early on, it was rickie fowler actually turning heads.. he has the line. and also has the distance. fowler nails it. ricky pulled even with mcilroy but now sits in second at 10 under. not a great weekend for tiger woods. but on one, woods' approach shot is pretty good here. gets the roll. this is going to stop just a few feet from the cup. he would bury the first hole he is currently at three over for the tournament. on 16, rory showing off his short game. a long putt for eagle. and mcilroy making it look easy this weekend. that dropped in the 15th. then on the 18th. rory's approach shot, pretty much sums up his weekend thus far. it's nearly perfect. nice roll here. another chance at eagle. how about that? on 16th, rory's putt, he's going to find the cup once again for eagle. he shoots a 68 for the round. giving him a six shot lead. he's not thinking about lifting that claret jug just yet. >> i have to think about the process and getting the process of playing good golf and knowing that if i execute my game plan the way i know that i can,

but mcillroy stared it down and fought off fowler and led by three on 16. and he eagles here. to push his lead to five. in fact he eagled two of the last three holes. second shot here the par 5 18. and this baby is a beauty. mcillroy shot a 4 under 68 and in great shape. and if he doesn't blow it it's going to be a huge, huge payday. so -- mcillroy threatening a career grand slam leads by six shots going into sunday over fowler. if mcillroy wins his first british open he gets the jug and his dad's group gets almost $400,000 american. >> you know i never thought that i'd be able to be in this position. you know i didn't think that i -- you know, even have the chance at 25 to go for three. -- three legs of the grand slam. you know it'd be way too much to think about and way too much to sort of ponder. but you know, first things first, just play a good solid round of golf tomorrow and if that means that i'm going to augusta next year with a bit of hype. so be it. >>> baseball, giants trying to close in on miami. dodgers have already lost. that story coming up on the late show. th

rickie fowler, great to see you.oles, isn't that sacrilegious in the world of golf? >> when we are talking about getting some golf in and spending more time on the golf course, it takes nine holes a few more times than playing 18 holes once a week. i grew up playing nine holes every day of school. it was like a full-time job, and then i was able to sneak on the golf course for a quick nine and got my rounds in that way. ?> what has the response been i have to wonder why gold has trickled out of favor to begin with? >> i think the amount of time that it takes to play 18 holes might scare a lot of people off. a lot of people do not want to spend five hours playing a round of both. maybe they want to do -- round of golf. maybe they want to do something else. it is a lot easier to play nine holes in a few hours. exar you targeting -- >> are you targeting kids? my dad never taught me how to play golf, and he is a huge golf lover. are you targeting the little guys? >> i have a lot of younger family, and i cherish the young

john fowler is in union city where the district will continue a rate increase. >> that's right. people in union city, fremont and newark doing such a good job of conserving water they may have to pay more for it. >> you see the brown lawns and dying landscaping, the district imposed mandatory restrictions in march. >>> our customers are rising to the challenge and we're seeing a 20% water saving. >> other areas are greener, bigger homes use more water and some lawns are very well waters, we obtained this list of complaints, more for watering lawns more than allowed. the district sent this violation letter to 5 confirmed repeat offenders but they corrected their violations. >> many may be paying more because they are using less. under a revenue recovery proposal. a drought surcharge on residential use on 49 gallons per person per day. that's what he's using now that he's conserving. >> i don't think it's fair. for people conserving they should not be charged extra. >> a public hearing is to be held thursday at the alameda county water agency and their offices. reporting live, joh

rickie fowler began six strokesk but caught mcilroy after 12 hol they were tied for the lead butt for long. mcilroy pressed on the accelerar and took off. on 14, sinkses this long birdie. then makes eagles on two of hist three holes. on 18, after a great approach, e makes this putt for his second . mcilroy with the 68 today, now 16-under for the tournament. good for a six-stroke lead over fowler. >> whenever you have such a big, you really can't think about ane else but yourself. you have to think about how you control your emotions, how you'e going to control whatever thougs you have, and trying to stay completely in the present and fs on what you need to do. you can't let yourself think abt winning or whatever it is, justt to completely stay in the momend that's what i'm going to do. >> a special time for the oaklad a's, not only coming off a walkf victory, they have the best recn the majors at 60-36. before the game the 1989 world champion team will be honored, s eckersley, dave parker, and dave stewart where in the broadcast . that was the bay bridge area whe a's beat the giants.

fowler began six strokes back. thanks to a string of birdies they were tied after 12 holes. mcilroy surged ahead with a great display of golf down the stretch. here on 14 for birdie. sinks this long putt. he would make eagle on two of his last three holes. on 16 he gets the first one. on 18, after a great approach, second eagle. mcilroy with the 58 today is 16 under for the tournament. good for a six-stroke lead over fowler. >> whenever you have a big lead, you know, you really can't think of everyone ever anyone else but yourself. you have to think of how you will control your emotions, how you control whatever thoughts you have, trying to stay in the present and focus on what you need to do. you can't let yourself think about winning or whatever it is. you have to completely stay in the moment and in the present and that's what i'm going to try to do. >>> lake tahoe, round two of the american cinentury classic. barkley is known for having an ugly shot but must have been practicing. he has a good swing. sets up a birdie with this effort. 19th place with 1 points. >>> chad p

