a search set to get under way this morning for an emeryville man missing after taking part in last weekend's beta breakers race. >> from the basketball court right into police custody. the serious accusations against the star athlete at san francisco state university. >> a group of people rushed into a bay area store and stole thousands in merchandise. the high-end items they were after. mornings on 2 starts now.

>> good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, may 25. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. rosemary is off today, but mark tamayo is nice enough to spend his morning with us. >> there is a chill out there. might wake you up this saturday morning. temperatures starting out the day in the 40s, lower 50s. santa rosa, 45 degrees, oakland 52, and san jose reporting partly cloudy skies and the readings in the upper 40s. the forecast today, patchy fog and cool temperatures this morning. mid 40s to the mid 50s. this afternoon, partly to mostly sunny. temperatures on track, not a big change from yesterday. 60s to the low to mid 70s for this afternoon. coming up, the one direction temperatures will be heading this holiday weekend and we'll break down shower chances for memorial day. in just a few hours, a search will get under way for an emeryville man who disappeared after last sunday's beta breakers race. alex savidge is live with the

call for help from family and friends of that missing man. alex. >> reporter: and good morning. a short time ago i spoke with bo rasmussen's father. he said he is moved by the outpouring of support from this entire community that the family is seeing and will see it later today. they're expecting as many as 200 people will take part in this search. that means friends, relatives, coworkers, all taking part. this is where that search will be coordinated from. this is the gym. bedford hall at st. grab reel church in san francisco. everyone will be meeting here two hours from now. obviously they are already getting set up here. they will continue to search for rasmussen, who disappeared after last weekend's beta breakers race. the family has set up a facebook page trying to help find him and today searchers will be heading out to golden gate park and the surrounding neighborhoods and also near ocean beach where rasmussen's clothing was found near the water. some believe he may have gone

swimming in the ocean. the 27-year-old was last seen on sunday. he just finished walking the beta breakers when he said goodbye to his friends and headed towards the ocean. a short time ago i asked rasmussen's father what he believes happened to his son. >> i go back and forth between these amazing scenarios, where he got knocked in the head and we'll find him in the park buried under leaves. and still alive, to you know, the horrible feeling that hey, my son drowned. >> reporter: now rasmussen's credit cards and phone were discovered near the beach chalet restaurant. his loved ones checked hospitals and jails but no sign of rasmussen. they aren't giving up hope, though. again volunteers will be meeting here. anyone who wants to take part in this search can come down to st. gabriel church in san francisco at 9:00 this morning. everyone is meeting here inside of bedford hall and volunteers plan to search throughout the day today until sun set. live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu

channel 2 news. firefighters are at the scene of a house fire in san jose. the fire department posted these photos of that fire on its twitter page. the first emergency call came in just before 4:30 this morning at that home which is on kimber view court near the country club. crews knocked down the fire a half hour later. five people, including a child, lived inside that and may be now finding a new place to live. one person was treated for minor injuries at the scene. no word on a cause. investigators are reviewing surveillance video looking for clues following a robbery at livermore's premium outlets. thieves targeted the true religion jeans store on thursday around 4 p.m. police say a group of 10 people rushed inside and overwhelmed the clerks. they grabbed several pairs of designer jeans worth about $5000. police say the thieves could be part of a crime ring operating throughout the bay area. >> they're hitting all the true religions, like sacks they stole their true religion jeans.

>> police say witnesses told them again there were 10 thieves, four men, six women in their 20s. they had get-away cars waiting in the parking lot. a red 19 80s toyota corolla and a similar car similar to a ford taurus. a san francisco state basketball charge is facing charges for the killing of a rapper near atlanta. 25 desensa white will appear in a georgia courtroom next friday. he was arrested in redwood city and extradited last week. investigators say he is one of five people charged with the shooting death of a 19-year-old rap artist known as little fat last june. white first played at texas tech and roomed with current 49er wide receiver michael crabtree before transferring to santa clara university. he played his senior season at san francisco state this year. a former high school football coach in the east bay is behind bars on $21 million bail. 51-year-old baron edwards is in the contra costa county jail. he faces nearly two dozen counts of sexually abusing children, many under the age of 10.

edwards coached football at kennedy high school in richmond in 2004 and 2005. ktvu interviewed edwards in 2004 about how the grade point requirements made it difficult for students from richmond to get accepted. >> it hurts a lot of our kids. you know, most of our kids are floating around a 2.5 or 6 average here. we have been problems with our test scores lately but we're working on those. ktvu has also learned that edwards is a musician. we found this youtube video of him performing. investigators are still compiling evidence against him. they will not say when or where the alleged molestation occurred. in washington state the bridge collapsed along interstate 5 is causing traffic delays for drivers this holiday weekend. detours are in place but travelers are being warned to expect major backups. three people were hurt when a 160-foot section of the bridge collapsed on thursday. the bridge is a main corridor from canada to california, and

some businesses say they are bracing for impact of its closure. >> we supply a lot of oversized shipments and this is our main route right here. that's going to put a big hamper on us. and a lot of the businesses around here that people aren't even going to want to go into, because of the nightmare traffic to get into it. >> a report released yesterday shows officials with the state's department of transportation performed a special inspection just six months ago on the bridge because there were signs that it had been hit by a different vehicle. inspectors say they found tear and other problems including vegetation growing in panels and rust. president obama is commemorating memorial day by honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country. >> they are heroes. each and every one. they gave america the most precious thing they had. the last full measure of devotion. >> in this morning's weekly address, the president says

america stands independent and free from tyrany, thanks to the brave sacrifice of those in the armed forces. he adds it was an honor yesterday to speak at the commencement ceremonies at the naval academy and says the graduates will lead the fight against terrorism and will help lead the country for decades to come. it's a tradition for local boy and girl scouts ever memorial day weekend. at nine this morning the scouts are going to plant an american flag at each griff in the san francisco national cemetery, the presidio and at the golden gate national cemetery. there are 26,000 graves in the presidio and 112,000 at golden gate. scouts have been placing flags there before memorial day for more than 50 years. the memorial day weekend is here and so, too is mark tamayo. let's turn to mark right now. a lot of people call it the unofficial start to summer. >> it's actually going to feel like a taste of winter. >> ok. >> the weather pattern a little strange for this time of year but that will be happening basically we'll have to accept it. this morning off to a cool

start. we have patchy fog out there as you can see looking towards oakland. that patchy fog regrouping near the coast and parts of the bay this early saturday morning. today will be dry. really not a big change from yesterday. you can see the live storm tracker 2 with low clouds resurfacing near the shore line, right near the immediate coast as well. we'll watch out for that over the next few hours, say between now and 10:00 this morning. key headline is this: pretty cool out there when you step outside the door. you'll notice the chill out there. santa rosa, checking in 45 degrees. san jose in the upper 40s and our friends in livermore reporting 51 degrees. and sfo currently 50. the overall weather setup. there is a system to the north producing rainfall but today, fair skies and a dry weather pattern, as high pressure still in command of our weather. we are watching this energy to the north and west as we'll be approaching tomorrow. as a result, we could have drizzle first thing tomorrow morning, primarily near the immediate coast, and then on monday, for memorial day, probably you have been hearing about this chance of a shower. there is still a chance but i

will say the latest forecast models such these one, kind of scaling back on the coverage and the probabilities. they'll change the forecast a little bit. tomorrow morning, some clouds and some drizzle out there. you can see a little bit of activity just off shore, and then we'll take this into monday. monday morning will be dry. you can see the rain showers up to our north. this basically falls apart over the bay area. on monday for memorial day. lots of cloud cover, cooler temperatures and there is a chance of a light shower by mid to late afternoon that will be favoring the north bay and that chance will linger into early tuesday morning. today, patchy fog coast side, temperature loss to mid 50s. a bit of a breeze kicks in this afternoon. right around the bay, increasing sunshine this afternoon, and wind speeds pick up around 10 to 20 miles an hour. inland neighborhoods, more sunshine. we'll call it mild, no 80s in the forecast. warmest locations on track to reach the mid to upper 70s this afternoon. not a big change from yesterday. san francisco 62, san jose 71. and antioch, a forecast high of

76. here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast. you'll notice this into sunday, monday, we scale back on temperatures. dries toll start out your sunday morning, and the chance of a shower on memorial day but we are scaling back on the chances and the timing. looks like most of the day could be dry. more clouds and cooler temperatures. in a few minutes we will take a look at the giants forecast. they're playing this afternoon. >> thanks, mark. quick check in traffic. two lanes of 580 in livermore closed for cleanup following an overnight accident involving a highway patrol cruiser. a truck crashed into some sand barrels near airway boulevard just before 1:00 this morning. and then just about 20 minutes later another driver slammed into a responding c.h.p. cruiser and then took off. the officer did not suffer major injuries. investigators say they're looking for that hit and run driver. all lanes expected to reopen in just about 30 minutes. the price of healthcare, we now know how much the obama plan is actually going to cost the people here in california. >> and after the devastating tornado in oklahoma, why the community of moore will come together today for a celebration.

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good saturday morning. over the break we have been choreographing this beautiful live shot towards the bay bridge and the beautiful colors over san francisco bay. temperatures cool this morning in the 40s and 50s. before this week, high school seniors in moore, oklahoma had been looking forward to this day for years. but it is a bitter sweet day for them in the wake of monday's deadly tornado. as custom, moore's three high schools will hold their graduation ceremony today at a convention center in oklahoma city. this is the first time since the storm that large groups of people from moore have gathered in a formal setting.

an elementary school teacher who was buried under the rubble talked publicly for the first time from her hospital bed. >> i don't want to get emotional, but hell crashing down, and we just started to hear glass break. kids are screaming, teachers are screaming. >> the tornado killed 24 people including 10 children. right now there are six people in the hospital with one child in critical condition. president obama will visit the area tomorrow and monday, talking to survivors and first responders. police say a growing problem in moore is now looting. officers are currently reopening neighborhoods flattened by the tornado. residents being allowed back during the day to see if they can recover any belongings. officers close off the areas at night but looters are still finding ways to sneak into the area. >> i work two jobs to get what i've got. they can work two jobs and get their stuff, too, just like i've had to.

they can keep their hands off of other people's things. >> officers say looters are targeting yards with scrap metal, so far, at least two people have been arrested. meanwhile, a local group is making superhero capes to send to children affected by oklahoma's recent tornadoes. kiss the toas creations in danville is holding a sewing event at the danville women's club. they hope to make 100 capes. this is not the first time they've done this. in 2008 volunteers gave more than 1200 capes to children suffering from life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. the group says when children put on the capes their spirits are lifted. and nike says it will do its part to help the victims of the oklahoma tornadoes. its donating $1 million in clothing and the company is working with oklahoma city thunder's kevin durant to donate profits from his shoe line. the money donate willed come from sales of his shoes on nike.com from now through june 15. and blake shelton, country music star, leading a benefit

concert and telethon to raise money for the tornado victims. shelton who was born and raised in oklahoma will be joined by his wife and other country music stars. the event will be televised from an oklahoma city arena on may 29. the jersey shore is back in business just in time for memorial day. chris christie is spending the holiday weekend getting the word out. he is hoping to boost tourism and business by urging people to visit the board walks with their families. seven months ago superstorm sandy slammed right into the shore causing billions in damage. >> i think the shore is finally back. we had a lot of devastation back here. the town of point pleasant beach did a great job of cleaning the whole place up. >> president obama will visit the jersey shore on tuesday for a firsthand look at the progress that has been made. he is also expected to meet with business and homeowners who were helped during the recovery efforts. the new york acquarium is set to partially reopen today. it's the first time visitors are being welcomed back since

superstorm sandy flooded tanks and caused power failures. acquarium officials say exhibits featuring wall russs, harbor seals and sea lions will be open but the back half of the acquarium is closed for repairs until 2016. new this morning, authorities in the u.k. are questioning the friend of a suspect in the killing of a british soldier. the friend was arrested last night following an interview with the b.b.c. in the interview, he says suspect michael ada bulado had changed after visiting kenya. he claimed he was physically and sexually abused during that visit. two men are accused of killing 25-year-old lee rigby. both suspects remain in the hospital after being shot by police. the swedish capital of stockholm was hit by violent riots for the sixth night in a row. angry mobs set fire to more than 100 cars since that violence began. they vandalized schools and threw rocks at police and firefighters. the protest began over the death of a 69-year-old man who

was shot by police earlier this month. police have called in reinforcements. the u.s. government is urging american citizens to stay out of the area. >> and we're waiting for new video of secretary john kerry in africa today. he is in ethiopia addressing the issue of islamic extremists and this is video that was taken thursday during his meeting with the israeli president in jerusalem. this morning, kerry is attending the african union's 50th anniversary. he blames islamic radicals for much of the violence happening in nigeria and sudan. in upstate new york, a search continues for a pilot following a crash involving a volunteer angel flight. the bodies of two passengers were recovered from a wooded area near the crash site but authorities say much of the wreckage is sub merged in a pond that's where divers are focusing their serge right now for that pilot. angel flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients. the cause of the crash is unknown. the family of a cyclist killed in san francisco's

mission district says he had just recently moved to the city. 21-year-old dillan mitchell died on thursday after colliding with a garbage truck at 16th street and south n avenue. investigators say he wasn't wearing a helmet d was traveling at a high rate of speed. he moved to the city from clayton just last week to start an apprenticeship as an electrician a santa cruz county man is in jail after police found dozens of firearms in his home. yesterday police served a search warrant at the mobile home in unincorporated santa cruz county. they arrested 54-year-old nicholas yukich who police say was plotting to commit grand theft. investigators found 48 assault rifles, shotguns and handguns in the home, and also found high capacity magazines and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition. californians are now learning the price of health insurance under obamacare. people who don't receive or cannot afford insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through an exchange at a group rate negotiated by state regulators.

