>> reporter: good morning, everybody. it's a slow commute coming in on westbound 80 as you come into the city off the bay bridge because of this, a big rig fire early this morning. we'll bring you the latest coming up. alternate routes are your way to go. today, the bay bridge is very, very slow, barely moving at the toll plaza and very slow on the

bridge. we'll tell you the alternates. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. trains are running thanks to governor brown. we'll tell you what he did. also, the surprise for some b.a.r.t. shuttle drivers up bright and early this morning. "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome to -- welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a big rig fire near the bay bridge has shut down two lanes of westbound traffic. brian flores is live to tell us when the lanes could reopen. good morning, brian. >> reporter: you said it. good thing the b.a.r.t. trains are running. traffic is moving very slowly here, west 80. as you can see there, san francisco crews dousing this

big rig fire that happened at 5:45 or so. we understand the big rig caught on fire. there was some type of a flat tire. let's bring in the sergeant. tell us more about what happened. >> roughly 5:45, the gentleman driving that big rig realized he had a flat tire. he pulled to the right shoulder and exited his vehicle at that time he realized there was smoke coming from the engine department and a couple of minutes later, the vehicle was fully engulfed. >> how is the driver doing? >> the driver is fine. he got out in plenty of time. he was carrying groceries. >> reporter: in terms of traffic, i see traffic moving slowly. how long is the sig-alert gonna last and what are the alternates? >> probably four hours. it will take a lot of time to get this big rig out of here

once the fire is out. >> reporter: what is the plan to get the big rig out of here? i know they are dousing whatever smoke is coming out of here. do you have a tow truck out of the way? >> we have two tow trucks poxed off 5th street wait waking to retrieve the -- street waiting to retrieve the vehicle once it is safe. >> reporter: thank you. firefighters are still putting out the flames. we understand the driver was coming in from castro valley, carrying sushi and rice. again, the driver doing okay. we'll bring you the latest in a few minutes. for more on the traffic, sure glad the b.a.r.t. trains are rolling. sal, how are you doing? >> doing okay. we have a lot of traffic. this is the toll plaza. it's backed up. traffic is being stifled getting off the bridge only two

lanes. when you get off the bridge, there's a big bottleneck at fifth street. this could last until noon. now, one of the things you might want to do, take b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. is running. you know, you may be waking up and not realize that. today is the day to take b.a.r.t. you can use the san mateo bridge. it's not all that bad. the san mateo bridge looks normal for this time of the morning. and so does the dumbarton bridge getting over to the peninsula. 101 looks good. that would be your alternate. if you haven't -- if you don't have to take the car, take b.a.r.t. westbound 80 traffic is just a big mess. back to the desk. >> all right, thank you, sal. developing news involving this morning's commute. as we mentioned, a b.a.r.t. strike has been averted. trains are running this morning and they will continue to run for at least the next seven

days. late last night, governor brown stepped into the heated labor dispute two hours before the midnight strike line. we have team coverage. alex savidge is covering the surprise for some b.a.r.t. shuttle drivers. we begin with tara moriarty to explain why the governor stepped into the dispute in the 11th hour. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. governor brown giving the two sides a time-out here, if you will. he's issued a seven-day injunction. meantime, all b.a.r.t. trains are running. shortly after 10:00 last night, union leaders emerged from the caltrans headquarters where negotiations have been going on. they revealed the governor's announcement. b.a.r.t. asked the governor to intervene. a board of inquiry will investigate and determine if both sides have been playing fair and square. >> that board will look at the facts and recommend to the governor, he ultimately will decide if he wants to grant a 60-day cooling off period.

he's urged us to keep bargaining. we want to keep bargaining. that was our goal not to extend this over the weekend and any longer than needed. >> reporter: negotiations will be put on hold. meanwhile, union leaders are lashing out at b.a.r.t. officials. >> we heard from the mayor of san francisco just a few days ago how it was unnecessary to keep the public on pins and needles. it's absolutely true. there was no reason why we had to continue this drama, continue this stress on the public and on the work force. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials say the unions are using the threat of a strike as a scare tactic. union leaders accuse b.a.r.t. is bargaining -- b.a.r.t. of bargaining in bad faith. b.a.r.t.

says they need the funds to upgrade the system. so the trains will run for another week until we hear what the governor has to say about it. >> here's a look at what's next in the seven-day inquiry into b.a.r.t. negotiations. a three-member board appointed by governor brown will investigate the negotiation process so far and look into b.a.r.t.'s request for a 60-day cooling off period. that board must submit a report on the findings to the governor in seven days. based on that report, governor brown will decide whether to authorize a cooling-off period. and the three members of the governor's board that will investigate the b.a.r.t. labor talks will make $100 a day this week for their

efforts. this is -- now, the board chairman is jacob applesmith, the current director of the department of alcohol beverage control. and two other individuals. ktvu talked to gavin newsom right after the governor averted the strike. but newsom said very little at least publicly. >> when you make a commitment not to have a conversation publicly at this stage, which i'm more than happy to do, just not at this moment. i appreciate you finding me and track meeg down. i want to -- tracking me down. i want to fulfill my commitment i made of both sides. >> the plan who replaced gavin newsom issued a statement. ed lee wrote -- >> the governor got involved two hours before the strike deadline making sure the trains will run for at least the next

seven days. so once again, b.a.r.t. trains are running this morning. but not everyone got the news in time. coming up at 7:30, the reaction from riders and the impact on the morning commute. >> for all of the latest information on the b.a.r.t. negotiations go to ktvu.com. there you will find responses from b.a.r.t. management and the union on the governor's intervention. plus you can sign up for b.a.r.t. strike alerts. all of that on ktvu.com. and tori, sal has all of that about what's happening around the bay bridge and -- this is horrible. >> yeah, you know, i would say take b.a.r.t. today. it's a very good thing it's running. because getting into the city is just a big mess. at the toll plaza, we have a big backup that's not going to get better. as you heard, it will be out there for hours. the lane blockage, west of the bridge in san francisco on the skyway because of that big rig fire. if you are in the carpool lane, it will help. once you get on the bridge, it will be slow into the city. so carpool will help a little

bit. not too much. i would still say if you are a carpooler, you are in better shape than anybody else. looking at the south bay, northbound 280 traffic looks good. the santa clara valley in general is off to a good start. 7:09. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. plenty of gray out there. a lot of low clouds making a strong inland push. it will be a cool week. no doubt about it. area of low pressure, i will show you off the coast right there. that broke off in the pacific northwest over the weekend. we topped out last friday, saturday it will be one of those cooler weeks, it looks like. the normal high for august 5th, 60s to almost 90s. well, 61, san francisco. well below. last time it was 70 was july 4th. that's a long stretch. oakland, 67 downdowntown. livermore, 81, santa rosa 73, should be 83. a very cool pattern in place.

in fact, a lot of low cloud and position enhanced by the low off the coast. it's not going anywhere until wednesday and thursday. we'll be cooler inland. there's the low spinning there. that's all it takes this time of year and it will ramp up the fog bank. a very, very strong, robust sea breeze, up to 37, 38 miles an hour. earlier at travis, kind of coming down. that tells me some of that low cloud deck is making a strong, strong surge. it's not going anywhere. some locations will be hard- pressed to see anything in the way of sun. things have really changed. high pressure is in the middle of the country. actually, texas, oklahoma, it's really hot. for us it's cool for early august. i don't see much change. it will be getting a little bit warmer. 7, 10, 15-day outlook, keeps us near average. there is drizzle near the coast. some areases are in the 60s, 70s and 80s. when clearlake is coming in

like that, that tells you everyone else will be cool. pleasanton, 79. 80 morganhill. 76, san jose. santa clara, 75. and 50, 60s on the coast. 60s south san francisco. parts of the peninsula, only low 70s. not much of a change until wednesday. temperatures will climb slowly as we go into the weekend. >> thank you, steve. the new decision about the credible terror threat that's closed 19 embassies in the muslim world. plus -- what san francisco police are askings public to do -- asking the public to do as they respond to the threat. and a man who deliberately crashed his car into a crowd at venice beach. what he's seen doing moments before the crash.

