costa times reports the 0-year-old victim was a raiders' fan wearing silver face paint. he remains in the hospital. the -- the investigators are still looking into what sparked the shooting. both men are arizona residents. 7:31. in about 90 minutes right now in richmond, a second help center will open by the people

affected by the recent chevron refinery fire. it's at the north heritage apartments on jackson bay. claims can be filed between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. the our help center, it will stay open through august 31. but -- the help center, it will stay open through august 31st. at&t cell phone towers may not be the only problem affecting oakland police radios. now, since the city of oakland

found the signals from certain at&t towers were interfering with police radios. the taut shut down some of those problem frequencies. however, city officials say police officers are still having problems which means some other cell phone towers may be to blame. then are conducting more tests in specific location. 7:32. a washington state man is due in court on charges of making an e-mail threat against president obama. the secret service yesterday attacked the -- tracked the man to an apartment building to south seattle. police say when went hadn't -- police say then went to the home -- dash police say they went to the home -- police say they went to the home. in election news, it looks like mitt romney has not received much of a bounce from

his vice presidential selection. a new poll shows 47% of voters plan to back president obama and joe biden in november, while 46% favor mitt romney and paul ryan. meteorologists are on high alert ahead of the national convention. they are keeping an eye on tropical storm isaac which could hit tampa. 50,000 visitors will be in town for the convention. oh,ers say they are in touch with -- organizers say they are in touch with state and lome agencies. 61% of the 500 voters questioned said yes, ross mirkarimi should go while 31% said no. the poll was conducted by a coalition of women who advocate

for victims of domestic violence t says isent tant -- it sants the -- it says it wants the board of supervisors to know houp how it feels -- how it feels as early as next month. 7:35. happening right now in san francisco, a loud, noisy protest aimed at fighting for foreclosures. look at these pictures.

a you -- you can sign people pointing -- pointing at the signs and a lot of people standing in the streets. the neighbors are putting pressure on one lender to protect their. , one man do -- one man could be forced to leave today. the pushing another ping is still -- the wildfire in red something still burning. here's more. >> reporter: we tend to talk about the big numbers. in this case, it's 33 square miles. how we talk about the number of bernle, 2100 oniria lone. but a lot of times, this ends up being battled to save a mall

group of -- a small group of homes. you know what? they created a buffer. we talked to the homeowners, they were ready to leave. when the flames got to about a half an hour of their home, they packed up their houses and other animals and left that house. and we got a call from the guy this morning e said he got a text from a neighbor -- morning. he said he got a text from a neighbor who reason fused to leave and he said his house was saved. >> p there were more than 70 --

there were more than 70 homes. , 140 square mile now where -- >> there were more than 70 homes, 140 square miles. and basically all throughout the west, you have these bats gap ogen -- these battles going on here. they have 50% containment at it fire but 2100 personnel on scene to make sure those homes and dean. thank you. 7:38 sal's dumbing -- coming back. how is 280 doing? >> pretty slow. today is the first day of school there.

the silicon valley has seen a lot of congestion. it could be the university traffic. a lot of people talk sippicly, it's not -- to -- it's not that fay for -- it's not that way for a lot of people. 101 -- it's not that low -- i for a lot of people. it's p.m. yes hier in the last few minute -- it's been slower in the last few minutes. and highway eastbound, 4, bailey road, highway 4 is slow westbound, pretty much the entire en-- pretty much down to pleasant hill. here's mark. a lot of overcast.

temperatures have been trending town the. next couple of days. forecast headlines for today, we do have this -- the morning overcast. right around the coast and near parts of the way. dam even a little bitter an then the weekend, coolerps u as far as the -- down even a little further and then the weekend, it. it -- it is 13 a 1. here is the deal in the pacific. high pressure weakening. in resopsp. so -- so clearing skies

near the shore well's memorial p temperatures, inland, 80s, recall sherm the warmest locations on either side 93 the -- 80s. the warmest locations on either side 93, the 80s. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast. a little bit cooler for thursday. minor warming. not much. coming up at 7:45, we'll take a look at the track of isaac. what do -- what to do with the movie theater in aurora.

