we're live in san francisco where muni trains were delayed because of a water main break. we'll tell you what happened and why a water crew thinks the leak may happen again and

again. an early morning fire in the county. the fast moving flames created a very dangerous situation for one family. we're live in san jose where 100 people camped out overnight in a drive-thru. what they wanted from a certain fast food chain. plus, the fbi warning for both the republican and democratic conventions. mornings on 2 begins right now. well, good morning to you, welcome, good morning to on 2. i'm dave clark. >> and i'm tori campbell. it is thursday, august 23rd. developing news, the muni line is delayed due to a broken water main. we are live at the scene of the rupture. it's in san francisco's sunset district to explain what happened and how it's impacting the commute. good morning lorraine. >> reporter: good morning, well, the commute is now back to normal. you can see the muni line down the road there. it's actually not experiencing

any delays at this point. a crew member with the san francisco water department just told me that he thinks there's some kind of an electrical problem between the muni line and the water pipes on the street. he said crews have been working on leaks here the past couple of years and you can see where they opened the ground to turn off the main and then sealed it back up. the problem started this morning with a two inch copper pipe springing a leak. it never affects water service here but did cause some delays as trains moved slowly through here while a crew was working on the pipe. now service is back to normal with no delays on muni. as for the water main a crew will come back later on in the day to repair it. traffic and the muni service is now running smoothly out here. live in the sunset district in san francisco, lorraine plan co, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:02. in election news republican presidential candidate mitt romney will campaign in new mexico later today. he'll be promoting a new energy

plan. at 7:15. how romney's running mate is helping to attract votes in one swing state and who's starring in new ads from president obama's campaign. new this morning, the fbi warns that anarchists may target the upcoming political conventions. this is video showing self- declared anarchists clashing with police in portland two years ago. fbi bulletin suggests the groups could plant improvised explosive devices or ieds at next week's republican convention in tampa. possible targets indelude bridges, streets, and public transportation. federal agents learns of similar plots before the 2008 republican convention in minneapolis. police have arrested a lark spur man for allegedly threatening to kill the city's major. investigators say glen allen march also made threats against the fire chief and public works

director. an investigation began this month when officials learned march had reportedly talked about killing the officials because he was told he could not make renovations to his house. march also reportedly admitted to following the mayor in his car. time now 7:03. happening right now food lovers in san jose are enjoying an early chicken breakfast at the brand new chick-fil-a restaurant. about a half hour ago the doors opened at the headquarters drive location. ktvu's tara moriarty has been out there all morning and i know people camped out and some of them came from miles away to be there for the grand opening. >> reporter: one man we spoke to had traveled 3,000 miles coast to coast in order to make this grand opening. and he's inside the restaurant actually right now. fans of the atlanta based chain camped out overnight in the drive-thru and an hour ago they got what they were waiting for. [ people chanting ] [ cheering and applause ] at 6:00 this morning, 100 people traded their wristband

for coupons for free chicken meals once a week for an entire year. now these chicken sandwich lovers are not deterred by chick-fil-a's recent controversy. one month ago you'll remember the company's president spoke out in support of traditional marriage sparking furor. chick-fil-a fans say that everyone has a right to free speech and they come for the food. >> i'm here exclusively for the chick-fil-a opening, it's my 79th grand opening, that's 79 openings in 20 different states. over a seven year period. >> but we're nuts for chick-fil- a! [ laughter ] >> reporter: now this is only the second chick-fil-a to open in the bay area. the other one is in fairfield. two more are expected to crop up in walnut creek soon. this month supporters flooded the area in fairfield for customer appreciation day. a few days later protestors same sex couples kissed in front of the restaurants nationwide. now later today the lbgt community is planning is

protest here and they plan to educate folks about supporting equal rights, live in san jose, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right,. time is now 7:# 5. with the new attention to build the new arena for the golden state warriors in san francisco now there's a new advisory panel. 16 people are on the panel. they include jack bayer senior vice president for the giants, he will be the -- they'll be the warriors' neighbors. the former planning commission president, ron mcgill is also a part of that special team. as is sean patton the owner of reds java house on piers 30 and 32. that's where the arena is going to be built. the several residents are also on this special advisory panel. they'll offer their input and guidance about the plans. it is 7:06. later today thousands of people are expected to watch the america's couple world series races in san francisco. 11 boats will be racing on the bay today.

but not all the teams will return for the america's cup next summer. that event is being scaled back a bit. in fact, only three or four teams have raised enough money to race the 72-foot catamarans in the finals. oracle's larry ellison have predicted there would be many more and his team of course is the defending champion. >> yeah. all right, our time now 7:06. sal is back and you're watching highway 24 and everything else. >> that's right. we're starting in contra costa county dave and tori. westbound 24 is a good place to start. moderately heavy and it seems lighter than it was yesterday and so is 680. it's back to school but some people may have seen the commutes yesterday and said you know to heck with it. i might take b.a.r.t. and b.a.r.t. is a good option right now. trains are moving on time. we see the traffic though pretty heavy at the toll plaza. but it's not as bad as it was -- well, i don't know. now i say it wasn't as bad as yesterday but now looking at it. mmm. it's about the same. so sorry for that false optimism there. it is backed up for about a 20

minute delay. we're looking at the bridge to make sure there's nothing on the bridge that's making it extra slow. also this morning's commute on the peninsula looks pretty good if you are driving on 101. i want to move the maps over, we mentioned contra costa county. highway 4 i want to make sure thaw know that highway 4 is very slow out of about i don't care. now to mark tamayo. basically the same deal with the weather pattern as well. clouds are back with us near the coast and near the bay. and a little bit of a breeze out there. as far as the current fog pattern we can show you right now hugging the coast also some drizzle out there as well. santa rosa, napa some overcost. oakland, heyward, fremont and mountain view as well. current numbers in the 50s to the lower 60s. oakland 58 degrees. and downtown san francisco right about 55. here's our forecast model showing you this and the clouds this morning in the short-term still a big factor out there.

clearing near the coastline. into the afternoon hours this tour links up with the 80- degree range so warmest locations in the mid- to upper 80s and maybe a few spots arnold 90-degrees. the qualifying races in the bay today of course a very active day for san francisco. for the bay waters. you'll notice wind speeds do crank up once again and as a result a small craft advisory kicks in at 1:00 this afternoon. all in response to an increase in those wind speeds throughout the afternoon hours easily topping 25 miles per hour. bundle up if you are going to the coast this afternoon. the readings only in the upper 50s to lower 60s. fog and drizzle around the bay at 8:00 and a bit of a breeze around the bay this afternoon and then the inland neighborhoods partly cloudy this morning and for sunshine and temperatures on track to reach that range 83 to 88. these numbers about the same as yesterday could be a little bit cooler in a few spots. a look ahead your five day forecast if your weekend always in view. same deal for your fridays. some minor cooling for both saturday and into sunday. coming up in about seven minutes we'll look at the giants' forecast as they return

home tonight. all right, thank you mark. governor brown has declared a state of emergency in three northern california counties after the ponderosa wildfire destroyed dozens of buildings. the lightning sparked wildfire has burned more than 27,000 acres in the counties. cal fire reports this morning the fire is 57% contained. be the flames -- but the flames still threatening 900 homes and 3,000 people have been evacuated. a state of emergency is also been declared in lieu miscounty due to a wildfire in the national forth. we'll have a live report later in the newscast. fires across the west are stretching the budgets of many states, washington state projects it will spends $19.8 million on wildfire costs this fiscal year. that far surpasses the $11.2 million the state already allotted. wildfires in colorado, montana and idaho are also expected to

strain tight state budgets. will a colorado judge will decide if the college records of accused colorado theater gunman james holmes should be released. prosecutors want to show that a notebook should be allowed into evidence. now holmes said that notebook to a university psychiatrist reportedly it contained violent descriptions of an attack. the defense lawyers say the records are subject to privacy laws. well, the nine jurors who will decide the legal battle between apple and samsung. they're not expected to come to a quick decision. the jury received the case yesterday after more than two hours of instructions from the judge. now one jury expert says this may take more than a day for the jurors just to figure out how they're going to handle all of the charges and counter charges involved in this very complex case. all right, it is 7:11. a mystery aids-like disease, where it's occurring and how it impacts patients and the one bit of good news from doctors. >> also, what has military

leaders so worried is about a new book. it's about the raid that killed osama bin laden.

