>> this man, how he was identified after a public plea. >> it's back to school for thousands of kids in san jose, we're going to tell you what to expect for the up coming school year. the ktvu morning news news continues. >> this is ktvu channel 2 news. >> good morning, we're live in san francisco. you can see just a huge memorial continues to grow for robin williams. it was in front of the house used for mrs. doubtfire. terry out there watching people joining us there as well.

it's wednesday, august 123th. i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dan -- clark. >> long island expressway is under water. a foot of rain fell in new york. it's incredible. it's a good lull for this time of the year. look at the extreme up coast. crescent city and arcadia. it increases the fog for us. tropical moisture that we've been dealing with has been pushed off to the east and south. again, it's close, just amazingly close for this time of the year. it's a sure sign it's cooler up to sacramento, for us, there's cooler patterns in place. it's breezy to windy, clouds to

the north, way below average temperatures for inland areas. >> steve we're looking at traffic, but we have entered the peak of the morning commute and approaching it on 80, it still looks okay. we have told you about a bus fire on 80 and vallejo and it was on the shoulder and it's not as big of a deal as we thought it was. let's move along and look at the toll plaza. about a 15 minute drive time to san francisco with no major problems. the traffic problems still continues to look good. if you're driving to hayward, it still looks good. highway 37, getting away from vallejo. driving west towards the raceway here, look at all that slow traffic headed west. 6:02. let's go back to the desk. as we learn more about robin

williams, fans, friends, and family continue to react to the bad news. tara moriarty is outside looking at one of the memorials popping up all around. >> reporter: you can see behind me that people have been placing flowers here, they have been writing on the chalk walk. they have been doing the same thing at the mork & mindy house in colorado. the 63 weird died after hanging himself with a belt. he was already dead when his personal assistant found him monday morning. there's no word on a public memorial service but san francisco mayor said he want to do something but he will wait for the family to decide. >> i'm giving time for the

family to tell us what they like. we're in contact with family members to tell us how they feel, but the first few days is about letting it settle. >> reporter: the sheriff's department is waiting for the results of the toxicology reports. he said cody acknowledged his father's suicide. there are no words strong enough to describe the love and respect i have for my father. i will miss him and take him with me everywhere i go for the rest of my life and will look forward to the moment i will see him again. donation to saint jude's hospital has increased. instead of flowers, they're hoping that people give donations to some of his favorite charities. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu, channel 2 news.

the giants honored him before one of their games. >> we missed one of our fans yesterday and he will be deeply missed by all of us. >> pictures of williams were on the score board as players and fans observed a moment of silence. brus saidbruce said he had fond memories of him in the clubhouse. if you like to share a message of con do lens, please do so on our facebook page. now the decision to take down treasured momentos at a wall on state beach. murals, special messages, they were all placed on that wall. park rangers warned beach goers they have 30 day to take

everything down. the rangers said the decision was made by the owners of the land. more than 1,100 protesters signed an online petition to save those mementos. it's an exciting moment as many students head back to school. that also means more traffic on the roads. jeanine de la vega joins live. >> reporter: this is the second oldest public high school in california, it's been in exist 151 years. students should arrive here and other school in the next couple of hours. be patient if you're out on the roads. if you're driving between 5 to 8:00, there's a lot of pedestrians. there's more than 40 schools in san jose. the district is entering their

third year of the strategic plan which is aimed at closing the opportunity gap. it's to ensure student are taught 21st century skills. that means giving them access to different courses and hands on exposure to business partners. more flexibility for teachers in how they teach and the stability of the district, administrators didn't express any concern to me and said it is stable and healthy. other school districts are welcoming students today in the belleair are napa valley, fairfield, and south san francisco. and next week there's more school districts starting and many private schools will also be beginning then. expect traffic to keep on building. reporting live from san jose, jeanine de la vega, ktvu, channel 2 news.

students go back to class in two weeks, they offer an extended kindergarten, and 2 hours of extra teaching support every day. they're hoping that will attract parents and increase the student enrollment. you can go to our website, ktvu.com, and get a complete list of bay area district start dates. we have a slide show featuring school photos of some of our ktvu on air talent. who's that cute little girl i'm sitting next to and her initials are p.c.. >> my pony tail is crooked. >> i love that picture pam. that's pam cook. >> i still remember that dress.

happening today, security at the san jose airport will come under scrutiny. they're going to examine the airport security after two breeches. erica hartman snuck on a slight and in april, a teenager scaled a fence and stowaway in a wheel well. so this afternoon, the city council committee will consider a request for a public hearing. the oakland a's just finalized that new lease. but they're still trying to bring the team to the south bay. they said that major league baseball is blocking the a's from moving and that's a violation of federal antitrust laws. >> baseball has refused to allow the a's to locate in san jose.

