Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. These are live pictures of a recycling plant. Theres been a Major New Development in the site within the last hour. Well have more on that coming up in a live report. Welcome, once again, to mornings on 2 on this veterans day. Im tori campbell. Im dave clark. Were gonna check weather and traffic. Steve, how are we looking . Foggy. Some higher clouds up to lake county. Low clouds will be with us at noon. High clouds, turning mostly cloudy. The big news are definitely the low clouds and the fog. A lot of tropical clouds on their way but they are taking more of an aim towards seattle and portland, maybe you can smell some of that smoke from the scrap yard fire. Had reports in fremont, oakland, palo alto, menlo park, seems to be decreasing. Napa, 39. Theres a lot of 40s here. Even 55 oakland. 54 San Francisco. Mostly cloudy here in the morning. Kind of a mild start. Due east wind. Almost everybody has a due east wind and kind of a mild pattern in the hills. Ive seen 56 to a 9. High pressure is still over us. Some of these higher clouds will drift through. Overall, morning fog, then high clouds. Kind of a mix of sunday and clouds. And then turning cloudy. Combination will give us a mixed pattern. Heres sal. Weve had problems this early commute. Weve had a crash in San Francisco. Weve had a crash in solano county. But weve had also good traffic. Look at the bay bridge. This is not typical monday. Today, veterans day. Some government workers have the day off. That will make it easier for you if you have to drive somewhere. Looking at San Francisco, they finally cleared all the lanes westbound. Traffic is still a little bit busy but its recovering. Its much better than it was. If you are driving in the east bay, traffic is moving along pretty well on 880, on 580. We had an earlier crash near travis in solano county. Thats been cleared. But traffic is slow from vacaville to fairfield. At 7 02. Back to the desk. Happening now firefighters in redwood city have just lifted a shelterin place warning that has been in effect in three counties due to a fire at a Metal Recycling plant. The fire started yesterday afternoon on seaport road near the port of redwood city. Katie utehs spoke to investigators and has more on the effort to put out the fire. Good morning, katie. Reporter good morning. The fare was to the right. But fire was to the right. Theres not much to see. The smoke is not really billowing all that much. But i can show you the smoke that lingers in the area. A heavy haze still lingers over redwood city and surrounding communities. Firefighters lifted the shelter inplace warning about a half hour ago. Let me show you the video from overnight, the large, black plume of smoke billowed from the scrap file at simms metal management. You can imagine the smell. The fire may have started from a conveyer system. The scrap yard is equipped with a Sprinkler System but it wasnt enough to stop the fire deep in a scrap file. It was estimated to be 300 feet wide by 30 feet high. Crews used cranes to dig through the fire overnight. They are down to 20 of the piles left. It was a very large pile at the time. We worked very hard with sims metal. They are a good partner with us. And we try to keep the piles down to a smaller manageable size. This happened to be an unfortunate time for us to catch fire. Reporter again, the shelter inplace warning was lifted around 6 30. So redwood City Residents and others are open their windows. I did just get off the phone with the representative from bay area air control, air quality, rather. She tells me they are sending an inspector out this morning to look over the facility. The early readings show high levels of particle. The small particles can aggravate peoples breathing. They are showing elevated levels of particles in the air overnight. She said its too early to stay whether or not there will be fines related to this fire. Live in redwood city, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. All right, katie. A real close call for people in one san rafael neighborhood. A driver lost control and a car crashed into a tree outside of a house. This happened about 2 00in blackstone relative 2 00 this morning on blackstone drive. The driver tried to run away but was detained for questioning. The house suffered minor damage. There is a new study out confirming what you and a lot of other drivers confirm what you know. The bay area has some of the worst traffic in america. Alex savidge explains why commutes are getting longer especially in the south bay. Reporter yes, especially back here. Analysts behind a new Traffic Survey say in large part you can blame job joth in Silicon Valley for a lot of those extra cars on the road. Were here along 101 through Mountain View. If you know this area, you know this is a traffic trouble spot where things tend to back up on most days. Drivers here in the south bay are spending a whole lot more time tapping the brakes lately. Commute times have jumped significantly in the past couple of years. According to a study that monitors traffic, san jose is the fifth most congested city in the country. Its quickly moved up the ranks. In 2010, san jose was the 13th most congested city. And if the economy recovers, more people are driving to work. One south bay driver told me hes certainty noticed the difference. I am dreading next year when the 49ers come here. Were gonna have sunday traffic. And i try to avoid i80 at all costs. Thats the worst freeway i think in all of the spay. Reporter these are the worst cities across the country honolulu followed by l. A. And then the San Francisco oakland area has the third worse congestion and then seattle and then san jose. The analysts behind this survey say this sudden increase of traffic in the south bay is almost unheard of. What theyve seen over the past years. For california drivers, heres another stat, drivers