it's very slow on la fayette. there was a problem inside the tunnel, one of the tunnels was not open in the proper time. we have a reporter on the scene. we'll get a live report in a minute as to what happened. but you can see the traffic is slow. bay bridge toll plaza, westbound, you can see this traffic is backed up for a 30- minute delay. 35 minutes maybe before you make it onto the bridge. injury crash with several paramedics on the way. 30s and lynn coin. this is a good area -- lincoln. this is a good area to avoid. they keep calling for more and more ambulances to the scene. we'll move all the way to the east bay. pardon the fast move. but 880 looked up from 238 to fremont because of earlier problems. let's go back to the desk. let's go to -- actually, let's go to alex. that problem alex, in the caldecott tunnel was so serious. what's going on? >> reporter: we came from the oakland side of things to the east side of the caldecott tunnel which is where we are right now. the backup exends into the la fayette a

the birds, three crows and one scrub jay were found in antioch, concord, danville and la fayette. west nile virus is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. so far this year, two people in contra costa county have come down with the disease and 117 statewide. six have died. >>> well, we started out with another day of overcast, partly to mostly cloudy skies out there. the clouds are beginning to lift a little bit out to the golden gate. now we're talking about a dense marine layer, a shallow marine layer with some dense fog. the clouds are lifting enough to mix out. as a result, we have a few breaks in the overcast. may have heard about the extreme flooding in parts of boulder. you can see the flow from albuquerque towards parts of colorado. we have a dry weather pattern here in the bay area as you can see. most of the state son the dry side -- is on the dry side. there's the breakout near the golden gate bridge and the over cast near the bay itself. current temperatures 63 in san francisco. livermore, 73. san jose upper 60s and santa rosa reporting some overcast. 66

. >>> organizers setting up vigils, at 4:00, the la fayette flag brigade will have a vigil at highway4 and 680. in morgan hill at 7:00, they are holding their annual tribute and ceremony. that's at the community playhouse on monterey street. at the same time in napa, there's a dedication and unveiling ceremony for the memorial construction from remnants of the world trade center. our coverage continues online at ktvu.com. that's where you can find a slide show with images of 9/11 remembrances from around the country. just go to ktvu.com and click on the images tab. >>> there's good news at this hour from the front lines of the wildfire that charred over 3,000 acres on mt. diablo. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from mt. diablo to show us what fire crews are doing now to get the fire completely under control. tara? >> reporter: we're close to the summit. crews have been schedule offing hot spots trying to make sure none of the flames re-ignite in the wind. if we take a look over here, you can see how it looks like no-man's-land and this tree, half of it was spared but the other half

. >> reporter: we are on la fayette afternoon. the good news is, soon, in this area, there will be an official crossing over the tracks. >> in order to address that problem, a bridge and/or when it was originally set up, we didn't say what it would be. >> reporter: the bridge is part of the whole foods development. they have donated land, construction is expected to begin next year. >>> in the virginia governor's race, democrat teri mcauliffe edged ahead with one day before the debate. mcauliffe has a five-point lead over cuccinelli. what do the numbers mean at this point? >> we have been digging into the numbers to find out what voters think of the candidates. we asked about an issue where we have seen an enormous shift, same-sex marriage. >> terry mcauliffe said kuch nellie would restrict women's rights. the poll suggests the ads have had an impact. 46% of registered voters say mcauliffe lines up with their issues like abortion. >> women's issues are important to me. and the abortion issues are important to me. >> i believe in w

the la fayette flag brigade's 123th annual remembrance at highway 24 and 680 in la fayette at 4:00. another event at oak hill park in danville starts at 5:50. >>> 7:12. the grocery store chain fresh thmeans store closures. out. ktvu channel 2 reporter janine de la vega is in san jose with more on what customers can expect. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. well, people that i spoke to this morning hadn't heard that fresh and easy was closing some locations. many of them were curious to find out if this one here in willow glen wood. they have 15 locations in the bay aread and market themselves as a small grocery store that sells food. the parent company tessco announced they are selling and they expect to close stores in arizona, california and nevada. they won't say which stores will be closed. but the chronicle reports the bayview district will close and so will at least one in san jose. customers at the willow glen store hope that store won't be affected. >> this store has a lot of traffic. i shop here a lot. it's very busy there. why the chain didn't make it,

