good afternoon, kraig kraig. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. san jose police use radios like this. but they still say they are not doing the job they need to. >> in es accepts, it is a matter of life and death situation -- in essence, it is a matter of life-and-death situations. >> reporter: on the eve of the national tragedy, the chief is going to lobby. san jose police say it's one of the last recommendations from the 9/11 commission that's not been implemented. private companies -- >> a lot of people stand too make a lot of money off -- to make a lot of money off it. >> reporter: just 0 couple of months after 9/11, santana rowe fire brought the issue close to home. the situation was so bad that police officers were delivering messages on foot instead of on a hand-held radio. after that, a system was developed for different agencies but it was limited to agencies in the area. san jose uses a data line provided by sprint. in a major local emergency, san jose would have to compete with citizens. >> our data will be interrupted, so that could be

kraig debro has spoken to the heartbroken owners of the dog and joins us live. good afternoon, kraig? >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. lori meadows park is clearly a park built for kids, two play structures and lots of grass. we spoke to several people who knew the jobs. the problem is no one who knew the dogs was here to stop what happened yesterday. >> we're sorry they scared anybody. but we don't think they should have been shot. >> reporter: jordan died at the park. bella was wounded but later euthanized. they are dogs but important to their owners. >> they were beautiful dogs. >> reporter: san mateo police shot both dogs yesterday at around 4:20 and lower -- at lori meadows park. jordan and bella slipped out of a gatant went to the park, frightened adults and several children with aggressive behavior. police were called and new animal control officers were minutes away when one officer opened fire. >> dogs don't have the ability reason the way humans do. we can't negotiate with them. >> reporter: as emotional as the owners are, witnesses say the dogs were scary and threatening the kids. >> they were really frightened. >> the community members in the park were able to separate the docks from the children and hold them at bay until the officers arrived. >> reporter: karla arrived at the park -- >> my dad died the same week as this 11 years ago. it's not a good week. >> reporter: the case will be subject to administrative review with the police department. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> authorities in mendocino county say they are closing in on murder suspect aaron bassler. the sheriff's department released the surveillance photo taken in the last few weeks. it shows him carrying a high caliber rifle and breaking into a vacation cabin. law enforcement have placed 40 surveillance cameras to help catch the fugitive. authorities are investigating several cabin robberies where rifles were stolen. bassler is included -- is accused of killing two people, including jerry melo, councilman, last month. >>> coming up, the decision that could affect hundreds of children. >>> it's pretty warm out there. but are we in for warmer weather? rosemary will be here in a few minutes with the forecast. >>> and facebook has created its own political action committee. why the palo alto company is jumping into politics -- coming up. [ agent ] so your policy looks good, is there anything else? why did you buy my husband a falcon? thanks fo

kraig debro just got new information about the victim. kraig joins us live from fairfield. good morning, kraig reporter: good morning,er to i -- toshry. we're on the 2500 block of hill born -- hillborn. >> reporter: good morning. this all says police are looking for one person. they already have one person in custody. they say it happened at 11:15 on the 2500 block of hill borne. they say -- hillborne. they say they shot the man. they left the place when police showed up at the apartment. they determined the man was dead on the scene. in speaking with the police this morning, they tell me that they wanted to keep this as quiet as possible. they were very surprised when they went to the college and the college had already issued a press release and that the kids knew about it already. it was all over facebook. now, enis johnson played on the team. >> it's very difficult for me, my coaching staff and all of our players. he was such a well-liked person . it makes it very difficult. >> reporter: this is the man police are looking for. these will two pictures police issued on the press release. the

ktvu's kraig debro is at people's park where this morning a man is camping inside a 40-foot spruce. kraig knows why the man is there. kraigod morning, pam. we're at haste and vonage. behind me you can see the flag and you see moon shadow up there, that's his name. he's waving now, just above that american flag here at the protest at people's park. he goes by moon shadow and this morning he woke up to a bowl of microphone inside, that's how we got the mic up there so we could interview him. he said he crime climbed this tree at people's park on sunday night and he's been here ever since. u.c. berkeley police says he must come down or be cited. police have come twice a day to get him down. moon shadow says he's in the tree to protest plans by a local business group to develop the park. >> they have a soccer field two blocks away, they have another soccer field eight blocks up. there's many empty buildings, i'm sure that they could use to build a museum. reporter: now, we've been saying this morning that the local paper said that moon shadow was protesting the homeless problem in the park. that is partly true. if they're goi

reporting live in san bruno, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. the ntsb harshly criticized pg&e for the explosion. go to ktvu.com and click on the san bruno tab to read the full ntsb report. >>> it's been a tough day on wall street. stocks are off their session lows. deep concerns about the european union and its debt as well pass the u.s. economy sparked the selling. a better reading on growth is really not enough to turn things around. taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 190. the nasdaq is down 33. the s&p is down 18. >>> san francisco may off ed lee announced the expansion of -- mayor ed lee announced the expansion of the a ceramics lease for 28,000 feet of retail. the new facility will employ 34 feet. the company makes ceramic that can be seen in places like modern arts and dinner ware that's in many popular restaurants. >> it's already in dinner ware, in places like 44 and some of the finest eating restaurants in the bay area. >> the company plans to grow the size to 60,000 square feet over the next three years. the original c

