people at a campbell apartment complex were evacuated this morning after a fire started in their parking lot. we'll tell you what caught on fire and why firefighters were worried about the nearby creek. a war zone in the neighborhood. flat and black. >> a wildfire burns 150 homes and businesses and is threatening a thousand more. a look at the most destructive active live in northern california. >> reporter: you could be seeing more of those self- driving cars on california

roadways. the new regulation that went into place and the carmaker taking advantage of it now. and a new earthquake safety program in san francisco. the unusual plan to put pressure on property owners. "mornings on 2" begins right now. 7:00. you are looking at an apartment parking lot in campbell, where multiple cars went up in flames early this morning, prompting a frightening wakeup call for 40 people. ktvu's janine de la vega arrived on the scene shortly after the fire broke out. coming up in two minutes, she will el -- she will tell us what was leaking that caused so much concern that 16 apartments had to be evacuated. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic and steve, i know you are saying we may see some wet stuff but you are not jumping up and town. >> we have increasing clouds here. it will be mostly sunny in the morning unless you are north

and then turning mostly cloudy. the low clouds are here. the higher clouds we have to wait a little bit. they will be in later this afternoon and then overnight into tomorrow. 50s and 60s on the temperatures held up by some of the cloud cover and noticeably warmer tothe north bay. 61 sebastopol. getting closer. 0 almost on the mendocino coast. it's stillaways away. it will give us slowly increasing clouds. partly cloudy north bay. mostly sunny everywhere else. we'll see an increase in the fog. by tonight, we'll see the higher clouds begin to move in. fog, sun, warm. a southerly breeze. 80s for some. 70s force others -- for others. here's sal. we have a grass fire causing major problems. it's west 80 in vallejo. it's a sig-alert for vallejo. a rather large grass fire was burning on the shoulder and traffic is backing up on the way to the carquinez bridge. a viewer sent us a photo of this when fire was rip roaring. i want to go to the know toe if

we can -- photo if we can. you can see this a large grass fire. so the two right lanes were taken away by fire engine here. it's causing a big traffic jam. give yourself extra time if you are driving in the area. let's go to the toll plaza. it's taking a little while to get to the toll plaza. let's go to the next picture of the bay bridge toll plaza here. you will see traffic that's backed up for about a 25 to 30- minute drive coming into san francisco with no major problems. now, westbound 237 at mathilda, there is a crash out there in sunnyvale. a little bit farther away from this. now we have stop-and-go traffic stretching as far back as milpitas. back to the desk. we begin with developing news from santa clara county. the investigation is underway into an early-morning fire outside an apartment house in campbell. it started around 3:00 this morning on union avenue. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live with more on the fire

that damaged cars and forced the evacuation of dozens of people. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. those residents are back inside their apartments. now, one of the people who had their suv catch on fire that was parked right here in the parking lot told me she heard two loud bangs and thought somebody had completely knocked down her door. that was the popping sounds from the fire here at this apartment complex on union avenue. it's just down the street from the pruneyard shopping center. firefighters were called at 4:00 a.m. at the apartment complex and found three vehicles engulfed in flames. they say it appears it started in the van that had welding equipment inside and then it spread to two other vehicles. during the fire, one of the gas tanks ruptured and that caused fuel to spill and it was flowing down the middle of the the pt -- in down the middle of the parking lot. firefighters were able too put pout the flames in ten minutes.

investigators cape um -- came out to figure out a cause. we asked them if it was suspicious. >> unknown. it's 4:00. there's not too much people around this time of day. the fire could have started inside the vehicle and exposed the other two without anybody noticing. >> reporter: police evacuated 16 apartments which accounts for about 40 people. they were let back inside after about an hour. there was no structural damage to the complex. the vehicles were a total loss. owners were too upset to talk on camera but were curious as to what started the fire. and as you've heard, the cause is still under investigation. reporting live from campbell, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:05. a san jose teenager has been arrested in the beating death of a homeless woman. 18-year-old kevin was taken into custody after witnesses said he was seen with the victim, betty jennings, the night of the assault.

police say kevin is also homeless and usually slept in the encampment where the attack happened. officers found jennings's badly beaten body on the sidewalk of north 15th street earlier this month. a castro valley winery is being forced to shut down after receiving a $115,000 fine from the state for not paying workers. the owner of westover winery says those workers were volunteers who wanted to learn about wine. but state investigators say the unpaid labor gave the winery an unfair competitive advantage and the winery should have been paying payroll tax. the fine could have a broader impact on the wine industry. the owner of westover winery says many small wineries in livermore valley rely on volunteers and could have trouble staying in business without them. santa clara police want your help in tracking down whoever stole a laptop computer from an electronics store. now, investigators released this surveillance video. take a look.

you see a man with glasses and a goatee scoping out a storeroom with a flashlight. police say the burglary happened september 3rd at gold tech computers on laurelwood road. if you recognize him, if you have any information, call santa clara police. a new controversy renewing calls for the head of the california public utilities commission to be fired. michael peavy has had the job for two years. critics say he's too powerful and critics include jerry hill of san mateo who is worried about the control over the agency that regulates pg&e. >> that control has created the culture at the puc. until he leaves. until he's gone at president, we won't see the change. >> private e-mails became public earlier this week show pg&e went judge shopping in a

critical rate-setting case tied to the disaster. three top pg&e executives were then fired and a top aide to peavy resigned. four people have been arrested in raids on nursing homes in contra costa county where caregivers were allegedly being paid less than minimum wage. the contra costa times they were working 16 hours a day for as much as $4 an hour. police say there's no evidence of abuse or neglect at a facility which may be allowed to stay open in labor laws are followed in the future. carts driving -- cars driving on their own. it should used to be the -- it used to be the stuff in science

fiction. brian flores is live with the next for the next generation in car travel. i don't know if we're ready for this. >> reporter: i don't know if i'm ready for it. it will come sooner than later. the state issuing permits to carmakers as you mentioned. several carmakers are taking advantage of it, too. the self-drives cars you may have seen on some california roads and highways. we'll get ready to see more coming up. audi announced it was the first automaker to receive this autonomous driving permit. i want to go to a picture of the self-driving car that audi has been testing for some time now. it's basically an a-7 that can drive on its own. many other carmakers have been testing out self-driving cars. but audi has been getting the permits on the other states that allow it and taking the lead. i want to go to video of the audi law tested in florida. what this permit is about, basically regulates the testing of the cars.