good thursday morning, all week long we've been talking about a cooling trend. that cooling trend continues for this afternoon. some fog this morning. clears back to near the shoreline later on today. highs in the low 60s to the upper 80s. it is 7:14 this morning. emergency crews in scottsdale, arizona rescued two people from a van that got stranded in flood waters. this was the scene about an hour ago. one of the victims was in a wheelchair so firefighters used an extension ladder to get to the van. and they pulled the victims out through a passenger window. both victims appear to be uninjured. arizona has been experiencing severe flooding from a series of rainstorms this week. and right now three counties

are under flash flood warnings. no one was hurt in a fiery collision between a freight train and a tanker truck overnight in east texas. the accident happened around 1:30 this morning in wills point. that's about 45 miles east of dallas. authorities say it appears the collision happened after the big rig got stung on the tracks -- stuck on the tracks. the driver of the tanker truck jumped out of the vehicle just moments before the train hit. time now 7:15. the united states says it does not plan to extradite wikileaks founder julian assange despite what he's claiming. he says he asked for asylum in ecuador because he believes the united states wants to execute him. for publishing classified documents. assange is hiding now in london. he's fighting extradition to sweden for questioning about sex crime accusations. the state department says assange is just trying to deflect attention away from the allegations against him. well, coming soon, a first person account of the raid that killed osama bin laden.

one of the members of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team 6 has written a book about that raid under a fake name. a military official says they don't believe the book has been read or even cleared by the defense department. and they're concerned about the possible release of classified information. in fact, if classified details are included, whoever wrote that book could be prosecuted. the book is due to be released september 11th. the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks. it is 7:16. questions this morning about a campaign donation for president obama. $52,000 reportedly was donated by herbert m. allison jr. to help re-elect the president. allison is a veteran wall street executive who conducts an independent review that exonerated the obama administration's loan program to energy companies. alson says he -- allison says he donated after he completed the review. in other news republican

presidential candidate mitt romney is trying to refocus his campaign on the economy today. ktvu's allison burns is live in the washington, d.c. newsroom with the issue romney will be promoting and how he says it will create jobs. allison? >> reporter: romney will be in new mexico today, tori, promoting his new energy policies. he wants to open up more oil drilling off the east coast and says his strategy will create three million jobs. a poll out this morning shows romney's selection of paul ryan as the running mate has boosted his popularity in the swing state of wisconsin where obama now leads by just two points. >> we are on a path that the president has placed us upon where we will turn out just like europe if we stick with these european policies. >> reporter: the president has no public events today during stops in nevada yesterday, he warned voters they'd be seeing more ads from the gop that he says are not true. >> and you know these aren't like positive ads where they're

putting out their plan. because they don't really have a plan. >> reporter: now the obama campaign has a you new ad of its own out today featuring former president clinton for the first time solo in an obama campaign ad promoting the president's economic policies. we'll have more on that during my next update in about an hour. reporting live in washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. it is coming up on 7:18. today bay area antinuclear activists plan to speak out against keeping a california nuclear power plant in operation. the plant in northern san diego county was shut down temporarily in january when radioactive water leaked. this morning, the state public utilities commission will hold a meeting at the state building in san francisco. that's when activists will demand it be shut down permanently. time now 7:18. medical researchers say they've discovered a mystery disease with symptoms similar to aids.

reportedly it's affected people from if united states all the way to asia. now although the victims aren't infected this hiv with new disease attacks the immune system and leaves the patients unable to fight off germs. the doctors say the disease doesn't appear to be contagious but they don't know what triggers it. the victims normally are around 50 years olds and researchers say some people have died from it but the exact numbers are still not known. residents of vallejo want more to be done about prostitution there. this year the police department installed these cameras trying to deter the illegal activity but some say it's not working. the cameras aren't monitored properly according to them. residents also complained that stay away orders issued to prostitutes they're not being enforced. city officials promise they will investigate those complaints. 7:19. later this morning, the senate is expected to pass a bill regarding alimony and spousal abuse. the bill is designed to protect

people from having to pay alimony to spouses convicted of sexual felonies. after the senate votes the bill heads back to the assembly for a final vote. it is expected to pass both houses. then the governor has until september 30th to either sign or veto it. suspended sheriff ross merkermie is responding to a poll that found that most san francisco people want him out of office. >> a poll like that and the questions that are on that poll. there's no way to answer that poll and not be negative about the removal of him. >> yesterday, he cited a different poll from sf gate that shows more support for him. he also said city supervisors should ignore both polls and remain open-minded. the supervisors could vote on permanently removing him from office as soon as next month. this comes after he pled guilty to false imprison imcharges in a de-- imprisonment charges in a case involving his wife this

year. breaking news this just happened. the man who was convicted of murdering exbeatle john lennon was just denied parole. for the seventh time. 57-year-old mark david chapman shot and killed john lennon in december 1990. chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. a three member parole board held a hearing about this in new york jed and again they denied the request for a seventh time. 7:20. the coastline received a big dose of fog overnight. and that means most bay area neighborhoods are starting to cool off this morning. up next our meteorologist will tell us where we can to end up later today -- expect to end up later today. >> the very latest fallout for a central valley meat company accused of animal cruelty. >> good morning, 280 is a mess getting into the valley now. what's going on there and also one of the bay area bridges is also very slow, coming up.

7:23. new developments involving a fresno county slaughter house accused of animal cruelty. mcdonald's and the federal government will no longer buy meat from central valley meat company. that's after undercover video showed sick cows being beaten and kicked at the hanford facility. records show the federal government bought 21 million pounds of beef from central valley last year for school lunches and other programs. the slaughter house was shut down on monday and says it's working to address concerns. the food and drug administration issued an official recall for cantaloupe that may be linked to salmonella. for the first time, health officials also released the name of the producer. indiana based chamberlain farms. two people have died from the outbreak and almost 180 people got sick. including two people here in california. time now 7:24. and san diego county, three squirrels that have the plague have been found.

they were at the cedar grove campground and donna campground. the health director there says it's not unusual for animals to test positive for plague and just stay away from all squirrels, so far no human cases of the plague have been reported. all right, 7:24 and check in again with sal. what's happening at the bay bridge? >> this morning we had slow traffic there tori and dave. it really has been slow for the last half hour or so. now it's still moving through. it's not like when there's an accident. so at least you have that to as the bright spot here. but it's backed up for about a 20 to 25 minute delay and once you make it across into the san francisco it looks good. a little overcost and not affecting bridge traffic. 580 is slow coming in through live mother. not too bad castro valley. 880 heyward slowing actually near 238 down todown john city.

and then across the bay 101 and 280 looking good. there are some airport theys that are going to be -- delays that are going to be -- well, they are forecast by the faa and expect delays after 8:00 for at least an hour on some flights. northbound 101. near candlestick there's an injury crash on the shoulder. it may be causing slow traffic anyway on northbound 101 between roster point and candle stick point. a look at 280 and san jose downtown. that traffic is busy coming around the corner. now at 7:26 to mark. hi there sal. good morning to you. the marine layer deepened to around 2,000 feet and the net result some cooling across the bay area. we have some more low clouds and fog to deal with for the morning. looking out to the oakland cam doctor and we have some overcost here and also some potty drizzle and wet roadways driving highway 101 this morning. temperatures this afternoon a touch cooler than yesterday's highs. warmest locations inland on track to reach the mid- to upper 80s and the giants are back home this evening.

patchy fog for game time first pitch at 7:15. and temperatures mainly in the upper 50s. look ahead your five day forecast, with your weekend always in view. not much change for your friday. we do cool things off a little bit for both saturday and sunday away from the shoreline. another weather check in affines. >> all right, mark, thank you. a water main break in france near the muni tracks, how this affected things just as the commute was starting. >> and flames tear through this garage in san rafael this morning burning three cars, how the family who lives in this house managed to get out safely. >> top commander in afghanistan delivers the update on what he said about the surge in insider attacks and his main objective. wow,

