it will take over 10 city blocks in downtown oakland. live music, foods and a family fun zone.izers are expecting thousands of people so the prep started friday with street closures. organizers say expect delays in the area throughout the weekend. on the list of live performances, mark, shawn mulleins, vicki martinez. lots of great music on four stages and a wine garden. you can see the long line of white booths booths and the main stage as crews continue to get things ready. if you want to head down bart is probably your best bent for downtown oakland and there will be parking garages open. if you want to buy tickets go online and purchase them in advance or buy them that gate. kron 4 news. >>> the 49ers versus the raiders tomorrow night. gary has a preview and the giants can't score against the yeah, i'm married. does it matter? you'd do that for me? really? yeah, i'd like that. who are you talking to? uh, it's jake from state farm. sounds like a really good deal. jake from state farm at three in the morning. who is this? it's jake from state farm. what are you wearing, jake

that embarcadero fifth is in downtown oakland an exit so you want to use 580 possibly as an alternate in the meantime. 580 traffic looks great. it's just the nimitz that is our problem spot this morning. so so much for "friday light" traffic. that's our definite hotspot for now. san mateo bridge this looks great. no major issues. we were dealing with a stall it sounded like near the high-rise section of westbound 992. not causing a dent for the drive time. still 13 minutes out of hayward heading towards 101 and foster city. and a check of the south bay, south bay is problem-free all morning including coming out of downtown san jose still looks great in the northbound lanes of 280. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. kristy has the forecast. >> seeing cloud cover out there this morning and a little drizzle at the coastline might be one of those windshield wiper mornings. we are seeing sun inland. mount vaca blue and beautiful sunrise here. this is a preview of what's in store for this afternoon especially al

richard is the owner of midland hotel in downtown oakland. prosecutors say he paid an arsonist thousands of dollars to burn down his hotel so he can collect insurance money. now he was arrested before the alleged plot was carried out in june, singer agreed to a plea bar don in exchange for his guilty plea. he still faces a possible 10 years in prison. >>> san francisco school district is making some changes after getting a call from the dispense department. apparently not pleased for all students to opt out the military recruiting database. district officials tell the examiner that they will vote next month on revised policy and it will apparently no longer include the goal of all students opt out and will require students to be at least 15 before making a decision. >>> well, sending your kids to daycare may be more expensive than giving them a college education. according to a new study, parents in most states are paying more for child care than they would for public university. the exact dollar amount vairies from a loan to about $4,500 in

will continue as dense fog settles and. '60s and '70s for the bayshore the fog settles in.. >> downtown oakland is getting ready for an art and soul festival. aubrey this is a very popular oakland event? >> yes! the 11th annual. there are getting ready today with a street closures and setting up. i have been joking with the executive producer who is joining me. 14th/clay intersection a little bit cold but it is going to warm up with thousands of people. >> absolutely! we're so delighted to see the transformation of downtown. a cool, eclectic festival. concert gore's are going to be able to enjoy 40 different hbait --with $15 tomorrow. a great ticket prices. senior discounts. and concertgoers towe power are from oakland and the pointer sisters, toni, toni, toni, green day and counting crows and five for fighting and blues, jazz, jam packed! >> with great food. wine garden and family fun, >> one of the best family festivals with arts and crafts, it is going to be a certain deltype with contortion, it is going to be awesome! >> bart is your best bet there are parking garage but a lot of street clo

there was a big crash in downtown oakland awhile ago. it's much improved. it's normal the way this drives through oakland. the bay bridge is light are than usual. i want to look at the south bay mass. we seat red spots on los gatos and coop teen flow. it's a touch lighter than it normally is. let's go to rosemary. >>> a grate start to the day. temperatures warmer than what we saw. in some cases a few degrees. by tomorrow chances are you may notice the difference because we continue the warming friend in through at least saturday. this morning fog and clouds around the bay. widespread 50s, 60s. widespread exist -- 60s along the coast. and then they will be hugging the coastline for most of the afternoon. 81 degrees san rafael. 90 for concord. 82 fremont. low 90s for morgan hill. san francisco, you're looking at 67 for the afternoon. extended forecast, temperatures continuing to warm into the weekend. for our inland valley locations low to mid-90s. it could be a little uncomfortable for some. find a swimming pool and you'll be fine. 64 along the cost for satur

interstate 580 is the alternate to get into downtown oakland. over at the bay bridge toll plaza, there is a back up again if westbound. it is inching its way towards macarther maze. the drive time is running 16-80 minutes depending on what do come from 24 or interstate 80, the berkeley curves. 7:17 a.m., let's get a check on weather. >> we have a live look at the james lick freeway. sunshine coming down into san francisco already. we have fog along the coast but it is not keeping the sun from heading downtown san francisco. we have a dense fog advisory in effect for the coastline. a quarter mile visibility at highway one. bell will be in effect until about 8:00 a.m.. as for temperatures, we're doing ok. in the mid '50s- of '50s and even some sixties. san jose is nearly there as is ante up. in the north bay, low- mid-50s. this afternoon, quite a boost in our temperature is. this chart shows you how much warmer it is going to be. brace yourself for a hot afternoon. let's take a quick look around the bay and see partridges should be going. >> los g

