Transcripts For KTVU Mornings On 2 20140109

Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Live pictures here once again of our breaking news out of san jose. A massive fouralarm warehouse fire continues it burn out of control as the camera zooms back. You can see the huge plume of smoke. All the water being poured on there. We will have Live Team Coverage of the impact both on the local businesses as well as traffic. Welcome to mornings on 2. I am tori campbell. I am dave clark. Lets talk about your weather and traffic. Lets go to steve. Thank you very much. Lots of great conversations this morning with some weather observers. Kevin in sausalito talking about the ridge of High Pressure breaking down. Michael in San Francisco with updates on rain. Morning drizzle. Lots of clouds. Lots of clouds. But in San Francisco now officially a. 02 from drizzle. There have been reports from half moon bay, san jose, back up to sausalito, francisco, and along the coast. So at least we are getting measurable precip. We will take anything we can get here. A system moving through right now. A lot of low and midlevel clouds that is holding up the temps. So more upper 40s or 50s even, 54 at sfo, san bruno. Some wet roads in jocelyn and d. C. , daily city. Lots of clouds. That will give way to partly sunny, partly cloudy, lot of high midlevel clouds. 50s, upper 50s, low 60s. Here is sal. Northbound 101, steve, is a mess because of this fire in san jose. Its very close to mickey. Its east julian street. The fire is in this area of the freeway here. So northbound 101 is backed up. 280 is also getting a little bit of a backup. Now, i would recommend as an alternate route for you, if you are coming into san jose, if you can just to use 85 up to 17 and then get up to the valley that way. Dont use 101 because it will be a lot of slow travelling. Chp called us and told us to ask drivers, to have drivers roll their windows up if you are driving on 101 near the fire. Obviously, the best advice is to try not to drive near that fire. Thats just a word to the wise. Now, lets go to the bay bridge toll plaza. 50minute de lay there. No problems on interstate 880 in oakland near the coliseum. Now lets go back to the desk. Thank you, sal. 7 03. And we are following breaking news of a massive warehouse fire in san jose. This is happening at an 80,000 square foot warehouse on north 28th and east julian streets. Nearby businesses are being evacuated. And we have just learned one school in the area, rocket ship discovery prep, will be closed today due to the fire. Ktvu channel 2 reporter alan savage is live at the scene where the roof of the warehouse has begun to collapse. Reporter this is a tough fight for firefighters here in san jose this morning. They are still trying to gain control of this massive warehouse fire. And as i step out of the way here you can see its still putting up just a huge plume of black smoke in this area. We are near 28th street and julian. I just spoke with a firefighter as he was walking by and he said there are several businesses burning here. Thats what they believe this money. One of them in all likelihood is a Roofing Company that caught fire. A neighboring Business Owner tells me he believes one business is a feed supply company that supplies feed for animals. At this point obviously firefighters havent had a chance to really get inside and figure out what exactly was inside these businesses. They are just fighting this massive fire from the outside in what they call defensive mode and using ladder trucks that you can see surrounding the fire and spraying it with water. Just trying to make sure these flames dont spread to any nearby businesses and any homes as well. There are a lot of neighboring homes and apartment complexes in this why. A lot of people woke up when the fire broke out and they got prepared to evacuate just in case they had to. Firefighters do believe that all of these businesses that are burning here this morning were empty at the time. There are no injuries that they know of, at least at this point. A fouralarm fire means a lot of Additional Resources have been called in here. About 45 firefighters are here right now battling these flames and trying to get control of this fire. And there was a man who owns the business that sort of is adjacent to the warehouse thats burning this morning. He came down here in a panic this morning. And i talked with him. He was worried his place might burn. Just, you know, shocked. When i drove over here they didnt want to let me get in. I was able to walk in and i noticed that it was the building behind my building. Reporter how close is the fire to your business . Its about, you know, 40 feet away from my building. Reporter but at this point that Business Owner told me he got a look inside. He got to go. His business and he was able to see that there was a pretty good buffer zone. At least we was there between the flames from this large fire and his business. So he doesnt think his place will catch fire. San jose firefighters just trying to basically corral these flames. It doesnt seem at this point there is any hope of saving this warehouse, which we understand could be a Roofing Company. And we do understand several other businesses likely have burned here this morning. And right now it is also possible that more resources, more firefighters could be called in here. This could be a long drawn out firefight this morning here in san jose. Well stay out here and bring you updates throughout the morning. Live this morning in san jose, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news had. Thank you, alex. Its now 7 06. Also new this morning fives have knocked down a fire at a nearby historic home in san jose. The fire broke out around 2 a. M. On the porch of a house on south 17th street. A couple in the home managed to get out safely on their own. Firefighters did save some photo albums, but the home is badly damaged. My wife heard the smoke detector. I am a sound sleeper. She heard the smoke detector. You know, that was it. That got us out of the house. Fighting the fire posed a challenge to firefighters. The home was built in 1907 and firefighters say walls made of wood and plaster allowed the flames to spread quickly. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Time is now 7 05. Marin county reports the first two deaths from the h1n1 flu virus this winter. One victim was a man with Chronic Health problems. The other a woman described as perfectly healthy. Theres advice this morning about ways to protect yourself from the flu. Ktvus Tara Moriarty is at a 24 hour pharmacy in alameda where you can get a flu shot. Reporter yeah, this is a 24hour walgreens. A pharmacist here told us about two dozen people received a flu shot yesterday and one overnight and they have noticed a spike in the number of people getting shots recently. In san jose the problem is so bad so many people with flu like symptoms that at the Regional Medical center they have pitched a tent to handle the ip flux. It helps isolate those with the flu bug from other patients where they can receive treatment quickly without having to be admitted. One man told us this morning he got his flu shot back in october. Some of my friends i have coffee with, some of them said they think that there is some people that wont take the shot. They just refuse to take it because they think that after they get it, the shot, they get the flu. Well, that hasnt been proven. Reporter every year 15 to 35,000 people die of influenza. Doctors say the vaccine isnt 100 . Its only going to protect you 60 to 70 of the time. So it isnt perfect, but it is better than zero percent. Now, there have been at least a dozen flurelated deaths in california. Five confirmed here in the bay area. The two dave mentioned in marin county and then one each in alameda, contra costa and santa clara counties. If you have not gotten a shot yet, it is not too late. Live from alameda, Tara Moriarty. Meantime, in canada the first confirmed death from bird flu in north america. Health Officials Say the victim was from alberta, canada, and had recently traveled to china. The h5n1 avian flu it contracted in asia or northeastern africa. Most people who die from the virus have come in close contact with infected birds. The Agriculture Department suspended operations at a foster farms chicken plant in Central California because it was infested with cockroaches. The usda says it took the action after seeing cockroaches near the processing line in the plant in livingston. Foster farms says it treated that plant yesterday afternoon. They hope to reopen soon once it gets the okay from the usda. It grosses me out. I mean, i eat chicken. The plant at livingston is one of three foster farms plants in Central California linked to a salmonella outbreak last year. Now, in a statement foster farms says, food safety is foster farms highest priority and the Company Took Actions immediately upon learning of any concern. Happening today, governor jerry brown will unveil his 155 billion state budget a day ahead of schedule because it was inadvertently posted to the department of finance website before it was introduced. Now, after years of facing massive deficits the state is actually looking at a sizable surplus. Economists predict california will have a 3. 2 billion operating surplus by the end of the fiscal year with a surplus possibly reaching 10 billion within three years. This is thanks to the passage of proposition 30 last year and the improving economy. Now, heres some details. Spending will include 70 billion for schools k12. Thats an increase of 22 billion from the last budget. The governor is proposing 670 million in new healthcare spending for personal health, dental care and Substance Abuse. Brown also wants welfare checks increased by 5 . And, this is important, the governor says he wants to be prudent so he wants a Rainy Day Fund of 1. 