research. allie rasmus is in oakland this morning to talk about where the researchers will be gathering data and what they hope to find. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are in the oakland hills this morning. this is one of the neighborhoods they will notice the low flying helicopters. but this is a research to study naturally occurring radiation levels in the bay area. the department of homeland security domestic nuclear detection office and national nuclear security administration they will be flying helicopters with testing equipment over oakland, san francisco, and pacifica. they will be flying low as pam mentioned just 300 feet above the ground. the agent sill has contacted local authorities, local police departments to get the word out so residents are not alarmed when they see the low flying choppers. they will be flying low every day this week until sunday. now the data they gather willed be passed along to local and state authorities. the idea is if there is ever a

nuclear disaster or radiation release in the bay area, with this information, they will have a baseline level to compare it to. live in the oakland hills allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. tropical storm isaac is gathering strength as it leaves the florida keys and heads toward the gulf coast. more than 50,000 people in southeast, louisiana have been told to evacuate before that storm hits. isaac is expected to reach category two hurricane strength when it makes landfall late tuesday or early wednesday. >> i would recommend to our people let's hope and pray for the best even as we prepare for the worst. obviously now is the time to make sure you've got an evacuation plan, you know where you would go. >> wednesday is the seventh anniversary of hurricane katrina. state of emergency has been delaired in lose -- declared in lose, mississippi, and mid. people in florida are happy to see isaac move on. that storm hit the florida keys

and the west coast of the state yesterday. the republican national convention was supposed to begin today in tampa, florida but it has been postponed a day because of tropical storm isaac. republicans have come up with a new schedule for the convention. cramming four days worth of events into three beginning tomorrow. california has the largest delegation at the convention. the delegates cay -- the delegates say the weather is not dampening their spirits. >> we are honored. it's a once in a life opportunity. >> this morning the california delegates attend a breakfast event where a new jersey governor chris christy is expected to speak. he will also give the convention keynote address

tomorrow night. protestors are also in tampa for rallies. there are even dogs against romney. demonstration by people who say mitt romney miss treated his jobs by transporting them in a crate on the roof of his car. stay with ktvu we will have live reports from the republican national convention today and throughout the week. time now 4:32. democratic national convention is next week. that is in charlotte north carolina. this week president obama will be campaigning in three states. iowa, colorado, and virginia. meeting the college students. in overnight news a driver is facing dui charges this morning after hitting a fire hydrant in oakland sending a geyser of water into the air. that happened at about 12:30 this morning at 90th avenue and san leandro in oakland. the driver left the scene and

then hit an embankment at 85th and railroad. the hydrant was found lodged beneath the car. more earthquakes rattled southern california overnight a day after more than 30et quakes shook the area. the largest of yesterday's quake was a magnitude 5.5 centered about three miles northwest of bahly. now the quakes pushed 20 mobile homes off their foundations and knock the out power to 2500 customers. earthquake swarms are not unusual in that area. and they could continue for several more days. tsunami warning has been canceled for parts of central america following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake off the coast of elle salvador -- el salvador. there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the quakes. we are finding out more information about the deadly

crash of a small plane that killed five people we first told you about on mornings on 2. witnesses say they heard the plane having engine trouble. then saw it turn, dip, and crash into a meadow near highway 50 in south lake tahoe. the plane is registered to synophrys koa delmaro. he went on a trip to tahoe with his wife, seven-year-old daughter, and two friends. the plane burst into flames when it crashed smarting a -- starting a small brush fire. everyone was killed. an alarming report is out concerning baggage at san francisco international airport. according to the san francisco examiner, screeners for covenant aviation security are accused of clearing dozens of bags that were identified as high risk bomb threats at peak flying times. they are also accused of not performing inspections on those bags which is a violation of

federal rules. screeners say their managers tried to cover it up. sfo spokesman denied that security breaches are a regular occurrence and says sfo is safe for travelers but an investigation is under way. time now is 4:35. we want to go to sal to check in on the early morning commute. >> happy friday is pam. >> oh no. >> oh gosh it's monday. we are doing pretty well on this monday. you don't have much to worry about. let's put an extra spring in your step. this is a look at 80 westbound. the traffic is moving along nicely. there are no major problems by the way at the bay bridge toll plaza. i know that one more week some of the strag hers still have summer -- strag hers have summer vacation. westbound traffic here is

moving along pretty welcoming into san francisco. no problems there. also the morning commute looks good on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. i take back what i said. sometimes the week of labor day, steve, they have people that have that week off. and the week after is when everyone is really back. wouldn't you agree? >> yes, sir. >> welcome back. >> thank you, sir. good morning. fog is regrouping. wasn't much there a couple hours ago. now it's starting to make a push inland. although there are signs. inland temps will come up a bit. west seven at sfo. inland temps should come up 4-7 degrees. 40s up in the north bay. a lot of 50s. some temperatures with the fog held up in the upper 50s. a little low right there. that will continue a cooler pattern but today looks like we get a little bump up inland. not so much by the coast or bay. temperatures there held down just by the mere fact there is a lot of low clouds. it will be sunny but a little

warmer inland. breeze still in place though. 60s, 70s, and 80s. temperatures coming up for a few. livermore, concord, fairfield in there. not too much. just a little bit there. mountain view 76. looks like a little warmer inland pattern tuesday, wednesday, thursday but a pretty significant cool down will take us back into your weekend. pam. >> thank you, steve. he's known as the american taliban. the request john walker lynn will make in an indiana courtroom today. and petaluma's little league team is heading home after taking third place at the little league world series. the big events planned for the boys.

