>> reporter: we're following developing news out of san francisco this morning of an accident involving a muni light railcar and a pedestrian. coming up we'll give you an update. there is a very real possibility that the animal was attacking this little boy as he would attack normal prey. >> a 6-year-old child becomes the victim of a terrifying mountain lion attack near a south bay winery. the desperate search taking place right now. this is a tense morning for many parents in the north bay school. the big announcement expected today involving their kids that could send some parents scrambling. also, a critical shortage directly affecting life-or- death scenarios in san

francisco. how a bad situation may be getting worse. "mornings on 2" starts now. we're live near cupertino this morning, where an active search for a mountain lion that attacked a little boy just got underway. ktvu's janine de la vega is there. coming up in minutes she will tell us what we know about the little boy's condition and the length that determined warden games are going to to catch the lion. good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> good to see you. >> good to be back. i'm dave clark. let's buck ta weather -- let's talk about weather. any of that rain down south gonna reach us? >> no. pretty good fog bank.

san jose dealing with mostly sunny skies. 68 at noon. 75ish. it should be closer to 83. this will be the coolest day of the week. the low clouds are in place helped along by this little low here. that's it. it's also directing most of the remains of what was norbert away from us. walnut creek, 52. 54 santa rosa. 57ing half moon bay. san jose, is 58. 57 livermore. concord, 55. if you thought it's cool out there, it is. 28 gusts to 33. that's a roaring delta breeze. west at napa, west at concord, west at concord, west at livermore. low clouds will be slow to burn off. if you are off to the sierra, you can see the thunderstorm activity popping up here pretty good. it looks like a morning event. by the afternoon, most of that should push off into nevada. high clouds south and east. plenty of those in southern california. things are far below average. 70s, 80s for some. 60s for others.

here's sal. we have a lot of slow traffic out there to begin this mod morning commute. starting off with a look at the bay bridge backed up beyond the macarthur maze for about a 25 to 30-minute drive into san francisco. no problems on the bridge. in fact, once you get on the bridge, it looks okay. you will be waiting for a bit at the toll plaza. also looking at the nimitz freeway, heading south out of san leandro and into hayward all the way down to fremont, we had a couple of earlier problems as you drive down to the fremont area, we've had heavy traffic from the altamont pass from 680 and then from 680 out of pleasanton heading down the sunol grade has been very slow. this is kind of like the ordinary traffic now. it doesn't get a lot of play. but you need to know that it's out there. san jose, northbound 280 traffic. that's moderate. it will slow down a little bit as you reach highway 17. we're continuing to follow developing news in san francisco where a muni train has hit a man who was walking. the accident happened around 5:15 this morning at third

street and carol avenue in the city's payview district. brian flores is live now with how this crash is affecting muni riders and what we're learning about the man who was hit. brian? >> reporter: hi, sal. good morning. this is the t third line affected. you can see several police investigators. muni investigators. also it's the light rail that hit the pedestrian. they are piecing together what happened. from what we know, this accident happened around 5:15 this morning, as you mentioned, sal. a spokesperson from muni says a man came in contact with a southbound train. he apparently had major facial and head injuries as a result. they say he was taken to san francisco general hospital in critical condition. he may also have possible leg injuries as well. here at the scene is a walker. it's unclear whether he was using it, whether he was in the crosswalk or not. we understand a police

spokesperson is on their way to provide more details as to that. for commuters that take it line. mta says shuttles have been established for commuters. the line is being switched north of here. no trains are moving through here. cars are moving slowly through here as well. a viewer on the approach, there's only one lane going in each direction. continuing coverage for the search for a mountain lion that attacked a little boy. fish and wildlife say the mountain lion attacked the boy like he was a deer. janine de la vega is in that area where in the last 30 minutes, the search for that mountain lion started back up. good morning, janine.

>> reporter: good morning. yes, fish and game wardens and tracking dogs are out. they are miles into the trail here behind picchetti winery looking for the mountain lion. yesterday, the tracking dogs were able to find the lion's tracks but country pick up a scent. they are hoping to have better luck today. now, yesterday, park rangers and fish and game are out -- were outside here. they know that this animal, they are searching for it, it is aggressive and dangerous. they want to get rid of it because it was treating a 6- year-old boy as prey. yesterday, the boy was hiking on with his family on the zinfandel trail. his parents had to physically fight the big cat off the boy and it ended up following the family back to their car. the boy suffered lacerations to his head and shoulders and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. he's now in fair condition. authorities will use their specially trained dogs to help

them today. >> first we have to find the trail. once we get them on the trail, we can hopefully get the animals to pursue the scent as they can go along and catch up to the lion. >> reporter: mountain lion sightings are common. attacks on humans are rare. authorities say because this mountain lion has proven to be a threat, it will be shot and killed. fish and game will test the dna with the dna from the clothing to see if it's the same mountain lion that attacked. train out here near picchetti winery -- trails out here near picchetti winely will be closed because of safety. the department of fish and game says mountain lion attacks are rare in california. in fact, since 1986 there have been just 13 incidents involving 14 people. the most recent was in 2012 when a 63-year-old man was attacked in nevada county. three attacks were deadly. the last person killed was a 35- year-old man at whiting ranch

park in orange county in 2004. fish and game say if you see a mountain lion, do not run. instead, make some noise and wave your arms in order to appear bigger. 7:07. we're still following developing news from chicago, where four children were killed overnight in a deadly apartment building fire. the -- this happened on the south side. a 5-year-old child was killed along with two boys, ages 10 and 14, and a teenaged girl. the children's mother and her boyfriend were critically hurt. two of the children were found inside of a closet. firefighters say it appears one of the older children died trying to protect a younger child. well, this morning, the 700- acre wildfire still is burning inside yosemite national park. that fire forced the evacuation of one of yosemite's biggest attractions. a san jose family tweeted this photo you are looking at showing some of the 100 hikers

on half dome waiting there for a helicopter rescue yesterday. that iconic peak is almost 5,000 feet above the yosemite valley. >> we weren't sure what the fire behavior was going to do. we knew there were a lot of people in the area. we just wanted to make sure that we would be able to get everybody out safely and not put them in a situation where they wouldn't be able to get out or it would be too late for them to get out. >> firefighters say lightning stagetted the fire dash started the -- firefighters say lightning started that fire. the main roads into yosemite, they are still open. firefighters are getting the upper hand on a fire outside of yosemite. this one is about ten miles east of mariposa. it's now 70% contained. full containment is expected wednesday. the fire started friday. it's burned about00 acres. the -- about 300 acres. the evacuation order has been lifted. still no word on the possible

cause. 7:09. today marks one year since a huge wildfire on mt. diablo. the morgan fire started on september 8th, 2013. it burned more than 3,000 acres near clayton. investigators determined the fire was started by a target shooter. no charges were filed. a group called nerds for nature is helping track the recovery on mt. diablo. it's asking people to take pictures of the burn areas. those images will be merged to create a crowd sourced time lapse of the recovery. if you want to take part, go to our website at ktvu.com and look under the web links section. a missing 6-year-old autistic boy was found safe at a san jose homeless camp. police are praising the person who found him. little sergio zepeda was found earlier yesterday morning when a homeless man called 911 saying the child wandered into an encampment near monterey highway and lewis road. police had been searching almost 20 hours and sergio was

found three miles away from the home. the homeless man said sergio was naked and shivering when he wandered into the homeless camp. >> they had wrapped him up in a blanket. given him food and water and it was our boy. >> family members still have lots of questions about how the boy was so far from home. but police say there's no evidence that he was abused and no foul play is suspected and police will nominate the homeless man who called 911 for a good samaritan award. 7:11. happening now -- the power is out this morning for more than 4,000 homes and businesses in the east bay. the power went out near newark and fremont just about two hours ago. pg&e doesn't know when it will be back on. that's because it's not sure yet what caused the problem but pg&e is investigating. we'll keep you posted. financial trouble for a north bay preschool. coming up at 7:30, the surprise

announcement that could leave dozens of parents scrambling for help. immigration reform advocates feel betrayed by president obama. the reason he's not planning on taking executive action on immigration reform soon. right now we're looking at traffic that is getting a little busier. i just had something pop up on my screen. trying to figure out whether it will be an issue in the east bay. we'll get to that and look at the bridges. a rather chilly morning. a lot of low clouds in splice. the higher clouds will stay east and south of us. we'll talk about what looks to be the coolest day of the week. a warmer pattern. that's in the extended -- coming up. at kaiser permanente, everything you need is under one roof. another way care and coverage together makes life easier.