6 billion. Tori, time now 7 09. A bicyclist recovering this morning after being hit by a tow truck last night in San Francisco. It happened about 5 00 last night at 7th and folsom streets. Police say the cyclist was at fault. It was riding the wrong way on folsom when she was hit. Now, police are checking Surveillance Video of the crash. The driver of the tow truck is cooperating and is not expected to face charges. That accident is the latest crash involving cyclists and pedestrians in the city. A bicyclist was killed last fall a block away from there. There have also been several accidents involving pedestrians in the past week. It is 7 12. Palo alto police will stop using tasers to capture fleeing buy sidelinist. This follows an incident in 2012 when a 16yearold boy was nearly injured by an officer attempting to tase him. The Department Says it could result in injuries as it causes cyclists to lose muscle control and fall off their bike. Police are now looking into alternative ways to apprehend fleeing cyclists and any other persons in motion. All right. Tori, time is 7 12. Can a victim also be a bully . A local transgender student who claims to be the victim of bullying explains why she is now being charged with battery. Its being called bridge gate. How the closure of several traffic lanes in new jersey could threaten a run for the white house. And we have that fire that is beginning to have an impact all over Silicon Valley. As you can see now that its lighter the smoke and flames visable from a wide area. This is very close to highway 101 at mckee road. Find out what chp is asking drivers to do if they have to drive by this incident. Welcome back. Coverage continues of our breaking news. A big fouralarm fire burning out of control in san jose near 28th and julian street. We have been all over this story this morning. Its huge. 70 firefighters are out there trying to put these flames out. Some local businesses have been evacuated. We also learned that a nearby school, rocket ship chart he prep, will stay closed today as a result of this. Also, if you are driving in the area its something that you can see, which is disrupting traffic as well. And sal has been telling people that if you are driving in the area keep your windows closed so you dont breathe any of this in. Again, this is breaking news in san jose near 28th and julian. We will have more live reports coming up in a couple of minutes. Two people recovering from burns this morning after an explosion at the amgen Biotech Company in south San Francisco. A worker was burned in the face after an explosion in a laboratory at the amgen complex on veterans boulevard. Another employee was burned on the hands. Officials still dont know what caused the explosion. It blew out windows on the third floor. This is the second accident there to hurt an employee in the past 12 months. The worker was also seriously burned while collecting waste back in may. It is 7 16. Just about one hour from now new Jersey Governor Chris Christie will hold a News Conference to respond to reports that his administration crowed highway lanes in an act of political retribution. Text and emails leverage temperature aides it to a huge traffic mess for several days last september on the George Washington bridge at fort lee, new jersey. This is one of the biggest bridges, one of the most used bridges in the new york metropolitan area. Now, the messages suggest it was political retaliation against the fort lee mayor for not supporting christies reelection campaign. Some analysts even say the socalled bridge gate could tarnish christies image that it could impact his run for the white house in 2016. The negative narrative. And if something comes up which plays into that stereotype, that is extraordinarily damaging. Governor christie has always denied that this the lane closures had any political incentive and he released a statement saying he is outraged and that he was misled by a member of his staff. We will provide coverage of christies News Conference. President obama is expected to meet with lawmakers today to talk about scaling back the ns as controversial surveillance programs. President obama reportedly is looking at tougher rules for when surveillance of foreign leaders is allowed. The president may also limit the ns as access to phone records and add a public advocate position to the court that hands down decisions on surveillance programs. The public advocate would present the case for protecting privacy and civil liberties. The man accused of kidnapping and killing morgan hill teenager sierra lamar may enter a plea this afternoon. A hearing for 22yearold antolin torres is set for this afternoon. He was arrested in may of 2012 two months after 15yearold sierra lamar was reported missing. Her body still has not been found. A plea hearing for Garcia Torres has been delayed several times the lawyers are debating whether all of the evidence has been shared. It is 8 19. Rather 7 19. Bart is telling riders to stay patient as new railcars will start pulling into stations in the next few years. Bart has placed an order for 365 additional cars from a new York Manufacturing plant. The first ten are expected to arrive in the spring of next year for testing. Bart plans to buy a total of 775 cars with most of the delivery beginning in early 2017. Something to look forward to. Lets get everybody out the door. Sal, you have been busy since you walked in . Yeah, this fire has really made a mess of the Silicon Valley commute. Northbound 101 is slower than it normally is. The smoke is plainly visable from 101 near mckee. Thick plaque smoke. You see the Aerial Companies from the Fire Department there. Chp is asking drivers to keep your windows up if you have to drive on 101 anywhere near the smoke. They have been calling the Media Outlets asking us to tell you about that. This smoke obviously not a good thing for you to have too much contact with. As little contact as possible. Northbound 101 is backed up all the way back to before the capitol expressway. All right. Lets move along and take a look at the bay bridge. We have a backup there as well. Traffic is backed up for a 15minute drive time. Westbound 24 has been pretty busy. This looks like the old 24 before the holiday break. Its about a 12minute drive between 680 walnut interchange and the tunnel. 7 19. Steve. A very good morning. Lets talk weather. Lots to talk about here. We have a little bit of drizzle, a little bit of light rain. Measurable amounts. The big question is why cant we get a lot of rain in here . Its called a blocking pattern. So a lot of low clouds. Fog showing up now late to the party but its here. Lets get the football forecast out of the way. Everything is fine. Mostly sunny. Partly cloudy. 5558 kickoff for charlotte. So everything looks good. Rain coming in saturday if you are traveling there. Morning drizzle. Lots of clouds. Even some light rain reports. Half moon bay airport said light rain. A lot of cloud cover. This afternoon we will start to see a little bit better conditions. Usually for january San Francisco picks up 4. 5 inches of rain. So far. 02. We will not see a dry january. Its something. The driest. 26 back in 1921. The reason being everything is blocked. Its just locked in. Its the hudson bay low up in canada and thats where the strong low is where a very strong area of High Pressure. Much stronger deeper systems have been developing. The extreme cold this last week one example of that. Coldest since february 1996. Then High Pressure weakens and releads and fires back up. There are hints the jetstream right now, the river up air going up 25,000 feet goes way up over us. You know that. I know that. There are hints the forecast model is trying to undercut the ridge. If this happens, we will get a lot of rain. The big question is if. The longrange models show it and then back off on it. I will believe it when the shortrange model, which is three to five days out, show it. They are not showing it at all. They show very warm conditions next week. 50s on the temps here for most. Upper 40s, low 50s. A lot of cloud cover. Drizzle in the morning. Fog gives way to hazy skies. Some of that morning drizzle has added up. A few wet roads. We havent had much precip. 50s or low 60s. Everyone is in the same temperature range. North bay, south bay, maybe a little bit warmer for a few. Overall a mild pattern ear. These are not cold systems. They are cool fronts going through. Mostly sunny, warmer friday. Saturday same thing that this one is doing and everything says sunshine and warmer temps next week. 7 23. A call to conserve the ad campaign being launched in marin county to deal with record low rainfall. Plus, San Francisco General Hospital may have a different type of emergency. Why hospital staffers think thieves are targeting their campus. Omg, jack. Have you ever checked out these new product ideas people post on your page . Theyre kind of amaze. Ing. Yeah thats where i got the ideas for my new fajita ranch melt. Seasoned chicken with a gooey blend of pepper jack cheese, roasted peppers and onions, on toasted sourdough for just 3. 99. Is that where you also got the idea for that clock bracelet you always wear . My watch . No. These were invented a long time ago. Like in the 80s . Medical professionals at San Francisco General Hospital tell ktvu they have been crime victims while they are at work. The employees say cameras, wallets, computers have been stolen during the day and after office hours. They say the problem is happening a lot and they know how at least some of the crimes occur. Through from the adjacent building. The door between the two buildings is normally closed, but they were able to open the door with some kind of jam. Now, the Sheriffs Department denies there are more reports of stolen property recently, but the department will meet with Hospital Management next week. They are going to talk about security and safety issues. It is 7 26. Google has a new way to get employees to work. By ferries. This is similar to the one google is using. Ferry service from San Francisco to the south bay began monday on a trial basis. Google shutting buses have been the target of recent protests. Demonstrators blame Tech Companies for driving up rents. Livingmera corporate bus stop can add 20 to housing costs. Possible signs of change for the 13yearold girl declared brain dead after undergoing tonsil surgery. After the break find out what the familys attorney is now saying about her condition and health. We are live in san jose where several explosions have been heard and a massive fire is burning at this hour. Well tell you exactly how many buildings are on fire and what the evacuation situation is here in san jose. Well, lots of great conversations this morning with those who are weather savvy. I dont know if this is the leading edge of a pattern change. We have drizzle and clouds, but can we get any rain in here . Start the new year right at subway [ male announcer ] footlong fans are feeling good because january is now januany. Januany, any [ male announcer ] and any regular footlong is now a 5 footlong. Even lowfat subs, like the sweet onion chicken teriyaki and the ham, turkey, roastbeefpacked subway club. Five 5 5 footlong [ male announcer ] nothing stacks up to subway footlongs. With 5 footlongs all januany. All day, every day. [ male announcer ] subway. Eat fresh. Good morning. We continue our live coverage of breaking news out of san jose. This is