>> reporter: a deadly dog mauling in union city. the victim, a 6-year-old boy. we'll tell you what neighbors say they heard during the attack. >> reporter: oakland police this morning are looking for the driver of a big rig who slammed into a tree early this morning, knocking it into the roadway. using a deadly accident for competitive gain. the controversial comments the captain of one america's cup team is making about one other

team in the bay area race. and the hearing is getting underway in the nsa scandal. the new details we're finding out about another bay area tech company. "mornings on 2" begins right now. well, good morning. it's tuesday, june 18th. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic. rosemary is in for steve. a little cooler? >> yes, additional cooling. most areas will see at least a few degrees of cooling. san francisco shaving off 3 degrees from the high yesterday. starting out with morning clouds, partly cloudy skies and onshore breeze this morning. in the hills, wily gusty but around the -- really gusty but around the bay area, fairly decent, blowing through the delta and the coast. outside of that, the winds are generally light. but temperatures will be

tumbling. 60s around the bay. i will have a tee tailed look -- detailed look coming up. sal? >> we have a live look at the very seriously damaged motorcycle in this crash that occurred about an hour and a half ago. southbound 101 near silver avenue. the person on this bike was very seriously injured and taken to the hospital. they are doing an investigation here. southbound 101, you can see they are temporarily holding all of the lanes on southbound 101. this is a live picture. southbound 101 traffic is at a standstill as you come down through. i know that 101 southbound is slow because if i look -- guys, if you can go to the 555 cal camera for me real quick. i want to show you -- do we have it there? can we route that? no, we cannot. all right. southbound 101 traffic is gonna be slow. i can see on my monitor that southbound 101 is very, very slow all the way across the city. this is to be avoided.

don't use 101. use 280 to get out of town. don't even bother with 101. another traffic update is just minutes ahead. back to the desk. >> all right, sal. we'll follow that. we're beginning with new information about the tragic dog attack on a 6-year-old boy. it happened at a home where the child lived with his grandparents. ktvu's tara moriarty has been on this since 4:30 this morning. you are out there talking to neighbors and they are saying the little boy has died? >> reporter: that's right. this attack only lasted a couple of minutes according to neighbors. they could hear the screams and cries from children from the backyard. they say that they are very surprised to learn that this particular dog attacked the child because they said both of the dogs in the home, which are pit bull mixes, have been seen around the neighborhood without their leashes on before and they were quite friendly.

a lot of people surprised by what happened here on elizabeth way. this all unfolded around 11:00 yesterday morning, a 6-year-old boy attacked by a pit bull mix. he was rushed to lucile packard children's hospital at stanford. we're told the child died because he lost too much blood. a neighbor says the boy lived on the street in his grandparents' home along with cousins. we've reach out to the family. we have not been able to get a response. firefighters had a hard time here given the age of the child and the other children whoens withed the attack. union police are not commenting right now but are expected to release details later this morning. we're hearing reports that the dogs were taken away by animal control. live in union city, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. new this morning, about 30 minutes ago, crews in east oakland cleaned up a downed tree that blocked several lanes of traffic. alex savidge is there to tell

us what may have knocked the tree down in oakland. good morning, alex? >> reporter: well, good morning to you. out here you can still see some of the evidence from this early- morning crash. water is gushing up out of the street because a pipe was broken in the accident. police right now believe this was a hit-and-run crash. they are searching for the big rig driver who just drove off. you can see what we believe is a piece of the side mirror on the truck. take a look. you can see how close this truck came to this business right here behind us. we're told no damage was done to the building. this was the scene just about an hour ago as oakland public work crews used a wood chipper to clear away the tree. it had been blocking both of the southbound lanes of san leandro street, just south of 77th avenue. this crash was reported to police at about 3:30 this

morning. that's when bystanders said the truck just drove off. the accident caused a water main break and it sent water in the streets. the building, according to some of the workers i was talking with, doesn't appear to be damaged. we'll bring you out here live -- off obviously crews have repair the -- obviously crews have to repair the line. they don't have a description of the truck involved in the early-morning accident on the driver they are looking for. we're live -- or the driver they are looking for. we're live, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. walnut creek police are looking for two men who robbed a holiday inn. it happened on north main street. two men entered the front of the hotel and demanded cash. once they received the money, they took off running.

here's a description of the suspects. police are looking for two african-american men in their early 20s both were last seen wearing hooded sweatshirts, blue jeans and white gloves. police in vallejo are searching for suspects in a deadly drive-by shooting. one man was killed and two other people were wounded when someone fired gunshots into a home on frisbee street last night. neighbors say a woman and her two grown children live in the home. it's not clear if they are the victims. police say they have strong evidence the shooting is gang- related. this is the second homicide in vallejo in less than 48 hours. 7:07. a major new controversy surrounding the america's cup yacht case. it involves last month's deadly racing boat accident out there in the bay. the head of new zealand's team accuses the swedish team of using the death of one of its members for competitive gain. the swedish team announced it

will probably miss the first month of racing after last month's death of andrew simpson. the new zee land captain feels skipping that early round will give them a clear advantage in the later rounds. the organizers are still promising a smooth race, despite all of the many problems in recent months. they just sent out a news release, updating the events leading up to the big race. opening day ceremonies are set for july 4th. the racing on the bay begins three days later. we'll find out more about brighter street lights to be installed around the city of oakland to help prevent crime. this is an expansion of the pilot program. 37,000 fixtures around the city of oakland will be replaced with l.e.d. lights. the work should be completed in december. jean quan will talk more about this during a 9:00 news

conference. 7:08. emotions are running high over parking frees at state beaches. historically, parking has been free. but state park officials want to start charging $8 for parking. this is not citying well with beach lovers. sonoma county supervisors have already said no to the controversial idea. but tonight, state park officials will be appealing their plans to the coastal commission. sal, you have breaking news coming out of san francisco. what's the latest? >> well, we still have a lot of the lanes closed off and on on 101 southbound before silver avenue here because of this major injury crash involving that motorcycle you see there. cars are getting through. but the -- this tow truck here is waiting for the chp to finish their investigation. that's special evidence collecting tow truck company and southbound 101. they are still doing measurements here. in the two fast lanes right after the 280 interchange. you can see several officers hout there doing measurements

and collecting a lot of information from the scene. the motorcyclist was taken to san francisco general's trauma unit. this bus was involved in this crash. southbound 101 is very slow. i want to show you 101 southbound, slowing from all the way down to the skyway. it slows through the city. don't use 101. use 280 as an alternate route or if you are in the southern part of the city, get yourself often the freeway after the silver avenue onramp. if you are driving, by the way, this morning to the bridges, to the east bay, traffic is moving along okay. northbound 880 near a street there is a crash on the shoulder. it's a little bit slow on 92 heading west. let's head to rosemary. the trough of on the coastline feed -- off the coastline feeding cooler air. giving you a live look over the east bay where we have low clouds pushing inland with a

decent onshore breeze. 25 miles per hour reported in fairfield. so that delta breeze blowing quite robust this morning. concord, 8 miles per hour. oakland, 12 miles per hour. 14 in areas right around napa. a light breeze temperatures holding in the 50s. partly to mostly sunny skies and cloudy in areas where we weren't -- where we weren't cloudy. livermore, we have cloud cover. yesterday, the east bayshore line woke up with clouds, san leandro, hayward, fremont, you can see partly to mostly sunny skies hugging the coastline. the onshore breeze and the cool air transporting some of those low clouds well inland, also helping to mix out the clouds. for this afternoon, mostly sunny skies. we'll be cooler and breezy. widespread 50s outside our doors right now. afternoon highs, pick your

neighborhood. low 60s san francisco. low 70s concord, mid-70s in fairfield. the extended forecast, we will begin a warming ren trend. it will be a -- warming trend. it will be a slow down. by thursday, a notable jump, mid-80s in the forecast, summer arrives thursday evening, 10:04 p.m. to be exact as we get into the weekend, your bay area weekend in view, upper 80s to near 90. and then slightly cooler on sunday, we'll remain 60s along the coast. back to the desk. >> thank you. 7:12. some new information this morning about the future of nasa's space program. one of the people selected to be a future astronaut is this -- is this woman from the north bay. and the nsa on the hot seat. tough questions during a congressional hearing. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership.