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7:14. happening today -- meles of congress get back to work in

washington, d.c. after their summer recess and their to-do list includes passing a spending bill to prevent a federal shutdown at the end of the month. they have only a few weeks on the hill before hitting the campaign trails before the midterm elections. all 435 seats in the house are up for grabs on november 4th along with a third of the senate. some supporters of immigration reform say they feel betrayed now that president obama has decided not to take executive action on immigration until after the november election. and republicans have accused the president of caving to political pressure. in june, president obama announced plans to take executive action on immigration by the end of the summer after house republicans failed to take up a bipartisan immigration bill that had already passed the senate. >> i think it's terrible. they always use our community and believe me i'm a democrat. but i'm tired of waiting. >> it's time for him to comply

and actually do something about this now. not tomorrow. now. >> analysts say the decision is welcome comed news for -- welcomed news for some democratic senators in close races. the white house says the president is still expected to take up the issue of immigration by the end of the year. 7:15. 2 investigates uncovered a high- pressured telemarketing campaign. it targeted some of the bay area's most vulnerable people. we discovered a company that calls spash-speaking immigrants with a very aggressive sales pitch to buy english-learning dvds. one oakland woman said she received a barrage of out of state phone calls demanding hundreds of dollars. when she refused to buy, she says they claimed to threaten to deport her. >> this is outrageous. i would consider it a scam.

taking advantage of a vulnerable woman. >> today at 5:00, you will see what happens when 2 investigates finally gets that salesman on the phone to answer ktvu's questions. well, in a speech to the nation for this wednesday, president obama will tell us his plans for a u.s.-led offensive against islamic militants in the middle east. >> over the course of months, we are going to be able to not just blunt the momentum of isis. we will degrade their capabilities and shrink the territory they control and ultimately we'll defeat them. >> now, the united states is still carrying out airstrikes in iraq against the islamic state, otherwise known as isis or isil. president obama says the u.s. strategy against them will not include american ground troops. it will involve and international coalition. when u.s. and british

intelligence officials, they say they now know the name of the man with the british accent we saw in the video beheading james foley. they used facial recognition technology to provide an image of the man known as john based only on his eyes. early reports named the former london rap musician as the main suspect but that's not been confirmed. it's not known if that same man carried out the execution of steven sotloff. this afternoon, a one-stof earthquake relief center is opening in napa. it's a place where people can get earthquake assistance information and connect with resources. that includes city and county building permits, financial assistance, and counseling of the center opens at 1 -- counseling. the center opens at 1:00 on first street. sal has a lot of stuff to

follow. i know you are watching highway 24. >> we are watching 24. la fayette exit, westbound 24. a nine-minute drive from pleasant hill road to the caldecott tunnel. got word of an accident in san jose, northbound 101 at mckee road. you can use 85 and 280 instead of 101 for the time being. that's much better. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see that's about a 30-minute drive time into san francisco. i just noticed the san mateo bridge is terrible. westbound, you can see traffic is very slow heading out from hayward to foster city. give yourself 20 minutes to cross the bridge. 7:19. let's go to steve. a lot of gray. big fog bank out there. the higher clouds are close. they are just not going to make it here being pushed away by a low. that's giving us a really chilly morning. extra blanket there. extra clouds, coolest day on the high temperatures. they will be below average. fog burns off sooner tomorrow. it will start to warm up. there listen a lot of 90s

inland. maybe a few pushing upper 90s to 100. it doesn't look like any offshore breeze. just high pressure building in. san francisco starting off 57. 64. we'll go 66. should be 70 degrees. this is some of the warmest weather this time of year for san francisco. today will not even though the water temperatures are warm. there is a lot of fog to deal with. we had a cooler pattern. so cool, my computer stopped. there it goes. the sierra nevada getting some light rain. thundershower activity has been picking up also in southern california have rain down. not near. 52 walnut creek. a little chill in the morning. a lot of 50s. more so than i've seen here for a while. there is a decent delta breeze. gusts to 33. napa, novato, concord, oakland, sfo, even hayward out to livermore. 61-degree water temperatures at bodega bay. monterey slb half moon bay 63

-- monterey/half moon bay 63. ukiah is at 50. 51 in tahoe. but the big news is the shower activity. bridgeport, yosemite, getting some rain. that's good. that will take the rain. we don't want the lightning. in southern california, they are getting some rain, mainly out to the valley as well. san joaquin valley. look at phoenix, getting slammed. that's where the bulk of it is. but we have our fair share of the remains of norbert. won't make it here. we get the low clouds. it will be the coolest day. tomorrow we start a warmup. more so on wednesday and thursday. a lot of low clouds and misty conditions out there. a little breezy to windy. high clouds south and east. coolest day of the week. 60s, 70s and 80s. clearlake, 89. novato, 77. concord, clayton, 79. 84 antioch. pleasanton at 80. 70 san leandro and oakland. 75 san jose.

they should be closer about 83. sunnyvale at 75. a lot of 60s on the coast. san bruno upper 60s. low/mid-70s. woodside, palo alto and atherton, 74. fog, sun, nice. warmer takes over on wednesday and even warm to hot for some thursday and friday. well, it appears the drought is taking quite a toll on nudist colonies. the mercury news reports that lupeen dodge is dangerously close to running out of water. they are one of 15 community water districts that have less than a 60-day supply of water left. la honda and the lake berryessa resort also made the list. now, the grass on the botchy ball court at lupeen lodge is so ground and brittle that some guests have been forced to wear shoes. they say this is the state's smallest water districts and gets water from wells and a creek. 7:22.

reaction from around the world as news that baby prince george will soon have to share his toys. he's going to be a big brother. coming up in 20 minutes, why some are surprised at the timing of the news. but first, just days ahead of the anniversary of the 911 attacks, the comfort of the -- of the 9/11 attacks, the comfort of a fallen family and a bracelet.

7:25. 30 bay area world war veterans have returned home from a trip of a lifetime to see the national world war ii memorial in washington, d.c. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> families waved flags and signs while welcoming the veterans home this weekend at sfo. many say it was an opportunity to give their family members the heroes' welcome they never received after world war ii. >> yeah. >> greatest generation there

was. they honored us. they wouldn't let us honor them. hard to keep from weeping. >> many veterans say the trip provided closure. for some it was the first time talking about the war. the fremont firefighters union raised $30,000 to help pay for the trip. >> as we approach the 13th anniversary of the september 11th attacks, the family of a new york firefighter who died that day had some special comfort, this metal bracelet commemorates michael j.auden who was killed. his son wore it. but he lost it ten years ago when he was just 11 years ago. about two weeks ago, a woman found the bracelet on a beach. she tracked down the familied a returned it. incredibly, that woman's mother who recently passed away was also a new york firefighter. 7:26. the emergency calls unanswered for more than an hour.

the critical shortage in san francisco that could be puts lives on the line. >> reporter: it's a tough situation for parents, teachers and kids at this novato preschool. that's reportedly going to close for good at the end of the day today. we'll tell you what teachers say led up to this announcement. westbound 24 traffic is moderately heavy on the way from walnut creek to oakland. but we do have some slow traffic waiting in oakland. we'll give you the drive time for the bay bridge. plenty of low clouds in place. temperatures below average. but it won't take long to warm up. we'll tell you when coming up.

