Two people are dead after a fiery crash at a San Francisco offramp. It all started with a chase from oakland across the bay bridge at speeds up to 130 miles an hour. Good afternoon. Im tori campbell. Tara moriarty just spoke to an eyewitness and joins us live from the scene of the crash. Tara . Reporter well, things are back to normal here at the fifth street offramp but thats only after the chp had to shut it down for six hours because of that fiery crash. Flames could be seen from the freeway above when the speeding convertible flipped and landed before fifth and harrison street. The two people inside were instantly killed. And this all began as the chp chase around 3 00 this morning in oakland. Officers noticed the stolen bmw out of San Francisco heading northbound on 880 before the macarthur maze. A witness shared her cell phone video of the pursuit across the bay bridge which reached excessive speeds. They were probably going 100. I actually saw the flames and smelt them. It i was over the freeway where it caught on fire. Reporter the chp says the officers are trained to handle highspeed chases and even practice on a racetrack. A pursuit is its very intense. Its a risk verses gain issue. In this case, it was late at night. There wasnt a lot of traffic. We take all of those conditions into consideration during a pursuit. Reporter traffic across the bay bridge ended with the traffic being tied up. Theyve not identified the two people. That may take some time. Tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you, tara. New developments in the arson Investigation Underway in San Francisco. Now the Fire Department says there have been three more arsons in the last 48 hours. They occurred in different parts of the city, including Market Street and the tenderloin. Investigators have not announced whether the cases are connected to a string of arsons in the citys south of market neighborhood. In that case, investigators are looking for a man seen in surveillance pictures loitering in an area where several dumpster fires recently occurred. New details about an oakland firefighter critically injured yesterday when his fire truck flipped over at the airport. We received an update that mitchell ow is awake an breathing on his own. The 28year veteran was driving the fire truck as part of a monthly drill. It was an aircraft rescue firefighting rig equipped to carry 3,000 gallons of road and 420 gallons of foam. It rolled as ow was making a turn. He was rushed to Highland Hospital with lifethreatening injuries. Right now, the department is in shock. Like i said, this firefighter was very well known and liked with all of the members within the organization. A source tells us hes married with no children. We dont know how fast he was driving at the time of the crash but chp and cal osha are now investigating. More than a dozen people are looking for another place to live this afternoon afternoon a huge fire tore through this Apartment Building in oakland this morning. Alex savidge explain how a dog may have helped save lives. Reporter of was sleeping when flames everyone was sleeping when flames raced through this apartment in oakland in the fruitvale district just about 3 00. 17 people, including five kids, managed to escape the fire. And julio cruz believes hes alive because of his new best friend. She loves me. Reporter his pit bull mix who woke hick up as his unit filled with flames and smoke. She started jumping on top of my bed and back barking and barking. She saved my life. I rescued her a few months ago and now she rescued me. Reporter it was several months ago when they found her behind the building. She had not been fed and was not doing well. They nursed her back to health and this morning, they returned the favor. Cruz and his roommate lost everything in the fire. They are not sure where they are gonna live. They are grateful they survived. Shes very smart. Reporter and cruz credits this fourlegged hero. Alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. Police are investigating a string of burglaries in one of the bay areas most affluent cities. Investigators are looking into three residential burglaries in hillsborough yesterday. There were breakins at a home on marlboro and avondale road, another on church hill drive and the third at Calaveras Court and lakeview drive. Its unclear if the burglaries are connected. Officers hope neighbors have Surveillance Video that might help in their investigation. In an effort to reduce the amount of pedestrian deaths on city streets, San Francisco is looking into ways to reduce the speed limit in certain parts of the city. According to reports, the city plans to conduct a study to examine reducing the citys speed limit by five to ten miles per hour. Already this year, 21 pedestrians have been killed in San Francisco and one of the most dangerous intersections in the city is yorba and sunset. This morning sfpd was at that intersection looking for speeders. But some people in the area say more needs to be done. Ive almost gotten hit even when im walking and other cars are stopped. The cars behind them dont notice this stop and rear end them. Happens all of the time. The stoplight will be built at yorba and sunset in the coming weeks. As for the study, its expected to be completed by the fall. The citys goal is to have zero pedestrian families in the next decade. A dire warning today from senator Barbara Boxer who says the countdown is on for a transportation government shutdown. Thats because the Highway Trust Fund is running on fumes. Ktvus Kyla Campbell is live in washington to explain how senator boxer wants to fix the problem. Kyla . Reporter tori, i asked senator boxer how this impacts the b. A. R. T. System and roads and highways in the bay area. Its huge. I mean, really almost every single project we do be it a bridge or a road or a transit system. We know from the formula alone california gets 4 billion. Reporter but starting in october, theres no guarantee states like california will promptly receive federal funding that they