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good morning. we do have a big backup at the bay bridge toll plaza because of a problem in san francisco just after you get off the bay bridge, the two right lanes are closed as they clean up the remnants of a big rig fire. it will be there for a while. traffic is not going to improve for the morning commute the carpool lanes are getting through. it will still be slow on the bridge. 7:15. we're following developing news this morning out of japan. a u.s. air force helicopter has crashed at an american base. the helicopter crashed in a training area with four crew meles on board. this is new video of the cash site. the japanese defense minister says three of the four crew members ejected from the helicopter landed safely. the fourth member was injured and taken to the hospital. the air force is not confirming that. we'll keep you updated throughout the newscast. 7:15. u.s. officials say intercepted

al qaeda messages are run reason for shutting down u.s. embassies in the middle east and africa. the state department says the closures are out of an abundance of caution. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, some of the lawmakers say the potential threat is very serious. kyla? they are comparing this -- >> reporter: they are comparing this threat to those received before 9/11. senators on the intelligence committee say the nsa's controversial spy program is what picked up on messages sent among senior al qaeda operatives. the state department decided to keep 19 u.s. embassies and consulates in the muslim world closed through friday. they point to the al qaeda threat, major prison brea in the middle east and the ramadan coming to a close this week. less than two hours from now, secretary of state, john kerry, is slated with meet with military leaders, thousands of

troops in the middle east and in europe are on high alert. why they say last year's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi is playing a role in this latest threat when i see you next. back to you. >> the state department's warnings are the reason why san francisco police are on high alert. there's no threat to san francisco but they are increasing patrols, focusing on government buildings and places of worship. they want everybody to keep an eye out for unusual activity. >> it's kind of unusual they are there. you ask yourself why. >> police say they are being proactive because it makes it easier for them to respond to a quicker threat. 7:17. out of afghanistan. an bomb hidden inside a cart

killed ten. u.s. senator john mccain and lindsey graham are in egypt to meet with the interim leader. they are making the trip at the request of president obama. they will attempt to break off the political standoff between supporters of ousted president mohamed morsi and supporters of the new the government. since morsi was forced from power last month, hundreds of people have died in clashes between the two groups. a sentencing hearing for bradley manning will continue this week. he was convicted of releasing classified information to wikileaks. a state department official is due to testify today about how manning's leaks strained relationships between the u.s. and its allies. manning has been convicted of giving wikileaks 250,000 cables and other documents about the wars in afghanistan and iraq.

he could get up to 136 years in prison. and the dangers to democracy are too great. >> protesters rallied against nancy pelosi and her support of the nsa over the weekend, including a man who helped expose american policy in the vietnam war. military analyst daniel elsberg said he strongly identifies with bradie manning. 7:19. parts of the bay area socked in by fog this morning. will it stick around or burn off? up next, steve paulson will tell us if warm, sunny weather is heading our way. damage from a midnight fire and how several families are forced to start over again.

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if you are just joining us a b.a.r.t. strike has been alerted. b.a.r.t. trains are running this morning. they will keep running for at least the next week. the governor government involved and said the strike would endanger the safety and welfare of the public and took action to keep the trains running for at least the next seven days without the threat of a strike or a walkout. stay with us for more. the man accused of deliberately running his car into a group of people in venice beach has been

identified. one person was killed. 11 others were injured. reporter gigi graciette is there where memorials for the victims have been set up. >> reporter: good morning, tori. this is where it happened. this is where the trail was left behind. the driver identified as nathan campbell. this video we're gonna show you is traffic. now, it was caught on camera at the corner cafe at the board walk. surveillance cameras captured the man behind the wheel, nathan louis campbell. he was seen parking his car on saturday around 6:00 p.m. he walks back and worth from the car to the boardwalk and back before finally getting into the car hitting the gas medal. severeswerving around poles.

the car reached 40, 60 miles an hour and it appears that he was swerving on purpose to hit as many people as he could. this only lasted seconds, but the devastation, the death that he caused, 11 people were injured. one woman was killed. we're learning more about her. she's 32-year-old alice gruppioni of italy. she was with her husband on their honeymoon. they were just barry -- married on july 20th. the girl who died is the grur of gruppioni -- is the daughter of gruppioni. back here live, no word yet on why this man did what he did if he gave any reason or excuse to police, they've not said yet. he's currently behind bars being held on bail set at $1

million. tonight here on venice boardwalk, there's a candlelight vigil planned for the victims. and that is the latest. we're live in venice beach this morning, back to you. >> all right. >> thank you. 7 -- about 7:25. let's go back to sal. there's so much to tell you about. b.a.r.t. is not on strike. you got a lot on your plate. >> reporter: yes. i think it's a good option for you to get into san francisco. you can see the fire department still putting water on it. but the traffic is going to be slow for a good, long time. they have to make sure that -- that it is completely out. after it's out, then they will be able to tow it away. obviously -- they have to make sure it's completely out. i want to show you the traffic is just a mess coming through into san francisco approaching fifth street. in is a look at the toll plaza. that's backed up all the way

out to the macarthur maze. i had one of my friends tell me he got to the city. he used the carpool lane and is now in his office. he said traffic on the bridge was okay but the carpool lane was a huge advantage. you might -- if you are a carpooler, you still might want to try the bridge. this is the san mateo bridge. traffic looks okay getting into the peninsula. 7:25. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. a lot of low clouds. a few breaks on the peninsula. but mostly sold out. some of the low snrvl cloud deck -- low cloud deck has made it out to sacramento airport. that's helped along by the low. that's enhancing everything. you can kind of see it to the left of the screen. san francisco, again, 70 degrees. the last time was july 4th and so we're looking for foggest is what we're calling it. a lot of fog in august for the bay. cool monday. no doubt about it. some sun inland. it will be a cool pattern.

today, tuesday, into wednesday, maybe thursday, temperatures will be below average. 50s for many. when up get a gust to 35, 38 miles an hour, that will tell you it will be a cool pattern. the temperatures right -- that's the low spinning off the coast. that's means a cool pattern. it will be breezy, windy for some. 50s to 60s, 70s and low 80s. not much change through the rest of the week. it does look warmer by the end of the week. >> it, steve. 7:-- thank you, steve. 7:27. a big rig fire, causing major problems for bay bridge commuters. and b.a.r.t. riders get a break as the strike is call off. we'll tell you about the confusion involving some shuttle buses set to carry commuters into san francisco. >> reporter: a frightening morning for several families in

san jose after a fire rips through an apartment building. we'll tell you how it all started. you will also hear a first-hand account from the fire victim when "mornings on 2" continues.