nationwide, they spend an average of 38 hours a year stuck in traffic while here in california, we waste an average of 62 hours tapping the brakes every year. Live this morning in Mountain View, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you, alex. 7 07. Continuing coverage now of typhoon haiyan. Earlier this morning, the deadly storm hit vietnam. There are reports at least six people have been killed there. Winds up to 70 miles an hour were reported before it weakened into a Tropical Storm and began moving toward china. The vietnamese government says more than 800,000 people were evacuated from the areas the storm was expected to hit. And typhoon haiyan hit the philippines over the weekend and just devastated that country. Now the u. S. Military is in the philippines and president obama is promising more aid if necessary. U. S. Marines in manila are working with soldiers unloading supplies. They will be flown to tacloban, one of the worsthit areas in the country. The u. S. Marines are the first outside help in whats expected to become a Major International relief mission. Its a whole government approach. The embassy has asked for not just military but International Relief organizations who are here. Ive seen the military having capabilities that are unique. At least 10,000 people are feared dead in the philippines. Some hospitals are turning patients away saying they dont have enough hospital space or medical supplies. 7 09. Bay area people are also helping with typhoon relief efforts in the philippines. Organizers from project pearl, they launched this drive at rc motors in san bruno. They are asked for canned food, baby food and personal Care Products like shampoo and took paste. In San Francisco, the west way Filipino Center collected supplies. They are hoping to send them off as soon as mob. It could make a difference between life and death at this point. They have no food, water. Organizers behind the donation efforts say at this time they are not accepting clothing. They say food, water and first aid supplies, they are the top priorities. Palo altos sister city in the philippines was hit hard by the typhoon haiyan. The Organization Neighbors aprod will be meeting wednesday on how to help people in palo. At least 31 people were dilled. The typhoon hit friday. People described devastation, roofs ripped off, high winds and flooding. To get more information on ways to help the victims of the typhoon, go to ktvu. Com. Our web team has a list posted. Its under the web link section right there on the home page. 7 10. On this veterans day were learning theres been in improvement in how long the Veterans Administration takes to process disability claims. The department of Veterans Affairs has spent the last six months trying to clear up the backlog. The v. A. Has been requiring case workers to put in extra hours and install a new computer system. The wait has dropped to 168 days from a year. The v. A. Failed to meet the clear of disability claims. A new organization is fueling tensions between residents of richmond and chevron. The yearold Nonprofit Group is called for richmond. They bill themselves as a coalition of unions, nonprofits and corporations tedcated to creating a more dedicated to creating a more prosperous richmond. This organization was formed shortly before the refinery fire, the one that prompted 15,000 people in the richmond area to seek medical treatment. Well, learning to play the pea piano could have added benefits later in life. A study shows it could have added benefits to your Overall Health even if you dont continue playing music after childhood. Researchers say playing music a at a young age can reduce aging and even boost the Response Time of your brain. I knew i should have stayed with it. Yes. The attack of a homeless person caught on tape. The Reason Police cant make an arrest. The bick changes that could be coming to sf General Hospital after a patient disappear and was found dead. How the hospital hopes to improve security and save money. And weve seen some improvement on the bay area roads. Off to a rough start. Now things are getting much better on this veterans day. A lot of the fog. I mean, santa rosa and napa, brentwood, discovery bay, maybe where you are as well. Very thick fog. Well see how that plays into a rain forecast for tomorrow. Avo the volkswagen sign then drive sales event is back. Which means its never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. It gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. And right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. Sign. Then drive. Get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first months payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. Hurry, this offer ends december 2nd. For details, visit vwdealer. Com today. Secretary of state john kerry responded to a comment by israels israels primm. I believe the Prime Minister needs to recognize that no agreement has been reached about the end game here. Thats the subject of the negotiation. Now, secretary kerry made those comments from the united emirates. Like other arab states, the uae has concerns about the nuclear plan. Well find out how many people have been able to sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care act despite the many problems with the healthcare. Gov website. On wednesday, the house is scheduled to vote for legislation that would make sure that americans who like their current healthcare plans really wont have to switch. Americans of americans have millions of americans have received notices that they have to change their plans because of new regulations. Happening today, about 45 minutes from now, president obama will lead the nations observance of veterans day at Arlington National cemetery. The president will take part in the traditional laying ceremony. Hes also hosting a breakfast to honor veterans and their families. As we honor the men and women who are veterans, growing concerns about the medical treatment they are receiving from v. A. Hospitals. This man is learning to talk, walk, after injuries suffered from being in the service. When he went to the hospital for teeth injuries. Doctors ignored his low Blood Pressure and he suffered a stroke. He won a malpractice lawsuit. Tonight at 10 00, 2 investigates how many other malpractice cases are out there. How much tax payer money is used to settle cases and whats standing in the way from help of lawmakers in washington. 