so this is high-stature willow that really erupted in 1997 and 1998 and it's surrounded by smaller willowhat has not released. narrator: using the remote-sensing images in conjunction with the data gathered in the field gives the team a better understanding of the landscape and how it impacts the various tiers in the food web. the researchers have found that willows that escape browsing height create a domino effect within the ecosystem. species like riparian songbirds, insects, and, in particular, rodents, have come back into these preferred habitat types, and other species are starting to respond. for example, fox and coyotes are moving into these areas because there's more prey for them. and there's been an erupting trophic cascade in some of these lush willow riparian habitat sites. narrator: while the willow populations appear to be rebounding, scientists are working to determine how much of this regrowth can be attributed to the wolves as compared to other contributing factors. dr. crabtree: we're finding out that it's very complex. and we are seeing some very clear impacts due to t

>> we're going to add hundreds of willow cuttings and hopefully in a few years they will grow into a nice willow forest. >> reporter: they look like tent stakes or just sticks now but official promise they will eventually grow into trees. there's very little water now but before, when it pooled up, it warmed up. now that it is moving, the water stays cooler. and biologist darren howell says that is better for the fish. >> the fish are dying they now have better access to get upstream, lay their eggs, more spawning habitat and more rearing habitat. >> reporter: when is that going to happen? >> that will happen this winter. >> reporter: the san mateo conservation district says removing this one obstacle opens up 40 miles of stream bed. >> epa spent about $75,000 on this. some of these projects are literally millions of dollars. so this was affordable. it made sense. and it's going to help hopefully the species recover. >> reporter: in palo alto, don ford, kpix 5. >> san fransesquito creek is one of the free-flowing creeks in the bay area not confined to a concrete channel. >>> it's hea

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, i don't know. it's convenient. they have good food. >> reporter: analysts call fresh and easy a troubled grocery store chain. it's been that way for a while because the store has struggled to make a profit. it's unknown how many employees will lose their jobs. but tessco says they will project 4,000 jobs. this store here is expected to open in the next 45 minutes. we plan on trying to see if we can catch some employees to see if they know more informatio

a crash on the peninsula. 101 at willow. over to the speeds here southbound 880 at 10 miles an hour as you drive to the fremont area. a woman reported miss something safe. police started researching for the woman early this morning. the family said she has alzheimer's. they were worried about her. she walked off in the past but the breaking news is she has been found and found safe. >>> and at 8:32. law enforcement hope a little math, social sciences and a special policing software will help them reduce the crime. and the council approved a $37,000 three-year contract with a company that claims to predict where crimes will occur. the system was developed by researchers at santa clara university, us-irvine and ucla. it is a software that factors in trends. demographics and the weather to pinpoint where a crime could take place. time called it one of the best inventions in 2011. >>> and new this morning. a big fallen tree branch one that knocked down a power line and blocked a road several hours ago has been cleaned up. >> and

you're gonna want to make a left on willow, which is a little ways away.u know, i don't know if i trust jan's judgment. she... - jan knows paper. - no, not paper. relationships. to have the ability to point out if a man is making a bigger deal out of something than is really there. - wait, what holly said? - yes! i don't-- - forget it, michael. today is about herpes. - i know. - okay? who gave it to you, who has it... - right. - and who is going to pay. - okay. - to answer your question about jan-- no, jan is insane. why do you think i-- left! willow now! - all right! god! hi, stranger. long time. - who are you? - i'm michael. we dated for a while. - i don't think so. - michael? - oh, hey! dwight, would you take my grandmother for a walk while i talk to the real helene? - come on, old lady, let's go. - what is happening? - shh, shh, shh, shh. come on. - who can tell me the safest form of safe sex? - condoms. - incorrect. the only true form of safe sex... okay? abstinence. - oh! i didn't realize we were doing... trick questions. what's the safest way to go

building as we take it to the west and, also, in the eastbound direction between port chicago and willow pass road we will have lanes blocks and that will last until noon and that is a longer project if you are going to be traveling through san jose this morning, so far, so good, quiet along 280 away from 17. >> ahead, seven things to know as you start your day. a story you will see only on abc7 news the bay area man who is building wheels fitted for a king. >> a big role that a sports anchor will play at the tournament of making soup at the touch of a button. sounds yummy. >>> that's "america's money." i'm diana perez. have a great day. breakfast together can be a...bit of a dance. ♪ won't touch -- stop. eggo time. [ female announcer ] but eggo waffles can win over the pickiest of eaters. can't touch this. [ girl ] l'eggo my eggo™. >> blue are just joining or headed out the door seven things to know: breaking news in martinez firefighters are at a fire burning at a used car lot. an older couple got out safely and amy hollyfield is on the scene talking to witnesses with a full report in