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> also today the u.s. supreme court rejected a case challenging california's ban on so-called conversion therapy. the programs work to help gay minors become straight. the group that filed the suit says california's law violates the free speech rights. but the court decided not to hear the case. that leaves the law in place and lets the court of appeals ruling stand. >>> smart phone video of the moments after a shooting in san francisco as crowd celebrating gay pride ran away from the gunfire. >>> the video appears to have been recorded near golden gate avenue. police confirmed the shooting happened at 6:30 p.m. last night. one person was arrested. another shooting happened three blocks away. a 22-year-old woman was shot in the wrist. police say they arrested a 16- year-old and two adults in connection with that shooting. those weren't the only arrests over the pride celebration weekend. on saturday 75 people were arrested. police say 65 were charged with public intoxication, six on assault and weapons vio

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >> anytime you have a wildfire the weather is a big factor. our meteorologist mark tamayo now. >> the conditions leading up to the fire, monday, temperatures near triple digits. that set things up, dried things out. live pictures from news chopper 2. i have been watching this, this is a huge area and the terrain, firefighters can't get in and out of all the hot spots here. the terrain is a huge obstacle. as far as the conditions for today, you can see the latest on the satellite. the fog is not in the north bay, it is off shore. that was good news. reading the reports from this morning, theworth quizzes were improving. into the afternoon hours things heated up. 91 degrees. humidity 33%. that will be increasing over night as the moisture pushes close to the area. winds are light and variable. dry and hot in the region. the weather change we are waiting for to bring a big change not setting up for today or tomorrow. >> thank you. >>> firefighters battling the flames in napa county are getting help. governor jerry brown says a grant will allow f

rickie fowler made a charge and caught mcilroy after 12 holes bt mcilroy got his act together and put on a great display of golf n the stretch. here on 14, sinks this long bire putt. he would then make eagle on twof his last three holes, on 16, hes the first one, nailing this putm 15 feet. then on 18, after a great appro, makes this putt for his second . mcilroy with the 68 today, now 16-under for the tournament. good for a six-stroke lead over fowler. >> whenever you have such a big, you really can't think about ane else but yourself. you have to think about how youe going to control your emotions,w you're going to control whatever thoughts you have, trying to sty completely in the present and fs on what you need to do. you can't let yourself think abt winning or whatever it is. just got to completely stay in e moment, stay in the present and that's what i'm going to try to. >> a special time for the oaklad a's, coming off a big walkoff victory last night they have tht record in the majors at 60-36. before the contest the 1989 word championship team was recognize. the a's swept the g

ktvu's john fowler is in pleasanton where frustrations are boiling over. john? >> reporter: people who live in the area tell me this came as no surprise to them with the drought and with the excess water pump from under the ground here the soil settled 3 feet in spots and they have seen many pipe breaks. >> reporter: 350 units at the apartment complex lost water friday an a pipe burst. >> it has been four days. all they can say is sorry. >> we got a baby in the house, this is not working out well. >> presidents are using pails for hand washing and showers. we found her hauling a bucket of water for her toilet. >> i know it is not their fault but it is frustrating. very frustrating. >> reporter: officials insisted today management make offers to residents of free hotel stays. a water main failed leaving them without water. a fire engine on site is providing fire protection. this is their biggest ever water outage. >> time to take a shower. i >> reporter: he also has a dog. >> we stink, but we will get through it. >> reporter: residents say they have yet to hear a

rickie fowler made a charge and caught mcilroy after 12 holes bt mcilroy got his act together and put on a great display of golf n the stretch. here on 14, sinks this long bire putt. he would then make eagle on twof his last three holes, on 16, hes the first one, nailing this putm 15 feet. then on 18, after a great appro, makes this putt for his second . mcilroy with the 68 today, now 16-under for the tournament. good for a six-stroke lead over fowler. >> whenever you have such a big, you really can't think about ane else but yourself. you have to think about how youe going to control your emotions,w you're going to control whatever thoughts you have, trying to sty completely in the present and fs on what you need to do. you can't let yourself think abt winning or whatever it is. just got to completely stay in e moment, stay in the present and that's what i'm going to try to. >> a special time for the oaklad a's, coming off a big walkoff victory last night they have tht record in the majors at 60-36. before the contest the 1989 word championship team was recognize. the a's swept the g

. >> ktvu's john fowler fowler sizes up these proposed apartment makers. >>> the former central freeway the planned site of this building that includes 34 microapartments. >> there's a big shortage here. it's getting smaller is fine. >>> nicole frecos is interested. she lives in this park. >> public spaces all over san francisco that you can take part in. so your living space can just be your living space. >> reporter: at 144 square feet apartments as the same size as this shipping containers. 8'6" by 20 feet 6". >> very clostephobic. >> anything we do to improve housing is a good thing for some people it might work great. not for me permly. >> reporter: depression and isolation says social worker carla griffin could set in. >> it's an exciting proposition, but again from what i've seen in reality, where people live like this day in day out it's no fun. >> reporter: and no bargain either. with fold down bed, shower toilet combo, $1,360 a month. >> that's a bit much. >> reporter: still anica linder is intrigued. >> it's enough space. i've lived in small apartments, for me that would have

