a one-day ferry strike leaves thousands of north bay commuters in the lurch. we'll tell you how they are getting to work this morning. b.a.r.t. is increasing security measures after growing concerns of a terrorist plot. the reasons some u.s. officials are saying the threat is overblown. there could be several more flight cancellations and delays because of a suspicious fire that's going near chicago. coming up we'll tell you how this is impacting bay area airports. new safety concerns about the new bay bridge.

the latest problem uncovered on the eastern span. "mornings on 2" begins right now. you are looking live at the larkspur ferry terminal where there's no service because ferry captains are staging a strike. this means thousands of commuters are having to find another way to get to work. tara moriarty is there and coming up in two minutes, she will tell us why people who were planning to use the bus as a backup plan are facing a new unexpected problem. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's friday, september 26th. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve is coming bag. do you see any rain in our forecast? >> i do. it's not -- rain was yesterday. this is more scattered showers. but there will be some, yes, and the sierra nevada could get in on wild weather over the

weekend. more likely on saturday than sudden. for us, the system is swinging in. so far there's not opinion too much. there's been a couple of sprinkles, light showers. the higher clouds are racing overhead, marin county, napa, sonoma county in add vance of that. mostly cloudy. 50s on a lot of these temperatures. there's pockets of fog out there. walnut creek down to 52. a little cooler air mass beginning to spill. the coolest air will spin in. it's almost impossible to pinpoint it. i'm covering myself. sun and clouds. maybe showers this afternoon. 70s. warm ocean temperatures from pacifica to antioch. here's sal. >> good morning. we're looking at traffic that's getting busier now. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see it's backed up for about a 25-minute delay. but the 880 approach is good. people often ask me which is the best way to approach. right now, that interstate

would be 880 ramp, especially if you have fastrack. also the commute on 880 itself in oakland and so far we're having a pretty good day here in both directions. marin county southbound 101 near north san pedro, there was a four-car non-injury accident. it's being moved off the freeway. but southbound 101 from novato to san rafael is getting slower and happening now, thousands of north bay commuters are scrambling to find another way to get to work. that could include driving getting into san francisco. boat captains are on strike. tara moriarty is in larkspur with more. >> reporter: there are no more buses running from the larkspur ferry terminal. we've received word that actually bus routes have been affected because a lot of drivers called in sick. of 915 routes, 13 have been canceled. santa rosa has been hit hard. you will be looking at longer wait times and more crowded buses. you can see there's picketers

here. there have been quite a few of honks of support from passing traffic. there are 9,000 people from the north bay who will have to find another way to work this morning. the reason the golden gate bridge district is offering raises of 9%. captains want 12% ba they will have to way -- because they will have to pay more for healthcare. commuters here seem to be taking it in stride. one man we spoke to decided to bike to work this morning. >> i think it's a good way for the engineers and pilots to voice their opinion and get it across. i mean, certainly it disrupts the commute and makes a point. >> reporter: you will be able to burn calories. >> that's right. i thank them for that. >> reporter: the district says fridays are typically. but that's backfired with all of those unexpected sick calls. now, friday's ballpark ferry

has canceled. giants' fans will have to make other plans. contract negotiations are set to resume on monday. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 7:04. now to the developing news we've been following about a fire at an faa control tower in illinois that's stopped most flights at chicago's o'hare and midway airports and that is having a ripple effect on flights all across the country. brian flores has found out about some canceled flights at sfo. good morning, brian. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yeah, this is having a ripple affect, not just in -- effect, not just in chicago but across the country and in the bay area. there are cancellations and more delays since we saw you 30 minutes ago. i just checked with the website flight aware.com. according to the website, flee flights scheduled to leave from sfo to chicago have been canceled. they are a southwest flight scheduled to leave at 6:25.

an american airlines flight scheduled to leave at 6:00 and now another american airlines flight scheduled to leave at 10:10 this morning have been canceled. also at least three delays from sfo, two from united, one m virgin america. this is sp in response to -- in response to the suspicious fire that broke out in chicago. along with the fire police in aurora, there was a man with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the basement of the center. unclear whether that's connected to the fire. as we take it back out here live, at least for the flyers that are heading to chicago, this is having a ripple affect not just here so check with the airline. there are flights from san jose to chicago being impacted. san jose airport just getted that out -- tweeted that out moments ago. if you are headed to chicago or expecting family from that area as well, check with your

airline this morning. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. there are new fears this morning about corrosion on the new span of the bay bridge. the san francisco chronicle reports several of the steel rods that anchor the span may have corroded due to water leaks on the bridge. caltrans found the water last week and believes the leaks may date back to 2010 before the tower was lowered into position. officials say the water has been drained but it is still unclear whether any rods were damaged. demolition of the original eastern span of the bay bridge is moving along. crews are taking apart the 78- year-old bridge in roughly the reverse order of how it was built. demolition started back in april. so far about 800 feet of the bridge has been taken down. the gap just keeps getting larger by the day. the entire demolition project is expected to be complete in about four years.

in detroit, a truck driver was killed after his truck hit a pedestrian bridge causing it to collapse onto the freeway. the incident caused traffic to back up for miles stranding drivers, including detroit lions' quarterback matthew stafford. no one was on the bridge at the time of the crash. investigators are investigating what caused the truck driver to hit the bridge. a campuswide safety alert at st. mary's has been issued. a student was sexually assaulted last week. administrators are giving few details but say the victim was touched inappropriately. of pleasonton will impose militaries on those who don't conserve water. the community as a whole slashed their water use by a third, well, the city will ease the fines. according to the contra costa times, pleasanton's water

conservation rate is among the top ten in the state. by the end of the year, thecy of santa rosa could decide to implement new and tougher anti-smoking laws. they will hold meetings about possible changes. the proposals include extending the ban to apartment buildings and condominiums where the units are separated by a single wall. cilticks a historic building in redwood city is going up for sale for $1 but there is a catch. here's a picture of the small queen anne victorian from google's street view. it sits on wilson street where a developer wants to build a new apartment building. because of the building's historic status, the developer will have to put the house up for sale for $1. only condition is that the buyer has to mosque the building off the property.

if no one buys it within 90 days, it can be torn down. east bay politicians are joining forces to try to remove thousands of eucalyptus trees from the oakland hills. 12 officials sent a letter to the federal government asking for $5 million in funding to cut down the trees. the concern is that their oily wood and dry leaves pose a huge fire risk. in fact, they were cited as one of the big reasons the 1991 oakland hills fire spread so quickly. the trees are not native to the bay area. they were planted here at the end of the 19th century by two oakland businessmen who unsuccessfully tried to use them for lumber. 7:10. this week's rain, it's really helping those firefighters on the king fire east of sacramento. that fire is now 55% contained after burning more than 95,000 acres in the sierra nevada foothills.

