saw and what you were told about the span's scheduled labor day opening. tom. >> reporter: quite a view. now, this massive gleaming 500- foot tower has a massive base thhaat peo been concerned about cracked welds and questionable seismic bolts. have a look for yourself. we took a workboat out to the base of the massive tower. then climbed 40 feet to enter a tight maz that is the tower he is interior. crews are repairing expected flaws in the solid steel walls that protect the towers from earthquakes. crews use powerful magnetic systems that draw magnetized power into the tiny cracks. >> for the entire depth of the weld, we use other methods. >> reporter: for interior flaws of the many four-inch thick welds, inspectors use x-ray

detector or the probes that can find the tiniest of imperfections. >> as you run the probe down the weld very slowly, you're looking for something to peak above that green line. and when it does, then you know that you have something to look at, which may or may not be significant. >> reporter: nonetheless, each and every imperfection is mapped for additional inspection and investigation. the bridge building code says small imperfections do not need repairing. >> the code gives you a threshold. it gives you a limitation of what is acceptable and what is rejectible. >> so not even the code expects total perfection? >> correct. >> reporter: the weld can be prepared after the defect is melded, chipped or ground out. >> it depends on location, orientation of what you're looking at. what we think we're looking at. >> reporter: and here on the base, whether you look inside or out, you see massive bolts, many of which have been here for a half decade.

in service and unbroken, says caltrans. >> more details on construction of that eastern span. here is a live look what is happening right now. three months ago back in march 32 bolts were found to be defective after contractors tightened them. bolts that haven't broken have been tested but the tests won't be finished until later this month. the bridge is supposed to open labor day weekend. but they won't decide until july 10th if it will open as scheduled. go to ktvu.com for the progress on the bay principle. >> a school bus with students on board caught fire this afternoon in the east bay. fortunately no one was hurt. this picture is from claycord.com. it caught fire just after 2:30 this afternoon on interstate 680 in concord. there were students on the bus but everyone got off safely. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. there are still delays on

bart at this hour. problems from a fire this morning on the tracks between balboa park and daily city stations have slowed the trains. we just spoke with bart about 20 minutes ago and they said that trains heading to the peninsula are delayed by about 20 minutes. minor delays in san francisco. crews are working to fix the remaining damage on the tracks. bart has not given an estimate as to when full service will be restored. >> a convicted child molester from georgia who had been on the run for four years has been arrested in san francisco. marcus tillman was convicted of molesting his two young sons. he was found at a coffee house last night. u.s. marshalls say that someone called them after recognizing him from america's most wanted. he is awaiting extradition to georgia. an 8-month undercover sting targeting child predators has lead to the arrest of a man

from the north bay. he traveled to san jose to have sex with an 11-year-old girl. what have you learned from investigators, paul. >> reporter: that man is the second time that the task force has successfully concluded an investigation into an alleged child predator. shawn was arrested after an 8- month investigation conducted by the sheriff's office. that meeting was supposed to happen here at the intersection of san carlos and second street in san jose. online chats and other evidence they found proves that he had every intent to physically and sexually abusing a 11-year-old girl. he drove 80 miles for the meeting. when arrested, he admitted that he planned on sexually abusing the child.

>> we do these investigations daily. we're constantly looking for people involved in the sex trafficking trade and looking to sexually and physically harm children. >> reporter: now he is out on $100,000 bail. the task force arrested a man from denver who came to san jose for a meeting. that is in the hands of a federal government because he crossed state lines. >> a state attorney general investigation has led to the arrest of four alleged sex traffickers, including a bay area suspect. the three others arrested are from the sacramento area. attorney general harrison identified the fourth person arrested as 49-year-old lu of san mateo county. they are accused of taking women across the country to brothels, including one in a

residential area of san mateo county. >> the california legislation passed a budget. the budgetary stores 2.1 billion to k through 12 education, leaving a billion dollars senior plus and pays off debt. democrats hailed it as a newer afor the state. republicans criticized the budget as spend happy. governor brown is expected to sign the new budget before the fiscal year begins july 1st. >> work on the first leg of the state high speed rail system can begin this summer. it won approval yesterday. the board said the state can begin construction on 65 miles of track from merced to fresno as long as it keeps the current route. a lawsuit is pending in sacramento that could stop the rail authority from spending any more money. >> happening now, vice president joe biden is inside a home in san francisco's sea cliff neighborhood. he arrived about half an hour ago and was greeted by

protesters. he is in town for a fundraiser but money isn't what is on the protesters minds. david stevenson talked to the group about their message to the white house. david joins now. >> reporter: frank, the vice president arrived at 5:37 here in this neighborhood and he got a loud greeting from about five dozen protesters. take a look. these people are with orange such as green peace, the sierra club. they're all opposed to the proposed keystone pipeline. the vice president waved at them as he arrived for the fundraiser. protesters were pleased about that. but organizers say they are skeptical about the protester's message. >> biden is one of obama's closest aides and has power to encourage the president to doing the right thing. >> i think pressuring him on keystone is silly.

