claudine wong is on the scene. she will give us all the details.interesting to see what will happen this morning. let's take a look at the commute now. traffic is moving pretty well if you driving to the bay bridge. some of the tolls do go up. especially if your vehicle pulling a boat that kind of thing or big rig driver. we will let you know that today the service the tolls are going up. this mornings commute is now moving along pretty well on the freeways here on interstate 880. the traffic looks good in both directions. again, in marin county we were thinking it was going to be a tough day some people were going to be driving instead of taking the ferry service. ferry service is back on. this is just news we are getting in here to the ktvu newsroom. we will let you know more coming up. now for the weather to steve. >>> we have clear skies. clear sunny and warmer for all. biggest impact will be inland. high pressure is just going to be too strong. lots of sunshine. warm to hot conditions away from the coast. some fog continues to go down the coas

and claudine wong has opinion there all morning. there now, joining us live with more on this special watch party. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, take a look. the seats are filling up. this is their meg megadome. the doors opened at about 7:30 this morning. we talk to people waking up as early as 4:30 to make sure they goat got -- they got in here. they say there's something about watching this with all that are interested. it makes them want to be part of it. >> i didn't want to interrupt you as you are listening to nasa. how are you feeling today about the last launch? >> iten the -- it's the ent of an era. i remember when they test-drove the enterprise. >> reporter: in terms of science, we move into this new phase. you know, certainly people are sad. they like the idea of an australia go into space. you walked about how this was will exciting with the robotics to look at the -- >> yeah. the shuttle has been responsible for launching pretty successful operations. the hubble itself has brought you so m

in larkspur, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> today is the 18th anniversary of the deadliest crime in san francisco history, it happened at the office tower at 101 california street. an enraged gunman walked into the high rise with semi automatic weapons and started shooting. he killed eight and wounded six others before killing himself. this week the district attorney marked the anniversary by pushing for a new assault weapons ban. it will be similar to the federal law passed in 1994 that expired seven years ago. >>> pg&e is facing new safety questions, an internal investigation found utility contractors and workers may have falsified inspection reports on underground electrical vaults. the san jose mercury news reports as many as 14 inspectors failed to check dozens of underground facilities across the bay area. pg&e is already underfire for its major role in the san bruno pipeline disaster. >>> as of today it is the law. all california homeowners must have a carbon monoxide detector installed. a store here is among the stores that have seen an increase in sales. it is sold out i

congress -- claudine wong was all over it. claudine. >> reporter: dave, good morning. the word is out here. seeing folks coming in. heading to that boat that leaves at 6:35 this morning. if you leave the ferry out of larkspur or sausalito and had a plan b to get to work you can cancel that. service is on as scheduled. that is the gate going up this morning. letting the first passengers through this morning. that is craig who ha a plan to get a ride from a friend. he was in the parking lot waiting. you look like you're trying to be patient with the whole process. >> yes, i am. >> reporter: so why all the confusion? this all started at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. the union representing the ticket takers and dock workers issued a press release saying they would be going on strike today for one day. the district found out about that from the media and said they could not confirm it but to be on the safe tide they decided to tell commuters service is canceled. it told the district yesterday about 9:00 at night there would be no strike at all. there are some trust and communic

claudine wong is live with the details. including a hard fight to stop the fire from spreading to a second house. claudine. >> reporter: dave, we are on the 1800 block of foothill boulevard. the fire broke out in this victorian. there is a couple things i want to point out. you cannot see a lot of damage from the front of the building. if you take a look down below, you can see a lot of damage from what was left after the firefighters pulled out of the building. this is a multiunit building. you can see two doors that go to the first and second doors. down below in the front that is another unit. a basement unit of this building. when you talk about the number of people in this building there are three families in this building. everyone was able to get themselves out when this fire broke out. firefighters say it started on the second floor of the building and appears people have been spending the day move into that unit. not sure how it started yet. ed second floor unit is damaged. the first floor unit is also damaged. the

but as claudine wong reports, neighbors are not convinced mocha was a threat. >> reporter: for days, mail boxes in this neighborhood sat empty. postal carriers did not come to this block on friday, saturday or monday. the reason, this little dog named mocha. mocha is a 1 1/2-year-old chihuahua who has lived in the neighborhood for a couple of months. >> you know the dog? >> yeah, i met the dog before. >> reporter: mocha was running around near her home last thursday. her owner who didn't want to go on camera told us the postal carrier was walking down the street when mocha ran up to him and ran around him a couple of times. she said she didn't think it was a big deal but the postal carrier got scared, saying he was putting the mail on hold and took off. mocha's owners weren't the only ones affected by this. other neighbors said the postal service sent them a letter saying they wouldn't get their mail until this issue resolved. for three days, residents who wanted their mail had to go to the post office and get it themselves. >> i have to go into the city and rush down to the post off

