>> let's check weather and traffic, let's go to steve, tell spring to get out of here. >> i want warm summer. >> you will not be very happy with me but it will feel almost spring like if you will, 60s and 07s and 80s, here is sal. it is nice as you drive out to the mcarthur maze and it is getting more crowded at the toll plaza and san francisco looks good, let's go back to the desk. in the next hour the nation's highest court is issuing some rulings and two decisions coming down are the defense city of marriage act and proposition 8. here is more with all of the growing anticipation in the bay area, brian? >> there are a handful of options but what it boils down to, the supreme court will make

a decision definitively as they end the session at the end of the month. the supreme court makes decisions on mondays and thursday only and the decisions come down at the end of the month so we are keeping a close eye on it. supreme court could hold prop 8 which could make it illegal in the state and two they could dismiss the appeal which could lead to it being ill legal and third they could strike it down as being unconstitutional which could allow gay marriage being allowed in the state and it could say gay marriage is unconstitutional which could lead to it being allowed throughout the country. we spoke with a contra costa clerk, here is more. >> they will review the decision and issue guidelines and directions and we will go from there. >> the clerk anticipates a 20%

increase in weddings when and if a decision comes down and they would not issue licenses for same sex couples if it came down next week. keep in mind the supreme court decision includes proposition 8. we are keeping an eye on it and it's about affirmative action. a white female claims she was denied admission despite having better scores than minority students who were admitted. they both filed friend of the court briefs in support of the university of texas and make sure you state right here with ktvu channel 2 morning news. when the court decision does come down we will bring it to you on air and on line when it happens and on the night of the ruling, we will bring an in- depth look at 6:30.

>> happening today, oakland police will introduce five district commanders for laying out crime in their areas. they got a look at it and it is cracking down on street robberies which has cameras mounted on top and allows them within a four block radius. >> there is a car burglary in progress and we are watching just with this camera. >> the tool breaks the city into five districts and it will allow them to focus on those neighborhoods. at. >> they are celebrating the life of a bicyclist who was killed on her way to work last thursday. she was hit and killed after two trucks crashed into each other in downtown san jose.

she leaves behind a two-year- old daughter and a candle light vigil will be held on brooksson avenue. they will announce something big later today. ktvu channel 2 morning news janine de la vega is live in menlo park with details, janine? dave, it tums environmentally friendly sums it up in facebook headquarters but instead you can see cars are blocking it but there is a sign that says a small team has been working on a big idea. industry insiders think that idea is a video sharing tool and the video advertising market is expected to top $4 billion and lists say it is likely that they want to get a piece of that. they say they will be unveiling a video sharing service which takes the network diving into

moving pictures but insiders say facebook wants to different wait -- differentiate themselves and they have six seconds much videos and shares it and advertisers are becoming interested in it because of its potential marketability. right now it is unknown how this product will be different and how it will be applied. it is unknown how they will be able to share and they will leave it up to the users and we will know when the announcement is made here at headquarters at 10:00 a.m. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 morning news, menlo park. we are learning about the fate of an american prisoner of war and they took him hostage four years ago and now they want to cut a deal. coming up, a live report, a white house reaction to the

taliban offer. if you drive, you are being asked ride public transit and it is part of the dump the pump campaign and drivers can save more than 10,000 a year by not even owning a car. both agencies are holding giveaways for commuters at redwood city transit center and they can tweet at hash tag pump. they will be passing them out at bart steaksels and they are preparing to hold a strikization vote -- authorization vote. they will contribute towards pensions and pay for health insurance but bart workers want safety measures to protect station agents against assaults and there are now two mediators involved in these contract talks. sal is checking in, how is

it looking, sal? >> we don't have a lot going on but we have some slow traffic and for the most part we are doing well. 880 traffic continues to look very nice, no major problems coming in through the coliseum area and also the morning commute looks good on the san mateo bridge heading out to the high-rise all the way out to 101. that drive looks good, and westbound 580, let's go back to steve. this is our last day of spring and it starts at 10:04 p.m. and we are bumping up each day to and we will be 67 lots of sun, and 67. other temperatures away from the coast inland, we'll see a little bit of a rise and 78 today, palo alto bumps up to 76

and from 73 to 76 in san jose, this is average this time of year and we are up in the jetstream and it is keeping us from getting warm and it has left weak pressure building. . 53 in fairfield and 25 in chuckee. 47 in ukiah and we will have a patch or two of fog and we can't find too much and for most higher elevations are up on the coast, 60s and 70s and 80s but this is about where we should be and temperatures are

recovering from the cool down, we will top it out and it cools down to sunday and monday and if you are just waking up, yes, it does say rain to the north on monday. hundreds trees and we will tell you about the san francisco park that has been targeted. >> a big announcement just came into the newsroom and it is about the future of kodak.

