but it may have been started by someone barbecuing chicken in an indoor barbecue pit. >> in the second story. i was upstairs. it just happened so quick. they threw bourbon on the chicken. it just went up in flames. i had my one-year-old with me and left, they told me to get out quick. >> reporter: it took about 100 firefighters to put this thing out. i was speaking with the battalion chief here this morning and he said that it was a four-alarm fire, which is a very big deal here in san francisco. they called in a lot of assistance because of the older buildings and the chance of spreading which, of course, we did see. now, the red cross is putting up the people left homeless, 78 people. they opened a shelter around the corner and are working to get them into temporary housing. >> that's a heavily traveled corridor around there. it looks like the one behind you is open. what about the others surrounding the building. >> reporter: russ street is closed but only about a block of it so it should be okay for traffic this morning. the main corridor is sixth street how you get on a lot of the

barbecue them., the stick, they'd give you the bread, and they'd give you the piri piri which is basically a portuguese hot sauce. we're going to make it right now. we have poblano peppers and some -- a little bit of jalapeno we'll put in a sauce pot. >> i want to ask you, can you get all of this is a regular grocery store? >> regular grocery store. any grocery store in new york, of course. pour all that oil for me. all of it is going in there. >> good job, dan. good job. >> let's hear it for dan. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> so now a little ground pepper and a little salt, okay. that's going to go in here. >> that's a lot of salt. >> now, if you want to make it a little spicy, you can add some of that red pepper. now, basically, that comes up to heat. >> okay. >> if you don't want it heated, you can also do it in a food processor but you got to use it right away that day. it won't store. >> not very kid friendly. it's so spicy. >> no, it's kid friendly. i'll add garlic. this is steeped up now. and it'

not the outdoor umbrella for barbecues. the old-fashions winter umbrella with chilly temperatures, showers continuing. what can you expect toward sunday and monday? the full forecast coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you rob. >>> coming up next, we'll take you to treasure island for a first of its kind event there. something that may be a sign of things to come. >>> plus, the growing controversy over one couple's decision to try to raise a genderless baby. >> it's something that usually gets overlooked by these car sales and you have your barbecues. >> and now thousands of bay area scouts and volunteers spent this morning putting meaning back into memorial day. >>> a new event on treasure island is attracting thousands of people this weekend. it's a flea market. organizers hope it will play a significant role in the redevelopment of that island. monte france sis on treasure island with that story. hello, monte. >> good evening. it started raining about a half hour ago. that did not stop thousands from showing up her

in an indoor barbecue pit barbecuing chicken and throwing bourbon on the fire of all things.still under investigation. frank and sydnie. >> we hope that little dog confined his family. thanks, anne makovec in san francisco. >>> 6:58 your time. one last check of weather, mr. lawrence karnow enjoying a little cinco de mayo celebration. he has the hat on. hey, lawrence. >> hombres right down here in san jose, in emma prusch park this is where they will have the official cinco de mayo parade that coming a little later on this morning. 11:00 today if you want to enjoy that. by the way, got a trophy award here. this goes to edgar our photographer. there you go. thanks for helping with cinco de mayo today. don't mind that it says for the boys choir there on the bottom. hey, guys, today a lot of sunshine and some nice weather outside. you are going to see 70s inside the bay hot inland 80s and 90s, 60s at the coastline. all right. let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> all right. thank you, lawrence. we are going quickly out towards chopper 5. live over the macarthur maze, everythi

. >> great for barbecuing. >> closer to the barbecue to stay warm this weekend as winds will blow. today a lot of clouds, you have temperatures in the 60s for the most part, numbers pretty close to yesterday as we head in toward the afternoon. upper 60s as you head inland. there is a slight chance of a sprinkle in the north bay. we'll talk about that holiday weekend forecast coming up in just a minute. right now let's check on traffic. >> lawrence has a new grill. >> get that going. >> stepping up! >> here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. so far, so good heading into san francisco. we had an accident on the lower deck of the bay bridge that was just cleared before we got on air so it seems like things are moving better into oakland. we also have critical mass today so something to be aware of. oh-oh, yeah, they take off from justin herman plaza so watch out for that for your evening commute home. plus we have news for bart if you plan on riding it this weekend but stay tuned for that. back to you. >> we'll have to explain to the tourists who are all here for the memorial

