an overnight fire destroys to homes in contake costa county -- contra costa county. >> the dumbarton bridge under construction. the work being done and how to get around it. >> the brand new memorial stadium is finished and the kickoff to the first football game is just hours away. that's going to happen before that game starts.

good morning. welcome to mornings on 2, everyone. it's saturday, september 1. i'm mike mibach. cool and the clouds widespread once again. a little bit of patchy drizzle out there for the afternoon. we will be warmer than yesterday, but still below the seasonal average for this time of year. we do have a warm-up in store for the second half of your weekend. i'll bring you those numbers coming up. in overnight news, a fast moving fire barreled right through two houses in concord. a tower of flames and smoke blew through windows and itself roof of the homes on margo drive near concord boulevard. -- ali rasmos is live. >> reporter: they're trying to figure out how the fire

started. they're uh-1 ever the homeowners. it appears the fire started in the garage of that home where that fire investigator is walking through because that was the area most badly burned right next to that chimney. in a matter of minutes, the flames engulfed the home and then spread to the house next door. two families were inside the home, a total of three people. they were all asleep when the fire broke out around 2:00 this morning. their smoke alarms did not go off. luckily a neighbor across the street woke up when he heard some popping and crackling noise. he said it sounded like firecrackers. that neighbor looked outside his window and saw the homes across the street were on fire. the neighbor ran across the street to bang on the windows and wake his neighbors up. everyone in the two homes got out safely but this was a challenging fire for contra costa county firefighters. it took them six to seven minutes to respond. they said that's because the closest fire station in this area is in the downtown concord

area and that station now has fewer resources than it used to. >> do to budget cuts, july 1 we closed our one multicompany station downtown concord which normally has six people with two crews. they closed it down to one crew. the deck crew was out on another medical call. >> reporter: the red cross is helping both families find another place to stay. they were out here early this morning shortly after the fire happened. firefighters were glad they were able to contain the fire to these two homes. if we take you back out here live, this is a very residential neighborhood. there are a lot of trees surrounding these two homes that were on fire, so again firefighters were glad that they were able to contain the fire to these two homes. again, the homeowners and the people who live here all got out safely. live in concord, allie rsamos, ktvu channel 2 news. the bridge was shut down to traffic last night at 10:00

p.m. they -- crews will tear down an expansion joint and place it with a larger seismic safety joint and use hydraulic jacks to raise the bridge deck and install movable bearings. small inconveniences a a small price to pay for long je. of the bridge and -- longevity of the bridge and keeps cars moving down the road. >> the bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday at 5:00 a.m. until then drivers will have to identified another a-- have to find another way across the bridge. a detour takes you to san jose and across highway 237. we have another closure to tell you about this morning. this morning san francisco fremont street between mission and howard is shut down at this hour. crews are installing a temporary bridge so they can begin underground escavation for the new transbay terminal. the new roadway is expected to reopen 5:00 tuesday morning. firefighters in san jose

are waiting for an update this morning on the firefighter who had a heart attack while battling a church fire. they're now holding services in the school gym where par require yeshes are pray -- parishioners are praying for frank ryan. he's slowly being brought out of a medically induced coma after collapsing at the church. his colleagues remain by his side. >> we're going to stay here till frank gets out of the hospital. somebody said yesterday frank is not dead. he's just sleeping right now. we'll be talking to frank soon. >> ryan remains in critical but stable condition. meanwhile st. patrick's sanctuary will have to be rebuilt. one parishioner told ktvu it had a small electrical fire six months ago that could be a clue to what started the larger fire at the church this past thursday. a new letter from one of the so-called speed free killers is revealing new clues to where more than a dozen victims to be buried. it comes less than a week after

wesley shermanfine was released from death row to seven the site. in a letter to a bounty hunter, investigators missed lauren herzogg's bone yard where at least 14 victims are buried. >> he said that he was convinced that if they dug by the little bridge for sure, they'd find some bodies there. >> the san joaquin county sheriff department says it has already found three victims in the wells in lynn denial. no word when the new -- linden. no word when the new digging will take place. the recovery of isaac is still in the early stages. thousands of people have been driven miles away from their louisiana home. many are still flooded. they're staying in shelters with their future uncertainly. more stories of frustration coming up at 7:15. the bears return to the memorial stadium for the season opener against the university of nevada. the bears played their home games last year at at&t park

while the understayed -- the stadium underwent a renovation. the official rededication of the sthalf time of the cal-ucla in october. nevada in town to take on the bears today. should be a great game out there at the newly renovated stadium. if you're headed out, let's turn over to rosemary and see what to expect out there in berkley. >> gray skies once again. we are cloudy. we are cool. the on shore breeze still with us but not as strong always we saw yesterday through the delta. outside our doors, a little bit of sunshine out there, although we're looking again at mostly cloudy skies. giving you a look there at a combination of sunshine and clouds as we progress to the morning hours. we will begin to see that burnoff. it will take some time over parts of the east bay. livermore mostly cloudy for most of the day yesterday. we've got that westerly breeze at about 12 miles per hour in oakland. 14 in fairfield. which is decent but it is not as strong as we saw friday

morning. 56 in oakland right now. 57 redwood city. most of our numbers within a degree or two of how we woke up yesterday morning. 57 livermore. mid-50s in concord. we do have a little bit of patchy drizzle over and along the coastline, over parts of the bay and again the east bay. it looks like by noontime or so before we begin to see the burnoff. once again mostly cloudy skies. the time stamp here says noon. takes until the afternoon. then it will continue to hug the coast for most of the day. we could see it thin out just a little bit and then it will be back. if you're headed to monterey bay for your weekend, we do have that south swell still over areas of santa cruz including the boardwalk beach. the south facing beachless have heightened risk for rip currents as well as larger breaks at the shore. so that the to be aware of if you're going to be out there. keep an eye on the little ones. 75 this afternoon for know sad dough. -- novato. over the north bay these numbers a lot like yesterday. perhaps a tad warmer but as we head east, these temperatures

anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. again livermore 67 degrees and mostly cloudy skies yesterday. today you're looking at 78. 79 in walnut creek. 67 in oakland. 69 for hayward. into the south bay 74 for san jose. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. 73 santa clara. 72 sunnyvale. we're going to be warmer but still going to fall short of the seasonal average in most cases. 72 redwood city. 70 san mateo. 64 in the city with partly cloudy skies for the afternoon. the extended forecast if you're craving the warm-up, there it is. for the second half of your holiday weekend, numbers are going to bounce back. upper 80s to low 90s on sunday. so a notable warm-up there. even warmer on labor day. 94 for the afternoon high for some of the warmer spots. then we'll change over so subtly tuesday into wednesday with a nice summer like pattern in place. i'll have your lunch time numbers for you coming up. health officials now say the problem at yosemite was worse than first thought.

how many people may have been exposed and what the park is doing in response. investigators still not sure how it was ripped off but somebody stole thousands of gallons of syrup from a canadian warehouse. >> here's a look at the gray morning over the san mateo bridge. traffic is moving smoothly. don't forget the dumbarton bridge is closed. this will be one of the alternate routes for you to take. not scheduled to reopen till tuesday. time 7:09. this is mornings on 2.

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good morning to you a. live look there at the gray skies over san rafael. headed out to the arts festival for today, maybe bring along a jacket. we have a cool start to the morning. the outbreak of a deadly virus at yosemite national park may be original than originally thought. the centers for disease control now say up to 10,000 park

visitors may have been exposed to the virus this summer. the park shut down 91 tent cabins after learning that two visitors died and four others were sickened by the virus. officials also set up a phone line and are now contacting people who may have been exposed. >> getting the people doing personal interviews, asking people for specific cabin numbers, trying to get dates together, finding out who they traveled with. >> the hunta virus is a rodent born illness that causes flu like symptoms. there are more suspected cases out there but at this point they have not been confirmed. the park says the outbreak has not caused any mass cancellations. isaac has swept through louisiana and left behind flooded neighborhoods. plaquemines parish has been under water since the storm came ashore as a hurricane tuesday night. officials in the area near new orleans intensely breach add levee to -- breached a levee to

drain flood water but eight still there. one man has lost it all before. >> and rebuilt a year after katrina. i bought a house, me and my grandmother. $53,000 cash. now it's under water. >> those folks who have something to go back to are leaving today to see what's left. those who do not are torn between going home and starting over somewhere else. republican presidential candidate mitt romney traveled to jefferson parish yesterday. he was briefed about the continued relief effort. president obama will visit louisiana on monday. power officials say they will hope to restore power to 90% of louisiana homes by the end of the day. isaac is blamed for five deaths in louisiana and two in mississippi. -- [indiscernible] -- near a u.s. base in afghanistan. eight tacks happened in eastern afghanistan about 40 miles from

cab bull. one of the bombest -- kabul. one of the bombest was driving a tanker. other than set off a vest of explosives. more than 50 people were wounded, including to nato troops. in a memorial -- a memorial service will be held for a lake county soldier killed in afghanistan. army sergeant richard -- [indiscernible] , was one of seven troops killed in a blackhawk helicopter two weeks ago. more than a thousand people are expected at his service at 11:00 this morning at kelseyville high school. it is open to the public. in this morning's weekly address, president obama praised the men and women in the armed forces. >> that means giving them a clear mission and the equipment they need on the front lines. but it also means taking care of our veterans and their families. >> the. met with soldiers at fort bliss, texas yesterday which was the second anniversary marking the end of the combat mission in iraq. the president says the anniversary is a chance to appreciate how far the nation

has come but it's also a reminder of the difficult work ahead in afghanistan. meantime boat the president and mitt romney are campaigning in the central part of the country today. president obama has two rallies in iowa, including a stop at an outdoor farming museum. romney hopes for a big post convention bounce in the polls and he's speaking at a museum today in cincinnati. the final preparations are being made for the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. los angeles mayor and convention chair antonio viera will pound the gavel to kick off the proceedings tuesday morning. it will be held mostly inside where the chore lat bobcats -- charlotte bobcats play basketball. on the final night president obama will deliver his acceptance speech, the home of the carolina panthers. charlotte expects 35,000 visitors and delegates and among those are groups from the bay area, including a

delegation of 26 local sikhs. they say this one will be different than the one in denver in 2008 when candidate barack obama was seen as a force of change. >> four years ago he was a new candidate out and it was -- it was something fresh to it but i still think that people are excited. they just have to be reminded of what he's done. >> after the convention, some local delegates will travel to battleground states to campaign for president obama. our coverage of the democrats begins tomorrow. we'll have live reports from chore lot -- charlotte. astronaut neil armstrong has been laid to rest in ohio. ten former astronauts including two cremates -- crew mates attended the private funeral service held by his family. the first man on the moon died last saturday at the age of 82. a national memorial service for armstrong is set for september 12 in washington, d.c. the armstrong's funeral

coincided with a rare blue moon. a so-called blue moon is an uncommon loon yar event -- lunar event when two full moons occur in the same month. the next blue moon will be july 2015. thieves have made off with $30 million worth of maple syrup. ten million pounds of syrup was stolen from a warehouse between montreal and quebec city. eight enough syrup to fill two olympic size swimming pools. syrup was set to be moved to a more secure warehouse next week but the thieves got to it first and now it could be headed to the black market. >> those people, they had a motive and they will probably find a market for this maple syrup. this could be very harmful for the industry. >> the syrup was insured so the federation of quebec maple syrup producers won't be out any money. the federation is responsible for the global strategic maple syrup reserve and as much as 80% of the world's maple syrup

comes from quebec. a popular coffee brewer is being recalled because of the dangerous malfunction. the recall affects 600,000 mr. coffee brands single cup coffee makers. the machine can suddenly release a stream of scalding water and coffee grounds. the defect has caused a reported 61 injuries. it was last call for food and drinks at caesar's in san fran. -- san francisco. the restaurant is now closed. the restaurant's owner says he's tried to keep it open but the lunch crowd has dipped and the rent has risen and after 56 years, he says it was just time to close. the original owner dropped in last night to tell stories of famous customers, such as frank sinatra. >> when he would come to the city and he'd come and see me. but, you know, sinatra wants to eat at 2:00 in the morning. >> it was once favored by big

names in entertainment and politics. old san francisco politicians were among the regulars. the restaurant was established back in 1956. it is not clear what kind of business will move into the building after caesar's moves out. a familiar sight in berkley is going to be moved to make room for a new visitors center. santa fe railroad left a mountain of dirt near interstate 80 and university avenue about two decades ago. next week the east bay regional park district is going to begin hauling 70,000 cubic yards of dirt away. it is going to take a hundred truck load as day for six weeks. that dirt is going to be used in a construction project at richmond park. once the dirt is gone, berkley plans to build a visitors center at that site. the popular visitors center atop mt.dy abbelow is getting a -- mt. diablo is getting a makeover. they'll make sure indoor exhibits are well protected. they're adding a new concrete area to the viewing deck and a new guardrail. that work should be completed

by january. preparing for wildfires. the first of its kind drill in a small marin county community that could help prevent the potential disaster. >> our cooling trend continues for the first half of your weekend. coming up, what you can expect for today and when these numbers will turn around.

