reported southbound 17 approaching 280 so fire crews are out there, saying to expect delays out of downtown san joseill light on 280 itself. that is your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> this morning, homeowners are lining up in downtown san jose, they have been lining up all night, because they are desperate for help to deal with mortgages. >> kiet do has more from mcenery convention center. >> reporter: good morning. overnight in some case, we have been out here for about an hour and we have seen this line double. it's upwards of about 100 people now. as you mentioned, they are all desperate. they owe way more on their homes than they are worth and they are hoping to get some kind of relieve from the banks. some have been here since 8:00 last night some as far as sacramento for the save the dream tour. the dream necessary case is the american dream -- the dream in this case is the american dream, their house. they sit down with a counselor and figure out how much they can pay and walk over to the banks and lenders and try to figure something out here. hopefully, get some of thei

it's 11th street in downtown san jose. tonight the fight is over. walnut creek neighborhood will find out if a cell phone tower will be built close to their home. at&t is planning to build that on property owned by the church on kievny court. neighbors say they should consider other sites not in residential areas. they are worried about with possible health effects. at&t says the site is the only one that will perk for them. it would disguise it as a tree. the council will make a final decision tonight at 7:00. >> good morning. we'll take you out to the east bay. actually the tri-valley, livermore, with a good amount of slowing, look at this, 18 minutes a lot of cars. it is a tuesday. that's going to mean heavier volume. not to this extent on a typical tuesday. watching that carefully. just about 530, just before we're seeing speeds coming in throughant wok. we're watching for slowing seeing that through pay point and pittsburgh coming up in the next half hour. the san mateo bridge, a smooth drive but we have the safety advisory, the changeable sign

san jose, a frat house fire. streets are blocked in the stretch of downtown san jose. so if you are commuting south 11th street near east san fernando street watch out, streets are blocked. fire crews are on scene now. i know our news crews will bring more information on that in the next few minutes. in the meantime, it is a "spare the air" day so you are encouraged to use mass transit. unfortunately, it is not free. but bart systemwide the good news is it is on time. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:31 now. a developing story in the east bay. a large victorian home goes up in flames. >> right now, crews are still on the scene. kristy seifkin is in oakland where firefighters did have some safety concerns. good morning to you, kristy. >> reporter: good morning. yes, the fire has been contained now and put out but it was burning starting around 1:30 this morning and we have a resident in the building who was there when the fire broke out. what happened? >> we heard my uncle and stuff yelling out, fire. and then we started running down. so

it's at the mcenery convention center in downtown san jose. it starts today, goes through wednesday, begins at 8:00 this morning and goes to 8:00 at night. the best part of all, it's free. so you can expect this line to grow throughout the morning here. we'll hear from some desperate homeowners later on this morning. some of them have some heartbreaking stories. frank, back to you. >> it's been a tough couple of years. how many people did you say they expect? >> reporter: they didn't say for this event but in miami, for example, they got 12,000 people. in other events they have got more than 5,000 people. so surprisingly, not a lot of people this morning but who knows. the five-day event, they could very well get a lot of people, a flood later on today. >> still have plenty of time. kiet do live in san jose, thank you. >>> governor brown has vetoed a state budget proposal passed this week by the state legislature. the governor says he wants to focus on reaching a compromise with republican lawmakers on whether to extend a series of tax increas

if you are coming out of downtown san jose, here's live look at 280 traffic. 101 and 280 quiet as you make your way along the peninsula. to the east bay now. bay bridge westbound traffic looks great on the lower deck of the bridge, you will find some roadwork. should be wrapping up within the next hour or so. but for right now, a couple of lanes are blocked. they say 6:00, sometimes it does wrap up a little earlier than that, though. fog our other big story. you can see the halo effect that happens often when we show you this golden gate bridge camera. so no incidents to report and no official fog advisories. but watch out on the golden gate bridge on the span and highway 101 through pacifica and daly city, pretty foggy, as well. mass transit might be a great way to skip the fog. bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain all on time. and, of course, remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9-fm. that is your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> kicking off the summer with some good news for all you travelers out there. how you can cash in a $40 airfare. great deals

. >>> we have breaking news out of downtown san jose. crews are battling a three- alarm fire along san jose state university's fraternity row. the flames broke out around 3:15 this morning. investigators believe that the fire began in a laundry room at the kappa sigma fraternity on south 11th street, just east of the main campus. it's believed that everybody got out safely and flames are limited to one building. matt bigler is on scene and we'll check in with him for the latest in a few minutes. >>> one firefighter was hurt while battling a house fire. kristy seifkin is at the scene where the flames are out but the investigation is still under way. >> reporter: investigators are still continuing to look into the cause of the fire this morning. they still don't know what caused this fire here on 23rd avenue in oakland to break out around 1:30 this morning. we have some footage from a little earlier that was taken showing the flames that really entirely engulfed the building and the fire actually traveled multiple stories through the buildi

