were abducted by their father. we have new details about what happened. and where he might be headed. >> vallejo police are trying to determine who killed a couple in their own home late last night. the heart wrenching details family members are selling us about this situation. >> we are live in san jose where people are already lined up to sign up for a controversial new federal program. we will tell you why they are so eager. >> yes, our path is harder. but at least to -- it leads to a better place. >> a passional speech by

a 2-year-old devon and 3- year-old brooklyn on a recent outing with their father had been spending time with each other and their mother told him until he he found a job and a place to live he didn't want them seeing the kids. his reaction had her worried enough to go to the courthouse the next day to get a restraining order against 43- year-old christopher maffei. p in the it be did shall 3 in the afternoon he got into the backyard and had taken them from the back door. >> opened the door really fast

and grabbed one kid in each arm and took off. my mom gave a chase but he he threw a garbage can in front of her to stop her. she managed to catch up with himafter she fell and hurt herself. she said he he threw the kid in the car and she managed to on the back door to get the kids but he took off and she had to let go. >> reporter: we jet just got the picture of the 71-year-old grandmother trying to get the children back bruises under the chin and leg when she tripped over the garbage can. now police say after leaving south san francisco, he went toalameda and stole this boat from the ballenna isle a yacht that has san francisco on the stern and may have been spotted near mayor island wednesday night. where he could be headed that's anyone's guess but the mother says that he has talked about monterey in the past as well as

mexico and talked about taking the children on a long trip but we doesn't think he has a lot of cash. he has a prepaid cell phone he is not answering and if he was blocking it we don't know and the mother says all she wants is her children safe and home. live here in south san francisco, claw dean wong. >> 7:03. latest unemployment reports just came out it was not as good as economists predicted. coming up for you at 7:15 how it may affect the presidential race and what mitt romney said moments after the report came out. again it's 7:04 and this morning election 2012 president obama is heading back to the campaign trail. in fact he just got on air force one. you see the reporters going up in the back of air force one the rear entrance of the plane. the camera pans back toward the back. the president is on board and

this is in charlotte north carolina. he's flying to port smith new ma'am sure along with vice president joe biped and their wives wives. despite the jobless report the president is hoping for a big post convention bump in the polls. >> last night the president formally accepted the democratic nomination in front of a lively crowd of more than 20,000 people. political analyst some say the speech was a rousing one. but they say more importantly it was forward looking. the topics included the war on terror, medicare, alternative energy and middle class tax cuts. >> america, i never said this journey would be easy and i won't promise that now. yes, our path is harder, but at least to a better -- it leads to a better place.

yes our road is longer but we travel it together. >> among the president's new goals, recruiting 100,000 math and science teachers, cutting tuition increases in half and reducing the deficit by 4 trillion dollars in the next decade. the president also said his republican challenger is not ready for the pressures of the white house. 7:05. hundreds of people are looking to get help with applying for temporary legal status in the united states. under new rules, by the obama'strags, channel 2 reporter is live in san jose with more on what this change means and how people can apply good morning janine. >> reporter: good morning. well we are here at catholic charities and you can see behind me there have been people that are lined up to get help because in just the next hour this catholic charities will open up because they are offering a free workshop. these people will be able to get help in filling out applications to obtain a

temporary legal status in the u.s. now several hundred people are expected to come to catholic charities for this workshop on obama's deferred action program. it stops deportation of undocumented immigrants who are brought to the u.s. as children. to qualify for the program, immigrants have to prove they came before they were 16, are 30 or younger or in school graduated or served in the military. now, many people here in line say that it is very important to -- they have strong opinions on why this plan is needed. i want to talk to one of the people in line here that i just met jesus gomez. you said you are from mountainview. tell me why you are here. >> i was brought here when i was 3 without knowing it and i been struggling, but i have graduated from junior high school and graduated from high school and right now i am enrolled at job trading place

and take commuter technician so i can do something with myself and my plan is going to the army. >> reporter: what do you say of people who say, they are critical of of obama's plan? >> if they have been critical with us, then that's because they don't know how much a struggle. they should look how much we go through, what we got to do to put food for the family and the kids. sometimes we also have health problems and since we don't have social -- i mean it's hard for us with the sickness and jobs. >> reporter: okay. thank you so much jesus gomez who is here waiting in line. the doors open at 8 at catholic charities and again this is free for anyone who would like help filling out the application for this new deferred action program. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. it's 7:08. vallejo police investigators have been on the scene of a

double homicide all night. police say neighbors reported hearing gunshots after 9:15 last night. when officers arrived they found a body of a 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman inside the home. a family member tells us 2 1/2- year-old boy was in the home but was not hurt. the same family member says the female victim was pregnant. ktvu alex savage has been following the story and will have live update at 7:30. there have been complaints about the civil lawsuits over the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion. a number of victims are suing over the blast that happened two years ago this sunday. but according to the bay area news group, some of the victims say they are constantly pressured by a judge to settle out of court. of the 415 plaintiffs about 15% have settled so far. and more expected to do so before the case goes to trial in january.

happening now, opening ceremonies are underway in courta madera. registration is down 50% from last year. local donations are also down by more than 30%. still, nearly 1200 people are expected to walk 60 miles in the next three days to raise money for breast cancer research. >> we have family members thathave had breast cancer and i've had cancer myself, so we are doing what we can to do our part. >> many people have decided to boy scott this year's walk after the organization's controversial decision earlier this year to stop funding planned parenthood. that decision was quickly reversed but that didn't appease many of the critics. i did this three day walk ten years ago and it's a challenge but it's nothing compared to what breast cancer victims have to go through. >> yeah. >> it's a powerful experience.

>> all right. tori it's 7:10. let's ch he can in with tara we have a new problem a accident in pleasantton. >> reporter: it's on a road parallel to 680 at verona atwo- car crash one lane is blocked and people are trapped i side. the fire department has been called. this is where our worst traffic is of the morning. a 10 to 15 minute wait into the- - into the city. 280 at 880 interchange traffic you see both headlights are northbound on 208 towards santa clara. here's steve. >> a little patchy fog but most of the coastline is flog free. granada clear here and that's not the case anally. fog a little patchy southern end of the peninsula and point reyes and sonoma coast. but most locations are clear. a few high clouds around the tropical class but they have cleared out. -- clouds but they have cleared

out. there's westerly poem. 49 san rafael and -- component. 49 san rafael. and santa rosa upper 40s at and 50 cooler this morning compared to the past couple mornings. getting rid of the high mid level tropical clouds helps. most of those pushed off and the flow will work its way towards us on the weekend. so mostly sunny today but fog is out there. it's raring to go and looks like it will increase -- raring to go and looks like it will increase tonight and tomorrow. it's nice on most of the coast unless you are north of point reyes where you have to see moreclouds and fog. 60, 70s and 80s. a beautiful sunrise. 68 alameda and 88 morgan hill, 79 san hoe say. santa clara can be -- san jose. palo alto 78. half-moon bay 63. the fog will be working its way in thicker over the next couple days for a cooling

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well some patchy fog but what's in will burn off north of point reyes you mightly sunny. a few high clouds but nothing like the last couple days. 60s, 70s and 80s. >> 7:15. more coverage the fatal freeway shooting of chp officers kenyon youngstrom two memorial funds are established to support his family. people are also dropping off flowers and balloons and canned a.m. at the martinez field office of

the chp where he was stationed. the mourners include the wives of fellow chp officers. >> we all support you and love you and we are here for you. the community is here for you and that's what matters. >> officers youngstrom died wednesday after being shot along 680 on tuesday. the parents of the gunman christopher lacey came here to the bay area from oregon to meet with investigators. lacy's uncle william talked to us by phone from connecticut and he told us the family is devastated and feels horrible about the officer who was killed. he confirmed his nephew was bipolar and had distanced himself from his family. officer youngstrom leaves behind a wife and four children ages 16, 13, 10 and 4. the fund have been set you will at wells fargo bank and mechanics bank. his organs have been donated. the family issued this statement and i am quoting, this was our kenyon.

