now at noon, firefighters are bracing for a big shift in the weather which is expected to help fuel the raging king fire. it's already destroyed ten homes and is still threatening thousands more. students and teachers at a hayward elementary school complain of being bitten by flares. what officials are doing -- fleas. what officials are doing about the issue. and park something free in san francisco on sunday. why some are confused by the signs? hotter temperatures and

more erratic winds are expected to make today a tough day for firefighters battling the raging king fire in el dorado county. the fire has already burned more than 87,000 acres and it's destroyed ten homes and 22 other buildings. right now, it is only 18% contained. good afternoon, i'm tori campbell. as brian hickey reports, today the focus is on the changing weather conditions and how the wind could help fuel the king fire, which is still threatening more than 12,000 homes. >> reporter: the second fire camp is up and running. it's to battle the north end of the king fire as crews head out for another day on the fire lines of a fire that's grown to more than 8 -- more thanle 7 -- more than 87,000 acres. crews set up this camp closer to where they need to go to work but also to spread the

crews out. they've divided the crews and sent many to the north where the bulk of the work is left to do go it's very difficult to move around in the morning team when everyone is gearing up for the day shift. with over 5,000 personnel assigned to the fire, we needed to split it into two zones. >> reporter: fire crews got relief in the way of weather with light rain that fell across the area. more importantly is raised the humidity level making the fire activity much less. that allowed fire crews to go directly on the lines. we caught up with a crew from roseville who has been constructing the fire line. >> now that the humidity is up, it's slowing down a little bit. it's brought the moisture content of the fuel up. fire is not burning as hot as it was. but it's still out there. it's still burning. >> reporter: back in fire camping, crews have everything they need to battle the fire, including their own gas station, they have a kitchen

here, laundry and shower facilities. everything they need to clean up, restock and head back out to the lines on the king fire. >> that was brian hickory reporting. let's check in with our own rosemary orozco monitoring the fire conditions around the king fire. >> yes, tori. we have warmer, drier air moving into the sierra for the next couple days. the winds will be up. when it's humid an damp, it burns slower and allows them to sort of get the upper hand on it. at this point, with the dry and hot air in place, it will burn faster and hotter. there is also a dense fog advisory until 8:00 this evening for the greater lake tahoe area. you can see it stretches from the north end all the way south and continues on into nevada and farther south of tahoe as well. the dense fog advisory meaning it's tough to drive through there. visibility near a mile in some areas, very hazardous along i- 80. we're talking highway 50 and 89

also creating unhealthy air. definitely, you know, not a good idea to be outdoors. the problem about this, now that this new shift in the weather pattern has moved in, it will stick around for the next few days. when i come back, i will talk about another shift. we'll see more rain in the extended forecast. but for today, a nice one to enjoy for the final hours of summer. tori? >> thank you. to see more photos of the king fire go to ktvu.com. to see a slide show, that's where the latest is on fire conditions and evacuations. bay area senator barbara boxer is calling on the nfl to crack down on players accused of domestic violence. she's written a letter to the league urging it to change its policy. senator boxer's letter says "you need too have zero- tolerance as a stated goal in order to have policies that achieve it. ." she goes on to say, "it's imperative to the nfl make a

real commitment to prevent nfl in its rages, encourage victims to come forward and punish all of those responsible, regardless of the level involvement by law enforcement officials." an investigation is underway at the san jose home of the 49ers' player who has also been involved in a domestic violence case. this time police are looking into a weekend burglary. san jose police were called just before 11:00 saturday night to the home of defensive end ray mcdonald on bentley ridge drive. sources tell ktvu that no one was home at the time since mcdonald's donald was in arizona -- since mcdone and was in arizona for the -- since mcdone and was in lars for the game. electronics were taken. >> i just heard dogs barking. i heard there are other break- ins. >> reporter: does this make you concerned? >> yes, of course, yes.

>> reporter: in august he was booked into jail on suspicion of domestic violence after his fiancee was found with visible injuries. he bail and was released that morning. he was not suspended from playing. but his arrest comes after a new policy on domestic violence and sexual assault was announced. a hayward elementary school is closed as maintenance workers fix two problems. a water main break and fleas. alex savidge is live to tell us how bad the problems are. good afternoon, alex. >> reporter: tori, good afternoon. the principal said it wasn't a lot of fleas found at roos elementary but there were a handful of teachers and students who complained about being bitten. classes were canceled. the principal said that was because of unrelated flooding on campus. the fleas were first reported last wednesday.

they were mostly found in a yard in the playground area. no one knows exactly where they came from. but over the weekend, crews came in and fumigated and part of that fumigation process was focused on portable classrooms that sit on the yard. the principal says when she came in this morning, there were still some live fleas found on campus and on top of that, there was another problem, a water leak in a bathroom caused flooding. the main office and several classrooms had standing water. so that prompted the principal to send all of the students home for the day just after 8:00 this morning. while the flooding prompted the cancellation of process, the fleas are still a concern and one student had several bites. >> he was scratching, you know, just itchy. once we actually looked at him, he did have a bite or two. >> you could see some of them flying, not many. i think there was more on wednesday when i first discovered it. so i don't think that's a huge factor at this point.