. they are emerging from bankruptcy protection and the funds will come from loans including bank of america and they filed for bankruptcy after they went downhill. there is george zimmerman and these are live pictures inside the courtroom and they are questioning 40 potential your report and -- jurors. they asked them about how people are judged by their race or how they dress and as we look at zimmer man here, he is

accused of shooting and killing trayvon martin last february. they are beginning their opening statements and we will keep you posted on what is happening throughout the morning. we are talking about the evidence against three men charged in a triple shooting three months ago. they drove up to the victims tried to rob them and gunned them down in the bart station in the mission district. he is a identified -- he is eye -- they have been identified and investigators say a police officer was injured when the suspects tried to get away from police and backed into a police car. bail for the paroles was set as a million dollars. taliban wants to trade an american prisoner of war for

five operatives held in guantanamo bay. here is more on how the taliban offer could jump start peace talks. >> reporter: the taliban spokesperson said this exchange is the first move to go forward. five of the afghan senior operatives are imprisoned in guantanamo bay and they are saying the obama administration is not saying whether they will consider this exchange but afghan president ahmed wali karzai is willing to join peace talks as long as the u.s. follows through with promises made by john kerry. kerry is supposed to head overseas and is expected there in the next 48 hours. it includes releasing a u.s. army sergeant who went missing four years ago. details on his condition, they

believe he is being held captive when i see you next. kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news . time now 6:14, it is an awkward and they thanked mayor jean quan for accepting all of california's paroles. >> there was a wants disa proposal and we would all go to oakland. >> san francisco mayor ed lee and senator chuck hagel thanked them for passing the budget on time but mayor ed lee said the program helps to create jobs. >> that are willing to be part of their workforce and they thanked the governor for that.

>> 75 young people who have had challenges in the past will have a summer job this year thanks to a program in east palo alto. all of them are between 14 and 24 and many have been in trouble with the law or at school. the program started as a response to the crime and violence in the city. >> i am working on getting my own restaurant and me having my own restaurant i will give back half to the community for letting me have this job. >> it also leads to permanent jobs for these young people. after skyrocketing tuitions, there could be relief after governor brown signs the budget. there is a program that could help thousands a ford college in california. more trees vandalized in

san francisco's golden gate bridge park. we will show you where they targeted the golf course two years ago and they tell the chronicle vandals as they went back there and again two months ago, they snapped off the tops of 200 young trees near fulton streets. the public is being asked to report any suspicious activity you may see. pittsburgh is become the next to adopt a social source ordinance. where teens are drinking, you could face $100 fine and if there is a second violation, the fine could be $1,000. they received tentative approval but if it passes, it will take affect august 14th. back over to sal, they are checking in on the morning

commute, here is sal. i am surprised with how good it has been so far, let's look at 80 westbound and getting to the bay bridge toll plaza, no problems getting on to the upper deck of the bay bridge and it looks good in both directions as we look west on 580, we have more coming in but for the most part it gets better by dublin. let's go to steve. this is it for spring and upper begins tonight and we have clear skies and i can't find much in the way of fog so we will just carry it over today and bump it up and clear skies look good out of the gate here. sunshine with a little bit of ripple, and it is keeping us from warming too much, temperatures have been below average to maybe slightly above and i think it is more close to

average. 40s for some, walnut creek, santa rosa as well, a lot of low 50s so a cool morning and still westerly for most. oakland is showing a different pattern, novato southwest and it is only 15 miles per hour. higher elevations but not that bad. 25 in chuck key, 49 ukiah, and that's cool for them as well and we have lots of sunshine and pump it up, light breeze for most and it is still a westerly wind, 60s and 70s and 80s, again nothing outrage and these are all pretty normal and temperatures will continue to bump up and it will look warm eastern friday and saturday, but i know what you are thinking, starting to cloud up, temperatures are really taking

a plunk -- plunges. -- plunk. >> they are responding to increasing competition and oracle stock disappointed investors. the small but growing company will make its wall street debute in less than a half hour and it is priced at $6 a share and it will use the money to pay down additional workers. they are the first to go public in 13 years and most are there for trader joes for total wine and more. bizarre, thousands of bees found dead in a target parking lot. tens of thousands, scattered evenly across the entire

parking lot area. >> we will have the reason those bees suddenly dropped dead . plus they are tracking income potential, stay tuned.

