crews are putting out hot spots from a fire in the presidio. the reason the crews had a tough time putting it out. the live of two children are in danger. and they need your help. another traffic issue. we're bracing for a potential bus vike. what a bus driver told me this morning about the possibility of a walk out after midnight

tonight. the morning news continues now. thank you for joining us. >> concerned about fog or cool? >> warmer weather will get here but not this week. it is 12 below average here. it may get a little cooler. that's coming up. on the upper deck of the bay bridge it is slow because of a stalled truck. now the truck has stalled, nothing else. and it is slow. we'll see if jeff or ken or dave, one of those guys, can you bring up the toll plaza for me westbound. it is backed up.

the meters lights are on. it is slow because when they have something on the bridge they slow the metering lights down this and the commute. back to dave and pam. >> we have developing news. firefighters are busy mopping up hot spots at the presidio. it started about 2:30 at a grassy area near the national cemetery. they faced a lot of challenges including poison oak and getting to water. a fire in the presidio is very unusual. >> this is the first oneky remember. i have been here 13 years. >> we get a lot of fog, not much fire. >> three acres burned. no buildings were threatened. >> an amber alert is in effect after a disturbing incident involving children in san diego county. and we have more from san jose

where amber alert signs are lit up along the freeways this morning. >> good morning. >> and as people drive to work this morning, you are going to notice these signs, as you mentioned, that are lit up here. they have a description of the car and the license plate that the authorities are looking for. two children may be inside of the car and they are in grave danger. and james lee dimaggio kidnapped the children which is in san diego county. they are hanna anderson and her brother. this is a video taken at the home in boulevard on sunday night in the rubble authorities found the body of kristina anderson, the mother, and another child. they suspect he is responsible. and they determined latest in that he kidnapped the children. >> we believe if they are with

him they are in danger. >> reporter: an amber alert was issued for the state. police believe he could be headed to texas for canada. but at this point they just don't know and they're looking for any tips. authorities believe that he is driving a blue four-door nissan. let's go to hit the license plate number it is 6 wcu 986. if you see the plate you are asked to call 911 or authorities immediately. investigators say that he was a friend of the children's mother and they again are very concerned. reporting live. we have details about a stabbing at a hardware store. the san francisco chronicle said that a customer stabbed an employee at a store 17 times on

sunday after that employee tried to call 911. the employee was trying to report that the customer had stolen spray paint and facing -- ent ping his face. the customer was making religious references. now the stabbing victim has been identified as daniel joseph stone. his attacker has been charged with murder and will be arraigned today. more coverage in a transit strike. bart trains may be running but now ac transit workers threatened to go on strike. and we go to oakland to find out what the drivers are saying this morning. >> reporter: i had a conversation with a driver. she does not want a strike and a walk out if that happens would leave a lot of regular

riders in a tough spot and stranded frankly. about 180,000 people rely on the system. they use it every day in alameda, unless a settlement can be reached today. drivers and others will go on strike at midnight. both sides hope they can agree on a contract before that happens. managers negotiatated late into the night with members of the transit unit local 192. that's the union that represents 1600 workers. i talked with a driver who is worried about a strike and about what her riders will do if they stop lolling -- rolling. >> i'm concerned about them because they have to get to work. if we cannot get them to work. a lot of times they cannot afford bart. they have to ride the bus.

>> this centers on salary and rest breaks. on the issue of pay, according to ac at least the sides are close. between about a percentage point or so. the uni representing the employees has not staged a strike in 38 years. and one driver does not want that to happen. it will put people in a tough spot. negotiations will continue to avert a strike. alex savage, channel 2 news. the two sides in the dispute will present their cases. the hearing will determine the next step affecting millions of commuters. the board will hear from management and union leaders and report to the governor. the gone will decide whether to impose a cooling off period.

