ken pritchett is live in freemont to explain how it will work, ken. >> reporter: frank this new hot lane will work much like a diamond or car pool lane. expect solo drivers can use it if they are willing to pay a toll charged to their fast track account. what is it worth to pass by rush hour traffic and will drivers pay for their own lane to do so? >> if i was a regular commuters, yeah i would pay. especially in the afternoon going home. >> personally, i wouldn't pay. i'm not that impatient, i can wait. >> reporter: on this stretch of 680 will be converted into a hot lane which stands for high occupancy toll lane. >> depending on the time of day, it'll be usually $5 or $6 extra. >> reporter: the tolls will vary depending on traffic. and drivers will pay more or less depending on how long they stay on the hot lane. the new 14-mile lane will be only in the southbound lanes of 680s starting on highway 84, stretching south through freemont and ending at highway 237. >> the hot lane you can only get in and get out at certain places. >> reporter: as drivers enter and exit the lane their toll t

ken pritchett. >> reporter: will gay marriages resume here on wednesday at san francisco city hall and around the state is an open question to be decided by the court of appeals. same sex marriage supporters filed a motion last night arguing that the opponents don't have the right to argue the question. gay marriage supporters scored a victory but not complete. the judge found the proposition unconstitutional arguing gay marriages could resume but not until wednesday letting opponents appeal. >> if you were planning to have your wedding on the 18th don't put done a nonrefundable deposit. >> reporter: the decision is now with the court. the supporters want an emergency stay to put the marriages on hold but last night supporters filed this motion saying their opponents don't have standing or the right to ask the court for a stay. >> the question is if the proponents have a specific, particular injury in -- what the judge did. it's not clear that they do in under current law. >> reporter: the governor ordered jerry brown would have a clear right to appeal but they have decided not to chal

in san francisco, ken pritchett. ktvu channel 2 news. >> for more coverage click on the gay marriage tab on our homepage, ktvu.com. >>> president barack obama is in his hometown of chicago tonight celebrating his 49th birthday. the first lady and daughter art traveling abroad and malia is at summer camp pick their marking the president's birthday with event and fund- raisers. >>> san jose police are investigating a bomb scare. police were called to a home just before 6:00 when a man said his neighbor was making an explicit. police took a video that he says shows that need for assembly in several cylindrical objects but they later determined it was not a bomb but the neighbor was arrested after investigators learned he had threatened another person. some residents were allowed back into their homes at about midnight but others were asked to stay awake until 3:30 a.m. >>> the animal shelter is putting out an urgent call tonight. the shelter can house as many as six bunnies at a time but about one dozen have been droppe

my colleague ken pritchett is near the curry fire, where yesterday it was a real problem. how is it doing to today, ken? >> reporter: well, right now we're standing atop a hill overlooking the curry fire. we're here so we can keep an eye on some of these small columns of smoke remaining that are coming up from the inside of the burn zone area. this is also a location right behind us where we've seen a pair of helicopters making waterdrops all day long. from newschopper2 you can get a -- you can get a better look at the curry fire. you can see the 300 acres that have burned as a result of this fire which started late yesterday afternoon. cal fire said the curry fire right now is 90% contained. a pair of helicopters continue to work the remaining hot spots of the curry fire today. this small upwell of smoke was a farmhouse. the only structured threatened by this bi fer -- wildfire. the home was undamaged. by this afternoon, the main task of inmate crews working this rugged terrain was to put out any remaining flames. >> they were just making sure that nothing pops up in one

ken pritchett is live in sacramento with more on the new standards. >> reporter: begunner sanburg is still recovering from his injuries but his ordeal may have had a significant impact on safety in high school baseball starting next year across california. he was in a coma that lasted three weeks. he was struck in the head by a line drive baseball. five months later and he was at the state capitol at a press conference to promote safety in the sport he loves. >> i have had a long road and i was really excited to come here today just to raise the awareness of what has happened and what the future will be. >> reporter: the ball that hit him was hit by an aluminum bat and today he joined assemblyman announcing the governing body will announce new safety standard as year late gler this agreement is the best possible outcome because it's done by them voluntarily and we've accelerated that action to take place immediately in the coming school year. >> reporter: huffman dropped his bill that would have put a one-year moratorium on the use of aluminum bats which some consider more dangerous

as ken pritchett reports tonight, both sides have now filed motions requesting the higher court side with them. it >> gay marriage advocates scored a major victory but it was not complete. keefe juan vaughn walker found proposition 8 unconstitutional. he ruled that gay marriage could see supervise but not until this wednesday giving opponents time to appeal. i would say if you are planning on having your wedding on the 18th, don't put down any nonrefundable deposits. >> reporter: the decision is now with the 9th circuit court. prop 8 supporters want an emergency stay to put gay marriages on hold. last night, y marriage supporters filed this motion saying their opponents do not have standing or the right to ask the courts for a stay. >> the question becomes, if proponents of prop 8 to have a specific injury, then it's not clear that they do under current law. >> reporter: governorgovernor schwarzenegger and attorney general brown had that standing but both decided not to take that standing. >> you have county clerk recorders they should be representing the people they serve which did

