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KTVU Mornings On 2 July 17, 2011



good morning everyone. >> rosemary, i do hate to use those windshield wipers in july, but i did this morning. >> as we get out the door this morning, we've got clouds, we've got fog, we've got drizzle. in the afternoon, we will see the partly cloudy skies. we're waking up just a tad bit warmer this morning than a day ago. we'll show you what we finally will get back to that 90-degree weather coming up. a fatal officer involved shooting sparked protests. today we have new video of the aftermath. >> reporter: good morning, we're standing right where that incident happened. that 19-year-old wound up right here on the other side of that chain link barricade. this whole incident started over there in that area where the t third mine runs. that's where police say that 19- year-old was a fare evader. they say the 19-year-old took off on foot. >> during the course of the foot pursuit, as this point, we believe the suspect fired backwards at the officers. the officers returned fire in self-defense. >> reporter: a viewer emailed a link to this video at ktvu. it shows what the videographer shows as a handgun. witnesses have questions about whether the 19-year-old really had a weapon at the time of the shooting. >> i think the police of san francisco is trying to cover their behinds. you got to find the weapon. you claim you had one, you got to find it. >> reporter: this is new video from overnight, the issue spilled out of the bay view and into the mission district. a group of protesters took to the streets angry about the deadly police shooting. those protesters up ended garbage cans, and newspaper racks. so far, san francisco police have not released the name of the young man they shot yesterday, we will continue to follow up on this story, and bring you updates throughout the morning. for right now, we're live in san francisco. friends and family of the young man found shot to death at a hayward gas station are coming together to remember his knife. police have no one in custody, caldwell was best friends with the late officer grant. the two were at the fruitvale bart station, when grant died in a police shooting. >> they were good friends, and were helping to help my niece. right next to each other. they were friends in life, and they'll be friends in death. >> reporter: there is still a $5 million civil rights lawsuit filed by caldwell, pending against bart. a woman was hit and killed by a minivan overnight. a woman was struck in the southbound direction of old monterey highway. she was declared dead at the scene. investigators say the driver of the minivan stopped and stayed to talk to investigators. it's still unknown what caused that accident. a 12-year-old boy is recovering after being hit while riding his bike in san jose. the boy was taken to santa clara valley medical center with life-threatening jeers, but we're now told he is expected to pull through. that accident remains under investigation. a series of death threats were left on the voice mail of barbara boxer last week. police arrested kevin o'connell as his home and booked him into the county jail. bail stands at half a million dollars. he is scheduled to make his first court appearance on tuesday. the august 2 deadline to raise the nation's debt ceiling is getting closer. those talks are not expected to include congressional leaders or president obama. big spending cuts are likely to be part of any deal. however, proem also wants tax increases on the wealthy to be included. republicans have argued against any tax hikes. after three years hinds bars, casey an none -- behind bars, casey anthony is a free woman. a jury acquitted her earlier this month of killing her daughter caylee. it is not clear where they is now. security experts say anthony needs to keep a low profile, due to the anger caused over her verdict. her release caused brief chaos. look at that large crowd, they had gather today see the woman walk out as a free woman. it is similar to that of a large crowd that gathered outside an orlando court room to see the trial. but in that crowd were angry protesters, because they believe she's getting away. >> a 6-year-old would have made a more conscious effort and decision than what they did. >> to boycott casey. that she gets no money. >> most people outside that courthouse say they did not agree with the verdict. others say the judicial system did its job and the verdict should be respected. good morning to you, outside our doors this morning. same story, just a different day. take a look at all of that gray out there. we've got the drizzle around the bay area as well. temperatures up by 2 to 4 degrees from yesterday morning. 59 right now in oakland. 57 san francisco. 60degrees in concord. 61 for fairfield, and it looks like the marine layer not as extensive. your satellite view again, there's that trough, easy to see right off the west coast, it's going to park itself there for a couple of days, finally lifting out for tuesday. the clouds, the fogging, the drizzle through the morning hours. afternoon, temperatures will be slightly warmer. especially inland, you may notice it, the rest of us, along the coastline, it's going to be cool and gray again. mid-70s santa rosa. 74 in sonoma. another pleasant day inland. 73 for vallejo. 66 in areas around richmond. 67 for berkely. 68 for oakland. 80 expected for antioch this morning. caster valley with 71 this won. mid-70s santa clara. 74 in sunny sale. 75 expected in cupertino. another cool day in san francisco, although a tad warmer than yesterday, but likely to be mostly gray. 63 for the afternoon. 