289 homes and plgs still threatened -- buildings still threatened but that's a big improvement from yesterday morning. six people have been hurt. a dozen homes have burned since this fire started almost two weeks ago. some san francisco firefighters up there fighting the king fire, they are now back home. and we were there as they unpacked their gear last night after spending almost a week on the fire lines. we can tell you that no firefighters from san francisco were hurt in the fire. they are just heroes. >> yes. >> all of the work they do. >> yeah, tori. growing concerns about a potential terror plot targeting u.s. transit systems. coming up at 7:30, the steps b.a.r.t. is taking even though there are questions about whether this plot is real. how some tiny insects causing big traffic problems and why the solution calls for, well, an unappetizing plastic. right now, we're looking at the south bay commute.

not too bad. there is a little bit of slowing on 237. we'll give you a look at the south bay drive and take another look at the north bay issues we have right now. some low and higher clouds are marching in in advance of another system. female announcer: the savings really stack up

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will not resign and that sparked in overnight demonstration. some undocumented immigrants will be allowed to join the military. the new pentagon policy is seen as the first phase by a proddered plan by the obama administration to create new paths to sit stenship for undocumented -- citizenship for undocumented immy grans -- immigrants. they are interested in those who speak nonenglish and they have to come to the -- also have to come to the u.s. with their parents before the age of 16. other immigration news, homeland security says it's lost track of most of the families from central america who were caught illegally crossing the boerlder earlier this year -- border earlier year. 71% failed to meet with agents within 15 days as they were ordered to do. we're still waiting to find

out who purchased several winning lottery tickets in northern california. a superlotto ticket worth $11 million was sold in stockton. the winner has not yet come forward. but surveillance video from the store where the ticket was sold appears to show the woman who bought the lucky ticket. >> i would be dancing. $11million. can't complain about that. >> if the winner decides on a lump sum, the take-home is $6.5 million. that's before federal tickses. the owner of the gas station will get a $55,000 prize for selling the winning ticket. we're also waiting for the winner of the big $228 million powerball ticket that was sold in san mateo to come forward. the winning ticket was sold at the keys market on nordocument street. it would be about $100 million after taxes. owner of the store gets $1

million. if you haven't checked your ticket yet, the winning numbers are 7, 14, 24, 41, and 21. and the powerball number is 26. >> i did not win. >> i didn't either. this morning, little insects causing big traffic problems in central california. now, ants have been chewing through electrical wires. knocked out the traffic lights at a busy intersection in vie visalia. they are attracted to the insulated coating on the old wires. people who live in the area say they are not surprised. >> that makes sense. we have a real bad ant problem. >> i hope the city gets it fixed soon. we do have children in the area. >> the city's public works director says the wiring will have to be pulled out and replaced by thicker, bundled wires. he says the new wires will be coded code -- coated kind of plastic that ants don't like and won't eat. we want to check in with sal. apparently there is a new crash in martinez. >> yeah, it sounds pretty bad.

northbound 680 as you come up to pacheco, there is a crash and now, unfortunately, getting word that one person has died as a result of their injuries following this accident. northbound 680 before pacheco. this crash is backing traffic up. northbound from highway 4. the commute direction is southbound and the lanes there are not blocked but people are slowing to take a look just after the benicia bridge heading south to concord. give yourself extra time. we have a crew on the way to this serious crash. let's take a look now at the toll plaza of the bay bridge on a friday. things are just a little bit lighter than usual. still means you are waiting about 20 minutes to get across the bridge to the san francisco side. and in the valley, 280 northbound out of downtown san jose looks good. there will be a little bit of slow traffic approaching highway 17. but that's about all. 85 and 101 are better than they normally are. we're looking at marin county traffic and so far it's just moderate on 101. we'll have more on the ferry

boat strike. that's coming up very soon. but now the weather. here's steve. >> thank you, sir. some sunbreaks here. there's going to be an increase in clouds later on, especially this afternoon. it will be a much bigger event for the sierra. we could get a few scattered showers. some of the higher cloud streaming in towards the north bay, mainly marin county. it's back here. there's a couple of showers still off the mendocino coast. they haven't moved much. as this moves in. it will destabilize the atmosphere a little bit. but the sierra -- things are already popping up in the sierra. there will be rain up there. and maybe as this low -- as this forms, it closes off over nevada might give them know up around 8,000 feet. some of the clouds increasing over the north bay. there comes the system as it slopes in. we'll mention thunderstorm activity. 50s on the temps to 60s. there is a big spread, some as

much as 10 degrees and 134 and pockets of fog as well. up upper 50s for pittsburg and brentwood. walnut creek has dipped to 54. la fayette and orinda, 56. and 57. monterey this morning, 4:00 a.m., 66 degrees. san francisco buoy, 64. this system did not give us the northwest breeze yet. has not given us the upwells. a lot of people heading to reno, i would probably drive to be honest with you. this system will close off into a low and then just send in a lot of bands or a series of systems as it goes into the sierra. for us, partly sunny, partly cloudy. scattered showers are possible. any thundershower activity would be north and east later on. saturday we're on the dry side. there will be showers popping up. the forecast model is kind of missing on this. by 5:00 could be thundershowers but watch what happens on

saturday. watch how that happens around. that will be the high mountain snow. also some rain, thundershower activity for reno, tahoe, truckee, then it stays on the lee side all the way into sunday. see how this keeps wrapping back around. it will be much more active up there than here. today, a few showers. that's the best bet for saturday. snow around 8,000 feet or so. could be a couple of inches there and then scattered showers on sunday. we have a mix of sun and clouds. there will be pockets of morning fog. maybe a few thundershowers. people freak out when i -- we'll be fine. 70s on the temperatures. from stinson to clearlake to sonoma, 70s. same for martinez, concord, crockett. shout out to port costa. >> woo-hoo! >> alameda 72. san jose, 75. look at the 70s. santa cruz will be one of the

warmest, 79. daly city. 7 a lot of os -- a lot of 70s here. by sunday, mostly sunny and that warmer weather for next week. >> all right, tc. all right. it's basically an adult onesie. a coat sewn together giving the illusion of a full suit. does it look ridiculous? you will see it. you be the judge. there was excitement during the giant' game last night. it involves something that will happen next week.

groundhogs at new york's staten island to may have to look for a new day job. officials may stop allowing mayors who hold their groundhogs on that day. a couple of mishaps may have spurred this last february. the mayor of new york accidentally dropped it and it died a few days later.

michael bloomberg was bitten by a groundhog in 2009. >> yikes. 7:24. there's playoff fever as the regular baseball season ends. >> giants! giants! >> now, that's a giants' fan. fans showed up for the game at at&t park just hours after the milwaukee brewers lost to the cincinnati reds. that means the giants have clinched a wild card spot. >> good and bad. good we're in. i want to see them clinch it tonight. >> come in the front door, not just back into it because of the brewers. >> the giants beat the padres last night. the two teams met for the final series of the season. the giants play the pirates or the st. louis cardinals on wednesday in the single game wild card game. the oakland as are still struggle, but they still have a good shot at the playoffs.

they lost to the texas rangers 2-1 last night while the wild card hopefuls won their games. oakland has dropped into the second wild card spot one game behind the royals. the as magic spot is at 2 with three games to play in texas. giants' legend willie mccovey will miss an awards ceremony that's close to his heart. the 76-year-old baseball legend is still? the hospital recovering from complications from an infection. he will not be able to make it to tonight's presentation of the willie mack award at at&t park. the annual award honors the giants' most inspirational player on and off the field. this will be the first time mccovey has missed the award ceremony since it was first handed out in 1980. and a massive police search in san jose after reports of a burglary. the actions of an alert neighbor that led to three

arrests. even though there are doubts about a viable threats to u.s. subway systems, we'll find out the safety systems being taken as a precaution. right now, we do have traffic in most areas. it's doing well. san mateo bridge, a little bit of slow traffic. we have a big accident in the north bay. coming up we'll tell you more about that. well, shrouded in the fog is our east bay branch of our tree here. not much of a breeze. there's definitely low clouds around. what about showers? it's possible. we'll have that and the sierra forecast.