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:05. just hours ago a pedestrian was rushed to san francisco general hospital after being hit by a car. this happened after midnight and haight street. police on the seen stay the -- say the driver of the car did stop and is cooperating. there were four people in the car, none of them were hurt. police say the driver did not appear to be imbared -- impaired but it's possible the person hit was. police towed away that car. some pretty stunning pictures after san leandro police car that crashed into a liquor store. that police car rammed into the three-ring liquor store about 10:00 last night smashing the store window and crumbling the frame there. the officer is responding to an armed robbery on hesperia boulevard when according to reports, he hit the curb and went straight into that store. neither the police officer nor anyone inside is hurt. we've been told the police may have detained a suspect in connection with the robbery but another person got away. >>> the spirit of cheerleaders at piedmont hills high school is down over a -- the principal of the san jose holiday says cheerleaders have to wear sweat pants under their skirts while they are at school. this is because the skirts violate the dress code which says hem lines have to be at least -- they have to at least hit mid thigh. the leaders say the rule is not fair and makes them feel like outcasts. >> that's a tricky one, tori. >> i know. i guess the rule has been in place for some time, but never enforced. >>> sal is enforcing our traffic commute. how are we looking out there? >> it's good. i think everybody here at ktvu dresses very conservatively. so we don't have to worry about that. traffic is -- i would say it's moderate in our theme of less is more. you can see westbound 80. it looks pretty good. there's more crowded conditions in el cerrito and richmond by the time you reach berkeley, it does even out. when you get to the toll plaza, it is backed up for about a 15- minute delay. slightly better but not much. once you get on the bridge it looks good into a foggy san francisco. hayward traffic looks good with a little bit of slowing at the 92 interchange which is usual. across the bay 101, bayshore freeway, still looks very nice between burlingame and san mateo and so does 280. let's go to steve. >>> mostly sunny, partly sunny for inland areas. the thunderstorms are in the sierra and also in southern california continue to fire up associated around an area of low pressure which is going to move today. as it does, this will -- it will be replaced in the way of fog and low clouds. inland will be warmhot, muggy. clouds, fog, we'll have a cooling trend into friday and saturday. sunday/morning looks warmer. there are some hints that maybe the coast might get into the sunny and warm category. the low down in southern california very active. it's been there since last friday. the low is just hanging out. it doesn't do much for us. it did last friday. there's still the possibility of this. you can see, i mean, when you get a little bit of heating and lift, they really explode. there's just not enough to maintain them overrous -- other us. 55 is popular. just came across on twitter, flight adviser is what i follow. there are 15 to 30-minute flight delays at san francisco. you are saying what the -- there you go. that's why. thunderstorms have erupted there as well. it's not only near us. it's also down there. if you have any travel prance -- travel plans, business or pleasure, you are saying why am i delayed. there is a lot of activity in california. again the higher clouds are all that makes it -- are all that make it over us. more in line it will probably start to push off to the east. but thunderstorms up in the high country. a few high clouds up for us. yet by the coast, it's -- it's all go and plenty of fog to work with. so cool temperatures, and it does look like that starts to cool us down later on. 60s to upper 80s to near 90 degrees. we'll go 85 concord, dna ville, 86. 75 hayward and then some upper 80s for morgan hill -- danville, 86. 75 hayward and then some upper 80s for morgan hill. menlo park, 75. men le park, mountain view, 76. a lot of 60s close -- menlo park, mountain view, 76. a lot of 60s close to the coast. saturday looks to be the tweener day and then sun any and warmer on sunday -- sunny and warmer on sunday. >>> an 8-year-old autistic boy is missing in the san bernardino mountains and there's a desperate search to find him. 8-year-old joshua robb ran away from his elementary school in arrowhead yesterday and ran into the woods. the police arrived in minutes. but they couldn't find joshua. he's autistic. he doesn't respond well to voices or noises. coming up for you at 7:35, we'll bring you a live report from that search area. >>> also, just outside boston, new questions about the death of a toddler left inside of this hot van outside of a daycare center. the boy may have been in that -- in that van for six and a half hours. temperatures were as high as 120 degrees. the toddler was not registered at the daycare center. but the van driver delivers children to several daycare centers. >>> it is -- coming up on 7:12. what al qaeda has just done to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. >>> also -- another outbreak of violence at a sports event and there was real concern because of one particular person who was there at that time -- at that game. >>> good morning. we have areas of fog. >>> it is 7:14. more fan violence at a sporting event. a 59-year-old man fired a stun gun at sunday night's game between the dallas cowboys and the new york jets. the whole incident was captured on a cell phone. three fans were shot but not seriously. there are now questions about stewart since former president george w. bush attended the game on 9/11. >>> inspectors want to know why baseball-sized rocks fell at the amphitheater near denver, colorado. seven people were injured. one woman remains in intensive care with a skull fracture. authorities don't know if the rocks fell naturally or if someone knocked them loose. >>> our time now, 7:15. the congressional supercommittee which has to cut a trillion dollars from the federal budget will meet this morning. president obama's new jobs plan is making their work even harder. allison? >> reporter: that's right. the committee meets in a few minutes, the stakes involved and the challenges are enormous, especially now that president obama is insisting congress pass his $450 billion jobs plan. he wants more spending on roads, schools and struggling communities. but the committee is in charge of cutting 1.2 trillion from the federal deficit. the president says his plan will be paid for through tax increases mostly on the wealthy. but republicans are mocking his approach. >> this promise that you will cut another $450 billion over ten years, and i will spend $450 billion now. that's the way we're heading down the road. >> reporter: the head of the nonpartisan congressional budget office is the only witness testifying this morning and he's expected to deliver a warning that the country's date is un-- debt is unsustainable and huge changes will have to be made to get it under control. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. >>> 7:17. well, al qaeda is marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a new video, one that features its leader, ayman al-zawahiri. they released this yesterday. it's also an audio speech. >>> and we're learning that the pentagon is going to cutback. this would reduce the annual spending from almost $13 billion to less than 6 billion by 2014. >>> 7:17. the department of agriculture is expanding its e. coli testing in meat. the usda will now test for seven strains. health officials say the additional strains caused 100,000 illnesses. >>> a senate subcommittee holds a hearing today. it's all about anti-terror protection for america's food supply. now the hears wag called in response to -- hearing was called in response to a watchdog report that the government has spent more than $3 billion on food protection programs. however, the key programs have been bogged down and multi- agency bureaucracy. no one is really in charge. there's no way to determine if cattle or crops are safer. >>> this year's olive crop in sonoma county will be a lot smaller in the past. late rains disrupted the pollination process. as a result, the trees out there produce little or no fruit. the smaller crop is expected to create a shortage of locally produced olive oil. one owner of a company is warning buyers to expect a shortage. >>> jail overcrowding is forcing san mateo county to look at building a new maximum security facility. the board of supervisors will hold a workshop this afternoon to discuss building a jail at a four-acre site on chemical way in redwood city. one proposal calls for a new facility that would hold $832 -- 832 male and female inmates and cost up to $165 million. the current jailhouse has nearly 1,000 inmates at a facility intended for less than 700. >>> mothers with less than two years left behind bars could be allowed to serve the rest of their time at home. the women could be released as early as next week. they will have to wear gps tracking devices and check in with parole officers. only mothers convicted of nonserious, nonsexual crimes will be eligible for this early release. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood will hold an afternoon news conference at the oakland airport to push for more money to keep the faa running. one of the projects in jeopardy is building the new air traffic control to your at the oakland airport. congress reached a tell -- tower at the oakland airport. congress reached a temporary extension but that extension runs out this friday at midnight. >>> according to a new report that's out to today, the number of people with college degrees filing for bankruptcy went up by 20% in the last five years. filings among those who earn more than $60,000, that's also up. analysts say the very heavy mortgages and falling house prices are partly to blame. >>> money troubles could likely lead to high tuition increases at the -- at the university of california system. coming up for you at 7:34, we'll tell you how much more students may have to pay for a good college education and those numbers may shock you. >>> some homeowners in virginia have been forced to evacuate. the problem they are dealing with is in their own backyard. >>> at least six people have been convicted of posing as victims of the san bruno pipeline explosion. the latest person charged and the sentence she is facing. >>> good morning. if you are driving on highway 4, we do have slow traffic to tell you about and also other areas in the south bay where traffic is slowing down. >>> boy, look at what happened in stafford, virginia, all blamed on tropical storm lee. a sinkhole forcing evacuations -- look at under those balconies now. two homes have actually sunk 10 to 12 feet since friday. and it's getting worse every day. this is the third time this has happened to these residents there. >>> 7:24. a san francisco woman is the latest person convicted of posing as a victim of the san bruno explosion. on friday, 26-year-old nisha taylor pleaded no contest to charges of second-degree burglary, offering a forged document, and identity theft. after the explosion, taylor and her boyfriend told government officials all of her belongings and identification had been destroyed. they told police they rented a room from one of the owners of the burned homes. taylor faces up to two years in state prison when sentenced in november. >>> 7:24 let's go to sal. >> we have an unusual situation, southbound 17 in the santa cruz mountains. right here -- actually, it's really not in the santa cruz mountains. it's in campbell at hamilton. there's some sort of police action going on, southbound 17, the right lane is closed. northbound traffic is getting by. it's