Transcripts For KTVU Mornings On 2 20140301

Welcome to mornings on 2, it is saturday march first, im mike me beck. Im claudine wong. The rain is coming down in the bay area. Lets check in with rosemary. It finally begins to taper off. Look at where its really coming down in the mountains. Shades of yellow orange and red out there. Some of the rates are a half inch per hour to an inch and three quarters. This hammering parts of the santa cruz area and Scotts Valley is getting good rain. It moves south to had the monterrey area. San jose is seeing scattered showers. Were getting a break, were mostly cloudy and breezy out there. Antioch picking up light rain here. And across the American Canyon, getting into napa and san raphael we have light rain over your area and the wrap around moisture continues at this hour. This system continues to move south and east, it will take the rain with it. Ill have a timeline for your saturday tell had you how much rainy expect well get and when it will finally come to an end coming up. Multiple fire crews on to the scene of a building fire in oakland. A report came into our newsroom about a hour ago. Theyve been gathering the information and joins, now, with what youve learned. The fire is out, firefighters arson investigators and Oakland Police are still at the scene. Lets show you whats in the newsroom. This is a fire that happened near 34th avenue in the fruitville district of oakland. Its not clear whether the fire happened at a home or business. The fire broke out at 5 00 this morning. Weve confirmed that Oakland Police have a crime scene Investigative Unit on the scene. Someone may have died in this fire. Theyre investigating reports of a possible victim they tell us. There are reports from firefighters that a body was found in this burned building. Theyve been called in to check this out. This story is developing and were Work Together to have more information few. A fire in the district and firefighters on the scene. This fire may have been fatal. Well have an update in 30 minutes. Also new this morning an oakland family had a wakeup call when a driver lost control and plowed into their home. The driver hit several parked cars before slamming into the garage on coolidge avenue. Everyone was asleep and they thought there had been an earthquake. I was asleep at the time. I heard the bang and felt the bang thats what woke me up. I kind of remember hearing something waking me up before that and then i woke up and i thought it was an earthquake at first, but, obviously, not. No one was hurt. The driver did sever a gas line in the crash causing a gas leak at the time. Fg and e turned off the gas. A man was injured inside of a restaurant from a shooting. It is mexican and filipino quicken seen cuisine in the restaurant. The victims name and condition has not been released. There were no customers at the time of that shooting. Drugs and alcohol may have played the role in a deadly crash. That happened at 8 00 last night on commerce boulevard. 23yearold Raphael Gonzalez was driving when he lost control and he hit a tree killing the passenger. He ran and hid after the crash but was later arrested on suspicion of du i and arrested for knell any hit and run. Weve had one two inches in the bay cities and up to five inches in the hills. Thunder and lightning also reported. The rain will last for the next few hours and should be tapering off by the afternoon. 138 customers are waking up without power due to the storm. 33 have lost power in the south bay and 119 in the north bay and one customer in the peninsula. If youre flying out of sfo its probably a good idea to check the status of your flight. 45 flights have been cancelled. Many of the cancellations are on flights to Southern California. 167 flights were cancelled yesterday. The National Weather service is warning to keep a safe distance from the waves today. There is an advisory out there. There are dangerous conditions with sneaker waves and rip tides. It goes all the way from San Francisco to big sur. This is not expected to have a Significant Impact on drought conditions. The reservoirs were 626 full yesterday morning. Our precipitation to date this year is 16. 5 inches, thats 49 of average. The rain is especially good news for customers in marin, voluntary water restrictions will stay in place. The recent rain will prevent mandatory rationing when it meets on april 1st. Two feet of snow has come to the serras. It makes sierra. It makes it easier to hitchhike during the storm. When they see you, they realize you need the ride. The sierra snow pack is now at 33 of normal, if you will be driving to this sierra this week, bring the chains, trucks are being stopped at applegate. Check for chains, there are no chain restrictions on highway 50. I saw a billboard for the sierra, its dumping come on up. The doors are open. The powder is there. Its winding down in some areas, but the Santa Cruz Mountains are getting it at this hour. In fact, the National Weather service has decided to issue a flash flood advisory for this area. Lets look at whats happening outside of our doors and get to that advisory here in just one moment getting a look at mount cam, we can see a little bit of light trying to pull through those clouds, well see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy as we get into the second half of the day as the system is slowly moving its way south. The flood advisory until 7 45, it includes Scotts Valley santa cruz and all the way down to watsonville included in this and all the small communities in between. The next 40, 45 minutes or so, this is what we could expect. Well continue with this. It take a look at the rain. I showed enthuse just a moment ago. Rainfall rates from a halfinch to an inch and a half. The hourly rainfall rates with this type of yellow orange red cell, continuing through the next 45 minutes well watch this for you. Please be aware of this. Meanwhile the rest of the bay area, at least the central portion of the bay area, mostly cloudy and dry. A few light showers here stretching into sunny ville, livermore, walnut creek, this is where were seeing rain, discovery bay, and off to the north where we continue to light showers in petaluma, east into fairfield and all the small communities in between, mike and claudine talking about all the snow falling over the sierra and it will continue through today and even into tomorrow. Its always a good idea to carry chains, youre going to need them. Taking away the rain and showing up the water vapor satellite view here, you can see the circulation and you can see the wrap around moisture that continues to move through our area. This is continuing south and east and as it goes its take hag the rain with it. Here we go into the 7 00 hour. Here in the forecast, more to come, and 9 00 a little bit of a change by 10 and 11, we begin to see the rain pull out of the area. We remain with a possibility, here we are in the afternoon, were partly cloudy, a few cells in the forecast. The best bet of seeing that rain will be early on before we dry out for the most part. Afternoon highs for today in the low to mid60s, the extended forecast, always in view, the afternoon mainly dry, a slight possibility of showers in the forecast on sunday, but well be with mostly cloudy skies and temperatures on the cool side. Monday into tuesday partly to mostly cloudy and another chance of rain coming on wednesday. Ill have a look they rainfall totals coming up. Theres an update at the bart deraiment. Four cars went off the derailment. Four cars went off the track. Transit investigators have cleared the operator of any wrongdoing. Theyve not pinpointed any specific cause for the derailment. Theyre looking at the rail cars. The bridge District Voted to have a toll raise. Theres a projected deficit of 142 million over the next five years. A rate hike schedule the toll is going to jump, and by 2017 it will be up to 7 and then it will cost 8 to cost the Golden Gate Bridge. Mary curry is retiring. Shes had the job 22 years. She plans to retire in april. Shes going to do consulting work and will spend time with her parents and travel. She plans to keep a close eye on the bridge and any future changes. More on protecting bicyclists. They want to raise the fine from 95 to 1,000. It would lead to fewer crashes. Most crashes are accidental, so, they dont think it would change