self-driving cars must be regulated with the dmv. the owner must have $5 million in insurance and must report any accident reese lated to a self-driving car. audi is the first to get the permit here in california. as you can imagine, others will do so. toyota, chrysler, ford, and bay area's tesla said to be in the works of putting some of their cars on the road here very soon. as we take it back out here live, audi being the first to get this permit. california becomes the fourth state to allow self-driving cars on its road behind florida, nevada and michigan. and you can bet a lot of automakers are betting on this. some of these cars may be on dealership lots in the next five, six years. back to you. >> thank you. it is a big day for many iphone and ipad users. aching is -- apple is releasing

the software upgrade, calling the release the biggest upgrade ever to the software due to new functions including a major function to the keyboard. it will come with the new help app. it will come standard on the new iphone 6 and 6 plus and can be downloaded on the iphone 4- s, 5, 5c and 5s. a deadly and fiery overnight crash in the east bay. two people were killed. their car crashed, then burst into flames. later at the bottom of this hour what the chp is saying about the continuing investigation. it's designed to look like a hollywood trailer. but it's a new video from isis. the message the terror group is trying to convey and its specific threat to the united states and president obama. and we're looking at slow traffic in some of the south bay -- on some of the south bay freeways. 280 is slow getting up into the

valley. we'll tell you more about the drive into the valley coming up. and we could sure use some rain. all of the firefighters in northern california, that's smoke that's continuing to stream into the sierra nevada. it's tough. we have a system on the way. we'll see if it will bring us any measurable rain. ♪

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secretary about worldwide threats to the homeland including from isis. how lawmakers are expected today to approve the president's plan to train armed syrian rebels to fight isis on the ground. the senate would still need to vote. next hour, president obama will give remarks after his briefing by top military commanders. we anticipate president obama to reiterate his policy. no u.s. combat troops on the ground. but the joint chiefs chairman told senators it cannot be ruled out. >> if there are threats to the united states, then i, of course, would go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of u.s. military ground forces. >> reporter: i'll continue watching the hears that just got -- hearing that just got underway. i will break down the latest testimony for you at 8:15. live in washington, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. isis has released a new video seemingly in response to president obama's declaration to go after the terror group in

iraq and syria. the video has produced a hollywood movie trailer style and begins with tanks and troops under attack and includes video of president obama saying american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. the video concludes with words flames of war and coming soon. islamic state militants have issued new rules for schools in the area they control in iraq and syria. students can no longer study math or social studies. instead, they will be subjected to the teachings of the radical group. any teacher who breaks the rules will be punished. isis revealed the new educational demands in fliers posted on billboards and on street poles. 7:16. federal officials arrested a rochester, new york storeowner, accused him of helping isis and planning a terror attack here in the u.s. fbi informants say 30-year-old man recruited

people to join isis and paid their passport costs and coordinated their travel arrangements. that individual owns mojo's and reportedly told the inform apartments he wanted to buy ammunition and launch attacks here in the u.s. he was born in yemen but is an american citizen. the justice department is launching a pilot program in minneapolis aimed at stopping extremists from recruiting americans. this pilot program brings together representatives and local leaders and it's believed many are targeted by recruits because it has a big population of immigrants from somalia. 7:17. new images and a recording of surface that may contradict the story of a hollywood acts who claims she was singled out by a los angeles police officer because of her race. these are some of the tamer pictures obtained by tmz from

people in a nearby office building who witnessed the incident. those witnesses say danielle watts was having sex in a car, not just kissing her husband as she claims. tmz says at one point someone from the office came out and asked them to stop. but the couple continued. that's when people called police and made an indecent exposure complaint. tmz obtained video when the officer showed up. >> someone called. it gives me the right to be here and to identify. >> you know how many times -- because we're black and he's white. >> who brought up the race card? >> i'm bringing it up. >> i said nothing about you being black. and i have every right to ask for your i.d. >> and i have every right to say no. >> watts was released. the threaten couple of -- the

couple is threatening legal action. let's check back with sal. you got an update on the fire causing big problems in vallejo. this is not a small thing, is it? >> it could be impacted on 80 westbound because of the fire. it was a pretty big fire. this is west 80 near magazine street on the way to the carquinez bridge. the right lane still taken away by fire crews. the fire got prepretty -- pretty big at one point. a secure sent this into -- a viewer sent this into our took page. it wasn't just a tiny grass fire. there are three lanes there, the right lane will be taken up for another hour as fair crews make sure that the fire is out. but traffic is going to be busy. also the onramp lane will be shut down. it will be shut down. basically, you need to give yourself plenty of time if you are driving in the area approaching the carquinez bridge. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a big backup.

it's 25-minute drive delay. it's not unusual. but it's a large backup. westbound 580 livermore continues to be slow. we had earlier problems. it gets better by the team you reach dublin. >> in san jose, today is better but still slow traffic on 80, 85 and 101 and as you approach 17 and 880. let's go back to steve. >> sal? >> yes. >> you know you can do hashtag kingfire. the pictures coming in are telling. >> i've seen it. >> the flames, the smoke, it's really bad. we do have a system on the way, it's still aways away. we're seeing low clouds now. clouds will increase to the north. i think by this time tomorrow morning, yes, hopefully i'll be saying there's rain. we could use it. the firefighters could use a break. we're parched. we're bone-dry. if you haven't heard, southern california absolutely baking. temperatures just really hot down there. the fires will get help to the north. there will be more rain farther

north you go. but for us, we're hoping we could pick up .10 of rain. firefighters having a tough time. the wind will turn westerly. that will send humidity up. tonight, tomorrow they mate get help from the system. low clouds here now. the system is slowing down. we have to wait for back here. that has to swing in. this system will weaken. i expect to get something out of this. late tonight, tomorrow. the north bay .10 to .25 the north north you go. i think we'll get light rain tomorrow morning. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. kind of held up. one upper 40. that's la honda. menlo park, belmont and also foster city is in there. for us, the breeze is okay. nothing too bad. 18 at travis. there is a westerly breeze but the water temperatures are so warm 63 to 64. the coast will be mild. remains of odile moving into the four corpers. some of that wrap -- corners. some of that wrapping in.

