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matter of seconds. fourth of july is supposed to be a time for relaxation and celebration. but for counterterrorism officials it's time a for work. the concern about possible terror attacks that could coincide with independence day holidays. it's all ahead on "mornings on 2." good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> happy monday. i'm brian foreres in for dave clark -- flores in for dave clark. steve, we've eight expecting a warmup? that's right. you look lovely, gasia. >> thank you. [laughter] >> higher clouds inland. most of these are to the east and south. the low clouds, there's plenty to go around. the humidity factor should be higher today. most of the cloud cover favors areas in southern california and then the central and out to the valley with you we're seeing a little bit here as well. house of yen one of my favorites, good morning.
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downright gloomy looking in los gatos. hard to believe it will heat up tomorrow. 59 and cloudy. everything points toward the hpts which has been visiting about utah and idaho. it's moving to the west. it's also taking this moisture and funneling it right into california. we're seeing some of that. some rain down in southern california near san diego, there will be more popping up probably in the san joaquin valley and the sierra. there are a few breaks. we're between the low and the high clouds. 50s and 60s. not really warming up too fast yet. everyone is close. west 26 as long as that delta breeze it's tough to warm up that much. but there are signs it will. the higher clouds continue to rotate in. that was the source of the cooldown and also dragging across some of the great clouds. wonderful sunrise and sunsets. there will be plenty more coming in this morning and i think tonight, this afternoon and evening. 80s, 90s. cloud cover driven here on a lot of these, 60s, 70s for the
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west. alex, we had something on 880 but that's getting better. it's slow le improving. not any fun if you are stuck in the east bay. we'll show you the maps. first of all, if you are heading into san francisco this morning, things at the bay bridge toll plaza, they will look about what you would expect they would look like at this hour at the 7:00 hour, the heart of the morning commute. you can see quite a big backup as folks are trying to get through the tolls and into san francisco. now, as you approach the toll plaza this is what you are up against here on the eastshore freeway. you can see that traffic is flowing north to south on the screen, east to west really but along 880 and the eastshore freeway, it's sluggish, but not too bad this morning. here's the issue that we want to let everybody know about if you are heading in the east bay and trying to get south to union city, fremont or points south of there, this is what
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you will run up against. this was an earlier crash at alvarado boulevard in the southbound lanes. a couple of the southbound lanes were blocked. the crash has been cleared but, of course, you can see the backup still remains backed up to 238 this morning. so bear that in mind as you head out the door. let me give my friend in the south bay a quick look at what things look like. no crashes reported in the south bay. but a few spots to be aware of. back to you. a man's good intentions appear to have played a part in his death. all lanes of interstate 880 have reopened in milpitas after a deadly overnight crash. ktvu fox 2 reporter janine de la vega live in milpitas. it seems like the man killed was kind of trying to do the right thing here. >> reporter: he was. he really was. but it resulted in his death. i we're on 8 -- we're on 880
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north of mon -- montague. a sergeant said there was a risk that he took. one vehicle rear ended another in the northbound lanes of 880 north of the montague expressway. the vehicle who stopped and the driver in the prius got out to check on the person in the other vehicle. officers say he crossed lanes of traffic to do that. >> of a talking to the party that he rear ended, he moved pack to his vehicle -- back to his vehicle. as he was getting back in his vehicle, he was struck while he was trying to get in the vehicle. >> reporter: the 20-year-old man who exited the vehicle ended up dying from the injuries. the accident halted traffic on northbound 880 for nearly three hours because of the debris on the road. and other vehicles that got caught up in it. no one else had serious injuries. it's unknown if alcohol was involved in the crash.
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authorities warn people not to get out of your vehicle and cross lanes of traffic on a highway if you want to play it safe, pull to the shoulder, put on your hazards, call 911 and wait for officers to arrive. back to you. >> and i think in addition to pulling over, putting on your hazards, police have said to leave the seat belt on. if you are hit, that seat belt is the only thing protecting you? >> reporter: absolutely. good advice. >> thank you. arrests could be coming soon in a fight that erupted in a shoots right outside a mormon church in oakley yesterday afternoon. police say the fight started in the parking lot of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints on laurel road as service was getting out. two men in their 20s were shot. another man was bludgeoned with a hammer, a crowbar. no injuries appear to be life- threatening. investigators say the two groups know each other and that they were fighting over something that happened one day
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before. 7:05. a fast-moving wildfire has forced more than,000 people from their homes in washington state. flames broke out in wenatchee and the fire continues to burn out of control right now. at least ten buildings have burned but no injuries reported. some people say they moved to safety but they watched as flames raced across acres of land. >> it's backed up and it's been coming down quickly. it's unbelievable. never seen anything like it. >> people who live in the rural area in central washington have been taken their livestock to the county fairgrounds. the flames have been moving so quickly they can't even estimate how much land has burned and they don't know how the fire started. as the temperature rises so does the potential for fire danger. that's why calfire says it's working to increase the staff. dry lightning increases the chance for new fires and high winds can spread the flames.
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the fire protection agency is placing crews and equipment at emergency command centers. firefighters near lake tahoe continue to battle the washington fire. lightning sparked the fire june 19th. since then it's burned nearly 18,000 acres. no buildings have been damaged. no reports of any injuries. highway 4 through markleeville has been reopened. but highway 9 near highway 4 remains closed. here at home, fire crews in san jose have nearly contained a grass fire that started yeed at mckeen and whispering oaks drive. as of last night, the fire was 80% contained. crews fought the fire from the ground and the air dropping fire retardant. no injuries or damage has been reported. over the weekend, coyote
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hills park reopened after the discovery of a body. a sheepherder found the body near the park entrance yesterday. police believe the man was shot and killed. no weapon was found. the victim has yet to be identified. after police continue to search the area, it opened. the department of homeland security is concerned with possible terror attacks that could coincide with the fourth of july holiday. the chairman of the house home cland security committee says independence day offers powerful symbolism. >> you have the one year anniversary of the islamic state and now we have the fourth of july coming up which is one of these holidays we celebrate that they like to target this sort of thing. >> these kinds of attacks are extremely difficult,
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particularly with isis spreading around the world through the internet. 7:08. coming up, more racial attacks or just an unfortunate accident? coming up at 7:30, the series of fires under investigation at several african-american churches. >> reporter: we'll tell you how state senators are poised to take a vote on an observe that could affect the health of children statewide. we're keeping an eye on traffic all around the bay area this morning. there was a major slow down for folks in the east bay in the hayward fremont area. we'll let you know how that situation is doing this morning. there is a live look at the san mateo bridge. your full round up -- coming up. plenty of low clouds in place. there are breaks inland but the higher clouds continue to filter through. we'll see about the monday temps. there are signs midweek. more on that. same right? you need crystal geyser alpine spring water. made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser alpine spring water. bottled at the mountain source.
