this is grand and mcarthur near 580 in oakland. now were we're unclear as to whether there have been injuries in this accident but by the condition of those cars, it's easy to assume there certainly may have been, but again, there's the dump truck at grand and mcarthur near the 580. the 580 adjacent to the right side of this screen, we have a crew on the way to the scene. but we'll keep you up to date as the newscast goes on. >>> an unusual discovery at an east bay park. police seized nearly 2,000 pot plants, enough to fill a huge truck. local state law enforcement agents fanned out this morning at this regional wilderness park. that's located west of danvillel on interstate 680. found in a crop was remote part of the park near bowling jer canyon. they say they have a street value of about a quarter million dollars. they arrested one man but a second one escaped. a camp had been set up with tents, food and a pump which drew water from a spring located nearby. >>> a senior aide to barbara boxer faces drug charges. marcus stanley was

. >> they said, hi, we're calling from the mcarthur foundation. i kind of flipped over my chair. i couldn't believe they were calling. >> stanford professor is one of 23 recipients of a $500,000 grant from the mcarthur foundation, also known as genius grants. the half million dollars is paid quarterly over five years and comes with no strings attached. >> i hope to use the money to really take on the projects that we haven't been able to do so far. >> and that's what the mcarthur foundation is hoping recipients will do with the money, to pursue their creativity. he's a geneticist, dna variations and populations. not all the winners are researchers. in fact, they run the gamut from musicians to writers. of the 23, two are from u.c. berkeley. song, like everyone else, had no idea the grant was coming. nominations are held in secret. she says she's excited about using the money on unconventional research that's usually hard to get funding for. >> getting this is ward is not about, you know, about saying a person is a genius or not. it's really about the work that will come out of th

mcarthur off the 580 freeway. so far, 13 cars, yes, are involved. the truck appears to have been coming off the freeway exit. it plowed into the first vehicle causing a chain reaction that. is why there are 13 vehicles affected. there have been four people transported owe the hospital. i don't know the extent of the injuries at this time. hopefully, everyone is going to be okay. it's going to cause traffic delays we have the freeway off ramp closed until 9:00 p.m. that is 580 mcarthur. 580 at grand avenue, eastbound. closed until 9:00 p.m. and also, we're going to have to divert traffic on grand avenue and lake park. >> four people injured tlchl is new information or officers. do you have an idea what caused this truck to lose dronl? >> it's early on in the investigation. our investigators going to have to go through this and determine what it and interview what happened. >> very good. >> officer holly josie, thank you for coming on with us. got a huge mess in oakland tonight after a dump truck causes a 10 vehicle accident. >> state supreme court he

i want to mention, both ned and jamie are winners of the mcarthur genius awards, so we have two mcarthur genius fellows on our artist team. ned, will you join me? ned has lived in san francisco for 20 years and worked at the exploratorium during that time, and as his studio needs grew and his family grew, he moved to the north to pedaluma. so he's no longer a san francisco resident, but really sort of grew up here and he's worked on a number of public art projects for san francisco, transit-related. if you've ever taken bart to the airplane, when you arrive at the airplane station, there's a circular area surrounding the escalators covered with shimmering metal discs that reflect the wind and the movement of the trains and that was done by ned, as well as a variety of other pieces, ned is now known for his work with the elements with wind, with water, with light, and works on projects throughout the world with some of the most highly-recognized architects of the world. this design that he'll be presenting today was submitted as part of the design competition. it was done by ned in collab

forgive suffered minor injuries in last night's wreck at mcarthur boulevard and grand avenue. everyone was very lucky the injuries weren't much worse. >> oakland police are investigating an overnight homicide where the victim was killed with his own gun. it happened during a dispute between two groups of men at a taco truck near 44th avenue and international boulevard. one of the men took out his gun and fired it. then someone grabbed that gun from the man and shot him dead. >> president obama calling on a florida minister to call off his plans to burn the karan. various leaders met in palo alto to urge peace and tolerance to prevail. we'll have the latest coming up for you at 6:00. >> the family and friends of a murder victim pleaded with shoppers at san mateo's hillsdale mall to find the killer. community activist david lewis of east palo alto was shot to death on june 8th inside the parking garage at the mall. lewis's family shared leaflets with people in the mall last night hoping they might remember something about that tragic night three months ago. a $50,000 reward is o

