good morning. >> reporter: woal, good morning to you, claudine. and this is a landmark day for the obama administration. he will formally mark the end of combat operations in iraq. president obama will speak to a veteran convention in atlanta and say that his plan to get all combat troops out of iraq this month is on schedule. and the remaining 50,000 troops will be out by next year. >>> hi will also address growing frustration over the mission in afghanistan. he wants to begin pulling troops out next summer but even supporters of that idea say it is unclear if he will reach that goal. >> it is a mixed picture but the most important thing that is happening as far as i am concerned is that the afghan army is well respected, is now going to be taking the lead. and these are very important words for the american public to understand. >> reporter: so while there is so much uncertainty over afghanistan president obama will today try to focus on the success of the troop draw downs in iraq, a message we expect that he will be repeating several times over

. >> good morning, i am claudine wong. it is thursday, august 26th. >> let's get right to our top story, there are two house fires burning in san jose right now, the largest on del monte place, there are concerns about the safety of the neighbors there. jade hernandez is out there. what is happening now, jade? >> reporter: well, about a half- hour ago the battalion chief told me he pulled his firefighters 100 feet away from this home because he was concerned about a ruptured gasoline. i want to take you to the sky, news chopper 2 cab show you this burning home. i understand from the captain i spoke to a few minutes ago he told me they are still concerned about that ruptured gasoline and pg&e are not here just yet so many of the residents have been told to say inside their homes. the vice-president of the neighborhood association came here and was shoeing people back into their homes. the fire broke out around 5:40 after a possible explosion in the garage. san jose firefighters were already fighting another fire less than t

at 5:55 let's go back to dave and claudine. >> all right. and in the heart of oakland  there is a three and a half acre garden oasis located at the top of the kizer building and is now available to the public for private events. [ inaudible ] >> -- weekday business hours. the rooftop garden can now be rented for weddings and other events. >> you end up with an amazing incredible event space that is completely private and is off the street and even without any musk or anything you really don't hear any sounds from the street be low. >> well, it has a 150,000 square feet of flowers, trees, palms and bridges. prices start at 2000 dollars a day for a saturday or a sunday. it was originally built in 1960. >> your time now 5:56. in san francisco the redevelopment of the old hunter's point shipyard and canel stick point took another major step forward. san francisco march's signed 12 pieces of legislation that covers various aspects of that project. this happened yesterday. it has been in the works for three decades and has involved hundreds of p

hi, jade. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. a u.s. district court judge's decision today is expected to be appealed right here at the 9th circuit court of appeals. now we are live in san francisco this morning. this case is expected to its way all the way to the u.s. supreme court. the question, is the same sex marriage ban approved by california voters in 2008 constitutional. a judge's decision is expected early this afternoon, sometime between 1:00 and 3:00 this afternoon. proposition 8 supporters have already asked the court yesterday even if they lose not to allow same sex marriages to resume until they appeal. on the other hand, same sex marriage advocates are hopeful about today's outcome. they say this is an squall rights issue. >> constitutional cases like this one are those instances where we right a past wrong and that is what really makes america -- those things that we hold so deer, the tenants of quality under the law for all people, equal protections without exception, those are deeply steeped in american traditions and

. >> i'm claudine wong. tori campbell is off tonight. it's monday, august 2nd. >>> in the news, a protest is happening in oakland at this ho ho -- at this hour. this one started two hours ago and already we've seen tense moments. ktvu's kraig deb bow debro is out there now with the latest. >> reporter: another tense moment a few seconds. behind me, workers are walking the picket lines. they are actually from two facilities. the workers are members of the united healthcare workers west and they work here at piedmont gardens and at grandlake. a van had trouble entering the property. this is shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning. the picketers are walking in front of the driveway. security had to clear the pathway so the workers could enter. the workers include cooks, and other workers. the picket is about benefits. >> we have a great plan but they want to change it, like if we go to the doctor and we have to stay in the hospital, it's $3,000. do you know how many paychecks i would have to say for $3,000? that's insane. >> we've made a numbe