claudine wong is at shabo space and science center. they have a lot of great people to answer questions there. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. they want to celebrate the history making portion of this day and celebrate all the years of nasa space exploration and what is happening today. we are at chebout. they will open at 7:30. i guess at this point everyone wondering if this large will happen. we will go back live at this picture you showed us. this is the shuttle atlantis where the crew has gotten on board that shuttle and they were saled in at 5:06 is when they will be sealing those doors. they will pull away the walkway at 6:21. everyone operating on the assumption that this will go forward. in just about 15 minutes the jet will take off to get a better gauge of that weather. that may give us a better indication of whether or not we will see this launch happening. rain could delay it. the weekend doesn't look better. fit doesn't happen by monday we could be looking at another week if this goes forward. fit d

>>> it's monday july 18th i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. >> and i'm kraig debro. dave clark is off also. >> steve paulson is here. we do have patchy fog that's it. that fog bank went well inland. that is not the case today. higher clouds could drift across mendocino county. lake county. maybe northern sonoma as rain is falling. look for 70s and a few low 80s. here is tara. >>> here's a look at 101 through san francisco. you can tell we will have a nice warm day. it's not foggy there like our cameras were socked in all last week. that is good news. up next we have the bay bridge toll plaza. we've had a little bit of backup. 5:00 let's head back to the desk. >>> topping our news at 5:00 three people hurt in an overnight shooting in san jose. police say it happened before midnight on genie avenue. jade hernandez joins us live to tell us the search for the suspects is now under way. >> reporter: we can tell you right now we are live in this neighborhood where the shooting happened last night. police aren't here anymore at the scene. we have checked in with the departm

claudine wong has more. two people are dead, claudine? >> yeah, that's right, mike. video and pictures coming in from oslo, norway. the norwegian news april jency says -- agency said it is a bomb. the painer is telling us the -- paper is telling us the death toll stands at two. we want to show you video posted on youtube. this man is recording as he's going. you can seat chaos in the streets. that blast tore through several office buildings, including the prime minister in oslo, norwegian. we also have still pictures of the scene that gives you an idea of just how extensive the damage is there. you can see windows blown out and paper strewn everywhere. we just want to give you an idea of the area. that building does house the prime minister and his administration. there is a lot of ministry buildings around as well that area. this blast comes at norway grapples with a home-grown terror plot that's been linked to al qaeda. two suspects are linked to that. we are not clear, again, if anyone is taking responsibility for the blast but we know police are confirming that i

claudine wong reports. >> reporter: emergency crews got the call about 6:30 this morning. they raced to this field near sellers and highway 4 on the outskirts of brentwood and found the crop dusting chopper down. >> when we arrived at the scene we had one helicopter down with the victim still inside. >> reporter: the pilot had some scary moments when his chopper fell 20 feet to the ground. emergency crews say he was in the process of spraying local fields and say mechanical failure is to blame for his crash in this corn field. >> we have a lot of corn that's produced in this area. he was spraying the crop, spraying the corn. and he was turning around and he lost control of his vehicle and he had a mechanical failure. >> reporter: the pilot was the only person on board and was cautious. firefighters say he is well known in the area and knows this terrain well. >> he's very familiar with this area. what i'm being told is he sprays the majority of the fields in this local region. >> reporter: not the day this pilot had planned for. authorities say he will be okay, and will li

ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong has the story of a family pet that's now accused of causing suspended mail service to a vallejo neighborhood. claudine. >> reporter: yes. mail service was stopped here for several days all because of this incident between a dog versus a mail carrier. i want to show you a picture of the dog who apparently caused all of this mess. this is mocha. a one and a half-year-old chihuahua that lives here in vallejo. mocha's owner says she was standing outside her house last thursday with mocha. she says the carrier was walking across the street and the dog did go and circle the postal carrier a couple times. according to her the carrier got upset, said he was withholding service to the neighborhood and took off and that's the last time anyone saw their mail until just yesterday. i just talked to a neighbor who says he feels like this entire situation is an overreaction. >> the whole neighborhood shouldn't be -- be hostage. >> reporter: you didn't get your mail? >> that's right. we did not get it. >> reporter: did you finally get it yesterday? >> yes, we did. hope

