ken wayne is live, he joined the first commute across the bay bridge and is joining us live. >> reporter: it's still possible that it's a new the new commute an ugly back up. traffic now is worse than it was during the evening commute. this is was the scene in san francisco about 5:30 in the afternoon. as drivers were trying to get to the bridge. traffic backed up and tempers were starting too flair up. >> the truck up there is trying to jump over everybody. it's crazy. >> i -- four hours from sutter street. >> reporter: you're not even on the bridge. >> no. >> reporter: what's going on? the sign showed traffic crawling at less than 4 miles per hour. is it because all these drivers want to see the new bridge? >> curiosity factor played into it. back to school played into it. back to work after a long holiday played into it. >> reporter: the new bridge has the same number of lanes as the old one and the speed limit hasn't changed. something that has distracted the drivers is the new view. slowing traffic as they slow down. >> just take a deep breath and wait for traffic to resume. >> repo

ken wayne is on the judge's panel.he cookoff winner will walk away with bragging rights including the title of best of the west. >> hundreds of breast cancer survivors filled the outfield before the a's game today in oakland as part of the team's breast cancer awareness day. . >> white do haves are being released as a sign of hope and a cure for breast cancer will be found. >> as you saw there, survivors formed a symbolic pink ribbon, emblem of the fight against breast cancer. a $5,000 check was submitted in remembrance of faith dancer >> we will hear -- >> oakland a's go for the series sweep against the rays. sports wrap is next. . at sizzler... it's back for a limited time! fire grilled steak and golden all-you-can-eat shrimp for an incredible $9.99! only at sizzler! >>> good evening, everyone, welcome to this sunday night's sports wrap. baseball season has rounded the corner into the final month. the a's hope this weekend means they are rising to the occasion. they are going for a sweep on breast cancer awareness da

ken wayne is live, he joined the first commute across the bay bridge and is joining us live. >> reporter: it's still possible that it's a new the new commute an ugly back up. traffic now is worse than it was during the evening commute. this is was the scene in san francisco about 5:30 in the afternoon. as drivers were trying to get to the bridge. traffic backed up and tempers were starting too flair up. >> the truck up there is trying to jump over everybody. it's crazy. >> i -- four hours from sutter street. >> reporter: you're not even on the bridge. >> no. >> reporter: what's going on? the sign showed traffic crawling at less than 4 miles per hour. is it because all these drivers want to see the new bridge? >> curiosity factor played into it. back to school played into it. back to work after a long holiday played into it. >> reporter: the new bridge has the same number of lanes as the old one and the speed limit hasn't changed. something that has distracted the drivers is the new view. slowing traffic as they slow down. >> just take a deep breath and wait for traffic to resume. >> repo

ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> wall street had its fifth straight losing session today.ue to news that wal-mart was cutting orders from suppliers. the nasdaq lost 7 points. the federal reserve says overall increases in the value of stocks and homes add up to a u.s. household net worth of $1.3 trillion. that was for the second quarter meaning it could be even higher now. but the gains are not evenly distributed. home ownership has declined. and the wealthiest 10% of households own about 80% of stocks. >>> governor brown signed a bill today that will hike california's minimum wage. he says it was his moral responsibility to give californians a chance to earn a minimum wage. governor brown came to oakland this afternoon for a signing ceremony. the new legislation raises the minimum wage to $9 next july and then to $10 in january of 2016. we spoke with one man who has a college degree, but can't find a job in his field and is currently working as a dishwasher. >> i don't have enough money to buy my own food, so i go to food banks often. i barely get by. >> the social fabric

ken wayne is monitoring the progress. he joins me now. ken, what's it looking like from where you are? >> reporter: it's a dramatic change, from last night when we had those huge flames. the fire moved from the east to the south side of the mountain, where we are right now, and looking over my shoulder, there's nothing to show you. we can see with the neighbored fear, small fires that look like campfires. it is a sign that firefighters have turned the corner. it's much like going to war. there's the assault from the air. and in the morgan fire, the big boy was brought in. a massive d.c. 10 that drops thousands of gallons of retardant on the most intense flames. they're the ground assault with heavy equipment. >> pretty much kept it in the box which happened to be this road, and with the air support, that tremendously helped to box it in. >> reporter: these d5, and d6 bulldozers, weighing about 30,000 pounds, cut critical fire lines. at the times, the flames appeared to be dangerously close to the operators. >> this part that we're own righ