not a huge deal but police are there. let's move along to live pictures there. i want to show you that highway 4 is coming down to the willow pass grade. traffic is going to be slow, pretty much from antioch. this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have a 15 to 20- minute delay. today's weather. here's steve. >>> mostly sunny, partly sunny, have a bigger fog bank today than we had yesterday. it looks like it will be increasing over the next couple of days and usher in a cooling trend. we still have to deal with occasionally higher clouds, the blowoff is what we call it, from the thunderstorms which -- which erupt over the sierra nevada, sacramento valley and also down into southern california. but for us, there's nothing to support them, at least not now. but there could always be a stray shower, too. but more likely north and east of us. 50s and 60s on the current temperature. there is a delta breeze but it's not that strong. west-southwest 12. san jose has a northwest wind. some of the low cloudiness is really starting to thicken up in advance of a system that's on its way up. before we get there, we have to deal with muggies and fog on the increase monday, tuesday -- wednesday, thursday, friday. saturday looks 0 tosh the day when things start to turn -- looks to be the day when things start to turn. >>> he's accused of killing a man over a stolen ipod. the trial underway right now for a fatal bay area shooting. >> reporter: we're live in santa clara where some silicon valley leaders are using these signs for jobs, coming up. >>> and a man who supposedly posed as a doctor and scammed patients learns his fate in court. >>> 7:29. happening right now, a conference is underway to discuss the future of silicon valley. tara moriarty is live in santa clara to explain why this conference is such a unique -- has such a unique name and i'm curious about that placard you were holding earlier. >> reporter: i'm gonna get to that in a second. this is called game changer 2012. that's because organizers are hoping it meets up to its name. this meeting of the minds, so to speak, the common goal torques create jobs. this is green on one side, and red on the other. if the audience agrees with what is being said, the audience will flash the green. but if they want to challenge it, they will flash the red. this is all to create communication and get the conversation going about the 10% unemployment that plagues the area. lieutenant-governor gavin newsom will participate. >> we're hoping that game changes will happen in all clusters of the economy, in silicon valley, the drivable energies include biotech, life sciences. >> reporter: breakfast is now being served. and in a half-hour, opening remarks will begin. chuck reed will be one of the first people on the panel and newsom will appear after 9:00. this will last until 1:00 this afternoon. coming up later we'll let you know who some of the ceos are who will be appearing here this morning. back to you. . >>> we have breaking news just coming in right now from st. louis, missouri. officials confirm that this u.s. airways flight, 457, that was bound from j.f.k. in new york city to phoenix has been diverted to lambert field in st. louis for a security- related incident. passengers were taken off the plane immediately. federal authorities have been notified. there's no word yet if police have taken anyone into custody. passengers are apparently waiting in the concours to reboard the plane. it has been inspected and will continue to phoenix today. there has been a number of heightened security issues because of the 10th anniversary of 9/11. we don't know what the cause of this particular security issue was. but this is u.s. airways plane that was heading from j.f.k. in new york, to phoenix, stopped in st. louis. they did a search of the plane. it seems that they have gotten the green light now. passengers will be getting back on and resuming their flight to phoenix. these are live pictures from st. louis. if we get any more information on this story, we will bring it to you. >>> our time now, 7:32. well, today kicks off national preparedness month. officials from fema and the red cross, they were at oakland's jack london square yam track station this morning -- amtrak station this morning. they were telling passengers how important it is to be prepared for any potential disaster. >> we want to remind people that this is a 24/7 operation. it should not be limited tony time of the year. >> now, fema and the red cross items will show the items of what you need for emergency kids -- kits. fema officials say this year while being prepared is on our minds more than ever because of the september 11th anniversary. >>> 7:33. a south bay construction worker is recovering this morning after being buried up to his neck in dirt for almost four hours. soil at the surface shifted and filled up the hole before he could get out. rescue workers stabilized. soil around him. they cleared away the dirt. he was not happy, we're -- he was not hurt, we're happy to tell you. but he was taken to the hospital just as a precaution. >>> a phony san francisco doctor who treated patients without any sort of a medical license was sentenced to six years in prison. 68-year-old timothy anderson was known to dr. syad to his former dermatology patients. there were 30 victims treated out of a home office in the sunset district. he pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and scamming patients out of $150,000. with time served, he will probably be out of prison in a few years. >>> a trial is underway for an oakland man accused of killing another man over a stolen ipod. in opening statements yesterday, prosecutors claim that 22-year-old pierre rushing got out of the car on international boulevard and shot 25-year-old ja'wan taylor on april 15. defense attorneys say there's really no direct evidence and the case is shaky because it's based on testimony from drug users and prostitutes. >>> 7:34. well, the regents for the university of california meet thursday in san francisco. they will consider raising tuition. "the chronicle" reports that fees could go up at least 8% or as much as 16% every year through the year 2016. the annual undergraduate tuition would rise from possibly 12,000 right now to 22,000 in four years. that doesn't even include books, room and board. uc says they need the money to cover state budget cutbacks and a growing enrollment. >>> town, the mount diablo school board is expected to decide whether they will convert clayton valley high school to a charter school. the board will approve the petition or deny it. if the board votes to approve the condition with conditions, those conditions will have to be met by february 1st. if they approve the charter tonight, it will be in place for three years starting in the fall of 2012. >>> 7:35. hatching now in southern california. >> the search is on for an 8- year-old boy described as severely autistic. the boy ran away from his elementary school near big bear nearly 24 hours ago. lin net romero is live in -- lynnette romero is live in twin peaks to tell us why this search is different from other reasons. >> reporter: one of the reasons, the autism. joshua is very afraid of strangers and loud noises. so there's concern that he might run away from help or run away from the helicopters. they are concerned about that. the other thing that's going on this morning,s sheriff's department here, one of the things that's happening is severe weather. we've had a couple of big downpours. a lot of thunder and lightning. that's really impacting this search. let me tell you a little bit more about 8-year-old joshua rob. he disappeared while on the playground at grandview elementary school. it was about 11:00 yesterday morning. he was apparently known to be a flight risk because of his autism. somehow he got out. his parents tell us they haven't seen him for at least a week, maybe longer. they recently lost their home to foreclosure. this son was placed in protective custody. they are very concerned about his son -- about their son being out there in this terrain, it's rugged terrain. it's wilderness area. it's cold. now it's wet. he's been out in the wilderness all night long. the hope from searchers here is he's been able to find some shelter and he's hunkering down and he's waiting for help. i can tell you a few minutes ago, we saw a helicopter go overhead. we do know they've begun the air search. there are at least 60 searchers on the ground and other locations at the command post as part of their search. so they are definitely increasing their searches now that the sun is up. back to you. >> as soon as we get more information, we'll bring it to you. >>> let's check in with sal. see how your commute is going. sal? >> you know, traffic is actually moving along pretty well if you are driving let's take a look at 280. that's beginning to slow down. if you are driving up to the silicon valley, you will see some slow traffic there. also, the morning commute is gonna be slow on 17 and 101. this is 880 in oakland. that traffic is moving along very nicely this morning. and if you are going to the bay bridge toll plaza, threw be waiting for 15 -- you will be waiting for 15 to 20 minutes. we had some earlier wind advisories. those have been lifted for bay area spans. >>> let's go to steve. a lot of low clouds and gray around. sun already for some inland. it will be a muggy day. cool, closer to it as the fog is getting together. the weekend starting to look warmer, especially sunday and then carrying over into monday. the low down off point conception, santa barbara, l.a. continues to come pump in a lot of moisture. not only in southern california. there's flight delays out of san francisco believe it or not. also in the sierra nevada, sacramento valley, maybe lake county and there they are. i mean, there's plenty there. they -- they erupt and then fall apart when you get to sunset. we just wend to get some of the -- some of the higher clouds. occasionally something could move in. that's why i mentioned it. that fog by the coast is gonna keep temperatures held in check. there are components of an onshore wind. it's not howling or anything. but it's there. i think it will ramp up tonight into tomorrow. you can see there's some really good bumpers in the high country. some of that could produce heavy downpours. the low will kick in, being replaced by a cooler pattern. thunderstorms, a few high clouds for us. if you are in that kind of weather pattern, you also have some tropical muggy conditions to deal with. morning, fog, clouds. mostly sunny. it will be warmer for some. for others, it will be gray and cool and that fog looks to be lifting a little bit. coast and bay on the cooler side inland. we'll deal with warmer temperatures. anywhere from the upper 80s to 90 inland. sonoma county will go 90 degrees. concord, pleasant hill, 86 livermore. oakland, 70. 