downtown san francisco. let's go to the south bay. everything quiet coming out of downtown san jose in the northbound lanes of 280. the guadalupe parkway so far no delay. 101 traffic looks great still coming out of morgan hill. we had a couple of earlier fender-benders in our 5:00 hour. but right now, we are pretty much good to go for the start of this morning commute. in fact, here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. there was a piece of metal reported in one of the toll plaza lanes. the chp may be there to clear it but metering lights are off. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a grisly discovery at a bay area community garden who. police think is behind the shocking case of an -- a grisly discovery at a bay area community garden. who police think is behind the shocking case of animal cruelty. >>> and we'll go live to sacramento and lawmakers passing a budget. >>> the connection to the barry bonds trial, a dad barred from coaching his son's little league team. it's coming up. the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings ac

thank you. >> firefighters certainly up early this morning in downtown san jose battling a fraternityouse fire near san jose state university. marla is live at the scene. >> reporter: good morning. i do have good news to report. i just spoke to the fire captain and he says the fire is now officially under control as of 6:12 this morning. so in the last 20 minutes the firefighters on scene about 90 of them, did get this fire under control. live on scene now you can see it is much calmer than it was earlier this morning. it was called in at 3:20. firefighters from san jose and santa clara on scene. this fire all started in the kappa sigma frat house. most of the damage is contained to the second story. of course the roof did collapse. 28 fraternity members in the home at the time of the fire. the good news is they got out all okay. i just spoke to the fraternity press. he thinks it may have started in the laundry room. >> we thought it's not that bad at the beginning because it was smoke. then after 15 minutes of them doing their thing it was like a huge fier all over the house. it was

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out to the south bay live conditions out of downtown san jose.edical lights toward the 880 interchange, but -- headlights toward the 880 interchange but quiet now. there is roadwork near the 880- 92 interchange in hayward but not too bad. live sensors fast the coliseum. headlights heading southbound so quick trip towards oakland airport. and we'll show you one more live traffic camera. here's a live look at milpitas at that westbound 237 traffic. mass transit is on time. that is your traffic. back to you guys. >>> some vegetable sprouts are the cause of e. coli that killed 29 people in europe. officials say a look at the pattern of the outbreak has enabled them to narrow down the cause to the tainted sprouts. this despite the fact that no tests have come back positive. 3,000 people have become ill. >>> apple putting the brakes on apps that help drunk drivers avoid the police. the cupertino-based company is reviewing applications that tell users the locations of dui checkpoints and banning any similar apps from its store in the future. apple is up

are putting up extra tents in the hopes it will keep visitors dry at the sub zero festival in downtown san jose. but with the weather feeling almost sub zero, artists are worried they won't get the crowd of potential buyers they'd hoped for. >> this is my livelihood. this is the only job i have. i'm a full time artist and this, i'm really hoping people just decide to come out regardless of the weather because there are a lot of us like me who, we depend on these events. >> reporter: artist michael foley hopes to sell this painting for $150 tonight but now he's worried rain could damage his work. in san jose, roger fisher is practicing his putts. he and his wife came early to beat the rain, but many golfers scratched their plans. >> within the last 24 hours, just because of predictions, we've lost about 30 to 40 golfers in the last 24 hours. >> reporter: then there's the upcoming events. >> we have a tournament on monday of about 200 people. yesterday they called us up, panicking, thinking they needed to cancel, that they're afraid of the thunderstorms and the major bad rain. >> reporter: a brid

reporting live in downtown san jose, mary ann favro, nbc bay area news. >> bring the umbrella. thank you, mary ann. >>> san jose city leaders struck a tentative deal with police today that will save 156 officers from being laid off. here are the details of that agreement. officers will give up 10% of their pay. 20 positions will go to civilians. airport policing will now be outsourced, and negotiations are pension reform and six leave pay-outs vbt yet been decided. now, both the mayor and the president of the officers association praised the deal, but even with the concessions, the police department stands to lose 122 officers. >> i'm hopeful that the council over the next two weeks will find some way to reduce those number of layoffs. quite frankly, we're already understaffed with the major city police department in the united states. we can't afford to lose one officer, let alone 122. >> both sides acknowledge this year's deal will not solve future budget problems. it's likely the department will face more cuts next year. >>> new at 6:00, if you thought the budget cuts only af

but san jose police stopped them before they could get away. those who work downtown that san jose is laying off police officers. >> we see riffraff, a lot of things coming from a lot of out- of-towners, because we talk to people, whatever, a lot of out- of-towners and whatever. i guess kind of an opinion that i heard that maybe it's lack of resource of the police department why the out of towners are coming here and doing what they do, you know, as they call it get crazy and disrespect the streets. >> reporter: back in march, another mcdonald's near a college campus was also the scene of more violence. a man was shot in the back of the head and killed in an apparent execution right in front of the mcdonald's on bascomb avenue near san jose city college. as far as the victims from last night's triple stabbing, their conditions run known. back to you. >> thank you. kiet do in san jose. >>> time now 5:35. lawrence, sleeping in this morning. he is on the big show this morning. >> let's just call him. erika, don't you think we ought to call him to wake him up? >> we shoul