he is our hero and in the midst of our grief we are comforted to know he continues to help others. coming up for you 579:23, you will hear from a -- up at 23 --7:23 you will hear from a family whose son was killed in the line of duty and donatinghis organs helped cope with the loss. the latest unemployment report could dash the momentum of president obama after a speech at last night's democratic convention, the president is waking up to some disappointing jobless numbers. alison burns is live with the quick response from the president's opponent. alison. >> reporter: mitt romney issued a statement saying if last night was the party, the morning is the hangover. we just got a statement from the white house essentially saying that this jobs report shows that the economy is still recovering. but president obama is going to have some explaining to do during campaign stops today in

iowa and new hampshire. let's look at the numbers. the economy in the united states added 93,000 jobs last month. that is far short of the number economists were expecting. the unemployment rate though dropped to 8.1% from 8.3% the month before but that's because tens of thousands of americans gave up look for work. as -- looking for work. business and professional services added 27,000 jobs. 17,000 jobs were added in health care and this is going to be a big disappointment. manufacturing took a hit. losing 15,000 jobs. now mitt romney started an ad blitz in swing states targeting the president's handling of the economy. we had an interview this morning with the secretary of labor. i will have that during the next update. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. the president's convention speech last night received both cheers and some jeers in san

francisco. >> they were late to -- relate to us on a personal level and i feel they relate to my life and struggles and journey. >> the san francisco democratic party held a watch party at the labor union hall in the mission district. big names in attend answer included former san francisco mayor willie brown. but a protester briefly interrupted the party and it was part of a march to free army soldier bradley manning who was arrested on charges of disclosing classified information on webbingy leaks about 50 demonstrators last night marched from the bart station at 16th and mission to union hall in san francisco. they shouted and banged on windows when president obama started his speech. time 7:19. golden gate transit may impose a advertising policy that would ban political and religious ads. the board of directors will vote on that today. for years, the agency used an informal set of guidelines when they were deciding whether to accept certain ad, the but

laidly controversial ads onmiewni and bart caused -- muni and bart caused outrage. not everyone likes it. some say it's a violation of the first amendment. a teen in concord charged in the fatal crash that occurred in april is due in court in a couple hours. he faces two counts of vehicular manslaughter and has pretrial hearing in juvenile court. police say the teem was driving on tree boulevard when the car hit a and and his daughter as they rode three bikes. the teen has entered a not guilty plea. 7:20. the man originally suspected of bringing liquid explosives on a plane and then cleared has still been arrested. police arrested the man in dallas yesterday on unrelated outstanding warrants. he was taken off a dallas bound plane in philadelphia after a caller reported that a passenger was armed with liquid explosives. police later determined that the man was the victim of a hoax. and they believe his ex-

girlfriend's current boyfriend was behind the phone call. the boyfriend is now facing federal charges. all right. time 7:20 and an animal with rabies was found near a bay area lake. why pet owners you are warned this morning. >> highway 4 a little bit of traffic there westbound towards concord. we have more traffic coming up. [ laughter ] [ girl ] wow. you guys have it easy.

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renewing my license, and really, because of john and in honor of john i made myself a organ donor. >> the heges say they are comforted in learning he lives on in those he saved with organ donation. a rabid bat has been found at a bay area lake. discovery was made monday atnear fairfax. it was found near the parking lot and taken to experts. lab tests confirm it had rabies and it's deadly disease. if you think your dog may have touched the bat you are asked to call the humane society. checking in on friday morning traffic right now with tara in for sal, serious going on in napa. >> reporter: well, it's a sig alert. but it's not that serious. it's construction work that's going on on off silverado trail and oak cliff crossroad. we want to let you know because

there's intermittent one way traffic control due to the paving. so long delays are expected through the weekend. possibly through monday or tuesday of next week. so use alternate routes. 101 traffic northbound driving towards santa clara on the right-hand side of the screen. a dark shot there, but, it's kind of slow going. 237 we have been seeing the usual stop and go towards sunnyvale. and bay bridge toll plaza congestion but not as bad as it usually is. not too bad of shame. here's steve. >> hi. thanks. some patchy fog and low clouds and mainly clear a couple bands of high clouds compared to last couple days not much. and most of that moved off well to the east and south. so mostly sunny here. in fact most of the san mateo and santa cruise coastline -- santa cruz coastline is fog free. and it will probably be tough to burn off for some, but temperatures, and the wind well

they are in the 40s for some and the wind is out of the west. so everyone almost everyone is showing a westerly breeze. starting to rebound a little bit. probably warmer than 49 in san rafael now. but a little low off eureka retrograting but expected to move over us aroundth northwest over the weekend and that's going to increase the fog and low clouds. nice by the coast around the bay. warm inland. 80s upper 80s but 60s and 70s closer to the water'sedge. increase in the fog and low water. and monday and tuesday warmer and we will see if it continues coming up in five minutes. we will see if there's september heat on the way. >> thanks, steve. 7:26. dozens are dead and hundreds injured in the series of earthquakes this morning. new video of the damage from china straight ahead. >> reporter: and a murder investigation unfolding this morning here in this house in vallejo where a man and woman were found shot to death. we will tell you the latest from police on the investigation and the search for the killers. >> and two shootings in oakland

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7:29. overnight investigators combed through a home in vallejo after two people were found shot to death. police say the man and woman were killed just after 9:15

last night. alex savidge has been talk to the victim's relatives and has more on what was found inside the home. >> reporter: a sergeant on scene tells me the motive for the double murder is unclear this morning. the bodies of that man and woman are still inside the house where they were found shot to death last night. a relative of one of the victims tells me a 2-year-old son a 2-year-old child of one of the victims was here at the time. but was not hurt. police are not confirming the information about the child this morning. the grandmother of one of the victims who i spoke with tells me the woman who was killed last night was several months pregnant. this started around 9 last night when neighbors reported gunfire coming from the house oning attarton street. police -- atherton street they are not identifying the victims but saying it was a 31-year-old man and 28-year-old woman. they don't believe it was a random crime. investigators are trying to figure out why they were targeted. >> that is what we are trying

to find out. we are gathering evidence trying to piece together what happened and at that point we will try to figure out why it happened and who did it. >> reporter: this morning we watched as three different cars were towed away from the house by police. friend tell me they belong to the man who was killed last night. police say that neighbors reported seeing two men in hooded sweat shirts running away from this house running up the block shortly after the shots were fired inside. but really at this point that's the only solid lead as they try to track down the killers who again, shot and killed a man and woman inside the home here in vallejo. live in vallejo alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:31. a man was shot during a carjacking attempt in oakland. he called for help from 64th and mccarther around 9 telling officers he was shot in the hand as he grabbed the carjacker's gun.

