i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. two schools in the mount diablo school district will close next year following at -- following a late-night vote. but some parents and students are learning shocking news about the future of a third school. claudine wong join us with more to explain. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. talk about emotional and shocking. we're at the elementary school and you can imagine, they are all feeling a little blindsided. the principal would not come out of her office. the woman who did talk to us got so choked up, she left the room and the two teachers she tracked down, no one here was expecting this. they were expecting to hear the state of holbrook and glenbrook and they did, 4-1. the board voted to shut those down. but then came the talk of where to go from here and that's when the board president talked about closing west wood. he, tood a -- he too new this could blind side neighbors. >> reporter: so will this too be closed as an elementary school? for now, we just don't know. we know they are gonna take a lot of museum anybody in-- community input the next couple of weeks and school starts here -- you can see the flag being raised. we do expect the parents to arrive the next 45 minute ors -- 45 minutes or so. live in concord, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. there is a major new development in the investigation of the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in oakland last november. today's oakland tribune reports the district attorney will not file charges against the two police officers who shot and killed derrick jones. the d.a. did not say what was behind that decision. the 37-year-old barbershop owner and father was killed during a foot chase that followed a domestic dispute. the two police officers told investigators, jones kept reaching towards his waistband. officers say at one point, they saw a shining object that turned out to be a scale. in other news, oakland police are warning women in city's chinatown area be very careful of your surroundings. that's following a sexual assault that happened outside of a -- outside of an apartment house on jackson street. police say a man brutally beat and sexually assaulted the woman in her 50s. now,s the victim is chinese. she doesn't speak english very well. she was only able to give police a vague and general description of her attacker. >> gonna be terrifying for anyone. if you don't speak the language, you have to communicate. >> investigators are going to interview the victim again. they say this attack does not appear to be related to any other assaults that have occurred in the area. we're following news of an oil taker -- tanker headed to the u.s. -- u.s. gulf coast hijacked by pirates. no americans are on board. there's been no contact with the ship. in egypt today, the protest -- protests continue, despite a new warning from the company's vice president who says the demonstrations cannot continue. the number of protesters who turned out yesterday was perhaps the biggest yet. many are living in cairo '-- cairo's main square. they say they won't leave until mew mubarak steps down. there's reports that hp will unveil their tablet computers in a few hours. others say they will also show off a smartphone. the only clue we're getting comes in the press invitation which means, think big, bink small, think beyond. there is also a new rumor that apple's ipad is in production. they say it will happen at least one camera on the front but the display resolution will be similar to the first ipad. it should be available through at&t and verizon. so far apple is make nothing comment. a major wireless company may be headed to the bay area. nokia is rumored to be considering moving the executive center to the silicon valley. the company is currently headquartered in finland. an internal memo shows some concern about the company's future. reports also suggest it could be a possible alliance with microsoft to create a rival. nasa has more than 17 partners working on a new proposed site and this will allow more companies and educational -- educational institutions to share ideas and knowledge in the areas of clean technology. b.a.r.t. riders' opinions have gone down since higher fares went into effect. the survey found about 64% agree that b.a.r.t. is a good value. that's down 7% from 2008. 24% strongry a -- 24% strongly agree b.a.r.t. is worth the money. speaking of b.a.r.t. and the commute, let's check in with sal to find out what's happening in the road -- on the roads and rails. >> all right. this morning we have slow traffic in some areas. we're gonna start off by looking at marin county. southbound 101 getting busier coming down from the marinwood area at the sen -- to central san rafael. across the bay, contra costa county, 242, highway 4 westbound, slow in antioch an pittsburg. dublin traffic, 580 looks good. let's get to the bay bridge toll plaza, one of the fast frack lanes, one of the metering lights is not working. i'm not sure if they will be able to fix it during the commute. it look like a ten-minute or twelve-minute delay there. northbound 101 looks okay coming into theian town area. here's steve. thank you, sal. clear skies. chilly, cold, still high elevations over 25, 30 at the surface. not so bad. it will be still be sunny and is breezy today. high pressure still says i think i'll hang around. it's losing some of its grip. nothing in sight yet. and then we'll start to see increasing clouds. today, chilly morning, sunny, breezy, we won't lose the breeze. cold tomorrow morning and then sunshine, mind. maybe a little warmer. by the weekend for those of you who have plans or want to make plans saturday and sunday look okay. saturday looks to be the best. rain returns next week. it sure looks like tuesday. very bullish for a colder pattern. and a wetter pattern. today, sunny, breezy, a gust to about 20, 25 unless you are up in the higher elevations. some cold lows for some but not for all. >> concord, though, 39. livermore has finally dipped to the upper 30s. sanrafael has been there all morning long along with santa rosa. calm san jose, calm santa rosa. a little northerly wind. there's still enough of a breeze -- we don't have to worry about clouds coming in, maybe a few high clouds but overall, a shot of -- a lot of sunshine. cool, cold, breezy. 48, 58, subny, breezy and then -- sunny and breezy we'll keep the theme going. these highs are about where they should be. it doesn't matter if it's stinson beach to sonoma, napa. it's not that big of a spread on the temperatures. 62 berkeley, oakland, alameda, they are all right there. 61, 62. sanjose, saratoga, we'll go santa rosa. 63 menlo park, redwood city andwood side -- and woodside. friday, mostly sunny and then mostly sunny to partly sunny on saturday and then increasing clouds on sunday. >> thank you,. a groundbreaking new study could mean less invasive survey for breast cancer patients. doctors usually recommend removal of lymph nodes if the cancer has spread but the study shows there was no difference in survival rates between women who did have their lymph nodes removed a those who did not. have you been feeling a little under the weather lately? you're not aloin. a new gallup poll says the 2010 cold season is worse than past years. 