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. the vehicle recently found in oregon was found days after they applied an insect side in the parking lot. >> we have never heard of anything like this on this scale. we are seeing these bee deaths underneath all of these trees. >> they are testing samples to confirm the cause of the bee deaths. some safety rules are being delay and the rules will require farmers and food companies to make sure farmers wash their hands. it is designed to be against contamination but they are now looking into those claims. and the house has voted to cut them by 2 billion a year.

they are cutting the program which makes it difficult for some people to qualify. they would have maintained the current spending on food stamps. thousands are waiting for a new program that could make college more affordable. they will have discounts that are better than 50,000 a year. >> they will have to -- i have friends that have to pay for college completely by themselves. students can now get a better idea of what they will earn after graduation.

they have learned about which college also offer specific programs. very nice. >> sal is coverage the commute, there has not been a lot of things going on. this is a look at the 280 interchange and it is a nice looking drive getting to highway 17. also looking at the sunole grade, it is light, let's go to steve. we have mainly clear skies although there is patchy fog on the coast 60s and 670s and 80s which is interesting coming up in about ten minutes. >> i'll say it is interesting. some former college athletes

want to spread the wealth and they are in court to change how many people can be involved against the ncaa. >> bart workers plan to pass out leaf lease across the bay area today, why their message goes beyond dump the pump day. and in business news we will take you live to the opening bell, live in new york up next.

. a lot of stocks coming out of bankruptcy, we are talking about going public this morning and it looks like a down day after feds announced the market

dropped significantly and we will get you all of the business news coming up. thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 morning news, thursday, it is june 20th, i am dave clark. >> it is now 6:30, a lot happening today and we will introduce five district commanders and they will layout plans nor preventing -- for preventing crime in your areas. we have an exclusive look at this strategy, tara? they have used it at raids in order to prevent car break ins but this is the first time they are using this crime fighting tool in order to crackdown on certain neighborhoods. >> you can zoom and focus and -- focus and see what is going on several distance away. >> they are trying target thieves. >> reporter: police can map out

strategies for nabbing suspects and they say the camera is not only a visual deterrent but it can catch criminals in the act. it can monitor want four block radius which is important since robberies have jumped 30% within the last year it will be in two places where thieves are notorious for snatching iphones and i-pads. >> how careful are you when you use your phone? >> i try to be real careful. >> the mobile unit can record video and that can be used against thieves in court. it is part of a larger crime fighting strategy which will allow am could manders to focus on specific -- commanders to focus on specifics. tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 morning news. the clock is ticking on

whether the supreme court will make a decision on two cases, defense search marriage act and voters approved bans on gay marriages. we will talk about what we can expect when that decision comes down. >> well the anticipation can't be understated but what it ultimately boils down to, the supreme court will make a decision today or sometime early next week as they end the session early next month. they will make the decisions on thursday only and it comes down 7:00 a.m. our time so we are keeping a close eye on that. the supreme court could uphold proposition 8 which could make it illegal and it will lead to gay marriages because of a lower court ruling and third it could strike it down on a narrow ruling which could lead to it going in the state and it

could deny gay marriages as unconstitutional. whether a decision comes down today or not, we spoke with a wedding planner who said she noticed more interests. >> i have got an few more calls where people are seeming to have that hope and to get that completely finalized and i definitely do see it has been more inquires with regard to wedding plans for sure. they are preparing it and it indicates a 20% increase when the decision comes down and they will not start issuing licenses until early next week when they get direction from the state. keep in mind there are 14 cases still pending but we will keep you updated throughout the morning and bring you more on mornings on 2. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> stay with us here on ktvu

channel 2 morning news and www.ktvu.com, because when that decision comes down we will bring it to you live on air and on line and we will have an in- depth look on a news special at 6:30 that night. bart workers are preparing for the possibility of a strike. katie is live in oakland where workers are planning to pass out leaflets, katie? >> reporter: they are planning to dump the bump but they want to talk about their contentious union negotiations which are somewhile stagnant. that is where behind me they will be passing out leaflets and this tthe contract yarn -- the contract negotiations could lead to a strike. they are asking them to pay more for health insurance and meanwhile bart employees are asking for pay increases and

