delay. also the commute looks good on the san mateo bridges a you drive to the high-rise, let's go to the desk. a suspicious fire leaves a small business in ruins. it started on international boulevard. in oakland, lorraine blanco is live at the scene to show us what happened. >> reporter: the bad news is the secondhand appliance store looks lot like this, a charred mess. when firefighters arrived to the business was fully engulfed. crews were able to get the flames under control in just 15 minutes. version were on the scene two hours ago but it is still too earl are you will to know the cause of the fire. >> we are not sure.

>> reporter: now the business is not a total loss but it will be awhile before it is usable. a person was supposed to open the business but now they are not sure if their dream will ever materialize, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> and firefighters are on the scene of an early morning blaze this one in san rafael. flames and smoke poured from a home, that is not too far from the park. three vehicles were destroyed, 2 were kept in the garage and fire investigators are now looking for a cause. happening now, a line of people are actually camped out in san jose and they are waiting for them to open its doors. tara moriarty is there where people have been waiting for

almost 24 horse. >> i temperature know there are folks sprouting everywhere. these folks are wanting to take advantage of free chicken sandwiches for a year, they are unmoved by the recent controversy regarding gay marriage and they said they support the public call definition of the family unit but one man in line said it is all about the food. >> the sandwiches is amazing, it is really good food. it sticks in your head. >> no politics no religion, it is just chicken and that's my motto. >> reporter: the first several hundred people received free wrist bands for a year.

restaurant supporters participated in customer appreciation day which was countered a few days later, and now coming up, we will tell i about another protest scheduled right here at 0 4:00 this afternoon. ktvu channel 2 morning news. well, nobody seems to be immune to san jose's rice in violence. a candlelight vigil was held after a man was stabbed to death inside a safe way store. they identified him as san jose stated nine necessary. they are taking their toll on police with staff shortages they are now targeted on the street. >> it is terrible for officers to know they don't have the

back up. >> and there have been several assaults on officers and they are taking all officers on patrol, renewing programs and funds. the san francisco examiner report anarchists were noun one building and one car on the 200 blocks -- in the 200 block. and they posted a message saying the vandalism is in stops to rising recent. he killed the city's mayor and they also made threats against the fire chief and public works' director. march had reportedly talked about killing the officials

which is because he could not make any reservations. mitt romney will promote his energy policy during a campaign step in new mexico.$♪ he will call for new areas for offshore drilling and he was to give states and mitt romney estimates it will create 3 million new jobs. and mitt romney ryan ticket, coming up, we are in a new campaign headquarters, how young people are getting involved in the campaign convention. and the entertainment hub, that is 4 times pigger than disney land. that is just north of tracy.$♪

it would feature an amusement park and more, they just received he can clues i have negotiations rights forthe land and if all goes well, this park could open by 2014. from petaluma, you can bet an awful lot of people will be glued to television screens by 5:00. >> the petaluma nationals will take them on and america takes it to the boulevard theater to watch today's matchup. let's get a check on your traffic to see how things are shaping up, sal? >> reporter: heather good morning, there are some road work delays and we are looking

at the east bay first, you will see traffic is moving well and no major probing -- problems if you -- no major problems as you drive through. >> this traffic is moving nicely as you get on to san francisco. >> 280 locking good. it is 4:37 let's go to mark. we are tracking another round of low clouds and fog hugging the coast and surrounding back into the bay right now, covering santa rosa out towards napa, man town view, also gusty winds with winds gusting to about 50 miles

per hour. san francisco 59 degrees and once again cool spots are checking in at 50. clouds are regrouping and we will take it to the afternoon hours. a few left over patches in san francisco, you can trace out the 80-degree range and the red, that is a few 90s and the red is approaching the he and once again if you are heading to the coast, patchy fog, and i should also mention some drizzle out there as well, a bit of a president kicks in and inland neighborhoods, no major heat, temperatures are on tram to reach the lake.

and san francisco fremont 76 degrees and with your weekend all in true, i can't to clear things out temperatures in the 70s approaching lower 80s. we will take a look at the marine layers and qualifiers for the races. and well 20 women killed in a freak accident in southern california, the chain of events that led accept people to shot overnight. what the president of a gary president call an attack. >> we will have more on the commute and the bay area

weather.

. good thursday morning, today the bay is little bit cooler than yesterday. governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency after the ponderosa wildfire destroyed dozens of buildings. the lightning sparked fire burned dozens of acres and the fire is now 5 5% contained but the flames are still threatening 200 homes. 3,000 people have been evacuated and state of emergency has been declared in plume must county due to a wildfire in that forest. several people suffered electric shocks after rushing to help people in a car accident. an suv knocked over a fire

hydrant and power pole exposing live wires and then leg paid to in the -- electfied in the water. >> she walked in the water and fell back on her back. >> the man with the suv was the only person who was not shocked. they sent some residents into a panic and it is threatening a national republican convention in florida. that storm brought rain to the island as well as puerto rico. it could become a hurricane later today or early tomorrow as it moves towards the dominican republic. it could head in the direction of tampa where the national republican convention will