7:11. a city on the brink of a serious crisis. >> i would very much love to keep my seat until my term is up. >> the mayor of hercules facing a recall explains why the financial can'ter there is not her -- disaster there is not her fault. clear skies. temperatures, 30s, 40s. sunny, breezy. highs upper 50s, low to mid- 60s. >> all right, steve. thank you. 7:14. right now the head of the federal reserve is on capitol hill to give a major update on the economy. alison burns joins us from our washington, d.c. bure rewith why fireworks could fly at this hearing. alison? >> reporter: dave, it is ben bernanke's first appearance before congress since republicans took control of the house. let's get right to a live look at the house budget committee. chairman bernanke just began his opening statement. he just said that it does appear that a self-sustaining economic recovery in the u.s. is taking hold. but gop lawmakers have been vocally critical with his approach to the economy. here's how the chairman of the committee opened the hearing a few moments ago. >> this country continues to sufficient from slow growth and unemployment is still very high. washington is creating much of this uncertainty. >> reporter: would now, we do -- now, we do expect that lawmakers will be pressing bernanke on how he thinks the government should reduce the record federal deficit. we'll have more live coverage in my update next hour. back to you. >> thank you. 7:15. a top u.s. commander is warning of more bloodshed to come in afghanistan. general david petraeus says combat will likely increase during the spring as taliban insurgents try to return to areas recently cleared by international forces. over the past few months, nato has gained control of several safe haitians -- havens. former secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, is revealing for the first time that saddam hussein had targeted his daughters. rumsfeld is doing interviews to promote his new book. of says in a national security -- he says in a national security meeting in we, he was told that saddam hussein had a $60 million bounty on his two daughters and the twin daughters of president bush. rumsfeld said he was especially concerned for his children because they did not have secret service protection, which was provided to the president and his entire family. back here at home, a labor dispute involving nuss -- nurses at two stanford hospitals has reached the boiling point. union leaders say they want to impose a contract -- the fact that he want to impose a contract is not right. in the east bay, city of hercules, organizers have of a recall drive against two city officials say they've got enough signatures to put the measure on the june ballot. at last night's city council meeting 6,000 signatures were presented from voters city nils say they were deceived by a former city manager. >> we didn't know it was happening either. we got the impression working with our city manager and his staff that we were doing fine. and until he got sick and we got an interim city manager in there, we didn't get the real story. >> now, the former mayor of hercules resigned a couple of weeks ago. if all of the petitions are verified, voters will decide whether or not to recall the two officials in the june election. 7:18. a uc davis chemist may have put a cork on terrorism with the development of a new scanner. the inventer is adapting technology to detect liquid explosives at airport checkpoints. with this kind of scanner --- >> different compounds bring about different rare yos. taco bell's legal fight over the quality of the meet that it uses could mean you get a free taco. taco bell is offering a coupon for a -- for a free taco to the first 10 million people who "like it" on facebook. the restaurant says it uses 88% usda quality beef. 7:19. captain sully sullenberger may be headed to court. the lawsuit he's filed, straight ahead. right now, northbound 101 is recovering from earlier problems. how does the rest of 101 look and what is the rest of the commute like? we'll tell you straight ahead. captain sully sullenberger is facing real estate troubles. they purchased a property that was overvalued. they were duped. the agent says sullenberger is misusing his notoriety. the danville pilot first came into the spotlight a year ago after landing the plain to safety in the hudson river. the santa clara health department is under fire. they issued a controversial flier about the drug ecstasy. the fliers were made after the -- after someone overdosed at a party last year. the flier says too take in small doses. that is against policy and the health department says this will change the flier to make it clear the illegal drug is dangerous. former enron boss jeffrey skilling is mourning his son's death after he was denied permission to atend the funeral. skill something four years into a 24-year prison sentence for his -- skilling is four years into a 24-year prison and was denied to attend his son's funeral. the "examination of conscience" does not replace a confessional. they say it's a way to keep track of what you would like to atone for. don't worry. we're told it's password protected. >> that will be pretty important to make sure of that. >> yes. let's check in with sal castanedo. let's see what's happening on the roads this morning with the commute. >> i have to ask my catholic priest about that one. i'm not sure. i'm feeling guilty already. >> good morning, everybody. you asked me how the roads are. they are okay. there are some slow spots out there. this is 280 northbound as you get up to highway 17 getting up to 17 is going to be slow. we don't have any major crashes but it's been slow on 101. people may have been avoiding 101 earlier because of a four- car crash blocking the left lane at 680. that's been gob. 280 is slow. this is a look at 880 northbound past the coliseum. traffic will be okay here. there is a crash at the westbound toll plaza. a limo and another car, a couple of vehicles here. traffic is already slow. it's about a 15-minute delay here. hopefully that will clear up. 15, maybe 20 if you are at the very end of the line. 7:24. let's go to steve. we have sunshine today. that's not a problem. breezy. but nothing compared to yesterday. we have great visibility, maybe a few high clouds. and the high-pressure system really won't break down until probably sunday. until then everything looks okay. 30s, 40s to almost 50 -- santa rosa is in there. sanrafael, to name just a few. but we have more 40s with any puff of a breeze. another system, trying, trying but it will lose out to the high. sunny and breezy. windy up in the higher elevations, a chilly morning for some. highs are near average. there's really not much of a big spread coast bay or inland. i don't see much of a change through friday. sunday we'll start to see clouds and cooler weather which w illed -- which will lead to rain next week. at any moment, a very unusual protest will start outside of a bay area courthouse. it's a show of support for a plan accused of attacking a priest. the frequently controversial berkeley city council may extend an invitation to some guantanamo bay detainees but the federal roadblock hey quash that plan. and wig de -- big decisions tomorrow at uc berkeley proposes cutbacks in cal sports programs can lead to more cuts. can at this hour, an unusual protest is set to get underway outside a san jose courthouse. jade hernandez is there and joins us why these demonstrators are supporting a man accused of attacking a priest. >> reporter: good morning. we're leave in front of the santa clara county superior court this morning. you can see this rally is getting ready to begin. it's being held in san jose because of a preliminary hearing expected to get underway in an hour and a half. now, both events are happening because of this man, william lynch. we just spoke with lynch's man peggy. she said she wants to support her son. but first, her son has already pleaded not guilty to attacking retired jesuit priest, lidner. he is facing a tellny asaturday charge. 