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time is coming you up on 7:30 and overnight news investigators are expected to arrive shortly at the scene of an early morning house fire in san rafael. flames and smoke poured out of the garage just before 2:00 this morning. alex savage as the up close look at the damage. good morning. >> reporter: good morning tori. this fire started in the garage early this morning and it destroyed a car and two jeeps that were parked there. but the family managed to escape unhurt. they actually ran into their backyard to escape the flames. but they got stuck there for a

short time because this fire was burning right along the sidewalkway. it broke out just before 2:00 this morning at this house. the family sleeping inside at the time when the smoke alarms went off. mom, dad, and daughter all woke up and they got out along with their dogs and ats. everyone -- cats, everyone ran back to the backyard for safety as the firefighters battled the flames and we just talked with a neighbor from two doors down who described the intense fire. >> when we came over basically you know the garage was part of the garage here just you know was up in flames. and we were really concerned about where the family was because they were nowhere to be seen. and my sister said that he had gone back inside to try to get his family out. >> reporter: this fire does in the aid peer to be suspicious -- not appear to be suspicious but investigators will try to pinpoint the exact cause. as we come out here live you can see there's a hose on the roof of the hose. the homeowner was actually

using it to try and spray down the flames before fire crews arrived. the fire luckily didn't burn into the house itself but there is smoke and water damage inside so the family for the time being will be staying with some friends. we're live the morning in san rafael. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. the suspicious fire left a small oakland business in ruins. the fire started around 1:00 a.m. at an appliance repair shop on 64th avenue and international boulevard. smoke could be seen pouring from the eaves of budget appliances. a building full of used washers, dryers and refrigerators. firefighters believe the fire started in the front of the building. >> the units were able to quickly extinguish the fire. no one was hurt. there was minimal damage to the building. >> the man who runs the business fixes up old appliances and sells them. but firefighters say he'll be out of business for a while. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. a water main break that affected the commute in san

francisco earlier this morning is no longer a problem. the rupture had been causing trains to move slowly on the l. muni line from 5:15 until arnold 6:40 this morning. the break happened at the sunset district near 32nd and 33rd avenues. crews have fixed the problem and the trains are now running normally. our time now 7:32 and anarchist group is claiming responsibility for vandalism in san francisco's mission district. the "san francisco examiner" reports anarchist symbols were found on at least one building and a car in the 700 and 200 blocks of the street early yesterday. more graffiti was in the 500 block of guerrero street. a group later posted a message they said the vandalism was a response to rising rents. well, oakland police say a homicide suspect is off the streets now. our ktvu news crew was there last night as police took a man into custody. this was at 18th and brush

streets in west oakland. police haven't said yet which homicide investigation he's being questioned about. new this morning the top commandser in afghanistan says the u.s. needs to strengthen themselves against insider attacks. general john allen made the remarks the morning from afghanistan where at least 40 nato service members have been killed by afghan troops or security forces this year. general allen also said it has been a busy summer but the main objective is making sure insurgents do not succeed in control is turned over to the afghan government. a tropical storm that could become a hurricane soon is leaving the military to postpone hearings for detainees at guantanamo bay. tropical storm isaac is forecast to make landfall near guantanamo bay on saturday morning. the latest hearings to be

postponed involve five detainees charged in the 9/11 attacks. and the storm has already brought rain and wind to the eastern caribbean islands. u.s. virgin islands and puerto rico. it could be a hurricane when it's expected later today or early tomorrow. that's when it's expected to pass over the dominican republic. haiti and cuba. and isaac could then head toward tampa where the republican national convention will kickoff on monday and "wall street journal" is reporting that tampa mayor says that they are aptly prepared to call the convention off if the tropical storm grows stronger. bowl. that's big. some by area republicans are getting ready to head to florida for next week's republican national congress individual. last night was the grand opening for marin's republican campaign headquarters in downtown san rafael. we talked to a 17-year-old student body president of the catholic high school on her way to the tampa convention. she says she'll get some hands-

on work experience while also attending events including breakfast with the keynote speaker, new jersey governor chris christie. >> the youth of the next generation, we're going to be the change and if we're not proper lighted and getting involved now how are we ever going to be the proper leaders of the nation? >> despite the controversy now surrounding todd akin people we talked to say their focus is on jobs. fixing the economy, and getting mitt romney and paul ryan elected into the white house. meantime the democratic national convention will kickoff on label in charlotte -- labor day in charlotte, north carolina with a big festival open to the public. that's one way organizers are trying to get more people involved. also invited to hear president obama accept the democratic nomination on september the 6th. and that may be right there, california attorney general pamela harris will be one of several women due to speak at the convention. well, a developer wants to

build a new intertanment hub in northern california that will be four times bigger than disneyland. it will be called the spirit of california. it would cover more than 6700 acres just north of tracy. the $1.2 billion center would feature an amusement park, a castro and we're told a lot more. -- casino and we're told a lot more. he just received exclusive negotiation rights for the property and the everything goes to plan, we're told it could open by 2024. the oakland a's and its fans are dealing with a stunning suspension of star pitcher bartolo colon. as we first reported on ktvu channel 2 news at noon yesterday, major league baseball suspended the 39-year- old for 50 games after he tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. in a statement colon apologized for taking the performance- enhancing drug. his teammates say in order to focus on the playoff run, it's time to move on. >> i don't feel anger because

i'm not emotionally tied in that sense. it is disappointing there's no question about that. >> the suspension came just a week after giants' outfielder melky cabrera was suspended for the same violation. the future of sports in oakland meanwhile not really clear. the a's may move to san jose. the raiders may be eyeing los angeles or sanest clara and the warriors plan on moving to san francisco. but, there are a number of things planned to keep those teams in oakland. we'll have more on is that coming up at 7:47. >> very interesting. time now 7:38. well, two bay area sisters who are olympic gold medalists will be honored in danville their hometown this weekend. here's video of 19-year-old maggie statham showing off the gold medal. this is at a local fitness club last week. now she and her 25-year-old sister jessica helped lead the u.s. water polo team to victory in the london olympic games. the sisters will be honored in a ceremony at oak hill park, 5:00 this saturday. and there will also with taking

questions -- be taking questions from interested fans from the community. well, the city of petaluma will sure hold a similar celebration for their little league team when they come back from williams port, pennsylvania. >> double play ball the game will end. and smith ends it. california wins. >> oh, yeah petaluma will play a world series elimination game 5:00 this evening. the winner will take on tennessee for the american championship. a lot of people as i'm sure have been -- once again pack petaluma's boulevard theater watching the evening's game on the big screen and cheering them on. >> so exciting. it is 7:39. let's check in with sal and see if there are any problems on the roads this morning. sal? >> it's been a lot of slow traffic tori and dave and we've been watching of course more traffic on the road generally because of people being back to school. let's go out and take a look at the commute in the county.

lot of slow traffic here and it's beginning to get slow here in pleasant hill as well as you drive to walnut creek. nothing major. if you're driving on the 80 freeway interstate 80 between richmond that traffic has been slow. and also looking at the commute on interstate 880 between 238 and union city. it gets better though if you're getting only the freeway in fremont. not all that bad. let's go to some live pictures again or another live picture of the bay bridge. westbound that's backed up for about a 20 minute delay. still moving through. not all that bad. but it's definitely slower than it has been. this week has been slower than the other weeks when we had summer vacations going. and 237. some stop and go traffic here as your westbound as you cross 880. but it gets better after the road. at 7:40. let's go to mark. ly there sal. good morning -- hi there sal. good morning to you. gradual cooling and that's going to be today all because of this, the fog, in fact the

marine layer has deepened to 2,000 feet. the fog you can see widespread near the coasts and also some drizzle showing up near half- moon bay and pacifica. some cloud cover out to santa rosa and napa and even down to oakland and heyward. but to fremont and san jose. we're tracking the heavy rain and thunderstorms moving out to the east of phoenix so this will continue to move to the east in a short-term. over the next two to three hours. and primarily the overnight rain event but some pretty significant flooding just outside of phoenix to the east. as far as current numbers here in the bay area. we have this. 50s and 60s and mountain view right now 60 degrees. fairfield 55 degrees. a bit of a breeze out toward the delta. this area of low pressure has been the culprit of the cooldown. it's not going to move too much for today. so as a result, a little bit cooler temperatures about the same or cooler across most of the region. the fog this morning, focused coast side and right around the bay and you'll see temperatures range approaching the mid possibly the upper 80s this afternoon. here's our forecast model