an orphaned black bear rescued from a wildfire in idaho is now recovering. last week four-month-old boo- boo was spotted clinging to a tree with second degree burns on all of his paws. he is being treated at a wildlife center and veterinarians say the prognosis is good. boo-boo will soon be assistance fehred to a -- be transferred to a rehabilitation facility and either be released back into the wild or sent to a zoo. it is now september and the risk for wildfires in northern california is high. that's why fire officials are sending a warning for people who plan to spend the holiday weekend in the great outdoors. more than 500,000 acres have

burned so far this year throughout the state. people planning to visit any of the national forests are being advised to call ahead for closures and restrictions. a statewide burn ban is in effect for all state owned areas. the community of kentwoodlands in marin county is trying to make sure it's prepared for wildfires with a first of a kind exercise. the homeowners association and the fire safety committee are organizing community wide fire drill during which residents will be asked to actually pack up their things and evacuate. officials say the drill is a good idea because of the narrow roads in and out of that area and they could all get clogged if residents have to evacuate. the drill is scheduled for october 13. time now is 7:24. i'm headed over to the cal game today. >> kickoff at noon. >> i want to have some good weather but looks like i might need to bring a jacket. >> that is a good idea. 60s in the forecast once again. yesterday some areas really didn't even clear.

oakland, along the peninsula. mostly cloudy all day long. the marine layer is deep for today so we are expecting another late burnoff. temperatures will be unseasonably mild. we're starting widespread 50s outside our door at this hour. the on shore breeze not as strong. still there, though. by noontime a lot of 60s out there. areas like fairfield, antioch, maybe livermore, maybe san jose into the low 70s. morgan hill and gilroy. that's your lunch hour. for the afternoon notice the only pockets of orange are well inland. we're talking brentwood, perhaps antioch. most of the inland areas will be holding in the 70s. here are the numbers now. 79 in concord. 78 for livermore. 79 morgan hill. 74 san jose. head to the north, you're looking at 74 in santa rosa. mid-70s in napa. mid-60s in areas ride around -- right around berkley. 67 in oakland for the second half of the day. the extended forecast if you're craving the summer like weather for your holiday weekend, bam, there it is. 90 degrees for tomorrow. the afternoon high for our warmer spots.

the beached are going to warm as well. upper 60s in the forecast sunday and monday. we'll continue this pattern as we goat into tuesday and -- we get into tuesday and looks like wednesday as well. it appears two dolphins have made their way back to san francisco bay. they were first spotted wednesday night in an industrial area of south san fran. one of the dolphins appeared to be sick. on thursday night a pair of doll continues were still in the creek. but they were not seen yesterday. so they think they made their way back. another round of fishing starts today. the commercial salmon season off the california coast runs september 1 through september 30. it covers the area between point arena to near monterey. many fishermen are optimistic that after years of having shorter fishing seasons, there's no limit on the number of fish they can catch. just under the wire, the flurry of laws passed by lawmakers overnight. how they could affect your pensions, your children and who's with you out there on the

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i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. that fire started in a quiet neighborhood in concord just a few hours ago. allie rasmus is live at the scene with why it took firefighters longer to respond. >> reporter: a contra costa county firefighter told me, explained the closest fire station to this home now only has one crew because of budget cuts and that crew was out on a medical call when this fire happened. dispatchers called in a crew from another fire station four miles away from here and it took them six or seven minutes to arrive. by then the fire had done a lot of damage. you can see it for yourself. right now they are patching up the home, boarding up some of the windows here after this fire damaged these homes. these are two homes on margo drive, 1700 block of margo drive in concord. the fire started in the garage of this home on the left. and when i talked to the fire investigator about 10 minutes ago, who had just gone through here, he says it appears this was an electrical fire, possibly caused by an extension cord in the garage. flames shot as high as 50 feet

into the air and the fire quickly 13red to the home next door. a man and woman who lived in the home where the fire started and a man lived in the home next it to. so three people were displaced by the fire. they all got out safely thanks to a neighbor who saw the fire and woke them up. firefighters say given how destructive this fire was, the people who escaped were very lucky. >> when i pulled up on scene, i had both houses totally going and this large pine tree behind me was going, too. and we couldn't even get barely into the driveway due to the heat coming off. >> reporter: both of the homeowners told firefighters they thought they had working smoke detectors but for some reason their smoke alarms dints go off. if not for their neighbor alerting them about this fire they may not have escaped. the red cross helped the people displaced find a new place to stay and firefighters say they're glad no one was hurt and the fire did not spread. again this fire happened, two homes destroyed in concord on the 1700 block of margo drive. live in concord, allie rasmus, ktvu.

a major bridge closure is now in effect. the dumbarton bridge is off limits through monday. cal trans closed the bridge from the east bay to the peninsula, last night for a seismic retro fitting. crews are going to tear down an expansion joint and replace it with a seismically safe safety joint and also use hydraulic jacks to raise the bridge deck and install movable bearings. we will have an update on the progress of that project later in our show. if you need to get around, here is a map showing the best alternate routes. you can drive north to hayward or the san mateo area and cross that san mateo bridge, or you can drive south and across to san jose on highway 237. the dumbarton bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday at 5 a.m. it could cost you more to fill up the gas tanks this holiday weekend. according to gas buddy, drivers will see the highest fuel prices they've ever seen during this holiday. the average price at the pumps in california for regular unleaded gas is, ouch, 4.15 a gallon. up 34 cents from last month.

here is a look at the average prices in our area. san francisco is at 4.23 a gallon, san jose at 4.17 and oakland 4.13 a gallon. two people are recovering from falling into the water after their boat capsized near the san mateo bridge just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. news chopper 2 flew over the scene as crews retrieved the 14- foot sailboat. two people, a 51-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl, were pulled to safety. and taken to the redwood city marina for medical attention. san francisco police are using stay away orders to try to end a cycle of crime. the chronicle reports a few police stations in the city are turning to court mandated stay away orders targeting repeat offenders like drug dealers who commit crimes in certain areas. police worked with prosecutors to weave the locations of their crimes into the terms of their probation and that way criminals can be arrested for just returning to those areas. >> there is a new twist in the fight to put the oakland police department under federal roll.

the bay area news group reports lawyers supporting the move are asking the judge to order mayor gene quann to appear at a deposition or face contempt charges. she canceled a scheduled deposition on thursday and lawyers say the police department has failed to enact court mandated reforms, following the police corruption case. contra costa county courts are facing massive courts. officials had a public meeting warning of budget problems and they have now announced they are going to close six courtrooms, including juvenile court in richmond, child support court will be reduced to four days a week. next year's budget is $7 million less than last year. the courts could be backed up even further. they handle 170,000 cases each year, and critics worry family services could be hurt the most. several major pieces of legislation are heading to governor jerry brown's office, looking for his signature. state lawmakers passed a flurry of bills before last night's midnight end of the session deadline. the most important and controversial was a package to

reform california's public pension system. proposed changes include raising the retirement age for new employees from 55 to 67. annual pay outs for new hires will be capped at $132,000. governor brown plans to sign the measure, which he says could save the stated 55 billion over 30 years. while labor groups say the reforms go too far, some republican lawmakers say they don't go far enough. another bill on the governor's desk would grant driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants covered by president obama's deferred action program. the legislation is co sponsored by berkeley assembly woman nancy skinner. while democrats favor the bill, it received little support from republicans. and the legislature also passed twin bills to help college students avoid paying for expensive textbooks. the bills would create an online library of materials commonly taught at undergraduate courses at u.c. and cal state universities. printouts would go for about

$20, about a 10th of the price of many textbooks. but the online library would be created only when state or private funding becomes available. it's a follow-up to an issue ktvu news has been reporting for months. the squatting problem in antioc. the city is requiring renters to fill out a form to prove they are the rightful tenant before water service can be turned on. they need a legitimate lease and property owners must confirm that the information is correct. >> i understand pittsburg has this law in effect, and it seems to be working, so it's great. yeah. it would be nice to know there's at least some checks going on before they get in. >> tenants #k have the forms notarized and if the owner is not available to go to city hall with them. a recent drop in the number of foreclosures could cut down on the number of squatting cases. it took them a month to figure out that they were millionaires, but a bay area couple celebrating the big lotto win. vladimir and marita agnite

claimed a $52 million prize yesterday. vladimir found out he won because the state lottery released video of him buying the winning ticket and scanning it to see if he was a winner. we were the first to talk to him. >> it changed my life, but it's not for us. it's for my kids. that's it. >> vladimir went online to check the lottery's unclaimed winning tickets, and saw the surveillance photos from the fremont liquor store where he plays one quick pick a week. the family say the first thing they are going to do with their winnings is buy a house. >> and they can probably afford a pretty big house. >> pretty nice one. >> it's 7:37. if you are headed outdoors today and you like it cool, you'll like what rosemary has in store for you. >> today is the day. >> yes. yesterday, even a little cool for me in areas like oakland, livermore, mostly cloudy. yesterday really don't see much of the sunshine until late in the afternoon and it didn't stick around for very long. temperatures well below average. livermore specifically, 20

degrees below the seasonal norm yesterday. today will be warmer. we're still going to be below average. looking at, wow, all that gray sky overhead, and well inland, once again. fairfield reporting cloudy skies, livermore, concord, north bay, south bay, peninsula goes without saying. the east bay as well. areas right around oakland and san leandro. a little patchy drizzle along the coastline. if you're crossing over the golden gate bridge, you may find s.f.o. reporting delays for arriving flights. no surprise there. temperatures below normal, although we will see more sunshine in the inland areas and a warmer day than yesterday. here is the forecast heading into the rest of your weekend. we will have high pressure eventually building back in. it's going to take another day or so. 80s in the forecast today for some of the warmer spots. most of us in the 70s for inland areas and by tomorrow, nice big bump in the temperatures, and even warmer for your labor day monday. outside our doors right now, 53 san rafael, 57 in fairfield, 57

in livermore, 58 san jose. not a bad start to the day. we are cloudy so it will feel a little cool out there. onshore breeze is with us but not as strong through the delta this morning as yesterday. fairfield was blowing to about 30 miles per hour at times this morning, closer to 12 and 15. 79 expected in fairfield for your afternoon, as well as sonoma, 73 for navarro. 66 in sausalito. to the east bay, 67 in oakland. more sunshine for the afternoon in livermore today and 78 degrees. still well below the seasonal norm. 74 san jose. a few degrees warmer than yesterday. 76 los gatos, 67 in santa cruz, 72 for redwood city. 70 san mateo. 64 in the city for the afternoon. low 60s pacifica, daily city and half moon bay. going to tahoe, it's a very pleasant forecast. mostly sunny skies. 70s, with sunny conditions expected all the way for about monday. overnight loss a little cool, though. low 40s in the forecast if you are going to be out maybe

camping or hiking first thing in the morning. the extended forecast here at home, again, we will see a notable warm-up as early as tomorrow. temperatures warming into the upper 60s at the coast. 80s to low 90s inland, and then we are going to continue with this, even warming a little more for your labor day monday. if you are headed to the beaches for the afternoon, i have an advisory for some coming up. petaluma is going to hold a parade tomorrow for its little league world series team. [ cheers and applause ] >> last night, the players were honored by the oakland a's, the coliseum, the kids as you can see stood on that field alongside their major league heroes for the national anthem and then also had a rare opportunity to shag some fly balls in the outfield. >> definitely one of the best days of my life so far. >> and why is that? did you always want to do that? >> i've always wanted to be on the field with -- with an mlb team and it's come true. >> it's amazing to be here. my favorite team and probably a

lot of others. and it's cool to see all the players. >> well, a's outfielder and pet resume that native jonny gomes also arranged for that luxury box there for the boys and their family so they could watch the game between the a's and red sox. the petaluma parade starts at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the route begins at walnut park and goes through town and ends back at the park. each player will get to ride in a convertible. the event includes a presentation of a sigh proclamation, and a community barbecue. oakland is gearing up for its third annual l.g.b.t. pride festival this weekend. this is northern california's second largest pride celebration. more than 50,000 people are expected to attend, and 60 different artists will be on four stages performing. the festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. at 20th and broadway in oakland's uptown neighborhood. >> yup. 7:41. in a shock case of classroom bullying all caught on video. and a person seen participating now has authorities

investigating. >> first a look outside. this is a live look at highway 4 from bay point. camera right there, traffic moving great both directions. now 7:41. this is mornings on 2.