are counting on for projects. Boxer says projects will be delayed likely and nixed and construction workers will lose their jobs. She supports a new job from the Senate Finance committee chairman. That bill would provide 9 billion worth of federal funding for projects nationwide for december. It would be paid for by closing tax loop holes but House Republicans say that means increasing taxes and they wont agree to it. Let them come up with their plan. Lets look at it. Lets work together. Dont just stand there and throw a hand grenade at someone who is doing their job. They are sleeping over there. Reporter i did speak with the Senate Finance committee today and officials there tell me both republicans and democrats are gonna sit down tomorrow and try to hammer out a compromise. They hope to have a final bill in place and vote on it by next month. Live in washington, Kyla Campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you. A huge tv deal is really hitting home for all of us here at channel 2. There are 2 and there are 2. About theres only one 2. Fox television stations is acquiring ktvu channel 2 and kicu tv36 from the cox media group. Ktvu was an independent station back in 1987 when it became one of the very First Partners to join a new Startup Network called fox. Longtime ktvu news anchor Dennis Richmond remembers that First Partnership. Im still still firmly believe that the affiliation with fox was a good one. And i think ktvu in general helped fox because we had i mean, we had a great reputation in the bay area. You will still be able to watch all of your favorite fox shows. That includes American Idol and 49er football games. Coming up well tell you about a Supreme Court cell phone ruling today and hue it is a major how it is a major victory for privacy rights. Stubborn fog around the bay area. But mark tamayo will be here to tell us about a big change this weekend. And is the president kathfully executing the faithfully executing the law . How House Speaker john boehner plans to sue the president over his use of executive authority. Ithe part of us that a littwants to play,on. Wants to be mischievous, wants to run free, all you have to do is let it out. Find your inner minion only at the despicable me minion mayhem ride at Universal Studios hollywood. Police are searching for gunmen who shot two people in east oakland last night leaving a woman dead. Investigators say it happened on Douglas Avenue not far from the oakland coliseum. About 6 45 last night. The 49yearold woman was pronounced dead at the scene. A man who was also shot took himself to the hospital. His injuries were not life threatening. In morgan hill, police are searching for these three people wanted for attempted murder in a driveby shooting. Investigators believe an argument between 22yearold Francisco Diaz and 21yearold Nicholas Young led up to the shooting. Deja marie is believed to be the driver. One person was wounded in the shooting but is expected to survive. Police say the three suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Today, the u. S. Supreme court said in a unanimous ruling that a warrant is required for police to search the cell phone of a criminal suspect. The justices said smartphones are different from other items such as the suspects wallet or car. Police can generally search those other items if they can probable cause of a crime. But the justices said that digital devices require stricter privacy litigation. If for some reason they want to pull you for something, they would be to be like oh, you were texting and driving. Let me look at your phone and then try to pin you with that. One of the cases in the ruling involved a San Diego College student who was detained for driving with a suspended license. A search of his smartphone linked him to organized crime. He was later sentenced to 15 years in prison. A bold announcement from the speaker of the house about plans to sue the president. John boehner announced today the house of representatives will sue president obama for not faithfully executing the law. He did not offer details about which laws the house will attempt to challenge but said he believes the president has breached his constitutional power by pushing initiatives through without approval from congress. The constitution makes it clear that a president s job is to kathfully execute the faithfully execute the laws. In my view, the president has not faith flu executed the law faithfully executed the laws. One, the decision to trade taliban detainees in exchange for bowe bergdahl. Hillary clinton will be in San Francisco tonight and tomorrow. Shes promoting her new book hard choices. Its about the four sheers she spent as secretary of state. Environmental activities say they plan to show up during clintons speech at the Orpheum Theater to call on her about the keystone xcel pipeline. Clinton has not yet taken up anything on that issue. Outside googles developer conference in San Francisco protesters occurred. Act visits say the cost activists say the cost of living is skyrocketing and many are forced to move away. They were protesting low wages. Some dressed as darth vader saying google could go the way of the dark side if it doesnt do more to address economic imbalances caused by the bay areas tech success. Ten people who were arrested yesterday outside of the Mountain View headquarters are out of jail this noontime. These are photos of the occupy Google Movement that were posted on soak media. The group wants the tech giant to support Net Neutrality to ensure the internet remains free and open. Police were called to the scene when the demonstrators did not leave after the end of the business day. But one protester said the group was already getting ready to go. We were packed up with the intention of leaving. I didnt want to get arrested and was on my way out and all of a sudden, i have my arm twisted behind me. It happened very fast. Ten people were arrested for trespassing. They will continue to pressure google because they have power and influence to make