drivers are on the road. >> reporter: there are parts of the commute that feel like a parking lot and this is one of them. you are looking at highway 24. the numbers don't lie. there are more cars on the road. >> reporter: traffic. the great equalizer. no matter what you drive or what you do for a living, if you commute you are stuck. >> why do i roll my eyes? because the traffic is so bad. >> it has gotten worse. >> sitting in it every day. it is frustrating. >> reporter: for an increasing number of commuters highway 24 is a way to get from point a to point b. >> doesn't matter what time of day,itous is packed. >> reporter: if you -- day, it is packed. >> reporter: if you feel you are stuck in traffic, you are

right. there are 76,500 vehicles each day. that is 10,000 more than last year. a 16% increase. the traffic is compounded by the start of the school year. from the last week in august to the first week in september peak travel times doubled. from 22 minute to 42 minute commute. >> now 6:00 is busy. >> traffic is up all over. >> reporter: he says all those cars are in the same boat. >> so folks that are reporting heavier traffic, they are right. so too are the folks that are reporting the same on 880 or 101. the south bay. >> reporter: many of the commuters are heading to san francisco. >> traffic is getting worse and

worse and worse. >> reporter: after a recession down shift it kicked into high gear. >> we are in uncharted waters in terms of the level of jobs. >> san francisco has one of the fastest growing job markets in the county. >> half of the workers in san francisco live in the city and the other half commute in. >> reporter: are that is a bad symptom of a good thing. >> reporter: more jobs means more traffic. judging from the traffic here, maybe not enough. noelle walker, ktvu channel 2 news. >> don't forget down loads our ktvu mobile app for on the go traffic and news. one man is dead, another in grave condition after a murder followed by a attempted

suicide. officers got a 911 call saying there were two shooting victims at a home. officers founds one man dead, the other suffering from gun shot wounds. the 911 caller told police his cousin killed his father and then tried to kill himself. no word yet on the names of the men. grand jury indicted a korean national in the deadly shooting ramp page in oakland. -- rampage in oakland. it is unclear if the 45-year- old will ever stand trial for killing 7 people and trying to kill three others in april of 2012. he remains at the mental health and has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. his next hearing is april 2015, that is when a judge is expected to hear an update. 30 years after six women were murdered investigators

notify have a person of interest in -- now have a person of interest in the case. dna links him to the gypsy hill murders. on the left is a picture in 19 19 seventy six and on the right is what he looks like today. 5 bay area women from pacifica, millbrae and daly city and reno were stabbed to death between january and april of 1976. investigators linked his dna in california, nevada and oregon. police are looking into claims by a student that a teacher broke his thumb. investigators say their conducting interviews at the prive school for students with special needs. her son got into trouble friday afternoon after squirting a water gun in a play area. the 11-year-old says one teacher grabbed him by the neck

and another bent his thumb. >> i reached for the gate, and he bent it back. >> my first assumption was he got into a fight with a child but he is no, my teacher did this. >> the mother showed us pictures of scratches and bruises and said her son may need surgery. fire crews were quickly to -- worked quickly to put out a grass fire. it started after 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. residents tried to protect their homes. the fire department contained the fire before any structures were threatened. police closed the road during the fire. a six-year-old boy is back home recovering after being attacked by a mountain lion in cupertino. ktvu's azenith smith is near

the trail. at 5:00 p.m. she showed us the traps and she back to explain why the drought is playing a role in the attack and why the dangerous isn't over yet. >> that danger is still evident. behind me are the box traps that arrived. they will be using them to catch the big cat. the drought is a driving force for the attacks since there is less food and water for the animals. >> i am not surprised this happened. i think we need to be prepare for more and more of these conflicts. >> reporter: she says the mountain lion that attacked the child yesterday afternoon likely saw him as prey. she says the drought is partly to blame. >> the drought means there is not enough food the animals -- food for the animals. the deer are moving out of the

area. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: she says mountain lions are forced to small areas. they are working around the clock to find it using search dogs and now traps with bait inside. >> lions are allusive. they may let you walk next to them. >> reporter: they are focusing on a drainage area. they describe the animal as a juvenile. >> as far as pursuing the animal they are not ideal. >> reporter: they call the attack unusual. they called for all parents to keep children arm's lengths away. >> for everybody, keep your kids close. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: again, here are