70 san mateo. pacifica, sitting at 58 degrees. the extended forecast here. continue this slow warm up, monday into tuesday, our inland areas still expected to warm back up into the 80s. it takes until about thursday, before we finally hit 90 degrees or so. so a little below average for this time of year, all the way through middle next week. mid-60s by thursday, with mostly sunny skies. the 25th annual aids walk gets underway this morning. we'll have that forecast for you in just a few moments. checking in on traffic. highway 4 is back open now after overnight road work there. caltran had all lanes shut down in antioch. part of the road widening project between pittsburgh and highway 160. let's head west now to the golden gate bridge, the fog is covering the north and south tower there. that big doyle drive construction project is still going on right now. both directions of highway 1 are shut down between lake street and the northbound approach to the golden gate bridge. they won't be back open until 11:00 this morning. the work is part of a seismic upgrade project. coming up, we'll take a look at the progress so far. show off your red, white, and blue colors today. you can join bay area soccer fans in watching the women's finals. it will be shone on a giant screen at san francisco's civillic plaza. nearly 18 million americans watched the 1999 finals. this year's team went through a final practice before today's big game. the u.s. squares off against japan. the sentimental favorite in the wake of the earthquake and the tsunami. an american win, means they would win a record setting third straight cup. >> not only that, they're a great team. they're technically one of the best teams of the tournament. i do think we have the edge physically, our fitness level, just our strength. >> the u.s. team has several bay area connections, including alex morgan, and three stanford graduates. well, were bicyclists actually able to take on a plane? the carmageddon competition, also an upgrade on the construction this morning. what's been driving hundreds of california dairy farms out of business over the past three years? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. good morning to you, oakland. a dreary, drizzly start to the day. about 60 degrees outside your door. the 405 freeway in los angeles remains shut down. despite fears of carmageddon, the weekend traffic is moving. we should mention that 405 shut dune on friday night. so -- shut down on friday night. so crews could demolish part of a bridge. that freeway is a major traffic artery, which carries thousands of cars every day. with the closures, many were afraid surface streets and other freeways would clog up. >> what we want to emphasize to people is, its working. its working because they're cooperating. they're stating away from -- staying away from the west side. >> the 405 freeway is scheduled to reopen tomorrow morning, just in time for that morning rush hour commute. jetblue airlines selling $4 flights between long beach and burbank, and that inspired a so- called carmageddon competition. cyclists and a passenger raced to find out who could make that trip the fastest. those cyclists won. they made that trip in about 90 minutes. at that point, that jetblue passenger hadn't even taken off from burbank. the rest of the country is facing another hike. several airlines announced they're raising domestic fares. going to go up by 4 to $10. the last time the industry implemented this type of broad increase was back in april. this week, republican presidential candidates will debate each other, and they will be getting their questions via twitter. the teaparty.net website is hosting the first ever presidential debate on wednesday. users will be able to tweet their answers in 140 characters or less. republican presidential hopeful ron paul is on the campaign trail this weekend. the texas congressman spent some time talking to potential voters at a coffee shop in new hampshire. he says he's been focused on the nation's growing deficit. he said the debt ceiling should not be increased. and campaigning on a harley yesterday in salt lake city. this is huntsman's first visit to salt lake city. mitt romney pulling almost 70 points ahead of huntsman among voters. secretary of state hillary rodham clinton lend as helping hand to greece. she is in athens this morning, to show american support for the financial crisis. greece is working with the european union. she visits india tomorrow, and later indonesia, hong kong, and china. recent bombings in mumbai fueled speculation she would cancel her trip to southeast asia. but she said the u.s. most show solidarity with india. china is criticizing president obama today for his meeting with the dalai lama. he reiterated that the u.s. does not support independence for tibet. china accuses of dalai lama of being a separatist. earlier this year, he stepped down from his political role, and says he is now only the spiritual leader of the tibetens. the country's biggest supermarket chain admits it sold beef from cattle that ate nuclear contaminated feed. the cattle ate straw from are radiation continues to leak from a nuclear plant damaged in the march earthquake and tsunami. the country says it sold the beef at 14 stores in tokyo. california dairy farmers are losing money. production costs have negated some of those gains. in the past two years, california lost 250 independent dairies. many of them family operated for generations. consumers can expect a 5% jump in dairy prices this year. time now is 7:18. trouble in air travel. how hail that pelted the denver area is still causing troubles for passengers this morning. how one bay area man's mission is saving lives for men and women battling overseas. our cool weather maker sticking around for yet another day. coming up, what you can expect for your afternoon high. time now, 7:20, and golf ball sized hail that pelted the denver area is still causing problems. planes are being moved around the country to be repaired. >> it's the structures underneath the skin of the airplane that give the aircraft its strength. >> the airline says they worked for cancelation of almost 140 flights through monday. frontier is urging travelers to check their flight status online. the rest of the country is dealing with another extreme, a heat wave. hot temperatures continue to grip much of the u.s. temperatures in some areas are 15 degrees higher than normal. blistering heat has prompted health warnings in cities such as milwaukee. the mayor has even designated eight cool spots where sprinklers will continually run at parks. >> use the sprinklers, use the pools. >> check up on your neighbors, friends and relatives. i know a viewer just sent us a note about the sugar town festival, and street fair. can you give us an idea of it's going to be like over there? >> temperatures up slightly from yesterday. we're talking upper 50s, low 60s. a live look outside our door, we do have partly cloudy skies. the further you go inland, that marine layer not as extensive as we saw yesterday. we're even dealing with drizzle this morning. the a.i.d.s. walk in san francisco, kicking off about 9:00 in golden gate park. take a look at those temperatures, sitting in the upper 50s. we're really not going to budge a lot from there. meanwhile, our afternoon highs giving you a look along the coast, just a bunch of green. 