48 in tahoe. 56 ukiah. you can see some of that thunderstorm activity popping up. funnel cloud over big bear. it's hot. la was 103. heavy-duty rain will be moving into phoenix and albuquerque as the system falls apart. for us, increasing clouds. rain on the north coast. we have to wait until late tonight and tomorrow. i think tonight into the north bay and for us tomorrow morning. let's hope the system holds. increasing clouds. sunshine in the morning. and then we'll have morning rain, clouds, cooler tomorrow. temperatures rebound. there's not a lot with the system. you can see a little bit of rain for the north bay. tomorrow morning is our best bet. it's not a lot. fog, fun, warm. mild, troll-like on the -- tropical-like on the coast. it will be sunny for most of the day. 70s and 80s. temperatures continuing to run above average. tomorrow we'll have morning rain and clear it out. breezy, warm, hot again by the

weekend. >> thank you, steve. 7:22. it is the bay area's most famous landmark and coming up at 7:45, why there's an important warning going out to tourists at a golden gate bridge. and a powerful storm is still pounding baja, california and the crime problem tied to this disaster. it makes me happy to go on the computer.

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7:25. this morning, heavy rain from tropical storm odile is pounding mexico's baja, california, bringing the threat of dangerous flash floods and mudslides. the storm leveled entire neighborhoods in the cabo san lucas area where looters have emptied store shelves. the mexican government is trying to arrange flights for thousands of tourists left stranded when odile made landfall sunday night as a powerful category 3 hurricane. the storm has also closed ports and beaches and canceled celebrations for mexican

independence day. a san francisco woman is one of the thousands of tourists who were stranded in cabo san lucas. she says her 28-year-old daughter, ashley, was in cabo san lucas for a bachelorette party when the storm hit. you can see the damage. talbot said she lost all communication for ashley more than 24 hours but finally received word she was headed back to the u.s. on a military flight. >> you don't know what to think. you know, you always start thinking the worst but i keep remembering that they are at the hilton. so they are probably safe. >> last night ashley talbot and two of her friends landed safely in san diego. 11 other members of the group managed to catch earlier flights. tropical storm odile has triggered warnings about flash floods in southern california and rip tids here in the -- rip kinds -- riptides in the bay

area. expect stronger than normal currents. riptides can be especially dangerous near jetties and peers. life -- piers. swimmers caught in a riptide should not fight it. instead, swim parallel to the shore until you can get out of it. a northern california city ravaged by a fire. coming up we'll talk live to a cute news anchor on the front lines. the toll he's seen first hand on the rural community of weed. good morning. right now we're looking at a commute that is getting busier. we have problems also in the north bay. so south bay and north bay both areas of slow traffic. we'll tell you where. a lot of low clouds in place. higher clouds are not here. they are still to the west. but they are on the increase. they will sloatly get here -- slowly get here. temperatures will take a plunge. maybe some rain here. we'll take a closer look at this -- coming up.

7:30. we're live in pleasanton at the scene of a terrible crash that took the lives of two people and started a brush fire. ktvu's alex savidge is there and coming up in minutes, he will tell us what led up to the crash and how a family with small children narrowly avoided being part of it. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. we're also checking weather and traffic. steve, i ducked outside.

clouds are out there. didn't seem too ominous right now. >> no. >> okay. we have some low clouds, cave ander to -- dave and tori. the system is aligning itself north to south. that -- it slows it down. it's not going to get here until tonight. we'll have low crowd, plenty of those to go around -- low clouds, plenty of those to go around. the higher clouds will be slow to arrive. north bay. it may not be until late this afternoon. 50s and 60s on the temperatures. we should see a societierly breeze. 60 in brentwood. clayton, also san ramon. 58. la fayette is in there and orinda, 60. pittsburg, 62. rain is trying to get close to the mendocino coast. it's not there yet but at least it's knocking on the door. it will eventually get there. for us, we'll wait night into tomorrow. there will be a lot of sun here. but the fog will enhance as the system gets closer. mild by the coast. 80s through the inteemp yore, 7

-- interior. 70s by the bay. here's sal. we're still seeing a lot of low traffic out there. this is about a 25 to 30-minute drive time into san francisco from the oakland side all the way across to the san francisco exit with no major problems reported on the bridge. also looking at interstate 880 which tends to start getting a little busier around this time. it's busy but it's not stop and go as you drive from downtown oakland to the airport exit. still have the sig-alert in vallejo on 80 westbound near magazine street. there was an earlier grass fire. one lane was taken away as firefighters make sure the grass fire is out. a lot slower than usual heading down to the carquinez bridge on 80. 508 is very slow from livermore into dublin. 7:32. back to the desk. investigators in pleasanton still trying to identify two people killed overnight in a fiery car crash. this happened late last night

on highway 580 near the san ramon road offramp. that car went off the road. it plummeted down an embankment, then burst into flames. alex savidge is out there right now. you can still see signs of the crash. what are you seeing now, alex? >> reporter: dave, good morning. what we're learning from the chp. this was a sports car that was speeding late last night. it lost control and then flew off 580 which is just beyond us here. it went down this hillside, slammed into a tree here at the bottom of the hill and then that car burst into flames. this crash sparked a small grass fire. you can probably see the burn area out here this morning. that fire was quickly put out by firefighters, though. this happened around 11:00 last night along eastbound 580 west of the san ramon exist. witnesses saw that car -- exit. witnesses saw that car going fast down the freeway just before the driver lost control. the sedan clipped an suv before it veered off the roadway.

two people were found dead inside that car. there were chp officers who responded here to reports of the brush fire within a matter of minutes but there was no chance to rescue the people inside that burning car. >> there was a chp unit in the area. when they got on scene, that's when they realized they had the vehicle here but it was -- it was completely engulfed and there was no way to rescue the occupants in the vehicle. >> reporter: now the coroner will be working to identify those two people found dead inside the car. that could take time because the bodies were badly burned. the suv initially clipped by this car had a couple small children inside it. but no one inside the suv was hurt. the driver was able to pull over to the side of the road. this scene has since been cleared and all lanes of 580 through this area are back open

to traffic. we're live this morning in pleasanton, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. a 6.7 earthquake rocked the coast of guam. the earthquake was centered in the pacific ocean about 25 miles northwest of guam. it was more than 100 miles deep. scientists say the quake did not cause any major damage and it was too deep to trigger a tsunami. there are no reports of serious injuries. the city of san francisco is hoping to shame property owners who have not brought buildings up to earthquake safety standards. tara moriarty is live with how long building owners have to fix the problem and what the city is doing about it. good morning, tara. >> reporter: well, good morning. they are gonna have to repair work done by 2020. they will be holding signs on buildings that haven't been re dro fitted -- retrofitted.