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this crash is affecting 101 and it will soon affect the bay bridge. to get out of the city, use it 80 and avoid 101 -- use 280 and avoid 101 or get yourself on silver avenue. again, southbound 101 they are still doing an investigation at paul avenue -- or at silver avenue because of the crash. let's go back to the desk. all right, happening right now, the house intelligence committee is questioning the head of the national security agency. we're in washington, d.c. as well. we want to take you to a live picture of the hearing room if we can get to it. in the meantime, kyla campbell reports. now we're in the hearing rule.

but ktvu's kyla campbell is here to tell us about more details about the surveillance programs. kyla? >> reporter: yes, mike thompson is on the committee questioning the head of the nsa this hour. we'll take a look at that hearing as well, where lawmakers and witnesses are giving opening statements. keith alexander will testify on how the surveillance programs protect americans rather than intrude. the nsa released information to congressional intelligence committees ahead of the hearing, saying the surveillance programs have have thwarted terror -- have thwarted terror plots in this country and other conditions. in the past six months, there received 12,000 requests. apple, facebook and microsoft released similar information in recent days. we'll continue watching that hearing with the house committee live and have the latest developments for you next hour.

live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. computer experts say they detected a new trend in cyber attacks. now, in -- as in the recent case of the raley's cyber attack, experts say criminals are increasingly targeting companies in order to harvest credit and debit card numbers to sell them. that's instead of launching mass attacks by computer viruses or worms. now, in the case of the raley's story, some customers reported fraudulent use of their debit card numbers. it's 7:17. president obama and the other g8 world leaders are a wrapping up their summit in northern ireland right now. this is new video of the leaders walking on the grounds of the summit site today. one item on their agenda, russian president vladimir putin, is the only one of the g8 leaders to support the syrian government. in an invite on pbs, president obama defended his decision to

give the syrian rebels weapons. >> i have been clear if we saw weapons inside of syria, that would change my calculus and it has. >> after the g8 summit wrap ups, the president is off to germany for a two-day visit. the pentagon is set to announce plans to put women in combat. according to the "associated press" women would start to train as army rangers by mid-20 15 and as navy s.e.a.l.s a year later. under the plan there would be one common standard for men and women for each job. supporters say opening company bat roles more women will be able -- combat roles more women will be able to expand. 35-year-old nicole mann is from pen grove in sonoma county.

she's a major in the u.s. marine corps. the new astronauts are expected to use the first human mission to an asteroid sometime within the 2020s. back here on earth, richmond city council is holding a closed-door meeting to talk about what it do about one of their own. councilman corky buzy owns a lot on carlson boulevard. that's where he stores old cars and other items. city prosecutors describe the owner as unlawful, hazardous and unsafe. the city council says it's repeatedly warned him and they've held meetings about the issue. now they are considering possible legal action. we're finding out more about the assault of a worker at napa state hospital. it happened sunday night in a secure treatment area where some 70 patients are housed. state officials say a female nurse was grabbed from behind by a male patient who has a long history of sexual assaults. they say another patient

punched the man and actually helped rescue that nurse. the nurse activated a personal alarm that alerted other hospital staff and that patient was arrested. 7:19. people in one santa cruz neighborhood are being warned about a mountain lion. several sightings were reported yesterday on california, continental and dufore streets. police believe it's the same lion spotted at the lagoon last friday. fliers have been posted and neighbors are being warned to keep a close eye on children and pets. in antioch, three abandoned dogs have a second chance, thanks to the effort, of one man. ramon visa says he found the dogs at canal park. they were huddled together with mo shelter from the sun. the oldest one was nearby but with no food or water. 7:20.

still ahead -- we're closing in on summertime. >> yes, we are. >> we're in the final days of spring. look outside. that's what your sky looks like here in the bay area. the change that's coming by the end of the weekend, the first day of summer. a close encounter of the bat kind at a major league baseball game. the quick reaction from one fan that may have prevented major injuries. good morning. southbound 101 is a mess because of a major injury crash. we'll tell you what's going on and when these lanes are likely to be reopened. look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house,

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watch this in slow motion. this happened at the marlins game in phoenix. the fan caught the flying bat

of cabrera as it flew in the stands. the fan in the green shirt caught it and very sure hands there. the driver of a car that police say hit and killed a man trying to dribble a soccer ball, 10,000 miles, the driver has been arrested. richard swanson was trying to dribble a soccer ball from seattle to brazil. only two weeks into the trek, on may 14th, he was hit from behind while walking along highway 101 in oregon. yesterday, the driver of the truck was arrested. he's scheduled to be arraigned today and charged with criminally negligent homicide. state lawmakers in sacramento will continue the debate about new laws to make limousines safer. ellen corbett has authored one bill that would require all limos in california to have new

safety doors and windows that could be pushed out from the inside. however, some limo owners are worried about the cost of these safety improvements. another bill from democrat jerry hill of san mateo would require all limos to have five extinguishers. these -- fire extinguishers. 7:25. we want to check in with sal for another update on that several situation on 101 in san francisco. >> that's right. southbound 101 we have the cash, still active. southbound 101 at silver avenue doing a lengthy investigation. this bus and a motorcycle involved. only one lane is open just before the silver avenue offramp here and traffic is obviously very, very slow in san francisco. motorcyclist still there. they still are to take it away. they are waiting for the investigation to be complete. you can see the tow truck driver waiting for instructions from chp. use a different route.

use 280 instead of 101 to get out of the city. traffic is really, really a mess as it narrows down to one lane. you can see here, southbound 101 from the 80 split. it's just terrible getting to the south part of town. other traffic commutes. 101, san jose, northbound 101 slow from yerba buena slows from 280. 85 is slow getting into downtown san jose. let's go to rosemary. today is going to be a cooler day. it will be -- breezy in many areas. in the hills, the winds are gusting at 30 miles an hour. most of us not feeling the wind. it's a gentle breeze in most cases a little bit breezy through the delta. winds have been fluctuating anywhere from 15 to 20 miles per hour. and latest i saw 25 at fairfield in the airport. for today, temperatures in the 50s as we get into the 10:00 hour. still widespread 50s to low 60s and for the lunch hour, it's going to be mild.

upper 50s at the coast. touching 70 for the warmest spots. here's a look for your afternoon high. 73 in rim -- livermore. 71 san jose. the extended forecast, again, today the coolest day. we'll be snapping back for the first weekend of the summer. mid- to upper 80s. it is 7:27. a big showdown between chrysler and the u.s. government. why the car company is recalling millions of jeeps. and the video that police hope will help them crack the case. >> reporter: police need help tracking down a person responsible for hitting and killing a bicyclist. we'll tell you the clue left behind and why that's still not enough for police to go on. [ male announcer ] the new subway® $4 lunch is for everyone.