. >>> let's go to the la fayette area. this traffic is moderately heavy now. we have heavy traffic approaching the b.a.r.t. station. after that, slowing into the tunnel westbound. no major problems. but slow. we also do have a fatal accident in atherton. a pedestrian was killed earlier this morning on middlefield road near glenwood area. the areas outline, middlefield is closed between oakgrove and glenwood is closed from laurel up to middlefield. this is close to menlo atherton high school. if you want to get to the high school, that part of middlefield road is closed for the time being. >> let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. clear skies, cold for some. i did see a 35 near scotts valley. not far away you can find a 54. there's some code readings. 25 in tahoe. 42 eureka. there were some 30s at lake county and also mendocino county. from there all the way down to the santa cruz mountains. 42 in walnut creek. 58 fairfield. 58 napa airport. 45 santa rosa. 60 in san francisco. 50 -- 45 in half moon bay. they made it down to 41. near the ferry building, it's --

we have art and wine festivals at la fayette. a lot of sunshine out there. cool with sun today. this week will be dry and a little bit of warming trend begins today. not a major warming trend, but a bubble of high pressure will come in and that will warm us up nicely today. the pressure off of the queen charlottes will miss us. mostly sunny day. even far northern california gets a drop or two. back in the bay area, we will hit 74 in san jose. these numbers are great. and we're going to be looking for concord to be up to 77 after two-thirds of an inch of rain yesterday. here in the city, we have 66 degrees. the extended forecast after the rain yesterday, we're going to be looking for plenty of sunshine in the week ahead and things look nice. so, phil and ann, we're looking for a sunny day today. enjoy it. >> a lot of people were excited about the rain yesterday. >> the great thing is that it washes out the atmosphere so the visibility should be great. >> what do you think about the america's cup. >> to my mind, they should be able to get away with it. they're going to have sunny

and la fayette has a candle light vigil tomorrow. >> president obama will attend one at the pentagon.nother will be held in new york city. this evening, the world trade center tribute lights were tested. they simulated bowl eyes the twin towers that fell. the freedom tower is now rising. the $3 billion project is almost complete. workers feel proud to help build it. >> rescued after collapsing at the airport. >> he saved my life. i had to thank him. i had to shake his hand or something. >> the life-saving action of a police officer. >> a mild pattern settles in for a few days. but temperatures in the 90s are not far away. which day we will see the heat return. >> in three minutes. >> i wish i co >> state lawmakers took a step today to end traditional standardized testing putting them at odds with the federal government. students could also use computers to take the tests. top federal education officials have threatened to withhold federal funds if that proposal becomes law. >> a group of activists suing uc berkeley for $15 million claiming police brutal went before a federal judge tod

and la fayette has a candle light vigil tomorrow. >> president obama will attend one at the pentagon.er will be held in new york city. this evening, the world trade center tribute lights were tested. they simulated bowl eyes the twin towers that fell. the freedom tower is now rising. the $3 billion project is almost complete. workers feel proud to help build it. >> rescued after collapsing at the airport. >> he saved my life. i had to thank him. i had to shake his hand or something. >> the life-saving action of a police officer. >> a mild pattern settles in for a few days. but temperatures in the 90s are not far away. which day we will see the heat return. >> in three minutes. >> i wish i could say thank you for what you taught me. >> students remember a beloved professor killed when his apartment caught fire. ♪ for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. did nana ever give you cheerios when you were a little kid? yeah, she did. were cheerios the same back then? cheerios has pretty much been the same forever. so...when we have cheerios, it's kind of like we are having breakf