and finally in san jose, willow glen elmebt triwas celebrating its 150th anniversary and festival goers there looked for krofr where they could. now it stopped range here as i mentioned in oakland at about 1:00. now the sun is out but again that very intense rain did dampen a lot of events all across the bay area today. live in oakland, nbc bay area news. >> nice to have the sun out a little bit right there. all right. meteorologist rob my had has been tacking the rain. >> the rain totals did so in record breaking fashion for the day. look at the numbers, san jose airport, more than a half inch of rain, same around mountain view, oakland, look at that, close to an irj of rain at the airport, more than a half inch at san francisco. the numbers at the bottom of the screen are the monthly averages for september. so we exceeded that monthly total in a day. so record smashing numbers. some of the highest totals were around mt. tam and there you see around that va to, about half an inch of rain came down. why did we get so much rain today? well we had the moisture that came out of the south t

we found ken carter and his grandson off willow pass road. we almost fell off the ke what is this. this is actually part of an effort to clear out a series of homeless camps and keep them from reoccurring. they removed the encampments in july. they had to do it two years ago. now these goats are clearing 90- acres of weeds one bite at a time. it's a pollution problem and just the population of people. better not to live in the channel. >> a long with a flock of sheep this costs $37,000. >> he's eating it. he said thank you. a price this man is willing to pay. >> something like this does seem to be a win-win. and it brings to light the homeless situation here. >> county officials say they were never able to get a good count of how many homeless were living here. they left before the camps were taken down. they have cleared out the creek bed since we've been here this afternoon. >>> a bill headed to the governor's desk could lighten the penalty for drug possession. change the definition of transporting the drug, entrance porting with the intent to sell. >>> concord has extended the d

willow own. eleven will go. to for. getting. rid of that. ok. i'm going to get. it over my head. before a cop. rule for thank you for thank you thank you thank you oh all right thank you. all right thank you. thank you you thank. i. led. mr nor lives with his wife and child in a five metre squared room in one of the most populated and poor neighborhoods in mumbai home to twenty million people and india's commercial and industrial. sixteen years ago he moved here from the countryside seeking a better life. mr noor had the misfortune of facing two serious illnesses of the same time diabetes and leukemia. i have diabetes which used to constantly increase my doctor was worried and gave me injections but told me to do the c.b.c. examination which i did and learned that i have cancer. i fear for my family if i die i am the only one that works that is what worries me most everything else is in god's hands. he was diagnosed in two thousand and ten since then mr noor follows a specific treatment of vital importance to his survival. every day at noon he has to take a four hundred milligram

this is the 130th anniversary of willow creek elementary school.the principal says the event was a result of a community effort. >> whenever we go to most of these businesses in the area, they want to be able to give back so that really makes a difference in terms of what we're trying to do here, to provide a good education and a real sense of social and unity and the whole round edness that it takes to raise a child. >> all righty. the celebration included the unvooelgs of the 150th tile mural. and everybody had a good time despite all of the rain out there. now for a look at what's coming up in sports, we've got henry. what's going on. >> always good to talk to you. the giants continue their new york road swing. the san jose football team looking for their first road win. but first come rain or shine, the first place oakland a's ready to punch their post season ticket. highlights from a rain soaked coliseum as oakland's magic number continue to dwindle. >>> welcome back to nbc bay area. the oakland a's are looking to perform magic today. the magi

and heading down the willow pass. the bay bridge drive is fine. you may hit drizzle and may be using windshield wipers this morning. no big delays. all of the bridge commutes are still okay including the bay bridge. no major construction projects overnight. all lanes are open for 880 and 92. and the golden gate commute, southbound traffic looking good leaving southern marin heading for san francisco. now to frank. >> thank you, liza. >>> the family of the dodgers' fan stabbed to death makes an emotional plea at at&t park. >> i believe someone may have videotaped the incident and help us discover the truth. >> kpix 5's don knapp was there. >> i will always cherish the time me and my son spent here at the game. more than once that night, jonathan told me how much he loved me. >> his family and friends held a news conference to ask for help into the investigation into his son's death. the stabbing death came after a series of confrontations between the group of dodgers fans and a group of giant's fans. the 24-year-old denver was killed in a fight aft

most of the valley, working your way into willow glen. jumping up into the middle 80s, we transfer on over to the eastern portion of the bay area. middle 80s in brentwood. 84 degrees in danville. then talking 80s, low 80s to the north. 60s and 70s will be common across the central bay. us, there we go. highs chiming to the low and middle 80s. -- climbing to the low and middle 80s. this is the extended forecast for the last week of summer. we have a trop, moving through the area on tuesday. it will take it. they had high pressure built in. scrub up the coast. in the inland areas, wednesday, thursday, a sprinkle or two. far north bay. sonoma county. pardon and then on saturday and then autumn officially arrives. i wanted to talk about the boys of summer. i have the forecast if you are heading out to the a's game tomorrow. temperatures into the middle 60s, right now, magic number at 8. >> oh, got the a's back. >> yes. i hope mobile weather can be there every single day. >> i bet you do. >> oh, yeah. thank you. >>> well, the bay area bike sha

