>> reporter: we're live in san jose where the president is staying at the fairmont hotel. he's about to come through here in a couple of hours and make a major announcement at a walmart store. we'll tell you how it's connected to solar energy and the white house. and a student at this fremont elementary school accuses his teacher of slapping him for getting a question wrong on a math test. that teacher today will return from his suspension. we'll tell you why the boy's father will be protesting. new troubles for a troubled 49er. the civil suit tied to his hit- and-run arrest. "mornings on 2" starts right

now. we're live near the fairmont hotel in san jose, where president obama spent the night. you see a lot of police there and even a dog helping to ensure the security. the media is being kept pretty far back. coming up in two minutes, tara moriarty will have more on the president's visit and the actions he's taking this morning at a local walmart. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, even the clouds look outside? >> they are. some of that low cloud fog after some light rain for some, heavier for others. most of it is clearing out rapidly. the humidity is in place. also the fog starting to burn off. 50s and 60s. there's a couple of upper 40s. cloudy, snipe, breezy to windy. i think that will be the theme here this morning. oakland starting off mostly

cloudy. we'll go 56. high today of 67 degrees. temperatures all week long have been 60s around the bay or low 70s inland. you can see some of that clearing taking place up into sonoma county and lake county. there's plenty of low clouds around. very mild temperatures. 59 livermore. a lot of upper 50s. foggy for many locations. foggy, cold for some. foggy and mild for others. 13, gusts to 25 at travis. oakland west at 15. napa west at 9. the breeze is -- it is itching, rarin' to go. it will get there once we get the clouds to burn off, which will be this afternoon. partly sunny. morning clouds, fog. the breeze will crank up today. warmer temperatures are on tap for sunday. i will get to that in 15 minutes. 60s today, maybe -- mainly low 70s. here's sal. traffic is doing well in some areas. this is the peak of the morning commute. this is where you will see slow traffic almost everywhere. let's start off with a look at the -- i think i have the wrong

thing here. i wrong graphic. let's go to the maps. westbound 580 has actually improved on 580 coming in. when is the last time you heard that at, what? 7:03 in the morning? there's slow traffic getting down to the sunol grade and then you will see traffic here on 880 southbound approaching highway 92 slow because of a minor crash right before the 92 interchange. but this little stretch here is not all that bad. san mateo bridge and dumbarton bridge are doing well, especially the dumbarton bridge. san jose, santa clara valley, northbound 101 traffic. the slowest is from capitol expressway up to 880. then it's pretty good after that. finally, as we go to the bay bridge, this is a 20-minute drive time from the oakland side to the san francisco exit. it's 7:03. back to the desk. thank you, sal. >> hello, california! >> love you! >> i love you back!

>> california welcomes back president obama. in three hours from now, right here in the bay area, he will announce a new push for renewable energy. president obama has made the issue of climate change a priority in his administration. happening now, preparations are underway for the president's speech in a few hours where he will announce a new push for solar energy and other renewable energy sources. tara moriarty is live at the fairmont hotel where the president is waking up. the president is expected to make a big revelation about something going on at the white house. >> reporter: that's right. a big security sweep was just done on this street. you can see some of these officers are getting their instructions for the morning and a dog actually just came through and was checking out some of the parked cars here. the president is expected to reveal that the white house has gone solar and officials won't say how much the panels cost, only the project will pay itself off in eight years. last summer, crews hit several snags related to retrofitting.

the panels were first installed during the jimmy carter administration. but president reagan took them down in 1986. this is part of a coalition of solar businesses and environmental groups that petitioned the obama administration to bring solar power back. >> for all of the work we're doing on climate change and making sure that we bequeath to our children, the grandchildren, the kind of planet that allows them to thrive and prosper, for all of those efforts, we know that we've got more work to do. >> reporter: solar panel reveal comes at the end of his fund- raising blitz in silicon valley. the president is making his announcement at walmart because it's one of several companies that's agreed to boost its use of solar power. there are expected to be protesters at walmart rallying for minimum wage. we'll be talking to those workers in about an hour. the president is expected to talk around 10:00 before taking

off at 11:00 for moffett field. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. the president's bay area trip is drawing both supporters and protest, now, supporters lined the streets of los altos yesterday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the president. some parents brought their kids along to witness what they say is history. >> i think he's a brave, courageous man who has a difficult job. he's our oifrt african-american president. i love -- i love his wife. >> the political economic system that we have in place right now is a major machine. it will take a lot to change its direction. it needs to change now. >> several dozen protesters demonstrated outside the president's fund-raiser last night at the san jose fairmont hotel. they want president obama to reject the keystone pipeline

which would carry crude oil from canada to the u.s. gulf coast. this is president obama's 17th visit to california since he became president. as he's done in the past, he's generating a lot of money during this trip. he held two fund-raisers yesterday. in the first, he met with silicon valley executives in los altos. some paid more than $32,000 to be at the meeting. the fairmont hotel event, the cost to get in $1,000, $2,000. we'll be streaming his entire speech. it's scheduled to worst at 9:5 -- to start at 9:55. we'll have coverage before that. you can access that at ktvu.com as well as our ktvu app. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook for a link to the stream. we'll bring you a live report from the mountain view walmart at 7:30.

7:07. a late-night fire in the oakland hills is blamed on a fireplace. it broke out around 10:00 last night on westover drive. when firefighters arrived, the roof was fully engulfed. the homeowner was burning wood in the fireplace when the roof caught on fire. luckily no one was hurt. a new warning about whooping cough for parents in contra costa county. we've told you about confirmed cases among students at morello park elementary school. now the school district is sending out a new letter today telling parents about more cases at that campus. we don't know how many. whooping cough starts with cold- like symptoms and then uncontrollable coughing. students are urged to be tested if their cough continues for a week. a father in fremont is furious after he claims a teacher slapped his son. in just a couple of hours from right now, that teacher is due to return to class.

ktvu's alex savidge joining us live now with more on what the father plans to do this morning, alex, to protest the teacher coming back. >> reporter: well, dave, good morning to you. and after a week-long suspension, the district has cleared this teacher and -- cleared him to return to class later today at patterson elementary school in fremont. but there will be one man who is protesting that decision later on. that would be the father of 9- year-old julian rivera. and we spoke with him yesterday about what happened. he says what happened to his son was unacceptable. the boy was left in tears after he got a question wrong on a math test. he says his teacher, fred berg, grabbed his face and slapped him twice. this all happened last monday, april 28th. a police report was filed. the school district also conducted its own investigation although those findings have not been released. julian's father said his son was traumatized by what happened. >> my son just loves school. he's terrified to go back to

school. if mr. berg goes back to school, what happens to my son? he has so much of a promising feature now. he might not ever want to go back to school again. >> reporter: now, according to julian's father, the teacher admitted to putting his hands the boy but says he didn't slap him. it was more like a pat on the face. district administrators say they feel comfortable with berg returning to the classroom and the district says berg has apologized for his actions. still, according to one report, julian's family is planning to file a legal claim next week. that that would be the precursor to a lawsuit. julian's father is planning to protest this decision to have the teacher return here to the classroom later today. he plans to be outside of the school as students begin to arrive after 8:00 this morning. we'll be here to cover that protest this morning. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. more details now. california law does not allow teachers to physically discipline students. but laws in more than a dozen