upper 50s in la fayette. and some of the warmer locations in the mid-60s to upper 60s.ost of us a few degrees cooler than yesterday. taking a look at the system here that provided us the lift and the cooldown in addition to the sub tropical moisture pulling in from the south. giving you a look over the last couple of days. the two combined broughtis a chance for sprinkles. it has since now pushed off to the east. the sub tropical moisture. where it will remain for today is over the sierra. scattered showers over the tahoe area and over parts of the rim fire for today. that's good news. the not so good news is in the afternoons, we have seen thunderstorms as well. of course the big concern there is the cloud to ground lightning. 84 for concord. 73 in oakland. 79 for san jose. if you're seeing the a's play this afternoon, 67 degrees with mostly sunny skies and an on shore breeze. the sea breeze will be back for today. extended forecast with the weekend in view. temperatures will warm up. we're going to be hot in time for the weekend. mid to upper 90s in the forecast for t

as we get closer to sunrise which is around 6:40 this morning. 59 san ramon and 60 degrees for la fayette. 74 in hayward. low 70s expected for oakland. 68 for san francisco. head to the south bay, you're looking at 79 degrees this afternoon in san jose. our warmest locations getting into the upper 80s. mid-80s for fairfield and low 80s over parts of the north bay. the afternoon sea breeze blowing. i'm seeing it through the delta already this morning. i will have a better look at your afternoon highs. in the extended forecast, a big warmup. let's look at the traffic with sal. good morning. >> good morning, rosemary. the traffic is doing well. a lot of people will be excited to drive across into the city. we will have some of the same backups as with the old bridge. we will have a lot of people coming back after labor day and getting into the city. there may be more people that want to drive today just to be up there on that bridge. we will see what happens. this is a look at the bridge right now. it is light. traffic is moving along nicely. chp will be citing drivers who go over the 50 mil

you can see a lot of red on the maps. 24 gets better after la fayette.ive on westbound 80 between hercules and richmond, it's slowing down to berkeley. the bay bridge toll plaza, that's about a 25-minute delay. it's unusual some of the lanes have been empty there for a bit. but still a big delay -- i would say 25, 30 minutes before you make it on the span. no problems once you make it onto that span. san jose we showed you this on the road sensors. we're just looking at a live picture of the same slow traffic from 280 getting up to 13th. 7:33. let's go back to the desk. >>> a battle over parking between people who live in neighborhoods bordering palo alto and east palo alto has caught the attention of city leaders. ktvu's janine de la vega joins us live from palo alto where tensions have been rising over this. good morning, janine. >> reporter: good morning. i've lost count of the number of people i've seen crossing that bridge from east palo alto into palo alto. at least maybe about, you know, three dozen so far. and they are actually walking here sever

alamo, la fayette, walnut creek in there. pleasant hill, 70s. very slow 80s -- very low 80s.lara, sunnyvale, 75. same for menlo park, mountain view. san mateo, 73. pacifica, daly city. warmer wednesday/thursday. could be drizzle late friday. more likely the drizzle will move in. it will be a cool, breezy pattern on sunday. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you. we're finding out more about aaron alexis. new reports say he was being treated for mental illness, including hearing noises, paranoia and a sleep disorder. 13 people were killed including the gunman. a hayward police officer suffered a minor illness after being hurt in a scuffle. two suspects were arrested after leading police on a chase in a stolen car then ramming a police car. two other cars in the neighborhood were hit by the suspect's getaway car. the investigation goes on into a big fire in west oakland early today that damaged two homes. this started early this morning on 24th street near market m alex savidge has been out there since 4:30. he's back now to tell