but we begin with john fowler who is at the fire command post and joins us live. good afternoon, john. >> reporter: good afternoon,er , tori. the fire is burning over the ridge of those hills. a few smolts ago, i spoked to a homeowner who learned his home has burned to the ground. let's take a look at the lives from newschopper2. you will see the fires burning northeast of the napa valley and pope valley. huge plume of smoke. the residents have been evacuated. about 50 people we've learned are sheltering in place with fire engines protectioning them -- protecting them. firefighters say the weather remains a big challenge. it's getting drier as we speak. even as they struggle with hot spots they are very concerned about with the days ahead. >> we're looking at the 4th of july this weekend. we're very nervous. we need to get the message out to the public that there is zero-tolerance for any illegal fireworks in the state. the safe and sane fireworks, you have to be very careful with those also. >> reporter: this morning, governor browns announced the state has recei

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> after a lot of clouds we are seeing clear skies out there.hief meteorologist bill martin now in the weather center with a look at the forecast. >> that chance of thundershowers is out of the forecast or leaving the forecast. there have been thundershowers in northern california and that is the last thing we needed. we didn't get them. we had sprinkles last night. san francisco, pleasanton, 81 fairfield. 85 antioch. highs today were cooler than yesterday. highs tomorrow because of the stretch of marine layer will be -- are going to be -- about the same or cooler. it will get over the coastal hills. that pushes cool moist air in our direction. mammoth lakes, this area. a lot of rain but dangerous this time of year. it clears out and we clear out. more sunshine tomorrow but despite that we will be on the cool side. now we are seeing a strong onshore flow of wind. fairfield gusting to 40 miles per hour. 40 miles per hour. this is cool moist air. everybody is cooling off. concord gusting to 24. pass winds gusting to 35 miles per hour. san francisc

rickie fowler drains a long birdie putt on 11. fowler will play in the final group sunday with rori mcilroy. mcilroy with an incredible finish. eagle putt on 16, finds the bottom of the cup then his second to the par 5 18th. this ball is perfectly placed. within ten feet of the cup. showing off on the back nine was rory mcilroy. he then cashes in on another eagle. get this rory leads by 6. no one's ever lost a six-shot lead in the final round of the open. that's for over 120 years no one has lost. >> i think my patience was rewarded today. i stayed patience. i made big pars. a lot can happen out here. things can change quickly just as you saw there on the back nine. i'm going to have to play another really solid round of golf tomorrow. if it does happen, it would be great. it would be a pretty stellar thing at the age of 25. >>> celebs and golf is always fun to watch. kids having fun as well. aaron rodgers with a signature there. to the golf links. steph curry in contention after round one, par 4 11th. curry drives the green. ends

rickie fowler drains a long birdie putt on 11. fowler will play on sunday with rory mcilroy.rory with an incredible finish. eagle putt on 16 finds the bottom of the cup. then his second to the par 5 18th. it is perfectly placed within ten feet of the cup. he showed off on that back nine. mcilroy then cashes in on another eagle. he leads by six entering the final round which will begin in just a few hours. so terry and peggy, take me up on this and follow me in my footsteps. i'm going to let my boss know if you give a team some time off, they do much better. same thing with reporters and anchors. >> i need time off. >> it should not be underestimated. >> he e-mailed me take as much time as you want off. >> he's tried to fire me before. i'm sticking around. >> well, worth it. we're glad you are. thank you so much. >> we'll be right back. [ heart beating ] [ female announcer ] the internet gets more exciting the faster it goes. that's why, coming soon, xfinity will double the internet speed on two of our most popular plans. xfinity continues to innovate, bringing you the fastest

but mcillroy -- fought off fowler. led by three on 16. before the eagle effort here.push his lead to five and he wasn't done folks. his second shot of the par 5 18. a beautiful shot here. when he stares it down it means he likes it. he's looking for the claret jug. the ultimate payoff. he leads the field by six shots with a round to play. >> you know i never thought that i'd be able to be in this position. you know i didn't think think that i'd you know even have the chance at 25 to go for three -- three legs of the grands slam. it'd be way too much to think about and way too much to sort of ponder. but you know, first things first, just play a good solid round of golf tomorrow and if that means that i'm going to augusta next year with a bit of hype so be it. >>> from the uk to lake tahoe folks this is the american century celebrity tournament. charles barkley. how'd that go? how about 20 yards in front of the tee box? 20 yards. yeah. jerry rice. nice little tee shot here. the par 3 12 would par the hole. he's in 17th place with 34 points and you get points if you do

rickey fowler gave rory mcilroy his biggest challenge. he would eventually tie mcilroy for the lead. but he did not blink. fought him off. got the punt here. at 16 to push his lead to high. at the 18, this was the dagger right here, look at this shot. sets up another eagle effort he would make. he is in good shape for the ultimate payoff. so, mcilroy leads by six shots going into sunday by fowler. if mcilroy wins his first british open, his dad would win 350,000 american if his son hangs onto a third major title putting him one away from the career grand slam. >> i didn't think that i would, you know, even have the chance at 25 to go for three legs in the grand slam. way too much to sort of ponder. but you know, first things first, just play a good solid round of golf tomorrow. if that means i go up with a bit of hype next year, so be it. >>> all right, from the u.k. to lake tahoe. charles barkley did not impress. they went 20 yards. that is terrible, as he likes to say. much better basketball player here is steph curry. he drove the gree