states do allow corporal punishment. a congressional bill to ban the practice nationwide was introduced in 2010 but was never voted on. 7:10. petaluma police are looking for help in finding a man who used someone else's i.d. to rent a flat bed car trailer and then never returned it. police gave us this picture of the vehicle. they say the man rented a flat bed car trailer and generator from cal west rentals last saturday. an investigation revealed he used someone else's i.d. this is a picture of the suspect. police say he may have also taken rentals in oakland and southern california. the real estate market in much of the bay area may be red hot but a new report says three east bay cities are not included in that trend. uc berkeley's hoss institute singled out vallejo, antioch and richmond. the report says those cities are among the top 100 cities

nationwide with homes under water. meaning owners owe more than their home is worth. the study says one factor was the large minority pop lactses of those -- pochlations of those cities -- populations of those cities. the study calls for more federal action to help the cities to help refinance those mortgages to get to a more manageable amount of money. new information in the hit- and-run case linked to 49ers' defensive back, chris culliver. >> got a professional athlete that thinks they they can get away with anything. >> coming up in 20 minute, the accusations involving a family who says they saw the crash. but next, big news from washington, d.c. about america's highways and money. the reason why it could be a particularly bumpy road for bay area drivers. good morning. we're still looking at roads that are not all that bad. not a lot of conditions out there that will take you stay home, really, highway 4, a

little bit slow coming up to the willow pass grade. we'll update you straight ahead. last night's rain/drizzle left behind a lot of low clouds and fog. pretty pictures. the sun is beginning to break through the fog bank. we'll talk about a potential warmup or staying on the cool side. and bake it fresh in-store, every day. it's a pretty good job. with some nice fringe benefits. but we know you've been thinking about it, too. 'cause it's the very foundation of your sandwich. we don't take that lightly. so we're always trying to make it even better. that's why we added some ingredients and took others out. we think it's our best bread yet. but come in and see for yourself. bread is on the rise at subway.

7:15. this afternoon could be your last chance to check out a model of what b.a.r.t.'s future train cars will look like. today's event in concord is the last of ten opportunities to check out the new cars. b.a.r.t. says they will have better seats, bike racks and screens that show the location of the train and its next stop. it will be on display at the concord b.a.r.t. station starting at 2:00 this afternoon. new information about bay

area transportation projects that may be in jeopardy. without action from congress, federal money will run out in a few months. kyla campbell joining us from our washington, d.c. bureau with more on how local projects will be affected including highway 4 and b.a.r.t. kyla? >> reporter: dave, caltrans officials say federal funding is key to getting local projects done on time and on budget. but the federal highway trust fund is expected to run dry late this summer. one of the top transportation routes here in washington tells me this spells trouble for bay area projects, including highway 4 construction in antioch and improving the b.a.r.t. system. >> a lot of our transit systems very dependent on federal funding. if we lose this money look for a longer, slower commute to work. >> reporter: and barbara boxer is leading the charge in trying to come up with a long-term transportation funding plan. what she wants to do that's

getting some bipartisan support i'm working on that story for you at 8:15. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a reminder, starting this weekend if you drive in san francisco and you usually take that last exit before the golden gate bridge, pay real close attention. on sunday, the northbound highway 101 exit is being moved. now, it's just temporary. it's part of the doyle drive retrofit program. look at this animation here. you can see drivers going northbound on highway 101, you'll encounter the exit 1,000 feet sooner than you are used to. if you miss the exit, you will be forced to go across the bridge and then pay the $7 toll to get back to san francisco. this temporary alignment will last for about a month. but we told you. >> we did. and we mentioned it yesterday. so hopefully, a good reminder. all right. 7:17. let's check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads.

are you looking at the east shore. >> we are from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, only slightly up. 21 minutes between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. there are no major problems along the way. if this were a wednesday or a thursday, well, yesterday at this time it was 38 minutes. also move to the bay bridge toll plaza of, the drive is 20 minutes, also later than yesterday. taking a look at the south bay, northbound 101 getting a little bit rough here as you drive out of the south valley coming up to the airport. i would use 85. doesn't look that bad into saratoga and 280 is looking good. 280 you might be caught in traffic. if you are in the south valley, i think 85 is your way to get into the valley without too much hassle. 7:18. let's go to steve. a very good morning. mostly cloudy skies. had rain last night, drizzle

this morning. humidity factor, 100% about an hour ago at hayward and san francisco. that's where we're getting -- mostly cloudy. it's overcast. it's mostly cloudy. friday forecast is on my mind and warming begins this weekend. but probably not until sunday. a couple of things going on. our system from last night left about a couple 1/100ths to .25. light rain up at tahoe. the keys, said .05. a little mix of sounds and sun. i know lake tahoe airport reported light rain and so did blue canyon. clearing is already taking place for some. there's a lot of fog around. 57 san jose under mostly cloudy skies. we'll go 70 for a high today. i think all week long they've been close to 70. today will be no exception. next week things start to get warm to hot. you can see the cloud cover beginning to clear. part of mendocino county, lake county. there's still plenty of low clouds around. mild temperatures for some. 59, almost 60 for a few.

santa rosa, novato, napa airport, 52. but san jose, 58 degrees. the will pick up. gusting 25 out of travis. west 15 at oakland. also napa airport, west at 10 as well. once the low cloud deck moves out, you can see it's beginning to dissipate. we'll go mostly cloudy, partly cloudy to mostly sunny. everybody all the way up to eureka, everybody is in the same ballpark temperature wz -- -- temperaturewise. next week warm. low clouds. drizzle looks like it's done. patchy fog and some of that is thick. by sunday we start to warm it up. by the time we meet again on the week next monday, warm to hot. afternoon sun. if you are stuck in the fog, it may take longer for the sun.

60s, 70s. thanks for the pictures on twitter, facebook. i post as many as i can. 70 in walnut creek. 66 alameda. brentwood to oakley, 74. hayward, 66. very foggy for some. gilroy, 74. san jose, they are 70. santa clara is low 70s. upper 60s low 70s. redwood city, san carlos. woodside. belmont, atherton but then 60s on the coast and san bruno 66. tomorrow will be breezy. low will move into the northwest. that will keep things in check. but high pressure builds in and you will feel it monday/tuesday. the spca is caring for 20 pets rescued from a filthy house in monterey county. 18 dogs, including four puppies, along with two cats were rescued wednesday from a home in pacific grove. police say the house wreaked the feces and urine and was cluttered with piles of clothing and garbage. the shelter says the animals were covered in fleas and have

a variety of health problems. they will eventually be available for adonetion. the -- adoption. the owner faces charges. we've posted photos and adoption information at ktvu.com under hot topics. plans to expand a research lab in the east bay. coming up in 20 minutes, pam cook will tell you how science could help richmond's struggling economy. a horrifying scene in syria. find out who is claiming responsibility for this powerful explosion.