the board itself will have very littled authority or power. >> they will not make a decision which is the right one. they will not tell the governor what to do. >> and the governor appointed that board when he intervened at the request of bart management to avert a strike. management turned to the governor hours before the deadline fearing that, woulders were ready to walk off the job again. in the meantime, bart will have to pay for the shuttle bus that it hired in the event of a strike. we showed you live the scene from the walnut creek station yesterday morning, the busses were taking them to san francisco. it sent an e-mail to drivers -- drivers advising them the strike was off but a lot of them did not get the message. and in addition, bart says some companies have a 72-hour

cancellation policy. and fans are reacting to the drug scandal. baseball suspended alex rodriguez and 12 others for violating the drug policy. there is not a single player for the as or the giants on that list. but it was on the finds of many fans at the at&t park last night. >> baseball got rich off the homerun chase and the guys and a-rod. he been doing it since he was in high school. >> a couple of names are the biggest in the league. so i think that says who they are going for rather than what they are hoping for. i hope for a cleaner game. >> and the 13 drug suspensions are viewed as one of the biggest scandals. that's when eight players from the white sox were kicked out of baseball for throwing the world series. that was known as the black sox

scandal. those are boos. the superstar got the biggest suspension in the new scandal. he was back on the field last night coming up in 15 minutes what he said about getting booed. and what he wants to focus on now. >> time now is 6:10. let's check in with sal. something is going on. >> sorry i find it funny, i think it is funny to see them standing up and booing. >> would they have booed him anyway? >> yes. >> the commute is not great. i don't mean to laugh i hate the bay bridge is backed up. that esnot as bad as yesterday. there is a stalled truck. it will be quicker. we'll look here sigh if they have been pushing it.

traffic looks like they're pushing it off. and they have got this as far as fremont street. and traffic is a little bit slow. the good news is that they're almost off the bridge with this. it shoulden gone in a few moments which is great news. >> let's move along and talk about the bridge westbound. that could be an alternate. 880 on the right-hand side there is a crash causing slow traffic. and it looks good. northbound on 280. >> the reason is this low off the coast. it will move through. heading up or watching.

for us it is keeping cool temperatures in the average highs for this time of year, 60s and 90s. and 83. san jose 83. and 82. river lover 78 closer to 90. oakland 75 should be 74 in san francisco and 60. normal this time of year 67. another cool pattern. and not for a while. temperatures. decent. delta breeze not as strong as yesterday. the fog understand many inland locations. until this is out. right by the coast. and tomorrow thursday could be cooler for the areas such as clear lake and vacville. 86 and fairfield. and 68.

and 75. 73. and 72. and. >> that is cool. and out to east san jose. and low 80s. and gill roy and 50s and 60s. low 70s. there will be a slight warm up for the temperatures. the university of california will give away something for free. coming up in 15 what you will be able to get. the president laid down plans to. a live report. a heartbreaking story. he was the best man over the weekend. we have a sad update about the little boy.

is a sad story a boy in pennsylvania who was the best man at his parent's wedding died. logan stevenson had leukemia. he was the best man for his parents at their wedding. they moved up their wedding when they found out that he had only a couple of days to live. this is a story that made national news. and his mother wrote: he died

in her arms last night at their home. in other news autopsies on two young boys in canada. they were strangled by a snake at a sleep over. they were sleeping in an apartment. it was above a reptile pet store. police say the 13-foot long snake got out of the enclosure and crawled into the room where the boys were sleeping. the man who owns a different store says that this kind of attack is unusual. there is a criminal investigation underway. and today the military trial starts for the accused shooter in the fort hood massacre. the major is charged with the rampage that killed 13 and injured 30. he is representing himself in court. many of those wounded are expected to testify. now he wanted to argue that he carried out the shooting in defense of muslims fighting american soldiers in

afghanistan but the judge denied that strategy. he does face the death penalty. restoring the mortgaging industry. the president will lay out plans to do that this afternoon. the president says he wants to help more people refinance. >> reporter: the administration says that it changed housing regulations to help the homeowners lock in an interest rate. now the president wants to take it a step further. he proposes waving closing coasts for those who finance into shorter determine loans. it could help the average american family save $3000 a year. that whip helm them build more equity and spent more and boost the economies. the president wants to phase out fanny mae and fredy mac. they receive $200 billion in a