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san jose police are asking for the public's help as they investigate the hit-and-run case that killed a cyclist. residents say speeding there is a big problem. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: speed is

definitely something we've seen here. it's getting busier on taylor street. this is a dicey situation. there's no bike lane at the top of the overpass and that's where the cyclist was hit. the accident happened at 3:25 yesterday afternoon at the beginning of rush hour. several people called 911 to report a man riding his bike was down on the ground. the bike was mangled. the force of theism path knocked him out of his shoes. he died at the scene. cyclists we spoke to say the stretch of taylor is dangerous because, again, the bike lane ends at cars speed a lot. >> it's pretty sketchy right there. i'm only doing this because heading is being repaved. right now -- and yes, this is 100 yards between here and the red light is not super safe.

i don't know if there's a place to stripe but i don't know why they put the preferred bike lane right here. >> reporter: there have been 19 deadly bicycle accidents. 13 were either walking or riding their bikes. here's video we took. one got off his bike on taylor because the lane ends and he put his bike on the sidewalk because it's too risky as he's approaching the freeway. we've put a call in the coroner's office and have not heard back from him as far as the identity of the victim. we know they were trying to get ahold of that person's family. we have yet to receive an update from police. we know police are on his way. the spokesperson is on their way back to the department to get an update from investigators to see if anyone has called in any tips. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:32. now we're getting a look at the two teenaged girls accused of robbing a woman on a muni train

last tuesday in san francisco. take a look. the surveillance video police released to ktvu yesterday is right there. the two girls can be seen walking up to a 68-year-old woman, grabbing her two purses. the woman tried to hold onto them but couldn't do it. this all happened on the t- third line near carol avenue in the bayview district. >> the police say the suspects are around 13 or 14 years old. the 24-year-old naked man who went on the ram page last month at a san francisco b.a.r.t. station is due in court today. yesterday, the 24-year-old was arrested and charged with felony imprisonment and battery. this video shows him heckling passengers and harassing b.a.r.t. employees as well. perez is being held on a $100,000 bail. he's a former acrobat.

he's now facing possibly being tee ported back to colombia. it's being called the first major glitz of the new electric tolling system at the golden gate bridge. hundred of drivers may have been unfairly penalized. mary curry calls it growing pains for the new automaticked -- automated toll system which started 90 days that's. >> a lot of the invoices came back with checks. the checks began to pile up and were processed in the timely manner. >> reporter: curry says the problem only affects a very small number of bridge commuters but they are doing everything possible to solve the problem. new developments in a wildfire burning near yosemite national park. scores of additional homes have

been evacuated. this is on top of the 150 homes already evacuated and hundreds of additional firefighters were called in. so now more than 700 firefighters are on the fire lines there. this fire is burning near mariposa, carston road and highway 140. 140 is still open. calfire says about 1600 acres have bunked. the fire is -- burned. the fire is only 16% contained. limited access is making it difficult for crews to subdue the flames. in sonoma county, 20 acres have been burned in a grass fire. it started on thompson and petaluma. the flames burned barns, chicken coops and out buildings. and more and more homeowners

are using something that could cause problems for firefighters. the trial continues in the joseph naso case. he's accused of killing four kim in crimes that date lack to the 1970s. the lead prosecutor presented dna evidence and showed grim evidence of the four victims yesterday. naso is representing himself. he told jurors "i'm not the monster who killed these women. i did not do that "a large crowd attended the opening arguments. >> i think right now he's just trying to show the human side of himself. >> i think he did address the case clearly, that he had a real potential of being innocent of the crime. >> the naso trial is expected to continue through november. the richmond gang rape trial will continue today, one day after the victim gave very emotional testimony.

she was 16 years old at the time of that attack in 2009. yesterday, the now 20-year-old woman told the court she left the homecoming dance early that night because she had a migraine headache. she said a friend called her over to sit with him and other boys. she said -- she says she doesn't remember much else. she remembers being kicked in the stomach and woke up in the hospital in excruciating pain. she did say she did not drink that not. police say there was alcohol in her system. concession workers will hold another rally outside of at&t park. it begins shortly before the game tonight. 750 workers held a one-day strike last month in their ongoing contract dispute with management. those workers include cashiers, cooks and bar tenders. they -- bartenders. they say they've gone without a raise since 2010. but management said they are offering a fair wage increase.

the lawrence livermore lab is facing budget cuts and hundreds of workers are now without jobs. a spokesperson says so far, 399 employees have accepted buyouts and voluntarily resigned as of last thursday. earlier this year, the lab announced that you have lun larry lab packages would be given up to 600 workers. the spokesperson says most of the people who have left were within five years of retirement. walnut creek may soon have a tough, new smoking ban. city officials will debate it tonight. if approved, smoking would be banned in the downtown shopping center. smoking would be banned in city- run parks. and residents in apartments and condos would be banned from smoking on their balconies and common areas. the serious crash on 101 in san francisco.

sal joins us -- making any progress? >> they are making some progress. southbound 101, this happened about an hour and a half ago or so. major injury crash in san francisco that has narrowed the freeway down to one lane. the chp has been out there for a long time. that bus was involved somehow and a motorcycle. one lane -- this is southbound 101 near the silver avenue onramp. one lane is getting through. the other lanes are blocked. they are still waiting to put this motorcycle up onto the tow truck. chp says it's gonna be a bit. they have to do a thorough investigation when these things happen and traffic is very, very slow. let's take a look at 101 san francisco. it's backed up all the way and may affect the bay bridge. we want to look at highway 20. this is a look at highway 92. as you drive through, you can see traffic is moving along relatively well on the road sensors after the 880 interchange. from 238 to mowry avenue about

21 minutes here and the traffic is actually going okay. let's go now to rosemary. good morning to you. we're going to take a step back in time at least when it comes to the weather. i want to show you the system responsible for this. it's nudging a little bit closer to the coast. high clouds moving over areas of eureka, redding. for us, it's been a decent onshore breeze and growing stronger for today. cooler air moving into the bay area. partly cloudy skies. clouds in areas where we didn't have clouds yesterday. livermore as well as san jose. we're turning partly cloudy to mostly sunny. it's also the system helping to mix out the clouds. i expect we'll be mostly sunny. let me show you what happens here. here is the system. we have partly cloudy skies. we will clear out, even the coastline looks like we'll be partly cloudy to mostly sunny. by about noontime, do you see

this line? mid to high level clouds associated with this system. that will be about it. by tuesday afternoon, notice it is moving inland in areas north of cape mendocino that could see some drizzle. a breezy day, mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. temperatures for today, 70 in san rafael. 62 for san francisco. upper 60s in hayward. low 70s in concord. santa rosa, 72 for you. santa rosa, yesterday you warmed to about 83. you will definitely feel the difference for the afternoon today. your extended forecast here, again, temperatures bottoming out today, we'll begin a slight warmup tomorrow. as the ridge of high pressure builds in just in time for the summer solstice, thursday evening at 10:04, we warm it up. upper 80s to 90 expected inland. partly cloudy along the coastline with mid to low 60s in the forecast. tori? >> thank you, rosemary. the white house says it's