43-year-old lynch isic aud -- is accused of tracking down a -- is accused of tracking down the man and beating him. now, the 65-year-old former priest has denied abusing lynch but 13 years ago, the catholic church paid the lynch brothers $625,000 to settle a lawsuit in regards to the allegations. lindner has been in a retirement home for years now. but recently, others have have come forward accusing him of abuse of. we spoke to his mother. let's listen. >> we're here to protest well and how the church handles these perpetrators. laws need to be changed. >> we're live in san jose this morning where the preliminary hear something expected to begin in an hour -- hearing is expected to begin in an hour ago, at 9:00 a.m. and the protest is expected to begin momentarily. >> reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay, jade. thank you. 7:31. sanfrancisco police meet today. they will consider some new options for dealing with the mentally ill. now, this is -- this is in response to three recent shootings, including one in december when police shot a man in a wheelchair outside of a mental health facility. one program setting up a program. meantime, b.a.r.t. police are taking steps to improve the relationship between the police force and b.a.r.t. riders. b.a.r.t. will gund why -- will undergo training today, that starts taught at 11:00. pg&e says it's closely inspecting its gas lines all across northern california. so far, they've not found any faulty welds. but they vow to continue to make sure all of their pipelines are safe. we have an update of the investigation into the death of anor rin dah man after a half marathon on sunday. the people who tried to recess the tate the man say -- resuscitate the man say no one identified themselves to help him. an ambulance stationed at the finish line was sentenced -- was sent to help another runner in distress. supporters of cal sports are waiting for the big announcement. uc berkeley will tell us whether they will be able to save cal's baseball teams and two other programs. two women's programs are in jeopardy, gymnastic and la crosse. in the meantime, supporters have raised $15 million now trying to save all of those sports programs. berkeley city council is set to vote next week on a resolution that 0 would invite two guantanamo bay employees to come live in berkeley. one is a russian ballet dancer, the other is an algerian man who was a top-rated chef. the proposal may be a violation of u.s. law that prohibits the united states from funding the relocation of clear detainees. this morning, a fare ceremony will be -- farewell ceremony will be held to those going to iraq to help injured soldiers. this will be first overseas deployment for the group. now, the ceremony begins at 10:00 a.m. at the san mateo county fairgrounds. twin brothers from tracy, they are among the finalist to have a nascar race renamed in their honor. mathew and daniel hansen were nominated by their godmother to rename a 400-mile race after a military hero. now, daniel, he's the one on the right, he was killed in afghanistan in 2009 by a roadside bomb. his brother mathew says if he wins, the race will be named the hansen brothers 400. the vacation rental company home away is pulling a super bowl ad from its website that shows a baby smashing into a glass wall. >> baby. >> this shows what's when the family does not have enough space. the company issued an apology on their facebook page. 7:35. let's check in with sal. i know the toll plaza, i know you are watching that. >> yeah. we had a crash there dave and tori, westbound coming up into one of the gates. we also had one of the metering lights not working properly. the backup is still kind of deep here. 15 to 20 minutes waiting at the toll plaza before you make it on the bridge and on the bridge, it's a little crowded. 280 northbound, some crowded conditions. 101 has been slow because of earlierish as -- because of earlier issues. now there's a crash on 85, northbound 85, coming up blossom hill road. two-car crash. looks like minor injuries are in the middle lane. a very good morning. cool, cold for some. for others it's upper 40s, somewhat of a breeze, a pretty good wind in the you higher elevations. high pressure still here until probably saturday and then it will topple over and move out and then it look like a big change for next week. monday clouds come in, it looks like rain tuesday. this week part of a change is taking place and that's in the form of cooler weather. and also some of that wind, we had the very warm conditions on the weekend, well, now it's sunny, it's breezy, and temperatures are where that he should be on the high side. 36 la fayette. mill valley at 38. losaltos, 39. saratoga 39. some cold readings but a lot of 40s. oakland is at 44. now we're starting to see a little in some of these. concord upper 30s. santarosa has been on the cool side. redwood city, 38. north at 17 fairfield. north at 12 at vacaville. south-southeast sfo. still somewhat of a breeze. yesterday it was about 25 to 30. don't look for much in the way of change, i think until sunday. chilly mornings, cold mornings, windy up in the hills. sunny today, crisp, clear for many. 60s, almost for everybody. 60 to 64, probably abover -- cover about 95% of the forecast. temperature-- temperatures will rebound and settle in. not much warmer other than 62 for others. a few upper 60s. the five-day looks rety -- really quiet -- really quiet. saturday should be fine and decreasing clouds. certainly a nice forecast especially when you consider eight other states are bracing for another winter storm and some airlines are already canceling flights. we're live in oklahoma city where up to 10 inches of fresh snow is expect. good morning, ed. is the city prepared for this storm? >> reporter: you know, they are prepared to a certain extent. for this amount of snow that they've gotten this winter, they've received already twice the number of snow this winter season. you can see some pills. we've gotten close to five inches here in oklahoma city. it's not as bad as last week. how far, north of where we are has really been the hardest hit areas in terms of the amount of snowfall. some 12 inches of snow have fallen. it's really a -- really the story of temperatures here. temperatures in the single digits, the wind chill have the -- with the heavy gusts, making it feel about minus 15 degrees below zero. it doesn't take long to be out here where you feel your face trying to freeze up and title -- and tighten up. this is causing a lot of headaches for families around texas, arkansas, oklahoma and kansas. some airports are starting to open up and operate og a -- on a -- operate on a small basis. but other airports are closed as storm barrels through. >> we keep thinking this can't go going but we keep hearing about all of these terrible storms. how does this stack up in the record books? >> reporter: well, it's been an absolute-record breaker. take into account 245 your normal winter in oklahoma gets but 6 inches of snow. so more than double what they normally except to see. it's been quite the winter. the other thing, in a couple of days it will be around 50, 60. i heard one report from a state emergency official saying early next week it's gonna be -- the warmer temperatures, that they will put the state on fire alert possibly. so there you go. the two extremes. >> and punxsutawney phil said it would be an early spring. so i'm sure they are keeping their fingers crossed. oakland's mayor is getting a paycut. find out how much money she's losing and her reaction to this move. a special bond between this college baseball player and his coach who literally saved his life. this morning california