u-haul monday tars the gas in each vehicle daily. the average driver wouldn't notice it was had been syphoned unless the gas gauge has changed dramatically. some companies don't report it to us until it becomes a huge issue for them. >> reporter: now, mountain view fire and police departments both say that it's still too early to determine what cause this fire. we spoke to a u-haul spokesperson earlier today that said gas theft is something they've seen around locations in the country. not as frequently as here. they plan to put a lot more surveillance cameras up in this parking lot to catch whoever is responsible. >>> very interesting story. thank you tracey. >>> a huge day for bay area business. earnings big deals and a dot come ipo. we bring in our business and tech reporter to track it all. let me re-read that. earnings, big deal and a dot come ipo. like 1990 all over again. >> as we call it, wednesday here in silicon valley. earnings season, absolutely. tech companies have been taking a starring role in moving the stock market.

it started at a u-haul facility. dozen people had to be evacuated over concerns of a nearby propane tank. ktvu cameras captured the brief chaos in san francisco last night. protestors were expressing their anger over the fatal police shooting of kenneth harding in the city's bay view district saturday afternoon. >>> a cut, cap, and balance plan that cleared the republican lead house last night faces a veto threat from president obama. the president offered support for a bipartisan proposal that would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. >>> happening now a senate committee hear surround way on a -- committee hearing is under way. i want to take you live inside that hearing right now. lawmaker there is senator dianne feinstein is the lead sponsor of the respect for marriage act. it would give married same sex couples the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples. the white house announced that president obama supports senator feinstein's legislation. >>> phone hacking scandal that has rocked mur

if you have rented a u-haul truck they are returned with a full tank of gas. another problem this morning was a propane tank about 10 feet tall that sits in the back lot. the concern was to get the fire under control before it headed towards that tank. so as a precaution, a row of apartments behind the lot were evacuated. we are told the residents have been let back in. right now police have located -- blocked off the area as the arson investigators continue checking out what may have caused the fire. we know that the fire broke out around 11:57 a.m. it was a two-alarm fire. 7 u-haul trucks were completely destroyed by the fire. another had some minor injuries, minor damage. investigators say that 8 trucks were completely empty so they are puzzled now what may have caused the problem. but there was a problem this morning in trying to get the 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 lengt

arson investigators are in santa clara county where an overnight fire burned several u- haul trucks. anser hassan is in mountain view where some nearby residents were forced to evacuate. we understand that the concern was over propane? >> reporter: that's right. we are in el camino real in mountain view. police have concord to off the area thrown the news crews out as a fire investigation is under way. a two-alarm fire broke out. eight trucks were destroyed. investigators don't know why right now. the big concern was there's a 10-foot propane tank back in the storage area, which was close to the fire. if that had ignited, that would have been serious problems for everyone here so there's a row of apartment complexes and homes that they evacuated those residents temporarily. i believe they have been allowed to go back into their moments. right now we have matt gunnar son the mountain view depth fire marshal investigating. it was a two-alarm fire that broke out around 1:15. they are concerned that there may be a possible arson investigation going on right now. they don't have any clues

it started at a u-haul facility near 237.wo dozen people had to be evacuated over concerns of a nearby propane tank. >>> and a cut, cap and balance plan is expected to fail in the senate president obama praised a bipartisan proposal that could cut the deficit over the next ten years. >>> the same-sex marriage debate is happening right now on capitol hill. claudine wong is live in our newsroom with mor on the -- with more on the california senator behind the efforts and how the president is reacting. >> reporter: right now, the senate judiciary committee is holding the hearing for the bill named the respective marriage act. >> in sickness and in meth, until death they do part. >> reporter: the bill is sponsored by california senator dianne feinstein. that was feinstein at the press club in washington yesterday. president obama has thrown his support behind the bill. the bill would extend full federal benefits to married comes nationwide, regardless of their sexual orientation. feinstein says the law does not force anyone to re

it started at u-haul by el camino real just after midnight.uated nearby residents briefly but went back home after 1 a.m. no injuries were reported. >>> also new this morning, a multi-billion-dollar jet deal is giving a boost to overseas markets. american airlines just announced it plans to order 460 new fuel-efficient planes from both boeing and airbus. the $20 billion deal will be roughly split between the two airline manufacturers. this major deal comes as the american is expected to post a net loss before $235 million and possibly sell its regional carrier american eagle. >>> suspected cybercriminals from the bay area are among 60 people arrested in a nationwide raid targeting hactivi sts. "anonymous" gained worldwide attention in december when it disabled and disrupted the websites of paypal, mastercard and visa. >> the power of anonymous is that we have the ability to affect change on the internet. we have a site online. all of a sudden we snap our fingers and that site is gone. >> "anonymous" claimed it was retaliating against paypal fo

. >> reporter: she never imagined u-haul could turn a simple move into an expensive nightmare. >> when i got the insurance and signed the contract, they said i didn't need to walk around the truck. >> reporter: and she says employees at this concord u- haul told her the same thing when she dropped it off six hours later. time saving advice she now wishes she had ignored because once she was home -- >> the assistant manager called me stating that i owed them money for damage to the truck. and i'm like no. >> reporter: u-haul accused violet of damaging the top of the truck, seen here in photos provided by the company. >> i said that's not my fault. and he said let me do my investigation. >> reporter: even though that investigation provided no proof she was responsible, violet was billed more than $1,200 and threatened with collections. and as for that insurance she paid for, she was told -- >> that only covers the lower area. >> reporter: that's when violent called consumerwatch and we discovered she is not alone. there are a number of posts online about u-haul wrongfully accusing custom

