degrees. >> shorts, flip flops, lay out in the sun and go swimming. i love it. >> it was 93 but people said it felt hotter. >> i have a cat and a kid. we have to run ac. >> the technician tested this algae filled standing water and found a sudden explosion of mosquito larva. >> it adds up to something we need to be concerned about. >> mosquito control told me they found the first positive west nile bird of the season. plus a troubling mosquito species new carrying yellow fever. >> they can have fatal diseases. like all mosquitoes, they need water. >> mosquito control officials

urge people to dump out standing water, wear long sleeves and repellant at dusk and report breeding. coming up at 6:00 i'll show you one family's well timed insulation today and bring you the latest on power use as the heat wave bumps up. reporting live, health and science editor, ktvu news. >> you'll find not only the forecast but weather alerts on our website by downloading the mobile app. new developments in the strike threat that could cripple the bay area commute inment coming days. there's an offer on the table but as of now, no takers christian. >> transit unions are passing out fliers like this to those as they come home from work. one bart station down here, fliers are highlighting demands for a safer working

environment. less than a mile aair, teams go over the latest contract offer from bar. >> flooding on and off trains in san francisco already plaining for the possibility of how to handle a strike. some say they'll work from home. >> it's not ideal. i'd rather be here, but obviously i'm not going to try to brave it unless it goes a week or two. we'll see. >> others say they have little choice and will brave the bridge. >> we're trying to get other students that go to berkeley everyday. we'll probably rent a car. there's probably going to be traffic. that's the plan we have. >> this morning, bart leaders handed over the contract offer saying they're looking to negotiate before the contract expires. >> we have submitted a proof pose toll move our wage a bit closer. a bit further than it was. >> this afternoon, the transit president said they're

reviewing the contract offer. >> we don't want a strike. we want a contract. >> union lead pers stop short of saying whether riders will be given a 72 hour notice. >> that's what we're looking for, what members elected us to do and what we're working to do. >> last time bart workers struck was 1997. 275,000 commuters were affected and it led to a traffic nightmare. now bart's ridership is up to 400,000 riders a day and a strike could paralyze traffic around the bay. live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. south bay neighborhood is getting back to normal after the bomb squad detonated a box full of grenades found inside a home. that was the sound of the santa clara bomb squad that blew up the grenades in front of the home at 2:24 afternoon. three grenades were found in a

home in an unincorporated area. a caregiver cleaning up the home of someone that recently passed away came across the box full of grenades this morning. deputies evacuated the home with surrounding houses. everyone was allowed back home. authorities cleared the scene at 2:30 . oakland police are investigating a suspicious death this morning. a plan was found dead near 64ableth avenue around 9:30 this morning. police say he was apparently fighting with another man when he died. the name of the 34-year-old victim was not released. the autopsy will determine the cause of death. police are trying to find whoever shot and killed a man five hours earlier in oakland. officers found man lying on the pavement near international boulevard around 5:30. the man that said he was the victim's father identified him as kyle porter. his father says the area is the

scene of a great deal of violence. >> you never think it will hit you directly. it's hit me. that was my only child, my only son. i was working with him to be more of a positive -- not a particular way from me. for whatever reason, i don't know. >> police are trying to figure out what porter was doing in the neighborhood at 5:30 in the morning and why someone would have shot him. the prop 8 decision is fueling preparations for pride in the city for the weekend. >> the celebration could break records, david. >> reporter: that's right. san francisco is looking ahead to packed streets with the pride fest getting a big boost from supreme court rulings. >> residents and merchants hope wednesday's massive week party

celebrating rulings against proposition and will marriage defense act is a positive sign for this weekend. >> this absolutely fantastic. >> excellent. we had a good night last night. it was extremely good. we need had the. >> organizers of this weekend's festival say the legal victories will mean record crowds for the civic center parade and party. >> we're anticipating larger numbers than we've seen in the past. >> reporter: danny says she's glad she booked a flight in phoenix weeks ago. >> my friend decided she wanted to come yesterday. they were over $700. >> we have pink for saturday. >> reporter: a run is prompted on pink and popular rainbow gear. some items are gone before the party. >> we ran out oflags 12 by 18 on a stick.