governor, jerry brown will hold his first news conference since taking office last month. he's maintaining his reputation as a man of mystery. he refused to tell everyone last night what he was going to discuss. it's a good bet the governor will update his plan to tackle california's huge budget. jean quan is voluntarily giving back 25% of her salary. she will make $44,000 a year less than ron dellums. she does not want to ask other people to do what she is not willing to do herself. ron dellums said he would be willing to take a cut in may but changed his mind. caltrain's ceo is the highest paid transit boss in california, earning more than $400,000 a year. well, the district says his base salary is around $246,000, and that he actually has three jobs. cal-- caltrain contributes about $44,000 and samtran pays most of the rest. 7:45. here is an interesting idea, food vouchers in exchange for bottles and cans. that could become a reality for recyclers in san francisco. kraig debro is live with more on what people are saying about this idea. >> reporter: good morning. it's right now a long way off. if will take an act of the legislature. there is a law that says you have to have a recycling center near a grocery store. well, the new supervisor elected in november wants to give people recycled food vouchers instead of cash because some of the people would are alcoholic and drug addicts. the idea was still launched and what they want to do, give them food vouchers instead of cash. basically, they are say -- saying they need that money for more than just food. it serves a lot of purposes beyond just that. >> with cash you can pay your rent, you can buy clothes, you can, you know -- >> you can do whatever you want. >> i haven't noticed any bad behavior. i know a lot of the people who come here depend og the -- depend on the cash de -- it's not the most compassionate idea. >> because it's a state law it would take an act of the legislature could change the law because right now you have to give money for recyclele. so what the new supervisor wants to do is ask them for a change in the law. reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, kraig. 7:46. sanfrancisco is also trying to crack down on grease being dumped in the city's sewage system. supervisors approved an ordinance yesterday allowing the city to inspect restaurants to make sure they are not dumping grease down the grain. about 4 million gallons of grease flow in and that costs the city millions to clean up. we now know the result of a federal -- of the federal study about eggs. the cholesterol content of eggs is lower than it was a decade ago, it's report. back then, a large egg had about 215 milligrams of cholesterol. now about 185. the researchers say that could be due to a better diet for the hands -- hands. the company that owns folgers and dunkin' donuts says it's raising prices by 10% on most products they -- products they sell. 7:48. a controversial theory about college has suggested alternatives. last year james alter said sending your kids to college was a bad idea in response from the uproar to parents. he's come up with eight alternatives. they include starting a business, working for a charity and he also suggests writing a book or making people laugh. 7:48. the head baseball coach at wake forest university helped save a freshman's outfielder's life by donating his kidney. tom walter and kevin jordan are both recovering from transplant surgery in atlanta. walter recruited jordan last year but before school began jordan was diagnosed with an immune system disease that attacked his kidneys. his rare good type make it tough to match. >> i would do it again. >> doctors say with medication, jordan should be just nine and walter plans to be ready for the first game next witness. we understand that that guy is a pretty good player. the yankees contacted him. >> really? >> yeah. a daring robbery in the middle of the day. it's all caught on tape. the reason police say this was not a random act. you have to see this innerveddible -- incredible act of bravely. look at the red. grandma became a hero because of what she did with her purse. san francisco police are looking for this man shown in the video robbing a woman in broad daylight. this is home video taken by a concerned citizen. you saw the robber throwing the woman to the ground in an alley and running off with her wallet. police say that man and that woman met earlier in the day, they spent time together before you can see the woman is attacked. new details about the facts that juliani cardenas was kidnapped from his grandmother's arms. police say jose esteban rodriguez forced his way into her home, and grabbed the boy from her arms. the boy's body was found in the canal. rodriquez is also believed to be dead but his body has not been found. new trouble for lindsay lohan. the actress is due to be arraigned this afternoon on charges of grand theft. she's accused of stealing a $2500 necklace from a jewelry store last month. she claims the necklace was a loan which is sa common practice for celebrities but the store denies that. a new case would represent the most serious charge for the actress. she was arrested twice in 2007 on drunken differenting and drug charges but those are both misdemeanors. the government found the cases of seven cases were not caused by software problems but by sticky floor mats. since 2009, toyota has recalled 12 million vehicles to fix the pedals or other devices. first lady michelle obama says her daughters, ages 9 and 12, are not on the social networking site because they have secret service restrictions that the other students don't have. michelle obama may allow them on the networking site once they are over. aened go -- a grandma in britain is being called the -- called a hero. suddenly -- look at the woman in red. that's ann tenson racing to the scene of the crime. the man ran away. one of them fell on the ground. and then other men got around -- gathered around and held them and he was arrested because of her. >> you have 0 -- it's kind of interesting because they don't try to defend themselves. let's check in with sal. >> i was waiting for the benny hill music to start. let's take a look at the commute now. the traffic is going to be slow, although it's improving here at the toll plaza. we had an accident with a limo and regular sedan. they got into a crash but they were pulled off already and the chp is clearing the lanes for us. westbound traffic is just a little better. it's about an eight-minute delay. also, the morning commute northbound and southbound 101 is awful in san francisco. avoid 101 right now and use 280. if you are just going a short distance, why don't you use city streets because you don't want to be on the 101. look at southbound 101 there is obviously something going on there. and this morning's commute here in san jose is slow. northbound 280 traffic is going to be busy as you head up to the -- up to the 17 area. the 101 thing i was talking about, there is an accident, southbound 101, i really hope that slowdown in san francisco does not lead all the way down to candlestick park. that would be heinous. let's go to steve. >> that's not good, sal. >> skies are clear. not too bad at the surface. there you go. sunshine, future's so bright. i'm tell you -- i'm telling you today. we start off with 30s and 40s. sanfrancisco 48. i did see a couple of near 50. upper 40s. another dying system but the high-pressure system is -- a lot of systems are taking aim at it. over the next three days it will start to weaken. cool, breezy, up towards, mendocino kook and lake county there are upper 20s. sunny, breezy, but nice and then 58 to 4. a lot of sunshine. plenty to go around. upper 50s to low 50s. there's really not much of a spread here and we'll continue this tomorrow. maybe warmer as we head into friday, saturday mostly sunny and then clouds start to come in and cooler which will lead to rain next week, you two. 7:57. the fate of two mount diablo schools has been decided. >> they just shut down one neighborhood, all at once. one snap. didn't even matter. reaction this morning to a late-night vote and the new twist that could affect more students. a battle of bay area sports ear rows down at the links of pebble beach. the da has made a decision in the shooting of an unarmed mon on streets of oakland last year. >> reporter: we just talked to some emotional parents here at the school saying -- and they say they will fight to keep the school open. >> reporter: and a rally has already begun. the supporters are here for a man accused of beating up a retired priest that they say was justified. the big announcement from silicon valley is just hours away. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, february 9th. well, this morning, there is a lot of uncertainty in the mount diablo unified school district. last night the board voted to close two schools but they also made a surprise move and that has parents and one other school worried with their future. claudine wong has been talk with parents from westwood elementary. i understand they are pretty upset. they are very upset. we just had a parent walk by and say with -- and say they are upset. everyone we talked to this morning thought they were safe. they thought westwood elementary school was safe. in fact, they thought they would be receiving kids from closed schools. the news came out late last night at a school board meeting when the school board voted 4-1 in favor of closing glenbrook and holbrook. it was after that vote that the president proposed closing westwood elementary school as well to try to keep the kids together while saving the district money. he admits that westwood was not on -- was not on the radar until now and people are shocked. >> we just heard about it on channel 2. we do that every morning. no cartoons allowed. the news. >> they've been here since kindergarten and i've had children here since -- let's see. 2002. >> that's really sad. we have a he really -- i'm the pta president at restwood. it's her last -- west road. it's her last year. >> reporter: and want it to be here? >> yeah. yeah. >> reporter: silverwood elementary is potentially on the chopping block. there are a couple of morning meetings coming up. i wept to talk to the president and he said there -- she said there will be an effort to save the school but she says this is a 180 from direction they thought they were headed. she said not only did she think they were getting extra students, they went so far as to order extra desks and she said they certainly never expected this. back to you. >> thank you. there is a major new development in the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in oakland last november. today's "oakland tribune" report the district attorney will not file charges against the two officers who killed derrick jones. the da to not -- did not reveal what was behind the decision. the barbershop was killed during a foot chase. the two police officers told investigators jones kept reaching towards a shiny object in his waistband. that turned out to be a pocket scale. police in oakland are washing women to be on alert in the chinatown area. that's following a sexual assault outside an apartment house. it happened shortly after 1 0: 1 0:00ed on monday night. police say a man brutally beat and sexually assaulted an individual in their 50s. the victim is chinese, she does not speak english very well. there are also cultural issues along with a language barrier. >> this is sa lot of stigma around any kind of sexual activities in the asian culture. and so that sexual assault has made things worse. >> investigators hope to interview the victim again. they say this attack does not appear to be lanked -- linked to other nearby assaults in the lake merritt area. very unusual protest is happening right now as we speak outside of a san jose courthouse. jade hernandez is there. she tells us why those demonstrations are supporting a man attacked of -- accused of attacking a priest. >> reporter: good morning. a small crowd has gathered to show before the man who will see the judge for beating up a priest. the church settled with the brothers but william rin of -- lynch's rage boiled over and lynch is accused of going to litner's retirement home and beating him up. the former priest denied abusing litner. in recent years,ers have come forward claiming abuse. william lynch's supporters are outraged about the alleged abuse and lack of punishment. >> it's very obvious that it's sexual abuse and would is in jail? number one, that victim has been accused. the perpetrator has never gone to trial. lynch's supporters began rallying about 10, 15 minutes ago. his preliminary hearing begins in an hour right here in san jose. we'll be inside that croom and will ing brick -- will bring you more from this rally in just 30 minutes. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. the top of silicon valley has awaited an announcement from hp. they will -- some say they will show off a new smartphone. the only clue comes in the press invitation that says q think big, think strong, think beyond. hp's stock is up 1 1/2%. there is a rumor that apple has begun an ipad. they say it will have at least one camera on the front. but the display resolution will be similar to -- similar to the first ipad. apple's stock is up nearly 1%. but apple is not commenting on the new word of an ipad. sal is commenting on our commute. how are we looking? >> well, we have some slow traffic for sure in some airs ya. i want to show you that the bay bridge which was a problem has improved here at the toll plaza. but it is going to be slow on the other side of the bay in san francisco because of an accident. southbound 101 at sierra point parkway. now, if we could lose that super on the top left, i will show you that 101 is very slow. it's backed up from the skyway on 101 all the way down past candlestick. that's a terrible back ju. sanmateo slow up and down from redwood city. 208 is your best bet. the south bay, it's lit up like a christmas tree. the red means slow traffic. see all of the red there, red and yellow. it's not all that great on all of the major ways of getting into the valley. 8:08. let's go to steve. >> that's not good. >> no, it's not. >> well, the weather's good. a little cold for some. 30s to start off, 40s to near 50. but sunshine, everybody in on it. changes start to happen on sunday. sunny, breezy, still gusting in the higher elevations. temperatures may come up a little bit tomorrow as the wind turns slightly easterly. okay. saturday and then clouds start to roll in here on sunday. next week looks wet, not just little stuff. it will be decent rain coming in. the trend for the dry weather looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel. it will be a cooler pattern. next week looks very unsettled. bullish for rain tuesday through friday. today, sunny, breezy, gusts about 5 miles per hour for some. most of those are in the higher elevations. >> some areas had some wind and the temperature was up. we're starting to see some of these lows bounce off the lows now. low 40s for some. we had some 30s, concord and also livermore, now the 40s. mid-40s for everyone else. weak system but over the next couple of days they will get stronger and start bumming this high out of here. sunny, breezy, windy still higher elevations, highs about 58 to 64 for everybody. doesn't matter where you are. temperatures will be close. 