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s the u.s. supreme court set to release decisions on tree more major cases. a few minutes egg ea the court found that a drug used for lethal injections is constitutional. opponents argue the drug that was used to sedate convicted inmates doesn't always work leaving them in agonizing pain as other drugs are administered. the justices found the drug does not violate the eighth amendment protection on cruel and unusual punishment. this is not the same drug that's the subject of legal challenges here in california. this case was brought boy death row inmates in oklahoma. we are waiting to hear from the court on a case from arizona concerning congressional redirecting. the court will decide whether an independent commission that drew the lines was constitutional. the decision could affect a number of other states including california which used an independent commission to redraw congressional districts. and the other ruling expected this morning involves power plant emissions. the first ever limits on
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mercury emissions. industrial groups and republican-led states say regulators overstepped their bounds 0 by coming up with those limits without taking into account the cost of the regulation from the beginning. a bill that could mean thousands of more california children will have to be vaccinated before they are allowed in schools comes up in the state senate today. kristin kafton is live in mill valley -- christian kafton is live in mill valley. >> reporter: senators have to take the vote which could help determine the health of children statewide. 272 eliminates the personal belief exemtions. exemptions would be still allowed for medical reasons. the bill was written following a measles outbreak in disneyland which affected more than 100 people. the family of a young man battling leukemia and was unable to get immunized in
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tiburon was push for the bill. many say they backed the bill and wanted to see universal immunization. >> while i understand personal liberty and that people are trying to protect their kids, i actually believe in immunenyization -- immunization. i think it's so important for these children that cannot get immunized. >> reporter: california would join mississippi and west virginia as the only states requiring childhood immunizations. supporters say it's aimed to protect all children from communicable diseases. opponents have turned out at the state capitol in the past by the thousands and are vowing if this bill becomes law, they will continue to fight against mandatory vaccination. >> thank you. san francisco giants now have a new title.
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the most connected stadium in baseball. over the years, the team has partnered up with at&t to increase the stadium's ability to handle fans' phone calls, web surfing and tweets. there's more access points. over the next year, the team plans to increase the number of hot spots by nearly a third. interns at apple lead a different life. according to the business insider, apple interns earn, get this, $38 an hour which works out to about $6700 a month. not too bad. they also get overtime pay. they don't have to worry about spending that on housing if other interns lived with other interns. otherwise they get $1,000 a month to help pay their rent but they are held to the code of secrecy and are not allowed to talk about their jobs. but that's pretty good. >> yeah. >> pretty good for interns.
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>> it's clear they take it seriously. let's get you out the door and get you to your job. alex is in for sal today. >> good morning. traffic generally speaking is locking pretty good for most folks around the area. we had an earlier accident in the fremont area backing things up more than it normally would. but the crash has cleared. things are beginning to improve. that's the word for folks heading south on 880. let's get out to the east bay. this is the eastshore freeway, top to bottom. that's coming through berkeley and heading through the maze. that's pretty good for this time of morning and the bay bridge toll plaza also backed up as well. now we head south. this is what things look like, highway 101 in san jose and you can see a bit of a backup that folks are dealing with there in the san jose area this morning. let me also get to the maps here and show you sort of a
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broader picture of what things look like around the. we're not reporting any crashes in this area but as you can see some areas of backup along highway 101 as we just pointed out and other trouble spots. for folks -- there we go. that was a little fast. sorry about that. making that ride up the peninsula, not too bad. slug irk as you head up 101 in san francisco. the time now,:-- now, 7:17. steve? that was quick. but it was good. a lot of low clouds and high clouds in place. if you get an opportunity, even if you don't get the sunday chronicle, i would recommend you read tom's column from sunday. sfgate online. he talks about strange things going on with nature. the salmon run is way ahead of
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schedule, also a striped bass. seems to be about six, eight weeks ahead of schedule. seems to be about six to eight weeks ahead of schedule. tropical clouds coming in here is not something we see in june. end of august, september, yeah. july is usually when the monsoon season kicks in for arizona. but already the circulation around the high is tapping into a lot of cloud cover. mexico, baja and sending that northward. beautiful sunsets and sunrises. that continues to be. that cloud cover, it's just a little mainly east and south. close inform where we get some -- close enough where we get cloud cover. a lot of low clouds and fog, though. that might be slow to push off -- to burn off. there's still a decent onshore breeze. the low responsible for giving us the cooldown, there goes that little spin in the atmosphere. but the high is building back
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toward california. that's going to allow temperatures to start to warm up. by tomorrow, there could be some very toasty readings, 80s and 90s through the interior. but a lot of 70s and 60s. the cloud cover might save us from getting really hot but tomorrow it looks like 90s, 100s inland. we'll keep that going into wednesday. still toasty on and it looks cooler. >> six eight weeks -- >> we had rain in june. the remaining of the tropical storms from baja. that usually doesn't happen until august or september. not in june. strange stuff going on. >> thank you. well, people lining up for their money as banks shut down in greece. we'll break down the financial crisis that that's sending ripple effects all over the world. too close for comfort, i say. the up close and personal encounter caught on video between a great white shark and two brave paddleboard--
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paddleboarders. look at the shark there. >> yeah.
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another shark attack to report off the north carolina coast. an 18-year-old was swimming in a group saturday off the outer banks when a shark bit him several times. no one else was hurt. this makes the 6th shark attack along the state's coast in the past two weeks. experts say that sharks aren't targeting people. it's just difficult for them to differentate between people and prey. also we're learning more
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about the shark spotted at ospos beach. a group was spotted last week. that forced officials to cancel the nor cal junior lifeguard competition. most experts say the sharks in the group were about 8 to 1 feet long but there was one that appeared to be at least 18 feet and may have weighed about 5,000 pounds. warping signs are posted along the beach. take a look at this video. it was taken in southern california. you see two paddle boarders purposely getting close to two young great sharks 2003 huntington beach. one of the paddleboarders dunks the camera below the water to capture several shots. the video ends with the cameraman actually sitting on his board dangling his legs in the water. officials say at least ten sharks have been spotted in that area over the past few months. >> too close for comfort for me. the trip of one of
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america's enduring rock bands is almost over ♪ >> they are the grateful dead. they've been a major part of the bay area music scene since the 1960s. but the four surviving band members say the two soldout concerts at levi stadium will be the last time they will play together on their home turf. the band has the most devoted fans and deadheads of all ages came out to make new memories and savor old ones, one more time. >> i ran up to the stage. i was right there in the front row. the filed trip in oregon and it profoundly changed my life. >> field trip in oregon, 1982. the fans who attended both shows say they could feel the spirit of the late jerry garcia because of that, that was a rainbow that appeared over the
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stadium midway true the concert. the band now cheadz to chicago through the -- now heads to chicago through the fourth of july weekend. we would like to a moment to send out prayers and strength to people of south carolina who have endured horrific terrorism. >> besides honoring the victims of the shooting, stars spoke out about the supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage. the award celebrated and paid tribute to african-american artists. janet jackson and smoky robinson took home the top hoppers. how police were able to their many hunt to an end. >> reporter: and why some people say id this year's pride celebration was different from years past. i'm the guy keeping an eye
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on your morning commute. 7:30. this is what things look like at the bay bridge toll plaza, not fun there. major backup. we'll tell you about another backup in the east bay that you probably want to be aware of -- coming up. well, low clouds will be backing up a little later but they are over the bay. higher clouds inland. everyone is pointing toward and warmup -- coming up.