from the willow pass. here is a look at the closures. marsh creek road between regency. in deer valley between marsh creek road and balfour and morgan territory is closed between highland. a look at the bay bridge not too bad. it is a fast track that is also difficult. and erica? >> good morning, temperatures are in the upper 50s and 60s. as we get towards this afternoon sunny skies and it is going to be cooler. temperatures are in the 60s and the mid 90's inland. and conditions on the mount diablo with stronger winds but cooler temperatures. i will break it down what it means for fire fighting efforts. >> get the latest with the firefighting. firefighters battling the large wildfire burning on mt. diablo have it 45 percent contained this morning. the blaze is now more than 32-hundred acres in size. our coverage begins this morning with kron four's will tran live in dublin. >> reporter: they have a new fire crew that is going to replace the other fire crew. you can see that they are throwing 700 firefighters on mess. if they need more resources this is video of the fire.

today willow glen yuz celebrating its 150th anniversary. while the party went on, the umbrellas did come out. now where we are in ohm land, it stopped raining at 1:00. the sun is out. it is shining right now. the game is still on. live in oakland, kimberly tere nbc bay area news. >> it incredible how much it's change. it's almost sunny out there right now. taking a live look over san jose right now, same deal. things are clearing up. let's check in with rob mayeda for the latest. >> for the type of year were highly unusual if it's going rain might as well break a few records. we did that bay area wide today. any location that gets over a quarter inch of rain this time of year breaks records. .6 going over a half inch of rain there is good enough for a record of san jose. you can see the monthly averages for san francisco, oakland and san jose at the bottom of the screen for the entire month of september, generally less than a half inch of rain. so many locations exceeding the monthly average today. san francisco going over a half inch. oak

this is palo alto, a smooth drive north away from us with the taillights, past the willow up into san mateo. we'll switch to the east bay, we're looking at an earlier crash at altamont pass. it's off of 580, and not a problem. the build has started for 205 as you make the merge with 580. in toward the altamont. the average speed at the limit as you travel the entire distance toward the dublin interchange. a look off to the right, there's not a lot of traffic. at the limit all the way toward that 580/680 interchange. around highway 24 we have construction going on but that's not a big deal. no slowing south through pleasanton or to the south bay. there is the south bay where our live look shows you a light volume of traffic. >> back to the bargaining table for b.a.r.t. negotiators and labor unions. the two sides are more than halfway through the 60-day cooling off period ordered by governor brown and yet to reach a deal on a new contract. b.a.r.t. leaders will meet with the agency's two large labor unions. last week the meetings were separate. among issues employee health care, pension

and westbound direction along 80 you will find construction crews eastbound between buchanan and willow avenue all lanes are blocked that will last until 5:00. westbound direction from highway 4 to 580 all lanes are shut down and that will last until 5:00. we will then see the cones being picked up. here is a picture of the bay bridge toll plaza and everything is flowing smoothly from emeryville to san francisco. >> 4:31. breaking news from kenya: gun expire and explosions have been heard where terrorists are hold hostages in an upscale shopping poll. you can see the smoke billowing into the air and this were reports that a massive security operation is underway. the plumes of smoke have been filling the skies with military helicopters circling overhead with up to 20 explosions as the siege enters the third day. the fate of a dozen hostages is not cleared held by al-qaeda linked terrorists. somalia's rebel group is claiming responsibility for the attack that began on saturday when a dozen gunmen began firing in the mall. 69 people have been killed and 175 others have been injured. >> uc

and from port chicago highway to willow pass road is blocked. from san francisco off the bay bridge, you can see traffic is flowing nicely southbound to 101 and 280. matt? >> thank you, imagine not having to have a license plate on your rear bumper. the senate now has to vote on moving forward a pilot program to test digital license plates in california. the assembly approved a bill author using the dmv to evaluate alternative license plates. the state could save money and time by replacing current plates and regularstriction cards with wireless devices. opponents worry the government could use the digital plates to track drivers. a program has been extended to allow solo drivers in electric cars to use car pool lanes hoping to persuade more drives in california to invest in fuel efficient vehicles. >> a san francisco supervisor is taking on the broken streetlights. he is calling for a hearing to find out why so many lights are not working saying 6,000 of the 45,000 street lights burn out each year and need to be replaced. he wants utility compa

highway 4 traffic looks pretty good coming up to the willow pass grade. no major problems.ave a report of a deer down on the peninsula. we'll let you know where that is. >>> it's clear out there but it's cold for some, warm for others. will this red flag continue? >>> a two-year-old little girl and her father killed in an early morning house fire. >>> we're live in san francisco where the man suspected of stabbing adorningers fan to death awaits his first court appearance. we will tell you what his father is saying about the incident and what we are learning about the victim. >>> the changes to security after the deadly fight near at & t park. >>> plus new information about the man accused in the random killing of a san francisco state student. the discovery made in his home that police say indicates he was planning a bigger attack. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. this is a live picture in san francisco this morning. very sad story to report. a house fire early this morning and we