showing you this the clouds at 8:00 hugging the coast and still some patches into the bay. clearing back to near the shoreline into the afternoon hours and still some patchy dense fog and definitely want to bundle up for the beaches. inland plenty of sunshine here. the orange contour with the 80s and a few neighborhoods around 90 degrees out toward clear lake. santa rosa around 79 and fairfield 84. oakland in the upper 60s and brentwood one of the new 90s showing up this afternoon. san francisco the clouds in the morning becoming partly sunny into the afternoon hours. here's a look ahead your five day forecast. with your weekend always in view and temperatures not changing too much for your friday. little bit cooler inland though for both saturday into sunday. sunday probably the coolest day inland for the upcoming weekend. your tahoe weekend forecast coming up. all right, thanks mark. 7:42. not happy with the president. why swiss banks are so concerned over a political ad by the obama administration. >> everybody panicking because they couldn't help the woman on

the ground because of a live wire. i mean it was obvious she really needed aid. >> a disaster in l. a. as a car crash kills two people. due to an electrical shock.

financial markets are lower this morning as disappointment over weak u.s. jobs figures offset hopes for more economic stimulus from global central banks. that was indicated in the minutes released yesterday from the feds' last policy meeting. a live look at the big board -- well, the labor department

reports 372,000 people filed for first time unemployment insurance last week. that's up 4,000 from the week before. now applications have risen for two weeks in a row. but numbers are still lower than they were five weeks ago and economists say that suggests hiring could improve slightly this month. a new campaign ad from president obama has some people in switzerland very upset. the ad calls on mitt romney to release more of his tax records. and states that he has a swiss bank account. switzerland's embassy says the ad incorrectly implies that someone with a swiss bank account is trying to hide money from the irs. the embassy says it has notified the obama campaign of its objections to the ad. time now 7:46. first lady michelle obama flies to wisconsin today. she's offering support to the families of the victims of that mass shooting at a sikh temple. six people were killed. three others were hurt when a gunman opened fire earlier this month.

members of the temple are grateful for the visit. >> personally i feel this is a necessary step for our national healing. there's a lot of sick communities out there in the nation. -- sikh communities out there in the nation that are feeling like a second class citizenry and this is an amazingly good first step. >> they are using the tragedy to educate the world about their religion. a veteran police officer injured while responding to the sikh temple shooting is expected to meet with the first lady today. lieutenant brian murphy was released yesterday from the hospital and he was recovering from at least eight gunshot wounds. a second victim is still in the hospital and a third victim was released last week. the latest victim in san jose's rising violence is being remembered. a vigil was held at 8:37 last night. exactly 24 hours after a young man was stabbed to death inside

a safeway supermarket store. family members identified the victim as 24-year-old san jose state student juan munos. with staff shortages, officers say they are being targeted on the streets. >> i don't think it's just frightening for the public. i think it's frightening for the officers. it's becoming a more and more dangerous city and we're not equipped to handle that. >> in the past two weeks there have been 11 felony assaults on officers with one getting stabbed in the shoulder. the city is now taking action by putting all available officers on patrol renewing overtime funding and running gang intervention programs. now to the los angeles area where seven people suffered electric shocks after rushing to help the victims of a car accident. the accident happened last night in the valley village area. authorities say an suv knocked over a fire hydrant and a power pole exposing live wires that

electrified the water. >> everybody panicking because they couldn't help the woman on the ground because of the live wire. i mean it was -- obvious she really needed aid. >> two of the good samaritans died of their injuries. the man driving the suv was the only person who did not get shocked. time now 7:48. later today, officials at the oakland coliseum complex will have a special meeting. this one to talk about extending the leases of oakland's sports teams. the leases were both the a's and the raiders they run out this year. the city the talking about -- is talking about building a new sports complex with hotels, restaurants, and shops in an effort to keep the teams from wanting to leave oakland. >> we talking about looking at building a new stadium. you cannot be done without some real commitment right? and some at least five years. >> well, oakland officials, business leaders, and fans are planning a pep rally next week at city hall. the whole idea is to show support as the oakland a's are fighting for a spot in the playoffs and the raiders, they're getting ready to begin

a brand new season. time now 7:49. and happening right now santa clara county conducting an air yawl assault trying to get rid of mosquitoes. there's a helicopter out there spraying 400 acres of the palo alto nature preserve. here's some live pictures. this is the area that's being sprayed. the county is trying to get rid of summer salt marsh mosquitoes which don't carry the virus but they will pilot you. the spraying should last three to four hours. positioning is also set for tonight in contra costa county to get rid of insects that do carry the west nile virus. the area to be treated is in brentwood bordered by -- . now the centers for disease control says this year's west nile virus outbreak could be the worst in american history. nationwide, there have been

more than 1100 cases including 41 deaths. ten minutes before 8:00. this weekend the city of sunnyvale is celebrating 100 years of history. the centennial celebration includes a parade and a two day festival that begins saturday morning. the event is being held at the orchard fields near the sunnyvale heritage park museum on east remmington drive. organizers say the event will celebrate their transformation from a small agricultural town to a silicon valley city. they say it's more than just being inconvenient. there's another advantage about the clipper card and how it's helping commuters. >> plus, casey anthony's probation is set to end. what this means for the young woman who was acquitted of killing her daughter. bed in america?

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welcome back. the federal trade commission says it has closed an investigation into a proposed

deal by facebook. now last april, facebook announced it would buy instagram which makes that popular photo sharing mobile app. well, no action will be taken by the ftc so facebook is now cleared to move ahead with its $1 billion offer for instagram. speaking of something that's great the new ktvu ipad app is ready for you to download. you can watch all of the newscasts live plus see get drive time traffic, bay area weather, and video of breaking news at any time. anywhere. 7:54. casey anthony could soon taste more freedom. today is the last day of her probation. on check fraud charges. that means she will no longer be required to report to a probation officer and she can leave florida without permission. anthony was acquitted in the murder of her daughter caylee last year. get ready for more sightings of director woody allen in san francisco today. he's been spotted several times the year working on a movie and

today he'll be filming at the pizza house on gary boulevard in san francisco. the movie stars cate blanchett, sally hawkins and alec baldwin and features san francisco prominently in the storyline. allen's publicist says the movie doesn't have a name yet. all right, time now 7:54. some public transit commuters are using what was supposed to be a convenience as a way to ride for a really big discount. right now, passengers using the clipper card can exit a transit station even if their card doesn't have enough money on it to cover the full fare. the riders were expected to make up the difference when they reloaded their clipper cards. that ended up costing the clipper card system almost $26,000 in july. >> that's a lot of money. all right, let's see how things are moving on 280 this morning. >> 280 is slow. we had a new accident northbound at saratoga although the traffic here is improved.

reason this because if you're here next time you might see more slow traffic here. we're hoping not though. but it's improved here in downtown and maybe getting slower now with the new crash. this is 237. that is also improved on this thursday. driving over to highway 101. this morning's commute on 80 westbound is pretty slow as you head down to the richmond area. no problems to the bay bridge. san francisco's a mess injury crash and then slow traffic getting up to the 80 split. now to mark. hi there sal. good morning to you. and once again we have some overcast this morning to talk about near the coast and parts of the bay and even a few patches heading inland. just to give you a perspective there. with where we are looking at and as far as current numbers they are in the 50s to right around 60 degrees. they have not moved much since we started the news at 4:30 this morning. if you are heading to lake tahoe lots of sunshine and no thunderstorm threat and temperatures for friday, sad and sunday on the nice side.