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stockses are up boosted by government reports in -- stocks are boosted by government reports in home construction. and president obama signaling the chairman of the federal reserve, ben bernanke, will likely leave when his term is

over in january. many on wall street not surprised by that. the dow is up 96. nasdaq is up 19. and s&p up 8. some big changes are coming for san francisco's wax museum. the owners of the museum on fisherman's wharf have decided to sell. this will be the last summer people will be able to visit the museum the way it's been for the last half century. rodney fong new unruss the museum founded -- now runs. museum founded by his grandfather. >> we've enjoyed for 50 years entertaining san francisco and the bay area and people from all around the world. and literally millions of visitors. >> the museum will shut its doors on august 15th. the new owner will spend $35 million renovating and expanding it so it can reopen next summer. san jose police investigating a possible connection between a fatal crash and stolen beer.

it happened about 2:00 yesterday morning near hillsdale avenue. a toyota avalon hit a row of parked cars. the passenger 40-year-old man died there at the scene. the 18-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of dui and vehicular manslaughter. police say beer stolen from a nearby scenes store may have played -- convenience store may have played a part in this. intersections of market and octavia and market and valencia and according to the examiner, a red light camera has been approved for this area. but there's not enough funding to have it turned on now. 7:46. a big showdown between chrysler and the u.s. government is expected today. pam cook is live in the newsroom with more. >> this looks like it will be one of the biggest battles ever

between a u.s. carmaker and the u.s. government. chrysler is expected to formally file papers today explaining why it is refusing the government's request to recall 2.7 million jeep liberties and jeep cherokees. now, the government says the gas tanks which are mounted behind the rear axle pose a fire danger in some accidents. chrysler says the jeeps are at no more risk than other similar vehicles. >> first thing i thought of was pintos. but i think it's a typical big car business, deal to save money on their end. after the government bailed them out and they are refusing to take care of their customers, it's not a very good thing. i don't like it at all. >> the ntsb began investigating the problem three years ago and

says 51 people have died in fires in jeep grand cherokees and liberties with gas tanks mounted behind the rear axles. now, it is unusual but it's not the first time that a company has refused a government request for a recall. in our next hour of "mornings on 2," would this have happened in the past that could affect what happens today. back to you. happening in sanford, florida. live pictures from the courtroom as jury selection goes on in the trial of george gymerman, charged with the shooting -- zimmerman, charged with the shooting death of trayvon martin. that's zimmerman right there. these pictures are live from the courtroom. jurors are being asked what they know about this controversial case. the "order sentinel" reports so far jurors have been asked to come back for final questions.

these are live pictures from stanford, florida, in the -- sanford, florida, in the courtroom. also today, vice president joe biden will give an update on the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. back in april, it was the vice president who announced the senate's rejection of new gun chrome legislation. but today, vice president biden will report that 21 of the 23 executive actions taken by the president after the connecticut cool shooting have been implemented. in napa, the st. louis may take a stand against gun manufacturers. at today's meeting council members will talk about a new investment policy. the idea is to not invest in companies to produce illegal firearms under california's assault weapons ban. this comes several months after a petition surfaced online about the city's current policy. recently, both directly and -- berke i and oakland have --

berkeley and oakland have changed their strategies. a search continues for the attackers who pistol-whipped and robbed a couple at a lookout spot in berkeley. the attack happened on grizzly peak boulevard around 3:00 a.m. police say three men approached the car, beat them with a handgun and robbed -- robbed them. they trove away in a light colored sedan. the couple was treated for cuts on their faces. travelers say the airline industry is getting better but it's still suffering from a poor overall rating. u.s. consumers say air travel is a less satisfying experience than going to a fast-food restaurant. passengers are happy with reservations, crew courtesy. but comfort and in-flight service received low grade. jetblue had the highest marks with southwest a close second. the 49ers scored again. we'll tell you about the big

money deal involving the 49ers's stadium and a high-tech giant. >> it's always been my lifelong dreams to be in the water with him. >> and a young man's dream who has always been fascinated with sharks.

this 19-year-old says being in the water with a shark has always been a life dream of his. so when the opportunity came, he took it. >> it took me for a short ride. it was an experience of a lifetime. >> but marine biologists are not sharing his enthusiasm, they say touching the shark could damage its protective coat. >> you can lose a finger, too. as fire season goes on,

some firefighters are being hired to protect one home instead of a whole community. more insurance companies are hiring private fire crews especially in areas in colorado where the danger is high. the private crews take their orders from their own company dispatcher. they don't coordinate with state and lome departments. one fire commander says that can cause big problems. >> how do they fold into our organization. they don't really work for us. they are kind of out there. i don't have direct control of them, yes i got ultimate responsibility for the fire. >> the firefighters expect the fire to grow. the san francisco 49ers are teaming up with yahoo!. yahoo!will be the exclusive provider of online sports consent, social networking and image sharing at the new levi stadium. that includes a chance to take photos and videos and post them on the 49ers' ficker frank.

and see their work during -- flicker stage and they will see their work during the game. hey, sal, do we still have the major mess on highway 101 in san francisco? >> yeah. we got a record about 15 minutes ago that they were gonna open up the lanes soon. let's me -- we're waiting until 8:00 for the lanes to open. we're pat 5 to 8 right now -- we're at five minutes to 8:00 right now. i want to show you 101 in san francisco heading south. it's at a standstill. why would you do that? you shouldn't do that. unfortunately, westbound 80 coming off the bay bridge is gonna mix in with all of this traffic and the bay bridge is gonna be very slow as a result. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza camera if we have it. this is a look at the traffic backed up to the maze.

this is having a big chain reaction on the whole thing getting into san francisco. b.a.r.t. comes to mind or perhaps the san mateo bridge to 101 north if you can pull out the alternate route. it's 7:55. good morning rosemary. 50s in the forecast outside your door right now. temperatures in the afternoon, a notable drop, live look there at san francisco. we have blue sky where we didn't have blue sky at this hour last time around. i should say yesterday. meanwhile, some areas that had mostly sunny skies yesterday morning at this hour. still partly to mostly cloudy. i want to point you to the north a little bit. mid and high level clouds coming our way. but we are looking at partly cloudy skies and those low clouds moving out of here in the next hour or two. temperaturewise. 61 concord, 59 oakland. 57 in mountain view. i want to head east. i want to point you to mt. diablo. 44 degrees right now. 15 degrees cooler than yesterday at this hour. and that tells me that we have cooler air moving into the bay

area. that will traction late to a cooler day for you. widespread 60s around the bay. low to mid-70s inland. temperatures at the coast, mostly sunny but cool. 60 degrees with an onshore breeze. we do begin a warmer pattern as we get into midweek on wednesday. by your weekend, with your bay area weekend in view and the first weekend in the summer, upper 80s to near 90. slightly cooler on sunday along the coast we'll remain in the 60s. back to the desk. 7:57. there is a major, new america's cup controversy. the stunning accusation from one race team leader tied to a deadly tragedy. >> reporter: and fighting crime in oakland with new, brighter street lights. we'll tell you about the citywide campaign that kicked off later this morning. >> reporter: a deadly dog mauling in union city. a 6-year-old boy, killed. we just spoke to a neighbor. we'll tell you what he had to say about the dog when "mornings on 2" continues. have a good night. here you go. you, too.