. >> i am claudine wong in for pam cook. let's check weather and traffic. good morning, steve. >> on this monday morning low clouds and fog. not everybody says cloudy. far enough inland it is clear, but cool, the overheight lows -- [ inaudible ] >> -- upper 80s to low 90s put this looks to be the warmest day of the week. by the coast fog and drizzle and 60s or low to mid 70s. here is sal. >> steve, right now traffic is moving along okay if you are driving out to the hayward area. eastbound 92 there is an accident there. also the morning commute is okay on westbound 24 heading to oakland. now let's go back to the desk. >> sal, thank you. >>> at 5:00 there may be possibly be relief soon for ac transit riders. a judge is set to decide today whether to issue an injunction in an ongoing contract dispute that ac transit said has led to a sickout. jade hernandez joins us live in oakland with that story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we told you a judge was expectthat decision was postponed. we are live in oakland this morning. you can see ac transit bus

ktvu's claudine wong joins us now with the latest. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon, tori. yes. that press conference just ended here at the oakland police department just a few minutes ago. we do have information about where this investigation is going. the police are confirming with ktvu that andrew barrientos was made admissions about the shooting. we've also been digging ourselves into bauft's past and have new information -- barrientos's pass and have new information about that. he's in a san diego jail faced with attempted murder and two carjacking charges. two other people have been charged with allegedly helping him try to escape to mexico. oakland police are working on the details now to get him back to the bay area. >> he did give admissions to the time -- crime. we're still in the process of having him back up here. >> reporter: we've been digging into his past. these are court documents dealing with two days. one from january and one from april. these are misdemeanor cases but what makes them so si is

i'm claudine wong. tori campbell has the day off. it's friday, august 6th. >>> well, in the news for you right now, oakland police are investigating a possible burglary. while they were investigating a possible burglary, they found pot-growing operation overnight. tara moriarty is live with a look at why this particular case is particularly frustrating for authorities. >> reporter: apparently neighbors called in a burglary here around 12:30 this morning. sure enough, when police arrived, they spotted some prowlers, running from what look like a restaurant. according to officials, the restaurant is located on the bottom floor of the building and in a legal marijuana -- and an illegal marijuana growing operation is at the top. we are at near i-880. police found more than 120 points as well as harvested marijuana and growing equipment. authorities say two men were trying to escape from the ba of the building. the first was caught right away as he tried to hurdle a fence. the other went toward the rooftop. they actually had to send a k-9

claudine and dave? >>> we are getting some new information into the newsroom right now about that plane crash in phoenix. we're gop have the latest for you -- up next. >>> and a gunman shooting. gob >> reporter: good morning. is the same-sex marriage ban approved by voters constitutional? a federal judge is expected to make a decision today. >>> we're also following new developments involving that early-morning plane crash in arizona. >> reporter: dozens of residents in the san jose neighborhood are back in their homes this morning evacuated when somebody reported another neighbor making an explosive device. >>> find out why ac transit riders are still very anxious this morning as they head to work. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. >>> good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm claudine wong. tori campbell has the day off. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, august 4th. >>> well, today is a key day in the battle over same-sex marriage. a judge says he will announce

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> 7:07. the city of san carlos approved a budget that eliminates the police department. last night, the city council unanimously approved a budget that closes a $3.5 million budget deficit. once the outsourcing plan is in place, it's expected to save the city $2 million a year. early next month, city council members will consider a proposed contract from the san mateo county sheriff's office to take over police services. >>> it is 7:07. right now, some bay area commuters are heading to work by land instead of by sea. the 7:00 a.m. round of the vallejo bay link ferry has been cancelled due to mechanical troubles. people who are planning to take the ferry are boarding buses to get to work. this morning's 8:10 ferry from vallejo to san francisco has also been cancelled. a bus bridge is available to those commuters. many probably won't take it, they will probably jump in their cars and go, which is too bad because it's a spare the air day. >>> westbound highway 4 at somersville road. i'm gonna pu

dave and claudine? >>> up next the controversy decision this morning about the future of the area around ground zero. >>> johannes mehserle's father breaks his silence. >>> and find out what a late- night resolution means for the future of three uc berkeley graduate the detained in iraq. >>> 8:13 on another foggy for most tuesday morning and temperatures today come up just a little bit. we should see that fog bush off sooner. 60s, 70s coast to bay side. >>> the senate will be busy as they tackle elena kagan's nomination to the supreme court. this could come at the week's end, although the two parties appear to be deeply divided upon her nomination. senator barbara boxer joins us from washington, d.c. to talk more about this. i want to talk about elena kagan kagan's nomination but i first want to talk about the resolution for the three uc berkeley students in iran. do you think this will help in the release? >> i think anyone we can do to communicate to mahmoud ahmadinejad and the leaders in iran, that r