here is a look at the signs. they are an effort to shame building owners to make their blocks safer. the signs will be put on hundreds of apartment buildings that violate sis mick safety laws. in -- seismic safety laws. in 1989 from the loma prieta quake, the marina district was heavily hit. authorities want to prevent such damage and loss of life and wanted to do it in a bold way. we showed this sign to people to get their reaction. >> i'm okay with that, if it gets people moving to fix their house. i think it's a good plan. especially -- the neighbors have a right to know the adjoining buildings are not safe. >> reporter: up until the recent napa, one owner delayed retrofitting to his building downtown. it crumble nd and forced the city to -- crumbled and forced the city to shut down buildings nearby.

some say the signs will hurt businesses and doesn't seem fair. officials think that around 4,000 buildings in the city will need this retrofitting. live in san francisco, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:36. now to our continuing coverage of the wildfires burning in northern california. the most destructive remains the bowl fire in weed, north of redding and siskiyou county. flames have wiped out entire neighborhoods. ken wayne is seeing the devastation firsthand. he joins us now by phone from weed. and ken how widespread is the damage. >> reporter: in terms of it acre age, it's not widespread. still at 375 acres when you compare that to the kings fire east of sacramento, it's more than that fire. this fire burned in the town of weed. there are more than 100

buildings destroyed. they are still working on the towns. from aerial pictures, there are dozens of homes destroyed. an entire neighborhood has been wiped out. so the acreage is not very large but the destruction in terms of families affected is huge. >> weed is has a population of -- has a population of 3,000 people. how are they holding up? >> reporter: about 1,000 people are still evacuate and can't go back home. firefighters say they can't tell them when they can go back. some families still don't know if their homes are standing because firefighters haven't been able to track each address and notify residents if their homes are still there. so obviously there's anxious people who would like to get back in there and find out how their homes are doing. at least four calfire employees lost their homes, including two battalion chiefs and a police officer lost his home. they want to get back in their just like everybody else. but firefighters say they have to get the fire out and make

sure it's safe for people to re- enter. >> ken, you've covered a lot of fires in your time as a journalist, have you noticed any specific impact the drought is having on this firefight? >> reporter: they talked about that last night. calfire officials and weed city officials held a meeting and one firefighter who has been with calfire for 37 years said they've never seen conditions this bad. the fuel moisture was just 12%. they said, in fact, at one point, embers from the fire that were blowing up wind spotted into an alfalfa or hayfield that was green being irrigated and that green grass caught fire. that's how bad the conditions are. the winds were gusting up to 40 miles an our on monday when the fire broke out. it was hot. it was in the 90s. it's dry and today, firefighters really concerned that the winds are gonna pick up again today. they want to make sure they

have every ember out before they let people back in because that's all it takes to start a new fire. >> all right. and we appreciate your reporting up there. ken wayne live for us in weed in siskiyou county. we'll be checking in. thank you. new information this morning about another wildfire in northern california. we got a photo in of the king fire burning east of pollack pines. you can see the giant plumes of smoke as winds picked up this morning. also in the past hour, calfire said that overnight, the fire grew another 1,000 acres. it's only 5% contained. >> scary. >> pretty emotional. >> more than 2500 firefighters are out there battling the fire. fire departments in the bay area are up there assisting, including members of the

oakland fire department. we have much more coverage for you on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. you can find the weather conditions at any time as well as see more video and photos from the frontlines of those fires. a distraughtive early- morning fire outside a south bay apartment building. coming up at 8:00, the critical condition that still needs to be answered in a fire that damaged several cars. and they want in on the action. up next, find out how the university of california plans to capitalize on all of the startup business ideas created on the campus and how it may help the revenue-strapped system. still slow especially in you are trying to get out of the east bay and cross the bay. we're looking at westbound 24. we'll give you a drive time for this region coming up. the higher clouds are stillaways away -- are still aways away. we'll if this system will bring

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it is 7:44. the golden gate bridge is attracting thieves. pam cook is in the newsroom with reaction from park rangers in the area who say the crooks are looking for some very specific. what is it, pam? >> they are looking for represent cars because -- rental cars because thieves know the people will be gone for a while, seeing the sites and taking pictures and there's most likely something valuable inside. ktvu was near the bridge when a car was burglarized. the tourist from austria didn't want to talk on camera.

they say things were taken from the car. the national park forest says thieves watch and take things. >> you can watch 100 yards away and they will break into your car very fast. >> she said they are looking for rentable cars because there's often souvenirs and luggage inside. advice, keep valuables out of site. it's not just tourists. thieves target locals to leave their car to hike, bike and walk around golden gate bridge, marin. they warn to be extra careful around big events such as fleet week coming up next month. pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:45. well, the cash strapped uc system is hoping to raise much- needed revenue by starting its own venture capital fund for startup. the san jose mercury news reports $250 million will be

allocated to help fund startup created by students and faculty at the university's campuses, medical centers and laboratories. funding will come from the university's $9 million endowment and will be managed by an advisory board with ties to the tech industry. the uc system is responsible for 700 startups that are developed vaccines and a new way to grow strawberries. uc berkeley police are searching for a man accused of robbing a university employee walking near the campus monday night. now, it happened in the campus driveway off oxford street. police say the attacker hit the 33-year-old uc employee in the back with a metal object that may have been a gun and demanded money. that employee did not get a good look at the man. if you have any information, call uc berkeley police. a new online tool may help students at uc berkeley stay safe as the new school year

begins. a sophomore studied uc crime reports and posted his findings on facebook. he said these red squares, they show where the most serious crimes have happened over the past four years. >> i was thinking, if you can mind the state and draw insights that might be relevant to help students stay safer to avoid areas and times when there's a lot of crime, it would be really cool. >> according to him, the most unsafe areas include the grenal path and telegraph area and people's park. he discovered most of the crimes happen on thursday night between 9:00 p.m. and midnight. 7:47. we want to check in with sal rate now, see what's happening on the roads. how is highway 24? >> i'm glad you asked that. >> oh, good. >> and dave. >> it's okay. we can show you a picture of it. it is moderately heavy. you will see some slow traffic here in pleasant hill as you drive past the b.a.r.t.

