past the bay bridge, a person captured this video of a fire ball this morning. here's that same scene from a the different angle, the driver of the truck said he was headed to outsfoshgs with a -- south sfoshgs with a -- san francisco, with a load of sushi and rice. he blew a tire. >> then i see the flames are bigger then. >> possibly the friction from the tire flapping or it could have broken a brake fuel line. >> with the truck reduced to charred metal, they closed two lanes of westbound 80, and then three, while the crews towed it away and cleaned up the mess. >> this is where four lanes merge into one. >> we've been here for two and

a half hours on the bridge from richmond. >> just from richmond? >> yeah, ridiculous. >> they inspected the bridge and found no structural defects. they may never know what caused the fire, much of the evidence is burned to a crisp. ktvu channel 2 news. >> did you get stuck in today's bay bridge backup? that's the question we're asking the viewers on facebook. bart trains are running today, even though the two sides haven't reached a deal. what happens next? we have live coverage tonight, we talk to commuters, and we begin with paul, where bart and its workers stand right now, paul? >> frank, at this hour, both sides are putting together their budget, that the governor will

put together. that'll happen later this week with the information. over the next 7 days, the trains will run as usual. that familiar sound means that all is well for the people who depend on bart to get around. they reached out to the governor at the avoid the -- to avoid the strike. >> it was the only path. >> and at 10:00 last night, the governor replied, allowing the trains to stay on track. he invoked his power to avert a strike. it would disrupt the transportation system, and endanger the public ice seventy and welfare. >> we're waiting to hear from them on when the hearing is going to be. >> we don't need cooling off, we need bart to do the right thing, and get this thing done.

>> at noon today, the rallies for to show solidarity. >> we added more money to that pay increase, and tried to meet them in the middle of the medical contribution. >> they can afford this, they ow it -- owe it to the public and the riders, to make sure they have a safety working environment. >> both sides will present at a hearing wednesday morning, and coming up at 6:00, hear from an others say about what's going on in the bart strike. >> live in oakland, ktvu channel 2 news. >> and here's a look now at the members of the governor's bart board of inquiry. the board has 7 days to compare and contrast the specifics of the proposal, and then report to the golfer. -- governor. and then if he should work it out, or order a

60 day cooling off period. >> even though the bart strike was averted this time around, just the thought of it, buzz near as the same thing. jade? >> this is the bart stop of one of the commuters we spoke to today, who said there was no relief for him, despite the fact there was no strike last night. bart trains ran at scheduled is this morning. >> i got at 3:00, and checked the internet to see if they had actually decided to strike. >> since the strike didn't happen, it didn't break his routine. he walked to the station, and then walked to work. the fact there was no strike, didn't ease his mind. >> i don't like the up and down

kind of deal. >> we spoke to this psycho therapist. >> the change of routinely, generates stress, and it often making them feel more vulnerable, it resonates through the other parts of their life. >> he said if they can't get to work, they can get stressed over that, and it can have a cascading effect over their entire life. >> it's the not knowing, and having to wait until the last minute, to find out what's the subdivision in 7 days or like this -- situation in 7 days or like this morning. >> some people will handle it better than others. >> the cooling other period, maintain be healthy. it's not just for locals, if

bart wasn't running, they're week long visit would have been more expensive, and sightseeing would have been cut short. >> according to the numbers, the jobs remain in high demand. since 2007, they have had 1,800 job openings. 6.8% of bart employees left their jobs in the past year, and that's half the turn over rate of public and private jobs nationwide. go to ktvu.com, and lick on the to be -- click on the tap here the top of the page. a small earthquake, measured 2.9, and 11 miles east of san josi, the indications are it was on a fault, no reports of any damage or injuries. the red cross is helping several families displaced by a