ken pritchett has our budget update from sacramento. >> reporter: the california assembly voted today on a laundry amount of bills that are racing to a looming dad line. and the lawmakers vowed to crack down on salaries like those in the city of bell. but a state budget, it's 50 days over due. >> mind boggling and ridiculous. >> not if they are dealing with a municipality rather than a state government. >> reporter: assembly speaker john perez defended a crack down on city officials. >> i don't think that we should hold out creating these reforms that are essential. just because we haven't resolved all the elements of the budget yet are. >> we think that what has happened in bell is absurd, it's outrageous and fixed but it's just a drop in the bucket of what's going on. >> reporter: the if they would spend as much time on that as they are grand standing on bell, we would save hundreds of billions of the dollars in this state. >> reporter: but unlike the bells bills, the bipartisan for a budget is not there. >> the there has not been a big five budget meeting between the governor and t

ken pritchett is live with more on how this system works. >> the children wear this tracking device on their children and it will alert if the child leaves campus. one benefit of this technology is for teachers because it will allow them more time to teach. it is nap time, a brief moment in the day when children can relax, a rare luxury for teachers such as simone bufford. >> checking papers all day long. >> reporter: when a child arrives, the teacher must write it down. >> now when we free the children to lunch, we just have to push a button and it's done, so we don't have to check the paper. >> reporter: inside the jersey is a radio frequency tab that also using wifi which is monitored by sensors planted inside the school. each dot on this map represents a student. >> we could have completely pay off for this system from the savings that we had from the staffing. >> reporter: kim says three thousand man hours could eventually be saved with this $50,000 system -- 3,000 man hours could eventually be saved with this $50,000 system. >> it's already proven technology. >> reporter: in the

ken pritchett has our budget update from sacramento. >> reporter: the california assembly voted today on a laundry amount of bills that are racing to a looming dad line. and the lawmakers vowed to crack down on salaries like those in the city of bell. but a state budget, it's 50 days over due. >> mind boggling and ridiculous. >> not if they are dealing with a municipality rather than a state government. >> reporter: assembly speaker john perez defended a crack down on city officials. >> i don't think that we should hold out creating these reforms that are essential. just because we haven't resolved all the elements of the budget yet are. >> we think that what has happened in bell is absurd, it's outrageous and fixed but it's just a drop in the bucket of what's going on. >> reporter: the if they would spend as much time on that as they are grand standing on bell, we would save hundreds of billions of the dollars in this state. >> reporter: but unlike the bells bills, the bipartisan for a budget is not there. >> the there has not been a big five budget meeting between the governor and t

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an inmate dies at the santa rita jail. coming up, some people are asking if a stun gun had anything to do with it. >>> also -- a horrific crash caught on tape. hear how the pilot survived and what may have caused this úccident. welcome home, man. >>> an inmate at the santa rita jail in dublin was tased twice on monday and died this morning for unknown reasons. authorities say 50-year-old martin harrison of oakland had been hospital iced since -- hospitalized sins monday night -- since monday night after fighting with deputies at the jail. an autopsy is being determined to see what caused his death. >>> prosecutors charged an oakland man with a victim riding his bicycle on masonic avenue near turk street. a mercedes struck them. the driver of the mercedes was arrested a few blocks away. he's charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. >>> the city of san francisco has joined the attorneys who sued to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage in an attempt to recover legal costs. the papers that were filed yesterd

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an inmate dies at the santa rita jail. coming up, some people are asking if a stun gun had anything to do with it. >>> also -- a horrific crash caught on tape. hear how the pilot survived and what may have caused this accident. >>> it looks as if a rocker from boston is set to join the judges' table on "american idol." >>> an inmate at the santa rita jail in dublin was tased twice on monday and died this morning for unknown reasons. authorities say 50-year-old martin harrison of oakland had been hospital iced since -- hospitalized sins monday night -- since monday night after fighting with deputies at the jail. an autopsy is being determined to see what caused his death. >>> prosecutors charged an oakland man with a victim riding his bicycle on masonic avenue near turk street. a mercedes struck them. the driver of the mercedes was arrested a few blocks away. he's charged with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. >>> the city of san francisco has joined the attorneys who sued to overturn the state's ban on gay marriage