station. 13 minutes, a lel bit elevated -- a little bit elevated. when you get to the bay bridge, the traffic there is also about the same drive, 25-minute drive. as far as morning commutes go, it's not horrible but there's slow traffic. same thing with contra costa. we had earlier problems there on highway 4 and 680. they've cleared up. but you can see i can point it out with you that southbound 680 is slow as you drive through. 80 is still recovererring from an -- recovering from an earlier grass fire. fire crews may still be on the scene. 580 into the livermore valley. this is the peak of the morning commute. you can expect slow traffic almost everywhere. low cloud around. the higher clouds are -- we have to wait. but it won't be until tonight or tomorrow. this is a weak system. we won't get much out of it. but i think we'll get a little

bit of rain. today we have the low clouds or sunny. the higher clouds are still still aways away. this system probably won't do much except cool us down. so many fires. the smoke all over the place, northern california, all the way to nevada. also reno. i guess, any breeze is not good. firefighters would rather see a west wind than an east or northeast. humidity will go up. the breeze will pick up out of the west later on. it will still be very warm today. our system is -- i don't think this one. it aligns itself north to south. it's weakening. you like to see them come in like this. this one is coming in like that. that topples over. any rain we get it is back here -- is back here. that won't be until late tonight, tomorrow morning. low clouds aren't going anywhere because the system coming in will burn them along. 50s and 60s on the -- very

mild. 64 pacifica. 63. the water temperatures are very warm. so the lows this morning kind of up here. mid-60s. some of the higher elevation, gilroy has dipped. east san jose is already 66. sunnyvale says 65. there's some mild conditions. i think with the system getting closer, we'll see the southerly breeze start to pick up. that can be a tropical feel for many on the coast. peninsula, and south bay. 63 bodega bay is really warm. san francisco buoy, 63. monterey, 63. the remains of odile visiting arizona. a friend of mine text me and said it looks ominous. i'll say. a lot of this will head into the four corners. we have a new tropical system, polo. it's expected to reach hurricane strength tomorrow and take a similar path towards baja. we'll see if it does another slam or moves to the west. ukiah 59. sacramento, 62. you can see some of that moisture streaming back into california. they will have a few popup showers.

any travel plans there expect a lot of clouds and rain. we'll have a lot of clouds. not much rain. but a little bit will make it. the fog is there. low cloud deck. it will stick around. it's not going to retreat that much. fog, sun, mostly sunny here to warm. 80s through the interiors. 70s around the bay and the coast. really mild starting off 63. couldn't take much for pacifica to get into 70. clouds will roll in late tonight. tomorrow morning i think with light rain. won't be mess but could be enough to mess up the commute. on friday, it looks warmer over the weekend. some new information about the death of joan rivers. who may now be under investigation and how there's now a focus on taking a selfie. there is an a -- an overabundance of them and they crap all over the place. >> that's one way to put it. the reason this problem may soon go away.

7:53. new frightening details are emerging about one of the bay area's deadliest mass shootings. the chronicle cites accounts investigating a 2012 attack at oakland's okis university. survivors testified that the suspect stormed a room where nursing students were taking a test. he clutched the school receptionist in one hand and a .45 caliber pistol in another. witnesses say he shot and killed the receptionist and continued to gun down people in the room. he's currently at napa state hospital. it's unclear if he will ever stand trial. family members who lost loved ones in a shooting rampage at a colorado movie theater have filed a lawsuit against the online retailers who sold the guns and ammunition used in the attack. the brady center to prevent gun violence filed the lawsuit on

behalf of sandy and lonnie phillips whose daughter was killed in the shooting. the lawsuit alleges online dealers negligently soemed james holmes thousands of rounds of ammunition, tear gas and body armor without checking his identity. holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 more in the 2012 shooting rampage in aurora, colorado. >> we started asking the questions, how can someone that's mentally ill and known to be mentally ill get his hands on 6,000 rounds of ammunition? >> holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insan tip to the shootings and is scheduled to go on trial in december. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. 7:55. new trouble for corinthian colleges. a lawsuit claims they ran a predatory lending scheme. they are one of the biggest for-

profit in the community. the consumer financial protection agency bureau says they charged tens of thousands us of students double the interest of federal rates and then lied to them about the job prospects. there are five colleges around the bay area. they are either in the pro spes of -- process of being sold or they've been sold. they strongly dispute the claims of that lawsuit. well, the drought appears to be responsible for a drop in the population of canadian geese at oakland's lake merritt. oakland public works officials say the number of canadian december at the lake has -- geese at the lake has dropped skiffly over the past fine years -- significantly over the past five years. there were 3,000 in july. this summer, the numbers fem to slightly -- fell to slightly more than 1,000. some people are worried about the reduced numbers. but others stay they don't mind seeing less of what the geese

are leaving behind? >> there's an overabundance of them. they crap all over the place. >> i don't mind them. >> oakland wildfire experts say they believe the geese are producing fewer eggs because of the -- because of the drought. all right. 7:57. well, it may sound like science fiction but soon could be a reality. self-driving cars could hit the road in our state a lot sooner than you think. >> reporter: people at a campbell apartment complex were evacuated after a fire started in their parking lot. we'll show you all of this damage and tell you why firefighters were worried about the nearby creek. forming. at the -- good morning. at the macarthur maze, you will see slowing in some areas. but for the most part things

are improving. when you get to the bay bridge, there is a backup. we'll tell you the time -- coming up. , the old ktvu walnut creek tree branch is rustling in the breeze here. we will see the breeze pick up. the low clouds are here. where are the higher clouds? we'll show you coming up.

. a frightening wakeup call for dozens of people living in an apartment building in campbell. this is what they were dealing with during the night. several cars caught on fire early this morning. look at the damage. coming up in two minutes, we'll tell you about the specific concern that prompted evacuations out there. stay tuned. welcome back to mornings on two numbered, it is slowing down, but a long way to go. sunshine today and low clouds keeping us partly cloudy, but the front is still a ways away. low clouds, mostly cloudy for

some, and they'll be on the increase tonight as the system gets closer. 50s, 60s, kind of held up on the temperatures and 59 lake port. it will be mostly sunny except for the low clouds. the breeze is showing signs of getting stronger as our system gets close. mild on the coast.

westbound 80 is backed up for about the mcarthur maze and things are a little bit better than they were, so 880 has slowed down. the bay bridge has improved here at the toll plaza. let's go to the maps where 580 is still very slow. put a drive time on this map for you here. let's go back to the desk. we begin with developing news on the south bay. the investigation is underway and an early morning fire outside an apartment morning in campbell. >>reporter: people were evacuated early, but were let

back in their apartment several hours ago. now an investigator is out here, and he's taking a look at these three vehicles, as you can see, completely destroyed. and it will take hours for that investigator to go through them and see what ignited this fire. firefighters were called at 4 a.m. to the apartment complex on union avenue and found three vehicles engulfed in flames. they say it appears it started in a heating and air conditioning work bin that had welding equipment inside and then spread to two other vehicles. police evacuated 16 apartments as a precaution, which accounts for about 40 people. authorities were concerned about fuel that had spilled into the parking lot. >> one or two of the vehicles' gas tanks were affected and we had a fuel leak. i don't know how much, but the crews fairly quickly recognized the fact that there was fuel in the water from the firefight.

