little bit foggy as we drive out to the mcarthur maze. let's go back to the desk. in just two an ahab and a half hour dash two and a half hours -- two and a half hours they will hand down the verdict. the justices have three cases left to rule on including proposition 8 and the defensive marriage act. the high court begins issuing rulings at 7:00 a.m. and it is possible when the supreme court ruling comes down, it will be awhile before we know exactly what it means. sometimes those rulings are confusing the way they are written. they could strike down proposition 8, they could uphold proposition 8 or they could decline to rule and it will depend on whether it applies only to california or

across the country. now we have team coverage for you and alex savage is live in the castro district where supporters of same-sex marriage are anxiously awaiting the historic ruling but we begin with tara moriarty in city hall, good morning tara. >> reporter: we are here at city hall and officials will be opening up the doors and we will be here for a viewing and exactly what they have i'm not sure but the supreme court will come down via the web. what exactly they will be looking at, we are not sure. what we can tell you is that we spoke with a judge who issued the landmark decision declaring it constitutional. nobody can expect what the supreme court will do but it's likely they could decide proposition 8 supporters to pursue it and that means the

debate over same-sex marriage could head back to california. >> the governor an attorney general will have to make a decision on the district court judgment and that's a very possible outcome. >> reporter: judge walker said the supreme court could also affirm it and it could mean they will resume in california. they will not say much about this case and we will be here live and let you know as the results unfold on the web. live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 morning news. meantime events will be held across san francisco and the bay area to mark the supreme court decision. alex savage is live in the castro district where a big rally is planned.

>> reporter: no matter what you can expect large crowds here in the castro over proposition 8 and the city is prepared for decision day. many hope they will strike down proposition 8 and grant same sex couple is the freedom to marry. here is a couple who have been together for the past 26 years. they tied the knot five years ago when marriage was briefly legal in our state. >> we cannot wait to find out and we hope justice is done and it is not right in terms of law but it is right in terms of love. >> reporter: once they rule, they will be ruling on defensive marriage act and you can expect a big day and there is a large rally that is

planned for 6:30 tonight with a pair of stables that will be going up for speakingers and again, folks in this area are hoping for a celebration obviously but potentially there can be some protest as well and again police are live ready for any crowd that could come for the day. >> and rallies across the bay area will be held in support of same-sex marriage. silicone valley will have speakers and live music at san jose city hall and events are also planned for telegraph avenue and in oakland at the rainbow community center. supporters on same-sex marriage say it would overturn the state's wishes on voters. >> laws written down are not respected and do we have a

democracy when the people's votes are rejected. >> 52 percent voted for same- sex marriage but supporters of same-sex marriage have had reports of votes which have shifted dramatically over the last five years. we will bring you the outcome as soon as it comes down because it comes in at 7:00 this morning. we have legal analysts who will help and tonight we will go in depths for a special at 6:30. bart will announce the results of their strike vote this morning. some 2300 have cast a strike and that could start as early as monday morning. so far bart workers have not been able to reach an understanding over salary

contracts and pension and they say there is still time before sunday night's deadline. meanwhile it is a perfect storm an ac transit workers are reminding workers they have authorized they are own strike and it ends the same day and instead of helping strapped bart riders they are trying to reach a deal. meanwhile a great white shark sets their sites on a man in the pacifica. one man's encounter with their greatest predator. and the lesions are true and -- leaks are true as al qaeda is changing the way they

communicate. they are scrambling to keep track of their terrorists before they drop out of sight. vladimir puntin is refusing to turn over steve snowden as he is expected to head for ecuador where he is asking for asylum. and crews will raise four steel beams from the fallen world trade center towers. the work starts at 7:30 this morning and the finished memorial will bear all the names of those killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. palo alto is moving forward and the ordinance will only apply to public areas and police will enforce it if they have complaints. they will inform vehicle

campers about the new rules. it is now headed to city council for a full vote next week. let's check in with sal for a look at the early morning commute. right now things are looking good and we have had a couple of rough ones in the last few days. we are hoping for a good wednesday, traffic is moving well and it looks like the visibility got better from the last time we saw it. it looks pretty well although it is foggy at certain places. traffic looks good and northbound 280 traffic looks good getting to highway 17. that is correct. a number much people told me

that, sal. good observation. rain totals are nice and high up into mendocino and marin, they took the brunt, 66 san jose and moffett. going closer to town it is 5 degrees cooler. and i think you will see this burn off and high pressure system. there will be some 90s to 100s well inland and the coast is strict can i and there will be some fog still because it is july and it gets warmer. maybe some local drizzle, humid out there, there will be more sunshine and cop cord 82.

am 79 and that's what happened he60s. rtwe are it willbe warm to hot and the key will be in the coasand bay, still hammering that out as we get closer. >> new information about nelson mandela, indications his turn may be taking a -- his i willness may be -- illness may be taking a turn for the worst. look at 'em.