good morning. low clouds regrouping. coming back in. not much changed around the coast. inland pull up a little bit

today. intellect two americans have been killed in afghanistan. adding to the numbers of insiders. it happened in the eastern part of the country. an afghan soldier is accused of shooting and killing both americans, troops then returned fire killing the attacker. yesterday 17 afghan civilians were killed in afghanistan when they were beheaded. that happened at a music event. insider attacks have become a growing problem this month alone 12 americans have been killed. there has been 33 insider attacks with 42 deaths so far this year. last year there were 21 attacks, 35 deaths, and in 2010 there were 20 deaths. the marin county man known as the american taliban is due in court today to claim the government is violating his religious rights in prison. john walker lynn wants to pray with his fellow muslims once a day.

only allows the inmates to pray together once a week. he was captured in 2001 in afghanistan while fighting for the taliban. san pablo police are investigating a deadly shooting. that happened yesterday sat about noon. police have released little information. they say the 22-year-old victim was found with the help of a shot spotter system. the man was rushed to the hospital where he died. right now there is no word on knifers -- on any arrests or motive. richmond city leaders plan to give an update on the richmond refinery fire today. a meeting is scheduled for 10:00 this morning at the richmond city council chambers. victims of the chevron refinery fire will have to file their claims by phone. chevron closed the last health center over the weekend. class action lawsuit is forming against the oil company more than 18,000 claims have already been filed. she on has not commented on -- chevron has not commented on the potential lawsuit and

focusing on safety first. petaluma national little league team is on their way back to the bay area right now. the group of 12 and 13-year-old boys will get a heros welcome after finishing third at the little league world series. they beat panama 12-4 yesterday. they were in the third place game after a roller coaster u.s. final the day before. petaluma loss despite scoring ten runs in one inning to tie the game. >> i had no clue we would end up here and third in the world once we were starting. i mean, our dream came true. i'm proud. >> that is a great attitude. the team from japan won the championship game over tennessee yesterday. the petaluma kids coaches and parents say they are happy to be heading back to sonoma county after 26 days on the road. now the team will be picked up

in a limousine or several limousines when they arrive at sfo later this morning. they will have a police escort back to petaluma. a parade to honor the team is planned for sunday and that is starting and ending at walnut park. at ktvu.com we have a slide show of photos from the little league world series. just look under hot topics right on our home page. 4:44 is the time. their dream did come true, sal. they didn't win but they were there. >> they have come a long way. now they are known by a lot of people. good morning, everybody. let's take a look at what we have now. traffic is moving along pretty well if you are driving around the bay area. it's not a bad commute on interstate 80 westbound. let's say from rich monday all the way to berkeley and oakland. you can take advantage of a smooth commute now. at the bay bridge toll plaza. things keep getting heavier as we get to the end of summer or

what most people consider summer. we'll see what happens this monday morning. moving along and taking a look at interstate 280 that traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. 4:45 steve is back. >> thank you, sal. appreciate that. a little system continues to spin up in the pacific northwest. that has kept us cooler than average. today though it looks like inland temps will come up a little bit. there has been a decrease in that delta breeze. southwest 15 is not that strong. low clouds are making another push and a little cool for some. napa at 46 degrees. there is a little bite to that morning air. that system looks like it will be held in check today and start to make that move tomorrow night or wednesday. it looks like inland temps will come up about 5-7 degrees. by the coast i don't think there will be too much change. so low clouds sunny. it will be a little warmer inland. just getting back to near average. that breeze isn't going anywhere. that will pick up later on. inland locations low to mid

80s. otherwise around the bay 70s. by the coast it looks like 60s. fog, sun, slightly inland warmer temps not a lot. just a little bit. probably into thursday and another cool down. another low drops in for the upcoming weekend. pam. >> thank you. time now is 4:46. san francisco management teams are trying to figure out what sparked a false alarm of their warning system. the sirens went off at 3:45 yesterday causing some people to think there was an actual emergency. the test is normally done at noon on tuesdays. that wild fire burning near redding could be contained sometime today. it has burned nearly 28,000 acres. about 80% contained. 64 homes have been destroyed. all evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted in that area. streetlight controversy will be the topic of a meeting between pg&e and officials from kenning ton. some are upset they are being

