Where most of the city remains shut down. Plus, this week is the largest ever series of events focusing on k through 12 education. We are talking to the president of National School choice week. Less than two weeks from today there is going to be a performance, beyonce. Coldplay. I think there is football around that. We are talking super bowl 50 because things are already happening. The city is changing. Peoples moods are changing as well. Thank you for joining us here on the 9 as you do every morning, i hope. Gasia mikaelian, sal castaneda, mike mibach. Less than two weeks before the super bowl. A party coming to down. Thank you for choosing that beyonce song. I struggled to find something appropriate. She, coldplay, the halftime act. There is a lot of other musical acts in the city around the big event. Metalica panthersbroncos. I heard from denver fans coming in. Yeah. We will talk about that more in a minute, ask you your thoughts as. First the Oakland AlamedaColiseum Authority is meeting with the Oakland Raiders management this morning and most likely they are going to talk about keeping the team here for one more season. Its a closed door meeting that started just about half an hour ago. At o. Co coliseum. The raiders and the group are expected to discuss extended their lease. Of course, many fans are still hoping for a new football stadium to be built here right in oakland. Perhaps even at the current coliseum site. I dont know about you, but i sat on the couch for seven hours yesterday to find this out. Super bowl 50. Levi stadium. Carolina panthers against the denver broncos. The broncos knocked down tom brady all day yesterday at mile high. Beating the beating the patriots in the afc championship game. The missed extra point in the First Quarter proved costly. That was the first extra point attempt he has missed in nine years. Denvers defense again on brady all game long forcing dozens of incompletions, grabbing two picks. Brady almost engineered a comeback though hitting gronk for a touchdown with 12 ticks left in the game. They had to go for two to tie it and brady was picked off there in the end zone. Broncos coming away with a 20 18 victorily. Mike, the Carolina Panthers will face the broncos on february 7. The panthers routed the Arizona Cardinals 4915. Carolina scored early and often, including this 22yard run by ted ginn jr. He is now with the panthers. Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer committed six turnovers, including four interceptions. The panthers are favored over the broncos to win the super bowl. The line i saw was four and a half points. Yeah. Well, four or four and a half. Okay. This morning there are some major San Francisco street closures already in effect because of super bowl festivities. Allie rasmus has been in the city talking about major changes along the embarcadero. Is the traffic there letting up at all on northbound embarcadero, or no . Reporter no. Not at all, gasia. In fact, in the last hour we have seen two traffic parking Traffic Enforcement officers come out here. They are directing traffic. If you look at that car right there with the flashing lights, Parking Enforcement has shut down the lefthand turn lane here at washington and embarcadero. These are the northbound lanes of embarcadero. They are still open. Up until a half hour ago you could do left to washington where all that congestion is over there. But i had a chance to talk to the Parking Enforcement officer. He said its way too backed up on washington. So they have closed down the lefthand turn lane. He said it will probably be closed the rest of the day. Maybe for the next three weeks. So this is traffic heading the people are dealing with because of the construction of something called super bowl city. Southbound lanes of embarcadero from washington over to don chee way and Market Street from the Ferry Building over to beal are completely closed down for that event. Its described as a sort of fanfare of sorts. They are going to have stages and free concerts. All of that construction though is having an impact as we showed you. Now, these closure are going to be in effect for the next three weeks until february 12th. The San FranciscoMunicipal Transportation Agency expects as many as a Million People to come to San Francisco for that super bowl city event and another attraction called the nfl experience. And thats happening at the mosconi center. Expect traffic in that area to also be more congested than usual, if you can believe that. Traffic is always bad in that area anyway. The recommendation, try to avoid driving in San Francisco for the next three weeks if you can. Of course, that is not always an option. Especially for businesses and delivery service. We talked to an electrician this morning who said his company stocked up on all the materials they are going to need for the next three weeks just so they can avoid having to drive through this. They know deliveries are going to be a problem. We also talked to two workers from a company that delivers uniforms to some of the restaurants in the city and they said everyone at their workplace was told to show up to