>> now a lower court has decided that major league baseball has an antitrust exemption. the 9th circuit court is said to enter a ruling in the next 30 days. 6:09 is the time, another police shooting outside of st. louis. the reason police say an officer had to open fire early this morning, not far from protests of the deadly shooting of a teenager. >> it's been 15 years now of the death of a bay area teenager, how that young man is being remembered as his mother continues to seek answers. >> a cool down for us, what? that's not something we said this summer but we have one in place. not only that, it looks like a historic rainfall for 6 hours in the united states has happened in the last 8 hours.

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the time now 6:13, look at this, parts of florida flooded. heavy rains in central arizona knocked trees into power lines and that knocked out power for many. sky harbor airport in phoenix reported several flights delayed. meanwhile travelers are coming

back to their cars at the baltimore international airport. they're not happy, they don't want to see this, this is the long-term parking lot and it's flooded. it will be hard getting these cars and other vehicles out. at least 6 inches of rain fell in the washington d.c. area just yesterday. time is 6:13. an 18-year-old woman from illinois and her boyfriend has been arrested. 62-year-old's body was found outside a suitcase in bali yesterday. a cab driver said he put that suitcase in his trunk and they went into the resort and never came back. they were found later in a hotel in a nearby town. an east bay woman is still seeking answers after the

suspicious death of her son. last night they sang a hymn to remember james. he was last seen riding a bike. he went missing for three days before his body was found wrapped in a blanket near a homeless camp. >> maybe we're going to get answers and we rest too but right now we don't until we find out what happened to him. >> an autopsy found traces of alcohol and a party drug in his system. police ruled his death as suspicious but not a homicide. the time is 6:15, works under way to spruce up the san francisco national cemetery. the tombstone dates back to the 1950s.

because these grave are on a sandy hillside they tend to shift. they have to be realigned every year, now that problem is being taken cared of permanently. >> it involves removing the head stone, digging a trench, pouring in a concrete box, and replacing the head stone. >> now engineers marked the locations by gps. they're using lasers to line up the roads. all of the head stones are being power washed as well. that should be completed by early 2016. the los angeles clippers have a new owner, they confirmed steve balmer's $2 billion ownership of the team. his wife sold the team on behalf

of the family trust. time now 6:16, let's get you where you need to go. sal, is everybody behaving for you this morning? >> yes, for the most part, traffic is moving along nicely in oakland. the head lights on the left are looking good headed down to 92. and we're going to look at that commute in just a minute. i want to check the bay bridge. it's backed up for maybe a 25 minute delay coming into san francisco or the drive time counting from the toll plaza to the san francisco side. i menned the road sensors are looking at that commute looks good. 280 is a little slows as slow as you drive to san bruno. 6:17, let's go to steve. >> you have a good look at this

as you go into the oregon coast. it will eject out of here but the damage is done so to speak. it's given us a cooler pattern, some cooler rain on the west coast. for us, it's our turn to get in on the party which most of the country has been dealing with this summer. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. san ramon 68. there's a little noticeable chill in the morning. lafayette 57. we have some cool air, and that gave us some tropical clouds. that's in the west, coming in from that system to the north. that's cranked up gusts. water temperatures, about 57 to 62, that 57 is off the bay and most of the buoys showing about

60s. they come down a little bit. incredibly cool weather continues. a lot of the tweets are saying i love this weather. that's coming from the midwest. the big threat continues to be in the northeast unbelievable rain in 3 hours. new york had 13 inches of rain. that's one of the greatest rainfall every in anywhere in the united states. the greatest 24 hour rainfall for new york. a couple of records came through when sandy came. there's all sorts of flood issues. the picture are incredible. for us, we have more of an on shore push. the tropical clouds stay out of

the area. fog, sun, cooler. 70s for son. concord is way below average. san francisco and oakland are closer to it. not much change through thursday and then a little rebound and no extreme as we head into the end of the week. >> thank you steve. apple announced 70% of their workforce is male, 55% white, and 15% asian. tim cook said that's not good enough. they're committed to advancing diversity. 43% said they would take a lower salary if they were offered a higher matching by their company. the time is now 6:20, a bay area pastor accused of molesting children. the church he's connected to and