another open shooting turned deadly. detectives say they are searching for two men who followed an alleged drug dealer to his home at 105th andbeverly and tried to rob him and shot and killed him. and police are look for two armed men -- looking for two arm mend who robbed rest den at gunpoint. authorities say it happened wednesday just before noon in the 100 block of jasmine way. the victims were walking into their home when two suspects wearing masks and black hoodies followed them inside. the men stole cash and jewelry, one was carrying a gun. both suspects are described ashispanic men with average builds. you are asked to call east palo alto police if you have any information. time 7:32. now we are hearing as many as 22,000 people may have been exposeed to the hantavirus at yosemite national park more than double the amount we heard before. all this comes after a third person died from the virus. he was from west virginia and had stayed in a tent cabin at curry village in the middle of

june. now there's las warning for people who stayed at the park's more remote high sierra camps. the number of confirmed cases now stands at 8. a magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit beverly hills around midnight this morning. according to the u.s. geological survey it's the second time this week a small earthquake has rattled the los angeles area. los angeles fire department say there's no immediate report of any damage. there was a 3.2 magnitude quake monday earlier this week. new this morning, several earthquakes in china have killed dozens of people. look at the pictures. now 64 people are reported dead more than 7 15 were hurt. and more than 20,000 homes have been damaged. that's according to chinese official new agency. and there were four earthquakes all of the southwestern part of china. the magnitude range from 4.8 to 5.6. 7:33. a u.c. berkely students has been

arrested for sexual battery at a campus dorm. the daily cal reports it happened august 30th at putnam hall. police say an intoxicated 18- year-old man grabbed a woman against her will. he also allegedly pinned a second woman against a wall and kissed her and groped her. the man was moved to a different dorm while police investigate. a gas station robbery caught on tape in colfax and police say a man and woman got three teens to help them rob the gas station. they stormed in with guns before they left they threw the empty cash register at the clerk's head. five people from sacramento have been arrested. police say the robbery could be connected to a string of robberies across the state. there will not be any criminal charges filed against a property management company accused of laundering political contributions to san francisco mayor ed lee. archway property services was accused of sending e-mails to several employees and

associates and demanding they make 500 dollar contributions to lee's campaign. they were told they would be reimbursed which is illegal under state law. san francisco district attorney says there's not enough evidence to proceed with the case. time 7:34. let's get you to where you need to go now. tara is back and getting busy around the bay bridge toll plaza. >> reporter: we have a stall car -- stalled car in one of the right hand lanes. if we look at the bay bridge incline you can see things are a little slower than they usually are as you head into san francisco this morning. so give yourself extra time. all right. highway 4 through the pittsburgh area bay point you can see traffic sluggish. as you head westbound towards concord, finally 880 near the oakland con coliseum things are moving along nicely in both directions. 7:35. steve how is it going. >> it's going. mostly sunny. the higher clouds the tropical clouds we have had the last couple days wment aned

yesterday a few mostly south but most of it is out of the-- days has waned yesterday and a few mostly south but most of it is out of the way. mostly clear. highs today, 60s, 70s and 80s. so locations show 60, 70s and near 90. and i think yesterday and today are very close similar and even though we get more sun there's no doubt about it westerly breeze in place. and that's not going anywhere. so as long as that is there even though san mateo and santa cruz coastline are fog free temperatures will stay in the 60s. a little cooler over the weekend as a low moves into the north. but it looks like a little bump up in the temps on monday and tuesday at this time there's no sign of any september heat although maybe toward the end of next week tori. >> thank you. in election 2012 news president obama is back on the campaign trail. about 20 minutes ago he posed for a picture with the first lady and some supporters at the

charlotte north carolina international airport. the obamas then boarded air force one where they will head to new hampshire and later iowa. reporter nicole collins joins us live from charlotte where the president officially accepted the democratic nomination. good morning nicole. >> reporter: good morning tori and he may have to answer for weak job numbers. he said last night he is mindful of his own failures and there's weak numbers out. the unemployment rate dropped this morning but it's not good news. it's because about 368,000 people stopped looking for work last month. so republicans on the campaign trail are pouncing. president obama making his case to voters that america is on the road to economic recovery but he needs more time to make it happen. >> it will take more than a few years for to us solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> reporter: the president full of zingers slammed republican nominee mitt romney's policies. >> feel the cold come on?

take two tax cuts rollback regulation and call us in the morning. >> reporter: vice president joe biden also renominated thursday. >> one more thing. our republican opponents are dead wrong about, america is not in decline. america is not in decline. >> reporter: the president speaking in the soaring red ribbing the country is accustomed to asked voters to rally around a set is of goals he want to achieve in a second term. >> goals in manufacturing, energy, education, national security and the deficit. >> reporter: he criticized republicans for being vague at their convention last week. but they say the president's speech fell short of the specifics the obama campaign promised. >> we know he can deliver losty goals that's part of his alure and his attraction in 2008 but it's wearing thin. >> reporter: following the dismal jobs report from the labor department this morning, mitt romney issued a statement saying if last night was the party, then this morning is the

hangover. tori. >> thanks nicole. 7:38 republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan will be in the bay area tomorrow. ryan stayed in los angeles overnight and is is heading to sparks nevada before come back to california. tomorrow morning, he will be at a breakfast reception at the danville home of former 49ers tightend brent jones. and republican presidential nominee mitt romney purchased about 4 1/2 million dollars in new advertising to air in 8 battleground states. one of the ads pits bill clinton agaive me a break. [ applause become. [ . >> this whole thing is a biggest fairy tale i've seen. >> that clip was from in 2008 during the democratic primary battle. ad notes bill clinton is a "good soldier" helping his party's president. other new ads are linking the president to high foreclosure rates defense cuts and national deficit. coming up how wall street

is responding to the morning's big jobs numbers. >> people like this start -- it's lot of time off and you can take time off when you are burned out. >> graduates getting job offers with benefits starting at 57,000 dollars a year and how many nfl teams are going high tech replacing the 500 major manuals. what about the two teams closest to silicone valley?

well, stocks basically flat this morning after the huge rally yesterday starting at 4- year highs. investors weigh chance that is a weaker than speced jobs

report out this morning -- expected jobs report would spur the federal reer is to have launch another round of economic stimulus. 96,000 jobs were reported less than expected and unemployment fell to 8.1% since less people were look for work. looking live at the big board, the dow is currently up right now 2 1/2% and nasdaq is flat s&p up 3. the san francisco business times reports alta base is cutting about 300 -- 370 jobs at the berkeley and oakland campuses. more than 300 of those jobs were eliminated last week and the rest will be cut later this month. they say the job cuts are necessary because of a sharp decline in the number of patients, revenue and profits. time 7:43. if you a software engineer you are hot. and in demand. 90 companies from apple tried to recruit the best and brightest at the sanford -- stanford alumni job fair they

can earn as much much as $75,000 the first year on the job but some job seekers are look at place atmosphere and other perks. >> the culture and it's a lot of the time off and you can take time off when you are burned off. >> she said she expect to find a job that suits her in less than a month or less. >> 7:43. two wild fires burning continue to threaten more than 2 dozen homes this morning. >> they are berk near williams. the fires have burned nearly 10,000 acres and they are only 20% contained. an indian reservation in the area has been evacuated. people are staying nearby at a hotel. the biggest concern for fire crews today is that the flames could move over a ridge and closer to homes. and firefighters continue to make progress on the wild fire burning in the angeles national forest north of los angeles. acres and is 69% contained. 0

the fire broke out sunday afternoon forcing the evacuation of homes and recreational areas. four people including two firefighters received minor injuries. time 7:# 4. residents in oakland's diamond district met with the police about concerns -- 7:44. residents in oak land dimond district met with the police about concerns about response time a woman was robbed and pistol whipped in her garage. neighbors say it took police at least 30 minutes to respond despite several 911 calls. >> this person was putting in danger where if residents hadn't been around to help it could have been a lot worse. >> police official say they couldn't talk about the specificss of the robbery and assault case but said neighbors gave a good description of the suspect's car and the police are following up on leads. oakland police are putting more officers in the areas where there's been a spike in crime.

