now at noon a gun battle in a normally quiet peninsula neighborhood, why a family says the man opened fire on home invation suspects. >> i have no doubt that chemical weapons have been used. >> senator dianne feinstein talks about the evidence she has seen that warrants military action in syria. it has been burning for nearly three weeks, the illegal acts authorities say sparked the rim fire near yosemite.

>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >> good afternoon, i am tori campbell. we begin with the cause of the massive rim fire, still burning near yosemite national park, u.s. forest service investigators say the fire began when a hunter's illegal campfire got out of control. they say that despite rumors to the contrary there is no indication the hunter was involved with illegal marijuana growing and no cultivation sites were found near the oar gin of the fire, the hunter has not been arrest and investigators are not releasing his name. the rim fire has burned more than 2 37,000 acres, it is 80% contained but not expected to be fully contained for a couple of more weeks. san mateo police are investigating a home invasion robbery that erupted into a gun

battle in a quiet neighborhood. police say three suspects barged into a home on lodi avenue around 11:30 last night. there were 4 adults the home, one was a pregnant woman. we spoke to her father-in-law, he says one of the suspects held her at knife point. a few minutes later a gun battle broke out between at least one of the victims and the suspects. police say one of the victims was shot in the shoulder, two of the suspects were also hit. they ran from the house and they drove all the way to a hospital. >> the individuals who arrived at the san jose hospital have now been identified as suspects in this home invasion robbery, one of the suspects was dead on arrival the hospital and the other suspect was suffering a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. >> the third suspect was found and arrested at the hospital. police say the home invasion was not a random act but are not saying why the suspects targeted that home. traffic on the bay bridge

is still pretty busy at this hour, after an earlier accident that caused a long back up. a vehicle hauling a small trailer overturned near the westbound off-ramp to treasure island. it happened just before 10:00 a.m. the chp issued a sig alert because of a visual hazard while they uprighted the trailer, no one was hurt. the new span of the brim causing problems, getting out of san francisco was gridlock for drivers for much of the day, it is not just drivers in cars, bart is also still trying to recover. claudine wong joins us live from oakland to tell us why trains may have fewer cars than usual this week. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, you know bart says a lot of its riders say they want to see the transit system 24-7 like it did during this recent closure but bart said that is not going to happen and this closure gives

us a good indication of why. [ cheers ] >> it all happened on schedule and as planned, but as operations went 24-7 on a traffic free bridge that traffic had to go somewhere. so it was 24-7 for bart too. hour after hour, mile after mile, the passengers crowded on, regulars hoping for a seat found themselves with little option but to make room. >> standing today. >> making room for folks who you recall ail drive. >> i knew i could not drive into the city so i took bart. >> but you can have that kind of track without having an impact. >> bart trains ran that far and that is a huge wear and tear. it is over 40 years. >> playing catch up won't happen quickly, they are

working over time to get trains back in service, don't be surprised if your train has fewer cars than normal. >> at the end of the day it shows why we can't operate 24 hours a day. we have less trains than last week and our crews are working extra hard to try to play catch up today. >> so getting these trains back on track, that is the short- term issue but really when you are taking about bart service the long-term issue remains these ongoing labor negotiations and this impending possible bart strike. tom is keeping an eye on that and will have a full report tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. claudine wong, ktvu channel two news. >> bart and its unions are getting set to return to the negotiating table next week, a threatened strike has been put on hold because of a 60 day cooling-off period that ends in a little over a month. officials are pressing the unions to lower the pay raise they are demanding. the president of the bart board is talking to the media now and we will bring you more on his

comments on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. new at noon senator dianne feinstein just stated the evidence is convincing that syria used chemical weapons on its own people and made those comments after coming out of a briefing with intelligence officials. >> based on what i have seen i have no doubt they used nerve agents and at least 11 to 14 prior small incidents and then this larger incident, so i have no doubt that chemical weapons have been used. >> feinstein is chair of the senate intelligence committee and said the evidence she has seep is enough for her to vote in favor of u.s. military action against syria. syria is one of the hot topics as leaders of the world's top economies meet in russia, president obama was among the leaders gathered in st. petersburg for today's session,

even as a number of nations pressured the united states not to act in syria, mr. obama made it clear it is a topic he wants to pursue. >> i also look forward to having an extensive conversation about the situation in syria, and i think our joint recognition is that the use of chemical weapons in syria is not only a tragedy, but also a violation of international law that must be addressed. >> on the economic side a number of nations express concern over u.s. talk of pulling back on its bond buying program, to boost the economy. pope francis urged world leaders to abandon what he called the few few futile pursuit of that.

