inside of a car. again, northbound 880. traffic will be slow as you approach the area. trying to get last-minute information. we do know that the victim is conscious and breathing but trapped inside the car. this accident just happened a few moments ago and paramedics and fire have just arrived on the scene. let's look at the commute on interstate 880. the traffic here is moving along pretty well as you drive north and southbound, driving past the coliseum. no major problems here. to the toll plaza westbound, traffic is moving along nicely once you get on to the bridge. no problems by the way on 580 or 880. let's go to steve. >> our system is rotating to north and the low taking the

moisture with it. last night's show is pushed far enough away from us that there's fog. however now that it's there, it could bring in showers. still the red flag warning out. dry lightning we call it. the bay had a downpour overnight as well, down towards a few areas picked up measurable rain. most of it was a good lightning show. that will continue but it pushes away north to us. so fog, sun, cloud, mostly sunny for a while. it will not be as hot as yesterday. that's for sure. if you didn't have the cloud cover, temperatures rocketed up. there's a good sea breeze out towards travis. we're not done yet. 60s for many. hot down in the desert. expect that the lightning will redevelop up in the sierra again. 60 on the temps. cooler than yesterday. and a lot of the moisture will continue to move out of the area towards men did mendocino

county. highs today, 90s inland. 60s and 70s closer to the coast and the bay. >> 4:31 is the time right now this morning. police in san jose are looking for suspects in a shooting at a vietnamese restaurant. one person was killed, two others wounded. jeanine joins us from the scene in east san jose. >> reporter: police are on the scene at this vietnamese restaurant located on allen rock avenue near capital. it is dark, but we have been told there is damage to the building from the bullets that went flying inside. police were called to the hong- hong restaurant last night. there were about 15 people

inside of the restaurant at the time of the shooting. one man died from wounds, the other two suffered from nonlife- threatening injuries. >> at this point, we're not exactly sure the motive of the shooting or, you know, any suspect information. just that it appears that the rounds were fired from the outside into the establishment. and at this point, that's all we have. >> reporter: it's unknown if the actual restaurant or anybody inside was targeted or if this was a random shooting. witnesses have been interviewed, but there is no suspect information and no arrests have been made. so not too much information to go on. we're told that homicide detectives will most likely be out here later, following up. we do not know who the homicide victim is because it's too early. we do know that it appears that police tell us that the victims were most likely in their 40s and they were all asian males. coming up later in the morning

news, you will hear from a witness who was here during the time of the shooting. reporting live from east san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we talked about thousands of lightning strikes created quite a show around the bay area. rick savage has more on the lightning and the fire danger it's creating. >> reporter: the lightning a concern for firefighters. but people down on the peninsula enjoyed what was a spectacular light show last night. we will show you video taken by a ktvu photographer taken down in san mateo county. according to the national weather service, more than 11,000 lightning strikes were sienna cross the bay area since 8:00 last night. of course all that lightning, fun to watch, but it has firefighters worried. red flag warning remains in effect across northern

california this morning. cal fire has staffed reserve engines and brought in extra firefighters. yesterday we were at the cal fire air attack base at the sonoma airport where we watched a plane launch to fight a fire. that plane was forced to return to the airport because thunderstorm activity made it too dangerous to fly. >> flying conditions can be extreme. turbulence, wind, visibly, depending on the, you know, clouds. but it can be extreme. of course we're flying at a low level. >> reporter: cal fire pilots say their goal is to get to fires fast and have them out before they grow beyond five or ten acres. crews are hoping to get a break with the weather today and plan to be back up in the air later this morning, ready to respond to lightning-strike fires that pop up. there is the possibility of more lightning strikes as we