. >> well, on to the rising price of your holiday barbecue. and it's being called the bay area's newest national forest. that's up in two minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,, man: everybody knows you should save for retirement, but what happens when you're about to retire? woman: how do you go from saving to spending? fidelity helped us get to this point, and now we're talking about what comes next. man: we worked together to create a plan to help our money last. woman: so we can have the kind of retirement we want. now, you know how this works. just stay on the line. oh, yeah. fidelity investments. turn here. just getting the grill fired up for dinner ... t . >>> whether it was a backyard bbq for lunch or just getting that grill fired up right about now, i'll be over soon. the holiday cookout is costing you a little bit more this year. on the consumer watch, julie watts has a closer look at the price tag. >>> if the burgers at this year's memorial barbecue seemed a little d -- if he freighted. >> the average cost of a memorial day barbecue is up 29%. not ex

the cost of barbecues. >>> if you're driving across the bay bridge from san fransisco to oakland you will have a slight detour. crews are reconfiguring the lower deck. we're in oakland to explain how the new configuration is going to work. >> reporter: the s curve, the cracked eye bar, traffic delays, and frustrated motorists with past detours. we're assured this time things will go better. >> drivers paid little attention to those newly paved lanes on their right but starting tonight they'll begin driving on them. >> probably around midnight you'll see us take lanes eastbound coming off of the bay bridge coming into oakland. we're going to be moving all five lanes of traffic to the south. >> reporter: caltrans put this animation up to show how it will work. drivers will jog a bit to the right on on to the new thousand long foot stretch of lanes. selected eastbound lanes will be shut down overnight from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. but traffic is expected to move smoothly. >> the reason we're doing this is to gain time on our construction schedule and open the entire bridge at one time. by movin

rob, barbecues, are we going to have to bundle up now? >> barbecues with jackets. especially if your barbecues are today and tomorrow, we have got cool temperatures out there right now. 40s and 50s outside, 54 degrees in san jose, 512 in livermore. upper 40s around livermore. we do have those patchy clouds. you saw it around san rafael. even some misty skies with some of the low clouds cover. here's where things get interesting. we're going to see some isolated showers and would not rule out a stray shower or two, and mainly partly cloudy and cool conditions, the sierra will see snow levels as low as 6,000 feet, so why have we been do cool, well the same culprit is in place, the jet stream hung up across the central part of the west coast. maybe some thunder north of sacramento too, something to watch out for as we go through the next few days. we should see temperatures -- kind of a mild weekend and one shower or two. the3í areas & w around the sierra, we'll see snow levels around!5t. through weekend. take$yl ofÑhags just intoday'scbnday. in terms of all that futu

>> oh, yeah. >> when you say barbecue and you grew up in the northeast versus barbecue in texas, a barbecueng. what's your barbecue? >> on beef. beef ribs. >> but it's always the sauces and everything. >> oh, yeah. >> the whole thing. the whole nine. >> from st. louis i never heard the expression st. louis ribs before i moved to new york. >> are you serious? >> every restaurant i go to, there are st. louis ribs. i discovered it was what i was eating growing up, ribs slathered in sauce. >> you didn't have to call them st. louis. >> we just called them ribs. i didn't know they had a fancy name for them. slathered with sauce. the tangier the better. >> i like the spicy sauce. my family in minnesota, we always go visit my grandfather harry. his grave, because as a memorial attribute to him, he was a veteran, he served. we always visit him and have the barbecue. we don't do the southern style barbecue. burgers, hot dogs. lots of casseroles, salads. >> you were talking about, okay, the real meaning of memorial day with fleet week. i walk around new york city, it's unbelievable how many people sto

. >>> you can also blame higher gas prices on a more expensive holiday weekend barbecue. gas prices are causing food prices to rise. as a result, the average memorial day barbecue will cost 29% more this year, according to a survey in new york. the total cost for a dozen guests is expected to cost $200. $45 more than last year. and it is just food. and it doesn't include soda and alcohol. >>> if you had a barbecue this afternoon, you might have seen some rain. eric is here. welcome first of all, glad to have you here. >> and you brought some brain -- some rain this memorial day weekend. >> yes, conditions for today, we had some showers all day, scattered, on and off, all day. and what is great, is that that is going to clear out by tomorrow. leaving us with a wonderful monday on tap. so we're going to see some cloudier conditions for tomorrow. clearing out by monday. so a wonderful memorial day on tap. remember that. let's take a look outside, you can see that we do have a lot of clouds. some low and mid-level clouds that are building up nicely. but that is just because w

