Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. These are live pictures right now from seoul, south korea, where they are ringing a bell to usher in 2014 in seoul. Its already 2014 in parts of the world. It started with sydney, australia, one of the first places they were ushering in 2014. Other cities doing that now as we get into the day. Still new years eve for us here in the bay area. Well, of course, have more highlights coming up and preparations for tonight. Thats right. Good morning, im tori campbell. Happy new years eve. Im brian flores. Dave clark has the morning off. Lets get started with steve paulson. I guess no rain for this year. No rain. Its official. This is the driest calendar yearerrer since 1849. 5. 59 in San Francisco total. I mean, since july, san jose has only had 1. 56. Its dry everywhere. We have a pretty good forecast. There will probably be patchy fog around. 54 at 8 00 in San Francisco. Low clouds have definitely come back into the mix not only on the coast but around the bay. Very hazy skies. The higher clouds zooming out of the picture. 30s on the temperatures. Still cold for some. Maybe Breeze Holding up a few. Even some 30s on the coast. Overall, 30s will give way to 50s and lower 60s today. Have a little bit more in the way of cloud cover and when the fog comes back, that will take the edge off some of the temperatures. 50s, a few upper 60s. 56 to 62 today. With a few 50s closer to the coast. Heres tara. All right, thank you, steve. Muni riders are experiencing delays on a dozen lines. Muni says the lines are missing a run either due to a bus or operator unavailable. Its adjusting service to try to balance it out. Just outside of san jose, two cars caught fire, not due to a crash but Authorities Say it was arson on highway 130 an kimby road. It quickly spread to nearby brush. 30 acres on fire. Calfire on the scene there. County roads are closed. The eastshore freeway, traffic moving slowly as you approach the maze and the bay bridge. And highway 4 through the baypoint pittsburgh area, you can see the smog. Back to the desk. Breaking news in San Francisco, where a family is without a home this new years eve after a fire sparked about one hour ago. Their apartment is located at laguna and fulton in hayes valley. Katie utehs is live with an update on the injuries with the person transported from the scene. Reporter within the last halfhour weve learned the person transported is suffering from minor smoke inhalation. You can see the apartment complex, the unit, rather, is completely destroyed. Firefighters have cleaned it out and tossed a lot of amongings on the belongings on the curb. Quite a mess. That family without a home. Smoke poured from the second story unit from the complex on fulton. Neighbors say they heard a woman screaming for help, call 911, she said. The fire sparked around 5 45 this morning. While the family has been moved out of their apartment, everyone did escape the flames. We had a fire on the second floor of a Single Family apartment. The family was all out upon our arrival. One woman was transported for minor smoke inhalation. Everyone else was okay. Reporter investigators are still working to determine what caused the fire. They say at this point, it appears to be accidental. Were gonna talk with witnesses. There are a lot of neighbors that were evacuated from this apartment complex. But at this point, firefighters are clearing the scene. So well get one last check with investigators to see if they have determined what sparked this fire. Live in San Francisco, katie utehs, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you. 7 04. We have new information this morning on an officerinvolved shooting in San Francisco. Police say one officer was injured. Most likely when struck by a car. And the suspect is in custody. They say the only shots fired hit the suspects car. It began just before 9 00 last night in the Bayview District when police attempted to pull over the suspect. A chase began across the city before ending near Golden Gate Park and the park police station. Police say the suspect got out of the car and tried to run away but was arrested. We cant tell you who the owner of the car is other than a rental company. Its a very, very fluid, active situation that is ongoing. Police say the suspects car has nevada plates. They are expected to release more information this morning. [ cheers ] its already 2014 in new zealand. This is a look amount the big Fireworks Show early this morning at the sky tower. New zealand is always the first country in the world to celebrate the new year. Australia celebrated 2014 about two hours later. Countless celebrations will be going on in the bay area tonight and Party Preparations are starting early. Who did we send . Our own party animal, janine de la vega, she joins us live from a business in campbell, at a business thats very busy this morning. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Were here at balloon addicts. Thats the noise weve been hearing a lot of this morning as they prepare. They still have 4,000 balloons that they need to blow up this morning because they are all gonna go out and be delivered at numerous places throughout the south bay. You know, they started coming in at 5 00 this morning to prepare. Im told that they have to blow up about 40,000 balloons total. Right now, they are just focused on the helium, again, because they have to worry about it lasting through the night. To get a little bit more information about this on how business is, we go to claudine jimenez. Youve been doing this for six years. Whats your day like today . It will be busy. Were just organizing, blowing up, blowing up, blowing up. Reporter whats the trick here . You know, to get these to last . I mean, you could do the regular ones for the balloon drops but