ktvu's claudine wong has more. good afternoon, claudine. >> reporter: good afternoon,er to re. yes, just about 20 minutes ago, the epa wrapped up a press conference here in san francisco after announcing a rule they say could dramatically affect the coastline. the epa says 85% of the beaches were issued health advisories because of water -- water quality concerns. they say much of this rests ons what california ships are doing in the waters. as erin brown played with mer boys passing -- with her boys, this was the last thing on their mind. >> i didn't know that. >> reporter: yards away the epa gathered to sign a rule that would establish a no discharge zone under the clean water act for vessel sewage. that rule would stop cruise ships from dumping both treated and untreated sewage within three miles of california's more than 1600 miles of coastline. >> we estimate that of 25 million gallons a year that this rule would stop 25 million gallons of year of treated and untreated sewage of coastal waters. it's really important. >> reporter: the epa says those millions of gallons of s

as claudine wong, some surfers say -- as claudine wong report, some surfers are saying sharks are just part of the ocean. >> reporter: this surfer saw blood in the water. >> i caught a wave. as i came back people were flagging -- >> reporter: you actually saw blood in the water? >> yeah, big blood of waters. >> reporter: that blood, according to witnesses, came from a sea lion attacked from a great white shark. one witness took this video. signs went up after that early- afternoon sighting warning people about the shark. most of the people we spoke to haven't heard about the warning. these two only heard about this after they got out of the water. >> i was wondering why there were far fewer facility water. >> reporter: did it seem like there were far fewer? >> yes. >> i probably would have gotten in yeahway. >> reporter: does that scare you? >> no, i try not to think about it. >> reporter: after looking at the signs, they didn't think much of it. >> that's not much of a warning. >> reporter: i are not worried? >> no. it's the ocean. it's the time of the year. you just have to be carefu

claudine wong is at highland hospital where that hovesser is being treated. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, officer todd young being watched closely here at highland hospital. we are told that he is heavily sedated and has undergone two surgeries with more expected. while the folks here remain focused on his survival and recovery, the focus this morning is listen on the suspected gunman. this morning andrew bar ri ins to is waking up aking up in jail on charges. it is unclear when he is heading back. this community is folk cushioned on officer young. he has undergone two surgeries and needed blood. they saw a rush of people after a plea went out for donations and a large number of the people who came in were police officers. >> when we needed help, support, when we lost one of our officers a short time ago fremont was one of the first agencies knocking on our door to help. >> reporter: the shooting happened on friday afternoon at about 4:00 after young and other officers tried to arrest barrientos on domestic violence charges in east oakla

good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon claudine. a group of about 80 people showed up on the steps of san francisco city hall to show their support for what some supervisors refer to as an alcohol mitigation fee. basically the idea behind it is that alcohol wholesalers should help the city pay for some of the costs of alcohol abuse. [ inaudible ] [ cheers ] >> reporter: the director of san francisco's firefighter's union was one of accident community members at the podium for this rally. he said they see the effects of alcohol abuse every day. >> call all the time for somebody down on the street, man down unconscious on the street. >> reporter: in many cases the city ends up paying for those. those expenses and the cost of maintaining the city's sober centers add up to about $17 million a year. >> it is a burden that needs to be equally shared bye everybody in the city. i mean it does effect everybody in the city. >> reporter: if approved by the board of supervisors the alcohol fee would charge wholesalers 35 cents per gallon for be