anything. She could see russia from alaska. Theyre predicting the turmoil between russia and its neighbor. She was determined to get to hawaii, one womans multiple attempts to stowaway and new questions about security at sfo. Lets take you outside, there is a look at the approach of are the richmond san rainfall bridge. Roads are still wet. The cards coming at the screen, no problems to report in that area. Its a good morning to once again take it slow. 7 12, this is mornings on 2. Thank you for joining us this morning. Giving you a sweeping view there over the bay and into San Francisco where were mostly cloudy. Were breezy and a little bit of flooding reported at highway 101 at millbury avenue. Be prepared if youre headed that direction this morning. The new Development Comes after gunmen took reports in crimea. They sent troops to intervene in the conflict. President obama issued a warning to russia. Vladimir putin asked parliament to send forces to ukraine. And theyve approved military force. Any violation of ukraines sovereignty would be destabilizing and is not in the interest of Ukraine Russia or europe. Thats been happening after november since a trade deal of the european deal. The president fled to russia and has no mans to resign. In 2008, she believed russia would invade the country following the invasion, pali wrote on facebook, im not one to tell you i told you so, but i did. She had comments about russia and its proximity to alaska. The security at sfo, a woman attempts to fly to hawaii three times without a ticket and in one case she made it on the plane. Reporter a trip to hawaii is appealing and no more so than to marylyn heart man. She tried to fly without a ticket. Shes in 60, and one doesnt think about that as being the terrorist. She boarded an united flight. She sat down in a seat, it was pretty full flight and as the person who really had the ticket said come on maam youre in my seat. They removed her and called police who eventually let her go. It appears she used a method called piggybacking. While people are having tickets check, she would have, she rolled behind them screening herself behind them. Reporter that happened on february 15th. Just three days later she tried a second time but only got to the security gate before she was stopped, again Police Released her. On february 20th, heart man was caught with another passengers discarded boarding pass and this time she was arrested. Tsa would only release a statement, tsa made minor modifications of the document checking area to prevent another incident like this one. Authorities say what happened with hartman is an aberration and passengers should not be concerned about her safety. She told us she has cancer and is tying and she wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. The District Attorney said that he doesnt know about reports, if her poor health is true. She pleaded no contest after commercial burglary. Shes been sentenced to 18 months of probation and is ordered to stay away from sfo without a ticket to my. The nations Regional Airlines are having trouble hiring pilots. Low pay may be part of the problem. There is a pool of qualified pilots available, but they may be working abroad. They will need to hire between 1900 and 4500 pilots because of requirements over the next decade. One of the requirements in the oakland mayors race, the councilwoman lib by chef will announce her running, shes made Government Accountability as part of her campaign responsibilities after a month of speculation jerry brown has filed for reelection as governor. He has filed the paperwork in oakland yesterday. He enjoys a 60 job Approval Rating among voters after pulling the state out of a huge financial hole. The work is not done. Theres always the race thats around. We need to find the numbers. I enjoyed being mayor of oakland. That was a wonderful opportunity. Brown is running for an unprecedented fourth term as governor. He served his first two terms in the 1970s and 80s when they had a term limits law. The Police Officers are facing federal charges and they have pleaded not guilty. Theyre waiting for a new attorney before entering his plea. The others are accused of violating the rights of suspects from warrant les searches. Several of those raids were captured on video. Yesterday the president of the Police Officers association defended the officers. All officers are dedicated to the department and dedicated to the citizens of the city. Theyre due back in court next week. Today Yellowstone Park is celebrating its birthday. A look at what keeps drawing those visitors. The wet weather continues. It will be winding down as we get through the morning hours. Some areas like santa cruz, its pouring. Ill have a look at the latest on your radar and what you can expect in your neighborhood coming up. San jose sharks were in buffalo. Theyve won only once. Sharks down one in a second yesterday. The puck is bouncing around after the net. They are putting the sharks on the board, they were still tied at one after the face off. Mat win, they get two more the sharks lose 42 and theyre behind anaheim in the pacific division. They scorched the nets. He through up triple and double in three quarters. 11 assists on the night. Kerry finds andrew for the easy jam. Andre with the steal leads the break and finds kerry behind the yard, 27 points for the warriors guard. He had 11 rebounds as well. Theyre beating the nick and theyre on the road in toronto tomorrow. The nba will donate it to the groups. He plays for the brook land nets. Hes the first openly gay player. Hes the top seller on the nbas online store. It will go to the shepherd foundation. He was the wyoming College Student killed in a gay hate crime. He wears 98 and he presented a jersey to shepherds parents. Happening today a the ceremony marks a yearlong renovation. It will have new bathrooms and new bike racks. Certain areas of the park will be closed during renovations and the park will reopen next spring. The Yellowstone National park will be celebrating its 142nd birthday. It was established in 1872 and its one of the last intact natural ecosystems with grizzly bears wolves and bison. They started an interNational Park system in the us and around the world. There are 1200 National Parks in more than 100 countries. Its still raining in parts of the bay area. Rosemary. Good morning to you. The National Weather service has issued a flood advisory that ends in the next 20 minutes. This has been coming down the last hour or so. We can scoot in closer. You can expect flooding, small stream flooding in all these areas. Boulder creek, weve got all this included in there. We head to the north and west a little bit. It stretches along highway 226 and all these areas again to consider for the next 20 minutes or so. Rainfall rates in excess of a halfinch per hour. More than that in some cases with orange and deep reds, this will continue and if it is he can tended i will let you know. 7 45 is the current time h these are preliminary, but this is picking up 6 inches of lane petaluma more than 2. 5, and San Francisco more than two, and you can see how it goes. Look at Mountain View, 2 inches and 3 10ths there. Oakland picking up an inch and a half. Boy we could use this rain. The forecast with your bay area weekend always in view. The rain will taper off. Well see scattered showers and well be dry for the afternoon. There will be a chance left for the afternoon. Theres a slight chance on sunday, partly to mostly cloudy skies, temperatures dont change a whole lot. Low 60s in the forecast for the afternoon. Today tomorrow, mostly cloudy monday and tuesday and the possibility of more rain coming our way on wednesday. Back to the desk. They are just teenagers, but some are on probation for serious crimes. Look at the measures and probation officers are making sure those teens stay in school. Another fatal fire. We are monitoring the situation. Well get back to you after the break. We love this kitchen whats next . Great do you have measurements . Yeah, i paced it off. Its about twenty by twelve of these. So, we can measure, plan and install it for you. Yea, lets do that ikea. Professional Kitchen Services at a low price. Woah, this kitchen is beautiful give him the tour. Let me show you softclose drawers, farm sink um. Wheres my room . We had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. Because