67 alameda, 68 berkeley. low 80s los gatos. and then 70s on the peninsula. belmont, atherton, woodside, puerto low valley, all of the 70s. but 60s closer to the coast t looks like a big -- coast. it looks like a big-time enhancement. wednesday, thursday, friday, we go into a cooling trend. but we have saturday being the day where things start to turn around and high pressure means warmer temperatures by sunday/monday. >>> it's 19 minutes before 8:00. some heated moments at the latest presidential debate. >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we're having it right now, governor. >> which issues got the most attention among the public contenders -- republican contenders? >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street, numbers have turned around now in positive territory, led mainly by large banks. j.p. morgan especially is rising nearly 3% right now. analysts put a rating on j.p. morgan saying the bank was overvalued after falling 25% in may. there's still some ongoing concern about the european debt crisis. the nasdaq is up 6. nasdaq is up 24. s&p is up 5. >>> new this morning, about 20 minutes ago, the census bureau reported that americans living in poverty jumped to a 27-year high. in 2010, almost one in six people were living in importanterty. that's up 14%. the number of -- living in poverty. that's up 14%. the number has been up. >>> analysts say higher gas prices are to blame for the excess spending and they say prices should drop between now and mid-october but will likely climb back up to nearly $4 a basketball gallon by spring. >>> you may see some of your favorite local spots in the movies. that's because san francisco is playing a big part on the big screen. what's bringing in some much- needed cash to our local economy as well -- and that's bringing in some much-needed cash to our local economy as well. "planet of the apes" and "contagion" was filmed here. it's estimated that will bring in $56 million this year and it is doing whatever it can to keep it that way. >> our permit office is really working hard to -- working hard to continue to get permits done smoothly and continue things here. >> this is also putting local production crews to work. >>> there were some verbal punches shown last night at the debate, mostly at the front- runner. rick perry was criticized by the other candidates for being soft on illegal immigration and for an executive order he signed in texas requiring girls to get the hp vaccine. >>> do you still believe social security should be ended as a federal program as did six months ago when your book came out -- >> i think we should have a conversation -- >> we're having it right now, governor. >> the candidates face off next week in orlando, florida. >>> here in the bay area, activists of the tea party gathered to watch it here at home. for them it's not about right wing or left wing, it's about finding a candidate they can trust. >> i'm looking for someone who is constitutionally sound, who wants to actually cut spending, not limit government growth but cut spending. >> this group said they do not support rick perry or mitt romney, saying they both represent the political establishment. they like michele bachmann followed by ron paul. >>> if you missed the debate, go to our home page. we have video of it. >>> 7:47. last night's protest against burp in san francisco did not shut down b.a.r.t. stations this time -- b.a.r.t. in san francisco did not shut down b.a.r.t. demonstrations. >> the datesters faced off with -- demonstrators faced off with police in riot gear. the demonstrators never got past the fare gates allowing the b.a.r.t. station to stay open. b.a.r.t. it selling us the pricing to to respond to pond -- to respond to this is running out. >> we're spending money on protests, not things like repairing the tracks. >> last night's protest also attracted term attention. our camera captured images at the scene and b.a.r.t. says they are working with the fbi as well. >>> a local tv comment tear iter -- a local tv commentator apologizes for cussing on the air. [bleep] >> he quickly apologized on the air saying he hope he didn't offend anyone. >>> and in the other night football game, the raiders gave hugh jackson his first win. on sebastian janikowski tied the nfl record for the longest field goal ever with a 63- yarder. last night's win ended the -- ended the team's streak of losing openers. >>> police say ramirez and his wife, julieann na were arguing in his -- julie a na were arguing yesterday. he struck her and that forced her to hit her head. she refused medical treatment. manny ramirez retired after a second positive test for performance-enhancement drugs. >>> how about some good economic news in the bay area? the tech conference startups and the jobs that may be created. <Ñ Ñ+gÑÑÑçÑw ♪ ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm ♪ mm-mmm-mmm-mm-mm-mmm [ female announcer ] kraft cheese has more full length shreds in every bag. you'll see the difference. ♪ mmm >>> an amazing rescue in utah. police say a car hit a motorcyclist. he became trapped underneath. you can see several people rushed to push the car up on its side. the motorcycle rider was pulled out from underneath and taken to the hospital. he is said to be in critical condition this morning. the driver of the car was not hurt. the power is back on for nearly 3,000 nevada residents who lost power last night. we talked to pg&e earlier. they say an underground equipment failure caused the outage. about 3500 customers in southern nevada were affected but by 1:15 this morning, service was back on for everyone. >>> the labor department says job growth in the bay area is flat. 1.8million jobs were available in july. also, there are 4200 fewer government jobs this year. that's the biggest drop for any sector. >>> the number of tech jobs, they are growing. dozens of new startups are launching this week at the tech crunch conference in san francisco. products include, music apps and social gaming. organizers say participation doubled from last year. >>> the economy is now moving towards much more high-tech jobs, creating bigger companies that can become worth billions of dollars. that can create great revenue and great jobs as well. >>> coming up on 7:54. today, microsoft is kicking off another attempt at a comeback. >> the company will be landing out a preview version of windows 8 and their touchscreen fablets at a four-day conference in anaheim. microsoft is hoping to woo software analysts to write windows 8. products using the new software are not expected on the market until next year. >>> there could be a biological explanation for the sudden appearance. a man's soft side when they become fathers. the study shows that men's testosterone levels fall by about a third in the day and months after their partners give birth. >>> i can believe that. >> yeah, exactly. >> i can believe that. >> yeah. dad taking good care of their little kids. >>> 7:54. hey, sal, are you taking tear of the commute? and what's going on with b.a.r.t.? >> ut hoe -- uh-ho. >> we had some delays on the tracks. there was some covers that came off the tracks. i just got off the phone with b.a.r.t. and they say there's still a pretty delay from san francisco to richmond. 30-minute delays sf to richmond. 17 northbound, slow traffic, 87 northbound. we also have slow traffic getting into downtown san jose. 17 near hamilton, some slow traffic. i want to show the traffic here on 880 is moving along pretty nicely massing the coliseum. when you get to the bay bridge, we're starting to see some big- time traffic here as you drive, for about a 20-minute delay. let's go to steve. >>> we have a big fog bank inland. it's already cleared for some. a few high clouds will drift over authority and east of us. but so far, next friday, they haven't made it here. they try and try but they just fall apart. the conditions are much better for the formation in the country. tom from blossom hill seeing overcast as well. upper 60s to low 50s. 55 san rafael, napa and santa rosa. it looks like a lot of clouds and then they just dissipate and fall apart but we could see some of that wraparound coming in. at the surface there's plenty of low clouds and fog around. that system to the left of your screen is going to cool us all down. starting -- for some today, but more likely for everybody tomorrow. 60s closer to the beach. some of the higher elevations are running warmer today than yesterday. i expect that to cool down and change on wednesday. we'll keep that cooling trend going thursday and friday. saturday looks like the day where things start to turn around. and the weekend is looking warm to warmer. >>> 7:57. why a u.s. airways jet that bass on its way from new york to phoenix is -- that was on its way from new york to phoenix is sitting on the runway in st. louis. >>> they is spent two years in iran. now they could be coming home this week. >> reporter: what happened at a juvenile facility in contra costa county that forced a shelter shelter in place in two hb communities. that when "mornings on 2" continues. >>> good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, september 13th. we're following developing news for you right now. this is coming from st. louis this morning. a u.s. airways flight from new york to phoenix was diverted to lambert field in st. louis. these are live pictures. there's the plane right in the middle of your screen. the transportation security administration says there were three passengers on board this plane acting suspicious. the plane landed safely. everybody got out. this is the latest in a series of security scares around the 10th anniversary of september 11th. >>> 8:00. international diplomacy may finally win the release of two uc berkeley graduates caught hiking in iran over two years ago. ktvu channel 2 reporter allie rasmus joins us now with new comments from the obama administration just within the last half-hour. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, secretary of state, hillary clinton, just spoke about the possible release of the two u.s. hikers who have been imprisoned in iran and they could be freed by this thursday. >> we are encouraged by what the iranian government has said today. but i'm not going to comment further than that. we obviously hope we will see a positive outcome from -- from what appears to be a decision by the government. >> reporter: now, just last month, an i rin yun court -- iranian court convicted the two men for spying. that was more than two years ago that they went on the hike. earlier this morning, the iranian court had agreed to set bail for the two men at $500,000 each. if they can come up with that money, the plan is they will be freed on thursday. sarah shourd was the third hiker. she was released last year on humanitarian grounds. all three are uc berkeley graduates. students reacted to this news. >> surprised, yes. >> good! >> that's great. that's awesome. like i said, i hope -- it's been a -- especially around campus, it's been kind of a tough subject. >>> nothing surprises me. their detakement does not surprise me nor -- detainment does not surprise me nor does their possible release. >> reporter: why? >> because this is the nature of politics sometimes behind the scenes. >> reporter: i also spoke for the spokes -- spoke to the spokesperson for the family. she said the family is not ready to comment. the plan is, according to their defense attorney, if they can post this $500,000 bail they will be released on thursday. we're told that the details of that release are being worked out by this swiss embassy because the u.s. and and iran don't have diplomatic relations. so the u.s. state department is in touch with the swiss about this possible release that could happen this next thursday. live in berkeley, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 8:02. right now, a search continues for the four escaped teenagers who got away from a contra costa county youth detention facility. ktvu tea kraig-- ktvu's kraig debro is live outside the ranch to tell us how this escape is making people nervous. >> reporter: you may have just seen that sheriff's office car just roll by here a second ago, dave. they slowed down right at the entrance. they apologized for but did not stop. i want to show you something behind me really quickly. it's not with how this had anything to do with the way the boys got out. but if you look behind me, you can see it just stops there is -- it just stops there. it doesn't mean that's how they got out but i wanted to show you how easy it might be to get out. still waiting for more details by the sheriff's office. last night the sheriff's office reported not only the media but the people around byron and discovery bay that four men had escaped. they say don't use your phone unless you absolutely have to while the boys i are -- while the boys are still listing -- missing. as far as we know, the boys are still out there. i spoke to a woman who teaches at this fac

