we have breaking news in san francisco. firefighters are on the scene of a fire. we have video of the flames and what witnesses are saying. alex. >> some neighbors are telling me they did hear explosions before it started this morning t broke out here and burned through this piece of property that's behind us here. this was a garage according to people in the area. it is destroyed. as you can see the flames spread to two homes. we're on hudson avenue this morning in the bay view district. we want to show you video from this morning. this fire sent flames up into the air. one home was empty, the other home had six people inside, including two kids but all of

them were able to get out safely. i talked with a woman and she talks about what she saw. >> the rights, i was like i saw a cable fall. that's what made it fall. i felt heat. my grandma said the house is on fire, we have to go. >> reporter: this is a big response from the fire department, 70 firefighters were called out here. and it was kept from doing damage. and there was one firefighter out here who did have to be treated for minor exhaustion. that's what i was told here on the scene. an arson investigators is out here right now gathering evidence, trying to pinpoint the cause for the fire. i asked the deputy chief if things looked suspicious. he said it is too early to

tell. a excuse warning after a man exposed himself to a female student. police say the woman was studying alone in a classroom at duncan hall last night. a man entered and exposed himself. when she grabbed her phone and threatened to call the police, the suspect left the building. police are advising people not to study alone in a classroom at night. the suspect is described as a hispanic male, 5'6" to 5'7". 150 pounds. he was unshaven and wearing a teal shirt. >> and jumping off buses. it is a growing problem that authorities say puts passengers at risk. and it happened 15 times in the

past 12 days. ors.dogers forced open the back each time it happens the bus has to be pulled from service. they are looking through video to see if they can identify the jumpers. >> we're looking at what the motivation is to damage the buses or get away from scene of an incident they perpetrated. >> it will install motors on 300 buses to prevent them from being pride open. there will be more officers on buses in plain clothes. a critical deadline in bart talks is three weeks away. they have until june 30th to hammer out a deal. so far there is little sign of progress in the negotiations. the main sticking points

salary, benefits and workload. we are learning about a limo fire. the suspected fire forced a group of women, some in their 90s to rush out of a limo in the retirement community of rossmore. they were in a lincoln that is supposed to carry only eight passengers but there were 10 women inside when it caught fire. meantime, the owner of the company is praising the response by the driver. >> he got everyone out. nobody was hurt. not a catch. they went to the party. >> we're learning that the state suspended the company twice in the past two years, once for not having worker's compensation insurance on file or liability insurance on file. the fire comes one month after five women were killed in a fire on the san mateo bridge now a lawmaker is pushing for

tougher rules for limos doing business in california. and ellen coshit has introduced a bill requiring that all limos have two exit doors and windows that can be pushed out from the inside. >> a driver accused of killing his wife and son in a car crash could enter a plea today. he is charged with three felony counts of manslaughter and endangerment. he was going 65 miles an hour in a 35-mile per hour zone when he lost control and hit a tree. witnesses say he was arguing with his wife before the crash. time now is 4:35. we could learn more about a crackdown on gangs in san jose. and the district attorney is scheduled to hold a news conference to announce 80 charges have been filed against 48 members of one gang. the charges range from selling meth to murder. eight of the suspects have lenty criminal records that could qualify them for life in

prison under the "three strikes" law. >> and the lawmakers are scheduled to vote on a budget. the mayor outlined his recommendations at a hearing last night. he says that peace process safety is a concern. and low morale pay and no wage increase in four years makes it hard to keep officers around. >> they are leaving faster than we can hire them. we will have less at the end than the beginning of the year. >> the mayor said the proposal includes pay raises and bonuses for those who stay with the department. it does not include any pay cuts or lay offs. >> ceremonies in the high school district may be held at night because ever heat concerns. that's the times. now 25 people were treated for heat related illness and

heritage high. by that time the temperatures were in the 90s. people who purchase tickets to the america's cup races could be getting a refund. people can get their money back for races from july 5th through august 5th. that's because the team said they will be joining the race late. the team says it needs time to prepare the new boat. and it the first was destroyed on may 9th. time now is 4:37. al salvi is watching traffic. any problems throughout? >> not any major problems but we have roadwork out there, brian and pam. good morning to you. i'll tell you where it is. and clearing up. and. let's go out where it looks good heading out to the maze on