getting right into the middle of downtown oakland. morning commute looks good on the bay bridge incline moving away from the toll plaza area into san francisco. and if you are driving on highway 4 boy that looks great. it's probably not going to stay this way. between antioch, pittsburgh, bay point that is a nice drive. concord to to walnut creek that looks good. let's go to rosemary. >>> good morning, to you. i want to start with a picture of irene. it's incredibly wide. about 750 miles. that is the top of the state all the way down into southern california perhaps like l.a.. that is how wide spread this is. right now a category two expected to strengthen to a category three by later today into tomorrow morning with winds reaching 115 miles an hour. and it's a slow moving storm. that will also cause trouble. let's come back home and talk about our great weather. temperatures are expected to climb today. we are dealing with fog and clouds out there this morning. spotty drizzle along the coastline. not out of the question through the m

started 4:00 this morning in downtown oakland. the driver entered interstate 880 at 90 miles per hours and exited at 66 and crashed into a fence and bushes. the driver ran from the scene. officers and police dogs weren't able to catch him. >> we learned the number of people arrested gone up following a weekend of rioting in london. the government announced 215 people were arrested. it started saturday night after a protest against a deadly police shooting got out of hand. 35 police officers were injured after protesters threw bottles with gasoline. >>> two san francisco women are treated for serious injuries after being rescued from a burning home. the fire broke out at 11:30 last night on jackson street in pacific heights. firefighters say smoke was seen coming from the second floor when they arrived. neighbors said two people were trapped inside. >> smoke coming from the top floor. two people were unaccounted for. they were both pulled out. >> a woman and her care taker were sent to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. t

art and soul in downtown oakland is dazzling array of talent. more than 150 artisans and a huge family fun zone. >> the comedy with a thoughtful look at marriage. >> they are celebrating a summer program with a student show case on friday in the palace of fine arts. 141st edition of greatest show on earth. at the h.p. pavilion. the accordion festival is music non-stop. ♪ ♪ >> to the 1920s, part of hot club s.f. is a jazz festival in palo alto. ♪ >> zucchini ice cream and zucchini pizza at the zucchini festival. remember no pants ride? they're part of the san francisco improve festival in eureka theater. don sanchez, abc7 news. >> too much fun and the weather is perfect for anything you want to do. >> i think so. if you go to the coast you have clouds. you might want to wait to wash the car until next week. when the drizzle is over. >> good advice. >> that's it for now. ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ folksy whistling ] [ man ] quitting is a fight you can't let yourself lose. it can take many tries. but keep trying, you will beat smoking. honey, you

the satellite view shows you the story, you saw the low clouds over downtown oakland. we don't have any low cloud there's, up and down the coast, all the way down into santa c z cruz, it's been a gloomy day. also way off to the north, you've been watching some of these cloud buildups around lake county. thundershowers trying to pop up around mendocino county. we should see things stabilize in the coastal range. tropical storm greg will no longer be a tropical storm to our south. what's left of the moisture of the system may try to drift toward the bay area. we'll see temperatures cool to wrap up the weekend. may see an increase in risk of thunder over the coastal rains for the middle of the week. we're talking drizzle and more low clouds tonight. temperatures in the 50s, maybe 40s around the north bay. very cool by august standards. tomorrow's highs, maybe around morgan hill, east toward pleasanton. that's where you're going to see the warmest temperatures, low to mid-80s inland. 63 for san francisco and over toward oakland and richmond, highs again only in the 60s for

art and soul in downtown oakland is dazzling array of talent. more than 150 artisans and a huge family fun zone. >> the comedy with a thoughtful look at marriage. >> they are celebrating a summer program with a student show case on friday in the palace of fine arts. 141st edition of greatest show on earth. at the h.p. pavilion. the accordion festival is music non-stop. ♪ ♪ >> to the 1920s, part of hot club s.f. is a jazz festival in palo alto. ♪ >> zucchini ice cream and zucchini pizza at the zucchini festival. remember no pants ride? they're part of the san francisco improve festival in eureka theater. don sanchez, abc7 news. >> too much fun and the weather is perfect for anything you want to do. >> i think so. if you go to the coast you have clouds. you might want to wait to wash the car until next week. when the drizzle is over. >> good advice. >> that's it for now. "who wants to be a [captioning made possible by disney-abcesomestic television] meredith: last time. thank you. k ank you. hello, everybody, and welcome to "millionaire." kicking

