>> reporter: the fourth of july is just days away and firefighters are trying to raise awareness about illegal fireworks. we'll tell you about the dangers and the penalties that violaters face. another fire at an african- american church in the southeast. new information this morning about why this was likely a targeted attack -- all ahead on "mornings on 2." good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." this is a live look at what many firefighters don't want to see this fourth of july holiday, illegal fireworks. our janine de la vega will have more on the dangers, especially during this dry weather and the ongoing drought. janine will also show us fireworks that firefighters say are okay to use. it's 7:00. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores in for dave

clark this week. let's get your wednesday started with weather and traffic. it was warm and hot yesterday. >> yes. >> a little bit of a cooldown. a lot of high clouds coming in. it doesn't matter in the city or along the coast. not gonna be that hot. thank goodness we didn't have an offshore breeze. as it was, mainly confined to inland areas. some breaks in the higher clouds but there's definitely an increase in those coming up from the san joaquin valley, sacramento valley, heat advisory out, same areas as yesterday. but the cloud cover is racing in here fast. very thick on the golden gate. some rain embedded in this taking the turn after arizona coming up from southern california. the high desert and i think a lot of that plays in our weather with an increase in the clouds. west-southwest 21. but there's extremely warm hot air aloft which will translate into toasty numbers again inland. but yesterday we didn't have the high clouds. today they will be there.

that's why i think it will be still toasty. 60s and 70s by the water or very low 80s. alex, a lot going on? >> fairly quiet. we got a few trouble spots. we'll get to all of those. mostly, though, no crashes to report around the bay area. that's the good news as we move into the 7:00 hour and the heart of the commute. here you go. the san mateo bridge and you can see the traffic beginning to pick up there for all of those folks heading westbound across the span and over to the peninsula. slow going right there once you get past the pay gates. the bay bridge toll plaza, you got that sun moving up in the sky right there and pointing into the cam rahn lens -- camera lens. it's crowded as a bunch of folks try to make their way up the pay gates and across the incline. the fast trackers sliding

through there faster than those paying cash. let me show you the maps and the livermore valley has been quite crowded throughout the morning, as it normally is. now we have a little bit of an issue. this is a crash that happened about a half-hour or so ago but still causing problems. you see it on the map. that's a crash westbound 580 right at airway boulevard causing issues as, of course, the chp gets out there to deal with everything in that area. as we go south down to san jose, and you can see the freeway system there becoming more and more busy as we move into the heart of the commute. a few areas of slowing, a few areas where you will slow down in a big way this morning, but overall, seems okay for this time of morning. as you head up the peninsula here along highway 101, that looks like a very good ride going into the city. 7:03. back to the desk. happening now a heat advisory now if effect for much of the bay area. people living inland could see another day of triple-digit

temperatures. crews in the south bay already busy battling a fire burning south of gilroy. at last report it's only 50% contained. the fire started before 3:30 yesterday afternoon in a canyon near the junction of highways 101 and 25. while there are no injuries or damaged buildings reported, the fire has burned through at least 50 acres. no word yet on the cause of the fire. a statewide flex alert is in alert. that calls on people to reduce their electricity use. they are also asking people to turn off unnecessarily lights and to hold off on using major appliances from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the main concern, air conditioning. they are also people to keep their thermostats at 78 degrees or higher. a flex alert is issued to reduce strain on the system and to help prevent blackouts. the high temperatures and fire danger prompts firefighters to try to raise awareness to safety with the fourth of july around the corner. janine de la vega is live in

los gatos. it's a message we've heard before but this year, firefighters are saying with the drought and the current temperatures, fireworks danger is extremely real. >> reporter: it definitely is, and so what they've done, a fire chief has brought in some safe and sane fireworks. these are only legal in gilroy but also illegal fireworks which are very dangerous. so we have them all here. they've been seeing ancease in calls this week throughout the bay area of people setting off illegal fireworks in their neighborhood and to get some more information about how dangerous these are, we go to fire chief from santa clara county, ken. these right here, the safe and sane ones, only legal in gilroy, but talk to me about this. this is the next level. nobody is supposed to have these. >> that's right. the fireworks over here on this side of the table are the safe and sane fireworks. these are legal in california but in santa clara county they are illegal. they are only legal in gill --

gilroy. these are illegal everywhere in california. these are dangerous fireworks. these will explode but they make a much smaller bang. these are explosives just like bombs. these are the kinds of things that -- these can literally blow your hand off or part of your arm off. >> people don't know the difference between these two. you said that you -- show me the example you were saying that some people will buy these and -- >> a gentleman was using one of these a few years ago, thought it was benign, put it in the tube, lit it. when it didn't go off, he went back to see what it gone wrong and it went off and injured him severely. they look safe. they look like the other fireworks we see, but they are not. >> reporter: and we're surrounded by dry vegetation here. we're in los gatos. even though it looks like a remote area. there are homes very close to

us. tell me with the dry fuels and the dangers. >> we're in a residential neighborhood. there are houses a few hundred feet from here. areas like this exist all throughout santa clara county. the dry vegetation, we live in a state that has dry vegetation every year. but this year the fuels are drier than they've been before. >> reporter: and penalties, too, right? i mean, some of these misdemeanors and felonies as well? >> absolutely. they make a permanent criminal record. absolutely. >> reporter: thank you so much for speaking with us, fife chief with santa clara -- fire chief with santa clara fire. le join us next -- he will join us next hour. we'll get more information about what he has experienced in past fourth of julys with. >> i can tell how dry it is by look, at the grass behind you. it's the color of straw. it probably feels that way, too. >> reporter: it is. there's dry trees as well

around us. they specifically wanted to bring us to the area. it's so close to a neighborhood. people set these fireworks off in the middle of the street and they go flying everywhere and, you know, a roof can catch on fire and a person can be injured. a lot of people can't imagine fourth of july without fireworks but for some veterans it can be an agonizing experience. mathew used to live to watch fireworks. since serving overseas he's been suffering from post- traumatic stress disorder now he says the large popping sounds bring back bad memories from his days in combat. >> they just blow it off. it's just fireworks. yeah, okay. when you are getting rocketed and getting shot at. it's not fun. makes me want to curl up in a ball. >> a nonprofit company is issuing signs to veterans to

place on their lawns. it says, combat veteran lives here, please be curious with fireworks. 7:08. and former state senator leland yee is scheduled to appear in court. we're hearing a plea deal may be in the works. he had pled not guilty to 13 charges. well, today, he and three codefendants are scheduled to appear in federal court to change their pleas. yee's attorney is not commenting but a spokesperson for the attorney's office said there have been negotiations and a plea deal is possible. he was arrested last year in a wide-ranging political corruption scandal. scott wiener has his eyes set on a higher political office. the moderate democrat will announce today that he's running for state senate. he wants to fill the seat of mark ren -- mark leno. he has picked up endorsements

from leno and gavin newsom. other candidates could include tom am amiona and jane kim. crime prevention is a key element for the spending plan for oakland. oakland hopes to add 100 officers. the budget restores compensation for employees who accepted pay cuts during the recession. the budget include more than $450,000 over two years to pay for a new development. it's called the department of race and equity. it would work to prevent racial bias in city policies. there are new developments as there are reports this morning that a fire that destroyed a south carolina church was not the work of arson. want to go to video from last night. this was the scene in greeleyville at the church. this same church was burned

down 20 years ago by the ku klux klan. there will be a press conference. in the meantime, federal investigators are looking into several other church fires that have happened since the church massacre. another internet outage. this time spreading from here in northern california all the way up to seattle. at 7:30, the reason the fbi is calling this a delish rit attack -- deliberate attack. a few pockets of slowing around the bay area this morning. we'll tell you what the ride looks like from the east bay -- in the east bay and a few areas that will cause you issues coming up. it's raining in bakersfield. the first time on july 1st since records began in 1887. might some of that make it here? i think so. we'll explain and havewide variety -- and have wide variety temps.