>>> absolutely, claudine. thank you very much. we are watching the roads because a lot of people tend to get on the roads early when it's warm. northbound 880 where clearly a lot of people are already on the road getting up to downtown oakland. no major problems along that stretch. we keep checking with chp. not too many problems. live picture now of the bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic looks good coming up to the pay gates. this morning's commute is okay in san francisco on northbound 101. put into the back of your mind today that there is a daytime baseball game. giants and reds at about 12:35 this afternoon. that means that the traffic will be terrible getting out of the city later today. 6:10. let's go to steve. >>> maybe the reds can hold the giants under 20 runs today. >> we'll see. >> we have an update on the fire real quick. it's 80% contained. the good news is the wind is almost calm. a little hint of 2 miles per hour out of the northeast. but the humidity's gone up a bit and temperatures still this is about 900 feet u

come on out, claudine. [applause] >> welcome to the 2010 celebration of asian pacific american heritage month. on behalf of the celebration committee, all the names are here. which includes representatives from city officials and executives from over 10 @ nicholas in the asian-pacific american family. i welcome you here. -- over 10 representatives. with the demographics we have in san francisco, everyone should be and can be celebrated as asian-pacific american heritage month. i cannot agree more. but looking around the room tonight, it is really a true do like that so many friends from the communities, from all communities, from all walks of life have decided to join us for our celebration. and it really means a lot to us. the truth of the matter is in a diverse city like san francisco where we call home, not only every month can be asian pacific american heritage month, every month can be african american heritage month. every month can be seen the demise of. every month could be irish american, every mon

good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes, it looks like it will be a long road ahead for officer todd young. the good news, he's been upgraded from critical condition to serious condition. that came from a nursing supervisor here at highland hospital. we also have witnessed the steady stream of people to visit him. there was a fremont officer here this morning even before the sun came up coming to the hospital. he didn't talk this morning. you have to remember this has been a very difficult time for family, friends and the law enforcement community. officer young has made it through two surgeries. but there's still a long road ahead. the fremont police chief telling the "chronicle" that young has talked to his children and his wife has been at his side. he's been heavily sedated through this process. it's pretty clear that while he's already had two surgeries he will need more. certainly in these type of situations people feel helpless. so when this situation arose, people rose to the occasion and gave 60-pints of blood.

claudine wong is at the daly city b.a.r.t. line. >> reporter: any were certainly busy overnight and this northerning trying to get the trains they had problems with back on track this morning. we're at the daly city b.a.r.t. station you can see one of the b.a.r.t. stations is moving along. yesterday for b.a.r.t. riders and caltrain riders -- we got this video as commuters waited to start their day. people we talked to say they dealt with the delays yesterday when the heat of the day proved to much for the tracks and the trains had to slow down anywhere from 20 to 30 miles an hour off their speed. the heat actually softened the track. they are hoping for a smooth right today -- smooth ride today. b.a.r.t. riders we talked to say they are hoping to escape those possible problems later today. >> i will be worried if it affects me in the evening. >> reporter: were you riding it yesterday? >> yes. >> reporter: did you see any problems -- did you hear of any problems? >> they mentioned the slowdown. >> reporter: ktvu got this video

claudine and dave? >> thank you. >>> up next the new way you will get information about sex offenders. >>> and also, naomi campbell is taking center stage at a crimes trial. >>> 7:13. inland it will be sunny after the fog burns off. but cooler, highs in the 70s to mid-80s. >>> a bill is making its way through congress and could have a big impact right here in the bay area. the 26th billion-dollar -- $26 billion measure is to give states the money they need of teachers and other employees. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau with all of the details. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, dave. the u.s. senate came into session here just about 45 minutes ago and a vote is expected next hour on the $26 billion state budget bail-out bill. it will have a big impact on local jobs. california senator barbara boxer is one of the leaders getting it through congress and california will get the most funding -- $1.2 billion for schools. >> in my state, 13,500 teachers are saved, and all of

ktvu's claudine wong has been talking with "american idol" hopefuls this morning. claudine? >> reporter: good morning. we're seeing some movement. we told you at 7:00 there would be wristband distribution. they've sectioned them off. these folks have been out here for hours this morning. the first of this group started lining up at dnight, although we're told that around 8:00 a.m. people started lurking around. i think they were only at midnight because that was the only time they were technically allowed to line up. we're making our way up and down this line because a lot of "american idol" hopefuls are here. this is season 10. if you want to tryout, this is the last chance to do it. a lot of folks are out here. it's your birthday, i've been told. where are you from? happy birthday? >> tempe, arizona. >> reporter: tempe, arizona. >> this is your first time trying out? it. >> yes. >> how old are you today? >> 18. >> and this is your mom? >> yes. >> you must believe she really has a good shot? >> oh, yes. she's been singing since she was 5. >> why stay out here in the 5:00 a.