your kitchen dreams can be big. Ikea has it all. Rain is still falling outside marking the end of what had been two big storms for the bay area. While that will rain is a welcome sight it may not be enough to fix up the drought concerns. We are feeling the effects of the rain a little bit. Santa clara water effects said the rain did help but they do not plan to change the reservoir mandatory water restrictions. We need to see more storms of this magnitude. The great thing of this storm is it its spread out over time. Were seeing a series of storms and it allows the ground to capture and absorb the water thats coming and reduces our risk of flooding. And every rain did clog storm drains. They issued a watch this morning for santa clara and santa rosa counties. Some of this was caused by the theft of copper water. Caltran said thieves broke into a pump house and ripped out the copper wire and that disabled the pumping equipment that directs floodwater. They had to bring in a mobile pump. These are pictures of the funnel cloud that was spotted before 6 30 last night. A trained weather spotter said it crossed interstate 5, it was a few hundred feet off the ground. Our wet and winnie weather is headed down to Southern California. We saw hail and thunderstorms last night. The area is now seeing mudslides. The natural reaction is you want to save what you have, you want to stop the mud coming in. We have folks getting outside and theyre working in dangerous conditions and in very precarious areas to try to stop this flow of mud. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in those areas because of mudslides. Preparations for the oscars, the red carpet on hollywood boulevard has been wrapped in plastic. A clear tent is being put up, the rain is expected to stop in time for tomorrows oscar arrivals. It wont dampen your plans. The rain tapering off later today, but across the bay area. Yes, and in some areas along the central portion of the bay area, concord livermore, its mainly dry at the moment. Lets take a look at the east bay hills. Plenty of green going on. That puts a smile on your face. Five inches of rain over the course of the last few days and i showed you a moment ago, ben picking up 6 inches so far and ben hammered at this hour. The flood advisory for this area. The santa cruz area lasting for the next 15 minutes or so is going to include areas right around ben, Boulder Creek in there, all the communities in between. Look at how widespread this yellow and orange here, the rainfall rates in excess of a halfinch and more in some cases, theyre issuing that flood advisory, you can see the ponding on those roadways, you can see the small stream flooding as well. We have light to moderate rain in santa cruz, its still coming down in walnut creek and other as i i cant. The san jose area is seeing light rain. Weve got light rain falling over that area as well. As i mentioned a moment ago you get into central portions of the bay and theres a break going on here. I put up where we do have a flood issue in around here. We had a weather spotter that reported along highway 101, theyre reporting 6 inches of flooding there. Thats something to be aware of if you have an Early Morning drive. We have light showers here. Antioch fairfield all reporting light scattered showers there. Let me bring you through the course of the next few hours. This will be the best shot as the storm continues from the north to south. So here we are 7 00, notice a few more breaks. We have a lot more in the way of a break here. We have got partly to mostly sunny skies. We have the possibility of a few light showers. The system continues to move to the south and to the east. As we get into the afternoon, well be mostly dry. 61 Mountain View, mid60s in livermore, and the extended forecast with your bay weekend always in view. As we get into sunday we have a mix of sun and clouds, theres a week system that can bring us a knew scattered showers. Well have a slight chance for sunday and i will fine tune that as we get into sunday morning. Another possibility, some rain coming our way on wednesday. If you go to the sierra well talk about the snow still falling there coming up. Developing news right now out of oakland where weve confirmed a scene of a fire, its the site of a Homicide Investigation. Reporter i spoke with the batallion chief who responded to this fire, he confirms that a body was found at the scene. Arson investigators and police are at that location and theyre investigating this as a homicide. They got the call about this fire at 5 00 this morning. It happened near 34th avenue and foot hill boulevard. Initial reports were uncheer as to will this fire broke out and an of at a home or business. We learned that this fire happened at an alley way between two residential apartment buildings. The buildings were not damaged and no one was displaced firefighters discovered a burned body and it became clear to them that this fire was suspicious. Oakland crime scene investigators are at the scene. Were told the Alameda County coroner is on its way to the scene. Were expecting to get an update from police. Live in the newsroom, ktvu news. Dozens of juveniles are unpray basion. A team of officers check on those teens at the school and their homes. We went with them to see what it means to keep those kids in compliance. 1049 high school for compliance. More than a dozen officers went out on this rainy day with one person, to check in on teens who are in trouble with the laws. Were here to snake sure the students dont reoffend. The juveniles on the list are on probation. These compliance checks happen at random every month. This he go to high schools to make sure the kids are in class. Just letting you know were doing compliance checks for a couple of probationers. If the number of officers surprises you some of these kids are in trouble for serious crimes, include violent crime. Gun possession, pet i think think theft. So, after theyre taken out of class, they are searched first before juvenile officers check their attendance records and lockers. They dont just check them from school, they are cuffed and officers put them in the back of police cars and bring them home to make sure theyre in compliance checks. This is compliance checks. Police say they want to check the homes and they are thorough, probation officers check the bathroom and bags even under mattresses. If they have gang paraphernalia, drugs or weapons at a home that would be a violation of probation. They touch base with parents. Police say theyve found drugs and weapons, everyone they found was in compliance, but they didnt find everyone. Hes not at home and he hasnt been returning our phone calls. It means its likely aish warrant will be you issued for them. Hell be back on their list. Time now is 7 39, were hearing the 911 call after a 12 yearold boy in danville accidentally shot himself. Both of the boys parents were Oakland Police officers that were off duty during the shooting, the boy has been released from the hospital. Theyve not confirmed where or how he got that gun. Its been forwarded to the District Attorneys office for review. There is a man wanted for crimes, these signs are going up in california and seven other states. Its possible hes living out of the country. Hes suspected of two bombings. The f. B. I. Is offering a 250,000 for information leading to his arrest and prosecution. The search for witnesses what were learning about a gun battle and how police found two people they believe are involved. Car buyers are getting a special bone with us their purchase. Why theyre driving away armed with a new gun. Charles not having coverage stressed me out. I literally havent been to a doctor in 15 years. I had a car accident when i was uninsured, and i declined medical assistance because it was gonna be too expensive. As a result, i deal with back pain on a pretty regular basis. After it had built up for so long of not having insurance, i couldnt believe that it was just that easy. It was just nice to have a plan that was a reasonable monthly premium. Im in because i dont want to put a price on my health. [ female announcer ] everyone deserves health insurance. Are you in . Visit coveredca. Com, and get covered today. Welcome back. Its a soggy start to the day, but no rain falling over oakland outside your doors. Oakland reporting 55 degrees. In this weekly address by the president , the infrastructure will spur job growth. I launched a 20th century infrastructure, roads and bridges, and more transport and faster Passenger Rail. These will be jobs for people here and cannot be shipped overseas. Companies and universities can partner on projects. Supporters in oakland will make their case. Theyll be collecting signatures on putting the initiative on the ballot. They want to raise the minimum wage to 12. 