surveillance cameras caught incredible pictures of an explosion during a battle in syria. a hotel was bombed that was being used as a base for government troops. reportedly the rebels blew up the building by tunneling underneath and planting explosives. a human rights group says more than a dozen soldiers were

killed in that blast. 7:24. a team of seven u.s. military experts due to arrive today in nigeria to help search for hundreds of girls kidnapped by a terror group. the seven experts arriving today will join a u.s. team of about 60 counterterrorism officials. they are already advising nigerian officials on the search. investigators say the search will be harder, though, because the kidnapped girls have been separated into small groups. possibly hidden in neighboring countries. however, a few girls escaped the mass kidnappings. cnn obtained this cell phone video showing the damage. the girls who got away say the militants rounded them up and then lied to them and said there was nothing wrong. people here in the bay area are starting campaigns to help nigeria and those girls and raise awareness about the kidnappings. we talked to a nigerian immigrant who moved here and is

now a college professor in the east bay. she's talked to her family members in nigeria who describe a very nervous atmosphere between those kidnappings and deadly bombings. i have four girls. so every day that i go to sleep, i wonder how those moms and dads sleep. >> a well-known women's organization in nigeria has been pushing for government action since the kidnappings occurred, and a group here in the bay area called the global fund for women has been sending money to the region as part of a relief effort. now, a protest march is scheduled for tomorrow in san francisco. another one is planned monday in palo alto. we have all of the details for you on our channel 2 website under hot topics and ktvu.com. 7:26. the civil trial over access to a beloved beach in san mateo county is now underway. martins beach is part of a 53- acre piece of land, six miles

south of half moon bay t was a favorite spot for families and surfers for decades. all of that stopped four years ago when a wealthy landowner blocked access to the beach by closing the only road leading to the beach because it was on his private property. many lawsuits have followed. surfers argued it was a violation. california coastal act. the landowner has been ordered to testify next week. a fugitive firefighter accused of murder losing his job as a battalion cheap. why the official clean for -- chief. why the official chief never mentions the crime. the prod is getting ready for -- the pred is getting read -- the president is getting ready for a big speech and why he's chosen the location at a walmart traffic. traffic is gonna be busy if you are driving on 24 westbound. it's about an eight to ten- minute drive time. well, temperatures to the

north are a little cooler but but there is a lot of fog and 50s and upper 50s. everywhere i look, i see a country ready to move forward... and a congress standing in the way. their budgets are late; jobs bills are stalled... and special interests run rampant. as an economics teacher at stanford, i know education means good jobs. so here's my plan: i'd start teaching computer coding in public schools right away. open doors for women in science and technology. and prepare young people for middle class manufacturing jobs. i'm ro khanna and i approve this message, because change starts with us.

are you fired up? ready to go? [ cheers ] >> president obama is in the bay area this morning. he's scheduled to announce several executive actions in a

few hours in mountain view. coming up in two minutes, we'll tell you what we've learned about his agenda this morning. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2" once again. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. the clouds are still outside the door. >> you stepped outside? >> i did. >> there's definitely breaks showing up right now. light rain continues up in south lake tahoe. a couple of 1/100ths here. there we go. a lot of fog. sun for some. 50s and 60s. mostly sunny. breezy to maybe blustery. there's already hints into that out towards part of the delta. san francisco had a lot of low clouds and fog. fog horns are sounding. 53, 59. we'll go 65 for a high. it will go 65. we have pictures from glen park, russian hill. i love it. keep them coming. we have a clearing taking place

to the north. 50s for some. livermore, 59. some areas showing gusts to 25. i think that's a sign of things to come as the breeze picks up and the clouds start to burn off. they are already taking off fast. i think that will sweep over the entire area. partly sunny. morning fog. giving way to afternoon sunshine. a little breezy but highs 60s or mainly low 70s. here's sal. good morning. right now traffic is moving along okay in some areas. the toll plaza, about a 20- minute delay. it's not completely light, especially on 880 if you see the ramp over there coming in from 880 north. it's slow. 880 northbound in oakland. still looking pretty good. no problems northbound or southbound. the drive from downtown over to the hegenberger exit which is the airport exit still at five minutes. i want to mention that northbound 101 is still very slow from about the capitol expressway getting into the south bay on 880 is not too bad. although we've had an earlier

crash. traffic times were up. for example, if you look at the traffic time at the bottom of the screen, it's taken almost 30 minutes to drive from 238 thornton avenue to fremont. most of that time is in hayward and union city. now back to the desk. 7:33. happening now -- the preparations are underway for president obama's bay area speech on climate change. he's gonna make the change in just a couple of hours. >> he says renewable energy is vital for both the environment and the economy. the president will outline his plans during a speech at the mountain view walmart on showers drive. janine de la vega posted these photos on twitter from outside of the story. you can see television news vans are parked at the entrance in preparation for the president's speech. tents have been september up in the parking lot -- september up in the parking lot. you -- sent up in the parking lot. inside the store, secret service has been conducting a

safety sweep. we understand the secret service has just wrapped up their security sweep and let janine de la vega inside the store. we'll have a live report in the next 30 minutes. the white house chose walmart to highlight that company's commitment to renewable energy. a quarter of walmart's electricity comes from solar power. in comparison, in the u.s. overall, only 2% of power comes from solar sources. today the president will announce several actions supporting energy efficiency. it's all part of a broader campaign to expand the use of renewable energy in the u.s. and also reduce carbon police. happening today in just one hour, the napa mother charged in last year's brutal killing of her 3-year-old daughter is set to return to-- to court. the attorney for saw raw krueger will ask a judge to release her on $1 million bail. prosecutors plan to be in court to fight the motion.

krueger and her boyfriend, ryan scott, are accused of killing 3- year-old kayleigh slusher in her napa apartment and hiding her body in a freezer. police in oakley are trying to figure out what led to a fight between two men that left one of them dead. officers responded to reports of a fight on amador avenue just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. they found the man dead outside of his hole. the victim's name -- home. the victim's name has not been released. investigators have not said how he died but it was during a fight with another man. police detained the other man involved in the fight. the fugitive firefighter suspected of killing his girlfriend has now officially been relieved of his duties. the calfire office in sacramento county says orville fleming has not shown up for work. the official reason he's being let go is for his failure to

report to duty for five days. he's still on the run. he's accused of killing sara douglas in the home they shared in sacramento. he may be hiding in the santa cruz mountains. police in scotts valley looking for a man they say harassed a 16-year-old girl last week. the teenager said she was waiting at a bus stop when an east indian man in an older red car stopped and asked if she needed a ride. the girl said she missed her bus so she got in the car. she said the man drove a short distance, then pulled over and tried to kiss her and pulled at her shirts. she also said she got out of the car and ran away. she said the man what in his late 40s, about 5'6" to 6 feet tall. here's the sketch here. if you recognize that person, contact scotts valley police. we're following some new developments about the legal trouble of 49ers' player chris

culliver. brian flores live in the newsroom to tell us about this lawsuit recently filed and the connection it has to chris culliver's hit-and-run charges. >> the man who filed this lawsuit says this incident was actually pretty scary, considering that he had his family, including young children in the back of his car. as for chris culliver, he will have to play defense off the field. marc santos has filed a civil lawsuit claiming chris culliver threatened them after he followed them from a crash scene. santos took photos of this. they say chris culliver's mustang sideswiped his suv. santos says he saw what happened, followed culliver's car to a dead end street where he attempted to block him from leave, all of this while santos's wife called police and the kid were in the back seat. santos spoke with us over the phone and says this about the incident. >> we went down into the court to turn around and now he's

coming with the front end of his car charging towards us. he did it about twice. and at this time, you know, i even rolled down my window and i said, i got kids in the car, you are gonna hit me again? what's wrong with you. he just kept yelling. >> santos said that chris culliver said racial slurs to him and his family. at one point, chris culliver came out of the car, brandishing brass knuckles. santos's attorney talked about how athletes should be held to a higher standard and this lawsuit would still be filed if it didn't involve an athlete or a celebrity. chris culliver was a strong candidate to be the starting cornerback for the 9ers. it remains unclear whether his legal trouble will affect his status on the team. the 9ers are not commenting because it's a legal matter. chris culliver and a

spokesperson have not responded to the lawsuit either. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. it's been a year since howard jordan resigned and the city of oakland still has not found a permanent replacement. sean whent has served since shortly after jordan stepped down. yesterday, he stood side by side with mayor jean quan at a news conference praising the recent cell phone kill switch legislation. mayor quan would not say if went is the front-runner to be on the job but says vie violence has gone -- violence has gone down with the interim chief involved. >> there's been crime reduction. >> now, the mayor says the city is conducting its final interviews and hopes to i a nouns the new police chief sometime next month. 7:39. the social security administration just reliesed

the most pop law lar -- released the most popular baby names for 2013. noah was the top choice for baby boys. jacob which held the number one spot for 14 years slipped to number three. liam is number two. for the girls -- >> the social security administration notes that the top baby names are not as popular as they used to be. for example, 18,000 baby boys born last year were given the most popular name of noah. only 18,000. compare that to 1950 when james was number one. there were more than 86,000 babies with the name jails that year. 1950, the most popular girls' name was linda. a bay area teacher accused of slapping a student. coming up at 8:00, what's happening this morning that's

outraged many parents. also coming up -- cereal, candy, even macaroni and cheese. the common additive in some of these foods that can really harm your children. we're still looking at a commute that's moderate. good in some areas, not so bad in others as we take a look at 280 northbound. we'll tell you more about the south bay commute. already some sunshine popping out there. 50s on the temperatures. some of these are low but others have been at 58, 59 due to the fog. we'll see how that burns off and how temperatures will react today and into the weekend. [doorbell rings]

