and that is scary. >> we can't confirm a body located. it's female. >> reporter: it was taped off, the crime scene, as the ambulance rolled -- rolled in. found near a church and pottery business, under a cluster of trees. >> we're awaiting official confirmation on the identity of the body. after that, the next process will be to notify the next of kip. >> reporter: they began in vallejo. after three hours, the command center abruptly moved to the vacaville area. contra costa county search-and- rescue team were deployed while we were at the location and there were two, three teens -- teams cutting the church. >> reporter: the suspect is still in parole violation. they won't say what led them to this area.

>> it's an ongoing investigation, evolving quickly now. things have happened. a body is located. >> reporter: back live to news chopper 2 on the crime scene and we have not been able to connect with his sister who is in town searching for her, although coworkers of sandra did tell ktvu they remain hopeful and didn't want to comment further until the body has been identified. the solano county coroner's office is in charge of getting that positive identification. live in solano county, mike mibach, ktvu channel 2 news. >> for details on how the so much for sandra coke evolved, she was last seen -- last seen at her home at 8:30 sunday night. on monday night, her car was found two miles away and her cell phones, one in north oakland and another in richmond. they held a massive search for her behind six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo. this afternoon, a body was discovered near lagoon valley

park in vacaville. we spent the day going through randy alana's past investigating his history from charges he faced, time spent in prison and why police arrested him which does not include any mention of sandra coke. ktvus paul chambers will have that part of the story coming up tonight at 6. more breaking news now. this time about the ongoing b.a.r.t. negotiations. governor brown said late this afternoon that he will seek a court order for a 60-day cooling off period on sunday and that is if b.a.r.t. and the unions can't get it together and agree on a new contract deal. tom vacar is monitoring the negotiations and he's live now. tom, break it down for us. >> reporter: that announcement said if granted, they will have a 60-day cooling off period. that will help commuters until this time in october but not beyond that. the long, drawn out negotiations are nothing less than a high stakes standoff of

how high can you fly versus how low can you go. >> there is no movement. i am disappointed in the fact, given there was a board meeting yesterday in closed session where we expected that there was going to be some direction to get this thing moving. >> the board has given the general manager the authority and flexibility to get a fair deal, in their opinion, and we new need to compromise and get to a reasonable place than 21 1/2% rate. >> reporter: the deadline is sunday, and they are not making any significant movements for getting the situation resolved. >> to continue to call possible strikes or put people on notice is just an attempt to put pressure on b.a.r.t. to cave. >> reporter: the court must impose a cooling off period before 10:00 p.m. sunday or a strike could come without notice. >> we have never had the -- had to give notification. in our history, we all have. >> it's common curt i have siand the right thing to do. >> reporter: riders will take a cooling off period and would prefer a settlement. >> please, please, please.

come to some form of negotiation for the rest of the travelling community. >> i think for sure and hopefully we can find an alternative or a compromise. >> we need you all, you feel me? it helps us that passengers that can't commute on cars. >> reporter: again, the strikes could come if by the end of the cooling off period, the deal is not reached. that happened with b.a.r.t. in the past. reporting lee, tom vacar, ktvu news. >> let's talk about the court hearing on sunday hearing. what has to happen for the judge to approve the 60-day cooling off period? >> well, the three things have to happen. the governor has to prove, first of all, that in all likelihood, there would have been a strike. but, he has to prove that that strike would have impacted the economy of the bay area in a serious negative way, as well as public safety. absent that proof, the thing may not be granted.

the union can make its side of the thing of unfair labor practices and this is important. the governor has one shot at this. if it doesn't work, there could be a strike. >> tom sa -- vacar in oakland. thank you, tom. >> stay with ktvu and ktvu.com for continuing coverage on the b.a.r.t. nearings. download our app and follow us on twitter or like us on facebook. two san francisco police cars crashed into one another this afternoon in the mission district. both were responding to another officer's call for help at 2:45. the third officer was chasing a suspect in the vehicle. the patrol car slammed together at mission and 18th streets. the paramedics took one of the officers to the hospital with minor injuries. the other was not hurt. a young father is being charged with murder for the death of his baby who was six months old. this is the father, his name is robert daily 3. here's more on what happened and why police don't think the baby's death was an accident.

