with a disneyland resort room and ticket package you get the time you need to enjoy it all. there's no end in sight! i'm going to need more time. three children from san pablo are safe this morning after an all right was -- an amber alert was issued for them last night. we'll tell you how the killing of their father prompted for their search. record-setting temperatures inland, not on the coast. they had fog. there's a lot more fog today. it will cool down. we'll tell you how much cooler -- coming up. fire in the mountains above silicon valley. the criminal charges to the late-night fire. >> reporter: this morning, oakland police gathering evidence and looking for the

people who opened fire on two kids in two separate shootings. coming up an update on the victims' conditions and the search for those responsible, as "mornings on 2" starts now. we're live in san pablo this morning where missing children have been found safe ending an amber atleart was prompt the after their father's body was -- alert was prompted after their father's body was discovered. alex savidge has been following the story. coming up, he will tell us about new information he received from the police department this morning concerning the mother. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm dave clark. less talk about weather and traffic -- let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, things are changing. >> today will be cooler. the cooling will continue.

you will, as we head toward midweek, feel it. the fog is help along by a low. morning fog, clear inland. but it still be cooler. coastal fog is not going anywhere. sunny, breezy and downright windy. san francisco, never really got in on the warmup. sunday, they were 78. today we'll about 66. a lot of low clouds and fog in place. you can see it for yourself as it continues to pick up in intensity. it will my in tonight and tomorrow. low 60s. at this time yesterday, we had 68, 70 degrees. things are definitely cooler, waiting for the rip roaring delta braze to kick in -- breeze to kick in. if you are by the coast, 50s, 60s, inland. out of the 100s, it will be warm but not as hot as sunday/monday. big spread on the temperatures. but not as big as yesterday.

60s, 70s, 80s. 90s away from the coast. we're still looking at a commute that's busy. right now, it's the peak of it. maybe between now at 7:30, is the peak. you can see traffic is backed up for a 30-minute delay. you will be driving from oakland to the maze to the san francisco side of the bridge. between the coliseum and downtown oakland, five-minute drive. that's not too bad. 580, of course, it's very slow, a lot of people always check in with me on this one between tracy, livermore, and dublin. and also in pleasanton, 680 and 880 southbound near tennyson, there's a crash there. traffic backed up from 238. that's really causing slow traffic in hayward heading south. back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. new this morning, a major new development in a desperate statewide search that prompted an amber alert. authorities announced three missing children have been found safe in richmond. this comes after their father

was found shot to death. ktvu's alex savidge joins us with new information about the children's mother who was missing along with those kids. good morning, alex. >> reporter: well, good morning to you, tori. we expect to get an update from san pablo police shortly. we do know that police first realized the three children were missing after they found their father shot to death in the family's home in san pablo yesterday morning. an amber alert was issued last night. then just a few hours later, those kids were found safe nearby in richmond. the children are 12-year-old hugo, 6-year-old merari and 3- year-old jenh carlos. police say the kid were found with their biological mother, alicia ortez, who police had been searching for. she doesn't have custody. her ex-husband, the father of those children, was found shot to death in the backyard of his home in san pablo. when police found the body, they realized his three children who live with him were

gone. friends i fid the father as oscar ortez. they say he worked as a mechanic and had divorced his wife. >> he was so friendly with everybody. he was so friendly with everybody. he doesn't make trouble for nobody. >> reporter: now, police haven't offered a possible motive for this killing. the victim who had custody of the three children would have them visit their mother for short visits, we're told. that's according to friends. police say this morning and they want to reaffirm this, the mother in this case is not considered a suspect in the killing of her husband. police won't say if she's in custody right now or if she's being questioned about what happened. an officer would only say she's safe, had been found safe along with the three children last night. we expect an update soon from police. live this morning in san pablo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you.

7:05. happening now, a search is underway for a youtube -- for a uc berkeley student. he was last heard from on friday, when he called his mother and told her he was going on a hike in the ice house area of el dorado county. search crews have teamed up to find cody mathews. they are working off pings from his cell phone. but the area is dense. his family says he's an experienced hiker. but his mother says she's worried he might be injured. coming up at 7:45, ktvu's pam cook will tell us one of mathews's favorite pastime which is why his mother fears he may be hurt. two children hurt last night in oakland in two separate shootings. this morning, police are still looking for clues. ktvu's brian flores joining us live in oakland with the new details from oakland police. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning dave. yeah, police don't have any suspects at this point.

but we have seen several officers out here gathering any evidence they have since left. we're on the doemper of 83rd -- corner of 83rd avenue and e. this was the seen of the latest shooting. the suspects were seen heading in that direction. that's the last time they were seen. police say the first shooting happened at a bus stop off international boulevard and 67th avenue around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. police say two people were exchanging gunfire in two separate cars when a 5-year-old boy who was simply waiting for a bus was grazed in the foot by a bullet. a 20-year-old man nearby was also wounded in the gunfire. they were treated and are expected to be okay. police did close off the area for some time to investigate. and then about five hours later, close to 10:00 last night, a 3-year-old child was shot in the shoulder again on the 900 block of 83rd. another girl was shot. it's unclear of her condition. but we understand the boy is

expected to be okay as well. police returned to the scene this morning, look at a house where the suspects were believed to have run from. but from what we understand, whoever was responsible got away. we've reached out to oakland police this morning. we're not heard back. as we take it -- we've not heard back. as we take it back out here live, we've seen surveillance cameras. it's unclear whether the footage has been gathered for more evidence. we've reached out to oakland police. we've not heard back. as soon as we hear more information, we'll pass it along. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, brian. another east bay city dealing with problems caused when more than 60 homeless people were forced out of the albany bulb. many of the people from the albany bulb, they moved to a spot under the gilman street overpass on interstate 80. that overpass is in linda mio's district and she says this encampment was predictable. >> the possibilities were very limited. where do people go 0 who don't

have -- go who don't have homes? we clearly don't have enough housing. >> she says the city is trying to find holes for those dispraised -- homes for those displaced. most of those people will probably be gone before housing can be found. they've been told to leave by thursday or face citations if they don't move. san francisco police will be making more safety checks at fisherman's wharf after a 2- year-old boy from utah died when a statue fell on him. kayson shelton was climbing on a dolphin stach out outside of the ma tick gallery -- majestic gallery. he was treated at the scene and he was rushed to the hospital. that's where he died from internal injuries. the little boy's uncle remembers cason as always -- kayson as always being playful. >> he was full of life.

always running, always about, just a sweet spirit. always smiling. >> now, the san francisco city code bans wharf shop owners from putting displays past the blue line there on the sidewalk. the city is now checking to see if that dolphin statue was in an illegal display area. police checked to see if other cars are obeying the code. storeowners who violate the code may be fined $300. santa clara county may be placing stricter rules on electronic zbres. this would put -- electronic cigarettes. they would no longer be able to close within closed spaces or 30 feet ofence transes where smoking is ban -- of entrances where smoking is ban. the board will discuss the man at this morning's meeting.

administrators at a south bay high school say they will not tolerate racial slurs after a joke made it into the final copy of this year's year book. a student at monta vista high school in cupertino says he intentionally changed the last three letters of his classmate's name to jew while labeling a team photo. the parents of the targeted student say they are shocked because their family barely escaped the holocaust and thought that type of racism was left in the past. the school cannot republic all of the -- republish all of the year books. worried about a grass fire in santa clara county. coming up at 7:po, why the sheriff's -- 7:30, why the sheriff's department is

involved. good morning. we're looking at a commute that is still a little bit slow in some areas. but 280 in san jose, not too bad. a little bit of slowing downtown. it's slowing on 17. we'll take a look at your south bay drive straight ahead. believe it or not, yesterday, almost a 50-degree spread between some areas on the coast an and inland. we don't see today because if you like the fork your friend is back -- fog, your friend is back. we will show you how much cooler today. heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. are those thrusters burning? that's a negative. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything.