2 investigates tonight on the 10 00 news. A tragic incident could lead to security changes at San FranciscoGeneral Hospital. Todays chronicle reports, the city may hire private security guards after last months death of Lynn Spaulding. Her body was found in a stairwell, 17 days after being missing from her room. Some city leaders say hiring private guards would be less expensive and more efficient. 7 18. Sal is back. It has not been such a quiet morning for you. Youve had a few things. Its quiet now. Earlier we had the problems. I know you are aware of them. But now things are getting better. Lets take a look at the toll plaza. Its nice and quiet. Well be watching for anything that changes that. Were on it for you. Also looking at interstate 8 interstate 880. Now, lets move along to the maps here. I can show you that 580, we had earlier slow traffic there. We had a minor accident at airway. The traffic is off to the shoulder. 880 southbound and northbound looks good into fremont. Definitely not a normal strength commute if you will. 238 and 580 some people, most government workers have the day off. Its making it easier for us who have to go to work. A very good foggy morning for most. Almost everybody tweeting in information here. A few high clouds. A few high clouds. November is off to a dry start. October had no rain at all. Dry pattern. After tomorrow, i dont think we will get anything tomorrow. The next five to seven days looks dry. The next seven to ten looks dry. October was dry. What about november in San Francisco . Have there been any novembers without any rain . Yes. Four. Three of those four followed a very, very dry october where there was. 01 or less. What about the rain year . All four ended up being below average. I think 18 the 90 was 1890 was 7. 58. It looks like a below average year. Not always. Well see. A lot of cloud cover out there. Some of that will be sending in some higher clouds. The low clouds really ramped up. Due east wind for almost everybody. 40s or 50s on the temperatures. They are reporting fog. 34 up in ukiah. I know its 32 in lakeport. 25 up in tahoe. Higher clouds will continue to filter in in advance of the testimony. All of the information we could find is driving north. The low here is driving south. As it does, that will send all of that up to seattle and portland. Probably not us. I think if anything, fort bragg, cape mendocino. Partly cloudy, partly sunny after the low clouds. It will be cooler and cloudy. I dont think well get any rain out of it. Low clouds, high clouds. The combination of the two will bring a little bit of a cooler pattern, especially up towards areas that dont have the low clouds. A little bit cooler over the coast and bay just by the mere fact the cloud cover may be cool to burn off. Mostly cloudy to cloudy tuesday. Its gone by wednesday. Back to dry weather, thursday, friday. Cooler and breezy by the weekend but dry. California is hoping to avoid another year of drought that steve told you about by increasing snowfall in the clouds. The practice of this has been around for years. Its been mostly an experiment. Utility companies around the state plan to use it this winter hopefully to avoid another year of drought. 2013 could be the driest year in state history. Yes. 7 22. A controversial proposal to fight crime and keep teens off the streets of oakland. The plan that some residents say could lead to racial profiling. More students are heading overseas to get their college education. Well give you a breakdown of the numbers and why it could be good for the bottom line for american universities. When our little girl was born, we got a subaru. Its where she said her first word. little girl no saw her first day of school. little girl bye bye made a best friend forever. The back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. What . announcer the subaru forester. girl what . announcer motor trends two thousand fourteen Sport Utility of the year. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. 9 Student Government at uc berkeley has beened the use of the term illegal immigrant. They voted to ban. Phrase from official proceedings and documents. The Resolution Says the phrase is racially charged and suggests using terms like undocumented immigrants or immigrants without papers. According to a survey, there are nine who enter the country illegally. 819,000 students came to the u. S. To study. It found that u. S. Students are going overseas for education, getting academic credits. Thats up 3 . The number of u. S. Students studying abroad has tripled. People living in a pacific Mobile Home Park are fighting a rent increase that could double the rent. They say they own their mobile homes but rent the ocean view property where they live. They received notices their rent could go up to 1900. People who went will not be affected by the increase. No warping. Nothing. Be prepared to pay 1100 on top of your present amount that you pay for rent. Submitting and calculating our operating costs, the improvements, there is a formula and the formula indicated that 1100 increase was warranted. The city has appointed a judge to determine if that rent increase will stand. The owners of the properties say they spent millions of dollars upgrading a sea wall and they havent raised the rent in four years. 7 26. Salads and wraps taken off store shelves. A big recall. Reporter a man expos