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visit vwdealer.com today. welcome back to "mornings on 2." rosemary is in for steve. do you think we need a jacket? i know it will be cooler. >> 60s around the bay. most of us won't hit 70.

you have to be more inland to hit 70. i have a sample for you of some changes expected. 11 degrees cooler in santa rosa. still, a mild day for you. but low 60s in san francisco with an onshore breeze. meanwhile, livermore, you were 78 today. 72 for today. around the bay, widespread 60s. i will have a broader view. we'll take a look at your current conditions coming up. good morning sal. westbound 80 traffic is moving along well if you are driving on 80 westbound. when you get to the bay bridge, there's a big backup. 101 is a mess heading south, to an earlier crash near silver avenue. they are just clearing it out of the way. it's been there for more than an hour. traffic is a mess. back to the desk. minutes ago, police in union city released information about a deadly pit bull attack.

tara moriarty is has been there since 4:30 this -- has been there since 4:30 this morning. what do you know? >> reporter: the 6-year-old was killed here. a family -- a friend of a family member posted on her facebook page that she had just been to the little boy's graduation over the weekend. another neighbor said she would see the boy frequently running with his backpack down the street. all smiles. obviously a horrible tragedy. this is elizabeth street. it's elizabeth way, actually, in union city, around 11:00 yesterday morning, neighbors say they heard screams and children crying coming from the home. authorities tell us that the little boy may have been trying to ride the back of a pit bull mix when he pit him on the top of the head. he was rushed to lieu seal packard hospital -- lieu pash -- lucille packard hospital and died. the family said they had no indication that either dog was

aagainive. one neighbor said that pit bulls get apartment bad rap. >> it de -- get a bad rap. >> it depends on the owner. if they know the breed is not bad, they need to do more to make sure the dog is not gonna be vicious. >> reporter: the family has denied a request for an interview. union city police are basically telling us that the animal is in quarantine right now, rabies' testing is being conducted. we'll keep you updated as we learn more information about this case. live from union city, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:02. police in walnut creek are looking for two men who robbed a holiday inn at gunpoint. just before 11:00 last night, the two men entered the hole tell on north main street and demanded crash after collecting the money, they took off running. police described the suspects

as two african-american men in their early 20s. both were last seen wearing hooded sweatshirts, blue jeans and white gloves. this morning, police in vallejo were searching for suspects in a deadly drive-by shooting. one woman was killed. two other people were wounded when someone opened fired gunshots into a home on frisbee street last night. neighbors say a woman and her two grown children live in a home but it's not clear if they are the victims. police say they have strong evidence the shooting is gang- related. this is the second homicide in vallejo in less than 48 hours. new this morning, oakland police searching for the driver of a big rig, a big rig that hit a very big tree earlier -- early this morning and the tree blocked several lanes of traffic on san leandro street south of 77th avenue. about an hour ago, the crews came in, they used a wood chipper and cleaned it all

away. in about an hour from right now, we'll find out more about a plan to install street lights in oakland to help reduce crime. alex savidge is live in oakland where jean quan will be holding a news conference about all of this. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. the city plans to swap traditional street lights for brighter, more energy- efficient, l.e.d. lights. 30,000 of these lights will be replaced all over the city in the next few months. at 9:00, city leaders including mayor quan will get together at this intersection to kick off this campaign. police are hoping the new l.e.d. lights can help create safer streets deter crime. late last year, crews installed a if you hundred l.e.d. lights in certain high crime areas. the lights are also expected to cut the city's energy costs as well. oakland will be getting rebates

from pg&e that can help pay in part for the insystem -- installation. as we bring you back out here live, we're in oakland. i'm told each of these lights takes about 15 minutes or so to replace. the total cost is supposed to be $14.8 million and crews expect to have all of the lights that they will be replacing switched out by the end of this year. live this morning in oakland, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:05. new this morning, there's a major new controversy surrounding the america's cup yacht case. it involves last month's deadly racing boat accident in the san francisco bay. the mercury news reports the head of new zealand's team accuses the swedish team of using the death of one of its members for competitive gains. the swedish team announced it will probably miss the first month of racing after last month's death of andrew bart simpson. the new zealand captain teams

kipping this -- team captain feels skipping this would give them an advantage later on in the race. america's cup organizations are still promising a smooth race, debt spite the money problems in recent months. they've just sent out a news release. opening day ceremonies are set for july 4th. the racing on the bay begins three days later. 8:06. the driver of a car that police say hit and killed a man who was trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles has been arrested. richard swanson was raising money for charity. he planned to dribble the soccer ball from seattle to brazil for next year's world cup. he was raising money for a charity that gives soccer balls to kids in developing countries. on may 14th, swanson was hit from behind by a white pickup truck as he walked along

highway 101 in oregon. the driver of that truck was arrested yesterday. he's due to be arraigned today charged with criminal negligent homicide. potential parking fees at state beaches are causing a wave of emotions. historically, parking has been free but state park officials want to start charging $8 for parking. this is not citying well -- sitting well with beach lovers. sonoma county supervisors have already -- already said -- [no audio] >> the loop is part of the 238 corridor improvement project. the city says the goal is to ease gridlock and make downtown hayward more accessible. the contra costa times reports some lane striping will be completed. to celebrate, they are flowing a party along b street, that

features live music, food and other activities. we have a major commute problem in san francisco. sal has the latest on that and everything else. >> they've finally opened the lanes, southbound 101 in san francisco, at silver avenue. they've canceled the sig-alert. traffic is beginning to move a little bit better but still, very, very slow getting across the city in the southbound direction. also slow on the bridge getting off the bridge and at the toll plaza of the bay bridge. as a matter of fact, it's been slow for about a 30-minute plus delay getting into the city. elsewhere in the bay, southbound interstate 880, traffic busy as you drive between hayward and fremont. we're looking at the east shore freeway and 80 westbound is slowing after pinole. kind of slow all the way down into berkeley. let's go to rosemary. it's a cool start out there, breezy in some cases, especially over our hills. mt. diablo reporting gusts 40 to 45 miles per hour. a lot cooler this morning at mt. diablo. those are signs that we have a

cooldown coming. right now, temperatures very similar to how we woke up yesterday. even a few low 60s out there. we're partly cloudy to mostly sunny. still see low clouds hanging tough. hayward down to fremont on the east edge of san jose, also along the coastline we've got clouds as well. half moon bay mostly cloudy skies, overcast conditions right around pacifica. but santa cruz you are mostly sunny. this pattern is beginning to deepen. temperatures are going to cool. the winds have been cranking through the delta. over the hills or howling as well. for most of us, it's a light breeze. concord 9 miles an hour. 14 in napa. but 50s, 14 miles per hour, it still feels cool out there. mostly sunny skies for the afternoon. i do expect a few high clouds to pass around through lunchtime. for the afternoon, though, this is where you will feel the difference in our temperatures.

