in oakland katie ktvu channel 2 news. >>> just in time for the weekend things are starting to warm upmperatures came up a couple degrees warmer still. 85 in fairfield. 85 in and 85 in rivermore. temperatures tomorrow upper 7080s and then sunday and monday the 90s start to show up. weather systems raining north of cape the last few days and even a few sprinkles here but that is all ending. 81 and the winds are pray brisk on shore and fog is going to be there nice be nights and mornings and tomorrow morning pretty far inland and the temperatures in the coastal areas warming a little bit but not as much in the central valley but the fog has less of a push in the inland bay valleys warm and heat up quite effectively and efficiently so temperatures in the valleys are going to be up there. take a look at temperatures. livermoore on 85 degrees. san jose so sunday is the warmest day on your bay weekend. monday warmer still but it's monday it doesn't have the same impact. sunday is you want to be the heat. as you know this time of year this is the thing we watch out for. higher fire danger sun

ktvu katie utehs is live in san francisco this morning to explain the effort and the cost. katie. >> reporter: born. the bay bridge lights are beautiful. take a look at the sun raise shoot behind me. it has to come down so cal -- currently there are 25,000 white led lights strung along the cables on the western span of the bay bridge. those will come down early next year. the estimated cost of restringing new lights meant to last longer would be around $12 million. that keeps the new set up through 2026 and includes maintenance costs. >> the cost is not an easy installation today. it takes months of time. >> reporter: if funding comes through, the goal is to restring the lights in time for super bowl weekend in february of 2016. cal tran has agreed to help with maintenance. we will have more on the crowd funding effort. we would also love to know your thoughts on the story. is $12 million money well spent? feel free to sweet me your thoughts. we may share them on air. katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the plan to expand yosemite national park has become a political battl

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, katie. >>> san francisco mayor ed lee just issued a statement within the last hour on the sick-out saying he shares the frustration of muni riders. mayor lee said the public should not be punished any longer. he also said as public servants we are obligated to serve the residents of the city, not punish them when you disagree with the amount of your raise or the contributions you must pay towards your pension. >>> the coast guard found a body in the san francisco bay near angel island. boats sitched on the water. officials have not confirmed if the body is that of a sailor. authorities say the sailor left alameda and was heading towards hawaii when the boat ran into trouble. >>> president obama is speaking out from co land about the -- from poland about the controversial release of bowe bergdahl. sergeant bergdahl was released to the u.s. military over the weekend of a five years in captivity. in exchange, the u.s. released five detainees from guantanamo bay. critics are slamming the administration for groveating with terrorists -- negotiating w

. >> ktvu's katie utehs with the place volunteers are getting a clean start. >> reporter: a crumpled newspaper clipping directed him to this facility. converted muni bus offering showers for the homeless, the economy brought him to san francisco. >> i'm a machinist by trade, i'm from detroit. detroit had a pretty bad recession. i lost my job and san francisco, now it's a port city seems a lot more machining than detroit. he wouldn't talk with us before his shower. he was too embarrassed about being dirty. >> here is the button on the top to turn it on. >> seeing the despair on the crow streets struck sandoval. >> i knew it probably meant a lot of thing i would probably never understand. >> witnessing the homeless woman's struggle, inspired the founder. >> if you can put gourmet food on wheel, why not showers and toilets? >> the water is hot. it comes from a city fire hydrant. there are go private bathrooms, with two-minute appointment time and 10-minute showers. monty like others only took the time he needed. time on the bus, that isn't a cruel reminder of his situation. >> i feel re

katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road analncident. the stamp -- rage incident. >> the sheriff's department said he cut in front of a school bus and backed into the boss. no one was injured. this happened monday afternoon. deputies tracked him down and arrested him today on charges of assault with a deadly weapon. >>> water gushed into the streets in san francisco as water pipe burst. south of market about 9:10 a.m. this morning. shut down a water system, closed the street and forces official to divert muni buses. work continues to find other problematic pipes in the city. ktvu's john fowler is live with more on the aging infrastructure. >> reporter: that's right. the crews here knocked off a short while ago. they will come back tomorrow but this broken pipe left a lot of silt and concerns. you might call this a good news, bad news pipe break. >> reporter: 100,000 gallons of water erupted from under bryant street. >> terrifying. >> the pipe that broke in our water supply system. which is 100 miles of high pressure pipe. it was

ktvu's katie utehs is at the santa clara county sheriff's station now.ust got the mugshot and you found out more details about the man who has been arrested. >> reporter: deputies say the man may have been guarding the marijuana grow operation and that's what he might have -- [inaudible] >> reporter: they haven't seen marijuana plants but past history tells them that may be the case of why he might have been there. let me show you the picture of the man. santa clara county sheriff's deputies arrested him on arson and narcotics charges last night. san jose fire investigators say the fire started at his homeless encarmment. it's a -- encampment. it's a remote place where they don't usually find homeless camps. >> right now we're still looking into a marijuana garden up there that he was tending to. we're looking into that. it's daylight outside, go back out there and do some more followup. >> reporter: investigators say they found drugs likely for personal use at the site of the camp. they did not locate any weapons or marijuana plants. as i said, that are