continuing coverage from ken wayne.on the scene moments after that fire started, and tells us, firefighters face some extra challenges fighting the flames. >> reporter: julie, firefighters can expect to find danger in just about every call they get, but this time, that danger was caught on camera. large flames and heavy smoke werer toking when the first trucks arrived on the scene. within minutes, the high voltage turned dangerous. >> that was a problem. we had a high voltage wire that was burnt initially. so we had to be careful. the wire was dangling down. we had to stop our fire attack for several moments until we could get pg and e to respond. >> reporter: the outage put 1900 customers in the dark. drivers on the nearby 980 freeway could clearly see the smoke and flames. larry gat is was drive -- gatis was driving in front of the church. >> the church being burned down period is sad. >> reporter: the oldest such church in the bay area. mr.james watkins says it served an important role in the neighborhood. >> this is

ken wayne, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> wall street had its fifth straight losing session today.ly due to news that wal-mart was cutting orders from suppliers. the nasdaq lost 7 points. the federal reserve says overall increases in the value of stocks and homes add up to a u.s. household net worth of $1.3 trillion. that was for the second quarter meaning it could be even higher now. but the gains are not evenly distributed. home ownership has declined. and the wealthiest 10% of households own about 80% of stocks. >>> governor brown signed a bill today that will hike california's minimum wage. he says it was his moral responsibility to give californians a chance to earn a minimum wage. governor brown came to oakland this afternoon for a signing ceremony. the new legislation raises the minimum wage to $9 next july and then to $10 in january of 2016. we spoke with one man who has a college degree, but can't find a job in his field and is currently working as a dishwasher. >> i don't have enough money to buy my own food, so i go to food banks often. i barely get by. >> the social fab

now ktvu's ken wayne will be live at 6:00 with more details on why firefighters will be watching this fire so closely if the hours to come. for now, live in piedmont, ktvu channel 2 news >>> now to new information, the 75-year-old oakland man is dead after police say his car was hit as two teenagers fled the scene of an east bay shooting in the city of oakland last night. ktvu's ken prisonet joins us live -- phitchett joins us live. >> reporter: police arrest ed two teenager boys, who killed robert who was just a few blocks away. this traffic light knocked down flat is useless now and apparently it was ignored when this ford explorer sped through the intersection of church and bang croft, striking the driver's side door of this subaru, police say it began when officers heard gunshots in a neighborhood less than two miles away. >> as they responded the area to locate victims or witnesses they noticed the suspect vehicle fleeing from the scene at a very high rate of speed. >> shots were fired on 82nd avenue and the ford explorer with the teenagers sped through neighbors ending with the

ken wayne is monitoring the progress. he joins me now. ken, what's it looking like from where you are? >> reporter: it's a dramatic change, from last night when we had those huge flames. the fire moved from the east to the south side of the mountain, where we are right now, and looking over my shoulder, there's nothing to show you. we can see with the neighbored fear, small fires at like campfires. it is a sign that firefighters have turned the corner. it's much like going to war. there's the assault from the air. and in the morgan fire, the big boy was brought in. a massive d.c. 10 that drops thousands of gallons of retardant on the most intense flames. they're the ground assault with heavy equipment. >> pretty much kept it in the box which happened to be this road, and with the air support, that tremendously helped to box it in. >> reporter: these d5, and d6 bulldozers, weighing about 30,000 pounds, cut critical fire lines. at the times, the flames appeared to be dangerously close to the operators. >> this part that we're own right now h

