Pipeline disaster. Why neighbors are worried about a new plan for that area. Mornings on 2 begins right now. We are live in at San Jose High School where the first day of school will get underway in one hour. This is just one of many schools across the bay area where the opening bell is ringing today. Ktvus janine de la vega is talking with staff and students. Coming up in two minutes, she will tell us how the school is striving to close the opportunity gap and provide 21st century skills to all students. Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Its wednesday, august 13th. Im tori campbell. Good morning, tc. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. You have good backtoschool weather for the kids . Cooler. The pattern has changed from hot and humid and warm and humid to tropical clouds, system to the north, a pretty big low has decided to pay a visit. Thats allowed our temperatures to catch up with most of the other parts of the United States which are also enjoying cooler weather. The tropical clouds will stay out of the picture. 50s, 60s. Very close. Coast, bay, inland, north bay, peninsula, south. Everyone is close on the temperatures. We have more of a westerly breeze. Ocean temperatures, 50s to 60s. Theyve kind of settled in there. Not too kiel, not too warm. This weak system is falling apart. But that has lifted the low cloud deck. Mostly sunny after the low clouds burn off. Cool inland temperatures. 70s for some. 60s, 70s, coast and bay. Heres sal. Were looking at p toll plaza because getting in from the east bay to San Francisco because its crowded. Although im noticing today, its better than it was yesterday. You can see on the left there for the 880 ramp. Its not quite as crowded. There are a couple of breaks here at the toll plaza. Well take it. 20minute delay, 20minute drive time getting into San Francisco. Also speaking of San Francisco, northbound 101, that looks good approaching the 80 split. You know the giants play again tonight. They are hosting the white sox and thats a nighttime game so you might want to plain for people coming into the city to catch the game tonight. Also, the commute on the Livermore Valley area, westbound 580 is pretty slow. If you get on the freeway in dublin, if we can move the map west, you can see from dublin over to castro valley, it still looks okay. 7 03. Back to the desk. All right. Thank you. With more details coming about the death of Robin Williams, most fans are choosing to continue to celebrate his life, but we are learning a couple people are using his suicide to allegedly harass his only daughter Zelda Williams. Tara moriarty has more on the decision to remove herself from social media. Reporter thats right. Robin williamss daughter has removed herself from twitter and instagram because two people were harassing her about her fathers death, taunting her with fake autopsy pictures, as unbelievable as it sounds. On a positive note, zelda has received thousands of messages of support including here at the famous mrs. Doubtfire house where people have been writing in chalk on the sidewalk, lighting their favorite lines from movies that Robin Williams appeared in and theyve been doing this same thing at the Goodwill Hunting bench in boston, the mork and mindy house in colorado and on his hollywood star. Meanwhile, details came to light yesterday. The Sheriffs Office announced that Robin Williams died after hanging himself with a belt. Officials say he was already dead when his personal assistant found him monday morning. Theres still no word on a public memorial service, but San Francisco mayor ed lee told cute he would like to do something ktvu he would like to do something but he will wait for the family to decide. Im giving it time for the family tell us what they would like. Were in contact with family members to let us know how they feel. I think the first few days is about letting it settle. Reporter the Sheriffs Department said its waiting for the results of a toxicology report. It plans to have a final press release in a couple of weeks. Yesterday, williamss san zach acknowledged his fathers son suicide, saying, i lost my father and a best friend and the world got grayer. I would ask those who loved him to remember him by being as gentle, kind and generous as he would be. Already donations have increased and the williamss family is asking instead of flowers that you give money one of Robin Williamss Favorite Charities which is the Christopher Reeve foundation as well as glide memorial church. Back to you. Robin williams was a long time San Francisco giants fan. So the team honored him before last nights game. We lost one of our greatest fans yesterday and he will be deeply missed by all of us. Pictures of williams were up on the scoreboard as fans and players stood to observe a moment of silence. Giants players and manager bruce bochy say they have fond memories of him. Robin williams was asked a lot of questions by interviewers. On youtube, this clip shows how he responded to a question about going to heaven. He was asked by the host and robin used humor in his response to that serious question. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear god say when you arrive at the pearly gates. Theres seating near the front. The concert begins at 5 00. It will be mozart, elvis and one of our choosing or just to know theres laughter. That would be a great thing. God goes, two jews walk in a bar [laughter] this show was from january of 2001. The host said one of the audience members laughed so hard, he had to be taken away by ambulance. He developed a hernia laughing. Make sure you stay right here with us for more coverage on Robin Williams throughout the morning. If you want to share a message of condolence, you can do it on our ktvu Facebook Page. 7 07. Public anger over a decision to remove treasured mow mentis at sea cliff state beach. For years, people drew murals, et posted photos and scrawled messages. On monday, park rangers posted a sign alerting beachgoers they have 30 days to take down their keepsakeses. More than 1100 people have signed an online petition to keep those mementos up. Political ethics experts are questioning some of the actions of the campaign to re elect jean quan. The chronicle reports that quans campaign emailed City Employees on their city email accounts about upcoming political events and lismging them to a cam linking them to a Campaign City website. Quans spokesman said the e mail was only sent to people who signed up for a Campaign Press distribution list. But the paper reports nine City Employees received an email but said they had not signed up. City guidelines forbid the use of this. Well, the big day is here today for thousands of Bay Area School kids. For them, summer is over. Its back to school day. Janine de la vega is joining us live from one San Jose High School where classes start in just about an hour from now. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dave. Yes. Thats right. Were here at san jose high. This is the second Oldest Public High School in california. As you can see, once these cars get out of the way, there are students here already waiting to get inside to start their classes in the next hour, we should see traffic pick up. Classes begin at 8 00 a. M. This is video in the last 20 minutes of school buses arriving, a fresh new school year awaits they. Teachers have been preparing their curriculum for the last few weeks. There are more than 40 schools in san jose unified. The largest district in san jose. The district is entering the third year of its plan which is aimed at closing the opportunity gap between students at schools. The focus is on ensuring students are being taught 21st century skills. This includes giving students access to highlevel courses and handson exposure to outside business partners. Now, other School Districts in the bay area are also welcoming students today. They are antioch, napa valley, fairfield, suisun city and south San Francisco and next week, there are more School Districts starting in the bay area and many private schools begin as well. So again, traffic is going to continue to build. We plan on talking to students as they arrive and well bring that to you in the next hour of mornings on 2. Reporting live from san jose, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you. 7 10. Well, students in the Alum Rock UnionSchool District go back to school in two weeks. The district is now offering extended day kindergarten thanks to an agreement with its teachers union. Schools will offer an extra hour of classroom instruction as well as two hours of extra teaching support each day. They hope that will attract parents and increase student enrollment. You can visit our website at ktvu. Com for a complete list of Bay Area School district start dates along with more information on the start of classes. And theres also a slide show featuring School Photos of some some of our online talent. Look at that handsome smile. Yeah, right. Guess who this young man is. Never heard of him. For more photos look for backtoSchool Section under the news tab. And the bowtie, too. Classic. Security at mineta airport will be debated at the San Jose City council meeting. This follows two recent Security Breaches at that airport. Some City Council Members are demanding a public hearing. Last week, 62yearold Marilyn Hartman got past security convenienters in san jose and managed to screeners in san jose and managed to sneak onto a flight to los angeles. And then a teen who wanted to go to africa, climbed over a fence and hid in the wheel well of a jet that flew to hawaii. This afternoon, the committee will Debate Holding a public hearing. Critics of a statewide ban on plastic bags are pressuring lawmakers. More than 100 workers for a plastic bag company held this rally on the Capitol Steps in sacramento yesterday. They say if the bag ban goes through, they will lose their jobs. They say banning plastic bags will not help the environment. 11 had city and county 114 city and county governments have banned plastic bags. It we continue our extensive coverage on Robin Williams who brought joy and laughter to so many. Coming up in 20 minutes, why his death as helped counselors so concerned. Modern technology. Solving an annual problem at the San Francisco presidio cemetery. Good morning. Were looking at a commute that includes traffic on highway 4 coming up to the willow pass grade. We also want to mention today is a day game at at t park. And that may present special problems. Well run that down for you coming up later on. Its been a summer for us of hot and humid conditions. But thats not the case now. An upper low finally decided to show up. Thats gonna cool down temperatures. Well show you how much and for how long. Hey pal . You ready . Can you pick me up at 6 30 . Ah. boy im here im here cop too late. I was gone for five minutes ugh move it. Youre killing me. You know what, dad . Im good. dad it may be quite a while before hes ready, but our Subaru Legacy will be waiting for him. vo the longestlasting midsize sedan in its class. Introducing the allnew Subaru Legacy. Its not just a sedan. Its a subaru. 