taxpayer funded bailout in 2008. >> we cannot go back to that boom and bust mentality. starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. pacific, zillow will is a question and answer session and he will answer your questions about housing. the president will explain how immigration reform will help the industry. the impact on california when i see you next. and right now firefighters in southern california battle agroing wildfire. it is threatening homes in river side. it started yesterday and 1500- acres have burned. they are now under mandatory eadvantage wages areas. >> there is a wildfire and in the national forest. it started yesterday near beardsly lake t burned about

275 acres. two camp grounds have been evacuated. let's go to sal, another tough day for the people on the bay bridge. >> i think by yesterday's standards today is a walk in the park. >> we'll see slowing on the upper deck. they are trying to -- trying to get a stalled truck off the bridge. it is hard to move. they are trying to get it off. and it is slow approaching treasure island. they have turned the lights on to extra slow. and you can see it backed up again. i don't want to scare you off. i think we can add 15 minutes, can you do it. we had delays, some took two hours to get into the city using the bridge. nothing like that. it is maybe 30, 45 minutes. maybe an hour at the most.

and let's take a look at the bridge and say to heck with it. and the bridge looks good getting out to the high rise. no problems and 620. now to steve. >> sal? >> yes, sir. >> 11,000 followers on twitter. >> thank you. >> you are one of them. >> i'm way behind you but thank you, sir. low clouds, a lot of low clouds. temperatures, good 6 to 12 degrees below average. it will not change. these are the highs. they will be cooler today. and livermore 83. and palo alto 74. today all in the 70s. 73 -- excuse me 81. and 71. and i mean temperatures are cooling. these are well below average. san francisco in the ger for 30 days and 70s or higher was the 4th. and normal for this time of year.

checking in at 60. 6150s. and everyone in the same park. it is slow to burn back. the low is here until thursday. but it will be cool. 50s and 60s and 70s. brentwood is 84. santa cruz. thursday will be cooler. and maybe we'll get little warmer temperatures. and the trade deficit shrank to the lowest gap. it imparted 34.2 billion goods more than it exported. that's down 22% from the may numbers. and it e ported more chemicals and jewelry and oil and

imported fewer cell phones. the city that's about ready to ban sleeping and living in your car. when and where it will happen and the consequences for violators. 5ñ

it will soon be illegal to live in your car in palo alto. it will be enforced on a complaint-only basis. tháed they will try to link the offenders up with social services. the fine could be $1000 six months in jail. the university of california will post its research online. it will be available to the public for free. it will be the largest university system to open publications to the public. and researchers published in the journals with paid subscriptions. a-rod got a chilly reception in the windy city last night. (crowd booing) fans booed him as he stepped up to the plate. and he took to the field hours

after baseball suspended him for 2011 games for violating the drug policy. he is being allowed to play while he appeals the suspension. he hopes to put it behind him. >> i want to focus on baseball and play every game like it is do-or-die. >> he is one of 13 players suspended. sal, what is going on on 280. >> it is slow and, there is a fire that's visible. and on 680. and traffic is good. because of a stalled truck. now to steve.

>> plenty of clouds in place. and mainly 60s -- 60s and 70s. >> steve, thank you. and a flighten -- frightening crime. were amber alert signs are up on freeways all over california. we're live in the presidio where firefighters are mopping up a fire that charred about three acres. what the chief had to say about it. you smarter about insurance, because what you dont know can hurt you. what if you didn't know that it's smart to replace washing-machine hoses every five years? what if you didn't know that you might need extra coverage for more expensive items? and what if you didn't know that teen drivers are four times more likely to get into an accident? 'sup the more you know, the better you can plan for what's ahead. talk to farmers and get smarter about your insurance. ♪ we are farmers bum - pa - dum, bum - bum - bum -bum ♪