move throughout the day, later into the evening and into tomorrow as well. live in morning in pacificca, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we want to see your photos when severe weather hits. e-mail them to photos@ktvu.com or post them on our facebook page. >> the station is 4400 feet above santa clara valley. cal fire volunteer john whiteside will be looking out for smoke. he will remain at the post from dawn until dusk until the red flag warning is lifted. now, one of the bigger fires burning in california is the tahoe national forest. in that area northeast of auburn, that fire started august 10th. has burned almost 15,000 acres. the national weather service has issued a red flag warning for that area. it begins at 11:00 a.m. today. firefighters say the threat of lightning as well as dry brush could fuel the fire. right now it is just 53%

contained. in butte county, firefighters are closer to containing a fire there. one home has been destroyed. yesterday afternoon, about 400 evacuees were allowed to return to their homes. containment at 64%. one of the main entrances to yosemite national park has been shut down because of a fire. but stat route 120 yesterday, shutting it down in both directions, people are being rerouted to state route 41. some structures out there have been destroyed. campgrounds are also being evacuated. >> a woman in danville was seriously hurt after being hit by a car while crossing the street. it happened around 9:00 last night on camino tasahara road. the road was shut down for several hours. the woman is in critical but stable condition.

her name has not been released. the california highway patrol has released its report on the deadly limo fire on the bridge three months ago. five women were killed when the 1999 lincoln town car they were riding in burst into flames. they have ruled the fire was an unforeseeable accident and the limo driver will not face any charges. >> it was the catastrophic failure of the rear suspension system that allowed the vehicle's drive shaft to come into contact with the floor pan. >> investigators also concluded the limo driver was not on a cell phone at the time of the fire as previously reported. >> we are hearing more about a deadly hit and run crush in san jose. he was hit and killed by a pickup truck at about 8:45 saturday night. witnesses were able to describe the truck to investigators, but they say it was too dark to see the driver.

ford's neighbor say he went for a walk around the same time every night. >> i think that's horrible. i think anybody that would just leave somebody out in the middle of the street like that, i think it's horrible. >> investigators say they have a good description of the truck involved. now, they are being looinger faux a '90s ford pickup truck with front edge damage. it is white or light colored with a red stripe down the hood. if you have seen that truck, the chp is asking you to call them. >> we have new information about the arrest of a surf instructor in santa cruz who accused of molesting minors. police are now saying that the investigation could be handed over to the federal government. 38-year-old dylan griner is accused of making inappropriate advances and taking photos of two teenage girls. he was arrested friday. police have received calls from possible victims families living as far as new york. he is expected in court tomorrow. >> the opening of the new span of the bay bridge is one step

closer this morning. the temporary fix for those broken bolts is now complete. cruises finished installing steel shims over the weekend. the repair isn't going to be ready until december. but today the bridge oversight committee will give an update on the construction that will take place before the bridge is closed next week. ktvu news has learned that bart plans to have 14 stations operating around the clock during the bridge closure. they will remain open 24 hours a day beginning august 28th. they will offer overnight service to bart riders all around the bay. they will run longer trains during the day. bart will provide special service for weekend events. don't expect any huge traffic problems during that five-day bridge closure. >> in previous years, things -- things slowed down a little bit

in some select locations. at no point was the bay area brought to grid lock. >> all bart trains will stop early tuesday morning for required inspections and maintenance. now ktvu.com has extensive coverage dedicated to the new bridge and next week's closure. look for the link on the front page under hot topics. >> happening today, city college students plan to march to city hall. demanding a last-ditch effort from the mayor to help the college from losing accreditation. they said that the yesterdayation would be revoked at the end of july next year. registration was down 14% before school started last week. >> it is 4:41. putting a stop to medical pot shops in napa. the changes police and attorneys plan to propose.  and how it could trigger a debate. >> new rumors surrounding

apple. how your iphone could take a new color. >> we have a look at the east shore freeway that looks good on 80 westbound. but there is a big problem in san jose and it has closed lanes of a freeway. we will tell what you hainthings have calmed down a little bit. but will they pick up later on today? more likely tonight. it looks cooler today. we have the forecast coming up. mçó4+y?i