25. They need 5,000 signatures to qualify. The dealership in fargo says shoppers who buy a new or used truck will get a new shotgun. Theres a lot of people in the area that like to go hunting. Were going to wait until we can get a free gun with it. Most people go hunting in a car. Well, the sale starts this weekend and its expecting to last two weeks. Its appealing to the rugged side of customers. People can drive away feeling like a new person. The Disney Corporation is cutting off money to scouts to an employee volunteer fund. They allowed gay members to join, but says it will not allow gay leaders. They say its against their policy. Its unclear how much money is involved in the decision. Philip Seymour Hoffman it is determined that he died from a toxic mix of different drugs, he was found with a kneeled in his arm and dozens of bags of heroin. It was ruled as an accident. He went into treatment for heroin addiction after 23 years of sobriety. There are two new cases of measles. The two new cases are family members of the student. Bart riders were warned of possible exposure after learning that the student of the disease used the transit system. The student may have contrasted the virus on a trip to the philippines. Californias influence season is not flue season is not down. It brings the total number to 302 deaths state wise. The number of new cases is tapering off. The police made an unusual discovery during a traffic stop. They found a car filled with cans filled with laughing gas, nitrous oxide was found in those cans. Two were arrested. They were used to refill cream cans. But, they use them to get high. The cans are sold at a nearby gas station. The retailers are selling it as a legitimate product, but people are not buying them to use it for legitimate use. Theyre facing misdemeanor possession charges and may have to pay a fine. Two men are under arrest. They found more than 2,000 plants with a street value of 2. 2 million. They seized grow lights in three separate homes. They released the photo of the money they found. Officers arrested these two men. Theyve been booked in the jail on charges that include cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. Fairfield police have arrested four men in connection with a deadly shooting of a girl. These four face criminal security and the body of the 16 year was found february 15th behind an apartment complex. The four men went there to confront someone that was with her and she was not the intended victim. A running gun battle, this happened on westbound highway 4. The Highway Patrol said the gunman in two cars shot at each other with one of the vehicles swerving and hitting a third car. The two vehicles kept going after the crash. Investigators learned that two men went to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Four men have been arrested with thursdays shooting in Castro Valley. Yesterday Alameda County sheriffs deputies found a suspicious car and they called the chp that made the arrest. The shooting left bullet holes through the door and one went through a sliding glass door of a home. No one was hurt in the shooting and police have not released a motive. A surprise from a soldier in afghanistan how a soldier told his young son he was finally home. Ill have the latest on the flood advisory on this area and when you can expect this to clear from your neighborhood coming up. [ male announcer ] spring is calling. Get stagreen fertilizer now just 8 at lowes. Is there a prize in there . Oh, theres a prize, all right. Is it a robot . No. Is it a jet plane . Nope. Is it a dinosaur . [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little os made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. Stickers . Uhuh. A superhero . Kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think thats the best prize of all. A third grader in san jose raised questions about her home work assignment, teachers were being asked to review their curriculum. A very fat child probably a disliked most movies 8yearold lily thought that the question was incentive. And her mother agreed. The assignment is not part of the regular curriculum. It wasnt nice to be on a home work question. I immediately told her give me a post it and im writing a note to the teacher. Youre not going to answer this question. Clearly a mistake was made and the teacher has agreed never to use that piece of home work again. The School District says its not unusual to add supplemental assignments, but now theyre being asked to review those materials more carefully. The White Elephant starts today anything from electrical items and furniture is up to grabs. Its on lancaster street. A free shuttle is available from the bart station. It runs today and tomorrow from 10 to 4 p. M. Great american santa clara is registering performers auditioning for performers today. Registration for technicians costumers and attendants. A soldier is back home after surprising his family with a high flying entrance. Im ready. Ill see you in a plane. Hes ready, thats Army Specialists of kentucky. His children have no idea he was coming. He decided to surprise them like this from above. He dropped out of that plan and on to a field. And guess what they were doing, they were playing soccer. Come here dude a good hug his wife was in on that surprise and made sure the boys would be in the right spot. His three or fouryearold sons had no idea until they looked over and recognized him. It sounds like they were looking up. They were playing soccer. Quite the entrance, and fun story to see there. Time now 7 53 lets see the current conditions. Good morning to you. Im happy to report that thed into advisory has been allowed to expire. Widespread urban flooding no longer expected. The key word being widespread. Take a look at whats happening over the santa cruz area. We have moderate rain so you can expect ponding on the roadways and streaming and flooding on those areas. Take it easy if youre going to be out and about today. All these communities in between, we have soggy roadways across the central bay but mainly dry, San Francisco oakland along the peninsula, you can see areas like Half Moon Bay and slipping into wood side mainly dry over the east bay, if we get into areas around concord where we were dry in the last hour or so, were beginning to see a few light showers, off parts of the north bay, the far inland east bay. Oakley reporting light rain as well. We have picked up two feet of fresh snow and the continues to fall. The snow level 5,000 feet picking up the pink white mix there around blue canyon, theyre talking about it, you will need chains if you go up i80 and i50. Here at home with your bay area weekend always in view, morning showers tapering off to mostly dry conditions for your afternoon. We will leave in a slight chance but again for the most part well remain dry for the second half of your saturday. Temperatures in the low 60s, were in the 50s for are the most part. Your noontime hour will have partly to mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures again in the low 60s for had the second half of the day. Sunday most partly to mostly cloudy. We have a lot of moisture in place. Well leave a slight chance for scattered showers on monday. Well be partly to mostly cloudy. Temperatures take a modest rebound into the upper 50s and then introducing the possibility of more rain coming our way by midweek wednesday. Well go back to the radar and chase the scattered showers coming up. Its the first weekend of the spring training, the as have have it, they beat the giants, they beat the giants 10 5. They had a split squad yesterday. Mark going opposite field right center in the brew crew. Madison scoring two score less innings. He may not look it, but as infielder became the face of major league baseball. He barely lost to david. Hes a fan favorite and popular on social media. Hes been supported by the hashtag third