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:01.se of an early-morning fire in atherton remains under investigation. it started at this home on mount vernon lane around 3:00 a.m., fire crews say there was an explosion before the fire started. part of the house is currently under construction. everyone inside made it out safely. >>> wall knit creek police are searching for a man they stay robbed a bank at gunpoint. it happened yesterday afternoon at the bank of the west on north california boulevard. police say the man pointed the handgun at. the teller. a police dog traced the man sent to a nearby parking garage. he was not found. he's described as african- american in miss mid-20s, about 5'6". >>> your time, 8:02. police are searching for a homicide suspect now wanted for it a -- for it a third killing. this is jonathan walker. police say he is now the suspect in a vallejo homicide that happened three years ago. take it a look at the video from the shooting scene from last month in vallejo that police are also connecting talker to.

as ktvu's claudine wong told us, even though the workers showed up, the strike threat is not over. >>don't know what's going to happen. okay. >> okay, thank you. >> so if you get on the bus you might not be able to get back here. >> we'll find a way. >> that ferry passenger left the terminal by bus. he had no way of knowing that the strike that had just been announced hours earlier was cancelled. union workers were just as confused. >> you don't see any signs up so i guess we're supposed to work. >> you didn't know anything about a strike. >> i haven't heard anything about a strike. >> reporter: despite gates being open and ticket machined unlocked it wasn't until just before 5:30 a.m. that the district made it official. >> they are not going to strike today. and we will be running service. >> both sides blame the other for the confusion but once the word got out, passengers started showing up. >> you look like you're trying to be patient with the whole process. >> yes i am. >> reporter: but all were very happy to throw plan b out the window. >> i was in the car on the way to the city

. >> and i'm claudine wong. let's get a look at your weather and traffic this morning. hi steve. >> hello claudine. we have mostly clear skies. temperatures will be warming up. we're already in the 50s and 60s expect for some fog. there won't be much to stop us from get into the 80s for some inland everyone upper 80s and a few low 90s. we will take a look at average temperatures coming up. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic in marin county looks pretty good. there is road work there. you can see it northbound 101 just past the marin county civic center. this is just up the way to the parkway there. one lane is closed. the cones are still up. be careful with the workers once you move over at least slow it down as you pass the workers. it looks like they may be picking up the cones. this is a look at northbound 101 in san francisco. traffic is moving along nicely. there is a day-time baseball game today at at & t park. the game starts at 12:30. should be over by 4:00. >>> arson investigators are working to determine what caused eight u-haul trucks to catch fire. it

in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newt gingrich presidential campaign is more than $1 million in debt. according to documents that were released today, the campaign has spent 1.8 million and now says he is over 1 million in debt including $450,000 for flying on corporate jets and another $100,000 for legal fees. gingrich says he is now spending less and he's also flying commercial. >>> republican presidential candidate mitt romney is comparing some recent comments from president obama to controversial comments made by jimmy carter. campaigning in new hampshire, romney quoted obama saying americans were stressed out. quarter used that word in a speech 32 years ago today. romney says if americans are under stress in this economy, it's because the president has failed them. >>> cnn reports that republican presidential candidate michelle bachmann cancelled her membership in a controversial minnesota church. bachmann and her husband marcus withdrew last month from salem lutheran church. they've been membered for three years but have not attended for two years. it's

that bridge now provides two lanes instead of one and as ktvu's claudine wong reports crews say there has been a lot of progress on doyle drive. >> reporter: this morning drives coming from marin county into san francisco found themselves adjusting to yet another change many their commute. but it's one that they can get used to. highway 1 is now two lanes. the exit, if you are going from golden gate bridge to highway 1, two lanes that will be permanently two lanes forward. the overnight shut down and transition considered just another milestone from the 1 billion doyle drive project that has been underway since 2009 but caltrans says it's time to get rid of a roadway that is outdated and substandard. this weekend's transition is one milestone crews are celebrating another. take a close look at crews. they are working above ground burb they are also down below. because doyle drive is going underground and the floor of the first tunnel just went in. >> it's essentially a pretty deep trench and we're constructing a roof over it as owessed to a more traditional tunnel like the double slid

