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well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. we do have new information coming in right now about a dramatic rescue in the waters off richmond. ktvu's kraig debro is with two of the victims right now. what can you tell us? what did they tell you? >> reporter: well, four fishermen went out early this morning to fish for alba door -- to fish for albacore. right now, this boat is in the water. we can't see from here but thanks to everybody at channel 2 at the desk, it looks like we can see the boat is going down facility water. i'm going to talk to thomas deacon. he's completely soaked. he's been in the water. you must be cold. what do you remember? >> we went out, hit a wall, pulled one out. there was cpr. don't know about one guy. >> reporter: what did it sound like when you hit the rock wall? >> basically, a car accident. >> reporter: it must have been very dark at that time. >> you are right about that. >> reporter: what about the people in the boat with you at the time? >> one guy, i abbed ahold of him. i was trying to pull him in the boat. i seen another man go by. i tried to go by and grab him. i had too many clothes on. i went back, put my rain gear on, took my clothes off. got him to the edge of the boat. he was unresponsive. i gave him cpr. one of them was your dad. >> yes. >> reporter: your dad didn't want to talk to us but i want to show a picture. he's over there warming up. very cold. both men soaked by the bay area waters very early this morning. now, you guys were fishing for albacore. >> we weren't fishing yet. the plan was to go out. >> reporter: and your dad said he was fishing for decades and that's never happened to him. >> that's true. >> reporter: thomas deacon, one of the surviverses from the -- survivors from the fishing boat. one other man was taken by gurney to a local hospital. it's unknown which one but, of course, we'll follow this and find out about the other two men on the boat. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 7:03. well, we're also following reports out of iran that uc berkeley graduate sarah shourd has been released from prison after 17 months of captivity. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. bureau now with new information from her attorney. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning, tori. this is new this hour. iranian state tv is reporting that the $500,000 bail has been paid to release sarah shourd and she's been released to the swiss embassy. now, her release comes after a roller coaster weekend of negotiations. iran says they released her for heath reasons. her mother had had said she was not getting treatment for serious medical problems, reportedly including a lump in her breast and precancerous cervical cells. her family and friends issued a statement on facebook saying they are enormously grateful for her release but are praying for the release of josh fattal and shane bauer. all three were arrested while hiking in iraq and allegedly crossing into iran. iranian officials have form mally accused them of being spies and a prosecutor in the case is voted as -- quoted as saying the other two men will be in jail for two months. barbara boxer issued a statement saying "our hopes and prayers have been answered." she's holding a news conference here in washington at this hour and i will have that for you in my next update. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. 7:05. we're still following new developments in last week's deadly explosion and fire in san bruno. federal investigators are taking a close look at a well. it's on a curved section of the pipe that blew up last thursday night. in just a couple of hours, the coroner will update the fatality figure from this. the death toll right now stands at four. three people are still missing. also, pg&e will spend up to $100 million to help the fire victims but where will that money come from? ktvu's jade hernandez is out in san bruno now with the details of this controversial proposal. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're live in front of the neighborhood affected by the explosion last week. right now, pg&e says the san bruno fire costs are covered but what happens if those costs exceed what's covered by insurance? today, puc will are weigh weren't customers will have to pay for costs incurred which exceed the current coverage? californians can request a deduction. a pg&e spokesperson told me by phone an hour ago, this new proposal, which was introduced last year, would only be a formal vote on how the utility already operates. here's the concern in the bay area. this new proposal called the wildfire expansion defines an uncontrolled fire larger than an acre and destroys houses and buildings. an explosion would fit under that definition. at this point, it's not clear if this would trigger a rate increase to help pay for last week's gas explosion but the meeting is today. it's the start of a lengthy process which would not be be-- decided until next spring or summer. the meet something scheduled for 1:0 this afternoon in -- 1:30 afternoon in san francisco. reporting live in san bruno, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, jade. make sure you stay right here with us for ktvu news for the -- at ktvu news for the latest developments. you can get updates at ktvu.com any time. seven minutes after 7:00. we have new information about threats after muni sickout. this morning an employee told us there have been no sick calls and so far there are no reported delays. there was an anonymous flier going around telling operators to call in sick starting today. according to the flier, the sickout was in response to recent changes, including new requirements for new schedules, a new fee for parking and changes to the rules for calling in sick. but again, so far, there are no reports of a sickout on muni. time now, 7:08. that leads us right to sal who is watching the toll plaza right now. >> that's right. it's the peak of the morning commute and traffic is going to be busy. here we are, it's about a 12 to 15-minute delay. if you are getting into san francisco there's been some slow traffic on the bridge. not too many spots. just a couple of spots on the span. taking a look at 880 north and southbound