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stocks are slightly lower. greece has asked for more time to meet its debt reu.k. duction target -- debt reduction target. u.s. home sales rose 2.3% in july. latest sign of a housing recovery.

taking a look at the big board, the dow is up 30. the nasdaq is up 1.5. today the jury that's heard the patton fight between and -- patent fight between apple and samsung. samsung says apple infringed on its technology product and is demanding nearly $500 billion. apple says samsung used apple's designs and they want them to pay $2.5 billion in damages. there is a surprising report from the labor group apple hired to investigate work conditions at three fox plants in china. that's apple's largest prior for the -- supplier for the iphone and ipad. the investigation shows fox con has made all 195 changes that were due by the end of may. it's checked off more than half of the changes required by next july but it still exceed the number of hours many workers

put in each week. google is the target of protests by other chinese workers. that's after motorola china a -- announced it will lay off 1,000 workers. it announced layoffs at facilities around the world. 7:45. happening right now. a noisy protest in san francisco aimed the trying to stop a man from being evicted from his house. heather holmes in the newsroom with the latest on all of this. >> good morning, dave. we first brought you this story about 30 minutes ago. the homeowner who activists say is an employee is fighting desperately to keep his house. these are pictures coming to us from the neighborhood there and his home. joining him in the fight are

members for community powerment and occupy bernal. that's who is gathered here today. now they have cammed this and have succeeded. luke as said he fire -- lucas said he -- lucas said he applied for a loan modification. and he was not late. >> they literally did this from underknee. >> lucas said he only learned about the house being sold is when somebody stopped by to look at it. lucas has reached out to the companies but without any success. so dave and tori, as of now, the eviction is expected to move forward, that is, unless this demonstration is able to persuade nation start to rescind the notice.

i have a pull in but have yet to hear back. the owners of tosca cafe on columbus avenue, they are in a rent dispute with the landlord. the landlord recently raised the rent to $8,000, according to the chronicle. the owner said she can only afford $6500. this cafe has been in business for more than 90 years. president obama is extending a pay freeze for government employees. now in its second year, it will stay in effect until spring time. the president says the increase should not take effect until

congresses -- conditions warrant a month after that mass shooting in aurora, colorado, city readers asking the public to decide -- leaders are asking the public what should happen to the building. 12 people died and 58 others were injured when the suspected gunman, james holmes, opened fire. the theater's owner has not said whether it plans to reopen the building. but this week, city officials in aurora launched a survey asking people to give their thoughts. reactions about the theater's future are mixed. >> i don't think people want to

go in there and watch a movie now. >> tear it down. >> closing to me is like giving up. >> the city of aurora says only that thousand will inpact the site's future, how -- impact the site's future, how that is unclear. well, the little league team from petaluma, they are just one game away from the champion. >> deep to center field, goes back over the wall! >> yep. this was hanse smith. hit a three-hun reformer. they shut out san francisco -- three-run homer. they shut them out -- three-run

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police in one san francisco neighborhood are looking out for blue painters' tape. people in bernal heights say the tape has been appearing on the bottom of their doors. police say this could be a sign that burglars are canvassing the area. if the tape gets moved, potential burglars know who is home and who is not. >> one of my neighbors was gonna go on vacation this week. so of course, if you find any paint tape, remove it. we'll be away from the house. >> so far, no actual burglaries have been reported in connection with the tape but police say homeowners should be on alert and remove any tape they see stuck to their home. a new report called tips off is helping people in antioch to help or text strips. last week two men were

scripping -- ripping stereo equipment out of a vehicle. it was posted online. one of the suspects was -- it was posted online. the rover "curiosity." is it so far, there's only been one sore just damage report. one of the wind sensors, it tonight hurt. but they figured they can still get a lot of the work done. 7:55. ursaid pek-to-school for quite a kuhnp ten -- 7:55. you said back to school for quite a bit of students, sal. >> yes. >> we're looking at 280 northbound, getting up to highway 17. that traffic will be busy. it's improved a little bit.