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 8:33.n on san francisco's central subway system continues but it's becoming a political football in the race for the city's top job. at least eight candidates support the 1.6 billion project. that includes the incumbent mayor ed lee but city attorney dennis herrera recently promised to cancel the project if elected. and now another candidate says he's found possible mismanagement and fraud by agencies involved. >> it was revealed that ccdc received fees of $750 per hour simply to attend a meeting. $25,000 to hold a community meeting -- >> all of the agencies deny any wrongdoing. >>> let's go to sal. big problems in contra costa county. what's going on? >> we have slow traffic on 680, on highway 4, on highway 24. let's go and talk about some things here. highway 4 has improved in antioch but very slow in bay point. most of the traffic is here in concord and walnut creek. i want to move the maps over here. there is a crash west 80 at highway 4. also we got a tweet from william tweety from val

kraig debro is at san jose state, where students got an alert about this. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. they were alerted by texas a test system's set up to warn students about the details of the crimes of these. they still have a lot of unanswered questions. police say around 9:30 yesterday, a woman was here approached by a man who lured her to the engineering building. once over there, the woman was groped by this suspect. now, in order to get pay way -- see where the students are waiting over there? the bomb went to the -- the woman went to the bus stop there. she actually, presumably paid a fare and got on the bus. the man followed her. he presumably did the same thing. paid his fare and got on the bus. he went onto the bus as well. >> he and she rode together -- not together but they were on the same bus all the way to the other line at capitol and snell where he finally realized she was going to call the police and he left in an unknown direction. he's described as african- american, around 5'8" portion to 40 years old, with -- around 30 to 40 years old with bucked teeth. police say all with uses -- buses have videotape. they can kak the fogle -- the following numbers -- >>> we got calls in from police to find out more details kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 8:02. right now, as we speak, reporters of same-sex marriage are gathering for a sit-in. in fact, we're gonna take some live picture. this is right outside the earl warren state building in san francisco. cameras pushing in. you see the gathering forming with the signs out front. at least a dozen same-sex couples are expected to protest today's proposition 8 hearing at the state supreme court. coming up at 8:30, we'll bring you a live report about why the same-sex marriage ban is back in a california courtroom. >>> in morning an investigation continues into a fire that destroyed one home in concord. just a short time ago, alex savage spoke with a man whose home also suffered some damage. garaging, alex. >> reporter: tomorrowing, tori. there were anxious moments out here -- good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning,er to rit there were -- tori. there were anxious moments out here. the windows, they were blown out because of the i