73 for napa today. 70 for san rafael. as we head to the east, low 70s walnut creek, livermore, upper 60s for the east bayshore line, santa clara valley for you today. 71 san jose as well as cooper tino and sunnyvale. 70 degrees palo ail told, low 60s in san francisco. low 60s at the coast. the extended forecast, temperatures reach the lowest point today. we'll warm up tomorrow. it will be a slight warmup as we get into the first day of summer and your bay area weekend, temperatures warm in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees inland for friday and saturday. slightly cooler on sunday and for the coast, widespread 60s. back to the desk. >> thank you, rosemary. today, thousands of kids around the world hope to set a new record for the world's largest swim lesson. for the past four years, swim facilities have participated in the annual event to bring awareness to child drownings. in the bay area, the sutton swim school in cupertino will

be participating. so far the record is 24,873 swimmers and those participants were from 15 different countries across five continents. >> that's a lot of people. >> yes. >> for a good reason, too. >> uh-huh. two teenaged hikers injooing how they litter -- describing how they literally cheated death from a mountain 10,000 feet high. the new year's day of the -- the head of the nsa gating drilled on -- getting drilled on capitol hill.

we have a warmup on the horizon for the first weekend of summer. happening now -- the director of the national security agency and other intelligence officials are testifying before napa congressman mike thompson and the rest of the house intelligence committee. ktvu's kyla campbell is in our washington, d.c. bureau with some of the powerful testimony that we've heard in just the past hour, kyla, good morning. >> reporter: the head of the nsa says he will release information to the public on at least two terror plots that were thwarted thanks to surveillance programs. he said tomorrow he will provide classified information on more plots to house and senate intelligence committee members. we're taking a live look at the hearing right now. the director of the nsa keith alexander told lawmakers the

intelligence agency has thwarted 15 plots since 911. he says 911 -- he says 9/11 helped in part and and that includes data from phone numbers. but the patriot act does not allow the intelligence committee to listen in on these calls. >> i could much rather be here today debating this point than ebbs trying to explain how -- than trying to explain how we failed to prevent another 9/11. >> reporter: he says that edward snowden will have a long impact on security. snowden is still hiding. lawmakers still want answers as to how snowden not only accessed the private information but then downloaded it and removed it for his personal use. live in washington, kyla

campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:15. former nsa contractor edward snowden, as kyla mentioned, remains in hiding in hong kong but he's still talking. he took part in a live online chat on "the guardian" website. when asked if he has given classified secrets, snowden said no and called this accusation a predictable smear and responded to critics like dick cheney to called him a traitor. he said being called by dick cheney is an honor -- being called a traitor is a honor. 44% approve of this. and yahoo!has nearly 13 for

information -- 13,000 requests for information. yahoo!is asking the government to reconsider and allow it to go public with that information. 8:16. from northern ireland, president obama and the other g8 world leaders ranked up their summit -- wrapped up their summit. they all want to negotiate a peaceful end that ends with leadership that inspires public confidence. now, russia refused to back a declaration that specifically calls for removing the syrian president. the declaration also says al qaeda fighters must be expelled from syria. in a pbs interview, president obama defended his recent decision to give weapons to the syrian rebels. >> i've been very clear that if we saw the -- the use of chemical weapons taking place

by the regime inside of syria, that that would change my calculus. and it has. >> now president obama will next head to germany for a two- day visit. later today, the pentagon will announce plans to put women in combat. the associated press says women could start training as army rangers by mid-20 15 and train as navy s.e.a.l.s a year later. under the plan there would be one common standard for men and women for each job. supporters say by officially opening the combat roles, more women will be able too advance their careers to the senior ranks. we have new information this morning about the latest astronaut selected by nasa. one of the four women chosen is from the bay area. 35-year-old nicole mann is from pengrove in sonoma county. she's a major in the u.s. marine corps. according to nasa, the new astronauts are expected to lead the first human mission to an astroid sometime in the 2020s.

two teenaged boys are talking about their dramatic rescue from the side of a cliff more than 10,000 feet high. on saturday, they tried to hike across anle 600 -- across an 8600-peak. but they found themselves facing a massive gap and nowhere to go. >> i realized wow. we're really high up and there's no way down. >> because of the heat and high winds, the california highway patrol could not lower anyone down to rescue them instead they had to lower down a harness which the boys had to put themselves in. they say it was scary dang. ing so high in the air and will never again venture off the trail. in a couple of hours at 11:00 this morning, san francisco mayor ed lee will raise the rainbow flag at city hall. it's a celebration of lgbt pride month. here's video of mayor lee unfurling the flag last june.

this year's gay pride month has added significance with the u.s. supreme court preparing to hand down their vote on proposition 8. we should know the court's ruling by the time of the pride parade scheduled for sunday, june 30th. >> all right. 8:19. a teen marks a major milestone from his hospital bed. ♪ >> the health emergency that forced him to miss graduation day. also -- looking outside live at your weather, look at the skies. meteorologist wrote mary oroscoe -- rosemary orozco will be back to tell us about the change in the weather. the traffic is busy in the south bay. we'll tell you more about the commute straight ahead. star command,

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a graduate got his high school diploma in his high school bed. that's jose ram 0. s. he had emergency surgy and was not able to go across the stage with his classmates last week. that surgery was after doctors found he had a brain tumor. he's 18 years old. he'd been suffering from headaches and disneyness for a

while. a passenger was -- a passenger was dropped off at waller from a cab. after paying, he asked for change, leaving the driver without a tip. when he got out, he said the cabdriver chased him down and choked him. the passenger said he doesn't remember the company that the cabdriver worked for but he says the taxi was white with red lettering. the driver is described as a white balding man between 30, 40 and had a muscular build. this morning, state lawmakers in sacramento will continue their debate on new legislation designed to make limousines safer. san leandro senator ellen corbett has authored one bill that would require all limos in california to have new safety doors and windows that can be pushed out from the inside. but some limo owners are worried about the cost of those

safety improvements. >> this will probably put me out of business. >> you don't have the opportunity to exit because you only have one exit and you have to go through a fire to exit? clearly, that's not an adequate exit. >> another bill from jerry hill of san mateo would require all limos to carry fire extinguishers. those bims come in response to the -- bims come in response -- bills come in response to the tragic accident last month when five women were killed heading to a wedding party. let's check back with sal. >> 101 san francisco is improving little bit. southbound 101 they have cleared all of the lanes at silver. still slow from after cesar chavez. as the morning wears on, things are getting better. i wouldn't recommend avoiding 101. the bay bridge is improving a

little bit. still a 20, 30-minute wait at toll plaza. 80 is slow. it's very slow on the way down to the berkeley area. here's rosemary. the low clouds are clearing. temperatures slowly rising. 50s to 60s at this hour. a live look there, a mix of sun and clouds and notice the tree to the left, it's blowing. we've got breezy conditions in the hills and the delta along the coastline as well for today. the cooler air being transported in. temperatures will fall 5 to degrees. 60s around the bay. upper 50s at the coast. just at 70 for the inland communities. by 4:00, a mild pattern still in place. 67 in oakland. 69 san mateo. 71, san jose. head inland east bay, 75 degrees right now for fairfield. doesn't really feel like we're in the final stretch of spring here turning to summer on thursday night but we are.

temperatures will remain on the mild side through wednesday. we'll receive a slight warmup. mid- to upper 80s return back into the forecast for our inland communities. friday and saturday look to be the warmest day right now. up -- upper 80s. mid-80s in your forecast for sunday. along the coastline, 60s will remain across the coast. back to you, dave. >> all right. 8:27. a man on a bike killed in a deadly hit-and-run accident in the south bay. what the driver left behind that police hope will help them catch the suspects. a big showdown between chrysler and the government. the reason the car company is refusing to recall millions of jeeps. >> reporter: we're live in sunnyvale where firefighters just put out a fire inside. they found a body -- put out a fire. instead, they found a body. we'll have the latest on this investigation when "mornings on 2" continues.

