morning, you're off to a tough start already. i'm going to have to send it off to sal. sal, you go. [ technical difficulties ] >> we'll hear from sal in just a little bit. coming up at 4:30, we're following developing news of a deadly shooting. the reason police say they had no choice to open fire. >> reporter: we're getting late details from police. i just talked to them about what happened. this happened off tennyson road at this apartment complex. you can see several police cars, the crime scene unit are on the scene. they should be out here for several hours this morning.

this all started last night just before 9:30 at night. police say they got a call from a 12-year-old girl that her parents were fighting and that her father was threatening to kill her mother. the father armed himself with a knife. dispatchers said they could hear a violent argument going on in the background. they sent multiple officers to the scene and the lieutenant describes what happened next. >> the officers arrived at scene. we were met with a male at the door with a knife and he had the knife raised forcing the officer in defense of his life to shoot the man who was armed with a knife. >> it's still an active scene. what we know now is the suspect, who was 37 years old

and was taken to the hospital and was pronounced dead. there were two children, 11 and 12 years old. both were daughters of the suspect and his wife. they'll be out here for several more hours now. we don't know any more information about what kind of knife it was, we don't know much about the officers were involved except to say they were all veteran officers with five years on the force, multiple units here. they're piecing together the details that happened, it was minutes between the 911 call and the shooting and moments before the officers went into the apartment and when those first shots were fired. claudine wong, channel 2 news. >> the bay bridge is on the fast track to opening. we'll know when it will officially open to traffic. we're looking at it, now, from the traffic cameras. the traffic is moving along,

it's lit up quite nicely. the opening date will be announced in oakland, that will be on labor day weekend. they need the ideal conditions, they'll shut down the bridge five full days to realign the lanes and demolish part of the old structure. >> it doesn't matter. there are some places where the weather matters a great deal, it matters here because of the paving work. you need the right temperatures at the right times. >> the cost of the bridge is $6.4 billion and that's 4.5 higher than the original estimates. the entire span will shut down for five days beginning on wednesday august 28th. construction work would take place during the holiday weekend with the bridge opening

in time with the morning commute on tuesday, september 3rd. >> they're searching for a man who robbed a person at a high school and pistol whipped the girl. a boy who tried to help the girl was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be okay. the suspect is described as african american or middle eastern. he was wearing a zip erred gray sweat shirt and black jeans at the time. paramedics are defending their response to a deadly stabbing of a worker at a store. they awaited five minutes for deputies to secure the scene to help the worker. it's standard procedure for paramedics to wait for a crime

scene to be secured before administering aid. we have more information concerning about a kidnapper killing a mother and son. he set their home on foyer. he also shot and killed the family dog. on the day of the murders he and hannah anderson called each other 13 times. the mother and sister says she may have been helping her. she made an unusually large number of calls to his phone that day. family members say they're frustrated with the lack of leads in the case. 20 people walked from police headquarters to city hall in honor of 21 month old daphne webb. someone kidnapped her after he went into a store. he doesn't buy the father's

story. >> it's obvious nothing is fitting together. the whole thing seems fishy. >> daphne's mother says they plan to walk on it and work on it every weekend. >> a federal investigator sandra koch was found dead after being missing. they remember her as a good neighbor and a dedicated single mother to her 15-year-old daughter. >> she smiled and she smiled back and it went a long way. >> the two dated briefly. he rye row appeared in her

life. elana is a convicted sex offender who is in jail on a parole violation. these men will serve for a gang rape. they face up to 33 years to life. two other men are already in prison in the case and two others are awaiting trial. the bicyclist who pled guilty to hitting and killing a pedestrians will learn his punishment today. he'll be sentenced in the death of sushi hui. he'll be sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service. the victim's family are expected to speak publicly

about the case after the sentencing. the san francisco bicycle is recalling for a redesign of fulton street. the 24-year-old woman was hit yesterday morning by a box truck making a right turn on fifth street. there is a lane for bicyclists on folsom street. they're calling for a bike way that is physically separated from traffic. there are currently no negotiations scheduled. the two sides remain tens of millions of dollars apart. complicated matters, the ac transit deals, it's calling for a 15% raise, and bart workers want more. cisco systems of san jose