it seems to be better. more people are going back to school today. it's the first day of school for san jose state. right now here, just give yourself extra time. thanks will changing -- things are differenting tv are -- i just want to hention, there is a new crash southbound 680 at north main. just reported by the -- in the walnut creek area. chp is on the way. let's go to mark. >> hi there, sal. good morning to you. temps have been treading cooler the last few days. this is our camera out toward bay point with sunshine up above. we do have the fog batch out -- fog patch in the disstan. also right around the par it's chilly up there.

lower 0s. by could even have a few other up 40s up there as well. the overcast this morning, clearing back into the coast in the afternoon hours. but still, a few leftover catches temperatures inland in the upper sh 80s to -- up to -- up the -- the ular 80s to -- upper 80s. we could be talking about a category 1 approach -- a category 1. warmest location is inland. slightly cooler on thursday with your weekend always in view. now forecast check coming up during the 8:00 hour. coast butte cutter is you helping in the search in the san

franciscowy. the coast cutter is helping in the search -- the coast cutter is helping in the search in san francisco. [ thunder crashes ]

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welcome back. a car -- a car crashed into a building and ruptured gas lines outside the door at the dorm on chaning way and college avenue. the evacuation order is over. alex savidge has been out there since 4:30 this morning. what do you know now? >> reporter: this was an -- this was an out-of-control car that jumped and slammed into the dorm of this uc berkeley

door and sheared off this gas line. this prompted the evacuation of the students. everything happened around 2:45 in the morning at putnam hall at college and chaning. just blocks away. gas was leaking into the air as pg&e crews came in and they eventually turned off the line. more than 200 students had to be moved for about an hour or so. the uc berkeley police sergeant says the fire alarms in the building alerted students to the leak. >> it was a wonderful process. that way the evacuation started immediately. >> the fire alarm went off. that was really scary. it was scary coming down the scares dare dash coming down the -- it was scary coming down the stairs. >> reporter: uc berkeley police say the driver of that car that crashed this morning was the

chain for questioning. they are not releasing names. i do have calls in to see if that driver will be facing charges in connection with the crash. students are back in their dorm rooms after what was obviously a very event -- a very eventful morning. live this morning in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. berkeley police say this summer they've had four armed robberies lanked -- linked to craigslist ads. they said each time the buyer was to bring cash. the seller turned out to be a robber each time. the coast guard cutter has arrived on the scene of a search on the san francisco

bay. the search started 60 miles southwest of the golden gate bridge. now, the coast guard got a boat -- it looked like a lean with the wings on fire. a c-130 plane is helping in the search there. it should get back there on the scene in about 30 minutes from now. reports this morning of a violent attack last weekend at the alameda point ferly terminal. now, the patch is reporting a dozen young men were robbed. some of them were dispoll whipped. one of them ap important -- apparently approached the victim, asked for a cigarette and then took out a gun and ordered them to the ground. other gunmen jumped in. they foyered shots. in one was -- they fired several shots. no one was hurt. one individual has been arrested. a worker has been arrest the on charges of prostitution

at la touch. police arrested her after she allegedly solicited the undercover officer. the lobbedout workers at pleasanton's castlewood country club are getting some legal backing. on friday, a judge with the national labor relations board ruled that the lockout is illegal. he says castlewood must reinstate all of the workers and pay them two years of back wages and benefits and this will cost the club more than $3 million about a half a million -- about 500,000 marijuana plants have been seized.

they were seized as part of "operation mountain sweep." it was launched in seven states on july 1st. authorities say the amount of plants seized actually went down this year but that's been an increase in some of the neighboring states. >> the dea conservatively estimates the value of this marijuana at over $1.1 billion. >> so far he, there have been -- so far, there have been 14 indictments. the u.s. attorney says most of the sites are tied to mexican

drug hoe afill -- mexican drug cartels. let's check in with sal. >> 680 southbound, there is a crash at north main. 4, 680, highway 24 getting extra use. 24, it's slowing down in some spots. let's move to the toll plaza. some places between july and june, the commute will be -- would be over. this is now, traffic isbacked up for about a -- for about a 25-minute delay. i want to look at hayward. i want to show the road sensors. san mateo dumbarton bridge also looking okay. we've had moderately heavy traffic. it looks okay on 580 west to