880. you will see the roadwork. this is west wound the traffic is moving along. and the no problems along north wound 280. cloudy skies. >> and they are mild and a cloudy morning. mainly clow cloud deck. warmer compared to yesterday. if you had the sun in the mid70s. and it stayed in the 60s. very cool and down to san jose not too bad a lot of 70s. the clouds and higher clouds. drifting across. partly sunny day. and which was extremely unusual. and over the weekend and

monday. but seasonal temperatures. a bump up away from the coast a mix of sun and clouds. mild. higher clouds. they will thin out. and warmer. compared to yesterday. more sunshine today. 80s. and morgan hill. fremont, santa cruz. warmer, we'll take that into wednesday and thursday. and nothing extreme. and nothing extreme for the weekend. and. people in the east bay could find out if they have to pay more for water. there will be a hearing to talk about a proposed 20% rate hike over the next two years. the increase means about a $100 increase per year. they need money to pay for repairs. >> and thousands of developers are in san francisco for

apple's developer conference. most of what they heard during the first day was well received but it was not innovative or surprising. there is a series of mac books and there was an itunes radio app. it is like pandora and spotify. >> you see what they have done beyond what the competitors offer. >> more than anything tells is meant to drive the purchase the products. >> and. >> now a new operating system. and it sharply increases users battery life and will automatically update your app. another feature could make i phones less attractive. the new lock is an app that lets you remotely look your phone if it is stolen. that feature is supposed to work if the thief wipes the phone clean. >> that's a concern for a lot of people. >> yes.

time now 4:40 a storm that packed a punch. a tornado on the east coast and why people are told to brace for more bad weather. >> the morning after bill that may be available to all ages and why the government says that it is ended their fight. good morning. traffic in both directions here on 880 is good. that's coming up. you kids should count yourselves lucky.

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good morning. and a very muggy morning. 50s to 60s. partly sunny. warmer from the coast. >> people are bracing for more severe weather. and damaged the roof of a warehouse. a tornado destroyed a garage and shed in howard county west of baltimore. no one was hurt in either incident. >> and it was to the house.

it didn't take the house. we were throughout the house. we were not hiding in the basement. >> we're fine. it stabbed trees and flooding has been a problem. the weather service plans to survey the damage today. a flight from really to texas had to make a stop after a bomb threat was called and midnight. the flight was diverted to arizona. military planes were called out to monitor the flight. and after searching the plane the fbi said no explosives were found. >> 4:45. surrey selection in the george zimmerman trial. they will question the juror was they know about the case and they can keep an open mind. the volunteer said he shot the 17-year-old but only in self- defense after he was attacked. he could face life in prison. a ceremony at santa monica

college after a shooting ram damage. this is of the vigil. a 23-year-old killed his father and brother before going to the college. he was killed by the police. and the ceremony is going to double as a memorial service. the familiarity is debating the program that tracks phone and internet messages around the world. the members of the parliament are christianed that the u.s. spy program has violated privacy protection. and the chancellor said she plans to bring up the issue with the president when he travels to berlin. >> the technician who leaked the information has dropped out of sight. edward snowden dropped out

after going public. he will be charged with disclosing classified satisfaction. the actions are called reckless. >> there are people in the cia and nsa who were not ten years old when osama bin laden brought down the world trade centre. they have a different view. >> and they will gather for a panel discussion. and daniel elss bnp burg will discuss leaking papers. the government is trying to stop girls from buying the morning after pill. the justice department will not try to block the availability of the pill. and they should be able to talk into a store and buy it without a prescription.

