yesterday, walnut creek police announced that the remains of ellen burleigh have been found in a creek bed near lake berryessa. in 2002, roger reece kibbe better known as the i-5 strangler confessed to killing the walnut creek 21-year-old in 1977. in 2009, kibbe took investigators to the same area but a bone was not found until earlier this year. dna confirmed the match. and police notified burleigh's family on friday. >>> alamo teenager is in the hospital fighting for his life. after a church outing turned tragic last weekend. 17-year-old ryan buchanan was on an outing with church in santa cruz. he and another friend kevin dug sand tunnels on opposite ends until they met 16 feet below the surface when the tunnels collapsed on them. dozens of people went to their aid. they dug kevin out in five minutes but it took 15 minutes to reach ryan. >> nothing short of a miracle. he was buried for 15 minutes. you know, it took almost ten minutes for him to -- for them to find a pulse. >> it obviously humbles you and you realize how tra jill it can be. >> the creekside community search in alamo h

yesterday, walnut creek police say the remains of ellen burleigh have been found in creek bed in berryessaroger reece kibbe, the i-5 strangler, confessed to killing her. in 2009, they took investigators to the area but a bone wasn't found until this year. dna was a match and they notified burleigh's family. >>> a church outing turned tragic last weekend. 17-year-old ryan buchanan was on a group outing for teens on saturday at sunset beach south of santa cruz. he and another 17-year-old friend kevin wilcox dug sand tunnels in opposite directions until they met six feet below the surface. that is when the tunnels collapsed on them. dozens of people went to their aid. they dug kevin out in five minutes but it took 15 minutes to reach ryan. >> nothing short of a miracle. buried for 15 minute. it took ten minutes to find a pulse. >> it humbles you and you realize how fragile life can be. >> the creek-side community church in alamo held a prayer service for ryan last night and says it will continue holding them until he comes home. >>> the t.s.a. is defending itself today for having an elderly w

. >>> this is a beautiful creek that runs through san jose.we'll tell you why the city wants to pay homeless people to work here. that story coming up in three minutes. >>> a nice warm up across most of the bay area for today. coming up we'll take a look at our updated forecast model. we'll track the fog for our overnight hours. we'll also show you the temperatures you can expect for this weekend. >>> an independent arbitrator med with muni and union leaders. the contract would have frozen wages for three years and brought on part time drivers to reduce costs. the arbitrator will now use a final decision and pick the terms of the contract. the decision by that arbitrator is expected by next tuesday. >>> police have cleared out a homeless encampment near a lowes. lowe's officials said that customers had been complaining about homeless people bothering them. >>> the city of san jacinto has hired homeless people to clean up coyote creek. >> reporter: for years it has been plagued with tons of trash. the goal is to have it clean all the time. with

live in walnut creek, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:03. overnight a late night grass fire in concord is under control now. this is a fire that started just after 11:00 last night on discovery way near cal state east bay's concord campus. fire crews quickly responded. they put the flames out about 30 minutes later. no buildings were burned. we still have no word on what caused that fire. >>> one house in union city is the focus of several police investigations. ktvu's kraig debro is in front of that house this morning with more on the string of violence. some of it deadly. kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. i've been looking around the neighborhood. it doesn't appear to be just this house. i want to show you a couple things first. see that blue ban where the garbage is right in front of this house? i've been around enough of these crime scenes to know that those look like bullet holes. if you look up to that house which is 663 on the door there the couple other pop marks that also look like bullet holes. this morning police are focusing

both are recuperating in walnut creek.t a rare look at haya being injected with an antibiotic. there's a $1,000 reward for the person who provides information about who would shoot these birds. >> we're reaching out to the media, asking for anonymous t tips. >> you should know that shooting a falcon, which is protected at the california law is also a federal violation under the migratory bird treaty act. >>> let's get a check of the weather with rob mayeda, it's more like a roller coaster ride? >> indeed. we're talking about -- >> the seven-day is probably one of the strangest you can imagine for the end of june. we're going to be talking about rain tomorrow, and then scor scorching temperatures by the weekend. we have that strong sea breeze going through the bay area. the winds have started to back off around san francisco and the coast where we have low clouds, a little bit of misty skies around san francisco and the coastline for tonight. tomorrow morning, the rain lurking on the north coast will be spilling down toward