but it is influential. >> reporter: now, with the students gone today, maintenance crews will spend the afternoon cleaning up all of the standing water from that leak. they will fumigate on campus one more time to hopefully kill all of the remaining fleas. the principal is optimistic the kids will be able to return to class tomorrow morning. we're live in hayward. alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you. alameda county officials have cordoned off part of a street near hayward after reports of a national gas leak. it started after 10:00 outside the hayward city limits. about two blocks away from fairview elementary school where a spokeswoman told us the campus was not affected. this view from newschopper2 shows the activity. pg&e says it capped the leak around 11:18. to pay or not to pay. some san francisco parking meters are confusing drivers. parking on sunday has been free

in most areas since july but not all of the signage reflects the change. katie utehs is live in san francisco to explain why the city's transit agency says the conflicting signs are not a priority. good afternoon, katie. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. they did a large media campaign to let people know that parking would be free on sunday, but not everyone got the message and the parking meters, many of them still say hours of operation sunday, noon to 6:00 p.m. hard to come by parking, nearly priceless in hayes valley says this restaurant owner. >> it's very hard in hayes valley to find parking. >> reporter: on sunday, it's free outside of stack. but cuss customers don't all realize it because of confusing signage. >> whether to pay or not. >> reporter: the meters will read free on sundays. an hour of operation sticker on the side still indicates the

parking is enforced from noon to 6:00 p.m. on sundays. >> what we're doing is using our sources to upgrade the meter. we use that same group of personnel to put a sticker on. >> reporter: the agency is upgrading old meters to smart meters which will make it clear that sunday parking is free. >> i think it's definitely increased our business. >> reporter: now, all of those parking meters are expected to be installed by february. live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. a proposal to ease congestion on the richmond/san rafael bridge is moving forward as a way to help both drivers and bicyclists. under the proposal, a third lane would be added to the and lower deck to alleviate heavy traffic due to the evening commute. the job would involve restriping to convert a shoulder into a lane for traffic. >> yes. very. it would lessen the traffic.

>> i think this would probably be outstanding. a real good suggestion as long as there's enough space for each lane. >> on the upper deck, the proposal would turn the shoulder into a bike lane that would likely be separated by a barricade. some are concerned about the risk while others say it would encourage more cycling. an official with the metropolitan transportation commission told the marin independent journal a study on the proposal wobble proi won't be -- probably won't be finished until next year. linking panhandlers to criminals. the unusual post by one bay area police officers association about how generosity to panhandlers could lead to more. a man is is being investigated for jumping a fence at the white house and having ammunition in his car.

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security at the white house, now under fire within the last hour, a prosecutor investigating the alleged intruder said more than 800 rounds of ammunition was found inside his car. according to the secret service, the man was able to jump a fans, run across the lawn, and set foot in the white house. ktvu's jacqueline fell is in

washington now with security changes already happening as a result. >> reporter: the secret service is stepping up security locking unused doors and deploying more agents on the grounds. they are considering making changes that could impact tourists wants to visit the white house including expanding the perimeter. omar gonzalez of texas was able to hop a white house fence and ran through unlocked doors of the north area of the white house on friday. today the white house spokesman said they are conducting an internal review and stepping up training for officers on the front line to make sure everyone knows how to handle situations just like this one. the president is very concerned. he and his daughters had just left the white house. the president has been briefed multiple times on the investigation. >> at the same time, the president continues to have complete confidence in the professionals at the secret service to do the very challenging work that i have described. >> reporter: earnest says the secret service has to balance

thousands of tourists protecting the first family and doing so while ensuring the white house remains the people's house. he would not say whether the president support expanding the perimeter around the white house. in washington, jacqueline fell, ktvu channel 2 news. the brentwood police officers association is making an usual request concerning how people treat panhandlers in that city. the police union says brentwood has developed a rather generous reputation. so police have put up a facebook post warning the public that giving money to panhandlers will only encourage criminals to come to brentwood. the anti-panhandling campaign got started after a man asking for money outside of a bank told a police officer he prefers to come to brentwood because people are nicer and give more money. some people we spoke with say the campaign is a bit harsh. >> people see in their hearts to give, i mean, you can't say to somebody well, don't give to somebody. it is -- it might be a little

coldhearted. >> the post office urges people to call police if someone approaches them and asks for money. one of san francisco's oldest soup kitchens is about to open a state-of-the-art dining room and gave us a sneak peek today. the st. anthony's foundation is putting the finishing touches on the new dining room. the kitchen will have some of the most advanced equipment in the industry and will accommodate 30% more people. it is also located on the first floor instead of the basement. for the first time in history, the dining room will be on the first floor. it will receive natural light. folks in the city will get to see it as te drive by. >> on the second floor already will be a clothing program. the third through ninth floors will have affordable housing. the project has been 15 years in the making. the new dining room will open october 4th exactly 64 years after the first meal was served