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7:28. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores. let's get your monday straight right out the door. steve is here with your weather forecast. already. >> what -- steve is here with your weather forecast. [laughter] >> what are you laughing at? >> just you. [laughter] >> we have a lot of high clouds inland. a lot of low clouds but all signs point to this warmup here. it's on its way. more so probably tomorrow but there will be inland areas which came way down on the weekend. a little low came by the host. that sent in a lot of those clouds as well. the high which has been parked right over utah is showing signs of kind of drifting back toward nevada and california. it won't take much. it's still pumping in a lot of cloud cover rain toward san diego. there will be some up in the sierra nevada. the high comes back in and kind
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of squashes it over the next 48 hours. 50s, 60s. there's still a decent onshore breeze. i think we'll ease into the warmup. there goes our cooldown right on up. the higher clouds continue to rotate around. so a mix of low clouds, high clouds, some sun, cool, mild, warmer. higher clouds, inland. 80s, 90s. 60s, 70s, coast and bay. all right, alex. bay bridge backing up. >> typical pack upthere for folks as -- backup there for folks. give yourself extra time. we all know how the toll plaza looks at this hour of the morning on any given morning. let me get you down to the south bay here. i want to give you a live look here at what things look like on highway 101. this is coming up highway 101 through the san jose area headed into the palo alto area and up toward the peninsula and things are a bit sluggish at 7:30 this morning. and speaking of the toll plaza, there you go. you can see the backup there
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and our friend boris, well, he doesn't seem too happy about it. i bet there's a lot of folks, too, stuck in the backup. they don't seem too happy about it. i want to get you to the maps here and show you an issue we had earlier in the morning. we've been monitoring a situation. eight crash that was cleared on -- it's a crash that was cleared on alvarado boulevard 880 southbound in the fremont area. it's starting to look better than we saw earlier in the day. things are a little bit slow if you are heading west across the san mateo bridge as well. those are some of the issues we're keeping track. quite a few slow spots around the bay area. nothing major going on. i think we'll keep track of it for you. back to the desk. brian and gasia, good morning. ♪ [ cheers ] >> well, it certainly was a weekend of celebration in san
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francisco. the city's 45th annual pride parade drove record crowd to the city marking a huge landmark in the gay rights movement. the supreme court decision on friday, legalizing same-sex marriage made this year's event especially meaningful. cara lui is live from the castro district is tell us how much people showed up. i'm sure a lot. >> reporter: you are absolutely right. an estimated 2 million people took part in the pride celebration. a fair bit of the celebration happening here in the castro district. greg suhr said it was without a doubt the largest pride celebration ever. [ cheers ] >> reporter: yesterday's parade down market street was fesstive. gavin newsom and kamala harris were some of the big named in attendance. people say this year's celebration felt different because of the historic supreme
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court decision making same-sex marriage a right across the country. one man told me it seesms like the crowd this year was more diverse than ever before. >> it was noticeable how many straight people in combination with the lgbt community that came out always to celebrate. we're here to celebrate us and accepting the gays, finally into mainstream america. >> reporter: if the bay area tech community also well represented. the apple contingent numbered in the thousands. there were a few bumps. >> reporter: this video captured the sound of gunfire. a gang task force is looking into an argument and shooting that broke out saturday at civic center plaza. police say a 64-year-old festival vendor got hit by a
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bullet reportedly in the arm and is in stable condition. police detained six men and found a semiautomatic handgun on the street. several handguns were seize and about 30 people were arrested during the pride celebration. on saturday, officers made ten arrests for push lick drunkenness. police say they made three felony arrests outside of the event in the mission district. officers arrested 16 people on suspicion of public drunkenness. three minors were arrested for possession of m-80 fireworks. so a few issues but police say overall a largely successful celebration. now coming up, we'll hear from a man who has taken part in the pride celebration. we'll hear his thoughts on how and why this year's celebration was different and perhaps more special. >> all right, cara lui. thank you so much.
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now that same-sex marriage is legal nationwide, religious conservatives are focused on preserving their right to object. anthony kennedy raised the issue granting gays the right to marry. said first amendment is in place for religious objectors. yesterday attorney general said county officials can refuse to issue the licenses. if that goes against their -- licenses if that goes against their religious beliefs. a solano county jury ask expected to hear closing a -- closing arguments. henry albert smith junior will face the death penalty if convicted in the deadly 2011 shooting. investigators say the officer was shot in the back three times as he was chasing a suspect after a bank was
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robbed. he was wearing body armor. the manhunt is over for the second escaped prisoner in upstate new york. say david sweat was shot twice in the torso. he's being treated at a hospital in albany new york. this comes two days after richard matt was shot by police. sweat is listed in critical condition. >> so far, the specialists include doctors in the emergency d, trauma, intensive care, radiology and vascular surgery. >> the massive manhunt was launched after the two men staged and elaborate escape from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. friends and family will hold a service for 59-year-old myra thompson, one of the victims of the charleston shooting. now, cynthia herd was one of the fourle victims buried this
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weekend. she was a librarian for years. the charle city council voted to rename the saint saint drew -- st. andrews library branch in her honor. >> nobody hear thought they would ever see a day like this in charleston. what we've come to grips with is these things happen. it happens in your own homeland. when they do, you have to find a way to cope. >> herd's family has set up a fund in her honor. proceeds will help educate two programs at the -- at two of the libraries she managed. the fbi and atf has joined the investigation at a string of fires at predominantly black churches. the latest was friday at this
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church in warrenville, south carolina. it's not clear if the fires are connected. officials say they do not want to jump to any conclusions. the pastor at this church lives nearby. and he watched helplessly as the church burned. >> it bothered me whatever we have -- whatever we have, we can be revived conspiracy -- spiritually. >> pastor jones says they plan to rebuild the church. the federal government is asking digital mapmakers to mark railroad crossings. they want drivers using those maps to know when they are approaching the railroad track crossings. there have been major accidents involving trains and vehicles in los angeles, north carolina and new york so far this year. the rail road administration
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says google has agreed to the idea. if coming up on "mornings on 2" at 8:00 a.m., the man in this cell phone does not hold back on what he thinks about modern day smartphones and some of their features. that's all they think about is -- is messing up the country. >> people from the bay area speaking out about the terror attacks in tunisia. what one man says could be to blame for the violence. we're keeping an eye on traffic all around the bay area. we are going to take you to the highway four area and the pittsburg baypoint area and tell you what things are gonna look like as you make that ride over the hill. partly sunny, mostly sunny inland with high clouds. it's the low clouds still over the coast and bay. it looks like a warmer pattern this week and we'll show you why.