yesterday, walnut creek police announced the remains of lou ellen burlei were found in a creek bed near lake berryessa. the i-5 strangler confessed to killing the walnut creek 21-year-old in 1977. in 2009, they took investigators to the same area but bone was not found until earlier in year. dna confirmed the match and the police identified the family friday. >>> 4:35 now. alamo teenager is fighting for his life after a church outing turned tragic last weekend. the 17-year-old was buried alive when a sand tum collapsed on top -- sand tunnel collapsed on top of him. alan wang reports where they are holding nightly prayer services. >> reporter: they will continue to hold nightly prayer services until 17-year-old ryan buchanan comes home. >> ryan is a loved kid, a young man 17. artistic. every kid just, we love him. >> obviously, humbles you and you realize how fragile life can be. >> buchanan was on a church outing for teens on saturday, sunset beach, south of santa cruz. he and another 17-year-old friend dug in the sand on opposite ends, until the tunnels met six feet below the surface.

>> it is already 75 and walnut creek. it is going to take this afternoon. -- it is going to bake this afternoon. >> a live look at the golden gate bridge, sunny out there and blue skies. that will begin nemesis. we have no cloud cover or shade. blistering hot, particularly in the east bay. clear and mild temperatures on the warm side and have been 75 p.m.-8:00 p.m.. some are beginning on the warmest day of the week, record-breaking hot. here is a quick look at temperatures this afternoon. we will show you where we will see hot weather. north bay right around 95 degrees. that temperature dominates the mathp. the san ramon valley, it will be roasting, i would not be surprised in san ramon got to 100. >> we are now and still tracking hot spots. westbound, there was a ride near 101 was found that not only backed up traffic past the mill the expressway, it backed up past 80 southbound to dixon landing road. 101 through san jose, coming out of south san jose, still backed up into the coyote valley and is still quite heavy for t

walnut creek police announce this evening that the remains of lou ellen found in creek bed near lake bear east a. 2002 roger known as the i-5 strangler confessed to killing the walnut creek 21-year-old. that was back in 1977. in 2009 tl he took investigators to the same area but a bone wasn't found no bones were found until early this year. dna con if you remember the match and police notified the family on friday. >>> we are getting our first look now at brian stow inside dodger stadium the night that he was so brutally attacked. tmz posted this video on the web site today. it shows a man wearing a blue donor jersey pointing at stow who is seated. he pulls up his hand as the other man makes his way to his seat. his cousin told us that he thinks the man was training to bait stow in some kind of confrontation. >> what i have heard is gal that shot the video had said that brian was basically telling the guy respect the game. respect the game. fichlt lapd released a statement today saying it is investigating whether video is relevant to the parking lot attack after game. tmz says the fa

they start to vote tonight. >>> police in walnut creek are investigating a triple stabbing. allie rasmus talked to family members and police about what happened. >> reporter: according to police, the violence began with a fight between five people in the walnut creek car wash. a third person had cuts on his arms. lenny fox owns the car wash where it happens. he says four of the five men involved in the brawl are either current or former employees, included two brothers. one of those brothers has worked with him for 15 years. they do their work. they are all great ploys -- employees. >> the owner wouldn't let us see the video but he described what it shows. he says in the picture you can see the two brothers sitting in their parked car. then you see three men hop over this apartment wall. >> they all went at it and all collided. as far as the video shows, yeah, there was three guys that were coming at them. they did not run. they confronted them. >> reporter: walnut creek police will look into the self- defense theory. >> we'll interview as many people as we can to see if the

no problems through walnut creek and interchange through the maze. some construction, 880 through downtown oakland. >>> 4:32. overnight a gunman targets an east bay couple. the search is on for the person that pulled the trigger. christie smith live in hayward. >> reporter: good morning. what's so scary about this was the couple was cooperating. this the edge of the b.a.r.t. station parking lot. the couple walked out and was going down tennyson road. this happened off b.a.r.t. property. this happened when the couple was approached by two men around 11:00 p.m. last night. the men tried to rob them demanding wallet, purse, cash from the wife. again, the couple wasn't fighting back. they were handing over their stuff. one of the men apparently pulled a gun and shot the husband anyway. shot him twice. he was taken to the medical center in castro valley and we're told he's in stable condition this morning. i am in contact with hayward police. they are still working on descriptions of the suspects. of course, as soon as we get that information, we'll bring