that commute looks pretty good driving up to the downtown area. and if you are on 237, already some stop-and-go traffic westbound heading up to 101. here's steve. thank you, sir. we have sunrise over the big city, sunrise over el sobrante and el cerrito. low clouds, fog, and a little bit of sun trying to brake through. we -- break through. the higher clouds above the lower clouds have moved out. a little overcast. it will be warmer away from the coast. by the coast, it's kind of a push. clouds increase on friday. high and mid-level clouds. it looks like rain moves in saturday, especially in the north bay. we're kind of bringing that line down to san francisco, oakland, concord north, vallejo north. we'll finetune that when we get closer. today, high pressure comes in but the system right there, highs will come up. yesterday, they came way down. it's still technically summer. doesn't feel like it. 61 san francisco. we'll ally go 62 -- we'll go 62. north napa is warmer than intown and st. helena is warmer than that. walnut creek, 74. we'll go 79. 68 in oakland and san jose. 75 after yesterday's 73. novato has come up a little bit along with san ansel ma with 49. danville's in there. 54 and santa clara, 55. 33 in tahoe if you are heading up there for friday or saturday. clouds increase. highs will be in the 60s if you are going to the mountains. lows, in the 40s. 48 in ukiah. sacramento 51. high pressure will be a little bit on our side here for the next couple of days. but that system to the left of your screen right there is showing more oomph. rain does look likely. tuesday through thursday will be warmer. we'll get some low to mid-80s. a little bit warmer. still cooler for others. 50, 60s, upper 70s, low 80s as you work your way a -- work your way away from the coast. it looks cloudy on saturday with rain developing. there was an earthquake this morning, not too far from here. a moderate quake caused some changes near the border of arizona and mexico. it was a magnitude 5.0 quake centered 42 miles southwest of san louie. that's in southwestern arizona. it was originally believed to be a magnitude 5.4 quake but that number was revised just a couple of hours ago. so far there's no word of damage or injury. 7:11. the pipeline disaster in san bruno could soon lead to big changes across the nation. also, we have dramatic video from that blast that shows just how close the flames came to one man's home. there is a new report on what osama bin laden was able to do despite the presence of tens of thousands of american troops. the reason jerry brown issued an apology to bill clinton's office. life leaves spaces for 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and diane dianne feinstein say that order does not go far enough. they are demanding inspections of the 1500 miles of interstate gas pipelines regulated by the federal government. two new pieces of dramatic video clearly capture the horror of last week's huge explosion. walter mcaffrie was just getting home when he heard the loud blast. he grabbed his iphone and began shooting this video from his home. you can see how close the flames came to his house. he says he only had had a few frantic minutes to find his dog and get out. had his home suffered minor damage. the second video is from a gas station surveillance camera and glenview and san bruno, just a few blocks away. you can see names on the left of the screen. the explosion produced different reaction. some people ran for cover but others immediately headed towards the blast, perhaps worried about family members, friends or pets. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is in egypt today. she's meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders. she sat down with benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the first big issue they will deal with is a ban that will expire soon on new construction for israeli settlers in the west bank. there's also new information about the hunt for osama bin laden after the september 11th attacks. a former european intelligence official told cnn that an informant provided a steady stream of information about the al qaeda leader in 2003 and 2004. it indicated that bin laden made several trips into afghanistan during that time period despite the fact that tens of thousands of american troops were there. that informant says bin laden is probably hiding in the tribal areas of pakistan but has also been able to travel freely across afghanistan despite the fact american troops are there. 7:16. with the november election only seven weeks away, some political analysts are speculating about the future of house speaker, nancy pelosi, if democrats were to lose control of the house of representatives. now, current polls show it's possible republicans could win enough seats in november to retake control of the house. publicly, pelosi says the democrats are not even talking about that possibility. >> i don't have a conversation based on democrats not winning the house. >> if republicans take control of the house in november, pelosi would no longer be speaker. it remains to be seen if she would remain in power as minority leader. jerry brown is now apologizing for a comment about former president, bill clinton. republican was criticizing a campaign ad that meg whitman is currently airing. the ad features footage of clinton back in 1992, criticizing brown who the two were vying for the nomination. in attacking the ad, brown made a reference to whit -- clinton's sex scandal and questioned whether he always told the truth. >> bill clinton was an excellent president. it was certainly wrong of me to make a comment about something that happened many, many years. the brown campaign has stopped on -- has called on the whitman ad to stop running that ad. but the whitman camp has reduce reduced. this morning's procedural vote for the $30 million allocated for small businesses. that fund would be available to banks with less than $10 billion in assets. those banks could then use that money to increase their lending to small businesses. in richmond this morning, city leaders and honda will celebrate the auto company's return to the port of richmond. the honda port of entry to broke is -- entry project is expected to pump an $85 million into the local economy the next five