. >>> investigators in mountain view are trying to determine what started a fire at a u-haul parking lot. coming up, we'll tell you why some believe it could be connected to gas thieves. >>> sunny skies and warm temperatures across the entire bay area today. coming up, i'll let you know when the fog returns and the temperature change you can expect for tomorrow. ♪ ♪ free access to chase atm's wherever you are. that's a step forward. chase customers can avoid atm fees with over 16,000 nationwide. take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> a barge hauled a sunken crab boat to shore this morning in san francisco. the denny lynn went down near the cliff house three weeks ago. the coast guard says questions over insurance and legal issues are what delayed the recovery. >>> we have new information tonight on a mountain view fire that we first told you about this morning. sources close to the arson investigation tells ktvu that the fire on a u-haul lot was not an accident. fire investigators surveyed surveillance video and found leads in the case. >> reporter: flames broke out after mi

. >> reporter: and investigators are investigating what started a fire at a u-haul parking lot. some say it could be connected to gas. >>> authorities at yosemite national park say three people are presumed dead after being swept over a waterfall. they are searching the mer stead river downstream for their bodies --er in sed river downstream for their bodies. witnesses fell from the falls after ignoring warning signs to pose for photographs. >>> the denny lynn sank during the cliffhouse during 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

a u-haul worker made the discovery since wednesday. it had been parked there for about a week and had four parking tickets on the windshield. they do not suspect foul play. >>> cal tran is asking residence to stop feeding nearby birds. the birds are nesting in three trees around the mobile home park. in order to build a sound wall 139 of the 174 trees will need to be cut down. those trees are protected by the federal birds act while birds are nesting in them. cal tran says if people stop feeding the birds that will go somewhere else to nest. >>> sal, people starting to hit the roadway something >> a little bit mike and claudine. traffic is getting busier in contra jocasta county which is one of the bay area's earlest commute. here on highway 4 just a lot of people they get up early. i know a lot of viewers have been quick to say yep we have to get up early to beat the rush on highway 4. westbound traffic will be busy here. it's not stop and go in bay point. let's r moving along and taking a look at the toll plaza. it's backed up here f

. >>> new this morning arson investigators are trying to determine what caused eight u- haul trucks to catch fire. tara moriarty joins us live from the scene where concern over what could have happened had firefighters evacuating nearby homes. tara. >> reporter: neighbors tell us 24 people had to be evacuated because of propane tanks that are stored in this lot where the u-haul trucks are stored. you can see the foam here on the ground where the firefighters were and the damaged truck seem to be over in that general direction. as far as the propane tanks the one that firefighters had the most concern was the big tall white one. flames broke out around midnight between trucks which are parked in a lot in the middle of a hotel. people in the hotel and a row of houses that border the lot tell us to get out. 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

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 enter a plea today. prosecutors say oconnell left senator boxer several thre

. >> 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.

. >> 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 ini

. >> 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

. >> 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 oaklan

. >> 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 wit

. >>> 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 gues

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

it >> the storage area above the cab of the u-haul van was labeled moms added.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 children were handed off to other family members in the area she was taken to jail accused of not only poor judgment but something more serious. >> the officers continued their investigation a

right now firefighters in mountain view are trying to determine that a massive fire that damaged u-haulcks was arson. it started just after midnight. it closed the el camino real. two dozen people had to have been evacuated for a while. the street has now reopened. this morning they are using especially trained dogs to determine if they can find any accelerant that was used to to start the fire. >> viewer sent us pictures of ureport of one man being detained at macarthur boulevard. they arrests him after a foot chase. a woman was found dead on ivanhoe road on thursday morning the woman appeared to have been beaten before her body was set on fire. there is no indication of a motive for the crime. >>> the marin county sheriff says an off-duty deputy that was killed trying to calm a domestic violence situation was known for his kindness. the deputy was called to a friend's house near petaluma on monday night after the woman received death threats from an ex-boyfriend. that man showed up at the house a short time later with a gun. the deputy was unarmed. >> he approached the house. at that

. >>> 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. >> reporte

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 returned our c

. >>> 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 mi

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 t

. >>> 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. >> reporte

. >>> 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

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

. >>> 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.

. >>> a u-haul unveiling a larger problem involving thieves and your gas tank. news 6 starts right now.

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

. >>> next, eight u-haul trucks burn overnight and 35 arrests after protestors damaged businesses andoff with san francisco police. new evidence police say back up the officers' 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 p

u-haul truck suspiciously caught fire. her >> about one month ago, you haul came to us about cyphering. people have been coming in and deciphering large quantities of gasoline from their trucks. we have been working with that -- have been working on that with them for about a month. >> any indication that someone was doing that last night? >> there are cameras that you call has turned over to the police, they will be reviewed. >> you all even use some of the trucks to block the 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 conferen

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

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 liftoff. the final liftoff of atlantis. >> reporter: the shuttle at

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. >> 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

. >>> 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

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