neighbors just south of downtown san jose are having a hard time with this. they just said goodbye to ashley and her daughter a month ago when they moved. tonight, both mom and daughter are in the hospital with gunshot wounds to their heads. neighbor ashley carter is stunned. she can't believe 49-year-old ashley and her 14-year-old daughter were shot in the head. the teen clinically brain dead. the mother surviving. >> it's horrible. they're both really nice. the daughter is really pretty and sweet. >> reporter: the shooting happened at a trailer park in krcrescent city. they had just moved there a month ago. investigators say 60-year-old jerry wayne steele was accused of sexually assaulting the little girl earlier this year. he drove up tuesday morning with the intent to kidnap them both. detectives say he instead shot both of them in the head. a close family friend agreed to talk to us if we hid his identity. >> i'm taking it very much in shock. i mean, that's -- they were going up there to try to make new life for themselves, and it just doesn't seem that

out of downtown san jose traffic very light in the northbound lanes. caltrain another option.art, ace, muni metro and caltrain on time. new accident just reported eastbound highway 4 at willow. we understand that it sounds like maybe possibly one lane is blocked there. if you are continuing down the eastshore freeway, westbound 80 quiet all green on our sensors and no delay at all through berkeley. and live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic light here, as well. no metering lights yet so it's a quick trip all the way into san francisco. lower deck of the bay bridge toll plaza still ongoing roadwork lanes blocked until 6:00 this morning. other bridges across the bay area we'll show you one more live look. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge where you can see things look good. this is the commute direction westbound 92. should be about 13 minutes coming out of hayward and heading towards foster city and the peninsula. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. that's your traffic and weather. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> new york congressma

san jose police stopped them before they can get away. those who work downtownord is getting out that san jose is laying off police officers. >> we say riffraff, a lot of people come from a lot of out- of-towners, because i'm -- you know, we talk to people where a lot of out-of-towners and whatever i guess kind of an opinion that i heard is maybe lack of resource, the police department, why the out-of- towners are coming here and doing what they do, you know, as they call it get crazy and disrespect the streets. >> reporter: back in march another mcdonald's near a college campus was also the scene of more violence. that's when a man was shot in the back of the head and killed in an apparent execution right in front of the mcdonald's on bascomb near san jose city college. as far as those three victims from last night go, their conditions run known at this time. >> thank you, kiet do in san jose. >>> tonight the family of michelle le is holding a vigil in san diego. the hometown of that missing nursing student. relatives and friends gathered for a vigil last night

a live look near downtown san jose.vilion, all is quiet. >>> more delays on a vote to upgrade san francisco's communications network. the board of supervisors has decided to delay for a third time a vote on at&t's plan to install hundreds of network boxes. it wants a hearing on how devices fit in city construction guidelines. each 4 foot tall box contains technology, internet, cable and land line phone service in the city. opponents of the boxes say they would obstruct pedestrian traffic, inconvenience property owners and they are an eyesore. a new vote scheduled for next month. >>> new changes to twitter, co-founder of twitter says he's leaving the company. up next, he plans to team up with former twitter founders to relaunch the company obvious. it's not clear what kind of service obvious will offer. twitter made a lot of changes. former ceo evans williams bowed ouchlt the rest of your news before the bell we turn to nicole lapin with the cnbc headquarters. good morning, nicole. >> good morning, futures are higher as

san jose. this is 280 at the 17 overcrossing. same news in santa cruz mountains. that repaving project on 17. leaps are reopen. clear. no delay through downtownn jose area. this is also in san jose. 101 at the 880 overcrossing. no problems making your way up the peninsula. for the latest traffic update, go to abc7news.com. click on the traffic link. kristen? >> thanks, megan. >>> now 5:53. there is a grassroots evident to get san francisco to do what new york does, offer free bus rides for kids. the group power is behind the initiative. they want the transit agency to expand a pilot program to give free muni passes to 12,000 low-income students between april and june. >> there has been tremendous service cuts. at the same time, young people are asked to ride muni to school because yellow school bus service is being cut. we want the mayor and the mta board to provide free fast passes to all young people. >> the group says muni would save money to use money it spepdz on the fare enforcement to offer free youth passes. it's estimated 60,000 kids ride muni every day. >> another money-saving idea here. all you can view movie pass for $50 a month d

continue with our breaking news in san jose, a house fire -- i'm sorry, it's a fraternity house fire, san jose state. this fire clearly being seen from our cameras downtownn fire captain mary gutierrez, san jose fire department. captain giew ter ez, are you there? >> yes, i'm here. >> can you tell us what happened and how many firefighters are there and all the details that you can? >> yes. the call came in around 3:30 this morning, south 11th street, it was the kappa sigma fraternity. a student reported seeing fire in the laundry room. when crews arrived on scene, they had heavy black smoke at the rear of the building. it's a two-story fraternity. when they got inside to the second floor and pulled the ceiling, they found heavy fire inside the attic already. crews did an aggressive interior attack for about 45 minutes. after that the order was called and the fire went defensive which means our firefighters are fighting the fire from the outside. none of the officers were injured. there were 28 of them inside at the time all occupants have a place to go, we've taken care of that, the red cross is not needed. we have one firefighter that got transported t