. >>> thousands of people packed downtown oakland for the second day of the annual art and soul festival. n]♪ >> oakland native r & b group power hour head lined the festival today. it is a family-friendly celebration of music, arts, and of course always good food, featuring four stages of music on 10 blocks surrounding the oakland city center. last year, 60,000 people attended the festival. >>> we can't just talk about the raiders-niners game without all of this other stuff around it these days. >> yeah, it wasn't just the aftermath of the fights. pretty unfortunate, but there was another way to spoil a 49er victory with a report about discontent, coming up. >>> another day, another injury. could the giants avoid a sweep in houston? well tell, you next. usa prime credit. my name ...peggy. you got problem? peggy? third time i've called, it's time i speak with a supervisor. supervisor is genius...i transfer. transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! transfer! hello...my name is... peggy? come on!!! hello? want better customer service? switch to discover. ranked #1 in customer loyalty. >>> t

in a policy two to four weeks, so it took place at bart headquarters at 20th and webster in downtown oakland. today's special bart board meeting was not as crowded as last monday's protest but the issues are are now in focus. >> what we're seeing is what happens when two rights collide. the right to safety and the right to free speech. >> at issue, cell phone reception. bart interrupted service during an august 11th protest. the reason, to stop protestors from coordinating the protest and prevent that coordination from overcrowding the platform and creating a public safety hazard. >> i'm here to say that in my opinion, the claim that there's any first amendment issue here at all is specious. >> we get asked why are we protesting in stations? it's because we tried everything else. this gets their attention. >> the problem is everyone's cell phone reception died, not just the protestors'. the action is called a violation of constitutional guarantees, and supporters say the argument is specious. today the aclu advised bart's board of directors to come up with a clear policy, at least one board

there is road work as you get closer to downtown oakland. a couple lanes shut down there. you can see on 80 westbound there is a whole bunch of activity on the side of the road on 80. some of the road work there near golden gate fields coming out. they have a couple lanes closed but the traffic is so light it's not causing a huge traffic jam. you can tell that you will be pinched down to two lanes. we'll run that down and have all the rest of the commute coming up. at 4:31 let's go back to pam cook. >>> the investigation is under way into a bizarre and tragic hit and run accident in redwood city. two cars hit and killed a man last night. kraig debro tells us the victim wanted to be hit. >> reporter: good morning, pam. typically we don't cover suicides on our broadcast but this one turned out to be a felony here. if you take a look on the street, you can see the orange markings still out there. sprayed as part of the police investigation. they received several 911 calls last night around 9:00 when they arrived there, there was a man lying in the roadway. he was pronounced d

they link track side computersthat run the trains with bart's control settings in downtown oakland. the trains started running once the engineers rebooted the routers. bart says it will take more time to determine the exact cause of the router failure. >>> a lot more to come here tonight. a warning from police, the drug disguised as a beauty product. what you should watch out for. >> and the president salutes as americans who died in afghanistan arrive at dover air force base. >> and the best time to catch the perseid meteor showers. that's coming up, and then on "nightline." >> dan and carolyn, coming up next on "nightline" london burning. violent mobs take the streets in a violent police crackdown and we are there. and in the making of a tween star. they command a market of billions, but how long is too yoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyoyo >> closed captioning brought to >> closed captioning brought to >>> a dangerous drug is showing up in the east bay. it looks like a product you might add to your bath, but it caused extreme cases of paranoia and even death. the product is perfectly

police say two men were standing near that restaurant when a car traveling westbound toward downtown oakland apparently saw someone. that car made a u-turn and the passenger started shooting. two men shot, suffering nonlife threatening injuries. a 3-year-old boy on his bicycle was hit with a bullet. caught in thecc1: middle of all this, died at the hospital. >> it's hard that a 3-year-old just got killed. it's hard that all of these people are getting killed out here. it's hard that people really don't know what's going on with oakland because there is a every week. all of my friends have a funeral to go to this week and then you have more funerals to go to now. >> now, sources are telling me tonight that the shooting may be a result of rival gangs. a feud between rival gangs. the toughest part about all of this, an innocent child was murdered. finding thecomes tocc1: shooter people don't talk in neighborhood.cc1: now, this is going to be a top priority like all shootings but this shooting involving a -year-old will be a topcc1: priority for oakland police. we are told that police chief anth

the agency opened the doors to their downtown oakland headquarters. >> part of being accountable and transparent is not going immediately to spin, saying we might have gotten that wrong. >> reporter: did b.a.r.t. overstep here? >> i believe so, yes. >> some say they expected more people to show up at today's meeting. nonetheless, another protest is scheduled next monday. as for the bizarre twist to this story, hackers who claim to be with the group anonymous stepped up attacks on b.a.r.t. they posted a partially nude photo of b.a.r.t.'s chief spokesman. they have been calling for johnson's resignation for his role in his decision to black out cell phone service. >>> all right. let's turn things over to jeff ranieri in the weather center to talk about the rest of the week. you say it's going to be nice and warm but smooth and easy? >> oh, yes, smooth and easy as she goes. mother nature giving us a nice forecast over the next seven days. we still had some heat today with 93 at livermore but marked cooling across the communities with 70s and 80s and 65 in san francisco. our mildest numb