. >> are we going to have to wear a sweater while we barbecue? i don't know about that lawrence i protest. >> you are not going to protest the freeways, golden gate bridge, it is a holiday a lot of folks staying home most likely some nice conditions as you work your way on the golden gate bridge. bart will take advantage and maintenance to report. >>> thanks giana. >> my guess giana you will have a very easy day today >> i hope so. >>> a triple shooting in oakland left two people dead and another critically injured shots rang out 9:20 last night east beta gone motorcycle club. >>> three victims found with gunshot wounds near the club house. a man and woman pronounced dead at the scene and another woman at the hospital. >>> search is on for a missing hayward nursing student who vanished during class break. no one has heard from her since friday. linda owe. >> reporter: it is the last place friends and mass mates saw michelle lee, friday night she was in a nursing class. her plan was to pick up a friend and head to reno after class. she left around

she came here for a barbecue and a sideshow. you can still see the tire marks. we want to show you video we received. you can hear two gunshots and then chaos. >>> witnesses tell us there were several shots that rang out just before 9:30, to our video captures the tail-end of that. illustrate happened on 88th and international and when police arrived they found two victims already dead. the third was rushed to the hospital. family members identify one of those as latoya kenny. we have a photo taken of her hours before she was killed. >> i still trust in the lord. i still have faith. he just called her home. you know she has two beautiful daughters left behind. >> she should not have been the one to go. >> this all happened in front of east bay dragons motorcycle club. police have no suspects in custody. although kenny's mother says she believes there was one suspect on foot and another in a car. she had just told hefive minute before her daughter was killed. live in oakland, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> three people were taken to the hospital after two

>> get your barbecue done early? s>> i had to wrestle them away from frances. [ laughter ] >> she's pregnant. >> i know. put a picture on facebook every time she eats, i'd be better off taking a picture when she doesn't eat because it's less likely to happen. i wasn't stealing food from a pregnant lady! jeez. >> clean up the p.r. there. >> trying to be healthy today because i know i am going to eat unhealthy food. like many of you are. good morning. look at clouds coming back to focus. throw me under the bus like that. it's marine layer clouds coming back. don't worry about those. not the clouds bringing us rain. that is tomorrow forecast. take a look at the temperatures outside. we have 44 in santa rosa. 46 in los gatos. rest of us in the upper 40s to low 50s. around the monterey bay, inland, monterey and salinas low to mid-50s. everybody else in upper 40s. highlights, partly cloudy. slightly cooler today. scattered showers tomorrow and wednesday. dry. cooler than average all the way through the weekend. even though

and going out in front of the local ward store and setting up a demonstration and selling barbecues,rally, one at a time. >> reporter: 60 years later, the business now has more than 1,200 employees. >> there was a time when everybody was leaving the united states in our industry and we worked hard to buck that trend. we deliberately said, we're taking stakes here. >> reporter: 98% of their workforce in the u.s. not laying off a single employee during the recession. in fact, during that time, they grew 30%. the secret? remembering that americans, with their middle class backyards, are an inspiration to the growing middle class everywhere overseas. >> so many people travel to the united states from all around the world. and they really do embrace the american culture. they bring that back home. and part of the american scene is certainly grilling. >> reporter: what's your biggest overseas purchaser? >> it would be the danes. >> reporter: the danes? >> yeah. >> reporter: are you kidding? what are they grilling? herring? what's been the most interesting thing you've had to vary in order

she and several other residents tell me someone was barbecuing chicken on an indoor barbecue pit. >> i was upstairs. it happened so quick. she threw bourbon on the chicken. >> your baby was with us? >> yes. >> reporter: firefighters got to the scene quickly and in fact their numbers grew to more than 100. but some of the residents are concerned because they say it took awhile to get water on the fire. >> it seemed to me as almost that the building was let go to burn. >> a fire like this you're applying heavy amounts of water. high volumes under heavy pressure. we did have to -- there is a jones street tank. gravity fed system which was kicked in to augment the water supply. >> reporter: i checked back with fire officials tonight. there was no problem with the water supply today fight that fire. they say simply that three buildings were on fire almost immediately and so they had to put water on all three of them at once. that took a great deal of manpower and water. it eventually spread to that fourth building. ken, i should mention. you heard the woman say the fire may have started i