in the original dining room. the coast guard is trying to figure out you the source of 50 gallons of fuel that spilled into the san francisco bay on saturday. the oil appeared near the ss jeremiah o'brian docked near fisherman's wharf. the spill created a sheen. the crews surrounded the spill with boom and used vacuum trucks and skimming vessels. a big mudslide has blocked two roads on mt. shasta. a spokesperson says it is the largest slide on mt. shasta in 20 years. the national forest service says the slide could be related to the drought which has left the mountain's glaciers exposed to the sun's heat. beautiful weather shaping up around the bay area for the final hours of summer. wow. take a look at this. we have mostly blue skies across the bay. you can see towards the east

bay where we have a little bit of haze there. good air quality in place even sunshine along the coastline today. over the weekend, we were stocked in pretty good along the coast. even portions of the east bay had a tough time clearing. but take a look at today. as we say farewell to summer 2014. an enjoy able one. temperatures are a few degrees warmer than where we were. anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees in any spots. we do have somive weather brewing in the pacific -- some active weather brewing in the pacific. this will brick us the chance for more rain. that will be wednesday night into thursday. i want to push you ahead and then we'll come back to the numbers for today. that gets you all the way into midweek on wednesday. there's the line of rain. i think we're going to be dry, moment of wednesday if not the entire day on wednesday. the timing on this looks a lot like the system we had last week. late wednesday night into early thursday morning, it begins to slide through. we're catching just the tail end. not expecting to see a lot but

we are expecting to have enough to get the roads wet, especially for the thursday morning commute. so again, that will be our next chance for some rain coming in wednesday night into thursday. for today, mostly sunny, dry and fabulous. 77 walnut creek at this hour. 73 in napa. 69 san francisco. 70 degrees for redwood city. machine and 68 degrees outside your door at half moon bay. upper 60s in san jose. for the afternoon, looking at 78 for sonoma, 77 in santa rosa. upper 70s for napa today. 77 in san rafael and low 70s expected by the water in sausalito. nice weather in the east bay. 70s degrees for you in alameda. upper 70s, low to mid-80s for our inland locations. a nice summer day for you. 76 san jose. we have 77 santa clara. 76 sunnyvale along the peninsula today. 72 in san bruno. 72 san mateo. palo alto, you will go to 76. 68 for san francisco. partly to mostly sunny.

60s for pacifica, half moon bay, daly city. the extended forecast here -- so, the autumn equinox arrives this evening, 7:29. first full day of fall actually going to be a little warmer. but then we begin to see the changes. temperatures begin to drop off a little bit. chance of rain thursday. may linger into friday. but by the weekend we're slightly warmer and we're looking at nice weather, once again. >> all right. hard to believe summer is over. all right. thank you. >> you are welcome. starting tonight, part of an exit off the bay bridge in san francisco is scheduled to close for the next several months. crews are set to be closing the folsom street ramp from westbound interstate 80 at 11:00 tonight and it's scheduled to remain closed until midmarch. during the next few months, they will reposition the ramp. the portion of the exit that goes to fremont street will remain open. some residents in one san

francisco neighborhood say a facebook executive is the reason they cannot park their cars in front of their own homes. and a former giants' player making a major contribution to fund scholarships for female athletes at uc berkeley.

well, stocks appear to be on track for their biggest loss in several weeks. concerns that china's growth is slowing sent oil prices lower.

that's dragging down energy stocks. alibaba, that stock is down 4% and spaceex's founder says his company expects to spend a hundred million in south texas on the first commercial orbital space port. the dow down 107. the nasdaq is down 53. s&p, down 16. it was a record weekend for apple. it sold more than 10 million iphone 6 and 6 plus models between last friday and today. that's a record for a new iphone model in its opening weekend. that's on top of the 4 million phones that were preordered. apple's ceo tim cook says demand for the phone has exceeded the company's expectations. in in san francisco, some residents in doe row less rights are -- dolores heights are upset about work done near the home of mark zuckerberg.

the work started 17 months ago. some residents are not able to park outside of their own homes. many have filed complaints. neighbors say nothing has been done. zuckerberg and his wife have filed for at least ten construction projects worth several million dollars. uc berkeley is set to make a big announcement today involving a former san francisco giants' player. infielder, jeff kent, is donating $531,000, which will be augmented by $100,000 in matching funds, to create a fully endowed women's sports scholarship. he wants the money spent on helping female athletes at kent's alma mater, keeping in soccer, softball or cross country. he played infield for cal in the late 1980s before his successel is major league career with the giants an dodge -- and dodgers. 2 investigates police in the east bay are trying to upgrade a controversial cell phone tracking system potentially making it even more

powerful. what we know about the secret device, its capabilities and concerns that your privacy could be at risk. that's tonight on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and you can follow us on twitter and facebook. have a great day.

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