. >>> parking in downtown san jose will start more starting july 1st. the city council approved rate increases at city-owned downtown garages. they include a $5 flat rate to park on saturdays at three locations. the fees will expand to sunday starting next year. the evening rate will go up. >>> less than two hours ago, oakland mayor jean quan introduced the city's new administrator. she is deanna santana. she worked in the oakland city manager's office from 1995 to 199 before she left to -- 1999 before she left to san jose. >> the ability to return and serve in this capacity is one i told with deep passion and great responsibility. there are both challenges and opportunities ahead of us, and i will serve this organization and this city with a great deal of energy and dedication. >> santana has a bachelor's degree and a master's. she's expected to start her new job in august. >>> a homeless man was injured this morning when a grass fire burned out near his encampment near cota ma der row -- cota ma der -- corte madera. firefighters were trying to get him

. >> reporter: in downtown san jose, 95 degrees. that could be hard to take at a construction site. workers sweated it out while directing traffic. another tough gig, being a sign holder. workers were near the water but couldn't get relief. cars were lined up and they had to work fast. >> this concrete is normally 90 degrees. you will be sweating more. >> reporter: back out here live at raging waters, you could see people are still enjoying the cool waters out here. tomorrow is expected to be just as hot and they expect big crowds. janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> stinson beach, a shark warning in place. >> reporter: life guards posted signs like this one around stinson beach warning visitors there is another visitor in the waters off the shore. >> reporter: a lifeguard shot this video of a great white shark yesterday. the same shark spotted earlier in the day at stinson beach. life guards cleared the watt, yesterday. and are warning visitors to stay out of water deeper than their knees till friday. >> in 1997 someone was bit here. and that's why the signs represent those

san jose. low to mid-90s on most of the peninsula. millbrae, mid-to-upper 80s. low to mid-70s along the coast. daly city at 73. mid-80s downtown in south san francisco. saucelito. mid-to-upper 90s through the north bay valleys. low 70s at your beaches. upper 80s to low 90s. dublin and pleasanton upper 90s. triple digits in the east bay valley. mid-to-upper 90s in morgan hill and hollister. if you head to giants game, twins are in town. it will be sunny and the temperatures are going to be running in the low 80s. dropping in the low 70s. tonight. low to mid-60s. 50s in half moon bay and san francisco. the accuweather seven-day forecast, you see the cooling reaches the coast. some spills in the bay tomorrow. moves inland thursday and drops you eight degrees. we will drop another five to six degrees by the weekend. where temperatures are more comfortable. >> it's still cool on the road. no problem at the bay bridge toll plaza. on interstate 80 in berkeley, the drive-time is 18 minutes. easy ride. westbound 80 from berkeley to the carquinez bridge to the maze. hoping to get a live shot for you. the traffic is flowing well westboun

downtown san jose. ong the change going from 75 cen >>> starting july 1, it will cost more to park at city-owned garages in downtown san jose. the weekday parking is going from 75 cents to a dollar for every 20 minutes. $5 flat rate on saturday. at san pedro square the flat rate is going up $2 for major events at hp pavilion. visitors will still get $2 for validation from businesses. >>> toby mcgwire faces a civil lawsuit. a civil group filed the suit against him today. they say a hedge fund manager stole thousands from them in a ponzi scheme. they claim he then lost the money in a high stakes poker game involving maguire and other celebrities including ben affleck and matt damon. they demand maguire pay back more than $300,000 he won in the game. >> in all the complaints i filed we allege there was about $5 .2 million of monies paid by him to pay his gambling losses. >> maguire hasn't commented. ruder man is serving 10 years in federal prison for the ponzi scheme. >>> they moved in and now it's time to

san jose. and we actually have a camera showing you 280 traffic heading out of downtown san jose, which is great all the way towards cupertino, about 11 minutes between 101 and highway 85. the altamont pass, so far all in the green. so yeah, people getting an early start on their long 4th of july weekend. traffic is a touch lighter. typically we see a couple of yellow sensors by this time of the morning. westbound 580, 14 minutes is your drive time from the altamont pass towards 680. that's ticked down a couple of notches. it was 16 minutes earlier in the newscast. the antioch bridge no problems, no delays. we don't usually see a lot of issues now. antioch bridge traffic usually moves well. all the by towards 4 in antioch still looks great. bart, ace, muni metro and caltrain is on time. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> president obama is challenging republicans in congress on that hotly debated deficit ceiling. he told reporters yesterday any deficit reduction plan must eliminate selected tax breaks for oil companies and the wealthie