welcome back, everything. 7:13. a sexual predator living in walnut creek has returned to state custody after violating the terms of his parole. 71-year-old charles chrisman was convicted of slaults on boys in el cerrito and san francisco -- sexual assaults on boys in el cerrito and san francisco 25 years ago. he's been living in walnut creek since his release in february. the deputy district attorney would not say exactly how chrisman violated his patrol except it did not involve a minor. in 45 minutes, president obama is expected to announce latest step in a renewed relationship between the u.s. and cuba, the reopening of embassies in washington and havana. president obama began the process last december to solve a 50-year-long freeze between the two countries. he hopes to have the embassies open in the next few seconds and the associated press is reporting the cuban foreign ministry says havana and washington will resume their 0 reopening em-- their reopening

embassy on july 20th. many people are against it, republicans because they say everything in cuba is state controlled. the money will not go to help the cuban people. well, president obama got a chance to practice his diplomacy last night when he came across a bunch of girl scouts camped out on the white house lawn. >> what are you doing in my yard? [laughter] >> it was the first ever campout at the white house. the 50 girl scouts sang songs around a camp fire made out of lanterns. this is part of the first lady's let's move outside which aims to inspire people to get outside, not sit inside watching tv. the president seemed to have a good time, sitting with the girls, teases the girls and they loved it. >> so glad you are having fun. but i want to make sure -- you better clean up this mess. [laughter] >> i'm teasing. >> they smad s'more -- they

smad -- they made s'mores, too. before they headed back inside, they had a group hug. >> imagine camping on the white house lawn. i need certain amenities. [laughter] let's go to salex, are you a camping guy or not? i don't know how you are? >> on camping? i like to do the car camping or the tent cabins like they have at yosemite. >> camping -- >> i don't like to go all out. >> it messes up his hair, the windy conditions and stuff like that. >> it's not good for me or my hair to be outdoors for too long. gotta stay indoors. that's what we're doing today, filling in for sal this week. things are looking pretty good. but there are pockets of slowing to be aware of this morning. here you go.

that's the eastshore freeway. you can see the traffic going east to west there, top to bottom on your screen. those are all of the folks traveling through berkeley headed to the maze and traffic sluggish there this morning. now we go down to the south bay. there's the ent change between 280 and 880, you can see -- interchange between 280 and 880, you can see. let's slide you over to the golden gate bridge. no. we'll go to the maps here. the fair on the golden gate bridge, the toll gps up by a quarter today if you haven't already heard. keep that in mind. there it is. you have to -- use your imagine nation but there's the golden gate bridge. i promise. somewhere in there. if we can get back to the maps. we'll tell you that highway 4 your ride coming west on highway 4 from antioch and pittsburg and baypoint, you are going to experience some pockets of slowing and also want to mention as you make the ride into the city, we're getting reports that there is a stalled car westbound on the bay bridge just west of the

tunnel on the western span. so be aware of that. could slow you down as you make your way into san francisco. steve? there's a lot of high clouds coming up it from san joaquin -- coming up from san joaquin valley and there's thunderstorm activity around bakersfield. the higher clouds on the increase. very warm air aloft. some temperatures in the higher elevations around the 80-degree mark. yesterday, livermore 108. concord, 10 a. gilroy, that was a record high 103 and santa rosa, 102. 70s for some. 60s for others. as for some. very, very foggy. heat advisory is out but the high clouds are out as well. i think we go cloudy which will take some of the edge off the high temp. it's a tricky call. the temperatures will be the os

to 100s -- will be 90s to 100s. for the first time records began, it's raining in bakersfield. i think it's on the way for us, too. by tonight more likely thursday into friday. there's one forecast model that's been very bullish. west-southwest 18. you need stronger than that. i did see 24 miles per hour port chicago. that might help. but this moisture racing around the high coming around the flow of the big dome of high pressure. i think we'll take a few degrees off some of the inland temps. there's fog. we go anywhere from 60s to 100. there's a lot going on here. a lot of these inland temps. i don't think it will matter north. i think it will be confined east and south. i saw about a 6, 7-degree spread on some of these. when i put my temps together at 2:30 a.m., 70s, 80s, the os. 100s. south bay, i think it will be cooler because of the cloud cover coming even though it's rather warm to hot. 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. and on the extended outlook, i think we topped out on the

temps yesterday. they will still be hot. cloudy, mostly cloudy. possibility of rain in here and then a cooler pattern as we go into the weekend. it was 97 in san rafael yesterday. it's summer. with the start of the fair season, temperatures were rising yesterday. it usually means not only the fair season but paul chambers has decided to head out to the marin county fair in san rafael. ready. the gun show is in town. look at you. >> reporter: i had to bring it out. the sun brought out the guns. the sun brought out the guns. before i let you go, what is the forecast? it starts at 1 1:00. they want to know. >> 90 there today. not as hot as the 97. i think there will be a lot of clouds and cooler but still pretty warm. >> reporter: in the 90s. the will. people have to be prepared. thank you. i'm gonna talk about what's going on at the marin county fair. it starts at 11:00.

let's go to gabrielle. she's gonna talk about what's going on out here today. we're in front of this beautiful, huge ferris wheel, right? >> absolutely. that's the giant ferris wheel. we also have a solar powered care row sal behind -- care -- care row row sal behind that. on saturday we have pablo cruz and on sunday, we have judy collins and then aaron neville. all of the concerts are free with admission as are our carnival rides. you can see what happened lateral r you pay the -- later. you pay the admission and everything is free? >> there's 30 rides that we can do for free. you can purchase a reserve seat

on the main island for one of the headliners. 600 seats are still there for free. >> reporter: and the fair, very health conscious, not smoking and -- >> absolutely. we were the first fair to ban smoking on our fairgrounds. so there's no smoking. we were the first fair to mandate that all of our food vendors have a healthy option for the patrons. always have choice. >> reporter: always have choice. and that's where all of the rides are behind us? >> absolutely. the rides, the carnival is there. there's tons of ride. there's the ring of fire. there's rides for every age and every fear factor. >> reporter: it's a beautiful setting. i know steve said it will be in the 90s. there's plenty of things for people to drink and have a good time. none alcoholic and adult beverages are out there. >> we have a 21 plus wine and beer garden and drake's oyster company will be next door

serving oysters. >> reporter: thank you. it's beautiful out here. last hour, we had a little fun. i was out there to show you what i can do on the inside. brian, you and pam -- i have challenged gasia. she can get in the challenge. it starts at 1 -- 11:00. coming up, we will show you awesome exits. exhibits. >> paul, you are one of the fittest men i know. hence the guns show show. take a lack at this. yeah. [laughter] >> reporter: stop it. >> try it again. [ sound of gunfire ] >> oh. >> reporter: really? >> i have to say -- >> reporter: really? >> i'm in your defense paul, if you can't hit that red on that thing, i would like to see who could. i think he did all right.