work early at least an hour early for the next three weeks. People are trying to plan ahead. As you can see, it is having an impact on the traffic out here. We have seen a lot of Construction Equipment and big rigs and trailers bringing in some of that equipment that theyre using to build this super bowl city. And in the meantime traffic is pretty bad. This is the first monday morning that these closure are in effect. And we should say its not just bad here in the financial district, but we have been told folks trying to get from the financial district over to the bay bridge, over to the over to oakland are having tough time as well. That drive usually takes people 30 minutes from the financial district to the bridge. And were told its taking some folks as much as an hour. Back to you guys. Oh, all right, alley. Thank you so much. So a lot of people frustrated behind the wheel today. A lot of people cant wait for the big game. So our twitter question is this. Are you very excited to go to San Francisco . Why he. I know you are. But there are people who are not as excited as mike and sal because its a big change to your daily routine. So are you excited that super bowl is here . Can you not wait to be a part of the crowds . Or are you maybe thinking about getting out of town . Are you dreading the change in your routine . Is this good for you . Is this bad four . Let us know. Work from home, if you can . We cant do that, right. Hashtag ktvuthe9. There are the ones who love this and the ones who take the two week vacation. Right. Now, for more on all the action we are joined by ceo keith bruce of super bowl host committee. Nice write up in the chronicle by the way, sir. Thank you. Now that its here, what can we expect this week . The closures are there. What are yes going to see . Its go time. We have been working on this two and a half years. Its incredibly exciting. We have two great teams. A wonderful matchup. Two number one seeds in the damaging winds broncos and Carolina Panthers. Super bowl City Construction opened over the weekend, as you saw. So today is our first day for the commute, obviously, for people to i adapt to the closures. Everything is on target to open january 30. This saturday we are open for business. I left a call with the nfl, the two teams, and they are excited about coming to the bay area. Here you had the panthers and the broncos. Right. Two teams that i can expect will travel well. Yes. Any point since they won, have won in contact with their cities, with their fans, with the teams themselves saying, whats going on . Yeah. I did a couple of things last night for denver on their television stations. The fans are excited. They are booking flights. Our phones are lighting up this morning around tickets and private suite sales. I think you hit it on the head. We expect them to travel well. Denver and carolina are direct flights into san jose. The matchup, you have Peyton Manning. Likely this is his last super bowl. A shot at a second rick. Thats excite a shot at his second ring. Cam newton. Carolina has not been to a super bowl in 14 years. They are going to be looking for their first super bowl trophy. Its shaping up to be an exciting couple of weeks. Logistically, whats left for you and your team . We are so close. There must be final details you are hammering out . There are mostly around the stadium. This is a critical week for the stadium to manage all of the compounding that goes on around the stadium. We know the two teams. The decor package goes broncos and panthers. So that second half of of the stadium decor package will now go into place and youll see that transform. Super bowl city, there is a lot to be done over these five days to be ready to open january 30th at 11 00 a. M. Fan zone . Yeah, the fan zone, the fort pitt Bridge Energy zone, city taige presented by levis. A dozen corporate partner activations. Nfl and cbs compounds. Broadcast compounds. We are going to catch a break with the weather this week. The lack of rain over the next three days will help keep construction on time. Even if it rains, we are ready. I wanted to ask you about the rain. What if it does rain during super bowl city week . People just sure. Rain or shine. The stage is covered. The musical acts will happen as planned. The Fan Energy Zone is covered. Its a dome. People can walk inside and escape inclement weather. The location of super bowl city is near the embarcadero, malls, and Ferry Building. So we have encouraged the businesses to stay to open early and stay open late because there will be a lot of fans to patronize those businesses. Especially if it rains. How much of a downer would it be if it rains on the game itself . The last time it rained in a super bowl was 2007. Actually, Peyton Manning played in that game. It was in miami with the colts. They won that super bowl. So well be ready. You know, levi stadium hasnt had a lot of rain during regular 49ers games. Not these past couple years. It depends when the rain happens. If it happens in the morning leading up, thats not such a big deal. If it happens in the middle of the game, you know, during the halftime show, that would be unfortunate. But if it happens, the nfl, they are ready for every possible scenario. There is more than just the game. Talk to our viewers about the faces of 50. Yeah. Every year you see the roman numeral stage. Thats the ultimate selfie moment we have a gold 50 that will be going up right there in Justin Herman plaza. That will not only be the ultimate selfie structure to take your photo in front of the gold 50. Once you go inside, this has never been done before at a super bowl, you actually go inside the 50 structure and you see the faces of 50. So these are 50 photos of youth, young adults through the bay area who have benefited from the 50 funds. So 50 real stories. 