time is 7:30. it's a good thing b.a.r.t. is running this morning because there's breaking traffic news in san francisco.

a big rig fire just off the bay bridge in san francisco has shut down two lanes of westbound traffic. ktvu's brian flores is live near the bridge where he just talked to the highway patrol about the fire and the situation. good morning, brian? >> reporter: yeah, tori, good morning to you. the situation, traffic not moving too hot as you head westbound 80 off the bridge. if we plan to the right, you can see the san francisco fire department crews, still an active scene. they are continuing to douse this big rig with fire. they've been doing that for quite sometime after this fire that happened at 5:45. we want to take a look at video that a vur shot. you can see huge flames coming out from the big rig. according to the chp, the driver was making a delivery, near the 9th street exit when he said the truck caught on fire. he said he was carrying sushi and rice in the trailer of the truck.

he was on his way to make the delivery in south san francisco when he says the tire blew. that's how somehow that fire started. again, he's doing okay. he was shaken up this morning. here's more from the chp on what happened. >> be patient and use alternates if you -- if you know of them or leave later if possible. but the damage is done and there's not much we can do about it now. >> reporter: from what we understand, the traffic is the length of the bridge. in terms of traffic, westbound 80 gonna be a mess this morning. at last check, the chp said the sig-alert expected to last three or four hours. a couple of tow trucks have arrived on scene where they will tow the trailer away. the right two lanes are closed. obviously, that's creating a backup all the way across the sphan of the bridge. as we take it back out here live again, you see the traffic moving slowly. there are times when the chp will shut down the lanes to

make sure emergency vehicles come in. be advised of that. sure glad the b.a.r.t. trains are rolling. let's go to sal. >> good morning, brian. right now on westbound bay bridge, just got word from someone on an a.c. transit bus sent me a tweet saying traffic on the bridge is moving very slowly. but she got onto the bridge because the bus was able to use the carpool lanes sitting there kind of an observer watching all of the traffic go by slowly. if you do want to -- if you're going to be getting on the bridge via the carpool lane, it won't be that bad. but if you are in the regular lanes, it will be a very, very long commute. we're taking upwards of an hour before you make it across into san francisco. some of the alternates could be the san mateo bridge over to the peninsula and the peninsula looks good. 101 into the city looks great. i would say that's a great alternate for you. we'll have another traffic update in a few moments. let's go back to the desk. all right.

thank you, sal. a b.a.r.t. strike has been averted for now. b.a.r.t. trains are running this morning and will continue to run for at least the next seven days. late last night, governor brown stepped into the heated labor dispute just two hours before the midnight strike deadline. b.a.r.t.'s board president said it became clear the two sides were still very far apart. b.a.r.t. decided to turn to governor brown to keep the trains rolling. >> the cooling-off period is an injunction. so immediately everybody is eninned from striking -- enjoined from striking. everybody works under the old contract. there's seven-day fact-finding period. >> b.a.r.t. asked the governor for 60 days to cool off. but after a seven day review, negotiations by a three-member board, the governor will decide by sunday whether to extend the b.a.r.t. contract another two months which would delay a strike until october if a deal is not reached. now, governor prown released a

letter after announce -- brown released a letter announcing "for the sake of the people of the bay area, i urge in the strongest terms possible the parties to meet quickly and as long as necessary to get this dispute resolved." >> all right. 7:34. well, b.a.r.t. union leaders responded to the governor's announcement by saying b.a.r.t. officials are bargaining in bad faith. union leaders hope the investigation will reveal how little time b.a.r.t. management has spent bargain in the past 30 days. the negotiator has been working with both sides to reach a new contract. >> we're going to prove that we've been bringing forth proposals that should have been agreed to june 30th. >> back in early july, a strike snarled traffic all over the

bay area. commuters are reacting about the strike being averted. alex savidge is in walnut creek. what are people telling you, alex. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. riders are in a very good mood as they head off to work. the trains are moving today. b.a.r.t. had a whole plan in place in case the strike did happen today. in fact, even though workers did not walk off the job, we saw shuttle buses show up here early this morning ready to get people off to work. the trains were running but we still saw several charter buses lined up here at the walnut creek b.a.r.t. station. apparently, no one told the drivers of these buses that the struck had been called off today. >> you are not frustrated at all? >> no. >> this is fine. we go home. we'll come back next week or whatever.

>> reporter: whenever you need -- >> yes. >> reporter: it would have been nice if they told you you didn't have to be here? >> front a problem -- not a problem. just part of the job. get here and do whatever. >> reporter: i've called a b.a.r.t. spokesperson to ask about this mixup with the shuttle buses and whether b.a.r.t. will still be paying for the shuttle buses that are no longer needed today. i'm still waiting to hear back. meantime, riders are relieved that b.a.r.t. is up and running. they won't have to wait in line for buses or ferries. with the threat of a b.a.r.t. strike looming right up until the last minute, a lot of people say they spent quite a bit of time trying to figure out other ways to get around. >> frl most people -- because most people had been making preparations for this week. i'm happy that i didn't have to use that but i almost went to get in the car and that was money that would have been spent. >> reporter: still commuters know they are not in the clear.

another b.a.r.t. strike could still be in the cards after this one-week cooling off period ordered by the governor. riders are hoping that both sides can use that time productively and try to work out a deal that can spare the public from the pain of another b.a.r.t. strike. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. new this morning, a midnight apartment fire forced several san jose feales out of their homes. the damage affected five units in this complex on waterberry court in southwest san jose. ktvu's janine de la vega has been talking to victims. what are they telling you? >> reporter: well, they are just glad they are alive you can see it's a big mess. workers had to put up plywood just because of the damage here you can see there's charred debris. the heat and flames were actually so powerful that it

actually broke windows in the next building over. we got a first-hand look at just how close the fire came to neighbors who were sleeping in the apartment unit here on waterberry court in west san jose when the fire began. they woke up to screaming at about 12:20. a woman in a first floor apartment said her boyfriend was cooking and left oil in an apartment unattended. the fire spread quickly, dmut gutting two u -- gutting two units and everyone evacuated before firefighters came and were unharmed. >> the red cross is putting us in a hotel. i'll figure something out. you know, everything happens for a reason. >> it's unfortunate but me and my children are still alive. >> reporter: it took firefighters an hour and a half to knock down the two-alarm fire. it displaced several families including children and adults.

the red cross is putting them in hotels and giving them spending money for the last few days. you are looking at an suv that was damaged because it was parked close to the fire. insurance is most likely to cover that. as far as all of the damage done to the apartments. we are told by the red cross none of these people had renters insurance. it was a complete loss for them. the red cross spokesperson was telling me that renters insurance is not terribly costably. so again, this is -- costly. so again, this is a total loss for people who lived here who lost their belongings. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> tough story. let's check in with sal, see what's happening on the the roads. you are watching the east shore, the toll plaza, everything. >> when the toll plaza is slow, it affects all of the east bay commutes. westbound bay bridge approach from the east shore is backed up all the way up to the golden gate fields. 580 is backed up to the

lakeshore curve. this is getting to the toll plaza. when you get there, it's very, very slow. traffic on the span itself was moving along slowly. car pot lanes have -- carpool lanes have a little bit of an advantage. you can get on there but you will be in slow traffic. the alternate route to be the san mateo bridge heading over the high rise and into the pol. heading into the peninsula. let's go to steve. a lot of gray, mainly on the peninsula. there's a couple of breaks there. most locations say cloudy. san jose cloudy. some of this will last a while longer here. average temperatures are way below average. we should be in the 80s for many or 90. today, 61 in san francisco, oakland 67. livermore, 81. san jose only 76. santa rosa only 73. microclimate shows 50s and 60s.