mainly mid- to upper 8 70s. these numbers about the same as yesterday could be just a little bit cooler be you no major changes here. san jose 76. san ma toy know 69 degrees and a look ahead the five day forecast with the weekend always in view. a little bit cooler inland for both saturday and sunday maybe a little bet of bump in the numbers by monday of next week. another weather check in a few minutes. california still has the wildfire crisis. the governor declared a state of emergency for three fire ravaged a counties and we'll get a live report from right near the fire lines. >> no problems for the teams yesterday in the america's couple world series races here in san francisco. but the carnage could start today. we'll tell you why. >> we're live in san jose where 100 people lined up at a drive- thru this morning. find out what they wanted from a fast food chain coming up.

good morning, welcome back. the mornings on 2, i'm tori campbell. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. the ponderosa wildfire burning near redding is now 57% contained but hundreds of homes

are still in danger. our reporter dan springer is live in red bluff right now. he's back here to tell us about the progress firefighters are making. good morning dan. >> reporter: yeah, good morning dave. this is proven to be a really stubborn fire you mentioned 57% containment but the acreage burned is now also up to 28,000 acres. and just when we had a whole bunch of people allowed back into their homes yesterday? flames jumped the containment line and now new homes are being threatened and more people are being evacuated. they were lapping up the highway 36 yesterday. the resources on this fire are really unbelievable. 2500 firefighters. 278 engines and 11 helicopters and yet because of the conditions are so hot and dry. there's still plenty of fuel to burn and this thing continues to spread. 84 structures have now been destroyed. 900 homes are threatened. remember yesterday, we were talking to you and they were

down to 200 homes threatened but because it jumped containment more homes are now in the path. this is shaping up to be the worst fire season in u.s. history. based on the acreage that's burned so far nearly seven million acres charred across the country and still about two months more to go in the fire season. in the last week four states have been under a state of emergency, california as you mentioned is one. oregon, washington and idaho. but while the acreage is high, the numbers of fires in homes destroyed are nowhere near close to record territory. which is the good news. credit that to good fire fighting and also some luck. but still we have more than 1800 homes across the u.s. that have been destroyed by wildfire this year. remember back in texas last year, 3,000 homes plus burned. so we haven't had the numbers of homes but these megafires are chewing up you know millions and millions of acres across the country and of course still burning here in california. dave?

>> all right, dan springer, thank you for the update dan. it is one minute after 8:00. in election news republican presidential candidate mitt romney will campaign in new mexico later today. he'll be promoting a new energy plan. coming up at 8:15 how his running mate is helping to attract votes in one swing state. and the big name that's now starring in new ads for president obama's campaign. the fbi is preparing for trouble at both the democratic and republican national conventions. this is video of self- proclaimed anarchists clashing with police in portland two years ago. and a new bulletin from the fbi and the department of homeland security indicates anarchists may try to set off improvised explosive devices or ieds at next week's gop convention in tampa. possible targets? bridges, streets, and public transportation. federal agents uncovered similar plots in 2008 before

the republican convention in minneapolis. happening now, chick-fil-a in san jose is open for business. the new restaurant is located at 53 headquarters drive. ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty is there and later today protestors are expected to show up. good morning. >> reporter: good morning tarah, one of the protestors already made an appearance here on the sidewalk. and he's obviously making a statement against chick-fil-a's president who came out in support of traditional marriage last month. but the controversy didn't matter to the folks who barged through the doors here at 6:00. >> three, two, one! [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the first 100 people received coupons for free chicken meals once a week for an entire year. fans of the atlanta based chain say they are not deterred by their recent controversy. the fans say that everyone has a right to free speech and they come for the food. >> i lad it for like breakfast, lunch, dinner, midnight snack.

like two months straight. >> so you are a fan of chick- fil-a. >> waffle fries. >> i actually eat in chick-fil- a six days a week. >> reporter: and this is the only -- this is only the second chick-fil-a to open in the bay area. the other one is in fairfield and earlier this month, the supporters flooded the restaurant in fairfield were customer appreciation day. the few days later protestors of same sex couples kissed in front of the restaurants nationwide. later today the community is planning is protest here they saute plan to educate -- say they plan to educate folks about supporting equal rights, live in san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. today in san francisco the quarterfinals of the america's cup world series are being held. the ktvu's lorraine blanco live in san francisco where something new will be in the water today that wasn't there yesterday. all right, now i'm curious lorraine. >> reporter: that's the point dave. for the first time in this competition, you get to see the red, white and blue in the

water. and that's exciting. oracle team usa will race today and they're the crew to beat. they'll be match races just like yesterday but also today, starts the fleet races where you'll finally get to see all 11 boats in the bay at the same time. it will be a free for all as these 45-foot catamarans take the tight corners and make whatever maneuver they have to stay to stay in the race. >> next one is going to be even better though. i mean there's never been boated built like that. should be the fastest in the world basically and we get to see them up close. >> reporter: five boats capsized during the practice sessions. but in the match races yesterday, no boats suffered that fate unless windy conditions. they've seen as many as eight catamarans keel over in one cup competition. with the san francisco weather, and the fleet races going on today all the boats racing at the same time we could reach the number later on this afternoon. the match-ups start today at 2:00. just like yesterday.

and those fleet races which could be very exciting start just before 3:00. reporting live in san francisco, lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. thanks, 8:05. plans to build a new arena for the golden state wariers in front -- warriors in san francisco are moving forward. a new panel was just created with 16 people on it. they include jack bayer senior vice president for the nearby san francisco giants and sean patton the owner of red's java house on piers 30 and 32 where the arena will be built. several residents will be also on the panel and all offer input and guidance on the project. cal football fans ready for the renovated stadium will have something else to feast on. the memorial stadium opens next week and the daily californians reports the school is upgrading the mean ewe for football game -- menu for football games. also selling hummus and sushi

and tori they'll have veggie burgers as well. >> all right. classes are just getting underway at uc berkeley and already believe it or not there are complaints about binge drinking this involving one particular -- there involving one particular group. they are telling us more about student control use on the campus. we have the details coming up at 8:23. all right, it is 8:06. check in again with sal. slow spots sal? >> you know we have a lot of slow traffic and we have a brand new crash i want to tell you about. in fact hold on before the maps, there they are. westbound 80, this accident at i-80 westbound at 680 and this crash is reportedly blocking two lanes. now fortunately, most of the commute this time of the morning for people who come to the bay area out of let's say the sacramento area is past fairfieldling and already on the east shore freeway fart down and it's moving well through this. there is a look at the heyward commute backed up into san leandro. all the way down to union city

and it does get better briefly and half that some more slow traffic in fremont. this morning across the bay, 101 is slow northbound coming up through 380 because of an earlier crash near candlestick park. so northbound 101 through south city. is a mess. all right, let's move along and take a look at some -- actually the toll plaza. that is backed up for about a 25 minute delay. we promised south bay and i want to look at 280 northbound, looks pretty good even though we have a crash on the 280 ramp to saratoga. southbound 280 slow approaching the exits. 8:08 to mark tamayo. hi there sal. good morning to you. sunshine for the inland spots and some trace amounts of fog here and the fog the marine layer has been deepening over the past the days and we have been cooling off. the key headline no major heat in the short temple forecast or even in the next five to ten days as the things could be cooler than average here across the bay area. temperatures right now are pretty chilly for the 8:00

hour. santa rosa has not budged at all. 51 degrees. concord 58 and heyward 60 and san jose in the upper 50s at 57 degrees. we have bunch whatting the bay conditions for the -- been watching the bay conditions for the races later on today and the winds do pick up. not too strong right now but into the afternoon hours by 12:00 and 5:00 winds could be approaching 20 to 28 miles an hour and as a result a small craft advisory issued by the national weather service for the afternoon. this weather system has been cooling us off over the past two to three days and not much change for today. just a touch cooler. that manes the beaches -- means the beaches right around 60 degrees and the bay in the mid 70s. now the north past fires all that smoke and you have a stable air mass it gets trapped. so as a result for the mendocino interior we have this an air quality alert until 10:00 friday morning for heavy smoke concentrations so if you're a sensitive to the smoke

you want to limit the outdoor activities for today and into the tomorrow. here's the forecast model showing you this. the fog hugging the coast and sheering clack into the shoreline for the afternoon hours. more sunshinened land and -- sunshine inland. warmest locations upper 80s to right around 80 degrees. the forecast highs not a big change from yesterday's reads and they'll check in about 3:00 this afternoon. also a bit of a breeze as we said already breezy out toward fairfield with winds topping 20 miles an hour and still some stronger winds expected this afternoon. san francisco forecast high of 61. here's a look ahead your five day forecast with your weekend always in view. pretty much the same deal for your friday and then minor cooling inland for both saturday and sunday. coming up an update on tropical storm' sook and the potential -- isaac and the potential for impacts for the u.s. for next week. it's coming soon. a new book about the raid that killed osama bin laden. why the author of that book