where you are tonight gee, members of a san jose state fraternity were helpless watching their fraternity house go up in flames. the house on south 11th street in downtown san jose caught fire around 3:00 this morning. the four-alarm fire was fought by multiple agent simpts at one point three ladders and about 90 fire fighters. the fire might have started in the laundry root all 28 people living in the house escaped safely. >> we could feel it from like a block away. you could feel the fire. it was huge in the sky. >> the cause of the fire has not been determined. one fire fighter was taken to a local hospital for a burned hand. sheexpected to be okay. fire officials say the kapa sig house is a total loss with damages close to $2 million. san jose state is providing free housing for the students for one week. many of these students ren rolled in summer session. >>> the iranian lawyer who was representing the two detained uc berkeley students say they could have their day in court on july 31st. it was nearly two years ago that josh fattal, shane bauer and sarah shourd were arrested by iranian forces on suspicion of spying. the three crossed into iran fro

but if you're headed to downtown san jose, could you experience more expensive parking, starting nexth. san jose city council is considering a plan to raise the rates there between 25 and 33%. at five of the city's public garages. the plan also calls for parking fees on weekends and holidays, something that will be hard to get used to for some folks, because it's free right now. the council will vote on the plan on june 14th. if it is approved, the new rates will take effect on july 1st. >>> supporters of oakland's libraries are protesting major cuts to funding with a mock funeral. they say if the cuts are allowed, the buildings would be closed. like silent tombs. so tonight they'll march through the city in a mock funeral procession. city plans to actually close 14 branches to save money. the other four locations will be open a few days of the week, with limited services. tonight's protest starts at 7:00 at the intersection of 20th and broadway. >>> here's an eye-opener for you this morning at what helps to open your eyes. starbucks actually raising the price of the package coffee th

san jose students get back on their feet after escaping from the burning fraternity house. a relief fund set up to help them. that fire happened early at the kappa sigma house in downtown san jose. a lot of students escaped with no more than the shirt on their back or not even that. can you donate to the university's relief fund on the school's website. addresses on your screen there. click "give:your support count" then enter student emergency fund-kappa sigma. the cause of the fire has not been determined. >>> funding from the federal government will not come to local communities damaged by massive flooding in marriage. mara tellez here with why fema says it can't help. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is certainly not boding well with officials and business owners along the main street here in capitola. this is capitola avenue. many businesses flooded in march. we found this one here called "welcome to the beach" appropriately named, of course. they are even posting these photos of saturday march 26th, 10:00 a.m. take a look at what this street looked like then. just devastating for these businesses here. now, if you live here, i don't have to tell you

. >>> parking in downtown san jose about to become more expensive.is expected to approve a rate hike for some of its parking garages. >> you have to collect money somewhere. mike holguin joins us. good morning, what's going on? >> reporter: good morning. 25 to 30 3% more. pretty hefty hike. what's driving up the proposed rate hike is the fact that the redevelopment agency here has gone broke. their inability to pay the debt service on the city's five public garages means the city now has to take over the payments. the councilman who represents downtown says most users won't be feeling the impact. >> the majority of the users of our parking garages are either employees of companies who are paying fixed rates or in fact people who have free parking as a result of the validation program that we have had in place for many years. and validation will now become quite a bit easier as a result of these changes. >> reporter: nevertheless, downtown bar and restaurant owners very concerned about this proposed increase. their friday that will drive businesses aw

san jose no problems. south bay, 101 seeing nice speeds. elsewhere guadalupe parkway not too bad. live look at 280 through downtown san jose. roubles here. some cars out there on the road but overall still moving up to speed as you work your way through san jose. and milpitas not bad at all. 880/237 connector, if you are heading westbound 237 between 880 and 101, that's just an easy six-minute ride this morning so plenty of time. we have roadwork eastbound 80 approaching the skyway on the bay bridge. couple of lanes shut down there to be wrapped up by 6:00. not too many delays. traffic okay past that roadwork on the lower deck heading into oakland. if you are coming towards the toll plaza, looks like this. metering lights are off. nice ride across the upper deck into san francisco. off the eastshore freeway, only about 18 minutes from the carquinez bridge to the maze. so still very light through there. golden gate bridge not a problem. eight-minute ride from south 101, 37 to 580 but they still have roadwork south of the waldo tunnel. that's a look at traffic. back to you. >>> 5:20. a last-minute reprevious for an elementary

san jose 101, not too bad. actually, traffic moving pretty well there. in fact, very light as you work your way northbound through downtownan jose. elsewhere on the maps, roadwork eastbound 4 at loveridge all lanes now open, wrapped up quickly ahead of schedule. lots of green on the freeways there. dumbarton bridge at the high- rise early-morning roadwork cleared. here's a live look at the dumbarton bridge, where traffic is cruising right along through that area. 237 connector to south 880, road closed until at least 7:00 today. eastbound 237 to south 880 will be shut down. they hope to open it by at least 7 a.m. the westbound side looking nice, unaffected, through milpitas. it's that flip side that you want to worry about but by 7:00 it will be open. 14 minutes between 880 and 101. at 101, peninsula a nice ride both directions. south 880 at dixon landing, minor wreck on the right shoulder, some slight spectator slowing, not too much of a factor. bay bridge nice and light looking good towards the toll plaza. metering lights are off. no delays there. in fact, looks really nice across the upper deck into san francisco. don'