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> two young children in oakland are recovering after being shot in separate incidents. it happened hours apart. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live with what police say is a maimer problem facing -- major problem facing that department. >> reporter: that's right. oakland's police chief is gonna speak about the uptick in violence a little bit later this afternoon. most notably these two separate shootings involving children. it happened within a five-hour time span. the most recent happening last night around 10:00. that was on the 900 block of 83rd avenue several blocks south of hecken berger. police say a child 2 or 3 was shot in the shoulder but is expected to survive. the condition of the other victim and an dult woman is not known -- adult woman is not known. there's still no word on suspects or a possible motive. hours earlier, a little boy was grazed by a bullet standing at a bus shop. that happened at 5:30 near international boulevard and 67th avenue. investigators say that the boy was about 3 years old and he was wounded in the f

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> much of san francisco muni resumed regular service today bringing relief to thousands of riders. more than 90% of the 600 vehicles are running on all routes and lines. this follows a three-day worker sickout apparently relating to an ongoing contract dispute. they will monitor service throughout the day to make sure things run as smoothly as possible. >> it appears that the sickout is closing out and we're hoping the worse is behind us. it's too early to say for sure, especially this is something that nobody is claimed they organized. at this point, things are looking better and we hope they continue that way. >> the transit workers union denies the sickout was organized by the union. the two sides are set to go to arbitration. >>> and the iconic cable cars are back up and running after three days of not running. a ktvu news crew rode on one of the first operating this morning on the powell and mason street line. a lot of the riders were tourists who were disappointed during the sickout. >>> in the east bay, a group of a.c. transit ri

live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. more details on the proposed labor agreement. it was the subject of a vote last friday pie muni operators -- by muni operators. we don't know what the outcome was. but union officials voiced concerns over the offer. the proposal would give workers an 11.2.5% raise. but workers would pick up a 7.50 pension payment currently covered by the mta. if the union rejects the contract, the two sides go before an arbitrator. >>> we're following new developments in the fbi's search for a san francisco man accused of building explosives in his apartment. alex savidge is live why an online letter that suggests the man at the center has committed suicide. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. it certainly reads like a suicide note, this letter supposedly written by ryan chamberlain, a well-known political consultant here in san francisco, wanted by the fbi after a raid here in his apartment over the weekend. it's unclear when this letter was written but it was timed to automatically post to

live in san francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> 8:10.rning, we just confirmed there's a fire burning in big basin state park. the park is located northwest of santa cruz. the fire is burning near a campground close to highway had 236 at the back end of the park. calfire is on the scene. right now, it's not clear how large the fire is and so far no evacuations have been ordered. we do have a crew on the way and we'll bring you new information as we get it. but with the drought and the dry weather, it's always a concern. >>> a controversial plan approved in an east bay city. coming up in 20 minutes, how people are reacting to a dozen new surveillance cameras to be installed in fremont. >>> but first, a state audit prompted by a deadly fire on the san mateo bridge. the two problems uncovered and it could mean changes for limousines and charter buses. >>> we're looking at traffic that is getting busier on the peninsula because of a new problem and also looking at 880. we'll tell you why today you might see some traffic during the middle of t

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2news. >>> news chopper 2 is over the north bay.at's where crews are searching for a 9-year-old girl who wandered away from a camp site. the story we brought you a short time ago, and we have ktvu crews on the way. the girl was with family members at samuel p taylor state park when she went looking for a water bottle. she left around 12:15 this afternoon and hasn't been seen since. the marin county sheriff's department has launched a search for the girl and, as you can see, that's video from news chopper 2 over the scene at samuel taylor state park. you can see that you've got paramedics there and a search effort apparently coordinated there at a headquarters, as they look for this missing 9- year-old girl. we will keep you updated on this story as it develops. >>> smoking is falling out of fashion, but there is one trend that's still putting teens in danger. the risky behavior many bay area teens are taking part in. >> these maps of metal tubes are the latest sign of progress. we'll tell you how the next big bay area construction p