what i found out after the fact, it's not about your strength. it's about hitting it in the right spot. it's not about the arms, the gun show. none of that. it's about the precise hit. brian, i want to see you hit that. i wish you were out here this morning. you know -- i owe you. i'm gonna get you back. >> oh, my goodness. i can see it coming off his head. he's so mad. >> you will get another shot. it's a pretty common site. if you have been to berkeley, you've probably seen homeless people living on the street. we'll talk to you about a series of controversial measures that went before the city council earlier this morning. another honor for -- for steph curry. he's number one off the court as well.

we're getting more details about the proposals for new tenants for san francisco's palace of fine arts. the city is searching for new occupants now that the exploratorium has moved to the embarcadero. there are seven developers who submitted proposals. they include two hotels, two gyms, a museum, spa and performing arts space. the paper says the new tenant would have to shell out $10 million in upgrades. the golden state warriors, steph curry, not only best on the court in the finals.

he overtook jersey sales. that's why. his popularity soared. his number 30 jersey was the best selling from anthrough june. according to sales. lebron had the best selling jersey during the regular season. now he's number two. a couple of curry's teammates made the list. klay thompson has the fifth most popular. draymond green, 15th. one of the biggest reality stars on the planet made a stop in san francisco. i went to go see what kim is all about. what she said used to devastate her and the one thing she never leaves home without. >> reporter: another case of fop fiberoptic cakes vand -- cables vandalized.

form -- good morning. this is mt. diablo. it's not quite a heat wave. it will be about 100 degrees in the area. it will be a much different story if you are out by the coast. good morning to you. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> hanging in there? >> absolutely. >> sounds good. i'm brian flores in for dave clark this week. let's get your first day of

july started with weather and traffic. triple din yilts for some. along the coast -- >> unless the cloud cover -- then it might take the off. it will still be hot. by the coast now, 60s and 70s. the cloud cover is moving in. it feels cooler. katherine, seems cooler in concord. it was only 105 yesterday. 67 when i got up now, 65 and complete cloud cover and that's a lot -- a lot of that is on the way. still very warm temperatures. 80s. 50, 60s, 70s on some of these temps. i think this is going to take some of those high temps even some rain even in the san joaquin valley. you can see some lightning strikes embedded within that, too. i think that's something for us as we head toward tonight and more likely thursday. there is a little bit of a breeze here. the cloud cover, i think it takes temps inland a few degrees compared to yesterday. high clouds on the increase.

it will still be hot. penciled in 100s. but 60s and 70s closer to the water. alex? i know the fare goes up but the fog is up too. >> the fog is out there on the golden gate. thank you. a little psa for those who commute across the golden gate bridge. it goes up, the toll does by one quarter beginning today. keep that in mind. we have to maintain that beautiful span. here you go. you will face some problems here as you get from the east bay or try to get from the east bay into san francisco. there's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza as it stands right now and only the fast trackers kind of crawling along right now getting unto the pay gates-- up to the pay gates. one issue is an earlier car that was stalled just west of the tunnel. on the western span of the bay bridge. that's sort of backing things up across the span this morning. now we want to go to the south

bay. highway 101 looking pretty good i would say for this time of morning. that's highway 101 at mckee road just a bit of a slowdown for folks in that area. now we go to the maps and we'll take you out here to the livermore valley where things are still a bit heavy. folks try to make their way over the altamont pass and into livermore and dublin. you can see, you have a couple of crashes that folks are contending with there. i will give you a quick overview of what urare dealing with -- what you are dealing with in the south bay. things are becoming more and more heavy in many spots. one issue, highway 101 northbound at brokaw road, there is a crash involving one, two, three cars is what i'm showing here on the chp log. keep that in mind. 101 northbound at brokaw road you could see slowing. 7:34 is the time. brian and gasia, it's all yours. an fbi investigation into vandalism on fiberoptic cables

is expanding after another incident that knocked out internet and tv service in parts of northern california, oregon and even washington. most recent incident happened in livermore yesterday. but investigators say vandals have been cutting cables all over the east bay for the last two years hitting every city that you see on the map. cara lui live at one of the areas hit which is alamo. has the fbi said whether the incidents are connected? >> reporter: we've reached out to investigation r for an up-- to investigators for an update. we're still waiting to hear back. this is alamo. in this latest attack, internet, tv and phone service were knocked out for customers in the sacramento area and as far north as seattle. fiberoptic cables were deliberately cut in livermore yesterday morning. workers at a software e have

company in rocklin were impact and had to do a lot of work offline. >> we've never her a problem up until today. has not been down. so we're surprised. >> reporter: on its website, wave broadband wrote the outage was the result of a deliberate act. someone cutting three cables belonging to two companies it contracts with. now, a spokeswoman for level 3 a business to business service providesser confirmed for us the level 3 network experienced a service disruption due to a fiber cut in the northern california region. our network of technicians resolved the issue. she -- revolved the issue. she was not able to give any more details about the investigation. we're hoping to hear more details from the fbi about this situation. we'll let you know as soon as we get those.

back to you. federal authorities are on heightened alert about an isis led terror attack over the weekend. their particular area of concern, lone wolf civil a thizzers who may be recruited by the terror group online -- sympathizers who may be recruited by the terror group online. >> they find lonely people who are looking for some cause, for guidance, for superior wisdom something, something to believe in and they groom them in effect and we have studies of how this has happened. >> a brookings institute study said there was were 46,000 isis linked twitter departments between september and december of last year. only about 1,000 of those accounts have been suspended. a bill was introduced in congress last week to create a homeland security program to fight isis propaganda online.

the contentious meeting wrapped up at the berkeley city council at 1:30 this morning. homeless advocates protested inside and outside of the council building. they are claiming victory after controversial proposals were canceled aimed to keep the sidewalks clear. >> essentially criminalized the very presence of people who are homeless on the streets of berkeley. we think that's a terrible way to deal with people who are most vulnerable. >> we have a growing encampment on particularly that tick -- shaddock and telegraph avenue. happening now, a contractor

on the berkeley apartment complex that was the site of a deadly cal bony collapse will seek a restraining order against the -- balcony collapse will seek a restraining order. segue doesn't want evidence off construction inspected without a representative there. >> some sort of an order making sure there's no destruction is the most likely thing they will get out of this. this broad brush request for access, broad brush request that they be present when testing takes place, it's not gonna happen. >> segue construction blasted investigators for their handling of evidence for the june 16th incident which included renewal of the balcony that collapsed. segue said it wasn't allowed to examine the debris. the district attorney general's office refused to comment. walnut creek police are warning drivers after a series of catalytic converters this week.

