hose out pack here which caused problems for firefighters. >> when we arrived, the first crews on scene found about 8 u- hauls burning to the rear lot of the business. it was a bit of a logistical challenge. the hose length to get in there was quite long. >> reporter: right now, the u- haul manager is meeting with the fire department and mountain view police department to help them answer questions and figure out what may be going on back here. we do know that later on they are bringing in dogs to sniff out for some accelerant and continue the investigation this morning. >> thank you anser hassan. >>> tempers flare on the streets of san francisco. protestors unhappy with the police killing of a teenaged convict turned to vandalism and violence. dozens were arrested. our anne makovec is in the newsroom with how the police chief plans to deal with the growing community backlash. anne. >> reporter: the first step is a community meeting which is going to be held tonight. last night, 35 people were arrested in these protests. take a look at our own crew getting attacked yesterday evening. our cbs 5 photographer wa

tara. >> reporter: the manager of the u-haul business showed up 15 minutes ago. they said they had problems in the past with people stealing fuel from the facility. so they have parked a bunch of u-haul trucks in this pathway to block access and that ended up costing firefighters valuable time this morning. you can see that the police have actually quarantined off this area. this is again where eight trucks were burned. arson investigators tell us once it's light out which is about now they will be bringing the dogs out here to sniff for accelerant. the deputy fire marshal has not said if it's suspicious. flames broke out just past midnight between the trucks which are parked in the lot in the middle of a hotel and a tire store. there are propane tanks on the lot. >> we set up a ladder operation off of 237 just as a precaution. we didn't end up using them at all. just as a safety net because they had pretty good it could have pulled a lot of water in there. >> reporter: all of the evacwees are become inside safe and sound. officials tell us they will probably be p

it started at the u-haul facility in mountain view. -- led to a u-hall truck catching fire. it started at the u-hall facility in mountain view. tara has more. >> reporter: good morning. the owner says vandals have been stealing from here, and that manager believes could be linked to this. you can see where the trucks were once blocking this entranceway to the back lot where the fire began. they've been moved. the manager says he does that to try to ward off the thieves. the flames broke out around midnight. there are propane tanks it, stored in the nord. so officials were concerned there could be an explosion. they forced the evacuation of two dozen people nearby. the u-haul manager says trying to catch them backfired. >> i thought it was a deterrent to them. i had no idea it could cause such a problem. >> reporter: with the firefighters not being able to gain access -- gain access? >> exactly. >> reporter: the firefighters had to cut a hole in order to access the yard. it did cost them valuable time. tall of the evacuees are back in, safe and sound. damage officials -- offic

luckily fire crews were able to protect the tanks. eight u-haul trucks were damaged and it was a tough fire to get to. >> the access was a definite difficulty for us. we had to stretch multiple two and a half inch lines probably 250-400 feet back there which is pretty long ways back in there for us. >> reporter: now there was a slight pop that you could actually hear from the gas tank exploding on one of the trucks. that is according to fire officials. all of the evacwees are safe and sound. we will hear from one man that faced an extra challenge. no one was hurt in the fire and investigators are still trying to determine exactly what caused it all. >>> san francisco police chief greg sur will hold a community meeting tonight in the city's bay view district. the chief will try to cool down the growing tensions tied to last saturday's fatal police shooting. our ktvu cameras captured the chaos in downtown san francisco last night as police in riot gear arrested as many as 35 protestors. the protestors were expressing their anger over kenneth harding

, while the cause of death has not yet been determined, authorities do not suspect homicide. >> the u-haul company had sent a tow truck driver to reclaim one of their u-haul trucks. and the driver opened the rear cargo area and found a man he thought was unconscious or dead. >> reporter: people who live, shop or work in the area say it's eerie to know they may have walked by a van not knowing what was inside. some never even noticed it until police came out this afternoon. >> it's kind of scary because this is a really friendly neighborhood. i've grew up here. i live up the street and just like seeing that, so close to home and where you work at is kind of eerie. >> nobody thought it was nothing. just a regular parked car and it wasn't moved for a while. about a week maybe. >> what do you think now? >> a little uncomfortable actually. someone finding a body. >> reporter: the medical exam they examiner has not released the victim's name. rob roth, ktvu news. >>> a san rafael man was arranged in marin county for allegedly threatening barbara boxer. 47-year-old kevin joseph oconnell did not e