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7:14. the owner of an oakland liquor store fed up with being robbed is posting photos of the thieves outside his store window. he is the owner of kings liquors in oakland's fruitvale district. he says his store gets robbed every week. oakland police say there's not much they can do about it

because no one gets hurt. a councilmember says rios is not alone and isn't the only storeowner with this problem. the councilman is working on a public safety measure that will staff more officers. >> it's a priority, you know. we're being violated. we should get immediate response from the police department. >> his initiative would require the oakland police department to increase staff from roughly 650 officers to at least 707 officers. the public safety measure is expected to be on the november ballot. walnut creek police are searching for the person who robbed a 7-eleven store. police released this video. you can see a man with a white towel or shirt around his face. the robbery occurred around 11:00 sunday night at the 7- eleven on north civic drive. police say the suspect used a hatchet in the robbery. he escaped with stolen cash in a newer model silver four-door

car. if you have information, call walnut creek police. berkeley police say an outside source caused a problem with police radios over the weekend. it caused public safety concerns but now it appears to have fixed itself. police say this was not your typical radio problem. it caused a communication breakdown among emergency agencies in the berkeley area. >> this was big enough where they were trying to dispatch and a communicate. a whole lot of, i didn't hear. you. what it you say? >> city employees say they can't afford to take any chances when it comes to this kind of critical system. they are gonna continue to troubleshoot the prob plel for the next couple of days. we want to check in with sal. >> good morning. westbound 24 as you drive up to the tunnel. we already have a delay of about nine minutes or i should say a drive time of about nine

minutes. not too bad. so the slow traffic you see here in pleasant hill is pretty much the extent of it. a little bit of slowing in orinda and then okay to the caldecott tunnel. moving along to the toll plaza, 25, 30-minute wait at the toll plaza there with no major delays. 580 continues to be really terrible from livermore to dublin, slow traffic. a lot of complaints about this commute right here and then making the turn to 680. south bay commute northbound 101 is slowest. 280 is slow through downtown and 85 is slow after 17. by the way, northbound 17, a delay coming over the hill because of some -- we can imagine emergency roadwork on 17 northbound near the summit. let's go to steve. all right, sal. thank you. real quick, the fog is back. i will get to that that a second. but -- in just a second. to diablo for the fallen heroes in the bocce ball tournament, it was a little hot.

but it was a lot of fun. randy was there from the sharks. julie haner from ktvu was the emcee. she did a fabulous job. she looked like she just stepped off the cover of "vogue." everybody had a good time. 104 in fairfield. 90 today. paul e-mailed me and said i had 103 in napa. i saw reports of 99, 101, 103. the airport was 91. officially downtown, 96. if you had 101 in the backyard thermometer, i believe it. temperatures are coming down a little bit. fog and low clouds. there's plenty there. it's only going to thicken up.

60s. 50s, 60s on the mp -- on the temperatures. there's drizzle, el granado and daly city. you can see there's plenty to go around. it's lifting up a little bit. there's a low that's going to drop in. hot yesterday, boy, i'll say. that was cookin'. but a cooling trend starts today for everybody on wednesday into thursday. a lot of fog out there. we'll call it fog. tonight we'll call it more low clouds. sun, breezy to windy. warm inland but not as hot as yesterday. 99 is hot. lake county, you will cool down tomorrow. mendocino county. but everyone else, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s. st. helena, 96. brentwood, antioch. walnut creek, oakland 72. alameda. 82 san jose. that's down 10. 88 gilroy. 68 santa cruz. big fog bank. 50s, 60s on the coast. san bruno then 70s or low 80s for the peninsula.

tomorrow the cooling continues the we'll take that right into wednesday, thursday. it looks like we'll bottom out on thursday. slight warmup but no extreme as we go into the weekend. 7:19. hillary clinton's new book, it comes out today. hitting store shelves. viewers say there's very little her book that you don't already know. it's mostly her life after she and bill clinton left the white house, including the 2008 presidential campaign and her time served as secretary of state. she's giving no hints of whether she will run for president. a house panel in congress will investigate the obama administration's swap of an american prisoner for five taliban soldiers. sergeant bowe bergdahl has -- was returned to the u.s. custody on may 31st in exchange, five taliban militants were released. the house arms committee says the obama administration's

failure to notify congress of that decision violated the law. some have serious concerns about releasing militants in qatar. president obama is defending that decision. 7:20. a top veterans affair official is apologizing to the thousands of veterans who have waited 90 days or longer to see a doctor. a new audit released yesterday, looked at the significant and potentially deadly delays in healthcare for those who served the country. the report showed it's difficult to access the system with 57,000 veterans waiting more than three months for their first appointment. here in the bay area, the average wait time for a new patient at the palo alto healthcare center is 42 days. that's more than double the v.a.'s goal of 4 days -- 14

days. inspectors said 112 vrblths a. facilities across the country -- v.a. facilities across the country need further review. the livermore is the only one in the area included in the group. concerns were raised about training and wait time procedures. more now about a controversial crash involving oakland mayor jean quan. and it is not the first time he's had trouble on the road. the past violations on her driving record. three students kidnapped at knifepoint by their teacher in southern california. the act of kindness that started the whole ordeal.

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a new federal report shows that sex crimes reported at colleges and universities across the nation went up in the last decade. the report released today shows more than 3300 forcible sex offenses were reported on college campuses in 2011. that's up 51% compared to ten years ago.

two months ago, the education department launched an investigation into claims that the university of california berkeley failed to look into reports of sexual assault. angelina jolie is teaming up with william hague to fight sexual violence in war zones. together, they are hosting a four-day summit in london. their goal is to launch new protocols to prosecute rape and to provide more support for rape victims, especially in conflict areas. more than 100 countries are attending the summit. today, there will be a meeting on boka hiram, the group responsible for the recent kidnapping of 300 school girls in nigeria. a high school teacher in southern california has been arrested for kidnapping -- allegedly kidnapping, rather, three students at knifepoint. the students say they were driving through altadena saturday evening when they saw the teacher from their school. they say he appeared to be drunk. they got out of the car to help him. that's when they say he pulled

out a knife and told them to take him to jack in the box. one of the students was able to call 911. soon after, a sheriff's helicopter ordered they to pull over. he ran away but turned himself in on sunday. at a time when most 10-year- olds are leaving the 4th grade, there is a 10-year-old in sacramento leaving high school and he was a 4.0 gpa. here he is. he's already taking college courses. he received his high school diploma this weekend during a very special ceremony. if you think that is his peak, think again. >> my ultimate goal would be science, like scientists but i want to be president, too. >> there you go, tc. >> yeah, uh-huh. >> that's all. and guess what. president obama sent him this letter congratulating him on his recent achievement. but there's even more. his road to success started very early. when he was 4, he became the

youngest person to join the really, really smart. >> he has a bright future in front of him. >> yes. a warning if you head to the post office. the new scam that could put your personal information at risk. >> reporter: a two-acre grass fire is deemed arson. i will tell you who investigators think started it and the charges that person is facing. >> reporter: traffic will be slow in some areas of the south bay. namely, northbound 280. find out what's going on that may be surprising you on the santa cruz mountains. sunny away from the coast. but there's a much bigger fog bank, coast and bay. it will be an impact on those00- degree temperatures we had -- 100-degree temperatures we had yesterday.