they say 13 is were stolen mostly from toyotas. now, the thefts happen between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in the areas of citrus and walnut avenues and springfield drive. thieves might get anywhere from $50 to $250 for the parts. but for victim, the repairs can cost as much as $5,000. police say the best way for drivers to protect themselves is by parking in a locked garage or by installing a clamp onto their converters. more changes coming to your facebook feed. what the social media is doing to get to know you a little bit better. and the prison escapee revealing more information, and why he claims that was the second time he escaped. we've hit the heart of the morning commute on wednesday. things looking pretty haf here as we take a live look at the richmond/san rafael bridge. the tone, a lot of folks trying to get across the span there. we'll tell you what the ride looks like in the east bay and the south bay and how it will be getting into the city -- you

coming up. plenty going on for july 1st. a lot of fog coast and bay. some sunbreaks but a lot of high cloud coming out and rain down in the san joaquin valley. we'll short it all out for you.

the financial crisis in greece continues. people there are suffering. ktvu fox 2's pam cook here with what's happening today and the desperate situation many greeks are facing. >> there are conflicting reports this morning on the possibility of a new financial bailout for greece. but in the meantime, it's the people who are really suffering there. they are lining up for their money. they are stocking you on groceries and gas as greece depend on imports. many worry that necessary items won't get through. now, in a letter sent to

creditors, greece's prime minister says that he is willing to accept a deal, the new york times reports that the greek government has indicated to its creditors it's willing to accept many of the terms of a bailout package if they are part of a broader deal to address the country's funding needs for the next two years. now, germany's chancellor weighing in. she said there should be no new negotiations until the referendum on sunday. that's when greek citizens vote on the previous terms and essentially whether or not greece should stay in the eurozone. >> obviously, if there's a ripple effect and it ruts the euro, the u.s. economy has a great amount of exposure to europe and if we see other countries having similar problems, that could affect the u.s. >> people hit especially hard by this situation in greece,

retirees. hundred of them gathered outside of outoutside of the ministry. the retirees have only received part of their monthly pension. many say they don't have bank cards. we do understand that a thousand bank branches are open to allow people retirees to withdraw some of their money. they are lim id to 120 euros -- limited to 120 euros. i've been living to reporters, people there in greece. one of them talked to a taxicab driver. he has a baby. he's loading up on baby formula. they don't know. they might see an end to the imports. the people there facing basic needs and trying to get gas. a lot of places are not accepting credit cards. they have to have gas. >> we know that rita williams

is out there. have you heard from her? >> i have not. she's having phone problems but the reporter -- we have -- we'll reach out to her. >> been talking about the very short-term baby form pew formula, and food, the greek prime minister says bank deposits won't be loss but that's more of a long-term thing. but people -- >> they need cash now. >> yes. several new state laws go into effect here in california today. one gives millions of additional workers at leaf three days of paid sick leave. it applies to employees who work at least 30 days a year. they will earn one hour of paid sick leesk for every 30 hours worked. workers become eligible after a 90-day employment period with their company. another new law increases oversight and fracking done here in california. fracking, the process of drilling and inecket jing water

in the ground, in order to release natural gas. this will require permits, exspoeshures of kell -- exposures of chemicals used. and uber will need to purchase more comprehensive insurance. this is the first major attempt to regulate the growing shared economy. we talked about the controversy surrounding kim kardashian's appearance at the commonwealth club in san francisco. so i actually ended up going. i would like to share with you video i took from my seat in the third row of the castro theater. take a look. >> welcome to the castro, welcome to the commonwealth club, kim kardashian is in the house! [ cheers ] >> that was one of many very loud cheers kim got last night. the castro theater parked with her supporters. this is not as if you went out and grabbed 400 people and asked them to come and weigh in on what they thought of kim

kardashian. so number one, everybody who was there either liked or loved kim kardashian. when we did our man on the street poll, a lot of people said, i don't get it. uli know she rose to fame because of that tape she made several years ago. i don't see what it is. i went in kind of holding her at an arm's distance saying let's see what this is all about. i came out of this saying, you know what? if you can forgive and forget how she rose to fame, i applaud her on the way she has capitalized on every moment of her notoriety or her fame. she's a very smart businesswoman. her twitter and instagram followers are in the hundreds of millions. she's talking about how she's a hustler from very early on. she was learning how to make money early on. a lot of people in the general public said i don't get her because of the way she got famous. i will never be a supporter of hers. >> she has 20 million followers just on instagram alone.

she knows about the public perception of her. when you left the theater did your perception change and more importantly did she appear to know she's very aware of how people see her and is she aware of catch talize -- capitalizing on that? >> she talked about being in control of how her image is use. she likes to be involved in every aspect of her businesses, her apps, clothing line, makeup, books, you name it. she pitched her twitter account so many times. she talked about being a wife, mother, sister. this is the closest i've been and probably the closest i will ever be to kim kardashian. i did get to meet her. i said i'm armenian like you. we exchained a few -- exchanged a few lines. and then i was whisked away and

she said she wears -- wears spanx every day. i didn't come away loving her or hater her but i'm glad i went. >> now i need a nap. >> coffee and a nap sounds good. let's get you out the door. keeping an eye on traffic for you. next time kim is in town, she needs to hit mae -- hit me on twitter. >> alex savidge ktvu, kim k. we'll hang. we will go to the east bay. let's take you outside and take a look at 880 coming up by the coliseum. you will be hitting the brakes there along with a lot of other folks as you try to make your way north to the maze and the

toll plaza. now we'll take you to the toll plaza. that's what things look like. quite crowded this morning. busy as you can imagine for this hour and then once you get past the pay gates and then once you get through the metering lights, it's also pretty slow on the span as well. here is a look at the maps. let me show you one issue we're dealing with, this is 280 northbound. you see it on the peninsula. all of those folks trying to make their way into san francisco from daly city on 280. major slowdown pause of a crash as you come up towards highway 101 and quickly for our folks out in the antioch pittsburg baypoint area. highway 4 westbound you are gonna see some very slow traffic there as you try to make your way over to the concord area. steve is there. gonna be warm for some. but hot for others. >> alex, been to heathrow airport, london? >> no. >> 36.7 degrees celsius or 98 degrees. hottest july temperature ever. >> oh, my gosh.

>> not the hottest ever, but the hottest july. it's baking at wimbledon. there's fog on the coast. 50s, 60s. dave in crockett, katherine in concord said it feels a little cooler today. there's still a heat advisory out. it's the high clouds that will come raisin down -- racing down. the cloud cover should take the edge off. it will also add to the humidity. a lot of lightning strings being reported out -- strikes being reported out there. a lot of this cloud cover is on the way for us. you can see where it's swinging in. i don't see how it can miss. we'll cloud it up later today. that will give, i think more 90s than 100s. there is a slightly stronger breeze. there's extremely warm air

aloft by the 80s. os, 80s -- 70s, 80s. but the cloud cover is racing in here. i think there will be enough there that temperatures will still be hot. just not as hot as yesterday. the coast is dealing with a lot of of fog. fog, sun, clouds. a lot going on for july 1st. cool for some. it will take another day for some inland temps to start coming down. but we'll go mostly cloudy i think by later this afternoon. again, a lot of these are cloud dependent. not any clouds. that's why temperatures soared 104 to 108. cloudy to mostly cloudy thursday, friday, maybe some rain in here. cooler by the weekend. >> all right, steve. >> thank you. texters all too familiar with those emojis, the next rollout. a new study suggests eye

color and alcohol dependence. which color is most at risk, according to the study.

