. one man is in the hospital, we will tell you how these storefronts were sprayed with bullets and we will tell you what the thief was after. a new problem for the bay bridge and a concern of what is holding the railings together on the bike lanes. live in palo alto, we will tell you who is fighting back. we will tell you about the address itch a prep. the big tax changes some lawmakers are trying to make as ktvu channel 2 morning news

continues. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning, thank you for waking up with us this morning, i am pam cook. >> i am putting in a personal request, i need some sunshine. >> and we a little bit of low cloudiness, maybe a few sprinkles, there is rain in the sierra nevada, but after that event breezy and warmer. here is sal. we have a morning commute on the golden gate bridge, let's go back to the desk. police say a man was robbed of his cell phone and wallet on mcarthur boulevard. tara moriarty is there at the scene where businesses are

severely damaged pipe that gunfire, -- by that gunfire, tara. >> reporter: they will have to board up this window, it was completely shattered and it is completely missing and there is glass all over the place and the door is removed. this is actually large but just to give you an idea police say around 2:00 a.m. this morning, a robber or robbers held up a man and demanded his cell phone and wallet. they fired ten shots and fired into his leg. he is at a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. this is not far from the greek orthodox church and we spoke to police by phone this morning and we have no description of a suspect just yet and we will

get a better idea of who they are looking for. we actually spotted some secure damage and they will be looking at that to see if they can glean any clues from that. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. the chronicle report is the bolts that anchor the railing of the bicycle path on the eastern span has failed. crews welded them tightly rather than leaving room for natural expansion for the bike path on warm days, some of them have already sheered off, they have inspected them and they will discuss new construction on the span and crews haven countered major issues. 32 seismic bolts were affected

and they found hair line cracks in the footing of the bridge tower and there is possible corrosion on some very long ultrahigh strength cables that hold the sections together. thousands of dollars in reward money is now being offered in connection with catching a man wanted for killing his wife and two daughters. his family was found dead in their home and now the nonprofit group secret witness is offering a $10,000 reward for miller's capture. shortly after their bodies were found they were found in humboldt county and his dog was also found. the investigation continues. and a football high school coach is due in court facing

sexual charges. he is facing 16 criminal counts. prosecutors say they have located two alleged sexual abuse victims and they are looking for more. his bail is set at 2. $5 million. they are focusing on the internal revenue service over targeting conservative groups and lawmakers who support reforms say the current scandal shows how complex tax provision gives the internal revenue service a chance and they are talking about making it more simple and straightforward. they have killed the number 2 pakistani commander and they will find out what is happening where leaders have been critical of the u.s. drone operation in their country. in palo alto along with

police say they are fed up with rising crime and they are taking action. joining us live we will tell you about a crackdown on more crimes is affecting them. >> reporter: he swings by here to grab coffee and said he heard about the recent violence and he does not want to spend any extra time because of the violence and he hopes the aggressive approach will help the situation. the new numbers shows since the chief declared a crime emergency a week ago, 27 people have been arrested including 10 gang members. there is a power struggle going on and that's what is fueling the spike in crime. in a two week period, a person was killed in a shooting. they have deployed a special

task force and tonight he is holding a town hall meeting with local pastors and anybody who wants to attend. he wants to get feedback to attend the community. >> me myself, it is a hard task and that would be a good start for the chief but i'm sure the chief will be open to new ideas as well. >> the chief has met with he can gang members who have already started tracking them down. they are suggesting a hotline for people to get out of the gang and they will put double patrol on during critical times and they are doing that by regularly scheduled days off. the meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the assembly on donahue

street. reporting live ktvu channel 2 morning news. time now names chased them in the national sea shore area. two mobile homes and four cars were destroyed but firefighters saved a central old farmhouse in the area. the cause of that fire is still under investigation. this morning firefighters in santa barbara are still battling a wildfire up to 70 feet high and it has already burned more than 200,000 akers. the air tankers and firefighters had to be can called in, this fire is only 10% contained. we are keeping an eye on