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people in tee knew shaw -- tu tunisia gathered together after a gunman killed people. an east bay man from tunisia is saddened by the gun violence. he's at his second year of college. he shared pictures of his favorite beach not far from the frist attack. he said he was worried about his friends and family there. he says fellow tunisians condemn the attack. >> we have bad people, they don't have education. that's all they think about is
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just messing up the country and then blaming. >> he says the lack of education breeds ignore rans and many are heavily influenced by information they get from the internet. the financial crisis in greece is intensifying. banks have shut down and limits are placed on how much money people can take out. pam cook has more. >> this is exa being compared to a run on the banks. that's what government leaders are trying to prevent. the banks in greece are now closed for the week and account holders face limits on what they can withdraw from the atms. we're seeing many long lines, many atms are closed or out of money. they are expected to open later today. again, we've seen long lines of people trying to get their hands on their money. the trigger, the greek government's decision late friday to pull its negotiators
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out of bailout talks. the international monetary fund says it will not make the next bailout for those banks unless greece bays the $1.8 billion due tomorrow. people say demand by creditors will actually lead to more problems. >> in a certain way we can say we've put fear behind us. >> the greek prime minister slammed a draft proposal from europe and the international monetary fund said he would put it to the greek people in a referendum this sunday. people will basically get to vote on whether greece should leave the un union. trading in greek stocks and bonds, also halted. unsentty always moves the stock markets. checking in on our numbers, you can see a live look at the dow jones, it's down about 157
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points. right now it's held that place pretty steady throughout the morning. greece's main stock exchange expected to remain closed all week but uncertainly usually moving the markets. analysts do not think our markets will be affected for a long period of time. but they also say the euro will actually be a stronger currency if greece leaves the euro. and we heard from one of our former colleagues, rita williams, who is in greece. pretty interesting. she's stay in a nice hotel with a lot of people from the bay area. the atm was closed. shut down. >> interesting. >> some of the others are out of money. they definitely -- it's definitely gonna affect people traveling around greece. >> rita is a reporter at heart. she deretired -- >> but still let us know what's
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happening. the solar impulse 2 took off this morning following a nearly month-long unscheduled stop over in japan and began its 120-hour flight to hawaii. bad weather caused the long delay. officials say the flight over the pacific is risky because there's no place to land in an emergency. in the meantime, a failed mission to the international space station is now raising questions about how nasa and its partners will continue to keep the space station supplied. it exploded minutes after takeoff yesterday. the rocket broke into pieces over the atlantic. this is the third loss of a car go ship headed to the space station in the past eight months. >> it's a pretty important loss to us or it's -- i don't want to minimize a loss to us but again from a macro level standpoint, the crew is in danger. the teams are ready do support. >> nasa says it prepares for mishaps and does not anticipate
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any major disruptions to the operations of the space station. an or vauville mother should win mother of the year after she gave birth while lost in the woods. amber said she decided to take a back road to get to her parents' house. but she ended up lost, ran out of gas, and didn't have cell phone service. she was stranded for three days during which she ended up going into labor and delivering her baby all by herself. later on, she had to protect her little newborn from bees and mosquitoes. she was rescued after starting a fire as a fall for help. you can see her in the picture, it looks like mom and baby okay. 7:47. let's go to alex filling in for sal. gotta say, the consensus in the newsroom is you are doing a fantastic job. hair is looking great, by the way. >> big shoes to fill when you have to come in for sal
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castanedo. >> doing a good job. >> i have him on speed dial, just fyi. it's like the sal phone. >> i can help you, too. >> i know you can. appreciate it. the commute is looking good for most folks. a couple of areas, if you are coming in from the antioch area, the passenger baypoint area, this is what it -- the pittsburg baypoint area, this is what it looks like. a bit slug in. no accidents per say. it's just generally slow. bay bridge toll plaza, this is what you can expect this morning as you head into san francisco from the east bay and, of course, things are very crowded this morning. there were reports from the chp about a crash, a minor crash that was just east of the toll plaza that they were reporting and so who knows. that may be causing more problems as folks try to get into the city. okay. let me show you here what
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things look like. we had a crash earlier. there was a crash that blocked several lanes atal va raw doe boulevard -- alvarado boulevard. one of many slow spots around the bay area this morning at -- here in the 7:00 hour. now, let me take you outside of the bay area because if you happen to be heading into the central valley or maybe traveling down to southern california if you have plans to do that today. this is something you will want to be airway of -- aware of. this is blocking all of the lanes of i-5 south about the patterson area. the information we have is this crash happened at about 5:00 this morning. no one was hurt here. so that's the good news. but obviously a major backup for folks as they head south along i-5. back to you guys. >> thank you, alex. we do have a lot of low
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clouds in place. a lot of high clouds gave for a beautiful sunrise, sunsets, thanks to everybody who sent that in. there's been rain up in the mountains. had 11/100ths. it looks like a warmer pattern is on the way. before we get to the weather, even james, his name is steven paulson from the symphony. he must have class because with a name like that. [laughter] >> we're not related but i'm not sure somewhere back in the old country we're probably from the same village. steven paulson from the san francisco symphony, outstanding thank you, kevin for that. cassie jean, gray skies, even in belmont and drizzle at the top of sky line and half moon bay. 80s.
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could could be a few low 90s. it's tomorrow when things look to get hot. these are some of the early projections, clearlake, 106. brentwood, 105. livermore, 102. gilroy, 103. the highs here but it's showing signs of going this way. go west. it's sending in a lot of the moisture way amade of schedule. but it's also going to pretty much squash that fog bank and erode it here and send temperatures inland. there's still rain around san diego, south of l.a. and the sierra. we're kind of on the western edge of it. we get some of the high cloud. it will be mostly sunny to partly cloudy. 60s on the temps. not warming up too fast yet. there's still a decent delta breeze. west sustained at 26. the water zoomed up. half moon bay 58. monterey, 60. the water temps are warming up. there are signs where el nino
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looks to be very, very strong. maybe similar to 97, 98. we'll keep you updated. it doesn't mean rain. very active, very strong right now in the pacific, many areas. 82 up in boise. there were 110 yesterday. salt lake, 83. las vegas, already 91. the severe weather went through st. louis. now on the back side of that. if you didn't hear, they had a lot of rain in the northeast and record low maximum temperatures. boston was own lib 59 on sunday. and buffalo only 61. boise was 110. you can see all of the moisture. that low is the spin in the atmosphere. clouds and sun. a little bit more sun inland. but also the higher clouds. 80s and 90s. 60s and 70s. tomorrow looks like a warmup. zoom, up we go. i think it will. mostly sunny.
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>> thank you. tragedy at a park at a water park party. what started as a fire in taiwan that left several hundred people hurt. but another reason to wish for rain. how the ongoing drought can be bad for your help.