we are learning more details about how two men escaped from a maximum security prison in new york. david sweat, the man captured monday, says he was the mastermind behind the escape. and he says they pulled the whole thing off twice. sweat says the night before they actually got away, he and richard matt navigated a series of tunnels and popped out of a

manhole. but there were too many homes around so they decided to try a different manhole. the district attorney is investigating how this went unnoticed. matt was killed by police and sweat is in a new york hospital recovering from being shot during his capture. people with blue eyes might have a greater chance of becoming alcoholics. at least that's according to genetic researchers at the university of vermont. they found that primarily europes with light colored eyes were more alcohol dependent than those with dark brown eyes of the strongest correlation was blue-eyed individuals. it shows they line up along the same chromosome as the gene with excessive alcohol use. coming up in our 8:00 hour, the heat is definitely on. that means wildfires popping up around the bay area. coming up, we'll talk live with calfire and what the agency is doing to prepare for what could

be a very busy weekend. bottle rockets, roman candles, we have a table full of illegal fireworks and we also have the fire chief with us to answer questions about the dangers of all of this and the penalties.

good morning. it's 8:00. wednesday, july 1st. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores in for dave

clark. wildfire burning south of gilroy remains 50% contained. the fire broke out before 3:30 yesterday afternoon in a canyon near highways 101 and 25. the fire has grown to 50 acres. crews battled the fire all night and will remain there this morning. they've been attacking it from the air and on the ground. no buildings were threatened. no one hurt. there is no word on what started the fire. but coming up in our second half-hour, we'll talk to calfire about what the agency is doing. the statewide flex alert goes back into effect. it calls on people to reduce their electricity use. they are asking people to turn off unnecessary lights and to hold off on using major appliances during 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the main concern here is air conditioning. they are asking people to keep their thermostats at 78 degrees or higher. also happening today, a

state gasoline tax being cut. one is an excise tax based on how many gallons of gas we buy. the numbers are rebalanced every year. but even experts say the gas tax laws are confusing. let's get you out the door with a check on the weather. >> a lot of high clouds on the way. fog on the coast. many 70s inland. it will still be warm to hot. i don't think as hot. heat advisory is out. too much cloud cover and even rain coming up from the san joaquin valley. i think some of this plays into our forecast later. today, kuehl to the west -- cool to the west, warm humid to the east. >> a number of slow spots as we move into the 8:00 hour. we'll go first down to the south bay. i will show you what things look like and you take a live look at highway 101 going --

excuse me. that's 880 right there in oakland. i beg your pardon and the traffic is sluggish as you move into downtown oakland. now i believe we're gonna head over to the toll plaza. no. now we go south to san jose. there you go. what's that things look like. that's highway 101. 280 also slow for our friends down in the south bay. your time, 8:03. there is a quick look at the toll plaza, that's all jammed up. but the span is expanding after an earlier stall. back to you guys the at -- at the desk. fireworks and the fourth of july go hand in hand. janine de la vega has a warning for the upcoming holiday weekend. >> reporter: hi, gasia. we're here in a parking lot in los gatos. i have this stuff in my hand, a lot of dry fuels and vegetation. it looks like we're in a remote area but we're 200 feet away from a neighborhood. this that i have in my hand, it looks like a bottle rocket type

of fire work but it's actually an explosive which is illegal and here i have a table full of illegal fireworks here in santa clara county. some of this stuff illegal in california and to get some more information about this and the dangers, we're joined by ken. thank you for joining us. tell me about this and this, the differences and the penalties. >> well, it's significant. this stuff looks like -- these look like fireworks but they are not. these are explosives. these are dangerous fireworks. but as you said, this is -- for all intents and purposes, it's a giant bottle rocket. most people are familiar with them. you put it in a bottle. >> you light it. it flies away. same thing here. this will cause more damage.

>> reporter: i know for some of this stuff, you need a pyrotechnic license and normally like for a show, they clear a space, right, because this stuff -- i mean, how far away should you be? >> well, a good example is something like this could go 100, 150 feet. these are designed to put into this canister light the fuse. it shoots it into the air and explodes. these will go anywhere from 50 to 100 feet in the air. you need a sizable area for any fallout. this is exactly like the professionals use. >> reporter: and this is a felony. >> seven years in jail. it's a felony. >> reporter: you were telling me earlier -- you have witnessed this happen. you've gone to one of our first fires happening, this happened in a neighborhood. people set these off at block parties. >> they do. and you will hear these. you will light it.

as it flies, it whistles and you will hear the whistling sound with a little pop at the end. many times in my career, i've gone to structure fires, a bottle rocket, somebody lights it off. they don't know where it will go. it lands on a roof shake roof and the next thing you know you have a roof tire. >> reporter: you see a lot more injuries even with these compared to the other ones, is that right? >> we do. and i think part of it is because people think these are safer because they are called safe and sane. but the reality, there are fireworks. the sparklers that you see that we grew up with, you light them and they try to right their name in the dark. it's a lot of fun. it's a billion metal sparkler. this bushes at about 1200 degrees. you drop one on ourself, you

burn your skin, you poke somebody with it, it burns them. >> thank you for joining us this. one of the things we want to mention, this year they passed and ordinance that makes the property owner responsible. fines go ulat way up to $1,000 -- fines go ulall the -- go all the way up to $1,000. they will be out there looking for that. livermore police want your help in identifying three suspects. they say these teens shoplifted several items from a bloomingdale's outlet store. they say the teens ran out of the store and possibly get away in a late model four-door gray honda. police say if you know who the teens are, please give them a

call. any moment we're expecting to hear from president obama. he's expected to announce from the rose garden of the united states, he will talk about opening an embassy in havana. we're hearing a plea deal may be in the works for leland yee. yee's attorney is not commenting but a spokesperson for the u.s. attorney's office says a plea deal is possible. yee was among 27 people arrested early last year in a wide-ranging political corruption scandal. scott wiener has his eyes set on another political office. the moderate democrat will announce that he's running for the seat of mark leno. while he has picked up endorsements from le know and gavin new -- leno and gavin newsom, the race is expected to be difficult. other candidates could include

tom amiano and jane kim. a series of new laws goes into effect. are the new law that gives millions of workers here in california paid sick leave. and the marin county fair opens today.

welcome back, everybody. 8:11. been quite a week for the

president as well as the white house. several big announcements. another one coming down right now. the president announcing that the u.s. has formally reopened diplomatic relations with cuba. let's listen in to president obama. >> believe the best way is through engagement. that's why we've already taken steps to allow for greater travel between the united states and cuba. we will continue to do so going forward. since december, we've already seen enormous enthusiasm for this new approach. leaders across the americas have expressed support for our change in policy. you've heard that expressed by the president of brazil yesterday. public opinion surveys in both our countries show broad support for this engagement. one cuban said i have prepared for this all my life. another said that this is like a shot of oxygen. one cuban teacher put it simply, we are neighbors, now we can be friends. here in the united states,

we've seen -- >> the president talking about relations with cuba. president obama saying they will be opening an embassy in havana, reopening the embassy in havana as well as d.c. several developments going on with relations with cuba. we'll stay on top of this. let's help you get out the door at 8:13 and check in with steve paulson. >> all right. thank you. 70s on some of the temperatures. mostly sunny to partly cloudy. fog on the coast. as and 60s there. the heat advisory is out there the same areas as yesterday. but there is a different fly in the ointment. plenty of low clouds and fog. no change there. not much warmer but a lot of cloud cover and rain first time ever in bakersfield, moving north. a lot of this cloud cover will play into our weather. the humidity factor will go up. i think we can get rain get out. it will increase the cloud today giving us a cloudy pattern. i think even though the temperatures will warm up, i think the cloud cover will take