well, this morning, cadaver dogs are joining a search for a 20-year-old lafayette man missing along the sacramento river. his name is bret olson and is is a student at cal-poly. last seen sunday at a spot called beer can beach during a weekend float down the river a5,000 dollar reward is -- being offered for his safe returned. police are again asking for your help they are searching for a girl who vanished two weeks ago. 16-year-old larissa huntsman was seen walking away from the high school campus on august 24th. investigators say her mother has been uncooperative and her parents don't have custody of her. detectives are looking at the possibility a relative or some other adult may be somehow involved. 7:46. new information this morning surrounding the problems with the oakland police radio system. during the past year, radios have failed on several occasions with one of the most

notable blackouts happening during president obama's visits in july. according to a letter from at&t, an independent company was hired to test the 16 cell sites in question and found the towers did not cause interference. only one tower was not operating within fcc guidelines. that tower is in hayward which at&t says is too far away to cause any blackouts for oakland police. and police are still searching for the suspect who shot and killed a man in a bay point neighborhood yesterday afternoon. the man died just before 2 p.m. near inlet drive and marina road. the sheriff's office issued a shelter in place advisory along the water front and three nearby schools were on lockdown during the search. the advisory was lifted shortly after 5 p.m. but deputies were unable to fine the gunman. >> time 7:47. today the federal communication commission is expected to grant the wishes of silicon valley heavy weights like google and

intel. the fcc will consider auctioning off television airwaves which could then be used to create faster and more reliable wireless networks systems. sale could raise billions of dollars for the government. the auction could happen in 2014. silicon valley cop companies have been lobbying for this auction for years. the national football league season's just getting started but already the goal line is in sight for at least one part of the superbowl. cbs says it has sold more than 90% of the commercials for this season's championship game and the 30 second spots are going for a record $3.7 million or more. it's up more than 200,000 dollars from the last superbowl. the green bay packers quarterback aaron rodger defends the 49ers quarterback alex smith before they meet to open up the nfl season. aaron rodgers was asked during a conference call if he

considered alex smith a game manager? and aaron rodgers says that's conned sending and says --conned sends shall consending and he says smith takes cares of the ball and makes lots of plays. watch the 49ers and packers play sunday 1:30 right here on ktvu channel 2. and the nfl is starting to ditch those paper play books you see all the time. they are turning to technology. 14 of the 32nfl teams are replacing those 500 page manuals and film sessions with ipads. but the 49ers and the raiderswhich are close toast silicone valley, they are going to stick with paper. other teams like ipads because they are portable and they have more security. if the ipad is lost, a team can by remote just wipe it clean. >> wow. all right. 7:49a new campaign in hawaii to make the islands feel more

authentic. many resorts are trying to move away from tiki bars and marketing inventions are are not hawaiian and want to focus on highlighting the native culture. the hope is tourists will embrace the island traditions and natives will embrace tourism more. if you are looking for vacation in hawaii or anywhere for that matter, you can still watch ktvu channel 2 newscast live thanks to the ipad app. you can get live traffic bay area weather and video breaking news any time anywhere. all right time 7:50a new report out on who should not get mammograms. what the report says may raise the rising for some women for disease they are trying to prevent. >> plus, you have to see this. a big surprise for sonoma middle school student in the middle of gym class. you won't believe how long it has been since she has seen her dad.

time 7:352. it happened -- 7:52. it happened again near phoenix arizona. they are cleaning up after another big dust storm they call it a haboob. it rolled over highways and caused a lot of -- as you can imagine during rush hour traffic. look at this. this dust storm was followed by rain and thunderstorms which prompted a hazardous weather alert in that area during the night. it's 8 minutes before 8. there's a surprising new study out this morning that raises the red flag about mammograms. european doctors found that the breast cancer screening procedure may actually raise the risk of the disease for breast cancer in women under 30. the concern is that the radiation may be harmful to women who carry the cancer causing gene. researchers say a safer screening alternative is an mri. oakland andre ward is back home ahead of the big boxing

match at oracle arena. today he weighs in against chad dawson. fans can check it out and other events during a fan rally at oakland city center starting at noon today. admission is free. ward and dawson will face-off for the wba and wbc super middle weight crown tomorrow night at oracle arena. our time 7:53. you have to see this. a sonoma teen got the surprise of her life while she was in school yesterday. a very special guest. >> it's okay you can cry. brook was in the middle of her gym class yesterday when her date army specialist ross, walked in and she hadn't seen him in 2 1/2 years. she said at first she didn't realize that it was her dad. >> i just thought you know like oh maybe somebody les's dad or cousin or brother or uncle and he got closer and i was like that's him so i was really just

speechless. >> he was welcomed home by the patriot guard riders and he will be able to spend the next couple days with his daughter and other family members but then he will go back to his unit. >> i think they had a good dinner last night. >> i think so. 7:54. check in with tara. commute more heftic. >> reporter: yeah. it's get -- hectic? >> reporter: yeah. but nothing like yesterday so we are in pretty good shape. looking at the maps we will show you where we have one incident right here. this is the stalled vehicle here on 92 westbound. right lane is blocked there mid span so give yourself extra time. it's show going across the san mateo. up next a look at mccarth your maze. traffic is -- mccarther maze. give yourself extra time there. and finally 880 near the oakland coliseum we are seeing some sluggish traffic there northbound on the right-hand side there as you make your way towards downtown oakland.

7:55. here's steve. >> thanks very much. mostly clear as a couple high clouds, but not much compared to last couple days. that's for sure. and patchy fog now. a little bit towards southern end of the peninsula and san jose. that will burn off. but north of drake's bay it is solid and south of that dealing with mostly fog free conditions. so, lots of sun today. some fog out there but mostly clear. a westerly breeze in place. i am losing it. 60, 70s and 80s. west southwest fairfield 17. 50s and upper 40s on the temps. but now they are in the mid to upper 50s. antioch at 58 but compared to the last couple mornings that's cool for them. that big low eureka and portland will work over us by the weekend which means bigger fog bank and a cooling trend. so nice for some and mild comfortable and warm to hot inland with 60, 70s upper 80s for some to near 90 but a cooling trend into the weekend. tuesday a little warmer.

>> thanks. 7:56. possible big savings for the state. why a travel ban imposed by the governor may save taxpayers millions of dollars. . >> reporter: we are live in san jose where people are lining up to get help for a controversial federal program. why thr so eager to -- why they are so eager to get inside. ç

complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning welcome back to mornings on 2 i am tori campbell. >> i am dave clark friday september 7th. there's an all out search happening for a south san francisco father who allegedly kidnapped his two young children stole a boat and then sailed off. ktvu claudine wong is live in south san francisco and i am saying you obtained exclusive video in this case claudine. >> reporter: that's right. hopefully it will help in the search for the father and his children. as far as anyone knows right now, chris for maffei is on the yacht but a lot of people are looking for the three right now let's show you the home video we just got this morning of

maffei. kids feel comfortable and feel safe with their father and hope they are safe and sound and will be home. but they say he was upset the day before the alleged abduction because she told them he couldn't see the kid until he got a job and a place to live. she says she was at the courthouse getting the restraining order on tuesday when maffei came by and grabbed the kids. jennifer gave us -- >> opened the door fast and he grabbed one kid in each arm and took off. my mom gave a good chase but he threw a garbage can in front of her to stop her. she managed to catch up with him after she fell and hurt herself. she says he threw the kid in the car and got in the driver's seat and she opened the back door to try to get the kids but he took off and she had to let go. >> reporter: jennifer also gave us the pictures of her 71-year- old mother who was watching the kids and who she says was hurt trying to prevent maffei from taking the children e got away

and police say he went to alameda to the ballenna island marina and stole a 40 foot yacht and it's believed he is on the yacht with the kids. he took 6 or 7 -- lessons on 6 or 7 years ago and talked about taking the kids on longboat trip. >> he had a brochure for a club and that's -- that's a clue on where he might be but when there was a report the stolen boat they put two and to together and that's where they found it in alameda. >> reporter: hipon showed us the bro brochure from the club, the sailing club at the marina and the child harness made for boats that she found among his thingset he had left in her car. those clues making her a little worried that maybe this what been planned and she was told that the people at the marina did recognize maffei because he was there before and there were