depending on income, california healthcare prices for a 40-year- old range from $40 to $300 per month for a mid-level plan. some young adults who are less expensive to cover could pay nothing depending on how much they earn. consumers can begin signing up in october for plans that take effect next january. a new bill that places restrictions on electronic cigarettes is on the move in sacramento. yesterday the senate approved sb648. a bill authored by bay area senator allen core but bans e cigarette in public building, restaurants and near playgrounds. lawmakers say they believe the vapors from electronic cigarettes may pose health risks to bystanders. the e cigarette industry says so far there is no proof the cigarettes are harmful to others a carnival has arrived in san francisco. the festivities getting under way. why it was almost cancelled. >> plus a scavenger hunt for two sisters led to the best prize of all.

an emotional reunion you want want to miss. >> a cool start this morning. some patchy fog coming back. coming up, the coolest day of the holiday weekend and we'll break down shower chances for memorial day. medications?

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family members and lunch is going to be served for military personnel in the picnic pavilion. in illinois a family is celebrating a surprise military homecoming after a year and a half of being separated. and that surprise involved a scavenger hunt to reunite two girls with their father. first class petty officer aaron haynes enlisted the help of his wife and a chicago area mall to pull off the reunion after aaro maria found a prize they were not expecting. >> we love you, daddy. we really missed you. >> they missed their dad so much. i hear about it every time i see them. >> as you can see there, onlookers at the mall cheered and applauded that emotional reunion. >> smiles on those girls. so excited to see their dad. >> very happy. >> so nice. well, it is as you said before, the official start or unofficial start to summer. >> right. >> but cool outside this morning. mark, i don't like it.

warm it up. warm it up. >> sorry about that. i'll be working on it. maybe i'll change the forecast in the next hour. but yeah, temperatures cooling off over this weekend. we are scaling back in the shower chances quite a bit as we head into memorial day. still a chance for us to hold on to all we have to hold onto the possibility, but the overall probability has been coming down. here we go with the forecast this weekend, bottom right should say monday. you get the idea it's the trend. today is the warmest day of the weekend, by monday, warmest locations mainly in the lower 60s to lower 70s. right now, on live storm tracker 2 you can see this. pappy fog regrouping especially towards oakland and hayward. and patchy fog making a come back right near the immediate coastline as well. as far as current temperatures, it's cool out there. off to a cold start this saturday morning. readings are in the 40s and 50s. as far as the rain chances, it's dry today. tomorrow some drizzle out there in the morning hours, and then by monday, monday morning will be dry, but then thicken up the clouds and there is a chance of a light shower favoring the north bay by mid to late

afternoon. monday but for the most part lots of cloud cover and cooler temperatures. giants game, game 2 with the rockies this afternoon. partly sunny skies, temperatures right around 60 degrees. and a look ahead the five-day forecast, temperatures this afternoon 60s and 70s, drizzle to start out your sunday, and 10 there is that chance of a shower that the clinicking rain cloud for monday memorial day. another forecast update coming up in a few minutes a cell phone store gets robbed and leads to a high speed chase, sending a bay area school into lock down. >> who is in custody and who police are still looking for and the other crimes they are accused of committeing. >> and the answer scientists may never get about this week's 5.2 earthquake.

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nearly a week after his disappearance, family and friends are still holding out hope. the major volunteer effort about to get under way to find a missing beta breakers runner. it's saturday, may 25ings. i'm claudine wong. >> and immike mibach. happening right now, preparations are under way for an expanded search in san francisco after an emeryville man vanished nearly a week ago. a live picture right now from st. gabriel's school located in the sunset. this is where family and friends of beau rasmussen are starting to gather. many have driven from as far away as oregon to join today's

search. they are hoping to find answer in the disappearance of 27-year- old beau rasmussen. he vanished last is under after finishing the beta breakers. friends said he told them he was going to ocean beach. some believe he may have gone swimming in the ocean. we talked to beau's father this morning. >> the foundation came in and helped us put everything together, and we've organized a search that we'll work in grid patterns, and we're going to cover a lot of ground today. >> the family is asking for any photos or video from the beach after the race to help them focus on their search. coming up at 8:00, we will go back to san francisco for a live report on how people are reaching to rasmussen's family. vallejo police are getting much-needed help from nearby law enforcement. operation good will began 10 days ago. agencies including the solano county sheriff's office, the probation department and the highway patrol are going to help vallejo police patrol city streets for the next month. high-crime areas are going to be saturated with the

additional officers. this morning police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to a string of cell phone robberies in sonoma county. sheriff deputies say four men posed as customers at a cell phone store in windsor. they allegedly snapped phones off a display and drove away with $3000 worth of merchandise. police chased them onto highway 101 and speeds topped 100 miles an hour. the suspects scattered into a petaluma neighborhood causing an elementary school to go into lock down. >> i went out and calmed them down, let them know what was happening and that their students were safe inside of a locked multipurpose room. >> police eventually arrested three men, but one did get away. investigators believe the suspects also robbed a mill valley at&t store on tuesday. an east bay banker accused of stealing more than a million dollars from her long-time clients says she is not guilty. linda foss charged with 20 counts, including embezzlement. she entered her not guilty plea yesterday in alameda county

superior court. cameras were not allowed inside the proceeding but one of her alleged victims was there. julie haberger says foss stole more than $40,000 from her and more than $600,000 from her mother-in-law. >> her husband, my father-in- law worked very hard for his money because he wanted to provide her with all that security. so i -- i am angry today. >> linda foss remains in jail. bail was set at 1.6 million. her next court appearance is june 27. the city of san bruno says it will not let pg&e off the hook for the damage caused by the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. the city released a statement after learning pg&e is fighting a record 2.25 billion dollar fine proposed by state regulators. in a filing, pg&e says it has accepted full responsibility for the blast which killed eight people and seriously injured many more. put pg&e calls the fine excess and i have says its shareholders are already paying 2.2 billion dollars in system

upgrades and improvements. about 300 people in northeastern california have been ordered to boil their water because of damage from thursday night's earthquake. that magnitude 5.7 quake was centered near the community of greenville which is about 230 miles northeast of san francisco. the earthquake ruptured a tank that supplies drinking water to residents. so they'll have to boil their water until further notice. it was the strongest quake to hit the mostly wilderness region since 19 34s and size meteorologists are predicting there will be dozens of after shocks in the next weeks. because that area is not closely monitored by scientists, park rangers are being asked to keep a lookout this holiday weekend. the seismic shocks could destablize local hot springs, sulfur pools and steam vents. they haven't been able to identify the fault line that triggered the quake. >> it's possible we will never determine the name of the fault, because unless it's mapped at the surface and a geologist has assigned a name to it, there's no name for the fault.

>> the region from lake tahoe north through the sierra to lake elmanor are riddled with unnamed and unknowned faults. size meteorologists are looking for people to help them track local earthquakes. the united states geological survey has put up a help wanted sign. they want to install about 30 seismic sensors in homes and businesses throughout the pleasanton, dublin and san ramon area. the sensors detect seismic waves from major quakes to minor1, less than a magnitude 2.0. the national park service is announcing there will be no more furloughs. as of june 1 u.s. park police won't be forced to take unpaid days off. the furloughs were a femme prayer solution to budget cuts but the park service says it's able to offset those cuts. park service officials say despite staffing shortages through memorial day, security will not be compromised. with thousands of visitors expected through memorial day yosemite mite has reopened access to half dome. memorial day weekend is often

the busiest time of year for yosemite national park. with water surging from the melting snow, they say it makes summer feel closer. workers installed the last of heavy cable hand rails on thursday night. >> it's iconic. it's one of the highest peaks out here, and not many people know. just about anybody ask come out and climb it. >> rangers say they are anxious to replace bad memories from last summer's hantavirus scare. the virus caused by infected deermice killed several people who stayed at curry village and made seven others ill. the signature cabins have since gun replaced but rangers say at this point, the biggest worry is the holiday crowd. >> and cal fire is warning people to be careful this weekend with increased danger for wildfires. officials say with one of the dryest winters on record, conditions for wildfires are prime. in an average year, by late may cal fire responds to about 850 wildfires. this year they've already responded to nearly 1600. they are warning people to be

mindful of water safety. with temperatures up and snow melting water ways are running high. if you are heading to the russian river this memorial day weekend. expect big crowds and an increase in deputies patrolling area. to cut down on litter and drinking, the sheriff's office and chp are beefing up patrols. in the past couple of years officers have seen a spike in the number of people heading to the russian river. they say partly due to the organization of holiday parties on social media sites. law informat agencies also plan to crack down on drunk drivers this weekend. several d.u.i. checkpoints will be set up throughout the bay area. last year chp says 25 people were killed on california roadways during the memorial day weekend. it says about 60% of those who died were not wearing their seat belts. more than 1300 people were also arrested last year for driving under the influence. more people are expected to hit the road this memorial day weekend, because of lower gas prices. according to aaa, gas prices had fall then many areas prior to the holiday weekend and

haven't gone up. right now the average price to fill up in california is at 4.02 a gallon. if you are filling up before you hit the road here is a look at the local prices. in san n san francisco the average is 4.11. oakland, about 4.05, and in san jose an average of 4.03 for gas. and i'm sorry, that doesn't actually feel like a deal but i guess you know. >> yeah. it's not a deal. >> that's nothing a deal at least for me. >> like ouch. i guess they haven't gone up more by wow. if you decide not to fill the tank, maybe park it here for the weekend you are probably expecting sunshine. that's what you think memorial day weekend. but not quite the story this time around. mark. >> today not so bad but temperatures will be cooling off heading into sunday and monday. with the gas prices when i used to work in eureka, i would drive down to the bay area to come home and i think it was 2.25? is that right? >> back in the day? >> yeah. i used to think that was a lot. gas prices if you go for a road trip this weekend, the weather will cooperate with no rain

showers for today or tomorrow. by monday, that could possibly be a different story. here is our roof camera looking towards the walnut creek area. patchy fog has regrouped overnight while you were sleeping. the patchy fog near parts of the bay and extending into the inland valleys as well, over to we'll show you mount diablo. just over 3800 feet with the clear skies, of course up above that, the fog dying. forecast headlines for today we'll go with this. patchy fog thand then increasing sunshine this afternoon and tomorrow morning drizzle. we could have wet roadways especially around highway 1 to start out your sunday, and then for memorial day more clouds and there is that chance of a shower. live now on live storm tracker 2, we can show you coverage with the low clouds. hugging the shore line from half moon bay, and extending out across if bay for oakland and hayward, out towards some of the inland areas as well. key headline this morning. it's cool out there. temperatures start out your saturday morning are in the 40s and 50s.

livermore right now, 51 degrees. san jose 49, and san francisco in the upper 40s, 49 degrees. so here is the weather pattern for today. not too much changed. the main action remains up to the north. with that after the patchy fog this morning, fair skies and then this system moves in on sunday, so with that we'll have driesal and there is the chance of a shower on monday. but the latest forecast model scaling back on those chances for memorial day. tomorrow as i mentioned, dries toll start out the day, and then for monday, you can see starting out the day with clouds, we bring in the chance of a light shower by mid to late afternoon. favoring the north bay. but for today we'll go with this. patchy fog this morning 9:00. mid 40s to the mid 50s and by 12:00, partly sunny, upper 50s to the upper 60s. throughout the afternoon hours, wind speeds pick up. already a bit of a breeze. winds from 15 to 20 miles an hour. temperatures this afternoon, not a big change from yesterday. that will translate to lots of 70s towards santa rosa and fairfield. right around the bay itself we're thinking mid to upper

60s. head over the hills, no 90s, no 80s. warmest locations around 76 to 77 degrees. san jose at 71, freedmont 68 and san francisco, skies partly sunny and temperatures in the lower 60s. here is a look ahead, the five- day forecast. tomorrow some drizzle to start out the day coast side. there is that chance of a shower but as i showed you, latest forecast models scaling back on those chances heading into memorial day. the hottest sport this memorial day weekend will take you on quite the ride if you so choose. jet pack, powered flying is one of the latest sports to hit the water and so far, nationwide, it appears to be a blast. the combination of powerful engines and water repolings gives the flyer the ability to maintain stable and controlled flights. >> you've ever had -- wanted to be superman, it gives you the feeling of exactly what it's like. it gives you the experience of flying. >> you can master grateful

dolphin dives, right there, and daring midair flips using removable steering handles to fly. you have to be at least 18 years old, and have somewhat of aned a adventurous spirit. >> i'm guessing if i tried that dolphin dive it might not look that great. >> i think a paddle board is good for me. i don't know about that. >> very cool, though. 7:41. disgusted with eu8 legal dumps, what residents want the garbage companies to do about and it why that company says it's not their responsibility. >> and they have been the big attraction at the facebook campus. why three baby foxes and their mother may not be around for much longer. >> but first, let's take you outside. sun is shining out there. there is the east shore freeway for you, moving through emeryville and into berkeley. looks great in both directions as always. we are keeping an eye on the roads for you. we'll let you know if there's problems you need to know about. 7:42. this is mornings on 2. have a good night. here you go. you, too.