it is 7:30. a late-night brush fire in a remote part of santa clara county where a man was handcuffed and loaded into an ambulance. we're live at the santa clara county sheriff's department where katie utehs has learned this small fire has now sparked a drug investigation. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is right over there. >> fog is back. in fact, it's back in a big

way. today will be cooler for everybody. lake county and mendocino county will have to wait until wednesday. thursday everyone gets in on it, even out to sacramento. had a message from heidi in antioch. she said it feels cooler. in someone is antioch tells me it's cooler, my job is done. it will be cooler. we get a lot of fog and more of a westerly breeze. some of that fog has made it to vallejo. clear, cooler, coastal fog will pick up tonight. sunny, breezy, still warm but not as hot, hot as it was yesterday. there's too much fog and temperatures in the higher elevations. once the higher elevations cool down, that's a sure sign at the surface they will, too. 50s, 60s on the temperatures. these running 5, 6 degrees cooler. the fog bank continues to move up the coast. it will move inland tonight in a big way. i think we'll get a charge out of the sea breeze. fog, sun, breezy. warm inland, it's still starting off pretty warm. i think the cooling begins

today and there will be 80s, 90s. out of the 100s 50s, 60s by the beaches. right now, we have a look at the commute where traffic is busier in many areas. we'll look at the eastshore freeways. first with the maps and then with the live picture. you can see from hercules to richmond. see that traffic here is getting slow and then once we go to the picture here, it corresponds with the drive time of 34 minutes. just a lot of it is going to be slow. but at least that fog has lifted that steve and i noticed when we went on the air this morning, right at 4:30. it was kind of foggy and joe, the guy who focuses the camera, was having trouble looking up to albany. that's how it's changed. no longer trouble for drivers. let's take a look at the bay bridge westbound, you can see traffic backed up for a 35- minute delay. contra costa county, highway 4 is kind of rude. very slow coming into concord. southbound 680 from 242 to 24.

that's taking about 10 minutes, 10 to 12 minutes for the stretch of the freeway. northbound 17, i want to mention, doing some land skyping work. traffic will be slow on the santa cruz mountains commute northbound. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. 7:32. an arrest has been made following a two-acre grass fire on mount hamilton. katie utehs is at the sheriff's station now with more on how the man is facing several charges. >> reporter: good morning. the man who investigators say sparked the fire is now facing arson and narcotics charges. we're told that he was found with some drugs on his person at that campsite. sheriff's deputies arrested the homeless man camping on mount hamilton. you can see him being loaded into an ambulance because of breathing difficulties. he was arrested on scene. upon release from the hospital, the man was booked into jail. the grass fire had the potential to spread fast. >> it was a very large dispatch

initially but that is the only way to get ahead of these things. if you go too late, the fire can move too quickly for you. the fire sparked around 10:15 last night. grew to about ten acres and crews contained it within an hour. altogether, as we said, it was two acres but no homes were ever in danger. santa clara county sheriff's office is investigating this case as arson. they tell me that they plan to release the booking photo here within the next half-hour. so we'll bring that to you in our next live report along with the suspect's identity. live in san jose, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:34. seven people in east san jose are looking for a new home after their apartment building caught fire. it started yesterday evening on the roof of a building on shadow park place near highway 101 and east capitol expressway. two second-floor apartments were destroyed and the there was a major water damage to the lower level apartments. four adults and three children

lost their homes. people who live there say they escaped with just a few of their belongings. the red cross is helping them find a new place to live and the cause of the fire is under investigation. 7:34. an accused serial arsonist in livermore has been captured now thanks to a very alert police officer. now, over the weekend, there were four fires in the area. yesterday afternoon, a fire was set. it burned a vacant lot between two homes at elm and k streets. police say a motorcycle officer had followed firefighters to the scene and started talking to a 17-year-old boy after noticing he had a lighter in his pocket. >> ultimately made admissions that he was responsible for the most recent fires in our city. he was ultimately arrested for eight counts of arson. >> police say the officer new what signs to look for because he had previously worked as an arson investigator. meantime, in contra costa

county, two firefighters are recovering from heat and smoke- related injuries. suffered while battling a fire in alamo. they were called to a home under construction yesterday afternoon. temperatures at the time were over 100 degrees. one of the injured firefighters was rushed to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. 7:36. scary moments last night for some b.a.r.t. passengers when their train started filling up with smoke. the train was going through the transbay tube toward the east bay around 9:30 when people began seeing and smelling smoke. these are some of the pictures that were tweeted by passengers. b.a.r.t. says there was no fire but a mechanical failure caused the smoke to billow from the cars. passengers were unloaded at the west oakland station and put on another train. trains were delayed but this morning everything is back on schedule. we just learned that the person hit by a muni train in san francisco last night is a

20-year-old man. it happened on 19th avenue and holloway near san francisco's state university. the man suffered an injury to his head and knee but he is expected to survive. police have no details on the collision. they are asking any witnesses to come forward. 7:36. developing news from afghanistan this morning. five american soldiers killed in what appears to be a tragic case of friendly fire. it happened in southeastern afghanistan. now, according to the afghan government, the soldiers were killed when a coalition jet called in to help ward off a taliban attack mistakenly bombed them. there's been 36 nato soldiers killed this year in afghanistan. now, the casualties had opinion going down as the u.s. gets ready to withdraw from afghanistan. as the military winds down their operations, equipment like machine guns and high- technology gear is popping up in police departments around the country.

according to the pentagon, about 21 mine-resistant armored vehicles have gone to police departments in california, including right here in the bay area. "the new york times" reports critics, including the aclu, say this kind of equipment is militarizing police. it has no place in local law enforcement. those in favor of it say this helps cash-strapped police departments prepare themselves for extreme situations. we're also following developing news coming out of iraq where the prime minister is calling for a state of emergency. an islamist extremist group effectively has taken over iraq's second largest city of mosul. according to reports, security forces abandoned their post. the militants have overrun government headquarters. gunmen have torched several police stations, they've freed hundreds of prisoners from the jails there. the militants also took control

of the airport and local television stations. it is 7:38. thieves are now targeting self- service kiosks inside post offices. they are attaching skimming devices like the ones also used to steal money at gas pumps and atms. postal inspectors say the crimes are rare but they did catch someone installing a skimmer on a postal kiosk in concord. >> i think it's a crime of convenience. what they are looking for is all of the elek tropic avenue -- electronic avenues. if you see something that doesn't look right, say something. >> inspectors encourage users to take precautions as in other public spaces, check the slot where you insert your card for any changes and cover up the keypad before you enter your personal i.d. number. 7:39. happening now, the san francisco fire department will be giving a rousing sendoff this morning to a wisconsin

firefighter as the 25-year-old continues his cross-country trek via bicycle raising money for charity. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live now. you are at fire station 34. what's going on out there, tara? >> reporter: well, chris harley has decided to make this cross- country journey in order to raise $100 for the make-a-wish foundation and you are doing this on this bike. >> i'm doing it on this bike. it will be about 6,000 miles. i started in seattle on the 28th. i'm going to miami, florida for the make-a-wish foundation. >> reporter: that's kind of nuts. >> yes. i go from one fire station to another every day. i'm very happy to do it. >> reporter: what made you decide to do this. you are a firefighter yourself in wisconsin. >> yes, i am. it was for a wish in my local community. it was awesome just to see all of the hope and the love and the great memories that this gave the family. it's fun to give that back. >> reporter: on your bicycle, you have a camera. are you gonna be tracking your

progress for people? >> yeah. there is a facebook page coast to coast for make a wish. there's also www.rideforwishes. >> reporter: you are gonna be staying at fire stations across the nation and the folks will be giving you a sendoff here with a couple of rigs. you are going down the great heir. >> absolutely. it will be a beautiful day as we go down to watsonville. >> reporter: good luck with your journeys. thanks for talking with us. in about an hour we'll be following chris as he makes the trek out of san francisco and onto the next leg of the journey. we're live in san francisco, i'll tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tara. 7:41. three children who were missing are safe this morning after the father was found shot to death in front of their san pablo home. in 20 minutes, the role his ex- wife played in trigger the amber alert. but next the search for a

missing cal student is growing more urgent as a cell phone ping is leading crews to a remote area. we'll learn why the family is especially concerned for his safety. good morning. on the san mateo bridge, traffic is looking good heading out to the high rise. it's a little crowded, though. we'll tell you more about where the slowest traffic is around the bay area right now. just stepped outside here, jack london square. it does feel cooler here. but what about inhand? that's where it's been hot -- inhand? that's where it's been hot. i mean, hot, hot. ♪ ♪

