a 15-year-old boy is dead this morning after a car he was riding in slammed into a tree in danville last night. what the teen was supposed to be doing today. >> a raging wildfire near yosemite national forest. the big fire challenge this season. >> the bay bridge closing tomorrow night and why you may be able to drive the new span earlier. >> syria says it's made up as they get closer to take military action. channel 2 news continues.

good morning, thank you for waking up to us. what a pretty site to wake up to. the new and old span. it is well lit and a lot of traffic on the old span there this morning. we're 36 hours until the bridge shuts down. we'll talk about when it will reopen. we'll have the details in a few minutes. thank you for joining us i'm pam cook. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve can we drive to work with our windows down. >> maybe, dave, i don't have a problem with that. it's a little cooler this morning especially in the north bay system that's coming in here. the drizzle is long gone. it's mostly clear, patchy fog, 48 to 6 -- 60, it will be warmer in the afternoon.

some low 60s, but napa santa rosa, cooler reading. we'll go for sunshine and a high of # 0 degrees. temperatures look good along the coast. we'll have temperatures, 60, # 70s, 80s, 74 here's sal. >> good morning, we do have a look at the new bay bridge span, i want you to come to the tv. you can see how nice it's going to look. right now, it's not open to traffic, the old bridge on the left. the new bridge is beautiful, safe and we'ring it to be driving on it next tuesday if all goes according to plan. it will still be the same toll plaza it's backed up for a 15- minute delay. it will be interesting to see.

we'll have shoulders and stalls and minor crashes will be pulled off to the shoulder. that should make the bridge more efficient for the commute. it looks good when you get to the 205 interchange. if you're getting on in dublin it looks good to castro valley. at 2880 and 880 it's looking good there, a little bit heading north. it looks good on 880 and 680. bart has no delays and cal tran, the same. it's not major, but you'll be delayed on those lines. 6:03, let's go back to the desk. developing news, we're on the scene in danville where a 16-year-old.was killed. police say he died at a local hospital after a car crash on el captain drive. the driver of the car and

another passenger are being treated for injuries. we're joined on the scene where the accident claimed the life of a teenager. >> all three boys were set to start school later on today. the 16-year-old.who was killed was riding in this car that spun out of control late last night and the right side of the car slammed into this tree that had you see here. you can also see quite a bit of damage was done to this backyard fence. it took part of this fence out where this accident happened. it happened at 9:00 last night. a total of three teenage boys were inside this car. one passenger transported to the medical center was the 16- year-old boy, but he died at the hospital. the 17-year-old driver suffered broken ribs and a 16-year-old passenger had a broken leg. both of them are in stable

condition at the medical center in walnut creek. the chief here in danville they were set to start classes today after their summer break. >> we'll be working with knowing the school district and making sure the proper notifications are made. most importantly is working with our families. >> now, police are still piecing together exactly what led up to this accident. this he do say there are no obvious signs that the driver was under the influence or anyone in the car had been drinking before this crash and at this point police don't believe speed was a factor in this accident, but, obviously, they'll continue to investigate. one teenage boy dead and two others injured after a crash late last night in danville. alex savage, ktvu 2 channel 2 news. investigators on the scene in a house wildfire in east

oakland. it started after 3:00 this morning on 50th avenue near international boulevard. no one was hurt but the flames caused major damage. they saw a lot of quarters go in and out of that house. they're not surprised. we'll have more coming up at 6:30. >> time now 6:06, more cover of the "rim" fire which keeps growing at 234 square miles. this is the 13th largest fire in history. they're making good progress. it's about 20% contained. they're not out of danger yet. at the news conference firefighters said the majority of the resources they're based at tuolumne city and 120. they reported almost 161,000 acres have burned. that's 3 square miles, that's larger than the city of san

francisco. containment 20%. 4500 buildings are threatened. 23 have been destroyed. it's not clear how many of those are homes. as of the last update the fire had burned 15,000 into yosemite -- yosemite national park. the flames are moving towards rock and granite and it will probably burn itself out. some resources are in place at the southern edge of the yosemite national park that's to protect the rare giant sequoia as there. some of the trees are 2,000 years old. we'll take you live right to the fire lines. we'll get the latest information on the fire fight. happening today prosecutors in the east bay are expected to wrap up their case in what's being called a dirty dui trial. a sheriff's deputy is facing extortion and conspiracy.

