i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> and i'm brian flores. >> a little bit there, claudine. always a pleasure. >> i woke up and said it's 2 a.m. >> what else do i have to do? >> big cooling trend is kicking in now. the fog has come pouring in and temperatures inland will drop. there were 90s yesterday. we'll see a 10-degree drop. still in the 60s or 70s for many. and there's a big fog bank. and temperatures inland warmed up. when you get 30 to 40 miles per hour. they're done as we say. i would expect a drop out to livermore. 50s on the temps so look for a cooler pattern. the system drops down and boy did the fog bank get help. it's going to play into the weather frail. 60s by the water. alex, yesterday you had a busy day. >> reporter: unfortunately, we are busy right out of the gates. there's an issue we're tracking. and we'll show you a multicar crash. the chp just responding. northbound at monument boulevard. and right now according to the chp, all the northbound lanes are shut down. and the chp says all northbound lanes of 680 are shut down for the next 30 minutes or so a

this refuge was created by conservationist claudine andre.ell you "just look into their eyes." >> claudine andre: the way they look in your eyes, deeply in your... just like they look in your soul. >> cooper: in your soul. >> andre: yeah. >> cooper: and it's rare that-- most primates don't... don't maintain eye contact like that. >> andre: yeah, because... don't try to do this with gorilla, you know and... >> cooper: right. it's a threatening gesture, if you do it with a gorilla. >> andre: yeah. >> cooper: but bonobos look right at you. >> andre: oh, yeah. >> cooper: bonobos may have a brain that's a third the size of ours, but they're remarkably intelligent. ( bonobo screeching ) >> cooper: those high-pitched screeches are a sophisticated form of communication, and their gestures are unmistakable. like chimpanzees, bonobos use tools in a wide variety of ways, and are capable of abstract problem-solving. >> andre: she have a baby, so she cannot go deeply... >> cooper: so she's breaking the stick, actually? >> andre: yeah, she... she shows the

bonobo claudine is perhaps most proud of. for 17 years, she was trapped in a tiny cage at a kinshasa laboratory. now, she's the leader of the group. >> andre: and she give us a first baby born here, so... is my friend... ( laughter ) ...or my sister. >> cooper: your... your family. >> andre: my family. >> cooper: this is as close as claudine allows herself to get. now that they're wild, she doesn't want the bonobos to get used to humans ever again. do you still find it thrilling when you suddenly see them after all this time? >> andre: oh, yes. it's also so nice... present to return to the wild and be free. >> cooper: this is what you dreamed of? >> andre: yes. >> what's more fun than a barrel of baby bonobos? not much for a "60 minutes" crew. when it comes to healthcare, seconds can mean the difference between life and death. for partners in health, time is life. we have 18,000 people around the world. the microsoft cloud helps our entire staff stay connected and work together in real time to help those that need it. the abi

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claudine. >> okay. thanks so much. >>> well, the santa rosa city council has approved new rent control measures. "the press democrat" reports they are the strongest protections in all of sonoma county. it requires landlords to have a good reason to evict tenants. it limits rent increases to 3% a year unless landlords can show they made major property improvements. the rent control rules will change to 30 days later. >>> oakland police have made a second arrest in connection with a shooting last week that left two people dead and a third hurt. police say the 17-year-old son of the man charged in the killings is also now behind bars. you're looking at a photo of the boy's father, 37-year-old francisco jesus hernandez. investigators say hernandez fired a shot into a pickup truck near empire road last week killing two people. they say his son then shot a third person before the 2 1/3 suspect set the truck on fire. police are still out there searching for that third suspect. >>> the death of a man whose body

right, claudine wong? >> right, what you said, steve paulson. >> claudine and i shared something in common yesterday. after you were done working out you went oh, my gosh, it's hot out here. for some, cold and foggy. and the pattern is not changing. inland, in the 80s to 90s. it's very deceiving. some areas are cool and not that far away it's warm. case in point was san jose. cupertino, 88 to 90. fog and low clouds not going anywhere. san bernardino, there's no help. 60s, 70s, 80s. the smoke though -- thank goodness, it's not a santa ana wind. if they had a northeast wind that would be really the worst case scenario. it's pretty bad and hot. 80s, 90s, 100, and the breeze picks up later. very steep, tough terrain for the firefighters. that's the focus here. really just pretty hot temps and low humidity. thunderstorms have finally developed over the sierra. missing in action here for the longest time since early june. july was quiet. sunny and warm. and now we're seeing some of these that could drift back. a