8 -- time is coming up on 7:30. we're live at a school in novato where parents and students are shocked at the sudden announcement is school is closing for good. alex savidge will tell us about one teacher and how she learned she would be out of a job. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave -- i'm dave clarke. let's get in with steve. the higher clouds really close. the visible satellites -- this is producing shower activity remains of what was norbert producing rain in southern

california, heavy rain in arizona. 52 cool degrees in walnut creek. you combine this with a westerly breeze. some gusts are up to 33 in travis. that's a cool pattern. the low clouds will be slow to burn off. you can see some of the shower activity. we'll take the rain. we don't want then willing. there's been a few popping up. it looks like an active day in the sierra. for us, low clouds, fog, sunny, breezy. 70s below average. concord should be about 84. otherwise, 70s, 60s, looks like a warmup. here's sal. we're looking at -- we're continuing to follow developing news in the bayview district where we're learning new information about a crash involving muni train and a bhoon was walking. the -- and a man who was walking. the accident is affecting muni

service. this is a live look at the scene. muni said the man who was hit was near a crosswalk and a walker found at the scene may belong to him. san francisco police are reviewing video from onboard the train. >> we have video on board and cameras looking into what the operator saw, looking outside of the vehicle to see what the passengers saw and we have surveillance camera in the surrounding area. >> that's paul rose, muni's spokesman. the man was taken to san francisco general hospital with head and face injuries. muni riders are being put on buses, a shuttle bus in tharyia. let's. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see traffic here is backed up for a 25 to 30- minute drive time from oakland side to san francisco. and quickly, i want to take a look at the south bay map. 101 has been plagued by a couple of crashes. i would use 280. 85 is getting cloer.

280 is not that bad getting into the west valley. back to the desk. >> okay, thank you, sal. a shock for parents and teachers. a sudden announcement that a preschool in novato will close for good tomorrow. alex savidge is live with what we've learned about this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. teachers say they will be looking for another place to work and at the same time, parents will be looking for another place to send their kids. according to staff members, the bridgeport academy here will be closing at the end of the day today and it's all because of financial problems. that's what teachers tell us. they say they first figured out that something was wrong late last week when tried to cash their paychecks but couldn't. over the weekend, teachers say they got a group message from the director of this preschool. she confirmed the school would be closing after today. but the message doesn't exactly explain why. according to one teacher, to property here in novato on grant avenue is up for sale right now and teachers think

the school has been dealing with a lack of funds for quite some time. but the owner has not been up front with staff members. now parents who just paid tuition a couple of days ago are rest to find another -- left to find another school for their kids. >> it would have been nice to know a week ahead. we found out not even 24 hours ago and started going online to see what other places have open spots and trying to read more about this. >> it was all a shock to many parents. the school serves dozens of low- income families. many just found out about the closure last late night. it seems as though the director was planning to tell the parents as they arrived for school today, what would be the last day of classes at the school. we have reached out this morning to the school's director and the owner of the bridgepoint academy for a comment on this closure. we have not yet heard back but

we'll certainly let you know when we do. we're live in novato, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, alex. an apartment building fire in alameda blamed for the death of a dog and injuries to a firefighter. it happened yesterday on regent street. four families evacuated safely but two dogs were trapped in the flames. one of the dogs died but the other is expected to survive. a firefighter was also treated for minor injuries. investigators say the firefighter was caused by unattended food left on a stove. san francisco facing a critical shortage of ambulances and the situation got even worse this past week. tara moriarty, live at city hall this morning to tell us how lives are at risk. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. we have reached out to the mayor but we understand he's in mex could for work. he's unable to comment. he has not really said much about this issue. the city had to put out a 911 call for ambulances last night.

basically, meaning there were no ambulances to respond to 911 calls. the city uses its fire department ambulances and contracts with two other companies here in the city. last night, it had to call outside of that pool for the first time in its history. this isn't the first time a call for mutual aid has happened. august 30th, a dozen fire engine companies dispatched toge ms were left without any way to get patients to hospitals and wait times for ambulances were taking as long as an hour and a half. august 29th, friday night, one fire crew had to wait two hours for an ambulance. the city's standard maximum is ten minutes. back in july, we spoke to the fire chief who said that 14 new ambulances would be on the streets by the end of the year to help the problem. >> per the city policy, you can't just keep adding to the fleet. we'll retire those that are old and tired and replace them. what we need is a more reliable fleet as opposed to necessarily

a bigger fleet. >> firefighters tell us they can't wait until the end of the year. the situation is critical now. so far this year, from january through labor day, there were more than 7,000 instances where ambulances were not available for patients. those are called medic to follow calls. in that same period in 2012, there were only 1,450 calls. coming up in our next hour, we're talking to the head of the firefighters union as well as someone from the fire department about this issue to get both sides of the story. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. two men are behind bars after a hit and run that killed two women and a 4-year-old boy in turlock. a woman, her daughter-in-law and her grand chirp children -- grandchildren were walking in their neighborhood saturday evening. a car veered off the road and hit them. the car then hit a nearby home. the two women died the at

scene. the boy was -- died at the scene. the boy was he pro nowbsed dead at the -- pronounced dead at the hospital. police believe alcohol and speed were a factor in the can crash. a veteran homicide detective has been taken off a case because of an affair. kathy zimmer's body was found in the back seat of a car at a san jose airport, rapped in a colorful patchwork equipment. the district attorney's office says the hayes been reassigned to another prosecutor and the case will be ready to go to trial in october. today the federal appeals court in san francisco will consider challenges to gay marriage bans in idaho, nevada

and hawaii. now, hawaii legalized same-sex marriage in december. so that appeal may be thrown out. but the 9th circuit court of appeals has scheduled two arguments on whether the bans should be struck down in idaho and nevada. the appeals court has previously ruled in favor of gay marriage, with the exception of louisiana. a judge upheld a been in that state just -- -- in sta state last week. the founder of chick fayly died. he was 93. he was deeply lee lidgeous. he always insisted that the restaurants stay closed on sundays. two years ago his son dan said he supported the bubbly cal definition of a family unit. that attracted protests by gay

rights groups. he's since takenner other the family business. today chick-fil-a has surpassed kfc in u.s. sales. the 49ers have started the new season under a cloud of controversy. as expected, ray mcdonald started against the cowboys in dallas during yesterday's season opener. he took the field just one week after his arrest on domestic violence charges. 49er coach jim harbaugh says he decided to allow mcdonald to play based on the facts at hand at that mcdonald was entitled to due process. cute spoke to one former 49er who supports the coach's decision. >> it's a situation that kind of has to go through the process. you know, we don't know any information on what really happened that night or that morning. >> no formal charges have been filed against mcdonald who is accused of physically assaulting his pregnant fiance in san jose. however, critics say the

decision to play him makes a mockery of the zero-tolerance policy towards domestic violence. in the meantime, the mcdonald controversy didn't distract the 49ers. they beat the cowboys. kaepernick threw two touchdown passes to vernon daves have and frank gore passed 10,000 career pausing words. gore is the 49ers' all-time franchise rushing leader. der eccarr was the only rookie quarterback to start week one during the see ston. he had a rough debut against the jets. the jets beat the id rakers 19- 14. the raider rookie ovstruggled trying to connect with his wide receivers. 7:41. a 6-year-old attacked by a mountain lion in the cupertino hills. coming up at 8:00, what officials are telling us about the boy's condition and the search currently underway. but first a big announcement from london.