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new this morning, the postal service is looking for help from congress after surning a nearly $2 billion loss during the first three months of the year. the loss comes despite a more than 2% increase in its operating revenue and continuing cost-cutting efforts. the postal service has been asking congress for a different delivery schedule and greater control over the pricing and personnel policies. a beacon of hope. that's what many people are calling a plan by uc berkeley to expand a research lab. but some people are more cautiously optimistic. ktvu's pam cook is in the studio now to explain. good morning, pam. >> good morning. uc berkeley plans to expand the lawrence berkeley national laboratory campus in an area that could certainly create jobs. now, it's a plot of land that sits on 1 is00 acres in richmond -- 100 acres in richmond. it would double the size of the research facility. people living in the area say it would turn this land into a

field of dreams, creating jobs for people living with high unemployment and violent crime. but they also want to make sure they are part of the plan. >> it would be an isolated facility with fences. >> state senator mark desaulnier wants u cu. to partner. uc berkeley has not said how many jobs it would create because the funding still needs to be complete. >> there will be a hearing in sacramento next wednesday to advocate for the funding. you've heard the names, tricks, skitsles, macaroni and cheese. scientists say they have one thing in common. food dye. the dye found in foods many kids eat can cause behavier problems including -- behavior

problems including hyperactivity. a new report reveals what labels don't. many foods with significant amounts of dyes. >> we don't know the risks of it. we don't know the long-term research about what dyes and foods can do. >> as much as 41 milligrams can be found in many cereals. while studies have shown some kids can be affected as little as 30 milligrams a day. we put the full report on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. you can find it. just look under web links on the home page. 7:46. we want to check in with sal right now. see if there are any slow spots on this friday morning. friday light? >> some areas. there are some problems, too. kind of a mixed bag. let's take a look at the eastshore freeway first. the traffic has been moderate. not completely light. but from the carquinez bridge, to the macarthur maze, it has been 27-minute drive. it's been a little bit more

than completely empty but not as bad as it has been yesterday. bay bridge, about a 25-minute drive as well. just counting from the macarthur maze to the toll plaza area and slow traffic there as well. you can see the traffic is still moving along pretty well as you drive through. i want to mention that b.a.r.t. and caltrain and muni have no major delays. there's a traffic collision. southbound 880 at mowry. i'm looking at it here. traffic is a little bit slow. as we look at the south bay, also some slow traffic, i want to isolate 101. that's the slowest freeway in the bay area. and it's slow from way down capitol expressway all the way into sunnyvale. 7:47. let's go to steve. some sunbreaks around. there's mostly cloudy skies. the breeze has been picking up for a few. there's already some, 15, 20 miles an hour. once the low clouds burn off, i think the breeze will be in the 60s very low 70s. some light rain in tahoe. looks like it's about ended now. a couple of 1/100ths fell at

the keys. blue canyon had some clearing. there's some areas where there's sunbreaks. more so towards the north bay. more sun this afternoon than mostly sunny. but breezy with a lot of 60s here or very, vo 70s -- very low 70s. 58 right now. kind of mild. a lot of humidity in the air air. moisture content. 70 degrees for a high today. some of that clearing taking place with some of the breaks in the clouds as we get more of a west-northwest direction on the wind. that will help to scour things out. livermore stuck at 59. the breeze, northwest san jose 13 miles per hour. also west at hayward, 13. so half moon bay, north and 10. that's all taking care of the cloe lowdz. over time -- low clouds. over time it will chew it up.

look for a mostly sunny afternoon. 40s to 50s to almost 60 degrees. you have to go down to l.a. to find a 59. from eureka, san diego, all in the 50s there. high pressure is going to build in after the system moves through the pacific northwest on saturday. high pressure will fire in but sot until sunday. even a lot more sunshine on sunday. the breeze will pick up. and temperatures will struggle to get past where they are today. by sunday, we start to warm it up. definitely on monday and tuesday, it looks like the os -- 90s return. next week will be warmer next week. it looks like high, 60s and os. kind of a very -- close for san rafael, petaluma, vallejo, benicia, 67. 73 pittsburg, antioch, brentwood, oakley in the mid- 70s. but low 70s livermore. 67 berkeley and oakland. we do have 70 in san jose and

some 7 -- some 72, 74. milpitas close to 70. 66 san bruno. upper 60s very low 70s on the peninsula. some will be breezy as that system moves into the north and east of us. then high pressure starts to kick in sunday, monday, tuesday. inland temperatures back to warm to hot. you ready for another iphone? reportedly, the next one comes in out in august. a newspaper in taiwan says the report comes from one of apple's suppliers in chine 2345u. the new -- china. the new iphone is expected to have a 4.7-inch screen and then another 5.3-inch screen will reportedly come out in september. apple may make its biggest deal ever. there are reports that apple will announce it's bying the high-end headphonemaker beats electronics for 3.2 million.

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tomorrow, the remains of people who died in the world trade center on 911, they will be moved. there will be a solemn procession from new york city's medical examiner's office to the new world trade center site. the remains will be kept in a bedrock repository 70 feet

underground in the new museum that will open this month. only families of the victims and forensic scientists will be able to see that part of the museum. democrats in the house of representatives will decide if they are gonna -- house republicans pushed through a resolution establishing a special committee to examine the assault in september 2012 where four childrens, including chris stevens, were killed. democrats accuse republicans of using this issue as a political ploy ahead of the elections. if democrats decide to take part, they would have five seats on the committee. republicans would have seven. a former marine from richmond accused ofkeying and rape -- of kidnapping and raping two teens is behind bars thanks to the same technology he used to meet his victims.

police say nicholas wesle used facebook to build a relationship with 14 and 15- year-old runaways from modesto and lure them to -- on a weekend road trip to nevada. friend later explained to authorities how the teenaged girls met wesle and they believe he was only 27. police contacted facebook and asked for the ip address of where all three last logged in. that information led authorities to sparks, nevada tuesday where they arrested wesle. they also found a camera with several pornographic images of the 14-year-old wesle is accused of raping. people in castro valley are stunned after someone started a fire at the playground of an elementary school. all of the buildings at marshal elementary are undamaged but a play structure is now offlimits after the plastic melted and rubber padding underneath burned. investigators describe what's left as a toxic mess. parents say they can't understand why someone would destroy the play structure. >> all i can think it's maybe

teenagers or, you know, just not using common sense. it's not good for the community, though. >> the school district does have insurance. the district leader hopes to have the structure replaced in time for the next school year. ktvu has learned nearly half of all of the students at two danville schools stayed home yesterday after threatening messages were found near the campuses. the drop in attendance came despite an increase in police presence at baldwin and charlotte wood middle school. a threat to kill 12 people was found spray painted near charlotte wood. police say two copycat messages were found at baldwin earlier this week. a boy believed to be debehind of the copy -- believed to be behind one of the copy copycat messages was questioned and

released. the kill switch was brought to the senate. a similar bill fell short of approval two votes last month. mark leno changed this to exclude tablets. he also delayed the requirement until july of next year. 7:56. two hours away now from a major announcement for president obama. he's gonna make it right here in the bay area. preparations are already underway for his speech and the new details we've just learned about what the president is going to say. we're here at this fremont elementary school where a protest is taking place. there's anger over a teacher suspended and accused of slapping one of his students. he was set to return to class today. but we'll tell you the new information we just learned from district officials about why his suspension has been suspended. it will be tough in some areas for traffic, especially