the bridges pam and dave and metering lights went on after 6:00 and it is back up with the mcarthur maze and it could get better later on but right now there is a crowd. also the commute is okay in san francisco along the 101 approaching the 880 split and no major problems, that traffic is moving along nicely and on the peninsular, no problems on 101 and union city looks good. let's go to steve >> a little bit of mist sunny and warm to hot although the forecast model has been back being off and it will still be sunny friday into saturday. we will go from oakland to san

francisco for a's and giants and gusts will be up to 20 miles per hour. we have rain in mammoth lake blue canyon and it looks like it will be hereby 10:00 and we will be on the backside of all this, high pressure is building in slowly but it is on the way and everybody is stuck through the cloud cover and it is still a westerly breeze and concord has a southwest wind up to 18. there is a few which are variable and if it is a west one, it is up in the clouds. 54 ukiah.

64 and up in the sierra, in clouds in the morning. morning drizzle or sprinkles and breezy at times, on shore breeze, 60s and 70s and we have a couple of 80s, just a few and we will continue to trend warmer weather into tomorrow and much warmer friday and saturday. two more very disturbing cases of animal abuse and they say this problem is almost too much to handle. an attempt to handle a woman in cent city, -- cent city -- crescent city. plus you have to see this new video, we have an up eight on a fear that has been burning all night. -- a fire that has been burning

all night.

. welcome back, 6:14 a huge fire triggered by a train derailment is now under control but it was quite an explosion. >> back up. >> the freight train was carrying hazardous chemicals yesterday afternoon rosedale. some of the trains caught fire and the blast shook homes mile away. federal investigators will spend the next few days trying

to figure out what caused that crash. and for the baltimore man accused of murdering four family members in europe, it is a detention hearing and federal prosecutors want to hold him here while they plan on extraditing him r he is accused of killing his aunt and other family members. he stabbed them and tried burning the bodies. he had been living with them for a few weeks. he was arrested and went to the airport. he accidentally published private information on the hospital website. this affects more than 1300 patients. information included names, is your johns -- surgeons, and that information with state

health officials did not find out about it until if the middle of april. >> they plan on conducting a military exercise next week testing out digital units. they gather intelligence, assess combat situations and control troop movements. all of this comes as the pentagon accuses china of stealing military technology. president barack obama will talk about cyber technology with the president of the china when they meet in southern california. officials from pakistan is behind a deadly drone strike, kyla campbell what did you find out? >> reporter: right now they are

not cop firming. they say a u.s. drone fired two miss sells into the -- missiles into the border and this morning's drone strike killed the number 2 leader of the pakistani taliban. this comes after president barack obama stood by the dre p would be scaled back and limited to those who pose an imminent threat. today marks the 13th strike so far this year in pakistan and they say back in 2010, the u.s. led more than 120 strikes and they have killed more than 300,000 since 2004 we will have more information when i see you next. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2

morning news. new video of an intense water rescue. nine people had to be rescued after trying to rescue a woman. they were stranded for many hours before they were lifted to safety and the woman they were trying to help was also airlifted to a hospital to be treated for broken bones and cuts. there is a surge in animal abuses. the latest case is scrappy who was almost beaten to death. and a bit pull -- pit bull mix starved and almost beaten to death they say they can't

handle all of these cases. it is partly because of a voter approved measure. several weeks ago, the city raised them and now the city is propose willing no new raises. the police however want to restore a 10% pay cut by next year. they will top the agenda by bart employees. they say a hiring freeze is to blame for a 43% increase since 2009 and they say they often have to work alone despite a risk of being attacked. 31 assaults were reported in 2012 and that's up from 9 assaults in 2009. san francisco's muni is falling short of the on time goals that were set more than 10 years ago. what muni says the problems are and what steps they are taking to get back on track.

