helena to the to vacaville.hat's where thousands of law enforcement officers are gathering to pay tribute to a bay area chp officer killed in the line of duty. today in the bay's christie smith is live in vacaville where this memorial for chp officer kenyon youngstrom is now just three hours away. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, marla. yeah, we are starting to see people arrive this morning. a van delivering flowers, there are rows and rows of chairs set up outside because they're just expecting so many people. of course law enforcement from california across the country. friends of officer kenyon youngstrom and those who never knew him but were so touched by his tragic loss, the seven-year veteran of the chp, husband and father of four. the memorial outside, there is a sign that says god bless chp officer kenyon youngstrom. this starts at 10:00 this morning here in vacaville. the public is invited. i wanted to show you real quickly, i just got my hands on the program. it mentions that

. >> alan: still to come, a wildfire comes dangerously close to homes in vacaville. we'll have the latest. >>> a bay area assembly woman on probation for shoplifting wants to run for a new elected position. >> leigh: looks like we're finally going to get cooling, especially for those in the east bay. temperatures today near 100 degrees. where is the fog? it's off the coast and >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >> alan: firefighters are at the scene of a wildfire that burned 50 acres in vacaville. it happenedder in west ranch road. john alston is there with the latest. >> reporter: alan, the fire for all intents and purposes is out but this is still a work in progress. about 75 acres of grass and brush went up in smoke and flames. no homes were deadged but there are people here with backhoes and bulldozers and waters trying get to out the hot spots. sky 7hd was over the scene this afternoon as firefighters worked to keep the flames from touching half a dozen homes. this started at 2:15 this afternoon. it quickly went to a maximum eight al

another accident in vacaville at allison in the clearing stages.you are expecting someone 80 westbound from the fairfield vacaville area it is going to take some time. rough commute all the way around. >>> normally, we don't care who reads what, who is going to read this reminder to you? i guess i will. don't forget to cap katie today at 3:00, 50 shades of grey author will appear in a daytime exclusive interview. she will open up about smashing success of her racy book.

reporting live in vacaville, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> it is 5:06 right now. the man accused of slamming his pickup truck right into a family in walnut creek killing one woman and injuring another is now out of jail. last weekend police arrested the 53-year-old man on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter but he has now been released. here's the situation. a mother visiting her son and his pregnant wife was killed. her daughter-in-law still remains in critical condition. california law requires suspects be released from custody after just 72 hours if no charges have been filed. police continue to investigate this crash and they say they do plan to submit the case to the strict district attorney in the very near future. >>> the search for a missing teenager is being scaled back. from now on volunteers will only conduct searches on saturday. previously they were searching every wednesday and saturday. volunteers will now use wednesdays to help identify new areas to search. sierra vanished march 16th. a suspect in this case, seen here, will appear in court later th

they will exit by the leisure town road exit in vacaville. expect it to last about an hour-and-a-half. a live look right now at conditions across the golden gate bridge and it looks like the fog has moved in a little bit. we still have severe traffic alert in effect. we continue to check in with caltrans and they're working to clear a big tree blocking both directions of highway 84 in woodside by kings mountain road. one more look at milpitas, everything looks good for the silicon valley commute so far. >> it is basically a fog free thursday but we still have a very compressed data of low clouds roughly 1,000 ft. along the immediate seashore. sfo with delays up to 49 minutes on arriving flights but is a shallow finletter of marine clouds so it is very patchy on the coast and into the bay. clear skies in the inland areas. later today the coast will be clearing out. 66 in san francisco, upper 50s in pacifica. we move into the santa clara valley, high 80s in morgan hill. slightly cooler on friday and saturday and will talk more about the forecas

really a somber day here in vacaville. lots of tears and hugs. i want to step aside so you can see what's going on behind me. this is actually the overflow crowd, people who couldn't fit inside. fellow officers trying hard to support each other. and really make this a celebration for officer kenyon youngstrom. the service still under way right now. i believe we do have a live picture from inside with an estimated 5,000 people here. law enforcement and friends, governor jerry brown, attorney general pamela harris here. of course his family, wife, children. the chp commissioner told kenyon youngstrom's children that they should be proud of their father and the life he led. his four brothers, even his young son among the speakers waiting to hear from them. but first, here's the division chief. >> for me personally, i haven't been able to figure out how my heart could be so broken and so full at the same time. we've had such a difficult time this last week and a half in the golden gate division. it's been tough. >> reporter: the line of officers comi

thousands all set to show up at a vacaville church to remember a chp officer killed in the line of duty. we'll be there live with what you need to know if you want to attend the event and the major impact the ceremony could have on bay area freeways. >>> i'm damian trujillo live in the newsroom. coming up, the latest on the chaos in the middle east. >>> plus why google says it will not pull that controversial video that's sparking all that turmoil in the middle east. >>> how about a live look outside. that is san francisco with some low-hanging clouds giving it kind of a mysterious look over the city on this thursday, september 13th. this is "today in the bay." >>> a very good morning to one and all. it is almost 4:31, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm marla tellez in for laura garcia-cannon. let's get straight to the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. you made it to friday eve. you've got a good-looking day but quite a contrast starting with this live picture of san francisco. very little cloud cover. what we do have is being forced right to the surface so te