. >>> soul was in downtown oakland today. the event that's growing in popularity every year. >>> you heard him mention it. 90degrees heat returning to the forecast. coming up in three minutes, meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us when it will get here. !á yn@ vp >>> well we are wrapping up a relatively cool weekend, at least cool for this time of year. plenty of low clouds and fog to start the day. the change in the temperatures is right now on the maps. we already have some fog out at the coast and pushing back into the bay. santa rosa reporting partly cloudy skies. here we go with the cloud deck moving into oakland. in fact, this was the scene today looking out over the bay at the transamerican building in the foreground. still that steady cloud bank pushing into the region. the steady on shore breeze. pretty much capping our temperatures over the next few days but tomorrow you will notice a change. for tonight, partly cloudy skies, cloud will continue to be on the increase tomorrow. tomorrow a little bit warmer, the exte

. >> music and food were also the focus of a special event in downtown oakland this afternoon ♪[music> the 11th annual art and soul fest vat attracted thousands of people to 14th and brad way today. there were 150 artists showing off their work and food. the festival continues tomorrow at noon. tickets are $15. >>> the university of san francisco is showing off a new logo tonight with a tag line change the world from here. university officials unveiled the dine yesterday. they said students faculty and staff had a hand in the process. >>> how about fear the birds? the giants have an opponent in the sky. what they're doing to take back the ballpark. >> some places could see drizzle tomorrow but we'll tell you which day you can see temperatures sore into the 90s. go! go! completing an atm deposit in record time... that's a step forward. go! go! with deposit friendly atms, you can make ultra fast, secure deposits with no slips or envelopes. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> a really big drop off in temperatures today. only most spots only in the mid to upper 70s this aftern

that looks pretty good here in downtown oakland.ier at the bay bridge toll plaza. now, let's go do mark. >>> good morning to you. look at this. a completely different scene with the fog making a comeback. this is our cooldown for today. forecast the story for today. more fog an it will be cooler. not a big change for tomorrow and a touch warmer as we head into the weekend. here is the current pattern out there. the clouds near the coast and into the bay. still some drizzle out there. that's a big factor and right around the bay. here we go with our forecast model. the clouds pull back to near the coast but still a few leftover packs and everybody cools off about two to four degrees from yesterday's readings. clouds and drizzle for the coast this morning. patchy fog at 3:00. in the inland neighborhood still some patchy fog. upper 80s to right around the 90 degrees mark. giants playing a game tonight at 7:15. partly cloudy skies and a bit of a breeze out there. temperatures around the 60 degrees mark. here is a look ahead with the ext

. >>> traffic is moving along well if you are driving in oakland and driving to the downtown area. we have a nice view of the golden gate bridge. southbound 101 traffic does look good. at 5:01 let's go back to the desk. >>> conflict in libya, after 42 years of rule muammar gaddafi's rule appears to be crumbling. this is inside libya and you can see the streets are busy a very bizarre and tense situation as we speak. they controlled 95% of tripoli with little opposition from muammar gaddafi forces and earlier they followed a coordinated attack by rebels and by nato forces and by anti- muammar gaddafi residents within tripoli but despite the celebrations they have had there libya national council a warning rebel fighters the danger remains as long as muammar gaddafi is on the run. >> we have to find out where is muammar gaddafi and i believe very much in what they are doing. i think the take over of tripoli is amazing. >> now nato says combat air patrols will continue until muammar gaddafi forces either surrender or retreat and nato says muammar gaddafi should meetly step down from p

small delays at the toll plaza and 880 traffic looks pretty good as you drive into downtown oakland area. if you are driving into san francisco or on 280 it is a nice drive up the peninsular trying to get into downtown san francisco. at 5:17 let's go to rosemary. >>> take it easy reports of dense fog around the area and your forecast for the coast starting out in the 50s and 60s to near 75 degrees in some cases so a nice warmup. looking at 75 around the bay mostly sunny skies to mid-80s around the bay even upper 80s right around san jose. it will get hot even dodging outdoors in the afternoon. mostly clear skies with temperatures sitting in the low- to-mid to upper 50s and upper 80s to mid-90s. your forecast highs. >>> 90 for sonoma. 76 in berkeley 76 for oakland and we are warm 93 livermore, 90s in pittsburgh. 88 san jose, 95 morgan hill. 90 saratoga. 83 in san mateo 83 in san francisco. mid-60s expected this afternoon and partly cloudy park -- partly cloudy skies this afternoon. we will cool it back in time for wednesday and temperatures slip back inland areas. widespread 60s for the c