continuing coverage from ken wayne.he was on the scene moments after that fire started, and tells us, firefighters face some extra challenges fighting the flames. >> reporter: julie, firefighters can expect to find danger in just about every call they get, but this time, that danger was caught on camera. large flames and heavy smoke werer toking when the first trucks arrived on the scene. within minutes, the high voltage turned dangerous. >> that was a problem. we had a high voltage wire that was burnt initially. so we had to be careful. the wire was dangling down. we had to stop our fire attack for several moments until we could get pg and e to respond. >> reporter: the outage put 1900 customers in the dark. drivers on the nearby 980 freeway could clearly see the smoke and flames. larry gat is was drive -- gatis was driving in front of the church. >> the church being burned down period is sad. >> reporter: the oldest such church in the bay area. mr.james watkins says it served an important role in the neighborhood. >>

ken wayne will be with the update tonight and keeping close on this fire, we are live tonight ktvu channel 2 news >>> new at 7:00 police in alameda hopes security camera may hope they solve a burglary, the owner of green horizon global reported the burglar yesterday. it is not clear how long it happened since the owner had been out of town. >> because the building is so large he's going to go back and look at the exterior and the interior of the building and see if there is any areas that have been compromised >> police say about 40, 000 equipment were missing. >>> watch the two men in the upper left hand corner. the man on the right is a store manager, you can see in a minutes that the -- the man punched him so hard that he falls on the ground. that store manager remains hospitalized tonight. he's five feet ten inchesal wi athletic build. pritchett reports a 75 oakland d after his car struck by a vehicle. the two teens fled the scene of the shooting. >> reporter: this traffic lights knocked down flat is use less now and apparently it was ignored last night. when this ford explore sped thr

. >> and i'm ken wayne. thanks for joining us in this special edition of news. the father of a dodgers fan who was stabbed to death at at&t park plans to make a public plea. this comes after the man who was arrested for the stabbing was released for lack of evidence. the father of dodgers fan jonathan denver is urging witnesses to come forward who saw the fight that left his son dead. he plans to make a public request for information or video of the stabbing. other family members are expected to travel from la to show their support. police believe 21-year-old michael montgomery killed denver, but he was released from jail after the district attorney said he doesn't have enough evidence to charge him. police say this group of dodgers fans got into an argument with a group of giants fans and the trash talking led to a fight. montgomery's father says his son pulled a knife to protect himself after denver hit him with a chair, but denver's family says this stabbing was not self-defense. >> none of them were fighters. they were going to get into their vehicle. a gian

ken wayne, ktvu channel 2 news >>> only on two with the possibility of another bart strike looming we have learned the way bart is structured, board of directors, leaves the transit agency vulnerable of strikes. tom has more. >> reporter: it's a big question because it raises the question, is bart's labor management relationship irreparably broken? >> i put that to the county supervisor and teacher, john perada. >> does the model work anymore? it hasn't worked for quite sometime. he says the publicly elected board has proven infective. >> there are only three directly elected transportation agencies in the entire country. two of them are here, ac transit and bart. >> and ac transit's also looking at the possible strike. parada would replace bart with the single wide rail agency subject to binding arbitration. >> if we're going to have a strangle hold on the economy that is through bart when the strikes become apparent, we ought to have a process that says no strikes. >> riders we saw should be appointed all is true with all major systems expect denver. we elected board. they don't nec

. >>> i am ken wayne. >>> i am heather holmes. >>> since since the death of a dodger fan, his family speaks out. >> i have lost my son too soon. >> jonathan denver denver's father returned after the attack. loved ones talked about their loss but the need for the public's help. ktvu's alex was there for the family's desperate call for help. >> reporter: the man accused of killing this dodgers fan was released for lack of evidence. they are passing out flyers before the giants game urging witnesses to the fight to come forward. fans streamed into the stadium and jonathan denver's friends and relatives passed out flyers. >> losing a child is a heart ache no one should endure. >> reporter: he witnessed the fight and believed someone took cell phone video. >> anyone who witnessed the incident needs to come forth so the families can have a finish of closure. >> reporter: 21-year-old michael montgomery has been sent free. >> it is difficult. i can't read my paper. >> reporter: she was too distraught. >> the alleged perpetrator is released from jail and jonathan is gone forever. >> more than