reports he was there looking to buy a boat a couple weeks ago. at this point it's unclear it was a spur of the moment decision to take off with the children or if maybe there had been longer planning in the works. she has been trying to call a prepaid cell phone she had for him. he is not been answering and she says she doesn't think he has that much money but his whereabouts and the whereabouts the children is unknown at this hour. live in south san francisco, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. it's 8:01. hundreds of people are looking to get help with applying for temporary legal status in the united states. this under new rules by the obama administration. janine de la vega is live with more on what it means and how people can apply. janine. >> reporter: we are here in front of the catholic charities in san jose where the doors just opened up. we counted 70 people in line so far. and the people are emotional and many are undocumented and they have been waiting a long time for this act and they are all waiting to get help to file

for temporary legal status in the united states. cath lig charities ares holding a workshop to help fill out the application for the deferred action program it. stops the deportation of -- it stops the deportation of undocumented immigrants brought here as children. they can obtain a work permit for two years i spoke with a young man living in the united states swains 2 years old and wants -- since he was 2-year- old and wants to become a citizen. >> it's to come because i have to do something because time is going by and we are getting older and we all need a future and need something we can do something with ourselves. >> reporter: to qualify they must prove they came to the u.s. before they were 16 years old are 30 or younger and in school and graduated or served in the military. if anyone is interested in coming down here to the catholic charities they need to get here within the next hour.

by 9 a.m. and because that's when registration ends. if you miss that, it's okay because catholic charities is holding this free workshop every friday of the month. so again, if you need to get down here and get down here in the next hour and they will look over all the documents that you brought to make sure that you are filed properly. reporting live in san jose, janine de la vega. >> this morning labor an immigrant advocates are calling for a boycott of a goshry store chain because they he will check the immigration status of the workers. they say they are giving in to pressure from homeland security and will use the e-verify system to confirm employees are eligible to work in this country. they have 21 stores most of them in northern california. time is 8:04. a lunch menu in the pleasantton school district is changed. starting monday, the schools

will have meatless mondays. that means students will be eating things like humas and grapes instead of meat. it's designed to teach kids about the health benefits of more meat free options. the pleasanton is the second bay area school district to have a meatless mondays lunch plan. there's been complaints about the civil lawsuits over the deadly san bruno pipeline disaster. several victims are suing pg&e over the explosion which happened two years ago this sunday. but according to the bay area news group, some of the victims say they are constantly being pressured by a judge to settle out of court. of the 415 plaintiffs, about 15% have settled so far. more are expected to do so before the case goes to trial in january. it's 8:05. governor jerry brown's travel ban appears to be paying off. according to new figures from the governor's office the ban saved california taxpayers at least 85 million dollars since he took office.

figures show that during brown's first year the state spent 144 million dollars compared to 229 million dollars when former governor schwarzenegger was in office. in april 2011 brownish you'd an executive order banning -- brownish you'd an executive order banning discretionary traveling as way to save money. opening ceremony to kick off the susan g. komen three- day walk. we have been out there all morning. almost 1200 people are expected to walk 60 miles raising money for breast cancer research. officials say recommendation strags actually is down about 50% from last year. and local donations also down more than 30%. >> komen has what tough year but we are ready to move forward. individuals participating in the susan g. komen three-day and other events understand the importance of our fight to end breast cancer. people who showed up today share in our goal of a world

without breast cancer. breast cancer never takes a break. and neither can we. >> now there are many people who decided to boycott this year's walk. it comes after the organization's decision earlier this year to stop funding planned parenthood. that decision was quickly reversed but still a lot of critics were not satisfied. >> exactly. 8:06. let's check in with tara. east shore freeway backed up. >> reporter: tht worst we have seen all morning -- this is the worst we have seen all morning. sight like it -- seems like it has been in waves. construction in silverado trail at oakville crossroad doing repaving and there's one way intermittent traffic and very long delays. abe ware of it. bay bridge toll plaza backup and slow going until midway across the and. san mateo bridge terrible backup completely stopped. as you drive westbound towards foster city, this was due to an earlier stall and it never recovered there. so very slow speeds across the

entire span. finally 280 at 880 split you can see traffic on the bottom portion of the screen is 280 northbound towards santa clara slow going and then 880 is that road that sort of crosses there and those cars that are heading left are going north towards the airport. that is deaf in thely the worst we have seen that -- definitely the worst we have seen. let's check in with steve. >> happy friday morning. well, it's a cool picture. i think that's a patchy low cloud or a spaceship coming in. we are being invaded. mostly clear but fog has been there almost all morning santa cruz coastline the sun is out which doesn't happen too often lately. we are getting late in the season for the fog to be there. but there's a big fog bank offshore and i think it will play into the weekend weather with a cooling trend. high and tropical clouds are clearing out of here. now we will keep eye an on that for next we are. -- week. i look to the north to see if we can find the first rain and the jet stream is active but no

dip in it yet. signs 10, 15 days out it might dip into northern california. today we are dealing with is a really calm pattern. westerly breeze in place lots ofand few high clouds but mostly clear except for north about point reyes. but there is a westerly breeze. so 60, 70s and 80s could see parts of the coast warm up by the fact there's more sun. west 6, west 16 a westerly breeze but a west wind in oakland and concord and livermore and napa. 50s on the temps and k508er this morning -- and upper 50s this morning. i like to show the water vapor saturday theel -- saturdayetel light. it -- satellite. it will put on the brakes and work its way towards us. if it keeps going to the pacific all bets are off, but it doesn't look like it will do that. today, mostly clear, patchy fog but looks like temperatures will come down inland over the weekend by the coast in the 60s. fog, sun, mild for some, warm for others. not bad. a quiet pattern for september.

usually you can get extremes and maybe rain and heat but so far it looks stratus co-- status quo. load to -- low to upper 80s. around the bay about the same for santa clara valley and 78 woodside and daily -- daley city at 606789 cooler weather carries us into the weekend forecast and warmer on monday, tuesday. >> all right. 8:09. hurricane leslie getting closer now to bermuda and it's whipping up the surf. it's about 415 miles south of bermuda. the national hurricane center expects its to get stronger and head north today. the center of the storm is expected to pass to the east possibly as a category 2 storm with 100-mile-an-hour winds. it's 8:10. there was an emotional mom at the democratic national convention when gabby giffords made an appearance. >> liberty and justice for all. bab applause ]

>> the former congresswoman resighted th her friend congresswoman wasserman- schultz. she is still recovering after being shot in an assassination attempt in arizona last year. a problem with tickets upset people who thought they would get in to see president obama's speech. hundreds of ticket holders were left stranded outside the arena after officials closed the doors saying they had reached capacity. the fire marshal locked them out. this is the second ticket related let down. on wednesday the president's campaign announced the speech was being moved from a large football stadium to the indoor arena which is much smaller and that meant 65,000 people who volunteered for the campaign or waited in line for hours for stadium tickets couldn't get in to the arena. as we have been reporting the latest unemployment report just out this morning has added the new wringle to the presidential race. coming up at 8:-- wringle to the presidential race. we will go live --wrinkle to

the presidential race. something big is going on in downtown oakland again. tonight, after years of city officials trying unsuccessfully to invigorate downtown after the workweek ends, there's something new. a feeling called first fridays and comes from the business owners and artist bringing new life to telegraph avenue on the first friday of every month. rapers and poets, car shows, lots of people turning out. i've seen them. once quiet streets are now feeling like a big street party. and to get more information on first fridays, in oakland as well as upcoming events, go to the channel 2 website ktvu.com scroll down to the hot topics section. all right 8:12. helping the family of fallen chp officer kenyon youngstrom. the support the family is receiving for people in and outside of the law enforcement community. also former illinois police

officer drew peterson found guilty of murder. why his trial could be a precedent setting one.