san francisco really stuck. most of the coast tough to warm up. upper 60s around oakland, berkeley. pretty far inland area as well. we'll find some 80s if you get far enough away from the marine layer influence. it made a strong push even out to the parts of the delta and sacramento valley. morning fog. sunny, breezy. there's mist drizzle. a couple of reports of that. the cooling trend will take us into wednesday or thursday. the low will punch through around then. 50s on the temperatures. san jose stuck at 60 but overcast. we have a lot eflee clouds. there are a -- a lot of low clouds. there are a few breaks in there. the low is spinning, going right over the bay area. it won't be for a couple of more days. that gives us a lot of low clouds. it will probably max itself out. when the fog gets this sprong

strong it -- this strong, it needs support inland. low clouds made it to pittsburg this morning. 66 berkeley. 79 pleasanton. 70s for many or low 80s in the santa clara sll. santa cruz, 72. a lot of 50s and 60s on much of the coast. mainly some 70s, redwood city, palo alto, menlo park checking in at 73. looks like a rebound on the temperatures by the weekend, tori. >> thank you. 7:43. the highest paid player in baseball is expected to be suspendedle today. why the -- suspended today. why that suspension will not keep him out of the lineup. b.a.r.t. trains are still rolling today. fb

both the dow and s&p index started the morning in record territory. stocks are mixed at the start of a quiet august day on wall street. there's little new data to trade on. the dow is currently down 26 at 15,632. the nasdaq is up 4. s&p is flat. it's likely that major league baseball will suspend alex rodriquez today. despite the punishment coming his way, the new york yankees' star is expected to play tonight for the first time this season. how could that be? adam housely has the details on the possible suspension. >> reporter: this is the

biggest issue baseball has had to deal with with the exception of the balco situation in san francisco. this is the lab in south florida that's had people sit out for the entire season. what's happened, you have a number of players, depending upon who you talk to, between 8 and 20 players. baseball's had a chance to negotiate with some of these players. for the most part we've been told that mlb has dealt with these players, their agents and the players association. that's allowed them to get them to agree -- to get to how much they were involved. alex rodriquez along with ryan vaughn. he was the mvp last year. those are the two biggest nails. vaughn agreed to the suspension a few weeks ago. the latest report is this -- it

was first gonna be at noon eastern. 9:00 local time. we're being told it may be pushed to 3:00 eastern. we'll hear what they will do. we've been told they will ban alex rodriquez for the rest of this year and all of next year. roughly 214 games. that's $34 of his salary. he will appeal that ban. when that happens, it will take about 20 days or so before it goes in front of an arbitrator and the final decision will be made. he could be banned from baseball and play, 15, 16, 20 games in the middle of a pennant race. he may be allowed to play as he's banned at the same time. it's very interesting to see how it will play out. for bay area fans a couple of other names bartolo colin is expected to be mentioned. he's also yesterday, there were a couple of players that were of note, one of them played for the texas rangers, helped them

beat the as yesterday, in fact. nelson cruz hit a home run in that game. he's expected to potentially be one of those players that will face suspension because of his some with the south florida lab. the numbers we're hearing, anywhere from eight to 20 i players -- 20 players. any way you look at it, it's a messy situation for major league baseball. >> it is. and a decision may be coming down at noon our time. we'll have that on the noon news. new details this morning about some are calling a -- [inaudible [inaudible] >> one of the girls in the crash-lands was still alive when firefighters arrived.

the investigation continues about the girl covered by foam and run over by a responding vehicle. the chronicle reports that new video of the crash scene shows san francisco fire department supervisors were not notified by firefighters on the scene that a passenger had been found near the plane. that video was taken by a firefighter's helmet camera and has been turned over to the ntsb for the investigation into her death. now, according to the chronicle, there's some confusion over whether firefighters were told about the girl lying on the ground and if she was actually spotted by one crew that thought she was already dead. now, the san mateo county coroner determined that the young girl was alive for several minutes before being run over by that emergency vehicle. now, in our next hour of "mornings on 2," some of the words heard on that helmet camera video that reveal the horrible scene when that girl's

body was discovered. dave? >> all right, pam. as we've been telling you, the b.a.r.t. strike was averted late last night before governor brown stepped in to avert a strike, b.a.r.t. union leaders heckled tom hock, telling him to go home. this is debra interviewing from ktvu. >> will you get it done tonight? >> i hope so. but we'll see. >> union workers were pretty angry that tom hock was hired from out of state to lead the b.a.r.t. negotiating team. they also criticize him for taking a vacation late in the negotiating process. >> we're part of this community. this man does not pair, period. who would go on vacation for eight days in such a critical time? >> union leaders say hock has been standing in the way of real negotiations, affecting the livelihoods of 2,000 workers.

the key sticking points include pay, healthcare costs and pensions. the union want a raise after agreeing to a wage fridz in their 2009 contract. b.a.r.t. is offering an 8% raise over a few years and asking employees to pay 5% of salaries into a pension plan and 10% of monthly cost of healthcare plans. a.c. transit has yet to reach a deal with its workers. they are planning a special meeting in oakland. we've just received word the meeting is scheduled for noon today. it's a closed session conference with labor negotiators from three unions as well as unrepresented workers. for now, no employee walkouts are planned. all right. 7:52. we're still following the breaking news around the bay bridge in san francisco. a big rig fire causing major problems if you are a commuter on the bay bridge.

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about 300 millbrae students are hoping officials will restore their scores on the advance placement exams. the college board threw out their scores saying the students were seated improperly when they took the exams. more than 3,000 people signed an online petition supporting the students. the school principal says so far there's no evidence anyone cheated. sal, you've been very busy. despite the fact that b.a.r.t. trains are running there's still traffic issues to worry about. >> reporter: absolutely. trying to get into san francisco driving today is a mess. there was a truck that caught fire west of the span.

the rest of the east bay does not look that bad. it's very fortunate we have the b.a.r.t. trains running. it's very slow at the bay bridge toll plaza. very barely. especially if you are in one of those cash lanes. the only thing that moves okay is the carpool lanes getting onto the bridge. once you make it on, very slow into san francisco. let's move along to the peninsula in case you are using 101 instead. 101 looks good up the peninsula. northbound and southbound. a little bit of slowing in san mateo at the 92/101 interchange. let's go to steve. well, mostly cloudy out there. a lot of gray skies. that's a pretty big fog bank for this time of year, helped along by an area of low pressure right to the left of your screen. that's it. that lifts it. it's also making a strong push. parts out to the delta and sacramento executive reported low clouds. i don't see much change until

wednesday/thursday. the fog will probably max its way out tomorrow. 50s, 60s on the coast. but again down towards santa cruz, capitola it gets warmer down there. but even down there, the temperature have not been that warm. cool, mild, very cool. i think the low goes through wednesday/thursday. that keeps cooler conditions inland. there will be a bump up in the temperatures as we head up to the weekend. 7:57. some flames early this morning in oakland but firefighters are saying -- what firefighters are saying about this house fire hours ago. >> reporter: and westbound 80 gonna be a mess this morning as you head off the bay bridge because of a big rig fire. we'll tell you when the chp says the lanes may reopen. >> reporter: no b.a.r.t. strike. that's the good news. bad news, still no contract deal. we'll tell you how another strike can happen later if not resolved when "mornings on 2" continues. ♪