7:29. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. we're checking weather. i went outside. >> what's it like? >> beautiful. >> oh, nice. >> beautiful, crisp, fall morning, steve. >> that's good. >> yeah. >> good to know. we have a little change offshore. it's starting to spin in a few high clouds mainly to the north bay. it might give us shower activity later today. this is a bigger event for the sierra than for us. it's already setting in -- it looks like cloud and rain up there. a lot of you are going up to reno, be advised, it will be act in. saturday looks the best day for snow around 8,000 feet. 50s on the temperatures. 60s for some. napa has dipped to 50. 53 menlo park. yet 6 warmer at belmont.

57 los altos hills and foster city. already beginning to develop. the calm before the system moves in. it will be active. today is the main day maybe early saturday. a mix of sun and clouds. pockets of that fog around possibility of showers thundershowers, here's sal. we have a big problem on 680 northbound coming up to the benicia area northbound 680 at pacheco and martinez. there is a serious crash and one person reportedly has died as a result of this accident. it's a sig-alert, northbound 680 right near pacheco, traffic is backed up in both directions. northbound but also southbound just after the benicia bridge. we also have slow traffic coming in from highway 4 at least as far back to concord because of a crash. a lot of slow traffic building up here. again, the crash northbound 680 before pacheco. one car rolled up several times

and ended up back on its wheels. the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for 15, 20 minutes into san francisco. if you are trying to get in the valley today, 237, traffic here on 237 is moderately heavy. back to the desk. >> all right. thank you, sal. new this morning -- an early-morning fire has an oakland family looking for a temporary home. the fire broke out at 420 on east -- 4:20. five adults and four children were able to escape without injury. the red cross is helping the family with a place to live. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. 7:32. well, b.a.r.t. and other transit systems around the bay area, they have tighter security. it's all in response to a possible terror threat from the islamic state. the b.a.r.t. police told ktvu just this morning there are extra b.a.r.t. officers on patrol in certain parents of the system. b.a.r.t. wants you to be on the lookout

for anything suspicious. there are no threats being made against b.a.r.t. or other american transit systems. iraq's prime minister told reporters at the u.n., his country uncovered alleged plots on subways in new york and france. >> we have received information, which in the eyes of the united states government and the nypd is not verified. what we're doing is taking precautions until we have more information. >> now, new york city leaders are urging the new yorkers to go about your daily lives as usual. don't live in fear. they say the city always operates at a higher state of security since it is always considered a terror target. the fbi director says about a dozen americans are believed to be fighting alongside extremist groups in syria right now. james comey says earlier reports said 100 reports of

americans fighting in syria. he said that's not correct. he said that number includes those who tried to go to syria and were arrested or went there and fought and came back. he also says all of the americans who did come back after fighting with extremist groups, they are being investigated, they are under surveillance or they've been arrested. he also says the fbi thinks they know the name of this man, the masked isis militant who speaks in the recent beheading videos. the videos show the executions of two american journalists in the british aide worker. that man dressed in black speaks with a british accent. the fbi is not revealing his name or nationality. back here at home, mineta airport has tougher new security measures after two high-profile security breaches earlier this year. the airport is testing thermal imaging cameras along the perimeter. administrators will try to improve internal communications and also how i.d.

badges are given out to employees. all of this after a teenaged boy climbed a wall and hid in a wheel well on a plane to hawaii and a woman got around checkpoints and boarded a flight to l.a.x. without having a ticket. the action of alert neighbors are paying 0 of in a san jose neighborhood plagued with recent burglaries. there are still concerns because of low police staffing and an increase in property crime. janine de la vega joins us live with surprising numbers on this growing trend in crime. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. here's we are in the evergreen area of -- we're here in the evergreen area in san jose where there's been burglaries. police are looking into seeing if they are responsible for

others burglaries. officers arrivedded a found one man serving as a lookout and two others in the home breaking into a safe. police say this was a good example of how the community can partner with them. the police officers association released new statistics regarding property crime. now in 2010, 47 million was reported stolen property in the city of san jose and the latest numbers show it's now up to 76 million. >> i hope it doesn't go higher. but we know that our police staffing is continuing to go down. our staffing trend is down, burglaries interest trending up -- are trending up. we worry while this is an all- time high it may not be the highest it gets. >> reporter: the police officers association is concerned because the burglary investigation unit was cut, more retirements are happening in the police department and officers have left to go to other cities, better pay and

benefits. we're told the officers who arrested the burglars yesterday were working overtime. police say while they are working hard to try to do more with less, residents can help combat crime. any time you see anything suspicious in your neighborhood, people who you don't think belong there, alarm your house, report it, and they also recommend forming a neighborhood watch group. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. mountain view police still looking for answers in the mystery surrounding two bodies found inside an apartment. police and firefighters were called to the building on california street wednesday night after receiving reports of a strong gas-like odor. tests show that gas contains two levels of high -- high levels of two potentially toxic chemicals. investigators are still not sure if chemicals caused the death but they did cause fumes strong enough to force

evacuations. they could have, you know, exploded or at least caught on fire or something like that. that's why it was important to air everything out and have everyone evacuated as well. >> police now say a note found at the scene was not a suicide note as first reported. but they are still not revealing what was written on the note. they also have not identified the two people found dead inside the apartments. a man in san rafael is fighting for his life after a shooting that started with an argument. it happened yesterday afternoon on novato street. police say two groups of people got into a fight and someone pulled out a gun and shot the victim. the injured man drove off in a jeep cherokee and was found a few blocks away on winward way. at this point, police have no information on the gunman. thieves already targeting the new iphone 6. ktvu's alex savidge took this photo just minutes after iphone 6s were stolen yesterday from the

berkeley apple store. now, berkeley police rushed over there around 5:00 p.m. but so far, there's still no record of any arrests. this is the same apple store robbed back in may and here's video of a car. it smashed right through the front window. in that case, police say burglars stole 40,000 worth of iphones, ipads and laptops. a viewer sent us a tip yesterday, someone stole iphones from a store in san francisco yesterday. well, apple and google, they are getting praise for making new smartphones better than ever at protecting private information. but the fbi's director said that's a big problem for criminal investigators. james comey criticize sized a decision by -- criticized a decision by apple and google to encrypt smartphone information making it inaccessible to law enforcement even with a court order. he cited child kidnapping and terrorism is information that

can save lives. the fib director says the new -- fbi director says the new smartphones allow criminals to put themselves beyond the reach of the law. apple has released a fix to its operating system. apple yanked its first software update to ios 8 after getting complaints from customers about not being able to make phone calls or use the fingerprint scanner. ple said the new ios 8 version 2 fixes the version. apple's stock was dragged down yesterday. this morning stocks are higher on news the u.s. economy expanded at an annual rate of 4.6% in the spring. that's the gassest space in two years. the dow is up 73. the nasdaq is up 17 and the s&p 6. cybersecurity experts are scrambling to stop a dangerous new computer bug that could be worse than last spring's

heartbleed bug that infected 500,000 computers. it's called the shell shock bug or bash bug. some hackers have reportedly used to get into server by adding code to the bash software program used on many operating systems, including apple. >> it literally is hey, web surfer run this program that allows me to completely take over your computer. >> the bug was exposed wednesday night. since then, people worldwide have been rushing to install patches. windows computers are not affected because they don't run the bash software. however, apple is expected to come out with a patch in the coming days. 7:41. thousands of people in the bay area forced to find another way to work this morning. coming up in the next hour of "mornings on 2," the strike and sick calls affecting computers. ride-sharing companies could soon face legal actions. the accusations against them

and the deadline they are facing. and we're looking at the south bay right now where 280 traffic does look good getting up to 17. a little slow but it's lighter than usual as well. we'll tell you more about the morning commute coming up. well, mostly sunny here. looking out here in a second, a few clouds building up. towering cues. we could get showers here but this looks like a very interesting weekend for the sierra. more on that coming up.