barbecue.aught fire and one thing led to another. we've got four damaged buildings and more than 70 people homeless. i know there is going to be more from kristen about some of the people that were chased out of the hotel. >> most residents had very little time to get out but they managed to do without serious injury. one resident had to be hospitalized. the rest of the evacuees. most only had time to get out to with the clothes on their back. other fire victims says there wasn't time to save any belongings from the fast spreading flames. >> it was a false alarm, senior citizens trying to trip an alarm. it went up like a match. most people had to abandon their belongings. >> red cross is still searching late last night to find individual housing for 72 single residents. they sent up a temporary shelter a block away from the fire. >>> a san ramon police officer is in custody in yet another twist to a growing law enforcement scandal. scott holder says that officer was arrested yesterday on five f

maybe for a barbecue or two. want to check the forecast. >> barbecue or two? i need to hang out with you today. sounds like you are getting all the invites. good morning to you. we're looking good. if you wanted two barbecues, one at lunch, one in the evening, weather will cooperate. we have some changes on the way as early as tomorrow. system of low pressure will drop into the bay area. you can see here you don't have a lot of deep whites within this system. this is a cold, dry system, enough to bring us light scattered showers. especially up in the north bay. but the major event arrives as we head into your wednesday. this is what we're looking at. spotty activity. not a whole lot. pattern stays nice and wet all the way throughout tuesday. by wednesday, we'll see another stronger round. 4:00 p.m., get a nice break. but then, wednesday night into thursday morning, a lot of rain on the way. maybe a half an inch in the north bay. quarter of an inch in the south bay, east bay and along the peninsula. we've got more rain to get through this week. after that, it l

it may have been started by someone barbecuing chicken on an indoor barbecue pit and then throwing bourbon on it. it took 100 firefighters to put it out. >> anytime you have a fire like this you're applying heavy amounts of water high volumes under heavy pressure. so we did have to -- there's a jones street tank that's gravity-fed system which kicked in to augment the water supply. >> reporter: the red cross is helping out all 78 homeless people. they set up a shelter just around the corner and are working to try to make sure all the people will have some sort of temporary housing outside of the shelter that they have set up. but the investigation continues. we are expecting investigators here at first light this morning. sydnie? >> yeah, very scary situation to watch that unfold yesterday evening. those buildings so close together. anne, as you mentioned, just dry wood, went up very, very quickly. all right -- >> reporter: and the other challenge they had was all the people that were here checking it out as firefighters were trying to put the fire out. they had a lot of onlookers very clo

underneath, a stainless steel barbecue. gate for small spaces.hing i couldn't believe. it's the talking thermometer? >> yes. file this under the category of why didn't somebody think of this sooner. a wireless thermometer. you stick it in the steak and wait for to it tell you. within 300 feet, it will tell you ready and almost ready. you can finish up your conversation and walk over to the grill and turn the steak over. >> good range. >> 300 feet. >> that's from brookstone. these are fantastic. >> rachael loves these. fire wire skewers. they're twice as long. you don't have to touch the food twice. if you want to marinate it, stick it in the bag. then pull it out when it's time and the genius on the grill over here is that you don't have to move the food around. you smak it around the chicken or burgers. it's a wonderful space saver for you. >> you can get so much more on the grill. >> a pack of three is about $12. >> another great saver. for slizers, right? >> rachael is all about sliders. they can be difficult to move and flip. this holds 12 er

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they searched the head office and selected outlets of the foods forus which runs the barbecue chain and a tokyo-based wholesaler that processed the meat. nearly 100 people complained of food poisoning symptoms after eating raw beef at restaurants of the chain. of the four fatalities, two were young boys and two were adult women. health authorities say the 0-111 strain of e. coli bacteria was detected in the bodies of the two boys. police believe the problem was with meat bought on april 16th of later. they hope to discover how the beef was distributed and what hygiene measures were taken. >>> three north korean defectors are on their way to japan after living in limbo for more than two years. they left the japanese consulate general in northeastern china on friday. sources close to the case say the man and two women are related to each other. the trio had been given protection by the japanese consulate general after taking refuge there in 2008 and 2009. they expressed their desire to live in japan but the chinese government would not allow them to leave. china does not recognize north k