the edge off some of the highs from yesterday. 60s, 70s, 80s, coast and bay and then 90s and 100s inland. a lot of these are -- if the cloud come in between 1:00 or 2:00, we won't reach the temperatures. still gonna be very warm to hot. you add in the factor on the moisture might want to add as well that we start to go cooler tomorrow. much cooler under cloudy to mostly cloudy skies and that trend will take us into the weekend. here's alex with an update on your traffic. we're gonna head first to the east bay. still slow going for a lot of folks this morning. this is the toll plaza. it's quite crowded. you will have a lot of company. you can makele some friends as you sit and -- make some friend as you say -- friends as you sit and wait. now we will take you to the golden gate bridge where things are still foggy this morning. but the traffic flowing nicely

down through marin and into the city, a quick note the toll on the golden gate bridge. it goes up 25 cents today. you have to pay an extra quarter starting today. bear that in mind. i will take you to the maps. this is the livermore valley. a crash causing issues and you can see very slow traffic still coming from the altamont pass into livermore and dublin. let's move south. we'll take a peek and what it looks like for all of those folks commuting to the south bay. 280 has been slug in. some of the other freeways in the san jose area looking good this morning. your time is 8:15 and i send it back over to brian and gasia. >> we have new developments, the a.p. reports that a fire that destroyed a south carolina church was not arson. i want to go to video from last night seen in greellyville.

this same church was burned down 25 years ago by the ku klux klan. it's now legal to smoke and grow small amounts of marijuana for recreational use in oregon. voters approved a law allowing the use in november. it went into effect midnight. four states and d.c. have legalized marijuana use for recreational use. nasty weather rolling through the northeast caused flash flooding. drivers in parts of the delaware county, pennsylvania had to navigate true the high waters there. many streets were flooded out. a system that moved through the area early this morning drought drenching rain. some areas receiving one to three inches. of. facebook says it's tweaking the algorithm. the company says the changes will take into account things like turning on sound or

watching a video in full screen mode. the move will hey lou users to see more videos they like and fewer of the ones they don't. this comes as video views have doubled in the mast few months. they can send money to their friends with the app. the app shows a dollar sign icon that users can click on to make a payment to another friend. users will have to link their deb bit card to their account to do so. in the past, authors of kindle got paid as long as the reader finished 10% of the book. amazon came up a change after there were complaints. they will be able to see which pages of the books readers designedded to finish. some of the most common forms of punctuation are getting a makeover. gmail users can be able to use characterized emojis. if you can figure it out, be my

guest. the tech giant is trying to catch up to popular texting and messaging apps. they include facial expressions, food, animals, even little tiny people. 8:17. a bay area fair opens today. we're talking about the marin county fair. dates back to 1925. ktvu fox 2 reporter hopefully calmer since the last time we saw you, paul chambers. you are live at the county fair. what's in store for this year? >> reporter: i'm a lot calmer. i'm inside now. gonna show you some exhibits. i can talk as loud as i want, we're only ones here. it open esat 11:00. it will be in the 90s. a lot of people will be coming inside to check out some of these exhibits. i like this one. it's aim bert einstein paper- mache -- albert einstein paper-

mache. gabriel is joining us again. you have a lot of cool things in here. >> we why -- yes we do. this is a juried exhibition. there are over a thousand pieces that got in. it's incredible. >> reporter: ryan is show you some of the pieces going on right here. it's a beautiful exhibit. a lot of the ones are from the bay area. >> go a absolute -- absolutely. the majority are from the bay area. these are all for sale or most? >> most of them are for sale and then we have the green room gallery where we showcase many of the other artists and in a price range from $20 to $150. >> reporter: it's art on a budget. >> art on a budget. >> reporter: they have an awesome bonzi room. some baiting back 150 years --

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time now is 8:226789 let's head to -- 8:22. let's head to steve. thank you. one last look at the hospital temperatures yesterday. i don't think it will be this warm but it will be toasty, 108, 108, vacaville that was yesterday end of june. clearlake, 106. concord, 105. gilroy was 103. santa rosa, 102. but antonio in daly city, no thick fog. mid-70s for some. 60s for others. a couple of people said it feels a tiny bit cooler. for the coast, they had a lot of low clouds and fogs. it was nice. 60s and 70s. i expect that to continue. but rain is making the

lightning strikes observed. some of that will play into our weather. the higher cloud are there. the humidity will be much higher. there will be enough cloud cover where some of these might be in jeopardy. the os to 100 by the coast. 60s and 70s. coming up in ten minutes we'll talk more about a big change change for the weekend. here is alex for an update on your traffic. a couple of trouble spots. we will send you out first to the east bay, you can take a look at what 880 looks like. here we go. we'll go right to the toll plaza and you can see traffic very heavy. big crowds as folks try to get up to the pay gates there and into san francisco. now we go to 880, sluggish traffic as you move north on the nip heading up into downtown oakland. as we go up here to the maps -- no, we'll go to san jose and show you the sluggish traffic that you can find on 101 northbound at mckee road as you move up the peninsula. now to the maps we go and this this what your east bay ride

looks like. getting over to the maze and the toll plaza will be rough if you are coming in from richmond or vallejo as you come down and right about richmond on 80 westbound, you will hit a lot of slow traffic as you make your way toward the maze. 8:24 is the time. we go back over to the desk. we're checking wall street and take a look at the markets. see what they are doing. two hours into the trading day. the dow is up almost three quarters of 1%. almost 130 points. the three major u.s. markets are at just about the same place where they started the year. global markets are reacting to greece. members of the european union are not together on what they want. a few banks were open. a withdrawal of $200 per

person. pam cook will have more coming up. . june was a good month for car sales. nissan sales in the u.s. jumped 13% during june. chrysler posted an 8% sales gain led by the june unit. ford sales rose 2%. general motor dropped 3% after gm cut back cars to rental companies. edmonds.com is raising the forecast to more than 17 million for the year. sales have not reached that level for 14 years. a state committee will consider a bill that would

expose an exspefntionive penalty off water wasters. this would tax the big efwater waster -- this would tax the biggest water wasters. >> it's another tool. samethy they don't need it -- some say they don't need it. but others want to encourage people to take the right he is -- right steps. 8:27. an east bay community launching a recall drive against the police board. three board members have already received a recall notices required to start any action against them. those notices mention what's called a humiliating sex scandal involving a kensington police sergeant and a reno

prostitute. police promised more participation. crews are making progress on several wildfires burning across the state. with more hot weather coming, no nobody is letting down their guard. another case of fiberoptic cables vandalized. and slow going for many around the bay area. we are show you what things like as you try to get from the east bay into san francisco. scorcher inland yesterday. there there is a lot of high clouds that might cut the high temps out. we'll talk about that.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm gasia mikaelian. >> i'm brian flores in for dave clark who is enjoying the day off. new information this morning on the fbi's search for whoever caused an outage of internet, tv and phone service. it affected customers from sacramento all the way up to seattle. the latest damage was done in livermore yesterday but investigators say vandals have been cutting cables in all of the cities marked on this map for the last year. cara lui is live in alamo. cara, you just talked to the fbi and agents have ruled a couple things out. >> reporter: sorry. they were telling me this is something they are concerned about especially since there were 11 of these fiber cuts in the past year. they were wanting to clair my this does not appear to be a coordinated attack. it also doesn't appear to be a case of somebody stealing materials. now, in the latest incident internet, tv and phobe service