good morning to you. a live look at the bay bridge, and attempting to give you a view of the city this morning. a gloomy start to the day across the bay. afternoon highs will remain below normal. well, if you plan to travel this labor day weekend you won't be out on the roadways alone. highway patrol officers are out in full force all over the bay area, cracking down on drunk drivers. police departments in a number of cities are also setting up dui checkpoints including in the cities of richmond, oakland

and san francisco. an alcohol ban is in effect today through monday on parts of the american and sacramento rivers. park rangers will be out there checking for people who violate the rules. an 82-year-old santa rosa man has been charged with attempted murder. harry edward smith is accused of running down a bicyclist with his car on a golf course. two weeks ago police say smith got angry at the cyclist riding through smiths retirement community. they say the cyclist suffered broken wrist. yesterday the judge increased smith's bail to $1 million, and he was taken back into custody. a party bus accident has claimed the life of a new jersey teenager. the 16-year-old boy was killed after he stuck his head out of an emergency hatch on a double decker bus. his head hit the under side of an overpass as the bus was crossing the george washington bridge in new york. 65 teenagers were on that bus. they were all heading to a sweet 16 party. a teenager kidnapped from her nevada home has been found

safe. police say two men knocked on melissa duran's door yesterday, and grabbed her when she answered. her kidnappers held her for ransom. they called her parents and demented money for her return. -- demanded money for her return. a neighbor's surveillance camera captured the kidnapper's car. police served a search warrant on an apartment and found duran. a shocking case of school bullying in the seattle area. classmates of a 13-year-old boy videotaped the incident on a cell phone. the attorney for the student accuses the teacher of leading the unruly behavior. the teacher is accused of poking the boy in the stomach, and encouraging the other students to bully him. >> it was a teacher-led bullying incident of epic proportions. he had a pillow placed on his faith where he couldn't breathe for several seconds. he had his own socks shoved into his mouth. >> the teacher was suspended for ten days given classroom management training and reassigned as a substitute teacher for the rest of the school year. the teacher wrote a letter apologizing for the incident

and explained that it was harmless childhood horseplay. the boy switched schools and is now getting psychiatric help. today penn state will play its first regular season football game since all of its wins dating back to 1998 were vacated in the wake of the jerry sandusky scandal. [ crowd chanting ] >> at least 15,000 people attended a pep rally at beaver stadium last night in a vocal show of support for the nitny lions, they will host ohio at 9 a.m. our time. the college vote is critical for the race for the white house. president obama and mitt romney have come up with their own plans to tackle rising college costs. the president wants to make $2500 tax credits for college expenses. permanent. while also expanding pel grants for lower earning families. romney blames rising costs on the obama administration. he insists tax credits and pel grants encourage colleges to

raise tuitions. tuitions and fees for four-year public schools have grown to 72% above inflation in the past decade. the average student owes more than $24,000. california students are showing some progress when it comes to learning english and math. that is according to new results from standardized testing in the states. the report shows 57% of california students score proficient or better in english. 51% scored high in math. students in contra costa county surpassed the state average. more than 63% scoring at or above grade level proficiency in english. students also scored 57% in math. in alameda county, 62% of students scored high in reading. 55% scored low in math, and in san francisco, 68% scored high in math, and 61% scored proficiently in english. a month after the colorado movie theater shooting, help is finally on the way for the families of the victims. 12 people died in that july rampage, and since then, $5 million has been raised photographer victims' families and survivors.

however, they claim they received next to nothing. the families have now worked out a deal with the state of colorado to make sure 100% of all donations go to victims' families. >> i don't want money that should be helping my kids in the future to be helping a nonprofit organization. >> the families say they are not trying to get rich, but to help children who will have to grow up without a father or mother. the goal is to disperse the money in the next few months. more information is coming out regarding the gunman who killed two coworkers at a new jersey supermarket. 23-year-old suspect terrance tyler posted a question on twitter three years ago, quote, is it normal to want to kill all of your coworkers, end quote. police say he was discharged from the marine 2 years ago after suffering from depression. he also never recovered from his mother's death five years ago. early yesterday morning, he returned to the supermarket armed with an automatic pistol,

and an a.k.-47 and shot and killed an 18-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man before committing suicide. california is getting ready to target web retailers who do not collect sales tax. starting on september 15th, amazon is going to begin collecting sales tax on purchases made by people living in california. the effort comes at a time when state and local governments are scrambling to get money after cutting billions of dollars from budgets. the new enforcement effort is expected to bring in about $317 million in the first year. well, apple is asking a federal court to add four more samsung products to its lawsuit. apple filed those documents yesterday, urging the court to pull samsung products released after its lawsuit against samsung was filed in april. the new products include the new galaxy s3 smart phone. last month, a jury found samsung had copied apple and awarded apple more than a billion dollars. starting today, adult clipper cards will no longer be free. these plastic cards were introduced back in june of 2010

as a simple way for people to ride various bay area public systems, muni and bart. adult clipper cards now cost $3, but the fee will be waived if you apply online and sign up to reload money into the card's automatically. senior and youth cards are still free. a coast guard cutter is returning to its home port in alameda. the cutter has been on a 161- day deployment. coast guards patrolled near hawaii and conducted operations with u.s. naval forces. the annual muscular dystrophy association telethon is tomorrow, and you can watch it from 8 to 11 p.m. on our sister station, t.v. 36. the number to call to donate is right there on your screen. it is 800-344-4863. brought to you as one of the stars of the london olympics, where you may be able to spot the gold medalist swimmer in the bay area this weekend. >> and a show-down in the gym. the challenge governor jerry

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the stanford football team opened their season against san jose state. the 21st ranked cardinals led 17-at the half under the new starting quarterback. but san jose state didn't back down. they tied it in the 3rd quarter on a 21 yard touchdown play. still in the 3rd quarter, san jose with the ball again, and they fumble. stanford recovers and they would kick a field goal to go ahead. san jose state had one last chance in the 4th quarter. but the throw is interpreted and stanford wins, 20-17. well, one of the stars of the london olympic is in the bay area this weekend. swimmer missy franklin is visiting berkeley, one of the many colleges the colorado high school senior is considering. and she does have a lot of

connections to the cal swim team. the head coach is also s. olympic team coach, and two of her london teammates are current cal swimmers. governor jerry brown has issued a fitness challenge to new jersey governor chris christie. the new jersey republican took a swipe at brown this week at the g.o.p. convention calling the california leader a quote old retread. christie also said he can run three miles in 29 minutes. governor brown is now defending his age, and he is challenging the new jersey governor to a three mile race and a push-up and chin-up contest. well, it was an unexpected protest at a san francisco museum. >> i will take two representatives to meet with the administrator. >> union workers asked that the young museum and the legion of honor recently authorized their leaders to call a strike. they have been without a contract for almost a year. san francisco supervisor eric maher was also at the de young and said he is concerned about claims that management has

intimidated workers. >> some of the allegations that i've heard of cracking down on the workers' time, and almost like really treating them without dignity is something that doesn't belong in golden gate park or in san francisco. [ crowd chanting ] >> museum management says it wants workers to start contributing to their health plans and they are offering what could be a 10% raise over the next few years. a lot of people are going to be in marin county this weekend for the 60th annual sausalito art festival. and we were there yesterday as crews got everything set up. the festival show cases the work of local, american, and international artists. there's also food and live music, and the art festival at marin ship park today, tomorrow, and monday. >> also have to mention festival in nobray this weekend. a's and red sox deferent tonight. rosemary, a lot going on, jackets, no jackets? probably jackets today? >> i say go with the jackets. go with the tennis shoes and

ditch the flip-flops around the peninsula, at least the northern half. along the east bay another cool stay. we are going to see temperatures up over yesterday, so if it was a little too cool for you, better conditions expected. take a look at that wider spread gray out there. we have the onshore breeze blowing through around fairfield, 14 miles per hour. not as strong as yesterday. concord reporting 14 as well, so perhaps breezy. areas near danville, concord, pittsburgh, antioc, clayton, partly cloudy skies. mostly gray. 56 in oakland. if you head to outside concord, right now, 55, 56 in napa. temperatures will rebounded. it's going to take a little while with all the gray skies. we have that southerly swell still dealing with, built in last night, and will remain for the first half of your weekend. so south-facing beaches, talking about santa cruz board walk beach, a twin lake state beach, please just take it easy out there. the southerly -- the southerly swells will be larger than what we typically get, and there is a riske for rip currents, as

well as the large shore breaks. your extended forecast here, notice the big warm-up. today a few degrees over yesterday, but then back into a summer-like pattern for the second half of your holiday weekend. 90 degrees on sunday, upper 60s in the forecast for the beaches, and even warmer than that for labor day monday. back to you. the dumbarton bridge is now closed to traffic. we talked with officials. they'll have an update on thousand work is going. >> more clues in the search for victims of the so-called speed freak killers. a letter that could lead to more remains. >> and how many people may have been exposed to a deadly virus at yosemite national park this past summer.

an overnight fire dries two homes in contra costa county. how people were able to escape even though their smoke detectors weren't working. the dumbarton bridge is now shut down. the work being done at the labor day holiday and how you can get around that closure. >> and a big opening day for the cal football team. they're back at memorial after a multi million dollar seismic renovation. and good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, september 1. i'm claudine wong. >> good morning, everyone. i'm mike mibach. right to rosemary and that

holiday weekend forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you. today another round of the low normal temperatures, although i will say a subtle warm-up in most cases. santa rosa by 2 degrees or so for the afternoon for san francisco. livermore a nice big boost, 78 expected for today, 67 is the high for livermore yesterday. we will continue this warming trend, in fact the second half of the weekend, going to become hot in some spots. i'll look at what you can expect outside your door this morning. we begin with overnight news from the east bay. flames engulfed two homes in concord, and allie rasmus is live at the scene where the challenges firefighters faced. >> reporter: i talked to the contra costa county fire investigator who is out here earlier. he thinks it may have started in the garage, an electrical fire with an extension court that may have shorted. -- cord in that garage that may have shorted. shortly after 2 a.m. the fire started and in a

matter of minutes the flames spread to the home right next door. now, at its worst, the flames reached 50 feet into the air, and a total of three people were inside these two homes when the fire broke out. they were all asleep, and their smoke alarms didn't go off, although both homeowners told firefighters that they have smoke detectors, they thought they were going to work, but for some reason they didn't. luckily a n.b.a. across the street woke up -- a neighbor across the street woke up when he heard strange noises. >> just like popping. a lot of popping, like somebody was kicking a car or something. >> like firecrackers? >> kind of like firecrackers, yeah. >> reporter: thanks to that n.b.a.er who didn't want his face shown on camera, everyone in these nomes got out safely. -- homes got out safely. this was a challenging fire for firefighters. it took them six to seven minutes to respond, because the closest fire station to this neighborhood is in downtown concord, and that station has fewer resources than it used

to. >> due to budget cuts, on july 1 we closed our one multi company station, station 6 downtown concord, which normally has six people with two crews, they closed it to one crew. and that crew was out on another medical call. >> reporter: the red cross was out here this morning helping all three people in both homes find other places to stay. firefighters say they were glad they were able to contain this fire to just the two homes in this neighborhood, because we take you back out here live, you can see there are a lot of trees. in fact, a big pine tree right in front of the house where this fire started, and this pine tree, part of it did catch on fire. that was a concern and a challenge for firefighters making sure that the flames didn't spread. live in concord, ali rasmus, ktvu. right now an investigation is under way into a reported shooting in oakland. police responded to a report of shots fired at the k.f.c. restaurant on macarthur boulevard just before 11:00 last night. officers aren't commenting about the case and there is a

report that the shooting may have involved the restaurant security guard. in just two hours, religious leaders will hold a peace march in oakland. a prayer walk begins at the east oakland deliverrance center on 73rd and international. it will end at a community forum which is scheduled to include the mayor and city council president. we talked to cal trans within the last 30 minutes. they say the closure of the dumbarton bridge is going smoothly so far and it's right on schedule. cal trans is upgrading the bridge between the east bay and the peninsula, to better handle movement during an earthquake. crews are replacing an expansion joint with a larger seismically safe joint. overnightny used hydraulic jacks to raise the bridge deck 5 inches. >> that was completed last night. and this morning, early. and so, that's out of the way, and now the main -- the center part of the bridge is at its final elevation, and ready to be prepared for the new joint