hi, steve. >> hi, claudine. a little bit of haze off in the distance. but this is the first since the july 4-g9 weekend. we've had a long string of days not only on the coast but also inland. things are rather quiet. 09 in regd. sacramento, 86. it's closer to home we want to see what the temperatures are. there are 70s. oakland is at 82. that's at the airport. north bay, santa rosa, 90 degrees, that's at the sonoma airport. the napa airport, 92. as for the east bay getting warm towards concord, livermore, 87, 79 and sunshine for all. temperatures 10 to 15 degrees warmer. it's definitely a fog-free day. inland will have 80s and ni bts it -- 9 90s. itit looks like we'll hold this pattern for a few days so get out there and enjoy it because it's not gonna last. >>> the fda is pushing for legislation to help control food safety problems like the massive egg recall while new details emerge about the recall. investigations reveal that wright county farms and hallendale farms share violations, along with a violation of animal cruelty. the recall was over 500 b

ktvu's claudine wong is out there right now with the very latest. so how's it going, claudine? >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. school starts in about 40 minutes here. santa clara police are on scene right now. they have been all morning long. take a look behind me. you can see a couple of santa clara police cars in that parking lot. there are a couple more in front of the school. they've been out here all night. they had a bomb-sniffing dog going through the school, making through everything was safe and secure. they are responding to a bomb threat two weeks ago. i'm joined by the spokesperson for the school district. taba thaw -- tabatha. we've seen a lot of security out here. how secure are you feeling now as students are expected to arrive in the next 40 minutes or so? >> we feel extremely secure. santa clara police department has been outstanding, as usual. they work with our schools all of the time. they've been here through the night and they will be here today. i think this is one of the safest places to be in santa clara. >> reporter: and certainly, you are hopin

ktvu's claudine wong is out there right now. good morning, claudine. >> good morning, dave. we have want to show you what's happening on the campus of briarwood elementary. take a look behind me. you can see three santa clara police cars. there is a canine and we showed you video that we showed minutes ago as we conducted one of several searches on the campus, taking that canine through the campus, sniffing at all the doors and bushes, making sure that everything is secure this morning. this was in response to a bomb threat of a sort that was made a couple of weeks ago here at the elementary school. i'm joined now by tabitha butler hurley. good morning. good morning, thanks for being here. >> we have a bomb threat made on campus score back on august 4th satisfying that today, a bomb would be detonated. i know you guys have school in session. how secure is the campus at this point? >> i think this is a very pure campus. we had police out here throughout the week and throughout the night and we had canine. >> reporter: police described this as an amateur scroll, on a door. you

hazmat crews spent hours at the scene and as claudine wong reports they believe they have identified that mysterious powder. >> reporter: news chopper 2 was over the scene as hazmat crews raced to the recycling plant in san francisco's hunters point. workers rushed out of that plant after a mysterious powder filled a portion of the facility. >> it fell from one of the top lines and then as it fell it just spreaded through the whole shop. >> it was coming towards us like the fog and i smelled it and i -- >> what did it smell like? >> it smelled like a chemical or something. and i ran -- i ran from my mask and told everybody put their masks on and we got out of there. >> but everybody started running and they said come on, come on, so i came. and the reason why something got in my nose was because i didn't have my mask on fully. >> reporter: hazmat crews say 20 people were exposed one person went to the hospital but a dozen people simply had their eyes flushed at the scene. >> and they put water in there and flushed it out so i feel better. >> reporter: the company spokesperson says th

claudine wong is at highland hospital with an update on the investigation and on that police officer's condition. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: -- 39-year-old fremont officer todd young remains in critical condition. he is heavily sedated and has already undergone two surgeries and will likely undergo more surgery this week. the man suspected of shooting him has confessed and is heading back to the bay area. sources have told us that he has confessed to shooting officer young. he could be brought back as soon as today. i did talk with the jail this morning. they don't have any specifics but we are told that it could be as soon as today. now he was caught trial ying to get across the border with a friend on saturday. they were both taken into custody and booked into jail. the alameda county d.a.'s office sent a prosecutor and investigator down there to talk to them. while they focused there. the focus here from this community has been on officer young's survival and recovery. over the weekend he needed 60 units of blood and the call