. >>> a modesto mother is facing child endangerment charges after police pulled over the u- haul truck she was driving and discovered three children in the back. jennifer nolan was arrested wednesday night. police say there was a man and two-year-old child in the front seat with know lap. she didn't tell them that there were other children in the cargo area. police say nolan told them the kids were back there because there wasn't enough room in the back. >> aside from common sense there are a number of state laws that require people more specifically kids to be properly restrained in certain places within the vehicle. that is usually the passenger compartment. >> the children were not hurt. and they were taken away by child protective services. the other child -- three of them were hers. the other child was picked up by his mother. >>> an important change to a popular painkiller. the reason tylenol now says you should take fewer pills to ease your pain. >>> and the operation under way to determine the seismic safety of a california nuclear plant but why not everyone is happy about it.

the break. >ú >> and modesto mothers under arrest accused of driving around for hours with precious cargo in the back of a u-haulck. that car was her own children. grant lotus explains i routine traffic stopped and turned into much more. it >> the storage area above the cab of the u-haul van was labeled moms added. it appears that jennifer may have taken it literally because after a traffic stop her three children were discovered in the storage area. >> she was not forthcoming with that information right off the back, it took sometime about 15 minutes for her to provide the information it was during a search that the discovery was made. >> police are so familiar with the nolan for reasons that they will not disclose the new her license was suspended and she should not been driving she's told police that she and another child or upfront in the passenger area there was no more room. >> there are a number of state laws that require people, more specifically kids to be properly restrained in certain places within the vehicle and that is usually in the passenger compartment not in the rear of a u-haul truck. >> her c

that's what a lot of the workers here at this u-haul location has said. they say that they've been noticing gas theft here for many months now. maybe even for the last year. they say that's why they started lining trucks up along here to block access to the rest of the fleet. it actually turned into a challenge for firefighters this morning because they couldn't really reach the flames. >> our fire department responded and we determined they were fully engulfed u hauls on fire. >> reporter: eight trucks were damaged when a blaze erupted at this u-haul facility. not only is each vehicle in the fleet filled with gas and oil but a 500 gallon propane tank is just a few feet away. fire department spokesperson said this could have been a lot worse. >> we're definitely investigating all aspects of how could it have started. >> reporter: high on the list is the prospect that gas theft might have been involved. when gas prices started to go up so do gas say fonding incidents. u-haul admits it's been a recurring problem. gas has been disappearing for months. mountai

the truck. take pictures, write down every detail. >> reporter: u-haul agrees and says the manager did not follow protocol. the company has dropped the charges against violet. the better business bureau says the ratings are on how many complaints the company responds to. call us for help at 1-888-5- helps-u. >> u-haul does a lot of business. >> a lot of trucks all over the country so a good decision to check the truck thoroughly before you leave the lot. >> use the cell phone camera. >> thank you. >>> trying to lose weight? why reading could help to drop 10 pounds a year. we'll have that in two minutes. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the november ballot. a judge tentat >>> a ban on male sir kentucky significance in san francisco is likely to be struck from the november ballot. a judge at any timively ruled today that under state -- tentatively ruled today that under state law local jurisdictions have no right to regulate healthcare profession analysis. the proposed ballot measure would have made the procedure a misdemeanor punishable with a fine and jail time. a final hearing will be tomorrow morning. >>> turn

sources close to the arson investigation tells ktvu that the fire on a u-haul lot was not an accidentre investigators surveyed surveillance video and found leads in the case. >> reporter: flames broke out after midnight at this u-haul lot where propane tanks are store $, forcing crews to evacuate two dozen people living nearby. >> my brother lives downstairs and he's disabled, so our first thought was to get him out. >> reporter: no one was hurt but crews had a tough time getting to the flames. they had to cut a hole in a fence. >> the access was a definite difficulty for us. we had to stretch multiple two and a half inch lines probably 250 to 400 feet back there. >> reporter: engines couldn't get through to the lot's entrance, it was blocked by u-haul trucks parked there on purpose to ward off gas thieves. >> they have stolen, siphoned gas out of 15 to 20 trucks at a time. >> reporter: the manager says thieves have stolen $30,000 worth of gas from his trucks in the past few months. if you take a look behind me, you can see the area where seven trucks got torched, one sustained minor