let's get everybody out the door. some are headed for the toll plaza, is it ready? >> yes, it is crowded absolutely at the toll plaza, if you are trying to get into san francisco, it does look like a typical crowd before you make it passed the metering lights. no problems if you are driving on interstate 880 or 580. we were checking nearby on milpitas, but the traffic is gone, and we have a minor crash let's go to steve. winds are gusting to 47, 1600 feet in west concord and a west wind tough warmup and that kind of a pattern.

tonight at at&t parkings it looks breezy and warm to me. that system is responsible for rain up in the sierra nevada and we had some reports. 50s and 60s, a couple of locations, that system will drive across and it will be a breezy day and some morning drizzle and a little bit of midst out there as well but it was starting to come back, just slightly warmer today, again it is a nice on shore wind, clouds in the morning, sun in the afternoon, and i tell you temperatures were below average and a few lower 80s so it would not take much. san jose, 72 and that's pretty cool especially friday and

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. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news, a horrible crash killed three people and the driver's appearance is today. he is being charged with vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run. he crashed on monday killing all three of his passengers including his fiance. he ran from the scene and turned himself in five hours later and investigators are waiting to see if alcohol was involved. time now 6:25, starting today san francisco muni riders can find out where the next bus is. muni is responding to problems and possible solutions and they are 50% on time and that's far below the rate expected. number one reduce vehicle

break downs and that will result in more time in a typical day. >> reporter: they have already ordered new hybrid electric biodiesel buses and they have hired more mechanics to help with the current problems. more women are primary bread winners than ever before. four in ten households have a mother who is the meaning bread winner and it is making it harder for marriages to be successful and race children take a look. this was posted on ufo.com and the blogger pointed out something like a road dan --

possibly an animal placed on there for tests. and in curiosity, they believe the animal looks more like a rock. it is a conspiracy theory. >> they are around us everywhere, pam. >> yes. good morning, traffic is moving around in the south bay, 280 week we are getting around and metering lights have been slowed down and that leads you to believe something is there. on my cameras, i don't see anything here, i am looking at what you are looking at but we will get to the bottom of it and have another report coming up soon. a little system is coming by giving us a light drizzle or midst, most of it will be gone,

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and the world... >> we will say good morning it is the middle of the week, may 29thth, i am dave clark. it is 6:30, we are following some breaking news, sal what do you have on the bay bridge? >> well, we have a cross that was moved from this very spot, that is where the accident was and just because it is gone, maybe we can get to the toll plaza. there it is, it is at a standstill and this is barely moving. look at the 880 ramp, it went from having two cars to being jam packed so if you are getting into san francisco, this means you, traffic is still very, very slow and

unwinding on the bridge itself so we will have another update, it's going to be a slow one for the bay bridge. we are following developing news in oakland. a street robbery this morning ended in a ross shooting. you say at least 10 were required? >> yes, it looked like it is where the bullet pearced the glass and police will be looking at clues as to who did this. we will give you an idea of the range of the shooting and it is pretty far. you can see where the bullet went through the window and it actually lodged in the wall on the other side. this right here is the frame shop and you can see where the window and front door were

blown out. police say around 2:00 a.m. they held up a man and demanded his wallet and cell phone. interest -- it was not too far from the greek orthodox church and we spoke to one man who lives across the street who couldn't believe all of the shot out windows across the street. >> he is trying to make a living and i see this happen like this, so it's really surprising. >> reporter: is it upsetting to you? >> you know, like we have to put up with it to do business. >> reporter: now police, we spoke to them, back out here

live, police will be revealing that substance. this time it is worrying people who want to walk or ride across the bridge and claudine wong has new concerns and the rate to open the span on time, claudine? >> reporter: adding one more problem to the pile of problems on the bay bridge span and from what we can see from our vantage point, we can see crews working all along the span getting work underway this morning. what is on the table because we will talk about the problems. let's take you through the big ones, first we know a fix is underway for the 32 bolts that broke in march. engineers decided they needed a steel saddle and i want to show

you video of work which is already underway. we don't know how long that solution will take however we don't know about another batch the bolts, 200 which came in a different shipment and the question is, will those break too, even though they have not been tested and we should learn. high streaks cable issues and there was water in ducts where cables were kept. now let's about it because bolts were welded too tight and did not allow for expansion when it got hot and those were sheered off.

