offshore breeze, 62 in san francisco, so no onshore breeze yet, by that i mean a westerly one, system there moving rain near seattle, we are on the southern edge of it, the tropical clouds, that moves out, that sun and that system gives us more of a westerly breeze later on, i think san francisco gets to 72 by noon and cools down as that system comes in and the wind will turn westerly, so sun and clouds today, cooler, light breeze make picking up later. not much of one right now for sure and highs today still nice for some, still 80s but closer to the coast and bay more 60s and 70s, here is sal. >> good morning. in richmond a tanker trailer from a gas truck has rolled over on to its side, it happened and 3:00 this morning ere. the interstate both the on and off-ramps at carlson boulevard have been closed but the freeway is still open, a tow truck is on its way, again the freeway still open right through there. let's move along and take a

look at a live picture of san francisco, northbound 101 this looks good approaching the 80 split, if you are driving in the bay area we don't have a lot going on as we look at west 80 traffic is moving along well, westbound 580 looks good to castro valley. 4:30, let's go back to the desk. >> this morning fire crews are still on the scene on yerba buena island watching for hot spots after two small fires created a huge traffic back up on the bay bridge. alex savidge joins us now with what led up to the fire on the island. >> reporter: investigators still trying to pinpoint the exact cause here but this caused a distraction for people driving in this area. in fact what firefighters say is that people driving along the western span of the bay bridge first noticed this fire on yerba buena island and called it in last night. to make sure it doesn't flare-

up they have stayed out here throughout the night. roads are shut down so it is difficult to get close to the area that burned. let me show you some of the video from last night when flames broke out here just about 8:00. this was actually two small brush fires, the total of 4 acres. these fires raced up a steel hillside on the westside of the island close to the roadway, the flames and smoke created a distraction for drivers there and that caused a back up that last for hours last night. 1 building was threatened but crews contained the fire and it helped they were battle in the flames from out on the water. >> we also deployed the fire boat. it can get into these spots that we are unable to get man power in there with the hose line. >> there are some homes on yerba buena island but none had to be evacuated, water pressure was an issue however, there are not many hydrants here so crews had to run a lot of hose line

to get all the water they needed to fight those flames. a fire investigation team was called out here last night. they are still trying to figure out exactly what sparked this fire. coming up for you at 5:00 this morning we will tell you why the wind conditions last night gave firefighters a break. live this morning on treasure island, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> pg&e crews have begun shutting down a pipeline in san carlos, that utility is complying with a judge's order to shut down the pipe which runs under britain avenue there. the order came after anen jury sent out an e-mail expressing serious concerns about pipeline safety. now at first the utility only reduced pressure on the line but pg&e finally agreed to shut down the pipeline yesterday. >> why has it taken until now for pg&e to make this decision to shut down the line? >> we have safely operating pipeline today. >> it is unfortunate that we

had to sort of pull the alarm so to speak, go to court, get an injunction to have pg&e come out and do what they are supposed to be doing. >> the pipeline connects with two others on the peninsula, one of those is line 132, the pipeline that exploded in san bruno three years ago. we have new information now about a earthquake that shook parts of the bay area, the quake was first reported at 3.1 and has been downgraded to a 3.0. the usgs reports it has centered two miles northeast of berkeley, it hit at 9:26 last night. some people as far away as san francisco said they felt it but no damage is reported so far. in a few hours the as will face the tigers in game three. both had to miss out on practice after rain poured down

in detroit. the rain did not let up until late last night so a tarp has covered the field since yesterday. more rain is in the forecast though today. it does look like all should go on as planned when the first pitch is thrown at 10:07 this morning. >> there is still a lot to be played out but now the history between the teams it seems like each game we play them there is more to it because we have played them a few times and each game seems to be hard fought. >> now, this is a rematch of last year's american league division series of course when the tigers won, they beat the as by 3-2 game, the as lost both games in detroit but this year they are prepared to fight. they are tied. we will have a report from him

