Tonight. The morning news continues now. Thank you for joining us. Concerned about fog or cool . Warmer weather will get here but not this week. It is 12 below average here. It may get a little cooler. Thats coming up. On the upper deck of the bay bridge it is slow because of a stalled truck. Now the truck has stalled, nothing else. And it is slow. Well see if jeff or ken or dave, one of those guys, can you bring up the toll plaza for me westbound. It is backed up. The meters lights are on. It is slow because when they have something on the bridge they slow the metering lights down this and the commute. Back to dave and pam. We have developing news. Firefighters are busy mopping up hot spots at the presidio. It started about 2 30 at a grassy area near the national cemetery. They faced a lot of challenges including poison oak and getting to water. A fire in the presidio is very unusual. This is the first oneky remember. I have been here 13 years. We get a lot of fog, not much fire. Thre
Grade traffic is moving along well. Firefighters putting out hot spots from a brush fire. It is near the San Francisco National Cemetery and it was not easy to get it under control. Reporter one of the Biggest Challenges is water, it is very limited. Were here at the National Cemetery it is the only source close by. Crews have been filling up. We got a look at the fire an hour ago, it did not go into the cemetery but it turned trees we saw firefighters ready to take down some trees to make it safer. They were called out to the brush fire that was rushing up the hill. Crews placed themselves below and above the fire as they fought the flames as they leapt up. It must have started here. It will be under investigation. And we have a liner on. I have been here 13 years. This is first one i remember. Reporter we sue there are a few hot spots and challenges in battling the fire was the head stones. They had to another was poison oak. No buildings or home mrs. Threatened. And that investigato
Im tori campbell. Tens of thousands of bus riders across the east bay are bracing for a potential strike by a. C. Transit workers that could happen tomorrow. Exuts alex savidge is ktvus alex savidge is monitoring talks. Good afternoon. Reporter good afternoon. To strike a deal, a deal needs to get done by midnight. About an hour ago, a spokesperson for a. C. Transit came out and said steady progress is being made, particularly on the issue of pay. We heard from a union member and is disputing a. C. Transits claims and dont believe they are being forthcoming in their numbers. Were offering 9 . The union is seeking 10 for the pay. Were moving in the right direction. The rates they are offering is absorbed by the additional medical payments they want us to pay. Reporter if the buses stop rolling tomorrow, it would leave about 180,000 riders in a tough spot. Many say they have no other way to get around. Kind of strands me. I want to be able to get around. Reporter this man told me he uses
Happened were just east of interstate 80 by the oakland airport. Police have been going door to door asking neighbors what they saw or heard. Well of course keep you updated on the Police Investigation but right now we dont know what the motive was here or if there is a suspect description. We did see some family members come out here. They were obviously quite emotional. They had said that they were the parents of the 20yearold man and obviously just completely distraught. So well try to learn more information from you now this morning and bring it to you throughout the morning. Were live in oakland, im tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. Time 4 31. Other news this morning, this one is good. Good news for commuters. A tentative deal that averted an ac transit strike. Claudine wong is joining us live with the agreement that still has the buses rolling on the roads this morning. Reporter good morning, dave. Heres some good news. Ac transit buses are pulling up. People are ready to go ba
Bush. Reporter were live in the presidio where San Francisco firefighters are mopping up a fire that charred about three acres. Well tell you if any homes or blilds were buildings were threatened. A statewide amber alert is in effect. And a fastmoving fire at a san jose Storage Facility. These are live pictures at the scene. We have a news crew headed there. Mornings on 2 starts now. Well, good morning. Its tuesday, august 6th. Welcome to mornings on 2. Im dave clark. Im tori campbell. Breaking news about heart surgery performed on former president george w. Bush this morning. A spokesman for the former president said doctors in dallas inserted a stent after discovering a blockage in an artery during a routine physical exam yesterday. The spokesman said the blockage was opened with no complications and that former president bush is expected to go home tomorrow. Also new this morning, a fire burned several acres in the presidio. At one point, the fire threatened a National Cemetery. Ktv