the bayview district. >> also this morning, eight u-haul trucks go up in flames in mountain view. they are trying to determine if it's an accident or arson. >> i'm nick smith live in the newsroom. the senate judiciary committee will hold a first hearing on the possible repeal on the defense of marriage. >>> here is a live look from downtown san francisco. notice the flags are not moving since the lack of clouds. we're going to get off to a quick start. could be the warmest day this week. >>> good morning, i'm sue hall. we have a sig alert in affect for the peninsula. >> good morning. it is wednesday. 4:30 right now. i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks a lot for joining just firefighters in mountain view are looking on into the cause of an overnight blaze of a uchtd hall truck lot. it started overnight sending dark plumes of smoke into the air. we're told 8 u-haul trucks were burned if the fire. there were no reports of injuries. it shut down el camino real for a couple of hours. >> a bill that would repeal the defense of marriage act goes before a

show you that and tell you about the community meeting going on tonight coming up. >>> arson investigators in mountain view are trying to determine what caused eight u- haulto go up in flames and why it forced the evacuation of local residents. that story coming up. ,, ,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. turns into violence and vandalism. our own crew onse... fr >>> a peaceful protest over a deadly shooting turns into violence and vandalism. our own crew is attacked. the response from police today. >>> eight u halls destroyed overnight. arson investigators now on scene. the concern that forced evacuations. good morning. i'm elizabeth wenger. >> i'm grace lee. kristy has weather. >> good morning. it's going to be the hottest day of the week today. plenty of sunshine across the board, temperatures ranging from the m

that's usually the passenger compartment not the rear of the u haul truck. >> the children were not hurtespread speclation on those technology blogs about a proposed mac book pro book. rumors say it's being tested at apple's headquarters in cue per teen know. the ultrathin laptop will be introduced at the end of the year. >>> one of the biggest companies to call oakland home is making a big donation to the oakland police department. clorox is giving $50,000 to oakland pd. the monly will be used to buy 11 lap toes for police cars. there's mayor quan joined by victoria jones of clorox. that will take $550,000 more. >>> holding up during an earthquake. the study focuses on a local nuclear plant how it's going to work and why fishermen aren't happy. >> check out these exotic bugs, what they like to eat and why scientists want to drop them in the del that. ♪ mmm. oh gosh. oh dear. big deal. you're delicious. so what. i've got news for you. there's no such thing... ...as a bear sheriff. you think i'm afraid of you? hey what? you don't have to be mean to the cake. i do. you don't. i do. just ea

. >>> they do not suspect foul play in the death of a man found inside a u-haul van. the van was found on geary boulevard near 17th avenue. the ban had been parked there for about a week -- the van had been parked there for about a week but the initial investigation does not point to homicide. >>> a 62-year-old windsurfer is a home right now after spending the entire night in the bay. our cameras were rolling. and sal castaneda spoke to the woman's husband late this afternoon. >> reporter: steve hammond says his wife is doing just fine the mac i feel very, very relieved. it was really an ordeal. >> she wanted to insert even after enduring chemotherapy treatment -- to windsurf even after enduring chemotherapy treatments could when -- and when she did not return, he called for help. >> she was not back. >> reporter: she was out on the water for almost 13 hours. ktvu show the rescue as it happened just north of the san mateo bridge. some this video shows the rescue. >> she was a really good spirits. >> reporter: even though she was wearing a wet suit she suffered from mil

the driver is man wearing brown utility work clothes. >> fire investigators are trying to determine if a fire that damaged 11 u-haul trucks was arson. the fire completely destroyed seven trucks and damaged four others. investigators say they haven't pinpointed a cause but u-haul officials have their suspicion. >> i don't want to speculate but we have had gas thieves in the past. if i had to make a guess and purely a guess i would think someone was trying to get my gas. >> the facility does have security cameras and investigators will be looking closely at those. no one was injured. >> just ahead, in london, britain prime minister defends his record and his staff after hugh granted wins a legal victory involving a tabloid. >> up next, you'll never believe what a new survey uncovered about disabled parking placards ??????????z >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> investor carl icahn is raising his offer for clorox. it's now $10.7 billion or $80 a share that is more than his initial bid. the first bid was rejected a couple days ago. i con says he believes shareholders should decide whether to accept the offer.