home depot told us the no. 1 seller of barbecues in the united states -- home depot -- amazon.com this is a huge competitive disadvantage for california businesses large and small. this is one place where wal- mart, target, and petco are on the same side with the small businesses. this is about do you support california businesses, their employment, and all the rest, or do you support and out of state e-tailer whose business model is built on tax avoidance. commissioner clyde: thank you for your presentation. and thank you for clarifying many of the questions i have had about this legislation since it was first brought to my attention. but it has been said that the affiliate's will be heard in california, the 10,000 currently selling from amazon. would you respond to that? >> walmart, best buy, home depot, and i think macy's have all offered publicly any affiliate of amazon who may get fired if this legislation passes -- one of the ways in the sun can avoid this is -- the ways amazon can avoid this is to fire all the affiliates. walmart and best buy have all offered to take those affil

it will be like an outside grill like your barbecue, backyard barbecue.a little bit nicer and certainly really, really delicious stuff. >> reporter: gregory is one of the owners. >> an enormous amount of work just to get the patios open. never mind the rest of the restaurant. it is even a bigger amount of work. >> reporter: the inside has been gutted. construction is set to start on monday. but outside it is a different story. people packed in for friday happy hour at nick's tony and joes. >> we thought we would be down for the entire summer but we got word it was opened back up. and we came back out to check everything out. >> not as crowded as usual. definitely a little slim choices. only making burgers right now but they are definitely excited to be back. >> reporter: but other restaurants are boarded up. some won't be open for several months and we still don't know why these flood walls were not in place during that devastating high tide. the management company responsible for those flood walls mrp reality still hasn't explained what happened. leaving

with that comes a lot of barbecue gatherings.otection district is offering up common sense tips for potential grillers. they are saying place grills at least 15 feet away from homes, 10 feet from dry grass, also keep your charcoal dry. store extra propane outside. use electrical starters instead of lighter fluid. and don't grill on a balcony. your apartment neighbors will thank you for that. >>> yosemite national park is expecting huge crowds for the holiday weekend and a robust winter snow pack is producing strong water falls there. the snow pack is 115% of normal. now water falls are shooting over cliffs, under bridges, and down mountainsides. this is producing quite a thrill for park visitors. >> huge downpour, winds knocking you over, knock your head off and stuff. >> worth the experience? >> oh, yeah, totally! >>> and there is still time to see these big water falls beyond the holiday weekend. the falls are expected to be at their peak during the first week of june. fabulous. >>> and i heard you talking about it, jim, concer

they're waiting to barbecue. will they need the umbrella? >> a little sunshine today. >> i think it is okay but if you're going fishing tomorrow, well, like you are, sidney, trouble. >> okay. >> looking at some difficulty. >> how can i hold an umbrella and fish at the same time. >> that will be some talent. >>> if you're headed out today, clouds continuing to make their way across our skies but still looking pretty good. as we see the clouds beginning to part into the afternoon hours and seeing a lot of sunshine in many spots inland but it is broken right now over the city of san francisco. a couple of rays of sunshine trying to make their way through the clouds. but otherwise, so far, so good. we're staying dry. at least right now. look at the coastline. it is interesting. you can see the clouds moving in and all of a sudden you see this right here, that's what you call a jet stream, the jet isve mooing along the coastline -- the jet stream is moving along the coastline showing that we still have unsettled weather. for the foreseeable futur

lots of barbecues no doubt planned. >> lots of barbecues. whether you plan on getting outside around noon, maybe this evening, even tonight, whether should be pretty good. weather turns south as we head through tomorrow, wednesday, even thursday. showers in the forecast. take a look at this jet stream. it is just taking the storm track bull's-eye into the bay area as we head through the next few days. we'll continue to see those pulse comes through here. as they do, a little bit of rain in the forecast for tomorrow. a stronger round of rain in the forecast as we head into your wednesday. even thursday morning forecasting showers. so, hey if you are someone who doesn't like to do any work outdoors like water, it's good news for you. but i think that some people are just sick of the rain. 53 in hayward. 4 234d sunnyvale. 49 in san mateo. i keep getting facebook comments such as when is the summertime going to arrive? today marks the unofficial start of summer. today is going to feel pretty spring-like. as we head through next week, beyond, i'd

others like to barbecue. either way it usually is considered the unofficial start to summer, but the weather sure doesn't feel like it this year. let's check with meteorologist rob maeda to find out what is going on. hi, rob. >> we did find some 70s around the bay areas. although we're stillg ee ol conditions. in the 50s dipping into the low to mid 40s by tomorrow morning. d of gusty till k around the peninsula. san mateo, san francisco winds above 20 miles per hour. but notice the sierra, and obviously the bay area. things have dried out to the west. another weather system dropping in that probably as we head through the next 24 hours as we head into tomorrow night will include a little more showers. so some low clouds for your morning drive tomorrow for memorial day. we'll talk more about that next chance of showers, and some wild winter-like changes, coming up in your seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. diane? >> oh. no all right. >>> despite the chilly temperatures, san francisco's mission district

