and here is the la fayette square gates. here's the la fayette square gates. and this just gives you a period sense of just how close la fayette square is to the white house. and here is franklin jennings. this is paul jennings' son, one of three. and they all served the union cause during the civil war. and franklin is in that northwest neighborhood that i was referring to earlier. and here is franklin's grandson, henry early. he's the young man on the left shown with his buddy while they were working at a resort. and when we have our panel of descendants of notable african americans associated with la fayette square this afternoon after lunch, angela hayes tolliver who is a granddaughter of henry early will be representing the jennings family. i'm pleased to say that two of her cousins are here today, as well. another one of henry's granddaughters, barbara early allen, and one of henry's great granddaughters, fawn jordan. these are three of paul jennings' many living descendants, his living legacy. he has an important legacy. he was an intrepid anti-slavery

this happened on la fayette avenue. they found antonio madison with a number of stab wounds.on got in to a fight with a woman and her brother stepped in. they have been taken in to custody. >>> news around the nation, 50 people are out of homes today following an intense fire that happened in northern new jersey. three people had to be hospitalized. three homes collapsed. what is left has to be torn down. 75 firefighters had to respond. >>> thousands gathered in downtown salt lake for the pride festival. one entry got a lot of attention. mormon buildings bridges showed support for the lgbt community. >>> space shuttle enterprise headed to new jersey from jfk airport. it's passed through queens, brooklyn and coney island and tomorrow brought to tin the intrepid air space museum. >>> this morning, we are dealing with clouds out there, a few showers passing through the area, we are dealing with upper level low, that is going to keep the chance for the showers in the forecast as we head through the middle of the week, make sure you grab the rain gear, you will need it. it's going

major crash in la fayette.t arrivedle back to you. >> thank you. >>> workers at an east bay nonprofit say they don't know if they will be able to stay open after thieves stole all of their plies. workers broke into the business sunday night and monday morning. they stole art supplies, printers, computers, telephones and a wie. >> they basically wiped out what we had and what was left was thrown on the floor. >> the organization says it's stepped more than -- it's helped more than 30,000 children since it started in 1987. >>> a couple from hawaii, angry, their 3-year-old child was served alcohol on a dinner cruise. they took their son on a cruise memorial day weekend. and they say they ordered two pineapple juices and an orange juice for michael. and then michael started to become out of control. his mother realized his son was given a screwdriver, orange juice mixed with vodka. >> he was really red and he kept saying it's hot, it's hot. he's so full of energy, trying to run from here and there, but he could not

la fayette and oakland.ll tell you more about the commute. [ man ] get the 20 piece mcnuggets. what? that lovely girl, caught your eye? 20 piece mcnuggets are only $4.99. you offer to share them. that's pretty smart. [ male announcer ] 20 piece chicken mcnuggets now on mcdonald's new extra value menu. >>> proser isvationists -- preservation is are vowing to keep the historic 5500-square foot home built by clarence mayhue and sold for $5 million last year. the new owners applied for demolition permit to rebuild on the property with its picturesque views of the golden gate bring and richardson bay. >> the planning commission's decision can be appealed to the city council for a final vote. >>> all right. thank you. >>> 8:23. let's go to sal. hey, everybody behaving on 880? >> they -- they are. as a matter of fact, we do have -- we have a look atle 8 -- we have a look at 880 northbound. the lanes are not blocked. there is a crash at fruitvale. northbound, a little bit slow getting up to the high as usual. we're

it started in the kitchen on la fayette avenue.hters were putting you the flames -- were putting out the flames, the dog was there and the dog is blind. they picked her up and carried her to safety. >>> a fir in hercules has already been labeled as suspicious. firefighters had a water problem, the closest fire hydrant was not working. fire officials have not said why they believe the fire is suspicious and the cause is still under investigation. no one was hurt and no homes were damaged. today, east contra costa county fire officials are expected to decide on a series of cuts. there is now a recommendation for california's public universities to eliminate programs that have low enrollment. a new study from the american council of trustees and i lum ash ash alumni found that the university of california had 792 programs with fewer -- with fewer than ten students receiving a degree. in the came state -- in the cal state system, there were 512 systems. >>> 8:15. well, governor jerry brown is proposing a major budget over haul that inc

although it's getting a little bit slower in la fayette. not stop and go. 680 nearby, getting a little bit slow and, of course, highway 4, the slowest traffic is in antioch. it's now getting slow in bay point. speaking of slow, it's been pretty slow. kind of surprising for mid- june, it's backed up to the 80 overcrossing. this morning, speaking of 880, southbound there is slow traffic there heading down to a crash in union city. southbound. it's on the shoulder already. you might see some slow traffic as a result of that if you are driving there and we look at the south bay. the slowest traffic is 101 northbound near 880. let's go to steve. we have a lot of slow loud in place. it came back to the coast. it was there and started that sea breeze. there is a lot towards the north bay and also on the coast. temperatures will continue to come down and really the key is the sea breeze right there at travis, right there. 33, gusting to 39-miles an hour. that's just roaring through there. concord says calm. just depending upon your location, not mu

. >> here in la fayette we'll see busy traffic approaching that b.a.r.t. station.hway 4 is slow through antioch and pittsburg. a little slow in bay point and concord and 608 from pleasant hill to walnut creek is getting busy. you can see this is backed up to 880 as i look here at the list from the chp. we did have a collision on the westbound bay bridge. it was a noninjury crash up on the span. they got it out of there but they had to turn the metering lights on. you can see the metering lights and the slow traffic at the toll plaza. >>> and this is a look at the santa clara valley, northbound 101. that accident near de la cruz is gone. northbound 280 is also slow approaching 17. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. well, mostly sunny out there. there's still some -- a few patchy clouds or partly cloudies around. but generally sunny. a little cool this morning. no doubt about it. some of the higher elevations even sitting in the low 40s. chilly air over us. the pollen count continues to be very high for the trees and the grass. i judd heard from valerie who -- i j