. >> stephen: even kentucky's knob creek machine gun shoot. name evokes a similar time when grandma would rock on the porch firing 500 rounds a minute from her browning m-1917 machine gun. to one forgets to call her on her birthday. (laughter) and, folks, at... (applause). at the knob creek machine gun shoot, you can shop from vendors selling a wide variety of guns, even flame thrower rentals. you never want to buy a flame throwers, of course, it's just going to be a newer model next year. it's like apple. (laughter) plus, at the knob creek machine gun shoot, there's vendors selling militia handbooks and nazi par a yale ya with prices so low everyday is a white sale. (laughter) unfortunately this harmless gathering of weapons enthusiasts has been marred by speeches advocating the overthrow of the government. for example, in april 2010, the not at all anti-semitic christian patriot metal band poker face played knob creek and the band's lead singer, tom toe petty declared obama is basically the exclamation point on the takeover of the united sta

. >> developing story i of walnut creek. police are looking for three men that stabbed to men at a car wash according to police an argument started and then it turned into a knife fight one of the victims went to an apartment complex to ask for help >> the latest on the deadly amtrak crash in nevada the train was traveling at up " questionable speed on " they are wondering why the truck driver did not see the flashing lights or the crushing gates. >> 6 people have died and five people were still missing this is cell phone video after it happened. how did truckdriver missed the blocking lights and crossing gates better to be seen and a half mile before the train tracks. weather shows that weather was ideal >> the video shows that the weather was clear. and the gate seem to be in the down position has the train passes. >> the driver of the truck is lawrence valley. he slammed on his brakes but it was 2 ft. lat too late. they'reg a complete investigation f drugs and alcohol or fatigue or driver inattention was a factor in this

police are looking for two men believed to be involved in a stabbing that happened last night in walnut creek. >>> a vote today on a state budget. who will feel the deepest cuts under the latest proposal. >>> and here's a live look outside. get those umbrellas out believe it or not. who will see the most rain? that's coming up on the ktvu morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us. it's tuesday june 28th. i'm pam cook. rain. that is what i'm hering for today. umbrellas, steve paulson, i have put my umbrella away. >> why? it rained in the beginning of june, it's going to rain at the end. most of the rain at the north bay but lighter amounts make it point south. very cool for june. i don't care if it's the first or end of the month, but 60s and 70s. warmest temperatures and least amount of rain will be to the south. the coolest and most rain will be to the north. here's sal. >>> steve, highway 4 traffic looks pretty good here off to a nice start driving up to the concord area. this morning interstate 880 that traffic looks good. 4:31 back to the desk. >>> we begin this morn

why the sun shine in walnut creek? >> because they are furthest away from the coast. -- farthest away from the coast. here are the temperature is currently. we are slowly starting to warm for everyone. down in the south bay, mid-50s. a mild afternoon on tap for the north bay. navato, 82. san francisco, 66 and partly sunny for today. oakland will top out at 70, warm and slightly in castro valley, hayward and union city, 73. 80-81 degrees in the san ramon valley. 83 in pleasanton. in the south bay, san jose, 76 for you. brady's for campbell and cupertino. here is your 7 day forecast. we are holding on to mild weather. the only chance of mixing things up comes the middle of next week. 7:37 a.m.. >> it has been lighter than usual traffic around the bay area. no hot spots or problems. potential hot spots developed on the nimitz freeway. 80 northbound at high street, a fairly typical location. a multicar crash blogging at least one of the left hand lanes. if so, that could mean bigger backups on the nimitz freeway north on t

we're live in walnut creek this morning.cutors say they have evidence detailing the scandal showing play tent disregard of the law. setting up dui stings, embezzling and bribing, and that's not all. the four men implied includes one man who used to head the contra costa county drug enforcement team. now the men face a 38 count felony complaint. they are expected to appear before a judge in two hours at 8:30 this morning here at court. three of the men worked for law enforcement agencies while the other was a private investigator. a note in this case federal authorities have taken it over and the district attorney's stand as they do until the federal investigation is complete. also ore alleged illegal activities surrounding these men a marijuana grow operation and prostitution. as i mentioned earlier the attorney representing the former head of the county's narcotics enforcement or cnet will be one of those lawyers speaking with us during mornings on 2. live in walnut creek. we'll have the latest when court gets underway in j