south, southwest 22 at vacaville. vacaville gets that kind of a sea breeze, that is a howling sea breeze. 50s for most. and very, very low 60s. the low which gave us the offshore breeze is so far away that will turn more westerly. probably wednesday night and thursday and that will cool us down as we head toward the enof the week. windy at times. 50s, 60s, 70s or very low 80s. 70s for many. today in areas that were 90-100 still a tough call out toward antioch and brentwood. alameda 4:. danville 79. santa cruz 68. cupertino 77. low 70s mid 70s on the peninsula. 50s and 60s on the coast and in the city. not much has changed through probably wednesday. here comes that low on thursday. we level off and keep it right there into the weekend. >>> a tennis player disqualified while playing in a finals of a tournament. the angry outburst that has prompted a police investigation. >>> plus months of protests and rallies now paying off for some san francisco city employees. what the mayor just agreed to do. >> and the tragic deat

se estima que mas de tres mil personas colmaron el recinto en vacaville.is panduro/residente de fairfield :35 me toca el corazon bien mucho 19:09 el era parte de mi comunidad de mi ciudad pedro martinez/trabaja para la patrulla de caminos :40 muy impresionante muy bien, toda esta gente vinieron porque son parte de la familia la mayoria de los asistentes hace parte de fuerzas del orden que llegaron representando a decenas de departmentos. arturo montiel/conocia al oficial :54 pudo haber sido cualquiera de nosotros, desafortunadamen te fue el oficial youngstrom, un amigo con el que trabaje por los ultimos dos anos.... youngstrom tenia 38 anos de edad, era casado y tenia 4 hijos.. encontro la muerte cuando detuvo a un conductor que le descargo una pistola hiriendolo fatalmente en la cabeza....hoy una y otra vez los que le conocieron recordaron su caracter alegre. siempre amable, sonriendo, buena gente alex youngstrom/hijo del oficial youngstrom 1:27 le gustaba sonreir, pero creo que lo que mas le encantaba era hacer reir a los demas, dijo el hijo mayor del of

you see that northwest wind and at vacaville.ot of breezy conditions but everything says sunshine and warmer weather today in fact 70s and 80s and 90s coast and bay and inland. windy to hot, near 90 inland and in fact many locations will be 70s to 90s. tomorrow about the same, but cooler weather kicks in friday and much cooler weather as we go into the weekend. >>> international markets surged overnight. nikkei was up more than a percent. european markets are up as well. economists are optimistic and they believe it will keep them from further dragging down the economy. >>> good strong corporate earnings for a couple of companies that were a bit of a surprise but after the close, a couple of disappointing ones, nasdaq and s&p 500 and futures indicate a slightly higher opening this morning. target will match the online prices of some of its cheap competitors. they will match items sold on the website, amazon, best buy and toys-r-us. it is rare for brick and mortar stores to rearrange prices. >>> speaking of sticker shock, the city

lane in vacaville. inside the nanny was looking after her one-year-old baby boy. >> i just happened to walk out the backdoor and saw the flames and went back inside and grabbed the baby and called 911 and left. >> she didn't have time to take the family's two spaniels who were outside in their dog run. they were fine. >> she actually saw it and grabbed my son and called 911 and left my house because it was already coming up the fields. she just grabbed the kid and left. >> the brushfire broke out around 2:15 in the afternoon. sky 7hd was overhead as firefighters hustled to prevent the flames from reaching a half dozen homes in the hills. the fire grew to a maximum eight alarms. it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about

vacaville accident blocking lane number three, emergency crews arriving on scene westbound 80 at 505, not showing significant slowing it is early enough they can clear that out shouldn't be a big deal. not so bad out of the central valley up and over the altamont pass, less than 15 minutes as you drive towards dublin-pleasanton area through livermore. out of antioch towards pittsburg, highway 4 westbound still good, bunching up a little out of antioch, travel time from hillcrest to 242. oracle open world coming to san francisco how war street closed between third and fourth causing delays south of market, muni rerouted around that. download our free abc 7 waze app, you can see in the middle of your screen that's howard street if you are reporting and see traffic or get around traffic you can communicate with other waze users, abc7news.com/waze for your free app. with critical mass today, great helper. >>> a's pitcher braden is taking on the law in his hometown of stockton at an anti-violence rally he called chief jones a liar for telling residents police are doing everything they can

they say it's bad in the vacaville davis area. visibility down to less than 10000 feet.t when it comes to the foggy area. and remember to leave plenty of room between you and the vehicle? front of you. might want to leave a little extra time for your commute in general. live in san francisco, anne makovec cbs 5. >>> good advice there. i put out my gps on the bridge just to find out where i was on the bridge. >> kick it over to brian and find out how long, how much, and when's it going to clear up. >>> it will be a surprise to you especially if you're in san jose, what fog. it's clear in san jose and livermore, and if you head west toward the bay you'll hit the fog. we start out with the fog, get the sun. numbers in the 60s. right now, readings in the low 40s but look at the golden gate bridge. i hate to steal elizabeth's thunder because that's what she's going to be talking about. >>> we have not seen any big accidents but rain shower traffic cameras are -- our traffic cameras are difficult to see. kind of this blur right now. this is a live look. you can see e a few hea