a lot of the roadwork that we were dealing with on 880 in san jose is now cleared and coming out of downtown jose, traffic looks great on 280, 101 by the way problem-free, as well. that is your traffic. back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> it started with puppies, and then kittens, and now san francisco board of supervisors is considering a ban on all pet sales. the ban would cover everything from dogs to mice even goldfish all in an effort to end animal cruelty. the plan was first introduced last year. it was put on hold after supporters wanted to include a ban on all animals with fur or feathers. animal activists say it would be symbolic. >>> a bay area congresswoman won't seek re-election next year. representative lynn woolsey announced yesterday that she would retire. she has served the bay area and the united states for two decades now. woolsey is known for her consistently liberal positions on issues particularly with the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> 6:22. the supreme court weighs in. the justices say that kids can still buy the violent videogames. but the battle isn't over. >> and

and to the south bay we go, northbound traffic on 285 looks great, headed out of downtown san jose.ce train number one has been about 10 minutes behind schedule all morning. we'll continue to follow that. otherwise, the roads look good. >> excellent. >> yeah. good job. >>> can we predict the traffic next weekend? >> that would be pretty good. >>> all right 5:56 now. >>> in the next half hour, beachgoers are on high alert in the bay area. the shark siting, which has prompted the national park service. >>> you can jump into one of these things instead. a k pool that could be as deadly to children as regular pools. we have that coming up. stay with us. >>> >>> and a three alarm fire breaks out in sunnyvale. one individual sent to the hospital with burn injuries. i'll have a full report coming up. >>> a judge will decide if the lead suspect in the brian stow beating will be set free. does lapd have enough to hold him? we'll explain. >>> er? fiber one. almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? uh, try the number one! i've never hea

. >>> and starting july 1st it'll cost you more to park at city owned garages in downtown san jose.mong the changes weekday parking is going from 75-cent to a dollar for every 20 minutes. three will start charging a five dollar flat rate s on saturday. visitors will still get two hours of free parking validation from downtown businesses. >>> what is the worst for us? the one food that makes us gain the most weight. >> and the first lady is in africa like you have never seen her before. ,, ♪ [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can help you write it. . >>> today the first lady appeared in south africa. she spoke to women in the hopes of spining them to work for equality in the nation. the familiar message she said in that country. >

. >>> paying to park in downtown san jose could cost more starting next month. the city council will consider a plan to raise rates as much as 33% at the 5 public garages breathed by the city. the proposal calls for eliminating free parking on weekends and holidays. merchants say that will drive away customers who are starting to come down town to ntown to shop and dine. >>> good afternoon to you, a live look from bay point, high clouds overhead, temperatures cooler than yesterday but no sunshine today. mid and high level clouds across the region. they are not going away. we are just getting started. 59 degrees right now san francisco. 57 in oakland, 63 degrees san jose. low 60s concord, 63 in livermore, 59 degrees outside your door in redwood city. you been picking up moisture already over areas of boulder creek down into santa cruz. most of this not hitting the ground but again, as we know it is going to be a wet cool weekend. take a look at your satellite and radar here. some of this rain already off the northwest coast of california, down to about eureka or

san jose state fraternity is without a home. the kappa sigma house on south 11th in downtown san jose caught fire early this morning. what started with just some smoke quickly turned into a massive fire-fight. >> all i hear is like people screaming in the hallway. there's smoke in the house, and -- >> reporter: meti had planned to wake up refreshed for his 9:00 a.m. midterm. instead, he and his fraternity brothers were awakened by fraternity brothers after 3:00 this morning. all 28 made it out safely. >> and we could feel it from a block away. you could feel the fire. it was huge in the sky. >> reporter: a fierce combination of flame and smoke coming from the roughly 15,000 square-foot frat house on south 11th street. the four-alarm fire was of -- was fought by 90 ladders. it may have started in the loundry room. >> luckily the fire was isolated to the attic and roof area. it stayed out of the living area initially. that was a big save. >> reporter: with the collapsed roof, much of the second floor could not be saved. the 45-year-old house has a rich history of brotherhood. today some of that history was salvaged an

starting next month it could cost more to park in downtown san jose. the city council will consider a plan to raise rates that the -- the base rate would increase from 75 cents per 20 minutes to $1. proposal calls for eliminating free parking on weekend and holidays. that will drive away customers the city says it needs the money to pay down its debt on the 4th street garage. >>> young people are having their prom in an unusual place tonight when they give them a nice break from big challenges. >>> new signs of deadly eco lie strain has made it into the united states and what's being done about it here in the bay area. >>> showers have been over the increase over the past few hours. we'll let you know when the heaviest rain band. ♪ [ 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 okay? yeah, i'm fine. ♪ [ ukulele ] >>> tsa actually -- so the deploy more full body scanners. now tsa does have to make cuts. the agency already pro