. >> reporter: in walnut creek it was warm enough to use the pool today. but with temperatures going from triple digits to down right chilly, parents say it is hard to make plans for the summer break. >> we were thinking of buying a season pass but with the weather as it is we can't see why we should. >> reporter: the upcoming 4th of july weekend is supposed to be hot. but with the weather so unpredictable, many families won't commit to an outside event. >> one of the reasons we lived in california is that we usually can count on -- pretty consistent nice weather, so yeah, i would like it to stay warm and not just be a surprise when it is. >> reporter: for jeff who rents bikes in san francisco and sells tours to visitors, it makes the plans a guessing game. >> the first question, if they're here for a couple of days. i say it may be a good thing to wait. >> reporter: and the unpredictable weather is the new normal this year in the bay area. a strangeness that the residents hope will change as quickly as the temperatures have. reporting live, san francisco,

. >> reporter: in walnut creek it was warm enough to use the pool today. but with temperatures going from triple digits to down right chilly, parents say it is hard to make plans for the summer break. >> we were thinking of buying a season pass but with the weather as it is we can't see why we should. >> reporter: the upcoming 4th of july weekend is supposed to be hot. but with the weather so unpredictable, many families won't commit to an outside event. >> one of the reasons we lived in california is that we usually can count on -- pretty consistent nice weather, so yeah, i would like it to stay warm and not just be a surprise when it is. >> reporter: for jeff who rents bikes in san francisco and sells tours to visitors, it makes the plans a guessing game. >> the first question, if they're here for a couple of days. i say it may be a good thing to wait. >> reporter: and the unpredictable weather is the new normal this year in the bay area. a strangeness that the residents hope will change as quickly as the temperatures have. reporting live, san francisco,

the walnut creek police department did not have to do a lot of work. there were arrested around 11:00 p.m. last night. they turned themselves into the police department and confessed. if we are at the car wash. here is video that we got right after the stabbing. there were two groups of men, five people altogether. three men were stabbed, two of them were stabbed in the chest so badly that they staggered next door to the apartment complex to wave down health. there were taken to john muir hospital where they went into surgery. they are in stable condition this morning with a life-threatening injuries. a third person was stabbed in his forearm and refused treatment. the manic turn themselves and about an hour-and-a-half after the stabbing. they went into the police department and said, we are the people you're looking for. their names are jorge and rojellio gorgeta accused of assault with a deadly weapon. hopefully we will get more information from the walnut creek police department about the motivation behind this, if the men knew one another. it is a

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this morning police are looking for three armed suspects on the run after a stabbing in walnut creek. witnesses saw a large group get into a fight in the parking lot of the walnut creek car wash on north main street. now when police arrived they found two people on the ground, with stab wounds. the two victims are in the hospital. it's unclear how the fight started or if it was gang related. police say it's possible the suspects took off on foot into a nearby apartment complex but again, so far those suspects are still on the loose. >> also this morning, a danville family is keeping watch near their son's hospital bed praying he'll pull through after being buried alive at the beach. right now ryan buchanan is in critical condition. on saturday the 17-year-old and his friend were digging a 6-foot tall hole and tunnel at sunset state beach when it collapsed, trapping both boys. life guards and good samaritans used shovels and frisbees to dig the teens out. >> pretty shocking. something you never want to see, you know. a young boy buried head first in a 6 foot hole and you're completely

it definitely -- we have a lot of creeks in san jose, we have over 150 miles of creeks, and i can't be everywhere at once. >> reporter: all the free work that these volunteers are doing collecting these water samples is not cheap. if you add it up over time, it could cost millions of dollars. what if you asked the mayor for the millions of dollars? [ laughter ] >> well, i think we would probably end up pretty low on the list of priorities. >> reporter: ibm fellow laura haas says even during a budget crisis it's important not to lose sight of the big picture. >> it's very hard, i think, to get the city to put money into, quote, none essentials. there are people who need the help and it's right in front of your faces. but this is really important for the quality of the water that we drink. >> reporter: this is essentially fighting a historic budget deficit with technology it doesn't get any more silicon valley than that. in san jose, kiet do, cbs 5. >>> pass a budget or don't get paid. >> that's the deal. time's running out for state lawmakers. the price democrats say will have to pay to