kickoff on monday. and marin was the downtown headquarters in san rafael. we spoke to somebody headed to the republican convention who said she will get hands on work experience as well as attending an event with chris christie as the speaker. >> we are not properly educated but if we don't gain that experience how will we ever be proper leaders for our nation. >> republican todd aiken said his focus is jobs and getting mitt romney and paul ryan into the white house. meantime, national convention will kickoff in charlotte with a festival that is open to the public. it is one way organizers are hoping to get people involved. they are looking to hear president barack obama except the democratic nomination and

pamela harris someone of several people scheduled to speak at that convention. >> michelle obama will offer support to the relatives who were killed in the sikh temple when the gunmen opened fire earlier this month. they found some comfort knowing this tragedy helped educate people about their religion. so far at least 40 nato troops have died after nato turned guns on then. that includes the south bay marine, ahmed wali karzai blames nato insiders and they say it came from personal disputes and president ahmed wali karzai needs stricter policies. and the raid that killed

osama bin laden is now weeks away from release. a member of u.s. navy seal team 6 has written a book about the operation under a fake name. it has not been read or cleared by the defense, this book is set for release september 1st which is the anniversary of the terror attacks. people in vallejo want more done about prostitution in their city. they wanted illegal cameras because the cameras monitor properly. they failed stay away orders issued to prostitutes are not enforced. time now 4:47. and the complex as talked about extending the leases of

oakland sports teams. the a's and raiders went out this year and the city has looked into wanting to leave them open. they are all planning a big pep rally next week to show their support. meantime, they are dealing with the suspension bart toll low colone. he tested positive after elevated levels of testosterone. he took the performance enhancing drug and his teammates say it is now time to move on. >> i mean -- i -- yeah, there is really no other thing. and baseball fans,

including sal castaneda is tracking your thursday commute. >> good morning, heather, traffic is doing well around the bay area around as a matter of fact we are doing well if you are driving on the east shore freeway put it does well continuing out towards the major commute, also it looks good and we are on the dumbarton bridge off to a good start with no major issues on the peninsular. and not too much change in the weather pattern but we had reports of drizzle yesterday in pacifica bucks daily city and that will be the case this morning and right around the bay. temperatures not too warm, santa rosa checking in at 50

defreeze san jose at firsts and 58. this is the kind of mood in southern california that has been cooling us off. temperatures are coming down a little bit but we had the morning fog and winds are picking up, up to 25 miles per hour. temperatures, inland spots only in the mid-to -- approaching the upper 80 anchoring pack into the afternoon hours, lots of sunshine inland and the warmest in the 8th to right around 90. with all the activity the bay after that increasing wind it

will happen after afternoon hours. and walnut creek 84, san jose matches that 86 and san francisco 61 degrees and look ahead, with your weekend always in view, slightly cooler other the weekend and basely something is near the atlantic shortline. and we have wildfires in mendocino county burning across the state. and a new crackdown on clipper cards find out why bay area commuters will pay the price. special wine grapes, who the owner thinks is responsible.

. there is a voluntary recall of the licorice because it exceeds state level standards and it applies to all candy, best before february 4th of 2014. he stole a half ton of his best grapes. they were about two weeks from

harvest and on monday night, they saw flashlights in their vineyard. he hopes to confront the thieves and got close enough to see the men but could not reach them in time to stop them. >> he had the grapes in the back and he took off. i could see three guys in the pickup. >> you could see the grapes? >> yes, they had them all over the back of the pickup. >> reporter: the stolen grapes are worth $10,000 but it would be difficult to sell the grapes to another winery since they would have to have documentation to find out where they are from. and transit riders have been abusing. they are exiting even if they have not paid the full cost. they linked their card to a

clipper card that automaticbly does that which resolves most of the issue. let's get a look at traffic, sal? traffic looks good if you are driving through the area. let's go outside and take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza no major problems at the pay gates. and driving from vallejo to berkeley it has been a very nice drive and no problems continuing as to the toll plaza as we saw. and if you are driving on hayward, southbound traffic looks good. let's go to mark. if you want to bundsel up once again, we have the fog right around the bay and tomorrow morning fog, and the weekend, cool temperatures for the beaches and that's constant for the last month or so. i guess the key headline, no

major heat in the forecast, no triple digit temperatures with minor changes over the next few days. we had some 50s out towards santa rosa, napa and san jose 58 degrees. and our forecast model, it shows an increase in that fog, not only coast side but a good portion of the bay, you will notice a green contour, this links up with a 60-degree range, lots of 80s inland, and we are flirting with the 90- degree mark. temperatures today it could be a little bit cooler in a few spots. san francisco 61, and brentwood, 90 degrees and you will notice the winds increasing we already have a strong breeze gusting up to 25 miles per hour. winds in general 15 to 25 this

afternoon. looking ahead with your weekend always in view, we will hold on with minor cooling from saturday into sunday, heather? we may see a touch of hollywood in the richmond district, woody allen has been spotted all over and will be shooting scenes from the upcoming movie. now there are restaurant saying it had be a movie set and it is said to star kate plan shed alec baldwin and sally hawkins. and now with the democratic conventions why the fbi is issuing a security alert. and an early morning fire in marin county a lot of new developments coming up, stay

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