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welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. if you are just joining us, b.a.r.t. trains are running. no strike. there's breaking news in san francisco near the bay bridge. a big rig caught fire off the bay bridge. two lanes are closed. brian flores is out there near

the bridge. you can show us how the traffic is doing now. it's been pretty bad out there. >> reporter: yeah, it is pretty bad out here. good morning to you. those lanes remain closed. as ut take a look at the traffic, it looks like traffic is moving nicely once up get past a certain point past the big rig fire. but traffic is already impacted across the bay bridge. you take a look at the big rig that caught on fire. san francisco crews periodically spraying water on the big rig that caught on fire early this morning, roughly around 5:45. we want to take a look at video that a viewer actually shot and propose vidded to us at ktvu as they were on the road this morning. huge flames coming out from the big rig. several fire crews he responded when the fire hit this morning. according to the driver, he says he was on westbound 80 just before the 5th street exit when he noticed a tire that blew and then sparks flying. he pulled over to the right shoulder of the skyway, pulled out a fire extinguisher.

the chp issued a sig-alert. fire crews responded and they say that alert could last, two, three hours at this point. the driver says he was carrying sewershy and rice in the trailer of the truck. he was on his way to make a dlafery in south san francisco when -- delivery in south san francisco when this happened. he's doing okay. he was a little shaken up. here's more from the chp. >> be patient. use alternates if you know of them or leave later if possible. but the damage is done. not much we can do about it now. >> reporter: again, the driver said he was on his way from the castro valley to south san francisco. he goes on to say that he did all of the normal checks this morning before he left, making sure the tires were okay. he says nothing seemed out of the ordinary. he says the tires were three months old. you can see traffic moving slowly on westbound 80. they do these periodic steps to make sure that fire crews, emergency crews ka make their way on the scene here. as soon as traffic starts

picking up and moving normally again, they do these periodic checkpoints to make sure everything is on the way. traffic could be bad for the next three or four hours. for more on the traffic, also go to sal castanedo. >> good morning, brian. it's really a mess there. i want to show you the tampa at the bay bridge. it's very slow. i just had somebody else say that it took them better part of an hour and a half to navigate this commute. so they texted me and -- as soon as they got to the office there. westbound traffic is very, very slow getting across into san francisco. that's because it's not only slow at the toll plaza but slow on the bridge as well. this is unone of the unusual situations. it's also slow on the span.

it will help you if you are a carpool lane. if you are in the regular commute here, it will take a long time. more than han hour. let's move along to the alternate, the san mateo bridge, it doesn't look too bad. a lot of people are using that. you will get to slow traffic in san mateo. i would still say it's a better way than using the bay bridge. let's go back to the desk. all right, sal. turning now to ourer top story -- to our other top story, a b.a.r.t. strike has been averted for now. they are running. they will keep to run for the next seven days. governor brown stepped in and got involved two hours before the midnight deadline. we have team coverage. let's start with tara moriarty. she's gonna tell us why the governor got involved in the 11th hour. tara? >> reporter: well, basically, b.a.r.t. asked him to. what the governor did, he

issued a seven-day injunction. what it means is that b.a.r.t. trains will keep running. meanwhile, a panel will investigate as to why these two sides can't seem to move forward. at the end of the investigation, the governor will decide whether or not a 60- day cooling off period is necessary. shortly after 10:00 last night, union leaders emerged with the governor's announcement and b.a.r.t. had asked the governor to intervene. while the unys say they -- unions say they are happy, they are also frustrated that the investigation will take time away from the negotiating table. >> we're extremely disappointed at their continued posturing, their continued negotiations which are in very bad faith, their continued failure to address a single safety proposal. >> the last thing we wanted is to see the train shut down again. as we were facing the prospect of the unions walking out again, we said, all right, what

are our option? this is the only one we found we can exercise and the governor was willing to grant it. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. officials say the unions are using the threat of a strike as a scare tactic, holding bay area commuters hostage. union leaders accuse -- [no audio] >> a bit of a technical problem there with tara moriarty. first of all, here's a look at -- we'll get back to tara in a moment. here's what's next in the seven- day inquiry. a three-member board appointed by the governor will investigate the negotiation process so far. it will look into b.a.r.t.'s request for a 60-day cooling off period. that board will hand in a court to the governor in seven days. based on the report, the governor will decide if there will be a cooling off period. three members of the governor's board that will investigate the talks will make just $100 a day. the board chairman, jacob applesmith, the current director of thpartment of

alcohol, beverage control, mickey callahan is san francisco's director of human resources and robert balginore is a former union leader. for more, go to ktvu.com. you can sign up for b.a.r.t. strike alerts. all of that at ktvu.com. 8:06. investigators have now identified the young victim of snra's 30th homicide this year. police say 19-year-old kimberly joyce estrada was shot early saturday morning while riding in a car. this happened shortly after 1:00 a.m. near south second. police say the shooter was someone outside of the vehicle. the driver, 21-year-old man, was not hurt. so far, no suspects have been pidded -- have been identified. a search is underway for a teenager who walked away from a juvenile detention center.

the 16-year-old was being held at the log cabin youth camp. he left the detention center around 6:30 wearing a burgundy shirt and tan pants. if you have information, call 911. los angeles police are giving a break to some small- time offenders. 91 violations will now be considered infractions instead of misdemeanors. that includes driving without a license or using a fake i.d. to buy alcohol. these violations will no longer appear in criminal records. the city attorney's office says this is part of an effort to save tax payer dollars. 8:07. tomorrow, a special night block parties are planned all over the bay area for this year's national nightout. this event started 30 years seag, the goal was to reduce crime and bring people together. you are encouraged to organize a barbecue, an ice cream social or block party. the city says there are more

than 650 registered parties this year. want to check in with sal to see how things are moving as you are trying to head into san francisco across the bay bridge. not looking that great. >> i know. >> one of those things, i'm trying to put a positive spin on it. about the only thing that's positive, no one was injured. the driver was not injured. but the big rig did catch fire a few hours ago just off the bridge in san francisco. it's blocking two lanes off the bridge. it's backed up onto the bridge and at the toll plaza for at least an hour delay, maybe more. if you are in the carpool lane you mighten able to cut significant amount of time off that. alternate routes include the san mateo bridge. a lot of people are trying to drive there. the san mateo bridge itself is ro -- itself looks good. traffic is backed up out of san leandro. it was a good alternate. not that good anymore. if you are driving in the south

bay, this is not affecting anything here. 101, 280, 85 are doing well. i want to go up to 880 southbound. it looks like there is a crash near winton avenue, southbound 880. there's also slow traffic on the san mateo bridge. across to the other side. but i still would use that or use the richmond bridge, the golden gate, the bay bridge is too bad for you to try to use right now. let's go to steve. a very good morning. a lot of gray skies. a few breaks, not much. most of the forecast area is covered in gray. the morning is almost feeling fall-like. this pattern with a little low -- i'm standing right in front of it. there it is. that broke off from the area of low pressure in the pacific northwest. last friday we warmed up. had some 80s. came right back down over the weekend. this is controlling our weather. it's really put -- put a stamp on the fog bank. that's for sure. santa rosa, 83 is a normal high this time of year. livermore should be about 90.