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welcome back, everybody. federal investigators are heading to massachusetts after a plane crashed into a home
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southwest of boston yesterday. all three people on the plane died. but the four people inside the home were able to escape safely. neighbors say they heard strange noises as the beechcraft airplane flew over their home. they say the weather was good at the time of the crash. the plane had taken off from an airport in pennsylvania. it appears the lack of rain is affecting the health of millions of people around our state. without the rain to wash it out, particle pollution has increased in 25 california counties since last year. those counties include sacramento and san joaquin. the american lung association's 2015 state of the air report gives those counties failing grades for air quality. according to the report, no rain means dust, exhaust fumes and other particles linger longer in the area. all of the bay area counties received passing grades. the toll to cross the golden gate bridge is going up. starting wednesday. tolls will increase by 75 cents
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-- 25 cents. pardon me. the 25-cent increase is part of a five-year plane to raise tolls by $2 by 2018. golden gate bridge drivers began to pay another dlal last april, bringing the total to $6 and the pay by plate to $7. the next 25-cent increase will be in july 2017 followed by two more in july of 2018. another leader stepping in to fight isis. what russia's president has to say about the terrorist group. >> reporter: we're live in the south bay where an accident on a major accident turned deadly earlier this morning. we'll tell you about the move that the driver made after the initial crash that may have led to his death. ♪ ♪
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state lawmakers are set to take a vote that could affect the future of the children statewide. more rulings are down from the supreme court. what they are doing with affirmative action and lethal injections as it pertains to the death penalty. "mornings on 2" continues. it's 8:00. good morning. we're giving you a live look at 880 in milpitas. this is where a man with good intentions actually ended up being killed on the roadway. we'll explain what happened and give you the reminder officers have for all drivers this morning. it's wednesday, june 29th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores. >> let's get your monday going. steve paulson is here. it will be a nice day, a warmup coming up. >> that's correct. >> today is kind of that
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tweener day or transition day. really not much of a warmup for coast and bay. 60s, 70s, but inland which came down over the weekend will rebound with upper 80s. there will be some 90s. mostly sunny, partly sunny. there are a lot of high clouds. rotating right around the big dome of high pressure which has been parked in the four corners built into salt lake and it looks like it will start to move to the west. it's still pumping in a lot of cloud cover up in the sierra and southern california. fog will retreat. it will be mostly sunny but not that warm jet we've seen warmer patterns by this time but there's still a decent breeze. but a lot of high and mid-level clouds. sun and clouds on that fog bank. we'll head back to the coast. temperatures will really bump up. 60s, 70s for others. all right. how are things now at 8:01, alex? i tell you what. it's a bit slow. about what you would expect this time of the morning.
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if you are trying to get from the east bay and trying to get into san francisco, you will have a lot of friends trying to make that same ride along with you. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza then then -- this morning. jammed up pretty good. there was an earlier crash that happened around 7:30 or so, a minor accident east of the toll plaza. trying to get some more information to figure out if it's been entirely clear but that may be contributing to some of the issues that you are facing this morning. a lot of folks trying to make the road on any given day. let's take you out here to the walnut creek area. here is a look at highway 24. the traffic that's flowing away from you in this shot. that's traffic on highway 24 going westbound away from the interchange with 680. a lot of folks making that ride this morning. things are slullish there -- sluggish there. the south bay, it's getting
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more and more busy. a lot of the freeway is jammed up there. there is a crash we warranted to let folks -- wanted to let folks know about. highway 101 north and mckee road. there was a crash causing issues. back to the desk. what started as a relatively minor crash on 880 ended with one man's death. all northbound lanes are now open after being closed overnight. janine de la vega is live there now. share with us how the accident turned into a tragedy. >> reporter: yeah, it sure did. the scene is clear right now. [no audio] >> we apologize. having a bit of a problem with janine's signal. there was a crash on -- on 880. the man who hit the vehicle in front of him, got out of his car to check on that person in
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the second vehicle, that man ended up being hit and killed in the roadway. the takeaway here, officers remind everyone if you are involved in an accident, stay inside your car with the seat belt on. that's the safest place for you. emergency crews will arrive just as soon as they can. 8:03. a fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 1,000 people from their homes in central washington state. flames broke out in web and a half chi and the fire continues to burn out of control right now. at least ten buildings have burned but there are no injuries reported. some people say they moved to safety but they watched as flames raced across acres of land. backup has been coming back quickly. unbelievable never seen anything like this. >> people who live in the rural area in central washington have been taking their livestock to the county fairgrounds. fire officials say the flames have been moving so quickly. they can't even equipment how much land has burned and they don't know how the fire started. as the temperature rises so
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does the potential for fire danger. that's why calfire says it's working to increase the staff. dry lightning and strong winds are expected to cross many areas of northern california throughout this week. dry lightning increases the chance for new fires and high winds can spread the flames. the fire protection agency is placing additional crews and equipment at emergency command centers so that there will be coverage around the clock. firefighters near lake tahoe continue to battle the washington fire in alpine county. as of last night, the fire was about 45% contained. fire crews say that lightning sparked the fire june 19th and since then it's burned through nearly 18,000 acres. no buildings have been damaged. no reports of any injuries. highway 4 through markleeville has been reopened. highway 89 remains closed this morning near. fire crews in san jose nearly contained a grass fire that started yesterday. this is in mckeen road and whispering oaks drive. the fire has bushed some 80
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acres. as of last night, it was 80% contained. they fought the fire from the ground and air, using tankers to drop fire retardant. no no buildings have been damaged. no injuries reported. the cause of the fire is under investigation. starting today, calfire is banning all outdoor burning in areas not served by city or county departments. they are no longer allowed to burn anything outside of the homes. the goal is to reduce the risk of fires. calfire is asking homeowners to trim grass and trees under properties and to clean their roofs and gutters. according to calfire, more than 2 million homes in california are in areas considered to be at high or extreme risk of wildfires. today state lawmakers will vote on a controversial bill that could change the vaccination requirements for them to go to school. ktvu fox 2 reporter christien kafton live in mill valley.
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if approved this would make california one of three states with the toughest standards. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're here in marin county. they've had one of the highest rates of choosing to opt out of getting their children immunized. state senators set to vote on a bill that would change the way parents prepare their children for school. the senate bill 277 eliminates the personal belief exemtion which allow yous some parents to opt out of fully vaccinating their children. if the senate passes the bill and the governor signs off, children who are not vaccinated would have to be home schooled. the pill was written following a measles outbreak in disneyland. the issue came to a head here in marin county when the family of a tiburon boy battling leukemia was unable to get immunized. this morning we talked with several people, all of whom
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said they backed the bill and wanted to euniversal immunization. >> i understand people have their own concerns about their personal rights and so on and so forth, concerns about potential issues associated with side effects of immunizations, but i was immunized and i don't suffer from polio and ear diseases common in the -- and other diseases common in the past. >> reporter: if it pats, it would join mip pip and west virginia. the bill is aimed at protecting all children. those who oppose the bill, they've turned out in the state capitol by the thousands. and say even if the bill becomes law they will continue to fight toward mandatory evacuations. >> thank you. also new this morning, the u.s. supreme court will once again take up the issue of affirmative action on college campuses. the justices say for the second
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time they will hear the case of a white woman who was denied admission to the university's austin campus. coner is vative leaning federal appeals court in new orleans has twice upheld the admissions process. the final three he decisions came -- three decisions came down in the last hour. a drug used for legal injections is constitutional. opponents argued a drug supposed to sedate convicted inmates doesn't always work leaving them in agonizing main as other drugs are administered. in a 5-4 ruling they found that the judge does not violate the eighth amendment prohibition. this is not the same drug that's the subject of legal challenges here in california. two justices say for the first time that the court should consider whether the death penalty itself is constitutional. the court upheld the legality of an independent congression
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about redirecting in arizona. and in the final ruling, the supreme court blocked one of the obama administration's environmental initiatives meant to limit emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants. they sided with industry groups and some states which argue that the epa overstepped the bounds setting limits without first taking into account the limitations and and the court is now adjourned. back to the accident on 880 in milpitas that left one man dead and forced the closure-all lanes -- closure of all lanes
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overnight. janine de la vega has more. >> reporter: this driver made a risky move after the crash on 88 here in milpitas. one of the things that he did was that -- it turned into first a minor accident but then in a matter of seconds, it turned more serious. and mit night one vehicle rear ended another on 880 north of montague expressway. the driver of one of the vehicles got out to check hon the other driver. he -- check on the other driver. he crossed lanes to do that. and it appears an oncoming vehicle doesn't see him. >> after talk the to the party he rear ended, he -- he moved back and got back in his vehicle and he was struck while he was trying to get back in the vehicle or while he was standing by his vehicle. >> reporter: the 20-year-old man who exited the vehicle
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ended up dying from his injuries. the accident halted traffic on northbound 880 for three hours. officers had to divert traffic off the instate so they could investigate the driver who hit and killed the man ended up stopping and is cooperating with the investigation. the freeway is now open for the morning commute but it expects traffic to build because of the upcoming fourth of july holiday is coming up. take your time. if you get into a crash, pull on the shoulder. put your hazards on. call 911 if there's any sort of question about getting out of the car. at least in this incident it turned out to be deadly. attitudes are hardening over greece's financial crisis. tomorrow's deadline to pay is looming. and looking ahead to a
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shorter workweek but the fourth of july holiday has security issues. we'll explain. quite a few slow spots on this monday morning as people try to get off to work. we'll show you what things look like in the east bay especially if you are trying to get into the city this morning. that's a live look at the maze. we'll tell what you things are looking like -- coming up. it looks like a warmup is on the way. well tell you when and how much.