castro valley. >> here's mark tamayo. >> the low clouds and fog are moving over the bay over the last two or three hours. a little bit of hints of sunshine. but the marine layer has cleared up. hand that will continue for today, that trend. 52 degrees reporting fog. low visibilities. oakland checking in at 60 degrees. high pressure is moving out. this has already started to cool off. patchy fog for the coast. inland, more sunshine. temperatures on the warm side. here's our forecast. you will notice the clear skies out towards concord, livermore, sacramento and just reporting

partly cloudy skies. clouds can off toward the -- temperatures inland, worm's call it pleasant to up around 90 degrees -- we'll call it pleasant, to up around 90 degrees. it could be a touch cooler in some spots. fairfield, it will be breezy, out towards the delta. temperatures in the upper 80s. san jose at around 78. fremont, 74. the clouds in the morning, keeping it cool. here is look ahead to your five- day forecast with your weekend always in view. the temperatures come down. those are gram ual touches. we have been watching for all of the -- those are gradual touches. we have been watching for all of this. there's been quite a bit of activity on the san francisco

bay. ktvu channel 2 reporter lorraine blancos had more on the races today. it looks pretty chilly out there, lorraine. >> reporter: yeah, it's very chilly out here. it's also very windy. my body is foaling it. yesterday, the eaves one cable sent -- yesterday, the boats from italy -- one of the boats cap -- from italyp capsize -- from italy capsized. these are match races with one

boat taking on another boat. tomorrow, the fleet races begin. that will have all 11 boats racing. the best way is to watch this and the action is at 2. its fro -- 7:00. >> it's free. the hockey season is due to begin in october. but the union contract isp. you this, both winds are -- but the union -- now, both sides going back to a big is -- back to a big talk -- going back.

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well, new this morning, some sobering news about the american congress. the congressional office just protected the deficit will be $1.1 trillion. the fourth stste year the deficit will top a trillion dollars. analysts expect the economy to recover a little more than 2%. that's considered modest. and they say the long-term fiscal outlook is not certain. criticism this morning for a group of retired military members and cia officers who paid for an attack ad that goes after president obama. >> worse than ever are leaks come out of the white house. >> the group accuses the president of taking too much personal credit for the raid that killed osama bin laden. they also claim the white house leaked classified information to filmmakers. the white house denies that.

martin dempsey say the ads bring a new respect for the commander-in-chief. >> someone uses their uniform, whatever um form it is, for partisan politics, i'm disappointed boy that. -- whatever form it is, far partisan politics, i'm disappointed by that. >> the group claims it's nonpartisan but a number of its members have republican ties. >> new comments from todd aiken. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom and tells us aiken is rejecting calls to drop his bid for the u.s. senate. alison? >> reporter: tori, top republicanforders are dropping hip. mitt romney once him out -- top

republican fund-raisers are dropping him. mitt romney want him out. >> reporter: pruns are concerned -- republicans are concerned his comments will overshadow the gop convention next week. akin said in the interviews that he will skip the conventions. 8:17. california hopes to put the hammer on metal thieves. the state has passed a law setting up a computer database to track pawnshop and metal

transactions. the new system which can begin as soon as january 15, allows law enforcement to track stolen items in realtime. 8:17. there is a new sign that f.colb epll is cutting back -- that f. colbel is cutting back. the wine produce about 45,000s a year. corbell still owns the lane just up highway 12 -- name just up highway -- the label, just up highway 12. red wine known to make you tipsy, can keep seniors steady on their neat.

it would take about 700 glasses of wine a day today of a chemical in wine could get the i -- to get the all-new- feeingage. the out pad is ready for you to -- the ipad is -- ready for you. in england, a royal scandal involving photos of prince

harry. here's one of two photos tmz posted online of the 27-year- old prince in his las vegas hotel room. he looks naked in the photos with a woman who is also naked. tmz says the pictures were taken in a group of prince pool while there was a party going on in his his -- was a party going on there. tom cruise and katie holmes are officially divorced. well garring -- well, good