50 real photos of kids and young adults who benefited from the 50 fund on one side. On the other side the nfls honor roll. The super bowl honor roll. That connects former players and coaches of the past 49 super bowls to their local high schools. Very cool. Today you are announcing more giving . We are. We hit another milestone today. 7. 5 million donated to various non profits. We are announcing grantee and Community Assessments another 2 million today. So its a big day on the giving front for super bowl 50. On the grant making front hitting 7. 5 million. Our goal is to deliver more than 12 million to local non profits. The faces of 50, when you see that on saturday, we hope it will make people really proud and emotional to see the Community Giving thats gone behind the scenes. Two quick things. One about the concerts. They are free in the area. Thats right. My question is, what if 50,000 people come down . Is it a first come, first serve . You will get a bracelet to come in. Its first come, first serve. It is open to the public. So were prepared for somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 to 8,000 fans, particularly for friday night one republic. Then they shut it . Yes. It closes 10 00 p. M. Friday and saturday night. Thats also for fans get on the party. Is thisannah decision for bringing it back . From day one we wanted this to be about bringing it back here. Get on that west coast rotation. Be the super bowl that happens out here every five or six years and join the rotation with miami and new orleans and so forth. From the beginning, mike, its been all about doing this as, you know, as great as we can to bring it back here and have 55 or 56, you know, super bowl lvi will be lvi. I think levis would like that. They would. Yes. Thank you for joining us on the 9. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, a major snowstorm hits the east coast and this weekend many people took advantage of the weather. Up next we take you live to washington, d. C. Where much of that city is still shut down today. A shakeup at twitter in ten minutes. The top executives who are leaving the company. E company. Weright now . Omen a mystery beauty treatment. Yeah that sounds great could they guess what it was . Very rich and smooth. Really creamy. I keep touching my face. So what had we used . What . wait just water was added to this . My skin definitely feels much more radiant. That sense of having like smooth dewy skin only dove has 1 4 moisturizing cream for smoother, more radiant skin. Dove, your daily beauty treatment for radiant skin. Welcome back to mornings on 2 the 9. This morning the east coast is digging itself out of a massive snowstorm. A near record snowfall was reported from the gulf coast to new england. And reporter joe wald man is in the middle of it all in washington, d. C. A lot of that city is still shut down in. Reporter absolutely. Schools are closed here. The federal government is closed as well. Thats because there is a ton of snow. Take a look at whats going on. You see this all over the city. I am told by our very knowledgeable photographer that that is a tractor with a frontend loader. I had no idea what we call it. Apparently that is what we call it. They are digging out here, trying to get out from underneath this record snowfall. It doesnt matter if you know them or not. Its just to make the effort to try to help when you see there is a need. Reporter residents along the eastern seaboard are working to get back on track lending a hand to neighbors left stranded by this weekends record setting blizzard. I love it. But its an inconvenience for everybody trying to get around, trying to take their car out. Reporter schools in washington, d. C. , baltimore, and philadelphia remain closed. The federal government also closed after nearly 30 inches of snow covered areas around the nations capitol. Officials are asking for patience urging people to stay indoors allowing crews to continue clearing the streets. I continue to be grateful for the residents who are heeding the warning to stay off the street and continue to caution those out on the street whether they are walking or they are on bikes to be careful. We just dont want to see anyone get hurt out there. Reporter this storm also unexpectedly dumping the second biggest snow totals on record in new york city while flooding the jersey shore. You know, it becomes a part of your life here. Youre kind of used to the flooding. Reporter and