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the united states senate today voted 63-37 to confirm kagan as the fourth woman to certain on the supreme court. all republicans joined in expect two democrats. today president obama praised her saying he is aware of the significance. >> when kagan takes the bench, there will be three women. >> kagan is said to be sworn in saturday afternoon to replace paul stevens. >> for the seventh straight week, mortgage rates have hit a low. the rate is now 4.49%. that is the lowest ever since tracking began back in 1971. but the low rates have not been enough to entice home buyers. >> they are worried about their job sister stability i think. they don't feel a sense of urgency to buy a house. >>> the number of americans who are receiving food stamps rose to 41 million in may according to a new report. in sonoma county food stamp use usage has rose by 77%. many more people are eligible but don't apply because it's either too hard to get the food stamp office or they find the paper work to be confusing. >>> as many as 450 homeless veterans are expected to att

ken pritchett talked with those upset that the measure was shot down. ken? >> there were roughly 100 people here at the federal court house this afternoon who cheered the judge's decision and half a dozen prop 8 supporters who walked away disappointed. on the outer edges of the owd of marriage equality supporters were those with signs who support proposition 8. or oppose gay marriage many expected it to go against them. >> our thought is that the homosexual judge will overturn prop 8. >> he drove down from sacramento as he has done before on critical days in this trial. >> we are here to uphold our voting rights that we decided that issue in 2008 and i've had to come down here a couple times now to defend my vote and have that consultanted. >> but it was the cheers of the majority that made it clear prop 8 was overturned. bill may is chairman of catholics for the good. >> we're disappointed as well as the 7 million california voters who just had their decision overturned by a federal judge. >> reporter: while powerful religious interests supported propositio

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> nfl quarterback turk brett favre has returned to the minnesota vikings. he is falling one of the best seasons of his career and he says he expects the season to be his last but he has announced his retirement twice before all the returning to play. there is no word yet if you will be ready to play on sunday when the of the kings meet the 49ers. >>> coming up, meteorologist mark tamayo will tell us how cool it will be in these next few days. if there is no tv nearby, watch us online. we are streaming live on the web at ktvu.com. >> key expensive yacht is a attracting a lot of attention in the print it has three swimming pools, a master bedroom and rotating bed some people say looks like something from a james bond movie is also bombproof and has a fingerprint security system. it is not clear if the owner is bored or how long the yacht will be there. >> what do they say, 300 is the new 30? >> i am waiting for four sully polls because that is my minimum. >> we are tracking some fog offshore. mostly clear skies and take a look at the maps on live sto

as ktvu's ken pritchett reports how much it will cost will depend on when you're driving. >> reporter: what is it worth to cruise by rush hour traffic and will drives pay for their own lane to -- drivers pay for their own lane to do it? >> if i was a regular commuter, i would pay, especially in the afternoons coming home. >> me personally, i wouldn't pay. >> reporter: really? >> i'm not that impatient. i can wait. >> reporter: by september 20th the hov lane on this stretch of interstate 680 will be converted into a hot lane which stands for high occupancy toll lane. carpool drivers can still use the h.o.t. lane for free, but solo drivers will be charged through a fastrak toll tag. >> depending on the time of day it will be usually around 5 or $6 extra. >> reporter: caltrans spokesman bob haas says the toll will increase during heavy commute hours and drivers will pay more or less depending on how long they stay in the h.o.t. lane. the new 14-mile toll lane will be only in the southbound lanes of 680 starting at highway 84 near sunol and stretch south near freemont ending at highway 23

as ktvu's ken pritchett reports how much it will cost will depend on when you're driving. >> reporter: what is it worth to cruise by rush hour traffic and will drives pay for their own lane to -- drivers pay for their own lane to do it? >> if i was a regular commuter, i would pay, especially in the afternoons coming home. >> me personally, i wouldn't pay. >> reporter: really? >> i'm not that impatient. i can wait. >> reporter: by september 20th the hov lane on this stretch of interstate 680 will be converted into a hot lane which stands for high occupancy toll lane. carpool drivers can still use the h.o.t. lane for free, but solo drivers will be charged through a fastrak toll tag. >> depending on the time of day it will be usually around 5 or $6 extra. >> reporter: caltrans spokesman bob haas says the toll will increase during heavy commute hours and drivers will pay more or less depending on how long they stay in the h.o.t. lane. the new 14-mile toll lane will be only in the southbound lanes of 680 starting at highway 84 near sunol and stretch south near freemont ending at highway 23