patchy low clouds mainly towards san jose and north of drake's bay but mostly sunny and a few high clouds drifting bybut moreshine today temperatures-- more sunshine today, temperatures 6 os -- 60s, 70s and 80s. now to the coverage of the

kenyon youngstrom. people are dropping off flowers and mourners include the wives of fellow officers. two memorial funds are also being established for the youngstrom's family. >> the other wives are our deepest concerns are with them. and that's to support them and their kids is what it's about. >> youngstrom died after being shot tuesday monday on 608. parents of the deceased gunman christopher lacy came to the bay area from organizeton meet with investigators and l acy's uncle william told us "the family isdevastated and feels horrible about the officer who died and he confirms his nephew was bipolar and had distanced himself from them. officer youngstrom leaves behind a wife and four children ages 16, 13, 10 and 4. funds for them have been set is up at wells fargo and the mechanics banks. his organs have been donated. the family issued the statement

saying "this was our kenyon. he is our she yo -- hero and in the midst of our grief we are comforted to know he continues to help others. coming up at 8:24, we spoke with an oakland couple whose police officer son was also killed in the line of duty. hear how donations brought them comfort. new this morning republican presidential nominee mitt romney wasted no time in attack president obama once the unemployment report came out a few hours ago. and the numbers are less than what economists had predicted. allison -- aliceson burns is live with the impact on the presidential race. alison. >> reporter: they said this morning if the last night of the democratic national convention was the party, this morning is the hangover. here is the latest from the labor department. employers added just 93,000 jobs and unemployment rate dropped

208.1% from 8.3% the month before. that's because tens of thousands of people stopped looking for jobs and another disappointment in the report is the drop in manufacturing jobs. they are down by 15,000. we interviewed labor secretary who says one of the keys going forward is going to be getting people trained for the jobs that are available. >> any given day we have 3,000 jobs. >> reporter: the economy is continuing to recover. and mitt romney and president obama campaigned in iowa and new hampshire. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >> 8:18. the obama administration decided to black lift a dangerous terrorist group. "the new york times" conconfirmation from american official last night. the network is responsible for some of the deadliest attacks against the american troops in afghanistan.

the group has been known for the attacks on the u.s. embassy and nato compounds. an official announcement could come as early as today. former illinois police officer drew peterson was found guilty in the 2004 murder of his third wife kathleen savio. a jury announced the verdict yesterday. peterson faces up to 60 years in prison. his trial is a potentially precedent setting case based largely on second hand hear say statements. he is suspected in the disappearance of his 4th wife stacy peterson. time just turning 8:19. the san jose police department is trying to save a police patrol unit that cracks down on truancy and burglaries. >> why weren't you in school today?the real reason. >> it's -- it's call the truancy abatement suppression program. they go after kids who skip school and pick up 25 to 35 students every day. but more police officers are

needed for street patrols. police department plans to have officers work overtime on the truancy problem. sentencing set for one of six difficulties in an infamous gang rape in richmond. 22-year-old manuel ortega pleaded guilty after taking a plea deal. he he expect to get -- expected to get a 32 year sentence. he was one of the instigators of a rape of a 16-year-old outside a homecoming dance. we have a new perspective on what the mars rover curiosity has been doing. a nasa saturdayet light -- satellite shows the tire tracks made by curiosity. the tire tracks are big enough to be seen from space. dark tracks indicate a different soil under the surface dust of mars. a shocking surprise for one man as he fished from a pier in southern california. the fish on the other end of the line was larger than he expected.

when he reeled in the catch at the manhattan beach pier there was a great white shark on the other end. it was 7 to 8 feet long. after it was cut loose and released back into the ocean, the shark swam right under an unaware swimmer. this is the second time a great white shark has been caught in man atan beach this year. >> in-- manhattan beach this year. >> incredible. the time is 8:20. and an east bay family lost the police officer son three years ago in the line of duty. how they say they actually found comfort during that tragic time. >> 237 not looking too good and we will take a peek at the san mateo bridge coming up. every time someone chooses finish over cascade,

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it's 8:23. and in light of the death of chp officer and organ donor kenyon youngstrom we spoke with a oakland family about their experience with organ donation. john and tamara hege lost their police officer son when he was shot and killed during a traffic stop. he was on life support and his parents learned he was an organ donor. they have yet to meet the recipient of the son's heart they heard it was a perfect fit and john would be pleased. >> the people that were close to john just felt like they were meeting you know sort of the continuation which i thought was really great.

>> the heges are comforted in remembering how friends and relatives at the memorial signed up for donors after that day. time is 8:24. there's a maryland state trooper recovering after being almost killed when he was hit by a big rig truck during a traffic stop. that was caught on camera and happened in june. a truck driver slammed into the state trooper david avila and he was able to make it to a railing before he collapsed. he said since the accident, he's undergone physical therapy for injuries on the shoulder and back and legs. he also has problems keeping his balance. and light hurts his eyes. >> i look at it, and it doesn't seem like the light is at the end of the tunnel but i am able to walk. doing a lot of physical therapy to try to get back. >> his doctors say that he is lucky to be alive as you can imagine. they are not sure when he will be able to go back to work.

our time is 8:25. if you are on the road right now, tara says there's another accident in the east bay. what happened. >> reporter: well, we have a pair of accidents in oakland. the first one off 580 west at golf links road. looking at the maps you can see how bad the backup is as a result of the left lane being blocked there. and then further north, on 580 eastbound at keller avenue, another accident has two lanes blocked. and 880 near the oakland coliseum traffic extremely slow going on the right-hand side there northbound. we have a fender bender further up the road from this point. just be aware of that. also, in san mateo let's look it's very, very slow going westbound making are way towards foster city. we had a stalled vehicle earlier and it just never quite recovered the commute here. so give yourself extra time the entire span block there. 826 let's go over to steve. >> thank you happy friday. mostly sunny and a little fog towards san she -- san jose.

and point reyes north sonoma coast and sonoma county dealing with more fog than anybody else. a little different twist. but san mateo santa cruz mostly fog free. 50s on the temps and upper 40s mid-40s for few towards the north bay. low spinning and tropical clouds in southern california but they will stay there. the low coming there off the coast. right near eureka and it will move towards us on the weekend. that will keep the fog bank going. it's patchy unless you are along the coast north of point reyes and then it's more solid. but cooling trend will usher in on saturday bottom out on sunday and looks warmer going into early next week. nice coast bay for most and nice warm to maybe hot for some of you on inland temps. we are all over the map. 60, 70s to 80s. into sunday and it looks slightly warmer monday and tuesday dave. >> okay. time 8:27. criminal case with a connection to the campaign of san

francisco bay he had -- mayor ed lee the reasons no charges will be filed. >> reporter: and vallejo police this morning piecing together a double murder that happened in this house. a couple found shot to death. who family members say was also inside at the time of the killing. also new developments fromyosemite concerns a outbreak there is worse than we first thought.