he's accused of taking bribes in exchange for setting up men for drunk driving arrests. it was set up by women looking for leverage in divorce cases. a man was accused of sexual assault. she said he tied her up and sexually assaulted her. the judge called the allegations ridiculous -- ridiculous. he was skeptical when he said she could dial the police with her tongue and called it ridiculous. the bridge opened # 5 years ago. some are looking forward to the new bridge and others are

anxious to what's leading up to the grand opening. the bridge could possibly open a day earlier. >> it's not set in stone as we speak. they're close to finishing the final details. it's a beautiful tuesday morning. we're looking at the old and new span. pam, i believed you the new span looks like a sailboat. i agree with you on that. this is the last tuesday where you can drive on the old eastern span. the new eastern span scheduled to be closed on wednesday night until the following tuesday, september 3rd at 5:00 a.m., the new bridge is almost ready fore traffic. it's likely crews could be finished with paving, lane striping and removing barrier rails before the official ribbon cut willing ceremony and

it could open hours before labor day. >> that's one reason why labor day has been officially good to us. >> we'll have the transportation during the night. it will include 14 stations including sfo, three stops in san francisco, berkeley, oakland, walnut creek, dublin and may fair and they're helping to get ferry service across the bay. it will be open to pedestrians and bike traffic soon after that. right now, the bike path is scheduled to open at noon on tuesday. thank you. in the meantime, cal tran is making an optimistic report on the stress test on the bad bolts on the bay bridge. it started after 232 rods failed. the engineers say the bolts

have held up well and only one of them snapped over the weekend. they're trying to figure out how many of the 2200 already installed rods and bolts will actually need to be replaced. to get all the details about the bay bridge closure and ways to get to and from the city while it shut down, check out our channel 2 website, we set up a special section dedicated to the bay bridge. you can find it under the hot topic section. >> a nanny in marin county facing serious charges, how she put the children she was caring for in danger. >> military action in syria? >> we're looking at the bay bridge and san francisco is getting more crowded as you approach the 80 split. >> a decrease in the fog today, temperatures will warm up, will we get the 90s back after 80s

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secretary of state john kerry says us -- secretary of defense chuck hagel -- they have the materials to defend

their country. >> syria's foreign minister says we'll surprise others. secretary laying he will said in an interview this morning, us intelligent agencies said civilians in syria was a chemical attack against the regime. they denied the government was involved and blamed rebel groups. some in congress don't want the u.s. to strike at least not yet. john boehner said before any action is taken this must be meaningful consultation in congress. they're on recess until september ninth the british called their members back to discuss how to deal with this problem. >> it's a concern to the entire world. >> secretary of state john kerry made his case for an attack on a and i'm working

on that story for you for 7:15. >> ivo has left a lot of flash flooding and stranded drivers. some of the camp grounds out there will be closed for maybe two weeks as they clear away mud and debris. >> as we've been reporting the "rim" fire burning near yosemite national park has grown to 171,000 acres and right now, it's 20% contained. pine is right there in base camp in tuolumne county. they're holding the briefing right behind you this morning. >> reporter: yeah, every morning they start with the briefing. the fire department here, they've been here for will days

out here battling the blaze, some 3800 firefighters continue to fight here as it shows no signs of slowing down, it's continuing to grow to 180,000 acres. it's 20% contained and many -- much of that containment is on the left side, they're trying to stop the fire advancing any further towards the communities of tuolumne city and all along the 1208 door door -- corridor, all the way to pine crest lake. there's a whole swath threatened by that fire. we saw hand crews and dozers out there. they're prepared with fire engines parked around the houses. meanwhile behind the fire, the monopoly up continues. we have an up close look at the

tuolumne camp. there are a couple of structures and tents spared by the fire. everything was leveled there. we saw children's toys floating around in the lake. you can get the sense how fast they had to evacuate. they tried to stop it, but they couldn't. listening to the fire behaviorist there are no signs for it to slow down. back here, this is not fog, you would think it is fog, but, in fact, this is smoke, and this is what firefighters head out into every morning, the cool air, and it caps this area off and it's not until is it or 1:00 when the temperatures heat up and we get fresh air in here. it's incredibly smokey and they're heading out on to lines. back to you. >> thank you for that.