airlines are trying to get back on track also. There are more than 1300 Flights Canceled again today. Guys. Joe, i know Public Transit is so important in d. C. Whats the situation with mass transit . Reporter well, they had mass transit shut down as of friday through the weekend. It was unclear when they would start it back up. They started in limited fashion today. I mean very limited fashion. About three lines are running and thats it. People dont really have a way to get around the city. Another important thing to note here is that within the district people who do have cars, there is kind of an alley system behind the homes and the city does not plow those alleys. So even if you can clear your driveway and cars, you cant get through the alleys. Really people are kind of stuck in place. In the suburbs they got 30 inches of snow. Thats why they closed the government down. All right. Joe waldon live in d. C. Thank you. Well, the first familys dogs are enjoying the winter. They spent the weekend playing at the white house. Hundreds of people took part in a giant snowball fight. It was inspired by star wars and people were encouraged to come in costume. There were a lot of people in onesies. Participants had no shortage of ammunition. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, more than 15,000 events are scheduled around the country for National School choice week. Up next we are live with the events president on the important choices to make for your child. On wall street, we talk with a stanford professor about the recent slump in stocks and the future for the u. S. Economy. Okay birth plan. Top of the brown box. Alright got it aromatherapy. Lotion. Woo. Grey basket bottom right. You are so organized. And the selfie stick. Yeah dont give me that look. Life is packing for an early delivery, and an ikea closet thats always ready. And an ikea closet panccoffee and oj, baand a killer price. Thats a win, win, win, win, win. Dennys grand slam slugger, part of the 2, 4, 6, 8 value menu. Dennys. Welcome to americas diner. Okay birth plan. Top of the brown box. Alright got it aromatherapy. Lotion. Woo. Grey basket bottom right. You are so organized. And the selfie stick. Yeah dont give me that look. Life is packing for an early delivery, and an ikea closet thats always ready. Yesterday marked the start of National School choice week. The countrys largest series of events focusing on k through 12 education. And january is the month when parents need to start making important decisions for the Upcoming School year. And joining us now via satellite is andrew camnella, president of National School choice week. Andrew, good morning to you. Good morning. Thanks so much for having me. Of course, let me start by asking you, what do you think parents are not getting enough of when it comes to options for their children . Well, what i think we need to remember as americans is that we do have choices when it comes to the education of kids all across the country and we want parents to know that if they want to choose a school for their child for the Upcoming School year, they need to start the process of looking for a school during National School choice week, right now. If you wait until summer break, you will have fewer and fewer options. So start the process now. I think thats the biggest thing we need to keep in mind when we talk about school choice. The first thing we ask when we were considering school for our kindergartner, we looked at our neighborhood school. We thought is there anywhere else in our community so go to. We did the School Lottery process. Is it wrong to think of a school in terms of how easy dropoff and pickup might be . We came to the conclusion, no, thats not selfish. Thats part of the whole package, isnt it . Reporter you know, i think parents should evaluate everything when they are looking at schools. And in california parents have lots of School Options for their kids. Traditional public schools, public charter schools, magnet schools, online academies, private schools and homeschooling. What i encourage folks to do is make a list of what all of your priorities are. What matters to you when it comes to choosing a school. Then visit schools. Talk to teachers, principals, administrators, and talk to other parents about that school. Find out if that school would be a good fit for your child. So, no, i dont think that proximity to your home is a problem. I think you should factor it . Andrew, i think whats stressful for parents trying to choose a school for their kids is what if you dont get into that school that you want . I mean, then all of a sudden you think, wow, my kids not going to get a good enough education. What do you tell those parents who maybe didnt get into the school of their choice . Reporter well, what i would say is make sure you do a thorough search to begin with and start looking now as opposed to waiting. That will increase the odds of you actually getting into that school. Of course, you might not get into your first choice. So make sure you have a backup plan. A school that you like equally as well, maybe not as much as the school you would have originally chosen. There are a lot of options in california. Parents have lots of choices. So remember that youre not limited. Youve got public schools, charters, magnet schools. There is a online academy. You have private education options. You can also homeschool your kids. Right now, andrew, the governor here in california recently offered up his budget proposal. 