oakland, 74 and downtown san francisco, 68. i think they take that because -- they haven't been over 70 since july 4th. livermore, 81. san jose, 76. santa rosa will be a cool, 73. a lot of low clouds and fog. in fact, some of that made it out to parts of the delta, even out to sacramento executive. a cooler pattern today, tomorrow. even a bigger dip wednesday, thursday. it's been a cold foggy pattern. a cool pattern for a long time -- for a long time. i don't see much of a change here going forward for a while here, even san jose will stay below. this is downtown. 70s. starting off with a lot of overcast, saw three web cameras from the meteorologist department, all three were overcast. fairfield has been -- it's been kicking up the heels.

gusts to 37, 38. there's still a component of a west wind. it tails off a little bit. when you get sfo west, livermore west, that tells you we have a very, very pronounced onshore breeze. when the inland temperatures cool down this much, the support for the fog is not there. as long as the low is there, it will chew it up. some areas by the coast, even though that fog is late to burn off, it stays in the 50s, 60s for many. 70s for a lotter 80s as you get well inland. a few upper 80s. vacaville and clearlake coming in under 90. 60s for many or 70s even out towards danville, walnut creek. san jose, 76. low 80s. morgan hill to gilroy. i just looked at about four web cameras at san jose. all of them were showing gray. 50s, 60s, down to san mateo, low to mid-70s really at best. cool a very cool day as we go

into wednesday/thursday. we'll see the inland temperatures warming up by the weekend. thank you, steve. a house fire in oakland is being investigated. it started about 4:00 this morning on 79th and holy street r six people were in the house. two of them suffered smoke inhalation. firefighters put it out quickly. there is he's no word on what caused the fire. a fire broke out in napa county. it started just about 2 ook 30 2:30. they fought the fire. we're not sure what type of building burned. but we know it was not a house or an apartment. no injuries have been reported. 8:12. a powerball lotly ticket worth -- lottery ticket worth more than $1.1 million was purchased in milpitas at the landis arco

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good morning. we still have that big problem in san francisco as they continue to try to get this big rig that was on fire out of the lanes. now, traffic westbound 80 just after the bridge is moving but only in one lane. you can see and that's because of a truck fire that happened hours ago. it's not going to be clear for hours more. traffic on the upper deck of the bay bridge is backed up all the way out into the oakland maze. and that's gonna be at least an hour delay for many drivers. back to the desk. thank you, sal. u.s. officials have decided to keep 19 embassies and consulates closed until at least the end of the week. this comes after surveillance agencies intercepted messages from senior al qaeda operatives. as kyla campbell reports from our washington, d.c. newsroom, some lawmakers are comparing this threat to warnings received prior to 9/11. >> reporter: they are taking these potential terror threats seriously. u.s. officials believe final planning may be complete.

senate intelligence committee members say the controversial spy program is what picked up on the messages sent among operatives. the cia and nsa continue scouring database and telephone and internet for another clues. the u.s. shut down 19 embassies through the end of this week. thousands of american troops in that same region are on high alert. republicans point to last year's deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya as a boost for terrorists. >> a year has passed. nobody has paid a price. after libya, these al qaeda types are on steroids, thinking we're weaker and they are stronger. >> reporter: the potential threat is not ot only reason the embassies are closed. they are also concerned about major prison breaks in the middle east where hundreds of escapees are tied to kid. this week marks the end of

ramadan which is a holy week for muslims. back to you. >> thank you. the state department's warnings are the reason that san francisco police are on high alert. officials say there's no direct threat to san francisco. but they are increasing patrol throughout the day as a -- the city as a precaution. they are focusing on government buildings, tourist attractions and places of worship. they are asking everyone to watch for unusual activity. >> it's kind of reassuring they are there but you are asking yourself why. >> they have no choice but to take it seriously because you never know. time is now 8:18. about 45 minutes from right now, a coroner's inquest into the death of a man killed by walnut creek creek police is due to begin. 22-year-old anthony banta was shot to death at an apartment complex last december 27th. police claim he -- he charged

at them with a knife. in the meantime, a new york police officer shot and killed. police say they shot the 14- year-old yesterday because he pointed a gun at police officers and would not put it down t police say this surveillance -- down. police say this video shows minutes before he was killed by police. two officers were in the area, they heard the shots. 8:19. members of a sikh temple in wisconsin are marking a somber anniversary today. one year ago today, a gunman with ties to white supremacist groups walked into a milwaukee area temple and openerred -- opened fire. the gunman took his own life after being wounded in a shootout with police. jurors are expected to hear

leangtly closing arguments today in the trial of suspected mob boss james whitey bulger. bulger faces charges that include 19 murders, money laundering and weapons related crimes. he fled boston in 1994 before being captured in 2011, he was one of the country's most- wanted fugitives. his attorneys are trying to contradict evidence that he was an fbi informant. the fbi said he was an informant about ten years ago. the barbara boxer will hold a news conference this morning about the afordable -- affordable health care act at 11:00 at the community health center in oakland. beginning october 1st, businesses and individuals will be able to compare plans all over the state. some will be eligible for tax credits to help with the cost. the private ambulance company that just settled the $2.5 million debt with santa

clara county mass filed for bankruptcy. rural metro operates firefighting and paramedic services in 700 communities across the country. it will continue all of the operations while it deals with financial restructuring. b.a.r.t. trains are running on schedule this morning, at arrest for now. there's been a seven-day reprieve. also, what's happen okay the bay bridge. it's a chilly, cloudy monday morning in the bay area. steve's coming back to tell us what we can expect later today. blam speaut 5ñ

welcome back. time now, 8:23. about 100 homes evacuated in a small town in louisiana after a train derailed and spilled hazardous chemicals. it happened yesterday about 60 miles west of baton rouge. one of the cars leaked a chemical that is very hazardous. another car leaked oil. so far no serious injuries reported. oakland police are investigating a crash that injured four children. a pickup truck lost control on 73 about 8:00 last night. the car slammed into a telephone pole and a fire hydrant, as you can see. a father and four children were in the car. all of the children were taken to the hospital. two had serious injuries.

police are spooking into speed -- are looking into speed as a possible factor to the crash. sal, have you fixed things around the bay bridge yet? >> you make me laugh, dave. >> i'm hoping. i'm hoping. >> you know what? people are probably not in a good mood about this, having to get into san francisco with a couple of lanes just off the bridge being blocked westbound. these are pictures of the truck that was on fire. not much left. ktvu's brian flores is going to update us. he and his crew are at the scene westbound just before fifth street. the two right lanes are blocked. we'll hear what happened to cause this fire coming up in a moment. but the damage is done. the backup is all the way out to the macarthur maze. the metering lights are on. an hour plus in your car unless you are use the carpool lane and then it will be slightly less than an hour. we're looking at the entire commute. let me back this up here and show you all of the red on the maps. the red on 80 westbound as a

result of the bay bridge. and then you have a lot of traffic trying to get down to the san mateo bridge there. this thing has done a number on the east bay commute. we'll be here with more traffic reports. 8:25. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. a very good morning. i want to thank chris for supplying me with some updated information. thank you. you can see the breeze. there's a couple. but they are terrain , to be honert it you -- honest with you. that's santa cruz. you can blame it or thank it. if you don't like cool weather, that's the reason right there. if you love it, you can enjoy it. 50, 60s for many. 70s, a couple of 80s. it will be a cool pattern today, not only today, dave,

but well into thursday or wednesday. i was look at the 15-day outlook, there's no sign of any heat or anything like that. it will be a little warmer. we'll see if that holds. things can change. but the main high in the texas/oklahoma area does not look like it's budging. things could stay on the cool side for a while. >> all right. 8:27. still, no settlement but those b.a.r.t. trains are running this morning. stay tuned. we'll continue tower live team coverage -- we'll couldn't our -- we'll continue our live team coverage.