power. He beat up nerd power. The in work being done near the called cot caldicott tunnel. Now, were saying goodbye to gregory jacobs. Known as the bushman of San Francisco. What his family says about his final days. We love this kitchen whats next . Great do you have measurements . Yeah, i paced it off. Its about twenty by twelve of these. So, we can measure, plan and install it for you. Yea, lets do that ikea. Professional Kitchen Services at a low price. [man] no one told her,right . [son]hi [mom screams] woah, this kitchen is beautiful give him the tour. Heer] let me show you softclose drawers, farm sink um. Wheres my room . We had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. Because your kitchen dreams can be big. Ikea has it all. The investigation happening right, now, into a deadly fire in oakland. The latest details, were getting into the newsroom after the discovery of a burned body. A driver loses control afterand plows into a house and a gas leak and concerns for the family sleeping inside. Mandatory rewater restrictions take place today inspite of all the rain in the bay area. Say goodbye to february and hello to march. Good morning, everyone. , welcome to mornings on 2, im mike me back. Im claudine wong. Its still wet outside. Good morning, that storm pulling south to the east, for the next few hours, itsing it to be tapering off as we get to the second half of the day and through the second half of the morning i think. This is the area thats been hit over the last hour or so. Even at some point the National Weather service is showing snow over the Santa Cruz Mountains and this whole entire area you can expect pounding on the roadways ponding on the roadways. Light scattered showers reported from sunnyvale, san jose, you have rain falling as well. As we go along the peninsula, pacifica Half Moon Bay over the hills here, youre seeing a few showers, 101 and millbury avenue and the San Francisco area, thats to be aware of as we get to the north and southwest we have all the communities here, highway 4, perhaps driving in and on your way to and from pittsburgh youre going to find light scattered showers here. Theyre going to be winding down, we have two or three hours before the system finally begins a little bit farther south. Heres a look at it right now. Off the coastline its going to be making tracks in Southern California its going to be taking the rain with it. Ill have a detailed timeline from todays rain. Well take a look at the rainfall totals for the last 72 hours, back to you. We continue to follow developing news for you this morning where investigation is under way under a fatal fire in oakland. We have information with what has been learned so far. Weve been given an update firefighters discovered a burned body in an alley way between two apartment buildings. This happened in the fruitville district. Its too early to tell whether the victim is a man or woman. They dont have any information on the possible age of the victim. All of that is information that the Alameda County coroner will have to determine. The coroner is on the way to the scene right now. They got the call for the fire at 5 this morning. A woman nearby called to report it. None of the buildings nearby were damaged. This was between two apartment buildings in an alley way. A body was found at the scene of this fire and the fire is determined to be suspicious. Arson investigators and the homicide unit of the Oakland Police are investigating. Some of the things that investigators for going to be looking for are signs of accelerant was used, anything to indicate that the fire was not accidental. Well continue to have more information and have another update in another half an hour. San Francisco Police are investigating a stabbing that happened at 1 30 a. M. , near post and polk, the victim is in the hospital. We are not clear what led up to the stabbing. A person was shot and injured inside a victim. It happened at 1 00 this morning. It happened in a mexican cuisine on beach street. The person walked into a restaurant and shot the victim and ran out. There were no other customers inside the restaurant at the time of the shooting. There was quite a wake up call for this family when a driver mud into their home having lost control of his car. Everyone was asleep and initially they thought there had been an earthquake. I heard the bang and felt the bang and i remember i heard something that was waking me up before that. I thought it was an earthquake at first, but, obviously, not. No one was hurt, the driver did sever a gas line in that crash and caused a gas leak at that time. Pg ah and e turned off the gas. A closure will be in effect from midnight to 5 00 a. M. While crews remove an obsolete traffic sign. Drivers will be deterred and moved on to oakland. Rain has been from one [ overlapping speakers ] inches in the bay area and up to five inches in other areas. The rain will last for the next few hours and should be tapering off by the afternoon. 146pg and e customers are waking up in the dark this morning due to the storm. 33 customers lost power in the south bay along with 354 in the east bay. 24 in the east bay and one customer there in the peninsula. If youre trying out of sfo today its a good idea to check on the status of that flight. 45 lights have been cancelled. Many of those cancellations are for flights down to Southern California. 167 flights were cancelled yesterday. The National Weather service is warning beach goers to keep a safe distance from the beach today. A high tide advisory is in effect. There are sneaker waves and rip tides. It extends from San Francisco to big sur. The rain isnt expected to do much to ease these drought restrictions. Mandatory water restrictions will take place today. You can see the low levels in reservoirs. Theyll be able to water only on designated days. I have a rain gauge and i had 3. 57 hours over the last 48 hours or so. That varies depending on where you live. Some people had one to two inches and others four to five. Exciting for areas along the south bay, that last storm hammered the north bay. And san jose we saw a little rain. This time south bay got in on it too. I think i see a will little blue, with that mix of clouds, i think i see that in the top of your screen. We have plenty of grown on those hills. Giving you a look at Storm Tracker 2. Where it comes down at this hour is over the Santa Cruz Mountains. We had the flood advisory over the santa cruz valley. You can see moderate rain continues to fall as does this around here. We have moderate rain falling over Boulder Creek. With this last bout were going to see even more than that come our way. San jose, weve got light scattered showers in your area, sunnyvale campbell, and i showed you this area. Were mainly dry along the peninsula. Flooding reported here at 101. Into the east bay, we have rain along i80, moving through vallejo annual find a little bit of rain. Youve got light scattered showers over here. And across the richmond sound, across the bridge. We have light rain falling here as well. Well take one shift here. Weve been watching rain on and off in the oakley area. Im going to back it up and show you the center of the storm. Most of the energy is residing here. Theres still a possibility of thunderstorms over the monterrey area. This is going to continue to the south and east. If you watch the way it flows, you can see how were still within that band. As this continues to move south and east it will take the rain with it. For the next few hours well begin to see it taper off. For the second half of date were dry. Take a look. Were into 10 00, by noontime, partly cloudy skies in the forecast. Well remain for just that chance the entire afternoon. Notice we still have sprinkles popping up into sunset. We have the possibility of just a light shower, here and there, that should be about it. In the 60s today, 61 San Francisco and 63 in vallejo, its always in view. Just a slight chance at a few scattered showers. Ill be tracking that for you. Temperaturewise it will not change a lot. Were mostly cloudy and tuesday mostly cloudy and more rain in the forecast, at least the possibility coming by midweek wednesday. Ill show you those rainfall totals, theyll be coming up in a few minutes. The hike in the toll is official. Theyre raising it 2 in the next four years. Fast track users will get a 1 discount over that time. It needs the money to close a deficit of 142 million over the next five years. Here is the right hike schedule. It jumps to 7 and goes up a quarter and then it will be 7,75 and it will cost 8. 