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stay. at this point firefighters still don't know the cause of the fire. live in heyward, amy holleyfield, abc 7 news. this morning san francisco police are investigating two more pedestrian accidents. the first happened around 9:00 last night at follow some and fifth street. this shows the force of the impact. an officer tells us the pedestrian suffered serious but nonlife threatening injuries. a few minutes later another pedestrian was hit by a car. that person was taken to the hospital. no word yet on their condition. the accidents came less than 12 hours after city leaders announced san francisco will spend $17 million on pedestrian safety including new sidewalk curbouts which extend into the street and traffic light timing changes at key intersections. happening this morning, a silicon valley area lawmaker will announce a measure to deter cyber bullying and sexual assault all blamed for a 15-year-old sara toga teen's suicide. jim bell is introducing audrey's law following the 2012 death of audrey pott. she took her own life after three boys shared explicit photos of her when she passed out and was sexually assaulted at a party where drinking was involved. the boys received short sentences between 30 and 45 days in juvenile detention. if they had been tried as adults, they would have spent ten years in prison. authorities may be closer to solving the murders of five women on the peninsula. cases that go back 40 years. the fbi launched a task force to investigate the murders in san mateo county. they suggest the gypsy hill killer killed michelle mitchell in 1979. a woman named kathy woods confessed to mitchell's murder. she was convicted and is serving a life sentence. a law enforcement force says even though dna evidence led to her conviction, they believe she had a male accomplice. detectives who worked on the cases are glad they're being re-examined. >> love it. it's going to be -- if anything's going to solve it, this will. >> members of the task force plan to canvass neighborhoods where the victims were last seen in 1976 and where their bodies were discovered. major change could be coming to your favorite grocery store. safe way is being absorbed by albert son's in a $9.4 billion deal. alan wong explains what it could mean for customers and employees. >> $35 right there. >> reporter: it got bob harvin one bag of groceries. now he's wondering if the $9.2 billion sale of safeway to the company that owns albertsons will lead to lower prices. robert edwards answered that question. >> after the two companies combine our customers will benefit from significant cost saving synergies and a stronger management team. >> reporter: safe way headquartered in pleasantton has 100 locations. it will become the largest retail grocery chain in the u.s. the director of retail management says combining two grocery giants will phase out more middlemen. >> i think efficiency will drive the prices down and i hope shoppers would benefit from the lower prices. >> whenever you have cost cutting or cost-saving measures, it never really seems to make it to the shelf. it's all about the employees. >> reporter: both stores will be owned by sirbrus, a new york based capital management firm and that concerns union management. >> they bought everything in 2006. they sold everything that wasn't nailed down and some stuff that was nailed down. >> reporter: and there were layoffs too. they say streamlining is inevitable. how it takes place will decide the fate of this new grocery store giant. in the east bay, alan wong, abc 7 news. a santa klara bingo hall is taking steps to stop a run of brazen lotteries. aqua made bingo has hired a security guard. last month a 78-year-old woman was hit on the head by a gun. aqua made's bingo decided to take action. >> securing the premises, making sure everyone's safe. >> the four nights a week bingo games raise money for the santa clara aqua maids synchronized swimmers. overseas today, russia and crimea are taking steps to solidify ties as pro russian parties in crimea are planning for a referendum to split from ukraine. president obama spoke on the phone for an hour with russian president vladimir putin. he's demanding russian forces withdraw. the kremlin says putin told obama that russia is unable to ignore requests for protection from ukraine's russia leaning east and south. we'll have more on the situation in ukraine in a live report from washington at the top of the hour. in less than an hour the labor department will release the latest jobs report. analysts expect the unemployment rate to remain at 6.6% with employers adding 145,000 jobs last month. experts believe the nasty weather in the midwest and east coast froze much of the job market but analysts expect it will bounce back in the spring. salesforce.com operator is celebrating the fifth anniversary today by challenging fellow tech leaders to help fight poverty. the ""san francisco chronicle"" is announcing an initiative to raise $10 million to fund a new bay area antipoverty program. he says he's persuading 20 companies to donate $500,000 each is just a start. sales force will kick off the challenge at justin herman plaza at 8:30 this morning. ♪ ♪ and r&b singer janelle monet will perform live. they'll pack meals for stop hunger now. the public can attend by donating 15 cans of food. 4:37. time for a check of the weather. mike? >> it's going to be a great afternoon. a lot of sunshine. you'll need to wear the sun screen if you're going to be out for a certain amount of time. the sun angle is getting higher and higher. you can see all of the temperatures. nevada for some reason, it's 7 degrees cooler right now than it was 24 hours ago. 10 in napa, 12 in concord, 11 in livermore. hayward and san jose, 9. oakland, 6. sfo, 4. you want to dress a little bit warmer than you did yesterday. here's a look at our day planner. notice, temperatures are cooler in the 40s. mid to upper 40s. low to mid 60s. by 4:00 it will be around 60 az the the ñrcoast. mid to upper 60s. 7:00 it will be a nice, quiet evening for your plans if you're heading out just for temperatures in the 50s. moving forward through the weekend, we're going to see another nice day tomorrow. spring like if you like that type of warmth. increasing clouds with a chance of light rain in the north bay in the afternoon hours and then we'll have a chance of morning rain monday with afternoon sunshine. monday's morning commute may be a little tricky. not this morning so far weather wise. let's find out from sue how it's going on her end. >> from oakland, an issue with an earlier wrong way driver that came through the bay bridge and plowed through the toll plaza and ended up crashing in oakland. north bound 880 to 980. you can see the red sensors there. there are two un nets on scene there blocking the left lane. in san francisco we have a car in the center divide approaching the bay bridge. eastbound 80 at seventh street. the winds sore area we have a full road closure. that should be opening at 5:00 this morning. a quick look at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is light here heading into san francisco. the headlights headed to the upper deck in the toll plaza. >> kristen, katie. >> 4:39. build it and they will play. how volunteers are about to make a dream come true for youngsters in san jose. also, a world war ii veteran receives a moving tribute a special honor decades in the making. an infant decides it cannot wait to be born. the dispatcher who talked dad through a specia [dad] [lau [boy] mom!ughs] [mom] yes? [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa... [mom] you've got two left feet,boo. >> announcer: covering loss al tows, antioch and all the bay area, this is nbc 7 news. good morning. it's 4:41. we made it to friday. a live look in downtown san francisco. the trans america building. all clear and it will be a warm day. when will the rain come back this weekend and for whom? we'll check in with meteorologist mike nicco next. >> police in memphis tennessee are looking for a shooter in a shopping mall. the mall was quickly put on lockdown. four men were later detained. investigators say it appears the victim and suspect knew each other. officers say there was a verbal confrontation before the shooting. in massachusetts lawmakers are taking quick action to change the state's peeping tom law after the state supreme court ruled a man who took cell phone photos up women's skirts did not violate any state laws. yesterday lawmakers in both houses passed new legislation that says anyone who tries to photograph a person's sexual or intimate parts without their person consent would face a maximum penalty of more than two years in jail and a $5,000 fine. the day before the state's highest court ruled that photos were legal. they said the women were not nude or partially nude. that ruling was based strictly on the way the law was written. the surprise of a lifetime for a fresno area veteran finally has a purple heart for an injury he received during world war ii. reporter rick montana has the story. >> i am proud to present to you your purple heart medal. >> reporter: this moment a long time in the making. martin madellon final bely received his purple heart 69 years 2 months and 6 days after being shot by a german sniper on the french battlefield. >> it feels great. really amazing. i won't be around too much longer, i don't think, but my son will have it. and it's real great. >> madellon's vfw post secretly planned the ceremony after his friend and fellow veteran a. michael de cesar wrote down letters and it went nowhere. madellon served in the army for seven years in that time receiving several awards including the silver star medal, the second highest military decoration for valor. his battle injury came as he rescued 283 soldiers trapped by machine gunfire. even madellon's family had no idea this would be celebrated thursday. >> he'd always say, well, one of these days maybe before i die i'll get my medal he got today. and that's the only medal that he is missing. >> reporter: a special award for a soldier fortunate to have time to wear it proudly. rick, abc 7 news. it's 4:44. the oakland school district is trying to figure out how it will replace $35,000 worth of computers stolen from an elementary school. thieves broke into the computer lab at joaquin miller entry school thursday night. they stole 23 brand new imacs and computers. more was stolen than the computers. >> when you take things from the school like this, you're really taking the heart of our students' work and their effort and their love, but even more, you're taking their safety away from them. >> the pta recently bought the computers from the school. the district is looking for funds to replace the stolen computers. happening today san jose sharks foundation is teaming up with the community to build a new playground in one of the city's under served areas. this is a picture posted on facebook by the sharks foundation of the location of the new park. the design is based on children's drawings created at a special design event in january. more than 200 volunteers will take part in the final construction phase including four sharks players. raffi torres, matt nietto, and alex daylock. >> my playground was built by the sharks. >> good bragging rights. >> good day for the playgrounds. >> absolutely. warm temperatures. pushing the upper 60s in san jose. in the 70s tomorrow. let's take a look and show you what's going on with live doppler 7 hd. i've turned the satellite on to show you the high clouds are lurking to the west. they'll overrun the sky as we head throughout the day today. that won't stop the warm weather from coming in. it will dim the sunshine a tad bit. let's talk about winds. there's a good indication that high pressure is taking over. it's calm in nevada. hayward, mountain view and also san jose. temperatures when you're stepping out right now up in the north bay we're at 48 in bow dega bay. take it to about 50 in san rafael. that's where it's coolest in the east bay valleys. mid to upper 40s. lafayette, 47. 46 in coop perfect tina. san jose up to the bay 50 to 52 degrees. now what's going to happen today? high clouds are rolling in. look at the temperatures, mid to upper 60s. even a 70 possible in fairfield. near the coast we'll be in the upper 50s to low 60s. we'll have a chance of fog. some fog forming there. the rest of us will have patchy fog. we'll be in the 40s inland throughout most of the south bay and bay shore. around 50 in oakland and san francisco. let's take a look at what's going on here at home. you see high pressure building in two areas of high pressure. they'll get overrun by the high clouds. they will push the jet stream and the storm track away from us for now. so enjoy this warm sunshine we have on the accuweather seven day forecast. low to mid 70s away from the coast. increasing clouds and a chance of light rain up in the north bay sunday afternoon. monday morning we'll wake up to some slick streets because they'll be wet and it's even warmer. don't forget set your clocks ahead an hour before going to bet tomorrow night. oak land, the hot spot for the morning and hopefully not for much longer. we had an earlier hit and run and wrong way driver northbound 880 past 980 is where the crash ended up happening. it looks like already the road centers are improving here. chp on scene trying to clear that out. we go up to the windsor area. we have a full freeway closure for a few minutes. road work there past the airport. if you live up there, you know it's been ongoing for quite some time. southbound 101 before the dumps. we have a stall blocking the right lane. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge where we have nice traffic. everybody is moving at the limit. katie, kristen. >> you have to love this story. a southern california man is a proud father of a new baby girl this morning after he helped deliver his own daughter. keith and kathryn arthur say they were about to drive to the hospital wednesday when her water broke. kathryn told her husband, we aren't going anywhere. that's when kathryn just laid down on the bathroom floor in their laguna nigel home and keith called 911. >> all the way out. >> i have the baby. i have the baby. >> great. good job. great. boy or girl? >> it's a girl. >> when paramedics arrived arthur was holding collette, his fourth child. he didn't think about it too much. he kept listening to the dispatcher and followed instructions. >> that gives me anxiety just thinking about it. >> right? >> coming up, a health alert. the easily treatable skin cancer that doctors say may be more dangerous in young people. also, how the dramatic roadside rescue of this infant may end up saving his life again. and he's heard countless confessions. now pope francis has one of his ow food morning, it's 4:52 from the embarcadero. we'll talk about when things will change for us again and it will be soon coming up. president obama and the first lady are honoring women's history month by showcasing women of soul. they hosted a musical celebration at the white house and were treated to performances by melissa etheridge, tess an chin and others but the woman who stole the show was the queen of soul herself, aretha franklin. ♪ you're no good ♪ heart breaker we've got dancing in the studio. you can see that concert in the studio when it is broadcast on april 7th. all right. the kids eager to play soccer and baseball, mike, this is the weekend they've been waiting for. >> oh, yes. it's going to be a great weekend. let's take a look at the seven day forecast for tahoe. mostly sunny today. a warm day tomorrow. the rain arrives on sunday. tuesday it's out of here. light showers wednesday and thursday. no new snow until possibly monday. sue? >> thanks, mike. back to oakland where we have a situation. step right in here. looking good on the weather. we do have an accident though in the oakland side of things. here we go. it was a hit and run and a wrong way driver that ended up crashing here northbound 880 past 980. chp on the scene. it is in the clearing faphases. and just a little farther south we have a stall in petaluma just before the dump southbound 101. it is blocking the right lane there so take extra care. we have a stall on the bay bridge. take a live look at the toll plaza. the left lane before treasure island. that should be cleared shortly. minor delays there. a few cars stacked up to pay cash in the left-hand side of the toll plaza. otherwise, everybody is cruising along into san francisco. katie, kristen. >> thank you. a new study finds people with skin cancer at a young age are likely to have other cancers down the road. they followed 5,000 skin cancer survivors. they found those with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer had a 46% chance of developing another cancer later in life. the study highlights the importance of early detection from screenings, especially those at greatest risk. we're learning the cpr that saved the life of a 5-month-old baby in miami saved him again. these are dramatic pictures from two weeks ago when an aunt was performing cpr on sebastien de la cruz. he had stopped breathing after a car accident. emergency room doctors performed tests to figure out why. they found and removed three cysts from his throat. the doctors say the growth were making it hard for sebastien to breathe and now he is doing just fine. pope francis is revealing he violated the eighth commandment. he once stole a rose ri from the hands of a man who died. he was putting flowers in his casket, saw the rose ri and took it. pope francis says he carries that rose ri with him every day as a touch stone giving him comfort when he struggles with unworthy thoughts. all right. preschoolers are smarter than college kids, at least when it comes to figuring out gadgets and gizmos. a new u.c. berkeley study found that 4 and 5-year-olds can outsmart adults when it comes to how gadgets work. researchers say children are more flexible learners and think in more abstract ways than adults. in the study the children were also less biased about cause and effect which led to figuring out gizmos that work in unusual ways. the adults tended to revert to preconceived notions about how things worked. researchers hoped u.c. finding's could teach machines to learn. >> the mind is more flexible. i can blame my age. >> me, too. 4:56. we're following two breaking news stories, fires, both of them. one breaking out in a san jose neighborhood. two people rushed to the hospital. another fire in the east bay forces three people to jump for their lives out of an apartment window. we are live on both scenes. caught on video, a police chief helps a police chief put an end to a violent armed robbery spree in the south bay. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good for me around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of craving something that i can't have ♪ ♪ turn around, barbara ♪ forever i've been praying for a snack in my life ♪ ♪ and now i have a brownie ending all of my strife ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ ♪ >> announcer: live from the kgo broadcast center, this is abc news. good friday morning. it's 4:59. i'm kristen zee. >> and i'm katie marzulo in for thomas. we want to get to weather. >> saturday morning. >> almost. >> used to be watching you from home with a nice bagel, something for breakfast. no, we're here. it is dry this morning. no need for the umbrella today. you want to shade yourself from the sunshine. we're going to have a lot of it and high clouds are going to roll in this afternoon. the dryer air will warm nicely. won't feel as muggy as it did. mid to upper 60s in the bay. it will be right at 60 along the coast. hope you enjoy. here's sue. thanks, mike. oakland, an earlier wrong way driver. that accident has been cleared out of lanes according to the chp. they still may be on scene doing their investigation but for now the lanes are wide open north 880 in the oakland area. the windsor area, purple sensors, that's a full road closure. that was supposed to be picked up by 5:00 a.m. that's 101 from full tan to shiel low. a stall blocking the right lane.
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being held in the santa clara county jail. detectives say they're still looking for possible suspects witnesses, and victims. bay area police hope someone can provide the evidence needed to solve the cold case killings of six bay area women. the gypsy hill murders as they were known gripped the bay area back in 1976. five of the women were stabbed to death in san mateo county between january and april of that year. ktvu has learned that a man's dna linked comiclinked to the murder of it another murders student was recently tied to the murders as well. >> we ask that all members of the public take a moment to think back and reflect on your memories of that time in 1976 and if anything comes to mind please notify us. >> members of the newly formed task force will canvass neighborhoods where the victims were last seen. investigators say they believe the same person is responsible. the highway patrol is looking into whether speed was a factor in a crash that killed a teenage driver today. investigators say 17-year-old boy from danville was headed east through the pleasant hill road offbrand mac ramp when his car went off the highway and hit a tree about 11:00 a.m. witnesses told the chp that the driver was speeding before the crash. so far his name has not been released. continuing coverage now, the deal that is making huge waves in the bay area. safeway agreed to be sold for $9 billion. the company buying safeway, already owns supermarket chains including albertsons. safeway is the seventh largest bay area employer. >> safeway, a bay area staple for decades. >> it's convenient. >> today safeway announced it agreed to sell to cerberus capital management, private equity firm that owns albertsons. the price tag about $9 billion. the deal that could change that safeway see today. >> it seems like it's become a monopoly, and were not going to have as many choices as we had before if that happens. >> right now there are more than 1300 safeway stores across the country. if the merger goes through it will create a network of a more than 2400 stores, 25400 stores, 250,000 employees all under one company. >> seems like a game of musical chairs. every once in a while they will change hands. >> albertsons ceo said in a statement, together we will be able to respond to local needs more quickly and deliveroutstanding products at an lower price and more efficiently. robert edwards the president ceo safeway said, we look forward to working with bob miller and the rest of the albertsons team as we proceed to become an even stronger organization. >> i don't like albertsons or lackeys when i go in there. >> it doesn't bother me. >> safeway officials say at this time no safeway stores will close because of the merger. if approved of this deal could become official by the end of the year. go to ktvu.com's web link section to learn more about this deal you will find a link breaking down the specifics of the agreement. the led light show on the western san jose bridge is being turned off this evening for ten minutes. what's being called the blowout started at 7:00 p.m. the ideas to mark the anniversary of the beirut lights and to raise $12 million to keep that our project going for ten more years. the bay area premiere of a movie that remembers a hero on board flight 93. the united flight that crashed in pennsylvania on 9/11. >> the rugby player, the film based on mark bingham's life stories being screened at civic west in san jose. the film director told me earlier that well 9/11 played a major role in mark bingham's life he says there was more to the man that he felt he needed to put his life story on film. >> it's clear that mark and other people on flight 93 new that there flight wasn't intended to land. >> mark bingham's life cut short by a terrorist on board from united flight 93's now being told on the silver screen. scott broughton says he met a friend of bingham's about a year after 9/11. that started a 12 year journey to bring his life story to everyone. >> it's about a mother, a son and what it takes to be a hero. and i think what audiences are coming away with is being inspired by this beautiful mother and son story. >> the filmmakers say while the events surrounding his death are part of bingham's life story, it's a small part of the unique character. the film traces bingham story starting with his close relationship with his mother. alice hoagland has seen the film and says it is emotional for her every time. >> it is hard for me to watch some parts. i learned a lot about my son. i didn't know he smoked for example. >> rather than rather than focus on his death the filmmakers focused on his life growing up, attending uc berkeley, coming out as a gay man, playing rugby and combating stereotypes mac types about what it means to be gay. >> it seems that in some ways he's been his whole life preparing for the last day of his life. >> hoagland said she is glad more people can learn more about her son's life and how he died. she said even now more than a decade after his death she still learning from him. >> i realize there are things i need to stand up and fight for because mark no longer do it. >> the film's director tells me that right now the documentary is on the festival circuit but he's seeking distribution so more people can see mark bingham story. we have a link to the website on ktvu.com so you can see if there is a showing near you. a new never before seen panoramic image is now out taken from the top of the nearly complete world trade center tower in new york. time magazine stitch hundreds of photos together. they were taken by 100- millimeter lens camera the shot was taken from a 13-foot rotated arm connected to the tower spire. on the time website users can zoom and pan without losing clarity. students and staff at an oakland school are heartbroken after a thief made off with thousands of dollars of computers. students at san joaquin miller elementary school arrive this morning to find the computer lab had been broken into. investigators say happened around 2:00 a.m. the thieves climbed a fence, broke a window and made off with about $35000 with the village electronics. the computer stolen were purchased with donated funds. the case of a 16-year-old boy accused in a fiery attack of teenagers headed to trial. richard thomas said 18-year-old sasha fleischman skirt on fire while the two were riding a bus last november. the incident was caught on bus surveillance video which might have been made public during a preliminary hearing. this morning thomas waived his right to that hearing. thomas who pleaded not guilty is being tried as an adult. the san francisco sheriff's department has issued an alert for a one legged man in a wheelchair. they say he has assaulted at least five women near san francisco general hospital. women have reported that he punched or grope them and took off using his remaining leg to propel himself. he's described as 40-50 years old half the mic african- american with his right leg partially amputated. the city of san jose says it's prepared to go to the supreme court to bring major league baseball to the south bay. alcide attorneys for thecity of filed a petition with the knife circuit court of appeals to overturn major league baseball's exemption from antitrust laws. that exemption was the basis of an earlier court appeal that the city lost. oakland a's owner wants to bring the team to san jose, but major league baseball is bonking since the san francisco giants claimed territorial rights to the south bay. >> the people in san jose deserve a baseball team and what one. they have a contract with the a's for them to move there. and someone says, that contract is illegal. >> major league baseball has until april 4 to respond to the appellate court filing. oakland mayor jean flaunt giving her third state of the city address at city hall. that event began just about ten minutes ago. she's expected to focus on public safety and 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[ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪ up. the alameda county district attorney says the white house is budgeting money to help clear a nationwide backlog of rape kits yet to be processed. nancy o'malley helped can convince president obama of the $35 million in his proposed budget to beef up police evidence labs. across the country there are 400,000 unprocessed rape kits, 1900 and alameda county. a malleus is processing them provides critical dna evidence that can help speed up the prosecution of rapists and clearing man unjustly accused of rape. $17 million over the next five years. that's what san francisco city leaders pledged today to spend on the safety of those who walk on city streets. the news came as at a presentation of the recommendation of the wok first presentation. a used accident numbers to identify the city's most dangerous accident locations. two investigates tonight the case of a seventh grade teacher from richmond accused of sexually abusing six boys on camping trips and other excursions. we found out today that teacher was apparently preparing for another overnight trip with students when he was arrested. >> parents at mira vista school in richmond are still trying to understand how a teacher could be hired while under investigation for sexually abusing kids. >> someone dropped the ball and i think it was mira vista. someone didn't do their job. >> police say 33-year-old ron wintel was working and making waves academy charter school when he sexually abused several students during excursions including camping off campus. yesterday plainclothes officers arrested him at his new job teaching seventh graders in mira vista. >> something that wasn't disclosed was that in two or three weeks he was going to take a group of kids on the field trip overnight to yosemite. >> through multiple sources, we compiled his time teaching timeline hired as a substitute teacher in 2008, quinto took the job at making waves in 2011. he was fired last october when the charter school learned of alleged abuse and took that information to police. yet quinto was considered a rehire when he started teaching again for west contra costa in january. that's why the school board president said quinto's background check did not include a call to his former school. >> we had a resume already a body of work on what he had done, good evaluations. principles like tim, worked at elementary middle and high school. >> some other school districts say that phone call to a former employer is part of the protocol. >> they can't answer every question but one of the main questions is, would you employ this person again? and if the answer is no. that's the end of that conversation. >> school board president charles ramsey says he will propose changes to the districts background checks including calls to former employers for both new and rehires. police are asking anyone else who thinks they were abused to come forward. the president obama spoke by phone to russian president vladimir putin for about an hour about the crisis in ukraine. president obama said russia should withdraw its forces in places it already has in crimea. he reiterated diplomacy can resolve the dispute. earlier today the president announced sanctions uncertain russian officials believed to be involved in military action. president obama said plans for a referendum in crimea to break away from ukraine is a violation of international law. >> in 2014 we are will be on the days when borders can be read drawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the pro- russian parliament in crimea voted unanimously to pull back referendum in ten days. the latest numbers from the labor department offer a hopeful picture for jobs. weekly claims for unemployment benefits fell by 26000 last week to 323,000. that is lowest level in three months. and it's a sign that layoffs are easing. we should get a better idea on the jobs market when the february unemployment report comes out tomorrow. today's jobs report gave a little emphasis to the stock market the dow jones rose 61 points but the nasdaq fell five. disney announced it is laying off 700 workers from its interactive unit that makes videogames and runs the website. disney interactive lost about $200 million a year from 2,832,012. the layoffs account for about a quarter of the division's work force. none of the interactive offices are hearing california. disney said it will focus on mobile and social games that use its characters. the google barge has a new place to call home. the floating technology showroom was towed into the port of stockton this morning. it left san francisco's treasure island this morning after a state agency said google had to move the barge because its permits were in order. the tech giant will pay the port of stockton $12000 a month and has a six-month agreement. >> any time that you can say the word google and say the word stockton or port of stockton in the same sentence it's a very good thing. >> the google barge is already have a lot of curious onlookers. you can see more of today's journey by clicking the link under hot topics thereat ktvu.com. a warning tonight for boaters in san francisco bay and on the coast. be on the lookout for gray whales. the mammals are beginning their migration north and there are as many as 19000 gray whales that will make their way along the coastline between now and may. it's also birthing season for pacific harbor seals and elephant seals. trees toppled in two bay area cities today cutting power to homes in one neighborhood the redwood redwood city crews use chainsaws and a wood chipper to dispose of huge oak tree that fell over iris street. police had brought down a power line leaving some customers without electricity. in marin county an old tree fell and from home. the tree was weakened by the drought and fell because of rain loosening its soil. the rainfall really moved in last night, a potent cold front pushing through the bay area. a narrow band producing the heavy rainfall and lighting. this was the radar yesterday at 5:00 p.m. look what happened at 10:00 p.m., the rainfall rates really picked up. the resulting numbers you can see pretty impressive up towards santa rosa, .36, hayward a tenth of an inch and san jose to hundreds of an inch. right now on live storm tracker to were basically dry now with a few scattered showers especially in parts of the north bay earlier this afternoon and right now the bulk of the activity basically heading out to the north and to the east of the bay area. as a result we are heading into a dry weather pattern. it's 56 degrees in santa rosa, oakland 59, san jose in the upper 50s reporting partly cloudy skies in the forecast for tomorrow starting out in the 40s. mid-to upper 60s by friday afternoon forecast. tomorrow most areas will be a little bit warmer than today. for tonight, partly cloudy skies and lingering clouds hanging out over san francisco bay. tomorrow patchy morning frog. the weekend a split forecast nice and warm on saturday and more clouds on sunday. we could beat tracking a few showers in the north bay and that will be for sunday. overnight lows will be in the 40s across most of the region, san jose 47, partly cloudy skies and some patchy fog making a comeback. whenever you have a stable weather pattern like this and you have what leftover moisture that will form patchy fog first thing in the morning. the morning trend will begin as high pressures offshore will strengthen. it looks like saturday will be the warmest day of the weekend and that will translate to a few low 70s out there 73-74 degrees. tonight just basically a few clouds out there for your friday. more sunshine in the afternoon hours, by saturday will put this in the motion for saturday. saturday okay but a few high clouds moving into mid-to-late afternoon. the mainline approaches the region in the north bay throughout the day on sunday. not really in the bay area but a chance were watching that on sunday. forecast ties tomorrow will be warmer than today, mid-to upper 60s. warmest locations right around 70 degrees. san jose forecast ties 69. your five day forecast with clearing skies for saturday, chance for a shower slight chance on sunday maybe a few left or showers monday morning. some people say there's nothing better than waking up to the smell of fresh cooked bacon. and now there's an app for that. a hard to be the video message from the bay area teacher to will ferrell ♪ [ male announcer ] this is smooth and precise on-road handling. this is easy-to-use off-road capability when you need it. this is seventy and counting safety and security features. ♪ this is total confidence and comfort. in the middle of crowds or in the middle of nowhere. this is the freedom to keep chasing all the horizons you want. introducing the all-new 2014 jeep cherokee. ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's 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mayer wants you to wake up and smell the bacon, literally. that's sizzling sound is the new oscar mayer iphone app. it's an alarm that wakes you up with the sound of bacon cooking. oscar meyers also giving away headphone jacks which sends out a bacon scented fragrance when the alarm goes off. people who download the app has a chance to win the headphones. were always here for you at ktvu.com, follow us on facebook and twitter. good night safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. right now, load up on your favorite coke products. 12 packs are just $2.77. brew up a great cup for less. folgers is only $6.88. and charmin is $8.99 for 9 mega rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. >> today on "tmz" -- >> we got the infamous footage of justin bieber peeing in the cell. >> what is your takeaway? >> i think he has a huge dong. 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New-yorkUnited-statesAlameda-countyCaliforniaOaklandAfghanistanSanta-clara-countyWisconsinStocktonRussiaSan-franciscoUkraine the safeway name won't be going away either. and we have jana katsuyama with how the sale will affect shoppers and grocers. >> reporter: i reached a safeway spokeswoman, she said at this point there's no decision on what to do with the pleasanton offices. that's the corporate offices. that's where most likely there could be lay offs to eliminate duplication. here at the stores i've been hearing a lot of complaints from both customers and workers. johnson likes convenience and low costs. >> i like the deals that i get from safeway. you know you come and you know if you're a club member you get the coupon deals and you know you get a better bank for your buck. >> reporter: safeway operates 1,345 stores in 20 states. that would greatly add to albertson's 1,074 stores in 21 states. the merger would result in a wider range of items, lower prices, wider range products. >> it was detrimental to our stores. we don't want to see that repeated at safeway. >> reporter: now there's questions of what to do with its rewards program. >> they keep the program here for us is good. >> they're facing a lot of pressure from atypical competitors target, wal-mart. these are broad retailers who weren't always in the grocery business but now are. >> reporter: jennifer chatman says merging the grocery chains will be a challenge but the two companies share history which could help. >> reporter: joe albertson worked for safeway for 12 years before he became an entrepreneur and opened his own grocery store in idaho. >> hopefully safeway can just upgrade it and be a little more organic and a little more refined without the prices going up. >> reporter: one thing that is really interesting is this merger deal does have a one day window when safeway can shop around. and essentially entertain and even go out and recruit other companies to provide alternate proposals so this is by far not a done deal until that window closes. reporting live in walnut creek. jana katsuyama. ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, safeway stock today was off more than 3% after hours. shares fell to $38.05 in heavy trading. safeway stock is up for the year 21%. safeway is one of the largest employers in the bay area but it's not number one. it ranks seventh from the san francisco center of economics. uc san francisco is second with 22,000. and safeway has about 13,000 workers. new at 10:00, a bingo game targeted by four robbers. tonight two people are in custody after an attack for her winnings. there's now a controversial idea being considered to hopefully keep players safe. >> it has a blue haired imagine, but the bingo winnings are all green. >> it's a cash business and a lot of cash. >> reporter: staffed by robbers lying in wake. two recent attacks have the community rattled. two armed suspects posing as bingo players grabbed wads of cash in front of dozens of witnesses. >> they just went and got him at that moment and took off with what they could. >> reporter: they took chase. >> i didn't want them to get away with it. >> reporter: they didn't get away with it for too long. today the two suspects and their accomplices are now behind bars. >> the m.o. and description is similar. and that's what we're looking at. >> reporter: but the arrests don't make bingo regulars rest. >> they should have armed security. >> reporter: it's one of the many topics now on the table to be discussed by police and players. in santa clara, patti lee, ktvu news. new developments tonight in a series of incidents involving water bottles thrown at vehicles. the highway patrol says two teenage boys are the prime suspects. the incident happened last month in an around santa rosa injurying 20 people. as many as 20 vehicles were hit. it identified the boys by finding the owner of the truck but no one is believed to be involved is cooperating with investigators. berkeley police released the identity today of the city's first homicide victim of the year. and they announced a reward in the case. officers found the body of 54- year-old silvan busselaire. police were called to check on him after he had not been seen in several days. investigators are not saying how the man died and are hoping a $15,000 reward will help generate new information in the case. students and staff in a school in oakland are heartbroken after thieves made out with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elementary school. when students showed up they found out their computer lab had been broken into overnight. the thieves climbed over fence, broke a window and made off with $30,000 worth of computers. >> it's a shame that people feel like they have no right to come into a school and rob children of their technology, or anything of that supports their education. >> reporter: three years ago volunteers helped raise money to buy the 25imax and much of the student's school work was on those computers. oakland mayor gene quan delivered her third state of the city address. it was a packed room to hear the mayor speak. she turned to oakland's number one topic, public safety. she praised members of recent academies. >> most are of color, mostly all of them speak a second language. and we've had the largest graduation of females in the class, it's 19% now. >> things are in her opinion getting better and she says oakland is doing its best to improve public safety. new developments tonight in a home invasion robbery in which an elderly woman was tied up and her home ransacked. tonight we learned two men are now in custody. ktvu's debora villalon is live in dublin where she learned the unusual way police say they got in, debora. >> reporter: through a second story window. through a second story window on this house and possibly others too. using whatever is handy to climb up on the roof. avoid the cameras, avoid the alarm. new details straight from the police chief at a packed meeting tonight. >> we take this very, very serious. when someone ties up a poor person, that's serious. >> reporter: dublin residents squeeze into every city council. alarmed about burglary. reassurance came from their chief. two men now jailed, their residences are being searched. >> it surveillances, identified, have taken into custody and now we're doing simultaneous search warrants in two different cities. >> reporter: and the chief says the men in gloves and ski masks who came into this house sunday night were as surprised to see the elderly resident as she was them. she had gone to bed. they knocked and thought no one was home. >> san ramon. >> reporter: burglaries are up everywhere the chief says. and he credits home surveillance systems to help track thieves. many residents want more police officers. >> we made the call. again we can't put an officer up there full time because he could be on one street and an accident happen on another street. >> they're response time is going to be a lot slower. >> is it money? we need more money. >> reporter: officials say dublin force is keeping pace with population and residents need to be smarter. >> no one put alarm sensors on second story windows, because no one goes in through a second story window. i'm here to tell you, if you don't have sensors on your second story windows, put them on. >> reporter: the chief gave the talk twice so no one would be turned away. he pointed out in the last two robberies, doors and windows were left opened. being investigated for sexually abusing kids. so how did he get hired at a school. >> someone needs to do their job, period. >> reporter: two investigates the important step that was skipped during the hiring process. >> it's like a cab you welcome to the farm of jack. there's a curly fry tree. and a chopper out back. there's a barn full of buns. and a thing you gotta try. a critter that makes burgers with bacon inside. boooorrrk- it's beef and 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option to order a cab or private car or whichever is closer. customers will know how much the ride will cost ahead of time. >> when demand goes up our prices don't go up. we have flat pricing. pricing that doesn't even change with pricing. >> reporter: he applied with the permit as soon as the cpu came up with its requirements back in december. the company and driver must have insurance. and all vehicles must undergo safety inspections. >> paying attention to what the intention behind the regulations were. not just what the letter of the law was was the key behind getting the permit quickly. >> reporter: it has agreements with other companys to operate while their applications are pending. tomorrow one will be sent to uber. letting these companies now they have 60 days to meet these requirements. >> more and more vehicles on the street so they can make more money. >> reporter: at city hall this afternoon there was a hearing to address safety concerns at the ride sharing industry boom. supervisor eric mar tells me he called for this hearing following the death of sofia lu. her family filed a lawsuit against uber after a driver struck and killed the girl on new year's eve. >> the mother is still suffering from the effects of the injury both physically and emotionally after a brain injury. the whole family is devastated emotionally. >> reporter: lu's parents tell me they don't want another family to go through what they've been experiencing. live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. also in san francisco, city officials are ready to spend millions of the dollars to make it safer for people who walk in the city. that news came today in a presentation of recommendations in the walk first. pedestrian safety must be a top priority. >> here to date we've had more people killed on the streets of san francisco in vehicle collisions than we have been homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. sunny vale's ban on large capacity magazines went on sale but a large ditch effort to stop it. the voter approved ban prohibits the procession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the new ordnance also requires owners to lock up firearms at home and report guns that are lost and stolen within two days. ktvu's news has learned why the fbi is taking a fresh look at the killings of six women back in the 1970s. today the fbi announced a joint task force with other law enforcement agencies from san mateo county. they'll be looking into the so called gypsy murders. the sixth victim was a woman who was killed in reno. one woman was convicted in that case and now a re-examination of the evidence has turned up something new. kt ktvu has learned it involves dna belonging to a man. all six cases are linked. >> forensic evidence, the timing of it all. again the profile of these victims, they all match. >> investigators are hoping someone will remember something from 1976 and come forward to provide the clue to find the killer. our coverage continues online. go to ktvu.com and scroll down to hot topic. there you will find the complete fbi news conference. bingham was one of the courageous passengers that died while fighting the terrorists on flight 916. >> it's clear that mark knew that their flight wasn't intended to land. >> reporter: mark bingham's life cut short is now being told on the silver screen. scott grochep says he met a friend of bingham. that started a 12 year journey to bring his story to everyone. >> it is about a mother, a son and what it takes to be a hero. i think what audiences are coming away with is being inspired by this beautiful mother and son story. >> reporter: the film makers say while the events surrounding his death are a part of bingham's story is just a small part of a character. the story starts with his close relationship with his mother. his mother showed the story, says it's hard watching the story. >> it was very good watching the story, i didn't know he smoked for example. >> he combated stereo types about what it meant to be gay. >> it's almost like he prepare all his life for this one day. >> reporter: she says even now more than a decade after his death, she is still learning from him. >> i realize that there's things i need to stand up and fight for because mark can no longer do it: i need to stand up against islam and terrorism for example. and poor aviation security. >> reporter: the film's director tells me that the film is on the distribution circuit but is looking for funding so many people can see it. temperatures sliding again into the upper 30s low 40s. patchy valley fog a real possibility out in concord. fog reported in fairfield as well. when you wake up, here's the computer model. it is not going to show rain but it will show fog. and then if you go till 5:00 in the morning you see a little bit of valley fog showing up in fremont and san jose in and out of the big valley. the morning commute goes on the fog clears away. so the fog is the first thing you have to contend with for your friday morning. if you're into any of those areas. as we move into the bay area weekend it's going to warm up and there's a chance for shower activities. i'll slow you which day of the weekend is completely dry. it was lights out tonight on the western span of the bay bridge as the light show known as the bay lights marked its first anniversary. organizers said the 25,000 lights went dark for 10 minutes to give viewers a chance to reflect on the impact that the piece of public art has had on san francisco. original plans call for the lights to continue their mesmerizing abstract pattern until next year. but now there's a push to raise $25,000 to keep those lights running till 2026. the reason why a man is asking will ferrell to the prom. and more than a dozen businesses terrorized. the calculated effort by police that led safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. right now, load up on your favorite coke products. 12 packs are just $2.77. brew up a great cup for less. folgers is only $6.88. and charmin is $8.99 for 9 mega rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. this surveillance video is dramatic. it shows a gunman terrorizing a liquor store. but today two men are in custody. the robbers targeted nearly two dozen other businesses. ktvu's robert handa outlines the operation that led police to the suspects. >> reporter: police dubbed the robbers the can't stop won't stop robbers. who terrorized the city until they were caught last week. investigators looked at the pattern of crimes. >> robberies of this type will continue to ramp up. >> reporter: the strategy paid off. two suspects showed up at one of the stores and then warred off as police showed up. one man was caught quickly. >> it's a dead end. it's a dead end. >> reporter: the other man kept running. with police officers in chase as well as a chopper. >> he's crossing southbound lanes now on the run. >> two of our robbery detectives picked up on this. and started listening on the radio and actually caught the fleeing suspect. >> reporter: taken into custody escobar and rodriguez-leon. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses and even victims. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a san diego woman is recovering tonight after being rescued from monterey bay after spending 15 hours on a partially deflated rubber raft. she said she had problems with her raft and strong winds pushed her out into the bay. she was stranded for 15 hours until a crew rescued her. >> from the look at her skin she still had some red on her so she must have been swimming. >> reporter: the woman says she set off flairs but the problem is no one saw her in the heavy fog. the girl scouts and barbie are sticking together at least for now. the girl scouts rejected calls from two advocacy groups to cut ties with the doll. the advocacy group says the business partnership with barbie celebrates what they call a flawed role model for girls. however a spokeswoman for the scouts says the partnership is meant to teach young girls to inspiring young women in a fun way. after the break, dozens of [ male a i'm just happy to be here. a long time gone, the only thing that matters is family. just one of several members of his unit to arrive at oakland international airport tonight all greeted by tears, hugs and also handshakes from members of the patriot guard riders. it was actually a scene that's been playing out at airports as national guard members finally come home from overseas. noah walker is live in san jose with the greeting that one group got there tonight. noelle. >> reporter: frank the 1113 transportation company is based here in san jose. a year ago they left for three month training and then nine months in afghanistan. they have missed birthdays and milestones but today they're greeted. in a scene repeated from morning to evening at airports throughout the country, the airport greeting. the kind that need no words. >> it's wonderful. i love it and can't wait to spend time with them. >> 160 members of the national guard presentation in san jose returned home from their tours of duty in afghanistan on flights all afternoon and evening. >> they spent the last 12 months in bases in hostile environments. the environment at san jose international is far more inviting. >> we want them to know that there's a grateful nation at home waiting for them to come home safely. >> i'm excited, i'm anxious. >> reporter: ricardo salinas left the week his son sampson was born. >> oh, boy. a whole different person. >> reporter: home for now to catch up on all those missed moments and make up for all the missed hugs. >> now these bikes you're looking at they are from the patriot guard riders they've been coming and going all day here at san jose international airport. they're back again because there's another flight of 17 returns guard members. their flight is expected a little bit after 11:00 tonight. reporting live from san jose, noelle walker. >> a lot of great stories. we told you last month about the 900 places engineers found water leaking at the -- bridge. water can be seeping in through tiny cracks in the caulking near the steel traffic barriers. officials say they need to determine exactly where the water is coming from before they can stop the leaks. and bridge officials say dehumidifiers can help guard against those leaks and help keep the bridge safe. there are five dehumidifiers. the machines protect water sensitive equipment. it left san francisco bay today where it had been tied up at treasure island. the barge made its way about 80 miles through the delta to stockton. regulators said it had to move because it didn't have the proper permits. google says it will serve as an interactive technology center when it's completed. a 17-year-old boy died today after a single car accident in the east bay. it happened just after 11:00 this morning on eastbound highway 24 near the pleasant hill road exit in lafayette. according to the highway patrol, witnesses say that the car hit speeds of 90 to 100 miles per hour before it went off the highway and hit a tree. the driver was from danville and was the only person in the car at this point his name has not been released. the two men have pleaded guilty to beating giant fan bryan stow nearly killing him are facing new charges. norwood and sanchez have been sentenced for being felons with weapons. it's a story we first brought you last night at 5:00. eric rasmussen has learned the teacher was preparing for another overnight trip with students when he was arrested. >> reporter: parents at mira vista school in richmond are still trying to understand how a teacher could be hired while under investigation for sexually abusing kids. >> somebody dropped the ball and i think it was mira vista. i mean, somebody needs to do their job, period. >> reporter: police say that he abused several students while on excursions. yesterday plain clothed officers arrested gunto at his new job. >> something that wasn't disclosed was that in two or three weeks he was going to take a group of kids on a field trip overnight to yosemite. >> reporter: through multiple sources, 2 investigates compile guinto's teaching time. started as a substitute teacher from 2008 to 2011. he was hired at making waves and was fired. but he was considered a retire when he started working for -- that's why a background check was not ordered. >> good evaluation, principals liked him. >> reporter: people say that's why that important call is needed. >> they can't answer a lot of those questions, but the one question they can ask is, would you rehire this person and if they say no, well that's the answer. >> reporter: eric rasmussen, ktvu news. the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of setting another teenager on fire on an ac transit bust is now headed to trial. today anderson waived his rights. and his attorney pointed out a surveillance video that he says will play a big role. >> other people talking to my client, urging him on. they were not charged. >> reporter: legal battle with major league baseball over the athletics is on once again. the city wants to move the oakland a's to san jose but the san francisco giants claim a territorial rights to the south bay has always stood in the way. major league baseball commissioner bud selig is using baseball's exemption to keep the a's in oakland. >> there is no one in this country exempt from the laws except mr. selig claiming major league baseball. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco has agreed to put the casen casen -- the case on the fast track and arguments can be heard as soon as may. a teenager followed down the sidewalk and solicited for sex. >> it's scary. >> reporter: how a facebook postand two 12-year-old continuing coverage now of the crisis in ukraine. late today president obama told russia it could pull back its troops from the crimea peninsula while pushing for a democratic agreement. he also called for international monitors to ensure the peace. at the same time prorussian authorities in crimea announced a referendum in 10 days. it would ask the residents if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. president obama says that would be a violation of international law. >> in 2014 we are well beyond the days where borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the president also announced sanctions against russian officials that he believes are responsible for the military actions in ukraine. and russia suggested it may retaliate against americans. >> reporter: staples says it is closing 225 stores around the country by the end of the year. that's about 10% of all of its stores worldwide. staples says it wants to cut costs and about half of their sales they say are generated online. stock markets were mixed today. the dow gained 61 points mostly on a positive jobs report. however the nasdaq was off five. desperate for a date. a teacher in san ramon valley high school is making a very public and unusual plea to actor and comedian will ferrell. chad cockrin says his wife can't join him at the prom. >> we can take excellent pictures together. >> reporter: so he would like will ferrell to help him to chaperone. cockrin says some of his students came up with the idea to come up with making this video. >> there might be a photo booth and we can take excellent pictures together. here's a picture of what i think we will look like at the dance. >> reporter: we don't know if ferrell has seen the video. right now it has over 10,000 views. fighting crime from behind the desk in two minutes the tool police never thought they would be using that helped them arrest a man suspected of soliciting sex from a teenage girl. >> and warmer weather is on the way. in five minutes, ktvu's bill martin will táel -- tell us if another chance of showers attention monster taco fans! get ready for a night of monster taco madness - when two new monster taco flavors from jack in the box face off. introducing - the bacon ranch monster taco, crushin' it with strips of bacon and creamy ranch versus the nacho monster taco, comin' hard with nacho cheese and jalapeños! monster, monster, monster tacos! too much? needs an explosion. san mateo police plastered his picture all over social media and now they say that a man that tried to solicit sex from a teenager is under arrest. >> reporter: when a crime happens on the streets it might just end up on social media. a 15-year-old girl told police an older man was following her on the sidewalk. speaking in spanish and trying to solicit sex. >> it's pretty scary. >> reporter: police did not find the man but they did not stop looking. authorities walked two weeks down to this surveillance store cameras caught him on video. >> it's a whole different way of chasing down and catching bad guys. they chaired the store with thousands of their subscribers. >> what they're getting they're getting more information. two teenage girls saw the video and spoke up. >> they told the officials at the school they go to. the school reported it to us. >> reporter: the men identified the men as roberto guadalupe. after word got out that police were looking for him, the 41- year-old turned himself in. >> everybody is always on their phone. twitter, instagram, facebook are very popular. that's good to get out to people like that. >> reporter: police say this case would have been a lot harder to solve 15 years ago. reporting in san mateo, cristina rendon. radio talk show host donald lacy jr. was recognized. since the killing of his daughter in 1997 lady has been working with youth in the community to stop the violence. >> i hope everybody in the community comes together. because only all of us working together can we really put an end to this violence. >> reporter: after his daughter's death. lacey turned his grief into action. provides an inspiring foundation to at risk children in the community and area. we're going to get heavy rain and thunderstorms. we're getting up to a half an inch of rain in some locations. that was great news. but then the sun came out. and look at what happened. it was 67 in san jose, 65 in livermore. temperatures for your friday warmer than these. we're back into the upper 60s and low 70s. as we head toward the bay area weekend it's going to move in saturday night and sunday and could bring in sprinkles as we head into your bay area sunday. tonight it has nothing to show. what we're tracking tonight will be the fog. the winds are dying down. with those winds dying down. the fog has an opportunity to form. winds earlier were 15 miles per hour at sfo. now they're getting down to the calm and under 3-mile an hour change. that will provide sol valley fog. fog out toward the fremont area out into the livermore valley out into antioch and fairfield. for the early morning commute look for the fog. rapid clearing on friday. you get a sunny day and that's going to allow temperatures to be back in the upper 60s and low 70s. valley fog starting your friday. but the warming begins tomorrow and continues into saturday. so we're looking for a warm up. here we are on thursday, today. here we are friday. we're back into the 70s. by saturday we could even see some mid-70s. sunday is going to be different because it's mostly cloudy. you're going to see that in the computer model. here we are saturday morning. you can see what's coming for sunday. here we are saturday afternoon. clouds come in but you still have a sunny day. you're still in the mid-70s. now we come into sunday. here comes your mostly cloudy day. 7:00a.m. look at this thing just hangs here. is it going to be real wet on sunday? it could be nice. it looks like the rain will hang north but the clouds will continue to push in. plenty of cloud cover on your sunday hence cooler daytime highs. numbers on sunday are going to be in the low to mid-60s. 69 in oakland. so a nice looking day for your friday, a nice looking day for your saturday. sunday not so great because of all the clouds. 68 in mountain view. friday is dry, saturday is dry. chance of sprinkles in here on sunday. as i showed you in the computer model. maybe a little something on monday hanging in the morning. but you notice these are spring like temperatures we're getting into that part of the year where the numbers even on a cloudy day you're doing 50s and 70s. we weren't expecting a half inch of rain in some places so that's great. >> i still remember ken pritchett out there. california's old redwoods are being poached. the redwoods are being used for furniture and collectibles. and he's the run away scoring leader for this year. sidney crosby, however he's never sored a goal in his previous five games against san jose. the penguins haven't won since october of 1997. tonight both of those streaks get extended. edmonds dropped the puck tonight. and we're on the power play. patrick marleau, marleau to martin and shoots it past goalie cross. just 21 seconds later. it's mata with a quick hit. mata's second goal of the game. 3-2 fans. but watch povelski make a quick pass to the back of the net. we're tied at three. joe thornton takes this shot. it's a wobbly puck. that puck can't find it. scores the game winner. byrds adds an empty netter. you know the giants staff really under achieved. but so far in exhibition the starters have only allowed one run. and the starters like what they have seen so far from hudson. had three strike out, eight months ago the 20-year-old hudson had surgery for a fractured ankle. and less is more. the swimmer sandoval got a homer and the giants hang on over the reds. a's went 8 innings settle for an 8-8 tie. welcoming up it's win or go home for the santa clara safeway presents real big deals of the week. or how to get great deals the easy way. you do enough flying around. that's why we give you real big club card deals. right now, load up on your favorite coke products. 12 packs are just $2.77. brew up a great cup for less. folgers is only $6.88. and charmin is $8.99 for 9 mega rolls. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. santa clara had talented players but their score was not. brown was finished with 20. brandon with a little prescreen at the post. 81-64 they face gonzaga tomorrow night. tiger woods withdrew from last week's golf championship but that was because of back spasms now he's fine. his game is still on the mend. tiger was one of the 61 golfers who didn't finish in today's first round of the wbc cadillac tournament. tiger played just two holes and the defending champ has played 26 holes tomorrow. five players sit on top of the leader board and three under par. the only one who finishes is this guy. dingley. the birdie on nine. but a thunderstorms causes a two hour delay so six players only six of the 67 completed round one. former cal basketball player gutierrez signed a contract with burnett. very special night for the mhl. just a great game to watch. >> i love seeing paulina evans out there throwing the puck. she's so darn cute. thank you for joining us tonight. the news will begin at charles not having coverage stressed me out. i literally haven't been to a doctor in 15 years. i had a car accident when i was uninsured, and i declined medical assistance because it was gonna be too expensive. as a result, i deal with back pain on a pretty regular basis. after it had built up for so long of not having insurance, i couldn't believe that it was just that easy. it was just nice to have a plan that 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FremontCaliforniaUnited-statesChadLivermore-valleyOaklandAfghanistanMountain-viewSan-diegoCrimeaKrymAvtonomna-respublika san francisco. a live look at northbound 280 in san jose it's okay. at 4:30 let's go back to et desk. we begin this morning with breaking news in the south bay. crews are battling a house fire in san jose where two people we understand were burned. ktvu janine de la vega is live at the scene with what is happening right now. janine. >> reporter: we are in east san jose. they have knocked down this fire. it is in this back of this house. we do know that two people were inside the house and they suffered bad burns. to get more information on what is happening right now and how this all started, we go to captain reggie williams with the san jose fire department. when you got here the flames were really raging. >> yeah what we have is an exterior fire. firefighters had a difficult time accessing the structure. if you look at the building it had security bars throughout. we had to use our rescue bars to remove the people. we did have two residents that were badly burned and take tonight local burn center. we have knocked down the fire. we have searched the property. there is no one else inside the building. we will be heading into the mop up phase. again we don't know what caused this fire. the cause is still under investigation. we should have our arson investigator in route. >> reporter: and it was actually another stricture that was be-- structure that was behind the house. >> yeah the first reports stated it might have been an attached structure. but again we don't know exactly what it is. when we got here we saw 20-30- foot flames above the roof line of the house. again if you look at it, there are security bars even on the edge that lead down the side. >> reporter: thank you so much reggie williams. dramatic its cape from another fire in hayward as several people jumped from a second story window. alex savidge is live with how a small child made it out. >> reporter: a child was thrown from one of the second story bedroom windows here at this apartment that caught fire late last night. he was thrown down to a neighbor who was waiting on the ground and caught that child. i was told it was a little boy. he was not hurt. the adults trapped in that burning apartment were injured trying to make their escape through that window. a man and woman were put on the stretchers and taken to the hospital. firefighters say they were hurt as they jumped through a bedroom that was 25 feet off the ground. this fire started just before 11:00 last night. inside one of the second floor units at this apartment building on seventh street near c-street. caught by the neighbor was taken to the -- a neighbor that went downstairs described the chaotic scene. >> i ended up with a baby and the black smoke started coming out the front window. it was really bad. >> reporter: the unit that caught fire here was heavily damaged. the three other units in this building had smoke and water damage as well. everyone who lives in this building has been forced to find a new place to stay. this fire appears to have started in the kitchen. at least it does not appear to be suspicious. alex savidge chest ktvu alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. the junior high school student was killed by a freight train that was passing through martinez last sunday evening. the eighth grader ran back on to the tracks to pick up her cell phone she had dropped. this morning's funeral begins at 10:30. also happening today there is a news conference at saratoga high school to unvail audrey's law. a bill aimed at cracking down on cyber bullying. it's named after audrey pot who committed suicide in 2012 a week after pictures were taken of here passed out and naked at a party. time is 4:35. there is concern and confusion over the announcement that the owner of albertson's is buying safeway. we are told the safeway name won't be going away and the popular rewards program will remain for now. although there are no plans to close stores, business expert tells ktvu she expects layoffs to eliminate duplicating jobs. >> it was debt mental to our membership in terms of layoffs and reductions and health of welfare. we don't want to see that repeated at safeway. >> albertson says the $9 billion deal will lead to a wide arrange of items for shoppers and safer products. they would combine for 2400 stores making it the second largest chain behind krogers. now to the california drought. the alameda county water district is considering enforcing one of the toughest restrictions in the bay area to date. the board may declare an emergency water shortage next thursday. restrictions would include limiting irrigation and banning homes and businesses from watering lawns on consecutive days. violations could lead to fines, possibly jail time. but that would be in the most extreme cases. jean quan says her city is heading in the right direction. last night she delivered her third state of the city address. topics including keeping the city's three sports teams, falling unemployment, and decline in violent crime. the new class of police academy graduates will help lead the way in public safety. >> most of them are people of color. almost half of them speak a second language, and we've had the highest number of women in the history of graduates. 19%. that is above the national average right now. >> quan is also launching a new campaign to get more people to move to oakland in hopes to bring 10,000 new people to the downtown and uptown areas. this was seen as an important speech for quan. as it was for her last city of the city address. time is 4:38. dramatic surveillance video could be used as evidence for two men in an armed robbery. it shows them terrorizing a liquor store and shooting his weapon into the air. the two men hit about 20 stores and shops since december. investigators caught the suspects last week by examing crime patterns and staking out several targets. >> the suspects seem to be ramping up their level of violence. we know robberies of this type will continue to ramp up. >> surveillance camera on a sheriffs department helicopter photographed offices chasing down the suspects. they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses, and victims. time is 4:39. today a letter will be sent to alabamaer telling them they have -- uber telling them they have 60 days. there was a hearing to address safety concern zs a the ride share industry booms. last month we told you about water leaking into the new eastern span of the bay bridge. now we are getting an up close look at those. engineers found 900 leaky gaskets. water could also be seeping in through tiny cracks in theing near the steal traffic barriers. it was lights out last night on the western span of the bay bridge. as the light show marked its first anniversary. the 25,000 lights went dark for 25 minutes to give viewers the chance to impact the piece of public art has had on san francisco. candle stick park is living to another day. the unit soccer federation has announced the men's soccer team will play an exhibition game at candle stick on may 27th. it's part of the team's world cup tune up. the u.s. will also play in new jersey and florida in june . 4:40 is the time. it wasn't what we planned but that kid did get his night at the oscars. coming up at 5:00 how spider man came to the rescue. good morning. right now we are looking at a commute that doesn't have that many problems as we look at the bay bridge. there is some road work up there. right now traffic is moving well into san francisco. skies are mostly clear and it's noticeably cooler. but what about the afternoon highs? will they be a little warmer and can we keep these to the north? when i was living without insurance, it was very scary. charles not having coverage stressed me out. knowing that i have an insurance card in my pocket gives me a sense of reassurance. i'm in because 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[ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? go to coveredca.com before the march 31st deadline. always good to see that. 150 members of the 1,113th national guard transportation company based out of san jose are waking up in the comfort of their own beds they returned home yesterday after being gone for a year serving in afghanistan. the returning soldiers have missed birthdays and milestones. now they have a chance to catch up. >> she's a whole different person. he's like half the size he is now. >> it's wonderful. i love it. i can't wait to spend time with them. >> welcome back. the patriot guard riders greeted all the members on the flight into san jose yesterday. the chapter leader said they wanted all them to know a grateful nation is waiting for their safe return. russian parliament is waiting -- to become part of russia. president obama spoke with russian president vladimir putin on the phone for an hour yesterday. it would ask pee if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the government of ukraine in in 2014. >> but russian president vladimir putin calls the new government ill legitimate because it's the result of an unconstitutional coo. he says russia cannot ignore request for protection from ethnic russians. oscar pistorius is back in court after a difficult day at his trial yesterday. this is video of pistorius arriving at the courthouse yesterday. he broke down after the questions from a doctor. prosecutors say he intentionally killed her after an argument. at 4:46 there is new information about the richmond schoolteacher accused of child sex abuse. on wednesday police arrested ron ginto. he began work there just months after being fired from the making waves academy charter school. ktvu news has learned dismissile came while police for investigating charges that he sexually abused students during a camping trip. students and staff at a school in oakland are heartbroken after a thief made off with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elementary school earlier this week. >> it's a shame that people feel like they have the right to come into a school and rob children of their technology or anything that supports their education. >> three years ago volunteers helped raise money to purchase the 25i-macs and much of the student's school works were on the computers as well. let's check in with sal. hopefully a little quieter. we've had very busy traffic. >> yeah. i want to show you something. if guys in the control room can bring up the maps. i have something to tell you here. we had a car go through the bay bridge the wrong way. check this out. it came through the toll plaza and got on to 880 going the wrong way and went all of this distance until right here where chp ran a traffic break. there was a collision. that person was injured but no one else was seriously injured. i saw this on the way into work here and traffic was briefly stopped on 880. we have a picture of 880 in the oakland area where the accident happened. it has just been cleared. last time i showed you a lot of police activity but they just got out of the way. and fortunately no one was seriously injured. it could have been a really bad wreck but chp was on top of it. that is pretty scary thing to have a car going the wrong way on the freeway. let's go to the toll plaza now. westbound. you can see traffic is doing very well. it's nice and early. is there someone backing up there? look at the bottom there on the right. is someone backing up out of the car pool lane? that is just -- that is awful. you are a bad driver, sir. my goodness. all right let's move along. yeah northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. the traffic is moving okay. steve, please help. >> sal, that is the only gear they could find. >> i guess. [ laughter ] we have a little bit of fog but otherwise clear skies. it's a little chilly out there. just so you know. we've had very mild lows. that snot the case this morning. it will be a beautiful day unless you are up points north and then you might get more in the way of partly cloudies. for local areas here it will be nice. i don't think the fog will do too much. more 40s and 50s. a couple days these have been 56-57. now they are more 45-46. over all high pressure says i think i will show up for a couple days. that will be friday and saturday. 27 in tahoe. 10 better for reno. 40 ukiah. 61 down in san diego. let's take a look. our next system is poised to move north but drag across. saturday looks to be the best day of the weekend. sunday night especially into early monday. member some rain north bay. 60s for the most. turning cloudy on sunday and rain develops late afternoon evening. maybe for everybody early monday. but that is early monday. today and tomorrow looks good. i think it will be sunny santa clara valley but it's a chilly morning out there. temperatures in the 60s. near 70 degrees. these are pretty close to average. right about where we should be which is around 61-67. everyone is right in there. about the same for tomorrow. we will see increasing clouds on sunday into monday. the san jose sharks had a special guest at last night's game against pittsburgh penguins. fans cheered for polina edmunds. she dropped the puck at last night's game. >> and she did get out of the way. >> good. it was a close call for mk noblet. three girls were in the bottom three but it came down to emily or mk. she is the second idol contestant sent home. season 11 winner phillip phillips made an appearance. you can watch american idol every wednesday and thursday night right here on ktvu channel 2. >> yes. 4:52 is the time. emotional pleas to keep people safe in san francisco. the new plans to protect pedestrians and how much it's expected to cost. the first we heard of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were from mark. if they knew that their fight wasn't intended to land. >> a new documentary about a 9/11 hero was sold out in san jose. it's called the rugby player. the life story of mark bingham. it follows his close ties with his mother. they died fighting back against the terrorist that took over united flight 93. >> i realize that there are things that i need to stand up and fight for because mark can no longer do it. i need to stand up against islamist terrorism and poor security. >> the director says the film makers are trying to secure a distribution deal so they can bring bingham's story to a wider audience. the city of san francisco is getting ready to spend millions of dollars for those walk the city streets. that was made yesterday. san francisco's police chief says pedestrian safety must be a top priority this year. >> year to date, we've had more people killed on the street in san francisco than we have by homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. police in berkeley are offering a $15,000 reward for anyone with information leading to the arrest of the person who killed a man inside of his apartment last week. the man's body was found inside of his home on addison street. few details about his death have been released. an investigation is still under way. anyone with information is asked to call the police department. we are learning more about an fbi investigation into a bay area cold case dating back to 1976. now ktvu first reported federal agents and local police were reopening an investigation into the unsolved murders of six women. the fbi now forming a joint task force to look into the so- called gypsy hill murders. one woman was convicted in that case. now wee have learned that dna belonging to a man links the six murders. the girl scouts and barbie are sticking together. at least for now. they rejected calls to cut ties with the doll companies. the girl scout's business partnership with barbie celebrates a flawed role model for the girls. >> that is good. we like barbie at our house. coming up we are following breaking news. two hurt in a house fire. janine de la vega is gatherings information at the scene. we'll have a live report on what kept firefighters from getting to the people inside. >> vegas show and ring side tickets to a fighting match. these are some of the gifts given to bay area lawmakers last year. the new law that was just introduced to stop it. >> good morning. san mateo bridge traffic looks good if you are driving out to the high-rise. no major problems are going to check out all the bridge traffic and let you know. >> skies are mostly clear. it is a little cooler this morning. afternoon highs are cooling off. charles not having coverage stressed me out. i literally haven't been to a doctor in 15 years. i had a car accident when i was uninsured, and i declined medical assistance because it was gonna be too expensive. as a result, i deal with back pain on a pretty regular basis. after it had built up for so long of not having insurance, i couldn't believe that it was just that easy. it was just nice to have a plan that was a reasonable monthly premium. i'm in because i don't want to put a price on my health. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. are you in? find free, confidential, local help at coveredca.com. we are live in san jose where firefighters just knocked a fire that left two people badly injured. we'll tell you what may have prevented them from escaping sooner. the new state law being introduced today following the death of audrey pott. el nino could be making a come back. it could bring a lot of relief for the record breaking drought but why it's not all good news. all ahead on the ktvu channel 2 morning news. good morning. thank you for joining us. very active scene this morning in san jose. a house fire. we are actually following a number of fires this morning. janine de la vega is down there in san jose. alex savidge at another fire. we understand another one is on -- something else is on fire in that location. but we will tell you this location there was something at that house that kept firefighters from getting to the people inside right away. we will take you back to that scene in a moment. thank you for joining us it
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stores. we don't want to see that repeated at safeway. >> reporter: now there's questions of what to do with its rewards program. >> they keep the program here for us is good. >> they're facing a lot of pressure from atypical competitors target, wal-mart. these are broad retailers who weren't always in the grocery business but now are. >> reporter: jennifer chatman says merging the grocery chains will be a challenge but the two companies share history which could help. >> reporter: joe albertson worked for safeway for 12 years before he became an entrepreneur and opened his own grocery store in idaho. >> hopefully safeway can just upgrade it and be a little more organic and a little more refined without the prices going up. >> reporter: one thing that is really interesting is this merger deal does have a one day window when safeway can shop around. and essentially entertain and even go out and recruit other companies to provide alternate proposals so this is by far not a done deal until that window closes. reporting live in walnut creek. jana katsuyama. ktvu channel 2 news. more details now, safeway stock today was off more than 3% after hours. shares fell to $38.05 in heavy trading. safeway stock is up for the year 21%. safeway is one of the largest employers in the bay area but it's not number one. it ranks seventh from the san francisco center of economics. uc san francisco is second with 22,000. and safeway has about 13,000 workers. new at 10:00, a bingo game targeted by four robbers. tonight two people are in custody after an attack for her winnings. there's now a controversial idea being considered to hopefully keep players safe. >> it has a blue haired imagine, but the bingo winnings are all green. >> it's a cash business and a lot of cash. >> reporter: staffed by robbers lying in wake. two recent attacks have the community rattled. two armed suspects posing as bingo players grabbed wads of cash in front of dozens of witnesses. >> they just went and got him at that moment and took off with what they could. >> reporter: they took chase. >> i didn't want them to get away with it. >> reporter: they didn't get away with it for too long. today the two suspects and their accomplices are now behind bars. >> the m.o. and description is similar. and that's what we're looking at. >> reporter: but the arrests don't make bingo regulars rest. >> they should have armed security. >> reporter: it's one of the many topics now on the table to be discussed by police and players. in santa clara, patti lee, ktvu news. new developments tonight in a series of incidents involving water bottles thrown at vehicles. the highway patrol says two teenage boys are the prime suspects. the incident happened last month in an around santa rosa injurying 20 people. as many as 20 vehicles were hit. it identified the boys by finding the owner of the truck but no one is believed to be involved is cooperating with investigators. berkeley police released the identity today of the city's first homicide victim of the year. and they announced a reward in the case. officers found the body of 54- year-old silvan busselaire. police were called to check on him after he had not been seen in several days. investigators are not saying how the man died and are hoping a $15,000 reward will help generate new information in the case. students and staff in a school in oakland are heartbroken after thieves made out with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elementary school. when students showed up they found out their computer lab had been broken into overnight. the thieves climbed over fence, broke a window and made off with $30,000 worth of computers. >> it's a shame that people feel like they have no right to come into a school and rob children of their technology, or anything of that supports their education. >> reporter: three years ago volunteers helped raise money to buy the 25imax and much of the student's school work was on those computers. oakland mayor gene quan delivered her third state of the city address. it was a packed room to hear the mayor speak. she turned to oakland's number one topic, public safety. she praised members of recent academies. >> most are of color, mostly all of them speak a second language. and we've had the largest graduation of females in the class, it's 19% now. >> things are in her opinion getting better and she says oakland is doing its best to improve public safety. new developments tonight in a home invasion robbery in which an elderly woman was tied up and her home ransacked. tonight we learned two men are now in custody. ktvu's debora villalon is live in dublin where she learned the unusual way police say they got in, debora. >> reporter: through a second story window. through a second story window on this house and possibly others too. using whatever is handy to climb up on the roof. avoid the cameras, avoid the alarm. new details straight from the police chief at a packed meeting tonight. >> we take this very, very serious. when someone ties up a poor person, that's serious. >> reporter: dublin residents squeeze into every city council. alarmed about burglary. reassurance came from their chief. two men now jailed, their residences are being searched. >> it surveillances, identified, have taken into custody and now we're doing simultaneous search warrants in two different cities. >> reporter: and the chief says the men in gloves and ski masks who came into this house sunday night were as surprised to see the elderly resident as she was them. she had gone to bed. they knocked and thought no one was home. >> san ramon. >> reporter: burglaries are up everywhere the chief says. and he credits home surveillance systems to help track thieves. many residents want more police officers. >> we made the call. again we can't put an officer up there full time because he could be on one street and an accident happen on another street. >> they're response time is going to be a lot slower. >> is it money? we need more money. >> reporter: officials say dublin force is keeping pace with population and residents need to be smarter. >> no one put alarm sensors on second story windows, because no one goes in through a second story window. i'm here to tell you, if you don't have sensors on your second story windows, put them on. >> reporter: the chief gave the talk twice so no one would be turned away. he pointed out in the last two robberies, doors and windows were left opened. being investigated for sexually abusing kids. so how did he get hired at a school. >> someone needs to do their job, period. >> reporter: two investigates the important step that was skipped during the hiring process. >> it's like a cab you can call with an app but are ride sharing services held up to the same standards? they are a growing alternative to cabs. private cars you call using a smart phone app. right now the california public utilities commission oversees the industry but so far only one relatively known company meets regulatory requires that were issued several months ago. amber lee is live and finds out why better known competitors are still able to operate without a permit. >> reporter: the first company to receive that permit is summon. the founder tells me he got this permit after complying with all 28 requirements. summon formerly known as instand cab has been operating for only a year but the owner tells us it's already in five cities. >> you can choose a taxi. you can choose a personal driver. >> reporter: customers use this app and have an option to order a cab or private car or whichever is closer. customers will know how much the ride will cost ahead of time. >> when demand goes up our prices don't go up. we have flat pricing. pricing that doesn't even change with pricing. >> reporter: he applied with the permit as soon as the cpu came up with its requirements back in december. the company and driver must have insurance. and all vehicles must undergo safety inspections. >> paying attention to what the intention behind the regulations were. not just what the letter of the law was was the key behind getting the permit quickly. >> reporter: it has agreements with other companys to operate while their applications are pending. tomorrow one will be sent to uber. letting these companies now they have 60 days to meet these requirements. >> more and more vehicles on the street so they can make more money. >> reporter: at city hall this afternoon there was a hearing to address safety concerns at the ride sharing industry boom. supervisor eric mar tells me he called for this hearing following the death of sofia lu. her family filed a lawsuit against uber after a driver struck and killed the girl on new year's eve. >> the mother is still suffering from the effects of the injury both physically and emotionally after a brain injury. the whole family is devastated emotionally. >> reporter: lu's parents tell me they don't want another family to go through what they've been experiencing. live in san francisco, amber lee, ktvu channel 2 news. also in san francisco, city officials are ready to spend millions of the dollars to make it safer for people who walk in the city. that news came today in a presentation of recommendations in the walk first. pedestrian safety must be a top priority. >> here to date we've had more people killed on the streets of san francisco in vehicle collisions than we have been homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. sunny vale's ban on large capacity magazines went on sale but a large ditch effort to stop it. the voter approved ban prohibits the procession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. the new ordnance also requires owners to lock up firearms at home and report guns that are lost and stolen within two days. ktvu's news has learned why the fbi is taking a fresh look at the killings of six women back in the 1970s. today the fbi announced a joint task force with other law enforcement agencies from san mateo county. they'll be looking into the so called gypsy murders. the sixth victim was a woman who was killed in reno. one woman was convicted in that case and now a re-examination of the evidence has turned up something new. kt ktvu has learned it involves dna belonging to a man. all six cases are linked. >> forensic evidence, the timing of it all. again the profile of these victims, they all match. >> investigators are hoping someone will remember something from 1976 and come forward to provide the clue to find the killer. our coverage continues online. go to ktvu.com and scroll down to hot topic. there you will find the complete fbi news conference. bingham was one of the courageous passengers that died while fighting the terrorists on flight 916. >> it's clear that mark knew that their flight wasn't intended to land. >> reporter: mark bingham's life cut short is now being told on the silver screen. scott grochep says he met a friend of bingham. that started a 12 year journey to bring his story to everyone. >> it is about a mother, a son and what it takes to be a hero. i think what audiences are coming away with is being inspired by this beautiful mother and son story. >> reporter: the film makers say while the events surrounding his death are a part of bingham's story is just a small part of a character. the story starts with his close relationship with his mother. his mother showed the story, says it's hard watching the story. >> it was very good watching the story, i didn't know he smoked for example. >> he combated stereo types about what it meant to be gay. >> it's almost like he prepare all his life for this one day. >> reporter: she says even now more than a decade after his death, she is still learning from him. >> i realize that there's things i need to stand up and fight for because mark can no longer do it: i need to stand up against islam and terrorism for example. and poor aviation security. >> reporter: the film's director tells me that the film is on the distribution circuit but is looking for funding so many people can see it. temperatures sliding again into the upper 30s low 40s. patchy valley fog a real possibility out in concord. fog reported in fairfield as well. when you wake up, here's the computer model. it is not going to show rain but it will show fog. and then if you go till 5:00 in the morning you see a little bit of valley fog showing up in fremont and san jose in and out of the big valley. the morning commute goes on the fog clears away. so the fog is the first thing you have to contend with for your friday morning. if you're into any of those areas. as we move into the bay area weekend it's going to warm up and there's a chance for shower activities. i'll slow you which day of the weekend is completely dry. it was lights out tonight on the western span of the bay bridge as the light show known as the bay lights marked its first anniversary. organizers said the 25,000 lights went dark for 10 minutes to give viewers a chance to reflect on the impact that the piece of public art has had on san francisco. original plans call for the lights to continue their mesmerizing abstract pattern until next year. but now there's a push to raise $25,000 to keep those lights running till 2026. the reason why a man is asking will ferrell to the prom. and more than a dozen businesses terrorized. the calculated effort by police that led to two arrests. the boy scouts and barbie sticking to -- sticking together. the reason why the girl scouts are being asked to cut ties with the popular doll. this surveillance video is dramatic. it shows a gunman terrorizing a liquor store. but today two men are in custody. the robbers targeted nearly two dozen other businesses. ktvu's robert handa outlines the operation that led police to the suspects. >> reporter: police dubbed the robbers the can't stop won't stop robbers. who terrorized the city until they were caught last week. investigators looked at the pattern of crimes. >> robberies of this type will continue to ramp up. >> reporter: the strategy paid off. two suspects showed up at one of the stores and then warred off as police showed up. one man was caught quickly. >> it's a dead end. it's a dead end. >> reporter: the other man kept running. with police officers in chase as well as a chopper. >> he's crossing southbound lanes now on the run. >> two of our robbery detectives picked up on this. and started listening on the radio and actually caught the fleeing suspect. >> reporter: taken into custody escobar and rodriguez-leon. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses and even victims. in san jose, robert handa, ktvu channel 2 news. a san diego woman is recovering tonight after being rescued from monterey bay after spending 15 hours on a partially deflated rubber raft. she said she had problems with her raft and strong winds pushed her out into the bay. she was stranded for 15 hours until a crew rescued her. >> from the look at her skin she still had some red on her so she must have been swimming. >> reporter: the woman says she set off flairs but the problem is no one saw her in the heavy fog. the girl scouts and barbie are sticking together at least for now. the girl scouts rejected calls from two advocacy groups to cut ties with the doll. the advocacy group says the business partnership with barbie celebrates what they call a flawed role model for girls. however a spokeswoman for the scouts says the partnership is meant to teach young girls to inspiring young women in a fun way. after the break, dozens of reservists returning home after being overseas. why school leaders say a typical part of their hiring process was skipped. 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national guard presentation in san jose returned home from their tours of duty in afghanistan on flights all afternoon and evening. >> they spent the last 12 months in bases in hostile environments. the environment at san jose international is far more inviting. >> we want them to know that there's a grateful nation at home waiting for them to come home safely. >> i'm excited, i'm anxious. >> reporter: ricardo salinas left the week his son sampson was born. >> oh, boy. a whole different person. >> reporter: home for now to catch up on all those missed moments and make up for all the missed hugs. >> now these bikes you're looking at they are from the patriot guard riders they've been coming and going all day here at san jose international airport. they're back again because there's another flight of 17 returns guard members. their flight is expected a little bit after 11:00 tonight. reporting live from san jose, noelle walker. >> a lot of great stories. we told you last month about the 900 places engineers found water leaking at the -- bridge. water can be seeping in through tiny cracks in the caulking near the steel traffic barriers. officials say they need to determine exactly where the water is coming from before they can stop the leaks. and bridge officials say dehumidifiers can help guard against those leaks and help keep the bridge safe. there are five dehumidifiers. the machines protect water sensitive equipment. it left san francisco bay today where it had been tied up at treasure island. the barge made its way about 80 miles through the delta to stockton. regulators said it had to move because it didn't have the proper permits. google says it will serve as an interactive technology center when it's completed. a 17-year-old boy died today after a single car accident in the east bay. it happened just after 11:00 this morning on eastbound highway 24 near the pleasant hill road exit in lafayette. according to the highway patrol, witnesses say that the car hit speeds of 90 to 100 miles per hour before it went off the highway and hit a tree. the driver was from danville and was the only person in the car at this point his name has not been released. the two men have pleaded guilty to beating giant fan bryan stow nearly killing him are facing new charges. norwood and sanchez have been sentenced for being felons with weapons. it's a story we first brought you last night at 5:00. eric rasmussen has learned the teacher was preparing for another overnight trip with students when he was arrested. >> reporter: parents at mira vista school in richmond are still trying to understand how a teacher could be hired while under investigation for sexually abusing kids. >> somebody dropped the ball and i think it was mira vista. i mean, somebody needs to do their job, period. >> reporter: police say that he abused several students while on excursions. yesterday plain clothed officers arrested gunto at his new job. >> something that wasn't disclosed was that in two or three weeks he was going to take a group of kids on a field trip overnight to yosemite. >> reporter: through multiple sources, 2 investigates compile guinto's teaching time. started as a substitute teacher from 2008 to 2011. he was hired at making waves and was fired. but he was considered a retire when he started working for -- that's why a background check was not ordered. >> good evaluation, principals liked him. >> reporter: people say that's why that important call is needed. >> they can't answer a lot of those questions, but the one question they can ask is, would you rehire this person and if they say no, well that's the answer. >> reporter: eric rasmussen, ktvu news. the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of setting another teenager on fire on an ac transit bust is now headed to trial. today anderson waived his rights. and his attorney pointed out a surveillance video that he says will play a big role. >> other people talking to my client, urging him on. they were not charged. >> reporter: legal battle with major league baseball over the athletics is on once again. the city wants to move the oakland a's to san jose but the san francisco giants claim a territorial rights to the south bay has always stood in the way. major league baseball commissioner bud selig is using baseball's exemption to keep the a's in oakland. >> there is no one in this country exempt from the laws except mr. selig claiming major league baseball. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals in san francisco has agreed to put the casen casen -- the case on the fast track and arguments can be heard as soon as may. a teenager followed down the sidewalk and solicited for sex. >> it's scary. >> reporter: how a facebook postand two 12-year-old girls helped catch the suspect. a warming trend as we head into the weekend. how high temperatures will climb where you live and which areas could be interrupted by more rain. continuing coverage now of the crisis in ukraine. late today president obama told russia it could pull back its troops from the crimea peninsula while pushing for a democratic agreement. he also called for international monitors to ensure the peace. at the same time prorussian authorities in crimea announced a referendum in 10 days. it would ask the residents if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. president obama says that would be a violation of international law. >> in 2014 we are well beyond the days where borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> the president also announced sanctions against russian officials that he believes are responsible for the military actions in ukraine. and russia suggested it may retaliate against americans. >> reporter: staples says it is closing 225 stores around the country by the end of the year. that's about 10% of all of its stores worldwide. staples says it wants to cut costs and about half of their sales they say are generated online. stock markets were mixed today. the dow gained 61 points mostly on a positive jobs report. however the nasdaq was off five. desperate for a date. a teacher in san ramon valley high school is making a very public and unusual plea to actor and comedian will ferrell. chad cockrin says his wife can't join him at the prom. >> we can take excellent pictures together. >> reporter: so he would like will ferrell to help him to chaperone. cockrin says some of his students came up with the idea to come up with making this video. >> there might be a photo booth and we can take excellent pictures together. here's a picture of what i think we will look like at the dance. >> reporter: we don't know if ferrell has seen the video. right now it has over 10,000 views. fighting crime from behind the desk in two minutes the tool police never thought they would be using that helped them arrest a man suspected of soliciting sex from a teenage girl. >> and warmer weather is on the way. in five minutes, ktvu's bill martin will táel -- tell us if another chance of showers is headed for the weekend. >> and california's majestic redwoods are under attack. the reason why poachers are going after the trees and the efforts to stop them. 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[mom] you've got two left feet,boo. san mateo police plastered his picture all over social media and now they say that a man that tried to solicit sex from a teenager is under arrest. >> reporter: when a crime happens on the streets it might just end up on social media. a 15-year-old girl told police an older man was following her on the sidewalk. speaking in spanish and trying to solicit sex. >> it's pretty scary. >> reporter: police did not find the man but they did not stop looking. authorities walked two weeks down to this surveillance store cameras caught him on video. >> it's a whole different way of chasing down and catching bad guys. they chaired the store with thousands of their subscribers. >> what they're getting they're getting more information. two teenage girls saw the video and spoke up. >> they told the officials at the school they go to. the school reported it to us. >> reporter: the men identified the men as roberto guadalupe. after word got out that police were looking for him, the 41- year-old turned himself in. >> everybody is always on their phone. twitter, instagram, facebook are very popular. that's good to get out to people like that. >> reporter: police say this case would have been a lot harder to solve 15 years ago. reporting in san mateo, cristina rendon. radio talk show host donald lacy jr. was recognized. since the killing of his daughter in 1997 lady has been working with youth in the community to stop the violence. >> i hope everybody in the community comes together. because only all of us working together can we really put an end to this violence. >> reporter: after his daughter's death. lacey turned his grief into action. provides an inspiring foundation to at risk children in the community and area. we're going to get heavy rain and thunderstorms. we're getting up to a half an inch of rain in some locations. that was great news. but then the sun came out. and look at what happened. it was 67 in san jose, 65 in livermore. temperatures for your friday warmer than these. we're back into the upper 60s and low 70s. as we head toward the bay area weekend it's going to move in saturday night and sunday and could bring in sprinkles as we head into your bay area sunday. tonight it has nothing to show. what we're tracking tonight will be the fog. the winds are dying down. with those winds dying down. the fog has an opportunity to form. winds earlier were 15 miles per hour at sfo. now they're getting down to the calm and under 3-mile an hour change. that will provide sol valley fog. fog out toward the fremont area out into the livermore valley out into antioch and fairfield. for the early morning commute look for the fog. rapid clearing on friday. you get a sunny day and that's going to allow temperatures to be back in the upper 60s and low 70s. valley fog starting your friday. but the warming begins tomorrow and continues into saturday. so we're looking for a warm up. here we are on thursday, today. here we are friday. we're back into the 70s. by saturday we could even see some mid-70s. sunday is going to be different because it's mostly cloudy. you're going to see that in the computer model. here we are saturday morning. you can see what's coming for sunday. here we are saturday afternoon. clouds come in but you still have a sunny day. you're still in the mid-70s. now we come into sunday. here comes your mostly cloudy day. 7:00a.m. look at this thing just hangs here. is it going to be real wet on sunday? it could be nice. it looks like the rain will hang north but the clouds will continue to push in. plenty of cloud cover on your sunday hence cooler daytime highs. numbers on sunday are going to be in the low to mid-60s. 69 in oakland. so a nice looking day for your friday, a nice looking day for your saturday. sunday not so great because of all the clouds. 68 in mountain view. friday is dry, saturday is dry. chance of sprinkles in here on sunday. as i showed you in the computer model. maybe a little something on monday hanging in the morning. but you notice these are spring like temperatures we're getting into that part of the year where the numbers even on a cloudy day you're doing 50s and 70s. we weren't expecting a half inch of rain in some places so that's great. >> i still remember ken pritchett out there. california's old redwoods are being poached. the redwoods are being used for furniture and collectibles. and he's the run away scoring leader for this year. sidney crosby, however he's never sored a goal in his previous five games against san jose. the penguins haven't won since october of 1997. tonight both of those streaks get extended. edmonds dropped the puck tonight. and we're on the power play. patrick marleau, marleau to martin and shoots it past goalie cross. just 21 seconds later. it's mata with a quick hit. mata's second goal of the game. 3-2 fans. but watch povelski make a quick pass to the back of the net. we're tied at three. joe thornton takes this shot. it's a wobbly puck. that puck can't find it. scores the game winner. byrds adds an empty netter. you know the giants staff really under achieved. but so far in exhibition the starters have only allowed one run. and the starters like what they have seen so far from hudson. had three strike out, eight months ago the 20-year-old hudson had surgery for a fractured ankle. and less is more. the swimmer sandoval got a homer and the giants hang on over the reds. a's went 8 innings settle for an 8-8 tie. welcoming up it's win or go home for the santa clara basketball team. and tiger woods defends his title but he's not exactly setting the place on fire. that's next. santa clara had talented players but their score was not. brown was finished with 20. brandon with a little prescreen at the post. 81-64 they face gonzaga tomorrow night. tiger woods withdrew from last week's golf championship but that was because of back spasms now he's fine. his game is still on the mend. tiger was one of the 61 golfers who didn't finish in today's first round of the wbc cadillac tournament. tiger played just two holes and the defending champ has played 26 holes tomorrow. five players sit on top of the leader board and three under par. the only one who finishes is this guy. dingley. the birdie on nine. but a thunderstorms causes a two hour delay so six players only six of the 67 completed round one. former cal basketball player gutierrez signed a contract with burnett. very special night for the mhl. just a great game to watch. >> i love seeing paulina evans out there throwing the puck. she's so darn cute. thank you for joining us tonight. the news will begin at 4:30. >> if you missed any of the news, you can catch the broadcast right now over on tv 36. thank you for joining us tonight. good night. >> good night. 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FremontCaliforniaUnited-statesChadLivermore-valleyOaklandAfghanistanMountain-viewSan-diegoWisconsinCrimeaKrym may be turning into a crime scene as well. so we will check in with her in just a moment on that. it is friday, march 7th i'm pam cook. >> and good morning i'm dave clark. let's talk about weather and traffic. steve, i know you know the forecast. you ready to turn the clock back on sunday? >> no. >> forward. >> spring forward. we do have some low clouds around. especially the the san jose area. high clouds to the north. a little cooler this morning. no doubt about it. we will have a nice day today. nice day into saturday. increasing clouds on sunday. mostly sunny but watch out for some fog. a little warmer into saturday and sunday. we will start a cool down. rain to the north bay. does not look like that much. expect for the fog. once that burns off or lifts we will have lots of sunshine. higher clouds drifting across. but concord is 43 degrees. 42 santa rosa. it is definitely cool out there. temperatures seven or eight degrees cooler. over all mostly sunny. chilly lows though. some fog out there. the high clouds will favor the north bay over everyone else. over all 60 to near 70. some locations will be right about 70. here is sal. all right, steve, good morning to you. we are looking at a commute that is getting busier. although it is still very nice in some areas. let's go right out and take a look at the maps here. just to show you the road sensors. when you see green that is a good sign. but if we look to the right here on highway 4 in fact i pushed it too far here. when you look at highway 4 let's pull this to the center of the streak. there is still slow traffic here. right in this area. because of an earlier accident. so please give yourself time now. if you get on the road in pittsburgh to concord, that is a decent drive for you. hercules, richmond, all the way down to el cerrito that looks good. those who push to the south bay, the traffic here is looking nicely. as a matter of fact, let's take a look at a live picture of the bay bridge toll plaza. we will take a live picture of 280 in a moment. bay bridge drive time is 15 minutes all the way across. i promised 280 in san jose and that looks good. let's go back to the desk. we are following developing news in the south bay of a major house fire that sent two people to the hospital with severe burns. janine de la vega is at the home just learned that this is now being treated as a crime scene? >> reporter: yes. the fire investigator just arrived here 30 minutes ago. she made us move farther back away from where the fire started at this house. now we do know that she is interviewed the couple that escaped here at the hospital and something that was told to her at the hospital prompted her to believe that some sort of crime may have occurred here and this may have been suspicious. here is cell phone video from a neighbor taken at about 3:45 this morning when the fire started. you can see the flames and smoke shooting from the roof of this home on aetna way off of mclaughlin avenue. firefighters say the fire appeared to have started in the back of the home in a back patio area. that back patio over hang collapsed. windows started breaking and then it spread to the house. a man and a woman were inside the home at the time. they escaped from the garage. there was security bars on all of the windows of the home and firefighters think that the bars delayed their escape. >> there was quite a bit of smoke when we arrived here. so the victims may have been disoriented. >> reporter: these two people were told are badly burned. we're told their burns are critical. again they are being treated at the hospital. again the arson investigator spoke with them. we are not sure what was said but it has led the investigator to believe that a crime may have occurred here. that arson is a possibility. firefighters have been in the back of the house mopping up. looking out for hot spots. the fire investigator has been combing through debris. back out here live we did see a couple police cars roll up and the investigator talked to those police officers. whatever happened in that conversation while i was talking during my live shot the police officer came over to the photographer and told him that now they have to move us back even farther. we are not sure why because we have been at fires numerous times and we now are getting pushed back. again we are assuming this has to do where this is now a crime scene. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. we are also following developing news from hayward. two huge fires just a short distance apart. fire created these huge flames. you can see this from blocks away. the latest fire started on seventh street about an hour ago in a carport. fire investigators say nine cars were damaged or destroyed. but there are no reports of any injuries. ktvu alex savidge is on the scene. he is talking to witnesses and investigators. alex will have a live update in our next half hour. the carport fire is right near a fire that started around 11:00 last night. it started at an apartment on seventh and c streets. firefighters say a three-year- old child was thrown to safety from a second story window and was caught by a neighbor down on the ground. alex savidge just talked to that little boy about that daring escape. >> reporter: you jumped? was it scary? >> three adults also jumped to safety. there were no serious injuries. the red cross now is helping provide shelter. happening today cracking down on cyber bullying. a new law is in the works called audrey's law that is named after a saratoga high school student that committed suicide. tara moriarty is joining us now from the school with what this new law would do. >> reporter: i did want to mention what teens were charged with and what their punishment was. one of the teens that pled guilty in audrey's case he has now transferred to a high school in gilroy and sentenced to 45 days in juvenile hall. this is according to the mercury news. the other two boys are students here at saratoga high school. they were sentence the to 30 days in juvenile hall with time saved on weekends. a punishment -- the three admitted to photographing and sexually assaulting audrey pott in september of 2012 at a house party when she was passed out drunk. the photographs were shared via text and posted online. pott committed suicide one week later. it would make the crime easier to charge in adult court. it would also make cyber bullying a crime. a felony in some cases when photos or electronic messages are used to embarrass, harass, or intimidate others. after the attack she posted on her facebook page my life is ruined, i'm in hell, the whole school knows my life is over. audrey's law would require a two-thirds vote to pass. legal analysts say it has a good chance of passing at exactly 9:30 this morning. we are live in saratoga i'm tara moriarty. ktvu channel 2 news. jenna will be laid to rest later this morning. the high school student was killed by a freight train that was passing through martinez last sunday evening. she ran back on to the tracks to pick up her cell phone she had dropped. this morning's funeral begins at 10:30. this could be used as evidence against two men in a string of armed robbers. it shows a masked gunman terrorizing a liquor store. the two men hit 20 stores and shops since december. investigators captured the suspects last week by examing crime patterns and staked out several likely targets. >> the suspects seem to be ramping up in violence. and we know robberies like this will continue to ramp up. >> surveillance camera on a helicopter photographed the police chasing down the two suspects. angel rodriguez and jesus beltran are being held in the santa clara county jail. detectives say they are still looking for more possible suspects, witnesses, and victims. time 16:-- time is 6:09. two of the city council members voted no on the proposal. they say they are not comfortable with letting companies buy the name of city parks. group of senate democrats in sacramento calling for strict new rules to make it illegal for state lawmakers to accept free tickets to concerts and sporting events. some of the free tickets reported by state lawmakers last year include a performance by a hip hop dance crew at a las vegas casino, tickets to disney land, and mixed marital arts fighting event. san francisco assemblyman fill ting $14,900. and central valley assemblyman luis 14,100. california may soon be getting some relief from the record breaking drought. now climate experts predict the warming of the pacific ocean known as el nino may be brewing later this year. it could bring a lot of badly needed rain to california next winter. however meteorologists say a lot could change the way between now and then. >> it's way too early to determine if we will have a strong el nino or weak to moderate. so it's one of those things that we are definitely watching. >> globally the return could mean more hot temperatures later this year and that could mean billions of dollars in food crops losses around the world. time is 6:11. talking about your buddy. it wasn't what he planned but bat kid did get his night at the oscars after all. how spider man came to the rescue after miles scott was snubbed. >> a blind man falls on to the tracks at a los angeles metro station. how he survived. even after a train passed by. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is getting busier. especially at the bay bridge but also the the san mateo bridge. it's a little unusual for a friday. >> some fog out there but over all a cooler morning. a little chill in the morning air but it will be a beautiful day. we will see how temperatures behave. welcome back. time is 6:15. the city of san francisco is getting closer to creating a new source of affordable housing in one part of the city. the planning commission approved legislation to allow property owners in the castro district to build inlaw units. they are the small apartments often built in the convert the garage, storage area or addicts. many people in san francisco have been living illegally in inlaw units. police in san mateo say social media and two brave kids helped them catch an accused child predator. the police posted an alert about a man soliciting a girl for sex on north claremont street. two 12-year-old girls saw the alert and the man's photo on facebook and identified the suspect as a roberto. >> when they recognized the individual from previous contact, they in turn told officials at the school they go to and the school reported it to us. >> he turned himself into police. he is now in the jail facing several charges. investigators say this case would have hard to solve years ago. a grand jury has indicted marvin norwood for possession of firearms. those weapons include assault style rifles and the new charges could add to their prison time. last month norwood and sanchez pled guilty to attack at dodgers stadium that almost killed stow nearly three years ago. a letter will be sent to the ride sharing company called uber saying it will have 60 days to get all the permits to stay in business. similar letters were sent to lift, side car and wings. at san francisco city hall there was a hearing about safety concerns as the ride sharing industry booms. safety requirements include checking the driver's criminal history and safety record. the company and driver must have insurance in all the vehicles and have to under go safety inspections. >> paying attention. not just what the letter of the law was. was the key behind getting the permit quickly. >> the cpuc released the first permit to san francisco based company summit. the founder got his permit after complying with all 28 guidelines. the state of colorado has become the latest state to draft new proposed legislation to regulate ride sharing services like uber and lift. the colorado measure would designate ride sharing companies as transportation networks. that is separate from taxi and limo services. let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. >> it is getting a little busier all over the place. let's talk about 80 westbound. you can see the bay bridge in those middle lanes. brett busy traffic here. the drive time for you is about 20 minutes waiting here. and also on the bring. no major problems though. all the lanes are open. it's a little unusual for a friday. this is a look at the san mateo bridge. highway 4 weed that ha pesky accident on highway 4. it's taken awhile to clear. but the bright spot is for you in pittsburg and concord it is metering the traffic. so it's lighter than usual. it looks pretty good from concord to walnut creek. let's go to steve. sunrise over the big city here. i painted you a pretty picture. just a few high clouds. patchy low clouds favor near the san jose area. a little bit of fog. cooler lows. mostly sunny today. tomorrow looks about the same. it does look a little warmer but then we spring forward. set close clocks ahead one hour. increasing clouds to the north bay. we do have a few high clouds breaking through the ridge of high pressure but it will win out. the ridge of high pressure. temperatures a little bit warmer today. not a lot. the lows are much, much cooler. mostly sunny. some fog. chilly lows. saturday looks to be the warmest day but then cools down on sunday. over all expect for a little patchy fog and higher clouds more so the to north bay or mendocino county and lake county. over all it's cooler here. 43 in concord. i know there is 30s up in mendocino county and lake county. a lot of low 40s here. a few low 50s. a little bit more low cloud deck down there. over all high pressure says you are going northward. 26 in ukiah. high pressure will win out today and tomorrow. this system will drag across. it looks like it will take most of its emergency to the north. and then we get a break. although there are signs around the 21st that could get a cold system in here. mostly sunny and warm. next system on track for sunday. rain developing late in the north bay. mostly sunny today. chilly, chilly lows. 30s and 40s. and highs today 60s low, mid to upper. antioch and brentwood in there. it will be close for others. upper 60s. mountain view at 67. it looks good for saturday. a little chilly in the morning. patchy low clouds and still sunny, mild and warm. cloudy on sunday. rain to the north. and then it's out sunny and warmer tuesday. two privacy groups are calling on the federal trade commission to investigate facebook's purchase of what's app. they want to know how the deal will impact the privacy of what's app users. mark zuckerberg said last month that nothing will change for what's app users. another person hit by a car in san francisco happened last night. we have the details. also why the police chief now compares the situation to a much bigger crime. >> dozens of families in the south bay greeted loved ones returning from san francisco. the reason it was an especially home coming for some of the soldiers. ?ññ;ñ; welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 6:24 is the time. incredible story. a blind man expected to make a full recovery but that is after falling on to the tracks at a los angeles metro station. now witnesses say the 47-year- old man was feeling around with his crane when he stumbled and fell off the edge of the platform. a train came by. however, he was able to lie down in a large gap between the tracks to avoid getting hit by the train. there was a lot of commotion inside the train when it passed over him. >> we are going to manually open the doors for you. i saw everyone running out of the train. it turns out someone was crushed underneath the train. >> the victim was pinned on the tracks for about 20 minutes. however he was rescued and again is expected to be okay. time is 6:25. about 150 members of the 1,113th national guard are waking up in their own beds this morning. how is that for a cheer? the guard members came home after being away from a year in afghanistan. the returning soldiers have missed birthdays and family milestones. now they get to catch up. >> he's like half the size he is now. >> it's wonderful. i love it. i can't wait to spend time with him. >> the faith yours truly guard riders -- the patriot guard riders greeted them all. chapter leaders say they wanted all the returning soldiers to know a grateful -- >> a new dock mep tear about a 9/11 hero was showed at a sold out crowd. >> it's clear that mark and other people knew that their flight wasn't intended to land. >> it's called the rugby player. it follows his close ties with his mother, growing up in los gatos, playing rugby, and coming out as a gay man. his mother says she hopes others will learn from his story. >> i realize there are things that i need to stand up and fight for because mark can no longer do it. i need to stand up against terrorism and poor security. >> the director says the film makers are trying to secure a distribution deal see they bring his story to a wider audience. it's 6:26. a terrifying incident at a bingo game. the extreme security measures some people are calling for following a bold and brutal crime. >> and a family here in hayward makes a dramatic escape as their apartment catches fire. you will hear from a little boy that was thrown from a second story window to get out. >> good morning. in san jose northbound 280 traffic still looks pretty good. this is a pretty good barometer of what it is like in the south bay. we will take a look at the south bay and a look at the peninsula. >> some low clouds out there but occasionally higher clouds making for a beautiful sunrise. right on cue. and we will see how the temperatures if they warm up today and into the weekend. improving your health isn't always easy, but you can do it. stay 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>> okay good it is a word. >> don't forget we spring forward. that is right. right into your tv there. spring forward on sunday mornings. expect for patchy fog and a few high clouds it will be a beautiful day. just had a couple great pictures sent in. from twitter. 34 degrees up there. so there are some 30s to the north. a lot of 40s here. so a little chill in the morning air. getting a break from any rain. next hint would be sunday to the north. not much here. mostly sunny today. chilly morning. some clouds. hanging out toward san jose. a lot of 60s here to near 70. here is sal. all right, steve. we are still looking at a commute that is busier than what we thought it would be for a friday. but still not that bad. let's start off with the bay bridge toll plaza. that is unusual for it to be unusual on a friday. but it's not that bad. it's about a 25 minute drive time into san francisco. we have -- we got a little spoiled by having friday light. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. the traffic does move well in both directions. looking at the south bay as i promised you. northbound 101 and 280 are not that bad. on the peninsula getting down to the south bay it looks good on 101 and 280. so we have a lot of good conditions on this friday. 6:32 let's go back to the desk. sal, thank you. we're following developing news from hay ward. two huge fires break out just hours and feet from each other. the latest fire started about 90 minutes ago. ktvu alex savidge was covering an apartment house fire on seventh street when he smelled smoke from this carport fire. we just talked to a fire investigator at the scene. he says the flames caused a lot of damage to the carport. >> as you can see, there is nine vehicles either damaged or destroyed in this fire right here. along with the parking overhang. >> now there are no reports of injuries from this carport fire. as we mentioned, that carport fire is right near another fire in hayward. it started late last night. a child is among the people who barely escaped the fast moving flames. alex savidge is joining us live now with the details of what happened over there. good morning, alex. >> good morning, to you. frightening experience to say the least for this three-year- old little boy. he was thrown out of a second story window by one of his grandparents as this apartment here caught fire last night. and he was caught by his great aunt who was waiting on the ground. she caught him a very dramatic rescue here last night. let me show you video of this little guy. we shot it a short time ago. here he is in his uncle's arms. he just got from the hospital. his mom told us he was not hurt. he was sleeping here at his grandparents' apartment in hayward when the place caught fire just about 11:00. this apartment is on seventh street near c street. the only way for this family to get out was through the second story window. a 25-foot drop. >> what happened? >> i jumped out the window. >> reporter: you jumped? was it scary? >> reporter: his mom says yes, he was a little scared this morning. or last night i should say. the boy's grandmother and grandfather they were also injured when they jumped from that same second story window to escape the smoke and flames last night. they are still at the hospital. they have broken bones but they are expected to make a full recovery. as far as how this fire started it appears it started in the kitchen. firefighters say it does not appear to be suspicious. you can see this unit will be boarded up here. the family will have to find another place to stay. i asked that little boy this morning after everything he went through last night what he wants to do now all he said to me is i want to go home. live in hayward alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. happening today a state senator plans to unvail new proposed legislation called audrey's law that would increase punishment for cyber bullies. tara moriarty is joining us from saratoga where some believe that current law is not tough enough. >> reporter: this according to the san jose mercury news. the other two boys are still students here at saratoga high school. they received 30 days each. so this new law would aim to make punishments harsher to deter such attacks in the future. the three boys admitted to taking half naked pictures and sexually assaulting 13-year-old classmate audrey pott in 2012 after she was passed out. the photos were shared via text. that week pott sent out a facebook message saying i'm in hell. my life is over. pott committed suicide one week later. students did investigating and found out ten people saw the photos. audrey's law would make the crime easier to charge in adult court with harsher penalties a and it would make cyber bullying a crime. now audrey's law would require a two-thirds vote to pass. and it has a pass. they will unvail audrey's law in exactly three hours. live from saratoga i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:36. four suspected armed robbers are in jail accused of terrorizing a bingo hall in santa clara. that bold crime happened wednesday night on martin avenue. the suspects pretended to be bingo players for several hours and suddenly pulled out guns and grabbed a huge amount of cash. witnesses say at one point they attacked a 78-year-old woman for her winning. the arrest have not made those bingo players feel any safer. >> there is too much money involved. they need for our protection as bingo players they should have armed security. >> police say the woman that was attacked in bingo -- in that bingo hall was pistol whipped. students and staff at a school in oakland are heartbroken. thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elementary school later this week. thieves climbed over a fence and made off with $35,000 worthover computers. most of the students school work were on the computers. san francisco is considered one of the most walkable cities in the country but with the most recent rash of pedestrian injuries and deaths, city leaders are calling for more things to be done to keep walkers safe. ktvu brian flores has more. >> reporter: we are on vaness and bush. this one of the busier intersections in the city. you have walkers, drivers, and cyclists. they say simply enough is enough. during a press conference yesterday city officials announced it will spend $17 million in pedestrian safety projects in the city. it's called walk first which is a city initiative aimed at combining collision data with public outreach. it has identified 170 locations where improvements need to be made over the next five years. city officials say that a majority or about 60% have happened in the tenderloin and north beach neighborhoods. there were 21 pedestrian deaths last year. five this year. and city officials say this has to stop. >> each of the supervisors during the last foments have given me their personal accounts of their dangerous intersections. the people that were lost or severely injured and it is becoming personal. >> now some of the projects that will be improved upon for example call for traffic light timing changes along sunlighter street and the installation of a new traffic light at sunset boulevard where 78-year-old man was struck and killed in a crosswalk. he says he will be telling his officers not to be so nice when it comes to enforcements. the city has a goal of eliminating all traffic deaths by 2024. live in san francisco brian flores ktvu channel 2 news. time is 6:40. it wasn't what he expected but remember bat kid? he did get his night at the oscars after all. five-year-old miles scott and spider man actor andrew garfield they took part in this mini oscar ceremony at an l.a. hotel room earlier this week. this is a photo of tmz of them in their tuxedos. they were supposed to make a joint appearance at last sunday's academy awards. but the segment was pulled at the last minute. garfield also joined little miles on a trip to disney land as well. >> very nice. 6:40 is the time. new information about a seventh grade teacher accused of sexually assaulting children. what we have learned about his last job and recent plans that may have put more children at risk. >> we are live in san jose where an early morning fire has turn into a crime scene. two people have been badly burned. we'll tell you what a fire captain has told us about the investigation. >> good morning. we are looking at a commute that is getting busier as we hit the peak. 280 northbound still looks good. we will give you another update of the morning drive. >> a beautiful sunrise and temperatures that are a little chilly will be warming up but how much? and will we carry into the weekend or not? welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. two people severely burned in an early morning house fire in san jose. it started in the back of the home and quickly spread. firefighters say the man and woman inside could not get out because of the steal bars on the windows. ktvu janine de la vega is at the home where investigators are now treating this as a crime scene. janine. >> reporter: in the past hour more police officers have shown up here to aetna way which is near mclaughlin avenue. they are being briefed by the arson investigator because this house fire has turned into a crime scene. they have not shared why but one of the questions that i have is, is everyone accounted for in the house? so far no one has been able to answer that. now here's some cell phone video from a neighbor taken at about 3:45 this morning when the fire started. you can see flames in the back of the home and smoke billowing from the roof. firefighters say it appears a back patio structure caught fire. it collapsed when firefighters tried to enter it. the flames spread to the home and destroyed several rooms. a man and woman inside the home escaped through the garage. both are suffering from severe burns and rushed to the hospital. >> our arson unit is on scene. they will be investigating the size of this fire. they didn't give any specific reasons why it has become a crime scene. prior to coming this scene they did go over to the hospital and interview the two patients that were transported. so something must have changed from the time of the fire and the time they arrived at the scene. >> reporter: there are metal security bars on every window of the home. firefighters believe it may have prevented them from getting into the house quicker. there were release bars that could have been used but they were not used possibly because the victims could not see them besought smoke was so thick. at this time firefighters are investigators are mopping up and they are looking for any sort of evidence. we are being told that a spokesperson from the fire department will be arriving on the scene shortly. i talked to police as well since this is a fire scene. it is their investigation. so they weren't able to tell me any details as far as why this has turned into a crime investigation. but police said they will be here for awhile. reporting live from san jose janine de la vega choughs. time is 6:46. new information about the richmond schoolteacher accused of child sex abuse. on wednesday police arrested ron ginto when he was teaching. he started working there just months after being fired from the making waves academy charter school. ktvu news has learned, that that dismissile came as investigator were investigating charges that gintoed students and he was preparing for another over night trip with students when he was arrested. >> something that wasn't disclosed was that in two or three weeks, he was going to take a group of kids on a field trip over night to yosemite. >> the school board president is now promises to improve the school districts background checks in respond to the anger over this case. today the russian parliament voted to support any decision made by the people in the region of ukraine on becoming a part of russia. yesterday president obama spoke for about an hour with russian president vladimir putin. president obama said a referendum announced by pro russian authorities would violate international law. the referendum scheduled for march 16th would ask the people if they want to break away from ukraine and become part of russia. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014, we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> reporter: however russian president vladimir putin calls the new government ill legit mat because it is the result of an unconstitutional coo. he says russia cannot ignore report of protection. it's 6:48. let's check in with tori campbell to see what is coming up. >> coming up on mornings on 2, struggling with racial diversity. why the university is so anxious to share its experiences since the ban of affirmative action with the u.s. supreme court. the danger of distracted driving all caught on tape. this dash board mounted camera clearly shows who was at fault after that dramatic accident in canada. >> and celebrating in style. what salesforce.com will do that will celebrate the company's 15th anniversary and help stop hunger at the same time. those stories coming up on morning ons 2. now back to you on the morning news. 6:49 is the time. let's check in with sal for a look at traffic. how is the friday morning commute >> >> right now it's moderate. i wouldn't say it's too bad or great but it's not bad at on the east shore freeway on 80 westbound. you can see there is plenty of room for you here coming in from vallejo. when you get to the toll plaza there is a back up which we are not used to seeing. so let's go to the toll plaza. i want to show it to you there. it's backed up for a 20-30 minute drive time. on the peninsula highway 101 and 280 look very good. and we push over to the east bay. southbound 880 is a little sluggish. a few high clouds. a little cooler. it will be a beautiful day. low clouds. patchy fog around the san jose area. mostly sunny. not much change into saturday. don't forget spring forward on your clocks early sunday morning and inning clouds on sunday. maybe some rain to the north. for us today it looks pretty good but there will be higher clouds here and some of that patchy low clouds but over all a dry pattern takes us into the next 48 hours. mostly sunny. some fog. but no doubt about it the lows are much cooler than we have seen. a little warmer into saturday than what the cloud cover rolling in on sunday. we will start to cool the temps down. that rain for sunday not too much. most of it is san francisco north. san francisco oakland north. i'm not buying into that. santa rosa only a quarter of an inch. kind of cold up in lake county. 34 clear lake. 37 lake port. it's cold up there. cloud cover should stop the temps from cooling off anymore. occasionally partly cloudies to the north bay. 40s for some. 50s for others. 42 napa airport. it is a little chilly for some. not too bad but it's cooler by a wide margin. 26 up in tahoe. 40 for ukiah. 10 warmer in sacramento. 61 down in san diego. things look good today and tomorrow. then that system will drag across us on sunday. late saturday for increasing clouds. just a little bit of patchy fog out there. next system increasing clouds. turning cloudy. rain develops to the north bay. maybe even later in the evening. and then after that things look quiet and warm. mostly sunny a chilly morning. some fog. again parts of the coast santa clara valley as well. 60s to near 70 degrees. temperatures right about average for this time of year. maybe slightly above but not much. it looks good for saturday. sunday. cloudy. rain to the north. we will carry that into early monday and kick it out. time is 6:51. safeway is being sold for $9 billion. how shoppers and store employees will be effected. plus why the labor unions are so concerned. another fan rushes on to the basketball court in southern california. reaction from the players and the punishment the fans could now face. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. a little positive reaction this morning to the monthly jobless numbers. the employment report came out better than analysts expected. live look at dow jones is up. there is some concern about the company buying safeway. now the company that owns albertson says the safeway name won't go away and the popular rewards card program will remain at least for now. although albertson say there is is no ways to close stores. and health benefits of workers suffered when albertson was purchased. time is 6:55. we have new information about an investigation into bay area cold cases of murdered women dating back to 1976. ktvu first told you that federal agents and local police are reopening the investigation. the fbi is forming a joint task force to examine the so-called gypsy hill murders. five women were killed in san mateo county. a sixth victim was in reno. one woman was convicted in that case. now we've learned that dna belonging to a man connects the six murders. the task force will start canvassing neighborhoods in the peninsula looking for leads. ktvu's coverage of this case continues for you online. go to ktvu.com and scroll down to the hot topics. you will find the complete fbi news conference announcing the cold case task force. jean quan says her city is heading in the right direction. last night she delivered her third state of the city address. topics included keeping the city's three sports pro teams, falling unemployment, and decline in violent crimes. the new class of police academy graduates will help lead the way. >> most of them are people of color, almost half of them speak a second language, and we've had the highest number of women in the history of graduates. 19%. that is above the national average right now. >> mayor quan is also launching a new campaign to get more people to move to oakland in hopes to bring 10,000 new people to the downtown and uptown areas. now this was scene as an important speech for quan as it is her last state of the city address before the upcoming mayoral election. for the first time in a month there was a physical confrontation between a fan, coach, or player at a college basketball game. it happened again last night during this game between hawaii and santa barbara. the hawaii coach was arguing with the refs about a technical foul when the fan runs out of the stands up to the coach and started yelling at him. the hawaii players pushed the fan away who was later arrested by police. if he is a student he could be expelled. coming up on mornings on 2. a child rescued from a burning apartment in hayward. >> you jumped? >> he jumped. there was just one of two huge fires just a block apart. we will have live team coverage. >> a crack down on cyber bullies here in california. the new proposal being unvailed today. this one honors a 15-year-old from sarasota and raises the stakes for offenders. busy morning for hayward firefighters, a raging carport fire, just feet away from another apartment building fire. the dangerous decisions people make inside in order to survive. >> we're live in sarasota where you had drink's law will be unveiled in the -- audreys law will be unveiled in the wake of a suicide. the
New-yorkUnited-statesCanadaLake-portCaliforniaBrentwoodLake-countySaratogaSanta-clara-valleyOaklandAfghanistanMountain-view friday, march 7th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's go to steve. >> thank you pam and dave. we have mostly clear skies. temperatures starting off in the 40s. some of that fog favoring san mateo coast. it will be a nice day today and nicer tomorrow. some of these higher clouds will head toward mendocino county and lake county. here is sal. >> all right. we do have traffic. that is going to be doing very well at the toll plaza. you may have heard of a crash earlier at the toll plaza. that has been taken care of. there is no problem on the bridge getting into san francisco. and by the way, there are no problems on 880. as we look at the commute here on 880, the traffic continues to look very nice. passing the coliseum in either direction that is northbound 880 on the right. coming through as you can see the traffic in the east bay is off to a good start. let's go back to the desk. we are following developing story from hayward. a large fire just broke out in a carport near the scene of another large overnight apartment fire. ktvu alex savidge was out covering that other fire when he smelled smoke and you saw flames from this fire. what is going on? >> reporter: here's the situation. this is an apartment building here where a fire broke out late last night. several people jumped from a window to escape. and a short time ago a new fire broke out here. basically on the backside of this apartment building. you can see the hayward fire department just arrived here. let's get to the video. huge flames pouring from what we are told is a carport at an apartment complex that is on the backside of the building. again it burned earlier in the evening. we saw a lot of neighbors they were running. ma of them went out and hopped in their cars and they were all moving their cars trying to get them out of the way here as this new fire broke out. again the fire department just got here a short time ago. in fact, we were the ones that were here. several news crews out here. we were the ones that called this fire in. the fire department just got here. they are trying to get this fire under control. again a second fire that has broken out here. very close to. just over a back fence in fact from the apartment building that burned late last night. so we will bring you back out here. hayward fire department is here. we will try to gather some information. but we do understand this was a carport fire. you can see the smoke here coming from that fire. we will get new details on this fire. for now we are live in hayward alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> as alex just told you that fire is right near another fire in hayward that started late last night and a child is among the people who barely escaped the fast moving flames. it started shortly before 11:00 last night on an apartment on seventh street. a three-year-old child was thrown to safety from a second story window to a neighbor down below. three adults were forced to jump. >> it was scary. it was like fire, fire. and then we see the top of the roof. >> there were no serious injuries. investigators have traced the fire to a kitchen in one of the units. we are also following a breaking story. two people burned in an early morning house fire. janine de la vega is at the scene where crews are still there as we can see a very active scene. >> reporter: firefighters were able to knock down most of the fire. most of the damage is in the back of the house. firefighters had to saw off these metal bars that you see. the security bars on the front of the house. they originally told me they may have thought that prevented the people who lived inside from getting out. but fire captain and came up to me and told me they did have release bars from the inside so they could have released those bars but for some reason or another that wasn't activated. let's go to video. here is cell phone video taken by a neighbor where flames were shooting up in the air 20-30 feet high. the next door neighbor said he woke up to popping sounds and screaming. this was all taking police next door. it all happened at 3:45 this morning. the fire was in the back of the house. so there was some sort of structure there. we are told by firefighters it ended up collapsing while they tried to get inside. we know two people a man and a woman ran out of the garage area before fire crews came and they were badly burned here is what the next door neighbor had to say. >> they came running out of thage they were screaming. yelling call the fire department. one of them was holding their arm and crying. >> reporter: both of the victims were taken to burn units and we don't know what their condition as of now. we are told it was just some serious burns they are dealing with. right now firefighters are still on the scene. they are mopping up. fire captain told me he peeked in the windows at the back of the house and said the fire did jump from sort of outdoor structure to the house and a lot of the rooms there are gutted. they are waiting for a fire investigator to arrive on scene to start investigating to figure out what caused this fire. we are stay on top of it and give you an update when we get one. janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. happening today a news conference at saratoga high school to unvail audrey's law. a bill for cracking down on cyber bullying. it's named for audrey pott. the 15-year-old student who committed suicide in 2012. with one week after getting drunk and passing out at a party and three classmates were sent to juvenile hall for sexually assaulting her and taking photos of her. the proposed audrey's lieu would make it legal to prosecute minors as adults and make cyber bullying a felony in some cases. student was killed by a freight train. police say the eighth grader ran back on to the tracks to pick up her cell phone she had dropped. this morning's funeral begins at 10:30. two teenage boys being investigated were last month's water bottle attacks that injured several people. the chp says the boys threw water bottles from a pickup truck targeting as many as ten vehicles including two school buses. the incidents happened in and around santa rosa. investigators say the boys were identified by finding the owner of the pickup truck. neither suspect is cooperating with police and the investigation continues. time is 5:08. the city council will allow private companies to sponsor city programs and pay to put their names on city owned facilities. the council says it's a way to offset the cost to programs like the thursday night concert series. two of the council members said no on the proposal. they say is they are not comfortable with letting companies buy the names of city parks. a group of senate democrats in sacramento calling for strict new rules to make it illegal for state lawmakers to accept free tickets for concerts and sporting events. some include a performance by hip hop dance crew at a las vegas casino, disney land, and mixed marital arts fighting event. the state lawmakers that accepted the most free gift including travel last year includes rob bonza. $15,300. phil ting $14,900. and luis alejo $14,100. now to the california drought. the alameda water district is considering enforcing one of the toughest restrictions in the bay area to date. the report is the board may declare an emergency water shortage. punishment may include fines and jail time. but that will be in the most extreme cases. time is 5:10. california may soon get relief from the record breaking drought. climate experts predict el nino may be brewing later this year. that could bring a lot of badly needed rain next winter here to california. however, meteorologists say a lot could change between now and then. >> at this time it's way too early to determine if we are going to have a strong el nino or weak to moderate. so it's one of those things that we are definitely watching. >> now globally the return of el nino could mean warm, hot temperatures later this year. that could also mean billions of dollars in food crop losses around the world. back here at home clear skies in oakland predicted for tonight's first friday. thousands are expected to turn out for the monthly music and arts festival which was rained out last month. the street festival spans a five block area. bat kid did get his night at the oscars after all. five-year-old miles scott and andrew garfield took part in a mini oscar ceremony. here's a picture of the two in their tuxedos. the bat kid and spider man were supposed to make a joint appearance but the segment was pulled at the last minute. garfield also accompanied miles to a trip to disney land. >> so you took care of him. >> spider man and bat kid. love it. time is 5:11. another pedestrian hit in san francisco. we'll have all the details for you. also why san francisco's police chief now comparing the situation to if a much bigger crime. >> a suspected child molester arrested in the peninsula has two kids and social media helped put him behind bars. >> good morning. we are looking at traffic that is getting busier by the moment as we look at highway 4 you can see traffic is getting crowded. >> nothing busy about the weather just cool and clear for most. there is patchy low clouds. we will see if this pattern will hold into the weekend. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] spring is calling. save 25% when you buy two scotts fertilizers -- one to use now and one for later. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time is 5:14. the two men that pled guilty to beating bryan stow are facing new federal charges. a grand jury has indicted them for possessions of firearms. those weapons include assault style rifles. last month norwood and sanchez pled guilty to the attack at dodgers stadium that almost killed stow nearly three years ago. the case of a 16-year-old boy accused of setting another teenager on fire at an ac transit bus are heading to trial. richard thomas set 1-year-old -- 18-year-old sasha fleischman's skirt on fire. >> people talking my client. >> thomas is being tried as an adult facing charges that could land him in prison for life. he is due back in court on march 20th. police in san mateo say social media and two very brave kids help them catch an accused child predator. the police posted an alert about a man soliciting a girl for sex on north claremont street. two 12-year-old girls saw the alert and man's photo on facebook. and identified the suspect as alberto. >> and they recognize the individual from previous contact. they in turn told officials at the school that they go to and the school reported it to us. >> he turned himself in to police. he is now in the san mateo county jail facing several charges. investigators say this case would have been harder to solve years ago before social media became popular. a man from los angeles county is denying any connection to bit coin. that is despite a news week cover story identifying him as the creator of the wildly successful digital currency. he admits he has done classified work for the u.s. military and several big corporations. however, the 64-year-old man says he never even heard of bit coin until a news week reporter contacted him three weeks ago. >> the reason i'm here is to clear my name that i have nothing to do with bit coin. nothing to do with developing. i was just an engineer doing something else. >> news week still claims it has solved the mystery of exactly who came up with the concept of bit coin and the magazine is standing by its story. 5:17 is the time right now. let's check back in with sal. i know you are following an interesting situation on the bay bridge. is that all clear? >> yeah. we had a wrongway driver this morning on the bridge. fortunately that driver did not cause any major damage to herself or anyone else. thanks to the quick action of chp that got out there in front of her and basically stopped her. she has driven five, six miles or maybe longer before it was detected. let's take a look at -- and this is the freeway where it happened. 880 north and southbound. we see traffic is moving okay. i do see flashing lights up there. whenever i do that, we start looking around to see if anything is going on that we don't know about. let's go to the toll plaza. that is light. there have no major problems coming into san francisco. i want to check out the 580 freeway. it looks good. driving down to the fremont area. not a bad commute. san mateo bridge traffic looking good across over to highway 101. let's go to steve. sal. >> yes, sir? >> we spring forward on the clocks. >> oh is it that weekend? we are losing an hour of sleep? >> yes. now when i run for president, it will be one time all the time. >> i agree with you. i'm voting for you. >> no need for daylight savings. especially when you get up at 2:30 in the morning. we do have clear skies expect for patchy low clouds. a few high clouds to the north. and over all it will be a nice day. temperatures a little cooler here this morning. noticeably cooler. when i went out, i said brrr a little chill there. more 40s here 37. a couple low 50s or soft 50s if you will. temperatures will warm up. nights are a little shorter. days a little longer. few high clouds. 26 in tahoe. 41 ukiah. 40s and 50s to 61 down in san diego. over all high pressure will deflect all of this to the north until sunday. and then we will see increasing clouds saturday. it will be the best day of your weekend. clouds will roll in on sunday. probably will be a slow process but we will cloud it up on sunday. today and tomorrow. expect for patchy fog. 60s and 70s. it will be sunny. to the north it will be mostly sunny. rain develops in the north bay. probably later in the afternoon and evening. and maybe carrying into early monday. mostly sunny today. chilly morning. a couple layers here. high clouds north bay. highs 60s near 70. but most locations in the 60s. i did put that in there for antioch and gilroy. 68 los gatos. 68 redwood city. looks good on saturday. a little chilly in the morning and then clouding up on monday. rain develops to the north. and then after that tuesday and wednesday look sunny and warmer. >> all right. last day of the week for wall street as well. i want to take a look at the numbers. a little bit of a mixed picture yesterday by the time the closing bell rang this morning the futures indicate a pretty good opening. slightly higher across the board. of course the situation in ukraine certainly on the eyes of investors. apple lost its request to block the sale of some samsung smart phones in the u.s.. apple did not provide enough evidence but the samsung phone features are big enough draw for consumers to warn a permanent sales ban. a did win a judgment against samsung over patented technology on the older smart phones and both companies are headed back to court later this month. facebook changing your news feed. this picture is what it looks like now. facebook says it wants the web version and mobile version to match. here's a look at what it will look like. photos will be bigger. there is color changes for the links on the side. during testing users said it was more difficult to navigate. time is 5:21. new information about a bay area teacher accused of very serious charges. why school officials missed critical red flags. >> all those families were told the bodies were never recovered. >> putting names and faces to the pearl harbor attack. the recognition that may be coming more than 70 years later. welcome back. time is 5:24. three graves at a national second e cemetery are marked unknown. but now a man who survived the 1941 attack thinks he knows who is buried there. ray emery who was also a historian has spent years collecting and analyzing documents. he thinks 21 sailors listed as missing from the uss oklahoma when it sank during the attack they are the ones buried in the five caskets in the three graves. >> every grave has a story to tell. really. and it's sad that what they did is grave makers. >> 15 u.s. senators sent a letter to chuck hagel asking him to order lab to examine the remains. 