welcome back. 8:30. the breaking news is b.a.r.t., b.a.r.t. trains are running this morning, and you may want to take b.a.r.t. if you have to go into san francisco. just hours ago, a big rig caught fire just off the bay bridge. traffic is a mess. at least two lanes are closed. ktvu's brian flores is live right near the bridge. how is it right now? any better? >> reporter: not getting any better, dave. those right two lanes just to the right of the fifth stress exit remains closed. that will be like that for quite sometime. as sal mentioned, traffic is backed up on westbound 80. be patient. it looks like the crews are in

the cleaning-up phase, dousing the flames from a big rig fire that started at 5:45. we want to take a look at the video that a viewer provided to ktvu. you can see the huge flames coming out from the big rig. several crew reese sponded. according to the driver, we spoke to him about an hour ago, was on westbound 80 just before the fifth street exit when he noticed a tire blew and sparks flying. he pulled out a fire extin gerber that he had. at that point, the -- extinguisher that he had. at that point, the rig was already in flames. he said he was carrying sewershy and rice in the trailer of the truck. he was on his way to make his delivery to castro valley when it happened. he's doing okay but a little shaken up. the chp issued a sig-alert. they say it could last several more hours before everything is cleared up. >> be patient and use alternates if you know of them or leave pater if possible --

later if possible. the damage is done. there's not much we can do about it right now. >> reporter: the driver said he did all of the normal checks before he left this morning making sure the tires were okay. he says nothing seemed out of ordinary. he says the tires were three months old. traffic moving slowly on westbound 80. i just spoke with caltrans who says that will be two and a half, three hours. but there's also some left over fuel in the big rig. they don't want to take chances. that will take time as well. they've also brought in tow truck its to re-- tow trucks. the damage is done. if you are heading this direction, you might want to find alternate routes because it will be a mess. for more on those routes, let's go to sal. >> you know, the alternate is getting crowded i'm afraid. westbound bay bridge is very

slow. i want to show you the toll plaza. people are looking at it. i am not doing that, the san mateo bridge is awful, it's terrible getting across. you can see traffic slow all the way out to the high rise. now, i just said it was terrible. if i were you, i would use the bridge. it's less terrible than the bay bridge. you can use the richmond to the golden gate. i would avoid the bay bridge or take b.a.r.t. or if you have the flexibility, go later. back to the desk. more to our continuing coverage on the situation with b.a.r.t. the trains are running and will keep running until at least the next seven days. late last night governor brown vot involved two hours before the midnight strike deadline. b.a.r.t. eight board president said it became clear the two sides were still very far apart. b.a.r.t. decided to turn to the governor to keep the trains rolling. >> the cooling off off period

is an -- the cooling off period is an injunction. everybody is enjoined from striking. everybody works under the old contract. >> b.a.r.t. asked the governor for a 60-day cooling-off period. it's possible the governor could extend that for two months. the governor released a letter after announcing the seven-day inquiry into the b.a.r.t. talks. the governor says for the sake of the people of the bay area, i urge in the strongest terms possible the parties to meet quickly and as long as necessary to get this dispute resolved. union representatives responded to the governor's announcement by accusing b.a.r.t. officials of bargaining in bad faith. union leaders say they hope the investigation will reveal how little time b.a.r.t. manage hadn't has spent barg --

management has spent bargaining. >> we're gonna go forward with the proposals that should have been agreed to june 30th. >> a four day-strike b.a.r.t. strike in early july snarled traffic throughout the bay area. riders are reacting to news that the b.a.r.t. strike has been avert. alex savidge is live and blas reaction from -- and has reaction from riders. >> reporter: well, they are relieved, a lot of them. they say that strike in july was a huge headache, waiting in long lines and trying to hitch a ride in the city. the governor intervened in negotiations. everyone i talked to told me they got word the strike was on hold before they headed out the door this morning. still, are with -- still, with

the threat of the strike looming, a lot of people other people figured out other options. what ill riders are glad the b.a.r.t. strike is on hold. some worry, they may be right back in the same spot after the cooling-off period. >> i wish actually that we just would hold to the end and get this resolved now. i don't think seven days is going to make a whole lot of difference, in my guesstimate. i sure hope it does but i'm step cal -- but i'm skeptical. >> i think they need to be honest about what they are really looking for. if it's a healthcare, they should address that. if it's benefits, they should hoege in on that -- they should hone in on that. >> reporter: buses were brought in just in case of a strike. apparently no one told the

drivers the strike had been called off. i've reached out to b.a.r.t.'s spokespeople to ask about about the mix mumm-- mixup. commuters are glad they got a break and are hopeful a deal can be worked out. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:36. new this morning, 17 people in san jose now need a new place to live after an early-morning apartment fire. the flames damaged five units in the complex on waterberry court. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: i want to tell you, the fire happened here at this apartment complex. it's an eerie coincidence because in december, there was a couple of and grandfather who died in the fire. the people involved in this fire remember that. you can see the damage here. a lot of charred debris on the

ground. the flames were so powerful that they gutted that apartment there on the second story as well as the one below. the heat and the flames again so powerful that they broke out the windows here in the next building over. now, this fire started at 12:20 this morning at a first floor unit on waterberry court in san jose. firefighters say a man was cooking and left oil in a man unattended. when he came back, the kitchen was on fire. the smoke alarms activated. they ran out. but the fire and smoke spread to the second floor and traveled to the next building. a woman who lives there says her two daughters and grandson were sleeping in this bed -- in bed. >> my daughter said, mom, mom, the house is on fire back there. i didn't hear anything, no alorm or anything -- no alarm or anything. then we started to hear popping

stuff. we just tried to get out and grab stuff. the woman was screaming to her husband. >> reporter: it took firefighters an hour and a half to knock down the flames in all, two units were gutted. three received heavy smoke and water damage. fire officials are ruling the cause of this is accidental. the red cross is assisting the families who have been displaced which include 12 adults and five children. back out here live, i want to show you some of the damage to the car that was parked right outside of the apartment. you can see it's completely melted on the fender and the back lights. again, the red cross is gonna be helping these families by giving them some spending money and a hotel to stay at the next few days. they are also gonna help them with withouty -- with actually finding another apartment to live in. so that they can sort of rebuild. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right new this morning, fire damage early today at a san francisco apartment building happened at 12:45 on

24th street. between the 24th street mission b.a.r.t. station and cap street. several families live in that three-story building. at least one person was treated for a non-life-threatening injuries. the cause of the fire still being investigated. 8:39 is the time. we get a little reprieve from a possible strike but the threat is still there for next week. let's check in with sal. right now, traffic is doing vell in many areas but the bay bridge is not one of them. b.a.r.t. strike not being theror not having a strike has really helped out with this commute. a lot of people are taking b.a.r.t. this commute here at the bay bridge is done. it's gonna be this way for hours to come as they have the traffic on the bridge getting into san francisco. it will take more than an hour. if you are at the end of the line, this could be one of those days when it takes almost two hours to get across. you might want to think about using the san mateo bridge

instead. a little bit of sun. a little bit of sun down by big sur. hard-pressed to find any clearing on the coast. low right there. that low is responsible. this is -- this broke off about -- about saturday. dropped in and that's really giving us a very, very cool pattern. eventually we'll move through probably wednesday or thursday which will max out the fog. but as sal likes to say the damage is done as far as temperatures. they will be below average. average should be 60s, 90s.