in security will be tight at uc santa barbara as students begin to move back into dorms. this following the shooting rampage last may in the isla vista neighborhood that killed

six people and injured more than a dozen others. deputies and campus police are stepping up patrols in the wake of the shooting and several other incidents including riots and sexual assaults. >> had a young woman fall off the cliff and die. we had two sexual assaults involving multiple suspects. we had civil disobedience where deputies and civilians were injured. we had a mass murder. >> campus police have also hired more officers to improve response and uc santa barbara has brought in officers from other uc campuses to help with patrols in the new school year. 7:45. a new cancer drug developed by stanford researchers may one day replace chemotherapy as a cancer treatment. the san francisco chronicle reports this drug appears to interrupt the process that causes cancer cells to spread through the body. the experimental therapy has only been tested in mice. it may be years before it's approved for use in hue maps.

researchers -- humans. researchers say the drug appears promising because it doesn't have the same side effects associated with chemo like severe nausea. governor jerry brown vetoed a bill that would have limited the state's ability to seize assets from the estates of medi- cal recipients. the san jose mercury news reports the state is currently allowed to recover the costs of healthcare including nursing home costs from a medi-cal beneficiary's estate. many weren't aware of the practice when they signed up under the new healthcare law. but officials say if governor brown had signed the bill it would have resulted in the annual loss of $15 million to the state's general fund. 7:46. now that u.s. attorney general air irk holder has announced his resignation, the focus goes on who will replace him. he's one of three members still

serving on the cabinet. leading candidates include massachusetts governor deval patrick. the california attorney general has been considered a successor. she said she's honored to be considered but intend to continue my work for the people of california. ride sharing companies including uber lyft and side car could face legal action from california cities including san francisco. the chronicle reports district attorneys in san francisco and los angeles have sent letters to the companies claiming they are operating illegally. the letters come after an investigation found ride sharing companies may be violating the law because of the way they charge for rides. officials have also accused all three companies of making misleading claims about driver background checks. >> we're also very, very convinced that the public is

being jeopardized both financially and physically. we want to make sure about that. >> uber and lyft are accused of not getting permits allowing passengers to be picked up and dropped off at airports. all three companies have been asked to respond to the letters by monday and meet with prosecutors on october 8th. all right. 7:48. let's go back to sam. you were telling us about that crash in martinez. what's the latest? >> well, the lanes are still blocked. it's northbound 680 at pacheco. we do have a photo of it that was sent in by claudine wong. this is a photo taken, northbound 680 at a check co. a car rolled over several times and ended up -- one person was ejected from the vehicle. the fire department says one person has died. it's northbound 680 at pacheco. traffic will be slow in both directions of the freeway. westbound highway 4 is also slow because the ramp being

slow and southbound 680 is vo because of rubber -- slow because of rubberneckers. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. the approachers are looking pretty good. it's about a 15-minute drive into san francisco from this point. if you are driving on the golden gate bridge or in marin county, it's been slower than usual. but for now, the traffic on the bridge does look good heading south. golden gate transit buss are running. you can see -- buses are running. you can see one driving through. but some are not because they've been canceled. let's go to steve. thank you. partly cloudy, partly sunny skies. i stepped outmyself. it has a fall-like feel out there. we do have a system that's spinning in some clouds. there's showers offshore. this looks like a very good event for the sierra nevada starting today and going into sunday. so if you have travel plans up there, there will be more there than here. although we're looking right there. you can see some developing. there's been a few lightning strikes. there's one. so a possibility of

thundershowers later today. this is swinging in at the optimum time. the afternoon. more heating, temperatures in the upper 70s for some. right now, it looks like it's off the mendocino also the sonoma and the marin coast for now. i'm broad brushing this. look what happens in the sierra. it looks like a precip of kirkwood. of it looks like some of the high-based shower activity will pick up. the low will form in the valley and hang over western nevada. cooler in napa. the coolest air arrives between noon and 6:00. some these temperatures will be hard-pressed to warm you. we're looking for a lot of 70s. the cooler air aloft is on its way. some low 60s but even fremont is at 54. the water temps continue to be oh, so warm. bodega bay, 65. monterey, 66. now they are 65.

40 in tahoe. 53 in ukiah. perry marlin up in crescent city. 3.50 inches of rain. the salmon have started to move up the smith river. jerry in willits said there was not enough to come up the eel river. you can see why. thanks for the information. monterey, 57 degrees. there's the system it will give us some breaks. we'll go mostly cloudy and a few scattered showers are possible. i will say some possible showers just to cover myself. these are tough to forecast. this system moves in. on saturday, we'll be on the drier side. the sierra won't be until saturday. next week looks dry and warm. here's the forecast model for the sierra. it's already blown up. 5:00 today. tomorrow looks to be the main impact. there will be in reno, tahoe, truckee. all the way into sunday. okay. the wraparound won't keep them very active up in the sierra. a mix of sun and clouds. more clouds coming in later.

showers, possible showers. we'll keep an eye on the sky. i will be. 73 in clearlake. 76 novato. san rafael, 74. napa one better. concord, clayton, 76. brentwood, oakley, oakland 74. same for hayward. gilroy, 79. santa cruz in there. that's the spirit. and 70 half moon bay, pacifica, daly city. pacifica fog fest is this weekend don't forget that if you are heading there for fog fest. 74 in redwood city. menlo park, 73. after tomorrow morning we'll be seeing improving weather. the sierra won't until sunday. next week looks dry and warm. it's a new kind of suit for men. but is it something most men would wear? you decide. check this out. it's called the suitcy. you get a dress pant, nice shirt, a jacket. it's all sewn together like an adult onesie.

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rice case. an individual says he sent the tape to jeffrey miller of the nfl. miller denies he ever got or watched that controversial video of rice hitting his fiance. then dragging her unconscious body out of that elevator. some are calling a fairly tail ending. derek jeter ended his career at yankee stadium by once again coming through in the clutch. >> base hit to right field. here comes richardson. here's the throw from markakis. richardson is safe. derek jeter ends his final game with a walkoff single! >> bottom of the 9th, game tied, jeter hit a game-hitting walkoff single. won the game, 6-5. the yankees are not going to the playoffs. jeter will play his final games

of his career against their archrival red sox in boston this weekend. he will be playing as a designated hitter. not in short stop and will officially retire. really emotional. those are some of his former players who started with him in the minors. now, he's made the top of a new list when it comes to the most popular jerseys in baseball. we have quite a few of those. >> i was about to say. >> not only is he the yankees's all-time leader in hits. he has five-time gold glove winner. i thought this was interesting, never been ejected from a game. >> wow. >> buster posey's number 28 jersey is the fourth bestel iser, another classy player. the as made the list with johan na yo-- with cespedes.

some major delays at airports all over the country this morning after the break we'll tell you what happened this morning in chicago. it's causing problem at airports right here in the bay area. heavier than normal traffic on the golden gate bridge this morning for your friday. that's because of this -- the strike that's going on, a one- day strike that ferry captains say they are asking for a better contract. and we're checking with the morning commute getting over to oakland right now. 80 -- 80 westbound looks good. but slow to the bridge.

well, good morning. welcome back. live pictures. we're right on the picket line at the larkspur ferry terminal. absolutely no service out there. no ferry service. anything like it out there this morning. the reason, a one-day strike by workers upset about their pay. tara moriarty is out there now to tell us how long this is gonna last and what it means for commuters this morning. people trying to catch a ride to tonight's giants' game, too. you will want to find out about that. good morning. thank you for joining us. welcome to "mornings on 2."