highway 24, a little bit slow in a la fayette. >>> a lot of sunshine.ut boy there's some very cold readings in wind protected areas. areas that get the gust, we still have the red flag warning. we'll talk about that. >>> you are looking live. this is from the b.a.r.t. station in orinda where there is a local politician. he's passing out fliers because we are two weeks away from a possible strike and this morning, that man is heading an effort to outlaw transit workers from going on strike. something that a lot of b.a.r.t. riders will be very interested in finding out more about. more on that in a moment. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. i just looked outside, it looks nice but it feels like fall. >> definitely cool for some or cold for others. a few locations near 40 or 40, 45 from lake county all the way to the santa cruz mountains. a little bit of snow flurries up in the sierra nevada. for us, it's sunny and will be nice. definitely cool. 40s. that's at the airport. i've s

slow in la fayette. >>> a band of high clouds going through. partly cloudy, mostly sunny.r air is on the way and also the breeze beginning to pick up. we'll have details on both. unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet. rethink possible. >>> looking out at the hills of concord right now. nice pan shot. you have a pan. raic view of what it's like in concord right now. live this morning. welcome back. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic now. steve, cooling off a little bit or what? >> definitely, dave. >> yeah. >> cooling off even though it will be sunny. that band of high clouds won't be with us too much longer. for a few, i think it will be blustery an

walnut creek, alamo, la fayette, san ramon, danville, at 80. 72 oakland.t 70 degrees. 80s for morgan hill, gilroy. right there for los gatos, santa clara, 79. mid-60s, low 70s. san bruno, 73. and san mateo in there, 77 redwood city, warmer on friday, then it looks like not much change on saturday. it looks cooler sunday/monday. >>> 7:52. can you believe it? they are going hog wild. frustrated homeowners fighting back against wild pigs on the loose. >>> how an east bay community is responding after a fire station was burglarized while the crew was fighting the fire on mt. diablo. embrace the season. warm up your home with fall's finest. share all of your favorite t.j. finds... at a price worth posting. see the real deal. search hashtag maxxinista and see the brands people are scoring. t.j.maxx. >>> boston's logan airport is apologizing for holding a fire drill on 9/11. the exercise featured flames and a lot of smoke. two of the four hijacked planes on september 11th, 2001 took off from boston. the governor of massachusetts called the timing of the fire dril

a little bit of crowding in la fayette and orinda. it all looks good to the other side. a lot of people are going to the bay bridge toll plaza at this hour. that's backed up for a 15, 20- minute delay. it's really beginning to look like it did before they opened the new bridge. things are beginning to normalize. san francisco, 19th avenue doesn't need an excuse to be very slow. this is the reason there are wires down at 19th and yoloa. pg&e crews are arriving on the scene to get that out of the way. san francisco freeways, the traffic on 101 does look good. if you're on the peninsula, the same thing goes for 101 all the way to the airport and beyond. as we look at san jose in the south bay, slow traffic on 280 and 85 heading into sunnyvale. now, then, at 7:0 3. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> topping our news -- calfire has just released new numbers  of the huge fire on the eastern slopes of mt. diablo. they show firefighters are gaining ground on the big fire that started on sunday afternoon just outside of clayton. ktvu's alex savidge joins us live

giving you a closer view, stretching along highway 24, orinda, la fayette. maybe a little bit of drizzle. maybe a few light showers falling in your neck of the woods. that's really all i'm seeing. a little along the coastline. we'll be tracking it for you. i want to show you what i mean by don't mess up those plans, don't cancel them. because as we get into the afternoon. you are not going to see any rain popping up here. we continue with the clouds and we have a moist air mass in place. i think we'll squeeze out a few showers. you can see from the forecast model, not picking up. we'll leave in the slight chance for a mix of sun and clouds. this is bringing temperatures above the seasonal average. into this hour, widespread 60s to near 70s. for some of our inland communities, antioch as well as brentwood. around the noontime, low 60s for the coast. 70s around the bay. upper 70s inland and then for the afternoon we're looking at mild to warm weather with mid- 70s around the bay. mid- to upper 80s for our inland cities. coming up wile have a detailed look at o