and complete coverage of the playoffs throughout the day right here on ktvu. new video has surfaced of a fan -- some violence at the coliseum over the weekend though. coming up we will show you new video of a fan who became a little too rowdy, ended up getting tazed by officers. we would like to show -- we would like you to show us your pride, we posted this on our facebook page, visit our wall and click share. it was a late night for raiders fans who had their game pushed back because of the oakland as play offs and faced the chargers, terrelle pryor returned to the field after missing last week due to a concussion, he completed his first 10 passes and helped take the raiders to a huge lead, the game would not get out until 11:30 last night but fans didn't mind it. >> i love the late hour, it is great. >> we will play anybody in the mornings, afternoons, evenings,

any time. >> more time to have fun. >> well, the raiders won final 27-17, the raiders are now moveed into third place tie in the afc west with the chargers. the owner of the raiders is considering a move to concord, according to the san francisco chronicle raiders owner mark davis toured a 5 acre parcel of land at the closed concord navel weapons station as a possible sight for a new stadium. the mayor of concord says it appeared davis liked the property and its close proximity to the north concord bart station. time now 4:37, there are several reports david carr will work out with the raiders, he was released from the giants in august. the raiders demoted matt flynn to third string and looking for a reliable back up at this point. the raiders have also expressed interest in bringing josh freman in for work outs, the 49ers were also at home last night. they showed fans they are back

and in it to win it. first drive of the game his pass intercepted, he takes it back 18 yards for the score, that puts the niners on the board 7-0. 4th quarter 49ers up 24-3, colin kaepernick in control, he throws to vernon davis, he takes care of the rest, 64 yards for the touchdown, the niners win 34-3. bart works could be on strike by the end of the week, the cooling-off period ends and they could walk off the job is there is no agreement. contract talks are set to resume this morning but the two sides are still far apart on the issues of salary and benefits, transit experts say a bart strike in october would be far worse than the 4 day strike in july. bart management also says it needs money to replace train cars which date back to the 70s. this week the agency is showing off its fleet of the future,

bart riders will get a chance to try out the seats installed in new cars, the first of 9 events held today at the union city bart station. also today a controversial proposal to close san francisco city parks during certain hours is set to be considered by the city's board of supervisors. under the plan all city parks would be off-limits between midnight and 5:00 a.m. supporters of the legislation say it would keep homeless people from living in the parks and reduce crime. critics say it criminalizes the homeless. now to our coverage of the government shut down, now entering its second week, john boehner says he has ruled out a house vote without concessions from president obama, they are demanding changes to the affordable care act and spending cuts and will not raise that without them. the president is calling on lawmakers to pass legislation to increase the debt limit and

prevent a possible government default that could triggary financial crisis. well, one of the latest casualties of the shut down is a federal amber alert website, a notice on amber alert.gov reads due to the lapse in federal funding this office of justice program's website is unavailable. that sight normally shows alerts about missing children. state law enforcement will still notify the news media of urgent missing child cases while this is going on. later this morning former president jimmy carter will be lending a hand to people in the city of oakland. an event was held last night to celebrate the 30 year partnership between the former president and first lady and habitat for humanity. that event helped kickoff the 30th annual carter work projects which helps build homes and communities across the country, carter said one of his greatest pleasures has been working with volunteers to build homes. >> all people on earth are equal and a basic human right

is to have a place to live. that is why i love habitat. thank you. >> in recent years the carters have helped build homes in haiti and minnesota as well. the carters will be joined by country stars trisha yearwood and garth brooks today. they helped build a dozen homes in east oakland. tomorrow they will be at a work sight in san jose. 4:40 is the time right now, freed from prison, now getting help from the community. coming up at 5:00, how santa clara county plans to give third strike inmates help when it comes to their monthly rent payment. also a horrific crash in texas has landed a well-known driver in the hospital, what happened just moments before that car crashed into the fence. >> good morning, traffic on interstate 880 is still moving along pretty well, if you are driving in oakland we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay area weather. >> after a very warm weekend temps today will start to slide down and come way down by midweek.

we will explain.