we got a bunch yesterday. they flew out the door. >> san francisco police say there were no arrests or incidents at yesterday's massive street party. coming up at 6:00, security pures and unusual military presence in place for the first time at this weekend's festival. for now, reporting live. >> at 5:45 the celebration of prop 8 went well into the night and morning hours. it's time to start handing out marriage licenses to gay couples. it was discussed today. gay cummings have to wait until the injunction is lifted until they can play. that can take several weeks. this is not something officials have dealt with before. >> it's of its own kind or nature, very unlikely to occur

again. if it does, we'll be able to deal with it. >> the governor says he has corrected early clerks across the state to to begin issues marriage licenses as soon as the injunction is lifted. >> president barack obama spoke out in favor of same sex marriage. >> when it comes to people's personal views and religious faith, et cetera, we have to respect the diversity views that are there. when it comes to how the state treats people, how the law treats people, i believe that the everybody has to be treated equal. >> he commented act the defense of marriage act ruling during a trip to synagogue. he said it should apply in all states and pointed out that the ruling allows states to decide whether to allow gay marriage. more legal analysis is needed. it appears gay couples that move to states where same sex marriage is not allowed would

not get benefits. a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants living in the u.s. 14 republicans were among those approving the bill. all those were republican. the measure was not expected to get a warm welcome in the house earlier today, john boehner said he wouldn't bring it to the. >> immigration reform has to be grounded in real border security. that's what the american people believe. it's a principle that our majority believes as well. >> speaker john boehner says the house will craft their. a federal grand jury returned a 30 count indictment against the suspect for using the a weapon of masses destruction and homicide.

three were killed near the finish line of the boston marathon. 17 of the charges could bring life in prison for the 19-year- old or the death penalty. the two alarm fire broke out around 2:15. news chopper 2 got the pictures of the damage. six engines from the fire district responded with help. one firefighter had minor injuries. investigators are trying to look at the cause of the fire and determine where it started. crews will stay until all are out. more changes, new at 5:30, the shake up at the california public utility commission tied to the san bruno blast. california schools have been facing budget cuts, but that's not the case this year. the big changes coming to the classroom. san francisco takes on a new approach in the fight against domestic violence. what it means for victims. there you are.

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new at 5:00 a a resource for women that feel they have nowhere to turn. we're live in a city where getting help and getting easier. >> reporter: it's a new day in san francisco's battle against domestic violence. a news conference was held this afternoon to show off a new domestic unit. for the first time, they're helping the victims from the same place inside the hall of justice. before all components were spread out across the third floor. now they're housed together on the second floor. in a city that had 1600 cases last year, he says this is an important step helping survivors receive services and provide justice. >> hit would be wonderful to

have a won stop area where victims would come in. there would be support for the victim, legal team right there, investigators there. everybody would be working together. >> reporter: and coming up on bay area news, we'll tell you about one way this will help protect the victims of domestic violence. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco police are investigating a shoot that left two wounded. it happened this morning on gillman between 3ed and jennings street in bay view district. wounds did not appear to be life threatening. it appears someone shot into a crowd. no one has been arrested. the county task force arrested 33-year-old walker while trying to buy a trailer with four pounds of marijuana. agents searched his home and found 300 marijuana plants. they etch ised a second location ands arrested hernandez and land and discovered 1500 more plants.

cross-examination continued in the murder trial of george zimmerman. a woman was on the witness stand a second day. this is one of several racial comments made during the cross- examination. >> describing the person is what made you think it was racial? >> yes. >> that's because he described him as a creepy cracker? >> yes. >> so it was racial but it was because trevon martin but race in this? >> no. >> you don't think that's a racial comment? >> no. >> you don't think creeper cracker is a racial comment? >> no. >> zimmerman says the shooting was in self defense. prosecutors say it was murder.

former patriots tight end is now being investigated with a double murder in boston last year. boston police have impounded a silvers . they believe that is linked to the july 2012 measures and was rented by hernandez at the time. this latest boston investigation comes the same day hernandez was denied bail in the first degree murder case of his friend. a couple got a shock when they opened the water bill and saw they owed $11,000. it showed they used enough water to fill 08 -- fill 80 tanker trucks. >> i looked, laid it out, picked it back up. 440,090 gallons usage. >> the city blamed the reader. 99.9% of bills are accurate and

these are typically caught by an employee. the $11,000 bill is cancelled. the new bill is just $71. >> much better. all the you need is coming out of the sprinkler on the front lawn. let's go to bill martin. i bet there's a lot of pool and water play. >> i bet. we talked about a heat advisory goes into effect for your bay area weekend. what's happening outside? the high pressure is starting to compress. that's leaving the fog at the coast. that warms us up. we talk about that all the time. classic summer weather pattern. what's different about this, highs coming from the southwest. not expecting northeast offshore winds. this is from today. look how squished it is. this fog isn't getting inland. this is right along the coast. very dense at times the next few days. you'll have poor visibility and also means you'll be hot