. >> i'm claudine wong. just within the last hour, the white house announced that the president will give an announcement at 7:20. we have more about this latest setback for house speaker john boehner's debt plan. oosh oar there was a lot of unsort as republicans were short on votes. they today they're meeting at this hour just down stairs house republicans gathering for a closed door meeting. senate democrats down stairs in their on meeting. everybody trying to figure out what the way forward is before that tuesday deadline on the debt limit. we'll have a statement in 20 minutes. a lot of people on the republican side probably not too interested in what he has to say as the finger pointing rolls on. i'd like to say there would be some kind of resolution but at this point in time looks like another late night and long weekend in the house and senate and at the white house as well. >> thank you. >> of course, stay with us for continuing coverage. also, book mark ktvu.com. we are posting the latest development

ktvu claudine wong live now with a preview about all of this and to tell us about what the suspect is also connected to. claudine. >> reporter: certainly we are learning more, dave, this morning about 30-year-old mark lugo. he is expected to be in court at 9:00 this morning at the hall of justice. a lot of people want to talk to him. it's not just authorities here. he's not just accused of stealing a picasso in san francisco he's also accused of stealing art and wine in new jersey. leaving a san francisco art gallery allegedly with a $200,000 picasso drawing. he was arrested but the story made his way out to new jersey. the police there got video of him from san francisco and then realized they have the same guy. that lead to the raid of his home. we also learned this morning he's also wanted for a case in township where he apparently is accused of stealing wine from a liquor store. a couple of bottles valued at $2,000 a pop. so a lot on his we have looked at surveillance video from one of the n cases of him walking out of that liquor store. we'll have that coming up. we have also bee

claudine wong is there as well. and coming up at 7:00 on mornings on 2 she will tell us what makes viewing the shuttle launch at chabot so special. i will tell you i have been there before and the people there are very knowledgeable about everything. it would be fun. they would have all kinds of information. >> sounds good. >>> time now 6:38. let's see if the commute sounds good. looks good sal? >> i think it does dave and pam. for the most part any way. the traffic is moving well. now as we go out to what we have for you let's talk about the fog now i think i understood steve in saying that today's fog will burn off more quickly than yesterday's fog. so we will get confirmation on that from steve himself in just a moment. let's take a look at the bay bridge. that traffic is light so far coming into san francisco. and if you are driving in hayward union city and fremont that traffic looks good. i want to move it up here to the east shore freeway of vallejo and pinole. traffic is also doing very nicely heading down t

. >> and i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the morning off. let's start off with a quick look at your weather and traffic. good morning, to you steve. >> thank you. skies are clear. a little bit of a west wind trying to establish itself. i don't think it will matter if you are away from the coast. 70s and 80s closer to it. i think some hint of a sea breeze will kick in this afternoon. here is sal. >>> this fire in san francisco has just gone to a second alarm at mission and bosworth. mission street is now shut down. you can see some of the smoke in the outer mission street. mission and bosworth near st. john's church there. near st. mary's park neighborhood. the fire department sending a second alarm. you will hear more sirens getting on to the area. we had report people are inside the building. again, let's put it back on the map so everyone knows where this is guys. mission near bosworth. it's near al main knee and mission street is shut down. ktvu is on it. we should be there momentarily and give you a report on what is going on. let's go b

let's go live to claudine wong to explain more why some commuters may be out of luck. claudine. >> reporter: sal, there is a strike officially under way. we are at the larks purr ferry terminal and these gates are down. they will all be closed today because of a one-day strike. the district made the decision yesterday after the union issued a press release start strike. ticket takers are striking for one day as they plan to replace those workers with ticket machines. word began to spread yesterday and people started making other plans. >> pride means i'm going to to stay home and make it work out tomorrow. >> reporter: the district told us they have been in association with the ticket takers union for month. the contract with its workers expired at midnight preponderate district says this -- >> the ticket machine is right there. bart runs an incredible system on bart ma means. we are not happy about that. we are not happy that is the direction we need to go. >> all right again no ferry service from marin county. >>> major cut backs a the the san jose fire department ahe