60 antioch, 6 walnut creek. castro valley 6. 63 cupertino and woodside portola valley in there, a little cooler. cold again thursday and then slightly warm he thursday into friday. mostly fair on saturday and sunday clouds start to come in. it will be cooler. >> thank you. the giants as we know are world series champions, the 49ers have won five super bowls and yesterday stars from both san francisco teams took part in a charity event at the at&t pebble beach tournament. jerry rice led the 9ers to victory over the 90 -- over the giants with pitching star matt cane. there is a collect -- matt cain there is a celebrity event tomorrow. >> we'll be there tomorrow. >> yes. >> usually claudine wong goes down there. 8:11. well, pirates attacked another ship and that ship was found for the u.s., why it's cargo is so valuable. 30s, 40s and sunshine all over the map. it will be a day with upper 50, low 60s. still a little breezy at times. time, 8:14 we're following developing news right now. an oil tanker headed to the -- not u.s. gulf coast, attacked by pirates. 5 people were on board when it was seized by pirates t was carrying $150 million worth of crude oil. these hijackings take a big toll on the global economy. they cost up to $12 billion every year and you and -- and you -- and you and i end up paying more at the pump. in egypt tossed, the protests, they are continuing in cairo's main square despite a new warning now that came from egypt's vice president who says and i'm quoting "the demonstrations cannot continue. the protests has expanded to the parliament building. organizers are calling for a huge number of people to turn out friday. that's a memorial for the more than 300 demonstrators that had been reportedly killed since the protest began. a top u.s. commander is warning of more bloodshed to come in afghanistan. general david petraeus said combat is likely to continue to the spring. over the past few months, nato has gained control of several taliban safe havens. but petraeus says enemy forces will likely fight to get those areas back. former secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, is revealing for the first time that saddam hussein had targeted his daughters. he's doing interviews to pro met his new book. he says in a national security meeting in 2003 he was told that saddam hussein had a $60 million bounty on his two daughters and the twin daughters of president bush. rumsfeld said he was especially concerned for his family. while president bush and his family had secret service protection, he did not. ben bernanke is on capitol hill right now. alison burns has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, dave. republicans are not holding back their frustrations with fed chairman ben bernanke's approach to the economy and this morning he's on the defensive. this is a live look here at the house budget committee. ber nan kay sis there are clear signs a self-sustaining recovery is taking place and he credits government intervention with the returnaround but he says it will be years before hiring appears norm. committee chairman paul ryan is adamantly expressing his worry about long-term treasuries will increase inflation and hurt the value of a dollar. >> reporter: reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:17. well, today is a free job fair in san francisco that's open for anybody looking for work. the fair will be held today. the doors open at 11:00 and ends at 2:00. employees are looking for at least 200 workers. some of the jobs will be at farmer's insurance, new york life and with the san francisco police department. you can get more information under our web light -- web links, you know what i meant, on our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. it is 8:18. a labor dispute involving nurses at two stanford hospitals -- hot has reached a boiling point. stanford and lucile packard announced they will impose a contract on nurses. union letters latino -- leaders say that's a declaration of war. nurses previously rejected the agreement, which included a% race. in the east bay city of her cue lees, organizers of a recall drive of two city leaders say they have enough signatures to put the measure on the june ballot. last night at the council meeting, 6,000 signatures were -- signatures were presented. >> we were acting on information we had. it wasn't the right information and now we're, you know, trying to get everything ship-shape. >> hercules former mayor resigned a few weeks ago. if all of the petition signatures are verified, voters will decide whether or not to recall keeneny and ward in the june election. 8:19. if you loved the tv -- you if you love the tv show "glee," good news. they are going on tour again. ♪ >> yes, the show's anthem "don't stop believen," one of the thumbs they are gonna perform -- numbers they are gonna perform. >> there's a lot of people who love that show. >> they do. 8:20. here re-- hero pilot captain sullenberger may be headed to court. we'll tell you who he is suing and why. s are a -- also a change in medical recommendations. what breast cancer patients may not need to worry about when it comes to breast cancer. good morning. bay bridge traffic looking good, coming up from the incline from the toll plaza. we'll tell you moyer about the -- more about the morning commute as the news continues. dñañy for women with breast cancer, a groundbreaking new study may mean less invasive surgery. the study suggests women with an early diagnosis of breast cancer do not need to have their lymph nodes removed. doctors usually recommend removing the nodes in the armpit if the cancer has spread to any node. however, this new study says there's no change in the survival rate from those who did the note remove and those who did not. jeffrey skilling is mourning his son's death in prison. he's four years into a 24-year sentence for his part in enron's downfall. he received news last night about his 20-year-old son's death in southern california. skilling requested permission to attend the funeral on monday but his attorney says the request was denied without explanation. 8:24. captain sully sullenberger is facing real estate problems. he and his wife claim they bought a county in butte county that was overvalued. now they are see you -- suing. they claim they were duped by sonoma bank and by a real estate agent who brokered the deal. eight gent said mr. sullenberger is misusing his notoriety. now, the danville pilot first game -- first became well known after landing his plane in the hudson river. the city city has et entered -- entered into an agreement with the company to put boots on cars for parking tickets. 