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good thursday morning, we're taking a live look at the south bay right now where the cloud cover has been on the increase. areas of low clouds and fog this morning clearing back the near the coastline and also some drizzle. a little bit cooler today. time now 8:13. a college student at a southern california beach died when a sand pit collapsed on top of him.

it happened yesterday in oxnard. a 20-year-old exchanges student from korea died in the sand pit that was six feet deep that students from masters college had dug at oxnard beach park. he was buried after climbing into that pit. new video this morning to show you. dozens of sharks attacking fish off the new jersey coast. look out there in the middle of the screen. an ocean live videographer shot this last week and this is just 50 yards from the beach. black tip and spinner sharks were out there jumping out of the water feeding on the fish. the video now has more than 300,000 views on youtube. in a few weeks you can read every detail about the trade that dimmed obviously -- raid that killed osama bin laden. a member of the u.s. navy s.e.a.l. team 6 has written the book but underis fake name. military officials say they do not believe the book has been read or cleared by the defense department be the classified details are included the author

could be prosecuted. it's set for release the september 11th. later today ranchers plan to honor five active duty soldiers who have been awarded the purple heart. beginning at 6:30, they will parade down main street in pleasanton and this weekend they'll go to some of the most well-known ranches in the livermore pleasanton valley for hunting black tailed deer. the event is being put on by the purple heart outdivorces tour group. how former president bill clinton compares his presidency to that of barack obama's. ktvu's allison burns live with more on the new role in the obama campaign. allison? >> reporter: dave, for the first time bill clinton is appearing solo in an ad for president obama. ahead of the gop convention next week, clinton says president obama has a plan to rebuild america from the ground up and his policies will be a boost for the middle class. >> that's what happened when i

was president. we need to keep going with his plan. >> reporter: meanwhile romney tries to refocus the campaign on the economy today after days of distractions about abortion politics and medicare. he's blasting president obama over the nest estimates of continued record federal deficittings. >> we've now had four years in a row with a president that's build trillion dollar deficits. it's bad economics, it's the wrong course for america. >> reporter: romney campaigns today in new mexico. unveiling his new energy plan that calls for more oil drilling off the east coast. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 8:16. some questions this morning about a campaign donation for president obama. $52,000 reportedly was donated by herbert massachusetts allison jr. to help re-elect the president. now allison is a veteran wall street executive and he conducted an independent revie

that exonerated the obama administration's loan program for energy companies. alson says he donated that money after completing his review. but critics are now questioning whether he was objective. well, some artwork made from a half billion dollar government loss. the mercury news is reporting that when fremont's company solyndra filed for bankruptcy it left behind millions of glass tubes in a warehouse. they were used for paneling. two local act texs now created a sculpture out of almost 1400 glass tubes. the artwork you see here, these photographs were from matthew millman. the sculpture is called sal grotto right now on display at the university of california's botanical garden in berkeley. the piece even glows and it's best viewed in the morning. it is 8:17. more california students are passing the state high school exit exam.

95% of students in the class of 2012 met the graduation requirement. that's up one percentage points of origin from last year and is the sixth straight year of gains according to california's school chief. scores also up among minority students. nearly 92% of african-american students passed up by 2.3% from last year. latinos had a 93% passing rate. well, britain's royal family not surprisingly really not happy about the nude pictures of harry and they just don't blame the prince. "tmz" posted pictures of him in his las vegas hallel too many. the -- hotel room. the royal family is particularly angry at the security team which did not stop female guests from taking pictures with their cell phones. british newspapers bywae royal ofciwadoin haivac s pr r meis w 8:no. llwe mari cey, is llnemingfrom"amecan

ol,"therarreports that not ppy wille joining judge. on iameric "tmz" reports that carey is not happy because she thought she'd be the only female judge. only two other times in idol history with two female judges at the same time and it's not clear right now the randy jackson is coming back for season 12 of "american idol" which by the way returns in january of 2012. brad pitt and angelina jolie's daughter is making her acting debut. she's playing a young sleeping beauty in her mother's new movie maleficent. that's due out in march of 2014. >> wowings staying on in the family. all right, when it comes to drinking, some cal students seem to be overdoing it. the new straytistings from

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today marks the start of a new school year at uc berkeley and new concerns about drinking on campus. we brought you breaking news of this dui crash on the cal campus yesterday morning at

4:30. police say the driver was a student and now people are worried this could be part of a bigger problem. campus police say they have had a string of incidents involving students who drink too much. >> since august 1st i know we've had 11 situations where we've lad to call paramedics in to actually dodo medical treatment on students that have been intoxicated to the level that they needed hospitalization. >> campus police say that's a big increase. last year, there were just four incidents. cal does require incoming students to take an alcohol survey and education course before coming to campus. and this is a busy day for students moving into some other bay area colleges. move in weekend begins this morning. at st. mary's college of california welcoming about 600 new students and also move in day at san francisco state university. you'll see plenty of students and parents unloading at the boulevard and state drive along lake merced. time now is 8:23 and sal, that's affecting your commute. and then back to school for the

kids. and just the regular commute all over the place. >> it is. some commutes have improved and others have not. outside and take a look at what we have here. the commute looks -- pretty slow in some areas at the mcarthur maze. bay bridge toll plaza bound here, you can see traffic is going to be busy and it's a little foggy. that's why i chose to show you the pictures to show you that it is getting a little bit foggy in the area. also want to say that traffic here at the toll plaza is going to be slow. now if you are getting out to the -- bay bridge you should give yourself at least 20 minutes. i want to show you here traffic on 101. you can see where it says 380 little sign there? it's slow from san bruno all the way into san francisco. this is because of earlier problems. please give yourself extra time or perhaps you want to use 280 which i'd say is a slightly better call into san francisco than the 101. to mark tamayo. we have some overcast this morning and also some drizzle

showing up coast side and right and around the bay. for this morning you've already guessed it. areas of fog and clear skies well inland. for the afternoon hours and clearing skies and still some patchy fog in the coastal areas. an update on tropical storm aye sac. here's the forecast for that. thursday, friday and saturday into sunday and monday, of next week, we could be talking about a category 1 hurricane approaching the southern tip of florida. this track will likely change but this is the latest information coming from the tropical pro sixth center. as far as our temperatures for the afternoon about the same as yesterday. could be just a touch cooler. san jose, 76. oakland 67. pacifica right around 60 degrees and a look ahead the five day forecast with your weekend always in view. a little bit cooler inland for both saturday and sunday. dave? all right mark. time now 8:25.