developing news from sunnyvale. firefighters are on the scene of a deadly fire. janine de la vega is there. an investigation is underway. what kind of an investigation, janine? >> reporter: yes, dave. that's rim. we just arrived on scene about five minutes ago. we're here on central avenue. behind me you can see the house that's a complete loss here. this fire broke out at about 6:00 in the morning. and a firefighter just told me that they can find a body there laying in the kitchen. for more information, i go to the battalion chief, carl rushmeyer. tell me, what appears to have happened here. you said there was a lot of flames. the person was not able to be

rescued. >> a little bit after 6:00 a.m., we responded to a fire on central avenue. we arrived on scene and we had fire and smoke coming out all of the doors and windows. we made an aggressive knock down of the fire when we were inside, we found a body. >> reporter: do you know if this person died as a result of the fire? >> that's still under investigation. we don't know how the body was deceased but it was in the kitchen area. we have fire investigators coming to investigate the circumstances of the fire. >> reporter: okay. still no cause yet. i understand the coroner is on their way. what have neighbors told you? do we know who lives here? i haven't gotten a chance to speak to them. >> i spoke to a neighbor and a female -- single female lives at the residence. i don't know her name or her approximate age. but we do know that she lived alone. >> reporter: thank you so much,

battalion chief carl rushmeyer with sunnyvale's department of public safety. they will be out here for several hours. the body is still inside the house. it's unknown there. they are apisming this person died because of the -- assuming this person died because of the fire. but they are treating this as a possible homicide situation just because they don't know if another crime occurred or if the person died in the fire. don't know if it's a man or a woman yet. neighbors have been telling firefighters that a woman does live here. we will have more on this as we learn it and bring that to you at noon. reporting live from sunnyvale, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:32. san jose police are asking for the public's help as they investigate a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist. police found the body yesterday afternoon after several people called 911. police say the driver left the

scene what. appears to be a white bumper was found near the mangled bike. we talked to a witness who described the area here as sketchy. >> normally i cross at heading. heading is being paved. 100 yards between here and the red light is not super safe. >> we're stillate waiting word on -- still awaiting word on the bicyclist's safety. the trial continues for joseph naso. he's accused of killing four women in crimes dating back to the 1970s. the lead prosecutor presented dna evidence and some grim photos of the now victims during an evening statement -- of the four victims during an opening statement yesterday. naso told the jurors, i'm not the monster who killed these four women. i did not do that. the trial is expected to go until november. the richmond gang rape trial continues as well. one day after the victim gave

very emotional testimony. yesterday, the now 20-year-old woman told the court she left the high school homecoming dance early that night because she had a migraine. she said a friend called her over to sit with him and other boys. she did testify she does remember being kicked in the stomach and said she woke up in the hospital in excruciating pain. she also said she it not drink that night but police said she did have alcohol in her system. it's being called the first major glitch of the new all- electric tolling system at the golden gate bridge. ktvu news has learned about a flood of complaints about the new billing system failing to keep up with payments. so hundreds of drivers may have been unfairly penalized. bridge spokeswoman mary curry calls the problem growing pains for the new automated tolling system which began just 90 days ago. >> we need to make the fixes as we learn the problem.

392,000 invoices have been mailed out. >> that's not right. they should not be sending out these violations if they can't process them in time. >> curry says the problem openly affects a small percentage of bridge users. she says they are doing everything possible to quickly solve the problem. the biggest battle ever between a u.s. carmaker and the u.s. government. pam cook is live in the newsroom with what's at the center of the fight. >> the u.s. government is requesting a recall of a car it considers dangerous and chrysler is saying no. earlier this month, the ntsb safety administration sent a letter to chrysler asking it to voluntarily recall nearly 3 million suvs. it affects grand cherokees from 1993 through 2004 and jeep liberties from 2002 through 2007. the agency has been investigating the cars for three years and says the plastic gas tanks can rupture

when hit from behind spilling fuel and causing deadly fires. it says 51 people have died in fires in those cars. chrysler responded publicly to the letter stating it did not intend to recall the cars. >> that says you don't care about your customers. customers, that's what you need later on. not very smart. >> probably think about it before i get into a jeep. >> now, chrysler has to file a formal response to the request today. but it is expected to stick to its argument that the cars meet federal standards and that they are safe as -- and that they are as safe as similar cars on the road. ford denied a request in 2011 but when the government threatened to hold a public hearing, ford changed their position. the problem can be solved for about $100 per car, which would total about $270 million, and

that's roughly 1/6ths of chrysler's profits last year. now, chrysler has already moved the location of the gas tanks on the newer model cherokees and liberties. we'll continue to follow this story and we're looking for chrysler's formal response today. reforming live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:36. we have new e developments this morning -- we have new developments this morning about the wildfire in yosemite park. a if you hundred more homes have been evacuated. that's in addition to the 150 homes. now more than 2200 firefighters are out there battling the flames which started off carston road and highway 150, yet the highway into yosemite is still open. calfire says about 1600 acres have burned. this fire is only 15% contained. now more and more homeowners now using private firefighters to protect their homes. these firefighters don't

protect the whole neighborhood. coming up for you at 8:55. we'll tell you why one fire commander says why this may be a big problem for other firefighters. walnut creek could have tougher rules on smoking. tonight, city leaders will be discussing a possible new ordinance if approved. smoking could be banned in a downtown shopping area and other commercial areas in the city. smoking would be prohibited in city hund parks. residents would no longer be allowed to smoke son patiosed and balconies or in common areas. there's a chance for fun as the alameda county fair opens. they are offering $1 admission for everyone and $2 park on on the fair's opening day. this -- on the fair's opening day. this year's fair starts here and there's something for everyone at the event including

free concerts, fireworks and a kissing contest. >> wow. >> i see those funnel cakes. >> yeah. >> that's a great deal. hey, sal, have you been able to help the folks at the toll plaza. >> good morning to you. we're still seeing some slowdowns here. i think a lot of it was aggravated. the crash in san francisco has been clearen -- has been cleared on southbound 101 on silver avenue. it was there for a while. it was there from 6:00 tole:00, about two hours. only one lane was getting through. we still have traffic trying to unwind. if you are on 80 westbound, it's been slow from pinole into berkeley. as we shift down from hayward to fremont, the traffic has been slow between hayward and 238 all the way down to stevenson. let's go to rosemary. today will be a cooler day, breezy in some areas, a good onshore breeze, pushing low clouds all the way inland.

we're beginning to see partly sunny skies, even mostly clear skies. you may have seen the tree off to the left shaking a little bit. the winds are howling. take a look at this system beginning to nudge inland a little bit. the rain will stay to the north. take a look at this high cloud deck right on the southern edge of the system. it's over lake county. i expect it's going to be brushing our area, will move over and bring us high clouds. it's also disrupting the low cloud deck. we're seeing better sunshine in areas that were still mostly cloudy at this time yesterday. i expect will be partly cloudy and mostly clear at the coast at least the first half. the onshore breeze, a robust one in fairfield, 25 miles per hour in the hills as i mentioned before, it's really, really going as well. but around where we live, sort of the lower levels where we reside a gentle onshore breeze for most of us. a little bit breezier in areas around napa. temperatures right now, slowly

coming, upper 50s to low 60s in the forecast. we have to go east. we have to point to mt. diablo because they are 15 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. the cooler air is being transported in. as a result our temperatures today will be cooler. 72 for santa rosa today. mid-60s sausalito. 60s for the east bayshore line. low to mid-70s inland. into the santa clara valley, 71 for areas right around san jose. 64 san bruno. 62 san francisco. the extended forecast here. notice today is the coolest day. we begin to warm up slightly warm. a bigger jump comes on the first day of summer and into your bay area weekend. friday and saturday, slightly cooler on sunday. back to the desk. 8:41. another push for gun control. the action by joe biden today. charged with harassing b.a.r.t. passengers in the nude. now this former act crow bat could be facing more than just