you can ask questions about oversight and about how everything is being managed and those are some of the questions which will be answered today at the meeting set up for 1:00 this afternoon. claudine wong ktvu channel 2 morning news. a prominent critic of president barack obama will not run for reelection. putting a detrimental spin on my decision to not to seek a 5th term t. .. >> she made her announcement early it morning, the reelection did not affect today's decision. and there was an explosion in a trash can. they evacuated that part of the park yesterday afternoon, people reported hearing a big boom and seeing a lid blown off a trash can.

some say it was caused by dry ice put inside a plastic bottle. city been put around in reap months. he is suspected and he claimed he was hism v positive. he walked into a store and stole a can of soda. the clerk said he pull under out a needle and said -- pulled out a needle and said he was hiv positive and if found he could be charged with assault with a deadly weapon. police say a 29-year-old woman was suspected of shoplifting but when security guards detained her, she said she had aides and was eventually arrested.

later today environmental groups in richmond are deannouncing the political spending as the shareholders stop their political contributions. gail mclaughlin says they have eliminated contributions to pro chevron candidates. the meeting is set to begin at 8:00 this morning at chevron headquarters in san ramon. last night voters overwhelmingly approved the city's decision to raise minimum wage. why some county lawmakers want to raise the minimum wage and by how much. right now it is 6:38 if you are joining us, there is a big

problem on the bay bridge. >> we had a crash at the base of the bay bridge and they moved it but the bay bridge took a hit. things are beginning to move again and it is better than it was and you can see cars are moving through and we are hoping for a little bit of improvement. san mateo looks good so far and this may be your choice to get to the peninsular and highway 101. the rest of the contra costa commute is not that bad after the walnut creek interchange, let's go to steve. a few breaks, with cloudy skies in contra costa, generally overcast, some fog, a

little breezy and warmer weather takes it back to the warmest day which is saturday. cool and breezy and temperatures are not towarding to warm up. variety -- 50s and offs, -- 60s san shows is nice and it is almost 59 and balmy, and 56 napa, 58 in san rafael and -- santa rosa and novato. santa rosa's winds have turned more easterly overall you can see that west wind, fso hayward and even out to the west. it is a westerly breeze and 50s in the mountains and it was

when rain being and you can see that as some of it moved along, it could be a drizzle and there is no doubt about it. we would not take much to get near 80 degrees. warmer on friday and saturday. we may see some bad and severe weather one day after tornadoes hit kansas and pennsylvania. severe torns are powerball from south dakota to central texas. this is a bad boy, pam, this hit sent tram texas destroying at least one home and then it destroyed some businesses and some homes there.

and after losing game 7 of a tense hard fought play with the defending champions, they scored 2 goals and a 3 minute span in the second period, sharks lost two-1 between the destroyed red wings and chicago black hawks. a man broke open a postal truck stole a stack of male and a reward -- stack of mail and. >> reward is being offered for his capture. they are promptings more action and we will tell you about the aggressive approach they are taking and what officers think about it.

. all right, steve welcome back, here is a quick look at some of the top stories we are looking at, a man is in the hospital after being robbed and shot in the leg just hours ago. at least 10 shots were fired at the victim and hit two nearby victims as well and that victim is expected to survive.

right now we have no information on the suspects. and bay bridge officials will give an update on the construction of the bay bridge. they will not say whether they are scheduled to open but it looks like some of the bolts on the bike path were welded the wrong way. janine de la vega is in east palo alto to tell us how police are fighting back against rising gun violence. janine? >> reporter: i just spoke to them and they feel optimistic and there has not been a shooting since last week and what they are doing they feel is working and they will be holding a town meeting to get feedback for the community.