122 billion with increased funding to schools. People spending about 10,000. Is that enough . Reporter well, i think what matters in education is not how much money is spent, but where the money goes. Is the money going to classrooms to pay teachers more . Is the money going to make sure students are learning at the highest levels . Thats one of the things that about a thousand people who are gathering in just half an hour from now in sacramento at the Capitol Building for a National School choice week rally will be talking about. Making sure that the money we spend on education goes towards educating kids. Thank you so much for giving parents something to think about. I have to say when we got into the school we got into, it was the biggest joy. It was like getting that College Acceptance letter. I remember you told me about it. You tell me whats more important. Its not how much. Its like go ask the School District where exactly. Give me the breakdown. Give it to me in black and white. Changing gears, we are following other top steers around the bay area. Lets go to dave clark. Thank you. Here are some of the top stories today. Twitter will formally announce four top executives are leaving the company. Twitters Ceo Jack Dorsey confirmed in a tweet last night that three Vice President s of media, engineering, and product are leaving. There have been rumors all three had planned to leave. Also the Human ResourcesVice President is also leaving. And last night the head of the video app vine, which is owned by twitter, tweeted he will also start working for google. Dorsey is making changes, trying to regain the trust of investors. Twitter stock is worth one third of its price from last may. And cameras have face detection capabilities. They are about to be installed on some business San Francisco streets. They will be installed along van ness and franklin and goff streets. They insist the cameras will only monitor traffic. Not people. However, privacy activists worry about what they call government snooping. The cameras are expected to be installed within three years. Those are just a couple of your morning headlines. Hey, sal, back to you. Dave, thank you very much. Coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, homes in jeopardy in pacifica. The dangers along the coastline following the recent el nino storms. And a oneonone with Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow. The exclusive jailhouse interview with amber lee coming up next. Herswe pour em ures. We pass em we pick em delicious fun for everyone. Hersheys miniatures are mine, yours, our chocolate. Checking twitter right now. We asked you are you fired up for the super bowl coming to the bay area or are you frustrated with the crowds expected to hit our cities . Rojilio says i love that the super bowl 50 is here, but i will be staying away from San Francisco. By the way, i will be working the halftime show. And dreading the congestion. I live and work by the stadium. Not excited. And i honestly dont. I dont know if this is a joke. Desmond said i think it will be great to showcase the stadium, great hotels, bars, restaurants, strip clubs, heehee. Can you give a shout out to my twin from mikaela. I was feeling generous on in monday. We appreciate you weighing in. Any time you want to talk to us use that hashtag ktvuthe9. All right. Steve paulson joining us now. Whats going on, steve . Quiet to the end of the week. A little bit break here. I think we need it. Its going to start raining by the time we get to the weekend and maybe all the way to the first days of february. We have some fog. We had a system. Some rain this morning. We should come aboard, captain scooby. Were expecting you. The love boat no one else is gonna do that with me . Its all you, gasia. Poor steve. Please continue. The end of the week fog. Warm. Dare i say, dare, dare, maybe near 70 in the Santa Clara Valley thursday am but then friday into the weekend rain. Real quick before we go into these pictures from pacifica if you want to keep the pictures, we are talking about that a cliffside in pacifica. You say the end of the the week not so good . Waves coming up friday and saturday. The rain will return. There is going to be, it looks like, the seven, ten, 15 day outlook is wet. Keep that in mind. This is footage we took over the weekend. The cliff crumbling below several homes in pacifica. Crashing waves have been crashing on that coastline. Several Apartment Buildings were abandoned in 2010 because of that erosion. Ktvu fox 2s alex savidge is here to talk more about what the city is doing. Reporter good morning to you guys. We have been spending the morning here on the edge in pacifica. You know, the city has declared a state of emergency. We are going to give you a look at exactly why that