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newsroom with the reason his mother is particularly concerned. good morning, pam. >> reporter: good morning. the 23-year-old left the family cabin in the sierra on friday. but he told his mother that he would be back before it got dark. vernon cody mathews called his mom to say he was going for a hike in the icehouse area of el dorado county. now, a person living in that area saw him walking on spring valley road on friday but he has not been seen in the area since. his parents are particularly concerned because although he took his cell phone, he did not take his backpack which is filled with all of his gear. >> in the morning when we still hadn't heard from him, i was calling his phone. no answer. went straight to voice mail. >> now, these are aerial shots this morning of the command center. this is in the poll acpines area -- pollack pines area on the way to lake tahoe. it's a very active search as they get the hiking gear ready

and head out, once again, to look for this young man missing. now, there are also fliers of the missing hiker posted in the area. take a look again. he's 23-year-old vernon cody mathews. now, again, this is a very active search this morning up in the sierra and we're gonna keep monitoring that situation from our newsroom. we'll bring you updates throughout "mornings on 2." pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. oakland mayor jean quan says her office now considering getting a driver for her following her weekend car crash. new surveillance video obtained by ktvu's pierce to show the lexus suv driven by the mayor going down market street sunday evening moments before that febder bender. the -- fender-bender. the mayor said she was not talking, texting or using her cell phone in any way. however, here's what the mayor had to say when asked if she ran a red light. >> do not believe so. but we're gonna let the police

investigation confirm or not confirm that. >> now, mayor quan also confirmed she did get a red light violation last year for what she described as a rolling stop. the mayor made those remarks yesterday during this city hall news conference. now, we posted more video of mayor quan's news conference on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. just check it out. look for the hot topics section on our front page. starting to look like san francisco may not host the next america's cup yacht race in 2017. the chronicle reports the america's cup has reduced the perspective venues for the next yacht race from four down to three and it appears san francisco has been eliminated. officials will not confirm at this point which city is out. but it's been known for months that san francisco has not offered terms as attractive as san diego, bermuda and chicago after san francisco hosted the cup last year.

the america's cup plans to narrow their search to two cities by the end of the month. and the u.s. men's soccer team has arrived in pra still for the -- brazil for the world cup. chris is among the players who arrived yesterday. seven hours after they landed. the team started their initial workout at a facility there. on friday, they will fly to prepare for their monday opener. the word cup kicks off with about zale against crow -- kicks off with brazil against croatia. the $2 billion sale of the clippers was negotiated by shelley sterling. donald sterling agreed to sign the deal and drop the suit last week, then decided against it

after learning the nba will not revoke the lifetime ban and fine against sterling. so the saga continues. >> the beat goes on, tori. >> yes. 7:48. that leads us right to sal castanedo. everybody behaving for you at the toll plaza? >> i think so. this backup is pretty typical. it's 25 to 30-minute delay. if you look at the toll plaza delay, you might see some signs of a little bit of improvement because cars are actually moving. sometimes you look there and things are not moving at all. but this is about a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. we're looking at the 880 freeway and 92. that's slowed down. 92 and 880 heading out to the high rise. you can see how slow it is. 20 minutes to drive across the bridge and get over to the peninsula which is somewhat crowded. as we look at the south bay, 101 is still very slow and so is 280 getting up to highway 17 and 85 is slow. this is kind of normal slowing. it wouldn't make you -- wouldn't take you by surprise. southbound 17 at the summit.

there's landscaping work going on and there's a slowdown as a result. now, let's go to steve. >> i can't see i'm in the fog. >> are you? >> yeah. >> we can see you. >> yesterday, way down here. tonight it will be up here as it gets help from a low dropping in, that will lift it up and allow it to extend well inland. the key, some of the higher elevations. you get around 1700, 2,000 feet, they are 11 degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. that's a sure sign. that along with the fog. it may take longer for some way inland. water temperatures came up a little bit. 52, 5 degrees right outside of the -- 57 degrees right outside of the golden gate. that's allowing the fog to come back especially for the coast and bay. now, yesterday was just off the charts here. that bakersfield was hot. fairfield, 104. 90 today. livermore was 106. 92 today. napa, 96 officially. there were some areas, 99, 100,

101. 83 today. east san jose, 95. 86 today. temperatures continue to be a little cool on the coast. that's because they have a lot of fog and drizzle over there, especially along daly city to el granada, half moon bay. 60s on the temperatures. i think fairfield at this time was 70. that's a pretty big drop. 50s and 60s. temperatures are running cooler. we're waiting for the breeze to make it. it's trying to pick up. yesterday, i think it was six miles an hour at travis. we need to see, 20, 25. that's when it's a sure sign or a slam dunk that the delta breeze is getting ready too go. it's itching, raring. our fog forecast shows there's some there for most of the day. watch how it picks up tonight into tomorrow. it will start to thicken up. that will cool down the areas even well away. hot yesterday, still warm today. but the cooling trend has started and it will continue wednesday. maybe even bottom out on thursday. maybe some areas around 25, 30

degrees by then. fog, sun, breezy. not yet. it will pick up later on. it will be warm inland. but not as hot as yesterday. clearlake will go 99. novato, 82. petaluma, 79. 83, napa, solano. 78 vallejo after yesterday's 96. that's smokin' hot for vallejo. 95, 96. antioch, brentwood, oakley. livermore down in the 90s. 68 alameda. i know pom loves that -- pam loves that. she loves that. that's great. 81 scare. fremont, 79. 68 in santa cruz. 59 half moon bay. daly city. 68 san bruno and low 80s menlo park, redwood city, palo alto, aer thiston. cooler, though -- atherton, cooler for everybody wednesday and thursday. if we don't bottom out on thursday, it will be friday. a little bump up. seasonal temperatures by the weekend. eight minutes before 8:00. shocking allegations against a doctor. in just 23 minutes, you will not believe the action this man

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happening right now, police in san pablo holding a news conference about a major development, that desperate search involving an amber alert in san pablo. let's listen in. >> and the public's help to locate them. >> what home were they in? were they in a grandparents' home? >> i can't release the nail of the person's house they were in. >> they were found in a home? >> they were found in a home with the mother and the male companion. >> have you been to the house before? >> no. >> do you feel they -- [inaudible]