good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, this morning there are hundreds of children and their families trying to figure out what happens today. what happens after centers like the jefferson child development center close. where will the kids go? there are seven development centers in oakland slated to close today. 500 kids go to those centers for preschool and before and after school care and at this point it is unclear what happens after today. the district says preschool aged kids will go to the city's other centers. that could make things tough for families because the locations may not be close or convenient. the before and after school kids ages six to eight. that apparently is a lot more complicated. the district says it is hoping non-profit and private car facilities can help fell the gap but community groups say they won't let it come to that. they are promising to be here on monday and say the community will run these centers themselves if they have to with volunteers. >> they should know that and plan on comi

claudine? is she coming? is francis here? yes, well, you can help me thank them. >> we want to say a special thanks to the shaft -- chef. francis was going to make this presentation, but it is on behalf of the chef, the owner and executive chef and also peter wong. here we are. come on, everybody. they did a great job. >> the chef will be the incoming chair person of the chef association. it will be with us every year catering and contributing to our community. we want to express our appreciation, and thank you so much. [applause] >> we are all about good food and pictures, of course. we would love for you to say a few words. >> good evening. it is such an honor for us to be here tonight. in the partner of the asian chef association , and in the founder of -- i am the founder of chefs without borders. for us to be year to stand in front of you, it is an honor to be here to be part out the asian pacific americans five years in a row, and we are honored to do everything to serve the food, and we try the best we can, so tonight,

ktvus claudine wong is out there now. good morning. >> good morning dave. yes, it will be different today at trace elementary school but just getting today and getting the school ready for today the superintendent said has been nothing short of miraculous. 1st and 2nd graders will see the biggest change. this is where their classrooms used to be until fire destroyed that building. obviously it will take a long time the get that back up in ready to go for the kids a couple years so what they did to make sure kids had a place to go, they moved them over to this side of dana avenue. this used to be a baseball field [ audio difficulty ] >> temporary wing of the school. >> reporter: this morning just after the sun came up efforts continued to put final touches on trace elementary. the fencing contractor was here before the sun came up, he said he just wanted to make sure crews would be here to put final touches on the fences to makeure things are safe. we have seen them welding and spray painting. there have been a lot of long hours this last month as they raced

claudine wong joins us with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. >>> yes, the west contra costa county school district says 95% of kids go to school. and they are expecting the majority of kids to go to school here on the first day of school enrich monday. but it is that 5% that they are concerned about. that is what they are hoping this daytime curfew will catch. when you talk about 5%, when you talk about the numbers in the school district you are talking about actually a lot of kids, about 1500 kids. last march in a three day crack down here in richmond more than 400 truant kids were found and officials say those numbers mean losses for everyone. the kids don't get their education, the schools lose funding. the district lost $4 million last year for those absences. police will tell you that often kids who are not in school are getting into trouble. richmond police pointing to residential burglaries by juveniles. so this curfew is meant to address those problems 9:00 to 2:00 kids are required to be in

live in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu, channel 2 action news. >> okay, claudine, thank you. >> let's go back to sal. we have a hazmat situation in san francisco. what's happening, sal? >> there was some sort of hazardous release apparently. we're trying to confirm this. it made some people sick at pier 96. you can see the news chopper 2 is live overhead. they have several paramedic vehicles, and, apparently, several people have become ill. this is at pier 96. now i want to -- let's turn the two-way on it and see if i can talk to erica. erica will you pull back for me? i want to see wider view to give our viewers a lay of the land. pier 96 is a facility owned by normal or operated at least by normal waste systems. it's a huge recycling facility. i've actually been there before to see them doing their recycling. this is where most of the recycling trucks in san francisco come and get rid of their recycling. it's right near the ships there and some of the old seaports. so pier 96, inside that building is where they sort the recycling that comes from most homes in san francisco. again there