. >> reporter: symbolically, bay area news group says its moving some of the staff back to downtown oakland. it could be the new home of the new east bay tribune. live in oakland, ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> the san mateo times is also going to disappear. the bay area news group is going to fold into the san jose mercury news. >>> ubs announced cost cutting moves that will result in thousands of pink slips. about 130 workers will be let go to reduce its costs. ubs stock has lost about 1/3 of its value in the last year and faces weaker earnings and slow economic growth. >>> toyota unveiled the latest version of its popular camry model today. the camry has been the best selling model since 1992. but it lost ground after last year's recalls. toyota has sold 100 million camrys since it introduced the sedan almost 30 years ago. >>> the fire broke out about 12:15 this afternoon near patterson pass road and cross road. air tankers helped contain the fire to 147 acres. that's about 50 fewer than initially thought. two firefighters suffered ankle injuries, no buildings were damaged and the cause of th

. >> reporter: symbolically, bay area news group says its moving some of the staff back to downtown oakland could be the new home of the new east bay tribune. live in oakland, ken wayne, ktvu news. >>> the san mateo times is also going to disappear. the bay area news group is going to fold into the san jose mercury news. >>> ubs announced cost cutting moves that will result in thousands of pink slips. about 130 workers will be let go to reduce its costs. ubs stock has lost about 1/3 of its value in the last year and faces weaker earnings and slow economic growth. >>> toyota unveiled the latest version of its popular camry model today. the camry has been the best selling model since 1992. but it lost ground after last year's recalls. toyota has sold 100 million camrys since it introduced the sedan almost 30 years ago. >>> the fire broke out about 12:15 this afternoon near patterson pass road and cross road. air tankers helped contain the fire to 147 acres. that's about 50 fewer than initially thought. two firefighters suffered ankle injuries, no buildings were damaged and the cause of the fi

richard earl singer is the owner of menlow hotel in downtown oakland. prosecutors say he paid an arson it's thousands of dollars to burn down his hotel so he could collect the insurance money. federal investigators say they arrested singer before the alleged plot was carried out. in june singer agreed to a plea bargain in exchange for his guilty plea. he still faces a possible 10 year prison term. >>> an oil spill safety bill has failed in the state senate but supporters are vowing to fight on. the bill would increase the fees that oil companies pay per barrel by less than $.02. those fees make up the budget for the agency responsible for enforcing safety rules, but without an increase the agency faces a deficit and layoffs. the assemblymen who authored the bill says he plans to bring the measure back for a vote. >>> a bill is moving ahead to ban the chemical from plastic baby bottles sold here in california. bpa can harm young children. yesterday, the state senate approved a measure to ban the chemical from baby bottles and sippy cups sold after july 1

it's in downtown oakland as an alternate. the city of oakland is not only concerned about the brown act but losing all the monetary and benefits that come with having such a large agency with all of its employees leave the city of oakland at such a critical time. as to the allegations that they violateds brown act they don't believe they did. but the reason they are holding this rivvo today they not violating the stay law. and plus they are moving. reporting live in oakland kraig debro. >>> we are learning this morning that president obama will unvail a major jobs plan next month. the white house says the plan will contain fresh new ideas for speeding up job growth. coming up at 6:150 we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the expected focus of the president's plan. >>> california senator barbara boxer will be in the bay area today. she will tour the lawrence berkeley national laboratory. at the news conference boxer will discuss transportation bill she has introduce and the importance of transportati

. >>> music is spilling the air in downtown oakland this afternoon. the 112th age art and soul festival attracted thousands of people. 150 artists are showing their ware and, of course, there were lots of food. the festival continues tomorrow. power of tower is the headline act tomorrow. >> that's a good deal for tower of power. >>> in just a few minutes, kickoff from the stick. >> we have the preview of the battle on the bay. sports is next. >>> and a good evening to you. i'm mark ibanez. welcome to this special edition of sports wrap as it is battle of the bay day. raiders over in candlestick park visit the san francisco 49ers. get this. this is the 38th time, counting regular season and preseason that the two teams have met and they are squared up. each has won 19 apiece. so this is a little bit of a rubber match as well. we have joe fondy standing by at the stick to talk about what's going on and we also have fred inglis covering this side of the football. as far as the quarterbacking situation, they have a little head start on the 49ers and they

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they are closing however some of the remaining staff could move back to the tribune building in downtown oaklandng their privacy on the social met york and -- network and they will move their privacy controls from the settings post. that way they can have their own privacy setting. users will preapprove photos that are being tagged by their friends. facebook adds it will eliminate its places feature. >>> aquarian operator is recovering -- a crane operator is recovering after an accident. a family member said the injured worker was transported by the crews and is reportedly recovering at the hospital in walnut creek. >>> brentwood council is backing away on forming its own fire district. last week they voted for the protection district to secure more funding through a tax proposal on the june 2012 press conference. the communities it serves will try to attain additional monetary funds. >>> we are stating there good morning to you pam. pretty good wednesday and here we are middle of the week we don't have any serious problems and of course as i said that, i check again to make sure nothing has cro