i'm ken wayne.mes is off tonight. >>> this is a special postgame edition of ktvu channel 2 news. >>> it was a soggy start to the weekend with widespread rain around much of the bay area. people out in burlingame this morning took cover in whatever they had on hand. others were more prepared with rain coats and umbrellas, even some pets ready for whatever mother nature dished out. die-heart oakland as fans lined up outside the coliseum ahead of the game against the minnesota twin. fans were ready for the rain, donning slickers and rain coats. meteorologist mark is here with a look at the wet, last day of summer. mark? >>> ken, just two days ago, we had 80 and 90s without a cloud in the sky. take a look at the calendar for today. today is the last full day of summer and also the wettest day so far of 2013 for concord, livermore, mountain view, san jose. the it beats rainy days in january until now. it's the wettest day of the year for nose locations. as far as rainfall totals, very impressive amounts.

ken wayne is off tonight. that shooting occurred at about 2:30 this afternoon and a residential area in union city. police there tell us a man was fire ago shotgun on -- firing a shotgun. once officers arrived they confronted the gunman and opened fire. the man died there at the scene. police did not say whether the man fired at the officers or if they were threatened. no one else was hurt. investigators say the man was a relative of someone living in that neighborhood. >>> more progress to report tonight on the new bay bridge, as we take a live look now from news chopper 2 above the area that is under construction, if you will. about an hour ago, we learned work on the bridge is going smoothly. much of the paving, in fact, has been completed with striping scheduled for tomorrow and monday. >> this is exciting. this is kind of final stretch. it's that final dash to the finish line. it's an emotional moment for the people that have been on this job for years from the project managers on down to the workers out

. >> and i'm ken wayne. we're live where a construction crew says they've hit a pipeline. >> that gas leak has halted traffic in the area. pg & e is telling us that it was informed of the break around 8:20 this evening. there are now on the scene trying to cap the line. pg & e says the line is a 2- inch distribution line northbound trains are stopped at the millbrae station. >> b.a.r.t. is accepting caltrans tickets as is sam tram. and sam tran is working on getting extra buses running. >>> now to the a's, the excitement could not be contained as the a's clenched the al west and now move on to the play offs. the players ran out into the field as the fans cheered them on. we have team coverage, joe fonzi has coverage and player reaction. but we begin with ktvu's debra villalon with the euphoria being felt by die-hard fans -- deborah villalon with the euphoria being felt by die-hard fans. >> reporter: die-hard fans went home with this team, it says we own the west. jubilation bubbled over as players gave fans

. >>> good evening i'm john sasaki in for ken wayne. >> hello everyone i'm heather holmes. that fire quickly consumed the house in pittsburg trapping the women inside. deborah villalon now in pittsburg where she spoke with family and friends of the victims. >> reporter: they are all horrified and saddened at how the three died overnight in this house downtown. women well regarded in their neighborhood and in their church. >> the house burned down, and she was asleep. >> reporter: the pastor broke the terrible news at today's service. and one victim was marisa figueroa a devoted member of his pentecostal church. >> marisa was a great woman, she was devoted to the church. whatever we needed to clean, she clean, whatever we needed to cook, she cook. she would do anything. >> this is one of the smoke alarm that is was found not installed but in the counter top of the house. there were three like these. they were not installed any where that i could find. >> quite frankly, the tragedy is $15 for a smoke alarm is what would have made a difference. >> it's a rental house, so i don

. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello everyone i'm heather holmes. that smoke could be seen for miles across bay area, a hot day and a spark was all it took to ignite this grass fire on the peninsula. it quickly spread to four- alarms and sent crews racing to south san francisco. the fire was first reported after 2:30 this omaha near the intersection of hillside boulevard and chestnut avenue. ktvu's noelle walker is inside south san francisco. >> reporter: the south san francisco fire department was one of the departments fighting that blaze. calfire crews are dousing hotspots and making sure that the wind doesn't flare up the flames again. it was a beautiful summer day in south san francisco until it happened. >> there was a definite pop pop and instancous smoke and fire. it just went so fast. it was amazing. it was thick. >> reporter: by the numbers the flames threatened 100 structures, burned 40 acres and used resources from ten fire departments. but the most important number is zero, no injuries, no buildings burned, montessori school was in the