the service will be in the vacaville in one week.as killed during a traffic stop in alamo. a married father of four will be honored this thursday at the mission church in a vacaville. >>mark: and ethics meeting today as the san francisco board of supervisors will eventually decide if he gets to keep his job before the november elections. during a community meeting >> the proper process is that they should delay until after the election. they are in a difficult position, one i do not think it should have been cut and and, i the first place. >>darya: coming and up at 9:25 a.m., we will share some of your comments about the 911 memorial that we are seeing today. the ceremonies to mark 11 years since the attack. an outburst in the core room of the father expected -- suspected of kidnapping his kids. fifth it's an important lesson for college students learning to manage their money, we'll have consumer tips about credit cards for parents and kids [ female announcer ] now your best accessory can be your smile. with colgate optic white toot

around the air base parkway and vacaville area. so we will continue to see these scattered showers off and on, off and on and then a steady rain coming by tomorrow morning. right now, the winds are light. this storm, not as robust as we've seen. the winds will pick up a little bit tomorrow morning, winds 10 to 20 miles an hour, maybe gusting stronger than that. but boy, we saw some pretty strong gusts on sunday and wear be -- and wear a's not gog -- and we're not gonna see anything like that with this system. the winds are light as i showed you. here's your forecast -- we have mostly gray skies but we're mainly dry at this hour. you see the rain here to the north of us. scattered showers are a possibility in the north bay throughout the afternoon. we're in the 6:00 evening drive. the north bay seeing light, steady rain. but the rest of us, hit or miss showers. enough showers to slow down the evening drive, though. into 7:00 we continue. scattered showers and that will be the case for tonight. tomorrow morning, we wake up with this

he is a vacaville firefighter. this had been his.often left his tools at a rental. >> 20, 30 year's worth of collecting tools. >> reporter: all his tools including a washer, driver and atv were gone. >> they within the over there last week to show a renter the home and turns out that the back door had been kicked in. it was pretty terrible. it wasn't pleasant. >> reporter: a few days later, he was in for a surprise while on a routine medical. >> we go walking up to the house and i noticed this piece of plastic laying on the sidewalk. >> reporter: even though he had been on plenty of these calls before, if it hadn't been for this little piece of plastic wedge he wouldn't have known that just a few feet away was all of his property. >> i picked it up and was like, yeah, that's super familiar to me. finding my washer, dryer, lawnmower and shop vac. >> reporter: he told police who then arrested a 47-year-old man, the brother of the victim louis went to help. >> i didn't know how the stuff got there. i went there to help the person that n

south, southwest at vacaville at 17.west or northwest or you name it it's all sea breeze connection when it was east, northeast. 50s on the temps. the low right there spinning away from us will eventually come right back. that will be on thursday. that will give inland areas additional cooling. sea breeze and more fog will continue through most of this week. inland temps i know this time of year days are very long. it's tough when you get into the 100s you get back in the 80s. sonoma, napa 75. windy at times. concord 78. 86 antioch. 80 pleasanton. 90s probably not here. we will see 60s berkeley, emeryville and alameda. low 80s santa clara valley now and 60s and 70s peninsula with 50s and 60s on the coast. fog, sun, mild. a big cool down looks like it continues wednesday into thursday as that low gets closer we will level off and keep temperatures sunny. >>> this afternoon microsoft has scheduled a major announcement but it is being quite secretive. they are not saying much. the new york times says microsoft will launch t

vacaville firefighter home burglarized. he finds the stolen items on the job.ow he made the unusual discovery. >>> northern california courthouse ransacked. the expensive pieces of history that were stolen. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. you're looking at a collection of gold nuggets. historical nuggets valued at more than $3 million were stolen from a northern california courthouse. the burglar happened on wednesday night. just not far from the oregon border. the sheriff office says two men broke into the building and grabbed several gold nuggets from a display in the lobby. they do have surveillance video of the burglar. the courthouse is home to historical collection of gold which pays homage to the region's gold rush roots. >>> a vacaville firefighter found evidence of a crime he knew a lot about. lewis jones was sent to a home on sunset drive. when he arrived he saw a washer and drier that had been stolen from a home he owned and planned to rent out. the man that needed medical help was transported to the hospital and jones called pol

west, southwest ten at vacaville. vacaville gets a sea breeze that tells you everything you need to know. these tropical clouds are so close. they are just held in check. you can probably see them off to the distance east bay, south bay. there has been some rain down in southern california. and highs today the 70s continue to push inland. 80s pushing more toward the valley. it started yesterday around the bay but the low clouds that west wind and system dropping down we topped out on the temps wednesday. still warm to hot wednesday and thursday. so the wind picks up at times. also very warm inland well inland but not as nearly as hot as it has been. most locations drop 10-15 degrees. a lot of 70s now and 80s. 50s and 60s closer to the coast and local drizzle. fog will continue nights and mornings. that cooler pattern takes us right into the weekend. >>> italy's credit rating is taking a hit. moody's downgraded the bond rating. they stand at two levels of junk bond status. european markets are up this morning. investor