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u.s. stocks quite a bit higher so far today. boosted by government reports

of gains in home construction. investors still anxiously waiting for the fed's announcement on whether they will start to pull back on their bond-buying program. that will happen tomorrow morning. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories -- one person has died in sunnyvale after a house fire on central avenue about 6:00 this morning. after they put the flames out, firefighters found the body in the kitchen. neighbors say a woman lived alone in that house. the investigation continues. oakland police are still out there searching for the driver of a big rig truck that hit a very large tree early this morning and then the truck left the scene. that tree blocked several lanes of traffic on san leandro street south of 77th avenue. about two hours ago, those

crews there, used a wood chipper and they cleaned up that tree. we're also finding out more now about a little boy who died in a pit bull attack. it happened at the child's home in union city. tara moriarty has been out there since 4:30. you are back now with the latest information from outside the home. tara? >> reporter: well, police say that the little boy was playing with the dog and may have been trying to climb on its back when the dog bit the little boy in the head. though the dog owner was very distract, but cooperative and said nothing like this had ever happened before. this all unfolded around 11:30 yesterday morning. police responded to the house on elizabeth way where the family dog, a pit bull mix, attacked 6-year-old nefi. he was rushed to stanford medical center but died four and a half hours later. mains say the family had two pit bull mixes in the home and had no indication that either

animal was aggressive. one man told us that pit bulls get a bad rap. >> the public has a bad image of it and there are pit bulls that are bad, very bad, it's the people that you know, own the dogs that don't train them to be socialized. >> reporter: now, nefi lived in dixon but was staying here in union city at his grandparents' house for an extended period of time. he just graduated from kindergarten last weekend. officials have quarantined the dog. a preliminary investigation shows the dog did have its rabies shot. it's unclear what will happen to the dog. reporting live from union city, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:47. happens right now, the house judiciary committee is taking up a republican-sponsored immigration bill that would give state and local officials new powers to act against people in the country illegally. want to take you live inside the hearing right now. this is sheila jackson, a

democrat from texas, speaks at the microphone. democrats and immigrant groups are protesting the measure. they say it's bad policy by house republicans at a time when the senate is considering a comprehensive immigration reform bill. the committee chairman says the senate bill does not ensure that immigration laws are enforced. the bill up for a vote today gives local law enforcement officials the authority to enforce immigrant laws. the man now known for his naked rant at a san francisco b.a.r.t. station is expected in court today. yesterday, 24-year-old yener perez was arrested and charged with felony imprisonment, misdemeanor battery and sexual battery. this is video of him jumping around the 16th street b.a.r.t. station last month. it shows him harassing passengers and b.a.r.t. workers. he's being held on $is00,000 bail -- $100,000 bail.

he's facing deportation to his native colombia. in sanford, florida, the jury screening process continues in the trial of george zimmerman. the neighborhood watch volunteer is charged with the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. jurors are being asked what they know about the case. the "orlando sentinel" reports show far 32 potential jurors have been asked to come back for a second round of questioning. the final jury will be made up of six jurors and four alternates. 8:49. later today, vice president joe biden will give an update on the obama administration's efforts to reduce gun violence. back in april, it was biden who announced that the senate rejected new gun control legislation. but today the vice president will report that 21 of president obama's 23 executive actions ordered after the connecticut school the shooing massacre have been implemented. in napa, the city council is considering a policy that

could upset some gunmakers. at today's meeting, council members will talk about a new investment policy. now, the idea is not to invest in companies that produce firearms that are illegal under california's assault weapons ban. recently the city of berkeley and oakland changed their fire arm investment policies. 8:49. san jose police are investigating new details about a fatal crash we first told you about yesterday morning. police say the crash could be connected to peer that was stolen from a convenience store one mile away. the accident happened around:00 yesterday morning near hillsdale avenue. a toyota avalon hit a row of parked cars. the passenger 40-year-old henry olmeda died at the scene. >> the 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of dui and vehicular manslaughter. concession workers at at&t park will be holding another rally. it starts shortly before the

giants' game. 750 workers held a one-day strike last month in their continuing contract dispute with their management. the workers include cashiers, cooks and bartenders. they say they've gone without a pay raise since 2010. but management is offering a fair pay increase and the best compensation package in their industry. one of san francisco's leading tourist attractions at fisherman's wharf will close in august. the wracks museum is being told. this is the -- the wax museum is being told. this the final summer that the visitors can see it. a company in london is buying the museum and plans to expand it before it is open. it's been one of my life- long dreams to be in the water with them. >> okay. we'll let you see how he made

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he says he's always loved being in the ocean around sharks. this was a dream come true. >> i jumped in and i grabbed onto his fin and it took me for a little short ride which was an experience of a lifetime. >> okay, young man. well, that's exciting. but marine biologists don't advise that. they actually say along with it being dangerous, they say touching the shark could damage its coat. police, firefighters, paramedics will be -- will be at the oakland airport this morning for just a drill. the faa requires what it calls a full response emergency exercise every three years. crews will be working with the red cross. they will stage an emergency drill between 9:00 this morning and noon today. 8:55. as fire season continues, some firefighters are being hired to protect one home instead of the entire community. more insurance companies are hiring private fire crews, especially in area -- areas

like colorado where the danger is high. the private crews take orders from their own company dispatcher and do not coordinate with state and local fire departments. one fire commander says that could cause some problems. >> that's part of the dim lem ma if i'm helping them because they got in trouble, i'm diverting resources from my primary mission to help somebody that's supposed to be part of the solution. >> the trend of hiring private firefighters is expected to grow. according to the oxford english dictionary, tweet something no longer for birds. they are including it to include the social networking usage. typically a new word is in use for ten years before oxford considers adding it. oxford revises entries four times a year. it's ticket tuesday. today's winner will escape to the el dora toe hotel in reno.

two guests will win a two-night stay plus tickets to breakfast and dinner valid through november 10th. >> the hotel casino has been family owned and operated since 1973. go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word "getaway." sal will hen you get away as -- help you get away as best he can. >> reporter: we've tan talking about it -- we've been talking about it. 101 southbound has been a problem all morning long. if you look at the top of your screen, 101 is slow from at least cesar chavez heading counsel to the south end of town because of an earlier crash. bay bridge toll plaza has not recovered. this has not been a good day there. still about a 30-minute delay before you make it on the bridge. if you are driving in the east bay, the slowest traffic continues to be 880 between 238 and stevenson. let's go to rosemary. our afternoon highs will fall short of what we typically get for this time of year. several degrees below the

seasonal average. 60s around the bay. apparently getting to 60 degrees for the coast. tomorrow we take a small bounce, a warmen trend re-- begins for the transition and with your bay area weekend in view. the first weekend of summer will be nice and warm. mid- to upper 80s to near 90 for some of our warmest communities. friday and saturday look like the warmest days. >> it will feel like summer. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> and thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> and be sure to watch us at noon for more on the brighter lights on the streets of oakland. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. [ dog whines ] [ metal detector warbling ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the next wave of italians

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