00 to cross the bridge. Curry is retiring. She plans to retire in april and will do consulting and spend time with her parents and travel. Its been a stressful and exciting job and shell keep an close eye on the bridge and any bay area changes. Mark lee vine wants to raise the fine for drivers who hit cyclists from 95 to 1,000. It will lead to fewer crashes but some say it wont change anything because most crashes are accidental. There will be a recall, its not concern for chicken, but sour cream. A nationwide pilot shortage, where pilots are finding work instead. An approach to the bay bridge toll plaza. We want to let you know that theres a high wind advisory for the bring and the altamont pass. Youre watching mornings on 2. A live view there, mount diablo in the back. Winds are at 35 Miles Per Hour and we have cloudy conditions and showers winding down later this morning. Rain in the bay area means good news to the mountains. The storm brought two feet of snow to the sierra and thats great news for skiers but that makes for hazardous road conditions. One man was not deterred. He chose to hitchhike during the snowstorm. I think its easier, people feel sorry for you and they see the snow on you and they think that guy needs a ride. The states water resources, the snowbank is at 33 of normal. If youre going to be driving to the sierra this weekend carry chains, trucks are being stopped and checked for chains at applegate highway. There are no chain restrictions on highway 50. Drugs and alcohol may have played a role in a deadly crash. It happened on commerce boulevard. Jose gonzalez hit a tree and killed his passenger. He was arrested on dui vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. New this morning russias parliament has voted unanimously to authorize military force in the ukraine. That is response to president obama telling not to use military force in ukraine. And the Prime Minister of crimea has claimed control of the military police. It would be deeply destabilizing which is not the interest of ukraine, russia or europe. Protests have been under way after they rejected a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with russia. He has no plans to resign, the president who has fled to russia. Sarah palin said she believed russia would invade the country. She wrote on facebook, yes, i could see this one from alaska. Im not usually one to tell you so, but i did. She was mocked for her comments of russia and its proximity to alaska. One of the candidates in the oakland mayors race will kick off today. This woman has made prime convention and job growth and accountability some of the top priorities. And there is the incumbent and a couple of other candidates. And after months of speculation governor jerry brown has made it official he has filed for re election. He went to the board of registrar of voters yesterday. He enjoys 60 Approval Rating from voters. He said his work is not done. Im not going to say the last race. There is always a race around. I have been able to find a number of them. I enjoyed being mayor of oakland. That was a real wonderful opportunity. Brown is running for an unprecedented fourth term as governor. He served his first two terms in the 07s before the state had a term limits law. A recall for sour cream. There were illnesses in new borns. Now, theres been a recall in cultured sour cream. Its been expanded to virginia and washington, d. C. New questions about security after a woman tried to fly to hawaii three times without a ticket. This 62yearold woman snuck past the check point and tried to get to a night. They let hering a and then she tried it again three days later and was stopped at the security gate. The third time she tried she was arrested. While a couple of people are having their tickets and identification checked at the security gate she would have, as they started to go she would be screening herself behind them. She told authorities that she has cancer and wanted to go to a warm place to live out her final days. She has been ordered to stay away from sfo unless she has a ticket to fly. The nations Regional Airlines have trouble hiring pilots, and they suggest that low pay may be part of the problem. The report says theres a pool of qualified pilots available, but they may be working abroad in the military or in another occupation. It also says that airlines will need to hire between 1900 and 4500 pilots per year over the next decade because of retirements. James has gotten endorsement because of his being openly gay. And he has the 98 jersey. How much rain has fallen so far and when you can expect it to end coming up. San jose, buffalo, the sharks, theyve won only once. Sharks down one in the second yesterday after the flap shot. It bounced around in front of the net and James Shepherd puts it in. Mat win puts it in, and theyre 7 points behind anaheim in the pacific division. Scott put up 54 points this time he put up a triple double in three quarters. Curry with 11 assists on the night. Here midway on the first, they found andrew easy. Andre with the steal leading the break. Curry right side behind the arc, good, three, 27 points on the game. The warrior guard, they go on to win 126103. Theyre on the road in toronto tomorrow. Nba will donate revenue to lbg groups from the jersey. Hes the leagues first openly gay area. His 898 jersey is the top seller at the online store. Some of the proceeds will go to the Matthew Shepherd foundation for the gay student who was killed in 1998. He wears it to honor shepherd. He presented a jersey to shepherds parents. A Ground Breaking ceremony as parks. When that park is completed it will have new bathrooms, renovated areas and bike racks. The entire park will reopen next spring. Also whats happening the Historical Center in richmond is holding a special event to mark black history month. She works for a riveter from boeing will be a special guest. Admission is free and it will be from 1 to 3 00 p. M. Yellowstone National Park is celebrating its 146th birthday. It contains the Worlds Largest collection of geysers including old faithful. Its one of the last naturally intact ecosystems. It started the idea of a natural park system in the us and around the world. Today there are 1200 National Parks in more than 100 countries. North and east bay cities starting to get a break from the rain. A different story for san jose and santa clara they are still seeing rain there. Yes, those areas, youll be the last to get the clearing and thats where weve seen moderate rain at times over the Santa Cruz Mountains. Lets look where its falling at this point. If we slide closer, santa cruz getting a break over the last 15 minutes to half an hour or so. Notice we have more rain pulling in to around the coastline. Theres a High Surf Advisory for the coast as well. That is something to be aware of. That can add to coastal flooding for today. That advisory until 3 00. We have light to moderate rainfall through san jose this hour. If you have an Early Morning commute its cloudy and breezy out there. If we slide closer, saratoga and sunnyvale, were along highway through 85. Its shifting over into san jose, we have light rain falling for you. The peninsula as well as the east bay areas Oakland San Leandro its been cloudy and mainly dry. We head to had the north bay, napa has reported light rain and so gnome and around the American Canyon and i08 looks like its wet between vallejo this morning. 50 as well as 80. The totals for the last 72 hours. This is a view of what weve seen, 6 inches in benloman, its 2 and a quarter. Weve more than two and two and three 10ths. Good rainfall totals. Were not done just yet. We have another hour or two when we finally begin to see clearing, partly to mostly cloudy skies in the afternoon, low 60s for your afternoon as well. It will be a cool day, partly cloudy for the second half, a slight chance saturday afternoon. We have moist hair and a slight chance on a sunday. We may see a few sprinkles pass through. Ill be tracking those tomorrow afternoon. A slight rebound in the temperatures and a mix of sun and clouds as we start but a bit unsettled with another chance of rain coming on wednesday. Back to the desk. He was a wellknown figure for decades remembering a presence and a nuisance to visitors. As we dry out in the bay area Southern California getting pounded by a storm, the evacuations that remain in effect and the impact on the biggest night in hollywood. [ kelly ] my days start early. And so do mouth germs. But now i have the protection of colgate total® mouthwash. It works just as hard and just as long as i do. [ man ] rolling in 5 [ male announcer ] colgate total® mouthwash. It kills germs on contact and has a germkilling shield that keeps working for 12 hours. It doesnt quit even after eating and drinking. Hi [ male announcer ] colgate total® mouthwash. 