he was from southern california and worked as a corrections officer in vacaville.in blue for the game which helped police identify him. his friend says his family plans to take his body back to southern california soon and his cause of death is pending an autopsy. >>> three of the four children have been found safe but the search continues for a missing teenage girl tied to this abuse case. the boy was rushed to children's hospital in oakland after he nearly drowned. police have arrested his mother, stepfather and baby- sitter on child abuse charges. >>> a 16-year-old girl in their care is still missing and has been eye didn't paid to as a liza. >>> marshal tow bin outside of a safe way supermarket, officers confronted tow bin in front of the super market in response to a call. >> he repeatedly failed to comply with officer's orders and officers fearing for their safety discharged their firearms. >> i heard multiple boom boom boom, and i thought it was firecrackers. >>> luck is change willing in san jose. it was reportedly safe. permits for the top floor, casino ma

firefighters from san ramon in the vacaville have showed up.ernor, the state attorney general will be in attendance. his parents are coming from riverside. he leaves behind four children ages 5, 10, 13 and 17. we will bring you the service as it happens. until then we would try to get reaction from people. >>mark: you can watch the funeral on our 24-7 news channel comcast 193. it will be broadcast live. we'll also be streaming the service on our web site. funeral begins at 10:00 a.m.. >>darya: of george rask has a hot spot, the san mateo bridge. >>george: this has been an all too frequent occurrence. a major tire on the san detailed bridge. >> we're still contending with cloud cover. temperatures in the '50s and warmer for our inland areas. into the abdomen and it is expected to be the warmest day of the week. here's a look at your afternoon highs neighborhood by neighborhood. more on your extended forecast coming up. >> fire destroyed beechwood school, a private school and menlo park. yoli aceves has the live all morning bear when flames were

the plan to stop these flames. 7 news begins >> it is happening in vacavill vacaville. firefighters there battle fwai 50 acre brush fire shifting winds hampering their effort. drivers on interstate 80 distracted by the flames and smoke. all broke out just after 7:30 tonight near pleasant valley and cherry glen road. >> pleasant valley road is closed but no homes are threatened at the moment. those were pictures few minutes ago. now you are looking live from sky 7 hd. firefighters say they have now fully contained the fire but it's still continuing to burn obviously. keep crew on the scene all night long and no word on what caused it but they seem to have it fairly well in hand. >> question. >> our other top story tonight. lance armstrong will fight no more. >> the 7 time tour de france winner will no longer defend himself against doping charges. larry is here and this ace huge decision. >> very surprising lance armstrong for years has been fighting this battle to clear his name. armstrong said tonight enough is enough he will no longer defend himself against the latest

authorities of sonoma, east of napa, american canyon out to vacaville, it's a nasty time of it. a little brit of break in san francisco and down through 280 and 101, you have nothing but light to moderate rain and into the east bay from walnut creek and heavier cell right here pushing out of richmond. watch out 580, you are looking at heavy rain right there. take a look at south bay, blossom hill road, san jose,

he has struck gyms in walnut creek, vacaville and santa ana, fullerton.

now the least wind out of vacaville. look at sfo east at 13.re is a fight there trying to get out toward the delta. high pressure still winds out. it will be mostly sunny. we just keep the storm track to the north. at least until tuesday. and then things are showing signs of rain. mostly sunny today. patchy fog. some of that though yesterday formed after about 7:00. so between 7:00 and 9:00 seems to be the time when the fog wants to form. there is some out there now. the weekend looks fine. fog, nights and mornings. 60s on your temps or upper 50s. it won't be as warm as yesterday in santa rosa when it was 62. 50s and 60s. i didn't change much there. weekend nights and mornings a hit cool. the days will be nice and mild. increasing clouds on monday. rain on tuesday. >>> it seems investors are optimistics about the jobs report that comes out in the next few minutes. right now most of the european markets are edging higher. overnight the markets in the northeast were less optimistic as benchmarks in japan, south korea and japan all lost ground. ch

winds at 5:00, this is also a message it will be cooler today. 5060s, still in lake county still vacaville anywhere around antioch will be cooing its grip. cool by the coast and we are starting a cooling trend, i split the difference and for some it will still be hot, 60 for pacifica, after yesterday's 100, san mateo 77, fog is on the increase wednesday thursday friday, take a visit on the weekend, pam. >>> a scarry scene in texas after a major seen near a deadly university. what police say moments after shots rang out. >>> how it could benefit a million undocumented government in the u.s. . >>> good morning, a lot of low clouds, still hot 90s and we topped out yesterday, 60s and 70s. >>> syria's defected prime minister is speaking out since leaving his post. he announced he is joining the rebel side. he can no longer support president bashar assad because he has no ability to stop the fighting. >>> this morning they are remembering texas a&m university. he shot and killed an officer who was trying to shoot two people. hours after the tragedy community members gathered to pray for the vict