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hello, california! [ cheers ] >> california welcomes back president obama. in two hours from now, the president will announce a new push for renewable energy. good morning. president obama is due to speak at a walmart store in mountain view in two hours. he will be talking about climate change and pushing for more solar power. now, ktvu's janine de la vega is covering it. she'll have a live report and bring us more information on the important initiative, the president will lay out in his speech this morning. it's friday morning. may 9th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. steve, got a little rain this morning driving in. but it sounds like that's all gone. >> all gone. we had rain overnight. .25 in sausalito. generally about a couple of 1/100ths. left behind a lot of fog and

clouds. that's clearing out. there's a lot of fog. but it looks like it's lifting. temperatures, 50s and 60s. it will be mild here to start off. but again, the breeze picks up. temperatures are not changing too much until next week. then we'll go from one extreme to the other. today, san francisco, there's some sunbreaks. 59. we'll go 65 for a high under sunny skies. the low cloud deck should be gone probably this afternoon. some of the clearing taking place in most of the north bay. 50s on the temperatures to 60 in in livermore-- in livermore. upper 50s to near 60. 25 gusts at fairfield. concord, west at 9, west at 9. also out of oakland. there will be a good breeze once all of this low cloud deck, it's not picking up the fog. you get the idea of some of that drier air coming in. partly sunny here. morning fog, clouds, afternoon sun there will be morning sun. others, it's really socked in. 60s, 70s the temperatures. the warmest temperatures will

be the farther inland. here's sal. we have a problem in the east bay on 880 southbound, approaching the fremont area. there is a crash at mowry and the traffic has been very slow. in fact, had about been okay on 880 southbound but now it's slowing way down as you head out to mowry avenue. it's not -- the injuries are not that severe but the traffic is very slow. let me just put the drive time up. i checked it. it's only 33 minutes. it keeps getting worse and worse as you drive. think about an alternate route perhaps mission boulevard if you are going a short distance or 680 if you can. let's go to live pictures now. this is 280 in san jose. that doesn't look bad. it has been a nice drive on that freeway into the valley. of course we always check the toll plaza. your drive time here is 25 minutes from the end of the line into the city. back to the desk.

happening now -- we're counting down watching the clock, getting ready for president obama's speech in the south bay this morning. he will be talking about climate change. now, to highlight his message, the president will make the announcement at a walmart in mountain view. janine de la vega posted these photos online of the store. you can see all of the tv cameras. news vans out there parked waiting for the president's speech. tents have listen set up in the parking lot. they formed a command center. the secret service conducted a safety sweep for the past several hours. our ktvu crew has been allowed to go into the store. they are gonna bring us a live report as soon as they are cleared to do so. the white house selected walmart to highlight the company's commitment to renewable energy. a quarter of walmart's electricity comes from solar energy. in comparison, in the u.s. overall, only 2% of power comes from solar sources. today, president obama will announce several executive

actions supporting energy efficiency. it's part of a broader campaign to expand the use of renewable energy and reduce the carbon pollution. the president's visit is drawing both supporters and protesters, supporters lined the streets of los altos yesterday in hopes of catching a glimpse of the president. some parents brought their children along to witness what they say is history. >> i think he's a brave, cure age rouse man who has a difficult job. he's our first african-american president. i love his wife. >> this political economic system that we have in place right now is a major machine. it will take a lot to change its direction and it needs to change now. >> several dozen protesters demonstrated last night at the san jose fairmont hotel. they want the president to

reject the controversial keystone pipeline which would transport crude oil from canada to the u.s. gulf coast. others are criticizing his appearance at walmart this morning because they say walmart offers such low wages to its employees. this visit is president obama ally 17th trip -- president obama's 17th trip to california. and he's generating a lot of money. he held two fund-raisers yesterday. in the first he met with silicon valley executives in los altos. some paid $32,000 to attend the meeting. the fairmont hotel event cost between $1,000 and $32,000. and we will be streaming president obama's ensire speech this morning live at walmart in mountain view. it's scheduled to get started at 9:55 this morning but we'll have coverage before that. to access the live stream from our website, ktvu.com, as well as our ktvu app, you can also follow us on twitter and facebook for a link to the live

stream. 8:05. a late-night fire in the oakland hills is blamed on a fireplace. it broke out around 10:00 last night on westover drive. when firefighters arrived, the roof was fully engulfed in flames. firefighters say the homeowner was burning wood in the fireplace when the roof caught on fire. luckily no one was hurt. new information now about a teacher accused of slapping a child at a fremont heamary school last -- elementary school last night. the teacher was supposed to come back to school today but in the past ten minutes, that's all changed. alex savidge is joining us live. you have new details the school district just told us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, dave, good morning to you. the teacher at the center of this controversy was slated to rush to the classroom later today at patterson elementary school. but district officials said he will now remain on leave indefinitely. they say that is in part because of the police

investigation. the family of 9-year-old julian rivera, they were already planning to hold a demonstration here outside of the elementary school calling on this teacher to not be returned to the classroom. the teacher in question is fred berg. this is julian here. he's a third grader here. he says his teacher last week slapped him twice in the face. that's aing cue says -- accusation. the typier was placed on leave after that took place. he was supposed to come back today. now we just found out district officials have said he will not be returning to the classroom. i want to bring in julian's father, joe live -- joe rivera. your thoughts. >> i am happy. i think they should have made this decision a long time ago. >> reporter: do you think it was the pressure from you and other parents? >> absolutely. the same guy said they are gonna investigate is further told me there is nothing he can

do for me. >> reporter: i know julian was -- you said was traumatized by what took place. he was in tears. >> yeah. he cried the rest of the school day, after school here, distraught. ten minutes before school it happened. when i finally got up to him, he was set on not coming back to school. >> reporter: julian, can i ask you what do you think should happen to mr. berg? >> i think he should not be able to teach atle school. >> do you think he should be able to teach anywhere? >> no. >> reporter: and we may -- i would like if we could -- i would like to hear from the assistant district superintendent who spoke a short time ago. he talked about the reasons why the teacher will remain on leave. if we have that interview, let's go with that. >> the police have contacted us and they are going to reopen the case and part of that reopening requires the police to possibly talk to students,

possibly talk to staff and possibly talk to mr. berg, so when this happens, replace the teacher on administrative leave since he already is on administrative leave we'll just continue it. >> reporter: district officials say fremont police have reopened their investigation into exactly what took place inside the classroom. the assistant superintendent couldn't say if there's new evidence that could come to life. it said there are a lot of people who still need to be interviewed by police. in light of that ongoing investigation, this teacher will remain on leave for the time being. and again, this is the demonstration that was planned by the family of 9-year-old julian rivera here outside of the school. they did not want this teacher to return to the classroom. we've learned he will not be returning to the classroom and will remain suspended indefinitely. we're live in fremont, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. california law does not allow teachers to physically