friday, september 26th. i'm dave clark. i'm tori campbell. a quick look at weather and traffic. very different weather picture today compared to yesterday. >> yesterday was all about rain. we get sunbreaks but already increasing clouds for some. the system is taking aim at the north way. it will swing in and form a low- pressure system which will give a lot of weather to the sierra nevada starting today into sunday. our best opportunity will be today and this afternoon. already a few showers popping up and the sierra is getting active fast. 50s on the temperatures. cooler for tom. mid-60s for others. hayward, sfo running low. lakeport, 50. 52 calistoga. mid-50s sebastopol. healdsburg, 53. north bay, east bay looks to be the best bet. sun, clouds, more clouds in the afternoon. pockets of fog in the morning. a lot of 70s not only inland but also by the coast. here's sal. we have a pretty serious

crash in martinez near the pacheco exit. we had a picture taken by a reporter who drove past the scene. northbound 680 is almost completely blocked. this is having a big effect on the freeways nearby. highway 4 is slow because people are slowing down approaching 680. this is very close to the highway 4/680 interchange. southbound interstate 680 is also slow after the benicia bridge because of rubberneckers. one person reported killed in the crash that happened about an hour ago, almost an hour and a half ago on northbound 680 before pacheco. one overturned vehicle. westbound bay bridge, this is backed up for a little bit. but not a huge delay coming into the city. we're looking at the commute here on 880 northbound. it's getting a little bit slow as you pass the coliseum. let's go back to the desk. happening right now, a one- day strike at the golden gate

ferry service. riders who normally take the ferry between marin county in san francisco are out of luck today. ktvu's tara moriarty is live at the larkspur ferry terminal where a growing number of terminals have joined the picket line. >> reporter: good morning. actually, the people who are technically on strike are the 16 ferry captains asking for a better contract. you can see that engineers and deck hands are standing in solidarity with him. 9,000 people from the north bay had to scramble to find another way to work this morning. the reason, the captains are angry that the golden gate bridge district is offering 9% raises over three years. captains want 12%. they say that they will have to pay more for healthcare anyway. the district argues that its captains make $83,000 a year and outearn those others by far. commuters are taking it in stride. one man biked it to work. >> i think a lot of my

coworkers will choose to work from home or take an alternate route. some people will take the bus. >> reporter: are -- >> reporter: are you frustrated at all? >> no. it's friday. it's an easy day. >> reporter: the district is not planning to have any extra buses because it says fridays are typically light. there are no more buses running from the larkspur ferry. we have received word of the 915 bus routes, 13 have been canceled because drivers called in sick. this means that santa rosa is being hit hard this morning with longer wait times and crowded buses. you should also know that the friday's ballpark ferry is canceled. giant fans need to make other plans. contract negotiations are set to resume monday. live from larkspur, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. there are new fears this morning about corrosion on the new eastern span of the bay

bridge. the san francisco chronicle reports several of the steel rods that anchor the new span may have corroded due to water leaks on the bridge. caltrans found the water last week and they believe the leaks may date back to 2010 before the tower was lowered into position. officials say the water has been drained but it's still unclear whether any rods were damaged. 8:5. now to developing news. we've been on this all morning about problems affecting flights around the country this morning. a fire at an faa control tower in illinois stopped most flights at o'hare and midway airports. that's having a ripple effect on flights around the country. brian flores found out about flights canceled at sfo. what's happening, brian? >> reporter: hi, dave. well, there are simply more flights canceled or delayed because of what's going on in chicago this morning. really the best advice i can give you, if you are headed to chicago from our bay area airports, perhaps expecting friend or family from there as

well, just check with your airline this morning and this afternoon as well. airport duty managers throughout the country, held a teleconference call about the situation in chicago. now at last check here at sfo, there were five departure cancellations and four arrival cancellations from either chicago open hair or midway airports. this is in response to the suspicious fire that broke out at the faa radar center in aurora, illinois, a western suburb of chicago earlier this morning. at the american airlines terminal back here at sfo, several passengers were left wondering what -- what to do the next. >> pretty frustrated because we -- i looked on my e-mails this morning and nobody let me know that this had happened. so we came in, you know, got up superearly, came to the airport and then find this out. >> reporter: along with the fire police in aurora, there

was a man with self-inflicted wounds, the ap is reporting that this man was a contract employee with the faa. police officials say this was not an act of terrorism. the man is being questioned about the fire this morning. as we take it back out here live. we understand there were a small amount of flights that were circling chicago's airports. they were allowed to land early. we understand there was a ground stop there. check with your airline. we're live here in san francisco, brian flores, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, brian. we want to show you a pretty good visual of the problems in chicago. it's a map tracking all flights in the eastern united states. the planes currently in the air are in white. in this map, we're zooming in on o'hare and midway. since there are two of the nation's busiest airports,

normally it would be covered with white planes. but it's fairly clear at this hour, kind of at the bottom of the lake there. without air traffic control monitoring the space, other flights are having to divert around that area and that's causing delays. san francisco's fire chief is now getting a strong show of support. earlier this week, groups representing rank and file firefighters called for joanne hayes-white to step down. they pointed to what they called a crisis in confidence in her ability to lead the department. but a number of chief supporters came to her defense during the commission meeting. they included the heads of other city departments. >> she's a role model to all, and to young girls like my own daughters in particular that have more confidence that anybody is possible. >> the fire commission heard several hours of testimony but it did not take any action regarding her future as san francisco's fire chief.

ktvu's cameras went inside an oakland apartment complex described by the city of oakland as a public nuisance. now, the hillside apartments in east oakland tenants complained the units are badly maintained and the area is controlled by gangs and drug dealers. one tenant showed us a window broken last june. he said the owners and property managers still will not fix. a woman showed us photos of her son covered in bug bites. she says the apartment complex is infected -- infested with insects. >> i got kid, teenagers with bite marks. they go to school. now they are fighting because somebody is picking on them because in class, they got a fleabite mark or -- it's not right. >> last weekend, there was a fatal shooting outside of the complex. the oakland city attorney's office is suing the building's owner, allegations of unsafe living conditions. an historic plg in redwood city -- building in redwood city is going up for sale for

one dollar. there is a catch. a small queen anne victorian. this is from google's street view. it is on a lot on wilson street. a developer warrants to build a new apartment there because this building's historic status, though, the developer will have to put the house up for sale foreonly a dollar -- for only a dollar. the only condition, the buyer has to move the building off the property. if no one buys it within 90 days, it can be torn down. increased security in transit systems across the bay area. the potential threat that has authorities on high alert and what b.a.r.t. police officers are asking commuters to do. broken traffic lights at a very busy traffic intersection. tiny bugs causing a big problem. on highway 4, we have slow traffic this morning. at you come up to the 680 interchange -- as you come up to the 680 interchange.

partly sunny, mostly sunny. but there's a lot of cloud cover kind of inching toward us. it's part of a system that will give us maybe a few showers. it will do more than that in the sierra. we'll have details -- coming up. i'm a doctor of internal medicine