both of the suspects are from walnut creek. they are in the detention facility on $50,000 bail. >> the investigation into the deadly amtrak crash continues this morning. investigators are looking at the truck driver's cell phone records trying to determine if lawrence valley's cell phone was a distraction that caused him to crash his truck into the amtrak train. they want to find out the he was text messaging or talking on the phone before friday's accident. valley and five others were killed, one person is unaccounted for. amtrak is trying to determine if if that person was even on the train at the time. >> the state budget deal is in place almost two weeks after the deadline. democrats claim the deal will balance the 2012 budget with a reserve of $500 million. democrats are counting $4 billion from income taxes counting on the concept that you, me and everyone will make more and thus pay more to the state. if that money does not come through there will be a series of trigger cuts including cuts to education, health and human

. >> a developing story out of walnut creek. police are investigating a stabbing that took place at a car wash on north main and carrygeary. >> will tran is live right now on the scene. >> the two suspects are under arrest, at 11:00 p.m. last night they walk to themselves into the police department and turned themselves in, confessing to the crime. this happened when the car wash was closed. joining me is the owner of the car wash. lenny, tell us what happened. what did the police tell you? >> i do not know what happens, i saw this on the news last night, no sooner did we continue to watch and i received a phone call from officer to come down. >> these people had nothing to do with the car wash at all? >> i believe three of them work here. i do not know if they are the ones that are injured, but three of them previously worked here. as of today, they used to work here. >> the arrested people are jorge and rajellio argueda. >> they used to work here. rojellio was here for years. >> hearing about his arrest, are you surprised? >>

he is one of 500 people living in encampments on coyote creek.g the last few year, 180- tons of trash were pulled from the creek. >> i'm willing, able. you get to a point where it's just like, what's left? >> reporter: councilman ricardo saw how successful a similar program was in san leandro. >> we reward them with vouchers to safeway, wal-mart or sometimes with housing. >> reporter: those who live near the creek are pleased. >> i would like to be able to take my boys on a bike ride and go to happy hollow and enjoy the trail a little bit more. but from what i understand it's not safe for us to go. >> reporter: kenney says he is grateful for the opportunity. >> if i could get a steppingstone, that's all i need. >> reporter: the project will begin on july 1st. reporting from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu news. >>> the san francisco community leaders held a meet and greet. san francisco needs leadership and smart ideas. city college professor said the city needs to create all kinds of jobs not just high tech jobs. >>> i think it's an aspect of

he is one of 500 people living in encampments on coyote creek.e last few year, 180- tons of trash were pulled from the creek. >> i'm willing, able. you get to a point where it's just like, what's left? >> reporter: councilman ricardo saw how successful a similar program was in san leandro. >> we reward them with vouchers to safeway, wal-mart or sometimes with housing. >> reporter: those who live near the creek are pleased. >> i would like to be able to take my boys on a bike ride and go to happy hollow and enjoy the trail a little bit more. but from what i understand it's not safe for us to go. >> reporter: kenney says he is grateful for the opportunity. >> if i could get a steppingstone, that's all i need. >> reporter: the project will begin on july 1st. reporting from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu news. >>> the san francisco community leaders held a meet and greet. san francisco needs leadership and smart ideas. city college professor said the city needs to create all kinds of jobs not just high tech jobs. >>> i think it's an aspect of inva

is we can see walnutting creek -- walnut creek have been patrolling this area. they are still looking to talk to people about what happened. >> they were all great. >> reporter: when police arrived at the car wash, they found three people had been injured, two seriously with stab wounds to the torso. those people were taken to the hospital. a third person had cuts to his arms and reap fused medical treatment. earlier this week, police the two men. police say the men confessed to the stabbing. but when i spoke to the wife of one of the men arrested, she said her husband was acting in self-defense. >> as far as the video shows, yes, there were three guys coming at him. they did not run. they confronted them. so they kind of met in the middle. i would really find it hard to believe that the brothers started something. >> reporter: now, the car wash just opened up for business about ten minutes ago. the owner told some of the employees about what happened. we asked the owner if we could see that surveillance video for himselfs. he says he has to give a copy of it to