this shows where the accident happened near the intersection of grand and mcarthur. that's where the truck sped into 13 weeks that were stopped at the intersection at 5:00 tonight. the off ramp opened a half hour ago. reggie has details on the? jured. >> reporter: this twisted piece of medal is what is left of a honda. the impact was so strong. this truck's breaks failed while hauling dirt, causing the driver to lose control and smash into the honda. in all, 13 cars were damaged. some totaled. the driver, he says she is glad everyone survived. >> i was happy. i hope i can get ahead of the people i got hurt to say sorry, something, anything. i didn't do it on purpose. i did everything i could to slow the truck down. it just would not stop. >> reporter: his van only had minor damage. he works for a casket company. >> i smelt like rubber, like skid, consistent rubber and burning, it was like, what, you could hear all this impact, boom boom boom boom. >> 5 people suffered minor injuries, no one was seriously hurt. investigators don't believe the truck driver was under th

they each receive half a million dollars presented out the next five years from the mcarthur foundation. the award comes with no strings attached. >> recap our top stories. oakland police looking for the gunman who shot dozens of rounds wounding a six-year-old girl. >> theresa? >> good morning. you know, oakland police have since left the home where the shooting happened early this morning. now the investigators have the task of finding out who so boldly shot up a house where an entire family was asleep inside. obviously not caring who could get hurt. police say that was it was around 2:15 this morning that two to three gunmen on the street opened fire shooting about 25 rounds into the back end of a house on the corner of seminary avenue and east 16th street. ten people live there including two young children. the only one hit was a six-year-old girl asleep in her room with her parents. the sister called 9-1-1 for help. the six-year-old child has been hospitalized with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to her arm and shoulder. the victim's sister tells me this is the third time in le

it happened on mcarthur boulevard at grand avenue a block west of the grand lake theater late this afternoon. amy holyfield to take us through what happened. >> reporter: even police at the scene tell me they haven't seen an accident this big before and it as miracle and it is amazing that everybody walked away. a police sargeant told me that the driver of the dump truck was just released from the hospital. the truck plowed into a row of cars sitting at a red light. the driver of the dump truck said his brakes failed and he told us about how he felt when heard everybody survived the crash. >> i was happy and hopefully i can get ahold of the people that got hurt and say sorry, something, anything, you know. i didn't do it on purpose, you know. but i ruined their day big-time, you know, their cars are smashed. >> reporter: the driver did not want to give his last name. this happened about 4:30 this afternoon at mcarthur boulevard and grand avenue at the grand avenue exit ramp off of 580. it has been closed ever since as officers try to clear the scene. they are hoping to get it open in the nex

. >> hi we are calling from the mcarthur foundation and i kind of flipped over my chair. i couldn't believe they were calling. >>reporter: stanford professor is one of 23 recipient of a 50 500,000 dollar grant from the foundation. also known as genius grants. half million dollars is paid quarterly over 5 years and comes with no strings attached. >> i might get to take an extra afternoon of sailing or something like that which i love to do. so i might indulge a little in that but i really hope to use the money to really further the science and take on the project we haven't been able to do so far. >>reporter: that's what the foundation is hoping recipient will do with the money. pursue the creativity. he's a population geneticist. awarded for analysis of dna variation in population. but not all the winners are researchers. in fact they run the gamut from musician to writers chosen for the exceptional creativity and potential for future advances. of the 23 winners 2 are from uc ber klichlt economist and computer security specialist. >> approximately i couldn't know what the

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creator of the hbo television series "the wire" based in baltimore is among 23 recipients for this year's mcarthur foundation genius grants. the $500,000 grants were awarded and announced in chicago. the money is paid quarrel over five -- quarterly over five years. no strings, allowing the winners freedom to really pursue their creative projects as they choose. >>> we have sad news from the national aquarium. shiloh, 31-year-old atlantic bottle nose dolphin died following a yearlong illness. she was put down at the baltimore aquarium where she lived since 1993. she was treated for an iron storage disease and series of other illnesses. the aquarium spokeswoman tells us that shiloh was the second oldest dolphin at the aquarium behind one who is 38. shiloh gave birth to chesapeake and mia who are still there and the grandmother of 2-year-old bayley. >>> you've seen the license plates and soon you'll see the coins commemorating the war of 1812. >> children, listen up. you can get involved in the coin's design, too. to honor fort mchenry and the critical role that maryland played in the growth of our y

this is mcarthur and grand avenue right near the interstate as firefighters work to to get someone out of that one vehicle but about 10 to 12 cars involved when this dump truck lost its brakes and went out of control. so we'll keep an eye on this. oakland macarthur and grand tonight. >>> the battle over state worker furloughs went to the california supreme court today. attorneys for the governor and the union workers delivered their arguments in san francisco. so the court is going to decide whether the governor has the authority to furlough more than 200,000 state workers to save money. there are three furlough days each month amounting to a 14% pay cut for each employee. >> the governor's authority to furlough state employees stems from his implied and inherent powers as the chief executive officer of the state of california. >> we think the governor violated state law and the labor contracts when he unilaterally imposed unpaid furloughs on state employees just took money out of their checks and locked them out. we think that violates the law and the contracts. >> the governor issued