. >>> ricky fowler, did you see that? he's on today. "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" right here on cnbc. i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen. kayla tousche is in today sitting in for becky quick who will be back tomorrow. joe mentioned earnings. today we have boeing, glaxosmithkline, pepsi, north grumon norfolk southern, dow chemical. now, the ceos of delta and dow will both join us first here on cnbc interviews. we'll talk to them in just a little bit. after the close, we're going to hear from at&t, qualcomm, facebook among others. we're going to talk about expectations for the social networking giants. a bit in just a little bit later this hour. also, we are watching shares of microsoft this morning, the company beating on the.top line, but missing on the bottom line. microsoft telling investors it ames to get its nokia unit breaking even in two years. we will have more on that in just a couple of minutes. >>> as for apple, revenues fell a bit short. asia, a key part of the story, c

>> we estimate, amelia fowler when she first preserved the flag for the smithsonian in 1914 put about 1.47 million stitches in it. each had to be clipped one at a time and removed from the flag. we had a structural engineer discuss how many stitches were necessary. he thought maybe one in 1,000 were necessary. today there's a lot less stitching on the flag, which lets you appreciate what's left on the flag in much greater detail. there's been 200 years of caring for this flag since it was first made in 1813. all of that shows on the surface of the flag. >> it was a truly unique experience while we were conserving the flag because it was on public view the whole time. is ve visitors were invited to come watch us work. it was a gratifying experience. almost everybody who came to the experience did want to see us working on the flag. there were a lot of heart-warming moments on the way. one day a family of three generations came in. the older gentleman looked to be about a world war ii generation age. as we were working, we all looked up and he saluted us. those are the kinds of things w

. >> roy mcillroy and ricky fowler are neck in neck to start e elthird round of they away frm here16 eagle ttakeho ri0gerds ring wre tirghe>>>cl ce tahoe. looks good, sounds good, but not so good. his swing looks much better, though, you can kick it, you can hit it, kicking it, the ball is going further. i wonder if he got the ball. >> when barclay plays golf, had a -- hillarity ensues. >>> melissa magee has the exclusiv the wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever the summer takes me. the wonder of summer event. the 2015 volvo s60 sedan with complimentary first month's payment. starting at $319 a month. >> meteorologist melissa magee has the accuweather forecast. you said last week, the humidity was incredibly low this july. >> reporter: yeah, the last couple of days we were dealing with low humidity, and not much today, but not much in the w

fowler's method, he decided he should make it a gift to the nation. >> we talked earlier about how the appleton -- the armistead family, the appleton family and later preble, who was writing his book, would start to souvenir parts of the flag. this is one of those pieces. we count this as three fragments because there is a fragment of red, there's a fragment of white and a fragment of blue, and they've been stitched together. but we want people to be able to get a little bit closer to the actual object. this is one way we can offer them to look at the fragility of the material and to see the loose weave of the flag. >> what you see in the case here is canvas duffel. it was probably a typical duffel bag. it belonged to georgiana armistead appleton. this is how it would have been typically stored at the foot. it would have been stored in a duffel and then the duffel would have been put into a foot locker. >> as we move down the exhibition, we show a history of the exhibition of the flag from different time periods. you saw the first-ever photograph of the flag from 1873 when george prebe

john fowler is live with this remarkable story and reveals an ocean mystery. >> and this is somethingou have to see to believe. it happened at lands end below the bat. a woman jumps into the ocean the save that baby shark. >> look at this, a 28-year-old san francisco woman in street clothes swimming in 7-foot waves leading a shark out to sea. it happened sunday near the cliff house after they found this baby shark beached on the rocks. >> we need to get this guy into the water, how am i going to do this without him biting me. they tried dragging it out. no luck. with sister and mother looking on she plunged into the waves. >> i don't want to be bitten. >> she pulled the shark out past the surf line. >> i started calling her back. please come back. >> the juvenile salmon shark, a cousin of the great white did swim away. salmon sharks are beaching more and more often. >> still a mystery as to the cause of this disease, why they are dying. >> california scientist says the so-called bacterium discovered two years ago is infecting shark's brains. it just discovered another species is getti

here for perspective is jerry fowler, the head of global equity strategy at bnp paribas. >> we have countries like britain, the netherlands, the dutch wishing very hard for sanctions. all of the western european leaders calling putin, many of them speaking together. it looks like we might have something of a united front this time around. the question i would be asking myself now is what are the sanctions likely to be? thehey come on tuesday, talk right now is the last time they introduced sanctions last week at the european union, they said they would sanction more individuals and more companies and come up with that list by the end of the month. the brits one that lists to happen on tuesday. who is going to be on it? will there be more individuals that would not have been there because of what happened with flight 17? is there anything that president putin can do to avert more sanctions now? he had an address last night on the presidential website. he said that there must be an international investigation and that security must be guaranteed. he said that the exclusively-it limited negotiat