discipline students. but laws in more than a dozen states do allow corporal punishment. a congressional bill to ban the practice nationwide. it was introduced in 2010 but it was never voted on. 8:10 a new accident is raising new safety concerns of what many call one of san francisco's most dangerous intersections. it happened late last afternoon at sunset and yorba in the sunset district. police say a car struck a 21- year-old woman while she was crossing the street. investigators say the driver told officers she did not see the young woman or the flashing yellow lights that are supposed to bring traffic to a stop. >> how does a driver not see the yellow lights flashing? >> i don't know. maybe they are looking forward and not paying attention. i don't know. >> the young woman who was hurt is expected to survive. she's the third person to have been hit while crossing this intersection this year alone. that includes a deadly accident

three months ago in response the city plans to put up a stoplight sometime next year. 8:11. the real estate market in most of the bay area may be red hot. but there is a new report that says three east bay cities are not included. uc berkeley's haas institute singled out val, antioch -- vallejo, antioch and richmond. this report says those cities are mock the top 1 -- among the top 100 cities nationwide with homes underwater. meaning the owners owe more than the home is worth. minorities were big targets of subprime lenders. this study calls for more federal action to help those cities, saying the best solution would be for banks and mortgage holders, fannie mae and freddie mac to simply modify the mortgages. excitement over today's presidential visit to the bay

area's reach to fever pitch. the excitement boiled over in a reception in san jose. >> i want to hear from you. i love you back. in 25 minutes, the smooth way the president quieted a fan in the crowd and more on the fan protesting at the presidential visit in mountain view. and millions billions of dollars on the line. we're live in washington, d.c. with the ramifications if congress refuses to put more money in the state's highway trust fund. we have a problem on the san mateo bridge, report of a crash at the high rise and look traffic is stopped here. we're gonna get to the bottom of it. i'm recommending alternate routes including the dumbarton bridge. we'll be back with more on this big problem. last night's/driz -- last night's rain/drizzle and the warmer pattern on the week. we'll take a look. hey there.

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run out of money by august. he says that will slow down transportation projects in the bay area including highway for construction in antioch and improvements to the b.a.r.t. system. caltrans frill officials say federal fund something key to get projects finished on time and on budget. >> the bay area very dependent on funding ta make sure we get workers to work that b.a.r.t. expabdz and improves and -- expand and improves and gets upgraded. >> reporter: a couple of republicans have signed on but there's no information yet on how to pay for the bill which experts estimate could cost tens of billions of dollars each year. we expect more details on the bill next thursday when senator boxer and other senators finalize their plan. live in washington, kyla

campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. president obama is dmeering up for -- gearing up for an important speech on climate change to highlight hissage. he's making his -- his message. he's making his announcement at the walmart in mountain view. janine de la vega is live. >> reporter: the security sweep took a lot of time there. a few hours. but we're finally inside the walmart, where president obama will be making a speech in a couple of hours. now, the -- as i mentioned, the secret service just finished a security sweep. you can see all of these people are starting to be let in. they are walmart employees and invited guests. you can see this section of the store that's been cordoned off where there's chairs and a stage and a podium. the president will arrive before 10:00 a.m. to speak. here's video from president obama during his short visit in the bay area. this morning, he will be announcing a series of executive actions that he says

will create jobs reduce carbon pollution and cut energy waste. the president chose to speak at walmart because it's one of ten major companies that have pledged to increase solar generation at their facilities. one of the initiatives being announced today is the department of energy's plans to expand a program that supports training people in the solar energy at community colleges. the president talked about his commitment last night. >> if we invest in clean energy, we can create jobs and opportunity in the united states at the same time we're making sure we've got an environment that is what we want for our children and grandchildren. >> reporter: another initiative president obama will talk about is a $2 billion goal he's setting to update federal buildings to energy efficiency standard. he will be announcing to the crowd that the white house has solar panels installed on it and there are 300 public and private sector commitments to create jobs and cut carbon

pollution by using renewable energy. back out here live, you can see guests continue to arrive along with walmart employees. they are excited to see the president. he's going to deliver his remarks remarks at 9:55 a.m. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, janine. we will be streaming president obama's entire speech this morning. it's scheduled to start at 9:55 but we will have coverage before that. you access that live stream from our website, ktvu.com as well as our ktvu app. you can also follow us on twitter and facebook for a link to the live stream. uc berkeley may soon host one of the world's best-known tleets this summer. later -- athletes this summer. later this morning, the school will announce what it is calling a major international stadium event at the innovative

memorial stadium. speculation is it will be a soccer team involving real madrid. the biggest star may possibly miss the game because of the world cup which starts next month. it wraps up in midjuly. with the -- let's go to sal now, let's see what's happening on the roads and the rest of the friday morning commute. >> reporter: it was doing well. and now -- just as i mentioned -- can you hear me? >> yes. >> just as i mentioned traffic is not doing well. we have a problem on the san mateo bridge westbound 92 at the high rise. a crash being cleared and the traffic is going to be very slow heading across the bridge. it's getting better because they moved the accident off the bridge. i want to show you the maps really quickly. if you are driving there traffic is going to be slow across the bridge but also slow heading down to the dumbarton bridge because of an earlier accident. so this is not a very good commute at all. let's go to the toll plaza in

case you are trying to get to that commute. this is a 25-minute delay. now, let's go to steve. >> hold on there, sal. >> steve, beautiful cloud back there. >> between twitter, facebook and e-mail -- >> he's a busy guy. >> go ahead, sal. >> here's steve paulson. >> thank you, sir. a lot of low clouds left in place. had some okay rain last night for some. others, hardly anything. u.s.a. .25. el cerrito, a -- sausalito, .25, el cerrito a sprinkle. 100% humidity at 5:00 a.m. in hayward and san francisco. a lot of fog. speaking of the city, 53 and thanks to everybody, great pictures pum come -- coming in. russian hill, glen park, had a nice one along the embarcadero looking at the bay bridge. i love that. 59 and 69. it will be sunny. the low clouds are burning back. had the light rain. this shows more than there it

is. there's more sun. 60 in walnut creek, antioch and livermore, same for mountain view. 55 napa. we had -- santa rosa 49 and then it went back up to 50. everyone stayed in the 50s. livermore was at 59 for the longest time. livermore, speaking of, the beautiful livermore valley, 14 miles an hour out of the west. mountain view is at moffett northwest. sfo west. hayward also west at 9 and half moon bay 8 miles an hour. cassie jean sent a nice picture showing mostly cloudy conditions. but there are breaks in the clouds. losing its grip. still, the system left behind some cool temperatures. i mean, not so much in the lows. highs are not gonna warm up today even on saturday. but they will. as we head towards sunday. high pressure begins to move in. that has to move in. it will clip northeast nevada. it will be breezy.

high pressure starts to build back in sunday. we say goodbye to fog and low cloud. we've had a cool week. next week is looking warmer. monday, tuesday would not be surprised to see 90s inland. partly sunny here. morning clouds. afternoon sun. temperatures again kind of been stuck most of the week which means a lot of 60s or low 70s for many. novato, terra linda, all in there. castro valley, 68. hayward, 66. 70 in san jose. 71 los gatos. saratoga, 72. 60s on the coast. most of the peninsula, if not very low 70s. breezy on saturday. sunshine and warmer temperatures, much warmer monday and tuesday. big plans for expanding a bay area research lab. coming up in 20 minutes, ktvu's pam cook tells us how science could help the economy of one struggling city. and heads up if you are driving near the golden gate bridge. in three minute, the big change on the approach to the span starting this weekend and how