rob? >> reporter: neighbors here along buena vista avenue say, of course, they're stunned by the death of the six-month-old baby, saddened and somehow not surprised. robert downy 3 is in the -- is in jail for killing his six- month-old boy. >> it's hard to believe that can happen in your neighborhood. but, i am not surprised. >> reporter: about two weeks ago, alameda county sheriff's deputies were called on to this home in incorporated and rural livermore because the baby was unresponsive. he died in the hospital a few days later, officially of head trauma, authorities say, but the injuries were extensive. >> the baby suffered from some very traumatic injuries and including detached retinas, several broken ribs and a broken femur. we believe it was partially to do with being shaken violently. >> reporter: they indicate the father claims they left the baby on the bed with the bottle and smoked the cigarette. when they came back in, the

baby was having seizures. according to court documents we obtained, doctors and pathologists described it as assaultive and that the baby was abused before. the police arrested daily yesterday. >> and he tried to flow on foot. >> reporter: he has an arrest record for drug offenses and he did not want us to show our face. >> and we knew bobby was in trouble in the past and we were hoping this baby would put him on the right track. i don't think they have. >> reporter: the funeral is scheduled for tomorrow and daly is due in court on monday. rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. the suspect in the deadly shooting in san jose appeared in court the first time this afternoon. and a judge denied bail for the 23-year-old. he was charged with one count of murder with a firearm enhancement. the d.a.'s office said the 19- year-old kimberly chico was a passenger in the car when she

was struck by gun fire early saturday morning. >> and this is an awful tragedy. a young woman. the young woman in our community was killed and we are making sure justice is brought forward,. >> she was a nursing student at san jose state. the funeral services are scheduled for tomorrow. and also in san jose, an early morning shooting left three people injured. they're expected to recover. officers got a call of shots fired at an apartment complex on cunningham avenue about 4 this morning. they didn't find victims, but three people, two men and a woman, showed up at a nearby hospital later with gun shot wounds. >> and i am really upset. this can happen to anyone, including me, my family, and we need to do something for the community. >> police have not identified any suspects come&are still looking for a motive. happening now in san francisco -- suspects and are

still looking for a motive. happening now in san francisco, you can see the festival is underway at golden gate park. the three-day festival is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people, and they will get to see paul mccartney, nine-inch nails, and the red- hot chili peppers with dozens of other performers. ktvus jade hernandez is there and we'll learn more about this first day of the concert at 5:30. president obama today promised changes to the government's controversial phone surveillance program. jacqueline reports from washington and how too much transparency can be dangerous. >> america is not interested in spying on ordinary people. >> reporter: president obama said he will work with congress to improve privacy protections within the national security agency's surveillance programs. part of the changes will better explain to the public how they work. changes include a new website, new oversight, more transparency, and an

independent group reviewing the programs. intelligence groups will continue to assess phone records domestically and internationally. >> all of the steps are designed to ensure the american people can trust that our efforts are in line with our interests and values. >> reporter: spokesmen from republican house speaker john boehner said the president has been quiet on the controversial programs for too long. while transparency is important, he said it must not compromise the program. the priority must be saving american lives, in the saving face. the president made the rare solo appearance in the east room at the white house, taking questions from reporters before departing on a weeklong vacation. the president also talked about relations with russia. he said it would not be appropriate to boycott the winter olympics and that the u.s. is reassessing its relationship with russia because of president putin's backward thinking -- thinking. jacqueline felt, ktvu, channel 2 news. a long list of people are signing up to run for mayor of san jose. the election is not until next

year, but eight people foiled papers to run. month them, city council members pete constant, madison wynn and sam rycardy. others include bill chu, andrew diaz, louise garsa, mark famm and david wall. and oliviero indicated his interest and dave cortezi is said to be considering a run. the current mayor won't be on the ballot. term limits prohibit him from running again. hundreds of bay area students retaking their advanced placement tests and it's not because they cheated. >> it's very stressful, awful situation. the students and parents. >> now at 5:30, why many say the school district is to blame. >> and later, two wildfires raging in the south land. the effort you no-- efforts to contain them and why firefighters are finding that task difficult. >> first, new developments in an amber alert case out of san diego. the clue that has officials new

searching an idaho wilderness. >> and in weather, we're dealing with a cool pattern all week long. things could be changing. coming up, we'll break down drizzle chances for your saturday morning and highlight the warmest day of the weekend.

