irene has moved out but has left a trail of destruction across the northeast as cleanup begins in some parts. other places are still dealing with flooding and power outages. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where there is a new twist to the b.a.r.t. demonstration. we'll tell you what could be different tonight and how it could affect your commute. there's word of a new tell- all book in the casey anthony case. who is ready to dish out the details. and a homicide and two fires all within the same block of san jose and within days of each other. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, forming to you. -- well, good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, august 29th. we're continuing to follow the aftermath of hurricane irene. despite little damage in some cities, others are seeing major damage. ed a am housely is live -- adam housely has more. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the power is expected to be out for several more days, but just a couple of hours inland, they are getting hammered by water. in hoboken, new jersey, some are getting hammered with water. north of new york, irene forced river from the sawmill river throughout one neighborhood. >> some there's nothing i can do. >> massive flood came through. the whole development is evacuated. 200 residents have been displaced. >> reporter: torrential rains flooded the river in greenville, massachusetts, washing away some of the cars. >> i think it's some of the craziest things i've seen in my life. >> reporter: the storm also left its mark on southern connecticut. >> they have stairs going down to the beach. gone! >> some stairs are floating in the water. >> reporter: in development, state leaders are considering flooding the state capitol on purpose. a utility spokesman says to protect the integrity of the marshfield damage, extra water may be released. president obama says while irene may have move -- moved on -- >> i want people to understand this is not over. response and recovery will be an ongoing operation. >> reporter: no power is causing a lot of problems for businesses in this area. at we talked about, development really having trouble with water. the governor of development has just said it's the worse flooding that state has faced in a century. er tofully. >> thank you. adam. you can find more information at ktvu.com. coming up at 7:15. we'll go live to our washington, d.c. newsroom for details on the federal response to all of the damage and how the broke local and state governments will pay for it. time now, 7:03. an army suspected of killing four people near philadelphia during hurricane irene before kiming -- killing himself authorities say this man killed himself, and other families. he grabbed his own 6-year-old daughter and left her at a hospital before he was found shot to death. the daughter is not hurt. she's being cared for by relatives now. eggland recently came back from a third tour of duty from iraq and afghanistan. all b.a.r.t. stations could see not one but two protests during the height of the commute. tara moriarty is live outside the civic center station with what's behind these dueling demonstrations. >> reporter: most b.a.r.t. riders we talked to this morning rolled their eyes when then found out there was another process, another protest tonight. the movement is called "taking back b.a.r.t." it's comprised of people who say they are angry with the group anonymous. those protesters have prompted shutdowns of b.a.r.t. stations and the cancellations of trains. others will carry signs asking police not to shut down the station. they say they've had enough of "anonymous"ed a then they need to take -- and they need to take their protests somewhere else. are you planning on doing something else? >> i might walk down to another situation. >> what are people gonna do? not take b.a.r.t.? not go to work? >> reporter: the anonymous protesters have been angry about two things -- first, an officer-involved shooting of a homeless man back in july and then the cutting off of cell phone service. b.a.r.t. says the reason the service was cut of, because the agency had reports that the group was planning to chain itself to the trains. all of this should get underway at 5:00 tonight. if you need to take b.a.r.t., the civic center station, powell station should be impacted as well as stations in between. we're live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. well, a san jose neighborhood that had been the focus of a murder investigation last friday is now the focus of a fire investigation. police say two fires occurred at a home on witten avenue early yesterday morning. one of them happened on -- outside of the home. second one happened in a detached garage. those fires are within the same block to irma campas last friday. sacramento county arrested a man accused of shooting at two women who were delivering papers. the women say they were delivering papers hadn't they heard the count of bullets -- when they heard the sound of bullets. the suspect, anthony collins, lived in a mobile home next door. police say they found several weapons in his home. also, a marijuana operation in his backyard. well, reports of a tell-all book due to be released by one of the prosecutors in the casey anthony murder trial. jeff ashton will write a book called "imperfect justice -- prosecuting casey anthony." it's due to hit source in late november. anthony was aquited of all murder charges right now she's serving a year of probation for check fraud. the united nations is warning the bird flu could become an international threat again. the latest strain is spreading in china and vietnam. and it is resistant to earlier vaccines. last week, the u.n. reported a 6-year-old girl from cambodia died of the flu. she's the -- she's the eighth person to die from the thru this year -- from the flu this year. colin powell says he's not happenly about the way he's -- happy about the way he's protrayed in a book by dick cheney. >> they are cheap shots. he takes great credit for my resignation at the end of 2004. well, probandi always agreed that i would -- well, president bush and i always agreed that i would leave at the end of -- end of 2004. powell calls the claims in the book nonsense. the book is set to be released tomorrow written by dick cheney. let's check in with sal. >> good morning. right now, traffic is getting busy around the bay area, almost everywhere you look, you are going to see some slowdowns. this is a look at 280 northbound getting up to highway 17. definitely see slow traffic getting into the valley in case you are driving to cupertino and sunnyvale this morning. if you are driving down to fremont --less say you are just -- let's say you are driving through the crash, you will need extra time. the traffic is back under into hayward. it's part of the xsh -- it's part of the morning commute. this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza, we have about a 15- minute delay before you get into san francisco. 