a crash at the texas grand prix has landed dario franchitti in the hospital this morning. it happened after contact between them. 13 fans injured, 11 were treated on the scene, two others had to be taken to the hospital. >> it was pretty scary, very frightening. >> there was a lady trapped underneath the fence. >> doctors later confirmed that he sustained a concussion, fractured two vertebrae and broke his right ankle. this latest race car accident is a reminder of the tragic death of dan wheldon, killed two years ago in a crash at las vegas motor speedway. today marks 12 years since

the united states invaded afghanistan, the pentagon launched operation enduring freedom on october 7th, 2001, weeks after 9/11, the goal was to drive al qaeda terrorists out of afghanistan and remove the taliban from power. more than 2000 american troops have died in afghanistan in the past 12 years. u.s. combat troops are expected to remain in afghanistan for at least the next 15 months. we have new information now on two high profile raids targeting terrorists in africa, the government plans to interrogate a leader, the elite army force captured him on saturday, he is a suspected al qaeda operative, who played a roll in the deadly 1998 bombings of u.s. embassies in africa, libya claims he was abducted. >> accusations against him are

fabricated, it is true he was but he left. >> he calls him a leader, he is a commander of al shabab, the group claiming responsibility for the shopping mall attack that killed 67 people. navy seals ran into heavy fire and had to pull out of that operation. right now firefighters are battling a 2500 acre brush fire that started at camp pendleton marine base. this is home video of the fire taken yesterday afternoon. 230 people were forced to evacuate. that fire started saturday. firefighters expect to have it contained by tomorrow. so far only a few vehicles and some buildings have been destroyed. no word yet on what started that fire. 200,000 bottles of pain medication for babies is being recalled. motrin says there is a risk of tiny pieces of plastic in its

concentrated infant drops. retailers are asked to remove the bottles. manufacturers say there is a only a small chance the plastic could cause a problem but anyone who bought the medication can take it back to the store. 4:47, as uninsured americans begin signing up for coverage under the affordable care act there is growing concern but scam artists trying to take advantage of the program. one group is warning illegal immigrants not to hand over money to anyone promising to sign them up for health insurance, those living in this country illegally are not eligible for coverage under the healthcare overall but the head of the hayward day labor center worrys that money undocumented immigrants without health coverage might not know that they are excluded from the program. >> it is just easy prey you can kind of you know sell people things and promise them different things and charge them money and they find out it is not true.

>> they are concerned that confusion could lead to potential enrollees being scammed, they want to emphasize that signing up is free. city elections will take place across the bay area on november 5th, san francisco has one of the biggest ballots with 4 propositions and 4 local races. starting today voters can cast their ballots early at san francisco city hall. the polls will be open monday through friday from 8:00 to 5:00, except on columbus day, a week from today, city hall will also be open for voting during the last weekend of this month and the first weekend of next month. 4:49 is the time so that is a little news, sal, more opportunities to vote or gives you a bigger timeframe anyway. >> and makes it more convenient for sure. >> yeah. >> good morning. let's take a look at what we have now. the commute looks pretty good for the most part, we are starting off well. chp has asked or san francisco fire department by the way has asked chp to close the yerba buena island off-ramp to

treasure island, that is on the far left, chp will close that to allow firefighters to continue their mop up operations, if you have to get on to treasure island go to san francisco, get on that lower deck and exit eastbound on the left just before the tunnel. also moving along and taking a look at westbound bay bridge, this looks good up to the toll plaza, it is light. no problems this morning by the way on 238 or 880, if you are driving to the peninsula it looks good, 101 and 280 in good shape. now let's go back to steve. >> all right, sal, thank you, sir, a little change today compared to a weekend. it is still mild and warm but cooler especially coast and bay, a weak system bringing in he and mid-level clouds there, that is already pushed east and out of the area because there is actually a cool front coming in. we also have in detroit things look better, not very warm, it is 48 degrees right now in detroit with a west wind but probably in the low 50s here