the bay area is always going to have protests. >> reporter: the fundraiser started at 5 and is held at the home of a beverage distributor ceo. it has a view of the golden gate bridge. tickets ranged from $500 to $10,000 and are expected to raise $700,000 for house and senate candidates. >> i would love to meet him and get my picture with him. just shake his hand and tell him that i'm a big fan of his work. >> reporter: and take a look, you can see the street is almost empty except for traffic officers and police officers. this protest broke up almost immediately after the vice president arrived. mr. biden is set to spend the night in san francisco with his wife, dr. jill biden, and return to washington tomorrow. reporting live in san francisco, david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >> vice president's trip to san

francisco comes a week after president obama was in the bay area. he attended fundraisers in the south bay and delivered a speech. >> a hearing will be held on monday for firearms dealers. the proposed amendment would require a permit process for the sale of firearms, ammunition or explosive devices. this comes after some people complained about a gun shop opening last year without a public hearing. but they did follow all laws and regulations in opening. >> they did all of the proper permits. i feel like there are rights to conduct business in town. and then, you know, i'm not a gun owner. i'm not interested in being a gun owner. i would never have a gun in my house. so i am a little conflicted about if i want to have the store in town. >> the store says the ordinance be could impact the store's

existence. in in out hamburger withdrew the application to build a new restaurant. some residents strongly objected to the plan because of parking and traffic. s of county jail inmates graduated today from a first of its kind school. two graduation ceremonies were held for 65 men and women, all of woman earned their high school diplomas or geds while behind bars. the work was done through the five keys charter school. it's the first in the nation public charter high school to operate out of a county jail. >> i would get up every morning and go to my classes. study hard. i'm just proud of myself that i finally got through. >> congratulations to her.

five keys has handed out hoar than 600 high school diplomas or geds since it was founded six years ago. >> bay area store that let's you buy alcohol for under a dollar. why some say the low prices  will cost the community more than money. >> will the weather create any problems for your father's day cookout. >> in two minutes. >> the neighbors next door said that they cried all night. >> mourning a single mother killed while riding her bike. ♪ ♪

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their respects to ray ramirez. he was killed on june 1st when his unit was hit by an explosive device. after the service, ramirez was buried at the veteran's national cemetery in dixon. >> close friends are hoping to keep caring for a daughter whose mother was killed in a bicycle accident yesterday. >> i want what is best for her. i hope we stay in her life. >> the mother died yesterday when she was crushed from a collision of two trucks. her daughter is just two years old. katie took in the two to help her get on her feet after a life spent mainly in foster homes. a man found dead has been identified. 70-year-old ronald rush had suffered head trauma a he was found inside of a home about 5:45 tuesday evening. there was a person seen driving away from the home when somebody called about the body. >> new at 6:00, a 99-cent store in the east bay could have a

new item on the shelves, alcohol. john is live in concord with why the bargain could come at a cost. john. >> reporter: frank, as you can see on that sign, this 99-cent store wants to sell alcohol. but the plan is far from a done deal. you can find many things that you need at this 99-cent store on clayroad in concord. but one thing that you cannot find is alcohol. >> our ultimate goal is to be the one stop shop for everything. we would like to make sure that we get whatever customers are asking for. >> for. >> reporter: the store applied for a permit to sell alcohol. >> ranging in price from 99- cents to $4.99. >> reporter: but watch dogs say adding cheap alcohol stales will not not good for the area. >> you may have more loitering around the facility, people making out and drinking on the premises or close to the premises. young people trying to get access to the alcohol. >> reporter: it could make it

easy for homeless people with addiction problems to getting alcohol. >> for a homeless person, they probably would buy it because of the price. if it was 99-cents or whatever. easier access to get to it. >> reporter: we're cton following the federal and state laws and regulations as far as selling to minors and selling to people intoxicated. >> reporter: while some shoppers don't like the idea. >> this is more of a family environment. >> reporter: others are eager for the change. >> i definitely approve of it. the price is right. >> reporter: managers say a 99- cent store in other cities already sell alcohol. there is a hearing on july 8th and decision could come in august. >> two men were arrested after a crash in mountain view.