fire in west san jose, all started at 12:20 this morning, and then it spread fast. flames destroyed two apartments, and damaged three others. a woman in one unit, said the fire was caused approximate by her -- by her boyfriend, who was cooking, and left a pan unattended. >> i heard the smoke alarm, and when i got up, there was a fire. >> it left people without homes, and the red skrosz putting -- cross is putting them up in hotels. the fire investigators in oakland are trying to determine the cause of a house fire. 6 people were in the house at the time, and two of them suffered smoke inhalation. they were able to get the fire out quickly, no estimate on the damage. the work of the same group

of robberies. that reissued these days surveillance photos, they were taken during bank robberies, in san francisco. they wore hooded sweatshirts, and they jumped over the counter it is, they could be the same that hit the bank in san francisco last week. the footage from the camera, show that the firefighters arriving at the scene at the wreckage, were not told the girl was alive near the plane. they did not make the video public, the newspaper says the video shows the event that ended with her being struck and killed by a fire department truck. they try to determine how she was run over. major league baseball suspended super star alex rodriguez for more than 200 games, it's the longest

suspension in mlb history. why the penalty for rodriguez is so much stronger than the others. >> the odd thing about it, guess who's in the starting line up? alex rodriguez, he's going to appeal the suspension, but it probably will go in effect after thursday. yes, he's a repeat offender, and for that, he'll not play baseball at the very least, until after next season. a-rod has been in denial about the whole thing, and he was less than apologetic when he met the media earlier today in new york. >> i am sure there's been mistakes made along the way, we're here now, i'm a human being, i've hath had two hip surgeries, knee surgeries, i'm fighting for my life, i have to defend myself. if i don't, no one else will. >> i'm not going to give him

advice on how to handle it, that's not my position. i do need him to be focused when he's out there, and if there's distractions getting n i will talk to him. >> there's a total of 13 players, and of course, alex rodriguez is the headline act of those suspended, but on a local note, no san francisco giants, or a's are mentioned on that list, because the a star pitcher was suspected of being involved with that clinic in florida, but he was suspended last year, and evidently that counts as his penalty for being involved in that. a-rod is not yet contrite, he says he's fighting for his life, but they have so much info on him, it hasn't apparently sunk in, your guilty, and be done with it, and he's going to

appeal it. a lot of people have lost patience with him. >> we'll see if that changes. more details now, the following statement, upon learning that players were linked to this drugs, we found evidence the violations of our program. we conducted an investigation to enforce our rules. shavrn agrees -- chevron degrees to pay up, and who says it's not enough. and police are ramping up their efforts to reduce violence. this as they murn the -- mourn the death of a 19-year-old college student. skwrao: student. you may see more police officers this week, and it may

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. we have new details on a story we first brought you last week, the u.s. government has stend -- extended until saturday, the closures of the the embassies. they intercepted the messages between the al-qaida chief and his deputy. they closed 22 embassies for one day, and now they're extending that closure for 15 of them, and adding new ones. the state department has issued a global travel alert.

that alert is having an impact in the bay area as well. the police are stepping up the paroles, ken? >> they're quick to point out, that there's nothing in this alert that has a connection to the city. however, as they've done in the past, they say that extra vigilance is called for. it is the area's busy with tourist or shoppers, the places high profile, such the cable car turn around, and other landmarks, the list goes on and on. you may see more police presence in the coming weeks. they're not calling in extra officers based on this global terror alert, but they have special instructions to increase their watch, and parole in the high areas. the incident friday night, fits

the bill, when a strange cylinder was found, and it was nothing of concern. it was the kind of call that's important during an alert like this. >> there wasn't a connection, but a perfect example of where someone saw something, and said something. and saw a suspicious looking device on the sidewalk, called 911, the police officers responded, and we take these things seriously, we responded, and it was nonhazardous. >> on thursday they'll be on full staff, that's because of the san francisco 69ers preseason -- 49ers game on thursday, and that staffing would have been in place regard les of this travel alert. ktvu channel 2 news. speaking of those football games, the football fans attending the games, will be