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good saturday morning. if bay point camera looking towards mount diablo. the golden hills here. temperatures off to a cool start this morning but into the 70s this afternoon. well, illegal dumping in oakland is increasing, and residents are just getting fed up about it. yesterday homeowners from east and west oakland held a protest in the lobby of waste management's oakland offices. they were asking the company to offer free monthly dropoff days at the dump. residents believe having a cleaner city may hebe curb the crime. >> grime brings crime and we really believe that. >> i've heard more gun shots in the last year there have been four murders, one block around the corner from my house. >> a representative from waste management says illegal dumping is the city's responsibility,

and says residents should be talking to their elected officials. neighbors are also asking the city to install surveillance cameras in hot spots to catch those responsible. the woman accused of planting poison juice at a san jose starbucks last month will not face any criminal charges. the santa clara county district attorney's office says it cannot prove ramena babahanian committed a crime. the 50-year-old was arrested after witnesses say they saw her try to sneak two contaminated orange juice bottles into a display case. the fire department say the bottles contain lethal amounts of rubbing alcohol but the d.a.'s office says further tests show the liquid include vinegar which is not considered harmful substance. a teenager is under arrest in connection with a killing in san jose. 19-year-old christopher lema attacked 36-year-old demetrius port were a ma sheet tee. investigators found porter's body outside a jack in the box parking lot last week. the two men police say didn't appear to know each other.

they're still trying to figure out the motive for the attack. los angeles police detectives are starting a second investigation into officers reselling guns for profit. the police department first alerted federal investigators about the alleged firearm sales and possible gun violations, but the l.a.p.d. police chief admits that investigation is lacking and has now ordered a second investigation. police officers can often buy guns at discounted prices for professional use, but a lieutenant was implicated back in 2010 of reselling dozens and possibly hundreds of firearms. a controversial arizona sheriff's is at the center of an immigration debate plans to appeal a federal judge's decision. sheriff joe arpaio calls himself the toughest in the country. a judge ruled that arpaio and his deputies vie allotted the constitutional rights of latinos by singles them out without cause during immigration patrols. the sheriff denies the allegation of racial profiling. this case stems from a class action lawsuit and seeks only a

change in the sheriff's practices. a 1.3 million dollar federal grant is going to schools in newtown, connecticut. the newtown community was struck by tragedy back in december following the mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. 20 students and six educators were shot and killed. education secretary arnie duncan announced the grant yesterday and discussed his goals for keeping students safe. >> we want a lot fewer young people being shot. and we want a lot fewer young people growing up in a climate of fear. and we can figure out how to get there, if we can agree on those two goals then we can find i think a common agenda to move forward. >> duncan says the grant money can be used for counseling and training staff. he says decisions to place armed guards at schools will be left to individual schools. the numbers are in, and two dozen east bay schools ranked high compared to similar schools statewide. the public school rankings were based on how well students performed on standardized tests taken more than a year ago.

under the academic performance index schools are ranked 1 to 10 with 10 the highest. 24 east bay schools scored a 10. 11 of those top schools were in alameda county, and 13 in contra costa county. it's graduation day at san francisco state university today. a record number of students are being awarded degrees. the ceremony is scheduled to start at 1 in the afternoon. layer bear, president and ceo of the giants will be the commencement speaker. more than 8700 students are graduating today. it's the university's largest graduating class. and in just a few hours, the official graduation ceremony gets under way at san jose state university. the school says 8000 spartans are graduating. yesterday thousands of students donned their caps and gowns to celebrate their individual colleges. >> everything, you know. i put myself through school, so i am happy that i'm here. i am finally graduating, ready to start my career. >> the university says it will send 175 new engineers into silicon valley, 300 more with

master's degrees. today's commencement speaker will be flan trough pivot and alum that connie luri. tomorrow legendary delasalle football coach bob ladisser will speak at the commencement for st. mary's college. he stepped down as coach in january after winning 399 games and helping turn delasalle into a national football power house. he says his address will focus on the students' future and what their education means to them. the oakland zoo is hosting its 17th annual event celebrating elephants. the day is used to spread awareness about elephants in captivity and in the wild. for $5 zoo goers can take a behind the scenes look into how the zoo cares for the massive animals. the proceeds from the tours will go to the trust for elephants. right now the zoo is home to four african elephants. a family of foxes has taken up residence at facebook's menlow park campus but they may not be around much longer. three pups and their mother

have been a big attraction since they were first spotted by workers last month. they even have their own facebook page. who wouldn't? and they have 12,000 likes. but fish and wildlife officials say the family may move on in the next few weeks. they say as the pups get older their mother will likely start bringing them out into the wild to teach them to hunt on their own. it launched late last night and is now in space. what a new military satellite will be able to do once it gets into position. >> plus charles ramsey rescued three kidnapping victims from an ohio home. but what he was doing right before he heard one of them calling for hem has now led to a pretty unusual reward. >> brought to a chilly start this morning. coming up, the neighborhoods in the 40s right now and the changes we have made to your memorial day forecast. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant kind.

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mcdonald's for a year. the gift comes after charles ramsey remotedly talked about eating at the fast food restaurant before rescuing amanda berry. >> i'm eating my mcdonald's, i come outside, and i see this girl going nuts, trying to get out of the house. so i go on the porch. >> mcdonald's says it also donated $10,000 to the national center for missing and exploited children in the names of all three kidnap victims. a new military satellite has been launched into space. >> we have lift-off. the united launch alliance. delta 4 rocket carriage wgs5. >> last night the unmanned rocket lifted off from the cape canaveral air force station in florida. it cost $342 million, and among other things, the satellite can be used to pilot aircraft like drones. but it will take several months to settle it into its proper orbit. yahoo has joined in on the bidding for the online tv streaming service hulu. this comes after yahoo purchased tumblr earlier this

week. yahoo is one of six companies that have made offers but doesn't say how much it is bidding. hulu generated 670 million in revenues last year. the memorial day weekend could break new box office records. >> at the time i thought it was child like good boy. like ciao. >> the reason the two big franchises are making their debuts, the hangoverpart 3, and to bring in big bucks. both the hangover part 2 and fast 5 brought inned 86 million in their opening weekend last year. the sun's been up for about two hours now. maybe a good weekend to go see a movie. let's check in with mark and see how they're looking outside. >> good morning to you. a cold start this morning. most of your weekend will be dry. you probably heard a few shower chances for memorial day. good news. if you are not a fan of that we're scaling back on the probability. latest forecast models reducing the coverage and chances. as far as right now on live storm tracker 2, the fog making

a comeback. especially coast side towards half moon bay. and a patch you can see moving across the bay towards hayward and moving over at least some of the east bay hills approaching dublin as well. it's cool. temperatures are in the 40s and the 50s. santa rosa right now 45, san francisco was 49. updating their temperature for the 8:00 hour and walnut creek 52. here is the forecast model. today it's dry. tomorrow more moisture moves in. more clouds to start out your sunday morning. there is the chance we could have driesal and then by monday morning, for memorial day. more cloud cover once again drizzle. this forecast model brings in a few showers, but mainly by late afternoon and to the evening hours, favoring the north bay for areas south of the golden gate we scale back on the probability. as far as lake tahoe, it's colder right now, 30 in blue canyon, but more sunshine today. our chance of a shower on monday means a chance of a shower for them as well on memorial day. forecast from the 60s all the way to the mid 70s for afternoon highs.

wind speeds pick up around 15 25 miles an hour. and a look ahead your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view, a bit cooler sunday and into monday. there is that chance of a shower on memorial day. highest chance would be up in the north bay. the wold champion giants just can't seem to figure out the colorado rockies recently. they have dropped their fourth straight to colorado last night. 1st inning. two on, michael cuddyer with the shot down the right field line. two rockies cross the plate and just like that, it's 2-0. 6th inning we go. cuddyer liking what tim lincecum was dishing. deep shot. left center field. and that was the 8th of the year for cuddyer. giants' offense? well there wasn't any. rockies win 5-0. big come back for the oakland a's in houston last night. top of the 9th. down 2, one out. the struggling chris young, not struggling anymore. a crushing three-run shot to left. a's up 6-5 and that's how it ended. grant balfour gets his 10th save of the season.

watch the a's and astros go back at it again today on ktvu. coverage begins at 3:30. right after the game stay tuned for channel 2 news. he went to last week's beta breakers race but hasn't been heard from since. the massive search effort about to get under way could find the missing man. >> and new clues about what may have gone wrong. the damage found on a washington state bridge prior to this week's collapse.

this morning volunteers are about to begin a huge search for a man who went missing after the beta breakers race last weekend. what his family is asking from the public. >> from the basketball court into police custody. the accusations against a star athlete at san francisco state. >> a group of thieves rush into an east bay store and take thousands in high-end merchandise. why other bay area stores are on high alert. the second hour of mornings on 2 starts right now. good morning. and welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, may 25. i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. over to mark tamayo who is in for rosemary to look at how cool our weekend is going to be. hi, mark. >> good morning to you. yeah. we're off to a cool start this

morning and tracking some patchy follow as well, especially coast side and right around the bay. as far as the cold numbers currently, we are tracking fourth towards santa rosa and navarro. oakland 54 and san jose at 52. forecast headlines for this morning, patchy fog, cool this afternoon, more sunshine. winds pick up, 60 to 76 degrees. coming up, the coolest day of the holiday weekend and we'll break down shower chances for memorial day. happening right now, a search is intensifies this morning for a man who went missing after last sunday's beta breakers. alex savidge is live right now from san francisco. alex you have been talking to the family of that missing man just this morning? >> reporter: that's right. they're holding out hope that he can be found safe. they are expecting a major turn out later on today. 2 00 plus people expected to search for beau rasmussen who has been missing since last weekend's race. relatives are in town from oregon. also his friends and co workers

from around the bay area and everyone is meeting at the search command center which is at bedford hall, at st. gabriel's church in san francisco. the class kids foundation is helping to organize this search and figure out some of the search areas that should be focused on today. everyone will head out just about an hour from now. they will be looking for any sign of rasmussen, who disappeared after last weekend's beta breakers. his clothing was discovered at ocean beach and one theory is that he may have gone swimming in the water. the family set up a facebook page to help find the 27-year- old who lives in emeryville. searchers will be heading out to golden gate park and the surrounding neighborhoods. they'll be searching near ocean beach as well. rasmussen had just finished walking the beta breakers when he said goodbye to his friends and headed toward the ocean. his credit cards and phone were found near the beach chalet restaurant. now rasmussen works as a project developer for an alternative energy company in san ramon. his father is hopeful he'll be found safe.