is. These apartments that we are standing next to, the buildings we are standing next to, they are in jeopardy certainly this morning, and thats because part of the cliff here thats down below us has been giving way. People in these apartments in particular, they have been warned they may have to leave if things get worse. We just heard what steve was talking about here with the strong bells and more rain potentially headed in way. We want to show you drone video from over the weekend. It does show parts of the bluff falling down towards the beach below. This erosion of course is caused by the huge waves we have been seeing and also the soaking rain that we have been getting in recent weeks. Some of these buildings, these Apartment Buildings, they were evacuated originally and abandoned back in 2010 because storms back then washed away part of the cliffside and now, of course, we are dealing with new concerns. The People Living in one of these cliffside Apartment Buildings, they have been given a precautionary notice from the city. Just telling people that, you know, you are gonna have to be prepared. That kind of thing. And i have actually given the Police Department everybodys phone number in 310 just in case they have to do a reverse 911 when and if there is an evacuation. Reporter now, workers are trying now to preserve these crumbling cliffs. They have piled up huge boulders down below on the beach and they have also covered parts of the cliff face with concrete to shore it up. Now, because of the storm damage to these bluffs and also the damage done to the nearby pacifica pier as a result of those huge waves we saw recently, the city has declared what is called a local state of emergency and the goal really is to get state and federal funding in the long run. And thats a declaration of emergency, thats the topic of discussion at Tonights City Council meeting here in pacifica. But again these apartment build edges here that back up to the buildings that back up to the cliff have not been evacuated. They have been warned if the situation worsens, they may have to leave. They wont be given much time to leave. Can you ask chip, the photographer there who is with you, show us his feet in relation to where the cliff is. I mean, i want to make this clear. You guys are not being unsafe. You are exactly where you need to be . Reporter right. Yeah. No. I mean, if we were to go beyond this fence. I mean, of course, its a precarious position here. We are trying to be as safe as possible and give folks the Vantage Point so you can have some perspective on the situation here. No. But we are not going past this fence line here. There is fencing set up all along the back side of this Apartment Building to make sure that nobody can get towards that edge. So thats the situation you have here. You have quite a few safety precautions certainly in place. And we are being, chip is being as careful as can be. And i, frankly, am quite nervous being just even this close. So were being extra careful. Well, good. We look forward to seeing you safe and sound back here. Thank you both. I want to mention as we were beginning this live report we saw some funny camera movements. We were nervous for a moment. That was the photojournalist resetting his shot. He is 100 okay. He is good. Reporter yeah, yeah, absolutely. Chip is all good. Yeah. Thank you, chip and alex. There you go. They do. They get that perspective for us. They are always safe out there. Yeah. We have all been out there. Yes. I remember scaring myself just when i did that story. I looked down and said, okay, thats enough for me. All right. San jose police say the case of a missing man is now a homicide investigation. Kyle myrick vanished from work on friday. Coworkers said he went missing under suspicious circumstances. Officers searched the area and found etched they say leads them to believe myrick was murdered. They arrested his coworker steve lebo on saturday, but police say they are still looking for his body. Family and friends are now joining the search. Hopefully, we can cover it all today. Ill be here the whole day. So there are a few other areas further inland, too, we would like to search. But ive mapped out a grid. I have been on facebook and a lot of people are going to be helping. So it will be good. Searchers say even though they believe myrick is dead, they want to bring him home. If they dont find him today, they will continue their search. Only on 2, former San Francisco chinatown crime boss Raymond Shrimp Boy Chow is speaking for the First Time Since a federal jury convicted him of racketeering and murderforhire. Some 160 charges in all. He could spend the rest of his life in prison. And chow spoke with ktvu fox 2 reporter amber lee about his trial as well as his past. Reporter hi. Amber lee with channel 2. Good, good. Reporter Raymond Shrimp Boy Chows smile is as bright as the orange jail issued clothes he wears. His manner approachable rather than intimidating. In contrast to the notoriety that followed him as a long time organize the crime leader in chinatown. Any question, you know, you just openly ask me. Reporter relatively small