the driver is man wearing brown utility work clothes. >> fire investigators are trying to determine if a fire that damaged 11 u-haul trucks was arson. the fire completely destroyed seven trucks and damaged four others. investigators say they haven't pinpointed a cause but u-haul officials have their suspicion. >> i don't want to speculate but we have had gas thieves in the past. if i had to make a guess and purely a guess i would think someone was trying to get my gas. >> the facility does have security cameras and investigators will be looking closely at those. no one was injured. >> just ahead, in london, britain prime minister defends his record and his staff after hugh granted wins a legal victory involving a tabloid. >> up next, you'll never believe what a new survey uncovered about disabled parking placards issued by california. (s(speaking g in internanational language) and he said un tm go ye into all of the world and preach the gospel preach the gospel  ♪very creature in the world. (applause) >>> investor carl icahn is raising his offer for clorox. it's now $10.7 billion or $80 a share that is more than his init

. >> about one month ago, the u-haul management came to us about cyphering problem where someone hasn coming in and cyphering large quantities of gas from their trucks. we have been working on that with them for about one month. >> any indication that someone was here over night doing exactly that? >> we have surveillance cameras here in the parking lot, the law department has turned over the tapes and we will review them and to --the next couple of days. from the amount of gas that has been cypher, we do not think it is just one person this is more of an organized type of crime. so, you call set up a blockade of their vehicles blocking the driveway to prevent any vehicles coming back here into the lot, and that seems to have worked we have not had any deaths since then. >> we also learned that five nearby homes had to be evacuated not only because of the gasoline in the trucks, in the parking lot, but also because of the propane tank just for a precaution they were evacuated but it seems that they're back in their homes. [music] >> a couple of live looks outside look at the sunny sk

the story for you. >> and massive fire that torched eight u-haul trucks and shut down a street overnight. what they are saying about a cause this morning. >> i'll show you the high temperatures east of the rockies but it doesn't tell you the whole story. we had heat index values 120 to 10 s 30 and upper 50s to low 70s and seattle and port lapped. good news, no airport delays right now. if any develops, our flight tracker will have them. go to abc7news.com. >>> hi, i'm amy hollyfield. in cost treo district that has some cleaning up to do after protestors came here to demonstrate against a shooting that happened in the bayview. >> eight u-haul trucks go up in flames in mountain view. investigators are trying to determine if it was an accident or arson. >>> check out that picture. those colors orange because of that? it's going to be hot today, maybe both. we'll have more details and cooling trend that follows for the weekend. >> it is a beautiful morning around the bay. take a look at golden gate bridge. no problems, we do have a traffic alert on the peninsula with a car fire. >> and oakland

. >>> arson investigators are trying to figure out the cause of a u-haul truck fire. fire crews evacuated nearby homes because it was burning close to a propane tank. the owner of the facility says he suspects gas thieves started the blaze. >>> the hunt is on for hit and run driver in santa clara. highway patrol says a green dodge caravan was traveling southbound in a win into the back of the motorcycle and hit at least one other vehicle could witnesses said the driver was driving recklessly and took off after the crash. >>> the year 2010 was the least deadly year in 66 years. 2715 people died in traffic accidents last year, that is done more than 350 and way down from 3400 in 2005. official site safer cars county but use, and enforcement of drunk driving laws. >>> a berkeley farm truck hit a woman on a bicycle. both the truck and bicycle had a green light by the bicyclist made an illegal left turn -- but the bicyclist made an illegal left turn and was not wearing a helmet. >>> mayor ed lee says he has no plans to run for the mayor's office after taking over for gavin

how the city police chief hopes to cool the growing tension. >>> an early morning fire at a mountain view u-haul facility. now dogs are being brought in to investigate the suspicious circumstances. >>> good morning, not much in the way of fog. temperatures warming up. how much? we'll have those in two minutes.