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, kraig. a news brief something set for 9:00.an find even more coverage by going to our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. >>> two minutes after 8:00. palo alto police say one arrest may have ended a string of day- time home burglaries in the city. officers chased down 34-year- old george martinez in late july after one crime. police say they later found, dozens of stolen items inside the car, including laptop computers, jewelry and cash. investigators say the items were stolen from at least foyer other homes in the same palo alto neighborhood. a report to police about a suspicious woman turned into the arrest of two people killed across southern marin. police say catherine maxwell and her boyfriend, joseph de paoli have been linked to carjacking cases. he was -- he was soaking wet when officers caught up with him apparently from jumping into the bay. they say he had the victims' atm card in his socks. >>> thieves or thief got away with stereo equipment, cash and other personal items. the break-ins happened sunday afternoon been so far

kraig debro is in oakland now with that manhunt continuing. kraig? >> reporter: good morning, dave.the traffic backup on 880 that most people are used to. northbound 880 anyway, at this time of the moving. but earlier this morning, both directions were shut down probably for about two and a half hours, although not the southbound direction all that time t was all because the chp in heyedward spotted a stolen vehicle. this van was spot san lorenzo around 3:30 this morning. soon, the officers determined the vehicle had been stolen. they tried to pull it over the driver didn't stop. there'sped you here and when they got to the coliseum, the van actually -- they sped up here and when they got to the coliseum, the van actually collided. the s.w.a.t. team came here. the driverrer -- despite the efforts of the chp, the driver of the van was not even in there. >> our officers attempted to arrest and determine who was driving that vehicle. at some point, unbeknownst to the officer, the person actually got out of the vehicle, but because the vehicle was reported stolen, we followed standard p

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> we have developing news in the case of therkeley hikers still in iran. in the last 40 minutes we found out that the middle eastern nation oman sent a plane to iran as part of the hopes for reaching a -- reaching a freedom deal for the two hikers. now, oman, played a similar role 234 in-- in winning the release of sarah shourd when she was freed. oman spoke on the issue of confidentiality because this is very sensitive. this is a developing story. we'll bring you more details -- details as we get them. >>> another story that's drawing attention at the berkeley campus this morning is the speculation that tuition could double in the next four years. claudine wong's in san francisco where uc regents today could gee side to hike tuition again and they are almost getting to into the territory of private tuition. >> reporter: it's going you. people are not happy about that. they are not happy either about what this means for workers. this is not focusing on tuition hikes as much as it is the workers. state senator lee will join them

kraig debro is at the scene and has more information. kraig. >> reporter: it all ended up here at 13th avenue and chat ham. there was a one car crash. you can see the -- it scattered field. debris field that spreads from that part of the intersection all the way over to this part of the intersection. just a moment ago we got video tape of the tow truck driver putting the car on the flat bed and towing it away. police told me this all began at 45th and international. their theory is there was a shooting there. they know that part. but they are not sure if the person who ended up here is connected with the shooting. the chp saw this car driving at a high speed northbound. they chased the car. the chase ended up here. the vehicle lost control and crashed. oakland police arrested the two people inside a man and woman. they did find a weapon somewhere along the chase route. they didn't tell me exactly where. we will be checking that to see if it's connected with the slug they found in the injured person. by the way the persons injuries are described as nonlife threatening. police right now have two people in custody following this crash over here at 13th and chatam. they are investigating whether this shooting is connected with these two people they are detaining. reporting live in oakland kraig debro ktvu. >>> officials are looking into a suspicious apartment fire when two bodies were found inside. it started on the second floor of the building on coolidge avenue. witnesses saw two people fleeing the scene with gas canisters. the victims are believed to be a man and woman. they may have been killed in a drug related dispute. six people were displaced by the fire. there is an acupuncture business on the ground floor. it was not destroyed. >>> passengers are being urged to make alternate plans as protestors are scheduled to gather at bart stations in downtown san francisco. groups have been organizing the protest for several weeks. >>> in new york, the national 9/11 memorial and museum opens to the public today. twin reflecting pools now mark where the world trade center towers once stood. they feature the largest man- made water falls in north america. photographs of the nearly 3,000 people that died in the september 11th attacks are on display in the museum. their name is al

kraig debro is live with more. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. later on today there's gonna be a rally in support for the victims and raise awareness around the issue of sexual assault. at st. mary's campus behind me, we've been allowed to come up. the students are behind this rally. later on, there will probably be more educational aspects to the rally as well. a spokesperson says the familiarity between those involved in these cases is a little unsettling. >> this is not an instance of someone -- of a predator being in the bushes. these are acquaintances or a friend that betrays someone's trust two sexual say salts -- assaults. on september 11th, a student reports she's assaulted at 3:15 that morning and later in the day, a student is arrest and taken to jail. then on the 25th, another student, another sexual assault. this time a student and acquaintance are accused. there have been no arrests in that case. >> it still comes back to the fact of being aware of your circumstances and who is around you and being aware of what's being served to you, whether that's alcohol or whether it's punch. >> now, for the record, i asked mike mick alpin. he did not know if -- mike mcalpin. he didn't know if alcohol was involved. the rally is set for 12:40 today. but the school is doing things as well. they tell me they've organized the talks in the dorms, they are making sure the residential staff is meeting with people in the dorms talking about personal responsibility and awareness about acquaintance or date rape. kraig channel 2 news. >> all right, krill. thank -- all right, kraig, thank you. >>> landlords are getting notices for commercial businesses and those landlords will be responsible if the federal government gets involved for medical marijuana. the city is drafting legislation for medical marijuana and will host two public outreach meetings next month. advocates planned a news conference at 11:00 this morning to announce a referendum. >>> today, five san jose unions will announce a plan that they say will reduce pension costs by almost $500 million over the next five years. the unions represent police, firefighters and three other groups. with san jose facing a deficit that could lead to more service cuts pension reform has been a really hut - -- hot-button issue. >>> it is 7:33. emotions were very high at last night's oakland school board meeting as parents depated a plan to -- debated a plan to close several schools. students from lakeview marched to the meeting holding signs. inside, more

kraig debro joins us live from oakland to explain why. good afternoon, kraig. >> we're at honda of oakland on broadway here in oakland. this is where those stories that benefits the retailers and consumers but the fact of the matter is many sources tell us the beginning of labor day istraditionally thetime of year where consumers and retailers benefit as those retailers are trying to get rid of 2011 models to make way for their 2012 models. they use this time of year to move vehicles. the end of the summer marks the transition between the 2011 and 2012 models for many auto makers. that typically means there are deep discounts as manufacturers and dealers make way for new models. in2011 chevy malibu 1lt and ltz topped the list of deeply discounted cars. the 2011 dodge ram 1500 is third on that list. all three vehicles are expected to yield discounts of at least 15%. and according to a site called auto loan daily, they show how many and what types of vehicles are available on the market right now. remember when the prius was scarce? now, there is a 200% oversupply of priuses. there are other cars hovering around 150% auto supply. it starts today traditionally on labor day, but it lasts until the end of the year as dealers hurry up and try to get rid of all of their 2011 models. kraig debro, channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> events are already underway to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. this morning, a motorcade traveled to the presidential library in orange county. it's carrying 16 tons of remnants from the world trade center as well as a damaged ground zero fire truck. the wreckage will be on display as part of a week-long remembrance of the 9/11 attacks. and nearly 10 years after the september 11th attacks, we're now seeing what may be the first known video of the moments right after hijacked flight 93 crashed in pennsylvania. it was bound for san francisco with 40 passengers and crew on board. the unidentified man who took this video has died. his family wants to remain anonymous. >>> the fbi and the department of homeland security say terrorists could try another attack close to the 911 anniversary, this time with a small plane. we talked to pilot jenna wells yesterday as she prepped her plane. she is taking the warnings seriously and always wat