>> we may be able to release further details as this case progresses but at this time since we are still doing interviews at this time literally, it would be premature for me to release any further information about the investigation as i don't want to taint it. [the question is inaudible] >> yes. i'll have to get that information for you. >> okay. [the question is inaudible] >> i know his first name is oscar. i will have to get you his last name. >> was that the companion? >> we believe -- the compawn -- the male companion -- >> by male companion, what would the relationship -- >> that's what we're working on still. we don't know if the -- the complete relationship. i don't want to say that they are related or what the relationship is. like i said, they were -- the arrests were made late last night. and so like i said, in speaking

to you now, the derblgives are still -- detectives are still doing investigative work and completing interviews. >> when you found the children missing, you did suspect that their biological mother was involved in some way, obviously. how much concern -- [inaudible] >> that's why, you know -- children's safety is the utmost importance. that's why we took the necessary steps we did to make sure an amber alert was conducted. >> you are listening live here on "mornings on 2" here on ktvu, the live news conference from the police department in san pablo. if you are just tuning in, the chirp who were reported missing -- children who were reported missing, missing yesterday after their father was found murdered in the backyard of their home, they were found safe. but this morning, the mother has been arrested. she's been arrested and is in

custody along with a male companion. the police commander of san pablo just made that announcement. this is still an investigation going on. we have few details at this point. but you just heard it live, the mother has been arrested. a male companion with her has also been arrested. the children have been located. they were found safe early this morning. a still-developing story. ktvu's alex savidge has been out there all morning. he will have all of the details and wrap it up. stay tuned right here on ktvu's "mornings on 2." testimony will continue this morning in oakland in a federal trial that could mean big changes for college sports. the landmark antitrust lawsuit calls for the ncaa to share some of the billions of dollars it gets for college sports with the players. former ucla basketball star ed o'bannon filed the lawsuit five years ago. he testified yesterday that the free education given to

football and basketball players is just a front for a lucrative enterprise and all of the money goes to the ncaa. the ncaa says 90% of the revenue goes to support student athletes, much of it is in the form of scholarships. the ncaa has reached a separate settlement for allowing electronic arts to use names and images of football and baseball players. sam keller, who grew up in danville and played at monta vista, brought that lawsuit. it was scheduled to go to court next march. the $29 million in in addition to the $40 million electronic arts agreed to pay those same players. a story we've been following since 4:30. two tragic shootings. hours apart last night in oakland. how children were wounded in the gunfire. we're at a news conference by police underway right now where three missing children were found safe.

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for many. but the fog is back here for the morning. it will be cooler today, wednesday, thursday. the cooling continues as the fog bank gets helped by a strong low moving into the pacific northwest. there's plenty here. it's just really not making that strong surge but there's cooler air in the higher elevations. the fog is there. the wind has turned more westerly. yesterday, again at this time we had low 70s, mid-70s. that's not the case. we have more 60s. i know it's more warm but it's noticeably cooler than 24 hours ago. there you go. 14, 17, now, 20. pretty soon it will be gusts to 36. i've seen this before. when you get a south wind in a southerly direction in this kind of pattern, it's a cooler direction. it will get there. a couple of people, are you sure it's cooling down? yes. fog, sun, breezy. if you think anything over 75 is hot, it will be hot. 50s, 60s, 70s closer to the water. we're sal. steve, we're looking a

commute that's okay. we do have slow traffic out there which is typical for this time of the morning. from the carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, a 35-minute drive time and that has gone up a little bit. i don't know if you remember a few weeks when we had numbers that were astronomical, 90- -comient -- 90-minute commute. the traffic at the toll plaza is backed up with no major delays. driving through the east bay is messy. 580 is finally getting better through livermore. 680 is backed up out of pleasanton all the way down to the city limits of fremont and then it gets better. 880 seslow heading down to the -- 880 is slow heading down to the south bay. back to the desk. 8:03. police in oakland still searching for leads in two separate shootings where two children were injured. some people say there are

shootings in the area are far too common. brian flores live in oakland now, telling us more about the leads police are working on. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning. it's an unfortunate for several residents. police have -- don't have any suspects at this point, we have seen several officers out here this morning. they've left. we continue to be on the 900 block of 83rd avenue and the suspects were last seen running in the direction on 83rd and e street. that was the last time they were seen and the people here in this community hope that they are caught. police say the first shooting happened at a bus stop off international boulevard and 67th avenue at around 5:30 yesterday afternoon. police say two people were exchanging gunfire in two separate cars when a 5-year-old boy who was simply waiting for a bus was grazed in the foot by a bullet. the 20-year-old man also nearby was wounded. they were treated and are expected to be okay. police did close off the area for some time to investigate. almost five hours later, close to 10:00 last night a 3-year-

old child was shot in the shoulder near where we're standing on 83rd avenue. another woman was also shot. it's unclear this morning her condition. we understand the boy is expected to be okay. we did speak with some residents this morning. some did not hear the gunfire. others did. but one woman we spoke with who didn't want to be identified said she ignored the shootings and she said the shootings are becoming, rather, are becoming all too common? >> i live across the street. never happens in here. now it did. >> reporter: police rushed to the scene this morning look at at house where thing spes were believed -- suspects were believed to have one to. whoever was spossible got away -- responsible got away. there are security cameras but we don't know if the police have gathered that footage. as we take it back out here live. this is 83rd avenue. residents waking up to the news to the shooting that happened

late last night. we have reached out to the oakland police department. we've not heard back. it remains unclear whether the two shootings roo -- are related. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco police will be making more safety checks at fisherman's wharf after a 2- year-old boy from utah died when a statue fell on him. cason shelton -- kayton shelton was climbing on a statue here. the statue tips over. he was treated for a nose bleed. he was taken to san francisco general hospital but he died from internal injuries. >> kayson was full of life. much like any young life. he just always running -- always running about and a sweet spirit. also smiling. >> the city code bans wharf shop owners from putting

displays past a blue line on the sidewalk. the city is now checking to see if that dolphin statue was in an illegal display area. police will check to eif other stores -- to see if other stores are following the code. those who don't face $300 citations. later today, a bay area golf instructor accused of child molestation and plotting the murder of his victims is scheduled to be in court. 32-year-old andrew nispitt is accused of molesting three boys in his junior golf program. he's accused of trying to hire a hitman while jailed. the court documents show the district attorney received a tip from an informant. the d.a. sent an undercover inspector to visit him pretending to be a potential hitman. reportedly, he interindependent -- he indicated he wanted two of his victims "taken care of." he also suggest the undercover

agent make the murders look like robbies by stealing their cell phones. 60 homeless people were forced out water -- forced out from the water park, known as the albany bulb. this encampment councilwoman says was predictable. >> where do people go when they don't have homes? >> she says the city is working to find homes for those displated. she says most of those will probably be gone before housing can be found. they've been ordered to leave by thursday and face citations if they don't move. 8:08. well, the giants will be honoring the local firefighters tonight. it's all part of the fourth annual firefighters appreciation night at at&t

park. it's a chance for the city, the players and all of the fans to say thank you to the people who keep us safe every day. the proceeds from every special event tickets sold will go to the california fire foundation and its toy program. 8:08. santa clara county may soon be placing stricter rules on electronic cigarettes. the proposed ban would essentially put e sphwrets under the -- e-cigarettes under the same restrictions as traditional tobacco. e smokers would no longer be allowed to smoke or within 30 feet of entrances where smoking is ban. it would require retailers selling e sphwrets to have a -- cigarettes to have a tobacco retailer permit. the board of supervisors will discuss the ban at this morning's meeting. there may be more trouble ahead for the sonoma county teenager already accused of using a stolen credit card to rent a luxury car and even a

mansion. the 19-year-old was arrested last week after deputies spotted him in an orange luxury car that had reportedly been stolen. that was two days after he allegedly rented a multi- million dollar mansion using a stolen credit card. now investigators say holloway may have used a fake credit card to went another luxury home in sonoma last year. he's also been tied to trying to buy more than $10,000 worth of apple products in berkeley. he's being held on a million dollars bond. he's due back in court on friday. tourism keeps growing in sonoma county. according to visitcalifornia, sonoma county, is expected to bring in more than a billion dollars this year, that's expected to exceed the record- breaking tourism rate. last year, hotel occupancy rates grew by 9% and for the first time more visitors are coming from international destinations, like china and

australia. all right. 8:10. a ring of fire in the mountains overlooking silicon valley. in 21 minutes, how this fire sparked a drug investigation. but next, crucial police radio communication falling on deaf ears. the technical problem affecting a bay area police department and why police officers are speaking out. good morning. we're looking at a commute where traffic is going to be busy on 92 because of a crash on the other side of the bridge. we'll update you on this and some of the other commutes. the old rule of thumb with the fog is three days and out. this will be the third day and already the ktvu breeze looking at me going, dude, it will be hot today, is rustling in the breeze. we'll tell you how much cooler. ♪