>>reporter: firefighters wanted to make sure none of that fuel got into the creek and were able to shore up the liquid and also aren't sure what caused it to start. they heard two loud bangs. they're looking for evidence that may lead to answers. the building wasn't damaged too bad. the bannister on the staircase is burned to the side of the staircase, but the apartments are livable. it's just these vehicles right here that are a total loss. a judge is due to sentence one of two men who pled guilty to attacking a woman outside of at&t park. the cell phone video captured the violent incident in july right there. the woman was knocked

unconscious during a fight. anthony rucker agreed to plead guilty in a plea bargain deal and faces a year in jail and three years of probation. . officers found a man badly beaten and body lying on the sidewalk of north 15th street earlier this month. a man stole a laptop computer from an electronics store.

if you recognize him, contact santa clara police. four people have been arrested on raids in nursing homes where the caregivers were allegedly being paid less than minimum wage. caregivers were working 12-16 hours a day for as little as four dollars an hour. it targeted nursing homes owned by abraham rest homes, sanchez abraham corporation and flooren white dove care homes including walnut creek and more evidence of abuse and negligent at the facilities, which. the new controversy is renewing calls for the head of california's public utilities commission to be fired.

critics say he's become far too powerful and too cozy. the critics include state senator jerry hill were rid about control over the agency that regulates pg & e. >> until he leaves, we won't see the change. >> private e-mails became public, so pg and & e top people in the organization

resigned or were fired. one question. do i look like james bond? >> yes. >> i feel like james bond in this car. >> you look like it too. >>reporter: the technology we're talking about is going to be james bondish if you will. you may see a lot more of these coming in the next few days and weeks. just yesterday they announced they're going to issue permitswe're here at the dealership because audi was the first car company to actually get one of these permits issued by the state. i want to go to a picture of the audi that's been tested for quite some time now. it's basically an a7 that can drive on its own. many other carmakers, even

google, are testing out self driving cars for several years now, but audi has kind of taken the lead in getting the permits from the other states that issue them. this is video of the a7. self driving cars must be registered with the california dmv and the car manufacturer must have $5 million of insurance coverage. the manufacturer must report any accidents related to a self driving car and there must be a driver always in the driver's seat to take control of the car just in case. >> audi has always been pushing forward on the latest technology, so i'm not shocked about it. >> again, audi is the first carmaker to get this permit here in california. they also say it's important to do so because a lot of the technology that goes behind these self driving cars is from here in the bay area, and it was important to test the cars

close by. but you can bet other car companies will be putting their cars on the road also. auto makers pretty much banking on the technology of self driving cars and tesla says youcould be seeing a lot of them on dealership lots within the next five or six years. it is 8:10. it's a big day for many iphone and ipad users. apple is releasing its new ios8 software upgrade, calling it its biggest upgrade ever to its operating system due to new functions including a major update to the phone's keyboard that will also come with apple's new health ap. the operating system will come standard on the new iphone 6 and 6 plus and can be

downloaded. new this morning, the national football league and players union just reached an agreement on an updated drug testing policy, including the testing of human growth hormonesfor the first time. it was originally agreed upon in 2,011, but the players didn't like the method. the nfl is reducing some of the penalties for testing positive for recreational drugs. that means that previously suspended players will be eligible to come back to their teams this week. that's big. >> very interesting. >> very interesting. >> with everything else that's been going on, staying on top of it. shaming building owners with posted signs. the new program to ensure public safety. plus right now president obama is meeting with top military commanders in florida about his strategy to fight isis. the new video released by isis

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. the president is visiting u.s. central command in tampa. they're talking about the battle against isis. the house may voted to. they've released a new video seemingly in response to obama's declaration to go after the terror group in iraq and syria. the video is produced in the style of a hollywood movie trailer that begins with americans tanks and troops under attack and includes video of the president saying that american combat troops will not be returning to fight in iraq. the video concludes with the words, flames of war and coming soon. federal officials arrest had a storeowner, saying that the 30- year-old recruited people to join isis, paid their passport costs and coordinated travel arrangements. he owns a business called mojo's in rochester and

reportedly toldthe informant he wanted to buy guns and ammunitions to launch attacks here in the u.s. he was born in yemen, but is an american citizen. we're closely watch being the united kingdom. political analysts there say a vote tomorrow on whether scotland will continue its union with england or breakaway. it is a tossup. 4 million people in scotland registered for the vote. last minute polls show a slight edge towards breaking away and independence. for more than 300 years scotland has been unified with england. the british prime minister, queen elizabeth, president obama, the pope and harry potter urged voters not to breakaway from england. new development in the investigation into the death of joan rivers. she lost consciousness during a throat procedure at a new york

city clinic. the doctor who performed her biopsy took a selfy with the comedian while she was under anesthesia and was reportedly her personal doctor and not certified by the clinic, and it was during the biopsy that she suddenly went into cardiac arrest. back here at home, letes check in with -- sal. the traffic between the bridge and the maze about a 29 minute drive time and your average speed just shy of 40 miles an hour. not too bad considering what's going on. when you get to the toll plaza it's about a 25 minute amount of time.

still very slow heading over to the dublin area. like dave, i just stepped outside. you were right. so many fires and so dry. we could use the rain. we'll have a better opportunity with projections of three quarters of an inch up towards crescent city. we'll see if it can make it. i don't think they're going to get much help with moisture. the wind will turn more westerly. it's still going to be a tough day. tomorrow looks a lot cooler. i mean, it's a ways away.

low clouds getting help along the system that comes in. get her going. so it will be here. 50s and 60s on the temperatures and 62 in mineral park. hayward west and livermore northwest, san jose the outlier with the breeze. san francisco and monterey 64,

so the coast staying really mild. a lot of rain, and more on the way. if you're in la or san diego, it's hot. i'm telling you, it's smoking down there. we'll see increasing clouds tonight. the low clouds are here and will be ramping up tonight. the system will come in with very little rain. one and done. it will be cooler tomorrow. so fog, sun then warm. put an umbrella in the drink because it will feel tropical. clouds slowly moving in. 70s and 80s, mild conditions, above average temperatures. cooler with some very light

rain. it's 8:20. nasa has chosen two companies to develop, test and fly what it is calling space taxis. boeing and space x have been awarded contracts to develop space ships to take u.s. astronauts to and from the international space station. the american built rockets and spacecraft would mean astronauts would no longer need to hitch a ride for the russians. they've been paying $70 million per astronaut to get to the international space station. this of course after nasa retired the space shuttle. there's a new warning for bay area landmarks where thieves are taking advantage of people who just want to enjoy the view. plus, after the break we'll tell you what this is and how scientists were able to capture this rare glimpse.