. >>> >> a local author was one of 23 grants handed out by the mcarthur foundation. he created "the wire." he has a $500,000 prize. he feels guilty about winning the award in a bad economy. >>> last night, monday night football was played. it probably ended before you went to bed. the bears hosted the packers. we'll fast forward to the end of the fourth quarter when roby gold makes the field goal. the bears are 3-0 on the season. >>> when the ravens take on the steelers, they could be without ray rice. he's been diagnosed with a right knee contusion. the head coach addressed the issue yesterday. >> injuries are a big part of the deal and there will be injuries an hopefully we'll position ourselves to overcome them. and that's proven itself already. but, rice is a good player and we would rather have him. >> and the mri showed a significant bruising. >> the ravens have a date with the steelers here sunday. the last coverage kicks off at 1:00. and it's a full raven's sunday, all live here on wjz-13. >>> and in the health watch report, coffee may be what keeps hospital'

. >>> he is one of the few for the mcarthur grant. he feels guilty but the prestigious awards likely to help him when pitching future projects to the network. they are focusing on urban problems in post-katrina new orleans. >>> they are teaming up for a very important mission. as jessica reports, it's all to help wounded warriors overseas. >> reporter: from the football field to the battlefield, the baltimore ravens are teaming up to help wounded warriors. >> we are putting together little backpacks with basic necessities troops need once they are in the hospital. >> reporter: $300 for underarm more gear, including shirts have packed into these black backpacks. >> they will be shipped overseas to guys and girls that have been wounded. >> it was very important for me to come back and make sure we are giving back to people who are putting their lives on the line. >> reporter: he volunteered his time to help injured troops. >> it allows me to do what i do on sundays and i just want to say i appreciate what they do and stay safe and come

he won one of 23 prizes handed out by the mccart they are foundation -- mcarthur foundation. they created the hbo series, the wire and most recently another named company. he is a genius. congratulations to him. >>> still ahead at 5:00 tragedy in texas turns into a crime scene. what we know about the student behind the shooting on campus. right to drive, a push to make the team safer and change driver's license laws. >>> it is a fatal but pre--- fatal but preventable disease and they are offering a freeway to vaccinate your pet. that is coming up next on "eyewitness news." >>> more rain to come, the forecast is coming up with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,, i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state'

hoy por lo menos el tráfico está completamente detenido desde las, desde por lo menos el laberinto mcarthur hasta el oeste de la 4 mantiene bloqueado el carril. las temperaturas de hoy no muy buenas 75 grados en la ciudad de san josñ, solamente 64 en rich monto en san francisco y algo de neblina para cruzar el puente de. (nombre en inglés llegando a la ciudad de san francisco. y bueno quiero saludarcelina también mis paisanos salvadoreos porque celebran la irn independencia y no trabajan allá. >>> el salvador y otros países latinoamericanos que felicitamos sinceramente no le cambie regresamos con más información pudo. samuel más tlaents adelante sami no está con nosotros, y así mismo le tenemos un esfuerzo especial para votar por nuestros niños, le diremos de qué se trata en este 15 de septiemb. ( ♪ música) tenemos un esfuerzo para votar por nuestros niños, le diremos e qué se trata en este 15 de septiembre. ( ♪ música) >>> 7 de la mañana co 12 minutos. en la información importante a nivel de economía internacional que usted debe de saber y que nos afecta de una forma

. >> reporter: traffic is moving well as you drive to the mcarthur maze. this morning we're looking at the traffic in oakland. that traffic does move well. now back to the desk. >>> we have developing news. this is coming from con cord. police are investigating a shooting. jade hernandez is on the scene with details now. >> reporter: police have four squad cars right out here blocking this section here. we'll turn the camera all the way around. you can see there are squad cars around the block. this is where the shooting may have taken place this morning. detectives seem to be concentrating on the area near devon and ashbury. dispatch sent police out here around 2 this morning. what we understand is a man was walking along the street. he looked very suspicious. they thought he may have been wanted for a warrant. the man turned around and opened fire. the officers shot and wounded him. no one else was hurt at this point. we understand there will be a briefing in about a half hour. they are trying to gather as much details as they can so they can pass along