to go in. >> the bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday morning at 5 a.m., and until then, drivers will have to head farther south and drive around the southern part of the bay or head north and take a different bridge across the bay. here is a map of the alternatives that cal trans is recommending. if you want to go north, drive to hayward, the san mateo area and cross the san matt crow bridge. the southern detour takes you to santa fe and across highway 237. cal trans says it saw a slight increase in traffic on those routes overnight. a street in san francisco will also be shut down through the weekend, fremont street between mission and howard is closed. crews are installing a temporary bridge so they can begin underground excavation for the new transbay terminal. the roadway is expected to reopen at 5:00 tuesday morning. a new letter from one of the so-called speed freak killers is revealing new clues to where more than a dozen victims could be buried. it comes less than a week after leslie tour pen tine was released from death row to help

investigators search the dig site. in the letter to bounty hunter leonard padilla, he says investigators missed lauren hertzog's bone yard where 14 victims are buried. >> he said he was convinced that if they dug by the little bridge for sure, they'd find some bodies there. >> the san joaquin county sheriff's department said that it's already found three victims in the wells in lyndon. no word on when the new dig willing take place. two suicide attackers have killed a dozen people near a u.s. base in afghanistan. those attacks happened in eastern afghanistan, about 40 miles from kabul. military officials say one of the bombers was driving a fuel tanker. the other set off a vest of explosives outside a governor's office. eight civilians and four afghan police died. a memorial service will be held for a lake county soldier killed in afghanistan. 23-year-old army sergeant richard essex was one of seven

u.s. troops killed in the trash of a blackhawk helicopter two weeks ago. more than 1000 people are expected to the end the memorial service. it's at 11:00 this morning at kelseyville high school, and is open to the public. firefighters in san jose are waiting for an update this morning on the firefighter who had a heart attack while battling a church fire. st. patrick -- [ singing ] >> st. patrick cathedral parish is holding services in if school gym where parishioners are praying for frank ryan. the 15 year veteran firefighter is slowly being brought out of a medically induced coma after collapsing at the burning church. his colleagues remained by his side. >> we're going to stay here until frank gets out of the hospital. yesterday somebody said frank's not dead. he's just sleeping right now, and we'll be talking to frank soon. >> frank ryan remains in critical but stable condition. meanwhile, st. patrick's sanctuary will have to be rebuilt. one parishioner told ktvu they had a small electrical fire six

months ago, and that could be a clue as to what started the larger fire at the church this past thursday. the outbreak of a deadly virus at yosemite national park may be worse than originally thought. the centers for disease control now says up to 10,000 park visitors may have been exposed to the hantavirus this summer. the park shut down 91 tent cabins in curry village, after learning that two visitors died, and four others were sickened by the virus. employees also set up a phone line and are contacting people who may have been exposed. >> you know, getting the people doing personal interviews. you know, asking people for specific cabin numbers, trying to get dates together, finding out who they traveled with. >> the hantavirus is a mouse- borne illness that starts with flu-like symptoms. there are more suspected cases out there, but at this point, they have not been confirmed. the park says the outbreak has not caused any mass cancellations. the cal bears return to memorial stadium today for the

season opener against the university of nevada. the bears played their home game at at&t park last year, while memorial stadium underwent a multi million dollar seismic renovation. a ribbon cutting ceremony is going to be held before the noon game today. the official rededication of memorial stadium, however, is going to be held at half time of the cal ucla game in october. good morning to you. maybe going out to the cal game for today, bring along a light jacket. we have mostly gray skies this morning over san jose. mostly gray, pretty much everywhere you look. you have to get well inland, antioc, the brentwood this morning with mostly sunny skies. pittsburgh, but the rest of us dealing with plenty of gray and that marine layer pretty thick, anywhere from 2500 to 3000 feet. a trough off the west coast is going to migrate. be out of here by tomorrow, but for today, we are going to remain with the cool pattern in place. our afternoon high slightly warmer in some cases, but

again, well below what we typically get for the start of september. so morning clouds this morning, even a little bit of patchy drizzle reported around the bay area. s.f.o., arriving flights some delays, but the low clouds hugging, and we've got forecasted highs for today, 60s at the coast, 70s for most of our inland spots. a few of the hottest spots get to the lower 80s for today. 56 degrees in concord, 57 in livermore, right now, 53 santa rosa, 54 san francisco, 59 mountain view. these numbers, similar to yesterday morning. fairfield where the delta breeze isn't as strong. a tad degree warmer than -- i should actually say one degree warmer than yesterday, 24 hours ago. here is the fog. it's settling in over san jose, but we know we've got it. and we've got a burn-off coming late morning. looks like it will be inside the bay and across the east bay. still, right about noontime. takes until the afternoon before it finally clears. oakland, san leandro and it will continue to hug the coast the entire day. with upper 50s, low 60s in the

forecast for the beaches. 72 for petaluma today, 73 for navarro, 71 san rafael. 66 in sausalito for the art festival going on there. 67 in oakland, upper 70s to low 80s. danville, livermore, 80 degrees in pittsburgh. so, a nice day for our inland areas, just not as warm as we should be. 74 san jose, 73 santa clara, 72 sunny veil. mild to warm conditions in and around wood side for today, but then mild to cool conditions daily city san francisco, 70 degrees san mateo, 72 from menlow park. the extended forecast, we do have a nice big warming trend that will begin by tomorrow. 90 degrees for the warmer spots, and then 94 for your labor day monday. and will continue to hold this pattern with only subtle changes in the forecast tuesday, wednesday. for the coast, upper 60s at the beaches. back to the desk. >> thanks, rosemary. it is more fun than you can shake your kilt at.

the 147th scottish highland gathering and games starts at the alameda county fairgrounds. there will be seven stages of entertainment with celtic folk songs and rock bands in addition to traditional scottish games. the gathering goes from 10 to four today as well as tomorrow. isaac hit new orleans as a hurricane, and is now moving on, but the preparations under way as remnantings of that storm head north. >> plus a major theft in canada. where 10 million pounds of maple syrup can now be headed. >> but first, here is a live look outside at the traffic on highway 237. this is one of the alternative  routes during the dumbarton bridge closure. and as you can see, traffic moving along fine but we just told you cal trans says there was an up nick traffic along that road overnight. it may be a little busier this weekend. it's 8:12. this is mornings on 2. ere ! hair black as night, skin white as snow !

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good morning to you. a live look at the gloomy start over the oakland estuary this morning. a light breeze and 56 degrees. well, some thieves have made off with $30 million worth of maple syrup. 10 million pounds of syrup was stolen from a warehouse between montreal and quebec city. it's enough syrup to fill two olympic sized swimming pools. the syrup was said to be moved to a new more secure warehouse next week, but the thieves got to it first. and now it could be headed for the black market.

>> those people, they had motives, and they will probably find a market for this maple syrup. and this could be very harmful for the industry. >> the federation of quebec maple syrup producers says it only learned about the theft after checking their inventory and finding empty barrels. as much as 80% of the world's maple syrup comes from quebec. isaac has swept through louisiana and left behind blooded neighborhoods -- flooded neighborhoods, louisiana's parish has been under water since the store came ashore tuesday night. officials in the area near new orleans intentionally breached a levee to help drain the flood water but it's still there. some people say they have lost everything. one man, like others staying at red cross shelters, has lost it all before. >> and rebuilt a year after katrina, i bought a house, me and my grandmother. $53,000 cash. that is now submerged under water. >> well, those who have something to go back to are

leaving today to see what's left. those who don't are torn between going home and starting over somewhere else. well, republican presidential candidate mitt romney traveled to jefferson parish yesterday. he stopped to thank volunteers and was briefed about the continued relief effort. president obama will visit louisiana on monday. power officials say they had hoped to restore power to 90% of louisiana homes by the end of the day. isaac is being blamed for five deaths in louisiana, and two in mississippi. well, what's left of isaac is moving north into missouri and illinois, and now indiana is also preparing for that storm. the now tropical depression is headed towards central indiana and indianapolis where people are getting sandbags ready and bracing for torrential downpours. forecasters are predicting two to four inches of rain across central indiana with 25 to 35 mile per hour winds. in election 2012 coverage, the final preparation are being made for the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. los angeles mayor and

convention chair antonio villaregossa will pound the gavel to kick off proceedings tuesday morning. the event will be held mostly inside the time warner cable arena where the charlotte bobcats play basketball. but on the final night president obama will deliver his acceptance speech at the 70,000 seat bank of america stadium, the home of the carolina panthers. charlotte expects 35,000 visitors and delegates at the convention, and homeless advocates are wondering what charlotte will do with the city's homeless. a local ministry is making sure there is a place to stay and access services. >> no plan to put them on buss and send them somewhere else. there's no plan to buy them movie tickets or museum tickets, or ball game tickets, or anything that would hide the homeless. >> several shelters will expand hours. they will also make sure children can get on a bus and go to school. many low-income families living in motels have been forced to leave, because they just can't afford the increased rates during the convention week.

our coverage of the democrats begins tomorrow. ken pritchett will bring us live reports from charlotte from then until thursday, when the president is scheduled to address the delegates. in this morning's weekly address, president obama praised the men and women in the armed forces. >> that means giving them a clear mission, and the equipment they need on the front lines. but it also means taking care of our veterans and their families. [ music ] >> the president met with soldiers at fort bliss, texas yesterday, which was the second anniversary marking the end of the combat mission in iraq. the president says the anniversary is a chance to appreciate how far the nation has come, but is also a reminder of how difficult the work is ahead in afghanistan. meantime, both the president and mitt romney are campaigning in the central part of the country. president obama has two rallies in iowa, including a stop at an outdoor farming museum. right now, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is go toke campaigning in ohio. this is a live look at his event in union terminal in

cincinnati. john boehner now speaking. romney is hoping for a big post- convention bounce in the polls. we'll keep an eye on that for you and update you on what's happening. governor jerry brown has issued a fitness challenge to new jersey governor chris christie. the new jersey republican took a swipe at brown this week at the g.o.p. convention, calling the california leader a, quote, old retread. christie also says he can run three miles in 29 minutes. governor brown is defending his age. he also challenged the new jersey governor to a three-mile race. and a push-up and chin-up contest. astronaut neil armstrong has been laid to rest in ohio. 10 former astronauts, including two crew mates from the historic apollo 11 mission attended the private funeral service held by armstrong's family. the first man on the moon died last saturday at the age of 82. the national memorial service for arm strong is set for september 12th in washington, d.c. neil armstrong's funeral

coincided with a rare blue moon, a so-called blue moon is an uncommon lunar event in which two full moons occurred during the same calendar month. last time a blue moon happened was in december of 2009, and the next blue moon here is scheduled for july of 2015. well, it was last call for food and drinks at cesear's in san francisco. the italian restaurant on the corner of powell and faith street is now closed. the restaurant's owner says he tried to keep it open but the lunch crowds shrunk and the rest had risen and after 56 years it was time to close. the original owner dropped in last night to tell stories of customers like frank sinatra. >> when he would come to the city he'd come and see me. but sinnatra wants to eat at 2 in the morning. >> cesear's was once favored by big names in entertainment and politics. old san francisco politics were among the regular.