the man's name has been released. >>> police have been trying to identify a man who's body was found inside a u-haul truck. the truck might have been there for four weeks and collected four parking tickets before a u- haul worker arrived and opened the back of the truck then found the body. >>> rangers at yosemite national park say they will resume the search for one or more bikers who may have fallen over a huge waterfall. more than 40 searchers focused their efforts around the 317- foot tall vernal fall and the missed trail. according to one witness, at least three hikers fell into the water about 1:00. rangers have not confirmed that number, they suspended their search at nightfall. the popular missed trail is closed until at least noon tomorrow. >>> a 62-year-old wind surfer who spent 13 hours overnight clinging to her board talks exclusively tonight about what went wrong and her dramatic rescue. in a story you will see only on 2, ktvu's debra villalon is live with how cathie vielle's ordeal began. >> reporter: the bay is relatively warm, about 70 degrees and she ended up spending the night. >> reporter

the man's name has been released. >>> police have been trying to identify a man who's body was found inside a u-haul truck. the truck might have been there for four weeks and collected four parking tickets before a u- haul worker arrived and opened the back of the truck then found the body. >>> rangers at yosemite national park say they will resume the search for one or more bikers who may have fallen over a huge waterfall. more than 40 searchers focused their efforts around the 317- foot tall vernal fall and the missed trail. according to one witness, at least three hikers fell into the water about 1:00. rangers have not confirmed that number, they suspended their search at nightfall. the popular missed trail is closed until at least noon tomorrow. >>> a 62-year-old wind surfer who spent 13 hours overnight clinging to her board talks exclusively tonight about what went wrong and her dramatic rescue. in a story you will see only on 2, ktvu's debra villalon is live with how cathie vielle's ordeal began. >> reporter: the bay is relatively warm, about 70 degrees and she ended up spending the night. >> reporter

the number of water related deaths at yosemite national park to six. >>> arson investigators want to know what caused a fire which destroyed several u-hauls. that fire forced residents out of their homes for a short period. anser hassan explains the possible link between today's fire and gas thieves. >> reporter: this u-haul rental facility in mountain view has had problems in the past but nothing like what happened this morning. a two-alarm fire broke out just after 1 a.m. destroying eight empty trucks and causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. >> this location has a history of gas thieves. >> reporter: the store manager said they have been robbed of over $30,000 in gas over the past year. he thinks that may be a link to the morning fire but investigators say it's too early to tell. >> we look at mechanical failure arson, spontaneous combustion. >> reporter: fire crews had fears that the fire or even the heat would set off this 1,000 gallon propane tank. nearby residents were evacuated. >> we heard things like blowing up and the didn't really know if it was gunshots or someone running into someone but it kept happening i guess

the last week or so having no idea what was inside. now that they know, they are horrified. ktvu's rob roth tells us what police found inside an abandoned u-haul truck. rob. >> reporter: frank, we're in geary near 17th avenue in front of walgreens. authorityings have towed the car that was parked right here -- authorities have towed the car that was parked right here and people we talked to said the whole thing is just eerie. police were found after a walgreens employee opened the truck and found a dead body inside. >> they have not requested the san francisco police on the detail. >> reporter: which tells us what? >> right now it's an unattended death and until the coroner gives us details, it's not considered a homicide. >> reporter: people say they walked by it barely paying it any attention all the while a dead body was inside. >> nobody thought anything, it was just a regular parked car and it wasn't moved for a while. about a week maybe. >> reporter: what do you think now? >> a little uncomfortable actually. somebody finding a body. >> reporter: the medical examiner needs to run tests to determine how the man died. u-haul has not returne

the july 4th weekend. it took a while to get it out. >>> arson investigators in mountain view are now reviewing surveillance video from a u- haul facility. it's located off el camino real and highway 237. they hope the video will provide clues as to how an early-morning fire started. in this report, tara moriarty explains the owner believes he knows who is to blame. >> reporter: flames broke out at this lot where flames are stored, forcing two dozen people to be evacuated. >> my brother lives down the street. the first thought was to get him out. >> reporter: no one was hurt but the crews had a tough time getting to the flames. they had to cut a hole in the fence. >> the accident was a definite difficulty for us, we had to stretch multiple two and a half inches lines to get back. >> reporter: they couldn't get through the entrance, it was blocked by the trucks parked their on purpose to ward off gas thieves. >> they have stolen at least -- siphoned gas out of 15, 20 trucks at a time. >> reporter: u-haul manager robert says he's had gas stolen -- stolen from his lot in the last month. if you take a look behind, you can see the a