in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the cruise lines international association released a statement regarding the proposed rule. in it, the group says "its members follow -- >>> 72 people found dead at a ranch near the mexican border are believed to be migrants kiferped by an armed group. the bodies of 58 men and 14 women were found yesterday after marines manning a highway checkpoint were approached by a wounded man. that man provided the kidnapping account. >>> there's new information tonight in the vicious bidding war between dell and hewlett- packard to claim a from monthigh -- free -- fremont company. >>> a person says dell -- a person familiar with the situation says dell will make a bid that will top hewlett- packard's bid who are competing for the company. sources say hp could counter that offer by tomorrow. >>> walmart today asked the u.s. supreme court to throw out a class action lawsuit brought by employees. the suit says walmart faces -- plays men more money than women. the lawsuit started back in june of 2001 also alleges walmart discriminated again

live here in pacifica, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. >>> negotiations between allied waste and garbage collectors in san mateo county are about to resume tau. in the meantime we've learned last week's strike has been very expensive for allied waste. trash collection for 36,000 residential customers was paushed -- was pushed back after 250 employees walked off the job. in order to catch up the workers made rounds over this weekend and they were paid overtime. an allied waste spokesperson said workers received time and a half for saturday and double pay for sunday. snee we also have new information on last week's sewage spill in read wood city. it turns out it was a lot bigger than first thought. they say 38,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked when an underground pipe broke last wednesday. new tests show the lagoon there still has high levels of e. coli. >>> residents are advised to stay away from the water. >>> 8:37. the only fire station in the marin head rands -- headlands may be closed to save money. officials at the golden gate national recreation area are cons

claudine wong, ktvu news. >>> we have more news coming up on ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. julie haener is in the newsroom with a look at some of the stories we are looking on. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, family and friends are gathering at an emotional vigil after a teen accidentally shot and killed himself while playing with a loaded gun. the latest on what happened and where the teen got the weapon. >>> we're learning about changes involving the chain of command. why some top deputies are being demoted. >>> and the race for a san jose city council seat heats up, why some say could be a case of dirty politics. it's all coming up at 6:00. >>> the influential u.s. news and world reports college rankings are out and a couple of local schools ranked very high. harvard university was named best university. it's one of a quartet of ivy league universities. the other princeton, yale and columbia. and uc berkeley was the highest state funded university. it ranked 22nd over all and was number one when it comes to public universities. >>> let's check in now with mark tamayo to

. >>> good afternoon i'm claudine wong, tory campbell has the day off. the death of a young track star gunned down in the streets of oakland. it happened on bancroft avenue not far from frick avenue where the teen was a student. tara moyarti has been following the story and she is now live. >> reporter: police may be zeroing in on the suspect at this hour. he is possibly a former student at frick middle school and also had some sort of fight with the victim who was also a student at that same school. the deadly shooting happened right here last night near the corner of 61st avenue and bancroft just blocks from the school. that is when witnesses say one shot jimon clark a couple of times. one of those bullets striking him in the back of his head. he died at the scene and police say the suspect ran off. >> right now our preliminary investigation revealed he was walking with another teenager when the suspect came up and started to shoot. luckily the other teenager was not hit. >> reporter: jimon has an identity cal twin brother jamon. both were on the track

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 6:37 is the time. we want for feta look at traffic this morning. how is the commute sal? >> still pretty good pam and dave. as a matter of fact we don't have a lot going on, which is great. let's take a look at the bay bridge. a back up forming here. nothing major but it is getting more crowded, especially in those middle lanes trying to get through. the metering lights section. >>> also this morning 880 north and southbound, again the freeway seems to be wide open. we are looking at the chp reports. not a lot going on when it comes to stalled vehicles or collisions right now. traffic is looking good up into the maze area. san may bridge traffic is at the speed limit. >>> get any weather tweets? >> i have not logged on. >> all right. >> thank you i will. >> all right. >> i appreciate that. >>> we do have a lot of fog this morning and the fog has actually come down compared to the weekend. >>> a little low to the left of your screen will come in tomorrow, today a one day warm up, into san francisco, 58

