the incentive and whether they jeopardize the schedule of the opening. talked to the man in charge of the project and asked about the $300 million golden carrot. >> reporter: this letter says legislators want assurances that they're not affecting a safety compromising construction rush. -- long before the broken bolt issue arose. >> we have offered a series of incentives, financial incentives to contractors. we have also used disincentives to make sure contractors get their work done. >> reporter: one big incentive. about $20 million to the contractors if the work is done by labor day. this is for work on and above the roadway. something which has nothing to do with the broken bolts below. every day the work is late the

bonus goes down. >> that is one of the principal reasons we're talking about opening this bridge this year and not two years from now. >> reporter: flatly refutes allegations that the labor day opening was set to have an opening party or show the bridge off to a worldwide america's cup television audience. >> not at all. when we picked the target date for opening this bridge in 2006 i don't think anyone had heard of the america's cup. >> reporter: what if some of those receiving bonuses share responsibility. >> made the selection of the bolts with call cal trans. >> reporter: in fact, his on going investigations now show that no one person organization is solely at fault. details of which will all get on july 10th. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news.

more details now. contract incentives are nothing new on major bay area projects when part of highway 4 was widened to 8 lanes. contractor would have paid a penalty of $8500 a day for being late. when the bridge deck was replaced on the bridge, the incentive was $10,000 a day up  to $300,000 for an early finish. paid when cc myers quickly replaced a burned out mcarthur maze section. included the controversial -- concord amended a state law to widen the scope of the investigation by the legislate i have analysts office. he's asking investigators to give him a report before the new span especially.

our coverage continues online. we've posted the entire interview. go to ktvu.com and click watch it under the hot topics page. people who live and work near oakland's lake merritt say they're shaken up after an armed robbery. it happened just after 1:00 p.m. three men entered lee's garden restaurant at the corner of east 19th street and park boulevard. police said the victim was taken to the hospital for treatment one man said his business has also been targeted. >> snuck back in our room and took money. harassing our customers. my employee got mugged after work one day. >> many people said they want more police patrols in the area. investigators say they'll be reviewing surveillance video to try to identify the robbers. elementary school children left bumped and bruised after a summer camp field trip began with a muni collision. david stevenson joins us live to explain what happened and the evidence investigators will be looking at to determine the

cause. >> reporter: the collision happened just a few dozen feet behind me. now investigators are trying to determine the cause of that crash. 15 people were sent to san francisco hospitals this morning after this historic f line trolley car. the injuries were mostly bumps, bruises and headaches. the injured included 7 children from the city's vision academy on a field trip to the cable car museum. >> i saw the children when i came out the children were crying. they were traumatized probably. >> reporter: some children were treated at the scene. the trolley car and bus operators suffered minor injuries. the search is on for the cause of the collision. >> we'll drug test the operators ab we'll put them on nondriving status. but we'll do a thorough evaluation of the vehicles. particularly the rear vehicle. >> reporter: that's because the front vehicle was at a complete standstill while the trolley car was moving slowly.

>> i'm hearing it was less than 10 miles per hour. it was a good jolt for anyone on the bus. >> there's video on the bus. we'll see if there's any video evidence that will help us evaluate. it's really the mechanical inspection of the vehicle that the brake systems. >> reporter: it's the second trolley car crash on market street in less than a year. last august this car was rear ended and squeezed between two muni vehicles. >> this is the last kind of thing we want to happen. last thing we want to do is people to get hurt. >> reporter: the two dozen other children seen here who were not hurt spent some time inside a nearby museum before boarding another bus to continue their field trip. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. two homicides in a matter of hours has some antioch neighbors taking unusual steps to feel safe. ken pritchett live inabout with what they're doing and their fears of growing violent crime. >> reporter: a young man was shot dead early this morning. just hours before that another man was found in his home.

both victims of homicide. now neighbors we talked to, people in antioch say they have seen a rise in crime over the years and they believe that police need more resources here. the candles and the red wax mark where roberto lopez was shot. two groups were firing at each other just after midnight. lopez died at the hospital. becoming antioch's fifth homicide of the year. the fourth, just hours earlier when ronald rush was found dead with a head injury in his south antioch home. >> his roommate was distraught. just asked what was wrong. he said someone killed ron. we were all in shock. gives me goose bumps now. >> reporter: cara liu lean says she's not say -- >> last night there were two murders. other incidents going on. >> reporter: jeff patterson's

home reflects his worries. he has a lot of them. eight cameras pointing in all directions. his wife karen carries a police scab scanner when she goes outside. >> got to watch out for number one. sounds paranoid. >> reporter: karen says a few years ago she'd never have thought to carry a scanner. she says crime has changed their neighborhood. >> before i i go i'll listen to the scanner to see if the coast is clear. >> reporter: the homicide count could go e. an 83-year-old man who was attacked and batten two weeks ago died at the hospital yesterday. where he has been since the attack. would be an additional homicide if it's determined he died of his injuries. antioch police we tried to talk to them. they did not return our calls. in antioch, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. new 49ers stadium will resume tomorrow after the death of a veteran elevator mechanic.