50s stuck. mist, drizzle on the coast. the low cloud deck continues to max out. had some decent gusts over 30, 35 for a while out towards the delta. 60s, 70s and some 80s. a lot of 60s and 70s. some inland locations very, very cool for this time of year. santa clara valley cool. pacifica, daly city. san bruno, san mateo, very, very cool. not much of a pattern change through wednesday, thursday. we'll cool down. it does look a little warmer on the weekend. all right, steve.

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there's little new data to trade on other than the report for the institute for supply management other than the u.s. sector expanded in july. the dow which started at a record high this morning is currently down 50 at 15,607. the nasdaq is also turning in a negative territory, down 1. and s&p tub down 2. samsung lost a round in a legal round with apple. a trade representative for the obama administration vetoed a ban on some phones. the u.s. international trade commission order the ban last year. it ruled the apple devices violate a patent held by sam suge. since they are made in china, they are eligible to be babbed from u.s. imports.

yahoo!is shutting down a popular app called asterid. yahoo!acquired the app last may when it was buying other companies that appealed to younger users. this app has been downloaded more than 4 million times. 8:46. let's get you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you right now -- the breaking news in san francisco, that mess out there, a big rig fire near the bay bridge has shut down two lanes of westbound traffic, the commute is a mess. this happened near the fifth street exit about 5:45 this morning. right now, traffic is really backed up. it could be a couple of hours more before the lanes are open again. and the b.a.r.t. strike has been averted. b.a.r.t. strains are running. they will -- trains are running. they will keep to run for at least the next seven days. ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live to tell us why the governor got involved in the

11th hour. tara? >> reporter: well, b.a.r.t. asked him to give a cooling-off period. what it got was an injunction for seven days. that means a panel will come in and investigate, the b.a.r.t. trains will keep running. at the end of the investigation, the governor will decide whether or not a 60- day cooling off period is necessary. while the unions say they are happy that a third party will now see what's been going on in labor talks, they are frustrated that the investigation will take time from the negotiating table. >> if the district could come to the table and bargain with us in full -- in good faith for a fair contract, none of this would be necessary. the governor would not have had to get involved. the public's worries would not have been even necessary. >> i don't own a car. so yeah, i know there is a lot of people like me in the bay area. they can't get to work.

if they own a car, they are truck in traffic. that's who we're thinking about here. we need to put the riders first. >> reporter: over the next few days, the two sides will prepare their case for the board about how they've been playing fair during negotiations. bottom line trains will be running for another week until we hear what the governor has to say. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:48. the berkeley man arrested while running naked through a b.a.r.t. station is due back in court today for a preliminary hearing. the 24-year-old is facing felony charges for the bizarre incident in may at the 16th b.a.r.t. station in san francisco. police say he ran naked through the station, grabbed several passengers and kicked a b.a.r.t. worker. he used to work as an acrobat. he was fired for angry outbursts. an announcement is expected today from major league baseball for the suspension of

players caught up in the biogenesis scandal. the big name involved, alex rodriquez. the league will reported suspend him for this season and part of next. alex rodriquez will file an appeal, he says, and he will be eligible to play in the game which will be the first time the third baseman will play for the yankees this season due to an injury. new details about the death of one of the passengers on flight 214. ktvu's pam cook is the in studio -- is in the studio with the images about what happened when one passenger was run over by an emergency response vehicle. >> it sounds like the investigation into the 16-year- old ally death is just beginning. as we've been reporting, one of the girls killed was still alive when firefighters arrived. the san mateo county coroner has confirmed that the young girl was alive for several

minutes before being run over by an emergency vehicle. what's still unclear, though, is how she ended upen on the runway -- ended up on the runway. now, the san francisco chronicle reports that new video of the crash scene shows san francisco fire department supervisors were not notified by firefighters that a passenger had been found near the plane. that video was taken by a battalion chief helmet camera. it has been turned over to the ntsb. according to the chronicle, aleast two firefighters saw the girl on the ground and determined that she was already dead. two other firefighters have told investigators that they saw the young girl on the ground and that they drove their truck around her after pointing out her location to supervisors. the article says the battalion chief's helmet camera did not record any such communication. it reportedly does record the heartbreaking moments when the chief was told about the young

girl. the paper reports that he looked down to see her body in the tracks of the truck that had run over her. tori and dave? >> thank you, pam. demands for safety improvements after an apparent attack by car. >> 35, who miles an hour, running people over. >> surveillance video from ven -- venice beach in los angeles and new information on the accused driver. traffic is just a mess getting to the bay bridge. now we're hearing the traffic will be slow all morning long. 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, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally's. have you ever sat on a plastic covered couch? [ kids cheering ] you're missing a good game over here. those kids wouldn't have lasted one day in our shoes.

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the city council in palo alto is considering a new ban against people who live in their vehicles. tonight, councilmembers will discuss the proposal. if the ban passes, people will no longer be allowed to park overnight. opponents are planning to protest outside of city hall before the hearing. deputies in contra costa county have arrested a man in connection with a deadly stabbing of an ace hardware employee. employees were called to oliver's yesterday morning about 9:00. deputies found a 49-year-old man with multiple stab wounds. the suspect, a 34-year-old man from hercules, fled the scene but was found in a nearby home. the victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. 8:55. police in los angeles are

holding a man in connection after he -- people were run down with a car on a crowded boardwalk on venice beach. look at this video showing the man, 38-year-old -- identified as 38-year-old nathan campbell, scanning the crowd, getting into a car. police say he's a transient. he turned himself in. >> there was no horn hoenkging. he was driving, doing 30 -- no horn honking. he was driving 30, 40 miles an hour. >> there is a small memorial out there it's in memory for a woman killed. she was a tourist on her honeymoon. her husband and ten other people were hurt. at least one city councilman in los angeles wants a safety review and more barriers out there to keep drivers off the

boardwalk. one more time let's check in with sal and things are still pretty bad. >> i wouldn't advise driving on the bay bridge. you will be there for an hour. westbound bay bridge at about 5:45 this morning, a truck caught fire. it managed to make it off the bridge just before fifth street. it got there to the right lanes. the two right lanes are blocked -- are blocked. i want to show you this dramatic video of the fire. i think we have some video earlier when the truck was on fire. westbound traffic is going to be still very slow approaching fifth street. so the bay bridge is narrowing down from five lanes to two. you can see some pictures there of the truck when it was on fire. i want to show you the toll plaza here at the bay bridge. it's almost as a -- at a standstill. san mateo bridge could be an alternate. it's busy but it's better than the bay bridge at this point.

let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds. gray skies, cool temperatures. once the clouds burn off, it will be sunny. breezy. these are all well below average for this time of year. >> strange. >> yeah. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on that big rig fire. this one causing big problems on the bsh. we're always here for you. thank you for joining us.

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