a mess on roads and at the airports. ktvu's noelle walker is live in napa where they are bracing for more. >> we be been to the peninsula, east bay and now here in napa, the rain is a nuisance. >> reporter: where the rubber meets the road it is wet. enough rain to turn the commute into traffic accident. if some drivers are going too fast, they are going nowhere fast. >> we were in denver with the tornado watch. >> reporter: they traveled through a tornado in denver last week to get to their san francisco vacation. >> sirens were going off. it was exciting. >> it was scary. believe me. >> she said this may be her last trip. >> reporter: they arrived at san francisco international airport four hours early.

by noon 48 flights were canceled. the airport cut by 50% due to the weather. expect 30-60 minute delays. there is more rain in the forecast for tomorrow. >> after the tornado what is a delay for weather. >> they are really happy. first thing is, anytime you have cooler weather they are happy. >> live stock are getting a break from the hot weather and from visitors. it is closed today but tomorrow could make every ride a water ride. >> please come on out. you know, the big thing is that feel sprinkles here and there, beats 100 degrees. >> reporter: we are talking talking to people about why they are concerned. we will have more tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00

p.m. reporting live, noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we checked the faa for delays and we learned flights are backed up at san francisco international airport for more than three hours. however there are no delays in oakland or san jose. you can get ktvu channel 2 news weather updates anytime. live storm tracker two on www.ktvu.com. and updates and forecasts on twitter as well as the ktvu channel 2 news facebook page. developing news in san francisco. there was gunfire at a muni bus stop. two people were hit. they were shot this afternoon on middle point road. the two were just sitting. ktvu's eric rasmussen is live at the hospital where the two victims were taken with late details. eric? >> reporter: in the last hour police confirmed one of the two victims, a young man died here

at the hospital. family says his girlfriend a17- year-old is still here fighting -- a 17-year-old is still here fighting for her life. tis afternoon the couple was sitting at a bus stop just outside the housing complex when someone started shooting at them. you can see in the video the shots blew out the glass of the shelter and some bullets went into a building behind it. no one was inside the unit at the time but the two were rushed here with critical injuries. the man did not survive. police say the suspects pulled up in a car. they got out of the car and started firing. evidence marker suggest there could have been 30 shots fired.

investigators are trying to speak to witnesses, no one has been caught. no motive at this point. i have been in contact with the cousin of a 17-year-old girl, the girl who was shot. she says she was shot in the head and this afternoon was going into surgery as doctors try to save her life. live in san francisco, eric rasmussen, ktvu channel 2 news. police say two shots were fired in a kidnapping of an 11- month-old girl. ktvu's ken pritchett is live with more on how the amber alert had a happy ending. >> reporter: the child was taken from this apartment unit. the girl is safe. the police say the man who took her is still on the loose. possibly armed and the suspect is the girl's father. >> reporter: this is the moment when mother and child, justice alasheia benton were reunited. the toddler was kidnapped by her father. officers responded to a 911 call at this apartment unit. >> they received information from family members that joshua elijah benton had come through

a window. >> reporter: it was the girl's father who grabbed the child and drove away. >> we had information there were 1-2 shots fired in she okay. no harm done. everybody is safe.

>> reporter: police first said the girl was found in the car, now they say the officers spotted the father with the toddler in his arms. he was with relatives. when he spot police he handed the girl to relatives and ran. ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. police continue to look into the circumstances leading up to a woman driving her van into the bay on friday in san francisco. the woman is deborah crenshaw. it is not known what caused her to plunge into the bay. the van was pulled from the water saturday. ahead at 5:45 p.m. if your car goes into the water, what do you do? rescuers will likely not make it there in time. we take you through the steps to give you your best shot to survive. people will discuss what

will happen when their fire station closes. station 87 is scheduled to close on july 8. it is part of a plan to close the budget gap. the meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. at pittsburg city hall. the body of a man has been found. michael perez is believed to have drowned on june 16. his sister told police he took off his life jacket to swim to shore but disappeared under the water. his body was recovered thursday morning. bart workers are set to vote tomorrow on whether or not to strike. ktvu's david stevenson found out there is warning no matter what preparations are made commuters could be in for a 98 mare if they decide -- nightmare if they decide to walk. >> reporter: they were unaware of the strike and unsure on how they will get around if the