. following breaking news, happening in oakland. we're going listen in as the head of atu speaks about the governor's decision to issue a cooling-off period averting a b.a.r.t. strike on monday. let's listen. >> over the weekend. that is what we want, a deal. we don't on. >> propose the court action that the governor is going to

give on sunday? do you oppose that? >> that has not been addressed within the three unions. our position is that we want a deal. the ability is to make a deal on the table and locate get it done. there is no need to drag this out and give, hold the public hostage. no need whatsoever and there is no need to hold worker's hostage. everything is in place and we hope to get it done. we hope the district won't take the cooling off period as a time to lag. >> you think the governor's plan will hold people hostage? >> i would say at this time, we hope the negotiation table will continue. negotiations will continue. >> let me just, i can just make -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> i want to make a statement on behalf of fpiu local tendon one, we agree with what our sister antoinette bryant, the president of atu has said. we wish the governor had not made an announcement that he was going to seek for a cooling

off period because it would have been better if both parties found the kind of pressure necessary to arrive at a deal. so, we're hoping that in spite of both parties knowing that the governor will seek the injunction, that both parties are motivated to achieve an agreement so that there is no threat of a strike in october. we don't want a strike, but we do need an agreement that addresses our serious safety concerns, which have not yet been addressed. we have exchanged some proposals on the economics so that is good. and today, and this is the first time in many days that we have had an exchange of the economic proposals and so, we hope that the parties, particularly b.a.r.t. management, continues to be responsive and allows the kind of work to be done tonight and tomorrow and sunday so that the governor will not need to go

and seek cooling off. thank you. [ question indiscernible ] >> at this point, we're not ready to make the statement. i agree with my sisters. we're at the table and we want to bargain, and we hope that the district doesn't take it as a sign they can relax a little bit. unfortunately, i think because of what happened, the slowness yesterday and today, how we see tomorrow, that they take it seriously that hopefully we can come to an agreement. and that is our position. won't an agreement, a fair contract. >> i want to clear up one other mistake. we're you can rently being assisted by the federal mediation service. i know that one of you said that he was from the state mediation service. and he is not. his name is greg lim from the state mediation service. he's really doing excellent work as were the other

mediators, but i want to clear that up so he's properly credited for the work today. we're going to keep on moving forward. when we have something more to tell you, we'll be plaid to come back down and update you. >> and this is -- . >> listening live to the heads of b.a.r.t.'s two biggest unions, atu and sceu. both reacting strongly to the news at the beginning of the forecast. the governor will seek a court order for a 60-day cooling off period. sunday night, if b.a.r.t. and the unions couldn't reach a contract deal. of course, there has been one strike earlier this summer, and now the unions are saying the 60-day cooling off period essentially holes the public and b.a.r.t -- holds the public and b.a.r.t. workers hostage, in their words, saying they need the pressure of the sunday night hard deadline to get the deal done. the unions will keep on negotiating. at this point, we're still waiting to hear from b.a.r.t. again, union heads speaking out strongly against the governor's plan to seek a court order

pushing a possible b.a.r.t. strike 60 days down the road. we'll stay on top of the breaking news, of course, and bring you more throughout the newscast and at 6. developing news now on the growing amber alert of a california man suspected of killing a woman and kidnapping her daughter there. today, the car linked to the suspect was found in idaho. authorities have spoken with people who say they saw him and 16-year-old hannah anderson in the wilderness. police have set up checkpoints in the rugged area near cascade, idaho, where a group of horseback riders came across dimaggio and the teenage or on wednesday. >> and they were spotted twice coming into the area and when they left, they had backpacks on. they spotted a tent, and so they were obviously camping in that area. >> the people who saw them had seen news reports, so they didn't make the connection to the amber alert until yesterday.