. >>> highway 4 off to a decent start as you drive from the willow pass grade over to concord. there are no major problems there. >>> only some patchy low clouds on the coast. all systems go for a warmup. mçó4+y?i >>> we continue to follow breaking news here in martinez. as you can see firefighters getting closer to the still burning fire. we will tell you what happened within the next couple of minutes that will make this fire fighting effort a whole lot easier. >>> we're live in san jose where a car crash happened right in front of an elementary school shutting off the water. we will tell you why police are still trying to figure out if this was a hit and run. >>> first of its kind immigration policy being considered by san francisco. why the police chief says it could mean trouble if the city adopts it. >>> it's been a rough start for commuters on the new bay bridge. the events going on in the bay area this weekend that could bring even more traffic troubles. all ahead on ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> good morning. i want to take you out to martinez. a very active scene.

they would look similar to these and would most likely be placed at different parts of willow road near the bill haven't ---heven neighborhood which borders east palo alto. it is an area that the chief says has experienced a high level of crime. the chiefs as the cameras could help track down suspects seen fleeing the area from crimes. the police barman is also asking residents and businesses to voluntarily register their own surveillance cameras in the city. this would allow police to know who has a camera in areas where crimes are committed. police could then contactees registered owners for access to their footage. the bay area already has some of the worst traffic in the country and now there is evidence that it could be getting even worse. kron4's charles clifford has the details parade >>charles: average gas prices and the bay area are down slightly from this time last year but not enough to explain the large increase in the number of cars. if art is causing additional traffic and its nine gas prices could be the new easter's that of the bay bridge. could the bay area us in san fr

and westbound direction along 80 you will find construction crews eastbound between buchanan and willow

if you're driving on antioch, it's slow over the willow pass frayed.4 on pleasant hill: let's go to steve. >>> a system moving into the north is giving us a cool town. what's interesting the low cloud deck is funneling from sfo to parts of the east bay. it's not nearly as extensive. an onshore push. santa rosa is there, sfo 61, low 60s oakland, livermore stuck at 64. decent breeze for some, more so on the hills. we're geting a westerly breeze across the board here. it's about wind gust the at 33. it's all out of the west. things seem to have calmed down a little. the low cloud deck is surging, it's starting to fill in on most of the coast, but there's holes or pockets in it. the tropical clouds have moved in the system pushes it out of the high. some of this bears watching for next week. our forecast models will latch to it. we'll see it. it's warmer in, though, though. we start a warm up here h morning low clouds, mostly sunny today. fire danger increases. this does not look like a rip roaring heat wave. we'll get upper 90s, 100 in eastern sacramento.

. - as abel vorsichtiger, four years ago, he bought a house in westchester. 323 willow drive. - do inow, the use of a, uh, different name could give us probable cause for a warrant. it's a hard sell, but you with our captain, one on one, two women, you know. - so i pull some gender thing and you're doing what? going there and breaking in? - you have my solemn word i won't do that. - your solemn word? i guess it's time i tested that. [knocks] hmm. - alone? - yes, i am, actually. hey, i just peeked. you do all this amazing work in the family tradition, do you? - yeah. come. i'll give you the tour while i call my lawyer and tell him you violated the injunction. - seems a fair deal. i've got to apologize for my lack of compassion. i saw the testimony that your father gave. - it's a story i've heard many times before. - unfortunate that his pain was passed to you. - so it ends here. i don't have children. - still, you passed it to others. [sighs] ted stoddard, ronnie kalen. - i-i feel sure that my legacy will justify some inconvenience to a few individuals. - your legacy? you're not gonna

are looking at some other hot spots as well an accident herechicago how we bacl the way through the willowburgh and the ride into antioch appeared >> there is still plenty of traffic back up on 680 southbound appeared >> it is slow all the way into danville appeared >> the san mateo bridge approach is also getting heavy. and the south bay freeway is starting to back up with traffic now. the drive time is over 26 minutes. >> here is a look at the san mateo bridge and drive it is slowing down in the westbound direction. >> golden gate bridge has been a easy ride all morning long and it continues that way now appeared >> now to weather appeared >> a live look outside behind the cathedral hill you concede just a few clouds in the sky. >> you can see some patchy fog hugging the coast line right now. >> it is colder in the north bay right now and the upper 40's. >> temperatures will be clear that yesterday's so very few eighties in the forecast today appeared >> concord and for field will be the upper seventies. >> upper 60s for downtown san francisco. >> this like temperatures will be back into