ken pritchett. >> a group of motorcycle riders donated school supplies to children in san mateo. members of the owner's group gave dozens of backpacks filled with notebooks, pencils and paper to the medical center as part of the first school supply run. organizers hope the backpacks and a thousand dollar check will help families hit by the economic down turn. >> what's it going be? a meal on the table or a backpack? we want to take that decision out of the mind. >> the medical center will distribute the supplies. kid's have a special place in the hearts of the rider who for the last 19 years have been collecting toys to donate at christmas. >> another fundraiser across the bay area is aimed at helping out police dogs. pet food express is hosting all day pet washings to raise money to buy bullet proof vests for police dogs. the cover your canine fundraiser takes place today and tomorrow at all 34 pet food express stores in the bay area. it comes at a time with budget cuts shrinking dog units. >> we are here to change it. a lot of the reason is because they are expensive. >> they r

ken pritchett with more election coverage. >> reporter: with the debate just day away the senator made several campaign stops in the bay area today. previewing what both she and her opponent suggests will be the central theme in that debate. the economy. >> barbara boxer! >> reporter: senator boxer started the day in oakland rallying and coaching campaign workers on what to say to voters as they go door to door. >> first and foremost it's about jobs, jobs and jobs. >> reporter: boxer was then off to a campaign rally in santa rosa where she talked jobs and what she said are the ones tried and failed policies of her opponent. >> her view is to go back to yesterday. to the george bush policies. tax cuts to the wealthy, to the large corporations and everybody else will stand there and hope something trickles down. >> reporter: her opponent didn't have any public events today but her spokeswoman questioned boxer's job creating call indications. this is somebody that run around touting her record of accomplishment but the people of california haven't been given the jobs they were promised by

ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >> carli fiarina expects to travel to iraq -- to israel. >>> and before that trip to israel, she will participate in a debate. >>> a highway patrol says an unidentified man was driving under the influence when he crash into a hole in brentwood boulevard at 4:13 this morning. the accident sparked a grass fire that grew to 20 acres before being contained just before dawn. the driver was taken to john mere medical center with serious injuries. >>> fire investigators in the central valley say an arsonist may have caused a rant fire that killed hundreds of chickens. flames broke out early yesterday morning at a county ranch destroyed an acre covered with chicken coops. firefighters managed to save them. the local spca removed the dead birds. no people were injured and no suspects were named. damage is estimated at $25,000. >>> a baby girl is back home with her mother tonight after her father allegedly kill kidnapped her yesterday from a day -- allegedly kidnapped her from a day care yesterday. martinez took the girl and threatened to kill her and the da

in san francisco, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> continuing coverage on today's ruling when same-sex marriages can resume in california, we hear from both sides and look at what happens next. >>> a woman is alive because of what they did. the bay area firefighter, two chp officers who were honored today for a dramatic effort. >>> the chp is cracking down on people who are not paying their fares. >>> plus has the mavericks competition lost its way? surfers say, yes it has. >>> the plan calls for thousands of new homes, along with offices, stores and hotels. on the landmark island in the middle of the bay. today city leaders were on hand for a public hearing on the recently completed environmental impact report, construction could begin as soon as next year. >>> plans are also moving ahead to refurbish a historic hanger. the hanger may resemble a giant turkey caucus after workers remove the paneling. >>> what a different a day makes. bill you said the fog was going to pull back quicker, you were right. >> yeah, it really came in today. i want to show you storm tracker 2. you c

we are just east of mount diablo in contra costa county, ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> as you heard from the firefighter, the weather really helped out both yesterday when there were no winds and also today when the winds kicked up tonight. bill martin is here to explain. >> normally winds would have been a problem. but the winds were light. the temperatures were up. what's happened today. temperatures have come up down about 5 degrees. humidity's up. there a is a west wind that's cooling us. even though it's breesier, it's a good breeze. temperatures outside are on the cooldown. here is the bay area's air conditioning coming in. you can still see a little bit of this north wind but it's working its way up underneath the offshore flow. let's come in real close and i will show you where the fog lies. you have ocean beach. fog at pacifica, this live camera. we go up and there it is, bay area's air conditioning coming down. the inland areas are gonna remain hot. no records today. definitely hot inland. i'm gonna have specifics on the weekend. i will see you back here. >> thank yo

and ktvu's ken pritchett is live tonight in san francisco to explain why, ken. >> frank, san francisco was one of the largest schools in california that helped write the application in competing for more than $8 million in federal race to the top money in education. today, nine states were selected and california once again lost out. >> any student who fails the parking period, must do what? >> reporter: $700 million would have gone to california schools had the golden state been selected for race to the top. >> obviously we're extremely disappointed that we weren't one of the states selected in this round. >> reporter: san francisco's richard ranson says that it will be several weeks before san san francisco find out why california was not chosen. california federation of teachers vice president kathy campbell says race to the top provided very little money compared to the risk of significant penalties leveled on under performing schools. >> it involves firing the principal and half the staff. closing the school. >> reporter: campbell says far more important than millions of the dolla