were knocked out for customers -- phone service were knocked out for customers. the fbi confirming fiberrotic cables were deliberately cut in livermore yesterday morning and these cables were housed in a manhole covered vault. workers at a software development company in rocklin say they were impacted and had to do a lot of their work offline or use cell phones to connect to the internet wirelessly. we've never had a problem with wave. we're surprised. >> reporter: a spokeswoman for level 3 impacted confirmed level 3 network experienced a service disruption due to a fiber cut in the northern california region and our network tech nixes have worked to resolve the issue and all services have been restored. the fbi tells us it's possible the person or people who did this could have been dressed as

utility workers. they are not sure yet but they definitely want to talk to anyone who might have seen anything suspicious. >> cara lui, thank you. let's get your day started with a quick look at the weather. here's steve. we have high temperatures that lingered into this morning with some warmth. grant parson, keep us cool. we hit 107 east livermore and we're expecting it hotter today. i don't think so. palm springs sounds cool, 86 but cloudy down there and raining in bakersfield with an east wind gusting to 2 miles an hour. mid-70s for some. a lot of 60s for others. fog, coast and bay, 50s and 60s. plenty of low clouds and fog. it's the higher clouds which could easily take the edge off a lot of these highs. plenty of moisture streaming off. we'll start off very warm but i think we cloud it up. still went to 100s. it will be close but 60s and

70s by the water. i'm keeping an i on an issue that could cause problems for folks making their way across the san mateo bridge westbound toward the peninsula. we'll get you to a live picture. traffic is moving okay in this area. but the issue is at the -- the state route 92 connector to 101 over there in redwood city, there is a crash and a couple of lanes do appear to be blocked in that area. so keep that in mind as you try to make your way to the peninsula. we'll get you another look here at the bay bridge toll plaza where things are all jammed up here at 8:30 and it's gonna take you quite a while to make your way from richmond west along 880 through berkeley toward the maze as well. bear that in mind as you head out the door. 8:34 is the time, gasia and brian? >> thank you. new this morning, we just received an update on a wildfire that's bumping south of gilroy. now, calfire announced that it evaluated the size of the fire. it's now downgraded it from 50

achers to 42 acres. however, the blaze still only 50% contained this morning. it broke out before 3:30 yesterday afternoon in a canyon near the junctions of highways 101 and 25. there are no reports of any injuries or damaged buildings. the cause of the fire still under investigation. investigators blame a car for sparking a grass fire near the benicia bridge yesterday. flames spread to brush on the side of the road and forced two lanes of interstate 680 to be closed during the evening commute. the fire did threaten an rv storage facility but crews managed to put out the fire in time. there was a fire in nearby cordelia that also packed up traffic on 680. the grass fire was reported before 5:30 last night north of headache herman road. flames were fueled by large piles of garden mulch. no word upon the cause of the fire. as you all know, fires have been popping up all over the bay area. fire crews across the state

have warnings. daniel, first of all, we've been talking about this warning every fourth of july. the fact that california is in the fourth year of drought i imagine it's more serious. >> yeah, absolutely. we've seen a significant increase in wildfires across california including the bay area as you were just reporting on and that is because conditions are so much drier this year with -- with the drought and that's why the warnings are to be extra safe. >> safe and sane fireworks are legal in some areas of the bay area. but a lot of people may think they are in one city but actually it's a difference of a couple of hundred feet it turns out they are in another county and what they are using is illegal. >> about 300 cities and counties here in california allow the use and sale of safe and sane fireworks. but you can go over the border into an area where they are banned. even though they are safe and sane in one area. they are considered illegal in

another. you have to be careful. if you chows to buy safe and sane fireworks, use them in the community that you buy them in. don't take them in an area where they are not allowed. >> if it were up to calfire, up to you, would you ban all fireworks in california due to the extreme drought conditions? >> it's a local decision whether the city or county wants to allow those fireworks to be used in the community. our recommendation is always go to a large public disply. that's are often -- display. those oftentimes can be much safer. what's important is not talking about banning it but talking about those residents who choose to buy the safe and sane fireworks, use precaution. if you use them clear of flammable materials, you will do so relatively safely. read the directions on the box. >> certainly calfire, the number one priority is protecting people and property and structures from burning.

i imagine, you've steen a number of pretty bad injuries as a result of people horsing around with fireworks. >> yeah, absolutely. each year we respond to hundreds of fires and medical emergencies due to fireworks. last year in napa county, we had a fire just near yolo county and napa, the monticello fire started on july 4th. burned 6400 acres. caused injuries to five injuries. but the biggest threat are the illegal fireworks, those not considered safe and sane. each year we confiscate anywhere from 75 to 100,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and we have a zero tom rans toward illegal fire -- tom rans toward illegal -- tolerance toward illegal fireworks. make sure you buy those fireworks in the areas where they are allowed. >> the fact that the fourth of july falls on a saturday.

it's the middle of the weekend. is that of extra concern to you? >> you know, wherever fourth of july fall, we see a huge uptick in responses -- incidents we respond to. a lot of people understand the dangers, especially this year with the fire risk. they will be taking those extra precautions. that's what we want to emphasize that you can use safe and sane fireworks in those communities where they are allowed but you have to take the precautions. are we concerned? obviously, yes, with the drought. but if we can all do our part to be safe -- one less spark this fourth of july means one less wildfire. >> and enforcement will be very high on the actual 4th of july. i imagine people want to use up the fireworks they bought in the days and weeks following so i can't imagine you are letting down your guard july 5th.

>> we'll be in total control. sheriff's departments will be on the road patrolling for illegal fireworks. fireworks are only allowed two days after the fourth of july. at july 6th at noon, fireworks are no longer allowed to be used here in california. so if you have not used them, you will have to save them up until next year. but we'll be full enforcement after that, again, even if you purchase them legally and they are safe and sane, if you have them and you use them after the july 6th date, those are considered illegal and the fines here and the punishments are very steep. you could face up to a $50,000 fine depending upon what you have in your possession and even a year in jail. >> it bears repeating. i'm sure we'll do just that. thank you for joining us. one more note, we'll remind you of the flex alert that's going to go back into alert. turn off unnecessary lights and hold off on using major

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if we get two full moons this month. we had -- the first one is actually 7:19 tonight. we'll have another one on the 31st. 7:19 p.m. tonight. but it was easy to see this morning under mostly clear skies. that's not the case now. there's fog, some sunbreaks. 60s already upper 70s for some. it will be very warm to hot. i think there's enough high clouds coming in that will take the edge of some of these -- off some of these terps. there's rain. bakersfield has rain. i think a lot of cloud cover is poised to move in. it will still be warm to hot and humid. by the coast, 60s and 70s. the system will give us a lot of cloud cover the next few days. looking for temperatures, 60s, spent, 80s, 90s to 100s. but i penciled in a lot based on cloud cover.