people are around the world as it affects yosemite national park. you can get more information and see more video of the "rim" fire on our website ktvu.com. look for it on the top story on our home page. >> 6:18, they may be one of the worst teams in baseball, the as, houston astros are one of the most profitable teams in baseball. astros are on track to make $99 million thanks to limiting their pay rolls and increased tv revenue. the astros are disputing that report. some of the figures relating to revenue, they're off base, they say, they also say their team never discloses financial information. >> back over to sal. we're looking at the new and old bay bridge span.

it looks crowded on the bay bridge this morning. you said people are heading in early. i think people are getting their stuff in the city done. yesterday i was driving around, i had to drive just places in the city and a lot of people are in the city this week. they have three days to do it. the city is not closed, but the brick will be on thursday and friday. a lot of people are thinking, yikes, i have to get it done. over to the right we'll see the new span, if everything goes according to plan, that will be next tuesday, we'll show you cars driving on the span getting into the city. let's look at the toll plaza, we had an accident on the upper deck. we looked around and couldn't find it. traffic is just moderately heavy. 15 to 20-minute tray, no major problems. you can see a little bit of slowing here and there, but not a lot of red on the map. same thing for the peninsula,

101 and 280 are doing well. east bay and southbound it is getting busy as you drive to winton avenue and ten son and union city. minor inbound delays on the 49 and 47muni on cal tran. >> calm conditions, hardly reporting any breeze whatsoever. there is some patchy fog, some thick nothing fog on the golden gate -- fog on the golden gate. san jose downtown, pally -- palo alto 151. this will be a high today at 74 degrees. you're going out there. high pressure building in so

we'll get 80s and 90s in the interior. i can't find much of a breeze. a phyllo indications stronger, much different than yesterday. the fog is there, high pressure is watching it. it's hardly making the purpose that we had inland. the tropical clouds are moved off. only 76 degrees. it was the coolest high temperature we had. there is a tremendous amount of moisture coming up from mexico. it won't help for tomorrow. highs today will be in the 90s for some. vacaville will be 93. san are feel 82. oakland drop it ten, antioch upper 80s, 84 saratoga, santa

cruz 80, over at the coast good there. 0s and 80s on the peninsula. it is a slight cool down on thursday. big cool down on thursday and especially on sunday. >> the oracle team and the america's cup. more on the cheating scandal. >> a one-way bus ticket out of las vegas. blaps

new information about the number of patients given bus tickets out of town by a psychiatric hospital out of st. louis. >> 40% of mental patients reviewed were released from the psychiatric hospital without any planning for their care. san francisco district attorney plans to sue the state of nevada for patient dumping. the city of palo alto is getting an early start for end of the year crime fighting

effort. operation fourth quarter focus on gang, community outreach. they see a spike in crime, but this i don't year it's starting a month earlier. apple has plans for its flagship store. it looks almost the same. it's all glass, but the popular fountain that was dedicated in 1973 will remain. now, it will stand in the plaza on the backside of the store. earlier plans to not include that fountain and it doesn't have people worried about the publicly. 6:27 is the time it could be against the law to feed deduction in one area of the city where a controversial ordinance is being considered and how it can protect wildlife. >> a car filled with high school students slams into a tree in danville last night and

leaving one boy dead and two others hurt and what those teenagers were supposed to be doing doing later on today. we're getting a nice look at the new bridge that will be open for traffic next tuesday. >> patches of thick fog but it will be warmer today. not much of a breeze but the lows are cooler and the highs will be warmer.

