a little system. a lot of tropical clouds. look at that moisture down toward las vegas. it looks like it will stay south of us. for overall temperatures a little bit cooler today. some clouds and sun mostly low clouds there. afternoon breeze. definitely an on shore push today. highs today 60s and 70s. and also come 80s. here is sal. steve, good morning. we are looking pretty good around the bay area. so far. as we look at interstate 880. it is a nice looking drive passing the coliseum with no major problems. also we look here at the commute on the bay bridge. it looks like some of the right lanes are a little crowded. otherwise we are doing pretty well. if you are driving out to the -- i think this is it. this is a look at traffic on the bridge. let's go back to the desk. >> we have continuing coverage of the rim fire burning near yosemite national park. right now the fire has destroyed nearly 144,000 acres and is only at 7% containment.

almost 3500 fire personnel are also on the scene. 23 buildings have been lost but it's not clear how many of those are homes. >> this fire quickly spread into the subdivisions where the homes were. before we could get our engines and equipment in. >> firefighters say the dry conditions and hot weather are the perfect fuel for the flames. right now a mandatory evacuation order is in effect. people in tyle plea city are being advised to leave as well. the u.s. forest service says it does not know if any buildings survived. the camp was evacuated last thursday. another berkeley owned camp uc berkeley layer of the bear is also in the fire lines but has not yet burned down. this is video of the rim fire shot from an air tanker. this type of plane with drop

3,000 gallons of water in five seconds. this unit is 146th air lift wing. and they have a dozen choppers that can provide air shots. the rim fire is edging closer to hedge hespy reservoir. that provides the drinking water for the reservoir. utility workers says water quality is still good. two young girls are part of four that were shot in a brazen shooting. two little girls ages eight and 12 were wounded along with a man and a woman. no one else was seriously hurt. this latest shooting involving children is fueling fears that no one is safe. >> there have been a lot of problems that seem insurmountable. jim crow seemed insurmountable.

segregation seemed insurmountable. it wasn't. it took courage, it took people who were willing to pu themselves in harms way. >> there is still no word on what lead up to the gunfire and police are still looking for suspects. police in san francisco are looking for the suspect of a stabbing that sent someone to the hospital overnight. it happened on mission at 1:30 this morning. the victim was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. right now it's unclear what led up to stabbing. this is a monday morning commute. cal trans will shut down the bridge monday night in preparation for the new opening of the eastern span next week. tara moriarty joins us live with new information that commuters immediate to know. tara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after 11 years of construction and $6.4 billion worth of taxpayer money, this new bridge is finally set to open the day

after labor day. use will be shutting it down for about a week as they realign 880. they will be paving and installing barrier rails and striping lanes. the chp will begin rolling traffic breaks to prep for the 8:00 shut down. drivers are bracing for gridlocken if >> there is five lanes that will merge into one lane. it sounds like chaos. >> i will probably not leave the city. i know a lot of my friends will work from home. >> reporter: the ferries will have -- every night of the closure trains will be running. there is going to be a number of big events scheduledover the holiday weekend including a bunch of a's games and the

sausalito arts festival. be aware 15 interstate 8 oil ramps will be closed. they will remain closed until 5:00 tuesday morning. the bridge will open at dawn. is there a chance it could open earlier? we'll let you know in our next half hour. >> thank you. we also have a special section on our ktvu web page to help you get around. you can find it under hot techs section. shawn is scheduled to be formerly charged with grand theft and burglary for the alleged crimes shortly after the asiana crash. they stole luggage from passengers that were supposed to fly into sfo on july 8th but were diverted. happening today at the

white house president obama will award the medal of honor to a soldier from antioch. his wife and three children will be with him at the white house today. the medal of honor is the military ice highest award. supporters of hanger one in mountain view are putting pressure on the navy to pay to maintain a protective coating on a historic structure. the siting of the hanger was removed because of con -- but the cost of maintaining the coding isest mated at $6 million. in a naive who operates should pay if e grandfathering it happened around 11:00 p.m. on saturday night at corners

tavern. witnesses say two armed men burst into the back office. police say the remaining patrons were not aware what was going on in the back. one of the waitresses dribbed the ordeal. >> it's something you see on tv you don't think it's going to happen to you. and it's really frightening. i don't want it to happen to anyone else. >> walnut creek police showed us this surveillance video of a so leaving and possibly the same vehicle from a different angle. the vehicle they are interested in is a light colored suv with a roof rack. no one else was hurt. a woman behind a snake scam may have struck again. a person living in a home on moore drive says a woman came to her door on saturday. the woman told her a poisonous snake had gotten loose in her neighborhood and bitten a little girl. the victim later realized the