kraig debro joins us live to let us know the hot topics bying discussed. kraig? >> reporter: it's all about jobs, tori. we're about a few hundred yards away from where the meeting is being conducted. the meeting is being conducted in kong junction with linked in. take a look at these live pictures. president obama has essentially wrapped up the town hall meeting. last we heard, he was shaking hands with the people who were there. the people inside are linked in users that were supposed to have been chosen at random. the team is putting america back to work. one man who said he's now retired because of his successful career at a start-up had a request for the president. >> would you please raise my taxes? [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i would like to have the country to continue to invest in things like pell grants and infrastructure and job training programs that made it possible for me to get to where i am. >> so i appreciate your sentiment, i -- appreciate the fact that you recognize we're in this thing together. we're not on our own and those of us who have been successful we always have to remember that. >> reporter: the president left for mountain view from the fairmont hotel in san jose around 10:15. he arrived over the weekend, collecting money for his reelection campaign. this morning those who have been chosen to attend the town hall meeting and those who lined up and wanted to see the president, one was a little skeptical about the invitation she received. >> i was very skeptical about the e-mail i received and some contact. >> the main reason i'm doing this is the actual specifics of the -- of the topics which is getting america back to work. >> reporter: president obama leaves for moffett field in about 10 to 25 minutes from now. reporting live from mountain view, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> reporter: moffett field is where we are right now and this is where president obama debarted -- departed less than 24 hours -- excuse me. this is where he arrived less than 24 hours ago. this is where he will depart. this is air force one behind us. they have the door to the plane open. parked next to it is a security vehicle. there is a lot of security around here. if we turn the camera around, we can show you our setup. we're showing you the six-foot riser and this is the ames research center at moffet field, and this is where we've seen several security personnel, police officers, local nasa security out here since we've been out here at 7:30 this morning. this area is closed to the general public. we went through security screening at 8:00 this morning to be here. however, it's still a high security area. if you look at the top of the building behind us, you can see two police sharp shooters. a short time ago we saw them with their binoculars. the pr

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >>> we want to check in with sal for an updatemmute. >> sal? >> it's pretty busy. we've added some facebook tips as well about what a mess it is. let's take a look at the marin county commute. southbound 101 at 37, a crash there. but the trouble spot seems to be wall knit creek, a lot of -- a lot of minor crashes. 680 backed up -- highway slow slowing in antioch, pittsburg and bay point. it gets better by the time you reach 680. and then we mentioned that 80 is slow. let's show you some live pictures. still packed -- backed up for about a 15-minute wait. if you are driving in oakland, slowing down right at the coliseum. it's kind of a midweek ground today. if you want to follow us on facebook, you can go to the ktvu channel 2 morning news team. it's different from our but the morning news team page. we watch it every morning. we get news phipps and you can send us all kinds of messages there. let's go to steve. >>> yesterday's forecast was easy, sunny, warm to hot. here's some of that fog and i will tell you it's just -- i would r

reporting live kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we will check in with kraig debro, just look for the front page of www.ktvu.com. >>> the city of vallejo trying to put an end to 911 one hang ups. here to tell us about the accidental emergency calls, here is more. >> reporter: the dispatch center is actually inside this building and here is the problem. this building has a lot of staffing issues both for answering and for the officers who respond. so starting next week, there is a new ordinance and it will affect you if you call and hang up and when they call you back and you don't pick up. here is what is happening in vallejo. 4500 calls a year they hang up when the dispatcher answers and when the dispatcher calls back they don't pick up. when that happens they have to send out two officers to make sure everybody is okay. it delays police's responses to true emergencies. recently i spoke about staffing levels in its post bankruptcy world. >> it is quite startling to see how few people they have and the other organizations i have been in that have been in trouble and have big money

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> let's go to rosemary in the weather center tracking the surf. >> yes, tory. as kraig mentioned, high tide will be coming and we are talking about south-facing beaches. buoy reporting anywhere from 5 to 8 feet but we have had reports of up to 14 feet. some of the top spots seeing waves up to 14 feet and they are expected to get a little higher as we progress towards 2:00. the south and south-facing beaches in addition to the high surf for the weekend, we are talking about a long period swell and that will definitely impact our beachgoers. rip current remain dangerous for you to be out there swimming. if you are along the beach, they can really catch you off guard. you are always advised to never turn your back to the beach and keep an eye on your children this weekend. >> we'll check back with you for a full forecast. >>> oakland is scheduled to host the cannabis street fair. it is adults only which runs tomorrow through sunday. organizers will block off 14th, 15th and clay street and provide a designated spot in front of city hall where people with a valid medical mar

kraig debro joins us live from oakland, where, kraig, you've learned that two burned bodies found in an apartment may be victims of murder. >> reporter: yeah. that's what police are looking at right now. i want to take you up to the building. it's at coolidge, about half a mile west of the 580 freeway. the man who owns a business downstairs, just went upstairs. he didn't want to talk. this all happened around 1:00 a.m. on sunday morning. police got here and according to pipe i got here -- according to people who got here this morning, huge flames shooting out of the second floor. now that there's daylight, you can see the origin of the fire is in that second-floor apartment. exactly where we're not sure. there is aalso a neighbor that live -- there's also a neighbor that lives in the back. after the victims were pulled out, a man and a woman, i talked to the neighbor next door and she said one of her neighbors actually tried to put out a fire. >> the back neighbor here, he was the one yelling fire! fire! he had his fire extinguisher and he was rubbing upthe stairs and -- running upped stairs and said, oh, that's not gonna do it. >> reporter: now, i've called homicide detectives this morning, no answer. i called the coroner's office and they said they have no positive i.d.s. the -- the owner said she's not sure who is up there. i want to try to get a look at that apartment building and see if the owner will speak to us about what he knows. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. >>> 7:03. just a couple of minutes ago in new york, the national 9/11 memorial museum opened to the public. an emotional dedication ceremony was held yesterday for the 9/11 victims. those water falls, now marked where the world trade center used to be. the photos of the victims and the names are on display. >>> construction considers on the world trade center complex, one world trade center, is now the tallest building in manhattan. the steel for the building has reached 80 of the building's 104 stories. work is underway to install columns in the world trade center transportation hub. that will help support a subway line right through the center. >>> in just about a half an hour president obama will make another pitch for his jobs creation plan before sending it to congress. coming up for you at 7:15. we'll have a live report for you with the organized effort of the president an his supporters to pressure congress to pass it. >>> it is 7:04. legislation that would prevent the arrest