years. the project includes a new 85- railcar facility capacity, rail improvements and berth upgrades. this morning's celebration is set to begin at 11:00. and koda automotive is having discussions about putting a facility nearby. their cars are expected to go 90 to 120 miles on a single charge. final pricing has not been released but is expected to fall between $35,000 and $45,000. tonight, the san jose city council will take up a high- speed rail debate on location of tracks above or below ground. now, some city staff members are recommending a quick deal with the high-speed rail authority for a cheaper above- ground track. however, some city officials, including mayor chuck reed, want more study on this 2.5 billion study option. scott nize is supporting more study of both ideas saying it's premature to commit to a noisier 60-foot structure that will affect the skyline for generations. how a discovery at a park could solve a mystery for decades. and two people arrested are suspected at a recent armed robbery at six flags. we'll tell you how police were able to track them down. good morning. northbound 101 traffic is busy in san jose. also we're looking at another freeway. welcome back. humane remains found in a remote part of yosemite national park may belong to a livermore hiker who went missing seven years ago. park officials say fred klaussen disappeared in 2003 while hiking alone. the skeletal remains that were found in the northeastern part of the park were near world mountain. park officials are waiting for dna tests to come back to confirm the identity. it is 7:23. oakland police are searching for a man who robbed three convenience stores in one night at gunpoint. they released this surveillance photo. investigators say the suspect entered a 7-11 store shortly after:00 a.m. on september 4th and demanded cash. police say he onto robbed two other -- he robbed two other stores. one in hayward, one in milpitas. no one was hurt. a $120,000 reward is being offered. police have made arrests to an armed robbery at six flags. the suspects worked at six flags and were taken into custody sunday night after police pulled them over for a traffic violation. police say the driver was armed and was a park employee. the other suspect worked for a park vendor. 7:24. let's go back to sal. you told us about a crash in antioch. what's the latist with this -- latest with that? >> well, the antioch crash is still there. it's on the shoulder. westbound highway 4. you can see some slow traffic. the accident after somersville involved a motorcycle and car. they are out of the lanes. the driver of the motorcycle, the rider did refuse medical attention. apparently he's okay. traffic is also slow after that. highway 4 bay point getting up to concord. there may be something else we don't know about on the way over the hill. westbound bay bridge, that's backed up as you come up to the top, about a -- to the toll plaza about a 20-minute delay. and 280 is beginning to slow down. so that may not be a great alternate for 101. i think 101 may be better on the way to the valley. here's steve. good morning, everybody. a little bit of sun there out of bay point. we do have some low clouds around. it will be a sooner burnoff today on the fog and low clouds. the heiger clouds -- heiger clouds from yesterday -- higher clouds came from yesterday. there they go. they didn't go that fast but they were there. we do have low clouds. the system we're watching for friday is right there to the left of your screen. it could be our first rain of the season for the north bay. it will be warmer, especially away from the coast. a few 80s inland. a little chilly this morning. i just heard from lake county, 46. that's cool. we'll go 62 on the high side. san francisco should be 71 this time of year. not even close. 51, napa, a lot of 40s, especially in the north bay. temperatures have come up for a few. now, the system -- first system to come through usually falls apart and is week. today, low clouds, sunny, mild. a little mild away from the coast. 60s, 70s, coast and bay and then upper 70s to a few low and mid-80s inland. tomorrow will be warmer away from the coast. we'll carry that into thursday. increasing clouds friday. definitely drizzle. saturday afternoon/even in the north bay. i would say a chance of rain. a bought wound up outside down in the water -- upside down in the water. we're also following the movements of sarah shourd. she's released from prison in iran. we'll tell you what her lawyer says about a reunion with her mother. >> reporter: we're live in san bruno. behind me you can see the devastation and the investigation. we'll tell you where the ntsb is focused this morning -- when we come back. !% a frightening situation in the marina. a group of fishermen had to be rescued after a boat accident. kraig debro is there with an update on the injuries. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. three people say they are lucky to be arrive after this morning's accident on the fishing boat. it started in richmond at the marina behind me. that truck on the right, that's the truck that they drove down here. the boat was on the back of that truck. the condition of the fourth person on the boat is unknown but does not look good. the people in the boat say he was unresponsive in the water and they performed cpr out here once they got him back to the marina. witnesses say the unresponsive man at the time the coast guard got him to shore -- witnesses say the man was unresponsive at the time the coast guard got him to shore. they were looking for albacore. one of the men described the condition as extremely loud and then all four men were thrown to the icy waters. one was able to make a mayday call. none of the people on board say they were wearing life jackets. >> he was swimming towards us saying, help me. got him to the edge of the boat, was holding onto him. he was responsive for the most part. when he was unresponsive, i pulled him toward me. >> definitely had a life jacket on all at times. >> reporter: but not this time? >> no. but that will on the change. >> reporter: that was ralph deacon, he said he remembers being out here and watching them build the richmond bridge. there were four people out here, ralph deacon, the owner of the boat, we don't wan