>> welcome back. the time is 4:45. biologists with the marine mammal center were not able to determine the cause of death of a thin whale calf that watched up on the beach. it died as the crowd gathered on the beach watching. >> it was a somber mood. at the beginning it was hopeful that the whale would survive. >> we were hoping that they could do something, try to push it back in the water. >> the marine mammal center team that examined the whale

said there was no obvious sign of trauma or infection. they buried the whale in the sand where it washed ashore. >> there are conflicting reports about the u.s. and the situation in egypt. both the new york times and the daily beat reports that the u.s. has temporarily suspended military aid to egypt following the crack down on supporters of morsi. but the state department says no such policy decision has been made. the u.s. is due to give egypt another $580 million in military aid by september people alive. a federal judge has signed an order allowing owe firms to force feed hunger strike prisoners. that includes inmates that signed do not resuspect owe resuscitate orders before the strike. >> the city council is taking an unusual stand on something other than a local issue.

the city is now on record as supporting a federal assault weapons ban. the council voted 4-1 for the proposed ban. if approved, that law would ban large ammunition magazines. the ban expired in 2004. the nfl is celebrating the league's only perfect season with the miami dolphins at the white house. 40 years after the accomplish immaterial, the 1972 team will be honored by the president. in return, the dolphins are honor the president with a leather bound book commemorating the 1972 student and the win over the redskins in super bowl 7. >> we accomplished a lot 41 years ago. >> current dolphins owner steven ross is paying expenses for the trip. the team was not able to make it to the white house following the super bowl win because of

the watergate scandal. >> the new 49ers stadium gets closer to completion. project managers say they are halfway down and two weeks ahead of schedule. the goal is to have the stadium complete for june, two weeks before the preseason starts. this year, they have been focusing on the inside with an average of about $37 million a month. >> it's going to be a big stadium. >> that's a nice budget. >> i was going to say it's going to be a big stadium. it's quite big. >> nice. >> time is 4:48. let's go to sal. there's a problem in san jose? >> yeah. northbound 880. it's an overturned vehicle north of steven's creek. this is a sig alert. they're trying to get the person out of the vehicle. the traffic is going to be slow. all the northbound lanes are open, although we're hearing word that some of the car that's are stuck in the backup may be getting by on the right

shoulder. nevertheless, continues a good seen for 880 northbound. use annulet route. it is so early that you can use, 87, 285. all of the other freeways are clear right now. avoid 880 northbound if you're going to the airport. use 280 to 87 to the airport instead of 880. southbound lanes are open in that area. let's take a look at a live picture of the san mateo bridge. the traffic looks good all the way out to the highrise. no major problems this morning by the way. if you are driving on the westbound bay bridge, it is off to a nice start. light traffic getting into san francisco from the east bay. 4:49. let's go to steve. >> things have calmed down a lot. the low is off of the coast. drier air is coming in. most everything is pushing north or out to the pacific. it doesn't mean later on we could see more cloud buildups. red flag until early wednesday. we will see if they fine-tune

that day. 60s, 70s or 80s in the interior. 50s and 60s up in the mountains. not as hot as yesterday. we had a lot of locations in the 70s or mid 70s. it was a warm day yesterday. some had to deal with the fog and 60s. the rain skirted by. you can see the cloud line is lifting as it moves into the north bay. there could be isolated showers or two. the lightning show has pushed off. this is straight off from the bay area. alex is in pacificca and can't see anything but fog because the lightning has moved off shore. sun cooler today. there is a sea breeze out to the delta. lightning possible later this afternoon. we start off with sun and then clouds. 90s inland and 80s for some. again, 60s, 70s, 80s for most locations. lower 90s for a few locations.

off and on until thursday and then the low moves out of here. things calm down on friday and a cooling trend for the weekend. >> thank you, steve. cuts to the federal budget will reduce the number of children in head start preschool programs during the next school year. more than a million low-income kids are served by head start programs every year, but federal spending cuts means that 150,000 people will not get help preparing for elementary school. california will cut 5600 children. >> the most noticeable feature of the iphone may be its color. that's according to some reports. several bloggers say they will introduce a gold-colored iphone. it would be a champagne colored gold rather than a bold gold. it would be that color on the sides and back with the front in white. as usual, apple is not commenting. >> champagne. just upgrade before you ready. 4:51 is the time.