the -- a close up look at the trap. it is sturdy. besides the traps they will be bringing in more, they plan to be here for the second night in a row. it will be euthanized if it is the animal that attacked the child. azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. the sheriff's department is looking for the owner of a large snake that was found outside a school last friday. the 7-foot python is now at the humane society. it is somewhat aggressive and doesn't appear to be socialized so they are not sure if it was someone's pet. if no one claims it the humane society hopes to find a new home but they say it may not be suitable for adoption. baltimore ravens running back ray rice who was caught punching his fiance is now off

the team. the ravens terminated his contract and the nfl suspended him today. a warning the video is graphic. it shows him punching her inside a hotel elevator in atlantic city. it happened 70 months ago. tmz released video of rice dragging her out of the elevator. this is the first time video showing -- video is showing him punching her. jim harbaugh was asked about the video. >> when someone that you care about does wrong, you know, faced with the consequences of doing wrong, it is tough. it is hurtful. my pain is for both of them as a couple. >> today san francisco 49ers head coach jim harbaugh said

the video hasn't chanced his stance on san francisco 49ers ray mcdonald he was allowed to play yesterday a week after he was arrested on domestic violence. jim harbaugh and the nfl are allowing ray mcdonald to play while the legal process plays out. a preschool has closed. parents said they had no warning the bridge point academy would be closing. now they are looking for a refund. they just paid tuition for september. >> we found out 24 hours ago. starting going online and seeing what other places have open spots. >> we learned the school missing tax returns and owes more than $80,000. the school had a suspended business status since february. and was not supposed to be operating. teachers knew something was wrong when they couldn't cash

their pay checks. ktvu channel 2 news reached out to the owner for comment and have not heard back. today a former police officer pleaded no contest to felony charges. gregory thompson said nothing as he left court. he now has a felony record for attacking a woman with a baseball bat last month. it happened in front of a vacant home that belongs to gregory thompson's father. >> he went down there because people were breaking into the house. he pond to woman who he believed may be going into his father's house. >> prosecutors say the woman was not a squatter. she was in the area after her car ran out of gas. this afternoon we confirmed gregory thompson retired from the police department friday after 30 years on the job.

he will be sentenced october 10. the district attorney said today it would be transparent even if it was embarrassing after it pulled a attorney from a case because he was having an affair with a technician. he was workingoon cold case from -- working on a cold case prosecuting two brothers for the death of one of their wives. one of the crime lab technicians working on the case was having an affair with him and testified twice. the district attorney said the relationship was unprofessional but it doesn't think it will effect the case. both have been reassigned. one bay area fire department is struggling to deal with a ambulance shortage. >> the situation is not going to be resolved with 16 people. >> how long some patients are waiting and what the department has been doing to cope with the problem. >> after the break i am tracking the fog that is out there and a warm up that is in the forecast.

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in the wake of a deadly police shooting in missouri and a trade show in oakland showing military grade equipment, 2 investigates looks into what equipment is in the hands of bay area law enforcement. the controversy is heating up since tanks rolled through ferguson, missouri, that is when we demanded to know what kind of military equipment has been given to law enforcement in the bay area. ktvu's cristina rendon joins us live now. >> reporter: a record of all the military equipment given to

bay area law enforcements. it lists everything from flash lights to grenade launchers. what is not clear is how they are being used by the police. >> reporter: tear gas and armored tanks were a familiar sight in ferguson, missouri. just last friday this group protested the police in downtown oakland. now some are questions the program called the 1033 program where law enforcement agencies receive equipment from the military. according to the list bay area law enforcement agencies are getting tools, rescue equipment, knives and scooters but the majority -- [ indiscernible ] [ shooting ] >> reporter: and tanks are in possession by antioch, napa,

san jose, san francisco and vallejo police. he says the real question is how the equipment is being used. >> where does an armored vehicle become the right tool for the job and when is it inappropriate. >> reporter: the acquisition should be done in a public way, having no accountability could cause suspicion. >> this could encourage civilian police departments to act and think in much more militaristic ways that are contrary -- [ indiscernible ] of all equipment provided only 5% are weapons. >> reporter: over all the program does add value and saves taxpayer money.