time 8:30. and investigators in vallejo have been on scene of a double homicide for 12 hours. bodies of man and a woman who were shot to death were found about 9:15 last night. ktvu alex savidge has been on the story since 4:30 and you

talked to the police and the victim's families. what do you know now? >> reporter: well, vallejo police do not believe this was a random crime. but investigators still don't know exactly why this man and woman weretargeted. they were shot to death-side their house where they -- inside their house where they live. their bodies are still inside. they were shot last night. it was about 9:00 when the shooting was reported to police. a relative is telling me this morning that the victims 2-year- old son was here at the time. but was not hurt during the shooting. police are not confirming that information to us this morning. but the grandmother of one of the victims tells me the woman who was killed was several months pregnant. neighbors reported gunfire coming from the house on atherton street after 9 last night. police are not identifying the victims involved in this case only saying they were a 31-year- old man and a 28-year-old woman and friend are devastated. >> i love them to death. my kids loved him. she was a good person as far as

we know. and i don't know what happened and i just grieve for the family. >> it doesn't appear it would be a random act. at this time we know there were two i believe black males that were seen leaving the scene dressed in black hooded sweat shirts. >> his son is a 2 yearly baby. >> reporter: we watched as three cars were towed away from the house and friends they belong to the man who was kid and lives in the house. we expect crime scene to remain active and the scene is processed by investigators inside. it's a very lengthy investigation. we do expect the coroner will arrive at some point here in the next couple hours. live this morning in vallejo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. also a man was shot during a carjacking attempt in oakland. it happened around 64th and macarthur around 8 last night. told police he was shot in the hand as he grabbed the

carjackers's gun. another oakland shooty turned deadly. they are searching for two men who followed an alleged drug dealer to his home at 105th and beverly and tried to rob him and then shot and killed him. 8:32. two armed men are on the run after committing a home invasion in east palo alto. authorities say it happened wednesday morning just before noon in the 100 block of jasmine way. the victims were returning home when two suspects wearing mask and black hoodies followed them inside. the men stole cash and jewelry one was carrying a handgun and both suspects are described as hispanic men with average builds. you are asked to call east palo alto police if you have any information. 8:3 3. yosemite park officials say as many as 22,000 people may have been exposed to the hantavirus. that's more than double the number they said at first. this warning is coming after a third person has now died from

that disease. that person a imagine. man visiting from west virginia stayed in a tent cabin at curry village in june. now there's also a warning for people who stayed at the more remote high sierra camps and a number of confirms case there isnow stand at 8. california was rattled with earthquakes in southern and central california. here's a 4.0 magnitude quake that struck in fresno county after 6:00. a 4.1 hit the same area about a minute later. and just after midnight this morning, a 3.5 magnitude quake hit the los angeles area. no word of injuries or damage. despite speculation, seismologist say the quakes were not triggered by the quake in costa rica on wednesday this week. also new this morning, several earthquakes in china have killed dozens of people. look at some of the video here. there were four earthquakes all

in the southwestern part of china. the latest numbers from the state run news agency says at least 64 people are dead more than 715 are hurt and more than 20,000 homes have been damaged. the magnitude of the quake ranges between 4.8 and 5.6. the man we talked about him yesterday originally suspected of bringing liquid explosives on the plane and then was cleared of it has been arrested. police arrested that man in dallas yesterday on unrelated outstanding warrants. you can see him being taken off the plane there. he was on the dallas bound plane in philadelphia. u.s. airways plane and a caller reported there was a passenger that had liquid explosives. police later determined that man was the victim of a hoax. they believe his ex- girlfriend's current boyfriend made the call. the boyfriend is now facing federal charges. 8:35a concord teen charged in a fatal crash back in april is due in court in few hours.

the 17-year-old is facing two counts of vehicular manslaughter and the pretrial hearing will be in juvenile court. police say the teen was driving on tree boulvard when the car hit a man and his daughter riding their bikes on the sidewalk. the teenage has pled not guilty. a u.c. berkely student has been arrested for sexual battery at a campus dorm. it happened august 30th at putnam hall. police say an intoxicated 18- year-old man grabbed a woman against her will. he also allegedly pinned a second woman against a wall and kissed her and groped her. the man was moved to a different dorm while police investigate. a gas station robbery caught on tape. it happened in colfax and police say a woman and a man got three teens to help them rob the gas station. they stormed in with guns before they left and they threw the empty cash register at the clerk's head. five people from sacramento

have been arrested. police say this robbery could be connected to a string of robberies across the state. well, there will not be any criminal charges filed against a property management company that is accused of laundering political contributions to san francisco mayor ed lee. the company archway property of it is accused of sending e- mails to employees and associates telling them to make $500 contributions to the campaign. reportedly they were told they would be reimbursed which is illegal of the california -- under california law. san francisco district attorney says it's just not enough evidence to move ahead with that case. california regulators have not conducted the full intensive workplace safety inspections of california's oil refineries, including chevron's richmond plant where the fire broke out on august 6th. this is according to the san francisco chronicle which shows that recent inspecs of the chevron plant but california regulators averages 50 man-

hours per audit. that is well below the 1,000 man-hours that federal auditors averaged in other states. california authorities say the findings don't reflect the whole picture of the efforts. 8:37. cullen jones the first african american world record swimmer will hold free swimming lessons in san jose this weekend. the event begins at 9 tomorrow at the fair swim center. it's part of a national tour called make a splash which focuses on teaching minority students how to swim. he is a 2-time olympic medalist and won a gold in london and apparently nearly drowned as a child so he knows the fear that young children can have about swimming. so it's pretty poignant he will do that tomorrow. >> good. hey tara are we doing good on 580. >> reporter: pretty slow going through oak lan. we have a pair of -- oakland. we have a pair of accident one east and one westbound near the gulf links road area and they are causing a backup.

and in san francisco, we had a stalled car 101 southbound. there you go at 9th street exit. that area pretty good because of different freeways merging there. so hopefully it will clear soon. and up next we have a live look at highway 24 through lafayette. sluggish west bound through the tunnel and arenda. so give yourself extra time. and highway -- and highway 4 westbound through pittsburgh, traffic is moving there. but it literally just opened up three minutes ago. 8:38 here's steve. >> thanks very much and good morning. mostly sunny. a few little high clouds but we had a lot of tropical clouds last couple days and they have moved off. but there will be a few today and some fog. now most of the fog looks to be burning off towards san jose but around drakes by a and point reyes north and sonoma county they are taking the brunt of the fog. most locations including san mateo and santa cruz coastline says clear skies. high pressure kind of losing ground over the next couple

days. low pressure to the north is moving in. lots of sun today. mostly clear and a westerly breeze no doubt about it. 60, 70s and 80s on temps and yesterday we topped out. i will keep it about the same today and cooler weather spills n40s mid to upper and now 50s but temperatures were cooler this morning than the past couple mornings. the mere fact we lost the cloud cover. a little lower right there is going to start to just mob and as it does that increases the fog and lift it and giving us a cooling trend. mostly sunny today cooler weekend. and it's pretty nice by most of the coat. but there with a westerly breeze and sunny i doubt we get over to the low to mid-60s. sunday is the coolest so fog and sun and nice and unless you are doing the fog north of point reyes it might be tougher. warm to hot inland from 60s to near 90. but there is a westerly breeze so vallejo 76 and 84 concord and pleasant hill brentwood and pittsburgh and livermore at 87

pleasanton 87. alameda berkeley upper 60s or low 70s. fremont at 74 degrees. 74 san mateo a little warmer minimum low park and mountain view and 60s on the coast with the sunshine. more fog, cooler inland saturday and sunday. and monday, tuesday, some inland temps will come up a little bit. tori and dave. >> thanks. 20 minutes now before 9. fires threatening homes and the new information surrounding two major wild fires in colusa county. >> we told each -- pull each other up and draw strength from victories. >> what the president said on why voters should give him four more years. >> reporter: and this morning, the search continues for a man who police say avenue ducted -- abducted his two children and took off on a stolen yacht. what the mother of the children is telling us about the kidnapping.