>> and they are all getting guessier and coming in and to the maze. when you get to the toll plaza. don't wear about the traffic getting in right now. some of the roadwork on the lower deck is still there. but they should be clearing. and you from driving into livermore valley westbound 580. that's good. the castro valley. let's go to steve. >> thank you. a good morning. overcast and clouds. higher clouds. the patterned has cooled off. we will not get that activity.

temperatures have come up. some lows but. 50s and 60s. and cool ep up and 59 and oakland. and 61. you can see the higher clouds there. and kind of streaming in. it will be warmer inland but moisture in the air. higher humidity. and quiet the rest of the week. compared to monday. >> it will be warmer today but nothing outrageous. >> there are none i have here. maybe inland but not much. they will be the warmest day. and oakley you will warm up for livermore and a lot of 70s. and mid-70s on wednesday.

and thursday and friday and top it out another low drops from the gulf and most of next week. >> and 449. tonight is the first of two meetings on a ban t wants to eliminate all single use bags and food containers. they want to get feed back. the meeting is at 7 p.m. and it is the they pass they will go into effect next year. if you like ice cream and who doesn't. >> who doesn't. >> could you have a stay in the next ben and jerry's flavor. it is letting cities create their own flavor. the city churned chain will start in 5 cities and san francisco. one of the scenarios is teamed on time bart trains they vote between graham cracker and cooky dough. sounds good. others pretzels, coffee. can you go on twitter or

facebook. >> ice cream good. any time of day. >> yes. and very close but still no deal. how the new budget could impact. >> dry strikes and small fires why they are concerned despite the storm moving out of the bay area.

we have information on the wild weather. and that lightning caused 50 fires. the dange ser not over yet. there could be strikes that left embers smoldering. >> we could have some what we call sleeping lightning strikes throughout that do heat up. we could get the fires out of there. >> and cal fire said it is dangerous since this a dry year in california. and two police officers will be honored today with a new memorial. and the memorial will be unveiled at the administration building. davey died in 1983 when a suspect opened fire on him. gresham was hit during a stop in 194 #. today we can learn more about the plans for new

warrior's arena. golden state warrior's president is expected to give the chamber of commerce a update this afternoon. last month the state assembly approved a bill that cleared a step in the entertainment build the arena along the waterfront. the owners hope to have the arena guilt time for the 2017 season. the bay area leads the country in the percentage of homes that receive multiple offers. nationally. 70% of homed that received offers had multiple bids. that's a design from april. and san francisco is the most competitive. 88% of buyers had to face others. word out of sacramento that the governor and the lawmakers are very close to finalizing a budget deal ahead of the deadline. the governor has been urging a conservative approach to the new found budget surplus. he wants to create a rainy day fund. under the proposed budget

schools will gate boost in funding thanks to the passage of proposition 30 and those with more low income learners. 4:54. and sal is watching traffic. you are looking at san francisco? >> we are looking at san francisco and starting off with a look at northbound 101, and coming up on the 80 split in the city. it looks good. 101. looking good all the way to the lower deck. in the process of getting out of some of that roadwork. no problems here on 880 north and southbound traffic is good across the bay in oakland. if you are driving into livermore valley traffic is good. and. >> sal, cubs, reds, white sox. they had fog delay and talking about candlestick. >> fog? >> how that used to happen.

we have a lot of low clouds and fog. what is going on we have higher clouds over ahead of us. the combination gives us a mild morning 567890s to 60. there is a component of a westerly breeze. in the 50s. 57 concord and oakland. and redwood city in there we'll see mostly sunny to partly sunny. there are mild temperatures. partly sunny here. 60s, 70s and 80s. the days are long. the hangle is high. but here seasonal. thursday a bump up. and it will not be that hot. then another low drops for a cooling trend into sunday and

most of the week it looks like. >> thank you very much. two men are preparing to swim from san francisco to alcatraz. the 1000th time. this is video of gary and steven making the same swim back in 2007 t marks the anniversary of the he scape of frank morris and clarence and john england. they escaped from their cells by digging spoons into the ground and making a raft. did not know that. >> you need to take the tour. >> still learning. coming up next in the 5:00 hour, a shocking delivery at a beach. what a beach comber found in an appeal to the public. breaking news a fire in the bay view district.

we are on the scene of a still unfolding story. bart is in negotiations. and a crackdown on gangs in the biggest city. it is all ahead on channel 2

morning news. let's go to steve any big changes. >> quieter today. >> compared to yesterday. >> and it is cloudy out there. >> there is the system sunny and highs. and here is sal. good morning the bay bridge is good. no problems here and reporting a lot. and the commute is good on 4. and you can see 242. >>