is cutting 5% of its global work force. it will eliminate 4,000 jobs because of what it calls a challenging and inconsistent global economy. that announcement came after it announced its profits grew by 18% but did downgraded the forecast for the cup coming year. 4:48 is the time now. more than 520 people were killed in street violence when police launched an assault on two protest camps on cairo. we have some dramatic video to show you. mohamed morsi pushed a police car off a bridge. the supporters had staged sit ins, the us condemned the violence urging the military government top show restraint.

they're headed to syria to see if chemical weapons had been used in the civil war there. the syrian government accepted arrangements for investigation. the reported use of the chemical weapons happened months ago. they doubt if they'll find anything. test something on hold in one school district. also a bay area police department turns to social media, it hopes to get some unsolved cases. >> the traffic is off to a good start today on this thursday if you look at the san mateo bridge, but we have fog to deal with. >> we have fog, and it's warm, and the temperature change, we're holding steady.

welcome back, 4:43 is the time right now. we're locking live at the crash scene from yesterday morning. federal investigators are trying to recover the flight data recorder from the us cargo plan that crashed outside of birmingham, alabama. we're looking live at the crash site. the investigators say they have little information to go on. there was no distress call before the plane went down. they have not been able to get to the plane's cockpit because part of the wreckage is still smouldering. two died in that crash. we have a message for a republican congressman, it's in bakers field. it targeted the office of kevin mccarthy. it's one of a series of rallies aimed at republican members of

congress. the event attracted supporters and opponents of immigration reform. >> they should respect immigrations -- immigrants in our nation and they should supply a pathway to citizenship. >> once you give work authorization to 11 million people you're is it expanding the labor pool and making it more difficult for unemployed people to find a job. >> congressman mccarthy said they'll move in a step by step approach that first focuses on securing the border. >> security is being stepped up in a church in penas, it was the target of a break-in last week. the last one happened on sunday night. they arrested did he sean davis. he was seen walking out of the catholic church with burglary tools. just four days earlier, they

arrested transient on suspicion of vandalizing the church. he destroyed $15,000 of property. they don't think the two crimes are related. they plan to add more locks on the windows and set up a surveillance system. a person is scheduled to enter a plea next week. the judge advised him to meet with his lawyer first. he will continue his arraignment next week. he is charged with possessing a firearm. the police in palo alto are hoping social media will help solve some unsolved cases. they're tweeting with -- about the cases in the homes hopes that someone will respond with a tip. >> so, people can see about who

we lost in the community. >> police say the tweets have not cracked any cases yet, but the number of tips have increased. tips can be september in anonymously. >> members of people who use google's gmail may think how they use it. they want to have a class action suit against datamining to be dismissed. the findings quote add previous court decision saying a person has no legitimate privacy that they turn over to third party. that accept users of e-mails they consider private conversations. >> a lot of those e-mails have confidential financial information about my business or about my employees. >> google defends its handling of gmail, it calls it industry

leading security and privacy features built into gmail. >> they are scheduling a report today on why it's exceeded its enrollment. the school was issued a permit that allows it to enroll 415 students. overenrollment is causing parking and traffic problems. the officials admit that the school is 33 students over the enrollment cap. they're working to address neighbors' concerns and they're holding a community meeting tonight. san francisco's fight to keep the accreditation. they are revoking the accreditation to reverse the decision after federal officials violated procedures. the decision to revoke the accreditation could cause city college to close next year. enrollment has dropped sharply

because of that decision. black lawmakers say applicants who have been eligible before for loans are being denied to plus loans because of credit restrictions. there's no limit how much parents or grad students can borrow on that program but they pay higher interest rates than other student loans. 4:48 is the time now. the cost of raising children is more expensive. they'll spend $241,000 on a child born last year. that number does not include the cost of college. the new estimates are 3% from -- up 3% from 2 -- 2011. the costs are rising, but wages are not keeping pace. word of a crash on a peninsula. >> yes, 101 on university