. >>> if you live in the east bay, you know it simply as the creek, but tomorrow, tony walnut creek will be known as one of the hottest places in the bay area. jean ellie is there for us tonight. it's still quite warm at 11:00 tonight. >> i'm still in a skirt and no jacket. it's still in the high 70s. this is the heat so many people have been waiting for. but it comes with some warnings. ocean beach is packed with people trying to cool off. >> the city is more alive. >> it's really rare here. usually ocean beach is covered in fog. it's fun to see a lot of people here. >> reporter: this is 4-month-old amina's first beach day. >> we saw it was 101 degrees in heyward. we were like we're definitely going to the beach. >> reporter: the southbound lanes of the great highway are closed for sand removal. the water is crowded too. lifeguards are warning beachgoers to stay close to shore to avoid the dangerous rip currents. a shark warning is in effect at stinson beach. an offduty lifeguard captured video of a 10-foot great white shark near the breakers. beach goers dig into the hot weather, many

>> reporter: dozens of patrons found the door locked at the restaurant in walnut creek. >> we cannot believe it. we are shocked. >> it caught everyone by surprise. >> i looked in the window this morning and there were still pies on the shelf. >> reporter: 31 marie calendars locations closed including santa rosa, napa, concord, walnut creek. in walnut creek many live by the nearby senior community center. >> it was a choice for the seniors here who cannot travel. >> reporter: they blame the closures on underperformance and weak economic climate. >> i have seen the numbers gradually decrease over the last few years. >> reporter: 74 marie calendars remain open and by the process to identify underperforming locations remains ongoing. marine mailer, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the dow tumbled today. crude prices fell almost $2 to settle at $97. that is the lowest price in four weeks. analysts say the drop came in response to a downgrade in there credit rating and concerns about a slowdown in the economy. >>> on wall street investors took a break. the dow and nasdaq finished mixed and flat. >

flooding flows, combined sewer overflows, gave it the nickname of "stink creek" for many, many years. hecht: before the stream restoration, when you have a rain event, the stream would just be barreling, just filled with tons and tons of water, and the water would move very quickly, eroding the stream banks further. narrator: the rushing water ran all the combined sewage straight into the monongahela river, which is a main supplier of drinking water for the region. hecht: what has happened because of the restoration is the water overflows its banks, it floods into these nice flood plains with native plants. and then slowly the water percolates back down into the stream. narrator: this allows the land to naturally filter and clean the sewer overflows before they enter the river. the restoration included extensive environmental changes to improve the stream and infrastructure changes to reduce the csos into the watershed. hecht: when i first started talking with people about stream restoration, i kind of imagined people out with shovels and small-scale. this is a massive $7.7 million pr

away from the creek and their pulse of trashed all along the creek. the city has already in removed under an 80 t of trash. the funds that men are made available will actually hire the homeless to clean up the trash. i saw furniture household material and construction equipment along the waterway. to show prospective of hull chronic this problem is they could hire as many as a thousand homeless people to clean up this mess. >> we will continue to follow this story as it develops >> the weather is looking good even better because it's writing. downtown sent to cisco is dealing with fog. partly cloudy conditions and same thing into the evening. you can see low cloud cover along the coast of the north bay around the media pay is getting kind of stock in. we are expecting the fog and hang around along for today. temperatures will warm up once the fog burns off. i afternoon. we could warm up into the upper '70's. along the peninsula will stay in the '60s into the east bay a mixture of '60s and '70s. 77 in pleasanton. and this is a look of your here is a lo

right now paul chambers is at walnut creek. walnut creek 100 degrees, paul did it feel like it? >> reporter: you are the expert when it comes to weather but it is hot out here. it's been a week that we were doing a story of people being depressed because of no sunshine. there is sunshine today and it is 100 degrees in walnut creek. it's the first day of summer and people are already looking for ways to cool off. >> heat like this, it's too hot. >> i live in sacramento and i came to walnut creek to cool off but what a surprise. >> reporter: the senior club opened its doors as a cooling center. so it was a surprise for her. >> some people do live in apartments that believe it or not they've lived here their whole lives and they don't have air-conditioning and they're welcome to come in. >> reporter: the best seat in the house in this hot day may have been the dunk tank. with the temperatures so high, safety of all these children is a major concern. >> sunscreen is always recommended about every two hours, make sure the children are putting up the sunscreen. we have the pop up shad