in stature, 55, but a larger than life presence. Why did you decide to talk to us . I want people see me. People thinking i, look at me, i am the bad person. Hey, you know what . You just have to get to know me and im im truthful. But i cannot bring the jury because my past is very scary. They just before i get a chance to tell them who i am. Reporter this an ex exert from the History Channel documentary about gangs in San Francisco chinatown. In september 1977, chow, then 17, survived a shootout known as the Golden Dragon massacre in a restaurant with rival gang members. Five people were killed. The selfdescribed son of the underworld says his life of crime started when he was 8 years old in hong kong where he was born. He says it continued when he immigrated to San Francisco when he was 16. I sold drugs. I robbed people from the little hustler. I become the big hustler. Thats it. Reporter you shot at people . Oh, yeah. I mean, people shot at me, you know. I shot at people. Its he very scary to the jury, you know, they listen to my past i i am very honest. I tell them everything exactly the way it is. No lie. Just tell them the way i know who i am. How i am. Reporter chow says he changed his life after he was released from prison in 2003 after serving time for drugs, prostitution, and money laundering. He became the leader, the socalled dragon head of a chinese Fraternal Association in chinatown in 2006. The 56yearold also volunteered with a group that helps atrisk kids. He tells me he received Financial Support from his family and girlfriend. Then on march 26, 2014, chow was arrested. And so was then state senator leland yee. Can you tell me what your reaction is, senator lee . Rich the two men were among the dozens of people targeted by federal investigators in a fiveyear probe. It linked yee and chow in a corruption scheme that involved illegal gun running and other crimes. Wow, i am the mobster. Had a lot of money. Ive got the senator in my pocket. Nothing like that. Thats a [bleep]. And the prosecution side is lying about this. Reporter you served your time. Why is he still coming after you like that . I am like a trophy to them. Scapegoat. You cannot find any better scapegoat than me. My past record, you know, is get the whole chinatown shake. And ef time, you know, big trouble, yeah, everybody point a finger at me. Reporter chow says he does know former nate senator leland yee, that he did volunteer on his mayoral campaign, but nothing illegal. Not about money. I hold a sign for him, you know. And to the run to the like on the street, you know, holding the sign, you know, and asking people you know, vote for leland, you know . Reporter he says during the three days he took the stand during his trial, he wasnt given a chance to talk about agree. The court rush me out. You say enough, you know. You got to move. You got to do this. Reporter you didnt get to say that in court . No. I mean, i want to sit down, you know, tell the people my hey, you know, i wasnt doing all reporter the most serious charge against you chow was murder. In court this month he was convicted of being involved in the 2006 killing of another chinatown leader, alan leone. I am innocent. I did not kill nobody. I did not tell anybody, talk about anybody to till anybody. Reporter he says he has a clean conscience and thats why he plans to appeal. I feel good about myself. You feel good to be the changed man. And i know i can do a lot more. And i knew like my life not gonna end up like this. That was amber lee reporting. You can watch part two of her exclusive interview with raymond chow tonight on the 10 00 news. Chou is scheduled to be sentenced march 23rd. He faces life in prison. He is confident he will win his akneel coming up on mornings on 2 the 9, no one likes being pulled over. Some people in washington are getting a pleasant surprise when they see the flashing lights. Coming up later in the show, the positive tickets being handed out by police officers. Welcome back to mornings on 2 the 9. So far its been a bad month for wall street. Its been the worst start for any year ever. Right. In fact, at this point right now dow, nasdaq and s p all down. Dow is though above that 16,000 mark, which hasnt been the case lately. This morning dr. John taylor, who is a professor of economics at stanford university, and a former Economic Advisor to president s ford, carter, george h. W. Bush and george w. Bush is with us. Thanks for taking the time. Thank you. Gasia just mentioned the market. Is the stock market accurately predicting the u. S. Economy in 2016 . I think thats the best guess. A lot of uncertainty, though, which is causing the market to move. And its also not just the u. S. Economy. Its the global economy. We have got some turbulence in china and latin america. That starts to affect the market as well because some of those earnings come from overseas businesses. You know, oil prices have been in the news and the drop of Oil Prices Hurt the economy last year here in the u. S. Do you predict the same will happen again based on oil right now . You know, i think oil, a sharp drop in Oil Prices Affect some people in