-- community. 27 people have been arrested. 10 are gang members and at this point, it is too early to tell whether there were any connected meetings in the city. jose was killed in front of his home and the increase in violence is due to a power struggle with a certain gang in town and they are glad the department is cracking down. >> yes, they need to do something because there is too much violence. >> reporter: are you happy they are holding a town hall meeting? >> yes, i want police to do something. >> reporter: the department will be calling in gang leaders for something called operation cease-fire and that will be held in the coming weeks and they will continue to cancel days off for officers so that

there are double the number of officers during critical time period. the meeting will be held on donahue street at the assembly which will be held at 6:00 p.m. tonight and they are looking for ideas from the community. reporting live, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> well, there is a reward of a man see stealing a land full of male. it happened while the truck was stopped at a red light. the man broke open the back of the struck and grab under what he could. -- grabbed what he could. he was not even aware he had been robbed. >> we are asking for the public's help. >> if caught, the man could face up to five years in prison

for each item of male stolen and up to a $250,000 fine. they have a hotline for reporting information about stolen mail and the number is on your screen, it is (877)876- 2455 and they are staffed from 5:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. last night voters approved a measure raising minimum wage to $10 per hour. they say people can't live on dollars per who are. >> we are checking in with sal,

the crash has been clear before you make it on to the bridge itself. the latest is of traffic highway 4 not bad from richmond to fremont, traffic is flowing south to union city and it does get better after that. palo alto bound, 237 a little bit slow and let's go to steve. a few sun breaks east beyond der, some -- beyonder and a few breaks and a little bit of a breeze, most live cloudy and mostly clear, and a system right there moving through and thereels not a lot left, but there is rain up in mammoth, lake tahoe, chuck can

i cloudy to light rain conditions. it is really mild, a little bit of sun but there is a decent on shore breeze. this will be the last one in the series and after that, high pressure will build and some morning cloud, and clouds in the morning, morning drizzle, sprinkles, a little breezy at times, 50s and 60s to lower 80s. they are back for some, not for many, a lot of 70s and san jose will be 72, warmer thursday, friday and saturday. thank you, steve. tablets will out sell laptops and they will top 229 million this year, up 59% from last year and they also say, more tablets will be sold and pcs combined and they are reporting tablet sales are growing as the

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industrial average is down 87 points and about a half of a percent and so is the nasdaq and s&p 500. we talked about some good news for michael coors and apple is up as well. arise in cell phone -- a rise in cell phone thefts, more than 50% of thefts involve cell phones. when somebody's phone is stolen it should lock up and be useless but this will not happen, because they make millions of dollars a year by replacing cell phones. some local radio shows have stepped up to save the annual fireworks show in the sonoma fairgrounds because they could not find a safe and proper

location. they did not only ensure the space but they also found the cost of the fireworks show. >> businesses in vallejo launched this commercial and they are racing money and every donation will be matched by local businesses the cost of the fear works show is $18 million. >> but bee want our fireworks. >> how did the bay bridge, sal? we are looking at it, pam and dave, we will have a live look at it, no major problems on the bridge, nimitz freeway is slow heading south to union city. >> thank you, sal. generally it is cloudy and 90% of the forecast with local

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>> reporter: we're rib oakland where three stores have their windows blown out by bullets, and all for a wallet and a cell phone. we'll explain -- next. reports that a u.s. drone strike in pakistan has killed the number two commander of the pakistani taliban. >> reporter: ed a more information expected today -- and more information expected today about problems on the bay bridge span. what the solutions are doing and how much it will all cost, this as new problems revealed about new bolts. and two very smart bay area girls competing in a national spelling bee this morning. we'll tell you if they