a live look from one a creek. 62 degrees right now. temperatures will be sorry later today on this first spare the air day on this first day of summer. >> jackie sissel is live in walnut creek with more on the bay area heat wave. >> this is going to be a hot spot around the bay area, the sun is coming up over a walnut creek where they are expected to be in triple digits. you can get a look at where temperatures are at right now. 62 degrees. you are looking at a 40 degree temperature rise in the next couple of hours. also, today is the first spare the year day of the summer season. if you can come and take mass transit, public transportation, anything to stay off of the road and keep the ozone problem from existed out here on these hot days. 40 degrees in the next six-seven hours. >> good shopping in to good restaurants make it worthwhile. >> good air-conditioning in their restaurants. >> i go to pat coke is look at the fish. that is my suggestion for cooling off period >> you will have to find your way out of the heat, especially if yo

and who has the buttered popcorn jellybeans to represent nuts creek? it's democrat and rejected microsoft word font john garimendi. i recently sat down with congressman garimendi in his washington office. congressman garimendi, thank you so much for talking to me today. >> delighted to be with you. >> can i call you gary? >> i don't think so. >> stephen: gary, tell me about the fighting 10th. >> the fighting 10th is one of the most interesting districts in california. we have one of the largest air bases in america, travis air force base in fairfield. >> stephen: you always have a budweiser brewery in your district. >> i do. >> stephen: what's up. what's up, congressman? you want the try one? what's up. >> i'll pass. >> stephen: okay. good luck with reelection. >> thank you. >> stephen: what's it like to live in the 10th district? >> terrific. >> stephen: do you live in the 10th district, sir? >> no, my front yard is in the district, but not my home. >> stephen: i just asked you what it's like to live in the 10th district and you said it's great, but y

we're live in walnut creek. >>> the president is defending his afghanistan war exit strategy. the story ahead on the ktvu channel 2 news at noon. >>> good afternoon. topping our news. >> barry bonds was back in the federal courthouse this morning. the former giants' slugger wanted the judge to force prosecutors to decide once and for all if they are gog to retry him on perjury charges. new at noon, we can tell you the judge made a quick desist. claudine wong is live -- quick decision. college is -- cot joins us live. >> reporter: prosecutors toll the judge they really haven't decided yet if they are gonna charge him on perjury. the judge very quickly said. all right. go a's. take a little more time to -- go ahead. take a little more time to think about it. >> what do you think about what happened in court today? >> it will be in the news. you guys will see it. >> reporter: that's all barry bonds would say. the news from the judge, not what h-- not what he wanted to hear. bonds wanted to find out if they were gonna retry him. his lawyers said if the feds want to try him again t

we have new details this morning on a double stabbing in walnut creek. police arrested two suspects overnight. witnesses say a large group was fighting in the parking lot of a walnut creek car wash on north main street about 9:00 last night. when police arrived two people were on the ground with stab wounds. they are in the hospital this morning. both of the suspects are from walnut creek, they are in martinez detention facility on $50,000 bail. >> the battle continues for prop 8 as backers file an appeal with the federal courts. the appeal was filed yesterday. the same court which is hearing another appeal on a decision striking down the ballot measure. prop 8 sponsors want to overturn a ruling which upheld the decision to overturn the measure. it argued the judge was biased because he did not disclose he was in a long term relationship with a man. opponents of prop 8 say their argument was frivolous and offensive. >> at&t is hoping a proposed scaled back version to its network will get city i proofl. later today the board will consider proposal by the

the kids were on a camping trip this weekend sponsored by creek side. about 60 teenagers and adults were in santa cruz enjoying the sun and surf when tragedy struck. now the focus is on ryan. his doctors had to remove sand from his airways. he was buried for about 15 minutes before he could be pulled from the sand pit. we've heard he's still in critical condition. >> the first time period is the 24 hour period apparently. and he's come through that. and, again, they're detecting certain brain activity and response to voices. so it's very encouraging at this point. >> reporter: tonight this church will hold a prayer service right here in alamo at 7:00. it's open to the public. friends and family plan to gather and hold this vigil every night at 7:00 this week as ryan recovers. reporting live in alamo, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:05. it's now been one month now since nursing student michelle le disappeared in hayward. family members and friends are still hoping she'll be found alive. over the weekend dozens of volunteers once again