welcome back they are ringing the opening bell. that's ashton kutcher of the jobs movie. and they're visiting the exchange this morning. and some stocks to watch. we'll have the business news

coming up. >> good morning to you, thank you for joining us on the morning news. it is tuesday, i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. it is 6:30, we have developing news and san francisco where it took firefighters several thours put out a fire in the presidio. and we have more from the presidio. she tara has been there since 4:30 this morning. >> reporter: it took the firefighters longer than they should have because they had to shut until water. the only source is this lone fire hydrant there. that's where the rigs have been coming to fill up. if we look at video, we were only feet from the flames. the call came in at 2:30 t raced up a hill on the national

cemetery. there were embers flying and trying to snuff out around 4 this morning. and it did not go into the cemetery but burned trees on the border. >> i was coming up the hill. it was burning good t must have started in this area here. we don't know the cause yet. >> this is the first one i remember, i have been here 13 years. we get a lot of fog, not much fire. no buildings were threatened. and they face several challenges. one was getting across the rows of head stones. there is construction there and trenches on the outskirts. there is poison oak. we saw another pull up here at the pain gate to fill up with

water. and arson. >> and what sparked the fire. the time now is 6:32 a statewide amber alert after a crime. >> we have more from san jose. >> reporter: deputies say they are relying on people to look at the information on the signs that are here at 880. and the lieutenant i spoke with. and tips overnight. so far nothing has panned out. police want to you take a good look at this man. this is james lee dimaggio. he is 5'9", 150 pounds and brown hair and brown ice.

the sheriff's department said he kidnapped hanna anderson and brother from the city of boulevard which is 60 miles southeast of san diego. the children's mother and another child were found dead in his home which had been set on fire. >> they got out there last night and we have been out there since. we have done a lot of interviews and looked at the scene. and we recovered alet of -- a lot of evidence. he was a friend of andersons. he may be heading to canada or texas. they don't know and they need tips. investigators believe that he may be driving a blue four-door versa it has a plate of 6 wcu

986. if you see it, call 911 or authorities immediately. reporting live from san jose. u chevron will pay a fine for a fire at a richmond refinery. the pipes started a fire that sent thousands to the hospital. yesterday chevron pleaded no contest to six criminal charges. an assembly woman will mark it and call for stricter regulations. we have a update from the big rig fire off the bay bridge. cal trans says there is no damage. it was at the fifth street exist in san francisco at 3:45 a.m. chp had to close two lanes of traffic. the driver said he was on his

way to south san francisco to make a delivery when the tire blew out. it is not clear what caused the fire. and airports around the world say flights are back on schedule this morning after the sabre reservation system went down. more than 300 airlines use the system. it was down but they did not get more information. one person tried to keep it in perspective. >> it is delayed. i will not be where i need to be when i need to be there. >> reporter: some worry that the passengers manually but they waited for the system to be back on line. and all flights get off the ground at the scheduled departure time but some people missed their connecting flights. right now, dozens of people in berkeley are refusing to let

go of a historic post office without a fight. they have been camped out for days and were supposed to leave last night. but many are out there and brian is there on why they want to stay. >> reporter: good morning the protesters with the citizens to save the post office have been here for days. some have been here since the 24th. they have set up tents and a makeshift camp to protest the sale of the building. they say 25 people have been here. yesterday afternoon postal officers and inspectors handed out warning notes telling them to leave the site or risk arrest. many are trying to save the almost century old 5 # thousand foot building not only because of its significance to the city but because they say that it is needed. it put the building up for sale because it will save money. the service says that less

people now are using mail and relying on the e-mail services. we spoke with a protester and they are stay nothing matter what. and it is a much needed service. >> they are not dropping bombs on anyone. they are not bashing in heads. they are providing a service. it is the accident of communities. >> reporter: the note says they cannot sleep on the steps of the building because it is a violation of the code t goes on to say and mentions other things they could be arrested for including drug oring a human use. we have yet to hear back from the service when we do we'll pass that along here. >> live from berkeley. brian flores. and tonight a lot of bay area cities and around the country will celebrate national night out. we'll show you video from last year a lot of people turned out. it is the anniversary to reduce