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breaking news in martinez where all lanes just reopened on 680 after a deadly crash out there. alex savidge is live with how the crash affected the morning

commute. >> reporter: good morning. just a couple of minutes ago, all of the lanes of 680 northbound here south of pacheco just reopened. you can see traffic moving through this area. but the chp is continuing to investigate this deadly crash that happened about 7:00 this morning. it involved the van you just saw there alongside -- [audio difficulties] a man riding inside that car was thrown from the car. he was not wearing his seat belt and he died here at the scene. i want to bring in chp officer daniel hill to give us more information about this accident. >> we received calls about an erratic driver. we got reports of witnesses that the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed making

erratic lane changes. he eventually made an erratic lane change to the left and struck the van. that van overturned. the sedan driving erratically slammed in the center divide and veered off the lanes -- struck a roadway sign and fence, overturned and was ultimately ejected. >> reporter: this gentleman was not wearing a seat belt. what's the take away from a crash like this. >> the majority of rollover crashes that the highway patrol responds to are noninjury crashes provided the person wears their seat belt. that's often the situation in life-or-death situations. had he been wearing his seat belt, he may have escaped with scratches. >> reporter: daniel hill with the chp. traffic had been crawling. but again, automatic of the

lanes of 680 northbound -- all of the lanes of 680 northbound are open and flowing. the chp will continue their investigation of this deadly crash here along the side. we'll have more updates throughout "mornings on 2." we're live in martinez, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. this week's rain is helping firefighters on the king fire east of sacramento. the fire is now of 68% conned. dash -- dash the fire is now 68% contained. homes are still threatened. yesterday, thousands were threatened. >> reporter: the rain is great news in terms of increasing relative humidities and lowering temperatures allowing firefighters to definitely make additional headway on the fire. six people have been hurt. a dozen homes have burned since the fire started almost two weeks ago. some san francisco firefighters

who helped battle the king fire are now back home and we were there as they unpacked their gear last night after nearly a week on the fire lines. no firefighters from san francisco were hurt in the fire. the city of pleasanton will reduce penalties on people who use too much water. earlier, the city imposed tough tynes for people who didn't reduce water use by 25%. but after the community came together and slashed water use by more than a third over the summer, well, the city will now ease those fines. according to the contra costa times, pleasanton's water conservation rate is among the top ten in the state. want to check in with sal. good news. alex was just telling us all lanes open on northbound 680 in martinez. are there any other slow spots? >> the crash, even though it's on the shoulder, people still slowing past the scene and the damage is done. highway 4 is very slow because highway 4 gets out to 680. a lot of people try to get on

the benicia bridge or go the other way. that ramp has been slow. this crash had a chain reaction on all of that traffic. you should give yourself plenty of time. highway 4 usually by this point a friday is better than this. unfortunately, it's not. bay bridge is better. that's improved quite a bit. it has a small delay at the toll plaza. then off you go into san francisco with no major delays. 580 looks good if you are driving through. as i pulled back and i look at the traffic maps we've been taking a look at marin county. there's slow traffic. it's not as bad as you might think. there's slow traffic through marinwood and san rafaelful on southbound 101. no doubt some people are driving because they cannot take the ferry today as you've heard. let's go to steve. partly sunny. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. there's a piece of energy coming in here that will give us mostly cloudy skies. maybe a few showers. it looks like a much bigger

deal, for the sierra nevada. there it s been a few lightning strikes associated with it. some showers off the mendocino, sonoma coast spinning in a lot of high clouds. shower activity is already picking up in the sierra. it's just the beginning between now and also into sunday. if you are going tahoe, truckee or reno, there will be active weather. a lot of high clouds. no rain yet. had a couple of sprinkles but things are pop upg in the sierra. from kirkwood looked like mixed precip. maybe snow down around 8,000 feet. 50s on a lot of these temperatures. some of the coolest air is beginning to settle in with this system swinging in. it will arrive between noon and 6:00. temperatures today, 70s. warm ocean temperatures keep the coast in the 70s. 50s on the temperatures. a little chill in the morning. 51 lakeport we're getting down there. napa airport briefly touched 49. 65 monterey. they were 66 about 4:00 this morning. 65 half moon bay. 44 in tahoe. 49 up in reno.

53 ukiah. it looks like this will be the last system in this series. it's just offshore i think by around noon to 4:00, 5:00 is the best opportunity for us. up in the mountains, it will be a whole different ballgame. they will be active starting today and going through the weekend. partly sunny, partly cloudy for us. a few scattered showers. yes, we could see a few showers with this. by saturday morning, we will be on the drier side. the sierra will not until after sunday. the sierra forecast is already kind of a little late to the party. you can see there's already rain. but things pop up. there's your time line by this evening. after that, it's on the lee side of the sierra. but still wrapping back around all the way to interstate 50, 80, into reason know and right back in. this goes through saturday night and even sunday. there will be a lot of thunderstorms and again maybe some snow down around 8,000. sun and clouds for us. a few pockets of fog. showers, possible showers later today. more probably scattered showers. 70s. when stinson is 70 and clearlake is 75, everyone is

pretty close here. concord out to clayton, walnut creek, alma alamo, 72 alameda. 75 mill meet tis -- milpitas. pacifickest whoing fog fest, if you are heading over there, jane tweeted me and said my band's gonna be there. well, they will be on the north stage at 4:15. there will be a band called the deadlies there. they were the nicest guys to napa. if you are out there, the weatherman says hi. next week is looking dry and warm. well, groundhogs at new york staten island zoo may have to look for a new day job. groundhogs at the zoo -- you can see one falling out of the

hands there. the reason they won't be on such display is because officials may stop allowing mayors who thoeld -- to hold them on groundhog day. the mayor of new york dropped the groundhog brought in to predict the weather. it died a few days later and mayor bloomberg was bit in 2009. we're about a month away from halloween, companies are gearing up for record breaking sales. the average person is expected to spend $77 on halloween which is a little more than last year. more than two-thirds of people plan to buy costumes, which is the highest number in 11 years. i always like to see what the big popular costumes are. often they are tied to current news stories. well, some allegations against ride sharing companies. coming up in 20 minutes, new lawsuits claiming the public is being put in danger. but first, playoff fever heating up across the area.

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8:25. happening now, the united states is taking on europe in golf's ryder cup. because of broadcasting rules we're not able to show this morning's action. this is video of the american team's practice round led by phil mickelson. the u.s. is leading 2.5 to

europe's 1.5. there are four matches on the course right now for the afternoon round and europe is ahead in three of them. with the event being played in scotland, the defending champion, europe team is the favorite. steve ballmer has enacted an ipad ban. he's decided to get rid of all of the apple ipads owned by the team's players and staff and use microsoft tablets instead. probably not too surprising since ballmer was the ceo of microsoft, apple's chief competitor for 14 years. he does not allow his family to use apple products. he bought the team two months ago. he looks excited. that was all due to the shakeup tied to the donald sterling scandal. there is playoff fever on both side of san francisco bay as baseball's regular season ends. >> go, giants! >> fans are pumped up like her.

they showed up for the game at at&t park hours after the milwaukee brewers were beaten by the cincinnati red. now, the brewers' loss means the giants have a wild card spot for the playoffs. >> good and bad. good that we're in. bad because i want to see them clinch it tonight. >> we want to win tonight not just back into it because of the brewers. >> giants beat the padres, 9-8 in the final series of the season. the giants will play either the pittsburgh pirates or the st. louis cardinals on wednesday in the single game wild card game. the as still struggling but they still have a good shot at making this year's playoffs. the as loss to the texas rangers, 2-1 while the wild card hopefuls won their game. oakland has dropped into the second spot one game behind the royals. the as magic number is still at 2 with three games to play in

texas. 8:27. there is a new warping about a soft -- warping about a software flaw affecting more than computers. coming up after the break, this new list discovered bug is putting smartphones, internet routers and medical devices at risk and what you can do to protect yourself. >> reporter: alert neighbors calling police in one san jose neighborhood is paying off. we'll tell you about the latest arrest and why there's still concern. good morning. right now we're looking at a commute where traffic is still a little bit slow in some areas but it's improving in others. highway 24 does look good we'll tell you more coming up. a mix of sun and clouds but the clouds will be on the increase here. there's one more piece of energy that could give us towering cues, maybe showers and kind of an interesting weekend for the sierra. all of that coming up.