. a storm leveled an entire neighborhood in cabo and the mexican government is trying to

arrange flights for thousands of tourists left stranded as a powerful category hurricane went through. a san francisco woman is one of the thousands of tourists stranded in cabo. a mother says her daughter was there for a bachelorette party. you can see the damage to the hotel. she lost all communication for more than 24 hours, but finally received word she was headed back to the u.s. on a military flight. >> you always are thinking the worst, but i keep remembering that they're at the hilton so they're probably save. >> last night ashley and two of her friends landed safely in san diego. other members of her group managed to catcher letter flights. our time is 8:25.

the tropical storm has triggered warnings about flash flooding in southern california and riptides right here in the bay area. there are warnings for boaters and swimmers to expect stronger than normal currents and beaches. riptides can really be dangerous near jetties and piers. you should swill parallel to the shore to get out of them. we want to show you a wonder of the deep blue sea you've probably never seen before. take a look at this. you're looking at newly released video of a sea creature. a special operated submarine got these images. it is a living colony made up of individual organisms working together. these creatures are related to jellyfish, particularly the

portuguese man-of-war. >> i've never seen anything like that. >> yeah. the time is 8:26. still ahead a deadly car crashed happened early this morning in the east bay. after the break we'll bring you a live update on the investigation of this and what the driver was doing just before that firry crash. san francisco tries a unique tactic when it comes to getting get building owners to comply, shaming them. things are moving better than they were heading off to the peninsula. i'll tell you more about the commute coming up. low to mid 60s, and the front out there. we'll see if it's going to bring us any rain.

. two people died in this crash, and then it trigger had a brushfire. live pictures panning around, you can see that crash scene area. alex will tell us what led up to the crash and also how a family with little children narrowly avoided being a part of the horrible crash. wednesday morning. it is september 17. i'm dave clark. let's talk about your weather and traffic, always interesting to hear. >> thank you, sir.

we have low clouds and a partly sunny, partly cloudy day. 60s on a lot of these temperatures. lows never got below 62, 63. decent delta breeze. some rain will make it later this afternoon, and for us it will take overnight into tomorrow, but the low clouds will be on the march and on the go late tonight and tomorrow as the system gets ever so close. good morning. we're still looking at the toll plaza. so many people want to know what this is doing. it's getting a little better. it's about a 20 minute delay. twenty minutes from this spot all the way across. you are going to see slow traffic in the east leading up

to it. earlier we had slow traffic because of a grass fire. crews may still be out there causing a distraction as we drive past magazine street where the fire was, and there's ultraslow traffic getting to the bridge. the 680 corridor between walnut creek, slow traffic in both directions approaching because of an earlier accident northbound, and of course 580 traffic. i want to look at 280 in san jose. it cleared up nicely. investigators still trying to identify who people killed overnight a firry car crash. it happened late last night on highway 580 near an off-ramp. the car flew off the road and plummeted down an embankment

and burst into flames. >>reporter: identifying the victims will be difficult because they were so badly burned in this firry crash. investigators aren't even sure at this point if they were men or women. their sports car they were riding in flew off 580, which is just up the hill from us here, and it slammed right into this tree and burst into flames. that sparked a grass fire late last night. you can see the burn area out here. that fire was quickly put out by crews. this all happened around 11:00 around eastbound 580. the car clipped an suv on the freeway before it veered off. after the fire was put out, two people were found dead inside. there were chp officers close by. they have responded to a number of 911 calls, but once they got

here there was no chance to rescue the people inside the burning car. while the coroner works to identify the victims, investigators are going over evidence found inside that they're hoping will help figure out who was inside and what they were doing leading up to the crash. they also said that before the car lost control, it hit the suv, and that suv had a couple of small children inside of it, but we do understand that no one was hurt in the suv. the city of san francisco is hoping to shame property owners who have not brought buildings up to earthquake

safety standards. >>reporter: we're at 18th, and this is built on landfall, which makes it, according to experts, one of the worse places to be in the event of an earthquake. this is mission high school, and it's been retrofitted, but there are many buildings that still need to be retrofitted, so is ity officials will be posting signs trying to shame building owners into making their buildings safer to better withstand the shaking. we asked people how they felt about the signs. >> i mean, it's a public

concern and if that's going to determine where you decide to go, then you should be given that information. >> i think for business it will probably be hurt a little bit, especially for people not knowing that a lot of places aren't retrofitted. i think tourists would be more likely more scared to enter a building with that in front of it. >>reporter: one property delayed retrofitted and it ended up crumbling, forcing city officials to shut down other businesses nearby. the law targets buildings with weak infrastructure. starting this morning, napa county volunteers will be gathering information about the physical and mental health of people traumatized by last month's earthquake.

they plan to talk to hundreds of people. they're gathering information about health issues that may not seem related to the quake. public health experts say some conditions can be brought often or aggravated by stress from the quake. the survey results should be ready in about a week. now to continuing coverage of the wildfires burning in northern california. the most destructive remains the fire in the small city of weed. flames have wiped out entire neighborhoods. >>reporter: i'm standing outside, and it's calm. last night at a community meeting firefighters said they're concerned that the winds will pick up today, which

could be a problem. when the fire broke out on monday winds were gusting up to 40 miles an hour. we don't think it will be quite that strong today, but with the extremely dry conditions, they say any bit of wind could blow an ember and start a new fire. people have not been allowed to return to neighborhoods. many did lose homes, but others don't know if their homes are still standing. you'll see a couple, three, four, five houses on one street that are burned down and then

one house standing that is untouched. so they're waiting to find out when they can go back, but last night at this community meeting they said they don't have a time estimate on when that is going to happen. even homes that are standing don't have power and may not have water, so they're going to wait until that is cleared of power lines and trees before they allow residents to return. >> one last question. what about the cause of the fire. i believe it remains a mystery at this point. >>reporter: there's a $10,000 reward being offered for information leading to the cause of the fire. apparently there were no lightning strikes in the area on monday dry and clear when this fire started in the afternoon. we've been hearing from residents that there's a homelessen campment near where the fire started. we've heard talk about possible

dispute among people that may have led to somebody setting the fire, but that is not official word. >> hard to imagine. i assume you'll be doing more reports on the news tonight. >>reporter: yeah. we'll be heading into town in a few minutes, and we're trying to see if we can track down some of the people who were fighting the fire, but also lost homes in the fire. we understand at least four employees lost their homes who live here in weed, and two of them were battalion chiefs. i heard one was actually fighting the fire and saw his house burning at the same time.