he wants them to end that and will host a peace vigil in st. peter's square. the inmates at a prison announced they are suspending their hunger strike after two lettingers agreed to hold hearings on this complaints about solary confinement policies, the hunger strike began with 30,000 prisoners and dwindleto several hundred and 40 who refused food and they held a rally there. >> we want to say in no uncertain terms today is a victorious day for them. >> the prisoners concede they did not adheef many of their key demands during the hunger

strike. google is continuing its practice of scanning e-mail so it can sale ads based on that, janine de la vega has this report. >> reporter: good afternoon, google attorneys will be asking a federal judge to throw out a class action lawsuit against the tech giant. it maintains it has a long- standing practice of scanning through g mail users e-mail accounts and doesn't see any reason to stop that. google is are grooving its g mail users should expect their e-mails will be subjected to automated processing and that includes scanning through g mail messages to look for key words, that data is used to figure out the best advertising to display on the user's computer screen, the lawsuit says google is violating california's privacy laws and

those by doing that. we spoke to people about those practices and their thoughts on the lawsuit. >> do you think the lawsuit should be dismissed? >> i think it should be looked into because give someone an inch they take it a mile. i think they should be regulated or don't take it farther. >> i don't think it is right and just the pop ups and people's privacy, just don't think it is right. >> i am not sure it is 100% okay to look at people's e- mails but if we are letting ourselves use their system and we know about it then we can't really complain. >> google says the process is automated and no human actually reads through a user's mail, the lawsuit alleges that google scans messages sent to g mail users from none g mail users who never agreed to their terms, consumer watch dog groups are monitoring this case closely, my colleague rob roth will be inside the courtroom and will have much more on what happens in there coming up at 5:00. live from san jose janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a milestone moment today in the construction of the new

transbay transit center in san francisco. the first portion of permanent foundation is being poured at the site located on first street between mission and howard. san francisco mayor ed lee and house minority leader nancy pelosi were there and marked the occasion by leaving their handprints in the concrete. >> it is in the tradition of san francisco to be about what is new, to be about innovation, to be about commerce, to be about jobs for families in our cities. >> the transit hub is scheduled to open in late 2017. there were frightening moments this morning after a school bus and a minivan crashed into each other in san jose after 8:00 a.m. at moore park and south cypress avenues, we brought you a live report at the end of mornings on two. 4 special need adults were on the school bus, a family of three including a pregnant woman was in the van. 6 people were taken to the

hospital. police say their injuries are not serious, because it involved a school bus it is investigated by the highway patrol and they are not saying which driver is at fault. a huge pile up on a bridge in england. the conditions that led 130 vehicles to crash. looking live outside, ktvu, a warm up is coming, meteorologist mark tamayo will have your complete forecast. and a double shooting in oakland, how police say the original suspect may have become the victim.

at least eight people were hurt after more than 130 cars crashed on a fog shrouded bridge near london, hydraulic cutting equipment was needed to free some of the injured, the crash continued on for 10 minutes as cars and trucks slammed into each other on the new kingsbury bridge, witnesses say visibility was poor and some drivers did not have their lights on. egypt security officials confirmed a car bombing this morning targeted the interior minister's convoy, the minister survived but 22 others were hurt. investigators are still trying to figure out who is responsible. it is the first attack on a

senior government official since former president muhammad morsi was forced from office two months ago. oakland police continue to investigate the tragic death of a two-year-old boy. family members have identified him as raffle bransento, police say he was run over and killed yesterday in a parking lot. his mother was selling fruit at a nearby stand, witnesses say the driver of the pickup truck was a fruit stand customer who never saw the little boy. police say the driver is cooperating with investigators. hayward police are investigating the discovery of a man's body early this morning, a woman reported finding the dead man in the yard of a vacant home at the corner of bee street and 4th around 2:15 this morning. police say it appears the man had been dead for less than 24 hours, the cause of death is still under investigation. officers say the man may have been homeless but say it does not appear he was camping out

in the vacant home. >> he is a black male, late 20s, early 30s, appears to have died at the scene. we are treating it as a suspicious death. >> the hayward police department is asking anyone who might have information on the man to contact them. oakland police are looking for witnesses to hold ups yesterday where someone turned the tables on a group of robbers, shooting and wounding them. according to investigators three men robbed several people near 94th avenue and cherry street, while attempting to rob one last victim someone opened fire on the suspects, at least two were hit, the other took off running, police are still looking for him as well as the person who fired the shots. >> if someone was defending themselves during a crime such as a robbery we certainly would like to talk to them. we certainly would like to hear their side of the story. >> the two wounded suspects are now in the hospital.