this morning, police uncovered the blue nissan versa that dimaggio was driving. bomb experts are examining it for possible explosives. it did not appear that hannah was being held against her will and the pair seemed to be in good health but not well- prepared for the terrain. her father said he could not speculate why hannah didn't ask for help or about her state of mind. her friends have said that demaggio told the teen he had a crush on her. >> and that is a possibility he had an undue infatuation with hannah. we have to look at that. we have to look at that as being part of the profile and part of the puzzle that we're trying to piece together here. >> demaggio is wanted in connection with the death of hannah's mother christina anderson whose body was found in dimaggio's burned out home last sunday. investigators say the body of hannah's brother ethan might be the second body that was found in that home. word of a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by

the parents of the saratoga teenager who killed herself after an alleged sexual assault. audrey committed outside is in september. and an attorney for the parents say his clients have negotiated a deal with the couple who opens the saratoga home when the 15-year-old girl was allegedly assaulted during the party. the family is also suing three boys for alleged sexual assault as well as a teenage girl and the parents. audrey pott committed suicide after cell phone photos of the incident circulated through her high school. let's talk about the weather now. our chief meteorologist is filling in tonight. we have a raiders game, outside lands going on. what do you think? >> the cloud cover tonight. the clouds are a constant companion and pushing into the bay. we have been talking about the cooling trend all week long and no maker changes into tonight and the weekend. by sunday, you will notice a few degrees of warming. right now, on live storm tracker 2, we have severe weather not here in the bay area, but in towards portions of northern lake county and to the east of eureka, between

eureka and reddington. significant thunderstorms that have been developing over the past half hour to an hour or so and we just have this. the low clouds and fog banked up near shore line from south san francisco is to tosan francisco, golden gate bridge, and to point reyes. we'll track the cloud deck increasing for the overnight hours. as far as the current numbers updated for the 5:00 hour, still in the 60s and san francisco and half moon bay. temperatures inland right now in the mid- to upper 70s. fairfield, 78 degrees and san jose reporting fair skies and the current temperature of foot is. our time lapse from the 3:00 hour this afternoon showing you a bit of haze up above and there is that cloud deck in the distance over san francisco. with that, partly cloudy skies. we'll look for more mostly cloudy reports by late tonight and early tomorrow morning. in fact, that is a part of the forecast for saturday morning. partly to mostly cloudy skies. once again, we'll have some drizzle to the forecast, especially near the coast and right around the bay. the temperatures will be in the low 50s, low to mid-50s for san

jose. santa rosa, 51; vallejo, 52 degrees for tomorrow morning. the updated forecast modely is is showing you this tomorrow morning at 8:00. the cloud cover hugging the coast over the bay and partly cloudy skies inland toward concord and livermore. the clouds near the shoreline and revealing partly cloudy skyings, a bit of a breeze -- skies, a bit of a breeze kicks n. the area will be like today and warmer in a few spots, oakland, upper 60s to near 70 degrees, the warmest locations inland, according to the temperature on track to reach the low 80s to and yok and from who -- antioch to 81 and 83 degrees, 3:00 by tomorrow afternoon. the forecast high, san francisco 66, and san jose, 76; more 80s toward fairfield and antioch. looking ahead, the five-day forecast with the weekend always in view. the weekend is approaching a little bit of a bump in the numbers. sunday is the warmest day, the warming trend continues on monday and tuesday for next week. coming up, we'll break down the parts of the state with the red flag fire warning and the outside forecast for tomorrow. all right, we'll so you

then. thank you, mark. up next, hear the unusual way researchers hope to sniff out ovarian cancer. plus, we're going back to school. >> our crew is with some anxious students getting ready for a new school year. >> a closer look at the man police are linking to a missing oakland woman. randy alana's criminal history, the murder he was suspected of and why he was ever set free. >> plus, this bay area millionaire rubbed elbows with the president. was a guest on oprah and volunteered at a battered women's shelter. now, he's facing a slu of domestic violence charges. >> this is not the lifestyle. his lifestyle. it's not his. he's embarrassed. >> the stories and more coming up now at 6. critics agree, build your