>> we are in a little town called fowler, indiana.halfway between chicago and indianapolis. >> what kinds of people are in their buying live shrimp in indiana? just is actually not indiana that buys our shrimp. we get people from toledo, ohio, kansas city, michigan, all over who will come to our facility and by two or three pounds of shrimp because they like the fact that it is fresh and live. >> what do your neighbors make of your operation? >> they actually think it is kind of funny we have a shrimp farm in the middle of fowler, indiana. we are right in between corn and soybeans? >> does growing trip help the rest of what you're doing, growing hogs or what ever else question for example we no longer raise hogs. it has been our main income right now. my husband and i have been able to quit our day jobs to work this full-time. had issues with production in china, the shutdown of the gulf. you have managed to capture the pricing curves at a pretty good time. >> yeah, we actually did. >> it has been great having you as a guest. we appre

ktvu's john fowler shows us the technology that can save children's lives. >> reporter: if you think can just leave your child in the car and run into the store there is new technology that may help you prevent you from making a deadly mistake. >> reporter: leaving a child in a hot car is a crime but what about forgetful drivers? >> great if there was a warning. is censor. >> an alarm or something that would go off. a censor. also for animals too. >> reporter: cars can be made smart. some suggest linking the temperature gauge from 82 degrees we measured this temperature rise in 9-1/2 minutes. this car hit the limit, a lethal 140 degrees. the air above his back seat 137 degrees. >> deadly hot. >> we have technology that will tell us our lights are on. >> announcer: is not rocket science that technology could alert to a child left behind. >> if you move x number of feet away from your car and there is still someone in the car seat. >> reporter: nationwide 38 children die every year in hot cars. last year 44. two years ago officials tested several prototype warning systems. >> none of t

ktvu's john fowler with the new option people are being given and why relief may not be coming soon. >> reporter: we have been seeing people all afternoon on the other side of those trees. there is a hot tub, people taking water to their apartments. some say feels like they are in a third world country and they are not happy. >> reporter: more than 350 units at the apartment complex lost water friday after a pipe burst. >> it has been 4 days. all they can say is sorry. >> reporter: residents are using pails and jugs for hand washing. >> we got a baby in the house, this is not working out. >> reporter: hauling a bucket of water for her toilet. >> i know it is not their fault but it is frustrating. very frustrating. >> reporter: officials insisted today that management make offers to residents of free hotel stays. a water main failed leaving folks without water. a fire engine is providing fire protection. officials say this is their biggest ever water outage. >> using a lot of handy wipes. >> reporter: he has a dog. >> we stink. we are thirsty but we will get through it. >> apartment m

ktvu's john fowler reports from san jose on this first ever failure and who was effected. >> reporter in santa clara county rely on emergency dispatch from this center. at 10:30 p.m. last night this battery failed. the whole system went down. >> it is scary. the kids, an emergency, at least now they are on their toes and know what to do. >> reporter: emergency crews brought in portable radios, dispatchers had no computer maps and talked to sheriff, ambulance and hospitals by two ways. training paid off. >> everyone who called 911 received a fire department first response unit and a ambulance. >> reporter: pg&e restored power in 90 units and they were working calls normally in 2-1/2 hours. officials sent us these photos of dispatchers this morning but declined our request forsicacy to the center -- for access to the center. >> we will do a debriefing next week is our goal to get everybody back together to figure out what they observed. what went right, wrong and what could we do better. >> reporter: teams from pg&e and eaten technologies are reviewing electronic data to determine what

ktvu's john fowler explains some people worry this could be discriminating. >> reporter: right now were in berkeley and this is a popular way to get around the bay area. a mobile app lets you call a car that is close to you but you can turn the driver down based on the rating but what you don't know is the driver could turn you down based on your secret rating. >> reporter: people told us uber is great and convenient but many were surprised drivers rate passengers. >> i think it is great. >> reporter: drivers could see passengers' ratings but for security ratings passengers cannot see their own. >> my rater? i have no idea. i would love to know. i want to know why i wait so long. >> reporter: drivers say it is good to be prepared. >> maybe if they are aggressive, they push you too much. trying to get to their place quickly. >> reporter: activists say no recourse to create errors discrimination could become magnified. >> i would like it know if a driver has a complaint about me and why. >> reporter: over the weekend a hack could let passengers see their ratings. it was patched in a few

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a traffic warning inwallinate creek. half mile is blocked for resurfacing work. crews are expected to finish by friday. drivers are advised to use other routes when possible. >>> the new contract agreemental is in force. the mta approved the contract today. it guarantees raises totaling 14% over three years. but the operators will have to pay into their pensions. today's vote settles a dispute that led to a three day sick out last month. >>> group of women who opened up their own business. they celebrated their grand opening in san jose. the business is owned by four women who saved for 15 years to open up the salon. she says the city helped them navigate the process. >> these are immigrants that come to our community to open these businesses. we want to make sure we be the language capabilities to help them get through the process. >> the owners have 35 years of experience behind them and are looking forward to being their own bosses. >>> 2 investigates hears from driver whose received parking tickets they did not deser