i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> i know who you are. i'm dave clark. you'll notice the difference when you step outside. >> i came to work in a sweatshirt. >> probably prudent. >> we have good news for the cold fire. the temperatures will be cooler. the humidity is up. you never want the wind to pick up but they'll take a west wind over an east of north. i'm using a couple of sites. 87% humidity. and west, southwest at five instead of east or northeast. that should send the smoke to winters or the sacramento valley and way from berryessa. and i think the fog will get ramped up. the key is the delta. it's just ripping. turbo charged. fairfield has gusts almost to 40. gilroy, a cool

i am claudine wong in for gasia. >> i am dave clark. steve is off today, but rosemary is right over there. >> yes. if you look over my shoulder, we have a little bit of moisture dancing around california this morning. an interesting twist to the day here. we have the clouds outdoors. temperatures not going to change a whole lot, but we are tracking a few showers. take a look at stormtracker 2. again, areas south of us, over monterey light scattered showers. if you look towards the east, the thunderstorms firing off over the sierra yesterday, and even early this morning. and if you look a little bit closer, we had a few lightning strikes near point reyes earlier this morning. we remain mainly dry, picking up a few sprinkles reported in here. as we cruise through monday, before those clouds clear out of the way we are going to call for that possibility of a few sprinkles. very hit as miss. the temperatures cool at the coast, mild around the bay, and warm inland. we are looking at a little bit of hazy sunshine. could have a little bit of s

. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. let's check the weather and traffic.>> for some. thank you, claudine and dave. very windy for some. especially from around the delta. if you travel -- it was crazy windy on vasco road. altamont pass -- give that out to alex. livermore's temperature, 92 tuesday. yesterday, 93. 81 today with a no doubt about it breeze. and maybe some upper 70s. that's officially at the livermore airport. it will be cooler. if it makes it that far it's going to be cooler. plenty to work with here. on shore breeze or wind. it's screaming at fairfield. 39, gusts to 40. 50s on the temps are very, very low. danville and martinez, 53. lafayette, 52. west at livermore at eight. west, southwest at sfo. and look for temperatures even in the valley. for us, cooler but gusts to 40 at the altamont pass. >> i heard you saying that. folks will want to have two hands on the steering wheel from tracy. and if you're coming up and over the altamont pass, it's quite windy this morning. this is what you'll find. we're seeing traffic beginning to build on the

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claudine wong got to see it in action. >> oh, yeah. i remember seeing this. >> reporter: we adopt it -- we dropped in bright and early on a typical life is well, pretty crazy. >> we have two kids. we both work. >> reporter: getting everyone where they need to be is tough. >> pretty hard. we've got to get them dropped off at two different places and each of us have to get in the car and drive. >> that's where burgundy limb steps in. >> it's not like a lot of work. it's actually fun dealing with kids that are involved and are engaged with you. >> reporter: both women have a lot in common. both are moms, both work, both have hectic schedules. we laughed when they even shared a similar moment during separate interviews when i asked them the ages of their kids. the ages of their kids. know, two and eight. i'm sorry. >> i have three kids. my youngest is 12. actually 13 now. i keep on forgetting. [ laughter ] >> we all do. >> but it is just helping out. she works for a san francisco- based startup that offers rides , carpools and childcare fo

ktvu's claudine wong sat down with ward on the importance of this fight, and why fighting in oakland>> reporter: big fight coming up in august. bigger fight in november. how are you feeling? >> i feel good. everything going according to schedule. oracle arena, there is no november fight for the championship -- i don't take care of business and win august 6th -- not only win but when a spectacular -- in spectacular fashion. we didn't fight as much as we wanted to but i didn't -- my body got arrest. i'm coming up on 23-year career. 11, 12 years as a professional. >> reporter: where do you think it cost you? >> it cost me time. i don't know what could have happened in that time. if i could have maybe had some extra fights, made some more money or won another championship. i don't know. >> reporter: how important is it to do it at home? >> is extremely important for us. it's a dream of mind. i used to drive down 880 coming to kings boxing gym and wondering if i would ever fight there much less headline there, it was almost pathetic, he was like you are going to headline there. i was like