welcome back to be the ktvu, channel 2 news opening bill. the tennis hall of famer is opening up the stock exchange. they're celebrating 25 years in business. it is now a very standard back to school item. all the kids have to have one

of those memory flash drives san disk was one of the first companies to make those. we'll have it on business news coming up. >> it is a what, a tuesday. >> it's the 27th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook, good morning, we want to check in with steve. it feels warmer today. >> it will be warmer today. 48 to 60s on the low. fog in pockets is thick. this will be a burn off quickly today. temperatures will start to bump up. low 50s, a good 9 degrees cooler. hardly apres, san francisco starting with some fog. it will peel upback and burn off quick. it's a little bit above average for this time of the year. enjoy it while you can.

back back-to-school forecast, martinez school district will start you off and it will go south. >> we're looking at the roads getting busier. the traffic is going to be busy as you drive through. there are no major delays here. traffic once you get on to the bridge looks good. there's a 15 to 20-minute delay at the toll plaza t san mateo bridge, the same thing goes. in san jose northbound 101 showing after 280 that's the busiest traffic going to the san jose airport. a deadly car crash in danville. a 16-year-old boy has died, two more teenagers were badly hurt. this happened just before 9:00 last night on el captain drive near claridge drive.

local high schools will be emotionally effected by this deadly crash. >> three teenage boys will be in this car. the timing of this crash was just tranning i can. all of -- tragic. all of them were set to start school this morning. they ran into a tree, they slammed this car into a tree and they smashed a fence here just before 9 last night. one passenger pulled from the car had to be transported to the medical center. this 16-year-old boy died there at the hospital. a 17-year-old boy who was driving suffered broken ribs and a 16-year-old boy who was a passenger had a broken leg. they are in stable condition this morning at the medical center in walnut creek.

the chief told us that they were all supposed to head back to class at high school after summer break. >> the people in the car were under age and young local students that should have been starting school tomorrow morning. >> reporter: now, police at this point are saying there are no obvious signs that the driver in this case was under the influence or alcohol or drugs were a factor in this accident. they have more work to do here. i did put it to a call to a police sergeant, i'm still hearing back to him to get a sense of whether the investigators are getting a idea what led up to a crash whether speed was a factor in the crash. they are not saying whether speed was a factor in the extent. again a 16-year-old boy dead, two other boys injured the night before they were set to start high school. live this morning in danville alex savage, ktvu, channel 2

news. >> a massive wildfire burning in and around yosemite national park. the fire has burned 161,000 acres. it is only 20% contained. 4500 buildings are threatened, 23 have already been destroyed. firefighters say despite the size though they are making progress against the fire. >> starting to get a handle on this thing. it's been a real tiger. it's been going around and biting its own tying -- tail and won't let go. but, we'll get there. >> the fire has cost $20 million and it's expected to rise. lawmakers budgeted $120 million for the entire season. they've spent a quarter of it. they the federal government said it would pair for # 5% of the "rim" fire. the "rim" fire is edging chose

tory the reservoir and firefighters are trying to protect it. some ash has landed in the reservoir, but it has not affected the purity. no power deliverers will resume until high voltage lines can be fixed. power is being brought in by outside sources. a well-known camp was lost to that fire from the city of berkeley. more than a thousand people gathered to remember the good times spent there. coming up why it was special to visitors and the other camps damaged by the fire. >> this nanny was allegedly driving drunk a before picking up two children at school. someone said they saw a car repeatedly hitting a school sign yesterday afternoon.

police say the driver is 46- year-old natalie win. the children had not yet gotten into the school. they were kept at the school until their parents came up to pick them up. now, that the stage is set for the america's cup yacht race, oracle u.s.a. has another challenge to the race. they are trying to figure out how three catamarans were altered with heavy fittings and illegal lead in the frames of the boat. that will be heard on wednesday in stand fran. it is a hard to believe -- if there is any misconduct, they'll decide whether they'll be penalized. the race will be september 7th. they're locked in a court battle as they investigate the massive fire in richmond a year