live in the newsroom, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it is election day today. in about an hour voters head to the poll to cast baltz in several key races -- ballots in several key races. the justice department says monitors will be at polling stations in alameda and napa counties to check for compliance with the voting rights act. that prohibits discrimination based on race or language. federal monitors have observed elections in alameda county since 2011 to make sure that registered voters who have trouble speaking english can still cast a ballot. some of the big races that will be decided today including the mayor of san jose and the primary election for governor. coming up at 6:30, ktvu channel 2 reporter christian kaplan will have the new changes for voters and why this year's election could set a record for low voter turnout. >>> time now is 6:05. and a three-day fbi man hunt for a san francisco political consultant has come to an end. later this morning we could learn more about why ryan chamberlain was wanted by police. ktvu's alex savidge live in san fr

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> a san jose police officer accused of selling pot that's not the only trouble he's facing. ktvu's pam cook joins us with a look at the cell phone video that we uncovered that has one woman claiming excessive force. >> good morning. he's a 20-year veteran of the san jose police department arrested for selling marijuana. 42-year-old son vu was taken into custody yesterday after police headquarters after 20 pounds of marijuana was found in a storage unit he was renting. workers were cleaning out the unit because vu had fallen behind on his payments on the storage unit. he's now on paid administrative leave and is scheduled to be in court later this month. >> the officers along with our internal affairs division and the drirgt attorney's office -- district attorney's office felt comfortable that the items and the amount of marijuana within the storage was enough to go ahead and charge the officer. >> now, this is not the first time officer vu has been investigated. a civil lawsuit against him is now set to go to trial in august. the suit

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> a crash happened at 5:45 on the eastbound lanes of highway 84 before interstate 680 in sunol. cara liu joins us with the latest. >> reporter: investigators have had this part of eastbound 84 shut down for about the last four hours. right now crews are at work moving a big rig out of the roadway. now just the last half-hour crews have gotten the trailer of the jackknifed big rig that was blocking the road out of here and there was a small hazmat, they were dealing with, a small amount of diesel fuel spigging on the ground after the big rig was punctured. now this crash happened before 6:00 this evening. the chp sergeant out here tells me it was a head-on crash between a big rig and red car, killing the man behind the wheel of the car. the driver of the big rig suffered minor injuries. >> preliminary reports have it that the red vehicle, a red ford crossed over the double yellow line and hit the big rig. >> reporter: investigators say there was a white suv that crashed into the big rig moments later. a pregnant woman behind the wheel had to be rushed to

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, katie. >>> 7:32.in one hour, the fbi is set to release new information about the three-day nationwide meap hunt for a san francisco man -- manhunt for a san francisco man. alex savidge is near the golden gate bridge where the arrest was made and it was caught on camera. >> reporter: good morning to you, tori. it may have been a nationwide manhunt. but ryan chamberlain was caught close to him. a couple of san francisco police officers on patrol near crissy field late yesterday spotted his white nissan parked in one of these spots near the beach hut cafe. after those officers confirmed the plates and confirmed this was the right car, they moved in with guns drawn and arrested the man sitting inside. this is cell phone video taken by an uber driver who happened to be nearby when this was all going on ryan chamberlain was handcuffed and taken into custody. that ended the three--day manhunt for the political consultant accused of building explosives in his apartment. the fib described ryan chamberlain -- t

ktvu's katie utehs is live in san francisco with details on how this project got started. katie?reporter: good morning, allie. we all know how great it feels to have a fresh shower. so far, the response has been spectacular. you see behind me, that's the lava mae shower bus. we're here on 16th near cap. so far, 10 people have had a shower and about 24 people will be able to do so this morning. it is the only mobile shower service in the city. the goal is to serve about 50% of the homeless population that lives on the street here in san francisco. you can see, it is a converted muni bus. let me show you a look inside. you can see, there are shower stalls, a toilet and a sink. the showers are about 10 minutes each, warm shower, warm water shower. then a total of 20 minutes inside the unit. the front portion of the bus is wheelchair accessible so they are able to get someone in with a wheelchair if need be. you can imagine the seats pull out and two shower units within the bus. founder denise sandoval explains where she came up with the idea. >> i found out about the appalling lack

katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we want you to shake your story with us.et us know now how it goes for you. we want your pictures and information as well. follow us for the latest on this developing story. >>> the ex-husband of a well- known restaurant owner is in jail this morning accused of stabbing his former wife to death. police found the body of the 78- year-old woman saturday morning inside the home that she shared with her ex-husband on pinewood drive. a friend called 911 saying he had not been able to get in touch with her since the night before. police say the ex-husband was also at the home and immediately confessed to the killing. she was the founding owner of the sewershy restaurant on -- sushi restaurant. the restaurant was closed yesterday with a handwritten note on the door announceth the owner's -- announcing the owner's death. >>> three people are recovering from gunshot wounds from gunshots in palo alto. officers responded to the shots off palo verde avenue. police say when te arrived -- when they arrived, they found one victim with a gu