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8:27. new troubles for a troubled san francisco 49er. the civil lawsuit now tied to his recent hit-and-run arrest in san jose. >> reporter: we're live in mountain view, where president obama is due to be speaking at a walmart here. this is a groom of people, however, who are protesting his arrival. we'll tell you what they are angry about -- next. good morning. we're looking at a commute on the san mateo bridge that's not good. but some other commutes are better but i would avoid any use of the san mateo bridge westbound until this matter gets cleared up. we'll tell you what's happening. we're looking at kind of a split forecast. a lot of fog left behind. some sun. temperatures are running mild. almost 60 for a few. if you like warmer temperatures, you will love the extended outlook. if you don't, then don't look.

well, good morning to you. welcome back. we're live. we're in mountain view right now. president obama is about to give a speech on climate change in about an hour and a half from now at a walmart store. now, we have a team of our reporters covering all angles of this presidential visit from inside the store where the stage is being set up now to the protesters you see outside lining the streets. now, ktvu's tara moriarty is talking with some of the demonstrators. she'll be here in a couple of minutes to tell you the message they are hoping to send to president obama. stay tuned. good morning. welcome back. friday, may 9th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic now. how is it look, steve? >> partly cloudy dave. we have fog around. definitely breaks. more so than a couple of hours ago. it will be a little breezy

here. mostly sunny, breeze to windy. our system left some rain, some drizzle. that lasted into early-morning hours. mainly it's the low cloud. start off with 50s and 60s. we're punching in a couple of low 60s. there will be a breeze behind sunshine. some of it has been gusting up to 20 miles an hour. i know at fairfield. look for a mostly sunny, breezy day. temperatures struggling again to get upper 60s low 70s for many. once we get past saturday, sunday looking warmer. we'll have more coming up. here's sal. we have the problem on the san mateo bridge. let's go right to it. westbound. there was a crash on the high rise. don't go on the san mateo bridge. i want to show you a quick alternate on the maps. the traffic is much better, even if you have to slog through this traffic to get through the dumbarton bridge or put the trip or if you can. bay bridge toll plaza, that's a 25-minute drive time into san francisco with no problems on the span. it's 8:32. let's go back to the desk.

the future is bright if we make the right choices. >> we're now just 90 minutes away from president obama's speech here in the bay area about climate change. as you can imagine, security is very tight. streets blocked off around the fairmont hotel in san jose where the president is staying and just before 10:00 this morning, the president will outline his plan on energy efficiency. he says it's vital to the nation's future. now, to highlight the message, the president will make the announcement at the walmart store in mountain view. that's where protesters are mobilizing right now to try to get their messages out. happening right now -- ktvu's tara moriarty joining us live. you are outside the store and you are around the demonstrators where i -- i can see them over your shoulder. they are worried about the hot issue of minimum wage. tara? >> reporter: we're right in the middle of this protest, actually. we're gonna walk with one of the protesters. we're starting off at the

sayway, right next door to the walmart. >> we want to praise walmart for their green energy conservation, and i want to ask president obama to please consider the walmart workers that are struggling here, making -- way below the minimum wage. we're not making a livable wage here. personally i make $12 an hour but walmart only gives me 24 hours a week an hour. so even though i make $12 an hour, i don't make nowhere near enough to take care of my basic needs. >> reporter: president obama has said he understands the struggle of families and the fact that people are worried about their retirements. do you sort of feel like these

worries are hollow? >> i'm feeling that president obama needs to do more to show the american citizens that are struggling here. we build our wall street and now it's time to concentrate on main street. the american citizens in the united states are suffering on main street. we're not being able to take care of our basic needs. that's a human need across the country for all human beings. if you work full time, you should be able to take care of your basic needs. >> reporter: all right. well, thank you and good luck with the march. we're gonna stay back here. you can see the protesters are headed over to walmart and they will be hoping that president obama hears their message. when he arrives, he's supposed to deliver his speech at 9:55 this morning and then he is supposed to be leaving in air force one around 11:00. we'll give you live coverage and let you know how the protest comes out coming up at

noon. live from mountain view, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. along with those protesters, this morning, president obama was actually interrupted at a fund-raising event in san jose yesterday. the president, in fact, had a brief exchange of words after someone interrupted him during his speech. >> i want to hear from you. i love you back. you -- you kind of screwed up my ending. but that's okay. [ cheers ] >> the president was talking to tech leaders about the importants of supporting democratic candidates. the man who said he supports the president was shouting about his freedom as a voter. now, again, the president will make an important speech on climate change. we'll be live streaming the entire speech. it's scheduled to get started at 9:55 this morning. you can access it from ktvu.com as well as our ktvu app. you can follow us on twitter and facebook for a link to that

live stream. 8:36. happening today -- right now, the napa mother charged in last year's brutal killing of her 3- year-old daughter. she's due to return to court. the lawyer for sara krueger will ask a judge to release her on $1 million bail. prosecutors also plan to be in court to fight that moths. now, krueger and her boyfriend ryan scott they are accused of killing kaylee slusher in her napa apartment and hiding her biding in a frezzer -- body in a freezer. we're following the legal troubles with chris culliver. brian flores has more in a hit- and-run crash and more that follows that. >> the man who filed the lawsuit said it was pretty scary, considering he had his family, including young chirp in the back of his car. this -- children in the back of

his car. the family of mark santos has filed a civil lawsuit claiming chris culliver threatened them after they followed him from a hit-and-run crash back on march 28. santos says he took these photos of the damage of the confrontation in san jose. santos says culliver's white mustang sideswiped his family's suv an chris culliver was driving erratically and hit a bike rider on tully and old tully road near the santa clara fairgrounds. santos says he saw what happened and followed his car to a dead of-end treat where he attempted to block chris culliver from leaving. all of this while santos's wife called police and his three kids were in the back of the car. >> he came out of the car and then he came out with his brass knuckles. that's when he was -- he kept yelling and he was still trying to leave, like he was trying to take off running. i just -- i -- my concern was my son. my son was right there with me. >> santos adds that culliver

said racial slurs. he appeared in court for the misdemeanor charges for the same hit-and-run incident in march back in 2013 before the 49ers were in the super bowl, he made hoe he mow phobic comments but apologized -- homophobic comments but apologized. as we mentioned, it's been a rough offseason for 9er players. it remains unclear whether this will affect his status with the team. chris culliver has not responded to the lawsuit. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. there is a new warning for parents about the whopping cough. we've told you about confirmed cases at morello elementary school in martinez. this is new video. now the school district is sending out another letter today telling parents about additional cases at the campus.

at this point, it's not clear how many new cases we're talking about. >> i know there is a lot of parents that are very concerned. i have known a few parents that have taken their children out of school for a week and started antibiotics just in case. >> school officials urge parents to have their children tested if the cough continues for weeks. all right, tori. 8:40. these photos you sent on snap chat, they may not have disappeared. what the social media has to do for the next two decades to protect your privacy. we're live in mountain view, where a crowd is waiting inside walmart for president obama to arrive. we'll tell you what he plans on talking about. san mateo bridge, if you are ink thissing of using it, i -- thinking of using it, i would strongly we consider. it's a mess due to a crash. we'll try to give you alternate routes and tell you how long it will take you if you have to