12 hour Germ Protection even after eating and drinking. A body found inside a burning home in oakland, a search for answers this morning for the citys latest homicide. A structure fire is the scene of a Homicide Investigation. Weve been following these new developments. Homicide investigators are at the scene of this Early Morning fire and theyll be looking for signs of an excel rabbit used or any other clue to confirm that this fire was not accidental. They got the call at 5 00 after a resident reported to fire officials they saw a fire. They found a badly burned body near two bodies. This is in foot hill boulevard. Police say its too early to tell whether the victim was a man or woman and they dont have any information on a possible age, all of that is information the Alameda County coroner will have to determine. This is a single alarm fire when it was called in. It did not spread to any residences or businesses. It happened in an alley way between two buildings. No one is displaced because of the fire. A badly burned body was found at the scene. The fire is determined to be suspicious arson investigators and police are investigating it as a homicide. Well continue to gather more information on this developing story and well have another update in the next hour on mornings on 2. We are hearing the 911 call made after a 12yearold boy in danville accidentally shot himself. That was the dispatch call, beau of the parents were off duty at the time of the shooting, it appears the boy was playing with a gun when he shot himself in the arm. He has since been released from the hospital. Police have not confirmed where or how he got that gun. But, the case has been forwarded to the contra cost at thats Attorneys Office for review. Hes a man wanted for crimes here in the bay area. Billboards are going up in seven states. Its also possible hes living outside of the country. Hes suspected of two bombings in two corporations. The f. B. I. Is offering a 250,000 reward leading to his arrest and prosecution. One flooding problem in san jose was caused by the theft of copper wire. It flooded yesterday caltran said thieves broke into a pump house and ripped out the copper wire, that disabled the pumping equipment that draws out floodwater. Crews had to bring in a mobile pump. Theyre feeling the effects of the rain a little bit. They say the rain did help but they do not plan to change 20 water restrictions ford oars. Reservoir capacity has gone up 1 since monday. We need to see many more storms of this magnitude. The great thick about this storm is that it spread out over time. Were seeing a series of storms so it allows the ground to capture and absorb the water thats coming. And reduces our risk of flooding. The heavy rain clogged storm drains, the National Weather service issued a Flash Flood Watch for santa clara and san mateo counties. Its expired. A Tornado Warning and these are pictures of a funnel cloud that was spotted near woodland before 6 00 last night according to a trained weather spotter. That funnel cloud was 800 feet off the ground and crossed interstate 5. It expired after 7 00 last night. Our wet and windy weather has headed down to Southern California. They saw hail and severe storms last night. A Tornado Warning was issued for the area of the coal by fire in january. The natural reaction is you want to save what you have and stop the mud coming in. We have folks getting outside and working in dangerous conditions and in very precarious areas to try to stop this flow of mud. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in these areas because of the mudslides. The red carpet has been wrapped in plastic. Its covering stages where the stars will be interviewed before the ceremony starts. The rain is expected to stop for tomorrows oscar arrivals. It was a pretty decent amount of rain for the bay area. We didnt have it in october december and january. This is a good start to this month. Were off to a good start. Lets hope to keep it going. Well have showers in the forecast for the next couple of hours or two. Its sliding south. Some of us dooling with mostly cloudy skies. It doesnt mean that youre in the clear just now. Well leave in that chance for the morning hours. Its a little breezy out there. It if you have a morning drive this to be aware of as well. Storm tracker too were facing the moderate rain. Santa cruz has been the entire spot the entire morning. You can see we have good rain falling over the santa cruz hills, this in addition to a High Surf Advisory for the coast today. That will help for the minor flooding and this to be aware for you. Were seeing light rain as we slide into saratoga and sunnyvale. We have light rain and san jose, these free ways are pretty wet at this point. A little breezy at times. This storm is moving south. Ill show you this in a moment. The southern edge of the bay area continuing to see the light to moderate rain. Perhaps you have a light scattered shower over your area. Freemont maybe you have some in your area as well. Mostly cloudy mainly dry and a little breezy. A few showers popping up over pleasanton. Again up get the picture right, were in and out of a few light showers, for the north bay, south bay, it could be heavier at times for the morning hours. Ill back up a little bit, well see a few light showers, and napa is reported light off and on rain for the afternoon hours. Along i80, fairfield, this storm is moving out of here slowly. It will take the rain with t just because its not raining offer the peninsula, this is happening at 101, millbury avenue flooding reported across the roadway. It may have dissipated it may have drained at this point but again take it easy if you have an Early Morning drive. Even if its not raining, you may have trouble out there. Heres the center of the storm, its moving south and east and, of course, weve been talking for a couple of days. Well continue to get plenty of wrap around moisture. Well be mainly dry for your afternoon, temperatures right, now, in the 50s, mid50s to near 60 degrees for the lunch hour. A slight chance of a few scattered showers, 64 in oakland, 65 Mountain View, low to mid60s, the extended forecast with the bay area weekend always in view. Temperatures, a few showers on wednesday. Mostly cloudy dry monday tuesday, another chance for rain coming in on wednesday. Back to the desk. A woman accused of attacking a blues singer. They say she jumped on stage and pushed 73yearold Lester Chambers while he was performing, she suffers from post traumatic i can stress disorder from being in the navy. Shell be treated for Mental Health and Substance Abuse problems. A cal student came down with measles, two new cases are family members of the student. They were vaccinated against measles. They were warned of exposure once they learned the student used the bart system. The student may have contracted the virus from a visit to the philippines. There were 24 more flu related deaths this week that brings the total number to 302 statewide. The number of new cases are tapering off. An unusual discovery, a car filled with cans of laughing gas. They found dozens of small nitrous oxide can sisters. Two brothers ages 23 and 26 were arrested. Theyre used to refill, but people use them to get high. Those cans are sold at a nearby gas stark the retailer is selling what they can defend as being a legitimate product. The problem is that the people who are going to buy them arent going to use them for a legitimate use. The two brothers are facing misdemeanor possession charges and may have to pay fines. Tomorrow is the deadline for students to pay for aid and cal grants. They granted 265,000 financial packages to High School Students who qualify for cal grant. The commissioner is encouraging everyone who thinks they may qualify to apply. Theres been great sticker shock among working class families and the price is something they see at face value and dont really understand how much aid is available to that particular student if they qualify. And this year the state of california has 1. 