trains shut down. >> reporter: trains carry 400,000 riders each week day. no other system comes throw to that. a strike would leave them in limbo. >> i use bart to go back to forth. >> all my teachers ride it as well. i don't know if i would get to school. for the commission it is an emergency scenario. >> if it happens we will feel it. >> reporter: they will meet tomorrow about inquiche ferry service and ating trains and -- increasing ferry service and adding trains and buses. many cal trains cars are already at capacity. >> it will be hectic. you know, going to be bad. >> the scope is uncertain because we also have contracts expiring at several other transit agencies.

including ac transit. >> reporter: the impact will be most visible on the bay bridge and on the peninsula heading to sfo. the hope is many will share their seats. >> we got a robust system of calccarpooling now -- of carpooling now. that will have to broaden to cover all the other places that bart goes. >> reporter: transit officials say companies should talk to workers about flex times and they are advicing to consult 511.org if -- advising to consult 511 511.org if a strike occurs. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. today bart's two biggest labor unions sued. >> we have been trying to get the district to come to the table to negotiate or talk about safety issues for 40 years. this is not something that is

new. our members have been assaulted over years. >> they accuse officials of refusing to negotiate in good faith and ignoring safety concerns. bart officials said they have been in marathon bargaining sessions sessions and safety is a priority all year. >> we don't need to make negotiations about safety. it is a smoke screen. trying to cover up the fact they are asking for 23% pay increase and they don't want to pay anymore into pensions. >> contract talks continued this afternoon. stocks continue their slide today but it could have been worse. [ bell ] >> more signs of trouble in china, higher interest rates in the u.s. pushed stocks lower. you see the dow recovered later

on in the still still, though, the dow is down 139 to 14,659. the nasdaq is down 36 at 3,320. the s&p is down 19 to 1,573. nelson mandela remains in critical condition. his daughter came to visit him today. south africa's president visited the hospital last night and described what doctors told him. >> he has had -- changed in the past 24 hours. that was said to me last night. and he was now critical. >> nelson mandela was south africa's first black president elected after the end of the apartheid. he served 27 years in prison before his release in 1990. out today word of a settlement for protesters arrested in the oscar grant

shooting. it was filed on behalf of 150 people arrested. protesters say they were given no warning when they were rounded up and left sitting in buss for 8 hours. it includes an agreement with police and deputies for the processing and release of arrested protesters. from joy to terror. new at 5:30 p.m. what happened on a trail that left a woman and her friend withiaries and wondering what happened to those -- with injuries and wonder what happened to those. >> tears, profanity and a jock on the first day of the trevon martin -- joking on the first day of the trevon martin trial. the big question hanging over these proceedings.

spread the word we are trevon. >> people who want justice for trevon martin held a protest in front of oakland city hall. he died with a confrontation with community watch volunteer george zimmerman. george zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for shooting trevon martin. lawyers for both sides tried to capture the jury's attention. >> good morning. [ bleep ]. >> reporter: harsh words from the prosecution to start off the trial of george zimmerman. >> these [ bleep ] always get away. >> a knock knock joke from the defense. >> knock knock, who is there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who?

all right. good. you are on the jury. >> reporter: george zimmerman a former community watch volunteer is accused of killing trevon martin. george zimmerman claims the shooting was in self-defense. the prosecutor pointed a different picture -- painted a different picture. >> he pressed that gun into trevon martin's chest. and you will see with your own eyes the burn marks on each of his sweat shirts. where the hot led went through. he shot him because he wanted to. >> reporter: at one point his father began crying as the prosecution detailed on how officers tried to save his son's life. pictures support george zimmerman's claims. >> suggesting that george zimmerman took a wallop in the face. and then the blood. still glistening. >> reporter: no word on whether