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some of the top stories -- we found out that a fremont teacher accused of slapping a student at patterson elementary school will not return to school. the boy's father was there at the school this morning. protesting. the school district announced the teacher will remain on leave while the police investigate that incident. the federal highway trust fund is expected to run out of money by august unless congress acts. if they don't that would slow down projects in the bay area, including highway 4 in antioch and the improvement planned for b.a.r.t. happening now, president obama is scheduled to wrap up his visit during a speech at a

walmart store in mountain view. ktvu's janine de la vega is there now. you are inside that store to show us how they are preparing and also to give us a preview of the president's announcement this morning. janine. >> reporter: dave we're standing in the men's section of walmart where they sell the jeans and khakis but you wouldn't be able to tell that. that's because they completely cleared the floor and turned it into a space for president obama. they've lined up chairs, set up a stage, all of the people in the back, those are walmart employees. i'm not sure how they were chosen or who got to go but they are here to watch the president speak. there's also some invited guests there up towards the front. they chose this walmart store because of its commitment to solar energy. the president is expected to arrive here just before 10:00 a.m. now, let's go to some video from president obama's visit here in the bay area the last

couple of days. he will be announcing a series of executive actions that he says will create jobs, reduce carbon pollution and cut energy waste. as i mentioned, the president chose to speak at walmart because it's one of ten major companies that have pledged to increase solar generation at their facilities. one of the initiatives being announced today is the department of energy's plans to expand a program that supports training people in the solar energy at community colleges. the president talked about his commitment last night. >> we have this incredible vibrancy that's on display right here in this community. people from all around the world coming here hungry, striving, ready to innovate. the problem is that we'll waste that gift if we don't make the right choices. >> reporter: another initiative president obama will talk about is a $2 billion goal he's setting to update federal

buildings to energy efficiency standards. now, the white house, back when jimmy carter was in the white house, he had solar panels installed but president ronald reagan had them taken off. prime minister will be announcing to the crowd today that, once again, solar panels have been installed on the white house. something else that he will be reporting to the crowd is that there are 300 public and private sector commitments to create jobs and cut carbon pollution by using solar and renewable energy. back out here live, you can see that inside this walmart that's been transformed for the president's visit, the room has been filling up with all of these invited bests and walmart employees. you can see they are smiling. they are excited. they were trying to see how close they could get up to the front. but the president is scheduled to arrive here at 9:55 a.m. and make his remarks. reporting live from mountain view, janine de la vega, ktvu

channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, janine. 8:47. a huge boost to the city of richmond. that is what uc berkeley's plans to expand is being called. pam cook is in the studio with a new research lab and what it means for the community. >> richmond is hoping it means job. uc berkeley plans to expand the lawrence berkeley national laboratory but there are some concerns. the research facility will be on a plot of land that sits on 100 acres in richmond on meade street. it will be called the richmond bay campus. people living in their aia say it do -- in the area say it would create jobs for people living with high unemployment and violent crime. but they want to make sure they are part of the plan. >> something that our children can, you know, prepare for right now in school that they can have the right education and the right tools and jobs to be able to work there one day. >> the richmond bay campus is expected to employ more than

1,000 scientists, researchers and other staff. it's being called the largest in decades. the lab is managed by the university of california but it receives much of its funding from the department of energy. there will be a hearing in sacramento next wednesday on the funding for the expansion. construction could begin next year. sal, what's going on with the san mateo bridge? >> yeah. >> one of the things that i hate is i don't have a really goode alternate for you -- good alternate for you. it's just crowded everywy. san mateo bridge traffic affected by a crash on the high rise as they moved off the bridge getting out to the high rise. you can see how slow it is there. and as we look at the alternates on my map system here. it's very slow because we had an earlier accident in fremont. so this is very slow heading down to the bum bar on which is -- dumbarton, which is okay.

when you go to the bay bridge, the delay there is about 20 minutes getting onto san francisco side. 8:50. let's go to steve. we'll have a lot of low clouds and fog this morning. good morning. a lot of low clouds and fog. still some local fog hanging around. but the trend is to dry it out. temperatures will start to warm up. we are in the 60s for some. morning lows didn't get below 55 for many. look for mostly sunny skies. already 60s, low for some. but low 50s for others. the fog, drizzle, light rain, and the fog was thick this morning. it will be mostly sunny and breezy. the last system there will be a low coming into the north over the weekend. that's saturday. and then that system digs and that sends a high-pressure system up. that won't be until sunday and probably more so on monday. in the meantime we're going into transition time. low clouds kind of holding on for a little bit here. dry, warmer weather starts sunday. and then monday/tuesday we'll

see 90s through the interior. we've been way below here. we've been below for a while. partly sunny. moaning clouds, fog. afternoon sunshine. breezy at times. temperatures, 60s and low. maybe a few mid 70s. mostly upper 60s. the extended outlook calls for warmer weather especially as we head toward next week. it's nine minutes before 9:00. an unobstructed city view, a thousand feet up in the air. would you do this? >> no. >> the new attraction at a chig skyscraper that -- chicago skyscrapers that allows you to lean out of the building.

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police in thest east contra costa city of oakley are trying to figure out what led to a fight between two men, one of them is now dead. officers responded to reports of a fight on am ma door avenue just -- amador avenue just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. they found a man dead outside of his home. the victim's not has not been released. investigators have not said how he died but it was during a fight with another man. police detained the other man involved in the fight. 8:54. 20 pets are in the care of the spca after they were rescued from a filthy house in monterey county. 18 dogs including four puppies and two cats were rescued from this house in pacific grove. the house smelled like feces and urine. it was killed with garbage and

clothing. the animals were covered in fleas. they have a lot of health problems. eventually, they will be put up for adoption. the owner faces criminal charges of animal neglect. at ktvu.com, we've posted even more photos of those animals. and also information about adoption. check it out. look for the hot topics section. it's been one year since howard jordan resigned. the city of oakland has still not found a permanent chief to replace hint. sean whent has served since jordan stepped down. yesterday, he stood side by side with jean quan at a news conference praising the recent kill switch cell phone legislation. the mare okay acknowledge -- mayor acknowledges that violent crime has gone down in the city with the interim chief in charge. >> it's better on crime reduction and by meeting the

goals of the federal monitor. >> mayor quan says the city is conducting its final interviews and hopes to announce the new police chief sometime next month. snapchat is settling charges that its disappearing messages don't really disappear. they claim that message and photos vanish once the receiver opens them. but the federal trade commission says there's several ways to save photos and text. snapchat collected user's private information and that violates their published policies. it's part of the deal with the ftc to have an outside monitor for the next 20 years. starting tomorrow, you can safe way lean off the edge of an 1100-foot tall chicago skyscraper. this is called tilt. it's on the 94th floor of the john hancock center. you hold on the hand rails while the entire facade slowly

tips away from the building to about a 30-degree angle. you get a good view of it right now. the result is an unconstructed view of the city. a one-minute ride will cost you $5. you couldn't pay me enough money to do that. i have no desire. >> came up in my throat. >> no interest in that. say -- hey, sal, have you fixed things on the san mateo bridge? >> it's more likely to drive in bad traffic than do that. no. the san mateo bridge traffic is still slow because of an earlier accident. they cleared it but traffic is still recovering. if you are driving on 8le -- 880 you will see slow traffic. let's go to the toll plaza, that's a 15, 20-minute drive time. on the east shore, it's been steady an slow from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze. 27-minute drive time. let's go to steve.

>> thank you. morning low clouds. mostly sunny, breezy. 60s, 70s. breezy on saturday and then warmer weather starts next week. we'll look at 90 fossor the interior -- 90s for the interior. >> that's our report for this morning. and we want to let you know president obama will be making an important speech on climate change. we'll live stream the entire speech. we have crews all over silicon valley. the speech is scheduled to start at 9:55 this morning. thank you for joining us. xxó1?1?÷x÷x÷x÷x÷x

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