joining us now is claudine wong. claudine, you recently interviewed the chief. this is somebody who you can talk to anybody and they say boy she is something else. >> and not a bad word to say. it is really a mystery. but your take on your interview with her just recently a couple weeks ago and what more can you share about not only her, but the person now taking her job? >> you're right. i mean when we talk to her rank and file, even officers with the departments said a lot of good things about her. by most, all the accounts we heard of she is a very popular chief among the officers, a little confusing and shocking now. the chief was getting ready to leave for a fitness competition. the story and the interview that was done, that certainly before we would have any indication that she would be quick on the administrative paid leave as we don't have any official confirmation as to why this happened. the chief did talk to how many hours that she was working, about the fact that last month was her five-year anniversary with the department, right before she went to

at 10:30, claudine wong one-on- one with the governor about his marijuana initiative going to voters in november. >>> i'm sick and tired of the rhetoric around the war on drugs. i want to do something about it. >> and in weather, a big-time cooldown across parts of the bay area. to prove how authentic my new brewhouse bacon burger is i'm going undercover, at an actual brewhouse. it's awesome. amazing! what if i told you, you are eating a jack's brewhouse bacon burger from jack in the box. not this one. absolutely lying. and what if i told you... that i'm jack. whaaaat?!! no way! no! didn't see that coming, did you? porter ale cheese sauce, grilled onions, and bacon on a artisan potato bun. jack's new brewhouse bacon burger, new from jack in the box. hey, where did jack go? he was just here. >>> former oakland a's superstar jose canseco back on the field, now making plays in the east bay city of pittsburgh. it has been 15 years since his major-league career ended. now he plays for the pittsburgh the pacific association. am in ktvu's amber lee set down with canseco to talk about return

join claudine saturdays on ktvu fox 2 at 6:30 a.m. and sundays on ktvu plus starting at 9. >>> coming up on "mornings on 2: the 9", a strange event right in the middle of yesterday's giants game. watch as an am umpire kicks somebody out. not a player. not a coach. coming up, why a fan heard you're outta here. >>> plus, san leandro adding a new fee when you are to the downtown area. we are going to talk live with the city's mayor about a new interactive musical exhibit. we will get an explanation from her coming up. >>> an updated report that grades police departments on their use of officer worn cameras suggests that local law enforcement needs to be more transparent. it examined 50 police agencies, including san francisco, oakland and san jose. the bay area received unfavorable scores in categories such as retaining footage and public access to the videos. oakland began using cameras in 2010. san jose started just last month, and the san francisco police department is still ironing out its procedures. >>> watch where you walk in disn

i am sal castaneda along with claudine filling in for gasia and mike. we begin this morning with news of yet another wildfire burning out of control in california. >> that's right. we want to take a look at this map because there are now more than a dozen wildfires just burning across the state. >> that's right. they stretch from humboldt county to the fast moving blue cut fire north of san bernardino. more than 80,000 people have been ordered to evacuate because of that fire. cristina rendon is joining us now. thousands of homes still threatened by that fire? >> exactly. this fire has been burning out of control. when you think of it, overnight it went from maybe 26 square miles to now 46 square miles. that's about the size of san francisco. this blue cut fire in san bernardino fire is the fastest growing fire in the state. if you take a look at these images now, you can see that the fire is burning in several directions. it is also creating its own weather patterns with displays of twisting columns of flames. at least a dozen structures have been lost

. >> happy you are back, claudine. mike and sal enjoying another day off. alex savidge in as well. and a breaking news story. it affected traffic for a moment. specifically caltrain. service has stopped after a train hit someone near the diridon train station just about an hour ago. our brian flores just arrived at the scene to bring us what's happening there. brian. >> reporter: hi, guys. good morning. well, the caltrain is northbound number 329 train has since been moved closer to the diridon station to unload passengers and then those passengers on board the train are going to be put onto a bus bridge or board northbound 135. so that's the very latest in terms of passengers. what you are taking a look at here on the virginia street crossing here, again this is a train accident where what we're hearing is that a trespasser went through the railroad crossings. that's what we're hearing from a law enforcement source this morning, at about 8:00 this morning, and was hit by northbound caltrain number 329. this is the virginia street crossing here in san jose. approximately 300 passen

claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. >> i love it that at 77 she still has goes and still going to continue this and get better. what an inspiration. >> great model. no regrets. you don't want to have regrets. [ talking at the same time ] >>> all right. new information to tell you about regarding the deadly hot hair balloon crash, what happened moments before and mark tamayo with details of your bay area forecast as we start the work week. ♪ ♪ hush my darling... ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] ♪ hush my darling... [snoring.] ♪ don't fear my darling... ♪ the lion sleeps tonight. [snoring.] take the roar out of snore. yet another innovation only at a sleep number store. >>> investigators are releasing new details tonight into the deadliest hot air balloon crash in u.s. history. in texas where the balloon crashed. >> reporter: 16 people on board a hot air balloon died after it caught fire and crashedane pasture 30 -- crashed in a pasture pasture near power lines and it appears according to investigators there is physical evidence showing the balloon made contac

. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook this morning. steve, i heard you say earlier that we're stuck in a pattern. i'm stuck in a pattern with you. [ laughter ] >> i get that, claudine. san bernardino, dave, you know that area better than i do. it's a tough area. it's hot and the terrain is tough for firefighters. and when the humidity is 10 or 15% you're not getting my help from mother nature. it's too far inland. you need a pattern change or cloud cover to come in from arizona or something. i don't see that happening. we're starting warm. upper 60s and 70s. and again, you're talking areas closer to the surface. and the smoke has been drifting over towards, well, the high desert and back to southern sierra nevada. and a westerly breeze. the red flag warnings are out and temperatures will be hot. the humidity is low and the breeze tails off and picks up in the afternoon. that's what they're dealing with. dealing with the thundershower activity. and okay breeze, nothing crazy to write home about. 50s or 60s on the temps. and around tahoe

claudine, you're garden is going to be perfect.l be able to put it in one of those lawn and garden magazines. >>> flying with your pet just got a little easier. coming up, what one l.a. airport is doing to help you and your pup get some relief without having to leave the terminal. >> and a 15-year-old girl getting ready to go back to school is helping others in the east bay. we'll talk a about her effort to get school supplies to a lot of 0 kids who don't normally get them. it's all coming your way. americans are buying more and more of everything online. and so many businesses rely on the united states postal service to get it there. that's why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. the united states postal service. priority: you >>> we're already a week in august. typically means it's time to get the kids ready to go back to school. >> some kids actually already back in class. the rest will be heading in over the next month. so we'll dive back into school with several topics. >> on monday, we'

. >>> i'm claudine long. it is 5:30 a.m., let's check your weather and traffic. >> durand the ran. >> i saw them once, they are very good life. >> you've been doing that a long time. >> they are probably going to have to bundle up here, and you might, too. when you see livermore take that much of it a drop from wednesday to thursday, that tells you the onshore breeze and cooling has begun. the reason why we went 77 is because their low is about 4 degrees warmer. low clouds and the reporting station says cloudy. that includes fairfield out to second of the valley. the valley. 50's on the temps, low 60's and also up to pleasanton, everyone is pretty close here. there's not much of a difference. there is west southwest all the way out to travis but it's not the roaring breeze that it was over the last 24 hours. thunderstorm activity, so close. but i think it will stay east of tahoe and truckee as the upper air pattern is not favorable for bringing some of that in there. fog and low clouds, wendy for some, 70s in

ktvu's claudine wong sat down with him.'re here in the studio to tell us what you guys talked about. >> you know, dave, prop 64 is a really interesting issue. voters were asked to legalize marijuana use back in 2010 with prop 19. they voted it down. they will be asked to do it again in november. this isn't just a question are you pro marijuana or not. in fact, when i sat down are lieutenant governor gavin newsom he said, look, i am not pro marijuana. i don't like the drug. i don't like the smell. i don't like to see it. he said it doesn't make sense for it to be illegal. he admits there is still work to be done. >> you don't think this is perfect? >> nothing's perfect. the status quo is unconscionable. she is a mother and she is concerned about the normalization. and i get that. >> gavin newsom right there was actually talking about his wife and the fact that she isn't on board yet with prop 64. there are several people in groups not on board with prop 64. that does include law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. but once

.>>> gorgeous on this monday, august the a, and thank you for waking up with us, and i am claudine wongoes it look? >> about the same as yesterday. i cannot change much, warmer for some and cooler for others, no change of along the coast, cold in san francisco with temperatures in the 60s, and that seems to cover the spread of san francisco for a long time, below average on the temperatures. some areas around san jose, inland temperatures about average for this time of year. that translates into the 80s with fog, onshore breeze with a westerly component, west southwest or north west, and that westerly component hanging around, 49 in santa wrote -- 49 in santa rosa, vandals say -- san jose 59. low 60s are for 50s, and a good low spending in seattle and portland with the scattered showers. 50s on the low temperatures. we have the low clouds, 60s, 70s, 80s and a few low 90s. >>> 630 -- 5:30 am. strock -- we start with a crash, a police officer in one of the explores driven was injured. -- the explorer driven was injured. officers arriving on scene did an extensive investigation. this was v