the trick is the helium . Yeah, putting high flow, the gel in the balloons. Reporter how long will it last . For six hours but with the high flow, 24 hours or more. Reporter okay. Popular color, you know black and gold, silver, white and black. Reporter okay. The phones were ringing here yesterday, right, people are trying to get in orders. Walkins, calls, emails, voice mails. We got a bunch today, too. It will be busy and more calls today. Reporter okay. Thank you so much. Thank you. Reporter now, again, they are out doing deliveries. They have a lot of people working this morning for all of the parties, again, very good for business here, especially since there actually was a heel yum shortage but the business was able to survive because of popular events like new years eve. Janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. Thank you. Big crowds are expected for the Fireworks Show on San Franciscos waterfront. Fireworks will be set off at the stroke of midnight from two barges at pier 50. Thousands of people are expected to line the embarcadero to see the show. But many are also heading to private parties and stocking up on champagne. Just popping the cork on a bottle of champagne and drinking it with friends a very festive and fun. Preparations are underway for a masquerade ball with the San Francisco symphony. 200 people will sit down to a threecourse dinner followed by performances and dancing. Now here is a look at the Transportation Options on this new years eve. Muni will be free from 8 00 p. M. Tonight to 5 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Samtrans and caltrain are also free. Caltrains final southbound train will depart the fourth and king station in San Francisco at 2 15 this morning. B. A. R. T. Will run until 3 00 a. M. But you still have to pay the normal fare. Law enforcement agencies will be out in force tonight looking for drivers who were drunk. The chp is putting all officers on the road who are available. New years eve is one of the deadliest nights. Last year, 78 people died nationwide. The best advice, officers say, designate a sober drive. A dui can cost as much as 10,000, while taking a taxi costs you about 50. Protesters with occupy oakland are planning an unpermitted demonstration tonight. They are planning a march from Frank Ogawa Plaza to the north county jail beginning at 9 30 p. M. The Oakland PoliceDepartment Says it is aware of the planned march and is prepared to address any criminal behavior that would damage property or jeopardize the safety of the public or Police Officers. Tomorrow, family and friends of oscar grant will gather to mark the fifth anniversary of his death. Early on january 1st, 2009, grant was shot and killed by b. A. R. T. Police officer, johannes mehserle, on the platform of the fruitvale b. A. R. T. Station in oakland. Oscar grants family and friends will return to the Fruitvale Station at noon tomorrow for a vigil with poetry, music and a balloon release. 7 10. And the family of jahi mcmath, the 13yearold girl on life support at oakland childrens hospital, says a new court ruling is saving her life. The temporary restraining order entered on december 22nd, 2013 and currently extended to monday december 30th, 2013 at 5 00 p. M. Is hereby extended to 5 00 p. M. On january 7th. One hour before doctors were legally allowed to remove jahi from life support, an Alameda County superior court judge handed down his ruling. The family calls the court ruling a victory but a hospital Spokesman Says its just prolonging a tragedy. Were not sure it was the right judgment call but that was the judgment call of the judge and well comply with it. How can you say my child is dead if she responds to my voice . They are gonna take her off. Today the most stressful day i had in my life. After the court rule, jahis uncle said the family has video of her reacting to her mother. He said the family is not releasing it unless necessary. The family says medical facilittings in new york, arizona and San Bernardino are offering to take the 13year old. Now, at ktvu. Com, you will find continuing coverage of the jahi mcmath case including a link to the familys donation site. Look for the top story tab. 8 11 7 11. Changes in olympic security. What some countries are doing now to keep their athletes safe after two bombings in russia. New information about a weekend wreck involving a San Francisco fire truck. What it has in common with another crash that injured a motorcyclist and led to the resignation of a firefighter. Traffic in the south bay looking good at this hour. 280 at the 880 split, traffic flowing nicely. We do have an incident to report on the peninsula, a wrongway driver. Details straight ahead. Well, a little change here and there. Its a beautiful sunrise if you dont have the fog. San jose has a lot of fog with delays. Turn around if you are listening but not watching. Well talk about the forecast for tonight, new years eve, as well. Good. Good answer. Check it out. Learnings fun now. Yeah, back in our day, we didnt have uverse high Speed Internet to play and learn online. All we had was that franklin fuzzypants. Ah, the educational toy bear. Remember when the battery went out . [ slow, deep voice ] give me your abcs. All i learned was a new definition of fear. I need some pudding. Yeah, theres one left. [ male announcer ] connect all your wifienabled devices with uverse high Speed Internet. Rethink possible. Authorities in north dakota are urging People Living within five miles of where a train derailed to evacuate. A train carrying crude oil collided with another train. As many as ten tank cars burst into flames. You can see the thick, black smoke and it was scene for miles seen for miles. There are concern about potential Health Hazard from the smoke. It was also one of the colt evidence nights