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second child. the duke and duchess of cambridge are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child. the timing is a bit of a surprise, though. kate middleton, not even three months along in her pregnancy. david cameron also tweeted out his congratulations as well. many congratulations to the duke and duchess of cambridge. i'm delighted by the happy news that they are expecting another baby. this is a photo of prince williams at oxford. he was there. kate was supposed to be with him at this event of the reason for her absence and the early announcement is because the duchess is suffering from severe morning sickness. kate is being treated at kent sington palace. she also suffered from this during her first pregnancy with prince george who just turned 1 in july. the new baby will become fourth in line to the throne.

now, kensington palace says the duchess has a full schedule but here appearances will be decided on a case-by-case basis until she gets through this. microsoft planning to use a new version to lure back user to its website. microsoft unveiled a revamp. it includes a strip of short cuts to services like office 365, skype, and one drive. it also has buttons on it for popular services like facebook and twitter and the company plans to introduce apps for apple and and droid. they will carry users' preferences across all of the devices. all of this expected to roll out in the next couple of weeks. twitter is testing out a way to let users go shopping between their tweets. a small number of users will receive tweets from twitter's test partners today. they will include a button that lets them place orders from home depot or burberry as well

as sound garten and panic -- sound garden. this idea will be used to solicit charitable donations. 7:47. as apple prepares to unveil new products tomorrow in coupe -- in cupertino, apple fans are waiting in line already for the products. hundred are camping out in front of the flagship store in new york city. some people have been in line since august 31st. analysts believe apple will unveil the iphone 6 and possibly a smart watch but no official details have been released. technology leaders are in san francisco this week for the tech crunch disrupt conference. this is video from last year's event. tech crunch disrupt starts today and runs through wednesday at pier 48 near at&t park. speakers include mark cuban, ma

riscy mayor, and other tech companies. republican republicans appear to be making progress in attracting tech voters. anti-tax voek grover norquist attending the burning man festival and facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg hosted a fund- raiser at his house last year for chris christie and recently accepted christie's ice bucket challenge. but they say many are at odds on social issues. happening today, he hold you he would be back. arnold schwarzenegger will be back in sacramento for two high- profile events today. arnold schwarzenegger will join governor jen roy brown at a symposium on the fight against climate change and go to a special ceremony at the state capitol to unveil his official

governor's portrait. it's monday morning. everyone heading back to work and school. traffic is pretty slow on 80, sal. >> it sure is, tori and dave. 80 westbound has gone from moderate. and remember at the very beginning. if you have been with us that long, it was 17 minutes this drive time between the carquinez bridge and the macarthur maze. and now it's a whopping 49 minutes here driving. most of that slow traffic from highway 4 all the way down to berkeley. it gets better here in emeryville but it slows down again at the macarthur maze for a very long commute. when you get to the toll plaza there is a backup, stretching for a 30-minute drive time in san francisco. the east bay has a lot of slow traffic on 580. one long line of stop-and-go traffic all the way through livermore. a lot of people make the turn and head down to the south bay. that's terrible. part of it could be because ace train number one didn't go and ace train has been slightly

unrelinable with -- unreliable with mechanical difficulties. let's go to steve. the high clouds missed us by this much. this much. [laughter] >> close. but we have the low clouds in place. and temperatures, very cool here this morning. good sleeping weather. maybe -- i wouldn't say it's a three dog night. but fog, sun, cool. the full moon is at 6:38 p.m. should be able to see it unless you will be on the coast. fog burns off sooner tomorrow. it will be warmer and then a warming trend, 90s through the interior as we get to wednesday. low clouds are there. there's plenty to go around. that weak low. that's it. that's all it takes moving in over us. there's another one to the west. that's just out there by itself. the onshore breeze is pretty good. the temperatures are cool, coolle. look at all of the 50s. it's about been 60s. but not today. we have a cooler morning.

the delta breeze kicking up the heels. 28 to 33. had gusts to 35. livermore is west. water temperatures -- san francisco buoy, 65. bodega bay. even with the fog and west wind, that's why i keep a lot of temperatures on the coast, daly city in the mid-60s. look at the thundershower activity popping un. kirkwood, also up to tahoe. it looks like close to truckee and mammoth and bear. 51 in tahoe. 50 in ukiah. the gray is here for us. it will be slow to burn back. if you are heading to the sierra, if you are up there now, it could help the yosemite fire. we don't want the lightning. look at the twitter pictures from phoenix. torrential rain for some. even southern california has been getting a little bit of rain. we'll take it. just don't want the lightning. high clouds south and east of us. this will be the coolest day of the week. fog, sun, breezy for a few. 60s, 70s, 80s.

novato, 77. kentfield, mill valley, 74. petaluma, 75. 70s for napa unless you are up towards st. helena. 79 in walnut creek. 67 alameda. danville, san ramon. 76 santa clara. milpitas in there. low 80s to mid-80s at best for the santa clara valley. upper 60s to low and mid-70s. 60s on the coast. we get rid of the fog sooner on tuesday and then it looks warm to hot. there will be some fog but most inland temperatures will be in the 90s. 7:53. controversy heating up as the u.s. continues airstrikes in iraq. coming up at 8:15, the big push by the president as he lays out plans for taking on islamic militants. >> the mystery illness that sent hundreds of kids to the hospital. find out why this virus is so dangerous. for over 60,000 california foster children,

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bake trail -- bike trail between truckee and california. the entire project is expected to cost around $17 million. the drought is forcing bears to leave the nevada wilderness and go out into residential areas searching for food. a 6-year-old female bear was captured in carson city. this is the second time a bear has been caught near a populated area. 7:57. we continue to follow developing news in san francisco where a person was hit by a muni drain this morning. what police found when they got to the scene that could lead to more answers in their investigation. >> reporter: we're live in cupertino where a search has begun for a mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy. we'll tell you about the plan underway to track the animal. good morning. we're looking at a commute where traffic on highway 101 is a little bit slow southbound as you leave the city. we'll tell you why this is happening and what your alternates are. a lot of low clouds in

place. the higher clouds are very close but they will stay east and south of us. thundershower activity up in the sierra. but for us, this looks to be the coolest day coming up. we'll explain.

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2." live pictures. we're in san francisco. this is where police are investigating an accident. it happened hours ago. a muni train like this one here hit a pedestrian. this happened on third street and carol avenue. but as you can see right now, the accident scene is cleared. but the investigation goes on. coming up in two minute, ktvu's brian flores will tell us about the victim's condition and also some new information we found out about that accident this morning. thank you for joining us. monday, september 8th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. a. a quick look at weather and traffic. this is go nab the coolest day of the week. >> that it will be, by far. by the time we get to thursday and friday, we'll have a lot of high temperatures. there's plenty to go around. the higher clouds are gonna miss us by -- zig and zag, we could have had them. not the case. too much dry air coming in. 50s on the temperatures. no doubt about it. the afternoon will be nice. but it's going to be sunny, breezy and cooler and below

normal temperatures. 33. plenty of low clouds. thundershower activity up in the mother lode. that's where it's going to stay. there's plenty of moisture coming up from norbert. southern california is getting rain. arizona is getting a lot of rain. fog, sun, breezy. coolest day of the week. upper 70s. these are below normal. 60s and 70s coast and bay. here's sal. >> we're looking at a terrible commute on 880. we'll go right to the traffic time number which is inching up to almost an hour. it keeps getting worse. i just showed this to you a few minutes ago. it was 49 minutes. now it's 55. pretty soon, it will be an hour. this is just because of slow traffic. we haven't had a major accident along the stretch. we've just had a couple of minor things. but mostly it's been slow traffic all the way through and down to the berkeley area where it eases up before you get to a very prouded bay bridge toll plaza. when up get to the toll plaza,