that means a lot of us will be attending a barbecue or having a barbecue. >> we have some great last-minutewe have the remarkable story of one wounded warrior who turned his injury into humor. now he spends his life making others laugh. we're going to meet him. >> i love. that but first, it is fleet week in new york city. some members of the navy, marines, and coast guard have dropped by along with rear admiral. good morning. >> good morning. >> thank you. >> pleasure to you have here. >> my pleasure. >> what's it been for you all to be in new york city and take in fleet week? >> it's a great honor. we have over 3,000 sailors, marines and coast guardmen to celebrate fleet week. we brought navy ships. we have the uss new york made out of the steel of the twin towers. we have coast guard cutters. we have good sailors back here. >> what it is like? a lot of the sailors and marines spent months at sea. they get to come to new york and meet people. how does that help morality? >> they love it. it makes them feel that what they do day in and day out out at sea with the sacrifices they make, seven

she and her daughters had come here for a barbecue and a sideshow. you can still see the tire marks. we will show you video that ktvu received from someone videotaping the sideshow. you can hear two gunshots, then chaos. >>> witnesses tell us there were several shots that rang out before 9:30. our video starts at the tail- end of that. you will see someone on the tape with a gun. the person who shot the video, who did not want to be identified, told us several people were carrying guns last night. it all happened around 9:30. when police arrived they found three victims. two dead the third rushed to the hospital. family members identify one of those victims as latoya kenny. we have a photo taken of her hours before she was killed. she spoke to another victim's cousin who came to the spot where he was killed. >> i got to take that in. i got to see for myself, so i am going to try town to see him, making sure it is him. even though everybody says it is but i still can't take it like that. i can't take it like that. >> he put his hand in his down sins b

also, it's -- usually, a lot of barbecues this weekend.a good burger. that's good. what do you have on your burger? >> just, you know, the usual. mustard, ketchup. >> jimmy: mustard's not usual. [ laughter ] but whatever. just the usual, mustard. a mustard burger. everyone love as good mustard burger. hey, roots, we have meghan, okay? she's skipping school on monday. she doesn't care what goes down. she's going to stay home. and when she has a barbecue she's going to a have a big party. there's going to be a lot of mustard burgers there. everyone's going to be going nuts. can you guys do it in the style of like a coldplay? [ laughter ] come on, give me like a coldplay type of -- ♪ i like that. ♪ ♪ m-e-g-h-a-n this weekend she's staying in ♪ ♪ memorial day she wants to chill mustard burgers on the grill ♪ ♪ and they taste ooh, ooh taste good real good ♪ ♪ they taste ooh, ooh ♪ m-e-g-h-a-n ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, thank you so much. enjoy those burgers. thanks to my audience! thanks to the roots! we'll be right back with ed h

green up the hills we are looking at brown or the beginning of the brown conversion out there, barbecuing this weekend, a big kick off to your summer festivities here, fire danger is not a big issue none the less see, the seasons are changing once again we will use caution in and around the dry grasses and local hills as we look for clear and breezy conditions to develop today into tomorrow. >> thanks jim first topping our news a violent weekend in san jose as police investigate the 22nd murder of the year last night, a 35-year-old woman was found dead on ambler way she had been shot. 30 minutes later a 20-year-old man arrived at a santa clara hospital because he also had been shot in the same area where police found the woman. police are interviewing him to find out if those two shootings were connected. >>> new this morning hayward police searching for a nursing student who didn't make it back to class last night. she is 26 years old, taking a nursing course at kaiser hospital and she was there in hayward friday night students say she mentioned a plan to go to reno after the class. well

and the cause could be linked to a barbecue. the south of market neighborhood came to a stand still earlier tonight and now we're learning new information on this massive fire. it started at a residential hotel on folsom street. what happened next made for some dramatic moments for fire crews and people living in the surrounding buildings. nbc bay area's jean joins with us this part of the story. what's the latest? >> firefighters are still here pulling out debris from inside that burn building. this fire, it moved fast. take a look. you can see the extent of the damage. now three buildings that are attached to the hotel also caught on fire. the fire crews say they had their hands full. fire rips through a 48-unit hotel south of market, blanketing the neighbor with thick smoke. people who live at the park hotel say they heard the fire trucks arrive but didn't think much of it. >> grabbed my bag and my jacket and came out. i didn't grab anything. i figured it was another drill. it would be oh with when we came back to our rooms l