he is only 30 but has been hit hard by injuries the past several years. >> nice to retire by 30. >> that would be nice. >>> 4:56. several u-hauls in mountain view. now arson investigators are on scene. we'll have a live report on the scene. >> plus a media mogul hit with a pie in the face. the drama continues today. how britain's prime minister is depending his role in the phone hacking scandal. >> violence and vandalism carried out for a man who allegedly tried to shoot police. we'll have a preview of the town hall meeting tonight straight ahead. ,, while both lysol and febreze make air smell fresher only lysol neutra air sanitizing spray sanitizes the air and kills 99.9% of bacteria at the source. two reasons why with lysol a fresh home is the sign of a healthy home. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> protests turn ugly over a police shooting in san francisco. our own crew was attacked. how police are trying to ease tensions. >> plus, several u-haul trucks torched in mountain view. arson detection k-9s are on the scene right now. >> good morning, it's wednesday, july 20. we'll get to those stories in ju

checking one other top stories fire investigators in mountain view are on the scene of a suspicious fire that destroyed eight u-haulcks. the fire started just before midnight and sent plumes of dark smoke in the air. no reports of injuries. >> weather one more time. >> it's going to be a shock that temperatures will be ten degrees warmer with low to mid 90s in east bay valleys. low 90s in the north bay valleys. 86 in san jose but as you head southbound through the santa clara valley 94 at morgan hill. if you want comfort head to the coast. 70 at half moon bay mid to upper 70 is san francisco richmond and san mateo. take a look at tonight's temperatures. you get a little warm in your house today if you keep the windows, 50s around the north bay valleys and low 50s in the east bay valleys. seven-day forecast, one more day of heat before cooling begins on friday. >>> a major problem last half-hour sig alert in effect southbound 101 just after dela cruz. emergency crews are trying to get it cleared up. a stall in the oakland area that is southbound 880 right at embarcadero. it's a big rig stalled. you can see the red i

but it kept happening, i guess it was tires exploding. >> not clear what started the fire but a spokesman for u-haul says gas thieves have been targeting those trucks for the past 10 months. >>> a motorcyclist is dead following a multi-vehicle crash in santa clara today. it happened on 101 southbound near the san tomas expressway. it involved that motorcycle, a van and a car. the motorcyclist died it the scene. not clear if anyone besides the rider was hurt. two lanes were closed for three hours. >>> the hikers who plunged 317 feet over a waterfall are identified as church-goers from the central valley. tonight park rangers are still searching for the three swept away by a river a yosemite national park. >> reporter: a hiker shows us pictures of vernal falls where three central valley visit went over the falls that drops more than 300 feet into raging white waters. rangers say 22-year-old more misses david and two others are presumed dead. >> once they went over the falls, it's impossible to survive a fall like this. >> reporter: when the trail of tourists got to the top of the 1.8-mile hike, ranger

> a modesto mother is facing child neglect charges after officers found her children in the cargo area of a u-haul truck she was driving. chp pulled over jennifer nolan for a traffic violation in modesto and they found the kids while searching the truck. child protective services tookus difficulty children and released them to other family members. >>> a threat of hope in a decade-old murder. today santa clara county prosecutors are expected to get private test results in the jeanine harms murder case. harms disappeared in july of 2001. her body was never found. a private lab had to determine if there was a match between a persian rug missing from harms' home and finers found in the main suspect's -- fibers found in the maybe suspect's car. that suspect maurice nasmah was killed by the victim's brother, who then committed suicide. >>> the california supreme court plans a hearing september 6 on whether sponsors of proposition 8 have legal standing in the case. legal standing would allow them to argue before a federal appeals court in favor of the ban on same-sex marriage. state officials have refus

the street. looks like we're renting a u haul to move. >> there was one water rescue. thankfully, though, nobody was hurt. sounds like they had it worse than we did tonight. >> they did. they were really getting hammered last night. we've had a lot of flooding and there's still a lot of warnings in effect. the flooding is still a concern. some warnings have been extended. let's start with the watch. there's a little sliver of maryland under the watch until 9:00. everybody else is in pretty good shape. live doppler 9,000, here are the storms, the heaviest activity across the bay now, it does stretch and dovetail back into maryland. we're looking at some heavy rain for the next several minutes or so. leonard town is about to get hammered. we'll back this out a little bit and put this in motion and tell you where it's going to go over the next hour. you should the clear in southern maryland. we'll move across into the lower del mar, but, again, in the wake, that's flash flood warnings, and they are extended until about 8:00. please, never cross a flooded street on foot or