diana was last seen at a party down the street from her vacaville home 30 years ago from tonight. her beaten and strangled body was found the next day by some near by railroad tracks. one of her friends says she remembers the day like it was yesterday. >> i had never experienced this evil and i had no idea it existed. i probably stood this shivering in complete sadness for about an hour until i was able to get myself to leave the horrific murder scene. >> but friends also remember the good times. >> reporter: at the time vacaville was a small farming town where it seemed everyone knew everyone's business. many say the killer was at that party. >> we are very well aware who it is. he has bragged about it many a times. even here recently. >> why? why hasn't anything but done? why isn't anybody in jail? >> reporter: a vacaville city councilwoman came to the vigil and quoted the police chief on the case. >> we don't have enough to actually convict or to actually even bring charges. >> reporter: diana's killing is clearly stuck in the hearts of this community. >> that day my imagine of

he worked as a corrections officer in vacaville. he was from southern california. he said his family will take his body back to southern california as soon as possible. >> he may be gone but a lot of people are happy there might be some closure here. >> it is presumed he fell into the water. an autopsy will be performed to determine how he died. his body was found in a rushing river in forestville. it. >> apeers to have been in the water for some time. they say it appears to be medical or accidental. >>> clean up after a sewerage spill, it happened at the shopping center in green bray. 800 gallons were redirected but 200 gallons went into a storm drain that leads to the creek. they agreed to pay money for a mistake that occurred in 2011. >>> they want in state money. it had be included by tomorrow. now that funding would give them more frequent service over the next ten years. all right your time is continuing to follow breaking news. after police activity there and sal, any change? >>> well, we are looking at the pictures from the lower deck and i can see it here

take a look -- look at vacaville. 103 degrees, antioch 1 '02, fairfield, livermore and gilroy around00 degrees as you can see. we have the fog showing up cost side but the inland numbers, this 10:00 hour. san jose 64 degrees, concord dropping off in toll upper 60s. livermore, 10:00 hour. . coming up the temperature change, we have in the forecast for tomorrow and the neighborhoods that will top 100 wednesday again into saturday. >> tomorrow is set as another spare the air day in the bay area. reduce pollution, those who are sensitive to bad air are told to avoid physical activity in the late afternoon. the worst air quality is predicted for inland areas like eastern contra costa andal immediate a. >> andal immediate and alameda. >> share cars, barbecue with a gas grill, net lighter fluid. >> tomorrow will be the 8th spare the air day in the bay area this season and the third day in a row. stay bus for continuing coverage. mark returns in 11 minutes, and. we will hear what people are saying about the heat in one bay area hot spot. >> richmond still cleaning up from the fire at the che

that fire in vacaville. put up a live picture of that fire that is burning near interstate 80. it is a four alarm grass fire. our photographer on the scene was just told by authorities that the fire has been contained and that no homes are in danger. this fire started at about 8:00 tonight on a hillside off of pleasant valley road. that's not far from interstate 80. so far, it has burned about 45 acres. the update we have now is authorities say they have contained the fire, and that no homes are threatened. so far, there are no injuries reported as well. >>> a new poll shows the economy, and health care are the biggest concerns of voters in three swing states. ohio, florida, and wisconsin. the "new york times" cbs news poll found 60% of voters there say they trust president obama to handle medicare. and a majority disapproved of mitt romney's plan to retool medicare. romney scores higher on the economy in florida and wisconsin. it's a tie in ohio. mitt romney traveled to minnesota and new mexico as he campai

look at the live look now showing the clear lake, vacaville, dirks son.y much everyone has rain. if you don't have rain you have this, south winds gusting to 50 miles an hour at the airport. common 20 to 30 miles an hour gusts. the national weather service has just extended this wind advisory through noontime. look at the east bay, emeryville, we are talking just a mess this morning, carolyn warm will keep you updated. >> absolutely. coming up next at six, high winds, heavy rains and flood warnings. we seeing it all as round three of a series of major storms sweeps through the bay area. next we are live in napa where a rising river is a a bit of a concern this morning. and the other problem is falling trees. they have already caused scattered power outages in some parts of the bay area. >> knew is better. abc7's all knew averages. >> it's smart, it's fun. >> it starts at three. a new daytime talk show with your friends. not just any friend, katie. 4:00, time for abc7 news. happening now. this, this, even this. >> breaking news. >> new right now. >> get th

here's vacaville west of vacaville looking at pretty good rain towards sonoma and napa, jamison canyon wet as well as lyon road too the east bay dublin livermore concord light rain winds breezy, temperatures mild this continues as far south not into milpitas yet. we have a lot of moisture in the air. it will continue to rotate through throughout the afternoon in the south bay showers this afternoon and for the evening cute if you are timing out your day, they will be hit or -- evening commute, if you are timing out your day they will be hit or miss, more scattered with more unstable air behind it, second system slated to move through the end of the week that includes friday, the giants' home opener it does look like wet, unfortunately. we'll fine-tune that friday afternoon forecast, sunny weekend on the way. something to look forward to. >>> good morning. just getting my maps up so you can look. problem in oakland 580 westbound at macarthur boulevard, overturn on the right lane slow past the scene. if you are headed in that direction, towards the macarthur maze, elsewhere starting to g