in dublin, john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> also today, the u.s. supreme court refused to weigh in on the future of a marin county oyster farm. later today, the owner of drake's oyster bay, vowing to keep fighting. >>> right now, it has no buyers for heels. in the bay area, there are heeled college campuses in hayward, concord, san jose, and san francisco. >>> a camp counselor playing basketball with kids when he was gunned down. >> i was devastated. >> what we're learning about the steps to protect children at the site where he was killed. >> triple digit heat scores parts of the bay area. how soon, and how much temperatures will drop where you live. >> and next, an abandoned building taken over by trespassers. learn why some say these are not your typical squatters. >>> new at 10:00, a landmark, now an eyesore. today, more than a dozen homeless people were rousted from an abandoned building. debra villalon is live with the squatting problem city leaders having a hard time stopping. >> reporter: here is the cannon, and this is the old badge and pa

john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an improvement project neighbors are calling a joke. some say work on these stairs isn't working at all. >> temperatures taking a bit of a dip. >> and next forcing mentally ill people to get help. the new ordnance giving family members and the law a say in treatment. can't say thank you enough. you have made my life special by being apart of it. (everyone) cheers! glad you made it buddy. thanks for inviting me. thanks again my friends. for everything, for all your help. through all life's milestones, our trusted advisors are with you every step of the way. congratulations! thanks for helping me plan for my retirement. you should come celebrate with us. i'd be honored. plan for your goals with advisors you know and trust. so you can celebrate today and feel confident about tomorrow. chase. so you can. >>> san francisco supervisors today approved legislation that's aimed at compelling mentally ill people to get help. california's laura's law is named for mental health worker laura. san francisco supervisor voted 1-2 in favor of implementi

rickie fowler hung around, but never made a serious charge.e finishes tied for second with garcia. on the final hole and rory putting for birdie and it is just to the left. no problem though. he taps in for par and still wins by two. he gets a hug from his mother. mcilroy joins tyinger and jack nicklaus as a player to win three majors by age 25. now he just needs a win at the masters to complete a career grand slam. >> it has been an incredible week. i am happy i gave myself enough of a cushion today because there were a lot of guys coming at me. especially sergio and ricky. i get to be sitting here looking at it with my name on it. it is a great feeling. it obviously hasn't sunk in yet. i am going to enjoy it and let it sink in. >> danica patrick took in the final round in south lake tahoe. this is jerry rice with the birdie on the par 3 seventh. the former 49er finished with 49 points and good for 19th place. redskins quarterback lost last year's tournament in a playoff and this time he comes out on top. the ship keeps rolling and goes in fo

john fowler. >> reporter: lots of subtropical moisture streaming into the area. we had a few stray showers and we're fortunate because this moisture is very humid. subtropical. and we're not seeing thunderstorms. it's not a real deep layer of moisture. if so we would be seeing issues. it's not happening that way. we're getting a few light sprinkles out there as the flow comes out over the top of us. we will see mostly cloudy conditions tonight. not just above us in livermore and santa rosa. the fog is still lingering. we're getting a few reports of light rain dropping out. but it's like you saw today just a couple of drops here and there. not enough to wet the roadways. the current temperatures you see how warm it is. especially inland it's 73 right now in fairfield, it's 79 in antioch. so with the cloud cover, it keeps things warmer out there. so it's going to be kind of muggy and humid in the inland bay valleys. walnut creek as well. your lows are going to be in the six 0s. around -- in the 60s. around the bay we have cloud cover. with temperatures in the upper

reporting live in san francisco, john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 5 of the 7 people killed in apart of the -- massachusetts was part of the same family. the couple's two other children managed to escape. the fire was reported about 3:30 a.m. this morning. investigators say a police officer on patrol happened to see the fire and called it in. witnesses say people jumped from the building to escape the flames. >> i saw girl dangling from the window screaming help, help. she was dropped -- to save her life. >> the fire sent 9 people to the hospital. witnesses described hearing explosion. investigators are looking into whether there were fireworks in the complex. >>> celebrity filming in the bay area, why some people are trying to keep the film crews out. >> a 2 investigates report prompted some people to look at their odometers, what they found that could impact a major fraud investigation. >> why popular exit at the state fair won't be coming back this year. oh chris, did you remember to pay the dog sitter? oh i knew i forgot something... i'll just do it now. well, we're boarding.

ktvu's john fowler is live with a example of this effect. john? >> reporter: that's right.efighters call this a warning next to homes a fire that could have been a disaster. but for calm winds and quick neighbors. >>> burned fence. destroyed. and a charred quarter acre next to his home. >> scary. came outside and the whole shed was on fire. >> reporter: first on the scene a neighbor, 17-year-old boy scout. >> just saw huge orange tall flames going up the tree. at first i thought their house was on fire. >> he grabbed a hose. firefighters were on the scene in a few minutes. >> it could have been worse. >> reporter: he tells me county wide fire staffing was already low but they sent 5 engines and firefighters to other wildfires. stretching thin back up resources. northern california had triple the number of fires. had this fire got out of control, help could have been slow coming. >> i can't recall anytime this early we have been sending out resources like this. >> reporter: they are nervous. >> firefighters are strained and they are doing the best job they can but there are