. >>> good evening, i'm ken wayne. >> hello again everyone i'm heather holmes.hat party is happening at shoreline amphitheater, a rave called "beyond wonderland." and tonight it's cause something concerns about underaged drinking and drug use. knowle walk sir live outside of the venue, where officers have already run into some problems. >> reporter: knowle. >> reporter: mountain view police put out a tweet yesterday, specifically for this event it has an emergency contact and anonymous tip line for this rave event. you have to be 18 or older to get in. people we talked to said they here just for the music, but that didn't stop police have issuing tips for people on who to do in case they do encounter drugs. turn up the base and the pyrotechnics, there is a rife in mount view for the beyond wonderland rave. if you have never been, a rave is an electric mix of music and fashion, in a word? >> plur, you need candy to trade it and there is a handshake. >> peace, love, unity and then respect. >> reporter: raves have another reputation. >> a drug-fueled event, but it'

. >> and i'm ken wayne. a wildfire sent fire crews scrambling and residents fleeing. the fire started around 1:45 this afternoon and more than eight hours later it is still burning out of control at this hour. it's the largest fire seen in the area in years and comes as the area near mount diablo sweltered with temperatures in the mid-90s. the fire was first reported at morgan territory and particular, creek road that's right outside of clayton. those roads soon became filled with people trying to get out of their properties. you can see the fire still active and burning intensely on mount diablo. it is just 10% contained. firefighters are still on the scene. ktvu's deborah villalon has been on the scene since shortly after it started and tells us it's going to be a long night for those firefighters. >> reporter: we're on marsh creek road. you can see some of the very same hot spots you saw from news chopper 2. take a look up on the ridge. a pretty big flair up. as you can see the smoke is tinged pink. crews are up there on the fire line all night tonight and an aggre

i am ken wayne. >> i am jana katsuyama. >> the a's done it again for the second year in a row.ptured the american league west and they will move to the post season. >> ktvu's joe fonzi is here with how the a's rolled into the playoffs. >> this is becoming a regular occurrence. last year they wrapped up on the final day of the regular season. this year they did it with a week to spare. the team knew they needed one win today or a loss by texas to wrap up the division. the a's did their part with a 6 run second inning. 6-1. the a's got the news they needed to hear from kansas city. the rangers were playing, tied no more when kansas city hit a two out grand slam for a 4-0 win. the scene was shown on the scoreboard. the celebration began on a reserved note till the final out was recorded. fred inglis was in the middle of the party and joins us live. a great story in oakland all year from beginning to end. >> reporter: yeah. you know, it was interesting here. social media took over and as people watched the game they were celebrating the texas loss 5 minutes before it was announced

ken wayne is live at yerba buena island. >> reporter: right at 10:00, it lightened up. but right by the tower, traffic is bunched up. you can see the brake lights coming on as traffic goes around the curve. whether it's a love affair or infatuation, people seem to want to get close to this bridge. the traffic has been heavy almost all day long. day 2 of the stuck in traffic, because of the new bay bridge commute. this was the mess this evening at 9th and bryant in san francisco. >> it's the allure of the bridge. >> do you think that's what it is? >> that's it. everyone decided they wanted to drive across. they all got in their cars and went across the bridge. >> reporter: it took margo 30 minutes to travel 6 blocks. >> how long do you think the going to take you to get home? >> probably an hour and a half. >> where is home? >> el sobrante. >> the novelty of a new bridge, seeing that big tower. seeing the open views, now that we don't have the closed sections anymore. seeing the bicyclists and the pedestrians on the path, that's probably throwing some people off too. >>