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morning an italian journalist and his translator were killed today in gaza. it also killed 3 gaza police officers. those police officers were trying to get rid of a bomb that was left over from the fighting. the united states sent 130 more troops to iraq. they're checking out the humanitarian crisis the thousands of refugees. they will coordinate with efforts with other countries trying to help those refugees. they're mainly part of religious organization and they said they would kill them if they were not to convert to islam.

mike said there's over 100 kids that haven't been tested. he wants to speed up the testing by certifying private crime labs. some rape victims said if they known how frustrating the process is, they wouldn't have reported the crime. >> you're going to have to wait 6 months to a year or whatever it is. >> now if the program is approved and it's successful here, it could be expanded nationwide. time now 6:25. restoring ambulance services. that hospital is running out of money and without new funding they're probably going to close later this year. they stopped accepting ambulances last week. now they filed a lawsuit and

they're ordering a restraining order to stop the reduction of services. they're claiming discrimination against people who depend on the hospital the most. the judge has schedule another hear for august 27th. the generous millionaires that are behind the hidden cash phenomenon are calling it quits. jason and yon posted this message on twitter explaining why. the experiment grew beyond their expectations and it's not sustainable for two regular guy to keep doing this forever. they also said they also hope to do more fun things and continue to give in the future. the time now is 6:26. fans of robin williams still celebrating his life. what one bay area city is hoping to do to honor the actor. >> police are searching for the

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welcome back, these are live pictures at the mrs. doubtfire house in san francisco. look, you can see fans have been leaving flowers, messages, mow men toes out there. -- momentos out there. >> it's wednesday, august 13th i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. let's check in with steve. >> thank you very much for those who are listening but not watching. you, you, you, there is your sunrise there. a lot of low clouds, there's more of a chill in the air, the

house can cool off. a couple of weeks ago we couldn't get the house to cool off at all. now a lull has moved into the north and that's allowing a lot of cooler air to filter. look at that, it settles in oregon and california border. it won't do much for us cloud wise but it has picked up that fog bank. it's mainly on the north coast. 50s on the temps, and everyone is close here. fairfield gust is at 31. it's going to be cooler all the way up to sacramento. a much cooler pattern for us, low clouds, sun cooler, maybe a few clouds to the north. upper 70s for some, 67 for others. here's sal. >> commutes gets busier. you're looking at the bay bridge

toll plaza. traffic here is backed up. this is a 25 minute drive time to the san francisco side. we're looking at the oakland international airport. traffic in both directions are looking good. it looks good all the way to downtown. if you're in san jose, today as we have been mentioning, the first day of school for san jose unified school district. we don't see anything different on the freeways but on local roads, you want to be more careful because kids are out there today. more now on our continuing coverage on the death of robin williams. we found more details involving his daughter zelda williams. you have information on how she's been harassed and now she's removed herself from social media. >> good morning. >> reporter: she has allowed her twitter and instagram accounts

after two people were caught harassing her of fake pictures of her father. twitter has deleted both of those people's accounts. here at mrs. doubtfire's house. this is where we are. we had people sign the sidewalk and there's someone right now taking a picture of the scene a. lot of people are just coming by here and looking at the flowers and the messages here on the sidewalk. they have been doing the same at the goodwill hunting bench in boston, and on his hollywood star. meanwhile, details of his death came to light yesterday. the marin county sheriff announced that he died after hanging himself with a belt. he was already dead when his personal assistant found him

monday morning. fans continue to express their love and support for the man that people thought made the world a lot brighter. >> i thought i would have my time with mork. enlearning how to be an alien on a planet -- learning how to be an alien on a planet. >> reporter: william's daughter acknowledged her father's suicide. she said we'll never understand how he could love so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay. all right we want to mention that donations to saint jude's hospital has increased. that was one of his favorite charities. the family is asking if people