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contra costa county judges say state budget cuts could force them to slash services. the judges say $7 million is being eliminated from the judicial system's funding. they are considering several

proposals. they include closing the concord courthouse, reducing from 46 to 39, cutting staff and commissioners and eliminating juvenile drug and night courts. the judges listen to public input for -- the judges -- the judges listened to public input for two hours yesterday. but they say -- >> there's only so much we can do with the current staff we have. >> the judges say they will make a final decision next tuesday on which steps they will take to close the new budget gap. 8:24. tesla motors will be opening up a new service center in marin county this fall of the electric carmaker will lease property in san rafael on dubose street. it has a show center in menlo park. but this service will, the first stand-alone service center in the bay area.

8:24. hey, sal, speaking of 24, how are the folks on highway 24 doing? >> i like that transition, dave. >> you like that? >> very good. very good. the answer that -- dave and i have a little bit of fun every once in a while. the answer is it's doing well. as you drive from la fayette to the oakland area, you will see slowing. as you get off the caldecott tunnel. as you see, it has improved quite a bit. speaking of oakland, let's go right to the toll plaza. ky tell just by looking at that --ky tell just by looking -- i can tell just lie looking here, we've not completely gotten out of the summer pattern. schools are back but after labor day that's when you get a lot of people back for sure. this morning's commute is gonna be moderately heavy. i've barked it up -- i've

barked it up -- i've backed it up. if you are looking at 880, traffic is slow. san mateo, 101 at 92, kind of messy there as well. filling in for steve, it's mark. good morning, sal. it's cool, cloudy this wednesday morning. temperatures, san francisco has warmed up 1 degree. currently 53. a lot of 50s out there. even a few low 60s out towards mountain view and san jose. we have a few clouds and still, a few leftover patches even by 2:00, 3:00. break it down. the temperatures not recovering too much. a bit of a breeze kicks in. winds could be over 20 to 25 miles an hour.

the inland spots. 85 to 9 o these numbers, about the same -- 90. these numbers about the same as yesterday. san jose, upper 70s and a look ahead to your five-day forecast, a touch cooler for your thursday and very minor warming for friday and saturday. dave this. all right, mark. some terrifying sounds from a train derailment. it was terrifying. i remember thinking to myself, that sounds like it's detailing. >> the final messages sent from two victims. >> reporter: we're live in san jose where the city's 31st homicide happened last night. we'll tell you what one politician wants the police chief to do about it. also, new trouble for the suspended ross ross mirkarimi. voters wait -- for the -- for the suspended ross mirkarimi. voters weigh in or whether he should keep his job.

welcome back. it's san jose's 3st homicide of the year -- 31st homicide of the year t happened inside a safeway -- of the year. it happened inside a safeway supermarket. a man was stabbed to death. tara moriarty is there. are you seeing more police around? >> reporter: we are. we saw two patrol cars parked and we just noticed one more pull up. someone brazenly attacked someone inside the store. this happened off story road near capital expressway. a man in his 20s was stabbed in the chest in the produce aisle. he died at the scene. and police classified the man

found dead in a park as a homicide. in the past ten days there have been multiple killings. and they say the low staffing cannot control the crime with that many people. >> i've been in this business for 30 years. we've had tough times before. i would love to have 350 officers back. i really would. they are not coming back any time soon. i think we've acknowledged that. >> reporter: now, chief moore says before he asks for help, he wants to talk to his own officers and find out exactly what they need. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:31. new details now about ers' fan shot in the face last week. this happened last friday night outside. suburban phoenix stadium where the raiders were playing you

the arizona cardinals. the contra costa times the man was wearing silver face paint. he's still in the hospital. the gunman is a suspected cardinals' fan. so far he's not been arrested. investigators are still trying to find out what sparked the shooting. both men are residents of arizona. we've learned the final messages sent by two college students killed in a train derailment in maryland. the train was packed with coal. it jumped the track around midnight. the two 19-year-old women were sitting on the edge of a bridge railing. their backs were to the train. shortly before the crash, one of the victims tweeted "lev stating --" levitating." the other "looking down on old ellicott city and drinking on top of the old sign." investigators want to know whether those students hey have contributed to the crash or if it was just a -- may have contributed to the crash or if