let's take a look amount the crash southbound 101 at willow. it's on the shoulder. but 101 is a mess on the peninsula. i wop suggest uses -- i would suggest using 280. the nimitz freeway is slow. slow traffic in san jose. dave mentioned it at the top. 101 and 280 re very slow -- are very slow. let's go to steve. >>> thank you, sal. >> you are welcome, steve. >>> all right. mostly cloudy skies. about 16, 21 miles an hour on the bay right now. about 40 near mount tam and i think 35 plus at diablo. there are good wind speeds. cool lows up in the north bay. 48 petaluma, 47 woodacre some 40s in northern napa county. cooler as this hold air. this will rebound fast. i think the next 36 hours will lean on the brisk side. mostly sunny. cool, breezy and then sunshine to mostly sunny. some clouds to the north, breezy and cooler. the fire watch starts tonight. north and east bay hills. that will be at 1,000 feet. we get more of a northerly direction. that fire danger goes up. we had the good rain on saturday. that definitely helps. we have to keep an eye on that. this is a mois

detectives found the woman's body yesterday afternoon in willow brook creek.has been there for several days. police are reviewing -- >>> families of five missing men in san francisco are scheduled to hold a vigil in golden gate park tomorrow to call attention to the investigation. family members of shawn city christian hugh, shawn dickerson, cameron remmer, and jackson miller says cases involving missing men often get less attention from police and the community. 19-year-old shawn was last heard from in may when he made aen >>> san francisco's bag ban is about to hit restaurants. the city is making sure restaurant owners know starting october 1st they have to use environmentally friendly bags. and the restaurant has to charge 10 cents for the bags. doggy bags they will be free. >>> 49ers star quarterback collin kaepernick is being featured in a corn maze. check this out. >> that is a lot of work. >> this is near interstate 5. it's 25 acres a attribute that benefits the charity he supports. camp taylor which offers programs for children that have heart disease.

southbound 680 at willow pass road.estbound highway 4 coming in from baypoint to the concord area, there was a crash near the willow pass road exit as well. give yourself extra time. it's also slow after the crash. you think there's a crash. it will get better right after but it doesn't unfortunately. if you are driving to hayward, you will see slow traffic on 880, the whole day down from, from 238 all the way down into fremont because of some earlier, minor problems. a lot of miner fender-benders, those flat tires. let's move along to live pictures. i want to show you the traffic at the toll plaza is still backed up for a 25, 30-minute delay. it does get better once you make it on the bridge. there's quite a wait. if you are driving in san jose or to it, westbound 237 slow traffic there. northbound 2880 is slow getting up -- 280 is slow getting up to highway 17. a lot of people are on the road as we get used to this fall schedule. most schools are back in and a lot of people are out of vacation time. let's go back to s

westbound for has cleared through willow past. on a rock bridge beside it is heavy.e. even the smart bomb ride is not as bad as we have seen. 883 oakland is a better. it i39 it e rumba 92 interchange. southboun---this was the reason for the backup want to 80 south. here is the mother ran the ride were things are starting to clear. there drive time is under 40 minutes. the bay bridge is still under a wind advisory. 19 minutes average drive. the san mateo bridge, the wind advisory has been lifted. we're still looking at an 18 to 20 minute drive time. the golden gate bridge is still have the peak for south bond 101. >> a couple of things going on, we have cooler air in the wind is picking up. maybe a few high clouds will stream in and the winds will pick up. tomorrow, we would still have gusty winds and the fire danger will continue. it will be quieter and we are looking for a warmer pattern. the temperatures are generally 60. the winds be right now is 10 for oakland, 15 for half moon bay. we have not seen wind gusts over 30 mi. per hour. here is your satellite and rada

in the east bay, eastbound highway 4 from willow pass to bay point, more construction out there and thatast two lanes and that last until noon today and westbound traffic is clear into concord but busy through antioch. this is a look from emeryville camera to the bay bridge you can see the traffic is starting to build into san francisco to treasure island and metering lights are still not on. >> a new poll reveals a big shift in california's attitude to the recreational use of marijuana with a final say voters may have at the polls. >> new technology aimed at preventing vehicle accidents is put to the crash test for the >> covering walnut creek, burlingame, campbell and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. >> huge flames lit you the night sky in beverly hills. this fire broke out in a multimillion dollar mansion at 9:00. crews kept the flames from spreading to other homes nearby. no one was hurt. it appears the large home is a total loss. >> a new voter initiative to legalize marijuana has been cleared for signature-gathering by california secretary of state. supporters have until near t

past willow, into san mateo, 101 for 280, south at 92, there may be a krosh.the bay bridge moves smoothly. sqat's your westbound commute no problems over at san francisco side. the bay bridge toll plaza. >> hurricane manuel continues its path up the coast of mexico. why the death toll is on the rise. >>> welcome back. it's 6:25. emergency workers in ottawa working hard as we speak trying to move a partly derailed commuter train that collided with a bus. that collision killed six people, injuring 30 others. at this point it's not clear what caused the bus to smash through the crossing barrier during yesterday's rush hour. this marks the second major rail accident in canada in less than three months. just back in july a train carrying oil derailed and exploded in a small town in quebec killing 46. >> the death toll is rising as hurricane manuel moves up the mexico coast. look at the weather radar where the storm is moving northeast of cabo san lucas and into baja california. mexico's government says 80 people have died because of the flooding and 58 others are n