ktvu's claudine wong with more oned what and the rescue by emergency workers. >> reporter: emergency crews got the call about 6:30 this morning. they raced to this field near sellers and highway 4 on the outskirts of brentwood and found the crop-dusting chopper down. >> when we arrived atscene one helicopter down with one victim still inside. >> reporter: sheriff's department says the pilot had some scary moments when his chopper fell 20 feet to the ground. emergency crews say he was in the process of spraying local fields and say a mechanical failure is to blame for his sudden crash into this corn field. >> we have a lot of corn that is produced out in this area and that is what he was doing. he was spraying the crops -- spraying the corn and turning around and lost control of his vehicle. >> reporter: the pilot was the only person on board and was conscious when he was pulled from the whopper. firefighters say he is well- known in the area and knows this terrain well. >> he is very familiar with the area. what i have been told he sprays a majority of the fields in this local region

as claudine wong reported, part of the emphasis for that was the jaycee dugard case. >> reporter: lawcement teams gathered before dawn this week across the bay area. >> open the door. >> reporter: their target, sex offenders who violate parol. in this case, curfew. >> i had a seizure friday night. i said, i thought everything was going to be all right, because i was going to call my parol officer and let them know. >> reporter: they have a goal, to check on every paroled sex offender in the state. our cameras got a look. >> operation safe playgrounds follows criticism after jaycee dugard's discovery. the department of corrections promised changes especially after a large parolee at large. >> we were hoverrering around 19, 18% as a state and the national average was quite a bit lower. >> so us three are going together in the front. >> there's going to be a living room to the right. >> reporter: since january, parol apprehension teams have been charged with locating every parolee at large whom they consider a high risk to public safety. >> it bumped up significantly. this is our full ti

in occidental, claudine wong, ktvu news. >> our web journalist also went along for the ride, a specialt on the site, just log onto ktvu.com, look under the right now section. >>> the search is on for a gunman this morning after one person was shot outside a northern california target store. >>> plus, an 11-year-old girl listening to her ipod got hit by a stray bullet. what we're now learning about arrests made in the case. >>> hundreds of same-sex marriage are getting married in new york. supporters are wondering what it might mean for california. >>> what the forecast has in store for the new workweek. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> i now pronounce you legally married! ♪ [ music ] >> same-sex marriages are now underway in new york. welcome back to mornings on 2. >> new york is now the largest state in the country where same- sex marriage is legal, and it comes as the fight over proposition 8 continues right here in california. >> alli

live in the newsroom claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> boy, claudine, you know everything. >> --oday -- >> i know, if you want to know more we have an interactive map of all of them on our ktvu.com website. look for the weekend extra tab. >> today is a little extra -- >> that's right -- >> -- people, all right, 8:42. the well-known politician behind a minidale that could provide a solution to the debt debate. >> the urgent call that led to a police officer's death. >> the fate of a mother accused of killing her daughter will soon be in the hands of a jury. we will find out when with a live report from florida. >>> 8:45, happening now closing arguments wrapping up in the casey anthony murder trial, the fate of the florida mother accused of killing her daughter will soon be in the hands of the jury. jessica stone is in florida where the defense says the prosecutors account of what happened is absurd, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we are watching the judge give instructions to the jury. the prosecution has finished its rebuttal after talking to the jury. after a day yeste

ktvu's claudine wong joins us live with what happened in court and what happens next. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori, yes, he appeared here in court but there is a growing line of people who want to talk to him. he is also wanted to crimes in new york and new jersey. we were not allowed to take pictures of 30-year-old mark lugo in court this courtroom. a little surprising when his picture is at the heart of several cases against him. photos from three states all allegedly show lugo committing crimes. we first learned about lugo earlier this month. police say this photo shows him just walking away after stealing a $200,000 picasso drawing. then in jail lugo made a call to a friend. >> and he said to her that she is going to be receiving a fed ex package with keys to his apartment in it, and there is going to be instructions in there. he needs her to remove certain items from his apartment. >> reporter: that call, which was monitored turned out to be critical to a new york case where a picasso painting had been stoling from a hotel. pictures from that match san francisco photos, all th

i'm claudine wong. dave and pam do have the morning off. time now 5:29. check your weather and traffic. steve, you keep talking it's going to get cooler. >>> for many today it will, claudine, mike. good morning. we have some increase in the fog and low clouds. coast and bay which really enjoyed the sunday yesterday have to deal with low clouds and fog. big spread on these temps today. 60s 70s and mid to upper 80s ask still low 90s inland. i think even inland areas will come down about two to four degrees. here's sal. >>> steve, right now san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the80 split. also this morning if you're looking at the commute in the east bay highway 4 traffic off to a nice start with some slowing in antioch. it's 5:30. let's go back to claudine and mike. >>> a man hunt underway for a man suspected of kidnapping hirseled her i mother. ktvu's jade hernandez joining us live from daly city, one of the places authorities believe he actually may be hiding. jade. >> reporter: that's right. there's concern for residents, mike. the