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it appears that two wayward dolphins have made their way back to the san francisco bay.

they were first started in south san francisco wednesday night. one dolphin did appear to be sick. on thursday night the pair of dolphins was still in that creek but the marine mammal center checked yesterday and says they didn't see the dolphins anymore. >> i remember when the dolphins made their way to stanford and lost to the niners back in 85. different dolphins, but -- trying to tie it all together here on this saturday morning. >> thank you. and a busy saturday morning we have. oakland a's are playing tonight against the red sox and rosemary, cal football starting today. i'm sure a lot of folks are headed out the door pretty soon. >> it's the season, right? do some tailgating. it's a cloudy start, temperatures in the 50s right now, mid 60s in the forecast for berkeley for the afternoon, as well as areas right along that oakland stretch at the stadium for the afternoon game with the a's. we have an onshore breeze continuing, although not as robust through the delta. still a little gusty through concord, and you can see most of was gray skies, looking at mostly sunny skies well inland.

pittsburgh, antioc, brentwood, clayton, seeing the sunshine this morning, but again, most of us waking up with plenty of gray. the marine layer close to 3000 feet, so awfully thick. thicker than yesterday. 74% this afternoon with partly sunny mostly cloudy skies. 74 san jose, 72 redwood city, and in the city for the afternoon, 64 expected, 67 in oakland with partly cloudy skies. yesterday, oakland gray all day. your extended forecast there, we do have a warm-up in store. temperatures slightly warmer today for most areas, but by tomorrow, a huge spike in the temps. low 90s in the forecast as we get into labor day monday. meanwhile, upper 60s along the coast. i'll explain what's behind this warm-upcoming up. the risk for wildfires remains high in the state and fire officials are warning people who plan to spend the holiday weekend in the great outdoors. more than 500,000 achers have burned in the state this year, and people planning to visit

national forests are being advised to call ahead foreclosures and restrictions. a statewide burn ban is in effect for allstate-owned areas. the community of kent woodlands in marin county is making sure it's prepared for wildfires with the first of its kind exercise. the homeowners association and the fire safety committee are organizing a community-wide fire drill during which residents will be asked to literally pick up and pack up their things and evacuate. the drill is scheduled for october 13th. an orphaned black bear rescued from a wildfire in idaho is now recovering. last week, four month old booboo was spotted clinging to a tree with second degree burns on all of his paws. he is now being treated at a wildlife center and veterinarians say the prognosis is good. booboo is going to be transferred to a rehabilitation facility, and then is either going to be released into the wild or sent to a zoo. antioc city officials are trying to combat a growing problem there. what the city is now requiring from all renters in order to

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a fast-moving fire damages two houses overnight in concord, and firefighters this morning blaming budget cuts for their slowed response. good morning, everyone. welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. that fire broke out around 2 this morning when firefighters arrived on scene. a tower of flames and smoke poured from the roof of the two homes. which were located in the area of margaret drive and concord boulevard. it took crews about a half hour

to put out the fire, and the battalion chief says it took longer than normal because a nearby fire station was closed due to budget cuts. everyone inside the homes escaped injury. >> neighbor who saw the flames first alerted the families to the danger. a major bridge closure is now in effect. the dumbarton bridge is off limits until tuesday morning. this is new video of construction crews working on the bridge overnight. cal trans closed that bridge from the east bay to the peninsula last night for seismic retro fitting. construction crews raised the bridge deck and began work to demolish an expansion joint and replace it with a larger seismic safety joint. so far everything is going according to plan. here is a map showing the best alternate routes for you this weekend. you can drive north to hayward or the san mateo area and cross over the san mateo bridge, or drive south and cross through san jose on highway 237. the dumbarton bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday at 5 a.m. >> we also have coverage of the

dumbarton bridge closure at ktvu.com under the hot topics section for more on the work and routes around the closure. it could cost you more to fill up gas tanks this weekend. goring to gas buddy, drivers will likely see the highest fuel prices they've ever seen this weekend. the average price at the pumps in california for regular unled is 4.15 a gallon. up 34 cents from last month. and that might be the cheapest you will find around. here is a look at some of the average prices in our area. san francisco, 4.23 a gallon. san jose, 4.17, and oakland will cost you about 4.13 a gallon. >>two people are recovering this morning from falling into the water after their boat capsized near the san mateo bridge. it happened just after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. and news chopper 2 flew over the scene as crews retrieved that 14-foot sailboat. the two people, a 51-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl were pulled to safety and taken to the redwood city marina for medical attention. san francisco police are using stay away orders to try

to end a cycle of crime. according to the san francisco chronicle, a few police stations in the city are turning to court mandated stay away orders targeting repeat offenders like drug dealers who commit crimes in a certain area. police will work with prosecutors to try to weave the locations of those crimes into the terms of their probation, and that way, the criminals can be arrested for just returning to a certain area. well, there is a new twist in the fight to put the oakland police department under federal control. the bay area news group reports lawyers supporting the move are asking a judge to order mayor jean quann to appear at a deposition or face contempt charges. she did cancel a scheduled deposition on thursday. lawyers say the police department has failed to enact court mandated reforms following the riders police corruption case. several major pieces of legislation are heading to the governor's office looking for his signature. state lawmakers passed a flurry of bills before last night's midnight end of the session deadline. the most controversial was a package to reform california's

public pension system. proposed changes include raising the retirement age for new employees from 55 to 67. annual payouts for new hires will be capped at 132,000 dollars, governor brown plans to sign if measure, which he says could save the stated 55 billion over 30 years. >> while labor groups say the reforms are good, some republican lawmakers say they just don't go far enough. another bill on the governor's desk would grant driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants covered by president obama's deferred action program. the legislation is co sponsored by berkeley assembly woman nancy skinner. while democrats favor the bill, it received little support from republicans. >> and the legislature also passed twin bills to help college students avoid paying those expensive textbooks. the bills would create an online library of materials, commonly taught at undergraduate courses at u.c. and cal state universities. printouts would go for about $20, about a 10th of the price

of many textbooks. but the online library would be created only when state or private funding becomes available. contra costa county courts are fashion massive cuts. last week officials held a public meeting to warn about the budget problems and now they have announced the pending closure of six courtrooms, including the juvenile court in richmond. child support court will be reduced to four days a week. next year's budget is $7 million less than it was last year. and the courts could be backed up even further. they do handle about 170,000 cases every year. and critics worry family services could be hurt the most. it is a follow-up to an issue k.t.v.u. news has been reporting on for months. the adequating problem in antioc. the city is now requiring renters to fill out a form and prove that they are the rightful tenant before water service can be turned on. they need a legitimate lease and property owners must confirm the information is correct. >> i understand pittsburg has this law in effect, and it

seems to be working. so it's great. yeah. it would be nice to know there's at least some checks going on before they get in. >> tenants can have the forms notarized if the owner is not available to go to city hall with them. a recent drop in the number of foreclosures could also help cut down on the number of squatting cases. california's getting ready to target web retailers who don't collect sales tax. starting on september 15th, amazon will be l. begin collecting sales -- amazon will begin collecting sales tax on purchases made by people living in california. it comes when local governments are scrambling to get money. the new enforcement effort is expected to bring in about $317 million in the first year. apple is asking a federal court to add four more samsung products to its lawsuit. apple filed documents in san jose yesterday, urging the court to pull samsung products released after its lawsuit against samsung was filed in april. the new products include the new galaxy s3 smart phone.

last month a jury found samsung had copied apple and awarded apple more than a billion dollars. it took them a month to figure out they were multi millionaires, but despite that, a bay area couple is celebrating a big lotto win. vladimir and marita agnigh claimed a 52 million dollar prize yesterday. vladimir found out he won because the lotto released video of him buying the winning ticket. ktvu was the first to talk to him. >> it's not for pus, it's for my kids. that's it. >> vladimir went online to check the lotto's unclaimed winning tickets and saw the surveillance photos from the fremont liquor store where he plays one quick pick a week. the agnites say the first thing they are going to do is buy a house. speaking of big winners, petaluma's little league world series team will be treated to a town parade tomorrow. [ cheers and applause ]

>> last night, the players were honored by the oakland a's at the coliseum. the kids stood on the field alongside their major league heroes for the national anthem and they had a rare opportunity to shag fly balls in the outfield. >> definitely one of the best days of my life so far. >> and why is that? have you always wanted to do that? >> i've always wanted to be on the field with an mlb team, and it's come true. >> it's amazing to be here. it's my favorite team, and probably a lot of others's, and it's cool to see all the players. >> for a's outfielder and petaluma native jonny gomes also arranged for that luxury box for the boys and their families to catch the game between the a's and red sox. >> the parade starts at 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. the route will start at warm-up park, go through town and end back at the park. each player will get to ride in a convertible. the event includes the presentation of a city proclamation and community barbecue. the petaluma little

leaguers were treated to a pretty good game in oakland. they cheered as jonny gomes collected one of his two hits on the night, this one looping into center to score brandon moss. the a's led 6-0 through 3, and the oakland offense just kept piling on the runs. josh reddick hits a grand slack as part of a nine-run 7th inning. the a's then score their 19th and 20th runs in the 8th inning, they would win by a final of 20-2. the giants ended august on a sour note losing to the cubs in chicago. cubs a 5-0 lead in the 3rd inning after this deep drive to left from wellington castillo. blanco can't make the catch at the wall and the giants relay to home gets away from buster posey as the run comes in. madison bumgarner wasn't there backing up the play and castillo coming around to score on the error. the giants bring the tying run to the plate in the 8th, but lost 6-4. good morning to you. a cool, cloudy start to the morning. giving you a live look here at the golden gate bridge.

the visibility across the bridge looking pretty good. later, we may actually see patchy dense fog. we may see it actually shrink and compress. that's because high pressure is headed our way. not in time for today, but eventually we will see the changes take place. the trough off the coast today migrating across northern california for the afternoon. and then by tomorrow, it lifts and it's out of here. morning clouds, a little drizzle out there this morning. we are sunk in pretty good. the low cloud deck stretching into livermore. below normal once again for the afternoon, but in most cases a little warmer than what we felt on friday. here is your forecast as we get into your holiday weekend. temperatures barely getting to 80 degrees. this is for some of the warmer spots. by tomorrow, a nice spike nearing 90 degrees right above that seasonal average and into monday, we'll be above average in some cases. right now, outside your door, 59 in fairfield, 56 in concord, 56 in oakland, 57 redwood city.

low 50s, santa rosa. if you're heading to the farmers market, bring your jacket. we have that onshore breeze blowing, although not as strong through the delta. fairfield, the winds are lighter than what we saw yesterday. a little gusty through concord. 72 in vallejo for your afternoon today, 73 in navarro, 82 st. helena. mid 80s in clear lake this afternoon. there will be nice warm weather there. 72 for petaluma, 71 san rafael. 67 in oakland if you are going to see the a's play today. upper 70s, low 80s, in livermore, 80 for pittsburg. down into the south bay, 74 san jose, 79 morgan hill, 67 santa cruz for the afternoon. there is an advisory there for a large south swell lasting through the day. 70 degrees san mateo, 64 in the city. low 60s at the coast. oakland coliseum this afternoon, game time 6:05. a westerly breeze, 10 to 15 miles per hour. 65 degrees, partly cloudy skies, turning mostly cloudy

once again by the evening hours. there is the extended forecast, and there is your warming trend. again by tomorrow. upper 60s at the coast, upper 80s, low 90s for the inland areas, and we'll be even hotter on monday. get back to work on tuesday, and the summer-like weather continues. i'll have a look at your lunchtime numbers coming up. well, caught on video. a shocking case of classroom bullying. the person leading it that now has the school authorities and police investigating. >> but first a live look outside on this cool first day of september. that is the macarthur maze, 85, 88, 80 all getting in the mix. 24 right around the corner. so traffic picking up on this saturday morning, but no major accidents to report at this time. clock says 8:42. this is mornings on 2. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts!