>> bough had the world by the tail. he worked for an alternative energy company, he was working on things that he loved. he had coworkers that he valued. it really, i've met them all when i got down here and it's like a big family. >> reporter: this morning, the family is asking anyone who may have taken video or pictures of rasmussen at last weekend's beta breakers race to turn over those photos to searchers, so that they may be able to get a better sense of where he may have gone. this past week, volunteers have done a couple of other searches. they've checked 20 miles of coastline from san francisco down to pacifica, and again, that effort will continue later on today. volunteers, family, friends, they will all be meeting here at bedford hall at st. gabriel church in san francisco here at the search command center, and everyone heading out to begin searching once again for beau rasmussen at 9:00 this morning. live in san francisco, alex

savidge, ktvu, channel 2 news. new information and new pictures of an overnight house fire in san jose. just before 4:30 this morning, firefighters were called to a home on timber view court near the country club. crews knocked down the fire in just about 30 minutes. five people including a child lived inside the home. one person was treated for minor injuries at the scene. no word on what started that fire, and within the next 30 minutes, you will hear from one of the firefighters who are at the scene. investigators are reviewing surveillance video looking for clues following a robbery at livermore's premium outlets. thieves targeted the true religion jeans store on thursday around 4 p.m. a group of 10 people rushed inside and overwhelmed the clerks. they grabbed several pairs over designer jeans worth about $5000. police say the thieves could be part of a crime ring operating throughout the bay area. >> they are hitting all the true religions, like saks, they stole their true religion genes that they saw there. >> police say witnesses said

the group was made up of four men and six women in their 20s and check out this cars, because apparently they had get- away cars in the parking lot, a red 19 80s toyota corolla and a silver car similar to a ford taurus. san francisco state basketball star is facing charges for the killing of a rapper near atlanta. 25-year-old desensay white will appear in a georgia courtroom next friday. he was arrested in redwood city and extradited last week. investigators say he is one of five people charged with the shooting death of 19-year-old rap artist known as little fat last june. white first played at texas tech and roomed with current 49er wide receiver michael crabtree before transferring to santa clara university. he played his senior season at s.f. state this year. a former high school football coach in the east bay is behind bars on $21 million bail. 51-year-old baron edwards is in the contra costa county jail. he faces nearly two dozen counts of sexually abuse children, many under the age of

10. edwards coached football at kennedy high school in richmond in 2004 and 2005. ktvu interviewed edwards back in '04 about how cal's grade point requirements made it difficult for students from richmond to get accepted. >> it hurts a lot of our kids. most of our kids are floating around the 2.5, 2.6 average here, and we've been having problems with our test scores lately but we're working on getting those up. >> we've also learned that edwards is a musician, and we found this video on youtube of him performing at kimball's nightclub. investigators say they are still compiling evidence against him. they won't say when or where the alleged molestation occurred. in washington state, the bridge collapse along interstate 5 is causing some traffic delays for drivers this holiday weekend. detours are in place, but travelers are being warned to expect major backups. three people were hurt when a 16-foot section of the bridge collapsed on thursday. apparently after being hit by a truck. that bridge is the main

corridor from canada to california and some businesses say they are bracing for the impact of its closure. >> we supply a lot of oversized shipments, and this is our main route right here. so that's -- it's going to put a big hamper on us and a lot of the businesses around here that people aren't even going to want to go into because of the nightmare of traffic to get into it. >> a report released yesterday shows officials with the state's department of transportation perform administrative special inspection six months ago on the bridge because there were signs it had been hit by a different vehicle. inspectors say they found tears and other problems, including rust and vegetation growing in panels. president obama is commemorating memorial day by honoring the men and women who gave nare lives in service to this country. >> they are heroes, each and every one. they gave america the most precious thing they had. last full measure of devotion. [ music ] >> in this morning's weekly

address the president says america stands independent and free from tyrany thanks to the brave sacrifice of those in the armed forces. he adds it was an honor yesterday to speak at the commencement ceremonies at the u.s. naval academy. he says the graduates will lead the fight against terrorism and will help lead the country for decades to come. well, it is a tradition for local boy scouts and girl scouts every memorial day weekend. at 9:00 this morning, the scouts will plant an american flag at each grave site in the san francisco national cemetery in the presidio and at the golden gate national cemetery in san bruno. there are about 26,000 graves in the presidio and 112,000 at golden gate. scouts have been placing flags there before memorial day for more than 50 years. all right. it's 8:08, and let's head on back to mark tamayo for a look at the rain headed our way. won't be here till monday, right? so get out now? >> only a chance right now. the forecast model is scaling back a bit on the probability.

off to a nice cool start this morning. this isn't my favorite time of day early this morning, because you have the beautiful colors out there, nice and quiet and we have at least patchy fog regrouping. here is the camera. looking towards the bay bridge, the bright colors, the golden colors over san francisco bay this early saturday. there is some fog out there kind of doing its thing and regrouping right near the immediate shore line towards half moon bay, and there's one stubborn patch, i have been watching this for the past two hours. not moving too much but as you can see towards hayward, reporting overcast and right around the oakland airport. extending a little bit over the east bay hills. as far as current temperatures updated for this already 8:00, already 8:00. we are talking about 40s and 50s. santa rosa right now, 49 degrees, livermore 54, and san jose currently checking in 52 degrees, reporting partly cloudy skies. today, not too much change. here is what's developing in the future for the rest of the weekend, as the storm tracks fly a bit closer to northern california. today fair skies, dry weather pattern. tomorrow this moisture sneaks

in. with that we'll have drizzle coast side tomorrow morning for your sunday and then by monday, there could be enough moisture we could be tracking a few showers by monday, especially by monday evening. for memorial day. today as i mentioned, it's dry, wind speeds pick up this afternoon. sunday morning,g, possibly some dries toll start out the day. monday morning will be dry once again, we could have driesal and then look what happens by the afternoon hours, by 5:00. some of this activity begins to approach the north bay neighborhood. so most of at least a good portion of your monday will be dry, and then by monday evening, this slides to the south as well by 9 and by 10:00. but you can count on more cloud cover and cooler temperatures for memorial day. today, 9:00, patchy fog, mid 40s to the mid 50s and then by lunchtime, partly sunny, upper 50s to the upper 60s. bit of a breeze kicks in this afternoon. thinking 15 25 miles an hour. warmest locations on track to reach the mid 70s later on today. a look at the numbers for this afternoon, and really not a big change from yesterday's highs. you won't notice too much

change but these numbers represent the warmest day of the weekend. upper 70s, about jobbing and brentwood. oakland, 66. san jose, 70 and 71. san francisco, lower 60s, 62 degrees. the five-day forecast with the holiday weekend in view, once again drizzle sunday morning. the chance of a shower in the north bay by mid to late afternoon. and maybe a few left over very light showers early tuesday morning. well, san francisco's 35th annual carnivale festival has rifed. [ music ] >> makes you just want to dance. the event which celebrates the culture of latin america and the caribbean almost didn't happen, though. three months ago organizers said there wasn't enough money or people to put that event together. but with the help of 500 volunteers and more than $400,000 in donations, that two- day block party was saved. a new development in the attack that killed a british soldier. why authorities arrested a suspect's friend following a television interview.

>> and survivors of the oklahoma tornado being victimized again. the growing problem police are now dealing with. >> but first, a live look outside. traffic on 280 and san jose. there was a crash on northbound saratoga avenue onramp an hour ago. highway patrol is cleaning that up right now. other than that, looking good on this saturday morning. it's 8:11. going on 8:12. in is mornings on 2.

good saturday morning. here is the oakland tower cam looking across the bay. san francisco in the distance. lots of sunshine but a cool start, 40s and 50s. new this morning, authorities in the u.k. are questioning the friend of a suspect in the killing of a british soldier. that friend was arrested on suspicion of unspecified acts of terrorism following his television interview last night with the bbc. in the interview, he says the suspect, michael an snu had changed after visiting kenya. claiming he was physically and sexually detained during that visit. two men are accused of killing 25-year-old lee rigby. both suspects remain in the hospital after being shot by police. the swedish capitol of stockholm was hit by angry mops again last night. they vandalized schools and threw rocks at police and firefighters. the protests began over the death of a 69-year-old man who was shot by police earlier this month. police have called in reinforcements.

the u.s. government is also urging american citizens to stay out of that area. before this week, high school seniors in moore, oklahoma had been looking forward to this day for years. but it's a bitter sweet day for them in the wake of monday's deadly tornado. as custom, moore's three high schools will hold their graduation ceremony today at a convention center in oklahoma city. this is the first time since the storm that large groups of people from moore have gathered in a formal setting. just yesterday, an elementary school teacher who was buried under the rubble talked publicly for the first time from her hospital bed. >> i don't want to get emotional, but hell crashing down. and we just started to hear glass break. >> kids are screaming, teachers are screaming. >> the tornado killed 24 people, including 10 children. right now there are still six people in the hospital with one child in critical condition. president obama will visit the area tomorrow and monday talking to survivors, and first responders.

police say a growing problem in moore is looting. officers are currently reopening neighborhoods flattened by the tornado. residents are being allowed back during the day to see if they can recover any belongings. officers then close off the areas at night, but looters are still finding ways to sneak into homes. >> i work two jobs to get what i've got. they can work two jobs and get their stuff, too, just like i've had to. they can keep their hands off of other people's things. >> officers say looters are targeting yards with scrap metal. so far, at least two people have been arrested. meanwhile, a local group is making superhero capes to send to children affected by oklahoma's recent tornado. kiss the toad creations in danville is holding a sewing event today at the danville women's cleanup. the group hopes to make 100 capes. and this is not the first time it's done this. back in 2008, volunteers gave

more than 1200 capes to children suffering from life- threatening illnesses and disabilities. the group says when children put the capes on, their spirits are lifted. the jersey shore is back in business, just in time for the memorial day weekend. new jersey governor chris christie isspending the holiday weekend getting the word out. he is hoping to boost tourism and businesses by urging people to visit the board walks with their families. seven months ago, superstorm sandy slammed into the shore, causes billions in damage. >> i think the shore is finally back. we had a lot of devastation back here. the town of point pleasant beach did a great job of cleaning the whole place up. >> president obama will visit the jersey shore on for a first hand look at the progress made. he is expected to meet with businesses and homeowners helped during the recovery efforts. and the new york acquarium is set to partially reopen today. it's the first time visitors are coming back since

superstorm sandy flooded tanks and caused power failures. exhibits featuring walruses, heir seals and sea lions will be open but the back half of the acquarium will be closed for repairs until 2016. in upstate new york a search continues for a pilot following a crash. bodies of two passengers were recovered last night from a wooded area near the crash site but authorities say much of the wreckage is sub merged in a tha focusing the search for the pilot. angel flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients. the cause of that crash is under investigation. the family of a cyclist killed in the mission district says he had just recently moved to the city. 21-year-old dillan mitchell died on thursday after colliding with a garbage truck at 16th and south van nuys avenue. he was not wearing a helmet and traveling at a high rate of speed. he moved to the city from clayton just last week to start an apprenticeship as an

electrician. the santa cruz county man is in jail after police found dozens of firearms inside his home. yesterday police served a search warrant at a mobile home in unincorporated santa cruz county. nicholas eukich who police say was plotting to commit grand theft. investigators say they found 48 assault rifles, shotguns and handguns inside the home. they also found high-capacity magazines and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition. californians are now learning the prices of health insurance under obamacare. people who don't receive or cannot afford insurance through their jobs can buy coverage through an exchange at a group rate negotiated by state regulators. depending on income, california healthcare prices for a 40-year- old range from $40 to $300 per month for a mid-level plan. some young adults who are less expensive to cover could pay nothing depending on how much they earn. consumers can begin signing up in october for plans that take effect next january. a new bill that places restrictions on electronic

cigarettes is on the move in sacramento. yesterday the senate approved sb648, the bill authored by bay area state senator allen core but. it bans e grit in public buildings, restaurants and near playgrounds. lawmakers say they believe the vapors from electronic cigarettes 345e pose health risks. the e cigarette industry says there is no proof they're harmful to others. military men and women being honored this holiday weekend. the event great america is holding for both active and retired service members. >> we are off to a cool start this morning. temperatures beginning to recover. coming up, the warmest day of the holiday weekend and the one part of the bay area with the highest chance of picking up showers on memorial day. hey, look! a shooting star!