george zimmerman will testify in his own defense. in florida, ktvu channel 2 news. the white house warned there would be consequences after china allowed a fugitive slip away -- to slip away. >> we were working with other countries to make sure that rule of laws is observed. >> edward snowden is charged with espionage for unveiling a secret u.s. program. edward snowden fled to hong kong and the u.s. asked china to detain him but today officials said they didn't have enough information for a arrest and let him fly to russia. >> this was a deliberate choice by the government to release a fugitive despite a arrest warrant and that decision unquestionably has a negative impact on the u.s.-china relationship. >> the u.s. believes estsest still in russia -- edward

snowden is still in russia. carpoolers may be getting home earlier because of new diamond lanesoon freeway. -- lanes on a freeway. this is 880s from 237 to the 101 in san jose. they are able to -- they are open to cars with two or more passengers or vehicles who are clean air vehicles. it will shave off 15 minutes from commutes. >> people could sit for half hours. so by adding the lanes we were able torelieve the congestion -- to relieve the congestion. it widened the onand off ramps to 880. back open for dinner for the first time in months. they had be closed since march

when a fire caused damage. the owner say commuting support motivated them to repair and reopen the restaurant. >> most rewarding part is people reaching out and people expressing how important it is to them. >> it is booked through the first week of july. investigators believe it was caused by an electrical problem. a look outside and see what the weather looks out. live picture with water. bill martin is here to tell us what is going on out there. >> feels like san diego. humid. muggy, 60s and low 70s. light showers right now. more rain headed our way. things change around as we head towards tomorrow. live radar. heaviest rain showing up in the

fremont area. you see the yellows. rain coming down. that is the heaviest rain, mission peak. walnut avenue, fremont, that is where the heaviest rain is. it will show things down. san jose, dry for the most part. they have had wet periods there. more showers. you saw the radar update. the winds are light. system is moving along slowly. not -- hard to call it a system. it is a lot of moisture bumping up against the hills. ringing out precipitation. rain. light rain. rainfall totals light. temperatures mild. last 24 hours, not that

impressive, right? slowing down the commute. you are back here, you may have more but most areas reporting below a 10th of an inch of rain. you might find more, especially up here in the bay area. the rain will keep coming. and the forecast for tonight and tomorrow, tomorrow, rain accumulation in the north bay, half inch. for the bay area, most of us, 10 10th of an inch. this is between now and 24 hours from now. mountain half inch of rain. inch in the coastal hill. heaviest rain still yet to come. consider the time of year. we don't get a lot of rain this time of year. moisture has things warm out there. the system is coming from the north. drawing from warm air from the south. highs tomorrow, 70s. lots of upper 60s and low 70s.

despite the forecast for more rain. the five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view, tomorrow morning's commute wet. tomorrow wet. wednesday things clear up and dry up. temperatures in the mid-80s. look at that big heat up towards the bay area weekend. >> thank you, bill. better late than never. the special letters that showed up for a man. and a big project for the east bay takes a step forward. what is coming to the shores. >> to julie haener for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> more controversy involving the bay bridge. a law maker responsered a bill from keeping you updated as -- plus a strange crime on the university of california at berkeley campus. >> looks like someone used a tool. >> what they did to the

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it has taken two decades but today a base changed hands in the east bay. leaders say it will be the hottest piece of real estate on the bay. >> for any and all who are listening, we offer water front land in the heart of the bay area. [ cheers and applause ] >> the mayor didn't let the rain spoil the celebration in

this ceremony. the u.s. navy transferred the old naval air station to the city. the base has been shut down for 20 years. now the city has plans for a mixed use community with 1400 housing units, commercial space and parkland. >> maintains historic buildings, important wildlife habitat and open space landscapes. >> leaders say it will result in 9,000 permanent jobs. many temporary jobs and tax revenue. they hope to finish the process by next year to get shovels in the ground as soon as possible. after 70 year as man received two letters his father sent him during world war ww two. chuck kunellis' worth --ww two,

chuck kunellis received received the letter. he said it is a surreal feeling reading his words. especially since his father never talked about the war. an investigation uncovers concerns about making sure planes are safe to fly. they reviewed procedures across the country. they found the faa is not determining how to fan out its 4,000 airline inspectors. the faa says it is working on a new plan. up next horses versus mountain bikes on a trail. it ended with a woman being airlifted and a recovery that could take months. >> getting yokeert is easy -- yogurt is easy for kids and

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