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good morning to you. a live look at the oakland estuary this morning. widespread clouds across the bay, eventually burning back to the coast. unseasonably miled temperatures expected for the afternoon. a teenager kid napped from her nevada home has been found safe. police say two men knocked on melissa duran's door yesterday and then grabbed her when she answered. her kidnappers held her for ransom. they called her parents and

demanded money for her return. a neighbor's surveillance camera captured the kidnapper's car. police served a search warrant on that apartment and found duran. another sports fan has fallen at a stadium and died. a 20-year-old man from tennessee fell 35 feet from the upper level of the georgia dome last night during a college football game. he hit another fan while falling, but that fan was treated and released. the fall comes just one day after a 25-year-old man fell about 60 feet from an escalator at reliance stadium in houston. that happened during a preseason n.f.l. game. a 16-year-old boy was killed in a party bus accident yesterday in new jersey. police say he died after sticking his head out of an emergency hatch on a double decker bus. the boy's head hit the underside of an overpass as the bus was crossing the george washington bridge from new york. 65 teenagers were on that bus, headed to a sweet 16 party. 5 month after the colorado movie theater shooting, financial help is finally on

the way for the familyings of the victims. 12 people died in the july rampage, and since then, $5 million has been raised for the victims' families and survivors. however, they claim they received next to nothing. the families have now worked out a deal with the state of colorado to make sure 100% of all donations go to the victims' families. >> any didn't give a time frame as of yet, which i'm ok with that, as long as they can show transparency, that the money is being donated directly to the victims. >> the families say they're not trying to get rich, but to help children who will now be growing up without a father or mother. their goal is to disburse the money in the next few months. authorities say more information is coming out, regarding the gun man who killed two coworkers at a new jersey supermarket. 23-year-old suspect terrance tyler posted a question on twitter three years ago, quote, is it normal to want to kill all of your coworkers? end quote. police say he was discharged from the marines two years ago

after suffering from depression. early yesterday morning, he returned to the supermarket armed with an automatic pistol and an ak-47 and shot and killed an 18-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man before taking his own life. there is a shocking case of school bullying in this seattle area. clues mates of a 13 -- classmates of a 13-year-old boy used their cell phones to record the incident. the attorney for the student accuses the teacher of leading the unruly behavior. the teacher is accused of poking the boy in the stomach and then encouraging the other students to bully him. >> it was a teacher-led bullying incident of epic proportions. he had a pillow placed on his face where he couldn't beets for several seconds -- breathe for several seconds. he had his own socks shoved into his mouth. >> the teacher was suspended for 10 days, given classroom management training and reassigned as a substitute teacher for the rest of the school year. the teacher wrote a letter apologizing for the incident but also said that it was harmless childhood horseplay. the boy switched schools and is now getting psychiatric help. if you plan to travel this

labor day weekend, you won't be out on the roadways alone. highway patrol officers are out all over the bay area, cracking down on drunk drivers. police departments in a number of cities are also setting up d.u.i. checkpoints, including richmond, oakland and san francisco. an elderly santa rosa man has been charged with attempted murder. 82-year-old harry edward smith is accused of running down a bicyclist with his car on a golf course. two weeks ago police said smith got angry at a cyclist riding through his retirement community. they say he hit the cyclist who suffered broken wrist. the judge increased smith's bail to $1 million and he was taken back into custody. today penn state will play its first regular season football game since all of its wins dating back to 1998 were vacated in the wake of if jerry sand key scandal. [ crowd chanting ] >> at least 15,000 people attended a pep rally at beaver stadium last night and a vocal show of support for the nitny lions. they will host ohio at 9 a.m.

our time. the college vote is critical in the race for the white house. both president obama and mitt romney have come up with their own plans to tackle rising college costs. the president wants to make a $2500 tax credit for college expenses permanent. while also expanding pel grants for lower earning families. romney blames the rising costs on the obama administration. he insists that tax credits and pel grants encourage colleges to raise tuitions. tuitions and fees for four year public schools have grown 72% above inflation in the past decade. the average student borrows more than $24,000. california students are showing some progress when it comes to learning english and math. that, according to new results from standardized testing in the state. the report shows 57% of california students who are proficient or better in english. 51% scored high in math. students in contracosta county surpassed the state average with more than 63% scoring at or above grade level proficiency in english.

students also scored 57% in math. in alameda county, 62% of students scored high in reading. 55% scored well in math, and in san francisco, 68% scored high in math, and 61% scored proficient in english. starting today, adult clipper cards will no longer be free. the plastic cards were introduced in june of 2010 as a simple way for people to ride various bay area public transit systems such as muni and bart. adult clipper cards now cost $3, but the fee is going to be waived if you apply online and sign up to reload money onto those cards automatically. senior and youth cards will still be free oakland is gearing up for its third annual l.g.b.t. pride festival. it's northern california's second largest pride celebration. more than 50,000 people are expected to attend, and 60 artists on four stages are scheduled to perform. the festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, at 20th street, and

broadway in oakland's uptown neighborhood. it's 8:51. and the new college football season is under way. stanford has to get used to life without andrew luck. how they just escaped an upset at the hands of the san jose state team. >> a subtle warm-up is in your forecast this afternoon with a notable jump on the way for the second half of the weekend. i will show you those numbers coming up.

the stanford football team opened its season last night against san jose state. the cardinals led at the half under new starting quarterback josh nunez. but san jose tied it at 17 in the 3rd. still in the 3rd quarter, san jose state with the ball again, but throws a pick there. it would end up kicking a field goal, and necessary highlights aren't matching up. but san jose state had a last chance in the 4th quarter and that was the pick. stanford won 22-17. one of the stars of the london olympic is in the bay area this weekend. missy franklin is visiting berkeley. one of the many universities the colorado high school senior is considering. she has a lot of connections to the cal swim team. cal's head coach terry mckeever is also the u.s. olympic team coach and two of her london teammates are current cal swimmers. another round of salmon fishing starts today. the commercial salmon season

off the california coast runs from september 1 through september 30th. it covers the area between point arena in mendacino county and near mon at that ray. fishermen said they're optimistic about the season after years of having shorter fishing seasons there is no limit on the number of fish they can catch this year. it's 8:55. it's the first day of september and a cool start to this day. let's check in with rosemary and see how we are looking so far. >> we're going feel like fall out there once again. numbers remain below normal, but we will get back to that summer like weather in time for the second half of your weekend. for today, numbers will be up a few degrees in many cases. now if you're in areas near pleasanton, livermore where we really didn't see any sunshine tomorrow, you will see a notable warm up, 5 to 10 degrees over friday. the onshore breeze continues although it has lessened in the last 24 hours or so. we got a breeze, a breeze at about the 14 miles per hour through fairfield, 13 in concord. so still a little brisk out there, with gray skies in the

forecast through the morning hours. temperatures 57 in oakland, 59 in areas near palo alto this morning and san jose over the north bay. temperatures range in the 50s as well. for the afternoon, mid morning to late morning burn-off expected for most of us. across the east bay it could be into the early afternoon. this morning, those 50s will turn into 60s for the lunch hour. still going to be relatively mild out there. widespread 60s for the noontime and then into the afternoon, widespread 70s inland, with just a few pockets of orange there indicate log 80s near brentwood, perhaps antioc, but not really a whole lot of heat out there. that's going to change, sunday into monday. a big spike in temperatures, low to mid 90s in the forecast by labor day monday. along the coast, upper 60s. back to you. a lot of people will be in marin county for the 60th annual sausalito art festival. we were there yesterday as crews were getting everything ready. the festival show cases the work of local american and international artists. there will also be food and

live music. the art festival is at the marin ship park today, tomorrow and monday. people are also going to be tracking broadway for the 42nd annual art and wine festival. more than 100,000 people are expected this labor day weekend. there will be music, art and food and more and that festival runs from 10 until five today and tomorrow. admission is free and there is also a free shuttle to that festival, if you want to take bart that goes from the mill bay bart station. those aren't the only events in the bay area this weekend. we have lots more at ktvu.com. click on the holiday weekend tab at our website. >> and if that's not enough, how about a historic tour in san francisco. how you can get an up-close look at candlestick park. >> plus thousands of kids are ending up in the hospital every year. we'll let you know what common household items could be putting their lives at risk. lots of prepaid cards

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two homes got damaged badly in an overnight fire. what crews say was their biggest challenge. >> plus a major bridge clear they are weekend. the ultimate routes you need to know about if you are traveling over the bay. >> and a newly renovated home for the cal bears. how fans are celebrating this morning.

>> good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, september 1. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. let's head to rosemary for a look at how your saturday is shaping up. >> good morning to you. we will reign remain with unseasonly mild weather for your day. cool, cloudy start. a little patchy dries they will morning. temperatures remain below average for the afternoon. we have a big heat-up in store. i will show you the numbers coming up. a warning, if you are planning to travel over the bay, the dumbarton bridge is now closed for the three-day weekend. well, this is what construction crews started doing minutes after the bridge shut down at 10 p.m. last night. overnight they used hydraulic jacks to raise the bridge deck 5 inches. they are installing new joints on the bridge between the east bay and the peninsula to better handle movement during an earthquake. the closure has left some drivers looking for other ways to get around.

>> just observed a very slight increase in traffic on the detours, to 37 in the san mateo bridge. but traffic slowed smoothly, and the night went smooth in terms of the construction work, as well. >> the bridge is scheduled to reopen on tuesday at 5 a.m. until then, drivers will have to use those other ways to get across. here is a map showing the alternate routes that cal trans is recommending. for the northern detour, drive up to hayward or the san mateo area and then use the bridge. the 7 detour will take you down to san jose and across highway 237. we have another clearer to tell you about this morning, in san francisco. fremont street between mission and howard is shut down at this hour, because crews are installing a temporary bridge so they can begin underground excavation for the new transbay terminal. the roadway is expected to reopen at 5:00 tuesday morning. firefighters in concord say budget cuts delayed their efforts in putting out a fire overnight.

two homes on the 1700 block of margo drive were heavily damaged. a fire broke out around 2:00 this morning, and when firefighters arrived on scene, a tower of flames and smoke just poured out from the roof of the two homes. it took crews half an hour to extinguish those flames. the battalion chief says they would have responded faster, but a nearby fire station was closed due to budget cuts. everyone inside the houses made it out alive, and thanks to a neighbor who saw the flames, and alerted them. an investigation is under way into a reported shooting in oakland. police responded to reports of shots fired at the k.f.c. restaurant on macarthur boulevard just before 11:00 last night. officers are not commenting about this case. there is a report that the shooting may have involved the restaurant security guard. in less than an hour, religious leaders will hold a peace march in oakland. the prayer walk begins at the east oakland deliverrance center at 73rd and international. the march will end up at a community forum which is scheduled to include mayor jean

quann and city council president larry reid. firefighters in san jose are waiting for an update on the firefighter who had a heart attack while battling a church fire. [ singing ] >> st. patrick's pro cathedral parish is holding services in the school gym where parishioners are praying for frank ryan. the 15 year veteran firefighter is slowly being brought out of a mellow introduced coma after collapsing at a burning church. his colleagues remain by his side. >> we're going to stay here until frank gets out of the hospital. like yesterday, somebody said frank's not dead. frank is sleeping right now. and we'll be talking to frank soon. >> ryan remains in critical but stable condition. meanwhile, st. patrick's sanctuary is going to have to be rebuilt. one parishioner told ktvu, they had a small electrical fire six months ago and that could be a clue as to what started the larger fire at the church this past thursday. recovery efforts continue in louisiana this morning as people pick up the pieces following hurricane isaac.

louisiana's plaquemines parish has been under water since the storm hit tuesday. officials in the area near new orleans intentionally breached a levee to help drain flood water, but it's still there. some people say they have lost everything. one man, like others staying at red cross shelters, has lost it all before. >> and rebuilt. a year after katrina, i bought a house. me and my grandmother. $53,000 cash. that is now submerged under water. >> those who have something to go back to are leaving today to see what's left, and those who don't are torn between going home, and starting over somewhere else. dozens of bay area volunteers have been in the south for more than a week helping those impacted by hurricane isaac. according to the bay area red cross, volunteers were originally sent to florida but now are in alabama, louisiana and mississippi. they are helping to provide sheller and food to those

displaced from their homes. more than 3000 respect cross volunteers have been deployed nationwide republican presidential candidate mitt romney traveled to jefferson parish yesterday. he stopped to thank volunteers and was briefed about the continued relief effort -- excuse me. president obama will visit louisiana on monday. power officials have said they hope to restore power to 90% of louisiana homes by the end of the day. isaac is blamed for five deaths in louisiana, and two in mississippi. coming up at 9:30, we will have a live report from new orleans. >> and forecasters are keeping an eye on another tropical storm this morning. leslie has gained strength in the atlantic, and could become a hurricane sometime this weekend. i was about 550 miles east of the leeward islands at last check. visitors at yosemite national park remain on high alert after word that the outbreak of a deadly virus could be worse than originally thought. the centers for disease control say up to 10,000 park visitors may have been exposed to the

hantavirus this summer. the park shut down 91 tent cabins in curry village after learning two visitors died and four others were sickened by that virus. officials also set up a phone line and are now contacting people who may have been exposed. >> you know, getting to people, doing personal interviews, asking people for specific cabin numbers, trying to get dates together, finding out who they traveled with. >> the hantavirus is a mouse- borne illness that causes flu- like symptoms. there are more suspected cases out there but at this point, officials say they haven't been confirmed yet. the park is is the outbreak hasn't caused any mass cancellations. the cal bears return to memorial stadium today for the season opener against the university of nevada, and allie rasmus is live now in berkeley with more on why fans are so excited for today's big game. ali. >> well, it's the first time fans have been book memorial stadium since november, 2010. the two year wait is now over, and today is the home opener at

the new stadium. cal playing university of nevada. kickoff isn't for another three hours, so there's still a little bit of time before people start making their way en masse to the stadium, but you can see some cal fans making their way to the new stadium. off to the left you can see stadium workers and volunteers putting up the signs, getting things ready. they have a big banner that says welcome home. this is the first time in two years the golden bears will be playing at memorial stadium after a 321 million dollar renovation. today's game, again is a sell- out against university of nevada. and last week, engineers gave ktvu a tour through the new stadium. we saw what it looks like inside. one of the main reasons for the renovation was to do some seismic retrofit work. the old stadium was built in 1923, and it needed some earthquake safety features, because this stadium sits right on top of the hayward fault. so after the renovation, they now have some flex joints in place underneath the entire stadium. and the old concrete and wooden

seats that memorial stadium used to have have been replaced with some more comfortable plastic ones. so back out here live, again, you are looking at the new memorial stadium, outside gate four which is on peidmont avenue near the i house. the thing a lot of fans may notice, the biggest difference are the big box seat nas sit perched on top of memorial stadium. some of those luxury seats are said to have floor to ceiling windows which will give fans willing to pay top dollar a great view of the bay in case they want to take their eyes off the game. live in berkeley, allie rasmus, ktvu. good morning to you. you can see in berkeley, gray skies. you can see overhead we have gray skies. north bay, south bay, east bay. well inland, once again. the marine layer close to 3000 feet in some cases. the pattern will continue with a cooling trend expected through today, and then a big warm-up in time for tomorrow. some of house had mostly gray