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>> three ku klux klan members were convicted in the bombing. two are dead and one is in prison still. in honor of memorial day weekend, great america is offering free admission to those in the armed services. the event is called military days and it provides free entry for active and retired service members. the park is also offering a special discount for up to six family members. lunch will be served for military personnel in the picnic pavilion. and in illinois, a family is celebrating a surprise military homecoming after a year and a half of being separated. that surprise involved a scavenger hunt. check out the two little girls about to reunite with their dad. they had to get some clues first. first class petty officer aaron haynes enlisted the help of his wife and a chicago area mall to pull off this reunion. after collecting eight clues, erin and maria found the prize they were not expecting. [ crying ] >> we love you, daddy. >> we really missed you. >> they missed their dad so much. i hear about it every time i

see them. >> and as you can see, there, onlookers at the mall cheered, applauded the emotional reunion. a great start for this weekend for that family in illinois. great start in the bay area. mark, a little chilly out there. >> a little crisp with temperatures to start out your saturday, a few spots in the 40s. today will be the warmest day of the weekend. still tracking a weak system that could produce some showers by memorial day. today we have patchy fog regrouping near the coast and also right around the bay. this hasn't changed too much all morning long. still a stubborn patch towards parts of the east bay. tighter closer to hayward and fremont. also approaching san ramon as well. here is a look at the current temperatures, as you can see, showing you 40s and some 50s. beginning to warm up just a little bit. oakland 54, and san jose, 52 degrees. today skies becoming partly to mostly sunny. could have a patch or two of fog near parts of the shore line. tomorrow morning, more clouds to start out your sunday and

possibly some drizzle as well. then we'll take this into monday for the memorial day forecast. maybe some drizzle once again monday morning. this forecast model brings in the chance of a few showers, basically by late monday afternoon, up in the north bay, gradually spreading south during the evening hours on monday. as you can see here by 10:00. temperatures this afternoon, ranging from the low 60s all the way to the mid 70s towards fairfield and antioch. the ballpark this afternoon, partly sunny skies, temperatures right around 60 degrees. and a look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. drizzle for your sunday, still a chance of shower, especially in the north bay on monday. well, strong reaction from san bruno city leaders after filing by pg&e. how it's related to a proposed penalty that could cost the utility billions of dollars. >> and volunteers this morning beginning to arrive at this church in san francisco to begin searching for an emeryville man missing after the beta breakers race. we'll tell you about the group stepping in to help organize

the search effort.

new this morning, a south bay home selling for a million and a half dollars catches fire. what made the fire so difficult for crews to put out. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm claw sedin wong. >> and i'm mike mibach. we have new information about that house fire in san jose. we first reported at the start of the newscast, just before 4:30 this morning crews were called to a house on timber view court. it took firefighters about 30 minutes to sting all of the flames. we're now told that the family was in the process of selling the house. the asking price 1.5 million dollars. firefighters say the family had stored much of their belongings in the garage and that is where

the fire started. >> it was a great deal of fire in the garage when we arrived. that fire then extended to the second floor. making it a little more difficult for firefighters, because now we're fighting fire two separate floors of the house. >> there is no word yet on the exact cause of that fire. we are told that there were six people in the house. a family of five and a girlfriend, one person was treated for minor injuries at the scene. also happening now, people are gathering in san francisco to take part in the growing search for a missing man. alex savidge joining us live from st. gabriel's church where volunteers are being briefed before they set out this morning. alex. >> and you know, this family is getting some help as well. the class kids foundation has stepped in to kind of organize this search effort. want to show you the scene behind me here. you can see they've put up maps here and that's to let volunteers know where to focus. today a lot of the focus will be in and around golden gate park as well as searching near

ocean beach. i can show you as well that people are beginning to arrive here. this is the bedford hall at st. gabriel church in san francisco. more than 200 volunteers expected to take part in this effort today. all of them looking for any sign of beau rasmussen who disappeared after the beta breakers race last weekend. the family's set up a facebook page to help find the 27-year- old who lives in emeryville. rasmussen had just finished walking the beta breakers race when he said goodbye to his friends and headed towards the ocean. his credit cards and phone were found near the beach chalet restaurant. and now the family is looking for even more clues about rasmussen's disappearance, asking people to check their cameras and phones. >> anything that anyone had from the race that shows a lot of people, especially at the end of the race where folks were in the water. we'd love to see those videos, youtube videos, pictures, anything like that, to try to

give us an idea of timing. what happened, where he was seen last. >> reporter: rasmussen works as a project developer for an alternative energy company in san ramon. all throughout this past week, volunteers have searched about 20 miles of coastline from san francisco down to pacifica with no luck. back out to a live picture. we're inside a st. gabriel church in san francisco. this is the command center for this search effort. you can see volunteers beginning to check in and take part in this search today. things begin a half hour from now at 9:00 and this search will go throughout the day today. live this morning in san francisco, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. new this morning, hundreds of runners have joined to finish the last mile of the boston marathon. on april 15th. explosions near the finish line killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. but today, more than 2000 people and some of the bombing victims are running together

from kenmore square all the way to the official finish line. the city of san bruno says it will not let pg&e off the hook for the damage caused by the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. after learning pg&e is fighting a record 2.25 billion dollar fine proposed by state regulators. in a filing pg&e says it has accepted full responsibility for the blast which killed eight people and seriously injured many more. pg&e calls the fine excessive, and says its shareholders are already paying for 2.2 billion dollars in system upgrades and improvements. about 300 people in northeastern california have been ordered to boil their water because of damage from thursday night's earthquake. the magnitude 5.7 quake was centered near greenville, about 230 miles northeast of san francisco. the earthquake ruptured a tank that supplies drinking water to residents so they'll have to boil their water until further notice. it was the strongest quake to hit the mostly wilderness

region since 1934. sizemologists predict there will be dozens of after shocks. because the area isn't closely monitored by scientists, rangers are being asked to keep a look out. seismic ockscould destablize local hot springs, sulfur pools and steam events. so far they haven't been able to identify the fault line that triggered the quake. >> it's possible we'll never determine the name of the fault, because unless it's mapped at the surface and a geologist has assigned a name to it, there's no name for the fault. >> the region from lake tahoe north to lake alminor where the quakes are centered are riddles with unnamed and unknown faults. scientists are looking for people to help them track local quakes. the united states geological survey has put up an online help wanted side. they want to install about 30 seismic sensors in homes and businesses throughout the zamora moen area.

the sensors detect quakes less than a magnitude 2.0. >> if you are planning to head to the russian river this memorial day weekend, expect big crowds and an increase in deputies patrolling area. to cut down on it willer and drinking, the sheriff's office and chp are beefing up patrols. over the past couple of years officers say there has been a spike in the number of people heading to the russian river, 35r9ly due to the organization of holiday parties on social media sites. law enforcement agencies also plan to crack down on drunk drivers this weekend. several d.u.i. checkpoints are up and running in the bay area. more than 1300 people were arrested last year for driving under the influence. thousands are expected to hit the road this memorial day weekend, and according to aaa, there is a tiny bit of relief since gas prices are lower compared to last year's holiday wrecked. right now the average price to fill up in california, 4.02 a gallon. if you are getting ready to fill up before you hit the road this morning here is a quick

look at the prices in the bay area. san francisco, the average for a gallon of regular is 4.11. oakland, people are paying about $4.05, and in san jose, an average of 4.03 for gas. with thousands of vitters expected through memorial day. yosemite has reopened access to half dome. memorial day weekend is often the busiest time of year for yosemite national park. with waterfalls surging from the melted snow they say opening up half dome makes summer feel even closer. workers installed the last of heavy cable hand rails on thursday night. >> it's iconic. one of the highest peaks out here and not many people know, just about anybody can come out here and climb it. >> rangers say they're anxious to replace bad memories from last summer's hantavirus scare. the virus caused by infected deermice killed three people who stayed a lot curry village and made seven others sick. the signature cabins have since been replaced. but rangers say at this point, their biggest worry is managing the holiday crowd.

cal fire is warning people to be careful with increased danger for wildfires. officials say with one of the dryest winters on record, conditions for wildfires are prime. now in an average year, by late may, cal fire usually responds to about 850 wildfires. but this year, they have already responded to nearly 1600. cal fire is also warning people to be mindful of water safety this weekend. with temperatures up and the snow melting, water ways are running high. fire danger definitely up and rung this season, but right now turn to mark, fire, red flag warnings not really in existence on this saturday? >> at least today. we're cooling off this weekend. right now we're tracking patchy fog regrouping out there. with that you'll notice the cool breeze off to a brisk start this saturday morning. here is our camera looking towards the east bay hills. some of that overcast forming over the past two or three hours. with all those barbecues this weekend with the holiday weekend we are expecting fire dangers to be elevated somewhat. the hills are still very dry. and that will be increasing, will be an increasing concern

over the next few months. as far as live storm tracker 2 right now we have fog not only off shore but also this one patch. already sneaking into the bay. we just showed that to you, extending towards the east bay hills, hayward, union city and out towards pleasant on the a few patches approaching your neighborhoods as well. current numbers, beginning to inch up a little bit. santa rosa, 49 degrees, concord at 53. san francisco downtown 53, and san jose, right around 52 degrees, reporting partly cloudy skies. for today, upper 50s toe near 60 coast side. the temperature sensor, as you can see heading across the bay goes up. we are not talking major heat. basically 70s inland out towards concord approaching the mid 70s. and the warmest locations this afternoon right around 75 to 76 degrees later on today. the weather setup not too much change for today. the changes developing up here to the north and up to the west. today, though, fair skies, we can still have patchy fog near parts of the coast lined, definitely bundle up there for this afternoon. tomorrow, this activity begins to slide to the south, so with

that, some drizzle sunday morning, and by monday, for memorial day some shower chances, especially up in the north bay. here is the forecast model this afternoon, at 5:00. some patchy fog near parts of the coast. tomorrow morning, a little bit of activity here with our forecast model showing you at least some drizzle. and then we'll take this into a monday morning. you'll notice all the cloud cover out here, the rain up to the north. we'll take this into the afternoon hours by 2:00. shower chances will be favoring the north bay up towards sonoma county. this slides to the south by the evening hours, by 8:00. watch out for the timing on that guy by memorial day. as far as today, this morning, 9:00, patchy fog, mid 40s to the mid 50s, and then by 12:00, partly sunny, upper 50s to the upper 60s. by the afternoon hours, by 3:00, wind speeds pick up and temperatures around 60s, lots of 60s, warmest locations on track to reach the mid to upper 70s toward concord and brentwood. san jose a forecast high of 71.

sunnyvale, 68 degrees and san francisco, 62. look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend in view. holiday weekend in view. drizzle sunday morning, shower chances up in the north bay by monday afternoon. that chance spread south by the evening hours. well, the numbers are in, and two dozen east bay schools ranked well when compared to similar schools statewide. the public school rankings were based on how well students performed on standardized tests. all done under what's done the academic performance index where schools are ranked 1 to 10 with 10 the highest. 24 east bay schools scored a 10. 11 of those schools were in alameda county and 13 were in contra costa county. it's graduation day at san francisco state university and a number of students are being awarded degrees. today's ceremony is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. larry baer, the president and ceo of the world champion san francisco giants will be the commencement speaker. more than 8700 students are graduating today. it is the university's largest

ever graduating class. and at 9:30 this morning, the official graduation ceremony gets under way at san jose state university. the school says 8000 spartans are graduating. yesterday thousands of students donned their caps and gowns to celebrate with their individual colleges. >> everything, you know. i put myself through school, so i am happy that i'm here. i am finally graduating, ready to start my career. >> the university says it will send 175 new engineers into silicon valley. 300 more with master's degrees. today's commencement speaker will be flan trough pivot and alumna connie luri. tomorrow delasalle football coach bob hadister will speak at the commencement ceremony at st. mary's college. he stepped down in january after winning 399 games and helping turn delasalle into a national football power house. he says his address will focus on the student's future and the importance of their education.

they posed as customers and led officers on a 100 mile chase. what a group of men are accused of stealing twice in four days. >> and they have become a hit on social media sites. but these little fox pups could be moving into a new home. why wildlife officials say there's no place for them anymore in menlow park. >> a look at 101 in san francisco. steve marin just tweeted they have extra units on 101 looking for speeders. also a delay on bart on the pitsburg line for 15 minutes. keep that in mind if you're headed out the door. 8:23. this is mornings on 2.