it was just a horrible coincidence. claims can be filed today through friday in the chevron fire between 9:00 and 7:00 p.m. the other center, the neven center, will stay open until august 31st. but chevron says this saturday will be the last day to submit a claim at that location in person. after, that you can still phone in claims. in the meantime, contra costa county supervisors may partway with the telephone communication center. this is after there were delays in alerting people about the fire in richmond. in alerting people about the chevron fire in richmond. oakland is looking beyond

at&t's source towers and radio problems. since they found out that there were problems with radio communication, they shut down some of the those radio frequencies. but they say officers are still experiencing problems which means other cell phone towers could be to blame. 8:33. in election news, signs that mitt romney has not received much of a counsel from his vice presidential selection. there is a new poll showing that 47% of voters plan to back president obama and vice president joe biden in november. while 46% favor mitt romney and paul ryan. that's up 2% before he was added to the republican ticket. well, all eyes are on

isaac. next week, 50,000 visitors will be in tampa. organizers say they are in touch with state and local agencies and they are preparing for possible emergencies. back here at home, the new poll show as majority of san francisco residents want suspended ross mirkarimi permanently removed from office. 61% of the 500 voters who were surveyed say yes, he should go. 1% said no. this poll conducted by a coalition of women who advocate for domestic violence. the board may take a vote on whether to remove ross mirkarimi as early as next month. 8:35. we want to check in with sal. apparently, a big traffic problem on the peninsula. >> that's right. there's an accident, southbound 280 at crystal springs, the black mountain area. i want to put it on the maps here. if you look at the road

sensors, it's completely stop- and-go traffic. according to caltrans data, and also according to people who have been calling and tweeting, they are saying this is a huge mess for interstate 280 heading south south of san bruno, heading down to -- south out of san bruno heading down to 280. this is a very serious injury for a car that ran into a tree. they have called the coroner, so it looks like this is a fatal crash. the traffic is quickly backing up. i would suggest using 101 instead. although 101 is -- 101 is a little slow. northbound is not affected but southbound certainly is. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge. that's moderately heavy. it's weeked up for a 10 to 15- minute weight at -- wait at the

toll plaza. today is the first day of school at san jose state. 8:36. let's go to mark. good morning to you. here is our live camera. we have clear skies up above. but out in the distance, some fog and i been watching the fog move in. the latest with daylight, now we can get the visible satellite imagery. there's some fog hugging the coast -- hugging the coast, clear skies out to livermore and antioch, but some very dense fog up in the north bay. santa rosa visibilities have been coming down to one quarter of a mile. current numbers beginning to warm up. not by much. down towards san jose and mountain view. san francisco 43 degrees. we still have drizzle showing up. this area of low pressure has been cooling off a good portion of the state over the past three days or so. it's not going anywhere. we're gonna cool off a little bit more.

for the coast, patchy fog and cool, around the bay. it will be mostly sunny and warm. but we still have a bit of a breeze. here's our forecast model showing you this. clearing back to near the cast but we'll still hold onto a few patches in san francisco this afternoon. not complete clearing. temperatures, this orange contour, this links up with the 80-degree mark. warmest locations on either side of 90 degrees. these numbers about the same as yesterday, could be a little cooler in a -- could be a little bit cooler in a few spots. right around the bay some fog and drizzle this morning, becoming partly sunny into the afternoon hours. in san francisco, the clouds this morning we'll keep it cool, only in the -- keep it cool, only in the lower 60s. temperatures will cool off for thursday. not too much and then just -- just some minor warming by

friday. warming by friday and into the weekend. firefighters are making progress on that wildfire in redding. it's now 50% contained. it was sparked by lightning on saturday. it's burned more than 24,000 acres. it's already destroyed more than 50 structures. that's significant from this time yesterday. evacuation orders still in place in some areas and some 200 homes are still threatened. hundreds of firefighters in mendocino county are still working on putting out two fires that were started by lightning. both of those fires are about ten miles outside of kovalo. 45 homes are under an having order. more than 11,000 acres are -- under an evacuation order. more than 11,000 acres have burned so far. this year, 7 million acres have