john fowler went to cal state and brought back pictures of the new technology that holds outstandingr: a stunning invasion is just beginning. listen to 56-year-old parkinson's disease patient martha gardener. >> revolutionary. i mean it's made a huge difference in my life. walking well, and not falling. >> reporter: an implanted electric device controls her tremors. >> notice the tremors come back to your chin? >> no. >> reporter: taylor just turned his stimlator off. >> i've only turned off just a few times and it's been in this lab. >> reporter: it's called brain radio developed by neuroscientist hiller. >> we can now record the activity in the brain. from the stimlator in somebody's chest. >> reporter: despite decades of researchers, doctors only have a sketchy idea of how the brain works. now using this device they are for the first time opening a window into the human brain. >> i would think there'll be developments that we don't really know about that will come about this research. >> reporter: the signals reveal misfires similar to an ekg of a diseased heart. subsequent device

ktvu's john fowler tells us, those customers who are already conserving, say what's happening is notr. >> in some neighborhoods, you see the brown lawns, and dying landscaping. the district imposed mandatory restrictions in march, aimed at getting a 20% reduction. >> our customers have risen to the challenge, and we're seeing just about exactly a 20% water savings since march. >> reporter: other neighborhoods seem, well, greener. bigger homes may use more water, for sure, and some lawns appear very well watered. we obtained this list of about 350 complaints since april. >> we will get ahold of these people. >> reporter: the district says it sent this violation letter to five confirmed repeat offenders, but that all five corrected their violations. >> we've not had to levee any fines at this point. >> reporter: many homeowners may soon be paying more because they're using less, under a revenue recovery proposal. it would be a water bill drought surcharge, on any residential use on over 49 gals per person per day. that's almost exactly what michael says he's using now, that he's conser

ktvu's john fowler gives us the codes involved in ther and shows us -- in the recall and shows us how this is effecting today. >> reporter: nothing says 4th of july like barbecue. word of the foster farms recall alarmed some this afternoon. >> scary. scary. >> she says luckily her chicken is not the recalled product. but foster farms has been her favorite brand. >> i have a cuch of foster farms -- couple of foster farms chickens in my freezin'. when i get -- freezer, when i get home i will have to remove it. >> reporter: low elveerals of -- low levels of salmonella occurs natchally. >> this is -- naturally. >> this is crazy. last thing i want to think about is getting sick. >> sold a strain called salmonella heidelberg plagued foster farms for 16 months. it is for chicken with "use or freeze by" dates from march 21 to march 29 codes p6137, 37a and 7632. at least 574 people have been sickened. foster farms is california's largest poultry producer and regrets any illnesses. the company has had issues going back a decade. >> i will buy other brands at this time till they get the problem

ktvu's john fowler is live on the fines that some water wasters could be facing. >> reporter: in thisart of contra costa county 200 water wasters have already received drought notices such as this. soon they could be replaced by expensive tickets. >> reporter: many homeowners already take seriously existing restrictions. >> we have a lawn in front and back that we no longer walter -- water. >> reporter: he is conserving conserving and water wasters deserve punishment. >> maybe they should fine them but warn them first. >> reporter: already for customers there is no watering during day light hours, no hosing of sidewalks, state restrictions are similar. >> don't expect big changes but it is a continued push for conversation and a continued reminder about how serious the condition is statewide. >> reporter: if approved police or anyone else authorized could write a ticket for a fine up to $500 a day. police agencies said they be not yet considered how taenforce -- to enforce this. many wild be split between water agencies, courts and the state. he thinks this is less about water than ab

in pleasant hill, john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> more details now. here's a look at some of the specific regulations. if approved, california residents would be temporarily prohibited from using water to clean hard surfaces, wash vehicles with a hose lacking a shut off nozzle. water landscapes that cause runoff to nearby property, sidewalks or roads, or run any fountain or water feature unless the water is recirculating. >>> it was a hot one inland today. then the clouds came in, and temperatures fell off pretty quick. we got a strong onfor flow that developed late in the day, and dropped these temperatures rapidly. it's still pretty warm in the inland bay valleys. we still have the showers kind of in the area. most of the rain showers have moved offshore. still that slight chance for a sprinkle tonight. maybe a thunder shower east of here, but it's getting slimmer and slimmer as we go through time. turn to radar, you can see a couple of radars going. perhaps a few radars up around stinson beach. it's pretty much done for now. as we go into the morni

icky fowler two shots behind him. and he pulled even with mcilroy. mcilroy with a birdie attempt. that gave him a two-shot lead. this for eagle on 16. now he's up five. another eagle attempt. dead center. mcilroy at 60 under. listen to his evening plans. >> after this, i'm going to go to the gym. i'll have some dinner and the last couple of nights you know, i'll watch a movie. i'll probably do the same thing and try and get a good night sleep and i'll probably do some light workout in the morning again in the gym and you know, get out here and be prepared to play. >> tiger is days away from catching up. back nine, third shot of the par 5, 18th. and this is kind of where he's been aiming. well, not quite this close. it didn't make a lot of a difference. tiger's tee shot does not land in the fairway. it does not land in the rough. it lands in that really big bush. someone should have been watching this. please do not damage the property there. couldn't find i. 19 shots off the lead. wnba all-star. 6'8" brittney griner, not a a lot of wnba players can do this. 17 for the west. great

he does have a challenger, rickie fowler two shots behind.the long birdie putt, rory mcelroy, and he puts it in. on 14, the birdie attempt. that gave him a two shot lead, 13 under. -- 16, for eagle. on 18, another eagle attempt. oy a 16 under, and a five shot lead going into the final round. >> i felt like i was driving the ball well. ie trial the fairway, i knew had the iron at the end of the green for my second shot. i was able to make two threes coming in. it was very important and sets me up for tomorrow. >> this guy is not set up nicely for tomorrow. tiger has no chance. starting on nine come his third shot on the par five 18th. this is heading right for the whole, but this is the way it has gone for tiger woods. one under round. the tee shot, right down the middle. write down the middle, the middle of the bush. they send out a search party. is that it? you cannot take a ball at of your bag and just throw it down somewhere like we all do. tiger is three over, 19 shots off the lead. the nationals with another shot at the brewers tonight.