palo alto shows you the peninsula with no problems northbound past university and all the way past willower university as you i proch the serve a small drive toward that scott told you about eighty you can see that in my little ger made. i'll send it back to my daughter. >> a shooting leaves two teens hurt. this may have been a case of road rage. happening on farington way. that is where marla tellez has arrived on scene. she joins us live with all of the details on this investigation. who are the people the police are looking for? >> this is the home on faring on the way where this happened. according to a neighbor it went down about 11:00 when police tell me a 16 and a 17-year-old teens, they were standing in this front yard when a newer hodel honda. a man started firing. the 16 and 17-year-old were hit. the good news is both are alive today. they did survive. the shooter back into the honda t if youer model andÑi took off. he is an hispanic man. the motive appears to be road rage. if you have information you are asked to call east palo alto police. live in east palo alto >> we're back

and this is in the eastbound direction, rather, in the -- no, that is right, eastbound highway 4 to willowroad and you can expect the lanes to be blocked eastbound until noon. under 45 minutes westbound 580 dublin/pleasanton area and up and over the altamont pass and westbound 4 from antioch to concord is 30 minutes and good drive southbound 101 into san francisco over the golden gate bridge and bart running 37 trains and everyone is on time. great way to go this wednesday morning. >> a congress moves the united states a ten closer to military action in syria with a your effort syrians living in the bay area are making. >> the big containing yahoo is announcing today. >> covering los altos, antioch, petaluma and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> on capitol hill, a critical senate vote on authorizing the strike against syria could come as early as today. in the bay area syrian americans are rallying support for a move. a pair and his daughter are working nonstop from their san jose kitchen table to save syria. they senator out action alerts to bay area members to ask members of congres

the freeway 101 and 280 moving smoothly though we have a report of a stall northbound around willow.osed between oak grove because of a crash. reports on scene sounds like a serious possibly a deadly crash with a pedestrian involved. this is not far from the high school and crews on the scene, and we're looking toward the east bay. traffic on 880 starts to build as that build happens we start to drift down into the 50s, upper 50s not so bad. west 580 on the shoulder, not a big deal for 84, 580, sunol, all clear. the bay bridge, we have the backup at the toll plaza but not a problem past that and easy flow though it does look like folks are slowing. we have a slow driver on the incline. we'll track that because they are moving. i'll let you know if there are problems. back to you. >> i want to get you back to breaking news, a father and his 2-year-old daughter dead this morning, killed after a home goes up in flames. we're told an iron gate with double locks delayed firefighters from getting inside quickly. flames erupting after 1:30 this morning at a home on 18th avenue in the sunset

there is a vehicle in the center divide on highway 4 at willow pass road and that is causing problemsbad roadway. we still have the accident in pleasanton, southbound 680 with four vehicle accident and one person was trapped. outside at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is backing up there and it look like the metering lights could be on and we will check it and confirm that and give you an update on traffic in a few. >> honda is recalling more than 300,000 cars and s.u.v.'s in the united states because of an airbag defect. the japanese automaker is recalling 2003 and 2004 model year odyssey minivans and sport utilities vehicles. honda says there is a glitch in the airbag system. there are no crashes reported but honda says the glitch should take an hour to repair. >> survey fines that a lot of parents admit driving with their children not always buckled in. this is how you should properly restrain your child before driving off. the group found 25 percent of children admit they do not always buckle them up. more than half said it is okay to leave them unbuckled if not going too far and ch

schoolcast tomorrow east palo alto willow oaks elementary school will start off cloudy.the final bell, sunny, mild, high in the 70s. love to feature your school on television. just go to our website, kpix.com/schoolcast. you fill out a quick form and we may put your school on television. microclimate forecast taking you to morgan hill. morning cloud cover for you tomorrow. afternoon sunshine high of 87. friday likely the warmest day over the next several mainly sunny high around 90. lots of cloud cover in marin today. lots of cloud cover in portions of sonoma county. in the city especially the western half of the city on the coastal side and also the san mateo coastline. lots of cloud cover all because we had that marine layer and it was shoved inland by a stronger than normal onshore flow. that will weaken a bit friday and saturday. temperatures will bump up. the amount of sunshine you get will bump up as high pressure moves away taking that stronger on show flow with it but temperatures go up for a few days and by sendp sunday and for much week they will come back down