welcome back. we're live in this san jose neighborhood. this is where pretty alert neighbors are getting credit because they stopped a group of peculiars. ktvu's janine de la vega is out there now. coming up in minutes, she will tell us why there's still concern despite arrests made yesterday. stay tuned. good morning. thank you for joining us. friday, september 26th. i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve has a loot to tell you -- has a lot to tell you. >> i could do a half-hour. >> i know you could. >> the seasonal climate forecast just came out. a much better california for january/february. that's the projection. we'll see. doesn't mean it's right but at least that's better than you will be dry. we might get more showers today.

the clouds are trying to increase with a couple of lightning strings-- strikes. we'll go mostly sunny, partly cloudy and then mostly cloudy. already clouds painting themselves. things are really picking up over the sierra. it will be very active up there. the best bet for snow would be saturday down to 8,000 feet. 50s on a lot of these temperatures. pretty mild for others. but the cooler air is going to move in which means a lot of 70s and up in the sierra there will be showers and snow all the way into sunday. a lot of 70s for us, including the coast. here's sal. we're looking at the remainder of a deadly crash in martinez northbound 60 -- northbound 680. the coroner has just arrived. the lanes are not blocked. they are around the area. our crew is showing these live pictures here. 680 in martinez. the car left the road.

the person driving the vehicle, chp says was not wearing a seat belt. that person was ejected and died at the scene. other people were injured but not as seriously. we have a lot of slow traffic in the area. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza westbound. you can see traffic is moderate. it's backed up for a five, ten- minute delay coming into san francisco. we have a little more traffic than usual. there's no golden gate ferry service. some people may be driving instead. traffic through marinwood is heading down to san rafael. a little bit slow, usually on fridays, we don't have any friday. so there is an effect it seems from the ferries not being in operation. let's go back to the desk. the actions of some pretty alert neighbors are paying off in a san jose neighborhood that's been plagued with recent burglaries. but there's still concerns because there's low police

arriving. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: we're here on white road in the area in thier green area of -- in the evergreen area of san jose. police say a neighbor called police after watching a break- in and it led to three arrests. in another neighbor, officers captured three more burglars. they are investigating whether they are responsible for other thefts. here's video when san jose police took down burglary suspects accused of victimizing a neighborhood in the evergreen district. it was an alert neighbor who called police after observing suspicious activity. when officers arrived, they found one man serving as a lackout and two others -- lookout and two others in a home breaking into a safe. police are encouraging residents to form watch groups. the police officers association says in 2010, $47 million was reported stolen property. the latest number show it's up

to $76 million. >> we don't have the staffing that we would like to have to address the issues. we're partnering with the community, working with neighborhood watch groups and other community leaders, so they can help us. really be the eyes and ears of their particular neighborhood. >> people are concerned because of the budget cuts, the lack of police presence, what not. it's nice to know at least that they are around. >> reporter: veterans continue to retire in the police department and officers are continuing to leave to go to other cities for better way and benefits. police say while they are working hard to try to do more with less, residents can help combat property crime. some of the recommendations that report suspicious activity. alarm your home if you can and get to know your neighbors so everyone is watching out for one another. reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. 8:35. well, b.a.r.t. and other local transit systems they've increased security

because of a possible terror threat from the islamic state. this morning, b.a.r.t. police told ktvu they've added extra patrol officers in certain parts of the system. u.s. intelligence analysts say there are no specific threats being made against b.a.r.t. or any other american transit system. however, the prime minister of iraq told reporters at the u.n. his country uncovered alleged plots on subways in france and the united states. new this morning, an early- morning fire has an oakland family looking for a temporary home. the fire broke out at 4:20 this morning on east 25th street near 14th avenue. five adults and four children were able to escape without injury. the red cross is helping the family with a police to live. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. 8:37. mineta at san jose airport has new security measures after two high-profile security breaches

this year. they are testing thermal imaging cameras along the perimeter. they also plan to improve internal communications and also how i.d. badges are given out to employees. all of this after a teenaged boy climbed a wall, hid inside the wheel well of a plane and flew to hawaii. and a woman nicknamed the serial stowaway got around checkpoints and got on a flight too l.a.x. without having a -- to l.a.x. bought having a ticket. cyber experts are scrambling to stop a dangerous new computer bug that could be worse than last spring's heartbleed bug that infected 500,000 computers. it's called the shell-shock bug or bash bug. some hackers have reportedly used to get into users by adding code to the bash software program used on many operating systems, including apple. >> it literally is hey, web surfer, run this program that allows me to completely take

over your computer. >> the bug was exposed wednesday night. since then, people widespread have been rushing to install patches. windows computers are not affected because they don't run the bash software. however, apple is expected to come out with a patch in the coming days. we're waiting to find out who bought several winning lotto tickets in name. in stockton, a super lotto ticket worth $11 million was there. the winner has not claimed it. but the store's surveillance video appears to show the woman who bought that lucky ticket. >> i would be lancing. i would be dancing. $11million. can't complain about that. >> and if the winner takes a lump sum it would be $6.5 before federal taxes. the owner of the gas station will also get a $55,000 prize. we're also waiting for the winner of a $228 million powerball ticket sold in san

mateo to come forward. the winning ticket was sold on south norfolk. the lump sum would be $100 million after taxes. the owner gets a $1 million prize as well. little insects causing big traffic problems in central came. these ants out there have been chewing through electrical wires. it knocked out traffic lights at a busy intersection in visalia. an inspector said they love the coating on the old wires. people who live in the area are not surprised. >> that makes sense. we have a real bad apt problem. >> i hope the city gets it fixed soon because of safety. we do have children in the area. >> the city's public works direct already side they will have pull the wire out and replace it with thicker bundled wire. the new wire will be coated with a type of plastic that the ants will not eat, hopefully. >> hopefully. a fashion faux pas or a

wonderful wardrobe idea? the one-of-a-kind outfit created right here in the bay area that's raising some eyebrows. >> reporter: about 9,000 commuters from the north bay scrambled to find a way to work after ferry captains announced a one-day strike. we'll tell you why they are angry with the golden gate transit district. we still have slow traffic in many areas today, especially in contra costa county and also marin county because of the ferry strike. we'll tell you about more of the traffic on 101. wouldn't up know it, my ship came in and once again i'm at the airport. it's friday. [laughter] >> we'll have your forecast and see if there's any more rain on the way.