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we're following a major new development in a desperate search for three children that prompted an amber alert. you watched a live news conference here from san pablo police. alex savidge joins us with new information about the missing children's mother who disappeared along with the kids. alex. >> reporter: yes, san pablo police had been looking for the mother of the children as well as the children themselves. we just found out the mother

has been arrested accused of homicide. she's accused of killing her ex- husband. allegedly she did that with the help of the male companion in custody as well. police began to search for those three kids after finding their father shot to death at the family's home in san pablo yesterday morning. last night an amber alert was issued. a couple of hours later, those kids were found safe at a home in nearby richmond. the children are 12-year-old hugo, 6-year-old merari and 3- year-old jen jenh carlos. they were found with their biological mother who didn't have custody. the ex-husband found shot to death. when police found the body, they realized the chirp who live with him were done -- the children who live with him were done. i asked the police bhand commander what the possible motive could have been. >> that's what we're working

on. at this point, i can tell you that we have the appropriate people in custody. there's no danger to the public at this time. we'll be seeking charges with the d.a.'s office here in the next day or two. >> reporter: the victim had custody of those three children and we're told according to friends that the mother would only see them during very short visits and it sounds as though the two of them, they ended their marriage just a few months ago. that's according to friends we talked with last night. police are telling us that, again, the mother is in custody right now. she's been arrested on suspicion of homicide. they also have a friend of hers, a man also in custody arrested on suspicion of homicide as well. and again, that amber alert has been canceled. the three children found safe. they are all in protective custody right now. we're live this morning in san pablo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. berkeley police say an outside source caused a problem with police radios over the

weekend. the problem did cause significant public safety concerns but it now appears to have corrected itself. police say this was not your typical radio problem. it caused a full communication breakdown among emergency agencies in the berkeley area. >> there's multiple officers trying to communicate, dispatch trying to communicate. a whole lot of i didn't hear you. what did you say. >> city employees say they just cannot afford to take any chances when it comes to this critical communications system. they will continue to troubleshoot the problem for the next few days. 8:17. a new federal report shows the number of sex crimes reported at colleges and universities went up in the last decade. the report came out today. it shows more than 3300 forcible sex offenses were reported on college campuses in 2011. that's up 51% from ten years

ago. two months ago, the education department launched an investigation into claims that cal berkeley did not investigate reports of sexual assaults. well, today, president obama will use a new way to talk with young americans. for the first time, the president will answer questions about student debt on tumblr. the question and answer will be answered by the ceo of tumblr. he announced support about changing the way college students can repay loans. the new study shows this year's grads will owe an average of $33,000 on their student loans. a physician in seattle has had his medical license suspended after allegedly sending sexually expolice -- explicit texts during surgery. the texts were sent between april and august of last year. dr. arthur zirberstein was an

anesthesiologist at the time. until the charges are resolved, he won't be able to practice as a physician in washington. he has 20 days to respond to charges and request a hearing. let's check and get you to where you need to go, sal. the folks on the san mateo bridge. how are they doing? >> shaking my head. not doing too well. >> there is a crash on 92 westbound at foster city boulevard which is not technically on the bridge. it's just off the brick. but the traffic -- bridge. but the traffic is at a standstill. this traffic has been there for a while. we're almost going on an hour. not quite. but another ten minutes go by. this thing has been out there. you can see the traffic is terrible. this taking you now 30 to 40 minutes just to cross this span. you know it normally takes about 10 to 12 minutes on a bad day, maybe 20. now we're up at 40, maybe an hour to cross an that's because they are having -- and that's because they are having trouble

getting this crash out of the way. i would recommend the bay bridge even though it's slow. the bay bridge is slow but it's the normal slow. 25-minute drive time. you will be driving kind of at the normal pace. you won't wonder what's going on ahead of you. westbound 580 livermore continues to be an attention- seeking little freeway. it's very slow from livermore to dublin. in san jose, almost every approach to the valley now is very slow. the 101 is the worse. back to steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of fog and low clouds. it was up yesterday. very shallow. confined to the coast. it's starting toic up in intensity -- to pick up in intensity. tomorrow will be a big trop on the inland temperatures -- drop on the inland temperatures. this was at 4:00 yesterday. livermore was 106, ocean beach was 57 degrees. 50-degree spread. that was a record by the way, that 106 in livermore if you

are out that way. that's hot, steve. well, it was hot. record-setting hot. the old mark. fairfield was 104, not today. they will be 90. napa, officially 96 we'll go 83. temperatures coming down. there is a lot of fog there. see if my computer will transition. low fog and clouds continue to march up the coast. climate data, 66, 53. the record high, 96 not that long ago. the record hoe was a long time ago, 47. 1899. today, they will start off at 55, 56 degrees. we'll go 62. high today will be 66. right there where you should

on the high side. temperatures 60s right now for some inland. yesterday we had a lot of mid- 70s and the key is the wind is picking up. the delta breeze is definitely showing it's on the increase here. 56 up in tahoe. clearlake for one more day. series of systems will carve themselves out on the west. look for the fog to be 50s and 60s by the coast. other areas, the cooling trend will fire. yesterday was hot. tuesday, wednesday, thursday look to be the coolest by far. warm inland, cooling begins today. fog, sun, breezy. afternoon temperatures, anywhere from 50s to near 100. clearlake being one. walnut creek, 88. 68 in alameda. 82 in san jose. 81 santa clara. 59 half moon bay to 79 in mountain view. if you like cooler weather it's on the way. it will take us to the end of the week.

8:22. the frantic search continues for a missing uc berkeley student. the key information rescuers hope would lead them to the missing hiker. but first a sexually transmitted disease that's making a comeback in the bay area. it's harder to get rid of it. after the break we'll tell you who is most likely to get this disease.

well, good morning to you. welcome back. 8:25. in wisconsin, more than half of the 72 counties there, they are

handing out marriage licenses to gay couples. hundred of gay couples have married since friday. that's when a federal judge said wisconsin's ban on same- sex marriage was unconstitutional. now many county clerks are waving a five-day waiting period so the couples can get married in what may be a short window since there is a chance weddings may be stopped because of a court appeal. 8:26. a sexually transmitted disease is making a comeback in the bay area and that has local health officials concerned. gonorrhea is rapidly spreading among men and women. the infection rate in san francisco rose by more than 30% during the last six years. high risk groups include gay, bisexual and young black men. the community activists say that can increase the risk of contracting and spreading h.i.v. >> if you should be having nightmares this is a problem. we have an epidemic happening

in our community. we're always at the forefront of the cutting edge of making sure we're addressing the issues. >> public health officials are especially concerned because several strains of the disease are drug resistant. one particular stubborn strain may have originated in san francisco. all right, tori. 8:27. a very special make a wish event happening right now in san francisco. how firefighters are playing a big and special role for a sendoff for a fellow firefighter from out of town. >> reporter: a san jose man is arrested for an arson fire on mount hamilton. i will tell you where the investigation is turning today. good morning. we have traffic that's a mess on some of the bay area bridges. we have a crash in san mateo and traffic is finally beginning to get better, find out what the alternates are straight ahead. as you can see from some of the traffic shots, some of our