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the department of homeland security said it's concerned about possible terror attacks that could coincide with the fourth of july holiday. they are looking for warning signs. >> reporter: the fourth of july may be a time of celebration, but for terrorists it may represent a real opportunity. a highly symbolic date to launch attacks on the hole land. the chairman of the house homeland security commit esays it goes beyond just the 4th. >> you have the one-year anniversary of the caliphate and now we have the fourth of july coming up which is one of these holidays we celebrate that they like to target these sort of things. >> reporter: last week, we saw
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a trio of what appeared to be isis inspired attacks in france, tunisia and kuwait. the department of homeland security issued an ominous warning about the fourth. saying we will adjust security measures seen and unseen as necessary to protect the mesh- - american people. but the fear is these type of attacks are difficult to disrupt. a much different threat than al qaeda presented with recruitment spreading around the world through the internet. >> al qaeda was guidance from the top down. isis is terror populism. it's from the bottom up. that makes it difficult for us to detect and stop it. >> that was doug luzader reporting. i think it's a good time to check in with alex filling in for sal. >> looking pretty good. we have slow spots we're keeping an eye on. we'll get you out the door.
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we'll have folks -- here is a look at highway 4. that can always be a difficult commute. that's what it looks like as you come over the hill into the concord area. a bit sluggish for folks making that ride and here is what things look like as you get closer to the toll plaza and you try to get into san francisco. yep. major backup in the area. but nothing that is unheard of for this time of the morning. so obviously want to give yourself extra time there. and look at that beautiful span there. the golden gate and traffic flowing freely across the golden gate this morning. a bit slow as you come 101 southbound through marin this morning. also want to check in down --er thought we had one more map. that's okay. the south bay, there are a few slow spots. >> you want to do a map. i will do a map. >> there we go. >> down toward the south bay -- when you see the red, that's not good. when you see the green, that's
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good. out toward saratoga and 85, that's the way i would go. >> that was the first lesson i got from sal how to do traffic. he said red bad -- red is bad. [laughter] >> he taught you well. >> yes. the weather seems to be way ahead of schedule. the chronicle talking about nature being ahead of schedule. i don't think that column is available online yet. you might have to get the paper it will probably be in a couple of days. he talks about the salmon making a move much earlier than usual. if you get a chance read his column. we've had rain in january. remember we had the remains of what was at one time hurricane blanca which came up toward blanca. this is something we see july, august, august, september. not in june. it will be warmer today.
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it looks like hot on the tuesday. clearlake 106. brentwood, 105. gilroy, 103. the only thing that might save that will be a lot of high, midlevel clouds. also come from southern california, most of this is east and south of us. some of that is skirtth area. that will -- skirtth area -- scirblting the area. bridgeport had 11/100ths. there's measurable rain up pear. west 22 breeze. not too shabby. the cooldown on the weekend was associated with this right there, that little spin. there it goes. now the higher clouds are starting to inch back in. the combination of those two gave us beautiful sunrises and sunsets and some awesome pictures. not something we see in june. usually my feet are on the desk in june, you know, fog, sub.
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80s, 90s. 60s, 70s. >> not just june. your feet are up all of the time. [laughter] >> you are a funny guy. take a look at this massive twister in missouri. trained tornado spotters reported this. they said the twitters were so powerful, they saw a semitrailer truck get blown off the record. flash floods have developed but no significant damages or injuries have been reported so far. did you ever think the shape on your cell phone is kind of beard -- is weird? the man who invented it says it is. looking good for home sales. we'll break down the new numbers out this morning and what it means for the housing
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u.s. stock markets are down 1% so far. the decline isn't really a surprise. it's not as big as some economists have feared. you see the dow is down by 190 points. the national bank of greece is down more than 18%. greek shopping companies are dropping sharply. there had been concerned u.s.
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markets, not just individual stocks might follow the lead of other global markets. japanese markets fell nearly 3%. and shanghai's index dropped 3.3%. european markets are also down. germed and french markets have lost more than 2% today. spain is off nearly 3.5%. the financial crisis is behind the losses. all banks must remain closed for six business days. this one bank was allowed to open so pensioners who were lined up could withdraw some of their own money. pam cook will have more on the deadline and where things stand coming up. americans are signing more contracts to buy homes. pending sales climbed to the highest level in more than nine years. just below the april 2006 level which was more than a year before the housing bust triggered a recession. steady job growth and low mortgage rates are created a greater uryency is is-- --
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urgency. a fire during a party at a water park left hundreds of people hurt. what taiwanese officials say may have caused it. traffic generally speaking looking pretty good on a monday morning, although there are slow spots the we'll take you down to the south bay coming up and tell you about one particular issue we're keeping an eye on. cooler weekend will give way to warmth today. we'll show you those numbers coming up.