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wanted in connection to a string of cell phone robberies in sonoma county. sheriff deputies say four men posed as customers at a cell phone store in windsor. they allegedly snatched phones off the display and drove away with $3000 worth of merchandise. police chased them onto highway 101. speeds topped 100 miles an hour during the pursuit. the suspects ended up scattering into a petaluma neighborhood causing an elementary school to go into lock down. >> i went out and kind of calmed them down. let them know what was happening and their students were safe inside of a locked multi purpose room. >> police eventually arrested three men but one of them, one man did get away. investigators say they believe the suspects also robbed a mill valley at&t story on tuesday. an east bay banker accused of stealing more than a million dollars from client says she is not guilty. linda foss is charged with 20 counts. she entered a not guilty plea in alameda county superior court. cameras weren't allowed inside the proceeding but one of her alleged victims was there.

she says foss stole more than $40,000 from her and more than $600,000 from her mother-in- law. >> her husband, my father-in- law, worked very hard for his money because he wanted to provide her with all that security. so i -- i am angry today. linda foss remains in jail. bail was set at 1.6 million. her next court appearance is scheduled for june 27th. illegal dumps in oakland is increasing, and residents are just getting fed up. yesterday homeowners from east and west oakland went to the lobby of the waste management oakland offices and held a protest. they were asking the company to offer free monthly dropoff days at the dump. residents believe having a cleaner city may help curb some of the crime. >> grime brings crime. and we really believe that. >> i've heard more gun shots, and in the last year there have been four murders one block around the corner from my house. >> a representative from waste

management says illegal dumping is the city's responsibility, and says that residents should be talking to their elected officials. neighbors are also asking the city to install surveillance cameras in hot spots to help catch those responsible. the woman accused of planting poisoned juice at a san jose starbucks last month will not face any criminal charges. the santa clara county district attorney's office says it can't prove that the woman committed a crime. the 50-year-old was arrested after witnesses said they saw her try to sneak two contaminated orange juice bottles into a display case. the san jose fire department said the bougets contained lethal amounts of rubbing alcohol, but the d.a.'s office says further tests showed the liquid included vinegar which isn't considered a harmful substance. a teenager is under arrest in connection with the killing in san jose. police say 19-year-old christopher lima attacked 36- year-old demetrius porter with a machete. investigators found porter's body last week on blossom hill road. police say the two men didn't appear to know each other and

they're trying to figure out the motive police in london are trying to figure out what led up to the deadly attack of a zoo keeper. 24-year-old sara mcclay was injured after being attacked by a sumatran tiger at an animal park and later died at the hospital. officials say mcclay had worked at the park for several years and was good with big cats. this attack comes a few months after a 24-year-old intern was killed by a lion at a california animal park near fresno. a 1.3 million dollar federal grant is going to schools in newtown, connecticut. the newtown community was struck by tragedy back in december following that mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. 20 students and six educators were shot and killed. education secretary arne duncan announced the grant yesterday and discussed his goals for keeping students safe. >> we want a lot fewer young people being shot. and we want a lot fewer young people growing up in a climate of fear. and we can figure out how to get there if we can agree on those two goals then we can find i think a common agenda to

move forward. >> duncan says the grant money can be used for counseling and for training staff, and he says decisions to place armed guards on campuses will be left to individual schools. >> a family of foxes that took up residence at facebook's menlow park campus may not be around for much longer. the three pups and their mother have been a big attraction since they were first supported by workers last month. they even have their own facebook page which has more than 12,000 likes. but fish and wildlife officials say the family may move on in the next few weeks. they say as the pups get older their mother will likely bring them to the wild to team them to hunt on their own. time now 8:51. and prescription bottle controversy. the clothing chain under fire for a new line of products that some say downplay prescription drug abuse. >> off to a cool start this saturday morning. coming up, the warmest stay of the holiday weekend and the updated forecast model that will break down shower chances by memorial day.

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the stone temple pilots, they accuse him of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker or his ability to use the group's name or songs. wyland and the stone temple pilots parted ways in february. at the time the 45-year-old singer said he learned about being kicked out of the band from a statement released to the media. urban outfitters is criticized for selling a line

of products that look like prescription bottles. a picture of one of the clothing chain's latest controversial products. yesterday attorney general camela harris and 22 other state attorneys accused the retailer of undermining the fight against prescription drug abuse. in a letter to the ceo, the lawmakers asked the products to be removed from stores. and yahoo has joined in on the bidding for the online tv streaming service hulu. this comes just after yahoo purchased tumblr earlier this week. yahoo is one of six companies who have made offers but is not saying how much it is bidding. hulu generated 700 million in revenue last year with 4 million subscribers paying $8 a month. coming up at 9:00, back to mark and see how we're looking outside. >> good morning to you. a big holiday weekend forecast coming up. and we're trending cooler. no major heat in the forecast. that is if key headline and probably another headline, still tracking shower chances for memorial day. today we'll break it down first. we're tracking fog out there

this morning. a pitt of a breeze this afternoon, tomorrow morning drizzle, and memorial day the chance of the shower resurfaces. right now, the fog making a come back over the past two to three hours. you'll notice the clouds coast side and also a few patches sneaking into the bay. this will be a factor in the short term between now and about 11:00. still some of that overcast from oakland, hayward approaching the fremont area. as far as current temperatures, beginning to warm up as well, looks like we're back up to the 50s towards santa rosa, napa, san francisco, a lot 53 degrees. this forecast model very busy, tracking the cloud cover, and the shower chances this weekend as we do take this into sunday morning, we could have some drizzle out there, especially coast side, right around the bay. and then by monday, what happens, some activity up to our north towards youri okay and mend seen know county. we bring in a chance of scattered showers in the north bay by monday afternoon. a better bet across the entire bay area late monday afternoon or primarily monday night. basically the key headline for

memorial day, more clouds, cooler temperatures and shower chances focused up in the north bay. temperatures this afternoon, ranging from the low 60s all the way to the mid 70s, and the baseball game to talk about this afternoon at at&t park with the giants and rockies. partly sunny sky, temperatures right around 60 degrees. look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. cool things off and still some shower chances by monday. the rock reese recently, last night dropped their fourth straight to colorado. 1st inning, two on, michael cuddyer with a shot down the right field line. two rockies cross the plate. it's 2-0. 6th i can. cuddyer liking what tim lincecum was dishing out. deep shot to left center. that was the 8th of the year for michael cuddyer. the giants' offense -- well, there wasn't any. rockies win 5-0. a big-time swinging come back for the a's in houston last night. top of the 9th, oakland down 2. 1 out, two on, struggling chris

young. not structure illing anymore. crushing three-run shot to left. a's up 6-5. that's how it ended. grant balfour gets his 10th save of the season. and you can watch the a's and astros go back at it again today, right here on ktvu. coverage begins at 3:30 and after the game stay tuned for the news. security at a bay area outlet mall. what we are learning about an aggressive robbery ring that is targeting a specific high-end item. >> plus a family left without a place to call home. what happened just moments before their house burst into flames. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today.

. a major search underway in san fransisco nor this man missing following the bay to breakers race last week. we'll tell you what his family is asking for the public and where the search will be focused today. and a san fransisco state basketball star is in trouble with the law. what landed him in police custody and the serious charges he now faces. >> and remembering members of the military this memorial day weekend. what hundreds bay area boy scouts are doing in their honor. >> complete bay area news coverage continues. this is ktvu mornings on 2. good morning everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday may 25th.

i'm mike mibach. >> and i'm claudine wong. this weekend consider the unofficial start to summer. if you're just waking up, mark tells us it's a little cool outside and rain may be in the forecast, although it kind of keeps changes. he is certainly keeping a close eye on that for us. >> we are watching the satellite, the low clouds and fog regrouping, and right around the bay. with that definitely want to bundle up. temperatures have been trending up a little bit over the past hour or so. showing you the 50s out towards santa rosa, livermore 56 degrees. here is the plan for today with your forecast. patchy fog, off to a cool start. partly to mostly sunny this afternoon, temperatures ranging from the 50s to the mid-70s. the coolest day of the holiday weekend coming up. happening right now, a search is underway in san fransisco for a missing emeryville man who disappeared after last weekend's bay to

breakers. alex savage is joining us now. >> reporter: searches will be focused in and around golden gate park and ocean beach as well looking for any clues in the disappearance of boras mussen. he went missing after last week's bay to breakers race. we'll show you the search center at st. gabriel's church. these are volunteers who have arrived who are beginning to get their search assignments and they will be heading into the field shortly. more than 200 volunteers expected to take part today. i want to show you the scene from a few minutes ago as volunteers gathered for a briefing this morning at the search center inside this church, they will now be heading out today trying to find boras mussen who disappeared after he walked last week's bay to breakers. his clothing was discovered at ocean beach and there is a theory he went swimming in the water. his credit cards and phone were found near the beach chalet

restaurant. friends and relatives have come in from all over the country including people from oregon where rasmussen is originally from. i talked with one of his close friends who said he's not surprised with how many people are taking part in this search. >> beau's kind of a special guy. he has a lot of friends, people that care about him. he's very good about keeping up with people. this does not surprise me really in the least. >> reporter: he did tell me that he is not surprised by the number of them people who have come down here today. he says that beau rasmussen was a well liked person. he works as project developer for an alternative energy company in san ramon and this past week volunteers have done several searches. they have checked about 20 miles of coastline from san fransisco to pacifica with no luck. in addition as we bring you back out here live to the search center, volunteers are about to be -- about to head out in the field shortly.

what the family is asking from the public is anyone who was at the bay to breakers race last week, if you have any pictures or cell phone video that may show him before he disappeared, the family would like to see those pictures or that video to help give them a sense of where he may have gone. the search just getting underway here in san fransisco for this man from emeryville who went missing after the bay to breakers race last weekend. live in san fransisco alex savage ktvu channel 2 news. an update to a story we have been following throughout the morning. a house caught fire in san jose before 4:30 a.m. six people were sleeping in the house, a family of five and the girlfriend. the red cross is providing them with food and shelter. today was supposed to be an important day for this family. it was trying to sell the home for a million and a half dollars. >> the family is supposed to have a show and tell today, an open house for the house today.

all of their worldly possessions were boxed up and placed in the garage at the time of the fire. >> fire investigators say that fire started in the garage. they don't know exactly what sparked it. one family member was treated for minor injuries at the scene. president obama is commemorating memorial day by honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country. >> they're our heros, each and every one. they gave america the most precious thing they had, the last full measure of devotion. >> in this morning's weekly address the president says america stands independent and free from tyranny thanks to the brave sacrifice of those in the armed forces. he adds it was an honor to speak at the commencement ceremony of the naval academy and said the graduates will lead the fight against terrorism and lead the country for decades to come. it is a tradition for the scouts every memorial day weekend. they're beginning to plant an american flag at each grave. in the san fransisco national cemetery and the golden gate

national cemetery. there are about 26,000 graves in the pray sid owe. scouts have been placing flags there for more than 50 years. in washington state the bridge collapse along interstate 5 is causing traffic delays for drivers this holiday weekend. there are detours in place. travelers are being warned to expect major backups. three people were hurt when the 160-foot section of the bridge collapsed on thursday after apparently being hit by a truck. that bridge is a main corridor that takes people from canada to california, and some businesses say they are bracing for the impact of its closure. we supply a lot of oversized shipments and this is our main route right here. that's going to put a big hamper on us, and a lot of the businesses around here that people aren't going to want to go into because of the nightmare of traffic to get into it. >> a report released yesterday shows officials with the state's department of

transportation performed a special inspection six months ago on the bridge because there were signs it had been hit by a different vehicle. inspectors say they found pairs and other problems including rust and vegetation that was growing in panels. san fransisco's state basketball star is facing charges for the killing of a rapper near atlanta. 25-year-old decensae white will appear in a georgia courtroom next friday. he was arrested and extradited last week. investigators say he is one of five people charged with the shooting death of a 19-year-old rap artist known as lil' phat last june. white played at texas tech and room with current 49er receiver michael crabtree. he played his senior season at sf state this year. a former high school football coach in the east bay is in jail being held on a $20 million bail. 51-year-old daren edwards is in the county jail and faces nearly two dozen could wants of sexually abusing children, many under the age of ten. edwards coached football at kennedy high school in richmond

in 2004 and 2005. ktvu interviewed edwards back in '04 about how cal's grade point requirements made it difficult from students to get accepted. >> most of you are kids are floating around the 2.5, 2.6 average and we've been having problems with our test scores. we're trying to work on g those up. >> ktvu also learned that edwards is a musician and we found this youtube video of him performing at kimbell's nightclub. investigators are still compiling evidence against him. they will no say when or where the alleged molestation occurred. investigators are reviewing surveillance video looking for clues following a robbery at livermore's premium outlets. thieves targeted that true religion jeans store on thursday around 4 p.m. a group of people, ten of them, rushed inside and overwhelmed the clerk. they grabbed several pairs of designer jeans worth about $5000 and then took off in waiting cars. police believe the thieves could be part of a crime ring operating throughout the bay

area. this morning the diocese of oakland will install its new bishop, pope francis appointed reverend michael barber to become the 5th bishop. the ininstallation begins at 1:11 a.m. at the cathedral of light. you probably already noticed it's cool out there. temperatures have been trending upward a little bitover the past hour or so. still that brisk feeling out there. here's our live camera looking across the bay from emeryville, here's the bay bridge in san fransisco in the distance. clear skies in this shot but the fog a few patches sneaking back into the bay. you'll notice the solid fog bank towards half-moon bay and this one patch extending across the san mateo bridge and towards hayward and parts of fremont. temperatures as i mentioned are beginning to warm up a little bit. fairfield 58 degrees, san jose in the mid-50s and downtown san