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a little changed on wall street following news that the u.s. economy added fewer jobs than expected in august. we will have more on that in just a moment. also, intel cut the third quarter revenue forecast due to softer than expected demand for the chips and the difficult economic conditions. taking a hive look at the big board, the dow is down 11 and nasdaq down 1 s&p is up 3.

time 8:44. pleats go up-to-date on the other top stories we are following right now. this morning's unemployment report is dominating talk about the presidential campaign. labor department says 96,000 new jobs were created last month but that's less than what economists predicted. those weaker numbers may set the stage for the federal reserve to act when it meets next week. in the susan g. komen three- day walk kicked off in corda madera and cameras were out there. 1200 people are expected to walk 60 miles raising money for breast cancer research. official say registration is down about 50% from last year. all of this comes after the organization's controversial decision earlier this year to stop funding planned parenthood. and right now police areer is ming for two -- police iser -- and right now police are searching for two missing children. this is video of them.

allegedly taken by their father in a boat that was stolen from alameda. claudine wong joins us live from south san francisco where you talk to the children's mother. claudine. >> reporter: i did. and i also just got off the phone with south san francisco police. they tell me there's going to be a briefing at 9:15. i asked if there are new developments all they would tell me is there has been a sighting off the coast and they wouldn't go into details. so we do expect to get more information very, very soon. in the meantime, we have learned a lot more about the abduction. we are in the south san francisco neighborhood where the children live with their mother. now the mother tells us on tuesday, the 43-year-old father christopher maffei parked a rental car and walked up the street and this is the fence that goes to the backyard got over the fence and convinced the 3-year-old to open the back door and then he took off with them. jennifer hipon says her 70-year- old mother was watching the children and sustained the injuries while trying to keep maffei from taking them but says the kids were not crying

and she thinks they were confused. they do know their father and spent time with him and you are look at home video exclusively of a outing where you can see them playing with their father. but on monday, she told him he couldn't see them until he got a job and a place to lib and she said that's when things got heated and a little ugly. and the alleged abduction happened the next day. >> they do love their dad. he loves them so i am hoping just by the grace of god that he is not going to harm them in anyway. >> reporter: police believe after leaving south san francisco he wasn't to alameda and the marina and spent sometime in the past couple weeks he reportedly asked about buying a boat and hipon says he took sailing lessons 6 or 7 years ago and talked about going on a long trip with the children to monterey or mexico but said no.

>> he has talked about sailing with them and i said node. >> reporter: police believe he is on this boat you are looking at the 40 foot yacht stolen from the marina called the unleashed and it has san francisco painted on the stern and it was reportedly seen on wednesday night near mare island and i got off with the police and the latest is they are saying there was another sighting again just telling me right now it's off the coast. we do expect more information at this 9:15 briefing and we will head over there and keep you update on ktv.com and the noon news. live in south san francisco, claudine wong. time 8:48. we have new information about two major wild fires in colusa county. they have ground to -- grown to more than 12,000 acres. those wild fires are burning near williams and more than 2 dozen homes are threatened. and an indian reservation has been evacuated and people are

staying at a nearby hotel. big concern for firefighters today, those flames could get closer just going over a ridge and get closer to houses. firefighters still making progress on a wild fire in the angeles national forest. just outside los angeles. it is burned almost 4200 acres and it's 69% contained. the fire started sunday afternoon forcing the evacuation of some homes as well as recreational areas. four people including two of the firefighters have been injured. it is coming up at 8:49 a coast guard cutter based out of alameda helped rescue two injured fishermen off the coast of mexico. on tuesday, the cutter morganthal received a call from a deep sea tuna fishing vessel southwest of acapulco. on board was man suffering from abdominal pain and a second man with lower back and leg pain after a fishing accident. the two men were taken from the

boat and flown by helicopter to the airport in cabo san lucas and flown to a hospital. an officer-involved shooting is under investigation in san pablo. officials say a police chase from san pablo to richmond wednesday night ended with the officer shooting and injuring a suspect. the suspect was wanted for allegedly stealing a car. the condition is not known. no other details have been released at this time. time is 8:49. cadaver dogs are joining a search for a 20-year-old lafayette man missing along the sacramento river. his name is bret olson a student at cal-poly. last seen on sunday at a spot called beer can beach during a weekend float down the river. a $5,000 reward is being offered for his in walnut creek once again want your help they are searching for girl who vanished two weeks ago. 16 yearly larissa huntman

waseen walking way way from the high school campus on august 24th. investigators say her mother has been uncooperative. and her parents do not have custody of her. new this morning, dental records identified two san jose men whose remains were found in a shallow grave in inned a ace lin -- indianapolis indiana. police searching for a dog discovered the bodies on august 22nd. they were in a wooded area mixed with homes as well as industrial buildings. the victims are identified as 39-year-old juan carlos valencia and 40-year-old raul barajas villa lobos. both men suffered head injuries. the man who spotted the remains also found hundred dollars near the graves. it's 9 minutes before 9 in election 2012 news president obama is back on the campaign trail. a little more than an hour ago, he posed for a picture with the first lady and some supporters at the charlotte north carolina international airport. the obamas boarded air force

one where they will head to new hampshire and later iowa. despite the weaker than expected jobs numbers out this morning, the president is hoping for a post convention bounce in the polls. last night the president formally accepted the democratic nomination. lit political analyst says the speech was rousing but more importantly forward looking. topics included the war on terror and medicare and alternative energies and middle class tax cuts. >> if you believe in a country whereveryone gets a fair their fair share and every one plays by the same rules, than i need you to vote this november. >> his goals include recruiting 100,000 math and science teachers, cutting tuition growth in half, and trimming the deficit by 4 trillion dollars in the next ten years. the president adds his republican challenger mitt

romney is not ready for the pressures of the white house. republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan comes here to the bay area tomorrow. congressman ryan stayed in los angeles overnight and he is headed to sparks nevada before coming back to california. tomorrow morning, he will be at a breakfast reception at the danville home of 49ers star brent jones. it is 8:52. a spike in crime east bay neighborhoodch the concerns people in the -- neighborhood. the concerns people in the dimond district expressed in a packed meeting with oakland police. cçrrú

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gull bird. vote it's 8:55 people live in oakland dimond district met with police to express concern over crime in the neighborhood. at stage room only meeting one thing that was brought up was response time. last week a woman was robbed and pistol whipped in her own garage near tiffin and water house. it took police up to 30 minutes to respond despite several 911 calls. >> i am -- i've been living in a semistate of fear over the other incidents that happened and i just want to say how unsafe i've felt. >> police say they could not discuss specifics but said neighbors gave a good description of the suspect's car and following leads. police are placing more

officers in areas where they have seen a spike in crimes. there's new information about the problems with the radios of the oakland police department. now during the past year, police radios failed several times even during president obama's visit in july. according to a letter from at&t an independent company tested the 16 cell phone tower sites that might have interfered with the radios and reportedly found that the towers didn't cause interference. only one tower was not operating within fcc guidelines. reportedly that tower is in hayward which according to at&t a too far away and to have caused blackouts. >> let's check in with tara updating trophic a final -- traffic a final time. >> reporter: a couple accidents in the at 580, one eastbound and one westbound. they have been cleared and traffic is trying to get back to normal. we have an injury accident that we want to mention look at the maps. you can see as you get off the san mateo bridge towards foster

city, this is at mariners boulevard one lane is blocked while fire crews work to help the victims and a semitruck versus two other cars on 880 northbound near highway 92 looks like it has been moved to theshoulder but you can see the backup there and 880 southbound as well. this is 880 near the oakland coliseum and you can see traffic is sluggish and at the toll plaza same story. here steve. >> thanks. mostly sunny. some fog. most of it is north of marin coast and patchy elsewhere but sunny mild to warm # 0, 70s and -- 60s, 70s and 80s but cooler into the weekend. >> that's the report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> we will see you later.

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