live in walnut creek.ve another ktvu crew right inside of the courtroom and we'll bring you the latest. >> thank you, jade. >> it's 8:48. you have heard of a "dear john" letter, oakland is changing the meaning of that. pam cook joins us with the latest effort to stop crime in the city >> reporter: people in oakland have to deal with a lot of crime. one group is attacking one in particular. east bay asian youth center in oakland wants to get rid of prostitutes around international boulevard. the group is launching a "dear john" letter writing campaign. businesses are being asked to watch for cars that pick up women, encouraged to write down the-plate and hand that information to the youth center. police will send a letter to the home of the cars registered owner. >> the letter will not make any accusations or indicate criminal activity, but just say look this car was seen in an area where there is a lot of prostitution >> reporter: the group hopes to get the first batch of those letters in the mail by the m

a live look from walnut creek. sunshine and heavy traffic as you make your way 680 southbound just past highway 20. hot >> 7:40 a.m., we have a warm up over the next three days. tuesday-wednesday the tartars will plateau and we will continue to cool as we head towards the weekend. that is a quick look at the warmup in store and a brief look at the week ahead. now, traffic. >> as we look at the bay bridge toll plaza, where did everyone go? certainly not here. that is good news for you if you drive the bay bridge. even with metering lights there is no backup work delay. for walnut creek, a great morning. we are still hot spot free. >> another commuter notes, an express bus will start running today to ease overcrowding on munies busiest railway. it is going to add to this service on a real service. this is a separate program to help with overcrowding and improved reliability during the morning and afternoon commute. and next to express runs between the financial district and ocean beach, forty eighth and nineteenth av

. >> beautiful i was in walnut creek sunday. >> very nice there. nice and sunny in the valley. >> i was going to thank you for the weekend it was fantastic outside. >> we are going to see great weather, offshore winds, that will crank up the heat warm all the way to the coastline. pretty warm as you approach the coast. we will warm up a bit, 82 degrees, sunny, concord, san jose, 71 oakland, 66 degrees san francisco, complete look at the forecast coming up. right now giana and traffic. >> good morning i wish traffic was as nice as the weather a traffic alert westbound 237 at 85, lanes blocked due to an injury accident more details on this with a live look at the bay bridge. >>> 4:31 a.m. the former bart police officer who killed oscar grant is a free man this morning. >> our ann makovec is in los angeles this morning where we understand johannes meheserle was released from jail shortly after midnight. >> reporter: about 12:25 a.m., meheserle was let out of jail downtown here in los angeles, oscar grant's family was here, speaking out. they are upset

kimberly is in walnut creek where the rain put a damper on the art and wine festival.irst we'll check with the meteorologist. rob, you called it. this is setting new records. >> really just surprising how much we've broken these records. you talk about june rainfall. it doesn't take a lot of rain to break records but look at the numbers we've seen today. still adding these totals up, the rain is still falling in some parts of the area. san francisco, more than an inch of rain has fallen so far. look at oakland. almost an inch and a half of rain blasting right through that only tenth of an inch of rain which was the old record. you can see in the santa cruz mountains, now approaching three inches of rain. you can see the very impressive sight on the satellite radar view. it is spinning off to the west and these bands of showers, rotating through the bay area. the north bay, east bay, back to san francisco. we're seeing a few wudly scattered showers. still hanging on to some showers. stfew forming just off to the ea of san jose that are crossing off to the northwest. fro

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in walnut creek tonight some people are worried about the threat of wildfire. and even more nervous now that they have lost one of the most trusted source office fire prevention. allen there live now where the cows are gone and grass is higher than ever. >>reporter: that's right dan. usually around this time that herd of cows would have eaten the grass down to the ground but a liability issue forced them out. now the grass is at a record height. >> the concern is that the cows are not grazing hear for the first time in anyone's memory. >>reporter: when the cow left the grass kept growing. and the threat of fire became a serious concern for residents of the summit ridge neighborhood in walnut creek. >> this gives you some idea of how high the grass is. roughly 4 to 5 feet high. >>reporter: contra costa county firefighters also noticed the potential danger. fire races uphill. community is at the top of the hill. and it gets windy up hear. >> it's very serious. in that neighborhood we have a lot of shake that is right on the sides of those buildings and obviously