. >> and i'm claudine wong, pam cook also has the day off. let's get a look at your weather and traffic. good morning, steve. >> good morning, claudine and mike. we have clear

. >>> good afternoon, i am claudine wong in to tori campbell. >>> right now hundreds are remembering a law enforcement officer killed while off-duty trying to help a friend. >>> craig deb bo joins us from marin county with more on the man who friends say had a heart of gold, craig. >> reporter: thank you, claudine, this is the memorial program they are handing out for the officer shot and killed last week, actually taking place around the corner there at the veteran's memorial. friends, family and law enforcement saying goodbye. a procession lead the hearse down south, inside the body of jim jim mathisson. when he lost his life he wasn't on duty, he was helping a friend. >> this is an emotional day. >> reporter: he got a call from a friend, she needed a help removing a boyfriend from her home. that man shot him to death when he arrived. the woman's brother shot him, who was a parolee who had been booked into jail many times. >> if he could tell you to quit crying. suck it up buttercup was one of his favorite sayings. >> the marine county law enforcement community turned out in masse.

. >> and i'm claudine wong in for pam cook this morning. let's check your weather and traffic. steve, it was smoking hot yesterday. same thing today? >> if you're by the coast it won't be as bad. it's clear and a sign of west wind. inland it will

i'm claudine wong in for tori campbell. >>> right now, police are searching for a gunman in an early-morning shooting that left a man critically injured. police say the victim was with his family trying to help the home les when he was shot. 2 it happened just after 1:00 at 42nd street and that's where paul chambers is. >> reporter: claudine we just moved to oakland pd. the victim is a 29-year-old man. he and his family give back to the community frequently and they were doing just that this morning. >> out there late at night cooking food to give to people. >> reporter: he says he was there when the victim was shot. >> i was standing right there. the kids are hollering, his wife is hollering. >> reporter: they had just served food to international boulevard and then drove down to 42nd avenue. it's when they were in the 1000 block of 42nd when he heard shots fired. >> van went behind us, stopped, backed up. automatic of a sudden -- all of a sudden, three shots and then two more shot the. >> reporter: holloway says that's when the gunman he saw driving a vehicle sped off 42nd avenue. the vehi

ktvu's claudine wong is there now to explain why a little dog is blamed for the disruption. ne. >> reporter: well, dave, this is a dog versus mail carrier incident. i just talked to the owner of that dog and she is not happy this morning. not happy to see us. not happy the story's out here and not happy mail service was suspended in her neighborhood for days. this is where the incident happened apparently last thursday. apparently this was a dog versus carrier. although it's still unclear this morning if the dog actually chased the carrier, was let loose on the carrier or even which dog it was. now the owner of the dog doesn't want her name used. she doesn't want her house shown. she says she's getting harassed by her neighbors and says it's all unwarranted. she says she wasn't home at the time but according to the times herald a postal carrier was chased by a dog. she has two dogs. a chihuahua and a pit bull and different reports over what dog was involved. she says it was the smaller one and surrendered it off all this happened. no one was bitten or hurt but things went to

. >> and i'm claudine wong. dave and pam are off today. want to start you off with a quick look at your weather and traffic. steve paulson here with that. hi, steve. >>> hello, claudine, mike. good morning. we have a little change today. what change would that be? more in the way of low fog and clouds. for others still warm to hot. yesterday morganhill, livermore, concord, 95. still low 90s but about two to four degrees cooler for some and bigger drop coast and bay with 60s and 70s. now update on traffic with sal. >>> right now northbound 280 traffic looks good up to 880. no major problems there. also the morning commute is looking good if you're on 680 south heading down to the pleasanton area and into fremont. 6:00 let's go back to the desk. >>> well, the space shuttle atlantis is back on earth after a predawn landing in florida this morning. >> landing gear down and locked . main gear touched down. >> looked picture perfect. that four member crew and the second youngest shuttle returned from space just before 3:00 our time. less than a m