project managers say the elevator company and contractor were on the site today as part of the investigation. officials say 63-year-old donald white died when an elevator counterweight struck him ashe stood on a ladder. cal is investigating the accident. new details on the deadly officer-involved shooting at awind soar starbucks 10 year can veteran donald fletcher and 14-year veteran andrew cash shot and killed a man saturday. officers say he had just stabbed his former partner at starbucks. that woman is now home from the hospital. the two deputies are on paid leave. san francisco's facing a lawsuit that could result in fines of more than a half billion dollars for allegedly violating air pollution rules. bay area air quality managers filed the lawsuit against the city for failing to upgrade

fuel pump nozzles at six city gas stations. the new nozzles were due to be installed by april 1st 2009 and keep gasoline fumes from polluting the air. >> vapors come out and go into the air. all of those vapors from all of the collective gas stations are what forms ozone and smog in the bay area. >> a lawsuit is asking for damages of up to $75,000 a day per pump, which adds up to $542 million. the vehicle code section nos les have replaced. talks are expected to resume tomorrow between bart management and unions. bart has asked for a state mediator. according to bart, its two largest unions want 23% in raises over the next 3 years. that's more than the district says it's willing to pay.

the jdsu company plans to lay off 125 employees. mostly in the north bay. layoffs will affect workers at the company's optical products decision. the layoffs are a result of the decision to stop making several products. the layoffs are expected to happen during the next six months. family and friends of a soldier killed in afghanistan were on hand today as his remains returned home. the casket carrying 20-year-old specialist ray ramirez was met by an honor guard and a group of about 30 mourners as it arrived this morning. ramirez was on his first deployment to afghanistan when his unit was attacked earlier this month by an i.e.d. his family was too emotional to speak on camera today. last week his father told reporters how he felt about his son's sacrifice. >> that boy is more of a man

than i've ever known. >> plans call for specialist ramirez to be buried friday at the/s national cemetery. coming up right after the break. a man slows traffic with his words. we'll explain the message that's so outrageous we had to blur it here. >> brilliant. ignorant. in four minutes, a bay area teen escapes her alleged kidnapper. how she got away and th charges she faces. clear skies and mild weather in the forecast. i'll pinpoint the warmest day of the week and the neighborhood seeing highest temperatures. ♪ [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads.

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new at 6, a banner advertising as? is grabbing a lot of attention. some have called for the california highway patrol and

complained about it. >> reporter: the banner had a word that many are afraid to utter. it was posted where thousands drive by every day. a historically hurtful word posted boldly over a busy freeway. just past 98th avenue you may have seen it or honked your horn. big banner promoting as? , ugly -- n word --.com. >> this sot society has a sigma about the word itself which ends in er. this ends in a. it has a definition as far as how you use it as far as in terms of friendship and endearment. >> reporterhayward rapper admits the intentional shock value is part of a grass roots

campaign. he also says he's trying to start a dialogue and empower african-americans. >> i used to hear it and it would just bite into me. then i said you know what, i'm not going to let that affect me. >> reporter: but some find the word offensive in any context. >> there's nothing you could say to me under any circumstance that would justify what you had on that freeway. >> reporter: oakland resident exited the freeway just to confront ellis. >> i can't even tell you it hurts me. i'm a grown man. i'm driving down the freeway coming from class and i saw that. i couldn't believe it. >> reporter: after a long discussion on solid ground the two men reached an understanding. agreeing to disagree. ellis is content because he sparked a conversation. >> to some it's brilliant. to some it's ignorant. >> reporter: a chp officer took down the sign. regardless of the speech they say it's a traffic distraction.