these are live pictures of a fouralarm fire. Its burning multiple businesses, including an 80,000 square foot warehouse. Its having a major impact on the area near julian and 28th streets. Our li 50s and low 60s. Heres sal. Steve, a fifth alarm has just been struck at that fire. Just heard it come down in san jose. So even more Fire Companies will be arriving on the scene. Chp asks you to watch out for the Fire Companies from all over the south bay. We want to let you know also that the traffic is going to be busy on 101. Its busy all over the place because people have heard about this and they are using 85 and 280 instead. But 101 is backed up basically from 85 all the way through. The fire is right at this location here. So please give yourself plenty of extra time. There have been some accidents on some of the side roads. There is a pretty bad accident in marin county right now southbound 101 at lucas valley road. Traffic is jammed from 37. Bay bridge toll plaza is backed up for a 15 to 25minute delay. More like 25 minutes now. We are getting deep in this backup. This is really back to normal now. And the morning commute is slow on 80 westbound coming in from berkeley at el cerrito into the breaking news from san jose. That huge massive warehouse fire leading to the evacuations of nearby buildings. Ktvus janine della vega is there to tell us how firefighters are also making sure everybody is safe. Good morning. Reporter good morning, dave. I just talked to a fire battalion chief who told me this fire has gone from four alarms to five alarms. You can see there is just a massive plume of smoke in the air. You can see the orange glow of the flames. They are attacking this fire from the outside. Can you see several fire engine ladders are in the air and they are just dousing this with water because in the last half hour weve learned that the fire has spread. I also want to show you that the firefighters here on the ground, they were just using what appeared to be a chainsaw to go through those fences. I am not sure what other tactics they are using to get from behind that fire to get access to all those commercial buildings. Lets go to some video that we took earlier this morning. There has been numerous explosions that weve been hearing here. This fire started at about 5 40. Thats when they got the call. When firefighters arrived they found a commercial warehouse completely engulfed in flames. This was observed also by several residents in the area who immediately left their apartments. Right now were being told that there is at least 70 firefighters on the scene. It will possibly go to 100 firefighters. Again they dont have this under control. As far as we know there have been three buildings that have burned so far. We are being told that name of the business is vintage tile and roof. There is also a number of other warehouses there. Again, were told they are all commercial buildings, that some may have insulation in them. Others are vacant. But because of all these explosions that we keep hearing they think that maybe thats propane tanks. Here is an explanation that a fire official just gave us a short time ago of why this fire seems to be spreading so fast and why its so black and thick. Construction of that building, first of all, from what i could tell was tar and gravel in the construction of the top of the roof. When that catches on fire it helps feed the fire because its oil based. So its going to burn more intense. Thats why the smoke is so black. Also, any of the debris that drops down to the ground like that from the roof causes an influx of air which causes a large explosion. You see a lot more flames go up after that. Reporter again, fire officials and firefighters are going to be here on the scene near 28th and julian and the surrounding area for a long time. I do want to show you exactly a live picture of a school. A school this is the discovery rocket ship school that were being told is going to be closed today just because of, again, because of this fire thats going on. Again, the businesses, people who work around here arent going to be able to get to work. I also want to go back to a live picture of where im standing on the other side of the fire near 28th and julian. Its near the 101 and julian exit. You can see how the road is completely blocked off. There is a lot of lookyloos. People who heard about the fire, wanted to see it, you know. Authorities are sort of discouraging that, for people to stay away from the area. Again massive fire. We have seen a lot of flying embers. Fire officials are trying to get a handle on it. It has grown to five alarms. We will continue to monitor this situation and you will hear from people who did have to leave their apartments coming up in the next hour of mornings on 2. Reporting live from san jose, jeanine de la vega. Also new this morning Early Morning flames destroyed a house off highway 9 in santa cruz county. It was first spotted about midnight. Those flames quickly spread to a second home nearby before it was contained. The six people in both of those houses, they did escape. The investigation continues. Attorneys for one of several teenager boys accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in saratoga say her parents share some of the blame for her death. The San Francisco chronicle reports Defense Attorneys say audrey potts parents failed to get professional help for their daughters longstanding emotional problems. Attorneys also claim potts had had an argument with two of her friends in the days before her suicide. Potts took her life eight days after she fell asleep at a party after drinking heavily. Cellphone photos of her undressed with words written on her body were shared by students at her school. Some california lawmakers will be monitoring how the states public colleges handle student harassment and hate crimes. The committee will review policies and procedures at the california state university, university of california, and California Community college systems. This comes after last years racial bullying case at san jose state. The four white students accused of harassing their africanamerican roommate are now facing misdemeanor hate crime and battery charges. A transgender student from Hercules High School who claims it be a victim of bullying has now been charged with battery. Back in november 16yearold jewels gutierrez was involved in a fight with three girls that was captured on cellphone video. Jules claims she asked School Administrators for help but the bullying continued and thats why she fought back. The sophomore, however, is now charged with misdemeanor battery. It sends a message to bullies that you can bully individuals and that adults will then further victimize the person that you have been tormenting. Now, no charges were filed against the other people involved. Jules sister has set up an online petition to get prosecutors to drop those charges. A new campaign to stop the sexual trafficking of children will be launched today in alameda county. More than two dozen billboards will be unveiled today telling the offenders they are going to be prosecuted for buying or selling a child for sex. Ads will also be going up in bus shelters telling victims it is possible to escape. The fbi says oakland is a national hotspot for child trafficking. An estimated 100 children are sold for sex in oakland and any given night. 7 39. The arctic blast is continuing to pound the upper midwest. Some parts of minnesota could plunge as low as minus 30 degrees fahrenheit and the windchill could be 40 below. Some parts of the great lakes could receive up to a foot of snow. However, relief is on the way. Forecasters predict its the last stand before temperatures start rising this weekend. In nashville, tennessee, crews had to free two geese stuck in a frozen pond. Several people called the city after spotting the birds in a downtown park. The parks and recreation employees took a kayak to reach them and broke the ice with a mall let. One bird did have difficult itty to moving and was taken to shore to be examined. Its not clear how long they had been stuck. Time is 7 40. The marin municipal Water District wants residents to conserve water after the driest year on record in marin county. The Water District has launched the first ever wintertime ad campaign. They want people to cut back on using water. They are expanding on an earlier campaign urging people to take the 20gallon challenge. Thats reducing your water usage by that much every day. Probably shorter showers. Get a little smarter with the dishes. Do a little less laundry activity. Water district says if there is no significant rain by april 1st, mandatory Water Conservation measures may take effect. It is 7 40. The tern for the family of jahi mcmath says the health of the brain dead girl is improving. Christopher dolan went on twitter to say that doctors are optimistic jahis condition has stabilized from when she was taken from childrens oaklands childrens hospital. He says jahi is getting the treatment she should have received a month ago. He also confirmed the procedures to insert a breathing tube were a breathing and feeding tube were successful. It is 7 41. Two more local deaths due to the flu. The extra measures being put in place as the flu virus gets worse and worse all over the bay area. Bombs. Two people shot and a suspect holed up inside a house. Thats what triggered a Huge Police Response in san jose. The disturbing twist that has now become the center of an intense investigation. Good morning. 