could make donations to foundations that he liked to honor. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu, channel 2 news. they're afraid that news on how he died will be affecting people. last year, the cal center received more than 24,000 calls, many with people from depression. >> i guess i was going to give the the message to somebody. you don't need to be lonely, there's someone here to listen to you. >> suicide is preventable. while several callers mentioned robin williams, there's not been a rise in calls since his suicide. we posted a list of resources on our website for anyone dealing

with depression. you can find it under the hot topic section there on the front page. ktvu.com. lauren died in new york at the age of 89. she met her husband on her first movie, humphrey bogart. i heard her say she had no idea what affect her line would have. they married the next year and co starred in three other movies. they stayed together until his death. she was given an honorary award in 2009. an assault victim now in general hospital, he was found severely beaten with no identification on him. the victim's family is expected to say their final good-byes,

alex. >> reporter: dave good morning to you. this man was found badly beaten over the weekend. authorities did struggle to find out who the man was. he didn't have any id on him. they released this photo of this man and a neighbor helped identify him. the victim in this vicious attack is 31-year-old brian higgins. they do have surveillance video from nearby businesses and muni to capture this attack. he was part of the radical ferry movement. gay men who look for a spiritual dimension to their sexuality, although it's unclear at this point if this assault is a hate crime. there will be a memorial for

higgins at 3:30, that's around the time that the victim's family is planning to remove him from life support. we're live from san francisco, alex savidge, channel 2 news. tensions between police and protesters will get worst after another police shooting overnight. last night a group of people were protesting the death of 18-year-old michael brown, an unarmed african-american that was gunned down by police officers saturday. they received a call that 4 to 5 men were armed with shotguns and wearing ski masks. they shot a man that was pointing a handgun at the officer. >> they're calling for an investigation into the shooting

of michael brown. >> a witness said that the officer shot brown three times even though he had his hands raised and he was on the ground. jeanine de la vega joining us from san jose where classes will start soon. >> reporter: yes, there's students here waiting for their bus to arrive to take them to school. we're here in front of san jose high, this is a school with a rich history since 1863. there are welcome back signs hanging up. classes begin here at 8:00 a.m.. approximately 33,000 students in san jose unified will start their class today. they're entering their 3rd year at the strategic plan and making

sure they have 21st century skills. that includes giving them access to hands on exposures to outside business partners. for teachers this means more training and flexibility on how they teach. i asked the superintendent on changes that parents and students notice this year. they say the district is in a stable financial position where they're b able to offer support to student in the classroom. napa valley, fairfield, and south san francisco will be opening. next week there's many school districts starting and private schools. traffic will continue to build. just try to be patient as you deal with more pedestrian traffic as well as more vehicle traffic and of course, the school buses that you see. it looks like it just arrived and student are loading back up

on it. staff members are coming into the parking lot right now jana katsuyama -- jeanine de la vega, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> coming up at 7:00, the battle brewing over a memorial wall that has a community divided. >> a new controversy four years after the pipeline explosion here in san bruno, why some residents are concerned over a construction project. >> we're looking at a commute that's getting busier, most of the waiting is at the toll plaza, we're going to give you drive times straight ahead. >> there's a big fog bank but everything is showing signs of being cooler. we'll show you how much cooler.

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he molested the victim. city police are trying to find out if there's any other victims. they say he has ties from another church in san francisco and one in concord. the pipeline explosion four years ago, brian is out there right now to tell us why the construction is happening so soon. >> reporter: hi dave, good morning. it's been four years since that pipeline explosion, but many who lived through what happened are dealing with the trauma from what they saw. they're hoping to build several new homes here in the city's crest more neighborhood. pge crew are making sure that an explosion like that never

happens again. the loud explosion noise increases post-traumatic symptoms. >> any digging or earth moving you do has the potential for breaking a natural gas line. tree roots will grow and impact facilities. >> reporter: they're extending what to do before digging in their yard. they are reminding the steps of avoiding to dig into electrical lines. all call 8-1-1 so pgne crews can mark where those lines are. they still have to go through several processes between the city council and there's time for public comment as well. we're going to try to get in touch with the developer as well as the city. brian flores, ktvu, channel 2 news. time to check in with tori campbell with a look at what's

going on morns on 2. >> there are a lot of tapes, interviews, questions, but one question seems poignant. if god exists, what would you like god to say at the pearl gates. that's coming up on mornings on 2. so our friends on the south bay, how are they doing? >> today is the first day of school, we're watching to see if there's more traffic associated with that. so far we haven't seen much difference. it's scloe slow as it normally is on highway 101 and on 280 and 85. we look at a map of the area, you can see a little bit of slow

traffic on 101 and 85 and 280 but nothing out of the ordinary. now by the livermore value, there's some slow traffic into the main livermore area. we're looking at marin county, that traffic looks good. quite a commute of of vallejo. bay bridge toll plaza is backed up about 20 minutes from here to the san francisco side. let's go to steve. >> good morning everybody. a lot of low clouds, a couple tweets coming in from the city. they said the same thing, it looks promising today because you can see sun breaks. the low clouds have lifted. it's not fog, we call it a low cloud day, you can call it fog if you want.