it's backed up for 35, 40 minutes. talk about the east bay traffic, we've got terrible traffic in livermore and dublin and also on pleasanton. 680 down south. 880 is no better. traffic will be pretty busy heading to the south bay. and dumb bar tone bridge is also -- dumbarton bridge is very slow. everyone is back, it seems, on a monday. we're continuing to follow developing news in the bayview district where a man was hit by a muni train early this morning. brian flows res is live at third and -- brian flores is live at third and carol with how riders are being affected. >> reporter: the good news, the line appears to be moving. the train that was affected that hit this pedestrian this morning was moved about 40 minutes ago. but as you can see, the investigation continues into what happened this morning here on third and carol in san francisco's bayview district. now, new information we're learning from mta is that the southbound t third line, that light railcar had the green

light to proceed to the platform here. the pedestrian was near the crosswalk at the time. mta also says the light rail was moving slowly because it was approaching the station. it happened at 5:15. a man came in contact with a southbound train. apparently hit the front side part of the train. he apparently had major facial and head injuries as a result. he was taken to san francisco general hospital. the lastest we heard he was in critical condition. >> at this point, it appears the pedestrian made contact with the side of the train. we're gonna work with the video and work with the police to find out what happened here. >> reporter: also at the scene was a walker. it's unclear whether the man was using it. police took that and some clothing for examination. there was one passenger on the train as well as the conductor.

it appears the line has been moving for ten minutes or so. but the bus bridge will remain here for a few minutes to kind of supplement the morning. brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> happening now, a search team is out looking for a mountain lion they consider dangerous to the public. it attacked a 6-year-old boy yesterday afternoon on a hiking trail near cupertino. janine de la vega is there now with an update on this morning's search. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, searchers have been out here for the past two hours. it's very hilly out here on montebello road. there's a lot of brush and steep terrain. so far, they haven't spotted the mountain lion yet. yesterday afternoon, two families were hiking on the zinfandel trail behind picchetti winery. they had hiked a mile up the path and just after they turned to head back, the mountain lion pounced. it attacked a 6-year-old boy

from behind and dragged him off into a brushy area. his parents had to physically fight the cat off the boy. we're told the animal followed the family back to their car. the boy suffered lacerations and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. he initially was in serious condition. but he's been upgraded to fair. during their search for the lion last night, tracking dog found its trail but couldn't pick up a scent. >> if you look behind us, the dense vegetation, this is very similar to what it looks like in the field. the tracking conditions are difficult. thankfully, it's not so hot. the heat makes -- the heat diminishes the tracking conditions a little bit. we have a little bit of cool weather in our favor. >> reporter: if authorities find the animal, it will be shot and killed. they will use dna testing from it and the boy's clothing to make sure it's the right animal. while mountain lion sightings are commons attacks on humans

are rare. was treating the boy as prey. we're going to remain here. we're told that cell phone reception is very touch and go up here in the hills. but as soon as the lieutenant gets another update, we'll let you know about it. reporting live from near cupertino, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we're still following developing news out of chicago where four children were killed in a deadly apartment fire. it happened early in morning on the city's -- this morning on the city's south side. three boys were killed along with a teenaged girl. the children's mother and her boyfriend were critically injured. two of the children were found in a closet and firefighters say it appears one of the older children died while trying to protect a younger child. 8:06. this morning, a 700-acre wildfire still burning inside yosemite national park. want to show you a new photo from the national parks website. this was about 15 minutes ago. you can see the smoke from the

fire around half dome. now, that fire forced the evacuation of one of yosemite's biggest tourist attractions. a san jose family tweeted out this photo here showing some of the 100 hikers on half dome waiting for a helicopter rescue yesterday. that iconic peak is almost 5,000 feet above the yosemite valley. >> we weren't sure what the fire behavior was gonna do. we knew there was a lot of people in the area. we just wanted to make sure we were able to get everybody out safely and not put them in a situation where they wouldn't be able to get out or it would be too late for them to get out. >> the firefighters say lightning started the fire several weeks ago and over the weekend, it just grew dramatically. the main roads into yosemite, they are still open. firefighters are getting the upper hand on a fire outside of yosemite. this one's about ten miles east of mariposa. it's now 70% contained.

full containment is expected wednesday. the fire started friday. it's burned about 300 acres. still no word on a possible cause. well, today marks one year since a big wildfire on mt. diablo. the morgan fire started september 8th, 2013. it burned more than 3,000 airsers near clayton. investigators determined it was started by a target shooter. no charges were filed. a group that's called nerds for nature. they are hoping to track the recovery there on mt. diablo. they are asking anybody to take pictures of the burn areas. those pictures will then be merged to create a time lapse of the recovery. if you want to take part in this, go to tower channel 2 website, ktvu.com -- go to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. look under the web links section. a one-stop earthquake relief center is opening in napa. it's a place where people can get ergt assistance information and connect -- earthquake

assistance information and connect with recourses, that includes permits, financial assistance and counseling. the center opens at 1:00. it's located at 301 first street. search-and-rescue crews held a training exercise. they exchanged skills and information. this year's event was sponsored by the governor's office of emergency services as well as sheriff departments from napa, solano and lake county. a missing 6-year-old autistic boy was found safe at a san jose homeless camp and the police are praising the person who found him. little sergio zepeda was found early yesterday morning. a homeless man called 911. he said the child had wandered into an encampment near monterey highway and lewis road. the police have been searching almost 20 hours. little sergio was found three miles away from his home. now, the homeless man who found him said the little boy was

naked and shivering when he wandered into this homeless camp. >> they had wrapped him up in a blanket. gave him some food and water and it was our boy. >> the family members still have a lot of questions about how this little boy got so far away from home. >> police say there's no evidence he was abused. no foul play is suspected. police are gonna nominate the homeless man who called 911 for a good samaritan award. happening today, the city of san bruno will update its recovery efforts. four years ago tomorrow, on september 9th, 2010, a pg&e national gas pipeline blew up in san jose's crest moore neighborhood. eight people were killed. 68 others were hurt. and 38 homes were destroyed. last week, pg&e found out it's facing a possible $1.4 billion fine for charges stemming from

that disaster. 8:10. happening today, the public will have a chance to weigh in on caltrans's plan to buy 16 new cars to help ease overcrowding on trains. two community meetings will be held today at 11:00 this morning and 6:00 tonight at the second flood auditorium. the silicon valley business journal reports the agency is expected to spend around $15 million on the new cars and renovating equipment. it could be a years before the cars go into service. several meetings are scheduled this month. 8:11. a critical shortage and this directly affects life and death in san francisco. coming up at 8:30, how a bad situation may be getting worse. but first controversy this morning following new video of a violent incident involving ravens' star ray rice. the response from the nfl. we're seeing slow traffic around the bay area.

northbound 280 might be a good alternate to 101. we'll tell you why 101 is very slow. pretty good fog bank out there. ktvu east bay tree branch rustling in the breeze. that's a westerly breeze. it will be cooler today. but don't hold onto it too much. we'll have all of the details coming up.

qab to "mornings on 2." 8:14. new this morning, tmz releasing new video this morning, showing baltimore ravens' running back ray rice punching his now-wife and knocking her unconscious.