changes. The u. S. Homeland security Department Says the u. S. Is being overwhelmed by a huge surge of children illegally crossing the border from mexico without parents and a search for what to do with those children continues. A plan to house some of the children at a former nursing home in escondido near San Francisco was shat down last night shot down last night. The meeting was so loud, it spilled out of city hall. People are worried about safety, disease and Property Value in escondido. The Company Working with the government to open the facility said it would install a tall fence around the property and tried to convince the city it would be safe. None of the children that have ever left the facility in the 20 years that have been run have ever committed a crime. Immigration is wonderful but Legal Immigration and not coming and taking from our families and our children. [ cheers and applause ] of the hundreds who filled out forms, only a handful supported a center. After three hours of debate, the planning commissioners denied the permit for the center. Not a typical summer day. We had low clouds and fog. And high clouds are associated with a system producing showers up towards eureka. You can pick them up. San francisco way out there in the distance with partly to mostly cloudy skies. You can see all of the rainfall up to the north, especially north of cape mendocino approaching i rica. We have a eureka. We have a few clouds approaching the north bay neighborhoods. Theres a chance we could have some drizzle or a very light shower later on tonight and early tomorrow morning. At least for right now, we have patchy fog coast side and also right around the bay itself out towards san bruno, south San Francisco, brisbane as well. Current temperatures well update those for you. On the cooler side out there. In fairfield, 76 degrees. San francisco, 60. San jose at last check reporting partly cloudy skies and 70. Winds also up as well out towards fairfield, especially. Thats the wind gust up to 36 miles an hour. Concord wind sustained at 18. Winds gusting to 25 miles an hour. Some more wind reports out towards sfo. Winds sustained at 15 gusting to 25. So for today, we do have this patchy fog. Warm temperatures inland. Tomorrow, morning drizzle out there, fairly good bet for a different story for the weekend. Heres the weather system approachth the bay area. Sudden a sun cloud mix. This will be close enough to generate sprinkles. Tomorrow probably the closest day of the week. Friday and the weekend we warm things back up. By sunday, warmest locations are at 95 to possibly 96, 97 degrees and warm to hot weather pattern will continue into next week. Heres our forecast. All of the clouds moving across the region. You see a little bit of activity into the future radar. There is the chance of a shower especially up in the north bay. Starting out with the clouds tomorrow morning. Skies becoming partly cloudy for the afternoon hours. Forecast highs this afternoon. Santa rosa, 80. Oakland, 68. Hayward checks in with the forecast high of 70. San jose, 76 and morgan hill 81 degrees. Here is a look ahead to your fiveday forecast with your weekend always in view. You can see temperatures cooling ofl today and tomorrow off today and tomorrow. Definitely more clouds. Well warm things back up. And the weekend back up to the mid to upper 90s. Be ready for a warmer pattern. But for tomorrow the windshield wipers might be going. Really . Kind of unusual for june. One of holds finest characters has died. Eli wallach had a career that spanned more then deck decades. He six decks aids. He had rolls in the godfather part 3 and the good, the bad and the ugly. He was 98 years old. San mateobased company go pro is being closely watched today. The big step it plans to take tomorrow and what potential investors still need to know. Stocks are recovering a small portion of yesterdays losses despite two disappointing economic reports this morning. The u. S. Economy shrank at an annual rate of 2. 9 in the first quarter. That was due to harsh winter weather. Orders for longlasting goods sank 1 in may mainly because demand for military equipment fell sharply. Taking a live look at the big board, the dow is up 38, the nasdaq up 37. S p up 8. Tomorrow go pro, the san josebased company, is going public. Go pro has a loyal following of athletes and adventures who have made the adventures who ma made the gadgets for years. They are one of the rare Tech Companies to turn a profit before going public. Its expected to set a stock price tonight and start trading on the nasdaq tomorrow under the symbol go pro. Adobe systems of san jose is adding hardware to the products it makes. Its launching adobe ink which is a Battery Powered pin and a ruler called pen and a ruler called slide. They are sold together in a white clamshell box that looks like it could have come from apple. The set sells for an anlike price for 200. You need two newipad drawing apps called adobe line adobe sketch to use them. In 22 days, a grand Opening Celebration scheduled for the future home of the 49ers. Yesterday, crews got a sneak peek inside. Right now, 700 construction workers are putting on the finishing touches. Some of the highlights include 60,000 roomy seats, more than 2,000 televisions and two colossal scoreboards. Lee vive stadium is being levi stadium is being built with the environment in mind. The reclaimed recycled water system, so its very important to us as the 49er team that eke logically this is a very key ologicly this is a ecologically this is a very asstanced system. And officials are looking for as many Parking Spaces as possible. From Colin Kaepernick to a little boy and a catch. And its what the boy does after the catch thats the best start tonight at 5 00. Thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. Were always here you on ktvu. Com. You can follow us on twitter and facebook. Have a great day. Good morning nelly woah. Hey have you ever tried honey nut cheerios . Love em. 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