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welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores. let's get your day started with weather and traffic. steve is here. we're expecting a warmup. >> tarting tomorrow -- starting tomorrow. we had a cooldown overert weekend. a lot of that monsoon clouds coming up from northern mexico, baja, wrapping around the high which gave blazing hot temperatures. boise was 110. 110 yesterday. my goodness. boston was 59 degrees. what a difference. we have the cloud cover continuing to rotate. there's some higher clouds. they are thicker in southern california. and favoring areas toward the san joaquin valley. bridgeport will a little bit of
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rain. 50s, 60, some areas are warming up. but the temperature difference from 24 hours ago, you lose the clouds. 6 degrees cooler than taund. concord, 4. fairfield, 7. san jose, 5. you have to make that up. there's still an okay westerly breeze or an onshore breeze. it's decreasing a little bit but the high-pressure system is showing signs of heading back toward california. that will allow inland temps to bump up. clouds and sun, 80s, 90s for some. 60s, 70s for others. by the coast a lot of fog. all right. what do you have for us? >> good morning to you. well, we're trying to get folks where they need to go. you know, in a decent amount of time but slow going in some certain spots especially if you are trying to get from the east bay into the city at this hour. things are gonna be tough. i'm not gonna sugar coat it here. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, you can see a significant backup as folks try to make their way through the tolls and then the metering
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lights. all right. let's check out the san mateo bridge and boy sort of a similar story there. the traffic that's heading away from you on the screen. that's westbound traffic trying to get across 0 to the peninsula. a lot of brake lights as you try to make that ride across the bay. we'll go down to the south bay here and we'll take a look. you can see a lot of slow spots. there's one issue in particular that we're keeping an eye on and that's an issue on highway 85. northbound 85 at union avenue. something to be aware of there with a crash involving -- it sowned like three cars. they are trying to work on everything to the side of the road. 8:31. brian, gasia. >> it was a record turnout for
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the pride parade. a lot of people said they had to be there to celebrate a milestone for gay rights. cara lui is live from the castro district to tell us exactly how many people showed up. i'm gonna say a little bit. >> reporter: yeah. underestimate, right? well, some of that celebration happened in the castro an estimated 2 million people took part in this year's pride celebration. there was dancing. there was cheering. there were tears of joy. [ cheers ] >> it this group is the yisk seen. everyone is having a great time. >> reporter: yesterday's pride parade down market was energetic and gettive. gavin newsom, ka ma law harris and other -- kamala harris and other community leaders took part. some tell us this year's crowd seemed more diverse than ever before with many who were not
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lgbt joining in the celebration. they added this year's celebration felt different from years past because of the historic supreme court decision making same-sex marriage a right across the country. >> i've been going to this for 35, 36 years now. it felt more festive because of the marriage decision. we've been pushing for soy lock -- for so long. we finally accomplished it. it's a great feeling. >> the bay area tech community well represented this weekend. the apple contingent numbered in the thousands. but like many big events, there were a few issues. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: this video captured the sound of gunfire. a gang task force is looking into an argument and shooting that broke out saturday and civic center plaza. police tell us a 64-year-old
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festival vendor got hit by a bullet reportedly in the arm and at last word was in stable condition. officers detained six young men and found a semiautomatic handgun on the street. several handgun were seized. 30 people were arrested during the pride celebration. on saturday, they made ten arrests. police say they made three felony arrests and nine misdemeanor arrests. outside of the event in the mission district, officers arrested 16 people on suspicion of public drunkenness. three minors were arrested for m-80 fireworks. police did say overall, it was a largely successful celebration and this year's scene equality without -- this year's theme, equality without exception. back to you. >> thank you. religious conservatives are focusing on preserving their right to object. u.s. supreme court justice
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anthony kennedy raised the issue in the majority opinion. he said first amendment protections are in place for religious objectors but how that plays out is yet to be scene. yesterday, texas's attorney general said county clerks in his state can refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples if that goes against their beliefs. expected to be lawsuits filed before this is all sorted out. arrests could be coming soon in a brawl that ended with a shooting yo right outside of a mormon church in oakley. police say the fight erupted in the parking lot of the church of jesus christ latter day -- jesus christ of latter-day saints. investigators say the two groups know each other and they were nighting over something that happened a day before. the balcony that collapsed
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in berkeley had an unusual slope. according to the san francisco chronicle, lawyers for the families of one of the victims told prosecutors about witnesses who say the balcony had a pronounced slope. arky text churl plans call for a 2% slope to allow water to drain away from the building. berkeley officials say the balcony gave way earlier this month because of dry rot. a solano county jury is expected to hear closing arguments in the case of the man accused of kifling a police officer. the man faces the death penalty if convicted in the deadly 2011 shooting. investigators say the officer was shot in the back three times when he was chasing a suspect after a bank of america was robbed november 17th. he was fatally wounded even though the officer was wearing body armor. the financial crisis in greece is intensifying this morning. pam cook here now with why it's being compared with a run on the banks. >> reporter: a lot of people pretty scared. the big move is that greek
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banks are closed and they will remain closed all week and greece is on the verge of default. now, up until now, the european central bank has provided emergency funding to greek banks so they can meet demands for crash. the international monetary fund said it will not make the next bailout for the banks unless greece pays the $1.8 billion due due tomorrow. greece's prime minister wants to take the decision to the people in a referendum that will take place this sunday. until then, longs lines are forming at the banks. many atms are closed or out of money and there are limits on how much money people can withdraw. greece has been dealing with the financial crisis since 2010 when it became here it had run up massive debts that it was unable to repay. a series of bailouts by the eurozone partners and have followed but only in exchange for massive spending cuts and
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sweeping reforms. that's what the greek people will decide. are they willing to deal with moesh measures and -- with more of these measures and leave the eurozone. but some say the euro will be stronger without greece. we'll be following this all week. >> thank you. today investigators in taiwan are focusing on the possibility that a cigarette spark caused a fire that bushed almost 500 people -- burned almost 500 people and killed one person at a water park water over the weekend. a 20-year-old woman died. more than 400 people remain hospitalized. many in serious condition. the company that makes the powder says it's flammable and that the buyer was informed about the risk of fire. witnesses say a number of people at the party were smoking. police are recommending
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criminal charges against the organizers of the party. vladimir putin is calling on all middle east forces to fight islamic forces. the russian president also urged other middle east countries to help syria fight the armed rebels that now control parts of that country. foreign officials paid their respects to the victims of the tunisia beach attack. the dignitariries -- dignitaries gathered on the beach where a gayle open -- where a gunman opened fire killing people. this comes after many gathered in a show of solidarity following the attack. meantime an east bay man from tunisia said he's saddened by the violence. he's in his second year at
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merit college. he shared some pictures of one of his favorite beaches. not far from the terrorist attack. he says he was worried about his family and friends there. he also tells ktvu that fellow tunisians condemn the attack especially in the name of their muslim faith. >> we have bad people. they don't have education. that's all they think about is messing up the country. >> he says the lack of education breeds ignorance and many are heavily influenced by information they get from the internet. big debate continues in oakland when it comes to the coliseum city proposed. what the oakland raiders would have to give up in exchange and why some say it would be a bad teal. and the maen who inventled the cell phone does not hold back on what he thinks a modern
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day -- thinks is a modern day cell phone. >> you are stuck with me and i'm trying to get you through the morning ride. a lot of slow spots. we'll tell you how the commute looks in the east bay especially if you are trying to get into the city still. the weather app on your smartphone says it will probably get hot starting tuesday, wednesday. it shows up on the five-day as well.