7 15. The situation for tens of thousands of iraqi refugees trapped on a mountaintop remains desperate. They fled their homes when their towns were taken over by isis militants who threatened to kill them if they did not convert to islam. Many are walking for days seeking safety. The u. S. Vo involvement in iraq is deepening. 130 troops have arrived in iraq to help to figure out how to get the refugees to safety. Kyla campbell is live in washington, d. C. To explain what these troops are expected to do. Reporter the pentagon says those military advisers will get a lay of theland and come up with options for the defense secretary and president to check out. This is not a combat boots on the ground operation. Were not gonna have that kind of operation. But short of that, there are things we can continue to do. Reporter its estimated as many as 35,000 ethnic and religious authorities are still on the mountain. The refugees fled there to avoid getting slaughtered by isis. The Pentagon Press secretary said this morning theres no rescue operation in the works right now they are focused on air dropping supplies. The u. S. , u. K. , australia and france have dropped tens of thousands of meals and gallons of water and supplies on the mountain. There is a huge challenge with getting longterm sustainable assistance to the people trapped on the mountain and the others affected by the crisis. Reporter what the Pentagon Press secretary has to say about the u. S. Potentially evacuating some of those refugees by air or land. Im working on those details for you for 8 15. Live in washington, Kyla Campbell, ktvu channel 2 news. 7 17. Back here at home, workers are sprucing up the San FranciscoPresidio National cemetery. The tombstones there date back to the 1850s from the battles between american settlers and the nativeamericans but because the graves are on a sandy hillside, they often slide. They have to be realigned every year. Now a permanent solution has been found. It involves removing the headstone, setting it on the foot end of the grave site. Digging a trench and pouring in a concrete box and then replacing that the headstone. Now, engineers mark the headstone locations using gps and then they use lasers to line up the roads. All of the head stones are being power washed. That work should be completed by 2016. 7 18. Its official, the Los Angeles Clippers have a new owner. A judge confirmed former microsoft Ceos Steve Ballmer record 2 billion purchase of the team. Donald sterling was banned from the nba for making racially intensive comments. His wife sold the team on behalf of the family trust. A judge ruled that shelley sterling had the right to sell. Ballmer is expected to attend a fan festival to celebrate the new ownership. Sal says if you are getting ready to go out, plan ahead. Giants play at 12 45. Yes, against the white sox. I think earlier i may have i thought it was tuesday. Its wednesday. We dont want to go backward, folks. Its wednesday. Its a day game. Westbound traffic is or San Francisco traffic is going to be heavy leaving San Francisco and i mentioned westbound because im thinking of the bay bridge getting into the city at the bay bridge is going to be okay right now, its about a 15, 20minute delay. But later this morning, were expecting more people coming in for that day game. One of the last games of summer here, official summer before people go into school so you expect this game to be well attended. If you are driving from dublin to hayward, westbound 580 looks good. San mateo bridge a minor delay on the hayward side approaching the toll plaza. B. A. R. T. And muni, caltrain are checking in on time. Lets go to steve. Thank you, sir. We have pretty good fog bank out there. Its actually lifted a little bit. Before i get going here, very good article yesterday in the science section on the New York Times on the sequoia trees, how they are trying to save them. You can go online and find them. Also the redwood trees, too. The low cloud deck is getting helped along from a low thats moved into the north. Ive been following this weather column on twitter. The comments coming in, this weather is perfect. I love the weather. Those are from the midwest. The torrential rain if you havent heard theres been a foot of rain plus, unbelievable amounts on long island. Weve had the hot and humid but not now. This low coming in is digging to the north. Its moisture starved for us. It does set up a westerly breeze, ushers in cooler air aloft. 59 Half Moon Bay. 58 concord. Santa rosa, 57. Warmer. San jose at 63. Palo alto 61. Higher elevations have cooled off considerably. 53 la honda. Belmont, foster city, 59. Redwood shores a 9. Patrick sent me a picture of rex the cat shedding like crazy. The leaves are falling me. You tell me. Around my castle, the leaves are coming down like crazy. 25 gusts out at fairfield fair at fairfield. Half moon bay is running around 62. Monterey, San Francisco, bodega bay is 57. Theyve been stuck there for a little bit. Ukiah is 56. Monterey, 59. The cool weather i mean the comments coming in some areas will not get above 78, 79 degrees. Its august. Dave and i have been telling you, its august. In the 70s for crying out loud. But the big news was on long island, 13 inches of rain in eight hours. In eight hours. One of the greatest rainfall totals veer in totals ever in the United States. It surpasses any rainfall, including sandy. Now its moving