you just see them having so much fun enjoying the game. >> reporter: claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> weant to bring you up to speed on breaking news from earlier in the newscast. this is called the blue cut fire. this is from when we first mentioned it to you. the blue cut fire, 1000 acres burning in san bernardino county. in terms -- interstate 15 is the main highway between los angeles and vegas is shut down. >> we're learning mandatory evacuations have been underway and reverse 911 calls are also being sent out to residents in the area. we are getting word that structures are threatened in the area. firefighters are now heading south to fight this fire. cal fire is on the way to help fight from above. >> i want to bring rosemary in for a look at conditions. it looks fairly windy at this hour. >> you are absolutely right. not only is it going to be near 1000 this afternoon the relative humidity is expected in the single digits. you can see the smoke moving. there is a red flag warning in the area with wind gusts expected to reach 50 miles per hour. this red flag warning goes through t

. >>> i'm claudine long. >> did let's talk about weather.did you see missed on your windshield this morning? >> yes, there's plenty out there. outside land, we will probably see some there as well. low clouds have made it out almost to the sacramento valley. the sacramento executive has low clouds, and on the coast and city it will stay on the cool side with 50 or even 60 degrees. but lots of reports of drizzle this far already. you can see some onshore push and is strong onshore flow for some that have come down. yesterday, gusts of 43 which dropped temperatures about 15 degrees for some. 80's and 60's on the temps, morgan hill to gilroy, santa cruz, santa clara, cupertino and campbell. also the southern sierra but it doesn't look like it will make it to tahoe or turkey. that fog is in charge. still fog, cooler and drizzle, and staying in the 50's, 60's and 70s mainly now for inland areas. 5:00 and still pretty quiet we hope. >> still quiet thief. thankfully. keeping an eye on all the bay area roadways. one of the spots we see traffic that

claudine wong shows us that she has not put down her skates since. ♪[ music ] >> reporter: all you haveie kerr's feet and you'll feel her joy. >> it is just such a deep rich feeling. it is just a wonderful feeling and it feels so good when you have it right. >> reporter: she has been doing it for 17 years. >> it is busy out here. i need to catch my breath. >> reporter: an achievement that will be more remarkable when you realize that she did not lace up her skate for the first time until she was 60 years old. >> my 95-year-old father was living with us and i asked him if he had any regrets in life and he told me his regrets and that he said to me what was my regret. and i went, you know what, i don't know how to ice skate, or wear one of those pretty dresses that i want to wear one of those pretty dresses and he turned around and said what is stopping you? go out there. and go tomorrow. >> reporter: she went and she fell. hard. it scared her. but she gave herself a little lex -- a little lecture. >> when you're a kid, you would fall on the snow and i remember that feeling. i have been l

claudine wong, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> well, happy monday afternoon everybody. boy, what a difference this week will be compared to last week. last week for some it was foggy, foggy, foggy. inland temps rocketed up. this week they will be coming down. they already started on sunday. 60s, 70s, and 80s. in fact, probably looks to be maybe even in the upper 70s as we head towards thursday and friday for some. 101, 102 last week such as livermore. today 87. now, again upper 80s looks to be in the mix here of tuesday, wednesday, and then a big drop. upper 70s or very low 80s towards thursday and friday. so for those of you who are like, man, when is this heat -- it's on its way out. san francisco, which never participated last week in the big warm-up, is 65. 58. average 67/5. 98 in 1993 the record high. fog burning back rapidly. it made a good push this morning. it's not going anywhere. temperatures on the coast and around the bay with a southeast bay. warmer ocean temps the lows have been up. west, west wind at hayward. the onshore breeze has no problem. even out to

mike, sal, claudine, back to you. >> all right. thanks. >>> well, we have an update on some of the biggest wildfires still burning across the state. the soberanes fire in monterey county has burned 134 square miles. it started a month ago. it is still just 50% contained. fire officials say it may not be fully contained until the end of next month. >>> residents in lake county are heading back home after cal fire lifted the last of the evacuation orders for the town of lower lake yesterday. the clayton fire is now 95% contained with 6 square miles burned. the flames have destroyed 300 buildings, including many homes. we found out that clearlake police have arrested two men for stealing several firefighting tools, including safety gear from bulldozers being used to fight that fire. >>> a fire in san luis obispo is two miles from the historic hurst castle. fire crews say they have a plan to protect it if the claims get close. it's been jumping fire lines and burned 49 square miles. 6 square miles in the last day. >>> a new development