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morning news. a disturbing incident being investigated in san francisco. a man tried to set a homeless person on fire outside of the 16th and mission bart station. now, a viewer sent ktvu news a video of the incident that happened saturday night. bart police say they could have intervened but no one even reported it. >> if there is somebody that they feel that needs, you know, assistance, officers will come out here and do a welfare check and then make a recommendation. >> bart police say they also work with mental health professionals to try to help the homeless. they still do not know why the man was trying to set the homeless person on fire. the largest number of crimes reported last month was at the oakland coliseum bart station. oakland was died for second. fruit vail ranked 3rd. 16th and mission was not even on the list. >> later today a funeral will

be held for a father shot and killed two weeks ago, along with a 1-year-old son in east oakland. andrew thomas and his son drew were shot to death as they slept at a relatives home. baby drew was laid to rest on friday. so far no arrests have been made in that case. a $30,000 reward is being offered in the case. we have new details about the man killed in a shootout with the fbi after alleging a 16-year-old from southern california. a spokesman says the suspect left $112,000 to hannah anderson's parental grandmother. hannah was abducted earlier this month. her mother and brother were found dead inside of a burned home. they are not sure why the money was left to the family but believed it was to benefit hannah. the trial has begun for an ex officer accused of being part of a dirty dui scheme. former private investigator christopher butler had steven arrest certain men for dui. in exchange, butler gave him

cocaine and a gun. prosecutors plan to call their first witnesses to the stand today. and the trial is expected to last about two weeks. >> a new app launched by the sit eve san francisco is making it easier for drivers to find parking. the freeway app, park me, went into operation yesterday. it gives drivers real-time parking rates and locations at more than 95% of theres and lots -- meters and lots in the city. the congestion comes from people circling and circling trying to find a parking spot. the petaluma baseball team has moved one step closer to the championship. the leg horns stored a victory over a team from new jersey. today they will face a team from hawaii. then they meet the mid-atlantic regional champions in the final game of the series. >> time is 4:56. coming up, we are following breaking news this morning from

san jose. a woman trapped in a serious car crash. we have a news crew headed to the scene. >> scene. one person dead and two others in the hospital after a late-night shooting in san jose. the role that a vietnamese restaurant played in the violent incident. >> other than the crash that we noticed on 880, the rest of the morning commute looks good. that traffic looks good all the way down into san jose. >> lightning has pushed off to the west and also the north. kind of quiet now although we have thicker fog. will lightning continue tonight into tomorrow?

>> a triple shooting in east san jose at a restaurant leaves one man dead. we will tell you where police say the bullets came from. >> a woman is trapped inside a rolled over truck in san jose. how this crash is creating early morning traffic headaches for south bay drivers. >> and the skies above the bay area lit up by lightning overnight. we will tell you how many strikes were reported and why this unusual weather that's firefighters so concerned. >> bay area city giving up the fight to allow medical marijuana dispen stores and retail s. how the federal

government influenced napa's decision. all of that on ktvu morning news. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> good morning. take you live out there this morning. picture of the oakland estuary. wild weather overnight. we saw lightning. we're going to check in with alex savage about that in a moment. you see fog in the distance. we will see how the weather will look today. it is tuesday, august 20th. >> you saw lightning. >> i did. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic and go to steve. >> thank you. things have calmed down considerably as they push north and west. it could wrap back around later today. i think we're in between where we get the fog. red flag warning until wednesday morning. they may fine-tune that as we get closer. today and tomorrow will be an ti