crime by bringing people out and getting neighbors to know each other in the friendly atmosphere. people are encouraged to organize cookouts. walks and other events. >> can you find a link to the national night out web site by going to our web site at www.ktvu.com. see what is going on in your neighborhood. look for it under the hot topic section on the home page. >> we'll head to your house, right. >> that sounds good. , let's see what we have. another bad day but they have to wait for a tow truck. and they tried to move it off. they got to free month street which is the last exit. they almost got it off the

bridge. but they did not quite. you can see traffic is slow on that upper deck. when you get there, it is very slow here westbound coming into san francisco because the metering lights are on slow. day two and just a bad commute. i know it will not be as bad when they had all the lanes closed but it is bad. and let's take a look a circle here. there is a fire near the freeway and people can see it from the freeway. and warning drivers to pay attention to the road. it may be a visual hazard. we'll tell you more about the fire when we find out. let's go to steve. >> big low off the coast. we'll show it to you. a very good morning to you all for those multitasking. maybe you're not listening. >> this is your day.

temperatures are cool. now this is november into march. this will give us rain t gives us a lot of fog and cooler temperatures. these are the highs for this time of year. 60s and 70s. not even close. by the way in 1983 in the state. it was 100 degrees for a high. oakland 65. 74 in san francisco. 67 is average. they are hard pressed. low clouds in place. the pattern is cooling down. -- down t moves in. 50s and 60s. very cool. upper 60s inland are in the 70s. these are good 10 degrees below average. this is about right. i am hesitant to use this. 84 and sounds right and morgan

hill and 50s for everyone here on the temperatures. and stuck to the cloud cover. that low cloud deck and the lows are not going anywhere. and move into the north. that should chew up the fog. there is a lot there. windy for some out to the delta and higher elevations. and 89. middle town and 93. a lot of 70s here. and napa and upper 60s for some. and a lot of 60s. around burkely. and 50s on the coast. 60s on the pens la. low 70s. it looks like a warmer inland temperatures going into friday and the weekend. time is 6:42. we have breaking news about former president george bush. the medical procedure he just underwent.

people who rely on the bus are bracing for a potential ac transit strike. when a walkout that could happen and the impact on riders coming up. and good morning. highway 4 you can see traffic is busy coming in. we'll tell you more coming up.

here are the top stories we're following for you. a brush fire in the presidio threatened a national cemetery. firefighters out there face several challenges including poison oak and a hard time getting to water. three acres burned no buildings were threatened. a state-wide a amber alert for two children abducted from san diego county. the 16 year old hanna anderson and ethan anderson. they were kidnapped by james lee dimaggio. he set fire to his home and killing their mother and another child. bart trains -- trains are running but ac transit workers are threatening to go on strike. they handed in a 71-hour notice. and alex savage has more from

oakland. you are getting reaction to that. what are they saying? >> riders are worried, dave, if the workers walk off the job at midnight tonight, the buses would not be rolling and that would put a lot of people in a real tough spot. riders are hoping that it doesn't happen. >> and unless a settlement can be reached by the end of the day. the bus drivers and other employees will go on strike starting tomorrow. >> and that means 180,000 people who use the system every day would be impacted here. ac transit negotiated late into the night with members of the transit unit local 192. that unit represents 1600 workers. now this contract dispute centers on salary and health care cost and rest breaks. on the issue of pay the sides appear to be close according to an ac transit spokesperson. in either case the riders just

want a settlement. >> and kind of i want to get around, my wife cannot get around. it will be ugly. >> reporter: the union has not staged a strike in 38 years. i talked with a rider -- driver who was on the bus she said that she is worried about how her riders will get to work and school and other places they need to go. she hopes a strike does not happen. live in oakland, alex savage. we have new developments regarding the terror threat that has led to the temporary shutdown of 19 u.s. embassies across the middle east and africa. the military has evacuated all non-emergency government workers in yemen. all citizens in yemen should