8:25. let's check in with sal. you are looking at the bridges and everything else, sal. >> that's right. we're starting -- we're gonna look this time around at our bay area bridges to see kind of. bay bridge is getting better and right now it's only backed up for maybe a five to seven- minute delay. sanmateo bridge looks okay. if you are going on the golden gate bridge the traffic is okay. southbound 101 marin backed up from marinwood to 580, richmond bridge no problems in and out of marin county. we have sunshine. temperatures we'll start to rebound here. they are already starting to do that. sunny and breezy today and -- where is that rain? next week. next week. until then, sunshine slightly warmer temperatures i think tomorrow b we'll level out as we head into the weekend. a series of systems are getting closer and they are trying to nudge the high out of here. 35 santa rosa, 48 san francisco, we had some 30s. concord, livermore, same for redwood city. there are a lot of 30s. things are starting to warm -- warm up. we have a breeze. the breeze out of the north. it's all over the map. sunny, breezy at sometimes, chilly morning, windy in the hills. can't get rid of that yet. there's still gusting overrer 30 for a few -- over 30 for a few. temperatures, north bay, south bay, peninsula. cold tomorrow morning, then sun inny, decrease in the wind, maybe slightly offshore. we level out saturday increasing clouds and dealer on monday. the berkeley city council is at it again. the invitation, it may extend to some guantanamo detainees but a federal law may block it. also -- the news came out a few minute -- minute ago, the big super bowl seat flop, it's going to -- going to court. >> reporter: we'll tell you why a san francisco supervisor wants to make a change coming up. >> reporter: we're live in san jose in front of the santa clara superior court. you are looking at about 30 protesters. good morning. i'm jade hernandez. this is the second hour of "mornings on 2." these protesters are carrying signs. some of those signs read, "jail" father, jerry lidner "others say" free willie "they are talking about william lynch. lynch is accused of weighting up former jesuit priest last year, the same man lynch says abuse him and his brother when they were boys around the ages of 5 and 7. or allegations of sexual abuse have surfaced including from his nephew and niece. the catholic church 13 years ago settled with the lynch brothers for $4 -- for more than $ 600,000. bun of -- one of bin of's supporters spoke -- one of lynch's sporters spoke with us -- supporters spoke with us and when we spoke with him, he said he was abuse. he wants justice. he knows that lynch is accused of beating up the priest. he says what the church needs to do -- needs to do is do more to punish the priests who are in the church accused of abuse. >> we've known the priest. he was the one -- this the first time i think he's gonna have to face one of the children that he assaulted. i think the state has to do something not protecting pedophiles and letting the statue of limitations run out on these. >> the preliminary hearing begins in just a half an hour right here in this superior court. we'll be inside that courtroom and we'll bring you more at noon. jade hernandez. ktvuchannel2news. >> thank you, jade. time now is 8:32. just a couple of minutes ago we just found out about a new lawsuit filed by fans who went to the super bowl but never got to sit in the seats that that he paid for. now this lawsuit accuses of national football league, the dallas kois and the cowboys' owner jerry jones of deceiving fans who bought those super bowl tickets, very expensive tickets but didn't buy a seat. the lawsuit is alleging that because of a problem with temporary bleachers, ticketholders wound up on folderring chairs and they couldn't see the game -- folding chairs and they couldn't see the game. there's a proposed training program after the shooting of a man in a wheelchair. one discusses training when dealing with people with mental issues. officers will undergo a training session today aimed at promoting police and community partnerships. the training starts at 11:00 at the alameda conference spentersh -- center. pg&e says they are closingly inspecting lines all over california and they claim they've not found any faults but they vow to continue the informations to make sure all of the pipelines are safe. fans of cal sports are nervously waiting for tomorrow's big announcement. uc. 's chancellor will reveal -- uc's chancellor will vo real -- reveal whether they will be able to save sports programs. women's gymnastics la crosse are in jeopardy. supporters have raised $15 million to try to save all of those sports program. berkeley city council is due to vote next week on a resolution that would invite two guantanamo bay detainees who have been cleared of wrong doing to live in berkeley. one is a russian ballet dancer, the other is a top-rated chef. under the plan the two would live with falls in berkeley. this proposal may be a violation of u.s. law that prohibits the united states from funding the relocation of cleared detainees. a major wireless company may be headed to the bay area. nokia is rumored to be considering moving its executive center to silicon valley. the company's currently headquartered in finland. there's reports that suggest there could be a possible alliance with microsoft to create a rival between apple and google's smartphones. putting more people in the valley does positive things for -- it certainly causes the beginning of a potential cascades of other companies coming here. account the -- "the chronic kell" reports that construction will generate work fore1700 -- will generate work for 1700 workers. 8:36. well, if one san francisco supervisor has it his way you may be able to get food vouchers instead of cash for recycling bottles and fans -- bottles and cans. kraig debro is in san francisco with more. >> reporter: good morning. we're at the san francisco community recycling center. most of these are located near grocery stores. the place does not open until 10:00 a.m. most people we talked to who recycle who dot -- do not like this idea because for many, they dedepend on their jobs for bred and butter. >> for me, myself this is my only income. >> reporter: this man says he's been homeless for eight years and makes about 100 a week by recycling bottles and cans. and a supervisor want to change that, to give food vouchers instead of cash. we're told that some of those who use recycling centers are alcoholics and drug addicts. >> that could be true. a lot of people do have personal problems, but what about the people like myself that use had money for like laundry and other personal hygiene items and just the day- to-day survival things? >> reporter: the supervisor says he would need tax -- the homeless man says he would need help from the state. it would take an act of the legislature to change the law. wiener wants the lobby to rally for that change. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. we, the opinions of b.a.r.t. expressed by some of its riders have gone down since b.a.r.t. fairs went up -- fares went up. the latest survey says 64% say b.a.r.t. is a good value. that's down 7% from 2008. just 24% strongly agree b.a.r.t. is worth the money. 15%dy a -- 15% disagreed. we want to check in with sal, see what's happening on the roads and rails. b.a.r.t. has minor delays from west oakland, millbrae, daily city. you will see some minor delays, nothing major, though. eyes i it's only about ten minutes. let's take a look at 280 northbound. you will see a little bit of slow traffic. that's improved quite a bit. the morning commute is going to be okay on 880. they have a little bit of slow traffic there coming up to the 880 interchange. and this morning -- this morning if you are drive og the bay bridge, that's showing a the had of bridge coming into san francisco. let's go to steve. >> a lot of sunshine today. still kind of breezy. some of the higher elevations have a decent breeze but we have nothing, 2,000 feet, 1500 feet. at the surface, generally less than 13. no doubt about it. and you can see forever and a day, sunny, cool, breezy, upper 50s, low 60s. more of the same tomorrow. slight which i think warmer. and then the ridge of high pressure topples over and then rain is around -- comes in next week, if everything comes in like it is teared. today, high pressure -- advertised. >> today, close to 50. we had a bunch of 30s this morning the but the wind kept many locations in the 30s. not much of to that system. >> sunny, breezy. windy in the hills. forecasted highs, 58 to 64. they are all rather close. we did had 20s on the lows up towards mendocino county. you will end up with 50s and 60s. sonoma 64. novato, 63. same for concord, pleasant hill, walnut creek. pleasanton livermore, a little cooler. 