. >> and a fire that damaged as many as 11 trucks in a mountain view u-haul facility may have been arson. the fire broke out just before midnight, sending a huge plume of smoke, firefighters evacuated five units of a nearby housing complex fearful a propane tank could explode. it did not. investigators have not pinpointed this cause but u-haul officials have a theory. >> i don't want to speculate. we have had gas leaks in the past. so... if i had to make a guess, and this is purely a guess, i think someone was trying to get gas. >> does it have cameras and investigateors will be looking at those. no one was injured. >> american airlines is buying at least 460 new planes over the next five years and what it calls biggest airline order in history. american is splifting the order between aerospace giant boeing and air bus, expecting the new planes to save min millions in fuel costs. the current fleet is among the least fuel efficient in the industry. >> british prime minister was on the hot seat over the country's phone-hacking scandal. cameron denied claims his staff tried to interfere with pol

the cause of a fire in mountain view. people were stealing gas previously from u-haul trucks. propane tank near the flames. >>> bryan stow had a seizure on monday. l.a. county has offered $25,000 leading to his attackers. >>> the price of parking at three bart stations on the peninsula will go up next month. it will be $2 a day to park at the south san francisco, san bruno and millbrae stations. it used to be just a dollar. we have your traffic and weather coming up right. ,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning from the traffic center. we are going to start off with some video that we took earlier of this accident in santa clara. again this is a deadly crash one person died in the wreckage, southbound 101 near san tomas expressway. motorcycle and a van involved. the two right lanes remain shut down for the investigation. it's really backing traffic up. in fact we jump to the maps now. we'll show you what the situation is right now. you can see that 101 drive is really slow and go northbound for all the spectator slowing backed up to capitol expressway. southbound slow as you approach th

the move towards pot. >>> a mother's fury to protect her kpichild. >>> a u-haul unveiling a larger problem involving thieves and your gas tank. news 6 starts right now.

entrance to their business. >> from the amount of gas that has been siphons, we do not believe it is just one person. this is more of an organized type of crime. u- haul set up a blockade of the vehicles, blocking the driveway to prevent vehicles coming into the lot. that seems to have worked. >> liz wiley with course the police department. >> we have learned that holmes had to be evacuated because of zepa gasoline and propane tanks. it seems like they're back in their home this morning. >> new this morning, senator barbara boxer had a news conference to see that house republicans cut, cap and balance act will quickly be defeated in the senate. she is talking about the debt ceiling. we will be playing some of that, comments. >> we need a plan that protects our families, not put them at risk. we need a plan that reduces the deficit. i was proud and many of us were proud to work with president clinton when we not only balance the budget, we created a surplus. let's be clear, when i heard senator lindsay gramm, who i'd like and work with say the following, this is not an exact quote neck, he did not remember as balancing the budget. we did, several times

the fight for his son. >>> firefighters in mountain view are trying to determine if a fire that damaged eight u-haul truckstarted just after midnight. the it shut down el camino real for about an hour. there were no reports of any injuries. let's check in with mike for the temperatures. >> it means it's going up. and 70s in half moon bay. we'll be warmer than average tomorrow before a cooling trend starts friday. >> big problem in santa clara continues southbound 101 right past de la cruz. they say 9:00 before they get it cleared. >> the news continues now with "good morning america." have a great day.8x8x8x8x8x8x8xx ♪ i'm your biggest fan [ cheers and applause ] >>> lady gaga for you on a wednesday morning. our beautiful crowd outside. we'll be out there to join them in just a moment. paris hilton usually embraces the spotlight. and she sat down for a candid conversation about her stalker, what's really going on behind her reality show. so, what did dan ask her that made her politely walk out of our interview? and did she come back? we'll find out in just a little bit as we say good morning america. >> be

