Might get a little clamped. Lets take a look at westbound bay bridge the last one as you dry up to treasure island. A little foggy there. It looks like there is flashing lights on that upper deck of the bay bridge. May be getting rid of some of that road work there. The new bridge in the foreground it doesnt have any cars on it. Next tuesday that will change. Lets move along and take a look at the toll plaza. It is light and no problems driving through as you get toward San Francisco. And there are no problems by the way in livermore valley. We are looking at traffic that moves well on 580 westbound as you drive to the livermore valley. Southbound traffic off to a good start on all the major freeways and on the peninsula. 4 31 lets go back to the desk 37 firefighters are standing watch over a destructive grass fire that destroyed two homes and burned four others. Then jumped a sound wall and into a neighborhood. That is where we find ktvu Tara Moriarty to show us the damage. Tara. Reporter firefighters have been here all night basically dousing hot spots. Making sure this fire doesnt reignite. Behind me we can see one of the homes here. The garage door is completely singed. Some people were allowed back inside their homes. Others were only able to grab some belongings. The rim field fire broke out after 3 30 yesterday. It jumped a creek, skipped a block wall, and hit a wood framed roof. Police went door to door evacuating folks. Many homeowners were at work and rushed home to see what was left. Actually it was really bad at one point. There was big plumes of smoke and dark smoke. I was more shocked. Its always so calm on this street and for Something Like this to happen you can see everybody outside. Crazy. Reporter firefighters had the blaze under control by 6 00 last night. Again two homes were lost. Four more sustained damage. No price tag on this damage but luckily no one was hurt. Investigators are still trying to figure out how the fire started. Whether it was a cigarette or a spark from a car. Unfortunately they may never know. Live from fair field im Tara Moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. There is concern all the resources devoted to the rim fire is leaving bay area fire crews shorthanded. Some 200 firefighters battled the fairfield fire. Cal fire was also called in to assist. Firefighters credit the response from surrounding departments to keep the fire from getting worse. As for the rim fire it remains only 20 contained this morning. Coming up at 4 45 the reason why a popular road will be shut down starting today through the busy Holiday Weekend. Contra costa county is testing the Emergency Alert system today. More than one year after a massive fire. Beginning at 5 30 tonight, test calls will go out to people who live near the three refineries and one Chemical Plant located in the county. The countys alert system was criticized after failing to reach and it was criticized last night when evacuations went to the wrong areas. Oakland police are investigating a shooting that injured three people. It happened at 10 00 last night in laurel park. We dont know their conditions but Police Say One of the victims is a woman. So far no arrests have been made. Also in oakland last night our ktvu news crew took this video of a damaged ac transit bus. Police say the bus was sideswiped during a chase in downtown oakland that ended a short time later with the arrests of three teenage carjacking suspects. No one within another bus was hurt. There have been a large number of unsolved killings in a very violent year in oakland. And now grieving family members are demanding answers from oakland city leaders. Several mothers, grandmothers, wives, and sisters of young men went into the Mayors Office yesterday afternoon. They left with grim faces. I have not been aware of any suspect in my sons case. And i a here top demand action and answers and i a here to demand action and answers. Mayor quan could not be at that meeting at Oakland City Hall yesterday because she was at the meeting at the white house. Mayor quan was among 18 urban leaders that met with president obama. They discussed ways to reduce teenage violence in americas big cities. Time is 4 35. More details on oaklands crime statistics. Last year 28 of homicides were solve ised. By contrast San Francisco police solved 60 of homicides. Statewide the most recent numbers are from 2010 and they show 64 of homicide cases were closed. Part of the Chico State College was closed. It happened yesterday afternoon in the area around bute hall. The university has not released the name of the student and its still not clear what caused a tree branch to come crashing down. New this morning a 22year old baseball player killed in oklahoma. He was shot and killed last friday. Police say he was jogging near the East Central University campus where he attended school. Three teenagers drove up and shot him in the back. We realize that christopher will always be with us in our memories and hearts. The three teenagers have been arrested. They shot lane because they had Nothing Better to do. Two of them are being charged as adults for first degree murder. As we mention this is the final morning commute for the bay areas busiest bridge. The first opened back in 1836. The chp will begin running track breaks around 7 00 tonight ahead of the bridge shut down at 8 00. The shut down will continue throughout the long Labor Day Weekend so crews can finish work on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. The bridge will open early Tuesday Morning but its possible it could open late in the day on monday which is labor day. The bay bridge shut down will take a big economic toll on many bay area businesses. Many stores and club owners are expecting a very slow Labor Day Weekend. The bay bridge closure is causing headaches for business owners. Many flower shops are asking their customers to order early because its drivers have to draw up complicated delivery plans. What we will do is do a big circle route. We will go up through marin down top hey ward and across the hayward bridge to come back. The mood is not all