objected -- subjected to new rules. beginning this season, they're limiting the size and type of bags into the staumdz. only clur, and -- clear, and vinyl bags w be allowed. the new bag restriction is meant to enhance security, and to speed up the entrance in the stadium. they're asking for protection of the gay, and lesbian in the games in russia. their record of anti-legislation hose a serious concern for the safety of the participants, and spectators. they're among the local lawmakers that signed the legislature. they're also boycott it go

russia vodka, and protest the laws in russia. they plan to pour the vodka down the sewer right in front of city hall. once the fog left, it turned out to be a good day. the fog is returning? >> yes, you can bet on it. little in the way of change for tomorrow. we are unseasonalably cool -- unseasonably cool this time of year. i don't see the changes anytime soon. let's look at what we had today. these numbers are preliminary, and this is what we're looking at for today. 81 for livermore, and these numbers are cooler than yesterday, but look at where we stand than typically we do. santa rosa, and close to 8

degrees below the average. typically 74 degrees for this time of year, today about 65. right now, the temperatures in the upper 50's, and low 60s, and feeling good in walnut creek, and 82 outside in fairfield, so still nice, and mild in your neighborhood. the on shore breeze with not stop, and won't stop for some time. 22 miles per hour at this time, it's moving through the hayward pass as well, and livermore, with an on shore breeze there. the breeze continues, and this is the system that will continue to bring us more of the same i should say. it's a few hundred miles offshore, and eventually lift to the north and east, but it'll take a few days, so between now and then, the temperatures will be about today, expected for tomorrow, but we could be cooler in some areas, the clouds return

tonight, and we get started tomorrow morning, in the morning for the start of the day, in the mid 50's, and a minor cool down, and most of us is similar to today. and this pattern is in place through the workweek. mid to upper 60s to low 70s for the east bay shoreline, and some of the warmest locations will only hit 84 or 85. the extended forecast here, the temperatures are on a downward trend, not a huge drop, but thursday could be the coolest day. and weekend, a slight warm up on friday, a better warm up in time for the weekend, i'll have details coming up. thank you. the residents in the north are being warned of the new developments of west nile virus. they report three dead birds, they have tested positive for

the disease. there are no human cases of west nile in the county. however, so far this year, five human cases have been reported across the stashths and one -- state, and one person has died. hamburger patties from a petri dish. the first stem cell burger, and how it was made. after a heated confrontation. >> he was saying he was going to drop kick me. >> we slower explore the -- explore the hate crime. >> and the last minute intervention, keeps the bart strike at bay, and you'll hear about the group of people asked to step in. more coming up at 6:00. and that's heart healthy.

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. tasting volunteers had cautiously positive comments today, after trying the word can she -- world's first stem cell hamburger, and they think that it could help world hunger, and climate change. >> this can be a friendly way to produce meat. >> it can be kinder to animals and the planet, help alleviate

the world hunger. >> a research team unveiled this creation in london, and they developed meat in the muscle cells from two organically raised could you say. making up that one five ounce patty, today the volunteer take users said they like the consistency, but there's one little problem to solve. >> the absence is the fat. >> we don't have fat in there yet. >> it's not that juicy. >> the researchers who created that burger, said it makes three months to make, that's faster than growing a whole cow. he says he supported the research because of his concern for animal welfare. one of the the nation's leading newspaper is under the

leadership of the amazon founder. it'll be sold for $250 million. he'll be the sole owner, and amazon will not have any connection to the paper. temperature current management will remain, and he won't be involved with day-to-day operations. a powerball ticket came within one number of the millions. a clerk say they have no idea who bouth it, and it had the -- bought it, and it had the five winning numbers, but not the powerball. the winner has six months to claim the prize. no one won the big prize, and that's expected to grow to $400 million before wednesday. and another fortune in gold coins will hit the auction tomorrow. it was found in a garage in carson city after the death of

this man. his only heir lives in san rafael, and works as a substitute teacher. the auction will include more than 2,600 coins, and could bring in over $300 million. a year after the refinery fire. the fire residents say the fine is not enough. now the changes at the va that could get some claims resolved in 30 days. a bart strike has been averted for the time being, but another transunion the giving their strike notice. we'll have the details coming up.