live in oakland, lorraine blanco. a man who allegedly tried to kidnap a fremont teenager reportedly told police the whole thing was a misunderstanding. aaron roy was in court today but did not enter a plea. roy hid in the 16-year-old victim's car while she was in a grocery store monday. roy allegedly threatened her with a knife. the teen managed to stop the car and escape. the surveillance video shows her running to get help from a neighbor. >> she said he's chasing me with a knife so wait for her to come so she met me halfway up my driveway. we ran in the house. >> roy is charged with kidnapping, robbery and possession of cocaine. roy told police that he got into the wrong car by mistake and the girl wouldn't let him out. the family of brian stow says it is scaring for him at home because his health

insurance stopped paying for his stay in a residential treatment center. health and hospital system officials meeting today in san jose said his situation shows the need for healthcare changes. some critics say dealing with long term health problems would drive up costs beyond acceptable limits while supporters say reform will bring in young, healthier people into the insurance pool who rarely need extensive care. stow's family says they're happy to have him home but he'd have been better off in a full time therapy facility. a textbook rental company is getting ready to go public. chegg has asked j.p. morgan chase and bank of america to handle its stock offering. the time frame has not been released. the site started in 2007. they have expanded to include online study health, course reviews and e-books. another silicon valley

company had a big ipo today. the company which makes traffic management software raised about $85 million in the stock sale. gamers a chance to try out new video games before they hit the market. the demo includes new super mario, mario cart and donkey congress games. the demo will be held again on saturday from 1 to 5:00 p.m. it warmed up just a bit today. temperatures got back into the mid80s. warmest spots. rest of us were in the 70s. take a look at the highs. national weather service highs. that's one of the warm spots. antioch was warm. check out pacifica. san francisco, 66 degrees for a daytime high. that's downtown. little bit of fog this morning. mostly clear skies.

that fog is going to come back late tonight. patchy, coastal fog. 23-mile an hour west wind. 16-mile an hour in napa. standard for this time of night. sea breeze is blowing. check out sfo. that's windy. today's temperatures weren't hot. just on the mild to warm side. highs tomorrow are going to be cool. overnight lows are going to be cool as well. upper 40s. as you get out of the house tomorrow morning, even in concord. 50 at livermore. you'll notice it. cool overnight lows. daytime highs tomorrow. a little cooler. just a couple degrees cooler. still a mild day. red flag warnings off the table for a while. fire danger high. not crazy high. higher humidities because of the wind aerothe moist air. here's how it breaks down. nice one today. temperatures warmed up.

just a little bit because of this pressure center. instead of mid80s, low 80s. nice looking day for thursday. temperatures will be a slight bit cooler. friday is going to be the warmest day. temperatures into the upper 80s. 80s. look where they end up. napa valley. eastern contra costa county. you get the picture. warmer tomorrow. little cooler tomorrow or about the same. not a big change. change comes as we head into your friday. back into the mid and upper 80s. these are subtle changes. 85 tomorrow in brentwood. along the coast, 62 in pacifica. 63 in daily city. forecast, plenty of sunshine. warmest day on friday. temperatures into the upper 80s. forecast right through the bay

area weekend looks for cooling as we head into saturday and sunday. up and down. >> all in all, we'll take it. we don't have a chase. >> we don't. coming up at 7 on tv 36, bart train cars now calls ancient relicks. an exclusive look at the future and past. >> this train car has been on the tracks since bart first opened in 1972 within we go into bart's maintenance pit to investigate how old the fleet really is. >> we hope you join us at 7. a popular bay area food vendor banned from selling her famed a males. the league issues. we didn't have u-verse back in my day.

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san francisco's famous tamale lady is in a bit of hot water tonight. one stop is the beer garden. the owners say they've been warned by city health officials that they're responsible for the quality of the food even though she's the one who cooks it. plus she doesn't have a permit from the health department and there are laws forbidding

outside vendors. a spokeswoman said they risk losing their restaurant license if there's a problem and the risk is just too great, so the lady cannot sell her food there any more. >> mark ibanez here to tell us how the giants have hit a rough patch. >> even in e best of seasons teams over the course of 162 games will go through times like this. the giants have hit their rough patch. meantime it's marco scutaro from last night, first of all. suffered ligament damage in his left little finger. mri negative. scutaro will be out indefinitely. the game tonight not going well. giants tied it 4-4 in the 4th. it's neil walker coming through for the pirates. offfield single. going to fetch a pair. four-run 5th inning. look at the score. 10-4 in the 6th inning.

meantime, i don't want to call it mochismo, last night dodgers and diamondbacks. check this out. first of all, dodgers sensation puig hit in the nose by a pitch. they retaliate. later greinke of the dodgers is hit. then it's all back. bar the door. all kinds of stuff going on. you see it coach into your living room. that's mark mcgwire, one of the coaches for the dodgers. matt williams getting into it. you can expect several suspensions and fines and some big names included. major league baseball will dole out the discipline tomorrow. meantime, it is jason kidd, the east bay's own. named the coach of the brooklyn nets. he just retired as a player and no experience as a head coach, but he has earned himself apparently a job with brooklyn.

>> wow. >> there you go. that'll be a story we're covering more tonight by 10:00. >> okay. thank you, mark. do you feel safe on public transit? we talk to bay area riders and agencies about whether enough is being done to ensure safety and if it's being done fast enough. >> thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. ♪

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