here is a video showing ray rice and janae palmer walking into an elevateert. they are at an atlantic city casino. once inside the elevate, they start to argue. then the fight gets physical. we won't show you the most violent part of the video. it's very graphic. previously released video shows ray rice dragging miss palmer out of the elevator. when that was made public, the nfl suspended rice for two games. well, in response to this new video this morning, the nfl told tmz this morning that "we requested from law enforcement any and all information about the incident, including the video from inside the elevator. that video was not made available to us and no one in our offices has seen it until today." now, following the ray rice incident, the nfl announced a new policy against domestic

violence. a first-time offense results in a six-game, unpaid suspension. the second incident will mean ban from the nfl for life with the possibility to appeal after one year. it's not clear if ray rice will get any further punishment since the release of this new video. 8:15. happening today, members of congress get back to work in washington, d.c. after their summer recess. their to-do list includes passing a spedding bill to prevent a shutdown and the end of the government. they have only a few weeks on the hill before hitting the campaign trails before the midterm elections in november. all 435 seats in the house are up for grabs on november 4th along with a third of the senate. some supporters of immigration reform say they feel betrayed now that president obama has decided not to take executive action on immigration until after the november election. and republicans have accused the president of caving to political pressure. in june, president obama announced plans to take executive action on immigration by the end of the summer. after house republicans failed

to take up a bipartisan immigration bill that had already passed the senate. >> i think it's terp. they always use my community. i'm a democrat. i'm tired of waiting. it's time for him to comply and do something about this, now. not tomorrow. now. >> analysts say the decision is welcomed news for some democratic senators in close races. the white house says waiting until after the election will allow for a more thorough over haul of the system and it says the president is still expected to take up the issue of immigration by the end of the year. all right, tori. 8:17. in an address this coming wednesday to the nation, president obama will lay out his plans for a u.s.-led offensive against islamic militants in the middle east. >> over the course of months, we are going to be able to not just blunt the momentum of isil. we will systemically degrade

their capabilities and shrink the territory that they control. and ultimately we'll defeat them. >> now, the u.s. is still carrying out airstrikes in iraq against the islamic state otherwise known as isis or isil. president obama says the u.s. strategy against them will not include american ground troops. it will involve an international coalition. 8:17. power has now been restored for more than 4,000 pg&e customers in the east bay. the outage near newark and fremont was first reported before 5:00 a.m. it took almost two hours to be fixed. pg&e says the cause of the outage has not yet been determined. >> that's good to hear they have a backup. 8:18. let's bring sal back. everybody banking on highway 101, sal? >> well, we had a crash, dave, tori, 101 southbound. that's clear. but traffic is getting a little bit better now. it was stop and go for a while. we go to 101 san francisco. you can see it's still a little

bit slow. the crash, southbound 101. now the alternate route would be go to south of market and get past the crash that way unless you want to give yourself a few minutes. things are improving now as they've gotten that lane clear but still you can see it's slow. the bay bridge toll plaza, getting into san francisco has been a 45-minute drive. you heard me right. 45 minutes. most of the way waiting is before you get on the bridge. some of it is slow traffic on the bridge. most of it is on the bridge itself. going down to the san mateo bridge, it's slow on 880. in fact, it's slow from san leandro all the way to the deep part of fremont. 8:19. let's go to steve. >> thank you, kindly, sal. >> you are welcomed, steve. low clouds in place. a little chill in the morning air. that's for sure. the higher clouds, they just missed us. remains of norbert bringing rain to southern california and arizona also along the crested spine of the sierra.

tahoe/truckee getting some. the low clouds are there. a lot of gray. you can see it just missing out towards maybe sacramento, northern san joaquin valley. it's all asoaked with the low sminning in -- spinning in. the upper air pattern is not favorable for high clouds. we'll see sun. some of you already have it. santa rosa, 54. fairfield, 5 p. concord, livermore is in there. half moon bay, sfo, redwood city, about the coolest i've seen in a long time. low 50s for some. 25 gusts to 33. that will do it. and sacramento, west at napa. wested a oakland. west at sfo out to livermore. water temperatures are warm. 65 degrees at san francisco buoy, bodega bay, 61 and half moon bay, monterey between 63, 64. it's because we've had a south wind for the longest time. haven't had the northwest breeze so the water

temperatures are warm. 56 in tahoe. we had the low clouds. they have thunderstorm activity. this might help the fire in yosemite. we don't need the lightning, thank you but there's good rain. you can see lightning detection picking up a few around bear valley, kirkwood, also south lake tahoe. it looks like a very active day. probably down to mammoth. southern california dealing with some of that on the high desert back towards l.a. and san diego and out to the desert. look what's going on around arizona from flagstaff to phoenix. it looks like it's pushing a little bit east. there's a lot there. that's all of the remains of norbert. it just missed us. higher clouds are here. low clouds in place. this will be the coolest day as high pressure follows that low as it moves in. that will start a warmup tuesday. more so on wednesday into thursday. we'll get into 90s. today it's 70s and 80s. fog, is up, breezy -- sun, breezy. cooler pattern for us right now. but temperatures will be on the rebound starting a little bit

tomorrow. stin soin 64 -- stinson 64. low to mid-80s mainly for some even out towards brentwood and oakley. morgan hill and gilroy in there. san jose, 7 a. sunnyvale, 7 a. mid-70s on the peninsula. 60s on the coast. mountain view at 75. it will be a little bit warmer tuesday and then much more so on wednesday. that fog will burn off. warmer temperatures thursday and friday. the big news from buckingham palace. i was very excited. coming up, england's little prince will have a royal playmate. but first, saying goodbye to joan riskers. how her wish for lights, camera and action were delivered with a private funeral with many big- named stars.

welcome back. the threat of flash floods in southern california is over after several thunderstorms moved through the area flooding streets and cars were submerged. yesterday's rain only lasted less than an hour but it dumped 3 inches of rain in parts of riverside county. some areas had water up to 4 feet deep. a lot of damage reported but no injuries. the funeral of comedian joan rivers was just what she said she wanted. a huge showbiz affair.

[bagpipes] >> it included new york city police bagpipers playing "new york, new york" and friends and family sharing stories and laugh ter. barbara walter, donald trump and geraldo rivera was there. howard stern gave the eulogy. rivers died at the age of 81 last thursday. 8:26. the inventor of the chicken sandwich has just died. chick-fil-a's founder died after midnight. he was 93 years old. he was very religious. always insisted his restaurants stay closed on sundays. two years ago, his son, dan, said publicly he supported the biblical definition of the family unit. that attracted protests by gay rights groups. he has since taken over the family business. today, chick-fil-a has passed kfc in sales in the united

states. well, we have developing news coming in from san francisco. we've been on this for the past three hours. new information on the crash this morning causing mass transit problems in a bayview district. >> reporter: it's a difficult day at this novato high school as parents and teachers discovered the school will be closing for good at the end of the day today. we'll tell you why the director says this school just can't keep its doors open. good morning. right now we're looking at slow traffic and there's a motorcycle crash in the east bay that's taking up a lot of the traffic lanes. also golden gate bridge getting slower heading down to the toll plaza. just stepped outside. dare i say, dare, dare, it's cool out there. there are breaks through the east. it will be the coolest day of the week by far. we'll have details on the upcoming week coming up.