the fire may have started with somebody trying to barbecue a chicken indoors. it took 100 firefighters nearly 2 hours to get a handle on the blaze. and early this morning... a small miracle... a pet chihuahua was found in the charred rubble. "he said there's a dog in here.... didn't see it ... yeah, it's a good day." at least two people were hurt including one firefighter who people were hurt including one firefighter who was treated for smoke inhalation. piles of sensitive documents laying on highway 101 are sparking concerns about identity theft. the papers have been on the side of the freeway since saturday when a moving truck spilled them after getting a flat tire. pedestrians and drivers have picked up the documents and say they contain personal information like medical records and social security numbers. officials are urging people who pick up the documents to turn them over to local police. doctors are prepping to do another surgery on the giants fan who was beaten into a coma outside dodger stadium... surgery for brian stow is set for today or tomorrow

it was also the first time in history as we stood behind that barbecue that i can say a british primeesident a bit of a grilling and i'm going to hold onto. over the past year, i've got to know the president well. and whether it's in routine situations like sitting around the g8 table or the slight ie less routine of getting a phone call in the middle of the night, i've come to value not just his leadership and courage but the fact that to all the big international issues of our time, he brings thoughtful consideration and reason. and i know that today, mr. president, you'll be thinking of the dreadful tornado in missouri and all those who lost their lives and loved ones and our hearts in britain go out to all those people, too. now, barack and i know well the shared history of our countries. from the beaches of normandy, to the engine river our soldiers have fought together. from labs in cambridge, massachusetts, to cambridge, england, our scientists have decoded dna and cured diseases together. and in millions of interactions every day, including our massive business relationship, o

show he will be with us monday through friday with that in mind i have to ask you, are you going to barbecue or take a nap this afternoon now you are on the show permanently? >> if my little girl will let me sleep i would love to get some rest but i will drink lots of coffee on this shift for certain. >> we love having you. >> glad you are here my friend. >> and it is good to be here. mostly clear skies, we don't have that big ridge of high pressure and that is why we have showers on saturday. unforchew theyly a lot more -- unfortunately a lot more rain. temperatures 40s and 50s headed out the door by the afternoon should see partly cloudy skies around the bay area numbers in the 60s. 70s well inland. 56 degrees san jose, redwood city, santa rosa. next couple days here we go another storm system dives into the bay area bringing a chance of showers tuesday and wednesday i think we catch a break on thursday then maybe more rain can you believe it on friday and saturday, boy that is a tough way to start out my workweek giana >> i know. >> people are going to say send that guy back to the weeken

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arson will be out at daybreak, someone says someone threw bourbon on to a barbecue.hat you are looking at spca taking that chihuahua to a shelter. later on when things calm down they will be looking for the owner of that chihuahua and as we heard, chihuahua in the middle of the flames hiding in the closet surviving the smoke not getting burned. fire burning right up to it, chihuahua, i'm not trying to minimize the tragedy but a ray of hope in the middle of all this disaster. >>> president obama heads to new york city? just about an hour to visit ground zero later today hoping to offer closure to families of 9/11 victims. they are learning more about a secret weapon used in the mission that killed osama bin laden. janelle wang is here to tell us more. >> it's so secret, navy seals had to blow it up when it became disabled in the operation, the helicopter to fly in the navy seals. they set it on fire before they left the compound to try to destroy any evidence of the stealth blackhawk, one of the u.s. military's closely guarded secrets. they saw the photos emerge on th

well aware of reports from residents that someone started all this when they poured bourbon on a barbecue. >> even one of supervisors came up and asked me if i heard that. arson investigators have been told about everything we've heard on the street. they are inside checking the cause. >> reporter: deputy chief says they are looking into reports there was no alarm sounding in this building. there was a sprinkler system installed and it was working. six people were injured and some firefighters, all but one because of smoke inhalation, none were life-threatening. now back out here live. firefighters still on the scene up on the roof and inside that building. an arson investigator is trying to figure out what really did start all. this doctor start all this. >> a captain is bail on charges he molested a girl. andrew scott mclaughlin was arrested after a week long investigation. he is accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl in what was believed a one time incident when he lived in was watsonville. he has been with the salinas fire department for ten years. he is on paid administrative leave.