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. back to school. we're at the beginning of august. already, a new school year is fast approaching. after this backpack giveaway, more than 2,000 low-income students are ready with the help of the community. one organization was able to provide young students with the tools they need to be prepared for the school year ahead. ktvus janinedela vega has more. >> reporter: she waited patiently in front of the agency that helps low-income families. she knew what was waiting inside, would make her sophomore yearadier. >> my mom was not -- year easier. >> my mom was not able to get

me a backpack for school supplies, so we would try to salvage what we could from last year. >> there are hundreds of backpacks to choose from. all are free for kids coming from struggling families. a month ago, some parents lined up the night before to ensure they registered to receive one. >> more than 2400 backpacks are being given out today. that is a record number for sacred heart, even with the economy improving, there are many struggling to make it in the valley. >> i -- i have been out of work since december. struggling and looking for jobs. >> reporter: school spays -- supplies for her daughters could cost up to $300. he's relieved they will benefit. >> i like it when i get new ones. the old one keeps ripping and getting old and dirty. >> thank you. >> reporter: the generosity from people all over the south bay made the giveaway possible. the goal is to give kids who might be behind because of their socioeconomic background, a bost in confidence being prepared. >> coming here is a privilege.

i am excited for this. >> thank you. >> reporter: and that is the feeling organizers hope the children keep as they strife to learn the school year n. san jose, janneedela a vega. police are close to using -- the university of pennsylvania's close to sniffing out canceriousing dogs. they are using their strong sense of smell to identify the signature marker indicating the presence of ovarian cancer. a key discovery because ovarian cancer is often found only after spread. if it's found early, the five- year survive sal rate is 90%. -- survival rate is 90%. hundreds of students on the peninsula taking a test they have taken. >> many mills high school students feel they were forced to retake ap tests. we'll show you how they fulton countied the test controversy with a -- fueled the controversy with a unique protest. >> and where are these people going?

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. a lot of students at mills high school in millbrae reluctantly began retaking

their advanced placement test today. it's been several months now since the original test scores were wiped away for ceding irregularities that could have led to cheating. robert hound is -- honda is live with more. you talked to a lot of parents and students there. pretty frustrated, i might imagine. >> reporter: that's right. technically, it's summer vacation for many students at mills high school. today, many returned to the campus to retake the ap test, but when they turned in the tests, they also turned in this letter to workers saying they took the exams under protest. 286 students of mills high school had advanced placement test scores from may, invalidated by college board because of what it called seating irregularities. it never accused anyone of cheating. starting today, many students reluctantly began retaking exams. >> we studied the entire year for them. and they cram everything into three weeks. i believe that everyone, including miss, will not do as well as we did in may. >> reporter: students submitted

this letter with their exam stating they took the tests under protests. >> and just make sure the ets and college board don't use the fact that we retook the test against us in court. >> reporter: parents and the school the district filed a lawsuit to restore scores. some parents say the dispute is between the district and college board. >> really, the students were just doing what they were told. >> a stressful and awful operation for the students and parents as the community was feeling pain. >> reporter: jennifer refused to retest, even though it might slow her graduation schedule. >> that is not how justice works in america. we want to have a thorough investigation. we want to have a proper appeals process, and that is what we're asking the college board to do, in addition to giving us back our scores. >> they're treating us worse than cheaters. cheaters have an appeals process. we haven't had that. >> reporter: some students said

the college board workers refuse to accept the protest letters, but students plan to keep turning them in. the lawsuit was shifted to federal court yesterday with no court date scheduled. live in millbrae, robert honda, ktvu, channel 2 news. the california department of education flagged 242 schools across the state because students posted pictures on social media of them taking the state mandated tests. 16 schools are getting particularly intense rescrews because the pictures showed actual questions on the tests. four bay area schools are among the 16. lowell high school in san francisco, yorba buena high in san jose, pittsburgh high in pittsburgh high in pittsburg and they could lose state funds and be ineligible for rewards. they're turning to social media to crack down on bicycle theft. they sent out a new twitter

account to post pictures of stolen bikes they recovered. officers are sending out tweets on you how to prevent the bike thefts. more than 4,000 bicycles were stolen in san francisco. of those, investigators recovered 860 bikes and were able to connect about 140 of those recovered bikes with their owners. happening now, golden gate park turned into music city. and its outside lands, several acts spread out over several stages and tonight's headliner, sir paul mccartney. jade nan is life near one of the -- jade hernandez is live where people have been standing since this morning. >> reporter: musicians have been on statement all day. i downloaded this app, it shows you who is playing when and where and how to get there. >> all the way to the right. >> thousands of year, people will come through the next few days. >> we met our daughter from