police say one is in critical condition, the other is in stable. a school janitor is under arrest, accused of child molestation, santa cruz county sheriff's department says they arrested 47-year-old reuben caribeius for acts that took place 10 years ago in live oak, they say the suspect had been a janitor and bus driver at the school. today marks a somber anniversary for the california highway patrol. it was exactly 1 year o year-old chp officer kenyon young strum died from wounds he suffered a day before. he was pulling over a driver when the suspect opened fire, another officer shot and killed the suspect. young strum had a wife and 4 children. there could soon be more police officers on the streets

of oakland, the tribune reports the man in charge of overseeing the police department's court order reforms, is expanding his mission, thomas frazier says he is focused on bolstering the ranks of the short staffed police force and demanding quick action to boost recruiting efforts and hire officers from other departments. >> a lot of sunshine today across the entire bay area, still a few left over patches of fog out there but temperatures i think on the mild to warm side, i will call it comfortable. toward the golden gate bridge here clear skies here, haze, as far as fog coverage out there here you can't see on the maps fog hugging the shoreline as a strip here closer to half moon bay, right around the san mateo county coastline so still this rib upon of fog to contend with near the shoreline closer to pillar point at least in the short-term. current temperatures warming

back up. san francisco 67 degrees. upper 70s towards santa rosa. concord, walnut creek, livermore 76 and san jose 73 degrees and mostly sunny skies forecast headlines today, do have this, still sunshine out there and temperatures warmest locations on the warm side approaching mid-80s, tomorrow warmer, that is the direction we are heading. this weekend sunny skies, warm to hot. the hottest locations this weekend could be flirting with 100 degrees. this area of low pressure capping our temperatures one more day today, this will be on the move over the next 24 hours so at least for thursday enjoy it, mostly sunny skies there. as we take this into your weekend warm to hot as this area of high pressure rebuilds, more 90s inland, with this offshore flow developing, not strong, but this time of year when you get a pattern like this fire danger goes up. no fire weather watches in place just yet but something we watch as we head into the weekend for both saturday and

sunday. forecast highs this afternoon you can see san francisco very nice 70 degrees, santa rosa mid- 80s, mid to upper 80s inland twand antioch and brentwood, as i showed you patchy fog south of the golden gait bridge but there. san jose 72, san mateo 76 and fremont spray. your five-day-forecast you will notice the temperatures trending upward, you will need that change tomorrow, in fact i warn you step outside the door tomorrow morning you will be boy it is kind of warm out there, this is the case for your friday and that theme continues into the weekend, there you can see 90s, whenever we have 98 a few backyard thermometers could show 100, it is that hot out there so notice that change, it is that time of here. >> yeah, that indian summer. >> yeah, all right, thank you mark. investigators in richmond are looking into the cause of an early morning fire that burned two vans and damaged nearby buildings. firefighters say the fire

started around 2:30 this morning in the vans on south 9th street. the flames spread to a nearby home and apartment complex. officials say people did live in the vans but no one was in either vehicle or a nearby home when the fire started. the fire forced the apartment cool plex to be evacuated and caused 150,000 dollars in damage. some california students might not have to take standardized tests this year, why lawmakers and education officials want them to have a year off. what can i get you?

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u.s. stocks advancing today, putting equities on track for a third straight climb to start the month, as a flurry of economic data indicated improving economic conditions. a live look at the big board the dow is up 13, the nasdaq is up 11, s&p up two. among those reports coming out this morning the number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time is now at a near a 5 year low. the labor department said this morning the number dropped 9000 last week to a seasonably adjusted 323,000 and near the lowest level since june of 2009. that shows employers are laying off fewer and fewer works, continuing claims fell below 3 million, the government will release the jobless report for all of august tomorrow morning.

california educators say standardized testing known as star tests are outdated. a new proposal to the state legislature and the u.s. department of education would allow most students to skip this year's tests in order to give schools time to prepare for new standards, but california is lagging behind, 45 other states have already adapted the new learning goals called the common core. educators say they are less focused on memorizing facts are instead designed to develop critical thinking and writing skills, state superintendent is sponsoring it and says it is time for reassessments and shifting to the common core and help students might the challenges of a changing world. it is the day fans have been waiting 7 months for, the start of work one, the season kicks off tonight, the ravens are playing the broncos in a

rematch of one of last year's play off games which the ravens won in overtime, locally the 49ers host the packers sunday afternoon, another playoff rematch from last season and the raiders playing the colts in indianapolis,. tonight at 5:00 is another bart strike looming? we will have an update on how the talks are doing as the deadline gets closer. thank you for making ktvu your chase for news, we will see you the next time news breaks, be sure to join us again at 5:00. send comments to comments@captioncolorado.com captions by terry james, caption colorado, llc.

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