it all started around 8:00 last night. a police officer tried to stop a car reported stolen. perez was driving and howard was the passenger. the officer chased the car from highway 237 to highway 85 before it crashed into another car. perez ran but was found at a motel. both men were booked on several charges. fire danger here in the bay area. firefighters were out training today as they do every day during fire season. the county was under a red flag warning earlier today. temperatures coming down a bit but today was the hottest day of the week. >> our meteorologist mark ibanez is here on what we can expect tonight and the weekend. >> that's right. we have a big warmup for today. the warmest spots are in the upper 80s and low 90s. a big drop-off in temperatures coming. you can see the range. san francisco was 74. look at all of the warm to hot

temperatures out there. you can see coming up on the satellite, we have a few high clouds approaching the region. let's get to the graphic. you can see a few high clouds over the area right now. there is a fog bank approaching the coastline for the overnight hours. we will be tracking that first thing tomorrow morning for the coast and parts of the bay. we will show you this, some of the current numbers are dropping back down. still pretty warm, in the 80s out towards concord and livermore. san jose is 79. is a san francisco is in the lower 60s. winds at 18 miles per hour. concord out of the west at 10 miles per hour. some more wind reports out towards san jose, mountain view and sfo. 21 miles per hour.

first thing tomorrow morning, areas of fog for the coast and the bay. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. the fog making a comback. here is our forecast. bundle up for the beaches. right around 60 degrees for tomorrow afternoon. and then the temperature sensor is heading inland. not talking about major heat. warmest locations in the upper 70s to low 80s. as you see coming up here or 83 by about 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. as i mentioned, the high pressure loses its grip. this moves in. increase the on shore breeze. basically cooling off 5 to 10 degrees. and the coast in the 60s. sunday for father's day really not a big came a few neighbors warming up a little bit for the second half of the weekend. clouds are back tomorrow morning. clearing back near the shoreline. i'm expecting patchy fog for

parts of the coast tomorrow afternoon. the temperatures come down 5 to 10 degrees. fairfield at 80. oakland maxes out at 70. san jose 78 degrees. and san francisco with the clouds in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. patchy fog near ocean participate for a good portion of the day. here is a look ahead at your five-day forecast. weekend always in view. father's day forecast coming up. not changing too much. a little warmer on sunday. more cooling monday and tuesday. warming things up by wednesday. no major heat wave showing up over the next five to seven days. >> comfortable. >> very comfortable. >> thanks, mark. >> coming up on bay area news at 7:00. one year after a boat capsized, a race is happening this weekend. changes this weekend will make it safer. a bay area company triples

in value since just six months ago. join us at 7:00 on tv-36. >> sports director mark ibanez is up next with what happened at the u.s. open today. the connection between a san francisco offensive line man, a young rhino and at risk kids. ♪

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>> we're both big, meaty creatures. >> meaty. he is talking about the rhino day. ially named after we told you about the honor for him at 6:00. alex boone started the animal education project to bring local at-risk youth to the zoo. he can do a mean hula hoop. >> he will have a television career when he is done. whenever he is done with the nfl career. >> that has to be one of the best quotes i have heard in a while. >> how are the golfers doing? >> they're hanging around. the weather was good. a little unusual thing that happened. i want to show you that first before we talk about tiger and

mickelson. a little caddy shack moment. look at that, on an adjacent hole, brandon actually hit his ball. never seen that happen. it gives him some hope that it can happen to anybody. ought of nowhere, the ball comes up. no penalty. just something that you don't see every day. as for tiger, more problems. he has the arm injury he is dealing with. tough position there. he is 3 over. but only 4 behind the coleaders billy and this guy, you heard of phil mickelson. his only bird of the round. 2 over 72. but he is a coleader at minus one halfway through this thing. the here and now is looking real good for the a's. they're hosting seattle after sweeping the yankees and the few future is not bad either. 18 years old, in town to sign a

contract worth 1.8 million by the way. taking a little batting practice. his parents are watching. bean observing. he can play a little first base. all in all, kind of a wide-eyed experience for the kid. >> it was awesome. i went in there and just didn't want to do too much. i didn't want to overdo it. i wanted to go in there and get ahold of the ball. it's tough to believe that i got picked for the draft. especially by a great organization like the a's. >> might see you back in oakland fairly soon. in the meantime, you know the discipline was going to be doled out after the brawl between the dodgers and d- backs. eight members fined or suspended from both teams. the highlights if you can call them that. ten game suspension. maguire suspended for two. and then the two managers each

suspended a game a piece. and lots of fines and money. the giants are leading the braves 4-0 in the 6th. >> thanks, mark. tonight at 10:00, continuing coverage on joe biden's visit to the bay area and the protests. we are monitoring the situation in the you complete coverage coming up on the 10:00 news. >> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news.

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