but it looks like the rain is gone now there, 31 tahoe, 46 reno, 45 ukia, they are cool, no doubt about it. 50s and 40s for some, san francisco 62, 48 there and 46 half moon bay so the coast a chill there as well, there is those clouds favoring the south bay or santa clara valley now, that is the weak system coming in not that strong but will usher in a westerly breeze and is bringing rain there but not much here. not as warm today, scattered high clouds, more to the south bay in the morning then north bay in the afternoon and the cooling trend is with us, there is going to be a rather strong and significant low dropping down. the path of this will determine whether we get any precip out of it. i don't think we will. they will there but we are going to turn colder and windy, this takes us into wednesday, so if you are heading there you could probably anticipate shower activity. it depends, if it stays inland all we will get is the cold air

and breeze and shower activity there but it will turn cooler by midweek. sun and clouds today, cooler especially coast and bay a- light breeze will pick up later in the afternoon be out of the west but highs 70s, 80s, for some. coming down more sort towards the cost and also the bay but stillies around the area but this is the last for a while because there is a big drop in temperatures forecasted for midweek and then they are going to stay there, we will drop a good upper 60s to 70s by wednesday, again iffy on shower activity here, up in the sierra no doubt then a breeze why cool pattern thursday then it looks sunny but temperatures into the 70s as we to the weekend pam. >> 4:52 is the time. joining forces to clean up oakland, more on the program that has teens cleaning up public art. intense moments at the playoffs in oakland over the weekend, the close call for an officer and the reason one man was taken away in handcuffs.

this is new video surfacing of police having to use force at this weekend playoff game between the tigers and it has been posted on multiple websites responding to that, you can see him push an officer

and begin to fight, eventually he was tazed and taken into custody. two officers in napa are called heroes after saving a driver from a burning car, it happened sunday morning after 1:00 a.m. on southbound highway 29 south of highway 221. the chp reports a 19-year-old driver crashed into a pick up flipping over the center divide, the officers were able to pull him to safety before he was taken to the hospital with injuries, the other driver only had minor injuries. it is an interesting new way to help police the police. the police auditor is placing signs urging them to come forward with that. they get a lot of attention and include the phone number to the auditor so you won't have to call the police about the

police department, they are reaching out they are reaching out to the department. they link them with services. the latest survey found that 29% of the city's homeless are gay. organizers say today's event will be the first of its kind in the country. now for a story you will only see on two, students are joining forces to clean up art. the remember them sculpture there is often marked by taggers. it seems as quickly as they remove it more appears, 45 students from the envision academy under the sprftionz supervisor, they decided to adopt it. >> i just stood in the middle of the street crying because i was so happy, this is like the

next generation and they care. >> they are featured, including rosa park, harvey milk and cesar chavez, every day the students plan to commute out to maintain the sculpture and give tours explaining the significance of those depicted. coming up next in our 5:00 hour new this morning a huge honor for two bay area scientists. the award they received overnight. plus we are monitoring a tanker truck fire causing traffic problems in richmond, the new information we just received about evacuations. >> good morning, right now traffic is still doing pretty well around the bay area as we look at a live picture of northbound 101. it looks good approaching the 80 split. >> after a warm weekend temperatures today still won't be too bad but signs of a big cool down later in the week. we will have details coming up. was a mathemagician. because if there's anything that improves magic, it's math. the only thing he taught us was how to subtract kids from a party. ♪

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good morning, a tanker truck rolled on its side blocking a ramp in richmond, the new information we are just getting about evacuations in the area. >> a natural gas line on the peninsula is being shut down at this hour after an internal pg&e e-mails raised serious safety concerns, we will tell you what city officials are saying. >> scientists receive a prize

overnight. the work they are being honored for today, all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 news morning. >> complete bay area news coverage starts right now. this is ktvu channel 2 news morning. >> taking a nice beautiful look -- >> yeah -- >> -- bay bridge, traffic moving along pretty well but unfortunately it was not that case last night when there was a fire on yerba buena island, traffic was effected and we understand there is problems they face today. we will take you out there in just a little bit. thank you for waking up with us on monday morning, october 7th, i am pam cook. >> brand new day, i am dave clark. steve has your forecast. >> clouds there pushing off east in anticipation of a front coming in not that strong but will turn our breeze westerly later on, not much of a breeze right now, still favoring offshore component, so high