snake story was a scam and her home had been burglarized. there was a similar incident in nearby union city last week. time now 4:37. there may be relief at the pumps. gas prices continue to fall. the average price for a gallon of gas has dropped four cents over the past two weeks and it's down 20 cents compared to the same time last year. here's a look at where we stand in the bay area. the cost for unleaded $3.90. in oakland drivers are paying $3.77. and in san jose drivers are paying an average of $3.76 to fill up. the warriors plans to build a new waterfront arena in san francisco is months behind schedule. new city documents show the team could miss its 2016 target

opening day. has gob up by $50 million. they say the arena will be ready for the start of the season. some san francisco 49er fans are getting -- fans got so excited they had to call in extra security in last nights game. >> three rowdy fans tried to run on to the field. that forced to bring in bike cops that were outside the stadium. meantime during the game collin kaepernick -- gave the 49ers a 10-0 lead. he was so excited about the touchdown he busted out the touchdown dance.

49ers would go on to win. oakland raiders are preparing for their preseason finale. it's one last chance for terrell pryor. matt flynn will not play in thursday's game. the two quarterbacks have made tight competition. time is 4:39. coming up late night scare on the peninsula. the animal seemed prowling around the neighborhood. and the start of the school year brings extra expenses for educators. the reason teachers are seeing a jump in classroom spending. good morning. right now we're off to a good start all over the bay area when it comes to the traffic san francisco looks good. approaching the 80 split. very mild top warm lows this morning. so will that translate into

warm highs.

welcome back. time now is 4:43. people in southern california have a big mess to cleanup this morning after thunderstorms that dropped several inches of rain causing flash floods and mud slides. in india just east of palm springs high waters swept across roads stranding drivers in their cars. some flooding measured up to five feet high. leaving neighborhoods under water. >> take a look at the stop sign. it is pretty halfway. it's there. it's ridiculous. i don't even know how people are getting in and out. >> more of the same rain is expected to continue today as tropical moisture moves through the area. and people are being told to avoid roads if at all possible. this news just in reports out of syria that one of the cars carrying united nations weapons experts were shot at by

snipers this morning. inspectors are on the way to investigate a reported weapons attack. this is new video of the inspectors leaving their hotel this morning. bashar assad has denied his troops used chemical weapons. some members of congress are urging swift action. the group doctors without borders says 355 people were killed in the attack last wednesday and that included the use of toxic gas. time is 4:45. the army psychiatrist convicted in the deadly fort hood rampage will appear in court today. will faces a rare possible death sentence for the deadliest mass shooting ever on a u.s. military installation. at the least he will spend life in prison. he showed no reaction after being found guilty last week. the first day of school has arrived for students in oakland

and it's coming at a higher cost for educators. public schools in california will no longer be able to require parents to chip in for activities and supplies. california lawmakers say they passed the new law to insure students have equal access to opportunities. many teachers say they support the idea but some say access to government funds is not always reliable. >> i think that if lawmakers are going to make a law like this, then they need to follow through all the way and make sure there is funding made available that is protected. >> by passing the law state legislatures were able to get a class action lawsuit filed by the aclu dismissed. they say school fees violated the state constitution. today assembly member nancy skimmer will call for equal access to federal meal programs in the oakland unified school district. they want congress to incorporate the regional cost of living to determine the families eligibility when

applying for free or reduce priced meals. children who go hungry are more likely to struggled in the classroom and have increased tardiness. the chancellor will have his first press conference. he will reveal a new set of programs and initiatives. he says his hope is to help the campus community imagine new features. the number of graduates estimated is about 26,000. and we have a special back to school section on our website at ktvu.com. tips for back to school shopping and we have posted school pictures on our ktvu art reporters -- ktvu reporters and anchors. amgen announced it's buying onex in a deal that worth $10 billion. it ends a two month auction for

onex. amgen has faced pressure lately due to declining sells of the anemia drugs and expiring patents. there is a new computer advice to help zap social media addictions. it's called the pavla poke. two mit students designed the concept to control their over indulgences. it sends an electric shock to the users wrists. the inventors say the product was intended as a joke and is not quote not for sale. 4:48. let's go to sal. do you immediate it? >> i'm sorry i didn't hear you. i'm looking at my twitter feed right now. oh maybe perhaps. [ laughter ] good morning, everyone. and go ahead and send me a tweet. that thing isn't real so you can send me a tweet if you'd like. asking about the bay bridge

closure. i have the info for you. let's take a look at what we have now. we are looking at the san mateo area and the traffic is looking breath good on the bay shore freeway. as you look at the entire bay area, we can look into livermore valley. that traffic looks pretty good coming in on 205. a little slowing already over the hill. until major problems from dublin to castro valley and 880 traffic looks good. let's go to live pictures and show the bay bridge traffic looks good at westbound. no major problems getting out to the toll plaza. if you are driving into san francisco northbound looks good. and so does southbound 101 heading down toward the peninsula. thank you, sal. a very good morning. it is back to school for oakland. one of the few that will focus on today. starting off very mild. 62. we'll go 68. a high of 72.