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. >>> hundreds of women gathered in downtown oakland today to promote breast feeding. mothers and children marched through downtown and helped educate others in the importance of breast milk for infants. many mothers breast feed their babies when they leave the hospital but stop when they re-enter the work force. health advocates say there's a lot of health benefit force cc1:cc1: continue to breast feed. >> it's convenient. the temperature and everything is perfect. the bonding between the mother and the baby is significantly positively impacted as a result of breast feeding. it just helps the baby to start oncc1: a more positive note. >> health officials say breast milk contains antibodies that help build up babies' immune systems. this month is breast feeding awareness month in california. >>> a massive nationwide recall under way of ground turkey meat that the producer admits may be linked to a outbreak of salmonella. the feds waited two weeks before they actually told the rest of us. nbc bay area's garvin thomas has more. >> reporter: the recall of 36 million pounds

we are asking you now to avoid 880 getting into downtown oakland. we'll tell you why coming up.ouch of philly cream cheese to kraft natural shredded cheese, which adds a touch of creamy to any dish. kraft touch of philly. [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today. >>> good morning, to you. welcome back. here's a look at the top story yes, sir following for you. the san francisco police department accepting job applications. applications will be accepted until 2500 of them have been received. if you are interested you can apply by going to the city's website. >>> san francisco police hope this sketch will lead them to the man that beat up a fan a sports fan inside a candle stick park bathroom during last weekends 49ers raiders game. look at the picture. investigators describe him as a heavy set pa

two men were standing near the pizza restaurant when two men were traveling westbound toward downtown oakland. apparently someone saw someone and made a u-turn. and the passenger started firing. in the middle of all of this, a family simply going to the store. their 3-year-old, on his bicycle. he was shot. he died at the hospital. his mother and father witnessed all of this. police chief and city leaders say, this has got to stop. >> condolences don't make or bring back a 3-year-old baby. and that's tough. that's tough for everybody. i think you've had citizens walking down the street. and they've been teary-eyed when people don't learn that a 3-year-old baby, the innocence of the city is lost. >> it has just got to stop. it's beyond -- we need to throw everything we have at it. and frankly, we have been. i think we need help. we need the federal government and some of its agencies. the u.s. attorney, to come in here and help us. this cannot be tolerated. >> reporter: the mobile command unit is here on the scene. let's go back, live, so you can take a look at that unit. it doesn't come out al

back to the maps to show you what we're talking about through downtown oakland, broadway and 18th is where the disabled vehicle and the tire and wheel it lost are blocking slow lanes. watch for lights, move to the left to allow extra room to work. tree down at pinehurst road at redwood road. probably won't be cleared until after 6:00. locals keep that in mind. locals to cloverdale there is a closure because of an accident at 8:15 yesterday involving a tanker truck. sounds like the driver of that tanker truck died in that accident. unfortunately we have the loss of life, also the closure of 128 right around 101 until noon south 101 clear from marin county. a nice view of all the lights from the north bay. no problems so far, talking about low clouds. >> traffic weather, they go together. >>> singer katy perry could soon have impressive company. ♪ >> pretty funny. perry's latest hit "last friday flight" billboards say if it hits the top 100 perry's album teenager dream will join michael jackson's "bad" as the only album to have five top hits. perry, by the way, will be in the bay area

>> reporter: folks we talked to in downtown oakland's farmer's market are not sure a handful of state special agents will make a difference. >> who are these guys? [ laughter ] >> what do they mean to me? [ laughter ] >> i'm not sure just assigning more cops is the answer. in fact, for sure it's not the total answer. >> while i'm happy with what attorney general is going to do in terms of helping oakland, what's needed isn't more crime suppression alone. >> what they need to do is put that money into the community and give these people some jobs. >> reporter: that's what we heard a lot of getting people jobs. the feds are also on the ground we are told. they are working with the cops according to a spokesman for oakland mayor jean quan. no specific, just that federal officials have pledged to help oakland. the focus is getting guns off the street. >> i know some may say who are these guys, we didn't know who they are. but any help at this point i'm sure is welcomed by oakland. >> reporter: a lot of people are welcoming, you know, more cops on the streets. but you talk to folks out the

bay, 880 the nimitz, as you pass the coliseum, nice and light this morning between hayward and downtown oaklandat's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> another awful start to the morning on wall street. the dow, nasdaq and s&p all opened with huge drops. >> jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com reports. what's going on? >> reporter: i have lots of bad news for you. hope you have plenty of time. first let's look at the stock market. the calm of the past three days is shattered this morning. right now the dow dropping by 347 points. nasdaq is lower by 101. s&p is down by 40. so let's sort it all out. we have some economic news here in the u.s. that's not helping. weekly jobless claims jumped higher by 9,000 to 408,000 after dipping below 400,000 for the first time in quite some time last week. that's why we don't get too excited about individual reports. need to see a trend develop and we're not getting that with the job market. also on the inflation side, consumer side inflation rose a .5% last month and there is a lot of interpretation that with inflation rising, tha