. for the first time ever, chevron is acknowledging criminal wrong doing in in connection with that refinery firepower exactly one year ago.

-- fire exactly one year ago. they agreed to pay $2 million in fines. they tell us that this comes days after the city of richmond pseudoshavrn -- sued chevron. >> this is the first time that chevron had admitted breaking the law. today agreeing to fines and restitution after that big fire, but the residents say, they are not satisfied. in this neighborhood, less than a mile from the refinery, people told me, that chevron's admission of criminal negligence is overdue, but not enough. >> take spobbeling for what it is -- responsibility for what it is, and the air is bad. >> she says her -- he says the smoke and fumentz damaged his car paint, and caused breathing problems. >> they're exposed to who knows what, but they need to clean up

their act. >> the failures to protecting employees, activists with the communities for better environment, told me today they have yet to acknowledge, the high as you will fer crude directly led to the fire. as part of the the settlement, they'll agree. and they filed their oun lawsuit. >> i think it's a step in the right direction, in acknowledgment, that they need to operate safely. >> judge said they put them on a probation, and the restitution that goes to the community nonprofit, and the rest to state and local communities. they are committed to improving the safety of this refinery. reporting live in richmond, ktvu channel 2 news.

the south korean government is not happy, and the u.s. national trade commission banned amy from products that ban was lifted okay friday. that's the first time since 2007, that the president taylorsed the -- thundershowersed the -- authorized the veto. the ac transit workers gave 24 hour notice of their possibility of walking out. >> the union representative, said another mediation session is set to begin about now. depending on how that goes, a strike could be called at early at 12:01 wednesday. they gave the formal notice of intent to strike, and the union reps say

they've been negotiates since the end of march, and the agency is inconsistent with their bargaining. the strike would be off for an operation that serves more than 180,000 riders a day. they're also saying there was s&l movement over the -- substantial movement over the weekend, and they're offering a salary bump. >> i can tell you that we are close, particularly with the wages. we're 1% apart, and the sticking point is on health and welfare payments. >> we want them to know we are serious for getting a fair contract for our members. most importantly, we want our riders to know, that out of the 113 years of serving this community, we know what a horrible inconvenience and impact it would be. >> both sides say they are

still negotiating at this point, and they are close. this has a different feel than a bart negotiations, there seems to be some optimism on both sides, that thefk keep service on the street. ktvu channel 2 news. after years of decline, the pedestrians death is on the rise. 625 pedestrians for hit and killed in 2011, 26 more than the year before. the transportation officials say the distracted drivers, and passenger side are partly to blame, all americans are acted. >> whether you're walking to car from the office, taking a morning job or across theing the street, at some point every day, we're all pedestrians. >> the transportation department also unveiled a new

program for 22 cities, where the death rates are higher, that group includes san francisco. jeff plans to start the class of service -- jet blue. this will have 16 seats in front, that'll be made to lie flat. and 14 will have doors on them, and the seating is on flights between new york and los angeles. one year after it landed on mars, the curiosity probe touched down, and that's the likely place where the chemical building blocks of life might remain. the journey will take several months over rough and rocky

remains. a man stabld to death after a hardware store, new details of the victim, and the man charged with the murder. the cause that led to the arrest of several protesters in oakland this afternoon. plus the hateful speech and threats online is nothing new, but we'll tell you how twitter is handling it and it was revealed today. look at 'em.