replaced with a no thrills modern style. they say berkeley upgraded the same lights along their half of the airling with ornate acorn style lamps. the kenningston publics work chose the modern stainless steel version. golden state warriors in san francisco. team officials say they are in the final stage of negotiating an agreement with sinetta. details will be presented to trans' board of supervisors next month. back in may the warriors announced their plans to move from oakland to san francisco. the team leased oracle arena in 2017. oakland city officials will hold a news conference to announce oakland love the sports team week. the city says they want to say salute the a's and raiders for adding to the economy, identity, pride and culture of oakland and entire east bay

region. the week will start with the monday night football. open two weeks from today. 4:48 is the time right now. finals of the america's world cup. the two oracle boats split the title for match race. but the big winner may have been san francisco. 150,000 people came to the waterfront to watch world class yacht racing. >> we were a little bit on shore. big cities. big competition to come here. i've been looking at the people here. look at the turnout. it's been amazing. >> city leaders say the racing has boosted the local economy and promises more when the world series returns to san francisco in october as well as the america's cup finals next year. now next years main event will get under way on september 7th and it will run through september 22nd. the america's cup village will be at piers 30 and 32.

organizers say the race will be visible from the shoreline and that will make this the most spectator friendly america's cup ever. burning man officially gets under way today in the nevada desert. organizers expect as many as 50,000 people for the culture event. the festival runs through september 3rd. burning man started in san francisco back in 1986. we are coming up an 4:50. a fire threatened a church in san francisco. the problem firefighters ran into when they tried to put out the flames. plus a landmark decision in the apple-samsung patent case. thousand that verdict could effect you.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a fire threatened a church in san francisco over the weekend. that fire gutted the small bungalow behind a church around 5:00 yesterday evening on cap street near 24th. the detached building was being used for storage. it was under renovation. firefighters would be able to get it under control quickly. >> it does not happen very often. we have very good hydrant system here in san francisco. that is something i'm concerned

about looking into. >> turns out the water department turned off the fire hydrant for repairs. some nearby buildings were evacuated but no one was hurt. three people were able to escape another fire in san francisco. a passing cyclist is being create credited with waking -- being credited with waking up the family after their apartment caught on fire. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. firefighters say it started on a balcony. it may have been caused by faulty electrical wiring. this week prices at some san francisco parking meters will hit a high of $5.25 an hour. meter cost is adjusted based on demand, location, and time of day. about a quarter of the city meters are a part of sf park. the most they will be able to

charge is $6 an hour unless there is a special event. and sal is checking in on contra costa county. what is going on? >> we look at the started there, pam. westbound 24 is one of the places you always look at. highway 4, highway 680, 24 is looking good as you drive through the tunnel. you might want to get a jump on this commute. 680 will be busy. we are watching all that obviously. as we go over to the san mateo bridge; westbound 92 looks good over to the peninsula. i can see the lights of the high-rise. it's not all that cloudy for drivers. right now it looks pretty good driving over to the peninsula. this morning if you are driving on the commute let's say on the peninsula we are looking at the traffic on 101 and 280 that doesn't look good coming into san francisco or down the peninsula. 4:54 let's go to steve.

sal, thank you. quick update on tropical storm isaac. getting better organized. it's not getting stronger. there are signs it will as it moves more into the gulf. the correction of the path continues to head toward mississippi, louisiana, after about 24-36 hour there is is a big discrepancy of where it is going. rainfall 8-12 inches. right now it's only a tropical storm. winds 65 miles an hour. the track again looks like it's somewhere want wants to head -- although there is not a condition census on that. for us locally what we are looking at is a low up to the pacific northwest. holding things in check for us. there is a decrease in that sea breeze for us. 40s up in the north bay. there is a little coolness to the morning. that low will eventually start to work its way in around

tuesday and wednesday. and in the meantime status quo as we say. low clouds and warmmy. getting back to near average. still not bad. 60s and 70s and also 80s. kind of a slight warmup maybe inland temps. i don't think the coast or bay will change too much. it looks like another low drops in for additional cooling. pamela. thank you. 4:55 is the time. people are planning to gather in san jose to remember those killed as the city experiences a spike in violence. police are investigating their 33rd homicide so far this year. san jose police chief chris moore is expected at tonight's vigil. alex savidge will have more on that coming up at 5:00. in about two hours federal investigators are are scheduled to release their information on the crash at last years races. it has been almost a year since the world war ii fighter crashed into the crowd. more than 70 other people were

hurt. the national transportation safety board already released several preliminary reports and safety recommendations. samsung is expected to appeal the $1 billion judgment that has been ordered to pais apple. the jury's decision that samsung violated several of apples patents could give customers fewer choices to decide on when buying a phone or tablet. >> anybody educational that is using that operating system can be hit by the same lawsuit and it will be fast track to penalty. >> most of the samsung devices that were found to violate apple patents are older products. industry analysts mean that means they will most likely be pulled from the shelfs. coming up next millions of people along the gulf coast are getting ready for isaac. how bay area volunteers are

helping out in this massive storm preparation. also new security concerns at sfo. the airport workers that are making some serious allegations.

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