southbound no backups to report and now look into satirizing very light as you head out of sight in downtown san joseo delays on caltrain all are on time. >> german ministries say to show which sprawls is not the cause of the e-coli outbreak. this e-coli outbreak killed 22 people pierre in they had shut down of a german farm where they thought the spread looks ahead come from. >> new video coming into the kron 4 newest room. this is video a strauss-kahn leaving his apartment in new york city heading to court is expected to plead not guilty that he sexually attacked a maid at hotel carried he faces seven charges. records show that he is accused of sexually assaulting a housekeeper and this is a picture of him coming into court. we'll be this is a picture of him coming into court. we'll be right back is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find experts in short sales or bank-owned properties or commercial real estate, agents who can help speed up the process, no matter how intricate. and that's good news, whether you're trying to sell or hoping to buy. because the only sign you really want t

south san jose had a temperature of 90 degrees. in downtown san jose, just 82. we'll talk about the cooling trend and a, yhe td wor "showers" in my seven-day, coming up. [ kate ] if this icelandic mud could work wonders on my skin, imagine what it could do for my business. now, i just had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called john, my citibank small business expert. [ john ] kate, how are you? [ kate ] he got me a line of credit and together we made it happen. now, my spa has more business than ever. ...and so does our cleaning crew. [ male announcer ] at citibank, we believe small business is a big deal. what's your story? citibank can help you write it. >>> a journalist with ties to the bay area has outed himself as an undocumented immigrant. tonight, we're hearing from the principal who helped secretly mentor the writer. in an interview, and a "new york times" essay, he reveals he lived with the secret for years, even as he began working at "the washington post." his former high school principal says vargas was a phenomenally involved

. >> still ahead, cost of parking is going up in downtown san jose. we tell you by how much. >> keeping it local. the bay area community that created the first neighborhood debit card. >> citizen firefighters versus city of oakland. coming up, the threat some volunteers are receiving even if they [ male announcer ] you don't make the world's best chicken by pressing a button. it takes a cook. we're kfc and we've got a certified cook in every restaurant freshly making the colonel's original recipe, today and every day. 11 herbs and spices, hand-breaded, hands down the world's best chicken. today is a kfc day. so bring home a real meal -- 10 pieces of that famous chicken, 3 large sides and 6 biscuits. enough real food to feed a family of four or more, just 20 bucks. today tastes so good. >>> it's 4:43. you are looking at the h.d. roof camera down the embarcadero. pretty light there. it is going to be hot today. we will have more on that with mike nicco, but not as hot as yesterday. >> it will soon cost more to park in san jose's four city-owned downtown

three men have been stabbed in downtown san jose. 5 photo journalist, jim flanigan is on scene and they have all been taken to the hospital. this happened about an hour ago on first street. this is not far from san jose state. as you can see, dozens of police officers are there right now, but what we don't know is the victims conditions. >>> well friends and family of a missing nursing student say they are not giving up hope that she is still alive. they held a vigil in heyward tonight for michelle lee. she disappeared may 27 from kaiser permanente. police are calling it a homicide investigation. but lee's loved ones say they won't stop looking. >> it is important to me that i don't want anyone taken away from me. >> we know she is out there waiting for us. we are going to bring her home. >> police call these former friends, gazelle a person of interest. a guy she dated took out a restraining order two weeks ago because he said she threatened him. he is the same guy who was friends with michelle lee. meanwhile another exboyfriend of e

help to identify and dismantle the criminal gangs who have taken over the streets in parts of downtown san jose. >> my kids have seen people dealing drugs around here. it is awful. we have seen gang fights. we have come home and seen people laying in front of our driveway. it is awful. >> it is a myriad of strategies, and really the ultimate goal is to protect the community and protect the public and try and remove those folks from the community that are there to exploit people and commit crimes. >> this new partnership comes as san jose faces 27 murders so far this year. 14 are gang-related. by comparison, just six gang-related homicides in just last year. >>> there is outrage in the fruit veil district. the judge's approval of a controversial gang injunction. it bans five men, the city says, that are nor tane yo -- norteno gang members from east oakland. they can't gather in the 450 square blocks covered by the ruling. it imposes a curfew between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. opponents say the decision is impossible to enforce. the judge reserved his decision on an additional35 reputed gang member

and to the south bay coming out of downtown san jose, we are looking pretty good right now in the northbound quiet towards cupertino. remember kcbs, our radio partners, at 740-am and 106.9- fm. get the latest traffic information once you hit the roads. that's your traffic and weather. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:47. california's top insurance company is planning to cap profits and refund millions to its customers and healthcare organizations. blue shield of california's ceo says the company will limit its annual profits to 2%. he also promised anything over that amount will go back to some policyholders. that amount right now is $180 million. blue shield says this does not mean there won't be rate increase, though. >>> fed chairman had some things to say about the economy that wall street really didn't want to hear. >> let's find out more about that. let's go to jason brooks with kcbs and cbsmoneywatch.com. jason, good morning. >> reporter: perhaps next time ben bernanke will wait until after the closing bell before he starts talk about the economy. the market was looking like it was go