claudine wong joins us live from the newsroom with what's happening right now. >> in sickness and in until death they do part. >> that was feinstein at the press club in washington. she went on to say "this is not a cause we're going to drop. if we don't succeed this session, we'll try again next session." president obama has also thrown his support behind the bill. let's take a look at the hearing right now. the bill would extend full benefits to married comes nationwide, regardless of their sexual orientation 41 states banned same-sex marriage. six states and the district of columbia recognize it. among those states, new york, who, this weekend, for the first time, will perform same- sex marriage. if you head to the castro this attacked, you may see new york's flag and the plan is to raise it during the same-sex marriage ceremonies. they are apparently still work on some of the logistics to make sure it can all happen but the plan is to have the ceremony saturday and have the flag out all weekend long. back to you. >> thank you. >>> britain's prime minister answered tough questions

ktvu's claudine wong is live there. is there still a threat of a strike. >> reporter: the good news is you're okay. very full parking lot at the larkspur ferry. steady stream of people. the ferries are running as normal. the union and the district are still not on the same page. the threat of a strike is still out there. this all has to do with ticket takers whose jobs will be eliminated when the ticket taking booths will be shut down. the union is trying to negotiate. the union said it started because they wanted to send a message that they mean business. >> yeah. we'd like an agreement before next friday. you know, as far as that goes, the strike has got to be for us, the last resort. we don't want to disturb the public and involve them in this. >> reporter: commute thrs were confused. after getting a relief about a possible strike, bottom line is workers showed up for work. as word got out, people started showing up. >> i started driving into the city to go to work. then i turned around and came back. >> is the ferry

. >> i'm claudine wong. tori campbell has the day off. it's wednesday, july 27th. >>> it could still be a while before an interstate 880 offram reopens. that's because police are still investigating the accident there. ktvu's paul chambers has been there all morning long and has more on what led up to the crash. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. it's been five and a half hours, as you said. and they are still out here looking at the crash scene. officers are conducting an investigation after a teenaged driver died after a chase with chp. now, officers say around 1:20 this morning, they tried to pull over a 19-year-old man at the intersection of international for driving recklessly and weaving. instead of obeying the chp officers, he sped off, later getting on the 880 northbound. when the driver exited from the freeway at the 29th street offramp, he crashed. officers say he was not wearing his seat belt and he was partially ejected from the car and alcohol may be related. >> it appears to be alcohol- related. we did find open containers

. >> and i'm claudine wong. pam cook has the morning off. it's 5:30. lots of people with outside plans today. steve, barbecues, parades, fire works, all of the above. how is it looking out there in >> it looks hot if you're away from the coast. temperatures 90s to 100 inland. here is sal. >>> steve, right now traffic looks pretty good here on interstate 880 and it should on this fourth of july holiday. just a reminder that public transit systems are mostly on sunday or holiday schedules today. it's likely to stay light all morning long. barring any problems on that bridge. coming up on 5:30 let's go back to dave and cow lope. >>> no the forty of july is off to a violent peer -- knd is live with details including new information that he. >> reporter: in one of these instances only one person died. there are two injuries from that same shooting. we are at the richmond police department head quarters. we are expecting to hear from a spokesperson any minute now. violent span three hours last night. six people are not in or near richmond. three people dead.

. >> and i'm claudine wong. time now is 5:28 but steve paulson is here today to talk about a little warmup. hi steve. >> hello. we have mostly clear skies. temperatures yesterday did warm up. they will continue that today even with patchy fog at west. 60s and 70s and upper 70s and low 80s. and then 80s and 90s inland. >>> traffic looks good on interstate 880 and interstate 580 if you are trying to get to the bridge. you should be in pretty good shape for the next few minutes. also this morning we are looking at interstate 880 coming in from vallejo to berkeley and down to oakland. that is getting more crowded but still at the speed limit. 5:28 let's go back to the desk. >>> san francisco police chief greg sur is going to hold a community meeting tonight. the chief will try to cool down the growing tensions tied to last saturday's fatal police shooting. kraig debro is live that resulted in dozens of arrests. >> reporter: we spoke with one of the about three dozen protestors that were taken into custody. we asked