64 santa cruz and saratoga, 63. 60 in san francisco. same as yesterday. clear and cold tonight. slightly warm he thursday/friday -- warmer thursday/friday. >> thank you, steve. 8:41. while we're here in the bay area, loving the bay area sunshine, eight other states are bracing for or are they -- or they are already being slammed by another winter storm even as they are still digging out from last week's storm. this is oklahoma. we got this from oklahoma. we're looking at some trees but you can see how the snow has just -- well, it's just blowing crazy there. the latest round of weather targets the plains states and the mid and southern states. dallas has had about 12 inches this morning. they expect more. a lot of airlines already prefansling -- precancelling frights -- flights. >> and it's really cold, that's what the reporter said,. >> yes. >> yes. an incredible development involving gabby giffords. and oakland's mayor makes a smart announcement -- makes a big, smart announcement. it's about her paycheck. gids. this is just in. politico is reporting that congresswoman gabrielle giffords has started speaking again just one month after she was shot in the head. it's the first report of giffords speaking since she was seriously injured when the gunman opened fire at the community event the congresswoman was hosting in tucson. this is considered a major step forward in her rehabilitation. six people were killed in the rampage. the congresswoman is recovering the at -- recovering at a rehabilitation clinic houston. let's bring you up to date on some. other top stories we're following for you right now -- the mount diablo school district, the school board vote -- voted to close down holbrook elementary and glenbrook. the school board president proposed sending westwood kids to help spread the students around. there is a major new development in the fatal police shooting of an aun recall -- unarmed man in oakland last november. today's "oakland tribune" reports the district attorney will not file charges against the two police officers who filed derek jones. the. and hp has a big announcement and it's reported that they will unveil their entry in the world of tablet -- in the world of tablets their tablet. jerry brown, last night refused to reveal what he's going to discuss today. he said if i fold you, i would have to cancel the press conference. it's a good bet he will update the plan to tackle california's huge budget crisis. jean quan is voluntarily giving back 25% of her salary. quan will make $137,000 a year, or about $46,000 a year less than previous mayor ron dellums. quan said she does want other people to do what she's not willing to do himself. when del rums was mayor, he said he would take -- dellums was mayor he, he said he would -- mayor, he said i would take a pay cut but he later changed his mind. it's reported that mike scanlin is the highestly paf paying transit boss -- highest- paying transit boss. 8:48. more legal trouble for lag lindsay lohan. she's due -- for lindsay lohan. she's due to be arraigned. she's accused of stealing a $2500 necklace from a jewelry store. she claims the necklace was a loan which is a common practice for celebrities but the store denies that. the new case would represent the most serious charge for the will. she was arrested twice in 2007 on drunk driving and drug charges but both were misdemeanors. levis strauss will be allowed to continue on with their pattern. it was appealed and that decision was made on an unclear interpretation of the law, it's reported. we now know about the you study about how eating eggs affects your health. now, these days, eggs are better for your cholesterol and that's attributed maybe to better feed to the hens. the company that owns folgers and dunkin' donuts is raising prices on most of the products they sell. you dofffy lover -- you coffee lovers, you are gonna have to pay the difference. a controversial theory about college is led -- has led to alternatives. last year, get ready, tonight "american idol" will air the san francisco auditions. >> we're in it to win it! >> you are looking to see if -- to see if you know anybody. you know the judges. the bay area well culled ryan seacrest and all of the "idol" judges. a lot of people used gimmicks and costumes trying to stand out and they did. and others were trying to get that golden ticket just by their voice aun loan -- voice alone. the fan favorite adam lambert. and to celebrate, usf will host a viewing party at the lounge on the fourth floor at 8:00. you can watch all of the "idol" auditions tonight, right here at 8:00. make sure you stay tuned after the show. the 10:00 news will take you behind the scenes to see how the san francisco audience auditions for the "idol" hopefuls really happened. nine minutes of about -- nine minutes before 9:00. some important news for children of young children. it involves possible danger. we're following traffic problems this morning. stay tuned. in about an hour and a half, demolition work gets underway at presidio school in san francisco. crews are making way for a new expanded facility at the same site on 10th street. presidio is a mandarin preschool. the new school is expected to open on may 1st. a tent city on the northern edge of downtown sacramento will be -- will become a ghost town in a few day. county supervisors have given the homeless men and women camped out near the american river until monday to find shelter elsewhere. several charity groups and business groups have donated $35,000 to help these people find a new place to live. 8:55. this morning a farewell ceremony will be held for 06 army national guard soldiers. they are based here in california and are heed to iraq to give basic medical -- medical care for soldiers overseas. the ceremony begins in about an hour at the san mateo county fairgrounds. 4600 playsets are being recalled around the country because they could be a danger to kids. the plastic seat of the swing on the play structures, can crack and break in half. so far there are 24 reports of that happening but there have been no injuries. owners should contact the company about what steps to take. you can find a link on our website at ktvu.com under the web links section. replicas of kate middleton's -- replicas of kate middleton's dress is in demad. take a look at the dress she wore at the photo shoot in november. this was designed by british designer reese, who was rereleased the drese this week. it's the same style made in lighter fabric. what do you think, tori? >> very nice. >> no word who will design the wedding dress. looking for an interesting way to celebrate valentine's day? how with a giant pillow fate. go to ktvu.com and click on web links to find out more information. what's happening out there. it's hopping. we have a new crash at southbound 280, it looks like one of the lanes is clocked -- is blocked out. 19th avenue is just aterror just, 101 is terrible now we have an injury accident reported. police on the way. 280 is also very slow getting up to highway 17. a lot of people on the late roads. 4 is -- 24 has recovered and so has the toll plaza. sunny, breezy, not as windy as yesterday. clear and cold tonight, then sunny, a little warmer, thursday and friday. mostly sunny on sunday saturday increasing clouds on sunday. i think if you have valentine's day's plans you are all right. tuesday it looks like rain comes down. plan accordingly. >> that -- that will do it for us. thanks for watching. >> bye now.