-- some of us who had mostly gray skies yesterday will see mostly sunny skies and that will bring you a warm-up for today as well. satellite and radar view, that trough moving over northern california. it will be out of here by tomorrow. ridge of high pressure will bounce back and heat us up in time for the second half of your weekend. in a nutshell for today, unseasonably mild once against for the temperatures into the afternoon. we are waking up with the morning clouds well and widespread. and we have a little bit of patchy drizzle along the coast. s.f.o. reporting flight delays in arrivals to s.f.o. this morning. this afternoon, mostly sunny sky, upper 50s, low 60s at the coast, and 60s around the east bay, 70s inland, a few low 80s expected for the hotter spots. 58 in fairfield right now, a tad warmer in fairfield with a weaker onshore breeze through the delta at this hour. 58 in concord, 58 in hayward, 57 redwood city. 54 in santa rosa. we've held pretty steady so far this morning with plenty of gray out there. as i progressed this map through the noontime hour notice, we turn mostly sunny in

most cases around the bay on the east side of the bay, it could be another late day clearing. parts of the east bay didn't even clear yesterday. livermore socked in in low clouds over livermore, all day long. into your evening hours, right about 7:00, the clouds are moving their way back in. the forecasted highs for the afternoon, below normal for this time of year. 74 santa rosa, 73 for navarro, 71 san rafael, 66 in sausalito, upper 60s oakland, 69 in hayward. looking at 79 for danville, low 80s in livermore. still a nice looking day. 74 san jose, 73 santa clara, 72 in sunnyvale. 64 in the city. low 60s at the coast. cloudy and cool at the coast, but by tomorrow, upper 60s expected along the coastline. upper 80s to near 90 degrees inland, and then as we roll into labor day monday, even tuesday into wednesday, summer like weather in the forecast, low 90s. that is above average for this

time of year. upper 60s expected along the coast. if you are headed to santa cruz, maybe to the beach for today, there is an advisory there. i'll explain that coming up. we're just a few days away from the democratic national convention. we will look at what organizers are doing to prepare this weekend for the big event. >> plus, we're learning more about the ex-marine who went on a deadly shooting rampage in new jersey. the shocking tweet that may have been a warning sign. >> if anybody knows he knows. >> plus another letter could help investigators find victims of the speed freak killers, where wesley shermantine is telling them to focus their search. >> first a live look. highway 24 as it rolls on this morning. you can see traffic is moving just fine. we have been checking in with the c.h.p., and no major problems to report for you around the bay area, but keep in mind that dumbarton bridge is closed all weekend long. it's 9:12, and this is mornings on 2.

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of the so-called speed freak killers is revealing new clues to where more than a dozen victims could be buried. it comes less than a week after wesley shermantine was released from across the row so he could help -- released from death row so he could help investigators search the dig site. in the letter to bounty hunter leonard padilla shermantine says investigators missed loren herzog's bone yard where at least 14 victims are buried. >> he says he was convinced that if they dug by the little bridge for sure they'd find some bodies there. >> the san joaquin county sheriff's department says it has already found three victims in the wells in lyndon. no word on when the new digging is going to take place. two suicide attackers have killed a dozen people near a u.s. base in afghanistan. those attacks happened about 40 miles from kabul. one of the bombers was driving a fuel tanker. the other set off a vest of explosives outside a governor's office. eight civilians and four afghan police officers have died. more than 50 people were hurt

including two nato troops. a memorial service will be held this morning for a lake county coltedder killed in afghanistan. 23-year-old army sergeant richard essex was one of seven u.s. troops killed in a crash of a blackhawk helicopter two weeks ago. the service is set for 11:00 this morning, at kelseyville high school, and it is open to the public. more information is coming out about the gunman who killed two coworkers at a new jersey supermarket. 23-year-old suspect terrance tyler posted a question on twitter three years ago, saying, quote, is it normal to want to kill all of your coworkers, end quote. police say he was discharged from the marine 2 years ago after suffering from depression, and early yesterday morning he returned to the supermarket armed with an automatic pistol and an ak-47. he gunned down an 18-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man before committing suicide. in election 2012 news, president obama focused more on patriotism, rather than politics in this morning's

weekly address. >> that means giving them a clear mission, and the equipment they need on the front lines. but it also means taking care of our veterans and their families. >> the president praised the men and women of the armed services, and yesterday he traveled to fort bliss, texas, to mark the second anniversary of the end of the combat mission in iraq. the president says the anniversary is a chance to appreciate how far the nation has come, but it is also a reminder of the difficult work ahead in afghanistan. meantime, both the president and republican nominee mitt romney are campaigning in the central part of the country today. president obama has two rallies in iowa, including a stop at an outdoor farming museum. romney's campaign is hoping for a big post-convention bounce in the polls. romney is speaking at a museum in cincinnati. the final preparations are being made for the democratic national convention in charlotte, north carolina. los angeles mayor and convention chair antonio villa

rah go is a will pound the gavel to officially kick off proceedings tuesday morning. the event will mostly be held inside the time warner cable arena where the charlotte bobcats play basketball, but on the final night, president obama will deliver his acceptance speech at the 70,000 seat bank of america stadium, the home of the n.f.l. carolina panthers. charlotte expects 35,000 visitors and delegates. among those are groups from the bay area, including a delegation of 26 local zekes. they say this year's -- sikhs. they say this year's convention will be different than the one in november of 2008 when candidate barack obama was seen as a force tore change. after the convention, some local delegates will travel to battle ground states to campaign for president obama. our coverage of the democrats begins tomorrow. ken pritchett will bring us live reports from charlotte, from then until thursday, when the president is scheduled to address the delegates. astronaut neil armstrong has been laid to rest in ohio.

fen former astronauts, including two crew mates from the historic apollo 11 mission attended that private funeral service held by armstrong's family. the first man on the moon died last saturday at the age of 82. a national memorial service for arm strong is set for september 12th in washington, d.c. neil armstrong's funeral coincided with a rare blue moon. a so-called blue moon is an uncommon lunar event in which two full moons occur during the same calendar month. the last time a blue moon happened was in december of 2009. the next blue moon here will be on july of 2015. 40,000 children end up in the emergency room every year. how a common household item could be putting their lives at risk. >> a minor warm-up is in the forecast for your afternoon. we will remain below average for this time of year. that will turn around, temperatures will soar eventually. i'll show you when coming up.

it was last call for food and drinks at cesear's in san francisco. the italian restaurant is now closed. the owner says he's tried to keep it open but the lunch crowd has dipped and the rent has risen. after 56 years it was just time to close. the original owner actually dropped in last night to tell stories of famous customer such as frank sinnatra. >> when he would come to the city, and he'd come and see me. but sinatra wants to eat at 2:00 in the morning, you know. >> cesear's was once favored by big names in entertain and politics. old san francisco politic politicians were among the restaurants. it's not clear what kierched of business will move into the building. it took them a month to figure out that they were multi millionaires, but despite that a bay area couple is still celebrating a pretty big lottery win.

vladimir and marita agnite claimed a $52 million prize yesterday. vladimir found out he won buzz the state lottery released video of him buying the winning ticket. ktvu was the first to talk to him. >> it changed my life, but it's not for us, it's for my kids, that's it. >> vladimir went online to check the lottery's unclaimed winning tickets, and saw the surveillance photos from the fremont liquor store where he plays one quick pick a week. the agnites say the first thing they'll do is buy a house. a new report shows some small batteries could be putting kids' lives at risk. from 1997 to 2010, nearly 40,000 emergency room visits for kids under the age of 13 were due to the consumption of batteries. more than half of those were linked to button batteries which were found inside many children's toys. 14 cases during that time were deadly. a popular coffee brewer is being recalled this morning because of a dangerous

malfunction. the recall affects 600,000 mr. coffee brand single cup coffee makers. the consumer product safety commission says the machine can suddenly release a stream of scalding water and coffee grounds. the defect has caused 61 reported injuries. and idaho's famous potatoes are being turned into vodka. the grand tee teton vodka began last week. they're cooked with enzymes and once the starch becomes sugar, that mush is fermented for three and a half days. add in the yeast and the sugar becomes alcohol. >> it's smooth going down, it doesn't have an antiseptic burn like whiskeys and corn grains do. >> apparently all goes well over ice with a twist of lemon or lime. this is just a small family business so far of three employees. the family isn't sure where the venture will take them, but they say they are certainly enjoying the ride. >> definitely unique. no doubt well, a lot going on, sausalito art festival, also a

festival in mill bray. right now we're two and a half hours away from kickoff, of the cal bears' 2012 season. rosemary, a cool start. >> you're right. a cool start, a gray start although the clouds beginning to mix out just a little bit. we have an extensive area of low clouds well inland once again. once again, partly sunny skies, as you get into areas near concord, livermore and slowly burning off back to the coast later today. and the on shore breeze not as strong as yesterday morning. if you're going to santa cruz to play at the board walk heading to the beach, there is an advisory there. a strong southerly swell through tomorrow morning that will be impacting some of the south facing beaches, strong rip currents, as well as large shore breaks. so again, that to be aware of if you're going to play for today. we have temperatures similar to yesterday in many cases, a slightly warmer for some inland. if you had mostly cloudy skies all day yesterday and you're mostly sunny for today, temperatures anywhere? 5 to 10 degrees.

areas right around livermore, pleasant on the, oakland yesterday didn't see much sunshine, as well as hayward, and again, the warming trend will be under way. very subtle for today. the bigger spike will come tomorrow. upper 80s to near 90 on sunday. even warmer on monday. temperatures will actually warm above the seasonal norm. monday, tuesday, and into wednesday. meanwhile the beaches looking good. upper 60s in the forecast with partly cloudy skies. back to you. major cuts could be coming to contracosta county. how the court system may be taking a hit. >> plus if you are planning to head out for the holiday weekend, get ready to feel the financial pain at the pump. why officials say this labor day is one of the worst for gas prices.

this has many people looking for alternate routes. >> welcome to "mornings on 2". i am c. >> i am mike mibach. >> -- i am claudine wong. >> here is a look at top stories we are looking for. >> it is closed for the three day weekend. it shut down traffic at 10:00 p.m. last night. cal tran is retrofitting the bridge to handle better movement during an earthquake. >> they are trying to figure out what caused a fire that badly damaged two homes. it happened on morgue go drive overnight. they were able to get out

safely. budget cuts are being blamed for a delay in firefighter efforts. speed freak killers is revealing new clues to where more than a dozen victims could be buried. he wrote a letter and told them to focus on a bridge in the wells inland. two people fell into the water after the boat capsized near the san mateo bridge. you can see the scene from news chopper two as rescue crews retrieved the sailboat. two people, a 51-year-old man and 16-year-old girl were pulled to safety and taken to the rinafor medical attention. san francisco police are using stay away orders to end a cycle of crimes. >> a few in the city are trying to mandate this. they commit crimes in certain

areas. police work with prosecutors to weave the areas into terms of the probation so they can be arrested if they return to the same spots. the big area in the group said lawyers support supporting the move are asking mayor jean quan to face depositions or face contempt. the bless department has failed to enact court mandated forms following the police corruption case. they are facing massive cuts. they did hold a meeting to warn about budget problems and now they announced they will close sick courtrooms including the juvenile court in richmond. it will be reduced to four day as week. >> next week's budget is 7 million less than last year and already backed up court could see bigger problems. they handle 70,000 every year and family services will be

hurt the most. >> recovery efforts continue in louisiana this morning as people pick up pieces following hurricane isaac. we are live in new orleans with the very latest. jonathan? >> reporter: right now the concern is electricity. hurricane isaac left behind it a lot of moisture in the air. combine that with the sun and unusually high temperatures and it is making for some muggy conditions. electric crews are hard at work since the storm wind died down. restoring electricity. so far to about half of the people who lost it during the storm. still, at least 400,000 customers, that is home to businesses are still left without electricity. some residents tell us they were sleeping in the cars with the air conditioners running. it is just so uncomfortable in their powerless homes.