gloom and doom. Some San Francisco store owners are expecting a bump in business due to the bridge closure. More details now on ways to get across the bay while the bridge is closed. Ferry service will be expanded into the five days. Bart plans to run longer trains and offer limited overnight service. Now for those braving the roads expect delays when using other bridges such as the golden gate and richmondsan rafael. Happening right now crowds are beginning to gather in washington, d. C. For the commemoration for the march on washington. This is a live picture of the memorial on the national mall. Back on august 28th, 1963, 250,000 people took part in the march on washington for jobs and freedom. At noon today president obama will speak from the same spot. That is pretty special. Its nice to be here. Its nice to have my kids here. Bill clinton and jimmy carter among the speakers today. Along with Oprah Winfrey and jamie foxx. A Nonprofit Group called d. C. 2024 is hosting a campaign to host the summer games in the washingtonbaltimore area. Supporters predict the cost will be much lower because the area already has prime facilities. We wont have to build many new facilities for our olympics. The idea is we are already a leg up. Other American Cities mentioned as possibly bidding for the games include San Francisco, los angeles, san diego, philadelphia, and boston. Coming up a controversial ban targeting soda, sugary drinks, and even whole milk. The bay area city that is considering it. A Party Bus Shooting in San Francisco caught on camera. And this time the shots were fired from inside the bus. Good morning. Traffic is actually doing pretty well around the bay area. As we look at highway 4 coming up westbound, we will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. And this early wednesday morning dense fog regrouping near the coast and right around the bay. Coming up we will break down the areas that do have the dense fog and highlight the warmest days of the workweek. Welcome back. New this morning the United Nations envoy to syria says Chemical Substances were used in an attack last week killing hundreds of people. This comes as u. N. Inspectors head out to investigate. This is new video of the u. N. Inspectors leaving their hotel this morning. The Obama Administration has said it has undenial evidence that chemical weapons was used and there are reports the u. S. Could begin a threeday offensive hitting syria with missile strikes as soon as today. Electronic army is taking responsible for hacking the new york times. The hackers claim to support syrian president alassad. Tech experts say attacks on domain names require much more sophistication. Walmart will offer medical benefits to domestic partners of all its workers. They made the announcement in a postcard. Walmart says partners can be of the same or opposite gender married or unmarried. Partners will be eligible if they have been living together in an exclusive relationship for at least a year and tend to stay that way. But walmart says no proof will be required. Hundreds of fast food workers plan to strike tomorrow. They are joining a National Movement involving pay raises. They are demanding a minimum wage of 15 an hour. The fast Food Industry says that will drive up food costs by onethird and drive away customers. The strikes timing draws extra attention labor day is monday and today is the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. San jose is one of the largest cities in the country to have a ban against syrofoam. It takes effect in january for National Chains operating in the city. Now smaller restaurants have until january 2015 toiseach to papers. Containers are already banned in San Francisco, oakland, santa cruz, and santa clara counties. A man is dead after being shot by police after a car chase. It happened at 4 45 yesterday afternoon on hill crest avenue near wild flower drive. The chase ended when the man crashed his car and got out with a gun and ran. That is when officers opened fire. The mans name has not been released. No officers were hurt but a child in a separate car was taken to the hospital after being hit by shrapnel from a bullet or broken glass. Cal osha is investigating the death of a construction worker at Martin Luther king middle school. It happened at 12 45 yesterday afternoon when the students were attending an orientation. They were laying asphalt for a new track at the school when he was hit and killed by a big rig. He was a 62yearold man from livermore. His name has not been released. We continue our coverage of the rim fire. Here are the latest numbers. Its burned more than 184,000 acres or 200 square miles. 111 structures have been destroyed including 31 homes. The number of firefighters there stands at nearly 4100. That fire is is traveling up the tree to the dry bark. Once it gets established up in those canopies with the wind that is how it happens. So far San Franciscos water supply remains safe. The fire is impacting yosemites tourism. Starting at noon today they will close the popular road to accommodate fire crews. One man has been arrested and they are still searching for another in connection with a Home Invasion robbery. They entered the home posing as pg e workers. It happened on august 7th. A man and a woman were duct taped and pistol whipped. A sixyearold child was also at home at the time. This is Darrell Lee Cox the man police are still looking for. Ray fernando has been arrested in the case. He is also a suspect in two other robberies. A Party Bus Shooting in San Francisco early sunday morning was caught on surveillance video. As you can see people running for their lives there as bullets are fired from the bus. It happened at ninth and folsom streets. A woman in her 20s may have been grazed by a bullet but she is okay. Those areas are very busy at 2 00 in the morning. Several passengers were detained for questioning but police say few of them cooperated and no one was arrested. Time is 4 49. Lets go to sal keeping an eye on traffic. It will be a very busy few days coming up. It is. I think a lot of people will be working from home. That