bourbon on meat that was on the barbecue, and the fire took off from there. all of that being investigated and the residents are talking about that. reporting live in san francisco, leslie brinkely, abc 7 news. >> well one of our producers, ken miguel, had a closeup view of the fire shortly after it started and sent us these cellphone images from the scene. the flames were visible from the ground. and it gam became thick so quicy that he couldn't see the lads extending from the fire engine. smoke inhalation was a real problem on the scene and several others received oxygen and went right back to work fighting the fire. now the red cross is trying to find housing for dozens of people tonight who were displaced by the fire, and allen is with the evacuees. >> the red cross is scrambling to find single rooms for 72 individuals. not far from here, it still leaves them looking for 32 more rooms for individuals. right now, they're trying to lockdown an area to put a temporary shelter up at the rec center, and that's around the corner. that they haven't set that up y

great weekend to make the barbecue plans. the storm track shifts to the north. high pressure stays in control of the forecast. we are going to see a few of the clouds slide to the south for the afternoon. a ridge of high pressure. take a look at what's happening. the line of clouds fizzles out. it's colliding with dry air. windy conditions throughout the mountain passes in southern california. watch for windy conditions along the grapevine. 71 in los gatos. 68 in redwood city. if you want to get outdoors and swing that club around, it should be nice. this is going to be one of the warmest areas. the least amount of cloud cover in the area. if you want a great golf game, make those plans. nice on monday. a nice holiday. hey, we'll be here at work. if you have to go to work that day, wake up with us. >> even if you don't have to go to work that day, wake up with us. >> turn us on, why not? >> thank you. 6:18 now. concord's downtown hosts a series of events including one for the big kids this weekends. big kid himself bob redell is out there live. good morning. >>

. >> reporter: they have not found any evidence that the fire was started by someone using a barbecue to cook indoors. >> right now it is a rumor. >> reporter: earlier this morning we brought you a story of his dog separated from his owner. ktvu has learned that the dog and its owner have been reunited. >>> some familiar names are the top of this year's list of most popular names for babies. jacob and isabella are number 1. jacob is on a 12 year run at the top followed by ethan, michael, jayden and william. >>> daytime baseball became a big bummer today. the giants wrapped up a lengthy road trip falling to the new york mets 5-2 and the a's went extra innings but lost 4-3. >>> so, is it art? a new form of expression is springing up across san francisco. >>> that the area could be getting even cooler through the weekend. mark tamayo will tell you where you could see some sprinkles. do not forget you can watch all of our bay area newscasts on your computer including bay area news at 7:00. we are streaming live online at ktvu.com. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's

. >> earlier he and the first lady joined david cameron and his wife at a barbecue to honor troops fromoth countries. the two first ladies served side dishes while mr. obama and cameron flipped burgers. see they had a nice burger flipping weather. >> let's take a look outside and show you what is going on. you are can definitely see some rain and problems we had in emeryville. we'll tell you how long the light rain will last and if it will affect your weekend. >> a local boy gets national attention for his mapping skills and the national's biggest banks will make it easier if abody with a cellphone to transfer money. >>> 25 years and i'm still saying thank you america, thank you so much. there are no words to match this moment. >> today marks the end of an era oprah's final show. the queen of talk appears alone on stage as she told the audience what they meant to her. she didn't say goodbye, instead, until we meet again and then she hugged and kissed her long time partner and shaked hands with audience members before walking off with her staff. you can watch it

barbecue weekend. something else, another reason to make the outdoor plans.are in the low to medium range. we are going to stay there all weekend long. looking pretty good in terms of air quality as well. we have good air quality if you want to take a job later. breathe it in. breathe it in. 69 degrees in san francisco. later on today, 73 in redwood city. 70 degrees in oakland. we are going to continue to see nice weather over the course of your weekend. if you are headed out to the big game, we have that forecast on the way as well. take a look at your numbers as well. 70s, down right pleasant. this is a nice time to be in the area. >> mike. >> let's go to the peninsula. the accident south of the ç; Äo roadway. property damage, only. the pick-up needs to be towed from the scene. slowing from 380 past the sfo exit then heading down the peninsula. we are looking at the vicinity. 280 is a good alternative for you. not a lot of slowing. a friday light. getting into or out of the city is an issue. the as play the san francisco giants this evening. a lot of traffi