in vacaville. fso almost everybody says cloudy skies. 56 san jose and towards mountain view, 70s and there is only a few lower 80s. and that is near eastern contra coster coup tape it will be a cooler pattern and psych that low continuing with that on shore breeze and drizzle. partly cloudy and it will be mostly cloudy in the morning. cooler fog and drizzle coast and bay. temperatures 50s and 60s and 70s, here is sal. >>> i want to show you some late night video, these pictures exclusive to the ktvu channel 2 morning news camera. and they were on the scene even before the fire crews arrived. somebody had sheered off the top of a fire hydrant and with all that flooding once firefighters arrived they capped it within minutes. doesn't know who started it. it looks good getting up to highway 24 and into the oakland area and westbound all the way to oakland looks good, let's go back to the desk. >> it is called the biggest copper heist, somebody told hundreds of feet of copy wiring from veterans memoria

clear lake, ukiah, towards vacaville.de a slight cool down, a little warmup especially inland as they head to the weekend, pam. >>> the new home for the 49ers is beginning to take shape. some of the work is being done more than 100 miles away. now the billion dollar project is underway. giant cranes are now doing some heavy lifting. now the 49er project is keeping people busy in california. that is 112 miles from the stadium site and we were looking at the concrete the seats will be resting on. sherman hemssly the actor you know as george jefferson has died. his character was the successful businessman from the hit show the jeffersons. it was the first to feature an upscale african-american in primetime and he was 74 years old. he was not married and he did not have any children. >>> coming up on 5:00, gunfire on a local highway overnight the two victims turned for help in hercules plus a very busy morning in vallejo, the reason they were stretched a little thin. . >>> a good court ruling could be a bad thing for presiden

diana was last seen at a party down the street from her vacaville home 30 years ago from tonight. her beaten and strangled body was found the next day by some near by railroad tracks. one of her friends says she remembers the day like it was yesterday. >> i had never experienced this evil and i had no idea it existed. i probably stood this shivering in complete sadness for about an hour until i was able to get myself to leave the horrific murder scene. >> but friends also remember the good times. >> reporter: at the time vacaville was a small farming town where it seemed everyone knew everyone's business. many say the killer was at that party. >> we are very well aware who it is. he has bragged about it many a times. even here recently. >> why? why hasn't anything but done? why isn't anybody in jail? >> reporter: a vacaville city councilwoman came to the vigil and quoted the police chief on the case. >> we don't have enough to actually convict or to actually even bring charges. >> reporter: diana's killing is clearly stuck in the hearts of this community. >> that day my imagine of

that fire in vacaville. i want to put up a live picture of that fire that is burning near interstate 80. it is a four alarm grass fire. our photographer on the scene was just told by authorities that the fire has been contained and that no homes are in danger. this fire started at about 8:00 tonight on a hillside off of pleasant valley road. that's not far from interstate 80. so far, it has burned about 45 acres. the update we have now is authorities say they have contained the fire, and that no homes are threatened. so far, there are no injuries reported as well. >>> a new poll shows the economy, and health care are the biggest concerns of voters in three swing states. ohio, florida, and wisconsin. the "new york times" cbs news poll found 60% of voters there say they trust president obama to handle medicare. and a majority disapproved of mitt romney's plan to retool medicare. romney scores higher on the economy in florida and wisconsin. it's a tie in ohio. mitt romney traveled to minnesota and new mexico as

it brought out 150 firefighters from around vacaville and the bay area. three helicopters dop ped their buck -- dipped their buckets into the pond. the hundred-degree heat was brutal, but they caught a break. >> the big fen fit it was there wasn't much wind. really lucky because there was no heavy winds. >> the fire burned about 75 acres even after it was under control one neighbor refused to sit back and watch. and the professional firefighters are keeping an eye on the burn area through the evening. abc7 news. >>> in tracy, another big grass fire. sky 7hd was over the scene awhee still smoldering grass. firefighters responded to the area near coral hollow road. the fire spread to 97 acres before the flames were finally stopped. >>> and a huge traffic jam on interstate 28 after an accident blocked all northbound lanes in san francisco. four vehicles collidedr nea the geneva avenue exit just before 5:30 p.m. one car burst into flames. d up being rushed to the hospital. it took more than 90 minutes to clear the freeway. >>> two anaheim officers involved in