fransisco 54. an important forecast for the holiday weekend. today will be dry. today the warmes day of the weekend. there's a weather system to the north that will be a factor tomorrow. today a a dry weather pattern, partly sunny skies for the coast, more sunshine well inland. here's the change for tomorrow as this activity begins to slide to the south. we introduce drizzle first thing tomorrow morning, especially around the coast, and we are still talking about shower chances on monday for memorial day. here's our updated forecast model, partly to mostly sunny skies, we'll take this into sunday at 9:00. a little bit of activity here that represents the drizzle, especially right around the coast. and then into monday morning, should be dry but lots of cloud cover out there. you'll notice some rainfall up to our north and it gradually spreads to the south. with that there is the chance of a shower primarily in the north bay. that will be on monday afternoon. this activity begins to slide to the south by late monday afternoon and into the evening hours. still a chance for right now, and the highest chances will be up towards areas north of the

golden gate bridge. >> forecast highs this afternoon mainly in the mid to upper 70s. today the warmest day of the weekend. lots of 60s right around the bay and wind speeds do pick up into the afternoon hours around 10 to 20 miles an hour. probably lots of white caps in the bay waters and offshore as well. san jose 71, san fransisco skies becoming partly sunny, 62 degrees and a look ahead, your five-day forecast, with your holiday weekend in view, once again tomorrow morning there is a chance of a shower by monday, specially by mid to late afternoon up in the north bay, and maybe a lingering drop first thing tuesday morning. the president says it's health care reform makes medical costs affordable to everyone. the range of costs for cran yans and californians and when you can start enrolling in the program. >> i know we'rin t eyof the storm and we're in the eye of the recovery. >> and holding out hope, what families in oklahoma are looking to recover after they lost everything in monday's devastating tornado. >> first let's take you outside for a live look at traffic on

highway 24, rolling on through lafayette this morninno major problems to report for you but we should remind you chp doing maximum enforcement this memorial day weekend, so expect to see more officers on the road. it's 9:11. this is mornings on 2. ♪

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. good saturday morning, time now 9:14. look out towards our oakland camera towards the south and east. temperatures this afternoon on track to reach the 60s and 70s. >> from the bay area let's take you out to texas, this is live picture of san antonio, torrential rains overnight have triggered a flash flood warning across many parts of texas including san antonio. a number of roadways are closed right now because of flooding, some drivers even had to be rescued after their vehicles became trapped in rushing water. it's a day high school seniors have been looking forward to for a long time, and even in the wake of that disaster in moore oklahoma graduation ceremonies will continue. three high schools will hold their graduation ceremony today at a convention center in oklahoma city. but as reporter rene marsh tells us, that's happening as people continue to dig through what's left of their homes in the hopes of finding any memory

that may be buried. >> brick after brick, ardela digs through wood beams, twisted metal and cement. monday's tornado flattened her home of five years. >> when people say it sounded like a train, that doesn't do it -- doesn't even do it justice. you could hear it. >> she rode it out in this shelter, and when the tornado passed, it left her homeless and full of doubt. doubt she could possibly recover from this. >> i don't know what to do first. , you know, i don't know where to start. i don't know where i'll end up. recovery for this 68-year-old is back breaking work, so far with little reward. >> it's one of the ice cream chairs one of my brothers gave me. there's two more in the cellar

that match it. this is gone and so is he. >> under all of this rubble, lofmiller cares about one thing, she's digging with the hopes of finding the memories of her six brothers. >> they're gone and my pictures are gone. oh, well. other than that, you know, everything else can be replaced i guess. >> why are those pictures so important? >> that's all i have left. they're all gone, and that's all i had left of them. >> strangers like susan crump took the day off from work to help. this is what recovery looks like in moore oklahoma. >> we just want to do the best we can so these people can recover and stay oklahoma strong. >> after hours of digging. >> this was taken at my mom's funeral. >> is this one of the pictures? >> uh-huh. yeah. a photo of four of her six late brothers.

she hopes to find more. >> there's nothing i can tell you. this is all i can do. god bless you. >> god bless you people, too. oh, i don't know what we'd do without you. i'm going to take her smile with me home, and feel really good about it. i don't even know her name. i don't know what address we're at. i don't know where i'm at. i just know that we're in the eye of the storm, and we're in the eye of the recovery. >> that was rene marsh reporting. president obama is going to visit that area tomorrow and on monday. he'll be talking to survivors and first responders. here in the bay area a local group is making soup hero capes to send to children affected by oklahoma's recent tornadoes. it's called kiss the toad creations. it's located in danville and is going to hold a sewing event today. the group hopes to make 100 capes. back in 2008 volunteers gave more than 1200 cape to children suffering from life-threatening the illnesses and disabilities.

when children put those capes on their spirits are lifted. new this morning, federal investigators are looking into how two freight trains collided in southeast missouri. at least seven people were injured in this morning's crash. authorities say the trains collided at an overpass in scott county. one of the trains hit the pillar to the overpass making it collapse. two vehicles were on the bridge at the time. most of the victims have been treated and released from the hospital. the jersey shore is back in business just in time for the memorial day weekend. new jersey chris christie is spending the holiday weekend getting the word out. he's hoping to boost tourism and business by urging people to visit the board walks with their families. seven monthsing a superstorm sandy slammed into the shore causing billions of dollars in damage. >> i think the shore is finally back. we had a lot of devastation back here. the town of point pleasant beach did a great job of cleaning the place up. >> president obama will visit the jersey shore on tuesday for a firsthand look at the

progress being made. he's also expected to meet with businesses and homeowners who were helped during the recovery efforts. new this morning authorities in the uk are questioning the friend of a suspect in the killing of a british soldier. the friend was arrested on suspicion of unspecified acts of terrorism following his television interview last night with the bbc. in the interview he said the . spect, had changed after ken he claimed he was physically and sexually abused wheylike attend during that visit. he and another man are accused of killing 25-year-old lee rigby and both suspects remain in the hospital after being shot by police. in upstate new york a search continues for a pilot following a crash. the bodies of two passengers were recovered from a wooded area near the crash site. authorities say much of that wreckage is submerged in a pond and that's where divers are focusing their search for the pilot. angel flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients. the as of the crash is unknown.

the bomb administration -- obama administration is showing its support for the armed forces. >> chuck hagel attended this morning's army commencement at west point. he addressed a thousand graduates and told them the meaning of duty, honor, and country, and will now be asked to lead the nation. earlier we showed you president obama addressing navy graduates yet in annapolis maryland. men and women in the armed forces are being honored this holiday weekend. the great america event that will be held for both active active. >> still some patchy fog this saturday morning. the warmest day of the holiday weekend and when we could be tracking a few rain showers. look at 'em.

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public buildings, restaurants and near play grounds. some lawmakers believe the vapors from those electronic cigarettes can pose health risks. the e-cigarette industry says there's no proof they are harmful to others. that carnal value fast bestival is today from 10 to 6 streets along harrison street. should be a good time. want to turn to mark. if you are headed out bring the jacket, not bring account jacket, flip-flops, shorts don't know. >> plan on cooler. temperatures dropping off this weekend. i know you guys are tempted to put the umbrella away in storage for the year. >> i think it may already be there. >> not tempted, i have. >> just a few more days. you might need it. shower activity could be moving into the bay area. for today it is dry, patchy fog making a comeback around the coast. forecast headlines for your saturday does include this, winds do pick up this afternoon around 15 to 25 miles an hour. cooler tomorrow, some drizzle and there is a chance of a shower, still a chance, coming up for monday.

here's our forecast model. we'll get to that in a little bit. showing you this, current was temperatures in the 50s. nevada 55 degrees, livermore 56 and fi degrees. today partly to mostly sunny skies, and we'll take this into your sunday morning. the clouds thicken up. we could have drizzle tomorrow morning. monday morning should start out dry. look at that activity to our north. that does move into the region in the north bay, at least that area. with that the chance of a shower in the north baby monday afternoon. probably a better bet by monday evening. a good portion of memorial day monday could be dry. we'll be watching for that. temperatures from the low 60s to the mid-70s, and game 2 with the rockies this afternoon at the ballpark in san fransisco. partly sunny skies, a bit of a breeze, 20 miles an hour. here is a look ahead, your five-day forecast, temperatures will be cooling off over the holiday weekend. a chance of a shower over the north baby monday afternoon. >> in honor of memorial day weekend great america is

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honoring the nation's fallen heros, hundreds bay area scouts are paying tribute this memorial day weekend. good morning and welcome to mornings on 2. it is saturday may 25th. i'm claudine wong. >> i'm mike mibach. happening now thousands of scouts are recognizing the sacrifice of service members. they are planting u.s. flags at the grave sites of both the san fransisco national cemetery and the golden gate national cemetery in san bruno. it is a memorial day weekend tradition dating back more than 50 years. the golden gate ceremony includes a man who has been part bay area scouting for years. he says he is now organizing scout troops in afghanistan. if you're planning to head to the russian river this memorial day weekend you can expect big crowds and an increase in deputies patrolling the area to cut down on litter and

drinking, the sonoma county sheriff's office and the chp are beefing up patrols along the russian river. offices and deputies say they have seen a spike in the number of people heading to the river. they say it's partly due to the organization of holiday parties on social media sites. law enforcement agencies also plan to crack down on drunk drivers. dui check points will be set up throughout the bay area. 25 people were killed on california roadways during the memorial day weekend. it says about 60 percent of those who died were not wearing their seat belts. more than 1300 people were arrested last year for driving under the influence. thousands of people are expected to hit the road this memorial day weekend and according to aaa there's a bit of relief because gas prices are lower than last year's holiday weekend, but that's all relative. it's going to cost you more than 4 bucks, the average price in california is 4.02 a gallon. let's give you a look at how things look locally. the average is 4.11.

in oakland about 4-point o'5 and san jose 4.03 for gas. with thousands of visitors expected through memorial day yosemite has reopened access to half dome. it's often the busiest time of the year for yosemite national park and with water falls surging they say opening half dome makes summer feel closer. >> it's iconic. i mean it's one of the highest peaks out here. and people can just come out here and climb it. >> rangers say they are anxious to replace bad memories from last year's scare, that virus caused by infected deer mice killed three people and made seven others ill. the cabins have been replaced. cal fire is warning people to be careful with increased danger for wildfires. with one of the driest winters on record, conditions for wildfires are prime. in an average year by late may

cal fire responds to about 850 wildfires. this year many many many. cal fire is also warning people to be mindful of water safety this weekend because with temperatures up, the snow is melted and those water ways are running high. the city of san bruno says it will not let pg&e off the hook for the damage caused by the deadly 2010 pipeline explosion. the city released a statement after learning that pg&e is fighting a record $2.25 billion fine proposed by state regulators. in a filing pg&e says it has accepted full responsibility for the blast which killed eight people and seriously injured many more. pg&e calls the fine excessive and says its shareholders are already paying $2.2 billion in system upgrades and improvements. about 300 people living in the northeastern part of the state have been ordered to boil their water due to damage from thursday night's earthquake. the magnitude 5.7 quake was centered near the community of

greenville about 230 miles northeast of san fransisco. the earthquake ruptured a tank that supplies drinking water to residents. they must boil their water until further notice. it was the strongest quake to hit that region since 1934. seismologists predict there will be dozens of after shocks over the next week. because the area is not closely monitored by scientists, park rangers are being asked to keep a lout this holiday weekend. seismic shocks could destabilize hot springs, sulfur pools and steam vents. seismologists have not been able to identify the fault line that triggered the quake. >> it's possible we will never determine the name of the fault because unless it's happened at the surface and a geologist has assigned a name to it there's no name for the fault. >> the region from lake tahoe through the sierra where the quakes are centered are riddled with unnamed and unknown faults. seismologists are looking for people to help them track

earthquakes. the united states geological survey has put up an online help wanted sign. they want to install 30 seismic sensors in homes and businesses throughout the pleasanton, dublin area. they detect seismic waves of quakes. police are searching for a suspect want in connection with a string of cell phone robberies in sonoma county. sheriff deputies say four men posed as customers in that cell phone store in windsor and snapped phones off the display and drove away with $3000 in merchandise. police chased them on to highway 101. speeds topped 100 miles an hour during the pursuit and the suspects scattered into a petaluma neighborhood causing an elementary school to go into lockdown. >> i we went out and calmed them down and let them know what was happening and that their students were safe inside. >> police eventually arrested three men but one person got away. investigators believe the