a positive way. Some people in a negative way. Economists sometimes emphasize it makes gas ep chooer. Good makes gas cheaper. So thats what you are seeing. Ultimately, its a good sign for the economy because it gives people more purchasing power. Get the economy moving. Dr. Taylor, we have had such an incredible run with the stock market in the last few years. Its been a bull market. Is there any possibility we are entering a bear market . What is to say, that market that is very skiddish, thats down a lot. Just kind of different from what weve seen . The last few years, of course, thats coming also have a real crash we had during the financial crisis. But i dont see there is no reason not to think the markets going to chug ahead. It might have ups and downs. You dont have that Strong Performance you had over the last five years or so. Dr. Taylor, do you see any parallels between the subprime mortgage corb of 2007 and 2008 and the current fall of the price of oil . No, i dont. But whats similar is these very unusual low Interest Rates that the fed has sat and other central banks. Thats somewhat reminscent of the period before the crisis where there is lots of what economists call search for yield. Taking risks. So there is a similarity there. Thats worrisome. I have written about the concerns of monetary policy. I will have a good debate with the president of the San Francisco fed this friday at the Commonwealth Club on these issues. Dr. Taylor, you are talking about the the rate. The fed raising it a quarter point last year. Four similar jumps expected this year possibly. Would that be a good move for the u. S. Economy to have the fed increase the rates for times this year . You know, i think if it does it in a way that people understand what its purpose is, if its not willynilly, i dont think they are going to move at the meeting this week. They have late out a strategy. What becomes problematic is if they deaf crate from the strategy deviate from the strategy. The economy worked well when the fed was operating in that normal way. We will see what happens. This is an election year. Do you see anything related to the election . If Bernie Sanders gets elected would it be different from if donald trump was elected and what the market will do . Well, there is huge amounts of differences between the candidates. My perspective, the economic philosophy. You know, i think we can do much better on the economy. We have had slow growth over the last two years. Unemployment might be low in the bay area, but you go a little bit east of fresno, its 10 . Go to imperial county, 20 . So we can do better. I think a change in policy. I think i got to have more incentives for firms to hire. Those kinds of things will make a difference. So when you evaluate the candidates, look at what they are going to be proposing in terms of ways to get the economy growing more rapidly. Dr. John taylor, director of economics at stanford university. Thank you for taking this time on this monday morning. Thank you. As he said, he will be speaking at San Franciscos Commonwealth Club this friday. Tickets available. Get more information at ktvu. Com at the web links section on the home page. Next on mornings on 2 the 9, sarah palin endorsed donald trump. That means tina fey is back on snl. Up next, the skit that is now going viral. Police in Washington State are looking to hand out tickets to young people doing everything right. Its happening in federal way, north of seattle. They give them a certificate or coupon or movie. The city says its a way to make a positive connection between police and young people. I saw you walking with your sister picking her up. That was positive thing. Is it okay to give you a reward for what youre doing . I was scared, like what did i do . That officer says its a great feeling to make a positive impact on someone in the community. Like she said, might be a little scary. With a week to go before the iowa caucuses, democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton is in a dead heat with vermont senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders has a one point lead over clinton this iowa. Sanders holds a nine point lead in new hampshire. Thats according to a new cbs news you. Gov poll. Terrorism will be a topic of discussion tonight. Hillary clinton, Bernie Sanders, marketsen omalley will take the stage tonight for the town hall in des moines. They will face off again on thursday in des moines. The debate is focusing on the economy and going to air on the fox news channel. Most but not all the polls in iowa show donald trump a lead over text senator ted cruz. Donald trump making headlines again. My people are so smart. They say i have the most loyal people. Did you ever see that . Where i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and not lose voters. The Campaign Staff says he was making a joke, but critics say the concerns over recent mass shootings, gun violence is not something to joke about. Sarah palins recent enforce. Of donald trump means sarah palins recent endorsement of donald trump means tina fey and snl. 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