i went less cloud cover but if it comes in thicker, more like 96, 97. not much consolation but i don't think it will be warmer than yesterday. 60s, 70s, 80s and also 90s and mostly cloudy. cloudy with possible rain or thundershowers and then cooler by the weekend. so a big change today. still one more hot day then major changes a he we go into the next few days. alex? good morning. unfortunately, still quite a bit of slow traffic for all of my friends who are making the ride through the east bay today. i'm gonna get you down to the toll plaza so you can see what we are dealing with here. i will tell you what, the toll plaza has improved somewhat. it looks as though all of those folks trying to get on the bay bridge and into the city are doing a little bit better right now. but let me take you now over to instate 880 in oakland. getting to the toll plaza, that's another matter. you can see quite a bit of sluggish traffic as you move northbounded on 880 toward downtown oakland.

and then here we go to the maps and you can see what we're talking about. when i say it will be tough getting to the maze, you can see 80 almost from pinole, that area coming through richmond, coming west down through berkeley, a lot of very slow traffic and then, you know, just getting to the maze and the toll plaza gonna be still quite difficult here as we move toward 9:00. 8:46 is the time. i go back to gasia and brian. >> all right. thank you. developing story continues to be greece. pam cook in the studio now with the conflicting reports this morning about a bailout plan for that country. >> yeah, the greek prime minister just announced in the last half-hour that he is standing firm and will wait for the referendum on sunday before further negotiations over a bailout package. in the meantime, the greek people are paying the price. >> translator: i worked for 40 years and now i've ended up begging for money. >> the long lines continue

outside of greek banks with retirees, especially worried because they have not received their full pension for the month. some branches have reopened today but reportedly, only for pensioners who do not have atm cards. everyone limited to 60 euros a day from the money machines. many of those atms have run out of cash. there's talk that the greek government has indicated to its creditors that it may accept terms of a bailout package if they are part of a broader deal to address the funding needs for the next two years. >> we need to write some of the debt down and then we'll be able to grow on the other side. >> he's talking about the international monetary fund, the european union. greeks will vote on sunday on whether to accept proposals from creditors in order to access bailout funding and no

decision could lead greece out of the eurozone. in the last half-hour, the prime minister of greece announcing that the government will wait for that vote on sunday. he says, the popular vote is more important than the decisions of the government. but gasia and brian, economists are saying, really even that vote regardless of the outcome is gonna provide little -- more uncertainly of what happens next. and uncertainly is something that wall street and global markets hate the most. that's why the markets are down. there's still a lot of options. it could still mean some kind of bailout, a new bailout, they leave the euro and where does it go from there? >> we're also talking about puerto rico as they pay off their debts. >> spain, portugal considered at risk. >> okay. thank you. prosecutors in san mateo county say a man charged with stealing and crashing a dumb trump has skipped bail.

36-year-old mark edward hill is accused of stealing the truck in san francisco back in may. officers spotted him in colma and chased after him. the pursuit ended in daly city when the truck slammed into several cars and injured three people. he was supposed to appear in court on monday but didn't show up. hill's bond has been revoked. and there's now a $425,000 bench warrant for his arrest. a san francisco gallery will hold a community forum later this month to discuss future plans for an lgbt mural that's been defaced three times in less than a month. the mural near 4th and bryant tee pictures a lesbian couple, a gay couple and a transgender van. vandals have spray pay painted hoeferrer it twice before -- spray painted over it twice before. the gallery plans to hold off on replacing the mural out of safety concerns. that community forum is july 18th. a san francisco teen has

been arrested accused of carrying out a series of armed robberies including one targeting a girl wither is brie brawl palsy -- with cerebral palsy. she was robbed at gunpoint of her ipod. the teen was booked into juvenile hall monday on suspicion of three robberies. walnut creek police are warning drivers after a series of catalytic converter thefts this week. they say 13 were stolen. mostly from toyotas. the thefts happened between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in the areas of citrus and walnut avenues and citrus. for the victims, the repairs can cost as much as $5,000. police say the best way for drivers to protect themselves is by parking in a locked garage. if you can't do that, install a clamp on your catalytic converter. 8:50. kim kardashian was in the bay area last night. you should know. you were there. >> i checked it out for myself.

it was interesting. more on what she had to say -- coming up. and taking a beautiful look out in the san francisco bay on the ferry headed to alcatraz. 71 in the city. but much hotter inland. we're back after the break.

here is a live look. that's interstate 880 going north right by the oakland coliseum and oracle arena. traffic is slow in that area. there's the foggy golden gate bridge. that fog has not let up. did not make an appearance at the golden gate.

the toll on the golden gate, it goes up by 25 cents starting today. >> two bits. [laughter] >> oh, steve and your humor, i love it. hot for some. >> hot for some. >> not for others. there's rain in bakersfield. it will be warm to hot. then we go into a cooling trend. maybe rain, thursday, friday. much cooler by the weekend. >> we wanted to let you know several new state laws went into effect in california today. one gives millions of additional workers at least three days of paid sick leave. it applies to employees who work 30 days a year. they will eash one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. workers become eligible after a 90-day employment period with their company. another new law increases fracking done in california. that's the process of drilling an and inecket jing water into the -- injecting water into the

ground in order to release gas. this will require well permits, disclosure of chemicals used, water testing as well as studies of fracking's impact. and ride sharing companies will need to purchase more comprehensive insurance. it's the first major attempt to regulate the growing share economy. master chef is celebrating its 100th episode. it puts am mature chefs in the kitchen to see -- amateur chefs in the kitchen to see who can stand the heat. i sat down with a local contestant earlier this week. looking ahead into the competition, tell me what you hope -- i know you can't spoil any surprises -- tell me what you hope is next in master chef. >> what i hope is next in master chef is for me one, to not ugly cry. [laughter] >> anymore on the show. and two, you know, show gourden

ramsey and show the -- gordon ramsey and show the viewers that a vegetarian can be a master chef. a vegetarian can cook meat and -- it's a possibility -- it's a skill. but it's a possibility. >> we posted my entire interview on ktvu.com. look under the "mornings on 2" tab. in it she talks about her favorite restaurant in the city and how she gets a lot of inspiration from her mom's cooking. catch the special 100th episode tonight at 7:00 only on ktvu fox 2. as we talked about yesterday here on "mornings on 2," kim kardashian came to the castro theater last night to appear hon the common wecht club. she talked about business and taught us how to take the perfect selfie. >> the key to a good selfie really is -- you make it with darker light. [laughter] >> a lot of bright light. if you do it in a mirror, you can really see your reflection.

>> the key is lighting. you can turn the lights down for a more moody look. the anger higher is better that lower. i went to go to see what the fuss was about. a lot of controversy, a lot of opinions. i wasn't a fan or a hater. but i came away with good lessons. kim said she would be devastated when people would write or say negative things about her. but she said over the years she's returned to brush it off. we get a lot of input from people. i can read 100 nice things but if one person writes something that's mean, i am devastated. i was very intrigued. >> the selfie lesson, that's worth the price of admission to me. [laughter] >> gonna get that selfie stick today, aren't you? >> maybe. maybe. i just won't take it to disneyland. >> what's her nickname? >> kimya? >> her and kanye joins forced

to create kimye. >> and yours? >> salex. >> thank you for joining us this morning. have a great day out there. see you back here at noon.

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