right to from getting upstream so instead workers with the epa replaced the concrete barrier with willows. according to a marine biologist that will help the water flow and flowing water is cooler water and it will give the trout a better survival chance. >> fish are dying and will have better access to get upstream, lay their eggs, more spawning and rearing habitat accessible. that will happen this winter. >> environmental protection agency spent about $75,000 on that restoration project. >>> all right. this weekend be near some water. a pool, a lake, a river. >> something. >> you don't have a pool, call a friend with a pool. >> find a pool. >> you don't have a boat, call a friend with a boat. there's a big body of water out there too that you can access called the bay. >> we're not talking nebraska. you don't have to drive 1,000 miles. we have lots of places to cool off if you will and you're going to need it this weekend. it's going to get warm. live look transamerica pyramid looking back toward the golden gate. no fog out there. american of you along the coastline won't see any fog f

in the south bay accidents on 87 near willow glenn.s teep keeping things slow all the way back to 85 where there is an accident, a two-car accident at 85 to 87 and also there is a slow go commute from 101 north, you can see outside, lots of cars on the roadway moving through san jose on the 101 northbound right now. >> thank you. 6:49. an update to breaking news, the coroner has identified a man killed in an early morning apartment fire in berkeley. in the meantime, nearly a dozen people living at the apartment complex now looking for a new place to stay. christie smith joins with new details. >> reporter: good morning. i got off the phone with the coroner. the man who was killed in this fire overnight here in berkeley is a 56-year-old man, they identified him as andrew y52 goodwin. that is also what neighbors tell us, he lived on the top floor for several years, often kept to himself. that's where the flames were coming from when firefighters arrived about 1:30 this morning. they say it was hard to even enter the top floor unit becaus

this weekend marx the 150th anniversary of willow glen. they hosted a festival for current and fast past students, family, and friends. >> when we go to the businesses in the area, they want to give back, so that really makes a big difference in terms of what we're trying to do here in terms of providing a good education for our kids and a sense of social unity and the roundedness it takes to raise a child. >>> it included the unveiling of the 150th anniversary mural tile made of students, university, staff, and supporters. >>> common core. they may have already started in your schools. they are introducing new academic standards this fall. you may have heard of them at back to school night. they're called common core standards. the common core has been widely adopted across the country but not without controversy. and here in the bay area we face some very real hurdles getting the standards off the ground. jessica aguirre has this morning's "class action." >> could you count by twos if i want to? yes. >> reporter: math class is different

re-opened but what will be sticking around until noon eastbound highway 4 from port chicago highway to willow pass road we have three lanes blocked with president obama traffic moving from concord to pittsburg and a slow down from antioch to i-80 into hercules at top speed and i-80 is wide open making the drive in this area. the san mateo bridge, there is a push in the westbound direction but all in all moving at top speeds. >> starting today, you can were joy your french fries and want your calories. we will tell you where you can get the new french fries. ♪ that special something that will carry you through... ♪ ♪ that little reward for all the things you do. ♪ luscious, creamy filling - combined with our slow-melting chocolate - the one and only ghirardelli squares chocolate. for all the things you do. only from ghirardelli. try our caramel, now with sea salt. >> covering berkeley, san jose, and all the bay area this is abc7 news. >> 5:13 on this tuesday. a political money fight in the south bay keeping santa clara's newest library from opening. look at the banner that hangs above the nort

back up from "a" street stays heavy into pittsburg but no delays down willow pass and the bay bridge commute. we have a car fire burning in the maze. so bridge crews are checking on that. toll plaza backed up beyond the 880 crossing with metering lights on. line of traffic i-80 westbound from berkeley to emeryville. the san mateo bridge is trouble- free. westbound traffic still looking okay approaching the san mateo bridge toll plaza. as with the golden gate southbound traffic leaving southern marin heading into the city is fine no problems either leaving san francisco approaching the span. and in the south bay the 880/237 interchange has been trouble-free. still no big delays yet. that southbound drive on 880 looking good approaching and passing auto mall parkway. and we did a check on local transit. our first bart trains left the yard on schedule. no problems reported for san francisco's muni, caltrain or ace. that's a look at the drive into work. now to brian. >> boy, liza, look at how the skyline of san francisco has changed early this morning as we look from the camera on top of

no delays down the willow pass. bay bridge commute backups at the toll plaza.the metering lights off. >>> another fire burned in sonoma county over the weekend sending flames and plumes of smoke up into the air. it started yesterday afternoon as the fire was in a ditch and burned a pallet factory between broadway and 8th street east near sonoma. sparks were seen coming from a tow truck. it's not clear what started the fire. more than 40 acres have burned. we have cell phone video. check this out. it was shot by a firefighter. it shows a plea pain tank that exploded as he was battling the fire. nobody was hurt. it showed a propane tank that exploded as the firefighter was battling the fire. >> it was an intense difficult firefight. we had over 30 trailers, commercial trailers, involved. >> highway 121 at 116 shut down as crews worked to kept that fire under control. 6 structures were burned. firefighters managed to save 10 other structures in that area. >>> president obama takes his syria strike plans to the people. tomorrow, he will address the nation. the syri