l.a., and we flew in last night for this festival. >> i came here to see paul mccartney. >> i came to see the main event, which is my daughter. sorry, paul. you're number two in my book, but i love you big time. >> reporter: the number one priority for organizers, security. outside lands hired mounted patrol and bag checks. >> one of the things that we have out of this year with our security plan is similar to what they do in the stadiums and at&t park. we have added essential dispatch and that is for security, medical, janitorial operations. >> reporter: at golden gate park, it turned into a mini city full of food. there was an ecoconscious thread woven into the environment. the festival is sold out and that means organizers are pushing the 65,000 people expected here every day to do their part. >> trying to be -- >> reporter: jude garcia, who is here to see sir paul, couldn't ask for a cleaner, smoother running event. >> and i barely had to wait, you know, at all like to get

food and everyone's been friendly. so far so good. >> these ladies got -- >> reporter: helping to aid the flow of visitors, the actors split up between seven stages. tonight's headliner, paul mccartney, will play on the main stage in just about an hour and a half. reporting live in san francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu, channel 2 news. more than a dozen garbage workers in new jersey will share in the $448 million powerball jackpot. 16 employees of ocean county's vehicle maintenance department pulled their money to buy tickets for wednesday's drawing. the winning ticket is worth $86 million before taxes. two other ticket holders had winning numbers, including an engineer from minnesota. he said he plans to quit his job and not until he has the actual money in the bank.

and a gruesome facebook post that landed a florida man in jail for murder. >> and two wild fires raging in southern california. the challenges firefighters are facing to contain them. >> and it's back to school with chicken masala or edamame salad. the biggest change in school lunch programs ever. >> first, the power just granted to the mother of actress amanda bines. in the wake of several bouts of bizarre behavior. ñsxóxgñ

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. search crews spotted two bodies in a home after a small plane crashed into it. the small plane went down as it tried to land at an airplane in east haven, connecticut, crashing into two homes and burst into flames. at least three people are missing, including the pilot and two children in one of the houses. the children are aged one and 13. the crews have seen two bodies, though, north has been recovered. police in florida say a 31- year-old man shot and killed his wife and then posted a confession on facebook before turning himself in. derek medina appeared before a miami. >> judge to face a charge of first-degree murder. police say yesterday he wrote on facebook that he's going to prison or will face the death penalty for killing his wife. he then posted a gruesome picture of a woman's body slumped over on the floor. police say investigators went to medina's home where they found the body and the couple's

10-year-old daughter. they say the daughter was not hurt. the body of a 41-year-old man from oakland has been found in the waters off of hawaii. the investigators say the body of son vo was discovered in the kanopoli area of maui yesterday. he was reported missing on yesterday after he went snorkeling in the area. vo is the second bay area man to die in the waters off of kanapali. contra costa times reporter died -- mike torr died not far from snorkeling where the bodies were found. a judge gave amanda bines' mother the power to make decisions. the actress is on involuntary psychiatric hold because of odd behavior. the mother was given control and can control her finances. the order is in effect until september 30th. how cost-cutting measures are helping the post office get

out of the red. then, the apology to oprah winfrey because of what a salesperson told her when she wanted to look at a very expensive handbag. >> plus, look up. the annual event that allows people here in the bay area turning to the skies for a light show like no other. >> and right now, tracking another round of low clouds and fog. coming up, the fog forecast for your saturday morning. the warmest day of the weekend and we'll look at the forecast for outside day two for tomorrow. ♪

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. new through developing news on the raging wild fire in southern california, the fire is now threatening more than 500 homes and it's already burned nearly 20,000 acres since it started on wednesday. the so-called silver fire is burning in a dessert mountain range near the town of banning in riverside county east of los angeles. the flames yaforced the evacuation of some 1800 people. and the silver fire is not the only wildfire that crews are battling n. san bernardino county, crews are trying to get a handle on another fire in the angeles national forest. as dominic dinatali reports, windy conditions are causing a challenge for firefighters. >> reporter: a wildfire continues to burn in southern california. the silver fire torching thousands of acres of lands in the san jacinto mountains, 90

miles east of los angeles. at least 4900 firefighters working to put out the flames, threatening hundreds of homes. >> the fire behavior has been extreme. it's been very erratic. >> reporter: local officials say the area is traditionally windy and conditions there have been extremely dry. >> understand how fast the fires were moving and getting fire engines to the places are difficult under those kinds of conditions. >> reporter: at least six people, including five firefighters -- after the fire started on wednesday and damaged or destroyed more than two dozen structures. hundreds of people evacuate in the area with local home owners prepares for the worst. >> things happen to -- unfortunately, like other people here on the top, that is -- we're ready. >> reporter: meantime, another wildfire ignited -- ignited thursday afternoon in the san gabriel mountains near wrightwood. the so-called -- taken in steep terrain with high prices needing to hike.