but first we go to ktvu's ken wayne. he's live in piedmont where memories of the 1991 fire storm were reignited this afternoon. ken. >> julie that's exactly why this fire truck is parked here in the hills of piedmont to make sure that there are no embers inside of this burned out house that might flair up. firefighters are going to be going through this house throughout the night to make sure nothing develops that could lead up to an inferno like we saw on these hills 22 years ago. say the words east bay hill and fire and many residents remember the fire after the earthquake. tonight's three alarm blaze engulfed this home. two neighboring homes were damaged. firefighters were especially worried about the wind. causing it to spread. >> the winds not favorable to us coming up canyon. up slope pushing the fire into the exposure building. >> reporter: embers caused some neighbors to jump into action to put it out with whatever they could find. >> grew up in berkeley not too far from here. we evacuated during the first fire an

ken wayne is live at yerba buena island. >> reporter: right at 10:00, it lightened up. but right by the tower, traffic is bunched up. you can see the brake lights coming on as traffic goes around the curve. whether it's a love affair or infatuation, people seem to want to get close to this bridge. the traffic has been heavy almost all day long. day 2 of the stuck in traffic, because of the new bay bridge commute. this was the mess this evening at 9th and bryant in san francisco. >> it's the allure of the bridge. >> do you think that's what it is? >> that's it. everyone decided they wanted to drive across. they all got in their cars and went across the bridge. >> reporter: it took margo 30 minutes to travel 6 blocks. >> how long do you think the going to take you to get home? >> probably an hour and a half. >> where is home? >> el sobrante. >> the novelty of a new bridge, seeing that big tower. seeing the open views, now that we don't have the closed sections anymore. seeing the bicyclists and the pedestrians on the path, that's probably throwing some people off too. >>

but first we go to ktvu's ken wayne. he's live in piedmont where memories of the 1991 fire storm were reignited this afternoon. ken. >> julie that's exactly why this fire truck is parked here in the hills of piedmont to make sure that there are no embers inside of this burned out house that might flair up. firefighters are going to be going through this house throughout the night to make sure nothing develops that could lead up to an inferno like we saw on these hills 22 years ago. say the words east bay hill and fire and many residents remember the fire after the earthquake. tonight's three alarm blaze engulfed this home. two neighboring homes were damaged. firefighters were especially worried about the wind. causing it to spread. >> the winds not favorable to us coming up canyon. up slope pushing the fire into the exposure building. >> reporter: embers caused some neighbors to jump into action to put it out with whatever they could find. >> grew up in berkeley not too far from here. we evacuated during the first fire an

we begin with ken wayne on the president's first address in two years. >> reporter: the president wasted little time explaining why the syrian regime should be held accountable. >> the images from this massacre are sick ening. men, women, children lying in lines killed with poise an gas. >> reporter: president obama said that syria has admitted it has chemical weapons and there's ample proof that president bashar al-assad used gas on their own people. >> they distributed gas masks to troops and fired rockets from a regime controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clean of opposition force snooze the president said failure to act will lead to the spread of chemical weapons by other dictators. >> our troops would face the prospect of chemical warfare on the battlefield and it would be easier for terrorist organizations to obtain these weapons and attacks civilians. >> he said that military action would be limited. >> a targeted strike, deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading president bashar al- assad's capabilities. >> reporter: he said no g

we begin with ken wayne on the president's first address in two years. >> reporter: the president wasted little time explaining why the syrian regime should be held accountable. >> the images from this massacre are sick ening. men, women, children lying in lines killed with poise an gas. >> reporter: president obama said that syria has admitted it has chemical weapons and there's ample proof that president bashar al-assad used gas on their own people. >> they distributed gas masks to troops and fired rockets from a regime controlled area into 11 neighborhoods that the regime has been trying to wipe clean of opposition force snooze the president said failure to act will lead to the spread of chemical weapons by other dictators. >> our troops would face the prospect of chemical warfare on the battlefield and it would be easier for terrorist organizations to obtain these weapons and attacks civilians. >> he said that military action would be limited. >> a targeted strike, deterring the use of chemical weapons and degrading president bashar al- assad's capabilities. >> reporter: he said no g