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Saying how can we put this program together that makes sense for this nominee, our party, and for our electorate. Reporter as for hillary clinton, she is narrowing down potential running mates. The latest name is former Virginia Governor and senator tim cain, who was on president obamas list of potential running mates in 2008. In washington, garrett tenney, fox news. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg is now saying she regrets her public criticism of donald trump. In a Statement Issued by the court this morning, ginsberg said judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. She told the ap last week she did not want to think about the prospect of trump winning the presidency. She called trump a faker and joked about moving to new zealand if he were elected. Trump called for ginsberg to remind. Philando castile, the africanamerican man shot and killed by police last week, was laid to rest. A procession featuring a horse drawn hearse traveled from a funeral home to a st. Paul church this morning. Last wednesday a white Police Officer pulled castile over for a traffic stop. According to his girlfriend, he was shot and killed while he was telling the officer he had a legally permitted gun. She live streamed the aftermath of the shooting on facebook. Tonight president obama will appear in a televised town hall event on race relations. He is scheduled to discuss policing and gun violence. The town hall event follows the shootings of black men by police in louisiana and minnesota and the sniper ambush killing the five Police Officers in dallas last week. Oakland police are piecing together information about a deadly shooting that happened just outside a gas station at 4 00 this morning at the chevron station along san pablo avenue and 35th streets. Police say the victim a man in his 30s. According to witnesses he was walking to a Convenience Store at the gas station when he was gunned down. He was shot a number of times. Police say they hope Surveillance Video from the gas station will help them identify the shooter. It would be crucial of instead of having video surveillance, we will see if there is any video, what it captured and go from there. The victim has not been identified. So far police havent said what the motive for the shooting may have been. Two people are under arrest in connection to a shooting in the hayward area where a man was killed in his pickup truck waiting for a traffic light to change. It happened yesterday afternoon at 1 00 at meekland avenue and blossom way in an unincorporated part of Alameda County. Authorities say the shooter approached the red pickup, opened fire with a handgun, and then ran off. Sheriffs deputies searched for him using k9 units and a drone. An officer found the suspect but he did not have the gun on him. Its a Public Safety concern to have a weapon on the loose. Obviously, its evidence that is of vital pops to us. Importance to us. Surveillance video shows an suv dropped off the gunman before that shooting. Investigators tracked down the vehicle and took a woman into custody. Deputies say they are still looking for a gun and a motive for that shooting. The job of installing a network of surveillance cameras along highway 4 in the east bay is almost finished and this comes in response to a string of shootings there. The cameras are along the highway in pittsburg. The Police Department tells us there will be 14 cameras in this phase with more to come later. City leaders in may approved spending 100,000 to install the cameras. They are expected to be up and run big next week. Since november of last year, there have been six shootings on highway 4 there in contra costa county. Uc Berkeley Police may have identified a man accused of Sexual Battery on campus. Police say he kissed two Summer School students without their consent and inappropriately touched another victim through her clothing last week. Investigators say they think they know who the person is, but he has not yet been arrested. He is described as being white, 59, 135 pounds. He has brown or hazel eyes and brown hair. The man is about 50 years old and may look younger than he. Anyone with more information or may have experienced a similar encounter on or around july 5th is asked to call campus police. Two men accused of robbing an armored truck are due in court today. 23yearold ivan morales and 24 yearold serge gutsu are facing attempted murder, robbery and conspiracy charges. Investigators say the two men robbed the truck in front of a chase bank in windsor on tuesday and shot an armored truck guard at least three times. According to the press democrat, that card is in critical condition. The men were arrested in calistoga following a chase. In oakland the fight over a proposed ballot measure is intensifying. Supporters say they are upset about a controversial ad they are calling untruthful. Ktvus alex savidge live now with details. Reporter good afternoon to both of you. Several Council Members here in oakland gathered in front of city hall a shot time ago to voice their concerns with this series of ads running on television and mailers that are going out to people here in the city of oakland. These ads are urging voters to say no to a soda tax that will be on the ballot this november. Now, have a look here at one of the tv ads thats drawing criticism. The last thing we need in oakland is a tax on groceries. Reporter this particular ad was put together by the no Oakland Grocery Tax Coalition. The Group Opposes a plan to put a one cent per ounce tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. Today several Council Members