suspects also offend a mill valley at&t store on tuesday. an east bay banker accused of stealing more than a million dollars from her long-time client says she's not guilty. linda foss is charged with 20 counts including embezzlement. she entered her not guilty plea yesterday. cameras weren't allowed inside the proceedings but one of her alleged victims was there. julia hobinger says she stole more than $40,000 from her and more than $600,000 from her mother-in-law. >> her husband, my father-in- law worked very hard for his money because he wanted to provide her with all that security, so i'm angry today. >> linda foss remains in jail. bail was set at $1.6 million. police are getting much needed help from nearby law enforcement agencies, operation good will began ten days ago. agencies including the salano county sheriff's office the

probation department are helping patrol city streets for the next month. high crime areas will be saturated with the additional officers. off to a cool start this morning, lots of sunshine in this camera towards the oakland area showing you clear skies here. patchy fog has been kind of doing its thing, moving around the coast and near parts of the bay, out towards hayward and freemont. patchy fog a factor this morning over the next one, two hours. quick update in the bay area but thunderstorms developing in texas. we had very heavy rains overnight down towards san antonio. the latest observation we have a tornado warning posted over the next -- up until about 10:00 our time, so 12:00 central. this is to the south, to the east of san antonio here. this tornado warning just issued for that part of texas. back here in the bay area, we do have this, a stable weather pattern for today and pretty much not much of a change in temperatures compared to yesterday's highs. ask of course we have the fog

hugging the coast, a few patches right around the bay, and temperatures are in the 50s out towards napa, 55 degrees, livermore at 56 and san jose right now checking in 55. microclimate forecast, for today upper 50s for the beaches. you can sere our temperatures are going up as you work your way inland. oakland in the 60s. no major heat for today. warmest locations on track to reach the mid to upper 70s. no 90s, no 80s. the walocations around 76 to possibly 77 later on this afternoon. today not much change, but the main action is up to our north and west. high pressure still in charge of our weather pattern, this activity begins to slide south for tomorrow, so some drizzle first thing tomorrow morning, coastside and we're still tracking shower chances. that will be on monday for memorial day. the only chance for right now. our forecast model does a nice job showing you the drizzle, and tomorrow morning a little activity, not too much, but lots of cloud cover, monday

morning increasing clouds. you see the activity to our north, the rain bends and during the afternoon we bring in a chance of scattered light showers. this is all very light, probably a better bet by monday evening between about 8 and 10:00. lake tahoe forecast for this weekend, looking pretty good but there is a chance of a shower on monday. temperatures in south lake tahoe upper 50s to the lower 60s. forecast highs this afternoon today will be the warmest day of the weekend. you can see the mid to upper 70s inland, oakland 66 degrees, san jose in the lower 70s at 71. and san fransisco, a bit of a breeze kicks in. temperatures in the lower 60s. look ahead your five-day forecast with your holiday weekend in view and tomorrow morning drizzle, temperatures cooling off, and there is a chance of a shower primarily in the north baby bay by monday afternoon. we just learned that food vendors are picketing outside of at&t park in san fransisco. we just talked to representatives from center plate. that's the company that employees those concession

workers. they say there's still -- they're still not sure how today's picketing will affect today's giants game at 1:05. center plate had previously said the managers will serve the food to fans if workers go on strike. the two sides have been at odds over wage increases and health benefits. we're going to continue to follow this story and will bring you more information as it becomes available. two dozen east bay schools are happy about the scores, the public school rankings were based on how well students performed on standardized tests. it's all done under the academic performance index where schools are ranked 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest. 24 schools scored 10. 11 were in alameda county. 13 were in contra costa county. it is graduation day at san fransisco state university today and a record number of students are being awarded degrees. today's ceremony at 1 p.m. and the larry baird the president and ceo of the san fransisco giants will be the

commencement speaker. 8700 students are graduating today. it's the university's largest graduating class. the official graduation ceremony is underway at san jose state university. the school says 8,000 spartans are graduating. yesterday thousands of students donned their caps and gowns to celebrate with their individual departments. >> everything, i put myself through school so i'm happy that i'm here. i'm finally graduating. i'm ready to start my career. >> the university says it will send 175 new engineers into silicon valley, 300 more with masters degrees. today's commencement speaker will be philanthropist connie lurie. a starbucks scare in san jose last month, why the woman accused of poisoning orange juice will no longer face charges. >> but first we're going to take you outside. there's a look at the golden gate bridge this morning where traffic is moving along just

fine. we've been keeping an eye on things this morning. no major problems to report. we do know extra patrols are out. be safe this memorial day weekend. it is 9:41 and this is mornings on 2.

good saturday morning, 9:44. you can see looking towards the estuary, some patchy fog in the distance, temperatures this afternoon 60s and 70s. time now under 9:had 4. let's recap our top stories, a san fransisco state basketball player is facing charges for the killing of a rapper near atlanta. decensae white was arrested in redwood city and extradited to georgia last week. he is one of five people charged with the shooting death of that rap artist. a house fire in san jose sparked before 4:30.

the fire started in the garage and then spread upstairs. smoke alarms woke up the six people inside the home. today would have been an open house. the owners were asking for $1.5 million. and a big turnout for today's search in san fransisco for a missing emeryville man. family, friends and volunteers are looking for 27-year-old beau rasmussen who vanished after last weekend's bay to breakers. >> reporter: good morning, the class kids foundation has come in to help organize this search effort and the family of beau rasmussen is expecting a huge turnout. they're expecting more than 200 volunteers to take part in the search. many of them have headed into the field and they're searching for any clues into the disappearance of rasmussen who went missing after last week weekend's bay to breakers race here in san fransisco. an hour ago this was the scene as dozens of volunteers gathered for a briefing at what has become the search center at st. gabriel church this the

city. searches will be looking in and around the golden gate park and checking near ocean beach. that's where rasmussen's clothes were found along with his credit cards and cell phone last weekend. >> i go back and forth between these amazing scenarios where he got knocked in the head and we're going to find him in the park buried under leaves and still alive to, you know, the horrible feeling hey, my son drowned. >> while this case is being investigationed by the police department, this morning we did see a number of san fransisco police officers here at the search center center and i'm told about a half dozen officers will be involved in today's search. rasmussen works as a project developer for an alternative energy company in san ramon. a number of his co-workers are here today taking part in the search, and this past week volunteers also did a lot of searching, looking at coastline from about san fransisco down to pacifica with no luck.

as we bring you back out here to a live picture, most of the volunteers who arrived this morning have headed into the field. they got their search assignments. the search will continue throughout the day today in san fransisco until sunset tonight. we're live in san fransisco this morning, alex savage ktvu channel 2 news. the woman accused of planting poison juice in a san jose starbucks will not face criminal charges. the santa clara county district attorney's office says it can't prove that she committed a crime. the 50-year-old was arrested after witnesses said they saw her try to sneak two contaminated orange juice bottles into a display case. the they contained lethal amounts of rubbing alcohol. the da office says further tests show the liquid included vinegar which is not considered a harmful substance. a teenager is under arrest in connection with the killing of a person in san jose. 19-year-old christopher lima attacked demetrius porter with

a machete. they found porters body outside a jack-in-the-box parking lot. the men didn't appear to know each other and they're trying to figure out a motive. hundreds of runsers are coming together to finish the last mile of the boston marathon. on april 15th two explosions killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. today more than 2,000 people and some of the bombing victims are running together from kenmore square to the finish line. a $1.3 million federal grant is going to schools in newtown connecticut. ment community was struck by tragedy in december following that mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school. 20 students and six educators were shot and killed. education secretary arnie duncan announced the grant yesterday and discussed his goals for keeping students safe. >> we want a lot fewer young people being shot, and we want a lot fewer young people growing up in a climate of fear, and we need to figure out how to get there. if we can agree on those two

goals then we can find a common agenda to move forward. >> duncan says the grant money can be used for counseling and training staff and he says decisions to place armed guards on campuses is going to be left to individual schools. illegal dutching in oakland -- dumping in oakland is increasing and residents are getting fed up. homeowners from east and west oakland held a protest in the lobby of waste management's oakland offices. they were asking the company to offer free monthly dropoff days at the dump. residents say they believe having a cleaner city may help curb some of the crime. >> grime brings crime and we believe that. >> i've heard more gunshots and -- in the last year there have been four murders, one block around the corner from my house. >> a representative from waste management says illegal dumping is the city's responsibility and that residents should be talking to their elected officials. neighbors are also asking the city to install surveillance cameras in hot spots to catch

those responsible. a controversial arizona sheriff says he is going to appeal a federal judge's ruling in a case about racial profiling. sheriff joe lapaio calls himself the toughest in the country. a judge ruled that arpio and his deputies violated the constitutional rights of latinos by singling them out without cause. the sheriff denies allegations of racial profiling. this case stems from a class action lawsuit and seeks only a change in the sheriff's practices. urban outfitters is being criticized for selling a line of products that look like prescription bottles. this is a picture of one of the clothing chains latest controversial products. yesterday attorney general and 22 other state attorneys accused the retailer of undermining the fight against prescription drug abuse. lawmakers asked the products to be removed from stores. yahoo has joined in on the bidding for the online tv streaming service hulu. this comes after yahoo

purchased tumblr earlier this week. they are one of the six companies who has made offers. hulu generated $706 million in revenue last year with 4 million subscribers paying $78 a month. a family of foxes has taken up residence at menlo park's campus. check out the pups and their mom who have been a big attraction since they were first spotted by workers last month. they even have they own facebook page and it has more than 12,000 likes. fish and wildlife officials say the family may move on in the next few weeks because they say as those pups get older their mother will start bringing them out into the wild to teach them to hunt on their own. another major step for gay athletes in pro sports. the national team member who's now playing in major league soccer. the support he's receiving from a big name teammate. >> and in weather temperatures beginning to warm up a little bit. coming up the warmest day of the week and a closer look at

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you are looking at a new military satellite that has nitethaunched into space last rocket lifted off in florida. it is called the delta 4. it costs $342 million and among other things that satellite can be used to pilot aircraft like drones. it is going to take several months to settle it into its proper or bit. a santa cruise county man is in jail after police found dozens of firearms in his home. police served a search warrant. they arrested 54-year-old nicholas euchich and say he was planning to commit grand theft. inventories say they confiscated 48 assault rifles

and shotguns and handguns in the home. they found high capacity magazines and more than 50,000 rounds of ammunition. the man who helped rescue three kidnapped women in cleveland ohio is being rewarded be free meals from mcdonald's for a year. now the gift comes after carl ramsey repeatedly talked about eating at mcdonald's before rescuing amanda berry. >> i'm eating my mcdonald's, i come outside. i see this girl going nuts trying to get out of her house, so i go on the porch. >> mcdonald's also donated $10,000 to the national center for missing and exploited children in the names of all three kidnapping victims. the giants just can't seem to figure out the colorado rockies recently. last night they dropped their fourth straight to the rocks 2- 1, michael guddyer, two rockies would cross the plate just like that it is 2-0. sixth inning,

guddyer liking what he was throwing, shot to left center field. that is the 8th of the year. 5-0. now we are following some developing news. we just heard from union concession workers at at&t park they did confirm they are on a one-day strike. 750 workers are picketing outside the ballpark right now. it is still unclear how this will affect today's giants game which starts at 1:05. center plate the vendors said its managers will serve the food to fans if their workers go on strike. the two sides have been at odds over wage increases and health benefits. we will continue to follow this story and we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. today marks another landmark occasion for gay athletes and pro sports. robbie rogers will join the major league soccer team. rogers played with the u.s. national team but retired in february on the same day he

publicly came out in an online blog. now he says he's touched by the support of his family, friends, fans and galaxy and earthquake star landon donovan. before you jump in the car don't leave yet. one last check with meteorologist mark tamayo in for rosemary. >> the weather pattern changing this weekend, not so much today. we have the fog this morning hugs parts of the shoreline extending into parts of the bay. temperatures started out on the cool side this morning, beginning to recover back into the upper 50s and a few low 60s to report in santa rosa and the concord area. here's our forecast model, we'll take this into sunday morning, possibly drizzle tomorrow morning and then monday for memorial day, definitely more cloud cover and a chance of a few scattered rain showers primarily up in the north bay. the main action moves in as the system falls apart. that will be by late monday afternoon and into monday night. temperatures today will be the warmest day of the weekend. that will translate to lower 60s all the way to the mid-70s towards pleasanton and

livermore. giants playing this afternoon as we mentioned partly to mostly sunny skies. a look ahead, your five-day forecast with your weekend always in view. we have more sunshine for today, tomorrow some drizzle and a chance of a shower, only a chance right now into monday. get ready for cooler temperatures, especially by monday. >> thanks mark. >> sounds good mark. that is our report for this morning. thanks for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> and join ktvu for our next newscast following the as and astros game. we're always here at ktvu.com. thanks for joining us.

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