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well, good morning to you. welcome back. live pictures. we're at san francisco's city hall this morning. city leaders are facing what's being called an emergency for emergency workers. ktvu's tara moriarty has been out there all morning out there. coming up in two minutes from now, tara will tell us what happened this past weekend that has some firefighters saying a solution to the problem can't wait any longer. stay tuned for our report. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. it's monday, september 8th. let's check weather and traffic. steve, you ducked outside. >> i did, dave. >> doesn't look real good. >> i had to check the fog. >> yeah. >> low clouds and it's gray out there and temperatures are cool. this will be a cool day. below average on the temperatures. we -- the higher clouds are just going to miss us.

there is a lot of moisture here. it will stay east and south of us. very slow to warm up on the temperatures. 57 fairfield, concord, livermore, san jose. santa rosa, 54. 5 p san francisco, half moon bay. if you thought there was a chill in the air, there is. a strong delta breeze all morning long has not let up. a lot of gray here. it will be slow to burn off for some. the thunderstorm activity popping up in the sierra early. i mean, they are already developing pretty fast here. the lightning is not good. the rain is. let's hope we get some of that. southern california, arizona just amazing rain. fog, sun, breezy. higher clouds. they are there. not right here. 70s for many. even some low 80s. here's sal. we are continuing to follow developing news in the bayview district where a man was hit by a muni train. the scene on third at carol avenue cleared a short time ago but the crash affected service on the t line for two hours

this morning. muni says the man hit was near a crosswalk and a walker found at the scene may belong to him. san francisco police are reviewing video from on board the train. the man was rushed to san francisco general hospital in critical condition. we want to lack at the east bay -- look at the east bay where we had a crash at 88 at tennyson. it's clearing involving a motorcycle. then a crash southbound at decoto. this combination and at lot of slow traffic has made this commute slow. if you are driving here, give yourself extra time, it's taking almost an hour to drive from 238 to thornton avenue. as we move down to the south bay, 101 is in terrible shape. 280 is not too bad getting into the valley. i couldn't -- i would use 280 instead of 101. the toll plaza, a delay getting into san francisco from the oakland side. back to the desk. san francisco facing a

critical shortage of ambulances. the situation got worse this past week. tara moriarty is joining us live in san francisco with some fighting words from the fire chief and there is a new report that may fuel this controversy. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. yes. this is a report by ems jeff myers asking the chief for 72 new hires back in the spring. we know the fire chief asked for less than half of that number from city hall. now firefighters are angry because they why understaffed -- they are understaff and don't have enough ambulances. this was the first time they had to call 911 for mutual aid. it happened over labor day weekend and last night. the city uses the fire department ambulances and contracts with two other companies. recently had it to call outside of the pool. august 30th a dozen fire engine companies had been dispatched. they were left without any way

to get patients to hospitals. wait time for ambulances were taking as long as an hour and a half. august 29th friday night one fire crew had to wait two hours for an ambulance. the city's standard maximum is ten minutes. >> it's pressing upon the firefighters and the paramedics that this situation is getting graver and graver. >> reporter: you want the mayor to do something about it now. >> we need help from the mayor. but we need to know how bad the crisis is. we need to find out the truth and i'm not sure they are getting that. >> in a statement released from the san francisco fire department, there's no question that the system as a whole is strained. with 16 new ambulance personnel we do expect to see a little bit of relief. i would like to emphasize that the engine crews have medical personnel on board that performs basic and advanced life intervents. so far this year from january through labor day, there were

more than 7,000 instances where ambulances were not available for patients. those are called medic to follow calls. in that same period, in 2012, there were only 1,450 calls. so obviously, the problem has gotten out of hand. and now the fire department asking the mayor and the city for help. live from san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. a shock for some parents and teachers this morning. the sudden announcement that a preschool in novato will reportedly close for good tomorrow. ktvu's alex savidge is live in novato. alex, you just spoke with the school's director. >> reporter: i did. the director of this preschool says there's just no money to keep the doors open after today. the bridgepoint academy will be closed. it has come as a shock to parents and teachers. teachers will have a find another place to work and parents are scrambling to find another school to send their kids to. >> i'm really sad.

you know, i feel bad for the teachers. i feel bad for the kids. this is a big family here and it's just -- it's just a little bit disappointing. >> reporter: this preschool here in novato serves almost 50 low-income families. staff members say bridgepoint has been dealing with financial issues for years and they knew the place was up for sale. but when teachers couldn't cash their paychecks at the end of lack week, that's when they realized that something was really wrong. over the weekend, the staff got a group message letting them know that the place would close at the end of the day on monday. many teachers believe the owner of the preschool has not been up front about the financial troubles and they feel blindsided by all of this. the director says she has no choice, though, but to shut the doors? >> there's no money. the teachers and i are all in the same boat. we all were unable to cash our

paychecks on friday because there's no money. i don't handle the finances. i have nothing to do with this. my priority is making sure the teachers get their money. >> reporter: and at the same time, parents are also now looking for a refund. they just paid their tuition for this month a couple of days ago. i reached out this morning to the owner of bridge point academy looking for a comment trying to better understand the reason for the sudden closure. we're put in a call to her. put in a message. we'll let you know when we hear back. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. 8:37. 2 investigates uncovered a high- pressure telemarketing campaign targeting some of the bay area's most vulnerable people. we discovered a company that calls spash-speaking immigrants with an aggressive sales pitch to buy english-learning dvds. but some say it didn't end

there. one oakland woman said she received out of state phone call demanding hundreds of dollars. when she refused to buy, she claims they threatened to deport her. >> this is outrageous. i would consider it a scam, taking advantage of a vulnerable woman. >> today, at 5:00, see what happens when 2 investigates finally gets that salesman on the phone to answer ktvu's questions. 8:38. an apartment building fire in alameda blamed for the death of a dog, also injuries to a firefighter. it happened on regent stret yesterday afternoon. four families evacuated safely but two dogs were trapped in the flames. one of the dogs died. the other is expected to survive. firefighter was also treated for minor injuries. investigators say the fire was caused by food left unattended on a stove. today, the federal appeals

court in san francisco will consider challenges to gay marriage bans in idaho, nevada and hawaii. hawaii did legalize same-sex marriage in september. so that appeal may be dismissed. but the 9th circuit court of appeals has scheduled two hours of arguments on whether bans should be struck down in idaho or nevada. the appeals court has previously ruled in favor of gay marriage so have federal judges across the country, except in louisiana where a judge upheld a ban in that state just last week. new this morning, a new addition to the royal family has been announced. ktvu's pam cook is in the studio with a surprising part of the news and an anticipated nickname for the baby. good morning, pam. >> good morning. well, buckingham palace confirming that the duchess of cambridge and prince william expecting their second child. now, the police department tweeted out this photo at oxford university. kate was supposed to be with

william at the event but reportedly not feeling well. the police department tweeted out the vip has arrived, hashtag royalfamily, hashtag dukecambridge. the official announcement came via twitter. this came from the monarchy. the duke and duchess very pleased to announce that the duchess is expecting their second child. and david dammy ron already in with his congratulations and tweeted out, many can brach lakeses to the duke and duchess of cambridge. i'm delighted that they are expecting another baby. the timing of the announcement was a bit of a surprise. kate middleton not even three months along in her pregnancy, the reason for her announcement is because she's suffering, once again, from severe morning sickness. the office for the couple says kate is being treated at kensington palace. she also suffered from this during her first pregnancy with for instance george who just

turned 1 in july. the new baby, boy or girl, already has something in comn with prince harry. he or she will be fourth in line to the throne and the british newspapers say they could get the name the princess had for hairy, the backup. the 49er who got the most attention without playing a single big play this weekend? and an intense search for a wild animal that attacked a young boy is underway right now in the cupertino hills. we'll tell you what the plan is by authorities to track down this mountain lion. still very slow all over the east bay. even getting from the east bay to san francisco at the bay bridge. it's been a terrible commute. we'll tell you more about the east bay commute straight ahead. we could use some rain, not going to see it. phoenix has had 3 inches of rain, shattering an all-time

record. that's all that remains of norbert -- what was that called again? norbert, norbert. also take a look at some sierra nevada thunderstorms -- coming up.