the truck. and there was a vehicle on top of it. so looks like we're renting a u- haul to move. >> reporter: flooded streets, roofs blown off an apartment building, more trees down and vivid eyewitness accounts of the fast-moving storm. >> it was nice and sunny for a couple of moments, then it got real windy, real dark, then all hell broke loose. >> reporter: no lives were lost. >> we had to start off with small hail. then -- then went up to a half a penny. >> reporter: people across maryland are now bracing for more severe weather to come. >> reporter: and bge crews have been busy working throughout the day, they've restored power to most homes at this point. reporting there lansdowne, mike hellgren, eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz and first warning weather coverage for the updated forecast. and a live look at doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. >>> weather nearly delayed the historic liftoff of the space shuttle atlantis. but atlantis did blast into space. for the last shuttle mission ever. manuel gallegus reports from the kennedy space center. >> reporter: one, 0, and

the long haul voice to the debate right now. the u.s. military says it will continue. submissions that near china about the spied beijing's protest last month after two chinese fighter jets intercepted a u. two spy plane ava taiwan which china claims as a tariff conahan and from the american based foreign policy in focus think tank says the rift is a part of the competition for energy rings in the region right now in the united states is the number one user of energy in the world and china is the number two and chinese or oil eighty percent of chinese energy supplies who've by sea that you move through the straits or from once which is controlled by the american ships leak oil in move straits which controlled by the american seventh fleet chinese are very sensitive to this they they worry about the fact that the united states could sort of put it on their energy john miller again this is part of a worldwide competition for energy resources between the number one lumber two powers now energy users in the world and the fact that the united states has pretty much surrounded most of china with bases that go all the way from central asia to the north pacific that's the context in which this

the father of her two boys. police say he and his wife bought several ice chests and rented a u haul to carry the body to texas.and hayes had been fighting over custody of their children. >> well, a teen who survived a brutal bear attack in the alaska wilderne wilderness waking up in his own bed this morning. he arrived to california to hugs and kisses from his family. he and six other teens were participating in an outdoor skills course. that's when a grizzly bear protecting her cub attacked severely wounding two of the teens. martin sprung into action. >> kicked him dead up in his face like right in the middle. bow, kicked him. he was done after that, k.o., he don't mess with me! >> i think he's the new tyson. the bear actually bit martin's ankle. the two teens most seriously hurt are still recovering in the hospital. those two young men right there. >> that was awesome. >> talk about art imitating life. this amy winehouse music video, family and close friends will be attending the singer's own funeral today in london. watch>> ♪ we said good-bye to the world i got 1 is00 times ♪ >> we still don't know right n

. >>> next, eight u-haul trucks burn overnight and 35 arrests after protestors damaged businesses and face off with san francisco police. new evidence police say back up theers' decision to shoot. >> looks like it could be the hottest day of the week for some of us. >>> all right. finally this morning it wasn't just the news shows that were seemingly obsessss with the rupert murdoch pie throwing protester. >> not at all. the late night comics also had their way with the story. >> some e ople think he was intentionally trying to appear to be confused. i don't know, though. he is an 80-year-old man. don't you have to know how to use a cell phone first. he paid $500 million for myspace. obviously he knows nothing about technology. let's take a look at this. >> now, the guy sitting -- no, wait a minute. the guy sitting behind him, note the position of his shirt color. somebody forgot to save down his devil horns before he left today. >> have you been following the rupert murdoch scandal? oh, my god. so today the guy is testifying in front of a committee in parliament. he gets hit with a pie. police aren't sure whether it was curly or moe. >> the woman in pink

the father of her boys. s hayes and his new wife killed acker son, they cut her into pieces then they're accused of packing her remains in this cooler, stuffed them in a rented u-haul trailer, drove from north carolina to texas and dumped her remains in a murky creek southwest of houston. that is where divers equipped with sonar found a head, a torso and a part of a leg. now dna tests have been conducted and they indeed are a match for 27-year-old laura ackerson, mother of two grant and amanda hayes have been arrested in north carolina. both were in court yesterday. i want you to watch what the judge told amanda hayes, she gave birth to a daughter just over a month ago, listen. >> ms. hayes you're charged with first-degree murder. if convicted or if you plead guilty to that offense, the maximum punishment will be life without parole or the death penalty. and i'm going to go ahead and appoint the public defender to represent you. if for some reason you want to hire your own lawyer, that's always an option. thank you, ma'am. and bond, there isn't a bond. >> grant hayes is also being held without bond in that very same charge. his father is caring for the children he