looking good past the coliseum towards downtown oakland. and san mateo bridge problem- free here, as well. 1 minutes takes you out of hayward towards foster city and the peninsula, 14 minutes. looks like people are on vacation. >> we're not, we're here. >> but looks okay right now heading into san francisco on the bay bridge. we have one traffic alert earlier this morning in redwood city. that's gone. so your ride along the peninsula fine, as well. >> ttlt. >> ttllt? >> looks terrific. >> very good. >>> have you ever dreamed of hitting a home run off giants pitcher tim lincecum? >> no, i'd love to have his salary. the giants pitcher is challenging fans to a video competition. they have

looking good towards downtown oakland.s was the accident the nimitz or the macarthur maze that i was mentioning if i can get past this map here. it is -- well, it was westbound 80 to southbound 880. there we go. westbound 80 connector ramp southbound 880 an accident involving a fedex truck and dump truck cleared to the right shoulder so fortunately it is not causing any major delays. bay bridge toll plaza should be turning on the metering lights very shortly likely in the next couple of minutes. so far no big delay and mass transit continues to look great, as well. bart, ace, muni and caltrain everything on schedule. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that's your traffic and your weather. back to you. >> that tricky technology, elizabeth. >> i know. >> 6:18. a weight imbalance may be to blame for a crane collapse at a sacramento amusement park that injured two people. two workers were using the crane to work on the screamer ride support beam. i

leigh glaser coming up with your >> alan: people were enjoying the food and music in downtown oakland today. ♪ >> alan: the art and soul festival attracted the crowd outside of city hall. several bands including power of power and five for fighting flooded the festival with music. there was row after row of artwork created by local artists. >> an ocean-loving canine in southern california is displaying some heart-warmerring skills to give the physically challenged a unique experience. rick ricochet loves catching waves and likes to learn disabled people how to surf. >> she stabilizes the board. somehow she does it. so we're not offbalance. just standing there and just works with us. >> alan: ricochet's owner said her canine gives the disabled a sense of freedom and accomplishment. a special dog with a special talent. rick ricochet the surf dog. >> leigh: at the beach today, little clearing, but you can see for yourself from our high definition mt. tamalpais cam you can see the clear sky over sausolito for the most part as well as mill valley but the clouds hanging right near the marin

passing the coliseum, easy ride all the way towards high street if you are continuing up towards downtown oakland15 minutes between 238 and the maze. silicon valley commute so far, so good in milpitas. that is your traffic. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:46. a san jose panda express restaurant is at the center of a federal investigation. a commission is looking into claims that latino workers were forced to clean toilets while asian employees got a lighter work load. the commission is also checking out claims that manager punished latino employees more often than others. the restaurant though is not commenting. >>> a san francisco car wash is in some hot water accused of cheating workers out of wages. city labor officials say workers at tower car wash were holed up in tiny rooms for up to five hours a day when business was slow. they were allegedly told to wait there off the clock until it got busier. labor officials say this has been going on for about 7 years. >> it would be the largest back wage, interest and penalty recovery in a san francisco minimum wage case. >> san francisco city attorn

all the way up towards downtown oakland. metering lights are on by the way at the bay bridge.r silicon valley commute just starting to slow here in milpitas and remains like that towards zanker road. but overall no major hot spots or big accidents. so that's the good news. >> just cruising time. >> i am. kicking back. >> kick-back day. >> as you prepare for your peter frampton

morning commute looks good, if you are driving on interstate 880, let's say you're driving from downtown oakland to hayward or the other way around, it should be a nice drive for you. still clearing an accident southbound 680 at walnut creek, an injury crash in the center divide. the traffic is just a little bit slow in this area, but you can see that this is not causing a huge slowdown just yet. let's go to steve. >> good morning. we have a big fog bank. just look, it continues to enhance and making a strong surge inland, so temperatures which were in the 80s for some yesterday, a lot of upper 70s. the by the coast still 50s and 60s. around the coast, thick fog for some, not for all. it'll stay cool to cold. morning fog around the bay and then sunny and breezy, but really 60s for many. fog, sun, breezy with 70s and 80s inland. the reason why we're cooling down again, what's new, another system is digging into the pacific northwest. that's allowing that fog bank to thicken up rapidly. water temps aren't that cold unless you are outside of monterey, but mainly in the upper 50s, i've seen colder,