cool and breezy. that's not something i have said often. steve, i like those blue and greens, i enhanced this so you can see the features a little bit. look at that, we're going to get some light rain in arcade da, humble, and it won't for us. it will bring this breeze, and it pushes more off and the pattern won't allow it to move in. it keeps it down in arizona and into utah and nevada where there's a lot of it. 50s on the temps. the overnight lows are more in the 50s now, 17 gust of 31 at travis. there's more of a westerly breeze. san jose is still showing that but most locations are having a west and northwest. water temps are at 52 and 62.

they're holding steady there so it should be a little cooler than that. 61 in tahoe, 64 in reno. it's very cool again. it's amazing how cool it's been for much. the big news was the rain in new york. they had 13 inches of rain in 8 hours. 13 in 8 hours and they're getting flooding into connecticut. there's all sorts of flood issues on long island. the tropical clouds are giving phoenix all sorts of fits but not here. breezy and windy at times and a few clouds to the north but no big deal. concord should be 86 or 87. san francisco is close to seasonal averages. not much change until friday and saturday, and it's going to be a

little warmer. >> thank you steve. consumers spent more on gas and groceryings but less on cars. retail sales are considered a major factor in the u.s. economy. apple suppliers have manufactured new ipads, that's according to a report from bloomberg news. it could be unveiled before the end of the year. they get ready for a new product push in time for the new shopping season. ipad sales have declined for the past 6 months. >> refugees and a mass exodus, what the u.s. is doing about this humanitarian crisis. >> helping california's record drought. the reason lawmakers are going

to vote on an extensive water bill today.

welcome back, the time is 6:54, an arrest in the homicide from 2 weeks ago. police arrested 19-year-old alexis a day after that deadly shooting. they withheld information until

now avoiding tipping off more possible suspects. david was walking with his girlfriend to a barbecue when he was shot and killed. it happened on gramecy place at about 3:00 in the afternoon. that neighborhood is plagued with gang violence. the victim was not a gang member. now $25,000 up from just $1,000, they're hoping that the increased reward money will help investigators find him. he fired, shot and killed ariana who was a passenger in the car. it's believed he kidnapped his girlfriend who is still missing. facing a tight deadline and a drought, a new water bond on

the november ballot. there's a $11 billion measure on the ballot. the mayor thinks it's going to lose. he wants to change it to a less expensive measure. it will fund projects eco restoration, and reservoirs. he needs republican support because changing that ballot measure require as 2/3 majority in both houses of the legture. two areas have voted to require customer to cut outdoor water use by 10%. the new rule will take place next month and they're given an allocation that's 10% lower than the water that he used last year. they're going to determine the fine of offenders at their next

meeting. east bay is also tracking down. they're outlawing the watering lawns more than twice a week. there's no discussion of any possible fines for violators. time now 6:56, a new ordinance in san francisco. it's aimed at making it easier for people with a criminal conviction to get a job. the ban the box measure prevents people to ask about their criminal record. they voted to expand that policy to the private sector. ban the box refers to the box on the job application where you're asked to put a check mark if you have a criminal conviction. coming up next on mornings at 2, a disturbing new development tied to the death of robin williams that involves his daughter and social media. >> this is a big day for

thousands of school kids around the area. you may see more traffic on the roads as more kids are headed back to school. stay right here us.

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from san francisco to boston, fans pay their respects to the late robin williams as the memorial here at the mrs. doubtfire house continues to grow. this as new details of the actor's death emerge. he's no longer a mystery man. new information about a man found brutally beaten in san francisco. the new school year starts today for thousands of kids in san jose. we're live keeping an eye on pedestrian and vehicle traffic. we'll tell you what to expect. plus, a new controversy in