150 members of the national guard transportation based out of san jose are waking up in the comfort of their own beds this morning. guard members returned home yesterday after being gone for a year serving in afghanistan. the returning soldiers have missed birthdays and milestones and now they get to check up. >> he's a whole different person. he is half the size. >> she is wonderful i love it. >> the patriot guard riders greeted all the members from the flight into san jose yesterday. the chapter leader says they wanted all the returning soldiers to know a grateful nation was waiting for their safe return. time is 5:26. for the third time in a month there was a physical confrontation between a fan and a coach or player at a college basketball game. the latest happened last night during this game between hawaii and santa barbara. the hawaii coach was arguing with the refs about a technical foul when a fan came out of the stands and started yelling at him. hawaii players pushed the fan away. he was later arrested by campus police. if he is a student he may well be expelled. a terrifying incident happened at a ben go game in the south bay. coming up the armed robbers accused in a bold and brutal crime. >> and some scary moments for people in hayward apartment complex just a short time ago as a carport erupts in flames. but will hear from one of the people who's car was burned in this large fire. >> on the sunol grade we do have traffic that is getting busier and coming up we will also tell you about what 580 looks like on a friday coming in from the altamont pass to the main part of dublin. >> skies are mostly clear. a little bit of patchy low clouds but it will be sunny and nice today. good morning. welcome back. just about 5:30. this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. these are live pictures. we're in the middle of all of these fire trucks following breaking news from hayward. firefighters putting out a huge fire at a carport. it is on the same street where an apartment building caught fire just a coup hours ago. the ktvu alex savidge is right there talking to the fire victims. he will have a live report in a couple minutes. friday morning, march 7th i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. 5:30. friday morning. so what is the weekend going to be like? let's check with steve. >> we have mostly clear skies. some patchy low clouds. but over all clear and a little chilly. a few high clouds to to the north. that fog is favoring the san mateo area. but other than that, it's pretty clear out there. and temperatures are cooler and a lot more 40s than we have seen most of this week. we've had a lot of cloud cover. but with the lack of that temperatures are allowed to cool off. temperatures look pretty good today. mostly sunny. right where they should be. and we'll fall into that category. occasionally higher clouds. over all a nice day. here is sal. steve, good morning. so far so good when it comes to the morning commute. we've had a couple early incidents that were taken care of rather quickly which is good news for us. let's take a look at the bay bridge. there is a ten minute drive time. a little bit of slowing at the toll plaza. but a little less than ten minutes across that span and we start counting at the toll plaza area and we are basically getting you across to the stay. this is a look at 880 north and southbound. you can see the traffic is moving well. taking about five minutes to get from downtown oakland. 580 traffic a little bit slow the altamont pass. as i pull back there is a not a lot going on. 880 the same thing goes. no problems gettings down to fremont. i have someone that tweets me and says what about highway 4? well here you go. westbound highway 4 it is doing well. there was a minor crash right near summersville road. it's on the shoulder. but there is not a lot of slow traffic out there. if you want to go, sir, go now. 5:32 let's go back to the desk. we continue to follow breaking news out of hayward. we first reported at the top of the hour two huge fires now just a short distance apart. ktvu alex savidge is joining us from the scene of the latest fire with incredible video. alex tells us you smelled the smoke from the scene of the first fire. >> reporter: yeah. we were out here covering the fire from last night. it happened about 11:00 inside this particular apartment building right here. it's on 7th street. we started to smell some folk. my photographer said do you smell something burning? so we hopped out of the truck and that is when we looked over and saw smoke and flames coming from the backside of the apartment. what was burning was the carport. i will show you the video near. this was just before 5:00 this morning. it was a carport at an apartment building that is a couple doors down here on seventh street. and the flames were huge. this fire really got rolling here. by our account this was not official from the fire department. just us looking at the scene and assessing the scene. we saw about eight cars that were burned in this fire. some very anxious moments for the people who live in that complex. we watched them as they were running out of their apartments as we were coming over to the fire and many people were hopping in their cars and doing whatever they could to move their cars out of the way of that fire. listen to one woman here who told us here car was burned in this carport fire. >> my car is a '98 honda and it's really my first car. so he is more sentimental than anything. and what was in the car. i live out of my car. so everything was in my car. >> reporter: and no one was hurt here. that carport area is sort of separated by a driveway from the apartment itself. although there is a home that is fairly close to the carport as well. things are sort of jumbled in there in the back area. obviously there was concern for the firefighters about this fire spreading beyond just that. but no one hurt as far as we can tell. we are still waiting to get an update here from the fire department especially when it comes to the cause of that fire. the fire just a couple doors away last night and now this fire some folks think it seems auspicious. we will talk to the fire department about exactly what was going on here this morning. how the second fire may have started here in hayward. live in hayward alex savidge ktvu channel 2 news. >> that carport fire just down the street from the fire that started at 11:00 last night that alex mentioned. that started at an apartment on seventh and c streets. a three-year-old child was thrown from a second story window and caught by a neighbor who was standing on the ground. three adults jumped to safety. there were no serious injuries. amazingly. the red cross now helping to provide shelter to about a dozen people living in that apartment complex. a person is in the hospital this morning after being hit by a car last night in san francisco. it happened on vaness and turk street. we don't know their name or have any details. the investigation continues. meantime the latest accident comes as the city of san francisco is getting ready to spend millions of dollars to make it safer for people to walk the streets. yesterday there was a presentation of recommendations from the walk first initiative. san francisco's police chief says pedestrian safety has to be a top priority this year. >> year to date we've had more people killed on the streets of san francisco in vehicle collisions than we have by homicide. it is a problem. >> so far this year five pedestrians have been killed in san francisco. the safety plans call for $17 million to be spent to improve 170 locations around the city. happening today a state senator says he will unvail audrey's law. legislation aimed at cracking down on the cyber bullying that played a role in a high school student's suicide. tara moriarty is joining us from the school with more on what the new law proposes. tara. >> reporter: in just four hours jim bell as well as the santa claire ram county district attorney and audrey's mother will be introducing the new legislation at the saratoga library. this comes months after three high school students boys were punished in juvenile court for photographing and sexually assaulting 15-year-old classmate audrey pott and sharing the text messages. some say the punishment was not harsh enough. audrey's law would make it crime easier to charge an adult court with harsh penalties. it it would make cyber bullying a crime. it would be illegal to post the offensive material online and share it or show it to friends. now audrey killed herself in september of 2012 one week after she drank too much vodka spiked gatorade at a house party. she woke up to find offensive messages written on her body. she later wrote quote my life is ruined. i'm in hell. the whole school knows. my life is over. coming up we will tell you what happened to those students charged in her case. live from saratoga i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. time is 5:37. four suspected armed robbers are in jail this morning. they are accused of terrorizing a bingo hall in santa clara. that bold crime happened wednesday night at the aqua maids bingo hall. the suspects pretended to be bingo players for several hours before suddenly pulling out guns and grabbing a huge amount of cash. witnesses say at one point they attacked a 78-year-old woman for her bingo earnings. the arrests have not made the bingo players feel any safer. >> there is too much money involved. for our protection as bingo players they should have armed security. >> police say the woman who was attacked in the bingo hall was pistol whipped. we have no word right now on her condition. students and staff at a school in oakland are heartbroken after thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of computers. it happened at joaquin miller elle men tear school. investigators say thieves climbed over a fence, broke a window, and stole about $35,000 worth of computers. >> it's a shame that people feel like they have the right to come into a school and rob children of their technology or anything that supports their education. >> three years ago volunteers helped raise the money to purchase the 25 i-macs. time is 5:39. last month we told you about water leaking into the new eastern span of the bay bridge. now we are getting a close look at those leaks. engineers found 900 leaks. and a gasket behind the bolts could allow water in if it's not properly tightened. water could be seeping in through tiny cracks in the caulking. now bridge officials say dehumidifiers can help guard against the leaks and help keep the bridge safe. there are five dehumidifiers that are placed in various locations on the new span. it was lights out on the western span of the bay bridge as the light show known as the bay lights marked its first anniversary. the 25,000 lights went dark for ten minutes. just giving everybody a chance to reflect on the impact of the piece of public art and what it had on san francisco. the lights are supposed to continue out there until next year but now there is a push to keep the lights on until 2026. candle stick park is living to see another day. the united soccer federation has announced the mens national soccer team will play an exhibition game may 27th. it's part of the world cup tune up. they will also play in new jersey and florida in june before heading to brazil. this will be the final scheduled game at the iconic stick before it is torn down. time is 5:40. old fashion police leg work trying to catch two armed robbers. coming up in 25 minutes dramatic surveillance video this may be used to prosecute the suspects. new information about the richmond schoolteacher accused of child sex abuse. why the school may have missed some critical red flags. >> good morning. right now traffic is actually doing very well on highway 101 coming up to the 80 split. we will give you the drive time from san francisco to the airport exit and a look at bay bridge. >> cooler this morning. we do have areas of low clouds but it won't stop us from having a sunny nice day. time is 5:43. the russian parliament votes to support any people in ukraine on becoming a part of russia. yesterday president obama spoke for about an hour with russian president vladimir putin by phone. president obama set a referendum announced by prorussian authorities would violate international law. the referendum scheduled for march 16th would ask the people if they want to break away from ukraine and become a part of russia. >> any discussion about the future of ukraine must include the legitimate government of ukraine. in 2014 we are well beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders. >> however, russian president putin calls the new ukrainian government ill legitimate. he says russians cannot ignore the protection of other russians. oscar pistorius trial. there is video of pistorius arriving at the courthouse. in the courtroom today a former girl friend of pistorius testified he carried a gun with him all the time when they were dating. and slept with a gun by his bedside. he said he killed his girlfriend in his home by mistake. thinking she was an intruder. prosecutors say he intentionally killed her after an argument. there is new information about the richmond schoolteacher accused of child sex abuse. on wednesday police arrested ron ginto while he was teaching seventh grade students at his new job. now he began work there just months after being fired from the making waves academy charter school. ktvu news has learned that dismissile came while police were investigating charges that ginto sexually abused several students there during camping trips. and he was preparing for another overnight trip with students when he was arrested. >> something that wasn't disclosed in two or three weeks he was going to take a group of kids on a field trip over night to yosemite. >> the school board 39 president is vowing improve the background checks. time is 5:45. oakland mayor jean quan in her state of the city address says oakland is headed in the right direction. last night she delivered her third state of the city address. it was in front of a packed audience in the city council chambers. topics include keeping the city's three sports teams, falling unemployment, and drop last year in violent crime. mayor quan says the new class of police academy graduates will help lead the way in public safety. >> most of them are people of color. almost half of them speak a second language, and we've had the highest number of women in the history of graduates. 19%. that is above the national average right now. >> mayor quan is also launching a new campaign to get more people to move to oakland. she hopes to bring 10,000 new people to the downtown and uptown oakland areas. this was seen as an important speech for mayor quan. it is her last state of the city address before the upcoming mayoral elections. it's now 5:46. i want to check back in with sal. how does it look? >> it looks okay. the traffic continues to move along very well. let's go out and take a look at what we have with san francisco. if you are leaving the city trying to get down to the airport, it should be a ten minute drive for you. nothing more than that. traffic is looking good coming the other way up the peninsula into downtown san francisco. at the bay bridge we still have a ten minute crossing. a little bit of waiting at the toll plaza. once you get on the bridge, it is a nice drive. the drive time is between 10-15 minutes. i would say it's closer to 10 at this point. if you are driving in contra costa county some slow traffic on highway 4 in antioch. after that it does look good all the way out to concord. otherwise a minor crash. the traffic is always slow. 80 looks good from health care lease to richmond. if you are driving past if you get on the freeway after summersville road, you will be in much better shape by the way on highway 4. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. fog, a little cooler on the lows. mostly sunny today. about the same on saturday. don't forget we spring forward on those clocks. today looks pretty good. although the lows are much, much cooler. we lose most of that cloud cover. patchy low clouds. generally around san jose. also along parts of the coast and higher clouds to the north. they are circling the wagons. mid 40s north bay. livermore down to 43. a couple 50s around. half-moon bay is at 48. a little cooler. over all though on the lows that is. the highs will warm up. 26 in tahoe. 35 up in reno. 41 ukiah. there are chilly readings. one system goes through. this next system will be held off the coast. e cause me. i have to cough. i've had this bug all week long. sunday next system will move in here. rain develops to the north. today looks good. chilly in the morning. you know when you talk for a living. it makes a difference. 60s and 70s on the temps today. we will see the same tomorrow. clouds roll in sunday. again spring forward. >> thank you, steve. just 15 minutes ago new job numbers and the report is better than expected. employers added 175,000 jobs last month. that is up from 129,000 in january. on the news it looks like the markets are responding favorably to that report. there is concern and confusion over the announcement that the owner of albertson's is buying safeway. we are told the safeway name won't go away and it's popular rewards card program will remain at least for now. he say there is are no plans to close stores. business expert tells ktvu news she expects layoffs to eliminate duplicating jobs. workers suffered when the company owns albertson bought the chain in 2006. >> it was debt mental to our membership in terms of layoffs and our reductions and loss of welfare. and we don't want to see that repeated at safeway. >> albertson says the deal will lead to a wide arrange of items for shoppers. safeway and albert southbound's would combine for 2400 stores making it the second largest chain behind krogers. time is 5:51. deadlines for ride sharing companies. letters going out. safety warnings about what they have to do to keep getting a permit. >> plus put a lid on your swim suits. the new health warning. 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[ male announcer ] switch to u-verse and add a wireless receiver today. ♪ welcome back. new details about an fbi investigation into bay area cold cases of murdered women. dating back to 1976. the ktvu first told you that federal agents and local police were reopening an investigation into the unsolved murders of six women. the fbi is now forming a joint task force to investigate the so-called gypsy hill murders. five women were killed in san mateo county with a sixth victim in reno. one woman was convicted in that case. now we have learned dna belonging to a man connects the six murders. >> forensic evidence, means and methods, president timing of it all, the profile of these victims. they all match. >> now that task force will canvas neighborhoods in the peninsula. they will be looking for leads. ktvu's coverage of this case continues online. you can go to ktvu.com, scroll down to the hot topics. you will find the complete fbi news conference announcing cold case task force. despite an increase in home burglaries, police are reinsuring the community it is still a safe place to live. police chief announced at a special meeting last night that two men are in custody in connection with a home invasion monday night. an 80-year-old woman was die tied up. her home ransacked. she was not hurt. but now they are asking for more police connection. >> we are responding very proactively. as soon as something happens we had the officer's swarm the neighborhood. we put every investigative officer on it. i think it just shows how proactive our response is. >> dublin as a population of about 50,000 people. and 51 police officers which is slightly above average. the police chief says burglars are often entering through unlocked doors and windows. the world health organization says stop eating so much sugar. the who is releasing new guidelines with a recommended maximum daily amount of sugar of about 25 grams. that is about six teaspoons. just imagine a single can of regular soda has about 40 grams of sugar. the current research has tied high sugar consumption to high blood pressure, type two diabetes, and risk factors for heart disease and stroke. it was another close call for a local american idol contestant mk. >> emily. mk you are safe. >> san francisco's mk will live to see another week in the competition. three girls were in the bolt to three again this week. emily second idol contestant sent home. phillip phillips made an appearance. you can watch american idol every wednesday and thursday night right here on ktvu channel 2. the move by the city of mountain view to get more corporate sponsorship of city events and why some city council members say it's a bad idea. >> mom woke me up and said she heard some noise. so i looked out my window and saw flames. >> house fire turned into a crime scene in the south bay. we'll have a live report on the new information we just received about the investigation. >> good morning. right now we are looking at a commute that is still looking pretty good. this is an approach to the richmond san rafael bridge. as you can see it is very light. >> skies are mostly clear. some patchy low clouds around. higher clouds. over all a little cooler morning. what about the afternoon highs? it was extremely frightening. i was shaken and don't know what to do. >> two huge fires just a short distance apart in hayward. the most recent fire started one hour ago. >> we are live in san jose where an early morning fire has now turned into a crime investigation. two people were badly burned. we will tell you what a fire captain just told us about the investigation. enter >> we're live in saratoga where audrey's law will be unvailed today in the wake of a teenager that committed suicide in part by cyber bully examining >> also the weather may be giving us a break soon from the record breaking drought. what could happen later this year. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues. good morning. thank you for joining us. we are on the scene of a numberover fires this morning from late night and early this morning. this is in the south bay and ktvu janine de la vega has been there all morning long and she just received some new
Altamont-passCaliforniaUnited-statesFremontLake-countySaratogaOaklandAfghanistanRedwood-cityMountain-viewBrazilFlorida so one of the coldest systems we have seen in a while. 38 degrees in livermore right now, 43 in santa rosa. by the afternoon we are going to keep it cool and brisk outside. highs yesterday in the 50s and low 60s. today much cooler. we are going to be struggling to get into the 50s around parts of the bay area. colder over the mountaintops and more showers on the way, too, gianna. >> all right, don't forget those jackets today. jumping over to mass transit right now, everything is right on time as far as bart, muni, caltrain and ace trains go this morning. we are getting reports though of the vallejo ferry is using bus shuttle service this morning due to mechanical problems so plan for that. elsewhere lots of roadwork this morning. live look at the golden gate bridge not a lot of cars on the road this morning as you can see, but there is construction southbound just north of the bridge as you head near the waldo tunnel. you might see delays through marin county this morning. 101 if you have an early flight to catch at sfo, you're in luck. traffic is in the green speeds around 65 miles per hour northbound near sfo. no delays southbound, 280 looking good as well as you work your way through san bruno and colma. no delays there. but 280 in the south bay construction right around highway 87. that's traffic. back to you. >> all right, gianna. thank you. the 61st annual national prayer breakfast is just getting under way in washington, d.c. you can see the president and his wife there. this is at the hilton washington international ballroom. every president since eisenhower has addressed this event and president obama will do so this morning. the point of the event is to gather a group of political and religious leaders. this is a bipartisan group as well as a group of activists. they do it every year. an estimated 3,000 people from 140 countries are at the event. again, this is at the washington hilton and president obama is expected to speak in just a little bit. 5:04. san francisco police are asking for some help in trying to connect a person of interest with a child abduction cold case. 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared back in 1984 and investigators are now focused on a former neighbor who died five years ago. this man, wayne jackson, had a history of abusing children. he was interviewed at the time collins disappeared and now he is under investigation again for the very same reasons. time, opportunity, location, prior to, who he was, what he had done in the past, same reason he was a person of interest then. >> when he finally was apprehended, he only spent six months in jail and three months probation. they knew enough about this guy. >> jackson was known to have used at least five different names over the years. a triple murder in western sonoma county on tuesday was apparently over marijuana. three men were shot to death in a cabin near forestville. investigators think the three were there to buy a large amount of pot. two of them had come from out of state to make that transaction. the third victim was from petaluma. police say they were shot to death in a bedroom full of drugs. >> what i hear, i guess 100 pounds, $200,000 deal and some fool just took their life. >> investigators have not released any information on the suspects. handcuffs didn't stop a san jose suspect from stealing a police van. officers are still looking for him this morning. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is outside police headquarters with the great escape. kind of an unbelievable story. >> reporter: good morning. i'm sure san jose police officers are still scratching their heads as they continue to look for that suspect who essentially pulled a houdini. this is the man officers are looking for, anthony sanchez seen in the picture. he is about 5'5", 275 pounds. yesterday afternoon san jose police went to the parkside glen apartments on hillsdale road to arrest him for outstanding warrants. officers say they had to double cuff him because sanchez couldn't get his arms close enough together. but there was something he could do. officers put sanchez in the back of an unmarked car. when one officer was distracted with paperwork, sanchez slipped his cuffs and was able to jump in the driver's seat and drove away. >> now it's just going back to square one to find the suspect. hopefully he will still have the handcuffs on when we find him. >> reporter: two hours later police found the minivan parked in a neighborhood about a mile away. all of the equipment was still in the front seat. there were no firearms inside. now, as for how sanchez got these keys in the first place, san jose police say it is common practice for them to leave the keys in the ignition if they are close by. cate caugiran, kpix 5. iran's state-run media has released video taken from a u.s. spy drone that cashed in the country in 2011. the video shows an aerial view of an airport and a city said to be a u.s. drone base in kandahar, afghanistan. iran says it used the drone to build its own unmanned aircraft. so far no official comment on the video from the u.s. plenty of questions about u.s. drone policies are expected today as lawmakers question president obama's nominee to lead the cia. white house counter-terrorism chief john brennan will appear before the senate intelligence committee. his confirmation hearing starts just hours after lawmakers are set to receive a classified report on the rationale for drone strikes targeting americans who work with al qaeda overseas. the pentagon is reducing the number of aircraft carriers in the persian gulf to one from two. the defense department made that announcement yesterday as deep automatic spending cuts loom for defense and domestic programs here. those cuts will kick in at the beginning of next month. and unless congress agrees to an alternate budget plan before then. defense secretary leon panetta says severe military cuts would harm the nation's security and the economy. >> we will furlough as many as 800,000 department of defense civilians around the country for up to 22 days. they could face a 20% cut in their salary. you don't think that's going to impact or economy? >> some economists estimated a march 1 sequestration could result in up to a million people losing their jobs. today some house democrats are set to unveil their plans to curb gun violence. the 15 proposals are said to be similar to those proposed by the obama administration, including background checks on all gun purchases and bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. but some proposals are expected to have little chance of passing in the republican- controlled house. marin county is about to make good on its vouchers issued during its gun buy-back program. $43,000 was set aside for last month's program that paid people who turned in guns but the money ran out, so organizers handed out $70,000 worth of vouchers. those vouchers can be redeemed a week from tomorrow thanks to private donations and funds from the county and its cities. 5:09 now. operators of the north bay oyster farm are going to a federal appeals court now in their fight to kept their business open. interior secretary ken salazar has ordered the closure of the drakes bay oyster farm to return the area to wilderness conditions. a judge in oakland rejected their appeal. they have been given until mid- march to remove their equipment from drakes bay. a stray bolt cussed a sudden lurch on a san francisco cable car injuring 7 people on board. i know muni is trying to figure out where that bolt came from. the cable car stopped suddenly on the rails at powell and washington yesterday just before noon. the impact knocked an elderly rider out on the street. he is now being treated for a head injury. nobody else though was injured. and san jose mayor chuck reed will deliver his annual state of the city address this evening at civic auditorium. the mayor is expected to talk about the city's budget issues. there are safety issues as well as officers are leaving the city's police department in the wake of cuts to pay and benefits in the city. we are going to speak live with mayor reed a little after 6:00 this morning right here on kpix 5. the final closing of the new bay bridge will end with a big party for the people. >> before the bridge -- the bridge bash includes a public walk across the new east span before it opens to cars, trucks and motorcycles. mtc is trying to organize a half marathon, a bike ride and fireworks show for that party. the public party will be a day or two before vehicles are allowed to use the new span on september 3. the final bridge closure is set for august 28 and will last four days. and the countdown to the new bay bridge is on! kpix 5 is proud tonight official television station for the opening ceremonies in september. we'll keep you posted on planning for that big day. there you go. >> down to the final seconds there. >> no kidding. >> on the march. that would be a good weekend to go on vacation. if you are commuting to the city, it's going to be tough. 5:11. you better fasten your seatbelts. >> the world's largest airline is about to take off. plus -- >> they're wonderful. much better than any kind of drug you can take. >> it's a perfect match. how local seniors are benefitting from the teaching schoolchildren how to read. >> and a car stuck in the middle of a pair of buildings. how in the world did this happen? we'll tell you. lost control- a car ended up stuck between two buildings in san diego. police say the 70-year-old driver lost control as he arrived at a hospital. he crashed into the two buildings before the car finally came to a stop dangling just over a stairwell. emergency crews pulled the driver to safety. no one was hurt. that's a sight you don't see every day. >> that's unusual. and if you are going to do it, it's going to do it at a hospital, you know? because you can just walk in. >> easy access. >> what's going on with san diego? that's your neck of the woods, isn't it, gianna? >> that is my hometown. well, scary situation, though. luckily everyone made it out okay. not a lot going on here in my new home the bay area. traffic looks good at the bay bridge toll plaza. no delays towards the pay gates there. not a lot going on on the upper deck either. you're clear all the way into san francisco. the rest ofyour bay area bridges same story a live look at the san mateo bridge 14 minutes to work your way between 880 and 101. 880 itself not causing or showing any problems this morning. 101 looks good, as well. i'll show you a map of that in a second. right now we are going to the golden gate bridge and so far, traffic is quiet at the golden gate bridge. have some early-morning roadwork 101 southbound near the waldo tunnel wrapped up. traffic free-flowing no delays into san francisco. we are accident-free right now really the only thing is roadwork. north 87 that ramp to north 280 still closed. that should open by 6 a.m. nice speeds overall as you work your way through the south bay. 237 both directions construction there connecting to northbound 880. no delays on the westbound side connecting between 880 and 101. 