ago. 14,000 people reported breathing problems after the fire. the us chemical safety board and the environmental protection answer have spent the past year looking for answers but they have major ditcheses on how to handle the investigation. they're in a washington, d.c. courtroom over access to documents and other issues. contra cost a county are doing drills, they'll continue to do testing and it will go out for the next few hours. >> the parks commission will consider a plan to make it illegal to feed wildlife in parks or wild spaces. that includes feeding deduction at parks. this is after a long study that

found wildlife is being harmed by that food. fooding pose as health risk to humans as well. that is at 7:00 tonight at the city hall conference room. san jose may be the latest bay area containers. they are banning all plastic foam containers as well as cups. this would apply to fast food chains as well starting january 112th. p 0 california cities have banned styrofoam. if this is approved san jose will be the largest city in california to move ahead of that ban. >> the dow jones is done, it's down almost 100 points. >> it's down more percentagewise. a lot of worries on what's going to happen in syria. >> also george zimmerman's attorney headed back to court. dollars in fees. the of back td

>> we're live in oakland, why neighbors say it was just a matter of time before it burned down. >> the road sensors are beginning to show activity out there, especially in parts of the east bay, highway 24 moderate here in pleasant hill. >> fog out there, it's down the deck. high pressure is being built in. if you're multitasking turn around and look at your screen. there you go. ♪

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. new this morning, investigators are trying to see what sparked a house fire in oakland. first reporter on the scene this morning and tells us what neighbors are saying, why this house was bound to burn down. >> neighbors are saying they're not surprised because this house is abandoned and enough quarters go in and out of here. they found it at 3:00 this morning. one woman was worried that her brother might be trapped inside the house. firefighters did a search and found no one. 40 firefighters were on scene this morning. one woman says her boyfriend

crashes at the house to sleep and keep warm. >> there are a bunch of candles, i'm thinking that's what happened, a candle might have burned it down. >> and the fire up here, it started in the back of the home. the fire investigator say -- have not said what ignited it. crews had to cut through the windows to get all of the hot spots out and open up a hole in the roof. this house is a complete loss, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> the time is 6:44. over-the-weekend the rim fire burned up the tuolumne family camp. hundreds of people held a vigil

remembering that camp [ singing ] >> the berkeley camp had been operating near yosemite national park since 1922 now, the camp and its buildings are ruined. people say there was no place like that camp. >> it was built 90 years ago. it had this aura about it, no cellphone signals, no why few. >> they haven't made any statements about the camp there, but people say if the camp could be rebuilt, it wouldn't have the same character and charm. >> it's affecting another local camp, the san jose family camp is closed for the season a month earlier. it damaged the well there which provides water. >> of the 70tent cabins a dozen

were burned. the staff plans to remove fire damaged trees from the area. happening today bay area activists are calling for action against the governor's prison plan. they are calling to reduce the population of the inmates. the state would have to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to house them. the governor would spend money on private and out of state prisons. now, they're asking legislators to vote against the plan. they want congress to raise the debt limit as soon as possible. jay could be lew says unless the government takes action they should pay the limit in october. they're looking to pay for bills already approved. the federal education department has given waivers to

states allowing them not to collect and publish information about students with learning disabilities from pour families and whose native language is not english. the campaign for high school equity says that that could mean that the students most at risk of dropping out may not receive the support they need. >> your time now, 6:46, they want parents of the youngest students to make sure that the kindergarten kids get there every day. 16% of the kindergarten kids were chronically absent. school district officials say parents don't take that first year of school seriously. >> that's when people need to be setting the foundation of learning and too many of our students are not in school. >> that hurts more than the individual student that misses class, the school district lost out of $2.2 million in state

funding because of chronic absences. that's enough to hire 30 new teachers. we have a special back-to- school section for you on our website ktvu.com. there you'll find tips to back to school shopping among other things. we've posted school photos for our reporters and anchors for you to see. >> i'm waiting to see little sal. >> it's coming. we're working on these stories, two people accused in a supermarket heist in the south bay, why the motive may be more than just money. >> how you can get an inside look at the home of the 49ers today. and from your couch. >> i want to see little sal. >> it's there. it just appeared on ktvu.