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welcome back. a late night brush fire in a remote part of santa clara county and you can see a man was handcuffed and loaded into an ambulance. now we're back out there live this morning. this is at the santa clara county sheriff's department. ktvu's katie utehs is also there and she's found out that small fire it has sparked a drug investigation. we have the details. stay tuned. good morning. welcome back. tuesday june 10th. yifnl dave clark. thanks for joining us -- i'm dave clark. thank you for joining us. let's check weather and traffic.

steve has so much to tell you. >> fog is back. it will be cooler. san ramon, it will be cooler today. don't believe me. wednesday, thursday, cooling continues for everybody if you are up in lake county or mendocino county. fog continues to work its way up the coast. it's lifting. i swear, 4:30, 5:00, it was down on the deck. el cerrito said the sale thick, it's above -- same thing. it's above the ridge line. oakland at 72 today. a lot of low clouds and some sunbreaks in there. the fog is here for a while. if you like the fog it will be your cool fred for a while. not as warm as yesterday. we had 70s, mid-70s at this time. that's not the case. fairfield is picking up 0 miles an hour. i -- up 20 miles an hour. fog, sun, breezy, still warm inland. it's still warm. but not as hot as yesterday. we'll see 9s through the -- 90s

through the interior. 60s 70s, closer to the water here's sal. 92 westbound was a mess at 7:30. now they are making a little bit of progress. i still would not recommend using the san mateo bridge. i would recommend using the dumbarton bridge or perhaps the bay bridge which is far more normal than traffic. bay bridge backed up for 20- minute drive time. we don't have any other crashes along the way. the traffic in san jose has all of a sudden spiked on 101 and 280. 101 is just one solid slow traffic line from yerba buena all the way up into sunnyvale. there are no breaks in that slow traffic. at 8:32. back to the desk. a man is now facing several charges after this grass fire on mount hamilton. ktvu's katie utehs is at the santa clara county sheriff's station now. you just got the mugshot and

you found out more details about the man who has been arrested. >> reporter: deputies say the man may have been guarding the marijuana grow operation and that's what he might have -- [inaudible] >> reporter: they haven't seen marijuana plants but past history tells them that may be the case of why he might have been there. let me show you the picture of the man. santa clara county sheriff's deputies arrested him on arson and narcotics charges last night. san jose fire investigators say the fire started at his homeless encarmment. it's a -- encampment. it's a remote place where they don't usually find homeless camps. >> right now we're still looking into a marijuana garden up there that he was tending to. we're looking into that. it's daylight outside, go back out there and do some more

followup. >> reporter: investigators say they found drugs likely for personal use at the site of the camp. they did not locate any weapons or marijuana plants. as i said, that area is remote and past history tells them that he may have been guarding a marijuana grow. they just don't know yesterday. they are headed up to the scene now that it's daylight and they will take another look. at no point were any homes in danger during that fire. it grew to about two acres. but firefighters were able to contain it in about an hour. live in san jose, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:34. thanks to an alert police officer, a serial arsonist in livermore has been caught. over the weekend, there were four fires in the area. yesterday afternoon, a fire was set that bushed a vacant lot between two homes at elm and k streets. police say a motorcycle officer had followed firefighters to the fire scene and began talking to a 17-year-old boy

after noticing the boy had a lighter in his pocket. >> ultimately, made admissions that he was responsible for the most recent fires in our city. sos ultimately -- so he was ultimately arrested for eight counts of arson. police say the officer new what signs to look for because he had previously worked as an arson investigator. >> the owner of an oakland liquor store fed up with being robbed is now posting photos of the thieves outside his store window. he is the owner of king's liquor. he says his store gets robbed every week. oakland police say there's not much they can do about it because no one gets hurt. councilmember says he's not's lone and is not the only store member with this problem. . the councilmember is working on a measure that would staff more officers. >> it's a priority.

we're being violated. we should get immediate response from the police department. >> his initiative would require the oakland police department to increase their staff from roughly 650 officers to at least 707 officers. the public safety measure is expected to be on the november ballot. 8:36. just when you thought you were safe, thieves are targeting post offices and the self- service kiosks, yep, they are attaching skimming devices like the ones used to steal money at gas pumps and atms. postal inspectors say the crimes are rare but they did catch somebody putting a skimmer on a postal kiosk in concord. >> it's a crime of screens. what they are looking for is all of the electronic avenues. you see something that doesn't look quite right, say something. >> the postal inspectors encourage anyone using the kiosks to take the same precautions you use in any

other place. check the slot where you put in your credit card for any changes and make sure you cover up the keypad before you put in your personal i.d. number. 8:36. happening right now in san francisco, the san francisco fire department giving a rousing sendoff to a wisconsin firefighter as he continues his cross-country trek on a bicycle raising money for charity. tara moriarty is tracking his progress. >> reporter: take a look behind me. right now, they are coming down the great highway. they just rounded the corner at the cliffhouse. you can see chris harley in the red and the white. he's the one trying to raise money for the make-a-wish foundation. you can see that the san francisco fire department is escorting him as he begins his 6,000-mile trek across the country and then some. this morning, the san francisco fire department presented chris with a $2,000 check for the make-a-wish foundation.

he pushed off from seattle may 28th. he's completely alone. there's no car following him. he plans to spend the night at fire houses along the way. the 25-year-old hopes to raise $100,000 for a cause close to his heart. >> there is a local child in my hometown in wisconsin who had a wish that was granted. it was so awesome to see the family, so close to the -- just to see the smile for the family, that's just a special thing. >> reporter: there he goes. he's headed towards lincoln way. chris told us he wanted to rollerblade across america but he didn't know how to skate up the mountain. so he took up biking. he will traverse through las vegas, colorado, st. louis as well as washington, d.c. to miami. he has a facebook page called coast to coast. he should be hitting watsonville. he will call it a day there and start up first thing in the

morning. we're live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> bravo to him. >> good for him. well, the hidden cash craze is expanding. coming up in 18 minutes, the new place cash will be popping up. >> reporter: and a new twist in the statewide amber alert issued last night for three children from san pablo. we'll tell you why their mother is behind bars accused of homicide. we're still looking at very slow traffic in san jose. people are on 280 to avoid 101. we'll take a look at the commute. sunny for some. but there's a big fog bank out there. that was not the case yesterday. it all spells cooler. i will tell you how much cooler -- coming up.

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third of americans believe the federal government should invest more in road, bridges and transit systems like b.a.r.t. take a look at the numbers. 67% of those surveyed said using the gas tax to fix roads is appropriate. 52% said they are willing to pay higher fuel passes for fixes and 43% said the roads and bridges have gone downhill in recent years but they could get worse. the federal highway trust fund is running on fuels. it gets money from the federal gas tax. that's not been raised in more than 20 years. aaa supports the senator's plan to increase the fuel tax by 12 cents per gallon over the next couple of years. aaa just told me that drivers spend an extra $300 a year on maintenance because of bad roads. >> it's potholes not being filled, bridges that are not being kept up. it's not just the mobility and a transit problem. it's a safety problem. >> reporter: we reached out to

a federal highway administration official. he told us current transportation projects that rely on federal funding could see delays in reimbursements. he also said states and municipalities could delay projects because of this funding uncertainty. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:44. new this morning, a major new development from san pablo in a case that started with the disappearance of three children reported missing yesterday after their father was found murdered. in our last hour right here on "mornings on 2," you watched the live news conference from san pablo police. ktvu's lz also joining -- alex savidge joining us with the new information about the children's mother missing along with those children. alex? >> reporter: well, good morning to you and san pablo police say the three children who were the focus of the statewide amber alert are safe this morning and they say the mother of those children is now behind bars on suspicion of homicide. the announcement came a short

time ago from san pablo police. they announced that alicia ortez has been arrested along with a friend of hers, a man not being identified by police. investigators believe the pair killed ortez's ex-husband and then took those three children. police found the body of oscar ortez at his house on 16th street and the kids who live with him were gone. an amber alert was issued last night and then just a couple of hours later, those children were found safe at a home in richmond, the children are hugo, 6-year-old merari and 3- year-old jenh carlos. police say the kids were found last night with their biological mother who does not have custody. the kid are now safe and they are going -- after going through a very traumatic situation. >> we're looking into them for their health and mental well being and make sure that's addressed because that's one of the most important things for us right now. this was a horrific event for them.