the wildfire left more mandatory evacuations for california residents. >> and we're lined up here. >> reporter: officials are still investigating what caused both fires n. snow creek, california, dominic dinatali, fox news. supervisors of secure e- mail service shut down in the wake of the edward snowden nsa leak. it was reportedly used by snowden. the e-mail provider announced it's immediately ending service, citing concerns about secret government court orders. today, other secure e-mail service provider said its following the lead as a protective measure. the u.s. postal service said that deep cost-cutting measures helped it trim losses by millions and that the red ink is still substantial. the officials reported the $740 million loss in the quarter which ended june 30th, compared to over 5 billion in losses during the same time last year. the postal service said it's cut service and work hours, consolidated facilities and

trimmed workers cut costs, this year's losses are up to nearly $4 billion. night is the annual perseid meteor sower is -- shower is about to light up the night sky. the event is known as the best shooting star show of the year. shooting stars are darting across the night ski, but activity is expected to peak on sunday and monday with as many as 70 meteors an hour streaming across the sky. if it's dark in the area where you are. obviously, it's not dark here just yet. for your best chance to see the meteor shower, you will want to get to an area far away from bright city lights. and along with the light pollution is another concern. the bay area sky watchers will have to take into consideration for that, let's go to mark tamayo. >> talking about the fog this time of the year. watch out for that, especially in the coast. if you head inland and head away from the city lights, could be a beautiful, beautiful scene out there. as far as temperatures from today, they range from the low 60s in pacifica and san

francisco, 70s in san francisco, in san jose, and livermore topped out at 77. lower 80s out toward antioch. a storm tracker 2, the fog hugging our shore line and the showers and thunderstorms up to our north. still a factor, especially to the east of eureka. right now, we have the fog pushing into the bay toward san francisco. south san francisco, and right around the golden gate bridge. forecast deadlines for tonight will go with this. partly cloudy skies, patchy fog this weekend. the morning overcast clearing to the shoreline and basically, they should say extended. we'll warm things up. temperatures go up for the weekend on saturday and sunday. some warmer temperatures for monday and tuesday of next week. as far as the fire danger with the thunderstorms to the north and potential lightning strikes that could trigger some fires, red flag warning posted right now for all of these areas shaded in red for the northern california mountains for tonight. all because this guy has been sticking around over the past few days. the area of low pressure. tomorrow begins to scoot out a little bit. as a result, we're going to warm things up a few degrees across parts of the bay area and into next week.

the high pressure gradually rebuilds and it's not going to be strong high pressure, but the warmest locations inland could be approaching 90 degrees. that will be by tuesday. about -- into wednesday and no major warm-ups in sight. this is our forecast model showing you tomorrow morning, drizzle out there. clearing back to the shoreline and revealing partly cloudy skies by the afternoon hours by 3 and by 4:00. temperatures for tomorrow. santa rosa, 77 degrees. fairfield, 82. vacaville, 84; oakland, the lower 70s, castro valley, 76 degrees and south bay san jose, 76 degrees and morgan hill at 84. san francisco, 66 and on the cooler side again, and for outside to tomorrow, not much change. partly to mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the upper 50s to the lower 60s. looking ahead, the five-day forecast with the weekend in view and that does feature a warming trend tomorrow and more warming for sunday, monday, tuesday, of next week. the swiss tourism office is

apologizing to oprah winfrey. she told entertainment tonight that she experienced racism while visiting switzerland. she said a employee refused to show her a $38,000 handbag because it was, quote, too expensive for her. a spokeswoman for the country's tourism office posted an apology on twitter. oprah winfrey was in switzerland for fran -- frienden toa turner's wedding. -- friend tina turner's wedding. >> kids going healthy at school and liking. >> meat lasagna or vegetarian lasagna. >> the new program that will have some of the bay area's young students eating their vegetables. >> from a couch to a jail cell. the ruthless assault one bay area millionaire is charged with and what prosecutors said he used as a weapon. >> he's embarrassed, it's terrible for him and his family. >> and we're digging deeper into this man linked to a missing woman. the prior rape convictions and the reason he was set free and

an update on the b.a.r.t. strike as well as the governor's plans to intervene. these stories and more coming up in less than 10 minutes at 6.