live in san francisco i'm katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. >> muni also tweeted out that cable car lines are not in service. they are working to get supplemental bus service. we want you to share your commuting story with us as well. let us know how it goes this morning. tweet us or message us on facebook page. >>> we are also following developing news on the commute in vallejo where a deadly big rig crash is distracting drivers and leading to major delays there. alex savidge is at the scene with new information. alex. >> reporter: pam, good morning to you. it will be a long complicated process to clear this crash. it probably will take several hours according to the chp. take a look here. this is the box truck that crashed into a couple of trees on the side of westbound 80. right near redwood parkway. while the accident isn't blocking any lanes, it is causing quite a distraction for drivers as they pass by. you can see the traffic just crawling through here right now. this crash happened just after 3:00 this morning the driver of the truck told chp he fell behind the wheel and drifted o

katy eustis, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> free speech and facebook. >> i think there needs to be boundaries. >> the comments one man made that could impact your first amendment rights online. >> cooler than usual for this time of year. when the temperatures will rebound. >> her backyard was scorched but she is feeling grateful. >> people saying it is a miracle you have a house. >> the rash of fires investigators call suspicious and the clues that could point to a culprit. >>> in the past few days two suspicious fires burned near homes. investigators are stopping short of calling them arson but tonight people who live nearby are on edge. one of the fires forced dezens of evacuations. -- dozens of evacuations. ktvu's cristina rendon is here with the latest. >> reporter: if you look behind us, down the hill you can see where the fire line burned close to the homes. investigators think the fire started in multiple locations and merged into one big fire and they hope an arsonist is not at work. >> come on out now. >> the panic sparked by the fire has calmed and now replaced with concern the flam

katie utehs ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time is 6:40.estimony in the civil suit over the beating of brian stow. coming up in 20 minutes what the police lieutenant said the dodgers stadium was missing. >> planned for a new safety tool in the east bay but there are privacy concerns that some people have. >> good morning. right now we are still looking at a commute where traffic is getting busier. 237 is one of those freeways. and we'll also tell you about a new problem for ferry riders coming out of vallejo. >> most of the country there will be a lot new humid conditions. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. terrorist group in iraq moves closer to the capitol city of baghdad. the group known as isis is about to take control of a city 40 miles north of baghdad. that refinery provides gasoline, cooking oil, and fuels for prestations. there are conflicting reports about that refinery. news organizations say it is under militant control. the iraqi military says it has retaken control. >> time is 6:43. the city of free mont movi

disease that reached epidemic levels in california may have made its way into an east bay school as ktvu's katietehs reports health officials are warning parents that their children were possibly exposed. >> reporter: the splash of the pool, sounds better than the sounds spreads across contra costa county. pertussis commonly known as whooping cough with 16cases report to the contra costa public health this year. the acalanes school district sent a letter to-points warping about possible disclosure in school. >> hopefully they will catch it with symptoms and get treated and keep them away from other piece. communicable health officials say pertussis peaks every three to five years, so the last peak was in 2010. >> reporter: the big push from health officials during this pertussis outbreak is for pregnant women to get vaccinated because they say the benefits go further than people think. >> what we have recommended is that every pregnant woman be vaccinated at every pregnancy because if the woman is vaccinated that protects on audiotape bodies to the newborn. >> reporter: these three children are

ktvu's katie utehs is live with a neighbor who rushed to help the boy and what he saw was horrible. >> help my brother, help my brother, help my brother. >> reporter: a 10-year-old boy had ignited fireworks inside his home in a mobile home park along lewis road in san jose. >> first thing i did i took my shirt off. i looked, at first i thought he cut himself with a knife. no i looked there was no hand. the hand had been blown off. blown off. blown off. and then there was a fire in the house. >> the father of the victim had stored a large amount of fireworks inside the residence which the child got access to. >> reporter: police arrested the father on possession of illegal fireworks. they say he had four pounds of fireworks. >> it looked like a war zone. like stepping on a mine. it freaked me out. it took me a few seconds to -- geez. >> reporter: san jose police say not only are fireworks incredibly dangerous they're also illegal within the city. in san jose, katie uthes. >>> the great oyster company made its final bid to survival. in a final reply brief, the oyster company say it is c