101 in san jose. Some slow traffic because of a huge warehouse fire. We also have a look at some of the other commutes in the valley and they are very slow. Well, all sorts of reports coming in on drizzle. Lots of fog out there as well. Can we get some good oldfashioned rain . Thats the big question before we warm up next week. Take a look at it coming up. Well, u. S. Stocks basically erasing both of yesterdays gains as investors considered accelerated tapering by the federal reserve. More increasing possibility as a drop in jobless claims. Further thoughts that tomorrows december payroll report will be a positive one. This could be bad news for investors. The dow is currently down 45. The nasdaq is down 12 and s p down 2. There is another good sign from the labor market. Firsttime jobless claims fell by 15,000 last week. 330,000 americans filed new Unemployment Insurance claims, and that is exactly what economists had forecast. They add early january can be volatile because Holiday Season jobs are ending. But it can be an indicator of which correction the direction the market is heading. Tomorrow the Labor Department releases the december jobs report. Macys stock is on fire. Its up over 8 right now after it announced it is eliminating 2,500 jobs across the country and shutting five stores. None of those stores are in california and most of the job cuts will come from administrative and behind the scenes positions. Macys says they will also trueness fer some store workers from one location to another. The changes come even though macys forecast improving profits. And fast food restaurants are offering deals this month that could be enough to put a stop to that new diet. Starting january 23, taco bell will sell its loaded grillers for 1 all day. Its a promotion for the two new flavors, chili cheese fries and chipolte ranch chicken. And papa johns is celebrate being a 30cent pizza. Order any large pizza for the regular price and get a second with a single topping for 30 cents. And starbucks customers who sample some new lattes can buy any handcrafted drink for just 1. That runs from january 16 through the 19. Time is now 7 46. Armed officers swarmed a san jose neighborhood. A wild story. An incredible scene. But as ktvus pam cook tells us from our newsroom, pam, the whole thing was a waste of the officers time . Reporter yeah. In san jose last night more than 20 sheriffs deputies responded to a report that a man had just killed two people and planted bombs inside and outside a home. But it turned out that call was a hoax. Now, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office the call came in 8 00 last night. Officers then responded to the home that the man described on fruit dale avenue. But when they went inside, they found the home empty. No explosives. That call came in from a cellphone which they are now trying to track down. Now, this all comes as a new law went into effect the first of this year. Its designed to put an end to those fake calls that some are now being called swatting where someone falsely reports an emergency and its often reported at a celebritys home. Now, this is video youre seeing of a Police Response if some training video in los angeles where they get a lot of these calls. Its called swatting because the nature of the emergency call is so urgent that the swat team is often called in. Police responded to a 911 call on wednesday claiming someone had a weapon at Justin Biebers home. Fake calls have been directed to the homes of ashton kutcher, tom cruise and miley cyrus. Under this new law callers or even their parents will be required to reimburse Police Agencies for the full cost of each emergency call, which can run as high as 10,000. The pranksters could also face up to a year in jail. Now, in our next hour of mornings on 2 we will hear from some of the people in the area of last nights hoax and how they feel about the whole ordeal. Reporting live in the newsroom, pam cook. Thanks, pam. 7 48. We have just received new video of a suicide bombing in baghdad this morning. A man with explosives strapped to a vest blew himself up at a military recruiting center. 21 army recruits were killed with dozens more injured. No terror group has claimed responsibility yet, but these types of suicide attacks are a hallmark of alqaeda. And just yesterday iraqs Prime Minister vowed to get rid of alqaeda entirely. Time now 7 48. Back here at home, Pleasant Hill City Council Members say the city clerk is not doing her job and they are not happy about it. Council members say the minutes of City Council Meetings havent been updated in more than a year. That means the only way to review previous City Council Meetings is to watch them online. This has been a really onthejob learning experience. We have got some record setting eight hour, ten hour plus meetings. Doing a verbatim record doesnt make aniens is. Pleasantville city clerk says she submitted about 25 of the minutes before the year. She is working on producing the rest of those minutes. The city, by the way, is considering bringing in an outside person to take the minutes at future meetings. All right. It is 7 49. I want to check in with sal. You mentioned its been extremely busy today. Of course, focusing on that big fire in san jose. Thats right. Tori and dave, northbound 101, i want to run it down for you here. Northbound 101 is still very slow coming up past the fire scene. Pardon me. I had to cough there. Traffic is going to be very slow from beyond all the way up into sunnyvale. 280 is a mess. This fire and the smoke has added to the south bay commute, which is terrible right now. Lets go to some live pictures. I want to he show you the bay bridge. Thats about a 50minute delay. It looks like we have a new crash here westbound in the carpool lane. A couple of cars and some people are out of their cars there as we watch this on the camera. I am not sure what thats about. But watch out for some slow traffic as you come through the area. Also, the morning commute is going to be slow still on highway 4. Primarily in anitoch, but a little bit of slow traffic over the hill on concord. 680 is moderate from concord to walnut creek. Bart and other train systems are on time. Very good morning. Cloudy. Foggy. Drizzly. Light rain or misty. A weak system here. High pressure builds back in. Maybe 70 next week around tuesday. San francisco will not see zero rainfall in january. Official reporting station. 02. Lots of reports coming in from the city. Thank you. Sp weather on twitter or send me information. 02. The driest was. 26 in 1929. We should get 4. 5 inches in january. December is the wettest. Maybe a miracle march. Who knows . A lot of low clouds in place. A lot of fog. This is the upper air pattern. The hudson bay low in canada has anchored itself. Thats why we have had these much deeper systems than usual with High Pressure over the west coast which seems content to stick around. Heavy snow up in seattle and more active weather for the rest of the country. Jetstream continues to go up and over. There are hints that maybe something could undercut. If the jetstream does this, a zonal pattern, it would bring a lot of rain. The problem is forecast models highlight it and back off on it. We are talking ten, 15 days. Short range models say no, no, no. 50s for some of the temps. Highs today will be in the 50s. From the lows 50s to the highs 50s. Morning drizzle. High clouds. Lots of cloud out there. We will get a little bit more sun this afternoon. Temperatures close all over the place. Vacaville, clear lake 59. Oakland 59. Berkeley is in there. Walnut creek is in there low 60s. Saratoga also on the peninsula. Daily city a little drizzle there. Half moon bay, all reporting drizzle. Many reports in San Francisco. Also san bruno. That seems to be the focus for the heaviest. We have had drizzle out to livermore. Mostly sunny friday and warmer. One more system saturday. Doing the same thing this one is doing. Clears out sunday. Monday, tuesday warmer. Time now 7 52. Governor brown releases his new state budget plan today. The spending increases the governor says he wants to see. And getting high in a whole new way. Find out how people say police say young people are turning a tool aimed at helping smokers into a way to smoke weed. Welcome back. 7 55. Continuing coverage of breaking news. That big five alarm warehouse fire in san jose. You can see its still burning out of control near 28th and julian streets. There are about 70 firefighters out there fighting this blaze. Some of the local businesses nearby have been evacuated. We also found out a nearby school, rocketship discovery prep Charter School, it will be closed today. Stay tuned to channel 2. We will have more live reports on this coming from san jose. Meantime, the chp is warning parents this morning about a new way some children and teenagers are abusing drugs. A growing number of young people are using Electronic Cigarettes to get high with thc oil. Thats the active ingredient in marijuana. Thats letting some of the students get high without getting caught because converted ecigarettes dont release a smell or smoke. Just that vapor. The cdc doesnt have any facts or figures on how many teenagers are using ecigarettes with that thc oil, but 10 of students surveyed by the cdc in 2012 said they had used ecigarettes with nicotine or other additives. It is 7 56. We are now getting a better idea of what the neighborhood around Candlestick Park may look like after the stadium is torn down. San franciscos commission on Community Investment and infrastructure has approved conceptual plans for the site. They include 16 blocks of new development, parks, and more than 1,500 new homes. 800 of which would be designated affordable home. Nearby the alice griffeth Housing Project would also be rebuilt. Plans include a new mixeduse retail, entertainment and Housing Development at the current Candlestick Park site. One of the most visable elements of Candlestick Park has become a hot item. Its San Franciscos recreation and Parks Department has sold 3,000 pairs of those orange plastic seats since they went on sale a month ago. The price has gone up by a 100 to 749 for a pair of seats. And the money raised goes to youth programs. Of course, we are just three days from the playoff game between the 49ers and the Carolina Panthers in charlotte. Ktvu pregame show airs this sunday at 8 30 a. M. Followed by the fox sports coverage. Kickoff is at 10 10 a. M. After the game is the point after with mark ibanez. Time now 7 57. More trouble for a california chicken plant. First it was connected to a salmonella outbreak. Now the new reason operations have been suspended at foster farms in livingston. San jose firefighters continuing to try to get a handle on a large warehouse fire this morning. We will tell you about the businesses that are burning here and how the flames are impacting neighbors and a nearby school. Northbound 280 traffic is going to be busy this morning in san jose as people are trying to avoid 101 because of that fire and 208 is just a mess. Lots of cloud cover this morning. We will get sun this afternoon but not before numerous reports of drizzle and lots of fog. We will see if this could maybe lead to rain on another system coming in saturday. Well i drove grandpa to his speed dating this week, so i should probably get the last roll. Yeah but i practiced my bassoon. [ mom ] and i listened. [ brother ] i can do this. [ imitates robot ] everyone deserves ooey, gooey, pillsbury cinnamon rolls. Make the weekend pop. [ angelic music plays ] toaster strudel best morning ever [ hans ] warm, flaky, gooey. Toaster strudel [ female announcer ] try new pillsbury heatngo mini pancakes. Good morning. It is 8 00. Welcome back to mornings on 2. We are live in san jose continuing the breaking news from san jose. This big fivealarm fire burning its a warehouse fire. Its burning several businesses, though. Its having a major impact on traffic in the area. Breathing of the air in the area. This is near julian and 28th street. And we just heard about a power outage connected to this fire. This is affecting businesses in the area. A lot to tell you about. Stay tuned. We have all the details. Welcome back. Thursday, january 9. I am dave clark. Good morning. I am tori campbell. Lets get a quick look at weather and traffic. Steve. Tori. Playoff football . Playoff football. Thats better than green bay, tori and dave. Partly cloudy. There is some rain. If you are traveling there, they do expect rain friday, saturday. Then clearing out late friday, early sunday. Everything looks pretty good. 50s on the temps for kickoff. We have mostly cloudy skies here. There will be more sun in the afternoon. A little system coming by on the western edge. A lot of reports of drizzle. Thats for sure. And light rain. Even measurable amounts in San Francisco. A couple of 30s popping up napa and santa rosa. We have that fog or clouds probably closer to 50 degrees. 