you will see it's slow coming up to the willow pass. also slow in a typical way from antioch to pittsburgh but we don't have any crashes reported along the way. let's go to the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic has been wet as you drive through. there have within no major problems on the peninsula, highway 1 on 1 does look pretty good heading down. it's a pretty nice drive from san bruin know as you drive -- bruno as you drive south. no major problems. the biggest slow traffic is 580 west as you come into livermore. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, almost a million california elementary school students are truant. it's costing school districts more than a billion dollars according to a new report. ktvu channel-- ktvu's jeanine de la vega joins us life. santa cruz has one of the high o highest rates. >> reporter: truancy starts as early as elementary school and if it's not corrected, it could lead to kids actually dropping out of school. we don't know the exact attendance numbers at this elementary school but w

they had their daughter willow in quite an astounding -- but it was very artistic video, a music videohiffing her hair. she was about 13 years old. so i think it's just very difficult. which celebrities don't want their children photographed? which do want their children photographed? which want their children to be stars? which celebrities have reality shows? it's hard. >> it should be the parents's choice. i still think whether or not we believe at this table that they're being exploitive in some instances and not in others but somebody in the middle of a divorce they want to be seen with the kid to make someone think they're good parents that week or not, that's up to them. that is a parental right. it is my right as a parent to determinate what point i want to have my child in the public eye and not. and it is no one else's right to sweep in and say, today because you let the cat out of the bottle or whatever, cat out of the -- mixed metaphor, bag, whatever. thank you, mark. that now he or she is fair game and that i can just take pictures or i can run up to their preschool. that i

there will be people in the republican and democratic parties who for policy reasons willow pose theesolution the president asked for. there will be other es tempted hang the president out there. when they do that, they will not just hang the president out there, they will hang america out there and compromising our ability in the world. i appeal to my fellow members of the congress, give the president the authority he asked for. incidentally, the fact that he has waited now and gone to congress, in my opinion, has given the syrians the right to disburse their assets and require him now, not just to take a shot across the bow, but hit the bow and to hit the bow where the leadership of syria is which ordered the chemical weapons attacks that we have evidence killed 1,500 people and 426 children. i will do everything i can, including my amigos. don't let them fail. >> does a limited strike after a delay serve a useful purpose? >> it depends how limited it is, i suppose. what general keane is saying you can stop short of a regime change. >> i'm talking about what the president is talkin

once you pass that, it does okay heading down the willow pass and again big delays for the bay bridge. that would be a hotspot. and delays for caltrain, as well. that's a look at traffic. here's lawrence. >> all right. the winds kicking up around the bay area. the fire danger going to be elevated. the next couple of days. out the door we go, a little chilly in spots this morning down in the 40s and the 50s. mostly clear skies early on. already breezy in the mountaintops. sunny today windy in spots and a little bit warmer by the afternoon. red flag warnings are up above 1,000 feet through friday. and fire danger going to stay elevated through then. all right. high pressure now trying to build into the bay area. low pressure finally kicking eastward so the difference between these two pressure systems causing the winds. those winds becoming more of a northerly wind and that's why the fire danger is a little elevated over the mountaintops the next couple of days. modest warming though as we are going to see sunshine and well, looks like still some breezy- to-windy conditions toward the c

they had their daughter willow in quite an astounding -- but it was very artistic video, a music videor hair. she was about 13 years old. so i think it's just very difficult. which celebrities don't want their children photographed? which do want their children photographed? which want their children to be stars? which celebrities have reality shows? it's hard. >> it should be the parents's choice. i still think whether or not we believe at this table that they're being exploitive in some instances and not in others but somebody in the middle of a divorce they want to be seen with the kid to make someone think they're good parents that week or not, that's up to them. that is a parental right. it is my right as a parent to determinate what point i want to have my child in the public eye and not. and it is no one else's right to sweep in and say, today because you let the cat out of the bottle or whatever, cat out of the -- mixed metaphor, bag, whatever. thank you, mark. that now he or she is fair game and that i can just take pictures or i can run up to their preschool. that is not okay

we'll also show you a flow of traffic at willow pass road. not a major concern.before we talk about the slowing i see right here. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. the backup in the cash lanes to the right. that's the new pattern we've seen since the bay bridge eastern span opened. last weekend this time it was closed. this is the first weekend we've had with the new span. as we take a look at that, we see the cash lanes back up at the toll plaza. we've seen a lot more traffic flowing. see how smooth the drive s. we see the slowing coming underneath the canopy of cables, we have folks slowing. less volume at the bridge that will probably continue through this week and next week as a lot of folks want to try driving that for the first time. expect slowing and be very careful. all weekend plan on delays both directions across the bay bridge. let's look at the san jose traffic, north 101 shows the volume right here, 680 toward 880. right now it's just 5:46, so that's typical of the first burst even on a friday. we'll see things thin out. only right here that y