60s expected along the peninsula. it looks like the east bay dealing with 60s as well. oakland, berkely, richmond, a lot of 70s out there. take a look at all of that yellow. a pleasant day for inland areas, a few of us hitting the low 80s, around antioch, and the farther you go inland. and south of san jose, morgan hill sh and perhaps gilroy. it's going to take a while before we finally see temperatures rebound to near normal. thursday, we're barely going to get there. inland spots sitting in the 80s most of the week. 90s expected for some spots on thursday. warmer inland, the coast still rather cool. mid-60s for your thursday. back to you. well, about 200 active duty troops and veterans marched in san diego's gay pride parade. they wore shirts declaring their branch of service. parade organizers think this is the first time a military contingent participated in the event. on friday, a federal appeal's court temporarily reinstated the don't ask, don't tell policy. by the military will lift that ban within the next few weeks. it all started with one box shipped off to a long time friend, a commander at war for one bay area man. that one box has now grown in the last year to two tons of supplies a month being sent directly to american forces on the frontlines. >> it's 130 degrees over there in summer time, and they're drinking well water. >> he founded troops direct. >> they need it, we can get it there teams faster fan internal military supply lines can. >> he says he packs 50-pound boxes, filled with gear, hygiene, nutrition, medical support, even tennis balls for k-9 troops. >> we send over chalk powder that our servicemen are using to identify where roadside bombs are in place. in worst case scenarios, they're using bottle caps. >> in one instance, his sergeant told him, they were pinned down by enemy fire in rugged terrain for an extended period of time. >> knowing what was in those boxing would keep them going. in the end, they are were eating protein powder raw, that we were supplying them. >> reporter: those stories are motivation. >> i think the best thing is when somebody like a colonel comes to me, and tells me the troops district is single handily changing the manner in which his service members operate on the frontlines. >> he says troops district is not about endorsing war, or the politics surrounding war. he says it's about providing for the men and women fighting for the united states. time now, 7:26. the effort underway to bring another minor league baseball team to the bay area. plus, after overnight shut down on a busy highway. why caltrans is calling this a major milestone. plus, the new video overnight of fallout of an officer involved shooting in san francisco continues. t! it's two chicken patties, topped with bacon, and melting cheese plus seasoned curly fries and a drink for only $3.99! what do you know? 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'cause you like to be in them. anger on the streets of san francisco overnight. just hours after a fatal officer involved shooting. and good morning, everyone, welcome back to mornings on 2. i'm mike mibach. >> i'm claudine wong. >> we'll get to that story in just a bit. first, friends and family members of the woman who's body was found in rockwood are raising a fundraiser this morning. her burned body was discovered on thursday. investigators are following several leads in her death, but so far, no arrests have been made, today's fundraiser begins at 11:00 a.m. at the east lake, ymca in oakland. the money raised will go forward funeral costs and a trust that has been set up for her 1-year-old son. a richmond neighborhood is working to improve its image. residents in the city's iron triangle neighborhood. police say a $5 million redevelopment grant transformed a park and community center into a safe place for residents. >> we came together, and decided to change the dynamic of this park to improve the conditions of this park to make a better place. >> city leaders hope yesterday's event encouraging politicians not to cut funding to much needed redevelopment projects. if you need it, baseball will come to san rafael. the city council tomorrow is going to consider a proposal that would allow a company to renovate albert park baseball field. doing that would bring a minor league team to san rafael. opponents are concerned about alcohol consumption, and increased traffic. san francisco's golden gate park along with other city parks may soon have new business partners. the examiner reports, the recreation, and parks department is considering allowing new businesses to reopen to allow new revenue. the city of south san francisco wants to snuff out teen smoking. councilmembers tell the san francisco examiner, they do not want a second smoking shop, so the city extended a ban on issuing permits for stores that sell tobacco. city officials are also considering anti-smoking campaigns. firefighters will conduct a prescribed burn along the peninsula tomorrow morning. cal fire crews and researchers from stanford university will use the burn to study the impacts of fire retardants. just over one acre of grassland will be burned. cal fire says it should only take about one hour. contra coste county investigators are looking for vandals who popped over more than a dozen fire hydrants. authorities say fire hydrants were open some time between friday night, and saturday morning. fire officials say this is not a harmless prank, because if hydrants are damaged, they could be unavailable in an emergency. firefighters in oakland are investigating a small fire at a school on wester street near 17th yesterday morning. crews say the fire was contained to the basement at armstrong university, which made it more difficult to fight. about 75 to 80 firefighters responded. firefighters say they believe the cause of the fire was accidental, but it's still under investigation. time now 7:32. people who want to see san francisco mayor ed lee stay on the job made a new push this weekend. >> ed lee, we've got your back, yeah. >> reporter: members of run ed run walked the streets in the bay view. lee has said he wants to return to his old city administrator post when he returns. >> we need to work together and ed is the one who can promo

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