inland. a heat wave. tomorrow, saturday, as you understand, monday and tuesday real heat in the bay area. advisory is in effect for saturday and sunday. temperatures could easily get to 102-103 range. in the inland valleys, fog going to be at the coast o. its clear now at the golden gate bridge. it will be coming and going. coastal areas out of the 90s for sure. most likely 6 -- 60s and 70 s if they're lucky. it's going to be really warm out there. it is now. current temperature in the 90s. hot spots tomorrow. it shows the purples those are hundreds. everything is working this way. the high pushes the heat this way where it gets the cooler colors representing 50s and

60s. the five-day forecast as we look at it the next few days is very significant warm up as we go to bay area weekend. friday, tomorrow, upper90s. we could get a hundred somewhere. you might see triple digit heat. around the bay, low 80s. at the coast, just 60s. big difference. big temperature swings between coast and inland. here's your saturday and sunday heat advisory. monday appears to be the hottest in the period. tuesday, things are pretty warm. we'll watch it. a lot of rain as you know. especially north bay few days ago. that's going to help the fire danger any way. heat advisory -- when you talk about this due to weather, heat is the one that takes out the most people. heat advisory, plenty of fluids, take it slow, check on elderly and pets. >> no kids or pets in the car.

plus next -- >> i'm so happy. >> not the surprise he president anded for one bay area student. there's a strain ponte grid as those air conditioners work overtime to beat the heat. why turning down the temperature while you're away could do more harm than good. then the sound of waves, feeling of warm sand and terrible smell of a rotting whale. we'll tell you which bay area beach is driving beachgoers away. we have that and more coming up.

some dramatic video as a highway patrol officer tries to break a window on a burning car to search for victims. the car burst into flames after the woman driving it hit a wall in oakland. after officers put the fire out, they found the car was empty. they believe the driver was able to get out and apparently picked up by someone else. a lawsuit settlement before the the port of oakland's board could clear the way for a land deal aimed to build a stadium for the a's. it's called the howard terminal. the port commission was scheduled to hold a closed door meeting on the settlement today. if the commission okays it that

would open the 50 ache per site. the commissioner says he have has no interest in this and wants to move the team to the south bay. the company today launched a galactic initiative. they hope to create a payment system for the space industry. the director of communications says the standard currencies are in outer space. they see the rapidly growing industry as a marketplace. the lasts qualifying interview only to find today a room full of people congratulating him. we have a special student taking care of his family while trying to pursue higher education. >> he does not know he's a recipient. he thinks he's come until for a final interview. >> with the immigrant entered the room he didn't expect this. >> we've got a couple of questions for you.

>> everybody? >> what if we told you you were already a winner? >> okay. [ applause ] >> he is only 1 of 10 students to receive the bright minds scholarship, $30,000.05 year award will help him complete an electrical engineering degree pat cal. he immigrated to the u.s. five years ago and has worked to take care of his family. >> i want to thank everybody part of this. i want to thank everybody in this room. i'm so happy. i don't know if i should start hugging everybody. >> when he was very young, he had wanted many tvs in the house. >> i don't think of anything else i could do aside from engineering. it's my passion. >> nowable he can -- now he

can finally aafford to seize his dream. a costly dispute, how fighting in the the cpcu could prove to be costly for customers. schools are getting much needed help, how they're going to benefit by the budget signed by the governor today. okay what information nsa has been collecting from americans. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah.

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tonight even more changes happening at the cpuc. the company charged with held accountable for the pipeline blast. there's dispute the commission will cost san bruno residents. tom is here now after essentially commissioners gave you the slip. >> they did indeed. the chief reasons for being are to protect consumer safety first and fair pricing. >> staff attorneys of the california public utility commission designed to decide how much should be fined for this revolted against the chief attorney who was once aable pge

lawyer set off the rebellion after determining their proposed fine of his former employer was far too high. that drew the hire of consumer advocate wills. >> the top leadership of the cpuc has not been effective in providing the kind of leadership and putting consumers first and putting public safety first. >> yesterday when the chief attorney recused himself from the case, the new attorney in charge said "while we have had some internal misunderstands, the lawyer team is committed to working to bring justice to san bruno and improve pipeline safety in california." >> we're concerned the internal disputes within the cpuc is going to divert resources, divert the focus they need. >> we wanted to ask the commissioners about the rare dust up. >> the commissioners meeting in executive session knew the press was wait