the walk will be followed by dinner at mission church in vacaville.ll money raised will go to the family. >>> a fire battalion chief suv crashed into a taxi while responding to emergency call in san francisco. this happened at gary and laguna in japantown this morning. the cab driver and the passier were hurt and were taken to the hospital. investigators are trying to figure out what happened and who's at fault. >>> if you're out and about in san francisco this weekend, be prepared for some delays. there are a series of 24-hour closures in the market and church area. that's due to muni's rail replacement project. part of church street is closed to drivers, some transit lines following their normal routes. everything should be back to normal in time for the monday commute. >>> and what great weather for any project you have outside this weekend! we've really been lucky the last couple of days. >> rain's back already. a little winter last weekend. looks like we're back to springtime with an offshore breeze once again, warming and drying things out aroun

north 15 at vacaville. napa airport north at 5. north, northwest santa rosa that is a sign of things to come. lie pressure will be our fair weather friend. this next system runs into the big wall of it. weekend days will be nice. the mornings will be much cooler. we'll see 30s here by tomorrow morning. fog, sun, breeze or wind up in the higher elevations. 60s for temps today. looks like a sunny and beautiful day. lots of sunshine for your weekend. just cold mornings. a little cooler monday and tuesday. >>> take a look at this. victims of this weeks tornadoes in alabama have a new problem to deal with flooding. storm drains are backed up in jefferson county and heavy rains are sending debris flowing right down the street. a flood warning is in effect through sunday morning at least 10 tornadoes swept through alabama on monday killing two people. >>> our time now 5:president opinion police crack -- 5:39 police crack down on the east bay. >>> a payment for victims of italian cruise ship disaster. the deny e conditions they -- the cond

thoughtful it is very sad. >> this was a very emotional day for many here in a vacaville. but church is quite right now. a majority of his friends, family members and fellow officers have left. >> our coverage of the officer's funeral continues on line on our website, www.kron4. com. >>pam: to a developing story in the east bay, the oakland swat team surrounded a house when an armed suspect is believed to be held up. >> the standoff lasted more than seven hours. police were not able to track down the suspect. they were lined up along this street. police currently just left the area. >>grant: here is a map of where he was. we will show you exactly where this went down. if police were looking for a suspect that they believed was barricaded in a home on 12th street near mandela parkway. as a result of this standoff, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th streets were blocked from mandela to center street. if 12 is blocked from mandela to qr from street. all of these roads are being reopened as we speak. it appears that the suspect was not in the house. this is a developing story and we wi

west southwest at 18 and southwest at vacaville which tells you things are starting to pick up. it could collapse and temperatures will still be warm but there are signs it is stronger than yesterday. napa still holding to 50 ander where else 55 and -- and everywhere else 55 and 57. it will cool inland areas, start warm to hot, a little more of a cost call fog, near 90 degrees for some. berkley 68,el 6 in pleasanton, lower 80s around san jose, saratoga, cupertino, milpitas 79, 78 san bruno, 68 in the city. more fog on the increase and on the go. saturday and a little bit warmer on monday. >>> is pollution getting worse on california beaches. the alarming new results about the study. >> also a violent night in oakland and two victims in two separate shootings. >>> and a new development, the search for a container ship, we will tell you what they did not find. ç6b . >>> a search for stow a ways on the port of newark new jersey turned up nothing, the search started yesterday after reports of a banging noise coming from inside of a sealed container on that ship. officials examined h

. >> reporter: to be here in vacaville, california, to pay respect to fallen chp officer kenyon youngstroml do the same thing. we work for different agency, but our goals are the wam. protect one another -- the same. protect one another, protect the public, and go home safe. >> reporter: some came from as far away as sparz idaho >> it's nice to know that we have their backing. it means everything to us. >> reporter: none appreciating the show of support for one of their own more than bay area chp officers >> whether you know him in a chr relationship, or someone passing down the hallway, everyone is very affected by this. >> and it was an emotional day throughout vacaville. many people stood on the sidewalk to watch as the officer's casket passed by, many of them amazed at how the law enforcement community came together to rsd something like this. >> it's really sad that, are you know, society has gone this far with people. >> it's almost like a band of brothers. obviously it's just such loyalty to the -- i guess the brotherhood of being a policeman. >> it's just amazing, the respect they

take a look -- look at vacaville. 103 degrees, antioch 1 '02, fairfield, livermore and gilroy around00 degrees as you can see. we have the fog showing up cost side but the inland numbers, this 10:00 hour. san jose 64 degrees, concord dropping off in toll upper 60s. livermore, 10:00 hour. . coming up the temperature change, we have in the forecast for tomorrow and the neighborhoods that will top 100 wednesday again into saturday. >> tomorrow is set as another spare the air day in the bay area. reduce pollution, those who are sensitive to bad air are told to avoid physical activity in the late afternoon. the worst air quality is predicted for inland areas like eastern contra costa andal immediate a. >> andal immediate and alameda. >> share cars, barbecue with a gas grill, net lighter fluid. >> tomorrow will be the 8th spare the air day in the bay area this season and the third day in a row. stay bus for continuing coverage. mark returns in 11 minutes, and. we will hear what people are saying about the heat in one bay area hot spot. >> richmond still cleaning up from the fire at the che