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. witnesses say a man under arrest after a deadly rampage was out looking for blood, and using his car as a weapon. surveillance video, show the man identified as nathan louis campbell, and a woman was killed on this rampage, and 15 others injured. he turned indianapolis into -- himself into police two hours later. a gang related shooting, 2 were killed, and 5 wounded, when a man opened fire in a crowd. it happened at 1:30 this morning. at this point, no arrests have been made. twitter is now cracking down on abuse and threats on its site. it announced the new features

including a button to flag threatening tweets. the new changes come after the rape threats made on twitter, against feminists, female journalists, and politicians. they also plan to add staff to handle those reports. a new marketing director, jc penny have hired the senior vice president of patricking. -- marketing. they'll try to win back customers by the failed marketing of the the former ceo. those sales are "no" now back -- are now back, but it's still struggling. the revenue was down in the nine months of the fiscal year. a 19-year-old shot and killed in the south bay. we'll have more on the victim, and a new police program

to combat crime. they struggle to fix the image after this high profile image went viral. coming up, what to expect for tomorrow in weather, and how long it'll last.

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was still in her teens when she lost her life, ann? >> it happened here in the district, the gun fire erupted just as she and her friend drove past. she was a 19-year-old nursing student, and early saturday, her life was cut short. she was gunned down. >> i heard a pop. >> tlorts do not believe -- authorities do not believe she was a target. >> it's the 30th homicide in san josi this year, up from 25 this time last year, and they announced a violate crime reduction plan, the final piece was put in place just last nigh. the they have 12 highly trained officers, to focus on the hot spots. >> you keep a tab of the gang

members, and who they hang out with. >> they don't know if it's gang reality, for those in the -- related, for those in the area, extra police is good. >> we feel safer. >> michael was at the crime scene, heart broken for her, and he wishes something could have been done earlier. >> i don't know what it is, i can say this, we need help. we need help. >> with all the restaurants and night clubs, there's always a lot of people here on the weekend, like i say are -- police are hoping that one of them saw something, that may be the best break in the case. ktvu channel 2 news. the man stabld to death -- stabbed to death, is daniel joseph stone. he was in the hardware store, and died a short while after found in the store parking lot

with stab wounds. the man was arrested after a brief police search, and is now charged with his murder. >> he appears to be going with the make over. the university is paying her $60,000 a year. her salary is higher than any similar position in the system. uc davis could be trying to clean up their image. this video you're seeing here, went viral after the incident. lauren says her job is to attract more students, and donation dollars. they arrested 7 people early this afternoon during a protest of california prisoners who are on a purng strike -- hunger strike. those arrested moved in the lobby, and refused to leave. more than 300 inmates have

refused meals since july 8. they want them to change their policies on long term salutary confen the bay area weather, while the temperatures aren't anything to complain about, but we think it should be warmer at this point. >> you are absolutely right. we are below average this time of year, but if you're inland, where you're in the low 80s for the afternoon, you're probably jiegs it. peen while on the coastline, 50 degrees, and not necessarily a nice weather day. that's more of what we'll get for tomorrow. this is the a look at today's high, 71 in fremont, 83 for livermore, and 87, and mid 80s morgan hill. the clouds are moving back in on sfoshgs you have to be on the eastern edge to have the mostly

sunny skies. to see the giants play, it'll be breezy, and notice plenty of gray in daily city, and over the city of san francisco as well. as we get in the evening hours, mid 50's on the coast, 70 for the inland communities, still a nice day for you as we get through the 6:00 hour. sunset is 8:10, depending on where you live. low to mid 60 around the bay, and mid to upper 60s for the inland communities, and in the evening hours, low 6 #0s, in the bay and inland. to get start tomorrow, a lot like today. the on shore breeze continues, and the drizzle, low to mid 50's outside the door. and then for the afternoon, perhaps a tad cooler for some.