>> a serious situation up there. new video of the big wildfire in sacramento. look at this. we just found out this morning the san francisco fire department and the fire protection district have sent some of their crews up there. the oakland fire department sent firefighters up a couple days ago. we'll have much more coverage on our website, ktvu.com.

you can find the latest weather conditions and photos and videos of the front lines of fighting the fires. >> the pictures are devastating. check your toothpaste. procter & gamble promises a certain ingredient will be taken out after a dentist brings national attention to it. fire investigators are at an apartment complex trying to figure out what caused these three vehicles to catch on fire. we'll tell you what we've learned and why there's concern for a nearby creek. right now traffic is still a little bit slow as you drive in to san jose. we'll tell you more about this interchange and some of other commute into the silicon valley. low clouds in place, waiting for the higher clouds. they've actually slowed down a little bit. we'll see if it will maybe give us rain tomorrow. it makes me happy to go on the computer.

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we have the latest from out there. >>reporter: good morning. the fire investigator has been sifting through all of the vehicles trying to figure out a cause. what he's told us is that they do believe that the fire started in this heating and air conditioning van and then spread to the other two cars parked alongside it. there's a lot of plastic and other materials melted together, so the investigator has called out other fire personnel for help. firefighters were called at 4 a.m. to the apartment complex and found three vehicles engulfed in flames and believe it started in the van that had welding equipment inside and spread to the two others, and one of the gas tanks ruptures which caused fuel to spill. that proved to be a challenge, but firefighters were quickly to cover storm drains to make sure it didn't get into the creek close by. firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in about ten minutes, and an

investigator came to the scene to figure out a cause. we asked that fire official if they thought this was suspicious or not. >> of course we don't want any of that to go in our storm drains or the creek. fortunately the crews recognized that quickly. basically the water was contained at the driveway. we put material there so nothing got into the creek. >>reporter: they evacuated 16 apartments, which accounts to about 40 people. they were let back inside after about an hour. the vehicles were a total loss. the owners were too upset to talk on camera, but were curious to find out what started the fire. at this point the investigator told me it doesn't appear that anyone poured a flammable liquid on the van and appears the fire started inside. but again, the cause is still undetermined at this point.

8:47. new this morning, san francisco police have released a sketch of a suspect in an unusual attempted homicide case. take a look. the suspect is described as an asian male 20-29 years old with dark or tan skin. police say the suspect and victim got into some sort of confrontation before the suspect tried to run the victim over in a crosswalk and then opened fire. the incident happened last month on golden gate avenue and broderick street. the victim is expected to recover. the suspect may be driving a newer model gray honda civic or accord. anyone with information is asked to contact san francisco police. taking in the view has become an expensive lesson for many people, especially tourists. a warning from park rangers if you're headed to the golden gate bridge. >> yeah, it affects people from

around the world and is attracting thieves. the tourists from austria did not want to talk on camera, but told us a lot of stuff was taken from their rental car. the rangers said the burglars often target tourists and are looking for something specific. >> the o most likely is a rental car or something that advertises that it's a rental car. >> they say they're looking foreign tall cars because there's usually luggage, back packs and souvenirs and the tourists are usually distracted. keep valuables out of sight or better yet back at the hotel. the rangers say that it's not just tourists that the thieves are looking for, but locals as well that leave their car to hike and bike around the area and they warn to be extra

careful around big events. let's bring sal back. everybody behaving for you? >> things are getting better as we get closer to 9:00. however, we have a couple of things to talk about. first of all let's take a lock at what we have with the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see improvement especially for the 880 ramp which is over towards the far left. you can see that's improved quite a bit. this is about a 20 minute drive into san francisco. pretty happy with the improvement. same thing for the bridge here. it's moving, albeit a little slow. we haven't had any problems on the 101 this morning. it's still a problem west 80, still slow because of an earlier grass fire near magazine street. fire equipment making sure this doesn't flare up again, especially in the hot dry

conditions. so you'll see slow traffic past the area on the way to the bridge. it's 8:50. hello, steve. how are you, my friend? >> never better. >> low clouds here, blue skies, temperatures mild to warm. lows didn't really get below 60 for many. the high clouds are out there. this is not looking good. at best we're going to get light rain late tonight, tomorrow morning. i hope we do. it's a one and done. there's nothing behind that except high pressure. it will warm up this weekend. hopefully a little something. that would be rain up here. we'll take anything we can get. low clouds around. 60s on the temperatures. half moon bay 63. san francisco 63. water temperatures 63.

it looks like some light rain will make it up here. this has been here all morning long and hasn't made a punch in yet. it's moving two speeds, slow and stop. south breeze, very mild on the coast. clouds slowly move in. overnight for us, if we get any rain, it will be tomorrow morning. i don't think it will be much, but a little bit. sunny and 80s on the temperatures. after thursday it will cool down. we're clear it out friday. it could be warm to hot with an optional breeze by the weekend. it is 8:52. >> if you need ideas on the best places to live, a new list just came out of the best places in america. we'll show you the list after the break. stay tuned.

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what's happen something. >> it's still very slow coming through here because of the grass fire that happened hours ago. they're not taking any chances with it. fire crews still out there making sure that it doesn't flare up again, and traffic is going to be very slow coming through getting to the bridge. when you get to the toll plaza, that's improved a bit. it should take you about 20 minutes from the time you reach the toll plaza to get over to the other side of the bridge. i just want to mention northbound 280 slowing again, but for the most part the commute is beginning to wind down. it is 8:57. let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds in place. sunny to warm. increase being clouds late tonight. let's hope we get a little light rain. it won't be much. it's gone and back to warm. >> we can think it. that's our report this morning.

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command will introduce the president today as they wait for the president to take the stage, senior white house senior correspondent life for us on the north lawn. good morning. >> good morning, martha. the president is matching the assembly a day after the joint chief of staff said he might recommend u.s. ground troops join the fight against isis or isil. now, mr. obama has said u.s. forces will not have a combat mission, though pilots and drones will fly air strikes. general mark dempsey supports that strategy but he also says "if we reach a point i believe our advisors should accompany iraq you troops on attacks against specific isil targets, i will recommend that to be president." the house voting to authorize money to train and equipped syrian rebels. palmer's will move on the military authorization ac aftere