. >> mcarthur foundation naming 23 individual who is will receive this year's genius grant they come with a half million dollar prize no strings attached three bay area people are among them. an economist at berkley, a computer security specialist also from berkly and representing stanford, a population geneticist. >> plus the ride of his >>> a canadian firefighter road his bike through san francisco today on his three country, three cancers mission. rudy is bicycling from canada to mexico to raise money for breast, prostate, pan creatic cancer research he has been inspired by strangers including a young woman who works at mcdonald's who gave him $250 his mother -- $50. his mother father and brother all have had cancer >> mark is here with sports just a couple games left but things are looking good with the giants. >> everybody wanted to talk about football but tonight baseball. not only do they enjoy a day off before cranking it up against the d backs tomorrow night at at&t but the lead in the west goes by another half game padres go down to the cubs in san diego. big emotional righ

. >> mcarthur foundation naming 23 individual who is will receive this year's genius grant they come with a half million dollar prize no strings attached three bay area people are among them. an economist at berkley, a computer security specialist also from berkly and representing stanford, a population geneticist. >> plus the ride of his life why a firefighter is biking from canada to mexico. >>> a canadian firefighter road his bike through san francisco today on his three country, three cancers mission. rudy is bicycling from canada to mexico to raise money for breast, prostate, pan creatic cancer research he has been inspired by strangers including a young woman who works at mcdonald's who gave him $250 his mother -- $50. his mother father and brother all have had cancer >> mark is here with sports just a couple games left but things are looking good with the giants. >> everybody wanted to talk about football but tonight baseball. not only do they enjoy a day off before cranking it up against the d backs tomorrow night at at&t but the lead in the west goes by another half game pad

now the flames damaged six units at the travel inn on west mcarthur boulevard, also damaged two cars. that fire was reported about midnight. a traveling nurse from mississippi says she and her co- worker were staying next door to the unit where that fire broke out. >> the flames was gushing out. it was over the top of the balcony and everything so it was kind of bad and i am still shaken up a little bit from that. >> that nurse and other guests have been relocated to other parteds of the motel that were not damaged. luckily no one was hurt. investigators say the fire was started by a man smoking drugs in one of the rooms. now he was taken to the hospital for evaluation. >> it was a busy night for oakland police. they were called to three shootings all at just about the same time. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us now from oakland with more on the story. jade. >> reporter: good morning, we are live at oakland police headquarters this morning where recently 80 officers were laid off. there has been some dispute on whether or not crime is actually up in the city. last night officers were ex

but the supreme military commander general douglas mcarthur had never been one to back away from anything. the strategy worked. the marines took 125,000 prisoners of war. and within days, u.s. forces also recaptured the south korean capital of seoul. unfortunately the fighting would rage for three more very bloody years at a cost of more than a million lives. but the marines hit the beaches running 60 years ago today. and now you know the news for this wednesday, september the 15th, 2010. i'm shepard smith. thanks for having us into your home tonight. before we go, another tribute to the victims and heros of the attacks of 9/11. the nation marked nine years since the attacks over the weekend. today, lawmakers from both parties came together to pay their respects with a moment of silence on the steps of the capitol. >> shepard: you may remember on the night of the attacks as the wreckage of the twin towers were still burning, members of congress stood on those same steps and sang god bless america. ground zero has come a very long way in the past nine years. our cameras have been following

couldn't stop the truck while exiting from eastbound interstate 580 on the grand avenue off-ramp at mcarthur boulevard. the truck first crushed a honda and shoved it into other vehicles yesterday afternoon. the driver expressed regret after what happened. >> and hope i can get ahold of people who got hurt. at least say i can say sorry, something, anything. i didn't do it on purpose, you know. but that ruined their day big-time you know. >> i think that everybody is really lucky. i think we're fortunate there was nobody in the backseat of the honda or in some of the other vehicles. i think we were very lucky. >> the truck driver didn't want to give his last name. he's been on the job for ten years. authorities are looking at his driving record but say it's unlikely that any criminal charges will be filed. >> 6:03. the state's highest court is refusing to order the attorney general to defend proposition 8, the state's ban on same sex marriage. backing of the measure had hoped to force the state officials to defend the law during appeals since they may not have the legal standing to do so thems

the minister or the bay bridge, it is still backed up all the way through the mcarthur macarthur maze, forced bay bridge back up we have seen in weeks. perhaps a couple of months. take the lead here at traffic tracker, will be able to show you the extent of the delays. he may well as well say the back up begins at highway 4 there was a reason accident here in san pablo. because of that traffic remains slow on the upper east shore freeway and the lower east shore freeway still remains heavy beyond the caldecott tunnel. 580 is still backed up into downtown oakland. even the no. 1 nimitz's low. let's as quickly pointed out for the westbound 580 ride leading up towards the richmond center fell bridge at the west end of this then it appears something might be blocking your lanes and backing up the ride. i believe i do of the albany camera, lead story that, he will see this is just the other traffic grinding along as you come from the upper east shore to the lower. taking from walnut creek, interstate 680 take a look to this traffic looked at how slowly are still for the 7 of 680 ride it is