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the man considered the father of the cell phone thinks apps are pointless. and he says the design of the smartphone today doesn't make sense to him. martin cooper is an 89-year-old engineer who started working for motorola when it was the leading two-way radio company. motorola evolved into a cell phone company and he was the inventor of the very first cell phone. decade later, he said cell phones are today suboptimal. >> think about it. how unnatural it is to want to talk to somebody and hold a flat piece of material up to your head. it doesn't make any sense at all. >> is those bricks don't fit in your pockets. [laughter] >> he said he thinks they will evolve into chips implanted
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behind the ear connected to a computer. he says that artificial intelligence is only in the beginning stages since software is learning to adapt to users. he says this is why app are a waste of time. >> i'm thinking this question of the app, how useless having a million apps is. how does a person sort through a million apps and i find the one -- and find the one that's suitable. the concept of it is wrong. >> he said good artificial intelligence would figure out what you need. we have a full link to the interview at ktvu.com. it's under the link ection service home page. i remember when we first started out -- when i first started out as a reporter, the cell phone was like a brick and look today. >> he believe his first phone
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call was to his competitor saying i beat you. >> it used to be they they were just used for cell phones. >> how many apps do you have? >> i have like -- i have like four. >> some have thousands. >> i don't think i have that many. facebook, twitter, ktvu and maybe the safeway app. [laughter] >> seriously that's it. >> my cvs app -- my sports apps and weather. >> steve likes text message. [laughter] let's get you out the door if you are heading to work or having a fun vacation today this mod moernding. you've been doing a great job getting us out the door. >> i don't know in i'm ready for the microchip. >> not quite yet. >> let's take you outside and get you a look at the san mateo bridge. that's where we'll go first. look how slow it is there. all of those folks trying to head to foster city.
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it's a slow ride. okay. if you are trying to get from the east bay and get into san francisco, and really -- i think a lot of you are, well, you will have quite a bit of company this morning. very crowded at the bay bridge toll plaza and you can see most of the lanes are slow going this morning. all right. let's head now down to the south bay. we'll go to the maps here. i want to show you what the ride looks like. if you are in the south bay, there are a few slow spots. one crash we were looking at, highway 85 and that was at union avenue, that they were dealing with. if you are heading up along the peninsula into san francisco. that's what the ride looks like there. a couple of slow spots in the san mateo area. it kind of gets closer there. here's what things look like. highway 101 right at mckee road. traffic is flowing very nicely. steve, ready for one of those chips to be implanted in your arm?
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>> did you see the movie "the kingsman"? that's part of the concept. they implant these chips. >> don't have to pick up anything. it knows what we want. >> there you go. >> i have to -- i have to go. i told you don't call me here. we to have low clouds in place. higher clouds inland. everything is pointing to a warmup inland. it will be looks like it will be hot as we head to the end of june and the weekend. there are a lot of clouds. the highs are in utah. it builds toward nevada. that's going to send the inland temps up. it will smash the fog. still some rain down around southern california also in the high desert and then up in the sierra nevada. we're on the western edge. there's still higher clouds. fog, there's plenty there. even though the water temps came up. some temps are moving out. low, mid a few upper. a lot of 50s.
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temperatures in the last 24 hours, we had the high clouds yesterday. much more so. they are running a lot cooler than they did sunday morning but they will rebound quick here. there is still an okay delta breeze but it's been trending down a little bit. a little low right there. that's the one that cooled us down over the weekend. the combination of that onshore breeze and the high and mid- level clouds gave beautiful sunrises and sunsets. this week -- watch how the cloud cover never leaves. it will be very hot inland. thursday and friday we continue to send in a lot of cloud cover. that will take us into the holiday weekend. it sure looks like a lot of cloud cover and rain in the sierra with the moisture continuing in southern california. a lot going on here even though we're at the end of june and july. we get rain in june. that's possible. but this kind of a pattern is more favorable toward july/august -- september. 80s, 90s for some. 60s for others. it looks like the inland kicks
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up today. could even be toasty on thursday. it does look a little better but a lot of cloud cover as we go into the holiday weekend. >> i think you called it fresno hot. >> it will be hot. >> it will be hot. >> thank you. giant' pitcher bumgarner hit a career milestone against the rockies. he recorded his 1,000th strikeout yesterday. right there. sit down, son. went to yesterday's game needing only one. he did that in the 2nd. it makes him the youngest pitcher in franchise history to hit the market 25 years old. matt cain was the previous to hold the title. giants won yesterday, 6-3. not so great news for the as. they had a three-game series against the royals. they got swept by the royals. that's the third sweep for the royals this month. royles won, 5-3 yesterday. oakland city council set to discuss a new plan for the
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raiders tomorrow. floyd ken hart submitted the plan tocy leaders. presented the present to the leaders last week. raiders would have to give up sponsorship and naming rights without any subsidies in return. the selfie sticks starting tomorrow will be banned from disneyland and disney world theme marks. someone pulled out a selfie stick on a ride and then officials thut that ride down -- shut that ride down. disney joins a growing list of attractions around the world banning these sticks out of safety concerns. coming up, one japanese zoo has seen an increase in foot traffic lately. it's all because of a gorilla pictured right there. we'll tell you why in two month minutes. month-- in two minutes.
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ohio's governor is expected to make his announcement three weeks from tomorrow for the presidential run. and chris christie is reportedly set to enter the 2016 race tomorrow. christie is expected to officially announce his bid for the white house. the outspoken already grb the 14th -- governor will be the 14th candidate to enter the primary. and the state department is scheduled to release the next batch of hillary clinton's state department emails. this comes months after the former secretary of state came under fire for using a private e-mail account instead of a government run. the state department says it expects -- is expects to complete the release of all 55,000 pages by next january. act victim incorporate -- act victim incorporated --
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avtivism incorporated is providing money to groups that have the most success hiring here res usa. the ceo says the key for veterans getting a job starts long before the first interview. >> the biggest weakness service members have transitioning is the inability to communicate their value proposition. we don't know how to say in civilian terms what we did in the military and how it can help you at this current companies. >> other obstacles they face is employers thinking the workers might be deployed again and the concern about post-traumatic stress disorder. women in japan are flooking to a zoo to look at the hansome gorilla. he's 18 years old. he recently went viral on twitter. this comes after several claim
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he's good looking. he moved eight years to mate and is the proud go will laul of two -- gorilla of two. ♪ >> it's in the eyes, i think. >> i think so. >> i like the music in the background, too. all right, alex. you did a good job on your first day of traffic. how did it feel? >> i have now-found respect for what sal castanedo does. >> are you in the big chair tomorrow? >> all week. >> oh, all week. [laughter] >> oh, boy. >> thought you got through it today. >> one person put it on twitter, don't quit your day job. >> oh! >> she was kidding. >> or day job into here's highway 4. let's get you a look at highway 4 things looking better than this morning. that's the bay bridge toll plaza here now and of course
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things -- it's slow this morning at the toll plaza as they have been throughout the morning and down in the south bay, oh, yeah, kind of slow for a lot of folks and as you head up highway 101 through sort of the redwood city area trying to get up the peninsula into the city, it will be slow as well. >> i did see sal tweet, he woke up, turned it on, fans of approval from our own sal castanedo. >> you are on standby. >> it really is. i had them on the hot lin . >> >> all right. our weather, fog, coast and bay, mostly sunny inland. tomorrow looks hot. maybe wednesday, thursday should be cooler. but still worm as we go into the 4th. still a lot of cloud. >> could affect the fireworks. >> could. >> we'll see. >> too early. >> all right. thank you for joining us. that's our report for this morning. thank you for making ktvu your choice for news today. >> that's right ktvu news back at noon.
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