kraig debro is in berkeley with the motive behind this latest protest. kraig. reporter: good morning, pam. we realize there may be a little tree-sitting fatigue, but there's a story behind this one as well. behind me there is the mini compound out in the middle of people's park. actually, basically, it's a lot closer to the haste side of this, the dwight way side. up there we've learned there's a man who calls himself moon shadow. i just spoke with u.c. berkeley police. they tell me they've been out here almost everyday warning him he's trespassing, what he's doing is against the law. he's told the daily calvis here to bring attention to the homeless problem in berkeley. if we tilt down a little bit, you can see through the trees over there, there's just a line of homeless people. that might be what he's talking about that are sleeping off the sidewalk next to parking meters. they've been here all night. this park doesn't open until 6:00 a.m. we'll wait and see what happens after that. a line of homeless sleeping on the sidewalk there. now, the man in the tree, we haven't actually seen him this morning, but look up there, the acute accoutrements near the tree. they definitely heard somebody up there. all the report from the school paper says moon shadow climbed up there on monday. u.c. police acknowledge there had has been intermittent tree- sitting protests here over the past few months. in fact, one man spent nearly three months up there recently before moon shadow went up and took his place on monday. again, when we come back in the next report, we're going to try to speak with the man up there, get more details about why he's protesting in the tree. reporting live in berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 5:33. another east coast aftershock reported overnight. it was a magnitude 3.4 and it hit just after 2:00 a.m. near mineral, virginia. that's the same area hit by a 5.8 magnitude quake last week. more than 20 aftershocks have been reported since then. there's no word of any damages or injuries this morning. >>> well, this morning some tech bloggers are questioning a report that another iphone prototype was accidentally left in a bar. now, c-net is reporting that a prototype for the iphone 5 was left at cava22 in san francisco's mission district. that sounds very similar with what happened to a prototype with the iphone 4 last year. apple, which is famous for not commenting on anything unfavorable, is staying silent. >>> today two men connected to the iphone 4 incident are scheduled to be formally charged in that case. they are accused of selling that phone to a gizmo moto blogger for $5,000. a california law says anyone who finds lost property

kraig debro with details on the search and why people nearby were told to stay inside and lock their doors. kraig debro? >> reporter: there is not much going on right now there was a shelter in place, was for residents in discovery bay and that ended five minutes ago and they called the sheriff's office to get an update on the search. the news caused a brief panic from a local safe way and police stopped by to tell them about the escape. they heard noises on the roof of the building and they thought it might be escapes and when they looked on the roof they found they were roofers and not the juveniles. >> four teens escaped, one is believed to be dangerous. people in the byron and discovery bay areas are advised to take shelters for the nearest place of safety, go inside and close and lock all windows and doors, stay off the phone unless you need to report a life-threatening emergency at your location. the first is described as a black male 15 years old, six feet 3-inch the tall weighing 300 pounds... >> the 911 calls went to both byron and discovery bay. the recording is telling residents to use the phone only incase of emergencies and stay inside and lock all doors and windows. they just started to tell you the descriptions. two black males both 15 years old, one 6-foot 3, 300 pounds and two hispanic males both 14, one is five feet 110-pounds. so far no information as to what offense they committed to be in this facility in the first place and we are still checking with the sheriff's office for that information. reporting live in byron, kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. >>> police rammed into a liquor store. it happened around 10:00 last night. again the officer was responded to an armed robbery when he hit the curb and went straight into the store but again neither the officer for anyone inside the store was hurt we are told they have retained a suspect in connection with the robbery while the other had escaped. >>> two uc berkeley students have been detained in iran and we have a surprise announcement by the president of the iran. >> reporter: it is now in the hands of the swiss embassy and the u.s. and iran do not have diplomatic relations. the state department says they are in close contact with them. if shane bauer and john fetterman are released it will -- and josh fattal are released it will cost them. their families are trying to come up with the money to secure their release. the two men have been in prison for the last two years and just last month, it appears they faced a set back after an iranian court sentenced

kraig debro is at kaiser in oakland to talk about what is behind today's one-day strike. kraigaccording to the union might as well be in berkeley, sutter, santa rosa, solano, delta, dozens of other hospitals in california. it's a one-day strike by two unions, staffing and benefits at issue. california nurses association are walking the picket lines at kaiser and oakland children's hospital. we spoke with a rep who says nurses at sutter walked out. other hospitals plan to close or cut back services in hospitalla in san leandro and san francisco. kaiser nurses are walk out over management demands for cuts. officials are assuring patients that patient care will not be affected. replacement workers are here, and they just stopped short of calling the walkout illegal. >> we're disappointed that the nurses have walked out. we just signed a contract with them that goes into effect -- went into effect in september, and there is a no-strike clause in that contract. so we're very disappointed that the nurses have disrupted the care for our members. >> the nurses at the overwhelming major

kraig debro is live in marin now to tell us what you are gonna see. kraig? morning, dave. you will see improvements in lighting and visibility. this is the marin city transit hub. it's the second most popular in the county. now, the changes are gonna start tomorrow. starting tomorrow, there will be a new stop. i talked to a lot of people this morning. so far, not a lot of people we spoke with said they knew about the move and said they would have liked more notice about the temporary move. the buses that stop at the marin city center will stop somewhere else tomorrow. the golden gate bridge highway transportation district will begin construction on a remodeling project. the district says the changes include improved visibility and lighting. riders and some drivers we spoke with -- riders and drivers said they knew little about the changes. >> we didn't know about the changes about the stop. i heard it first from you. >> reporter: would you like better notice? >> that would be really cool. >> i work downtown and usually i take the bus from near the house. i c

kraig debro is live in berkeley now toty us about aggressive dogs that are making a lot of people nervous. kraig? >> reporter: yeah, dave. you said aggressive dogs. one person said it's not just that, it's the breed of dogs. another person says it's the owner. this is the park on hurst and mlk. you can see the playful dogs out here. usually it's like this, but others say this is a very popular praise to -- place to bring your dogs and that's leading to conflict. shavon gray says sometimes dogs sometimes form packs. they don't always get along. >> i had an incident where one man's dog and my dog got into a fight and i asked the owner to control his dog sand he said said -- and he said, no. your dog is the problem and i the said i don't think so and then just left. >> reporter: one man says this dog -- this dog -- he says it's not the bigger versus smaller dog. it's breed of dog causing the problem. if you are looking at a live picture, you see the gentleman. there were ideas to -- ideas to separate the park and keep those dogs who are aggressive and of a particular breed to one side and the other dogs on the other side. some people don't support that idea. i'm still trying to get ahold of the person who thought up the proposal. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> overnight there was a large grass fire in contra costa county, it started after 8:00. the fire burned 50 acres. no structures were threatened. no one was hurt. >>> one woman jumped right in to this gushing water, saying she found the water refreshing. the road is now back open. >>> 7:05. we're still waiting to hear when the two uc berkeley graduates still held in iran may possibly be released. the iranian attorney for the men say he filed all of the necessary paperwork for him -- for him to get out on bail but he doesn't expect a decision before next saturday. this is contradicting a statement on tuesday by the iranian president that the two grads will be released within days if they paid $500,000 bail each. >>> well, this morning, libyan rebels are welcoming the first world leaders to visit libya since they took control of lib beep ya. david cameron and nicolas sarkozy want to show their support for the national transition council. coming up at 7:15, w