been burned. in 2006, 9.8 million acres have burned. 2012 will probably surpass that number because of the drought conditions. 8:39. we have an update on where the wild marmot we told you about found in san jose may have come from. i want to show you a picture. this is a yellow-bellied marmot. it's a rodent. about the size of a cat. it normally lives up in the mountains. this one was not found in the mountains. it was captured in san jose's willow glen neighborhood yesterday and spent time eating people's grass and hiding in storm drains. the nonprofit wild rescue organization says it has a strong lead that this may have come in and may have sod away -- stowed away in a truck and drove down from the sierra nevada to san jose. they are now working to peak it -- to take it back to san jose. a fresno county school district is being sued over its

sex education program. the aclu accuses the school district of preparing to provide students accurate information about condoms and contraception. the law enforcement claims the district teaches the students to remain abstinent until marriage. the district says there's ininformation -- the lawsuit claims the district teaches the students to remain abstinent until marriage. but the district says that there's information that is not accurate in that lawsuit. a new study suggesting -- a new study suggests declining rates could lead to an increase in lifetime medical expenses.

circumcision is meant to prevent some stds. the drop in these rates could mean billions of dollars in medical costs. what some people are seeing in one san francisco neighborhood that they don't want to see. police say you should be concerned if you see blue tape like that in front of your house. plus -- a major new development minutes ago that's related to a foreclosure. >> reporter: and hundreds of cal students forced out of their dorm room after a gas leak in their building. we will tell you about the accident that prompted evacuations when "mornings on 2" continues.

stocks are lower. the u.s. housing appears to be recover egg. the national -- recovering. sales rose 2.3% in july. dell stock is down 7% after reporting that pc sales were weak. it is predicting a

disappointing third quarter as well. the dow is down 62. the nasdaq is down 5. s&p down 4. it is 8:45. happening now -- a noisy and last-ditch attempt to stop a san francisco man from being evicted. heather holmes is live in our newsroom where she just spoke to an attorney for the loan company and has new developments. good morning. >> good morning. the representatives with nation star mortgage tells me that the company is going to postpone today's planned eviction to review the paperwork done by the -- paperwork done by the prior servicer. let's take you to the home of lucas. he's the one at the center of this foreclosure controversy. this is where demonstrators have been gathered all morning long, as you see here, carrying signs and chanting. the groups have joined lucas in his fight to keep his house. lucas said he filed for a loan

hodfication with aurora bank and never missed a payment but -- modification with aurora bank and he said whenever nationwide took over, that's when the problems started. >> people are trying to get the american dream. they are working hard in their homes and they are working hard in the jobs that they have out there. here it is banking institutions are just sucking them um and bleeding them out and -- up and bleeding them out and taking their homes and making money off them. >> they are just ignoring us. we have to resort to this. it's not gonna stop here. we know that nation far is owned by a hedge fund. they have offices in san francisco. we'll talk to them next. >> that man, mike doyle, said he sought a loan modification. but tori, within the last half- hour, i did get a response

regarding lucas' case. the nation car official telling me that the company will not carry out the evacuation today saying the company will seek alternative measures. a fatal stabbing last night inside an east san jose safeway supermarket is under investigation this morning. paramedics were first called here when it appeared a man had suffered a seizure. when they arrived, they realize he had been stabbed. the attacker is still on the loose this morning. about 15 minutes ago, a coast guard c-130 plane joined a search for what's being called an unknown object out in the san francisco play. around midnight someone on a boot reported seeing something that liked like a -- that looked like a plane with its wings on fire fall into the waters. the coast guard is out there. so far they haven't found