over stock.com coliseum and northbound traffic is cruising on by all the way up towards downtown oaklandis some roadwork out there wrapping up shortly between oak and market just in the northbound lanes. southbound 880 nothing. you're fine all the way down towards oakland airport. and the san mateo bridge, this is the commute direction westbound 92. as you can see no major problems this morning towards the peninsula. remember kcbs once you do hit the roads. they're our radio partners. and you can find them at 740-am and 106.9-fm. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 5:47 now. let's look at the top stories on this thursday. barry bonds going back to federal court this afternoon. today the judge could decide on a request to drop his one conviction for providing evasive testimony. >>> parts of the east coast under stormwatch ahead of hurricane irene which is revving up and working its way north. it's expected to hit north carolina over the weekend. irene ripped through the bahamas damaging at least two islands there. >>> libyan rebels and nato are increasing the search for fugitive dictator moamm

nice smooth ride along the nimitz and the coliseum up towards the downtown oakland exit.if you're continuing up to the macarthur maze and the bay bridge toll plaza, this is ha it looks like. traffic nice and light on this monday morning and no road work to contend with all across the upper deck. lower deck a little bit of ongoing road work toward oakland and the mass transit remains on time with. bart running 30 trains all on schedule. that is your traffic and your weather. back to you. >> and we will take it, elizabeth. thanks. >>> time now is 5:06. >>> he was hit by a car while leaving a giants game on thursday night. up ahead, an update on the condition of the 9-year-old victim. >>> a turf war on san francisco's waterfront. why some pedi-cab drivers say their competition is not playing fair. >>> and the phillies manager reacting to friday's big bench-clearing brawl. why he says his player almost had to start a fight at at&t park. more on that, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloo

no delay up to downtown oakland. this is our backup. the bay bridge.y good-sized wait for this time of the morning. extends to the 880 overcrossing and 5 minute wait or so -- 15 minutes wait or so to get you on the bridge. that's a check of traffic. back to you guys. >> elizabeth, thanks. >>> 6:56. >>> bart riders, be prepared once again. new protests tonight could pose big problems with your evening commute. unter hussen is in san francisco to tell us what is motivating the protest this time around and how bart is responding. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. that's right. the group anonymous is planning a second day of action against bart beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the civic center bart station and if last monday is any indication of what is to come, bart riders can expect big delays to san francisco during the evening commute. anonymous says the issue is still bart cutting cell phone service to protesters on august 11. that's when demonstrators organized against the killing of a homeless man by bart police. and anonymous says they will

. >> reporter: several years ago it moved out of the downtown oakland tower that still bears its name. in just a few months, that name too will become a thing of the past. the bay area news group which own the tribune and more than a dozen other papers plans to fold them into two regional newspapers, the oakland tribune will become the east bay tribune. >> obviously anyone that has any nostalgic krex to the oakland tribune is going to feel a sense of loss. this is from nixon resigning. >> reporter: tribune editor martin reynolds says nowadays newspapers are in a fight to survive. >> it is a distressing time when you're obviously talking about layoffs and further consolidation and moving away from something that was your history. >> reporter: that history includes two pulitzer prizes and countless stories of a community. in oakland's 104-year-old newsstand, there's concern the new regional paper will turn its back on local issues. >> all peoples, they need their own area paper. but if it stops, it's no good for the business. >> reporter: but reynolds believes the changes will allow the

talk about conditions on the nimitz freeway as a possible hot spot out of san leandro and to downtown oaklandere was an accident oakland. the drive times did not get much over 2-3 minutes over the normal commute time of 23 the accident has now been cleared. as look at the toll plaza to the bay bridge, although wind advisory has not been removed from the bay bridge, we have not had any problems reported with high winds for some time in the west of direction. look the next, your ride on the san mateo bridge, it is still a very good commute. no advisories are issued for highway 92. the golden gate bridge ride is still an easy one from marin county. the inbound commuters is still reasonably light. no delays northbound even with two lanes available. >> the time is 8:40 a.m.. we are following developing, breaking news at virginia tech. there is a live shot of the campus, they are and locks down right now after three kids at a summer camp say that they saw a man holding what looked like a gun. the curve very concerned on the campus, everyone is under lock down. regular school is not in session or fu

oakland, and 53 mountain view. mostly 70's expected for santa rosa. a 68 degrees in downtownco. 70's in napa and fairfield. if your going to be going to the candlestick park game? partly sunny with 60s. your kron 4 7 day around the bay we are going to warm up as we start your work week. marty? >> coming up on kron 4 news this weekend a new apple store and a live look outside. clearing skies. [ male announcer ] you never know when, but thieves can steal your identity, turning your life upside down in a matter of seconds. hi. hi, you know, i can save you 15% today if you open up a charge card account with us. you just read my mind. [ male announcer ] just one little piece of information, and they can open bogus accounts, stealing your credit, your money, and ruining your reputation. that's why you need lifelock. lifelock is the leader in identity theft protection. relentlessly protecting your personal information to help stop the crooks in their tracks before your identity is attacked. protecting your social security number, your bank accounts, even the equity in your home. i d