crews are working to maintain a water main break in san leandro. it happened at 7:15. crews are on scene trying to make repairs to a 6-inch cast iron pipe. as you can see in the picture, there is a lot of water being sprayed up there. there's no word yet on when water service will be repaired. golden gate ferry workers on a one-day strike. they are picketing at the

larkspur ferry terminal. some have been out there for four years. they want a pay raids be a they want no -- pay raise and no increase in their healthcare premiums. tara moriarty joining us live now. ferry riders are struggling to find a different way to get around because of this. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning. instead of taking the ferry we've noticed some people have taken their bikes into work. these are the strikers out here. they are getting a lot of honks of support. there are 16 ferry captains. you can see that engineers and deck hands are standing in solidarity with them. 9,000 people from the north bay had to scramble to find another way to work this morning. the reason, ferry captains are angry that the golden gate transit district is offering 9% raises over three years. captains want 12% because they say they are gonna have to pay more for healthcare. the district argues that its captains at 83,000 a year outearn those in other fleets

by far. is this an inconvenience for you? >> a little bit, actually, yes. we're not very happy about that but we're supportive of them. >> reporter: do you normally take the ferry every morning? >> we love it. >> reporter: the district is not planning to have any extra buses because it says fridays are typically light. there are no buses running from the larkspur ferry. we know that 915 bus routes are supposed to be going on right now. but 13 have been canceled because drivers called in sick. this means that santa rosa has been hit hard right now, longer commute times and crowded buses. you should know that friday's ballpark ferry is canceled. giants' fans need to make other plans. contract negotiations are set to resume on monday. live from larkspur, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. now that u.s. attorney general eric holder has announced his resignation, the focus is on who may replace

him. holder announced his resignation yesterday with president obama by his side. he's one of three members of the president's ofnl cabinet still serving. leading candidates to replace holder includes the solicitor don and deval patrick. california attorney general ka ma'am law harris has been suggested as a possible -- ka ma'am law harris -- kamala harris has been suggested as a possible. she said -- >> harris also offered her praise for eric holder. lyft and uber may be hit with lights. district attorneys in los angeles and san francisco wrote letters to the companies claiming they are operating illegal. the letters come after an investigation reportedly found ride sharing companies may be

violating the law by how they charge for raids. >> we're also convinced that the public is being jeopardized. both financially and physically. >> two ride sharing companies uber and lyft are accused of not getting permits allowing passengers to be picked up and dropped off at airports. all three companies have been asked to respond to the letters by monday and meet with prosecutors by october the 8th. 8:47. want to check in with sal and see how traffic is moving on this friday morning commute? >> it's still a little bit slow in some areas of contra costa county tori and dave because of an earlier deadly crash on 680 northbound near pacheco, south of the exit. i believe we have newschopper2 over the scene as the coroner has arrived to take away one of the people -- one person i should say who was killed in this crash and the sign looks

like it may have been damaged as well. northbound 680. there's the car involved. the traffic is going to be busy as you drive through because people are slowing to take a look at this. this car was seen speeding and driving erratically shortly before the incident. the chp says the man driving was not wearing his seat belt. let's take a look at the toll plaza. it is light coming into san francisco. not a bad commute at all. no problems getting in on the san mateo bridge as well. i want to mention marin county, a little bit slower today. we see slow traffic but things are beginning to settle down. but again, the golden gate ferries are not running because of a one-day strike. buses, however, are running. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. a very good morning. some buildups. partly sunny, partly cloudy skies. a couple of people have asked me, there's been a series of small quakes in ma'am thoth lakes in the last -- mammoth lakes in the last 4 hours. i don't know what's going on.

i'm seeing it on twitter. i'll see if i can see anything. there's been a lot of unusual activity toward mammoth lakes. we have a system rotating in. this could give us showers. updated to crud a slight chance of showers. that's probably true for us. it won't -- it's not a classic set up. but it's there. weak little system it's sending in high and mid-level cloud. the sierra will light up here. it's already getting active. it's really early. this system will form a close low and then that's going to swing into the sierra. it could be very active for northern sacramento valley, sierra and also up to reno and nevada. 50s and 60s on your temperatures here. napa is 54. i think they dipped to 49. half moon bay 59. we're slow to recover. other areas, 59. mike up in chico said we're 58. it's kind of mild. always happy to mention chico. redding had over 3 inches of

rain. that's really good for shasta. somebody got good rain. for us we'll look for a partly to mostly cloudy. that front is gone. here comes the system and that will give us some partly to mostly cloudy skies. a few scattered showers. i think the best bet would be today and after today we'll see improving conditions. i think it will be in the north bay. look at this. santa rosa up to mendocino county, lake county back to napa, maybe eastern solano county. that would be 4:00 to 6:00. that's what the model is latching onto. i tend to agree with that north and east more than anywhere else. of a that, things calm down. but the sierra will be a whole different ballgame. not only that, possibility of showers and then saturday it will turn more to snow around 8,000 feet. reno, tahoe, truckee. pockets of morning fog. showers, possible shower or two. highs today will be in the 70s. i couldn't tell you the last time i saw 70s from the coast to clearlake to vacaville, to

sonoma to novato. san leandro, oakland, berkeley, everyone is really close. san jose 75. sunnyvale is 76. 70 half moon bay. 73 menlo park. take your pick. san mateo 72. after saturday morning we'll be improving conditions. next week is looking dry. >> all right. thank you, steve. is it the apocalypse of fashion or an office worker's dream come true? regardless of your opinion, one thing is for sure, according to the developer, it's comfortable. it's all sewn into one. kind of an adult onesie. it was very muched by jessie herg done. it's only -- herzog. if enough people vote on it, the company will make prototypes. i guess the advantage is

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welcome back. it may be hard to believe but former british prime minister tony blair just made a list of the top gay icons. the british magazine, the gay times named blair one of the most influential figures for

the lgbt community in the past 30 years. other names on the list, boy george, barbra streisand, annie lennox and the late joan rivers. the magazine says tony blair helped change the age of consent for gay couples and also introduced the idea of civil partnerships. here's the picture. bottom of the 9th, game tied, derek jeter comes up to the plate for his last at-bat at yankee stadium. care to guess what happened? >> base hit to right field. here comes richardson. here's the throw from mar kay sis. richardson is safe. derek jeter ends his final game with a walk-off single. >> i just love that. so great. the captain, once again, came up big hitting a walk-off single to beat the orioles 6-5. the yankees sadly not in the playoffs this year. so jeter will end his career in boston this weekend against the

archrival red sox and i guarantee you he will get a standing ovation just like at the other stadiums. i was there in oakland when he played this summer. he's also made the top of a new list when it comes to the most popular jerseys in baseball. buster posey jersey is the fourth best seller, also a very classy player and the as even made the list with cespedes coming in 9th and donaldson coming in 16th. >> you did good. >> i did. very excited. and a little sad too to see his last game at yankee stadium. let's check back one more time with sal. you have the chopper working. >> we do. we're looking at the traffic impacts of this morning's earlier deadly crash. it looks like the traffic has cleared up in the area on 680 near pacheco boulevard. it had been pretty bad, but -- i was gonna ask, can you pull back a little bit, newschopper2? i want to see a wider shot here, if you can hear maybe. maybe he can't hear me.

traffic will be moving along well on 680 as you pass pacheco boulevard. the crash is off to the side. the coroner has left. now they just have to get the car out of there. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's also doing pretty well. not major problems here. traffic does look good getting into san francisco and in san francisco northbound 101 and southbound 101 looking good. i want to mention that marin county's 101 has improved a little bit. southbound 101 a little slow to san rafael but the golden gate ferries are not running today. they will not run to the giants' game tonight. the ferry will not run to the giants' game tonight. let's go to steve. already getting avth in the sierra. it will be -- active in the sierra. it will be showers. maybe snow down to 8,000 feet. we could have showers later today, possible showers north and east bay sunday. and then -- and then

everything calms down. that's our report for this morning. we thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. >> be sure to watch ktvu channel 2 news at noon for more on the fire in chicago that is causing delays at airports across the country and the delays are expected to get worse as the day goes on. we're gonna continue to follow the story all day and have updates on ktvu news at 5:00 and 6:00. thank you for joining us. have a great weekend. it makes me happy to go on the computer.

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