is the prediction. Well see what happens. Lets take a look at what we have with the morning commute. Starting off with the bridge. Last day of the bridge. As you can see the old bridge it will be closed tomorrow and friday and also on monday and throughout the weekend so they can open the new bridge. Well see what happens. By this time next week, we will be on the new bridge. Lets move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. That traffic here at the toll plaza is light and there are no major problems. We will also look apt the commute in San Francisco it looks pretty good here. A little bit of road work in some spots but nothing major. Across the bay in oakland 580 and 880 are looking very nice. There are no major problems if you are driving to the south bay and all the freeways there are looking good. The traffic is moving well. Bart, cal train, and muni. I also mentioned transit. At 4 50 lets go to mark. We have been watching the fog doing its thing developing coast side. This will impact your visibility this morning if you are crossing the bay bridge. You can see the coverage kind of increasing and even santa rosa reporting reduced visibilities. Current temperatures are off to a mild start once again. This has been the repeating story over the past few mornings. Hayward checking in. 60 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. Forecast headlines for today dense morning fog. It will be warm inland. No major changes for tomorrow. High pressure hasnt tried to nudge back in. Keeping the storm track way up to the north. No big changes for today. We will call it mild to warm with beaches mainly in the 60s. Temperatures inland lots of 80s. The warmest locations out toward antioch and brentwood could be flirting with the 90 degree mark. Heres our forecast model showing the fog this morning. Could have a few partly cloudy observations near parts of the shoreline. Forecast highs this afternoon you can stay pretty warm in santa rosa. Concord 87. Right about 3 00 this afternoon San Francisco 69. And some more neighborhoods for you san jose around 80 degrees. Gilroy 89 and san mateo 75. Back to School Forecast its your turn in fremont. Starting out with some patchy clouds and more sunshine this afternoon by 3 00. Look ahead your fiveday forecast you will see temperatures about the same for tomorrow. There is a little bump in the numbers by friday. That should be the warmest day of the week. With your Holiday Weekend in view we will add dasheen. Temperatures will be cooling off. Warmest locations by sunday and monday. Brian. Thank you. Time is 4 52. Coming up the federal government is is ordering california to reduce the prison population. Now governor jerry brown has a new plan on where he wants to send inmates. It was the dance seen around the world. Now miley cyrus is heading to the pages of the Oxford English dictionary. Welcome back. Time is 4 54. More details on a crash in danville that killed a 17year old boy that was supposed to start his senior year of high school. The family friend says Robert Orlando and two friends spent the last day of Summer Vacation swimming. As they returned home last night, their car lost control and hit a tree. Orlando was killed. The driver and another passenger also 17 suffered broken bones. Yesterday was supposed to be their first day of senior year. Everyone is really shaken up. He is a super well known guy. And well liked. It brings it home it can happen to anybody. Grief counselors were on campus yesterday. Danville police say it will be weeks before they determine how fast the car was going before the crash. San rafael police say a woman accused of cashing bad checks at two banks may be a link to several burglaries. Police released this photo of a woman. She is accused of depositing flaunt fraudulent checks. Governor jerry brown wants to send thousands of california inmates to private prisons instead of releasing them as a way to ease over crowding. Federal court has ordered the state to reduce the population by the end of the year. It would cost about 315 million for the state to rent private prison sells in california and other states. The state Legislature Still has to approve the governors proposal. San francisco launching a program to target truants or kids that if miss School Without an explanation. They are providing 10,000 to prevent truancy at other schools. Torquing has bounced its way into the oxford dictionary. The latest dance craze made headlines after miley cyrus showed off a few words. It may never know the origin of the word but it will be defined as a provocative dance. The other includes selfie. Pam cook likes to do that. And bid coin or nation and bitcoin or nationless currency. Also a destructive fire near 880. Why fire crews are still on the scene. Good morning. Traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. You will see it getting a little busier as you look at old bridge and the new bridge in the same shot. And in weather this morning low clouds and fog. Dense fog doing its thing right around the bay this morning. Coming up in weather dense fog we will track that. Well talk about the warmest day of the week. We will take you across the bay bridge for one last morning commute before the big shut down. Were live in fairfield where homeowners are picking up the pieces after a grass fire races through their neighborhood. Bart and its unions still have more than a month to avert another strike. The reason talks have already hit a snag. Plus a push to ban soda. Sugary drinks and whole milk. The bay area city considering it and the protest plan for today. All ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. Good morning. Heres a live look last morning to drive across the old bay bridge. This is the incline and of course that will all change and that bridge will close tonight for the new bridge opening. So that is our big story this morning. Thank you for watching im pam cook. And good morning, im dave clark. Steve is off today. We have the great mark tamayo here. Hi there mark. Good morning, guys. It could be a nice day to
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