back to you. >> all right. thank you very much for that report. it could cost you more to fill up the gas tanks this holiday weekend. they will likely see the highest fuel prices they have ever seen during the labor day holiday. the pumps for a regular gallon of unleaded gas is right now. it is up 34 cents from last month. here is a look at some of the average prices in our area. san francisco is at $423 -- $4.23 a gallon and san jose is at $4.16. and oakland at $4.13 a gallon. if you plan to travel, you won't be out alone. patrol officers are out in full force cracking down on drunk drivers and they are setting up dui checkpoints including richmond, oakland and san francisco. alcohol ban is in effect for parts of the american and sacramento river.

they will be outlooking for people who violate the rules. a lot of people will be in the marin county for the sausalito arts festival. crews got everything set up. they will showcase the work of local and american and international artists and p food and live music. >> the art festival will be at the marin park today and monday. people will be packing broadway for the second annual arts and wine festival. more than 100,000 people are ex -- expected to attend the festival. that festival goes from 10 until five today. and tomorrow and the admission is free. also going to be a free shuttle. that will leave from the bart station. >> it is more fun than you can shake your kilt at. gains start today at the allah media fairgrounds in pleasant ton. seven stages of entertainment

with folk songs and in addition to scott tissue games including archery. it goes from 10 until four today and tomorrow. pleasant weather expected in pleasantton today. you seasonbly mild. giving you a look here. partly sunny skies as we look overbay point. you have to look inland to get any blue sky. we have a low cloud deck that is extensive. near livermore and concord reporting sunny to mostly cloudy conditions. it is along the peninsula. and some arriving flights will be delayed. 58 in highwayward and redwood city. even a bit of patchy drizzle and in san jose, mostly cloudy skies, 59 degrees. the trough bringing the cool are pattern will stick around for a day. it will lift in time for the second half of the weekend. it will continue bringing the

pattern to the area and holding for the day. we will gun with temperatures below normal. it is burning off back to the coast and hug the coast all day long. >> here is a look at the at your weekend. notice the spike. >> temperatures are going to warm from five to 10 degrees for sunday. above average for this time of year as we get into the labor day monday. expected highs. very subtle over the north bay. and 73 novato and san rafael. partly cloudy skies for the arts festival there. 67 in oakland. if you watch the as play later today. 60s. >> 68 in livermore. well inland, close to the valley to get the 80-degree temperature reading. 79 for morgan hill and 74 san jose. few degrees warmer than yesterday. 72 sunny vale and mountain

view, 70 degrees in san mateo and in the city if you are going there to play for the afternoon. there is a look at tahoe. if you like sunny weather, sunny skies, that's what you will get. cooling low into the 40s. that's a chilly start if you are camping or 10thing it. with -- tenting it. low 90s as early as tomorrow. we will watch the warm trend into monday, tuesday, wednesday. upper 60s expected at the beaches. back to you. oakland is is gearing up for the festival this weekend. this is the largest pride celebration. more than 60,000 people are expected to attend dan artists on four stages will perform. that will be from 11:00 a.m. and it starts tomorrow. sorry about that. twentieth street and in the up

town neighborhood. petaluma will host a parade for the little league team. last night, the players were honored by the oakland as and they received autographed baseballs from the team and they also had the rare opportunity to get the balls there in the outfield. >> one of the best days of my life so far. >> why is that. >> i have always wanted to be on the field with, and then i will be the peopleman. it has come true. >> it is my dream to be here and it is cool to see all the players. >> outfielder. and petaluma native arranged for a luxury box for the boys and their families for the as and the red sox. it starts tomorrow afternoon. it begins at walnut park and ends back at the park. each player will ride in his own convertible. the event includes a presentation of a city

proclamation. and community barbecue. >> football fans can take a guided tour of candlestick park today. it includes a behind the scenes look. and it as run on the field. >> candlestick park was built back in the baseball stadium for the san francisco giants and it can hold 70,000 spectators. it is the second oldest stadium. >> lots of memories there. and you can get in while you can. they won't be playing will much longer. >> pieces of legislation are headed to jerry brown for his signature. cal fans head back to memorial stadium after a two year hiatus. it is after today's home opener. >> we will take you out for the golden gate bridge this morning. we have seen worse. you can see the towers and traffic moving along just fine into the city.

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. good morning to you. it as gray day over jack london square. partly cloudy skies and cool conditions expected for the afternoon. >> we will break out the top stories we are following for you this morning. dunbarton bridge is shut down for the weekend. cal tran is in the process of up grading the bridge so it can better handle movement during an earthquake. >> visitors at yosemite park after learning that 10,000 visitors may be exposed to the

hantavirus. p two visitors died and others were sickened by the virus. following hurricane isaac, isaac is being blamed for deaths in louisiana and mississippi. president obama will tour the damage on monday. they returned to the memorial for the season opener and it new offensive coordinator. college quarterback and bay area native. we are in berkeley with why berkeley fans are so excited for today's game. allie? >> kickoff isn't until noon but we can tell you what is going on behind us. the street is blocked off and number of fans around the bus. that is the pregame victory rally. the entire cal bears team, just got off the bus and they are wishing them luck and well for

today's game. they get to interact with the fans. the game start in three hours. now, this is a lot of excitement leading up to the game. this is the first time that cal fans have been back to memorial stadium after the renovation and the closure to make changes here. there was a $321 million renovation and against university of nevada, it as sellout. they gave ktvu a tour. and one of the main reasons for the renovation work was to do seismic retrofit work. >> it is built in 1923, it needed new safety features and it is on top of the highwayward fall. we got to ask fans what they were expecting and why the changes needed to happen to memorial stadium. this is what they said. >> you have to have great facilities. a kid goes to look at a facility, you have to have something that is comparable. and we didn't have it before

and now they do. >> they keep all the architecture. it is still is there. we still have the old pass. strawberry canyon. no better place to watch a college game. >> as part of the seismic retrofit project. it has flex joints underneath the field to give the stadium a flexibility and the old concrete and wooden seats have been repleased by plastic seats. you are looking at a pregame victory rally. they are meeting and interacting with the cal bears team and the coach just arrived five minutes ago. they are here greeting the fans and getting them amped up for today's game. >> allie rasmus; ktvu. >> they are heading to jerry brown for his signature. they pass add flurry of bulls before the midnight end of the session deadline. one of the controversial was

the system. it includes raising the retirement age and new payouts for new hires will be capped out at three # thousand dollars. the governor plans to sign the measure which could save the state 35 billion over the years. some say it goes too far. some republicans say they don't go far enough. they would grant licenses to illegal immigrants for the deferred action program. it is cosponsored by the congresswoman nancy skinner. and received little support from the republicans. college p students should avoid paying for too much text books. they are taught at under graduate examine courses sold at the universities. printouts would go for $20. about 1/10th of many textbooks and the on line

library would be created when state or private funding becomes available. the risk of wildfires remains high in the state. they are planning to spend time outdoors. this is throughout the state. people planning to visit any national forest are being advised to call ahead foreclosures and restrictions. statewide burn ban is in effect for all state owned areas. they are trying to make sure it is prepared for wildfires with a first of its kind exercise. the homeowners association are getting community wide fire drills. residents will be asked to pack up things and evacuate. it is a good idea because of the narrow roads in and out of the area. those could get clogged if they have to evacuate. it is scheduled for october 13th. follow up to an issue that ktvu is reporting for months. we want to tell you something

changing with the squatting problem. they require renters to fill in a form to prove that they are the rightful tenant before water service can be turned on. they need a lease and property owners have to confirm that the information is correct. >> i understand pittsburgh has this law in effect and it seems to be working. it is great. nice to know there is some checks going on before they get in. >> tenants can have the forms notariesed if the owner isn't available to go to city hall with them. it could cut down on the number of squatting cases. >> they are targeting web retailers. starting on september 15th. amazon will begin collecting income tax on people living in california. it am coulds at a time when local government resist scrambling to get money after cutting million dollars of dollars from budgets. it will bring in $317 million in the first year. apple is asking a federal court

to add four more itemses to the lawsuit. they urge the court to pull samsung products. at least after the lawsuit is filed in april. new products include the new galaxy s three. they found samsung had copied apple and awarded apple more than a billion dollars. today you have the chance of winning four tickets to the pleasanton festival. this is at the alameda fairgrounds. go before midnight and put in the secret word, artisans. >> time now is 7:50. they open up against san jose state. we have highlight from last night's tight game. >> slit bump in the afternoon temperatures is on the way. we will take a look at the extended forecast with the weekend in view coming up. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy.

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. they were treated to a good game last night. jonny gomes collected two of his hits and scored 6-0 through 3 innings and the offense kept piling on the runs. >> josh reddick hit a grand slam as part of the nine run, 7th inning. they would score the 20th run in the eighth inning. they go on to win by a final of 20-2. >> they end on august p losing to the cubs. they got out to a 5-0 lead from welling ton. and blanco can't make the catch at the wall. gets away from buster posty and balm garner wasn't well enough to play. they bring the timed run to the eighth inning and lost 6-4. >> stanford opened its season against the spartans of the state. >> it happened when a new

starting quarterback josh nunez. and san jose state tied the game here. it is 13 and a san jose state was down by a quarter. >> they would pull out the victory. 20-17. >> well right now. penn state is hosting ohio. thousands of people attended a pep rally to show support support the littany lions. . today is penn state's first game. they issued harsh sanctions in the jerry sandusky scandal. >> they were vacated and they have been banned from bowl games for four years. annual muscular dystrophy telethon is on tomorrow. you can watch it on channel 36. the number to donate is right there on the screen.

well, political analysts say rising education costs will be an issue. president obama wants to make tax credit permanent. also expanding pill grants for lower earning families. >> republican nominee mitt romney blames cost on the obama administration. hes ins tax credits and pill grants encourage them to raise tuition and fees for a four year public institutions it has grown above inflation in the past decade. the average student now borrows more than $24,000. >> california students are showing some progress when it comes to learning english and math. this comes from standardized testing in the state. >> 64% of students scored proficient or better in english. >> 51% scored high in math. >> in contra costa counties they have more than 63% scoring

at or above grade level proficiency in english. they scored 57% in math. in alameda county, 50% scored higher. and they scored well in math. in san francisco 68% scored high in math and 61% scored proficient in english. last week a 4-month-old boo boo was found clunging to a tree -- clinging to a tree. they say his prognosis is good. he will be transferred to a rehabilitation facility. and he will be turned out to the wild or returned to a zoo. these dolphins made their way back to the san francisco bay. they were spotted in an industrial area of south san francisco. one of the dolphins appeared to be sick. so there was concern. >> thursday night. they were still in the creek

and the marine mammal center thinks they are gone now because they were not seen at all yesterday. >> the commercial salmon season runs from september 1st through september 30th and covers the area had mend doe seen no county. many -- mendocino county, after years of having shortened fishing season. >> nothing like fresh salmon and throwing it on the grill for 10, 15 minutes and going to town on it. >> maybe the three day weekend. rosemary, you said we were going to have a warm up to start up the grill. >> yes, backyard barbecue would be nice. we will see changes. plenty of gray sky out there. and mid 50s to 60 degrees as we get into the 10:00 hour. >> right around the coast. widespread 60s around the bay and some of the warmer spots getting to seven #. mild day in store. and another rounds of

unseasonbly mild weather. most of us will be slightly warmer than yesterday. >> 74 expected and 79 for concord and eight in livermore. i have to point out. >> 6 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. very cold day. and shoreline. oakland, highwaywood, cool day as well. that is expected for the afternoon in the city. >> low 60s and that is remaining along the coast. take a look at the spike. it is a significant warm up as we get into sunday and warm weather. summer-like pattern for the first half of the week. >> it is like the end of summer and now, it is back. >> thanks, rosemary. >> that is the report for this morning. >> have a great day.