cristina rendon, ktvu channel 2 news. two months after ktvu channel 2 news uncovered long response times for ambulances in san francisco -- ambulances in san francisco some are still waiting an hour for help to arrive. ktvu's paul chambers reports how it all came to a head last night when the fire department had to call for help of its own. >> people visiting san francisco have a cause for concern because the wait time for a ambulance is well over an hour. >> this is a real problem in san francisco. a serious public safety issue and so something has to be done bout it. >> reporter: records ktvu channel 2 news obtained show over the last two weeks people waited 1-2 hours to be transported. officials say three calls in question came in code 3 emergencies but were down graded. they aim to respond in 20 minutes. although it took a long time

respond the patient's care was never in jeopardy. >> within three minutes crews are on the scene. so they are getting medical treatment. >> that treatment is keeping firefighters at a scene when they may be need elsewhere. two years ago they asked for $10 million for new ambulances and extra staffing. they gave them $3 million but that wasn't enough. >> we were able to hire 16 additional employees and purchase three additional ambulances. >> reporter: they added four new ambulances, with 10 more on the way. still that will not put a dent in the response times because 12-14 are replacing an fleet. >> expected to be here by the end of the year but money was provided in 2012 and it is now

2014. that is unacceptable. >> they hope to call for mutual aid from private companies. she will address this tomorrow at the board meeting. -- board meeting. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. a significant cool down today from over the weekend. highs today were 5-10 degrees cooler. temperatures tomorrow are going to warm up 5-10 degrees. probably more than that. warmer tomorrow. fog along the coast. it shouldn't have a big time bush like yesterday morning or this morning. i don't think it will be as prevalent. i think it will be around the bay. over the east bay hills. just not into antioch or the davis area. 75 antioch right now. 72 fairfield. highs tomorrow are warmer. fog burns off more quickly.

fog forecast tomorrow. san jose clear. santa rosa sunshine. a quick burn off tomorrow and 90s, the reds, you will see more high temperatures tomorrow. warmer still on your bay area wednesday. the warmest day of the week. stays warm through thursday and friday. 91 vacaville tomorrow. outside the influence of the coastal breeze. fairfield is warm. napa 81. 81 sonoma. warmer but not hot. you will notice it. 90 brentwood. 87 livermore. 80 san jose. 89 gilroy. fire danger comes up. along the coast. fog. it will be there. it will stay there. foggy all day at ocean beach. a lot of fog. five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view. the hottest day of the week is on wednesday. then ticks down. right? well, yeah. thursday will be the warmest

day. wednesday will be warmer. five-day forecastler we will see -- five-day forecast with your bay area weekend in view we will see you back here tonight. the a's are in chicago looking to get a win over the when i say sox and the 49ers -- white sox and the 49ers release another draft pick. mark is up next with sports.

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all right. how are you? i am mark ibanez ready to do the sports. 49ers coming off their victory of yesterday. making different news today. one of their top picks from 2012, the second draft pick, james out of university of oregon asked for his release and request granted. jenkins was a top pick in 2012, a waste for 2012. injury problems for james never found a role and didn't work out as a kick returner either. jim harbaugh had this to say about the release of james. >> wish him well in his career. and hope for a long and healthy career for him. we appreciate his contributions

to the 49ers. and continue to wish him well. >> all right. high school football. get your vote on. www.ktvu.com. the place. you see your choices. get online and the team that wins will be featured on our newscast friday night. and the voting results will be announced thursday. woes continue for the a's. they are in chicago. a change of venue not working out for them as they take on the white sox. questionable defense here. former giant, first base, in comes the run. another run scores after. the victim of a bad defense. 1-5 in his last 7 games. you believe it? if that score holds up, 2-0, the a's will drop 8 games off the pace in the western division as the angels have

won. they beat the indians. albert pujols a 3-run home runner. jered weavers wins his 16th. the a's are 7-1/2 games out of first place. almost incredible to think how far they have fallen. >> they had the best record in baseball for the longest time. >> that is distant memory. thank you for joining us tonight. thank you for making ktvu channel 2 news your choice for news. we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. ♪

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come on, boys! it's leap day, not sleep day! - whoo! - (claps hands) i love leap day! (chuckles) it's kind of a big deal in the dunphy house. this year, we even got manny involved. you're given this gift of 24 extra hours. you can't waste it at work or school. you have to do something extraordinary, - something shocking. - mm. this year, the entire family is taking a trapeze class. - how extraordinary is that? - it was my idea. how shocking is that? i can be spontaneous every four years. i can't wait. leap day is stupid. you're not understanding the logic behind it. a year is actually 365.25 days. every four years, we gain one day. if we didn't adjust the calendar in, say, 40 years,