who support the proposed soda tax announced they intend to file a complaint with the fcc and also a complaint with the Oakland Ethics Commission about these ads, and also mailers that are going out. Now, they say the ads and the mailers are funded by the American Beverage Association and the Council Members call them deceptive. The fact that the American Beverage Association is willing to put out lies and not even talk about what this tax is despicable, and we want to make sure that the open public has the real truth about what this tax is, that they are educated, and that they understand that this is a tax on sugar sweetened beverages. They should be ashamed of themselves with respect to how they target this community, and particularly communities of color. They have come into our communities historically and told lies about the benefits of their products, and yet they never tell our communities about people who have lost their limbs. People who have compromised lives. People who go blind because of diabetes. Now, the city Council Voted unanimously to place this proposed tax on sugar sweetened beverages on the November Ballot because of Alarming Research showing more than half of californians are suffering from diabetes or prediabetes. Now, i also talked with a representative from the no Oakland Grocery Tax Coalition this morning. He told me this is not a soda tax. He says this is a tax on soda distributors and he says its one that will hurt local businesses. And this is very laughable that we have the proponents of this measure who are calling us disingenuous and misleading when they are the ones promoting this tax on sugar sweetened beverages, but its a tax on distributors of those products. It will affect mom and pop stores that will be hit the hardest by this. Reporter now, the oakland city Council Members are filing two complaints today. One the fcc about the validity of the claims in the tv ads. They are filing a second complaint with the Oakland Ethics Commissions about the mailers which were being passed out in east oakland and west oakland. Its unclear when those Council Members will get a response to those complaints they are filing today, and of course in the meantime those ads will be continuing to run on tv ahead of the elections this november. Send it back to you. Thank you. A grass fire raced through the hills of san jose lighting up the Early Morning sky and now investigators say fireworks could have been the spark of that fire. Janine de la vega was on the scene through the morning and now explains why fire officials suspect that. Reporter the area where were standing is a vista point up sierra road. There is a parking lot here, and firefighters and the open space preserve say this is a party spot where illegal fireworks have been set off. We could even still see in that burnt area, you see people have left beer bottles there, and the way this fire behaved makes some fire officials think this may be suspicious. When firefighters arrived here just after 2 30 a. M. , the flames were on both sides of sierra road. It was burning in an area where there are no homes. Its just open land. There was no wind, and the fire was moving slowly. So fire Officials Say its unlikely the fire jumped the road. A captain told us its possible someone set off fireworks on both sides of the road. 70 firefighters were helping extinguish the flames t took them an hour to get it contained. It burned ten acres. Often there are fireworks in parking areas. I think there was a roman candle that was found over in the parking area. Whether or not its left over from 4th of july or not, we dont know. But this is an area where people have lit off fireworks in the past. Reporter fire officials took the roman candle for evidence. Fireworks are illegal in san jose. They want people to know its dangerous to play with them, especially where there is dry vegetation. A lot of fire personnel and resources were called up here because the fire was moving downhill towards homes and allen rock park. Its just a twomile hike from where the fire burned. Fire Officials Say had this happened in the day when it was hotter and there was wind it could have spread easily and may have become a threat. Janine de la vega, ktvu fox 2 news. Coming up, the proposed draft to introduce lbgt history into the textbooks. Today is the hottest day of the week. Ktvu meteorologist Steve Paulson will tell us how high the temperatures will go where you live. At at t, we believe in access. The opportunity for everyone to explore a Digital World full of possibilities. Connecting with family, friends and the things that matter most. And because nothing keeps us more connected than the internet, weve created access from at t. If a member of your household is a snap participant, you may qualify for Home Internet at a discounted rate of 10 a month. No commitment, deposit, or installation fee. Visit att. Com accessnow to learn more. Caltrans has the final design for a third eastbound lane. This was presented to the oversight committee. It calls for a third lane on the lower deck and includes a bike lane on the top deck. The two projects have a 74 million price tag. Caltran says the new lanes could be ready for vehicle and bike traffic by december of 2017. San francisco vehicles are now banned from the east side of twin peaks boulevard. That means the area is only accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. But people are still allowed to drive to the lookout on the west side of twin peaks boulevard which has turned from a oneway treat into a twoway street. There was a deadly crash in 2012 when a driver ran into a group of pedestrians there killing a 