vacaville. and what is causing all of this? a big area of high pressure kind of nosing back into california. the sinking air is warming air and has been warming since basically wednesday into thursday and as a result, triple digit heat in the forecast. this high has to weaken to bring the cooler temperatures. coming up we'll let you know what when that move back into your forecast area. >>> for more on bay area weather heat to ktvu.com and click on the weather tab. they are going wild in petaluma, the north bay team that is heading to the little league world series. >>> hundreds of homes threatened by an out of control wildfire near fresno and what is making the situation even more difficult for firefighters. >>> and volunteers hard at work at a bay area hillside, the criminal acted that damaged a memorial dedicated to those who served our country. . >>> new at 10:00 is there excitement in the air in the north bay. the petaluma national little league team is heading to the national little league world series. cara liu is live i

the chase began in vacaville with vacaville police in pursuit with a black dodge magnum.he chp joined the pursuit as the car entered westbound highway 80. there's no word on what prompted the pursuit. and a richmond school opened today after it was targeted by vandals. students arrived for classes  this morning. several repairs are said to be made to the campus, including the gym and library after vandals caused about a million dollars in damage to the newly- constructed school last january. >>> teachers are getting a second chance, thanks to a grant. the moneypays paychecks as well. the grants from the county last for two years and organizers say there are a lot of teenagers who need jobs. they say even at no cost to the employer, it can be a challenge to get them to participate. >>> tonight on the news at 5:00, someone is a little off course. the two unexpected visitors who have juanered into the pay -- wandered into the bay and are now getting a lot of attention. >> thank you for trusting the news. >> we'll see you the next time the news breaks. we're always here for

and vacaville is back to 80. it tells you it is a pattern.erything is coming together. 60s for a few and mainly, they are stuck to the cloud cover. some location resist down. 10 to 20 at this time and there is is a huge difference. also up around 2,000 feet. and it is a high that backs off with the low right there. and back in the moisture. maybe high and midlevel clouds will continue to keep an eye on that. it will be not only a taste. but the remains of a tropical storm hector. it will fall apart and there are signs it will lift over us. it sure looks like it. it will get funneled up by saturday. we will deep you up on to it. >> it is sunny for some and instead of the upper 90s. although the coast and bay have not gotten up on the warm up. but there is a lot more fog today. and little bump up with the weekend in the view. and does look like cloud cover moves in on the weekend. >> dip in temperatures across the state will cover the power -- cause the power grid to drop right now. >> it had prompted state operators to issue flex alert. there

the memorial service thursday morning at 10 at the mission church in vacaville, a reception will follow in the gymnasium for more on a fund set up to help the officer's family go to cbs s f dot com. this 911 anniversary of for salt and relief for the sickest people who worked and lived at the world trade center study showed those who lived and worked around ground 015 and 20 percent more likely to get cancer. those with cancer can apply for financial services i and as ferreira introduces us to 1 9/11 survivor. >>> all the way down to the nea is metal >>> this law on this car runs down his leg cancer has left the new york city firemen with a metal hip and thigh bone he blames the disease on the month at grant's 0 searching for men he work with and lost >>> it was a toxic mess how many fluorescent bulbs were crushed that is mercury how many computers ... >>> he has paid thousands in copays medicine and test firefighters held a fund-raiser to help pay for new metal shoulder. the federal government does not include cancer related to 911 he was shut out of the victims' compensation fund. on

it is being held at the mission church in vacaville. the start time is 10:00 a.m..american ambassador to libya has been murdered. some speculate for that it may have been linked to 9-11. he was one of for the full shot , another attack half as he sits on the same disputed tonight, kron4 speaks of people to renew the uc-berkeley grab while marines in warships had towards the middle flynn 7 here is where the attack to cliques offices would be its second biggest city after tripoli which is the capital. bank of the was the stronghold of the uprising against gaddafi americans are generally popular. officials believe that outside groups such as al-qaeda may be responsible. >> the attack happened during indicted anti-american protests in benghazi in cairo egypt. crowds of people angry about a video made in the west mocking the profit mohammed. >> a group of heavily armed men to a position outside the consulate using rocket-propelled grenades the ambassador, the eight and two marine guards took refuge in an interior stay firm. stevens was taken to the hospital where he was

. >> reporter: we're here on pena adobe road in sake -- vacaville. it went to four alarms but they had so much manpower on hand they didn't pull the fifth alarm. we're join by chief doug rogers. cancan you tell us what happene? >> we're under investigation on the cause. a week stubble field. the wheat had been harvested. a good wind and burned 15 acres. the main concern was it would jump the road here and then from there it had a pretty clear path into the city of vacaville, so we called ten engines locally. calfire sent a land response and we contained the fire in an hour. >> any homes threatened. >> no. we contained it in the roadways. >> any injuries? i understand the highway had a lot of smoke on it and traffic was affected? >> ey, traffic was affected for a while. my understanding the chp shut the highway down for a would you minutes and the traffic was horrendous. took one unit 40 minutes to get hire from dixon. >> what is happening right now? >> we're in the mop-up stage. cal friarfire brought ad toker in. we have hand crews putting down soil