7:09. let's go to rosemary. >> good morning. welcome back on this monday. our afternoon highs will be trending downward. it could take a day or two before we feel it. take a look at the beautiful sky. inland areas waking up to sunny conditions. we have a little bit of gray and even some patchy dense fog along the coast. let's talk about the pattern switch we are expecting in the next 24 hours or so. we have high pressure still controlling our weather pattern. but by tomorrow, a trough and that will drive our temperatures down. so morning fog, afternoon sunshine expected for today. similar temperatures, some of us may see a degree or two of clothing -- of cooling. our afternoon highs expected to take a tumble. 58 degrees for oakland, concord, fairfield, 57 in livermore. host of -- most of us dealing with light winds. 57 in redwood city, low 60s mountain view, the marine layer depth very similar to individual -- to yesterday. 9:00 or so our inland spots mostly clear but the bay area is still dealing with patchy fog. by about noontime, it looks like finally peeling against the east way right along san francisco into downtown pacific. afternoon highs just a degree or two below what we saw. 83 in napa. 72 expected for berkeley. low 70s in oakland. inland areas will see low 90s. 82 san jose, 90 degrees morgan hill. 70s, some low 80s for the peninsula. extended forecast -- there is the drop. 86 will be the average for tomorrow inland. 8 p on -- 83 on wednesday. that will be the coolest day. the marine layer expected to beefen up a little bit with the trough off the coast. high pressure rebuilding in time for your three-day weekend. 60s for the coastline, partly cloudy skies. upper 80s expected inland. >> thank you, rosemary. honoring certain 9/11 victims. what's going on right now in the bay area to pay tribute to flight 93 passengers on the upcoming 10th anniversary of the tragedy. what's happening to -- what's happening this morning to those hit by a plane in napa. a bit of a gloomy start over san francisco. temperatures sitting in the 50s. widespread low to mid-60s for san francisco in the afternoon. it is 7:14. happening now, a 9/11 memorial bike ride is getting underway. the cross-country trip starts in south san francisco and ends in shanksville, pennsylvania on september 11th. organizers of this ride want to remember the victims of united flight 93. relatives and friends of one of the passengers, lewis joey knackky, came up with the idea. the event is called "ride with the 40." forty passengers were aboard the plane when it went down onsen. the ride is raising money for the flight 93 memorial. dozens of people will join them on various legs of the journey. a fullerton church is planning a special 10th anniversary 9/11 observance. the congregation at the east side christian church is planting nearly 3,000 u.s. flags to remember every american killed in the attack. there are also flags of 40 other nations who lost citizens that day. the host will -- the church will host memorial service, featuring a new york firefighter whose company lost nine men at the washington, d.c. 7:15. well, today, east coast states are adding up the damage from hurricane irene. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau and it says it looks like the federal government might have to pick up the tab. allison? >> reporter: that's right, dave. this is new this morning. president obama has just signed a disaster declaration for the state of development which, of course, eachs up federal funding for disaster -- which opens up federal funding for disaster. you can see one of the bridges collapsed in the storm and the damage from irene extend down the east coast. roofs ripped off homes in virginia commuter trains underwater in new jersey. the hurricane could cost state and local governments billions of dollars. but with most of them already in dire economic conditions, the word is the federal government might ultimately to have pick up the tab. president obama is promising the lep they need. >> i they -- help they need. >> i want to underscore the impacts of this storm will be felt for some time and the recovery effort -- effort will last for weeks or long. >> reporter: fema's disaster relief fund is running low and might not have enough money. that means another big funding fight is looming here on capitol hill. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. all right, allison thank you. 7:17. six years ago today hurricane katrina devastated new orleans in the gulf coast. remember this was the scene outside the super dome in new orleans where people sought refuge from the storm. broken levees triggered devastating flooding. 1800 people were killed in the storm. more than $100 billion in damage was caused. the building is still going on in new orleans' hard-hit 9th ward. and this morning, a typhoon is hitting taiwan. the storm made landfall earlier today more than 20 inches of rain has fallen, thousands of people have been evacuated. that typhoon has claimed the lives of at least 16 people in the phillippines. 7:17. the chinese government is not commenting after someone posted a video on youtube, showing a military general discussing sensitive skying cases. the video is an embarrassment for the chinese government because it's usually very tight- lipped. youtube is blocked inside the china. so the video possibly came from someone outside the country. 