45 sacramento. 45 ukiah. More sun in the afternoon. By 9 00 it winds down. High clouds, low clouds give way to partly sunny, mostly sunny skies here. 50s or vo low 60s. Here is sal. Northbound 101 at the fire we have a lot of slow traffic on the freeway. People still see the smoke and they see the ladder companies. Its just been a really slow drive. Now, 280 has also been slow as people have been getting off 101 and using 280 instead. Are the pa of this is the normal morning commute, as well. Its not just all the fire. But it really has complicated matters in the south bay. As we move to San Francisco at the corner of 25th and crossover there is an injury accident there according to San Francisco police. 19th avenue and parker city are also very slow. Lets go to the bay bridge toll plaza. Thats cleared out. Seeing improvement here. It was up to 20 minutes. Now its like down to five, which is five. No problems on the bridge. And westbound 24 that traffic looks good as you drive from walnut creek to oakland. 8 02. Back to the desk. We are still following breaking news. What huge warehouse fire this morning in san jose. Look at the pictures. Its an 80,000 square foot warehouse on north 28th and east julian street. Now, several nearby businesses have been evacuated. The fire spread to nearby buildings. One area school, rocketship discovery prep, will stay closed today because of this fire. The ktvus alex savage has been out there for hours. Alex, there have been several explosions, too . Reporter yeah. This was a pretty dangerous situation early on. We just got an update from the fire captain here on scene. Obviously, flames, as you can see behind me, continuing to pour from this building. But they are beginning to gain some control and the fire at this point is no longer spreading. So a bit of good news out here. Firefighters have been battling these flames defensively for several hours this morning. Let me give you a sense of what things looked like when we first arrived at this scene early this morning. It was a very dangerous situation and we heard several large explosions. Firefighters say that may have been propane tanks inside some of these businesses that were burning here this morning. This is a huge building. 120 square foot commercial warehouse that holds several businesses, according to firefighters. One of those businesses, from what we can tell, is a place called vintage roof tile. Its also possible there are some other units in here that are vacant and are empty right now. The fire captain says that no one appears to have been hurt in this fire. It doesnt seem like anyone was inside any of these businesses when the fire broke out. Firefighters at this point dont exactly know how the fire started. But the construction of this warehouse certainly made this a very ditch fight. These metal core buildings are difficult. Its something we dont cut holes in or anything like that because they are so easily they collapse. We have to work off of ladders. But this fire was so heavily involved when we came on scene we instantly went defensive on the fire due to the size of the building and the construction of the corrugated roof and tar and gravel on the roof on one section. Reporter and this large fire has also caused another issue for people who live in this area. There is power out to a lot of people in the surrounding neighborhoods. Pg e intentionally deenergized lines around here because this fire was so large. We are told right now that pg e has about 4500 customers in the dark. Its unclear exactly how long the power will remain off for those folks. As we bring you back out to a live picture this morning, this is the back side of rocketship discovery prep Charter School. And you can see the proximity of this school to the fire. Its so close, in fact, that they have canceled classes for the day. So kids will not be coming to school at this Charter School today because of this large warehouse fire. Were told more resources still coming to this fire and now were told that firefighters will be coming in from some surrounding cities like santa clara and sunnyvale to help out. Alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. Also new this morning san jose firefighters knocked down an Early Morning fire at an historic hem right here. It happened about 2 a. M. On the porch of a house on south 17th street. The couple inside escaped this safely on their own. Firefighters were able to save some family photo albums, but the house, it was badly damaged. My wife heard the smoke detector. I am a sound sleeper. She heard the smoke detector. You know, that was it. That got us out of the house. Fighting those flames were a challenge for the firefighters. This home was built back in 1907. Firefighters say the walls made out of wood and plaster, that allowed the flames to spread real fast. The cause of the fire still under investigation. Its 8 06. Doctors had cautioned that this flu season could strike early and hard, and it looks like their warning is coming true. Now two more deaths in the bay area are being blamed on the h1n1 flu virus. This morning ktvus Tara Moriarty has been talking to customers of a 24hour pharmacy in alameda. We understand that many have not gotten around to getting that shot yet . Reporter yeah, thats right. We have been asking folks all morning if they have gotten a shot and a lot of them said no. Some of them said they dont trust the shot. Some think they are going to get sick from it. Overall, the pharmacist here says he has seen a spike in the number of people who have gotten the shot recently. Now, there have been at least a dozen flurelated deaths in california. Five of them here in the bay area. Those two in marin that we mentioned and then one each in alameda, contra costa, and santa clara counties. In san jose there are so many patients with flu symptoms that Regional Medical center has pitched a tent to handle the influx. The hospital says the tent helps isolate those with the bugs from other patients where they can receive treatment without having to be admitted. One alameda man told us that the flu scares him. You got your flu shot this year . Of course i did. Reporter what was your main reason for getting it . Well, i work in Behavioral Health and its required or else i have to wear a mask. Reporter every year 15 to 35,000 people die of influenza. Doctors say the vaccine is not 100 effective. Its only going to protect you about 60 to 70 of the time. So its not foolproof, but it is better than nothing. So if you havent gotten a shot yet doctors say it is a good time to still get one. Live from alameda, Tara Moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8 08. Meantime, in canada the first confirmed death from bird flu in north america. Health Officials Say the victim was from alberta, canada, and had recently traveled to china. The h5n1 avian flu is often contracted in either asia or northeastern africa. Most people who have died of the virus have come into close contact with infected birds. The Agriculture Department has suspended operations at a foster farms chicken plant in Central California because of an infestation of cockroaches. The usda says it took the action after seeing cockroaches near the processing line in the plant in livingston. Foster farms said it treated the facility yesterday afternoon and who he has to reopen soon once it gets the okay from the usda. It grosses me out. I mean, i eat chicken. The livingston plant is one of three foster farms plants in Central California linked to a salmonella outbreak last year in a statement foster farms says food safety is foster farms highest priority and the Company Took Action immediately upon learning of any concerns. 8 09. Happening today governor jerry brown will unveil his 155 billion state budget a day ahead of schedule because it was leaked to the media. And after years of big deficits this year california has a big sur plus. Economists predict california will have a 3. 2 billion operating surplus by the end of the fiscal year and that the surplus may reach 10 billion within three years. They are crediting the passage of proposition 30 last year and also the improving economy. Now, in the governors budget it includes 70 billion for schools k12. Thats up 22 billion from the last budget. The governor is proposing 670 million in new healthcare spending for mental health, dental care, and Substance Abuse programs. The governor also wants welfare checks to go up by 5 . And he wants a Rainy Day Fund of 1. 6 billion. 8 10. A bicyclist is recovering from serious injuries after being hit by a tow truck last night in San Francisco. It happened around 5 p. M. At 7th and folsom streets. Police say the bicyclist was at fault and was riding the wrong way on folsom when she was hit. The accident is just the latest crash involving bicyclists and pedestrians in the city. A bicyclist was killed a block away last fall. There have also been several accidents involving pedestrians in the last week. If anybody is riding the wrong way, i dont care what kind of vehicle theyre in or on, theyre up for some real problems. Police are reviewing Surveillance Video of the recent crash. The driver of the tow truck is cooperating and is not expected to face charges. Sometime 8 11. New focus on a transgender student in hercules. Was the victim a victim, or was she an aggressor . Jules was identified as being transgender. You think that she had been tormented and harassed. A student who claims she was a victim of bullying now is being charged with battery. How she is defending herself against this fight that was captured on a cellphone video. They are calling it bridge gate. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is right now responding to allegations of political retaliation by his administration. Good morning. Right now traffic is still a mess in the south bay but Getting Better in other parts of the bay. 280 northbound very slow up to highway 17. The weather will get better later. Lot of low clouds, fog, drizzle, high clouds. We are on the back edge of this system so it will be improving one more system saturday. Will that bring us any rain . 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He says he is embarrassed and humiliated by his aides actions and he has already fired one of them. At the top of your political operation that you do not have confidence in. As a result, ive instructed bill stepian to not place his name in nomination for state Party Chairman and he will not be considered for state Party Chairman, and ive instructed had him to withdraw his consultantsy with the republican governors association. If i cannot trust someones judgment i cannot ask others to do so and i would not place him at the head of my political operation because of the lack of judgment that was shown in the emails that were revealed yesterday. That has also been communicated to mr. Steppian last night. There is no doubt that bill has been one of my closest advisors over the last five years. And so for that, too, i am sad today to have to take this action. But i also know that i have a job to do and its the job stray asked the people of new jersey to entrust me with and i can never allow personal feelings or longstanding relationships to get in the way of doing my job the way its appropriate to do it. But i dont want any of you to confuse what im saying this morning. Ultimately, i am responsible for what happens under my watch. The good and the bad. And when mistakes are made then i have to own up to them and take the action that i believe is necessary in order to remediate them. As i mentioned to you earlier, i spent all day you have been listening live to new Jersey Governor Chris Christie talking about what some are calling bridge gate. That was basically where texts and emails linking governor christies top aides to a huge traffic mess for several days last september on the George Washington bridge at fort lee, new jersey. That is a hugely important bridge. So many cars cross it. Its like the bay bridge or the Golden Gate Bridge here in the bay area. The messages that were uncovered yesterday suggest it was closing down a couple of those lanes was political retaliation against the fort lee mayor for not supporting christies reelection campaign. Now, we just heard christie say that he has fired his deputy chief of staff because of the emails involved and as recently as last month governor christie vi meantly denied that he or his staff had anything to do with the lane closures. You just heard there he said he didnt know about it but ultimately its his responsibility and some action has been taken. He said he has fired one of his Staff Members because she had lied to him. Now, there is speculation this still could have a big impact on christies expected run for the white house in 2016. He has been considered one of the gop front runners for that president ial run. So, again, governor christie still having a press conference right now. We will continue to follow it and bring you any new developments as they occur. All right. Tori, time is 8 18. There is a new development linked to the Asiana Airlines crash at sfo last july of the parts of the 16 yearold girl who was run over and killed by two fire trucks have filed a legal claim against the city of San Francisco. That claim may lead to a lawsuit. It accuses firefighters of knowingly putting the girl in harms way. It also accuses the Fire Department of not training firefighters to avoid hitting victims at a disaster scene. It is 8 19. In just a couple of hours a former advisor of oakland mayor jean quan will announce his own plans to try to become the next mayor of oakland. Dan siegel is expected to make his official announcement this morning. Siegel a well known civil rights attorney has lived in oakland since 1975. His campaign reportedly will focus on improving safety, creating more goodpaying jobs, and improving the school system. All right. Tori, time is 8 19. You know i think sal can do anything . Yes. I dont know if you can straighten this out in the south bay, sal. It started off with the fire at 5 30. And, you know, the traffic has been ramping up anyway as a lot of people are back after the holidays. And on this thursday its really bad in the south bay almost everywhere you look. 237 trying to get to sunnyvale stop and go. Wetness on the road as steve has been talking about. No doubt, a lot of the slow traffic put pressure on the freeways because people have been slowing on 101 near mckee as a result of the huge fire we have been reporting since it started at 5 30 this morning. Lets look at San Francisco. We have a traffic incident. Crossover drive, according to the San Francisco police department. The whole area is going to be really slow. Good way to avoid a lot of slow traffic is just not to use 19th avenue or park. Lets move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. That traffic is light. Now lets go to steve. Thank you, sal. Lots of low clouds. High clouds. Lots of reports of drizzle this morning. And even some light rain. I would love it show it to you on radar but its below the beam. Really drizzle is all it is. We could sure use some rain. At least officially we get a little bit. No problems for the 49ers. If you are traveling, they are expecting rain friday, saturday but then clearing out by sunday. So partly cloudy, mostly sunny. 50s on the temps. San francisco picked up. 02. We will not be a dry january. We are still in the driest category. Driest 1921. 26. 4. 5 inches of rain is normal. Our wettest is december. You can see clearing taking place. The pattern is just the longest time. Its locked in. There is a very strong low out of canada which is anchored. High pressure has parked itself over the west coast. Until this all breaks down everything continues pretty much as is. The ridge of High Pressure has weakened a lush but its not that weak where we are going to get rain. Forecast models keep trying to break thaw the westerlilies or the jetstream which would give us good rain. But then they back off on it. A lot of low clouds in place but we will get afternoon sun here. Temperatures in the 50s. Overall, though, there is some light rain all over the place but it doesnt show up on radar. There you go. 30s in the mountains. 40s to 50s, almost 60 in san diego. Lots of clouds. Partly sunny. Partly cloudy. Low clouds give way to temperatures in the 50s for everybody or very low 60s. I mean, its just take your pick here. Everyone is going to be within a couple degrees of each other. Slightly warmer towards santa clara valley. That cold air is definitely gone. Your flowers are like what the check . What is going on. Clearing and warmer early next week. All right. Thank you, steve. 8 it 2 8 22. The big problem happening at a bus stop located across from a boys and girls clubs and what workers want done to stop it. Did you see it last night . An historic run comes it an end. The Golden State Warriors just missed out on a nba record. ;e welcome back. Former nba star Dennis Rodman is now apologizing for those angry words he said about an american citizen imprisoned in north korea. Dennis rodman went to north korea with several other former nba players for an exhibition game. While he was there rodman said that a kenneth bae may have done something to deserve his sentence of 15 years of hard labor. Well, today Dennis Rodman released a statement apologizing for his comments. He said he had been drinking. Now, in that exhibition game the American Team lost to north korea 4739. Back here at home the winning streak of the Golden State Warriors, it ended last night in brooklyn. The warriors were trying to get their 11th straight win and become the first nba team to have a perfect 70 road trip. They were good. They were close. But even with steph curry with 34 points the warriors lost to brooklyn 10298. Coach mark jackson called it a tough last but he is still proud the warriors went 61 on the road. The warriors next game tomorrow at home against boston. Today is the beginning of one of the biggest car shows in the nation. The 2014 Silicon Valley International Auto show begins at the Mchenry Convention Center in san jose. It features hundreds of cars, including hybrids and electric models. A lot of the cars are available for test drive, too. But sales of those cars, they are prohibited at this auto show. The event runs through sunday. Time is 8 27. There is an urgent need for the gift of life. The plea this morning for blood donations after the holidays and the particular blood type that is in critical demand. Were live in san jose where more than 100 firefighters are battling a massive fire at a commercial warehouse. Well tell you about the progress thats being made and what residents are being told. Good morning. Traffic is going to be busy still all over the place. But we still have some slow traffic on 24 around highway 4 in contra costa county. We will tell you where it begins to slow. Starting to see some sun breaks now. Not before lots of low clouds, fog and drizzle this morning. There is one more system on saturday. We will see if that has any chance. Good morning. It is 8 30. These are live pictures on ktvu mornings on 2. Live pictures from san jose. We are following breaking news. A fivealarm fire there. A huge warehouse fire. The cameras panning around. You can see all of the activity. We have been on this since 6 00 this morning and we just found out 4500 pg e customers have no power. As a result of fighting it fire. We will tell you how this fire is affecting other businesses, schools in the area. You can imagine the breathing air there, too. We will have a live report you coming up in just a minute. It is thursday, january 9. I am dave clark. Lets talk about weather and traffic. Steve has your forecast. I hope so there, dave. Clearing taking place to the north. Morning clouds. Then partly sunny. Partly cloudy. But it looks like most of the drizzle has ended there. A pretty good stretch for a while. High level clouds, midlevel clouds. Temperatures very mild. Near 50s for many or 54 for sfo. A couple of measurable amounts including in San Francisco. So we will not see a dry january. I will tell you there is some rapid clearing taking place to the north. Still clouds coming down. 30s up in the mountains. 