>> reporter: friends tell us the victim had custody of the three children and that he had split up with his wife several months ago. they tell us, friends do, that the mother would only see the children during very brief visits. investigators thus far have not said what they believe the motive may have been for the killing. we're live in san pablo, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. there is an active search right now in the lower sierra for a uc berkeley student who is missing after telling his family he was going for a hike. pam cook is in the newsroom with the important details search teams are using to try to find him. good morning, pam. >> good morning. he's an avid hiker, in great shape who knows the area very well. that's how his family describes the young man missing. so search teams fear he may be injured. 23-year-old vernon cody mathews is described as 6'3", weighs 160 to 220 pounds.

he has shoulder length strawberry blond hair and a full red beard. he called his mom on friday to say he was leashing the family -- leaving the family cabin to go for a hike. this is in the icehouse area of el dorado county. a person living in the area saw him looking along spring valley road on friday. but he's not been seen or heard from since. his parents are particularly concerned because although he took his cell phone, he did not take his backpack which is filled with all of his gear. >> my guess is he probably attempted something that was beyond his skill level and got injured from it. >> very dry. if he's not near a water source, dehydration will become an issue. >> reporter: this morning we're in touch with the command center set up at the pacific ranger station along highway 50 that's in the pollack pines area on the way to lake atta hoe. rescue -- lake tahoe. rescue teams are all assisting with the search and they are

using police dogs. they are out on horses and off- road vehicles and overhead helicopters from the california highway patrol. so far investigators say there are no indications of foul play tied to mathews's disappearance but we will continue to monitor the search effort. we'll bring you updates throughout the day here in the newsroom and on online at ktvu.com. reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. 8:48. hey, sal, i hope you have better news for the folks around the san mateo bridge. >> i do. a little bit. >> oh, good the. >> we're starting with -- oh, good. >> we are starting with that because that's been a pain for the drivers trying to get out to the peninsula. when you get closer to foster, city you will start to slow down. it was an injury accident for almost an hour in foster city, just off the bridge. that really slowed traffic down. i would still recommend using the dumbarton bridge or perhaps you want to use the bay bridge

and the bay bridge is getting better. right now, we have a 15, 20- minute drive time getting into san francisco. san jose and the south bay, we have slow traffic on 101. that's horrible from at least the boston road hill exit all the way up to sunnyvale. one long line of traffic and that's a mistake on my part. story about that. let's move -- sorry about that. let's move along. car keern niz bridge to the macarthur maze, 38-minute -- carquinez bridge to the macarthur maze, 38-minute drive time. 28 minutes from san low ren so to thornton, fremont -- san lorenzo to thornton, fremont. let's go to steve. 72 in oakland. fog, moving up the coast. i think tonight tomorrow, it will go well inland. temperatures will really cool down especially as we head towards thursday and friday. could see a 30-degree drop.

59 santa rosa. we are down in the terps. you get the -- temperatures, you get the breeze. that's the sign. oakland has a west wind. everything is coming together. i think late morning, early afternoon. the fog is thickening up. breezy to windy. especially san pablo bay out towards the delta. i think the breeze would fire in later. warm inland, but not as warm as it has been. 95 in an eye it -- antioch. hot. i understand. probably ukiah as well. 70s for most of marin county. walnut creek, 8le. danville -- 88. danville, the 89. it will be in the 70s for a few. 87 morgan hill. 59 half moon bay to 83 in woodside the tomorrow the cooling continues -- woodside. tomorrow the cooling continues. i think thursday and friday will be the coolest day.

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in the past ten minutes, ktvu received information from san jose police department that it is investigating a case of child jearlt and possession of illegal fire -- endangerment and possession of el legal fireworks. a boy -- illegal fireworks. a boy suffered hand trauma when an illegal fire work he was playing with in his bedroom exploded. it happened friday evening. he was taken to the hospital. the father was arrested fon felony child endangerment and misdemeanor possession of illegal fireworks. well, today, the new book by hillary clinton comes out. it hits the store shelves and e- readers. these are live pictures. we're at the barnes & noble store -- bookstore in new york city. this is supposed to be a live picture but the camera seals to be frozen. there's -- seems to be froze be right there. there's hillary clinton. the viewers say there's very little in her auto by -- her

autobiography that we haven't heard before. it's mostly after her and bill clinton left the white house. she looked happy right there. there's not offering hints about whether or not she will run for president. at a time when most 10-year- olds are leaving fourth grade behind, one 10-year-old is saying goodbye to high school. his gpa, 4.0. he received his high school dip ple ma this -- diploma this weekend. he has lofty goals for his future. >> my ultimate goal to be science, scientist, maybe. i also want to be president obama. >> president obama sent him a letter to congratulate him. his success began at the age of 4. he became the youngest person to join mensa. well, the hidden cash scavenger hunt is going

worldwide now. last night, the san francisco man behind the giveaway gave his first on-camera interview to cnn. >> typically when people give back they do it through chargt and we do that -- charity, and we do that to. i've said this is not charity. this is a way to give back to the community of san francisco. >> he's the man. that's jason buzi. he's given away between $10,000 and $15,000. he says thanks to his expanded team, hidden cash will be in las vegas, chicago, houston and new york this weekend. he also says by the first week of july, his team plans to expand to paris, london and madrid. today one lucky viewer will win a family four pack to the alameda county fair. today's winner will also be in the running for one grand prize family pack. plus four unlimited rides. wristbands. the fair runs june 18th through july 6th to enter go to

ktvu.com. and enter the secret word "ride." you see it there on your screen. fun rides on the screen. good luck. >> let's ride on over to sal. you say things are getting better on the commute? >> finally better. we do have some traffic at the bay bridge toll plaza. i want to show it to you. about a 20-mit drive time into san francisco. we've seen some improvement there. also looking at the commute on 880, the typical slowing getting into downtown oakland begins near the coliseum. about a 10, 12-minute drive up to downtown oakland. on the san mateo bridge, it's still taking about 15 to 20 minutes just to cross the span itself and then more slow traffic if you counting when you get to the peninsula. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a lot of fog on the coast. cooler, coast, bay, inland. areas edge of the sun will not be as hot. it will be in the 90s. and then the cooling continues big time wednesday, thursday, friday. >> it did feel like the edge.

>> yeah. >> all right, steve. thank you. that's our report for if this morning -- for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the noon news for more on the children who have been found safe. their mother is in custody facing homicide charges. thank you for joining us. the answer to treating your dog's fleas and ticks is stari you right in the face. nexgard, from the makers of frontline® plus. it's the only soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. vets recommend it. and dogs, well, they're begging for it. nexgard is for dogs only. and hasn't been evaluated for use in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs. reported side effects include vomiting, dry flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. recommended by vets. loved by dogs. from the makers of frontline plus.

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