>> it's on the facebook page. >> it's embarrassing, we embarrass our talent, it's fun. i use the word talent loosely. there is a stall right there, see the flashing lights. kind of underneath the sun to the left, these a vehicle in the left lanes. we have an accident eastbound at morelo, watch for it right there in the top of your screen. now, let's go to live pictures of 237 westbound, you can see traffic there is getting slower. now, let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. we're in between systems, a pretty good system coming out this weekend. there is pockets of pretty thick fog. back to you school today for

all of the school district. i know you want to sheep in. 74 for a high today at 3:00. 50s more so than yesterday. 51, 52 informality apa, these are 9, 10 degrees cooler. but, once that burned off we have sunshine today it's a little thicker. the clouds are thinning out. they might reappear in couple of days. there's meant of moisture in mexico. 39 in it. ahoe, a chill in the air there. it was only 76, and cloud cover on some of the rain. most locations, calm on the rain, there is some fog there, but it will be sunny and warmer, patchy thick fog in spots, temperatures coming up a

little bit. clear at 90, almost 84, chemical field, santa rosa 97, concord pleasant hill 86, present word, berkeley 72, 81 san jose. santa cruz at 80, upper 70s, will 0s, we'll go 730 and 60s on the coast. it will be a nice day for many. wednesday looks slightly cooler on thursday and a bigger cool down on top for the weekend. >> new this morning, facebook making a startling revelation, who it has shared information with on 38,000 users. >> the apple store in san francisco is changing, a new design preserving a popular item from the 1970s.

. welcome back to the channel 2 ktvu news. the dow was down almost 100 points as expected the futures indicated an early drop because of the tensions in syria following the lead of european stock this morning. there are conflicting reports

on the time frame of the plan to tradeup. the tech site said apple will launch a trade in program. owners of older iphones will be allowed to trade in their current phones, get a newest iphone available. they're expected to unveil their newest iphone next month. it will open its first store in columbia, starbucks, next year. it promises to sell only colombian coffee there. they hope to have 6 in 2015 and more than that in 1018. facebook says government agencies are requesting its user informations to help fight crimes. law enforcement agencies from 74 countries demanded the information of 38,000 users in the first part of this year. half of those orders came from the united states.

the facebook is the latest technology company to release information about its customers. microsoft and google have done the same. george zimmerman's lawyer wants the state of florida to pay $300,000 of his legal fees. he reportedly said that last night. since zimmerman is acquitted state law requires florida to pay for his legal costs. he was acquitted of all charges including second-degree murder of the shooting death aftertrayvon martin last year. miss want your help to find a bank robbery suspect with bad hair. it happened in chase bank in palo alto after the suspect handed a teller a note. the suspect was 5-foot 11 waist 160-pound and has waist long brown frizzy hair. they don't know if it was a man or a woman.

he was wearing black to, khaki pants and a black baseball cap. they are hoping a surveillance video will help a dramatic smash and grab robbery at tiffany's. six people were gathering in the lot and two men were seen taking license plates off what police believe was the get away car. police are looking for throw separate cars seen in that video. a truck was used to smash through the front door of the tiffany's and that's where the fees went in and robbed the jewelry cases. the curtain will come down for a final time in the shakespeare santa cruz. the dean of art that you c santa cruz says this will be the final season of the company. it's been plagued with financial problems for years. the debt will be $2 million

when it ends this weekend. the last performance will be the holiday production in november. >> all right. time now 6:57, coming up at 2, a teenage boy killed in a car crash in danville, why the timing of this is adding to this tragedy. >> a bold crime at the area post office, live coverage in palo alto. we'll be right back.

a car filled with teenagers crashes in danville late last night. one boy is killed. two others are hurt. we'll tell you what led up to the accident and why police say the timing here is so tragic. a house goes up in flames in east oakland early this morning. why some of the neighbors say they are not surprised. >> reporter: we're live in palo alto, where police are searching for two robbery suspects who pulled a gun on a couple at a post office. we'll have the latest. "mornings on 2" starts now.