leave because of an extremely high security threat level. the british government has evacuated its embassy staff in yemen. intel against officials say the shutdown of embassies was triggered by an intercepted message between the current head of al-qaeda based in pakistan and deputy in yemen. and the communication between the men indicated that they wanted to, quote, do something big before the end of ramadan, which is tomorrow. and now to breaking news. we're finding out the former president george w. bush underwent a heart procedure this morning. and doctors found a blockage in an artery a spokesperson for the former president said a stent was inserted this morning. it was found during an annual physical in dallas yesterday. the former president, we're told, is doing well. he will be discharged from the

hospital tomorrow. now we'll bring you more of a update coming up at the top of the hour on mornings on 2. right now as we get closer to 7:00 the commute is busier. let's check in with sal. >> we're looking at the bay bridge. that problem the stalled truck. and last or the first san francisco exit and the last part of the bridge and fremont street. and the very end and the sky way there. you can see the traffic is very slow and going through treasure island. we'll see a backup barely moving. this is growing to an hour. day two of a terrible commute at the bay bridge. can you use it. it is not as bad as it was yesterday. and the traffic looks okay. if you are driving and 280

looking good as you drive north and south. and right near 101 and 280. there is a structure fire. you will see smoke in the area. 650. let's go to steve. >> lots of skies and a big fog bank helped by a weak area of low pressure. but for this time of year it is making its presence felt by giving low clouds. there it is. local mist and drizzle and cooler temperatures. and average this time of year. napa and 75. morgan hill. and palo alto 74. 81 at morgan and forecasted high livermore 78. downtown only 73. 50s and low, mid and upper and there is only a 7-degree spread between the temperatures here. low cloud deck should get chewed up wednesday into thursday. we'll lose the support and once it goes through. and it will be a lot of low

clouds. we'll see it head back to the coast. it will be back in a big way. and more of an inland push and it starts to inch closer. low clouds. inland mild and cool at the coast. 70s and 80s. and 80s that should be. thursday. rebound in the temperatures. higher interest rates are not the only things driving up the cost of buying a home. home origination and other fees are high mert last year. now, across the country the freeways average $2400 on a # hundred thousand dollars home. in california the average is more than $2600. and lenders say they have to do more work underwriting the loans and that increases the cost. homeowners who have mortgages are doing a better job of keeping up with the pavements.

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welcome back to the ktvu morning news, the numbers are down, the dow is off 93 points and the european markets are down as well. and no big reason why the numbers are down at this point. the time now is 6:56 a man is recovering from an assault in february. they are investigating as a hate crime. this is a story you will only see here on channel 2. and james jefferson said he was outside of a store in san francisco's tenderloin district when a man walked up to him and started using the n word.

he accused him from stealing from him and pushed him into a gutter. he was using a walker at the time of the attack. >> aide not the kind of thing i would think would happen in san francisco. >> and you are an n, you are an n. you are must an n. >> his attacker faces felony assault and elder abuse charges along with a hate crime allegation. there is a recall of ginger candy that is contaminated by lead. it is imported from vietnam, a company based in san jose. it is sold in a round plastic container. look that the. it has a white label and red writing on it. porkers say that it should be thrown away. we have breaking news in san jose where a fire started at a storage unit about 30 minutes ago. this is live from news chopper 2. this is the fire at the

public storage near the 280, 680 under change in san jose. it is visible from the freeway. we'll check in with sal. he said it is not causing problems but people may slow down to take a look. we have a crew on the way but live pictures from news chopper 2. we'll have information coming up. what you are seeing on the roads? >> we have a problem on the bay bridge. there is a stalled truck. it is taking a long time getting into the city. traffic is looking good on the san mateo bridge, that's a good alternate. cool temperatures. 70s and low 80s inland. coming up next. breaking news the fire at a facility in san jose a news crew on the scene. a update on the latest and what is going on with former president bush a serious health

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