safety measures to protect station agents against assault. i have spoken with people from both sides of this issue and union reps say they there no consensus but they have until the end of next week to negotiate and two state leaders have joined the contract talks and things became so heated that employees and others have stepped away from the bargaining table and they will be talking again today. if they do choose the strike, the union is set to vote on a strike and then they have to give part 72 hours we between

striking. ktvu channel 2 morning news. they just confirmed hours ago, tony soprano died of a heart attack. >> everybody immediately assumes you are mobbed up, it is a stereotype and it is offensive. >> he was in rome to receive an award at a film festival when he collapsed. there will be a tribute instead and condolences are coming from all over the world including david chase says he was a genius. he won at least three emmys and he appeared in several movies including dark zero 30. a man found his father collapsed dead, they tried to revive him but it didn't work.

his body has been taken and that's according to italian law. he played as a quarterback for arizona state and the players say they are not receiving any money from the video game makers and the ncaa does, now they want to turn it into a class action lawsuit. we expect to hear from sal, there is a lot of sunshine out there. >> that is great, it has been helping our commute and we don't have any air delays because it is so clear, we are seeing traffic as you head out to the mcarthur maze -- mcarthurer maze , and the

traffic is moving a long well if you are -- along well if you are driving to caster valley and over the livermore valley. summer starts tonight for us and we will be close to average and i can see some clouds, low 50s for many, a little bit of patchy fog up in mendocino count tip but richard bullock said clear, calm, a gorgeous morning. san francisco, speaking of, it will be warmer towards pat trail low hill and temperatures are just getting to where they should be. 78 to 76 to 81, normal is about

83 so we are getting there and there is still enough of a little low pressure to the north keeping things held in check so it doesn't take long to rebound. the main core will allow things to warm up and of 0s -- 60s and 70s and 80s, mid-40s and napa airport was warmer than downtown. 79 to 78. 59 to sacramento, 25 in chuckky. sunny and warmer weather, and matt matt coast, that is about all i can fine and at the surface it is not that bad, still a component of on shore, 60s and 70s and 80s, the bigger news, that warmup continues into friday and saturday and then turning cloudy and cooler on sunday, cloudy and a

possibility of rain in northern california on monday. a disturbing motive, they believe a man dumped a woman's body in a trash can and they believe there may be other victims. a big announcement is expected in just a couple of hours. highway 24 looks good getting up to the tunnel, we will tell you more straight ahead. ready?

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. it will be sunny and summer starts tonight. here is a quick look at some of the top stories and assume 20 minutes from now, same-sex marriage couples could find out if they can legally be married here. now the court could hand down rulings on the 14th cases and they include proposition 8 and the defensive marriage act. if the court does not make a decision on these cases the next ruling is monday. the taliban is offering to explain an american prisoner of war for five taliban operatives

in cuba. he was taken hostage in june of 20089 and they believe he is being -- 2009 and keep a lookout for vandals. these are pictures of a van licing incident. 200 young trees have been vandalized and the cost is $06,000 -- $60,000. facebook is expecting to unveil a new product and facebook is quiet about what that product is and janine de la vega is in menlo park with what could be announced in a few hours. janine? we just don't know there as lot of speculation and it will be something that tulle be able to use on your mobile phone. behind me where you normally see the thumbs up facebook

sign, it says a small team has been working on something big. now the technical blog is saying, facebook will be launching a new video sharing vine which captures 6 seconds of video and it has grown increasingly popular since january and now advertisers are turning to it and facebook wants to get in on that action. right now they are using the photo sharing application which shares still in pictures and they were bought by facebook. we are spoke to people about what they had to say. >> it's something that is easy

and not time-consuming and it will be great especially if it catches on and you hear jar done about it -- hear a lot of the stuff about it. >> reporter: it doesn't give us anything and it is speculation but the announcement is supposed to be at 10:00 a.m. and it is still a mystery right now. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 morning news. senator finestein is also weighing in on drones and the fbi has admitted to using them for surveillance in the u.s. finestein said it has to be regulated. >> i think the greatest threat to the privacy of the americans is the drone and the use of the drone. >> robert muller told the judiciary committee that they have only used drones in a

minimal way and very seldom. they are asking what holder knows about this suggesting holder held back on information on the use of the drone. it's said to be passed soon and chief senators say they are getting closer to a bipartisan agreement. it will grant legal status to undocumented people in the u.s. and it will call for new drones hundred of border fencing and more border agents. it has won several awards at the film sun dan festival. tonight fruit veil will be shown in oakland. actors include the stars, octavia spensor at the grand lake theater. it chronicle is the last hours