35-year-old kevin houston was one of 30 navy s.e.a.l.s killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan on august 6th. he spent part of his childhood in san jose before he moved to the east coast. relatives here who were unable to attend his funeral gathered for a special ceremony yesterday. >> he lost his life serving his country. the least we can do is take a few minutes out of our lifetime and see how much we are -- we feel about him. >> houston was a member of team 6 which was responsible for killing osama bin laden, though he was not on that actual mission. he is survived by his -- by his wife and three children. three people recovering after the car they were in was hit by a small plane in napa. the chp says the single engine beechcraft plane was having mechanical problems yesterday when the pilot made an emergency landing on highway 29. three people in the car suffered minor injuries. the two that were on -- that were in the plane, they were not hurt at all. >> well, the people who work and play at the palo alto airport, they are inviting you to take an inside look this saturday. the palo alto association is holding an open house. airport day will feature tours, specs aircraft and flights for the children -- special aircraft and flights for the children. the airport is located on embarcadero road. today marks what would have been michael jackson's 53rd birthday. fans of the king of pop stem rated -- celebrated early yesterday outside of man's chinese theater -- mann's chinese theater. celebrations were held in gary, indiana also, where jackson group up. and his children visited his boy home home -- boyhood home with his children. jackson died in june of 2009 from a lethal dose of propofol. and the free gift the state has for fishermen, this labor day weekend. good morning. san mateo bridge, traffic looks pretty good heading out to the peninsula. i will tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather. 7:22. a child care center in san francisco's mission district plans to open today. one day after being damaged by fire. now, it happened yesterday, just after midnight in the computer program of the children's counsel of san francisco. investigators don't believe the fire is suspicious. it may have been caused by overheated equipment. it is 7:23. the state's fish and game department wants you to fish for free. this saturday anyone will be able to fish in state waters without buying a sport fishing license. it's just one of two free fishing days this year. the other day back in july, other fishing regulations still apply, though i have no idea what they are because i've never fished before. let's reel in sal castanedo. figure out what's happening in the commute. >> sal? >> yes. >> good one. >> it takes me a while to get it. my brain is on extra slow. let's go out and table a look right now. the -- and take a look at the traffic right now. the smitt bridge -- the san mateo bridge that traffic looks good. also this morning we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza, and traffic looks pretty good for this time of the morning. there is a 15-minute delay, don't get me wrong but there won't be me problems on the bridge. if you are driving in san jose, it's beginning to get crowded on northbound 280 getting up to. san jose -- up to the san jose part of the valley. let's go to rosemary. >> good morning. subtle changes for you. slightly cooler in some areas. partly to mostly cloudy skies. you can see a gray start, the farther inland you go -- you go, the sunnier your skies are. slightly -- many of us may not even notice. the clouds will burn off all the way to the coastline, we're expected to see partly to mostly cloudy skies along the coast most of the day. low 60s for the coast. widespread 70s and 80s for the bay. 80s and 90s for the inland areas. 85 expected santa rosa, 83 for napa. 80 degrees in san rafael. inland east bay, it's warm. 90 degrees in concord. we know it could be worse. it's august, along the east bay, 73 for oakland, mid-70s in hayward. 82 san jose, 78 expected mountain view along the peninsula there, 73 san mateo. 67 degrees for the city this afternoon. the extended forecast, a trough will settle along the west coast and that's going to drive our temperatures. back -- our temperature the back. along the coastline we'll notice the marine layier thickening. the onshore breeze could be stronger. but it's really the inland spots that will feel the drop. 83 expected by wednesday. that's the coolest day. thursday/friday high pressure rebounding. 87 expected for your afternoon high on saturday for the inland areas. 60s remaining along the coastline through your weekend. back to you. >> rosemary, thank you. a prominent mendocino county politician shot and killed. the search for the gunman who murdered the city councilman. there are legendary heros in history. a series of thefts at one bay area church has members fed up. ktvu's allie rasmus is live in antioch with information on what was stolen. ail ally. l -- allie? >> reporter: we're at this church and earlier this month, thieves broke up all seven air- conditioning units. they broke them apart to steal the copper wiring inside of them. the father at the church here says they've been able to reconnect them and get the fans going but there's no air air conditioning coming out of the units. this is the hottest time of the year. it's made things a little uncomfortable. father robert reen is with the church. you are telling me this is not the only thing that was vandal identified -- vandalized or stolen. >> that's correct. we had our security cameras stolen and this past weekend between 4:30 and 5:30, they came back and broke into our main power source and removed about 500 yards of copper wiring. >> reporter: now, you sent us some pictures that we're showing you of some of the damage that's happened in the past month. have police given you any information about any leadses, any opinion information about who may be doing this? >> we believe the same people who removed the copper dubeing from the air conditioning -- copper tubing from the air- conditioning units are the same individuals who -- they must have seen the con cash cash conduit from the main power source where the power comes into the building, so they had to know what to do. it was very professional the way it was done. these were not amateurs. >> reporter: we all know that the commodity of medals has gone up. >> yes. >> the copper tubing that's within each unit is only valued at $39. so they destroyed a $5,000 unit for $39 worth of copper. >> reporter: not really worth it. >> right, right. exactly. exactly. it's been difficult. our parishioners feel very frustrated that we've hit so many different times in a brief period of time. >> reporter: this church has been the victim of several vandalisms and thefts that have to do with copper wiring some of the wiring in the power conduit and some of the it in the air-conditioning units outside. 7:31. concord police are telling us new information about a deadly incident near hillcrest park. a man killed near olivera road and grant was beaten to death and not shot. police originally said there was a shooting. officers say there were shots fired in the area at the time of the incident. no one was hurt. police say the 27-year-old man who died was the victim of a robbery. two suspects are in police custody. 7:32. a searc