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because protesters missed the last 15 minutes of the session with cheering. >> we are trying to get order in the chambers. >> protesters began chiming in after an 11 hour filibuster after wendy was suspected by republicans. the bill would have began abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. well wish earrings continue to gather outside of nelson mandela's hospital hoping for a recovery but an archbishop posted a prayer online wishing quote, a perfect peaceful end for the man who remains in critical condition with a lung infection. they are making funeral arrangements and they are now preparing a gravesite. in 90 minutes, they are flying to senegal to kickoff their trip to africa and they

have no plans in reference to the human rights icon. they will focus on trade and spreading democracy and he will also symbolly have a strategic point for the slave trade. he has barricaded himself inside and we will go to one of the injured officers and police say the shooter was hiding in the attack when officers searched the areas a probation check. one officer was shot in the face and the other in the leg and right now a s.w.a.t. team and negotiators are on the scene and that came two hours after two other officers were shot outside of a police station. two detectives used their key card when one showed up behind them and shot them. police are still searching for the suspect and yesterday's

shootings are unrelated. this morning, investigators say a fire was deliberately set. detectives are looking at last week's fire and he will come out of retirement for that investigation. >> i can't imagine that was somebody who knew her. >> they say the young woman did not have any children and nobody knew her and so far they have no suspects. they are releasing documents into the 2010 deadly pipeline explosion. ment city plans to -- the city plans on taking legal action if they do not receive documents by friday. pg&e made more than $2 billion in repairs an improvements but did not pay a fine. san bruno want to know if

anybody was subject to any outside influence. an incredible story, a kaiaker is describing his story with a great white shark. he and his father-in-law were out fishing late yesterday afternoon and suddenly he saw a rush much water come underneath him and that's when a great white shark lifted his kaiak and took a bite. >> i was holding on with every bit of balance. 15 seconds later, the shark let go and began swimming around the kaiak. his father-in-law threw him a paddle and the two swam to shore. today the judge will address a sharing of evidence between evidence and castro's

lawyers. he is accused of holding the women captive and fathering a child with one of them. he already pled guilty to more than 300 charges this year but more charges are still possible. they will decide with about it. george zimmerman made 5911 calls and -- five, 911 calls and he mentioned the race he considered suspicious. one woman was on the phone with trayvon martin just moments before he was shot. windows 8.1 is supposed to revolve solve some of the problems people have been having. it is meant for technology developers but anybody can download it for free. >> sal, you are keeping an eye

on traffic, as usual are there a few problems out there? >> knock major. as a matter of fact we are off to a doesn't start and we are watching incase something happens, it is a little bit busy getting out to the mcarthur maze. and also we are looking at the toll plaza, this traffic is still light and before 6:00? >> well, we may get some cloud cover and it is still going to be mild and muggy and the rain is moving north. i had some great e-mails and tweets from yesterday and parts of mendocino, some farmers have their hey in before the rain

hits. in marin county it was 3 to 5 inches of rain and south of that, a couple of 100s and it was just incredible. high pressure will build in and the far -- forecast models could show 100 by the coast and maybe 60s and 70s around the bay. fog sun and warmer and the fog will burn off sooner, the rain is moving north and there could still be some drizzle and we will have a little bit of that. some inland areas we have no problem punching into the upper 80s and a lot of clouds by the bay are keeping things in check but the usual suspects will start to warm up, by the coast it is warmer and mild.

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. today is the official groundbreaking for a corporation development project. the company plans on building 200 homes there but protesters say builders are not hiring local workers. a woman is blaming a company for her son's death. he died last month of heart problems. morris is he mother said her son drank two cans of monster drinks every day of his life. monster has yet to comment. there is a small memorial

at the scene 69 shooting and it happened in broad daylight in the city's bay view district. 19-year-old rice was sitting apt the bus stop with his girlfriend when a man got out and opened fire. his father was just a few feet away and rushed to help his dying son. >> [inaudible] >> the victim's 17-year-old girlfriend was critically wounded but one of the suspects in custody is a 14-year-old boy. three people were hurt in a crash involving a muni trolley. nobody on board was hurt. at first two cars collided setting off a chain reaction

crash and there is no word what caused the accident. they already have a set of cameras around their elaborate home and they have had one attempted break in and the family and others want to allow them to increase surveillance. >> this is something that happens every week. >> they say even putting signs on public property would be a problem but the city did agree to research possible compromises. right now it is 455 and sal has been a busy man. >> sal, we are hoping for a lot of work for you. >> yes, i appreciate that, we are hoping for a nice day as brian mentioned, things have

not been stellar, and i don't think anybody would disagree. traffic is moving well and if you are out driving on interstate 880, this looks good second day reds and the a's at the coliseum and 101 does look good >> reds are in town? i had no idea. >> thank you sir, it should be on the mild side, still in place could be some local drizzle, areas north, they have marin county and up into men sow city counsel.

people are sayingp warm temperatures inland and it will start to bump up and the key will be the coast and i think we can get another 35-degree spread by the time we get to the weekend. fog sun, it will be warmer for most, mild lows maybe some drizzle and we are starting off at 65 so it would not take much to warm up. they have been pillow so warmer weather and the key will be the coast and the inland temperatures are hot. a couple is accused of killing their daughter's pimp, what happened reportedly happened after that man was gunned down. we will have an exclusive

reaction from a california judge apt the heart of the case, stay with us.

. the battle over the decision over proposition 8 from the supreme court and in a few hours we may know if gay couples can marry. an effort to ban car camping passes a hurdle and i will tell you about what is next for this controversial proposal. and money problems tied to a bay area music festival, it is all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning thank you for waking up with us, i am pam cook. >> good morning, i feel that moisture hanging. >> it's very heavy rain for some, not for others and the lows are sitting in the 60s so it will not ta