of the year with a low of 20 degrees below zero. Theres new information about a San Francisco fire truck that collided with a Station Wagon sunday morning in the soma district. The chronicle reports the same fire engine was involved in a crash in june at the same location on fifth and howard streets. Investigators say sundays crash happened when the driver of the Station Wagon failed to yield the fire engines lights and sirens. One firefighter was treated for cuts to his head. The driver of a car engine leadly ran a read light and hit a motorcyclist who suffered broken ribs and a punctured rib. Police say michael quinn, the firefighter, tested well above the legal alcohol blood limit. Hes resigned from the department but has not been charged with a crime. Flu season is underway in the bay area. But Health Officials say theres still time to get a flu shot. Doctors are reporting a spike in patients with flulike symptoms, including fever, body aches and coughing. Cases of influenzaa jumped 20 in the past two weeks in kaisers Northern California region which stretches from san jose to santa rosa. The last week of december is typically the start of flu season. The senate is set to vote next monday on temporarily extending federal benefits for the longterm unemployed. 1. 3million americans had their 26 weeks of Unemployment Benefits expire on saturday including 36,000 here in the bay area. San francisco countys largest jail held a job fair with an unusual twist. It was for inmates still in custody rather than those who have already been released. It featured veterans aid, signups for Health Coverage and Financial Planning from wells fargo bank. The goal, to get inmates ready for life after jail. Were blessed to have this to engage with the resources that are in our community, you know, that are available to us when we get released. Inmates are giving organizers feedback with plans to expand the program to other jails next year. It is 7 17. Want to check in with tara now filling in for sal. Some delays on muni, tara. Weve had delays to about a dozen lines either because an operator or a train wasnt running, a bus was not running. They are working to adjust the problem. Do know that muni rides will be free tonight until 5 00 a. M. Due to the new years eve celebrations. Now, on the peninsula just outside of Crystal Springs reservoir, we have a wrongway driver, the driver is heading northbound in the southbound lanes. They are going slower than the speed limit but its still pretty fast according toens withs. In san jose, 280 at the 880 split, traffic looks good. But weve not been able to see this camera all morning because of the fog. Its so foggy, that flights out of san jose airport are now delayed according to the airports twitter account. Theres only a quartermile visibility according to steve. Check with your Airline Carrier before you fly. At the bay bridge toll plaza, its smooth sailing into the city this morning. 7 18. Lets check in with steve. Thank you very much. A beautiful sunrise. We have dense fog. Chris richardson who is aces when it comes to weather information, san bruno, eighth of a mile visibility, says its kind of cool. If you are drive, not so cool. From san jose down there. Theres pockets of it. Its not widespread but the fog has come back. That will be a that will lead to a cooler forecast. Mostly cooler tomorrow, mostly sunny. Ive seen projections out to january 15th, no sign of any rain. That do change. Obviously that could change. Right now, everything is saying no, a continuation of that weve had for the entire year. Tonight if you are heading out, it will be chilly. There could be patchy fog. Well go 50 in San Francisco at midnight. A lot of high and midlevel clouds making for a nice sunrise. But this will kind of zoom out of here pretty fast. Air quality continues to be awful with the reason be, you find a layer of warmer air as you go up in the atmosphere, its called an inversion. That traps everything underneath. Cold again but thats whats happening. A layer of cold air and then warm air. That traps everything. Once that burns off, that will add haze to the mix. 30s an 40s. Its colder. Theres a slight component of an onshore breeze. 29 bookends for tahoe and reno. A lot of moisture continues to stream in for mexico over parts of southern texas and the deep south. There could be a whopper of a nor easter especially for boston. You can see the really cold air from the Northern Plains to the great lakes. For us, High Pressure and hazy skies. Morning fog, some of that is really thick. Well see very quiet, hazy conditions. Highs today, a lot of upper 50s and lower 60s today unless you are pretty far inland. You might find it a little bit warmer. These are close to seasonal averages except for morgan hill, gilroy, santa cruz. Upper 50s, lower 60s, the norm this year. Everything looks quiet into the weekend. Stanford coach david shaw says his teams return to the rosebowl is reason to be proud of the season. Its a testament to what theyve accomplished. Its a testament to what our seniors have helped build at stanford. Some are still questioning if he will stilling around after the game. And beyonce accused of disrespecting the victims of the Space Shuttle challenger disaster. Beyonce is under fire for using an audio clip from the shuttle disaster on her new track. It opens with audio that was heard following the explosion. A former shuttle astronaut says he can see how the victims families would be upset even though he doubts most of beyonces fans even understand the reference. Most of the people who really have a sensitivity to the whole challenger accident probably are not listening to beyonce and the ones who are listening to beyonce probably dont issue the challenger. Beyonce said she said the song was meant to heal those and has apologize