. testing came to california for google's idea of bringing the internet for remote areas of the third world using balloons. as part of the project loon, google's been flying balloon

wills with wifi transmitters over fresno. bill gates said there are more critical issues that need to be addressed in the third world than bringing the internet. president obama signed a law that will help millions of college students. the new law will link student loan interest rates to the financial markets and that will mean lower interest rates expected to save the average undergrad up to $1,500 per year. the president praised democrats and republicans for their compromise. >> right? >> it's important to remember, though, the loan rates could gun if the economy continues to improve. children head back to school here in a few weeks. when they do, they will see changes in the lunchroom. there are new rules for school lunches. one bay district unveiled cuisines in the cafeteria that may make you rethink school lunch. john fouler went back to school -- john fowler went back to school and has more on what

some are calling the school lunch revolution. >> reporter: they working all day here sprucing up the classrooms and the lunch menu. instead of spaghetti and tater tots, check it out. how about black bones with yam. this afternoon -- . >> meat lasagna and vegetarian lasagna. >> reporter: a lunch sampler. parents and kids tasting and voting. palo alto unified will offer 20 new entrees this year. the biggest, lasagna. >> the first time i tried it and liked it. >> reporter: chicken masala, california roll sushi. >> the fish sticks, i love it. >> the morey that introduced to the new tastes and foods, the more open they're going to be to eating it. moo. >> reporter: my kids have never eaten food in the cafeteria before. i get tired of making lunch five days a week. >> and it does have eggs. >> reporter: food policy experts tell me new federal guidelines require that schools

offer beans, green, red, and orange vegetables. >> and some flavors were new to me. >>reporter: the. >> reporter: it's a revolution, they say, in line with diet -- diet airy guidelines for adults. >> people are talking about great tasting food and nutritious food on the tables. why not talk about how to do that at lunchtime. >> reporter: he took tasting notes. later this year, the district plans school lunch ordering online. >> with all the getting into school, if we don't have to make a lunch, it's like a day off. >> reporter: not every district can afford the choices. palo alto parents and staff worked for two years on the cuisine. the final menu expected to be unveiled the first day of school next thursday. live in palo at that timey -- alto, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> go to www.ktvu.com for our special back too school -- back- to-school section. >> very cute. >> fifth grade at joe mitchell elementary and it's there to help you and your family get

ready for the upcoming school year, including start dates for all bay area districts, ways to save on back-to-school shopping. you can see we posted back-to- school photos and anchors and reporters. lots of good laughs, waiting for you underrure back-to- school tab on our home page. and governor brown makes a promise to the public and angers b.a.r.t.'s union leaders. the step he said he will take to make sure b.a.r.t.'s strike is averted. >> and developing news in the word -- news in the search for sandra coke. a woman's body is found. at this hour, we're talking to investigators trying to determine if it's, in fact, the missing oakland woman. and the man considered one of the bay area's youngest and brightest tech minds pleads not guilty to a slu of charges and the brutal beating of his ex- girlfriend. the proof prosecutors say they have. . less than an hour ago,

union leaders came out of contract talks and said they are displayed by news that governor jerry brown will call for a 60-day cooling off period to avert a b.a.r.t. strike. without a deal in place sunday night, workers said they will walk off the job, and the governor said he is not going to let that happen again. ktvu consumer editor tom vacar is live where negotiations have been slowly moving along all day. tom. >> reporter: in fact, here at negotiation headquarters, it's fair to say that the parties are literally miles a part. so much so that if the governor's attorneys convince the judge that the parties are so far a part, a strike is likely and the economy of the bay area would be seriously impaired and that the public safety would be threatened. the unions don't like what b.a.r.t. management asked the governor to impose. >> there is little to no movement. with the governor's announcement that