4 looking good, as well. we have slight delays on the eastbound side because of roadwork. that is still in effect. should be wrapped up before 6:00. westbound no delays to report. sluggish off the antioch bridge but quiet as you work your way through there. but i hear there is rain on the way, lawrence. >> isn't that exciting, gianna? >> it is! >> yeah, i'm excited about it. high-def doppler radar showing a few of those showers beginning to show up in the north bay right now. won't be too long before it moves south. you can see it as it slides through now. it's going to be picking up. not strong but a chance of scattered showers on and off throughout the day today and some much colder temperatures. as a matter of fact, so cold tonight, we could see some snow down to about 2500 feet across our local mountain peaks. so cold front sliding in right now right out of the gulf of alaska. that's going to move on through. once the cold front moves by behind that you get into all that cold, unstable air so carry that umbrella. we are likely to see some sunny breaks between the clouds. it's going to be beautiful but very coal. there's a chance you could see an isolated thunderstorm. let's see if we can time it out. here's the cold front. i was talking about sliding on through about 10:00. you can see it making its way down in along the peninsula sliding in toward the east bay. behind that maybe a couple of sunny breaks in between the clouds and then we have the scattered showers that will likely pop up and pass across the bay area not only today but into tomorrow morning. and then maybe that's when we'll see the cold enough temperatures to actually see snow across our peaks. temperatures going to look like this. or rain amounts look like this, know the that heavy. a tenth or so into the santa cruz mountains just under that into san francisco. i think temperature-wise, we'll keep you on the cool side. it will be brisk and breezy into the afternoon. 50s everywhere you go. and it's going to feel colder than that with that wind kicking up and as showers popping up today and possibly into tomorrow morning, and then we begin to dry things out. saturday and sunday look good, drier warmer weather. but these next couple of days the first time we have been able to talk about rain in quite some time. i like it. >> we need some moisture. >> definitely. >> that's a good thing. >> diablo a little snow. >> yes on the peaks. >> did you say die-ab-low? >> yes. >> dee-an-loe. [ laughter ] the ntsb will update us this morning on its investigation into that battery fire on a japan airlines dreamliner today. the chairman says the board is still weeks away from determining the cause. the dreamliner fleet is still grounded but the faa has given boeing permission to relocate a plane from texas to washington state. word is expected to come as soon as monday that american airlines and u.s. airways are merging. the board of american's parent company will consider the deal on monday. cbs news has learned the ceo of u.s. air will probably be in charge of the new airline. a judge overseeing american airlines' bankruptcy will have to approve any agreement. one generation's love passing its love for reading on to the other. >> it's happening at one school in the bay area. and kpix 5's elizabeth wenger has today's "cool school." >> reporter: inside the walls of monroe elementary school in san francisco where wisdom meets youth, exciting things are happening. >> it helps me to be around them because they are so bright and beautiful. >> reporter: judy holme is one of many older adult volunteers that's helping kids learn to read. the tutors are all over 50 years old. >> it's really picks up my day. just to be with little children, they're wonderful. much better than any kind of drug you could take. >> reporter: the program that links generations is called, experience corps. 175 students at monroe elementary school take part. >> i feel proud of myself. >> reporter: 7-year-old valentino often works with diane carter, a mother, a grandmother, who comes to monroe five days a week to work with these kids, all unpaid. at least not in dollar bills. >> i see them and they're all, hi, there is miss diane! they coming up, give me a hug and stuff. >> reporter: it's a special relationship that makes the learning fun and effective. >> i know that she is going to help me. >> reporter: the goal is to improve critical reading skills like comprehension and sorting out tough new words. >> whenever i'm with them, they make me feel special. >> reporter: it's win-win, from discovering new favorite books -- >> i like to read the cat in the hat. when i read a book about a fighting dog. >> reporter: -- to finding a role model. and that's why monroe elementary school here in san francisco is this week's -- >> "cool school"! yeah! whoo! >> liz was there for i think about four hours. she couldn't leave. >> that program is called experience corps and they serve 17 different schools in san francisco and oakland, as well. they could use your help. so if you are a senior and want to help the kids, give them a call. >> what is cool about your school? submit your nomination on our website, cbssf.com/coolschool. and we may feature your school on our show. we'll be right back. well, well, well. growing up, we didn't have u-verse. we couldn't record four shows at the same time. in my day, you were lucky if you could record two shows. and if mom was recording her dumb show and dad was recording his dumb show then, by george, that's all we watched. and we liked it! today's kids got it so good. 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25. the thunder rolled, 119-98. not a good road trip so far. today's play of the day comes from world cup soccer qualifying match and not good news for team usa. honduras garcia with a mighty impressive goal. check this out. ala pelee, 1, 2, 3! sweet. bicycle kick. and that made it 1-1. honduras won it 2-1. the next match for the united states is a month from now in colorado against costa rica. but that is always an exciting goal. >> nice goal. the people have spoken and their message is loud and clear. if you're an athlete, you better not lie to your fans. >> forbes releasing its list of least liked athletes. and lance armstrong tops the list this year followed by notre dame linebacker manti te'o, who made the list after the fake girlfriend saga. tiger woods, jake cutler and metta world peace round out the top five. no surprising. >> jay cutler? >> that's tough. 5:26. imagine getting paid for answering your boss' e-mails at home. a lawsuit demanding smartphone overtime coming up. >> and one minute he was cuffed, the next he was taking off in a police van. how a suspect gave officers the slip in a matter of seconds. >> and we're following breaking news out of vallejo. three-family members shot during what police believe was a random home invasion. the hunt for the two suspects. announcer: they dreamed of it they trained for it. now all they need is a chance. i've been passed over so many times. announcer: america's best companies are hiring. the person who will be getting a job is... switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. the suspect literally slipped his cuffs, was able to jump into the driver's seat. >> a suspect gives police the slip and takes off with their van. >> ironically, san jose police were trying to help this guy and he took advantage of them. >> the case that has haunted san francisco police for nearly 30 years. >> a new person of interest in the disappearance of a ten-year- old boy. >> they dropped the ball on this guy. >> the entire family is overwhelmed with the news that police could have had their man all those years ago. >> this is not a game. >> the pentagon is forced it make deep spending cuts. >> the pentagon will lose $55 billion from its budget over the next nine months. >> i hope it stays here forever. >> a big party at one of the oldest bars here in the bay area. >> we're at the seven mile house where they are commemorating a huge milestone, a 160th anniversary. >> from across the bay. >> i like to read the cat in the hat. >> to around the world, the stories that matter on "eyewitness news this morning." captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. good morning, it's thursday, february 7. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it's 5:31. we begin with breaking news out of southern california. an officer-involved shooting in riverside county kills one cop, injures two others this morning. these are some live pictures from one of the crime scenes. investigators say the suspected gunman is an ex-l.a. police officer christopher jordan dorner, also wanted for killing the daughter of the former lapd captain and her fiance in irvine over the weekend. officers say dorner is armed and extremely dangerous. there is a blue alert now activated for eight counties in southern california from kern county down to san diego county. police say he wrote an online manifesto threatening to harm police officers, officials and their families. the lapd has placed security at the homes of those officers and officers say dorner was last seen driving a 2005 blue or gray nissan titan vehicle with ski racks on the roof. some breaking news from the north bay where three people were shot during a home invasion robbery. kpix 5 reporter elissa harrington is in vallejo this morning where the suspects are still at large. elissa. reporter: good morning. i just spoke with the sergeant with the vallejo police department who said this appears to have started as a home invasion and that the family that lives here might have been targeted randomly. this happened around 3:40 a.m. two armed men kicked in the door to this house on the 1500 block of mcdougle street. they started to make their way upstairs. a mother and her adult children live here. the son heard some commotion so he woke up and went out into the hall to see what was going on. he was then shot in the face. the 59-year-old mother came outside of her room and was shot in the hip. then the daughter in her 20s also came out and was shot. she however was holding a pillow that actually shielded her so the bullet only hit her finger. the two men then ran from the scene. they are both armed and police are actively searching for them. the only description we have now is that one was black, the other hispanic male wearing a hoodie. police have not said what the men might have been after or what if anything was taken. all of the victims are being treated at the hospital and are expected to recover from their injuries. live in vallejo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. new this morning, huge flames lit up a san jose neighborhood just hours ago. firefighters contained the fire off mckendry street this morning. fire crews say no one was inside at the time. no injuries were reported. investigators are looking for the cause. 5:33. our first rain in a quite a while. not a downpour but -- >> nothing huge. but i'm just excited to get the doppler working this morning. we haven't had it for a while. we're cranking it up today. scattered showers already showing up outside at least in the north bay. seeing light showers right now. your high-def doppler radar showing you that some pockets of moderate amounts of rainfall. santa rose light showers near petaluma and unsettled weather sliding in across the bay area across the morning hours and into the afternoon all associated with a cold front now swinging in. not the strongest one we have seen but it's going to be cold. that's going to keep the temperatures way down, maybe even snow across the mountain peaks tonight and tomorrow morning. temperatures chilly. 38 degrees in livermore. 43 in santa rosa. and 40 degrees in san jose. this afternoon, highs going to stay cool. yesterday we had numbers in the 50s and low 60s. today we are going to start to get in the 50s in some parts of the bay area. plan on low to mid-50s. it will be cool, brisk and breezy. gianna, sometimes wet out there today. >> that's not going to be fun, especially if you are on the roadways this morning. so far we are not seeing any problems with slick surfaces but, of course, that could change. here's a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza. easy ride. no metering lights just yet. not seeing any delays as you work your way through there clear all the way into san francisco. if you are working with yourly that the maze, so far, so good. problem near lincoln, we have a tree in the road that may cause slow conditions but again, that's on the southbound side of 13 so it shouldn't cause any problems for the morning commute. highway 84 and 680, we have reports of a car fire. no word if any lanes are block, but chp and fire crews are headed out to the scene so heads up there. and westbound 4 slow through antioch but construction has been cleared. san francisco police are now focused on a man who has been dead for years as they reopen a cold case from 1984. it's a case involving kevin collins, who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson. he died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins. he had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on, and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and they weren't able to pick hm out, out of the photo spread. >> the knew enough about his pass. listen, they dropped the ball on this guy. >> that was marc klaas whose daughter polly was murdered. he says the police department should have taken jackson more seriously back in 1984. one second he was handcuffed in the back seat, the next thing san jose police knew, their suspect was driving away with their van. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is outside police headquarters with how the suspect gave the cops the slip. cate, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frank. i'm sure that is what san jose police officers are trying to figure out. what happened and how did this man get away? right now officers are looking for this man here on your screen. 32-year-old anthony sanchez is a husky 5'5" and about 275 pounds. sanchez violated parole on a drug conviction so yesterday officers around 3:30 went to the parkside glen apartments on hillsdale road to arrest him. officers had to double cuff him because he couldn't get his arms close together. undercover officers put him in an unmarked police minivan and when an officer was distracted by paperwork, sanchez made his move. >> literally took a couple of seconds where the officer bent over to pick up the paperwork and the suspect literally slipped his cuffs, was able to jump into the driver's seat, put the car in gear and flee the scene. >> reporter: police found the van two hours later near the almaden expressway. nothing was stolen from inside. stay police say it is common -- san jose police say it is common practice to leave the keys in the ignition if they are close by. cate caugiran, kpix 5. >> thank you. the san jose mayor chuck reed will deliver his annual state of the city address this evening at civic auditorium. the mayor is expected to talk about the city's budget issues as officers are now leaving the city's police department in the wake of cuts to pay and benefits. we're going to speak live with mayor reed coming up in the 6:00 hour. meanwhile, a new poll conducted for the city shows most residents support a measure to increase the sales tax there. 64% of san jose voters polled said that they would support a general purpose sales tax measure. 70% would support a quarter percent increase, 57% would support a half percent increase. the final closing of the new bay bridge will end with a big party. the big bridge bash includes a public walk across the new east span before it opens to cars, trucks and motorcycles after the labor day weekend. the metro transportation commission is trying to organize a half marathon, bike ride and fireworks show for the big party. the public party will be a day or two before vehicles are allowed to use the new span on september 3. the final bridge closure is set for august 28. and it's expected to last 4 days over that labor day weekend. and the countdown to the new bay bridge is on. kpix 5 proud to be the official television station for the opening ceremonies coming up in september. and we will keep you posted on a planning for the big day. 207 days to go. let's enjoy the summer first. [ laughter ] big heads up if you use the richmond/san rafael bridge. expect some delays starting friday night and continuing through march 5. that's because new toll collection equipment is now being installed at the toll plaza there. some lanes will be closed at times which could mean delays as long as 15 minutes so if you use the bridge, take note. iran tv is broadcasting footage it says was taken from a u.s. spy drone captured in 2011. the video shows an aerial view of an airport and a city said to be a u.s. drone base in kandahar, afghanistan. iran says it used the drone to build its own unmanned aircraft. no comment on the video from the u.s. and the death toll in the solomon islands is growing as aid workers struggle to reach remote tsunami-ravaged villages. three more bodies were found today bringing the total dead to at least 9 people on santa cruz island in the south pacific. strong aftershocks following yesterday's powerful earthquake and small tsunami are preventing many villagers from returning home. the 61st annual national prayer breakfast is under way in washington, d.c. right now. we have some live pictures there. every president since president eisenhower has addressed the event, and president obama will do so this morning. there he is on the left. vice president on the right. and the first lady michelle obama is also in attendance. an estimated 3,000 people from 140 different countries are at the event being held this morning at the washington hilton. 5:40. get paid for checking your work email at home? the overtime battle heating up in court. >> and a freestyling suspect grinds his way through a court hearing. how the judge reacted to his rhyming rap coming up. a thrill seeker's dream. it's called ice racing... you race on it is a popular wintertime tradition for many minnesotans and a thrill seeker's dream. ice racing on makeshift tracks with cars of all shapes and sizes. some of the cars modified with studied front tires. i hope so. or added weights to rear -- get better traction on the cars. dangerous, but crashes are limited to spinouts into snowbanks thanks to roll bars and copilot. i lived on a lake in new hampshire. people do this. >> i can't believe it. >> you wake up and hear all these motorcycles and cars out there revving up. >> yeah. >> don't do it in april, though. >> it looks really dangerous. >> i would love to do that with your guys' cars! >> this is how you drive to work every day. >> that would be so much fun with your car. [ laughter ] >> our car? not yours? >> exactly. [ laughter ] you know what, cold enough we could not see ice but maybe some snow on our local mountaintops as we'll see some very chilly temperatures around the bay area the next couple of days. a cold storm system dropping in out of the gulf of alaska bringing with it scattered showers in the north bay right now you can see some of that popping up there. .02" in santa rosa and more to come. spreading south throughout the day much colder temperatures maybe even an isolated thunderstorm and we could see some snow down to about 2500 feet overnight tonight and in toward tomorrow. cold front slipping into town the first one that's done so in quite some time bringing with it a chance of some showers outside. not real heavy rainfall. maybe about .10" of rain in some of the with ther spots but keep that umbrella handy. sunshine and occasional showers and maybe even a thunderstorm wandering through. latest computer models showing not the strongest system but by the middle of the day we have scattered showers across the peninsula into the east bay. and then behind that, we have more scattered showers that will rotate on and off throughout the afternoon overnight tonight, and into tomorrow morning. so keeping things unsettled today into friday, as well. and then we'll start to dry things out toward the weekend. temperatures around the state today, 50s and some 60s into the central valley chance of showers. expect some snow toward the lake tahoe area. temperatures running in the 50s around the bay area going to be cool and brisk outside. unsettled and possibly wet through friday. and looks like it will be dry for the weekend. warmer temperatures expected toward the middle of next week. gianna? >> thank you, lawrence. let's head over to the freeways right now and get a live look at conditions as you work your way along 580 this morning, westbound. no accidents just lots of volume towards the dublin interchange. i know, just east of there through the altamont pass we are starting to see some brake lights, as well. expect slow conditions away from 205 into the livermore valley. looks like about a 23-minute ride as you work your way in that area. southbound highway 13 at joaquin miller we have a three- blocking the slow lane. -- a tree blocking the slow lane. traffic sluggish approaching the scene. no delays northbound. looking good towards the maze around the area towards the bay bridge. car fire westbound 84 at 680 doesn't look like it's causing problems but you might see see chp on scene there. westbound 4 seeing slow-and-go conditions slough antioch and as you work your way out of marin county, live conditions 101 near spencer so far, so good. we are hearing of drizzle conditions through marin county as lawrence said. back to you guys. >> thank you. 5:47. just in the number of americans filing first time unemployment claims down by 5,000 this morning from a report in the labor department. the numbers suggest companies are hiring at a modest but steady pace. four-week average for new jobless claims is at its lowest level in nearly five years. so some good news there. not often you get a money lesson at the movie theater. >> one film in particular is raising some important issues. here's jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbsmoneywatch.com, and jill, i haven't seen it yet but you say the oscar nominated film amour tackles a universal theme. what is it and why is it so important? >> reporter: it talks about aging and the care of our loved ones and this is suc a timely subject. we are about to see a population boom from 40 million to 70 million in the next two decades for elderly. we are going to see a 19% pop in that population by the end of this decade alone. so we are getting older. boy, this movie does conjure up a lot of tough conversations that we probably have to have as a result. >> and what is the importance of the big demographic shift? >> reporter: i think that although you or your loved ones might be really healthy today, government statistics show 70% of those over 65 will require some kind of long-term care services during their lives. doesn't have to be worst-case scenario but it may mean assistance with basic activities like dressing or shopping. the problem, many seniors are totally embarrassed to ask for help and fear that their relatives might want to remove them from their homes and boy, they want to stay where they have been. >> right. well, what should family members look for to help their aging relatives? >> well, experts say keep a close eye on seniors who have had a recent accident maybe a close call. those who are making slow recoveries from a recent illness. and if you have a relative that has trouble doing things that they previously could do easily, that's a red flag. you know, you might need to get some professional assistance. and this doesn't have to be really expensive. it doesn't have to break the bank. but what we should be doing is talking to each other. we should be drafting these documents like living wills and healthcare proxies. i know there are tough conversations but this open communication and smart planning doesn't prevent the difficult stuff but it can make it more bearable for everyone involved. on moneywatch.com we have the essential estate documents and ways to have these conversations that are really hard. >> there's a billboard here in san francisco for medical care. it says one in three children born today will live to be 100 years old. so this problem isn't going away. >> reporter: nope. >> okay, jill schlesinger, editor at large for cbsmoneywatch.com, thank you. the number of alzheimer's cases in the u.s. is expected to triple in the next few decades. right now, 5 million seniors suffer from the disease. a new study in the journal "neurology" says that number will 13.8 million in 2050. that would be the equivalent of everyone in the state of illinois have alzheimer's. right now, caring for those with alzheimer's costs $200 billion a year through medicare and medicaid programs. experts say that number will rise to $1 trillion by 2050. 1500 jobs are about to open up right here in the bay area. home depot is getting ready for a busy spring. the home improvement chain hiring 80,000 new workers across the country. that is a 14% increase in their seasonal hiring. home depot is encouraging military members and veterans, retirees and students to come in and apply. when you go home after a day on the job, do you end up dealing with work-related issues on your smartphone? a lot of people do. and some chicago cops say they do in a big way and they are going to federal court now to be paid for overtime for doing it. the suit says police brass pressured the officers to handle work related calls and e- mails after hours but told them not to put in for overtime. yesterday we showed you a miami woman who gave the judge the "finger" and earned a month in jail. this morning, a guy knows how to charm the man on the bench. [ rapping ] >> not bad at all, sir. very impressive. [ laughter ] >> there you go. yes, he was rapping about his innocence and it was going well until an obscenity slipped in and the judge cut him off and told him, hey, the show's over. but only if he would have just kept going, keeping it clean. who knows what could have happened. >> judge was there. >> yeah. he liked it. >> that was funny. 5:51. the sweet side effect for beyonce after a big super bowl halftime show-stopper. >> testing a milestone. the bay area bar where people have been grabbing a beer since the california gold rush. 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HondurasAlaskaUnited-statesMinnesotaSanta-cruz-islandSolomon-islands-general-Solomon-islandsCaliforniaSan-diegoSan-diego-countyBrisbaneQueensland a 59-year-old woman lives here with her two adult children both in their 20s. the son woke up first and went into the hall to see what was going on. he was shot in the face. the mother then came or the of her room and was shot in the hip -- the mother then came out of her room and was shot in the hip. the daughter was shot but she was holding a pillow that shieldle her so the bullet only hit her finger. all three-family members were taken to the hospital and are expected to recover from their injuries. police don't know why the house was targeted or if anything was taken. both suspects are armed and police say that both of them fired shots in this house. i also just spoke with another officer and asked about crime in the area. he said this is actually one of the safer areas of vallejo. elissa harrington, kpix 5. new this morning, san jose firefighters knocked down a house fire off mckendry street in the city's rose garden area this morning. the home was vacant. it took an hour to put it out. the residents near dana avenue. no injuries. investigators looking for the cause. 6:03. it's been a while since we had to grab an umbrella but apparently we do today. >> and i a jacket. it's going to be cold. showers showing up around the bay area. our kpix 5 high-def doppler radar, picking up on scattered showers most of it in the north bay but you can see the line spreading further to the south. we have had reports of showers into santa rosa. you can speckled showers elsewhere with you but that's sliding south throughout the day today. if you haven't had rain hold on. it may be in your neighborhood soon. not a strong cold front but there is a lot of cold air with this system sliding by so we get on the back side. very cold temperatures in the bay area. 2500 feet snow level tonight and tomorrow. today 30s, 50s and 40s. it will be cool. you will need the jacket and umbrella in the afternoon. let's check the roads with gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. we are starting to see a backup at the bay bridge. no metering lights just yet. but as you can see in those cash lanes, traffic is starting to stack up just a little there. we'll keep you updated on that little slow up the incline, as well. if you are taking mass transit this morning, bart, muni, caltrain on time. vallejo ferry is using bus bridges for mechanical problems. second day they have had to do that. ace train number one running between 6 to 10 minutes behind schedule so plan for that this morning. southbound 13 at joaquin miller we have a tree blocking the right lane. we have activity there on scene and we are starting to see some delays along 13 as a result. westbound 580 also stacked up. you're slow-and-go out of tracy through the livermore valley. a little sluggish at 680, as well. back to you. >> thank you. san francisco police are asking for some help in trying to connect a person of interest with a child abduction cold case. 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared in 1984. investigators are now focused on a former neighbor who died five years ago. this man wayne jackson had a history of abusing children. he was interviewed at the time of collins' disappearance and now is under investigation once again for those very same reasons. >> time, opportunity, location, priors, who he was, what he had done in the past. the same reason he was a person of interest then. >> when he finally was apprehended, he only spent 6 months in jail and then three months probation. they knew enough about this guy. >> marc klaas has been an advocate for missing children since his daughter polly was kidnapped and killed. >> manned cuffs didn't stop a san jose suspect from stealing a police van. officers are still looking for him this morning. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran is outside police headquarters with more on his escape. >> good morning. [ pause ] [ no audio ] >> we are having some issues with cate's audio. we'll check in with her in just a bit. san jose mayor chuck reed is set to deliver his annual state of the city address this evening at civic auditorium during a contentious time in the bay area's largest cities. mayor reed joins us live to shed a little light on what he might be discussing this morning. first of all, good morning, mayor. thanks for joining us. >> good morning. happy to be here. >> good to have you. can you give us a thumbnail sketch of exactly what you will be saying today? >> i'll be looking forward to a good year this coming year. the economy is getting better. the silicon valley leading the country out of recession. we have a lot of work to do yet. we have $3 billion in unfunded liabilities for retirement costs. so we need to implement pension reform and begin to restore services that have been cut over the last decade. >> we have been reporting lots of stories and one is san jose having a small police force especially for a city of nearly a million people. officers are leaving because of these recent cuts in their pay and benefits. is anything being done to revers that? >> yes, that's one of the issues to deal with. the police force is too small, understaffed. we need to grow the force. if we can implement the pension reforms, we can grow the force. between then and now we need to do some steps to improve retention of officers with performance bonuses and targeted pay increases. we want to restore services. that's the highest priorities is to restore our capacity in our police for the next year. >> the new poll says folks in san jose would favor perhaps a quarter percent maybe even half percent hike in the sales tax in the city to help the coffers. any thoughts on that? >> well, i'm grateful for the support that i have gotten from the public and that we have for the possibility of a tax increase. i think it means we're on the right track doing the right things. the people are willing to consider giving us more money. we would not be able to go to the ballot until 2014 so there's a lot of work to do before then but i'm cautiously optimistic we'll be able to use the funds to restore services we have cut over the last 10 years. >> mayor reed, thank you so much live in san jose and all the best today with your state of the city address. >> thank you. all right. now let's get back to kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran with more on the san jose parolee who was able to drive off with a police van. cate. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. i believe that san jose police officers probably are still scratching their heads this morning as to how this whole thing happened. and as they continue to look for that suspect essentially pulled a houdini. the search for the suspect is still going on as we speak. just to let you know, they are looking for this man right here anthony sanchez seen in this picture about 5'5", 275 pounds. yesterday afternoon, san jose police went to thee parkside glen apartments on hillsdale road to arrest him for outstanding warrants. officers say they had to double cuff him because sanchez couldn't get his arms close enough together. but there was something he could do. officers put sanchez in the back of an unmarked car when one officer was distracted with paperwork that's when sanchez slipped his cuffs and was able to jump into the driver's seat and drove away. >> now, it's just a matter of going back to square one and finding him hopefully with handcuffs on. >> reporter: two hours later police found the van parked in a neighborhood about a mile away. all of the equipment was still in the front seat. and there were no firearms inside. as for how sanchez got the keys in the first place, san jose police say it is common practice to leave the keys in the ignition if the officers are close by. reporting live in san jose, cate caugiran, kpix 5. the final closing of the new bay bridge is going end with a big party. it includes a public walk across the new span before it opens to cars, trucks and motorcycles. the metro transportation commission is trying to organize a half marathon, bike ride and fireworks show for that party. the public party will be a day or two before vehicles are allowed to use the new span on september 3. the final bridge closure is set for august 28. it's expected to last for days. the countdown to the new bay bridge is on. kpix 5 is the proud television station for the open ceremonies in september. we'll keep you posted on planning for the big day. but there you go. 207 days from now. >> lance to reduce gun violence in california will be unveiled in sacramento this morning. state senate president pro tem darrell steinberg will hold a news conference joined by san francisco mayor ed lee and l.a. mayor antonio villaraigosa. house democrats are going to reveal plans to curb gun violence. the proposals are said to be similar to those proposed by the obama administration including background checks on all gun purchasers and bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. but some proposals have little chance of passing in the republican-controlled house. time now 6:11. a hitchhiker with a happen. saves the day and becomes an internet sensation. >> ran up behind him with a hatchet, smash, smash, sa-mash! >> how he rescued two people from a crazy driver. plus -- >> they're wonderful. much better than any kind of drug you could take. >> a perfect match. how students at one bay area school are learning to read and getting a role model at the same time. 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[ laughter ] >> oh, yeah. >> high energy. >> big time. gianna, traffic? >> bay bridge toll plaza, the metering lights are on. they were turned on about 5 minutes ago. and you can see it is starting to stack up. so lots of company there, lots of company up the incline, as well. clear though past treasure island into san francisco. elsewhere, the san mateo bridge both directions, still moving along pretty nicely. extra volume on the westbound side as you work your way towards foster city. but about a 15 to 16-minute ride to go between 880 and 101. now, over to our maps we go. one of our hot spots is near the altamont pass. we are seeing some brake lights in the east bay there, westbound 580 out of tracy from about 205 as you work your way through the livermore valley. eases up a little around airway but you will see brake lights once you hit 680. westbound 4, business as usual. slow-and-go conditions through antioch. and better news along highway 13. southbound, right at joaquin miller we have reports of a tree in the roadway, that's been cleared. also, getting word of some extra volume along 280 through daly city. and southbound 101 near sfo reports of a broken-down big rig possibly blocking lanes. i'll have more details on that in a few minutes. right now we need details on this earthquake to, lawrence. >> big changes from yesterday. beautiful skies around the bay area, lots of sunshine. today clouds rolled in and our cbs 5 high-def doppler radar is tracking some raindrops most of that in the north bay. but you can see that is beginning to slide a little further to the south. now, not the biggest storm we have ever seen but going to get things unsettled and wet throughout the day today. even the possibility of an isolated thunderstorm. and some very cold temperatures. overnight tonight, into tomorrow morning, maybe some snow down to about 2500 feet right here on our local peaks. so a cold front on approach bringing all that cold air from the gulf of alaska. that is going to help drop the temperatures outside today. and maybe bring some thunderstorms and some scattered showers. so carry that umbrella and a jacket. it's going to be cool and wet at times. as we look at our computer model you can see that front as it slides on by, just some scattered showers moving on through so not the biggest storm we've seen. but behind that a lot of cold air and a chance of more showers into the afternoon. then overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning. so you get the idea, things could be wet at times. and if you are traveling today, maybe a little bumpy out of sfo. showers at times. maybe a possible delay at sfo. houston looking good 82 degrees. 52 and sunny in denver. chicago more snow on the way. cold temperatures in new york with mostly cloudy skies. temperatures here in the low to mid-50s. i think over the next couple of days, we will see the return of some sunshine over the weekend. but thursday and friday, they look to be a little wet a little cool. a little brisk and breezy. warmer weather and dry for the weekend. >> that's good. at least saturday and sunday are dry. >> monday looks great. >> should be fabulous. [ laughter ] >> next couple of days. [ laughter ] >> thank you, lawrence. well, one generation is now passing a love of reading on to the next. >> it's happening at one school in the bay area. and kpix 5's elizabeth wenger has today's "cool school." >> reporter: inside the walls of monroe elementary school in san francisco where wisdom meets youth, exciting things are happening. >> it helps me to be around them because they are so bright and beautiful. >> reporter: judy holme is one of many older adult volunteers that's helping kids learn to read. the tutors are all over 50 years old. >> it's really picks up my day. just to be with little children, they're wonderful. much better than any kind of drug you could take. >> reporter: the program that links generations is called, experience corps. 175 students at monroe elementary school take part. >> i feel proud of myself. >> reporter: 7-year-old valentino often works with diane carter, a mother, a grandmother, who comes to monroe five days a week to work with these kids, all unpaid. at least not in dollar bills. >> i see them and they're all, hi, there is miss diane! they coming up, give me a hug and stuff. >> reporter: it's a special relationship that makes the learning fun and effective. >> i know that she is going to help me. >> reporter: the goal is to improve critical reading skills like comprehension and sorting out tough new words. >> whenever i'm with them, they make me feel special. >> reporter: it's win-win, from discovering new favorite books -- >> i like to read the cat in the hat. when i read a book about a fighting dog. >> reporter: --to finding a role model. and that's why monroe elementary school here in san francisco is this week's -- >> "cool school"! yeah! whoo! >> liz was there for i think about four hours. she couldn't leave. >> that program is called experience corps and they serve 17 different schools in san francisco and oakland, as well. they could use your help. so if you are a senior and want to help the kids, give them a call. >> win-win for the kids and the adults. >> what is cool about your school? submit your nomination on our website, cbssf.com/coolschool. and we may feature your school on our show. it's 6:21 right now. done deal. the giants lock up another key player. >> they did. plus the a rocky start at the world cup qualifiers. the magnificent goal to help seal the u.s. feat. coming up. this is in a rush. this is fast food. this is accelerating. and this is happening too fast. this is the express lane. getting a ticket. and this is the fast track. this is the fastest in-home wi-fi for all rooms, all devices, all the time. this is xfinity internet. call or click to get started today. xfinity. the future of awesome. there's this island -- and it's got super-cute kangaroos. barrow island has got rare kangaroos. ♪ ♪ chevron has been developing energy here for decades. we need to protect their environment. we have a strict quarantine system to protect the integrity of the environment. forty years on, it's still a class-a nature reserve. it's our job to look after them. ...it's my job to look after it. ♪ ♪ hi-def doppler radar picking up some showers right now showing up in the north bay near petaluma there. santa rosa. watch out, we have more rain on the way. details coming up. >> well, sergio romo is here to stay. the san francisco giants and their reliever have reached a deal. romo sign a $9 million two-year contract avoiding salary arbitration. the giants have settled all their arbitration cases before hearings. romo here to stay. >> spring training next week. bring it on. another road game another blowout for warriors though lost in houston and it was ugly in oklahoma city last night. 1st quarter, kevin martin will steal the steph curry pass and turns it into an easy finger roller there for russell westbrook. 12 of the warriors 19 turnovers were steals. kevin durant fast break and he dunks it two of his 25. thunder rolling 119-98 today's play of the day from world cup soccer qualifying match. not good for team usa. honduras's juan carlos garcia with an impressive bicycle kick. look at the kick, over, one two three, boom! beautiful shot. it goes in. tied the game. they won 2-1. u.s. is down, they play again against costa rica coming up in colorado your neck of the woods. >> the goalie's reaction. >> i know. it's 6:26. coming up, a south bay houdini. how a handcuffed manscaped with a police van. >> plus some breaking news down in riverside county. a massive manhunt continues for an ex-officer accused of shooting three other police officers. >> and i'm live in vallejo where three-family members were shot during a home invasion. how a pillow might have saved one of the victims' lives. 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[ male announcer ] with no blackout dates you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. suspect literally slipped his cuffs was able to jump into the driver's seat. >> a suspect gives police the slip and takes off with their van. >> ironically, san jose police were trying to help this guy. and he took advantage of them. >> the case that has haunted san francisco police for nearly 30 years. >> a new person of interest in the disappearance of a 10-year- old boy. >> they dropped the ball on this guy. >> the entire family is overwhelmed with the news that police could have had their man all those years ago. >> this is not a game! >> the pentagon is forced to make deep spending cuts. >> the pentagon will lose $55 billion from its budget over the next nine months. >> we'll keep coming here and i hope it stays here forever. >> and a big party at one of the oldest bars here in the bay area. >> we're at the seven mile house where they are commemorating the 160th anniversary. from across the bay to around the world, the stories that matter on "eyewitness news this morning" >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald good morning, it's thursday, february 7. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. it is 6:31 i know. >> a violent shooting spree in southern california leaves one officer dead and two others injured. the suspect is an ex-lapd officer. he is now the center of a massive manhunt in southern california. we have live pictures from the crime scene right now. cbs reporter susan mcginnis with the online manifesto that targets the suspect's former colleagues. >> reporter: police helicopters are flying over the communities of riverside and corona an hour's drive from los angeles. three police officers were shot early today. one died. investigators say the suspect is a former alameda officer and navy reservists named christopher dorner who posted an online manifesto threatening police officials and their families. >> his whereabouts are unknown. and we are asking for the public's help in finding him. we have strong cause to believe dorner is armed and dangerous. >> reporter: dorner is also suspected of shooting and killing a college basketball coach and her fiance in a parking garage sunday night. the father of the coach, monica quan, represented dorner in front of a disciplinary board when dorner was dismissed from the lapd for making false statements. police say he is out for revenge. susan mcginnis, cbs news. the lapd has placed security at the homes of the officers. police say dorner was last seen driving a 2005 blue or gray nissan titan vehicle. that car also ski racks on the roof. and we have some developing news from the north bay back here in the bay area where three people were shot during a home invasion robbery. kpix 5 reporter elissa harrington is in vallejo this morning where the suspects are still at large. >> reporter: some terrifying moments for the family that lives here. they were asleep when two gunmen kicked down the front door. a mother and two adult children live here and police believe it was a random home invasion. a 911 call came in around 3:40 this morning. two armed men forced their way into this house on mcdougle. they started to make their way upstairs when the family members started waking up one by one. first the son went into the hallway to check out the noise an was shot in the face. his 59-year-old mother came out of her room and was shot in the hip. they are her daughter in her 20s came out of her room as was also shot. she was holding a pillow, which shielded her and the bullet only grazed her finger. all three were taken to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. the suspects ran from the scene and police have not released a detailed description except that one of them was wearing a hoodie. police are investigating what if anything was taken. an officer tells me this is a low crime neighborhood. we're on mcdougle which is only a few blocks from terrace park and parallel to sacramento street. he says they come out here every so often to respond to break-ins but not violent crimes like this. what's happening now is police have to get a search warrant to collect evidence from the home so they say they will be out here for at least the next couple of hours. again, the search is on for those two suspects. in vallejo, elissa harrington, kpix 5. new this morning, san jose firefight, knocking down a house fire off mckendry street this morning. fire crews say the home vacant at the time took them about an hour to contain the flames at the residence near dana avenue. no injuries were reported. investigators are now looking for a cause of the fire in san jose. 6:34. the first rain in quite a while. >> yes. it's been a long time. longer than you've been gone. you had all the rain there in new orleans. you had a good storm there. this is a cold one though out there today as showers are picking up in parts of the north bay now. scattered showers, there you go. high-def doppler radar showing you some of that rainfall outside right now. taking you in for a closer look traveling up along the 101 you have some pockets of some moderate amounts of rainfall into petaluma, this is all sliding to the south and east throughout the morning and into the afternoon. so here's that cold front not the strongest one we have seen but hey, we're glad to get showers through here moving by this morning. behind that, you have some very cold, unstable air and that will bring with it a chance of more scattered showers throughout the day. temperatures a little chilly to start. 30s and 40s right now. by the afternoon, it is going to be cool, brisk and a bit breezy. well, it will be wet at times too. the numbers yesterday afternoon in the 50s and low 60s. today, i think lows maybe some mid-50s outside. and a chance of some more showers out there, gianna. >> thank you, lawrence. our chopper producer alerted me to a new problem south 680 at lake herman possibly blocking lanes. just reported from chp. we'll continue to keep you updated on that as you work your way through benicia. elsewhere, in the south bay, we are seeing some brake lights as well northbound 101. starting to get busy through san jose. also northbound 280 seeing brake lights as well through downtown san jose. guadalupe parkway no delays. highway 17 moving well in both directions. westbound 237 starting to stack up also. eight minutes still between 880 and 101. but a little slow as you make the connector there. also westbound 580 a 30-minute ride now to go from the altamont pass to 680. so pack your patience there. westbound highway 4 brake lights as well through antioch. looks better into pittsburg. no delays once you come off the eastshore freeway but if you are headed towards the bay bridge we are seeing slight delays right around powell street through emeryville. live look at the bay bridge toll plaza right now and you can see traffic is stacked up metering lights are on. that's a look at your drive. back to you. >> gianna, thank you. san francisco police are now focused on a man who has been dead for years as they reopen a cold case from 1984. it's the case involving kevin collins who was kidnapped from the haight when he was just 10. the person of interest is wayne jackson who died five years ago. he was a neighbor of collins', had a history of child abuse and was considered a possible suspect at the time. >> he was detained. he was interviewed. he allowed a consent search of the same house we just did a search warrant on and a photo spread was shown to the two witnesses that described the suspect with a large black dog and they couldn't pick him out of a photo spread. >> they dropped the ball on this guy. >> that was marc klaas who has been involved missing children cases since his daughter was kidnapped and murdered from their petaluma home. a man in handcuffs gave the police a slip his getaway vehicle a police anyone any van. kpix 5 reporter cate caugiran -- a minivan. cate caugiran explains how it all happened. >> reporter: good morning. i'm sure as san jose police officers are getting into work this morning they will try to figure out how this man got away. first, they are still trying to look for that suspect. we do have a photo of the so- called escape artist. take a look now. % 2-year-old anthony sanchez a big man, 5'5", 275 pounds. sanchez violated his parole on a drug conviction so yesterday around 3:30 officers went to the parkside glen apartments on hillsdale to arrest him. officers had to double cuff him because he couldn't get his arms close together. undercover officers put him in an unmarked police minivan and an officer was distracted by paperwork and sanchez made his move. lit rally took a couple of seconds when the officer bent over to pick up the paperwork. the suspect slipped his cuffs, put the car in gear and fled the scene. >> reporter: police found the van two hours later near almaden and wren drive. nothing was stolen from inside. as for how the suspect got the keys, san jose police say it's common practice to leave the keys in the ignition if they are close by. cate caugiran, kpix 5. san jose mayor chuck reed will deliver his annual state of the city address tonight. the mayor is expected to talk about the city's budget woes. there are safety concerns, as well. one of the nation's safest major cities crime has been on the rise and police officers have been leaving the city in the wake of cuts to pay and benefits. may mayor reed addressed that as he spoke with us live about a half hour ago. >> that's one of the issues we have to deal with. the police force is too small, understaffed. we need to grow the force. if we can implement our pension reforms, we'll have money to grow the force. between then and now we need to do some steps to improve the retention of officers with performance bonuses and targeted pay increases. >> the state of the city set to begin at 6:30 tonight at the civic auditorium. >> iran's state-run media have released video supposedly taken from a u.s. spy drone that crashed in the country in 2011. the video includes an aerial view of an airport and a city said to be a u.s. drone base in kandahar, afghanistan. iran claims it used the drone it build its own unmanned aircraft. so far no official comment on the video from u.s. officials. and aid workers in the solomon islands are struggling to reach remote tsunami-ravaged villages while the death toll rises. three more bodies were found today bringing the total dead to at least 9 people on santa cruz island in the south pacific. strong aftershocks following yesterday's powerful earthquake and small tsunami are preventing many villagers from returning home. the 61st annual national prayer breakfast just wrapped up in washington, d.c. every president since eisenhower has addressed the event and that includes president obama. this morning, vice president biden and first lady michelle obama also attended the breakfast. estimated 3,000 people from 140 countries came to the event. it was held this morning at the washington hilton. time now 6:40. not just oversleeping. employers share their most memorable excuses for tardy employees. >> and it's not your typical traffic jam. hundreds of sheep, where are they going? we'll tell you. >> and the market just opened about 10 minutes ago. let's get a quick look at the early number. we'll get an update from kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. coming up. don't wait for presidents' day to save on a new mattress. sleep train's presidents' day sale is on now. save up to $500 on beautyrest and posturepedic. get a sealy queen set for just $399. even get 3 years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic. plus, free delivery, set-up, and removal of your old set. keep more presidents in your wallet. sleep train's presidents' day sale is on now. superior service best selection lowest price guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ walking in the road. for many e traffic jam was some drivers in romania probably thought they were dreaming when they saw 60 sheep? the road. it was a nightmare for drivers. the shepherd and his son had no food for the sheep and walked more than 6 miles through the center of the city to another field. he was fined by a police officer for disrupting traffic. they did eventually make it out of the city which is good. >> sheep herder has to do what he has to do. >> i guess so. you have to feed the sheep, right? >> excuse me, here we come. new england is bracing for a possible blizzard. >> yeah. it's going to be a mess out there. the national weather service says the storm is expected to hit the region sometime friday morning continue through the weekend. it could dump as much as 2 feet of snow in places. travel may be impossible due to high winds and blowing snow. i got a lot of friends back there, and we still own a home back there and my tenants are freaking out. >> getting blizzard-ready? >> they don't have any snow out there. they have had very little. >> and they have seen some of the coldest temperatures in years and now here comes a storm system. so yeah, get ready. >> i'm glad we don't have to deal with that. >> it's nice to live in the bay area. showers and told temperatures. maybe a little dusting of snow across the mountaintops. check this system. a cold front finally sliding into the bay area bringing in with it some scattered showers in the north bay. pockets of moderate rainfall we are going to see that on and off throughout the day today. this afternoon colder temperatures and tonight a chance we could see some snow down to about 2500 feet. a cold front finally bringing flowers back to the bay area. not going to be the strongest storm we have ever seen but it's going to be cold and we could see isolated thunderstorms too. so carry that umbrella. broken showers sliding through right now into the middle of the day. and that will continue to move on through as we head toward the afternoon. just pockets of showers but then in the evening hours for the commute look at the cell being picked up on the computer model sliding on through could see some thunderstorms embedded in that. wet overnight tonight into early tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon things settle down. .1" of rain in the wettest parts of the bay area, otherwise things are going to be more scattered as the system moves by. the temperatures are going to be cold though, plan on highs only in the low to mid-50s and that is about it. more showers as we head into tomorrow and it tapers off by tomorrow afternoon. dry weather expected on saturday and sunday. looks like toward next week temperatures should be a little warmer and dry too. bay bridge reports of an accident westbound just past the metering lights. you can see on our live shot of the toll plaza we are backed up. the metering lights are on so slow ride as you work your way through there. jumping to the maps, delays because of this accident. the good news it's out of lanes and over to the right shoulder but you can see the damage is done. so grab your jacket, get going. you might need extra minutes on the bay bridge. past the accident near treasure island traffic moves well into san francisco. off the eastshore freeway brake lights as well near ashby. a little slow near powell street, also. southbound 680 near lake herman an accident with two vehicles involved over to the center divide no lanes blocked but some slight delays as you approach the scene. also through the south bay northbound 101 we are seeing some slow conditions as you work your way through san jose. so a few brake lights near mckee and julian. pretty much in that area. northbound 280, downtown san jose. sluggish at the guadalupe parkway northbound brake lights this morning. checking travel times through the south bay north 101, 280, 680 connector towards 237 about a 14-minute ride right now. elsewhere 237 itself westbound seeing some slightly slower conditions as you make the connector. still though in the green. 8 minutes between 880 and 101. so far, so good out of marin county. a little drizzly as law, said. we have seen some slick surfaces up there but clear into san francisco. 6:48. the ntsb will update us this morning on its investigation into the battery fire on japan airlines dreamliner today. the chairman says the board is still weeks away from determining the cause. the dreamliner fleet all still grounded but the faa has given boeing permission to relocate a single plane today and it will come from texas and fly back to washington state. some new numbers suggest that the nation's employment picture is beginning to pick up. >> here now is kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. >> reporter: some decent news on the job market coming from the labor department. weekly jobless claims fell by 5,000 to 366,000 and the four- week average sitting just above 350,000 a nearly five-year low. the labor department also reporting news that worker productivity fell 2% in the fourth quarter after a 3.2% gain in the third. labor costs had their biggest rise in three-quarters up 4.5%. could be another big airline merger on the way. u.s. airways and american airlines are talking about combining. american's parent company is going through bankruptcy protection. so it would have to do this coming out of that. we just recently had united and continental go through. there was some glitches in the reservation systems changing over. most experts say that we probably wouldn't see much higher airfares due to the cost savings associated with a potential merger but certainly not a done deal yet. stock market coming off a flat day yesterday. and starting out this morning in some of the same vein. let's look at the numbers. right now the dow dropping 26 points. nasdaq lower by 2. s&p down by a fraction. online review site yelp reported its earnings after the closing bell yesterday. mixed report and its shares are dropping by 8.5%. back to you. >> thank you. , kcbs radio's financial reporter jason brooks. los gatos-based netflix could actually benefit from the u.s. postal service's decision to end regular mail delivery on saturdays. some analysts believe that will increase the video company's profits by lowering the cost of sending out dvds in those red envelopes. the theory, subscribers may end up watching fewer dvds for the same monthly price. 1500 jobs are about to open up here in the bay area. home depot is getting ready for a busy spring. home improvement chain hiring 80,000 new workers all across the country. that is a 14% increase in seasonal hiring for the depot. home depot is encouraging military members, veterans and retirees to come in and apply. so when you go home after a day on the job, do you end up dealing with work-related issues on your smartphone? well, some chicago police officers say they do. there are going to federal court to be paid for overtime for doing all that work. the suit claims police brass pressured the officers to handle some of the work related calls and e-mails after hours. but told them not to put in for overtime. i think a lot of people do that, though. >> they do. the website career builder has released a list of the most outrageous excuses workers have given for getting to work late. >> they were supplied by employers. here are a few in no particular order. someone said she dropped her purse in a coin operated newspaper box and couldn't get it out. >> that's good. >> hate it when that happens. >> another blamed his angry wife saying she froze his keys in a glass of water. >> okay. >> in the freezer. >> i don't know about that one. >> someone actually claimed also to have been attacked by a bear. [ laughter ] >> that may have happened. >> that could have happened depending where you live. but i don't know. i just say hey, i overslept. >> if you are in wyoming, maybe. bay area, not so much. we have now downloaded 25 billion songs on itunes and see if you can guess the song that crossed the milestone. ♪ [ music ]♪ [ drumming ] >> i never heard it. monkey drums. a german man downloaded it and will get a $13,500 gift card. 15,000 songs a minute are downloaded. right now many of the songs are beyonce hits. billboard says sales for her album went up 197% foaling her halftime performance at the super bowl. even destiny's child is reaping the rewards for the group's on stage reunion. their new release, love song, debuting at number 72 on the billboard albums chart. beyonce will be at the 55th grammy awards this sunday. you can watch them right here on kick-starting at 8 p.m. after -- on kpix 5, starting at 8 p.m. after "60 minutes." a milestone for one of the longest operating bars in the bay area. >> the 7-mile house opened its doors during the california gold rush 160 years ago. the brisbane bar is exactly seven miles away from san francisco's ferry building. it was an ideal spot for a stagecoach stop and the pony express. it spanned the decades from brothel to biker and trucker hangout and now it's a 49ers faithful hangout. >> a legacy, just like the 9ers, this place was a legacy. you know what i'm saying? and i love it here. we'll keep coming here and i hope it stays here forever. >> photos of the original owners are displayed on the walls from way back when. the current owners a filipino family offers pork adubo along with nachos and burgers if you want to check it out. you probably won't want to buy a house around this place. a bar in australia is hoping to get if the record books with the most expensive cocktail ever. in contains cognac that dates back to 1858. the bartender says it has orange, passion fruit and chocolate. it took him hours to mix it. here's the price tag. man. $12,500. >> $12,000 for a drink? better sip it slow, baby. >> come on, 12 grand? no way. i'd rather buy a car. >> time now 6:54, a final check of your top stories. >> and on a serious note including the massive manhunt for the ex-officer accused of shooting three police officers in southern california. we have the latest from riverside county. ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made ♪ ♪ fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ ♪ i got it made ♪ ♪ i got it made, i got it made, i got it made ♪ ♪ fresh at subway ♪ ♪ breakfast made the way i say ♪ [ male announcer ] get breakfast made the way you say. like your very own sizzlin' steak, egg white & cheese. amazingly under 200 calories. want green peppers, red onions on toasty flatbread? 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>> traffic heating up at the san mateo bridge. we have reports of a car fire possibly blocking lanes. looks like it's on the westbound side. so we'll keep you updated on that if that's blocking lanes or causing delays. bay bridge, not too bad. a little better than usual. it's bearable. >> almost the weekend. >> no kidding. thanks for watching this morning. remember, your next local update is at 7:25. >> "cbs this morning" is coming up next. in the meantime, enjoy your day. we'll see you again at noon. captions by: caption colorado comments@captioncolorado.com captioning funded by cbs good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday february 7th, 2013. welcome to "cbs this morning." breaking news three police officer have been shot in southern california, one is dead. the suspect an ex-officer, already wanted in a double murder. it could be the creation of the world's largest airline. we'll have details on the mega merger that might be days away. and karl rove's super pack goes after ashley judd. but we begin this morning with a look at today's requesting "aeye opener" your world in 90 seconds. >> we have strong cause to believe dorner is armed and dangerous and asking for the public's help in finding him. >> california police hunt an ex-cop suspected in a killing spree. >> two police officers shot one has died. >> another shooting involving two officers that may be related. >> the suspect, christopher dorner is the gunman who shot an irvine couple to death sunday. >> the search continues, numerous police helicopters overhead, officers are standing with their rifles at the ready. the senate intelligence committee will hold a confirmation hearing on john brennan's nomination to head the central intelligence agency. >> brennan is expected to be questioned about the growing controversy of drone attacks
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