of oscar grant at the fruit veil bart station. >> he is all these type the of human attributes. >> they won a grand jury prize and the audience award at the sun dance film festival and it will open in theaters next month. also the lb. the film festival start and they are wait being for of the historic supreme court decision on gay marriages. they will highlight 240 movies from 40 countries about the campaign and chronicle is the efforts to defeat proposition 8. it is one of the biggest film festivals in the world and a protest is expected because of the israeli sponsor ship in that -- sponsorship in that

event. >> sal, what are you looking at? >> we are looking at things getting more crowded and starting with a look at highway 24, it is not stop and go between all nut creek and oakland. it's not all that bad opinion ones you get on to the bridge it is surprise beingly -- is your pryingly light -- surprisingly light on maury avenue and it's about a 15 minute drive. let's go to steve. under mostly clear skies up towards san mateo coast and northern santa cruz and mendocino county otherwise it is clear and temperatures will warm up last day of spring, 10:04 p.m. and we will have a little bit of a warmup and a cool down. more on the extended outlook and warmer weather, we are still below average on the temperatures and tomorrow we

will go above. we might start to drop on sunday, low 50s for others and again the night is so short it doesn't last long. still there is enough of a dip in the jetstream and we will be warmer after some of that patchy fog and it is also offshore but not that bad inland. offs and 70s -- 60s and 70s and 80s, we will carry it into saturday and cloudy and cooler on sunday especially coast and bay, forecast models are all on the same page, we have a possibility of rain move inginto northern california. best biis recalling -- best buy is recalling some batteries used in apple pro laptops.

they are reports of the batteries catching fire and it recalls both black and white batteries and the consumer will get a replacement battery from best buy or best by gift card. and they have $16 billion to charity and that's up 1 5% from last year and a new report from the giving foundation says it has increased 7%. religious groups saw a slight decline and it continues to decline from 10 years ago. trying to move the oakland a's into south bay and a stair down between san jose and major league baseball, and city is going to have to wait even longer. download the ktvu channel 2 morning news, click on the live icon and we can watch all of this live right on your smart

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more colorado homes are being evacuated because of a new wildfire and more than 100 people were asked to leave southwest of denver. several hundred acres are burning in the national forest because of lightning and high wind which sparked the fire. a man is accused of putting a woman's body in the trash can. he may have killed three women so he could end relationels with them and keep control of his positions. earlier he pled guilty to the murder of his live-in girlfriend and authorities are also investigating the suspicious deaths of other women including his ex-wife who was strangled in the same way as his girlfriend. the abduction of a 10-year- old girl was a hoax. she told police she was able to fight off a man who she said

tried to kidnap her and a friend backed up her story. they became suspicious when neither one could find a single witness and they admitted they made up the story but they are not clear as to why. they said they were tired of wait being. they allowed the oakland a's to relocate to the south bay and the mercury news comes at a cost. it also guarantees that baseball will not let the as move any time soon because of a drawn out legal process. admission is free at marin county beach and san rafael is free for children 17 and under, free admission will be offered every thursday until the end of the summer. all right, pam, sailors are watch being for whales after

rare sightings over the weekend. watch your television. on saturday many hump back whales were seen and it is rare to see so many of them at one time. experts say there is a lot of food out there and it is drawing the whales to the area. >> when the food is on the surface, you see everything you see the whole animal, the pick fins up in the air, their tails. .. >> the experts say the wind is changing and that also may be the reason for that. >> i was noticing, it looked like they may be in a kaiak, that is a little scary. >> i like to watch them from far away. >> we are actually doing well today and we have not had a lot to talk about, it is backed up for a 15 to 20 minute delay with no major problems getting

into the city. we have more of a slow down here likewise for westbound 880. except for a couchel of patches much fog, temperatures will warm up, 60s and 70s and 80s, close to seasonal averages and we will have an extended look on mornings on 2. emerging on a popular professional network, what thousands of users are asking to do about online stalkers. we are waiting for a historic supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage and we are taking you there live this morning and that decision could come downy moment so stay with us. look at them kids. [ sigh ]

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just minutes away from a possible decision on gay marriage in california. we're monitoring it live from inside the supreme court. >> reporter: we're live in oakland, where police are rolling out a new tool to target robbers. we'll tell you how they are doing it frame by frame. plus -- it's the last day of spring but will it feel like summer for the weekend? "mornings on