fowler's charge fast becoming the story of the day. 11 under par for the championship.sergio garcia is having a good day, he's nine under. >> rossberg qualified for the german grand prix. just behind him on the grid, championship leader rossberg saw his mercedes teammate and closest title rival lewis hamilton crashing out. he is expected to be fit for sunday's raise but will start down in 16th. >> england lower team a narrow lead against india. >> two time defending super rugby champions the chiefs have been knocked out of the season's competition, beaten in this qualifying final. 32-30 the final scores a the australian survive a second half come back by the chiefs. they now progress into the semifinals. >> the first chance to impress new manager louie van hall. luke shaw and andrew herrera are among the squad now in the united states for a preseason tour. united's first game is against the l.a. galaxy on thursday. >> looking to raise their profile, spurs have been trying out the u.s. version of football with a little help from the seattle seahawks. some of getting read

rickie fowler hung around but never made a serious charge. here a birdie on 15. finished tied for second with garcia. on the final hole, rory, putting for birdie. just to the left. no problem. taps in for par and wins by two. a dream come true for the young irishman. gets a hug from his mom. mcilroy joins tiger and jack nicklaus as the only players to win three majors by age 25 and now has his sights on the masters which would give him the career grand slam. >> been an incredible week. i'm happy i gave myself enough of a cushion today because there was a lot of guys coming at me, especially sergio and rickie, and -- just to be sitting here and looking at this with my name on it. it's a great feeling and hasn't sunk in yet but i'm going to enjoy it and let it sink in. >> the a's have the best record in the majors. they began the day with just a game and a half lead over the angels. more than 30,000 fans watched oakland and baltimore. jaso drives in coco crisp. later scored on a wild pitch. sonny gray would improve to 11-3. he gets manny machado for a strikeout. st

mcilroy had is six shot lead over rickie fowler but he was threatened by sergio garcia.lled to within two of mcilroy. but he fault off all challengers and up three on the 17th and he chipped it close setting himself up for a par. that allowed limb to relax on 18. the tap in to win his third major in the first british open title by two shots over garcia and fowler. 30,000 plus on hand yesterday at the coliseum. orioles and a's. oakland up 2-0 in the 3rd. josh donaldson flies out to adam jones who thinks it's the third out. it's the second out. cespedes scores and that's how it went. a's win it final of 10-2. >>> and hh went for the -- tim lincecum going for the fifth straight win yesterday. tied in 2 in the 7th and that one gets away. a wild pitch and marlins score. and win. final of 3-2. so the giants start business today tied for first in the national west with the dodgers. the a's who have a home stand against the astros on tomorrow lead the american west by a game and a half. hey jumping back to rory mcilroy gang i don't know if you know this but his ex- fiancee carol

rickie fowler hung around but never could really mount a charge. here a birdie on 15.would finish tied for second with garcia. on the final hole, rory, putting for birdie, just to the left. no problem, taps in for par and wins by two. a dream come true for the young irishman. he gets a hug from mom. he joins tiger and jack nicklaus this oonly three players to win three majors by the age 25. >> it's been an incredible week. i'm happy i give myself enough of a cushion today because there's a lot of guys coming at me, especially senior joe and rickie, and to be looking at this thing with my name on it, it's a great feeling, and obviously hasn't sunk in yet, but i'm going to enjoy it and let it sink in. >> now to bible. the a's trying to take 2-3 from baltimore this afternoon. more than 30,000 fans, including these kids, came out to the coliseum. oakland jumped on starter for the two runs in the first. jaso drives in crisp and later scored. machado strikes out. steven vote had another strong game. the a's put the game away with three in the six. gentry with the bases-lead

he held off rickie fowler. tiger woods finishing with 23 strokes behind behind mic icill. his dad, jerry, and some of his friends making over $340,000. from the bet placed nearly decades ago. he won it at 25. the odds of it happening 500 to 1. c . >>> richard sherman hosted a softball game which hosted a ton of fans. it include a quarterback and a singer. >>> to baseball confusion in oakland. baltimore center field makes the catch and run it is in. casu casually. that was only two outs. oops! jones miscounted sending home oakland's runner on third. oakland win it is 10--2. over to arizona they celebrated star wars day! fans dressed as characters from the popular film. the force was obviously with them as the d'backs beat the cubs 3-2. >>> and she turned 105 years old! i know! a mean underpitch there. she celebrated the milestone by throwing out the first pitch for the padres. great job,ing ing ing agnes. >> everybody say it was a pr stunt. >> have you ever seen mariah kari? no. >> she did it in heels, too. >>> the autumn weather? >> gone. the northeast feels it. they get o