we have a trough off the coast, and it's parked there. p&l continue the pattern, and even bring us additional cooling, not a big drop in temperatures, but some will see them move downward. for tomorrow, afternoon highs, 79, 70, upper 60s for san rafael, 64 in berkley, upper 70 to low 80 for areas like walnut creek, and 85 for brentroad u and in the south bay, temperatures in the low 70s, 78, low 80s like gillroy. and on the peninsula la, and san mateo, and once again in san francisco, a cool day for you in the city. the extended forecast here, there's the trend continuing, the upper 70s, and thursday we

finally get to rebound, and mid to upper 80s, 60s remaining at the coast, back to you. >> a little cool, but you can't complain. the annual list of top party schools in the nation is out, and one from california is at the top of the list. at number 3, was the university of illinois, followed by west virginia and syracuse. byu tops the list of sober schools. millions college in oak land, and the california institute of technology in pasadena. up next here, the new hope for veterans recovering from war. >> there's a lot of things you're looking to grasp. >> the program to get them help sooner. on to a vicious attack outside of a bay area store.

>> he had been stalking me around. >> hear more from the victim, and how this case could point to a larger problem in the bay area. skwrao: and 0001area. the strike avoided, we're asking a team of people to step in, join us for these stories and more coming up in less than 10 minutes at 6:00.

. the county ambulance provider has filed bankruptcy, after coming to an agreement with the learneds. -- lenders. the company says the lenders say it'll cut the debt in half, the filing will not only reduce the debt, but improve patient care. the. the city counsel tonight is set to vote on a new ban of camping in cars on city streets. some churches open their parking lots to people living in their cars, and they plan to protest outside of city hall before the hearing. so far this year, it's worked fewer days, and passed fewer laws than previous years. they passed 200 laws, including the student loan deal, and they voted to repeal if affordable care act, dozens of times, but

that stood no chance in the senate. and lawmakers have gotten no decisions in the gun control laws. >> it's a game, a fraud. >> the new plan is the budget, and a plan is expected to reach the brother borrowing license plate in the fall. that's up from 52.2 in june, and is a two year high. the reading above 50, the increase is higher than the expectations, and picks up from a three years low, at the new orders surged in the highest level in five for his. the price we pay for produce, the increased border restrictions are making it tough for them to find the field

laborers. they have to charge more for fruits and vegetables. they've owned this farm here for 60 years, he says that people know the work is hard, so they shy away from the agricultural industry. there's new hope for the veterans of war, there's a new program for vets who need the federal help. we talk to a wounded ventrally who went through a slow process. >> he has a purple heartily, and wounded -- heart, and wounded in iraq. >> it's frustrating, is it not as a veteran yourself? >> it is, upon discharge, there's a lot of things you're looking to grasp. >> now working for this organization, is red to help others -- ready to help other veterans to get their claims

faster. a new offer beginning this week, could clear the claims in 30 days. >> our clients having all the evidence right there, ready to submit at the time the claim the submitted. >> here's how it works, the veteran, files a fully developed claim. meaning the paper work, and documents that often slow down the process are already collected before anything is filed. congress mandated this new offer, that added an incentive, if they have the necessary information up front, they could be eligible for an center year's worth of benefits. >> it'll be beneficial in the near future. >> for hart, helping others through this process, is how he says he continues to serve his county. in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. now at 6:00, these are the three people on the board of

inquiry, who have been asked to step into the bart mess. what power do they really have? the answer is not much. what some are calling a scary trend, hate crimes in the city known for its tolerance. >> you're an end. you're just an end. >> one victim comes forward, and tells us of his troubling experience. hitting students where it hurts, a new punishment for students bullying online at a north california school. good evening, julie is off tonight. >> trains are rolling this evening, but for ouch longer? -- how much longer? the strike is averted for at least 7 days. >> a three member board of inquiry, will take a closer look

at the negotiations. >> we have the team coverage, paum has been -- paul has been talking to relieved by angry riders. tom spent the day investigating the booshgsd who's on it -- the board, who's on it, the power or lack of power. >> the soundingboard of inquiry, has their first meeting on wednesday, but they have no power at all. >> it's heading to a strike. >> long time labor member, is still connected to the current board. a wide range mix of administrative, the board of inquiry will have limited authority and duties. >> basically gathering information on the management offer, the