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welcome back, time now 18:28. overnight in the north bay a scare at a real close call for a san rafael family. a fire broke out at the house just before 2:00 this morning.

now ktvu's alex savage has been in san rafael all morning and we know investigators are still trying to figure out what happened. good morning alex. >> reporter: good morning to you dave. this fire bunked right through the family's garage just destroying a car and two jeeps they had parked there. but the folks who live inside, they managed to get out unhurt. they smelled smoke early this morning and what they did, is they ran to their backyard but they were actually stuck back there for a short time because there were flames burning along the sidewalkway you're looking at. fire broke out at 2:00 in the morning at the house. the family was sleeping inside when their smoke alarms went off. mom, dad and daughter all woke up and managed to get outside. their dogs and their cats also made it out safely. everyone ran to the backyard for safety as crews worked to knock down these flames. and for the most part firefighters were able to keep the fire contained to the garage. and i talked this morning with a neighbor who lives in this area who actually works for a company that does clean-up and restoration after fires. >> this is exactly what we do.

we do fire and water clean-up and restoration. and we respond to disasters as they happen. so, might be helping them out here and possibly some of the structures here may have some smoke damage as well. >> reporter: and the fire captain i talked with this morning tells me at this point the fire does not appear suspicious. but investigators will begin the process shortly after pinpointing an exact cause for the fire. as we come back out here live you can see there's a garden hose still on the roof of the house and a enable tells me the -- neighbor tells me the homeowner was actually using it to spray down the flames before fire crews arrived this morning. obviously though there wasn't a whole lot he could do. inside the house itself, not any fire damage really but there's water and smoke damage according to firefighters. so the family who lives in this house is now staying with friends for the time being. live this morning in san rafael. alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. and investigators still looking for the cause of a two

alarm fire at a church. this one started yesterday about 11:45 at the east backare i can't believe church of the nazarene on miramar avenue. firefighters haven't found out where the fire started but it caused a lot of damage in the 45 minutes it took before they put the flames out. well, police have arrested a man from lark spur for allegedly threatening to kill the city's mayor. investigators say glen allen march threatened the fire clear and public works director. officials len it had march had reportedly talked about killing the officials because he was told he couldn't make renovations on his house. march also reportedly admitted to following the mayor in his car. a colorado judge will soon decide if the college records of accused colorado theater gunman james holmes should be released prosecutors hoped to show that a notebook should be allowed into evidence.

holmes sent the notebook to a university psychiatrist and it reportedly has violent descriptions of an attack. the records are subject to privacy laws defense attorneys say. the nine jurors who will decide the legal battle between apple and samsung are are not expected to reach a quick decision. the jury received the case yesterday after more than two hours of instructions from the judge. one jury expert says it could take more than a day to figure out how to handle the charges and countercharges in the case, the state senate will vote on the bill that deals with domestic violence. now the bill is designed to protect people from having to pay alimony to spouses who are convicted of sexual felonies. after the senate takes its vote the bill goes back to the assembly for a final vote. then it's expected to pass in both houses and then the governor has until september 30th to either sign it or veto

it. well, suspended sheriff ross mirkarimi is responding to a poll that says that 76% of the people in san francisco want him out of office. >> a poll like that and the questions that are on that poll, there's no way to answer that poll and not be negative about the removal of ross mirkarimi. >> now yesterday, mirkarimi creteed a different poll that showed more support for him. it also said that city supervisors should ignore both of the surveys and be open mined. the board of supervisors could vote on removing him from office as soon as next month. this comes after he pled guilty to false imprisonment charges in a demostic violence case involving his wife earlier this year. it is 8:33. people in vallejo want more to be done about prostitution in their city. this year, police department installed cameras to deter the illegal activity. but some say the approach is

not effective because the cameras are not monitored properly. residents also complained that stay away orders issued to prostitutes are not enforested. the officials are promising to look into the program. they have discovered a mystery disease with symptoms similar to aids and has affectioned people from the united states to asia. although victims are not infected with hiv, this new disease attacks the immune system. so it leaves patient unable to fight off germs. doctors say the disease does not appear to be contagious but they still don't know what triggers it. victims are normally around 50 years old and researchers say some people have died from the disease. some new developments involving that central valley slaughter house. now both mcdonald's and the federal government will no longer buy meat from central value legal meat company. that's after undercover video

showed sick cows being beaten and kicked at that facility in hanford. the records show the federal government purchased 21 million pounds of beef from central valley last year for school lunches and other programs. the slaughter house was shut down on monday. they say they're working to deal with the concerns. the food and drug administration recalling cantaloupe that may be linked to salmonella. now for the first time, health officials also released the name of the producer. indiana based chamberlain farms, two people have died from this outbreak. about 180 people have become sick including two people right here in california. check your cupboards for some red vine's brand candy. it's been recalled by the company that makes it. the red vines brand of black licorice twists is being recalled because it has lead levels that are higher than the state standards. it applies to all can day with

a best buy date of february 24th, 2013. it was seen just after 9:00 last night on hamilton way in emerald lakes, park experts say if you see a mountain lion do not approach it. they are most active at sunset and at night. yeah, i will not approach it tori. time now is 8:35 and san diego county three squirrels that have the plague have been found. they were at the cedar grove campground and the donna campground. the county health official says it's not unusual for animals to test positive for the plague in the summertime. they're also saying everybody should just avoid the contact with all squirrels. so far, no human cases of the plague have been reported. it is 8:36. now with sal and telling us it's slow on the peninsula on the 101. >> it is very slow. northbound 101 has been a mess because of an earlier crack that's been gone for a while now. but 101 getting from san bruno

to san francisco right through here not that good. in fact, terrible. it's one of those kind of things that might take you by surprise. you hear about it don't do it. you might want to let your friends know if they use 101 or if you're waiting for someone at work, well they're going to be a little late. 280 is a good alternate. let's move along and look another live pictures now. 237 was light and it became heavy again as the late morning crowd heads west into the valley. also this morning we're looking at the commute at the teleplay is a. has not improved in fact it is backed up to the maze. those metering lights are on a 25 minute delay leer. to mark tamayo now. some overcast this morning, in fact more coverage this morning compared to yesterday at this time so a solid deck of clouds as you can see here right around the coast near parts of the bay. even extending into at least approaching some of the inland valleys. the latest on the satellite right now in fact you can see the current ballot earn out thereto with some clouds approaching san jose out to

pacifica. san francisco. san rafael. santa rosa. napa. you get the idea. widespread overcast except well inland and we have mostly clear skies there. concord right now 58-degrees and santa oh is a now reporting some fog and 51. san francisco 56 and san jose in the upper 50s. this area of low pressure is responsible for the cooldown all week long. and it does not move too much for today. so as a result, temperatures compared to yesterday about the same could be a little bit cooler as shave off a few degrees inland. morning fog for the coast and the bay and the wind speeds kick up this afternoon. our updated forecast model is showing you this. the clouds this morning clear back to near the coast. into the afternoon hours. still some stubborn patches leftover for san francisco this afternoon. these brighter colors do link up with the warmer temperatures. you can see the orange links up with the 80s. lots of 80s inland. the armets locations approaching the 90-degree mark but a little bit cooler yes

today compared to yesterday. santa rosa upper 70s and fair feel around the delta winds over 20 american. oakland maxes out in the upper 60s and san jose right about 76 and fremont 73 degrees. san francisco 61 and half-moon bay 62. the look ahead to your five day forecast with your weekend always in view. no major heat in the forecast. in fact temperatures about the same for your friday and some minor cooling inland for both saturday and sunday. all right mark. we've been telling you about the drought in the midwest. how it's destroying corn and other farm crops. but some of the farmers may be helped by the heat and the drought. wine makers in the midwest say the grapes will produce standout wine. that's because they'll have more flavor and more sugar. 8:39. a contra costa winery owner says she was targeted by -- he was targeted by thief who is took 81 of his vines with fruit

worth $15,000. the vineyards have been in his family for more than a century. he said the thieves had to know his grapes are award winners and otherwise they would not have risked stealing them. >> it was undoubtedly a home wine maker, any certified winery would not be so stupid to steal if the -- from the vineyard. >> they must be able to prove from the grapes are from. think says there's another he thinks the thieves must be amateur. they lose their flavor and color within 24 hours of being picked. in oakland, police say the thieves hooked up the 15,000- pound building to a pickup truck yesterday and drove it through the gate of a plumbing business on san leandro street. the thieves only made it a half mile before the tires on the trailer blew out. so they left both their truck and the building behind.

police say they are working to contact the owner of the truck but so far, no arrests have been made. that's interesting. time now is 8:40. the fbi warning for both the democratic and the republican national conventions. what's behind this security i all right. we'll bring you a live report from tampa, florida. >> we're live in san jose where 100 people camped out overnight at a chick-fil-a. and the controversy is already heating up. we'll tell you why coming up. this nightstand! this wardrobe! what are you doing here? you're in ikea. my dream bedroom is in ikea? yes. what's that bedroom over there? that's your husband's dream bedroom. whatever your style, take home your dream bedroom together. ikea. the life improvement store.