anything. hundreds ago, uc berkeley students, hundreds of -- and just hours ago, hundreds of uc berkeley berke -- berkeley students evacuated the building because of a gas leak. alex savidge is out there now. what's happening, alex? >> reporter: the car barreled into the ground floor of the building there early this morning and sheared off this gas line. the leak prompted the evacuation of more than 200 students from putnam hall, a high-rise hall a couple of blocks away from the campus. this happened at 2:45 this morning. gas was leaking into the air and pg&e crews came this to turn off the line. in the meantime, students had to be kept out of the dorm for more than an hour until the leak could be capped. a uc berkeley sergeant says university staff members say the fire alarms were alerted --

were turned on to alert the students. >> the fire alarms went off. people got out of bed. were freaking out. didn't nope what was going on. and people started returning out of the emergency exit -- didn't know what was going on. and people started running out of the emergency exit and went downstairs. >> reporter: at last check, uc berkeley police say the driver of the car has been detained for questioning. has not been arrested. i do have calls in to try to find out if the driver will be facing any charges. as we come back here, students are back in their homes at putnam call, all praying -- all of this playing out one day before the classes get started at cal. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a crime warning for some san francisco residents all because of blue painters tape. several homes in one personal heights neighborhood had blue

tape put across the bottom part of the front door. investigators say tape on doors is not illegal but it also could be a sign that a crime is about to take place. police say people could be watching to see if the tape is moved to find out if the homeowners are away. >> the concern could be if somebody is doing a surveillance or activity where they want to monitor people coming and going from the houses. if that's going on, we want to know about it. >> police say so far it's not led -- so far, the.tension burglars will know they are being watched. the petaluma little league all-stars are one win away from winning the little league world series. >> deep to center field. back it goes. over the wall. >> short stop han smith hit

that three-run homer. petaluma shut out, fairfield, connecticut 5-0. back home, everyone was cheering. they packed the movie theaters, bars, restaurants cheering their team to victory. >> i didn't think they were gonna go that far. it's great for them. they have done so well and they practiced so hard. >> most of the team attends petaluma junior high. they had a sign "forget back to school." today is the first day of school for petaluma schools. the next game, 5:00 tomorrow night, pacific time. they will play the loser of today's game between tennessee and texas. that's where we stand right now. if petaluma wins, they will play the u.s. championship game on saturday. >> very exciting time for those young boys. it's race day for the america's cup world series. what is in store for the 11 boats hitting the water later

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it's the first official race day for the america's cup world series. lorraine blanco has more on why people should come -- should come and check out today's action. good morning, lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, you know how people go to nascar races to see the car

crashes? well, america cup fans say it can be just like that on the water. imagine the catamarans racing at 25 knots, close to 30 miles an hour, around tight corners. add the wind on the bay. during racing rack tis yesterday, the wind and waves caused team china's boat to flip right over. one crew member was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. another beat from -- boat -- another boat from team new zealand capsized. no injuries resulted from that. they tell us a catamaran is one. hardest boats to maneuver. >> they are moving incredibly quickly. they are right on the edge of a wipeout. >> reporter: today are qualifying matches with one boat taking on another. if you don't care about sailing at all, you might care about the economic boost.

city officials estimate this will bring in $1.1 billion this year and next year and 8,000 jobs to the bay area. the best place to watch is on the marina green. it's free and the action starts at 2:0 5:00 p.m. it should be very excited. it opens at 10:00 a.m. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. sam, what's happening on the peninsula now -- sal, what's happening on the peninsula now? >> i would advice the drivers not to -- i would advise drivers not to use that area. the traffic is backing up into south san francisco if you can believe it. use 101 instead of 280. northbound is okay. southbound 280, avoid it between 380 and 92, for now. let's move along to the toll plaza. a little bit of improvement at the pay gates. and the 280, you see some state traffic on the left here coming down to the 101.

let's go to mark. a little bit cooler across parts of the bay area. we have been tracking the fog. the cloud deck will gradually slowly clear back to the shore line. temperatures inland, mainly in the mid- to upper 80s. a few neighborhoods around 9 a degrees. a touch -- 90 degrees. a touch cooler with your weekend always this view. fog in the morning, clearing back to the coast. >> let's get the surf report. [laughter] >> all right. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the -- we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> bye-bye.