. >>> visiting downtown san jose just got more expensive, parking rates being raised by as much as 33%ill also eliminate free parking on the weekends. the council say it's needed to make up for the massive cuts. the new rates go into effect july 1st. >> let's bring in joe know from comcast. just eliminate that first inning and the giants looked great tonight. >> that's the way to do it, just shorten the games to seven, knock off the first two. coming up in m of a national championship still alive. details ahead. . the internet on a plane! are you from the future? um, no. cleveland. listen cleveland, your savings account is stuck in the past! earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking baby! so instead of making peanuts, your savings will be earning three times the national average. oops. sorry. three times more? i'll have that! it is now safe to go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? buh-bye... call me. >>> good evening, everyone. so just as the giants were searching for a way to score runs, something strange happened. the pitching fell

. >> reporter: they are here at the convention center in downtown san jose because they owe way more than what their houses are worth. they have spent months even years going back and forth with their banks and often gotten nothing but frustration. mary from san francisco would love a fixed rate loan but can't get a straight answer from chase ever since her adjustable mortgage tripled and she has fallen behind. can you make that payment? >> no, ican't. i can't make it. >> reporter: so the nonprofit neighborhood assistance corporation of america has taken an old-fashioned approach with their free event called save the dream. get everyone lenders and borrowers under one roof to talk face to face, eye to eye. when that decision-maker, that banker is in front of the homeowner they are in it together. >> it's not a piece of paper. >> it's a phone call. it's a person with kids, a family, that wants to save a home, that emotion is absolutely crucial. >> reporter: after trying for two years on the phone to get chase to lower her payments, this is mary's first time meeting them person. she is

in san jose, a saturday night out in downtown san jose is going to cost you just a bit more. starting july 1, less than two weeks from now, parking at city-owned dprajs wigarages wil longer be free. it was a perk meant to draw people to bars and restaurants downtown in the evenings and weekends. the city council axed the free parking in an effort to bring in more revenue. downtown business owners say getting rid of free parking on weeknights and weekends will end up costing more in the long run. >> i would rather walk or ride my bike than pay what they're charging for parking. if they're going to increase the cost of parking, people aren't going to want to go to the parks anymore. they'll stay where they live. r >> here are the new rules -- >>> more controversy for usairways. saggy pant didn't fly, but apparently wearing no pants at all is no problem. here are some photos of a passenger who boarded a usairways plane wearing nothing but women's underwear. he's a crossdresser. this photo was taken by jill tarlow, who was also flying that day. she tells us several travelers comp

san jose, a nice rainbow off to the east of downtown san jose. this is what was left of the rain. changed over to scattered showers and pretty sights like that around the santa clara valley. record-breaking totals. oakland, almost an inch and a half of rain. tops, though, ben loaman. and notice we still have areas of lighter rain falling. and this is the transition that we'll see for sunday. the showers offshore starting to move inland. for tomorrow morning, i think we'll see hilltop showers and then as we go through the day, we'll still see a chance possibly of some thundershowers in the mix as well. so round two coming up tomorrow. we'll let you know how it's going to affect you hour by hour in the full forecast. >>> today's wet weather put a crimp in a lot of people's plans from arts and wine festivals to traditional june weddings. the rain and wind have many people longing for a typical spring day rather than feeling like the middle of winter. nbc bay area's kimberly tere was out in the weather most of the day and joins us from walnut creek. >> reporter: hello, diane. one year

there but there's a few cars out there on the road northbound 280 as you work your way through downtown san jose. bay bridge, no problems, conditions are like this across the upper deck into san francisco. i'm have mass transit and your early-morning roadwork. right now, back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:41. if you don't do your job, you don't get a paycheck. that's the punishment lawmakers could face over the cash crisis. >>> plus the east bay could lose its only shelter. the cry for help for evicted animals coming up. >> the silver lining for what may be a grim jobs report. the bay area city that's the best place in the country for job seekers. ,, ,, [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a ser

. >>> and starting july 1st it'll cost you more to park at city owned garages in downtown san jose. among the changes weekday parking is going from 75-cent to a dollar for every 20 minutes. three will start charging a five dollar flat rate s on saturday. visitors will still get two hours of free parking validation from downtown businesses. >>> what is the worst for us? the one food that makes us gain the most weight. >> and the first lady is in africa like you have ,,,,,,,,,, [ man ] i love you guys. [ laughs ] i mean, just, you know, the whole heist thing. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices, all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. no sequel for that guy. i may be mud, but i have standards. mops? please. some of them have bacteria. ♪ and they try to pick me

. >>> part of that recovery is happening now in downtown san jose. homeowners struggling to make ends meet are getting some help. people coming from well beyond the bay area to attend what's called the save the dream tour. as nbc bay area reports, it's the chance for them to save money and save their homes. >>> we left stockton at 3:00 a.m. and got here about 5:00. >> reporter: hundreds showed up at the san jose convention center's south hall darkened early this morning. though their circumstances are different, these homeowners share a mutual hope. >> i'm a couple months behind in my mortgage. and i'm just hoping -- i've lived in my house for 11 years. i recently retired and am hoping to save my home. >> reporter: mike marley arrived last night, spent the night outside south hall. that earned him the first spot in line. >> it was a little color. >> reporter: yeah. >> yeah, definitely a little cold. but hopefully it will be worth it. >> reporter: the save the dream tour is hosted by naca, the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. the six-da