. >> and claudine wong. police in richmond are investigating a fatal shooting. a man and woman are dead and the third victim is in critical condition. paul. >> reporter: claudine, police say there is a feud going on in two sections of richmond out here. they believe it may be linked to top sections that happened last night. the first shooting happened around 10:15 in the 400 block of thistle avenue. once on scene they found three people had been shot two had been pronounced dead at the scene. they did say the shooting victims were a man and a woman in their 30s. police took a third victim who is female to the hospital where she is expected to survive. although police have not released any information about a suspect they are investigating this homicide. that shooting happened around 9:45 in the 200 block oviger true avenue. police took a 23-year-old man who was shot to the hospital and he's expected to live. as of right now police do not have any suspects. >> we have some kind of feud going on between north richmond and our central richmond area. we don't know ex

complete bay area news coverage season days a week now on saturday and sunday with mike mibach and claudine wongsame dependable coverage every morning at 7 a.m. wake up to complete bay area news coverage seven days a week. >>> dodgers owner frank mccourt is asking to pay less spousal support. he made "to a judge in los angeles today. over the past years he's paid the mortgages of six homes and a condo on top of $2.6 million of temporary spouse l report. in a declaration he said -- spousal report. in a declaration he said i simply cannot afford to support the petitioner's lifestyle any longer. >> mark is here now with sports, winners on the same day, giants and a's. >> i can't even remember the last time. start with the giants, padres aptly names because over the past couple years they have been the giants' daddy, but the pesky dominance of the team may be over just like pablo sandoval's hitting streak at 22, the giants moving it out to a 4 1/2 game lead in the west. hector sanchez joining his team and watches as cody ross hits a solo homer off justin mosley to make it 2-0. tim lincecum goes six

i'm claudine wong, in for tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark.pleafnlts passengers headed to san francisco from miami -- the reaction from the passengers who finally made it top san francisco early this morning. >> reporter: passengers aboard an american airlines flight arrived here two hours late. when passengers landed here at sfo, they had quite a story to tell. in fact, jonathan and luis baez were aboard that plane. they were taken into authority by miami authorities where the american airlines flight attendant could not wake 27-year-old jonathan baez to fasten his seat belt the land in notified the pilot who redirected the plane. one of the men threatened the pilot and jumped him as he walked behind them to make sure they left the plane. >> they were acting erratic, suspicious, like they were drunk and bothering other passengers, so we left to go to take off and then the pilot brought the plane back. >> then they walked out and were escorted. they were arguing with the captain. they did not want to leave or get off the plane. one of the guys

i'm claudine wong. tori campbell is off. >>> commuters who ride the bus in marin city are being told to be on the lookout after a series 6 robberies. ktvu's kraig debro is live with how authorities are responding to this increase in violence. >> reporter: good morning. we're actually at the san rafael transit hub, but in talking with people here up eight miles to the south here is not unique at all. it can happen here in san rafael, as it has, over the past now years. i talked to a security guard, a private security guard, i also talked with an official at golden gate transit. i talked with officials. they say they know about the problem. we're at the -- they say they know about the problem at the security hub. over the past few weeks we've seen a lot of robberies down at that very city transit center. there have been four. the first one started on june 26th. there was an armed robbery -- unarm 9 robbery, i should say -- unarmed robbery, i should say. they didn't get away with anything because the victi

claudine wong has more. >> well, mike, it seems clear that the nfl wants the raiders and the 49ers tore a facility. in fact, most teams confirmed to "the chronicle" that talks are continuing on that issue and they confirm that those discussions began at the urging of the league but the big question is about where that shared facility would be located. the 49ers have put a lot of time and money into the santa clara deal and the team plans to break ground in 1 months. there is a -- in 18 months. the raiders may not want to go. they just announced yesterday that they have a plan to build a stadium right next to the oakland coliseum and sternly not a surprise that oakland city leaders think that spot would be a better spot for a two-team stadium. how is this all linked to the nfl? it comes down to money. in this deal, there's financing for an unidentified or for an identified new stadium around the league. even though this deal doesn't say who will get that money for sure, the bay area is considered a top contender. now the questions are, will this deal get green lights by players in the

. >> i'm claudine wong. >> we'll get to that story in just a bit. first, friends and family members of the woman who's body was found in rockwood are raising a fundraiser this morning. her burned body was discovered on thursday. investigators are following several leads in her death, but so far, no arrests have been made, today's fundraiser begins at 11:00 a.m. at the east lake, ymca in oakland. the money raised will go forward funeral costs and a trust that has been set up for her 1-year-old son. >>> a richmond neighborhood is working to improve its image. residents in the city's iron triangle neighborhood. police say a $5 million redevelopment grant transformed a park and community center into a safe place for residents. >> we came together, and decided to change the dynamic of this park to improve the conditions of this park to make a better place. >> city leaders hope yesterday's event encouraging politicians not to cut funding to much needed redevelopment projects. >>> if you need it, baseball will come to san rafael. the city council tomorrow