avenue, we have most of the lanes blocked with an injury crash here out of mountain view to palo alto. there is road work on this area. people are slowing down on the other side as they come up on the crash, a lot of flashing lights. northbound 101, at university avenue, a good alternate is 280 heading up north. we're looking at the commute that's doing well here at the bay bridge. toll plaza westbound traffic looks good all the way into san francisco. if you're driving on interstate coliseum, that's looking good. no problems on interstate 550 as you drive from the curve to the mac arthur maze. >> a system coming out of the gulf of alaska will sweep over tomorrow. we had a little cooling yesterday, the fog 1,000 feet or below, some areas of dense

fog, there's still a lot of fog there, it's not making a strong surge yet. it will over the weekend as it settles in. one model is cool and they are leaning towards the cooling trend for the weekend. it's still 80s to 90s, not the mid-90s. the lows are on the mild side. it's much warmer than what we saw yesterday. the delta breeze, 25 fairfield, as you know when it gets over 20 that's something to keep an eye on. that's a sign of a cooler pattern at this time of year. i don't look at it after november. mountain view has a westerly breeze, 60s for many and 70s, even 43 in it. ahoe, this system is not too bad, it's a fight between the high and the low and it will work its way towards us, warm today and a little more fog, it's raring to go, it will be

cooler and a cooler pattern. a little breezy and a westerly breeze, some of the temperatures are coming down and now, you get the 90s to 93s. con card will 8 -- 88. 66 san francisco, san raphael 85. 79 redwood city, mountain view 80. 6 50s and 70s on the coast. it depends on where you are in santa cruz. there will be a cooler pattern going into the weekend. >> 4:52 is the time. the trial of an accused serial killer is coming to an end. a distraction outside of the courtroom that delayed the closing allergy arguments. the support coming in from the obama administration.

. welcome back to the channel 2 news. same sex marriage will remain legal in california. they'll save prop 8. only couples in the landmark case should be allowed to marry. the court declined to hear that petition. the legal battle over gay

marriage in california is over. demonstrators staged another protest for a boycott of russian vodka. they dumped water out of vodka bottles. it was against russia's antigay laws. a man accused of killing a hairstylist is scheduled to face a judge today. james is expected to be in court this morning. he killed steven after the two met in a bar in castro and he's plead not guilty. naso is accused of killing four women in the 1990s.

the four women did not testify in the trial. they had this message after yesterday's hearing. >> i am looking forward to my opportunity to present my closing arguments. >> yesterday's hearing was delayed after just as naso killed my sister, the hearing continued after the judge decided no jurors could have seen sign. if convicted he could face the death penalty. they're asking a federal court to stop california to enforcing the fins, they cut the fins off and leave the fish to die. california's ban runs counter to federal policy. it is decision day for the new span of the bay bridge.

here's a buff shot before the -- beautiful shot after the sun comes up. >> a surveillance call that turns deadly and the police said they had to use deadly force. >> a problem on the peninsula that could delay you, find out the best way to get out. >> what does this mean, it's getting cooler, we'll explain what that means coming up.

. developing news out of hay ward. a man is dead after a daughter called police for help. >> and when the bay bridge opens, we'll tell you later today. we hope to have the information very soon. >> new details emerge after the kidnapping of a california teenager. new information from a man who killed her family and took her into the idaho wilderness irk the shortage is keeping the

program grounded. it's all ahead on the channel 2 morning news. good morning, you're looking live. what a pretty shot of the bay bridge this morning as the sun gets ready to come up. well lit. today is a big day for the bay bridge. we find out when the new span will officially open. we hear it can be after the labor day weekend. it's thursday, i'm pam cook. >> how did you get the bay bridge to dress up for you. it's almost the same as yesterday, a little delta breeze, the temperatures are still 60s, 80s and 90s. it will be a hot day in vac a ville. most vacations west of