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san francisco and toyota are joining forces to reduce the carbon footprints but the city has received two hybrids, a new pastor charging station has been installed outside a san francisco city hall and the plugging hybrid will not be on the market until 2012. >>> coming up on bay area news at 7:00, how some bay area visitors are using their time off for a great cause. and relief from the heat is on the way. chief meteorologist bill martin will have details on becoming cool -- on the coming cool down. >> the bay area's warm weather has meant good business. we came across one repairman who says he has been busy fixing air-conditioned areas -- air-conditioner is in the present area and some companies tell as many people are holding off on expensive repairs because summer is almost over. chief meteorologist bill martin joins me paid a lot of people do not have the option. >> with the cool summer we have had the air conditioning folks have not been that easy out there. record highs and today was really hot england. we go on outside and the fog is the ma

katie claudine wong is live out there now. >> reporter: that's right. there is home video of this shark. were on linda mar beach where it was spotted. lots of warnings you will find surfers out here remains to be seen if they'll come out this morning. if they do they'll find warnings like this one about the shark sighting yesterday. there is a great white shark out there seen about 200 yards from the beach attacking a sea lie job. that's something that hasn't happened here in recent memory. at least one person has home video of the shark in the aftermath of the sea lion attack. the video shows a fin coming out of the churning water. witnesses say that shark rose out of the water during the attack. >> it came back up and thrashed the water again it was a very big shark. >> turned around and looked and shark was coming out of the water. and there was blood all over the place. >> reporter: now right after the attack at least one witness tried to get out of the water to warn surfers to come in but within a couple of hours surfers even despite that attack we

claudine wong is there now with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, school starts at trace elementary around 8:30 this morning and it will be a first day unlike any other. they will be dealing with portable classrooms and a new way to do business thanks to a fire. take a look across the street along that fence there are signs that welcome the kids back and talk about fund- raising efforts still underway. there is a big effort here today to make sure that kids and teachers and staff know this community is behind them. there have been efforts to spruce things up here. 2/3 of the campus was destroyed in the fire that means kids will have to come pack to portable classrooms, a temporary cafeteria and bathrooms. many teachers lost most of their supplies but they say the outpouring has been overwhelming. intel doe faithed a thousand dollars to each teacher. parents have launched a facebook campaign to try to win a contest. teachers say they are overwhelmed by the outpouring. >> excited and anxious, you know. >> even though this has just been a horrible

claudine is absolutely correct. in a city and county of sentences, the diversity that exists here in terms of age, sexual orientation, race, national origin, religious interests, all of those items are part of what we each celebrate with each other, even though we may not be technically a part of it. that is what makes it such a very special city. as indicated, we are meeting some challenges now, facing ourselves, with reference to conduct our people, but be advised -- we will get through this, as we have gotten through everything in this city, and we will only be better for having done so. so we will do so in the manner in which we always have. [applause] thank you very much for being here. [applause] >> as the evening goes on, we will hear from supervisors chiu, chu, and mar. i would like to invite our public defender up to share a few words with us. jeff. [applause] >> thank you very much. good evening, everyone. tonight, we celebrate our individual and collective histories, our culture, our language, and our art

claudine wong joins us with the details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, pam. yes, today is the first day of school here in richmond. the focus however today won't just be on the kids who are in the classroom. it will also be on the kids out of the classroom. the kids who decide not to show up for school. truancy is a big problem and police are hoping with the help of groups like the police athletic league here in richmond they can help fight this truancy problem. it is estimated that 4 million dollars in state funding was lost last year because kids just didn't show up for school. truancy rates here are double the state wide average and in richmond police say the rates of residential burglary rates by juveniles is too high. the idea behind is that kids who are not in school are often getting into trouble. so last april the city council on the recommendation of the police chief approved a daytime curfew in place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00. >> we don't want to see students doing irresponsible behavior. we want to make sure that kids are in class so they will be able

claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> 5:36. today san francisco police are expected to announce arrests in the killing of a german tourest earlier this month near union square. a stray bullet killed her while she was walking with her husband. the police chief is expected to announce a brake in the case sometime today. investigators believe the 50- year-old woman was killed by stray gunfire during a gun battle between teenagers outside of a private party. >> it is now 5:37. check back in with sal and hopefully no big problems in the commute. how does it look, sal? >> it is actually okay, so far. right now it has been fried light so far but we don't want to get too ahead of ourselves right now. let's look at the east shore freeway westbound interstate 80 that traffic is moving along well out to the macarthur maze and no major problems this morning if you are driving on to the bay bridge toll plaza or to the bay bridge. westbound 92 traffic looks good over to 101. eastbound 92 near 101 picking up road work there. and this morning'