it's very mild air mass. so there in lies a muggy humid forecast. a little bit for some. a lot of clouds continuing to do their usual thing. it's very close to moving up in the sierra. it's going right across. just south of las vegas but there is a lot there. a lot of moisture continues to stream up there. for us it's south. so morning clouds mild to warm. 60s and 70s and mainly 80s. so there will be some 10:s. tomorrow a few high clouds. possibility of showers. we'll see if that helps out on the rim fire. so far it's staying south. 40s up in the mountains. 50s or 60s. a loot of that cloud cover holding down palm spring. a little cooler morning low clouds and sun. on shore breeze as well. low to mid.

upper 70s to low 80s for much of the north bay. san jose 79. livermore down five from 89 to 84. 60s and 70s on the coast. kind of a quiet week here. the highs 80s or very, very low. it does look cooler as we go into the weekend. the 2013mtv music awards it will up the center last night as the legendary pop group nsync. justin timberlake will be making a stop in san jose in january. the butler isn't letting go of the top spot at the weekend box office.

the historical drama about the white house butler earned another $1 million. jennifer aniston comedy we are the millers keeps its place in second place. time is 4:51. coming up changes are coming for the san francisco police department. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet.

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autopsies could be done today on two people killed in union city. in the first top homicides of the year two young men were shot near 11th and d streets. one of the victims died at the scene. the other at the hospital. one neighbor said he heard four gunshots followed by police sirens. he says they are not common sounds for the area. >> this neighborhood gets a bad rap. but it's not a bad neighborhood. we don't have any shootings like other places. >> at this point police say they have very little leads to go on and so far they have not released any information about the victims or what may have led up to the shooting. a former child psychiatrist who plead no contest to

molesting boys is said to find out his fate this morning. hi made the no contest plea just four days into jury selection in his second trial. his first trial ended with a hung jury and subsequent miss trial in 2009. ayres faces up to 20 years in prison. in the next few weeks san francisco police officers will be wearing chest cameras. the department says the cameras will be worn while serving search warrants and only by supervisors. the cameras are to insure they are following correct procedures. this comes after a video surfaced. time now is 4:55. san jose may soon become the largest city in california to approve a ban on plastic foam food containers. the city council is expected to vote on the proposal tomorrow. many restaurants and business

groups that oppose the ban say they are recyclable. but reporters say most of the containers end up in landfills any way. if the ban passes restaurant chains will have to use alternatives by 2014. thousands of bay area residents are headed to nevada for this years burning manifest value. it all gets under way today. the week long festival brings about 68,000 people. the festival goers set up a massive tent city in the area. the bonfire is a tradition that started more than 20 years ago. two teams that have spent the summer engaged in a series of verbal battles will meet on the san francisco bay to determine who wins the 34th americas cup. new zealand took the win. they won the largest margin of victory. that means new zealand will

face team usa. happening today san jose sharks fans will have the chance to buy tickets to the team's preseason game. tickets for the 2016 preseason go on sale at 10:00 this morning. the first game will be held on september 20th against anaheim. that will be followed for the matchup against phoenix on the 21st and hoover on the 24th. the regular season begins on october 3rd. coming up the countdown for closure. what commuters need to know. also it's now grown to the size of the city of chicago. the latest newsrooms for the fire lines in the yosemite area. we still have mostly good traffic. there is a crash in the the north bay we'll tell you about. but right now the bay bridge it looks good. very mild lows this morning. a lot of 60s. i don't think they will get much cooler than that. so does that mean warmer highs?

as the rim fire continues to burn in and around yosemite national park, we will tell you about the family day camp. the summer camp run by the city of berkeley. two more children shot on

the streets of oakland in broad daylight. the unanswered questions police are facing this morning. we're live at the bay bridge set to close wednesday night at 8:00 to make way for the new span. is there a chance it could open early? find out next. a star nba player is missing. the troubling details we are finding out where lamar odom might be. born. take you out live to the oakland estuary. feels like a nice start to the day. steve paulson will tell us all about the weather. but it's a nice look. it's monday morning, august 26th thank you for joining us i'm pam cook. >> and good morning, i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is over there. steve, can you find sun for us today? >> yes, i can but not right now. li