56yearold woman. The Pilot Program runs through may of 2018. There is a 10,000 reward for information about a fire in emeryville. You will remember that fire on wednesday morning burned through the Early Morning hours and caused ten neighboring townhomes to catch fire. San franciscos bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms is offering the money in hopes of getting information on how this fire started. Investigators have been at the scene interviewing witnesses and analyzing debris. They expect a full report a month from now. Current conditions across the west are making it difficult forfirefighters to control firefighters. Planes and helicopters helped battle a fire in ventura county. Ates different story in the state of colorado where 2,000 people across the state have evacuated. The sleepless nights are about what we left behind trying to think about all those things that we should have pulled out that we didnt. The fires in colorado have burned 15,000 acres. Crews hope to get containment in the next few days. Earlier this morning on the 9, Steve Paulson set sail along the oakland estuary. Nice and warm out there . It wasnt too bad. It is beginning to warm up. I mean, youre either really cool or its getting hot fast. There is a tremendous difference today. I think we are in the city. We are looking at the groundhog. What groundhog we are looking at the golden gate. A couple of people said its cold. Others say its getting hot. 60s, maybe upper 50s for some. Upper 90s to 100s for a few. Its just one of those patterns. The fog was very shallow. Hardly made a push at all north of San Francisco until about 7 30, 8 00. Then it moved to dylan base. Its pulled off on the sonoma coast. About dylan beach south it was really thick. Thick as thieves we say on the san mateo coast, santa cruz coast it pulled off a little bit, but its a thick band of fog and finally around the golden gate its trying but it runs into tremendous resistance with the High Pressure past the golden gate. On the coast a good fog bank out there. A little bit northern sonoma coast and mendocino coast. There are some breaks. But overall the water temps coming up a teeny bit, but 51, 52. Oakland airport west at 16. Hayward west at 13. A big difference compared to yesterday and this morning. There are signs that fog is a little bit on the way. However, its not going to help inland today. There is not enough of a delta breeze. Low 90s for some. Already livermore 92. Santa rosa 84. San jose 81. 59 Half Moon Bay. Oh, my goodness. Northbound temps, north bay and east bay and peninsula and south bay. 90 kelseyville. 88 calistoga. 88 sebastapol. Healdsburg is in there. 95 antioch, brentwood wood. Temperatures are getting hot fast in the east bay. Maybe a little bit of moisture with the remains of hurricane celia. That may play in a few high clouds tomorrow. Today its about coast, fog, cool to cold to okay. Then warm to very warm to hot. The breeze seems to be picking up. We get 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 100s. A huge difference. Pacifica to antioch, for some cool. Others hot. It looks like a little bit of a break tomorrow and cooler for the weekend. We will talk about that when we come back in the next segment. Secretary of state john kerry touched upon a number of global issues during his overseas travel. He started his day in france before ending with talks in russia. Reporter a busy day for the secretary of state john kerry. Americas top diplomat attending bastille Day Celebrations in france sitting alongside french officials as they commemorate the start of the french revelation. Also taking time to mark one year since the Iranian Nuclear deal. France and the u. S. , two of six world powers, signing onto the agreement with tehran. 19,000 centrifuges have been put under scrutiny and storage. Reporter the deal met with opposition in washington. On wednesday, house lawmakers voted to block the purchase of heavy water from iran, and non radioactive byproducts of nuclear activities. Still secretary kerry is praising the yearold agreement. Fundamentally, i think the world can take pride in the fact that this multilateral complicated negotiation has produced the result which makes the region less volatile and makes the world itself safer. Reporter the secretary shifting his focus to russia where he is meeting with president Vladimir Putin on several issues, including the conflicts in ukraine and syria. The meeting comes after a Washington Post report indicating the u. S. Is offering moscow a new military pact on fighting isis and alqaeda in syrian territory. This current round of diplomacy not ending today. He will meet with his russian counterpart on friday. In london, benjamin hall, fox news. Coming up, palo altobased tesla under unsentence scrutiny for the autopilot driving system. Why the National Traffic Safety Administration wants details about the system and what Consumer Reports has to say about it. Tesla is now coming under intense scrutiny for the way to deployed and marketed its autopilot driving system. This follows a series of crashes, including a deadly one. The National Traffic highway Safety Administration has sent a letter to tesla requesting detailed information about autopilot. It wants to see any design changes and updates as well as detailed logs of when the system has prompted drivers to take over steering. Consumer reports is calling on the palo altobased electric car maker to disabled hands free operation until the system can be made safer. Consumer reports suggests change a its name and says by marketing it as autopilot it gives consumers a false sense of securitity because it security because