stocks are lower due to weak u.s. jobs figures offsetting homes for more u.s. economic stimulus from global banks. the u.s. labor department this morning says the unemployment rose 4,000 what's week to 372,000 the second station week of increases. taking a live look -- . a report examining the plight of the middle class. researchers say families will need years before they recover from economic losses suffered in the last decade. economists say there were two recessions and a housing market collapse.

the countdown continues to the republican national convention. the event kicks off on monday. in tampa, florida. political reporter jamie dupree joins us live from washington, d.c. and it's actually causing some concerns in tampa right with the weather? >> it is tori. i just dug down the sk know if i'lledthne s, don't it aittle differt pack your bags to cover a hurricane than to cover a political convention. tropical storm isaac still well down in the caribbean. the latest runs out of the national hurricane center have the storm sort of appearing off the coast of western florida and off tampa bay on late monday into tuesday. but tori some the recent runs and the model are trending it more to the west as of right now it could be a spread anywhere from the central part of the gulf all the way over to jacksonville on the eastern side of florida. right now it may skirt up the coast more than anything else

and threaten the northern gulf coast but as of now, republicans say they're going to go ahead with their prep and everybody's going to arrive and start arriving really on saturday in tampa. and we'll have to see what the weather looks like at that point and time. but i'll tell you, a lot of the areas to the west of tampa and all around tampa bay a lot of very low lying areas that would have to be evacuated if the storm spikes up in intensity. >> not just weather but also apparently the threat of anarchists. >> reporter: we always have protestors at just about every convention that i've covered since 1988. and i have to say i try to ignore them for the most part. the day that they smashed down the doors and get inside the convention center that's when i think a lot of people will worry about them. i'm sure in tampa and charlotte will have a lot of the activity again in year. >> you say there's some new polling out. what are some of the results? >> reporter: yeah, first some interesting polling from a cbs "new york times" quinnipiac university joint poll out of three different swing states

today tori. you have in florida the race is is a little closer now only a couple point lead for the president there. still ahead slightly but in ohio and wisconsin so you can dig into the polls and find reason for mitt romney to have a little more optimism. even though he's still behind. for example he's ahead with independent voters in florida right now. one other new poll on the screen that just came out in the last few minutes ritalking about this week. claire mccaskill now ahead by ten points in the poll over congressman todd akin. >> interesting all right. thank you jamie dupree from washington, d.c. you can finds a link to his washington insider blog on our channel 2 website, just go to ktvu.com and pull down the news menu bar and go to the politics page. up-to-date on the other top stories right now. a advance water main break hours ago it affected the morning domestic dispute for a while this morning. duh it's not a problem right

now. see? service a rupture there. caused the trains to move slowly on parts of the mow knee line but it was fixed and trains are now normal. also new evacuations are happening this morning in northern california where a wildfire threatens hundreds of homes. the ponderosa fire burned more than 80 homes already and other buildings in the counties. well, cal fire reported this morning it's 57% contained but those flames are still threatening 900 homes. and a new chick-fil-a restaurant just opened in san jose and some people believe it or not traveled for miles, one person 3,000 miles. just to be in line for the grand opening. ktvu's tara moriarty has been there since 4:30 this morning. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. that's right this drive-thru was packed not with cars but actually tents that folks waiting for the grand opening

herement they camped out overnight and at 6:00 this morning they got what they were waiting for. >> three, two, one! [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: the first 100 people received coupons for free chicken meals once a week for a whole year. fans of the atlanta based chain say they are not deterred by chick-fil-a's recent controversy. last month the president came out in support of traditional marriage. and gay rights activists like the ones protestorsing outside the says chick -- protesting outside the san jose chick-fil- a says it's sending the wrong message. >> the media storm around the whole idea that chick-fil-a is now representing the face of backlash against gay marriage. >> reporter: chick-fil-a fans say everyone has a right to free speech and they come for the food. >> i just think it's one man's opinion which i share with him as well. so it's still a great product. and i think that they're a wonderful company. >> reporter: now this is only the second chick-fil-a to open in the bay area.

the other one is in fairfield. earlier this month supporters flooded the restaurant in fairfield for customer appreciation day and a few days later same sex couples kissed in front of the restaurants nationwide. later today the community is planning a protest here. they say they plan to educate folks about supporting equal rights. and out here live you can see the man is alone but he's going to be joined by a lot more folks and signs later this afternoon. live in san jose, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks. ten minutes before 9:00. the u.s. does not plan to extradite wikileaks founder julian assange despite his claims assange claims he asked for asylum in ecuador because he believes the u.s. wants to execute him for publishing the classified documents. he's hiding now in the embassy in london fighting extradition to sweden for questioning on sex crime accusations. the state department says assange is trying to deflect attention away from the

allegations against him. time now 8:50. arizona emergency crews in scottsdale rescued two people from a van. that one there trapped in flood waters earlier this morning. one of the victims was in a wheelchair. so the firefighters used that extension ladder there, got to the van, and they were able to pull out the victims through a window. both of the victims appear to be uninjured. arizona right now is in the middle of severe flooding from several rainstorms this week. right now three counties are under flash flood warnings. luckily no one was hurt in the fiery collision between a freight train and a tanker truck during the night in east texas. it happened about 1:30 this morning in wills point. that's about 45-mile east of dallas. authorities say it appears a big rig got stuck on the train tracks, the driver of the truck jumped out moments before train hit it. very, very lucky. nine minutes before 9:00. right now santa clara county is

taking on the mosquito population. where the spraying is taking place and why these mosquitoes are a threat. >> also we're out looking out your window. look at the bay bridge. oh boy. sal is going to check on all the wait times for you including at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's coming next.

overnight news as a suspicious fire in oakland leaves a small business owner picking up the pieces this

morning. the fire started about 1:00 a.m. at the appliance repair shop 64th avenue and international boulevard. it happened at the budget appliances. now the building was full of used washers and dryers and refrigerators. firefighters think the fire started in front of the building. >> the units were ableist quickly extinguish the fire. no one was hurt. there was minimal damage to the building. >> the man who runs the businesses resells the old appliances and firefighters say he's going to be out of the business for a while now. happening now, santa clara county is conducting an aerial assault on nexts, a helicopter -- mosquitoes, a helicopter is spraying 400 acres of the palo alto bay land's nature preserve. these are live pictures of the spraying. the county is trying to get rid of summer salt marsh mosquitoes, they do not carry the west nile virus. but they have a vicious bite ask they have been swarming the area lots of complaints.

the spraying you see again live pictures of the ill helicopters there spraying over the marsh lands. mosquito fogs is also scheduled tonight in contra costa county to get rid of insects that do carry the west nile virus. the area to be treated is if brentwood. it's boarded by sellers avenue, armstrong road, walnut boulevard, and brentwood boulevard. the centers for disease control says this year's west nile virus outbreak is on track to be the worst in u.s. history. nationwide, there have been more than 1100 cases including 41 deaths. that's about four times the number -- usual number of cases for this time of year. all right tori, still following the little leaguers trying to win the world series. >> double play ball. the game will end. and smith ends it! california wins. >> just like that the petaluma team will play san antonio, texas. it's today' elimination game.

now the winner plays tennessee for the american championship saturday. a lot of people owl over the place will be watching tv on movie screens for this evening game which by the way starts at 5:00 p.m. pacific time. >> pretty exciting. watch the 12-year-olds. all right, one more time let's check in with sal and see how thing are winding down with the commute. >> northbound 101 here on the peninsula. boy it's really slow this morning on 101. i drew the arrow there. the traffic is going to be moving very slowly because of earlier problems now you can use 280. 280 is probably a very food option for you. let's go to the mcarthur maze and you can see traffic is moving along slowly here. at the mcarthur maze. quick look at the toll plaza at least a 20 minute delay. to mark. a big serving of fog this morning today little bit cooler than yesterday but still some mid- to upper 80s inland. bundle up before heading to the coast for today the readings only right around 60 degrees.

same deal for your friday with your weekend always in view. just some coolidgeened land and minor cooling for saturday and sunday but no major heat in the forecast for the next five to ten days. >> for flight delays though. thank you mark. that's the report for this morning. thank you for thrusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll -- trusting ktvu channel 2 news, we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> more about rising crime near one b.a.r.t. station. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. [ captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com ]