50s in southern california. A lot of 40s around here. Expect for these higher clouds, tomorrow looks good. Sunshine and warm temperatures by sunday. If not then, monday, tuesday. Morning drizzle should be over. 50s for many on the terms. Here sal. Steve, we do have traffic troubles in many places. I want to show you some improvement. If you are trying to get to San Francisco the bay bridge is a good time to go. Traffic has recovered quite nicely. It was backed up for a longer delay, but now its only a very brief delay before we make it on to the bridge. San Francisco Park pro sidio at crossover a good area to avoid. This whole area of the city is terrible. We are also look at 280 in san jose. Northbound 280 looks okay. Thats because 101 traffic is very, very slow. I think people have just given up on getting into that part of the valley using 280 or 101. 85 is also very slow. You see 280 on the left heading south towards 101 is now feeling the effects of the 101 slow traffic. 8 32. Lets go back to the desk. Lets get back to our breaking news in san jose. That huge warehouse fire still burning at this hour. This started about 5 40 this morning. It has already destroyed a warehouse. It has caused evacuations, as well. Jeanine de la vega joining us live from san jose. Firefighters gave you an update seconds ago about the progress they are making . Reporter dave, they tell me 15 minutes ago they were able to knock down this fire and now they are concentrating on hotspots. People here in this area of 28th and julian are being told to shelter in place. You can see that the sky still has smoke in the air. I am not sure if you can make out the plume because of the drizzle and rain here. But from the top you can see there is really dousing this with the aerial ladders. Now, this fire we know is now five alarms. They are making Good Progress because all of this white smoke that you are seeing, thats a good sign that its running out of fuel. Now, the fire is burning at a commercial warehouse that is 120,000 square feet and holds various businesses. When firefighters arrived it was completely engulfed in flames and they were hearing explosions. They were initially told some of the buildings were vacant but others had insulation. There is a roofing and tile company here as well as a hay company. Some are built with metal. Others brick and they all share walls. But because of the materials inside, the way it was constructed, it really caused the fire to spread quickly. Nearly all the roofs collapsed and the fire spread throughout the building. Several apartment complexes are nearby and those residents who lived there selfevacuated. Within 20 or 30 feet you could feel the heat from the flames and everything and you just kept hearing buildings the buckling and the boom from the chemicals within the building and everything exploding and catching, igniting and stuff like that. So we were just, you know, concerned about that because of all the stuff when it was popping and blowing up and stuff. There was embers and stuff flying in the air and falling on top of cars. Reporter at least 100 firefighters are working on this fire. Again, they are fighting it from the outside from the aerial ladders. They called in Fire Departments from other cities to help them. They expect to be here several hours. Now, while the fire captain did tell me that they have knocked it down they are still not saying that its under control. Again, they need to concentrate on hotspots because this commercial warehouse is so big. They want to make sure nothing sparks back up. I want to mention there is a nearby elementary school, discovery rocketship, thats on the other side of the warehouse and were being told that that will be closed today. Again a police and fire want you to completely avoid this area near 28th and julian. Reporting live from san jose, jeanine de la vega. Its 8 35. Also new this morning, Early Morning flames destroyed a house off highway 9 in santa cruz county. It was first seen around midnight. Quickly spread to a second home nearby before it was finally contained. The six people in both of the houses, they did escape and an investigation continues. It is 8 35. Attorneys for one of several teenager boys accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in saratoga who later committed suicide say her parents share some of the blame for her death. The San Francisco chronicle reports Defense Attorneys say audrie potts parents failed to get professional help for their daughters longstanding emotional problems. Attorneys also claim potts had an argument with two of her friends in the days before her suicide. Potts took her life eight days after she fell asleep at a party after drinking heavily. Cellphone photos with her undressed with words written on her body were shared by students at her school. California lawmakers will be monitoring how the states public colleges handle student harassment and hate crimes. They will review policies and procedures at the california state university, university of california, and California Community college systems. This comes after last years racial bullying case at san jose state. The four white students accused of harassing their africanamerican roommate are now facing misdemeanor hate crime and battery charges. Our time is 8 36. A transgender student from Hercules High School who claims to be a victim of bullying has now been charged with battery. Back in november 16yearold Jules Gutierrez was involved in a fight. It was captured on cellphone video with three girls. Jules claims she had asked School Administrators for help but that the bullying continued. Thats why she was fighting back. Now, however, the sophomore is charged with misdemeanor battery. It sends a message to bullies that you can bully individuals and that adults will then further victimize the person that you have been tormenting. Now, no charges have been filed against the other people involved. Jules sister has set up an online petition trying to get prosecutors to drop the charges. An oakland bus stop located in front of a boys and girls clubs is still a drug haven for dealing and drug use. Some of the neighbors say they often find broken drug needles out there, trash, empty liquor bottles around the ac transit bus stop at international boulevard and 85th avenue. Children in the neighborhood who go to the boys and girls clubs nearby say they see a lot of that illegal activity. I see people and stuff and shooting up. We serve kids ages 617 and they have to pass by that in order to get to and from the club, to and from school, and to and from the church thats acrossed street. Last month ktvu first highlighted the problems with the bus stop. After our report the city as well as Clear Channel outdoors, which has a contract to maintain the shelters, sent crews out to clean it up. But now people say its just as bad as it was before. The arctic blast is continuing to pound the upper midwest. Some parts of minnesota could plunge as low as minus 30 degrees fahrenheit and the windchill could be 40 below. Some parts of the great lakes could receive up to a foot of snow. However, relief is on the way. Forecasters predict it is the last stand. The polar vortex before temperatures start rising this weekend. The marin municipal Water District is urging people to conserve water following the driest year on record in marin county. The Water District has launched its first ever wintertime ad Campaign Calling on people to cut back on water usage. They are expanding on an earlier campaign urging people to take the 20gallon challenge reducing their water usage by that much every day. The number one message is to turn off your irrigation system. That should be the default. The Water District says if there is no significant rain by april 1st mandatory Water Conservation measures could go into effect. Time is 8 39. Local Blood Centers say their supplies are running low and they creditically need donations. The Stanford Blood Center says there are typically fewer donations of blood around the holidays. The center only has a twoday supply of 0positive blood and thats less than half the ideal amount. Its very critical because we dont see an end to the cold and flu season any time soon. We keep getting cancellation, we wont be able to build our supply. The Stanford Blood Center supplies blood to seven bay area hospitals including stanford and the ba. They say you can make an appointment or just drop in to donate blood. All right. It is 20 minutes before 9 00. It was not what it seemed. The reason authorities in san jose are now looking for the person who called 911 to report a crime. And crews here in san jose continue to battle a stubborn warehouse fire, but they do appear to be gaining the upper hand. We will tell you what we have learned about the businesses that burned this morning. Good morning. Right now traffic on the san mateo bridge is looking pretty good, but still some areas of slow traffic around the way. We will tell you where they are. Decent drizzle or light rain from San Francisco to newark and san jose and parts of the coast. Looks like we will get a break. What about the next system . Will that one make it . With grands mini pot pies. Only four ingredients. And a few easy steps. Weeknight dinner in a flash. And my family devours them. Pillsbury grands biscuits. Make dinner pop. Kevin toaster strudel, yah . Warm, flaky, toaster strudel. [ female announcer ] now get two bonus box tops for your school. At first stocks on wall street, the government reported encourages news about the job market but now there is concern that the fed will start tapering soon. The government releases the big december jobs report tomorrow. Taking a live look at the big board, the dow is down 52. The nasdaq down 14. S p down 3. Apple and samsung have agreed to meet with a mediator to help resolve their differences about Patent Infringement in the united states. The 2002 companies are waged in a series of patent cases in several countries. The mediation session is supposed to take place before february 20th. Only the two chief executive officers and inhouse lawyers will attend. They are trying to work out an agreement before the u. S. Lawsuit goes to trial in march. Time now is 8 44. Lets bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we are following. Marin county reports its first two deaths from the h1n1 flu virus this winter. A 63yearold man died late last month. A 48yearold woman died monday. Doctors say flu shots, they are no guarantee. They are still the most effective way to prevent the flu. In the meantime, san joses Regional Medical center is seeing so many flu patients they set up this big tent to isolate and