8:44. let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories --

we're still following developing news in san francisco's bayview district. early this morning a man was hit by a muni train. it happened on third street and carol avenue. this did affect service on the t-line for about two hours. the muni says the man who was hit by near a crosswalk and a walker found at the scene, it may belong to him. that man was rushed to san francisco general hospital listed in critical condition. this morning a 700-acre wildfire still is burning inside yosemite national park. the fire forced one of yosemite's biggest tourist attractions to be evacuated. a san jose family tweeted this photo showing some of the 100 ike hikers on -- hikers on half dome waiting there for a helicopter to rescue them yesterday. right now, there is a search for a mountain lion, one that attacked a 6-year-old boy on a hiking trail behind the picchetti winery near

cupertino. that child suffered scratches and puncture wounds and is recovering. ktvu's janine de la vega joining us live near the hiking trail. what's the latest on the hunt for that mountain lion? >> reporter: good morning. no sightings of the mountain lion yet. but they are ready for a full day of searching. the last attack on a human from a mountain lion in california was back in 2012. they searched for six days and theferrer found it. they want to put a lot of effort in tracking down this animal because of the danger. park rangers know this animal is aggressive and watt to get rid of it because it was treating a 6-year-old as prey. the family was hiking when the mountain lion came from behind and dragged the boy off into the brush. his parents had to physically fight the big cat off him and the cat ended up following the family back to their car. the boy suffered lacerations to

its head and shoulders and was rushed to the hospital for treatment. he's now in fair condition. the authorities are using their specially trained dogs to help them track down the lion scent. >> they could potentially work all day into the evening hours until it gets dark. we may not even see them. at this point, they are gonna do their best to identify and track down the lion. >> mountain lion sightings are common. attacks on humans are rare. when they get close, they are tranquilized. but because this mountain lion is a threat, it will be shot and killed. they will use dna to see if it's the same mountain lion. the trails out here near picchetti winery will remain closed for public safety. reporting live from cupertino, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. as expected, 49ers' defensive tackle ray mcdonald started against the cowboys in dallas during the season opener. he took the field one week after his arrest on domestic

violence charges. 49er head coach jim harbaugh said he decided to allow mcdonald to play saying was entitled what harbaugh called, due process. no formal charges have been filed against mcdonald, accused of physically assaulting his pregnant fiance in san jose. critics say the decision to play him makes a mockery of the zero tolerance policy towards domestic violence. the 49ers won over the cowboys, who had four turnovers. kaepernick threw two touchdown passes to vernon davis. frank gore passioned 10,000 career rush -- passed 10,000 career rushing yards. and derek carr was the only looking quarterback to start wuk within. he had a rough day ba in the game against the jets. the jets beat the laiders, 19- 14. the raider rookie often

struggled trying to connect with his wide receivers. looks like he got one there. >> we'll think good thoughts. >> yes. let's check back with sal. thinking good thoughts for the commute. i know your hands are full. >> yeah, the hands are kind of full this morning. we've had a rough start to a monday. trying to drive to work or to school wherever you are going. let's start off with the nimitz freeway, 880 southbound, we had a make accident. they were clearing it but traffic is very, very slow. your drive time from 238 all the way down to thornton avenue is almost an hour. that's largely because of the crash. just a lot of people are on the road. even in areas where there haven't been major crashes. it has been slow. let's go to the live pictures, show you the bay bridge. that's been slow. we haven't had any major crashes on the bridge. about a 40-minute drive into san francisco. also as we look at san francisco, it's cleared up now. finally after a crash southbound 101 near 280.

you can feel free to use 101 in both directions now. it's about normal for this time of the morning. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. before i get started, i should mention that phoenix has had an all-time record rain for the day. 3 inches. that would be like us getting 7.5 in one day, maybe 8. torrential flooding down there. schools are closed. freeways are flooded. that's all that remains from hurricane norbert. it's also producing rain up in the sierra nevada. thunderstorm activity picking up here. it extends from salt lake city. we have a little low over us. that's preventing the moisture from getting here. it keeps us in a westerly breeze or wind and also plenty of low clouds along with the system. temperatures are -- here we are almost 9:00, still a lot of 50s. 57 fairfield. concord, livermore, san jose. 59 sfo. santa rosa is 54. novato, 57. it's cool, cool. you can combine with that a 25- mile-an-hour breeze and gusts to 33 from napa to oakland to

sfo to livermore, and 56 in tahoe. 59 down in monterey. the key continues to be southern california. for us, we have a lot of low clouds. the thunderstorm activity. up can see some lightning beginning to pop upper hoo. tahoe -- up here. tahoe, reason -- reno. a lot of records have been set and heading up to tucson up to esflagstaff. fog, sun, breezy. high clouds won't make it here. 70s and 80s. 60s for others. these are all below average for this time of year. san francisco should be 70 and temperatures will continue to kind of struggle even up to clearlake, 89. novato, 77. 73 vallejo. richmond, 68. 79 in walnut creek. livermore only 81. should be about 85. 75 san jose. should be closer to 83. sunnyvale at 75. daly city, 64. low 70s. mill bay, burlingame.

tomorrow it looks like we go above on the inland temperatures wednesday to friday maybe even into the weekend. >> all right. thank you, steve. nine minutes before 9:00. going shopping on twitter. the new tests by the social media giant that gets underway today. now it could have you piing i -- buying items from stores like home depot and burberry.

8:54. twitter, is testing a way to

let users go shopping between tweets. a small number of easers will receive tweets from test partners. they will include a buy button that lets them place orders. users will be able to enter shipping and payment information. the order will be sent to the merchant for delivery. the idea will be used to solicit some charitable donations. 8:55. microsoft plans to use a new version of msn.com to lure back users to its portal website. microsoft unveiled a revamp. it includes a strip of short cuts to services like office 365, skype and one drive. it also has buttons for popular services like facebook and twitter. the company will introduce apps for apple and android devices that carry users' preferences across all devices. te will be roll ought in the next couple of weeks. as anpy gets ready to unveil

new prowktomorrow -- new products tomorrow, apple fans are already waiting in line for whatever the products might be. hundreds camping out near the apple store is new york, some of these people have been in line since august 31st. now the experts believe apple will unveil the iphone 6 and possibly a smart watch. but no official details have been released as of yet. technology leaders are in san francisco this week for the annual tech crunch disrupt conference. there's some video from last year's event. tech crunch disrupt starts today. it runs through wednesday at pier 48 near at&t park. the speakers include nba owner mark cuban, marissa mayor, ceos from uber, air b and b am some other tech companies. the san rafael police department is using social media to ten reunited people -- to help reunite people with their lost items. the pin ter et page will be

used to post items turned in or found during investigations. anyone who sees an item that they believe is theirs will need proper documentation such as a serial number, receipt or police report for verification. let's check with sal one more time on the commute. how is it looking, sal? >> still very slow. been a rough monday. i think a lot of people are designed to that. if you are leaving the house soon and taking 880, give yourself extra time. we've had a couple of collisions here. usually, it takes about 15 to 20 when things are going well and right now, that is not the case obviously. let's move along to live pictures. still a big crowd getting into texas-- into san francisco. 40 minute delay. let's go to steve. if you are a fan of cooler weather, today is the day. temperatures will be below average from san francisco to all the of the -- to all of the

inland locations. about average on tuesday. then we warm it up wednesday and it looks warm to hot for those away from the coast thursday, friday. >> all right. thank you. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch the news at noon for more on the search for the mountain lion that attacked a 6-year-old boy near a south bay winery. we'll be continuing to follow that storiy all day and have -- story all day and have updates at 5:00 and 6:00. have a great day.

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