treat them. Today governor jerry brown will unveil his state budget after years of big deficits, economists predict california will have a surplus by the end of this fiscal year. The governor wants to increase spending for schools, for healthcare, and for welfare. And in san jose there was this big story this morning. At least 100 firefighters in san jose still battling a massive warehouse fire. It has destroyed the warehouse and caused several evacuations. In this fire started after about 5 40 this morning. It has been burning for hours. Residents in the area of 28th and east julian street have been told to stay inside w he also learned that Empire Gardens Elementary School will be closed today. Rocketship discovery prep Charter School is also being closed all because of that warehouse fire. And ktvus alex savage, you have been there since early this morning. Whats the latest on getting this under control . Reporter dave, after several hours heresay firefighters do appear to be gaining the upper hand on this fire. A live look beyond here. You can see a lot of white smoke being put off by this fire now, and that means its not actively burning the way it was earlier this morning. Still you have quite a few ladder trucks surrounding this fire dumping water on it. Trying to make sure that it is all the way out. They do appear to have control right now and the flames are not spreading. At least according to a fire captain. This fire broke out before 6 00 this morning inside this 120 square foot commercial building that houses a number of businesses. One of them vintage roof and tile. Its also possible that some of the units in the warehouse are vacant as well. A fire captain told us that there doesnt appear to have been anybody inside the building at the time. We talked with one neighboring Business Owner who raced down here this morning worried that the fire was spread to the event hall that he owns. I came here. The firefighters, you know, going back and forth, you know, while i was waiting. But i never would have thought that it was next to my building. Reporter reporter how close was the fire to your business . Its about, you know, 40 feet away from my building. Reporter and this massive warehouse fire had a huge impact on people who live in this neighborhood. A lot of people had the power cut by pg e. Pg e had to deenergize some of the lines to help out firefighters here so this wasnt such a dangerous situation for them. 4500 customers remaining in the dark this morning. Back out to a live picture, you see this fire is still burning. But san jose firefighters have it under control at this point. Now they will work throughout the day. You can imagine they will be trying to figure out what started this fire. Live this morning in san jose, alex savage, ktvu channel 2 news. New this Morning Police in million peadis are searching for three suspects in an Early Morning home invasion. It happened just after midnight at a home on tahoe drive. Police say five people were in the house but were not seriously hurt. Anyone with information is asked to call the million peadis blid. Two people shot and bombs inside a home. Thats the call that officers got in san jose and that sparked a huge response. But as ktvus palm cook reports from the newsroom, the whole thing was a waste of officers time. Good morning. In san jose last night nearly 30 sheriffs deputies responded to a report that a man had just killed two people and planted bombs inside and outside a home. But as it turned out that call was a hoax. Now, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office they set up a perimeter around the area of fruit de fruit dale avenue. San jose fire, police, and emergency medical teams were all informed. We spoke to one man who lives next door to the scene. Just answered the door last night about like 10, you know. 9 or so. I dont know. And there was the Sheriffs Office with an Assault Rifle asking me a bunch of questions. They had to use minores access to the backyard here. Reporter but when the officers went inside that home they found it empty and no explosives. The call came from a cellphone which they are now trying to track down. This comes as a new law went into effect the first of this year. You are looking at training video and other response video from southern california. This law is designed to put an end to those fake calls where someone falsely reports an emergency. Now, this happens a lot in los angeles where they get many of these calls often to the homes of celebrities. Its called swatting because the nature of the emergency is so urgent that a swat team is often called in. Police responded to a 911 call on wednesday claiming someone had a weapon at Justin Biebers home. Fake calls have been directed to the homes of ashton kutcher, tom cruise and miley cyrus. Under the new law that went into effect the first of the year callers or even their parents will be required to reimburse Police Agencies for the full cost of each emergency call that turns out to be fake. That could run as high as 10,000. Pranksters could also face up to a year in jail. Pam cook, ktvu channel 2 news. Lets check back with sal. You are watching highway 237 and everything else. Yeah, its going to be slow getting into the valley. Part of it is the fire. Part of it is just a lot of people are back. The holiday vacations are over for most people and we have a lot of crowds. 237 westbound you can see its a little bit slow. The traffic is going to stay that way all the way to sunnyvale, which has been slow. The bay bridge toll plaza has not been bad. Getting there on 880 through oakland is slow here driving up north past high street. It gets better at 23rd. When you get to the toll plaza the traffic is light. Now at 8 51 lets go to steve. Thank you. A little bit of drizzle here. More than a little bit for some. There was some measurable amounts. A lot of cloud cover. A few breaks in the clouds now. Still a mostly cloudy morning. Should get 4. 5 inches of rain in San Francisco. Our second wettest month. December is the wet exist. The driest 1921. 26. We picked up some rain in San Francisco. We are out of the gate with. 02. It will not be a dry january. Could be pretty dry, but not dry dry. A lot of low clouds. Its racing out of here. Partly sunny if you dont have that already. Definitely some breaks. The jetstream continues to stay up to the north. We will get more of the same on saturday. Some drizzle, light rain and sunday it clears out. Monday, tuesday, wednesday next week sunny and warmer. Would not be surprised to see upper 60s to 70 again. A lot of 50s on these lows. Cooler to the north bay. After the clouds cool out a little bit of sun mix with a high cloud mix. Tomorrow looks pretty good. Then that system on saturday. After that everything is dry. So two systems. This mornings. Not much left of that one. Then the next one on saturday. Could be light rain up in the north bay and i think there will be drizzle here locally. After that were done. It looks like, i mean, not much. At least we had some clouds in here. Lots of clouds giving way to partly sunny skies. That morning drizzle pretty good amounts. There was some decent amounts. Upper 50s. Low 60s. Is you know what i mean. Extended outlook. Decent friday then one more system saturday. Be some light rain on the coast sunday. Clearing out. Monday looks warmer. Thank you, steve. Its 8 minutes before 9 00. Its a piece of Candlestick Park thats up for sale. How many old stadium seats were sold so far and why it pays to buy them early. Paradise found luscious locks. Great glittering galaxies. The happiest place on earth keeps getting happier explore more, and save up to 25 on select nights at a Disneyland Resort hotel. Theres no end in sight. Im going to need more time. Anncr at jennieo we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. We thought wed show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennieo ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. I feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. I think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. Yeah. When i eat well, i feel well. Anncr its time for a better taco. The tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. Make the switch. Look for jennieo ground turkey in a store near you. It is 8 55. The man accused of kidnapping and killing sierra lamar could enter a plea today. A hearing for 22yearold antolin Garcia Torres is scheduled for 1 30 this afternoon. Garcia torres was arrested in may of 2012 two months after 15yearold sierra lamar was first reported missing. Her body has still not been found. A plea hearing for Garcia Torres has been delayed several times as lawyers debate whether all of the evidence has been shared. Barry bonds will have to wait for another shot at baseballs hall of fame. However, another slugger with bay area ties has been selected. Former as and Chicago White sox player frank thomas will be inducted. He is joined by two pitchers from the atlanta braves. Greg maddux and tom glavin. But no one involved in the steroid controversy made it including bonds, roger clemens, mark mcfire or sammy sosa. One of the most visable signs of Candlestick Park is a hot item. The recreation and Parks Department, they have sold 3,000 pairs of those orange plastic seats since they went on sale a month ago. The price has gone up by a 100 to 749 for a pair of seats. The money raised goes to youth programs. We are just a couple days, three days away from the playoff game between the 49ers and the Carolina Panthers in charlotte. The ktvu pregame show airs this sunday at 8 30 a. M. Followed by the fox sports coverage. Kickoff is at 10 a. M. After the game is the point after with mark ibanez. Thats right. A lot of people getting ready for that. Lets check in with sal. See how things are going with the commute and whats happening at the bay bridge toll plaza . Its light there, tori. Not all that bad there at the toll plaza westbound. Also, the morning compute is looking good on 880 northbound until you get to about the coliseum. It it slows for a mile getting up to high speed. 101 in san jose is slow because of the earlier fire. Lets go to steven. Mostly cloudy. Looks like most of the drizzle is over with. Mostly sunny. A little warmer friday. One more system saturday. More drizzle or light rain to the north and sunny and warmer early next week, you two. See . Its nice but not really what we need, right . Not even close. All right. Thats our report for this morning. Thank you for making ktvu your choice for news. Be sure to join ktvu channel 2 news at noon for more on that huge warehouse fire in san jose. 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