6 billion to offer in Financial Aid to College Students. Government guidelines could be causing some children to go hungry. Schools are having trouble implementing standards for healthy food. Theyre hungry after lunch. They blame smaller portions and students throwing away fruits and vegetables. They are not helping students find healthier choices and find out what kids prefer. Advocacy groups say it takes time to make changes and for children to get used to healthier foods. Heres one of two men how to be part of the San Francisco experience and how one man is being remembered. Traffic moving well in all directions of the interstate there as folks make their way to the east bay in San Francisco. The time now is 8 41, youre watching mornings on 2. A live look there, the sun is trying to break through and take a look at the Rolling Hills near bays point awfully green. Two men are accused of running an elaborate marijuana operation. They found street plants of 2. 2 million. They found light growing equipment in three separate homes. They found 15,000 in cash. They have arrested two men. Theyve been booked on San Francisco county jail, theyve been charged with possession of marijuana and marijuana for sale. These four face charges of murder and criminal conspiracy. The body 16yearold naomi was found. Her body was find an apartment economics. They went there to confront someone who was with roas and she was not the intended victim. They are asking people to come forward who may have witnessed a been battle in the bay point area. The gunman and two guards shot at each other with one of the vehicles swerving and hitting a third vehicle. The two vehicles that were shooting each other kept going after the crash. Investigators learned that two men were transported went to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Four men have been arrested in connection with thursdays shooting in Castro Valley. That forced the closure of westbound 580 for an hour during the evening commute. The Alameda County sheriff spotted a suspicious car parked in front of the home. The shooting left bullet holes in one mans car and one went into the sliding glass door of the nearby home. Its crazy and at random. Especially from the freeway. It feels like when you pull a gun on someone, these guys are laughing like theyve done it before. Police say they found three weapons during the arrest, two of them were stolen, no one was hurt in that shooting and police have yet to release a motive. In this mornings weekly address said investing in technology and infrastructure will increase job growth. There will be more efficient ports and faster Passenger Rail and infrastructure. These jobs attract businesses and cannot be shipped overseas. He plans to launch hubs where universities can partner on projects. Supporters of minimum wage will make their case. They will be hoping to put an initiative on the november ballot. They want to raise the minimum wage to 12. 25 and they need 8,000 signatures to qualify. Theyre trying to drum up business in an one of a kind sale in fargo the owner is looking for a way to create demand for the inventory. A lot of people in the area like to go hunting. We want to buy a pickup and wait until we can get a free gun with it. It goes hand in hand, people go hunting with a car. They hope it way feels rugged side of customers and they can drive away feeling like a new person. The stance on gaze. The boy scouts allowed gay members to join. They for bid anyone to serve as gay scout leaders. Disney says its unfair. Its unclear how much money will be involved in the decision. A man is known to so many, hes nonas the bushman of San Francisco. The bushman led a public life. Since we aired his story this week about his passing, we have had a large response from all the people who remember being scared by David Johnson. He scared people along fishermans wharf. Hes known as the one and only bushman. I heard about you he will tell you there was another, another man who called him just bushman. That man was gregory jacobs. He set up shop down the road and made a living the same waive. The two had it out awhile back. After that first fight we got along. What was that fight . That was about ten years ago. When you Work Together for decade ten years passed quickly. Johnson didnt know he had passed away. He knew he had been sick, but that stopped him. Every time he came out of the hospital, he would come out with the Hospital Band on his arm and he would sit down with people as if nothing was wrong with him. His heart finally gave out. He was a father and brother, the man behind the bushman persona, his family says for jay could be this was home and the tourists part of his family. And maybe no one understands that better than David Johnson. Its the just being here, ju other people laugh and have a good time. Do you think he felt that too . Yeah. Once you get into that, its a lovely feeling. And he was 60 years old. He had this passion, this love for the city, but hes not actually from california. He was arkansas, and they want to bring it back from burial and the response. One of the quotes used to say, if i make you holler you have to give me a dollar. There you go, say it again. No. Okay. A surprise from the sky how one military father flew in and surprised his two young sons. The showers are winding down. When will they come to an end. What you can expect for your area and rainfall totals, well have a look at those coming up. Just brush. Use the built in whitening pen, then go. No waiting, no rinsing. Its stay on formula penetrates to deeply whiten for whiter teeth in two days. Looking great with a dazzling, white smile is now quick and easy every day with the new colgate® optic white™ toothbrush plus whitening pen. Brush. Whiten. Go. ™. A third grader in san jose raised questions about her home work assignment and now teachers are being asked to review their curriculum. A very fat child a disliked most movies. She thought the question about a very fat child was insensitive and the mother agreed and chained to the elementary school. The School District said the assignment is not part of the regular curriculum. It wasnt nice to be on a home work question. I immediately told her im writing a note to the teacher. Clearly a mistake was made and the teacher has agreed not to use that piece of home work again. The School District said its not unusual for teachers who add supplemental assignments, but now, they are being asked to review those materials more carefully. The oakland museums White Elephant sale starts today. Furniture electrical items are up for grads. Its in the oakland he is swear, the sale runs today from 10 00 a. M. To 4 p. M. As well as tomorrow. Great america is auditioning for performance. Its under way right now. At 10 30 trials start for dancers and costume characters and Registration Begins at 11 30 for people who want to be technicians costumers or attendants. A high flying entrance surprise from a family member. Army specialist ted of kentucky is home from a nine month tour of duty in afghanistan his children had no idea he was coming and look how he did it. He jumped out over a field. I love you today dude, come here dude. Quite an entrance and quite a hug. His wife was in on the surprise and making sure the boys would be in the right spot. His sons had no idea what was going on until they looked over and recognized him. Great big hug this, quite an entrance. So glad hes home. Lets head over to rosemary, lets look at how this weather is treating us. Its coming down in parts of the bay area. So, were talking about santa cruz south. Thats where were seeing moderate rain. So much so the National Weather service had issued a weather risery. Im taking a look at some of the moderate cells over the santa cruz hours. We picked up a quarter of an inch in the last hour. Thats how much rain was coming down in that time frame. We could have ponding rain. In san jose you can see it, you are going to find the roadways and the highways wet. 101, 880, new work we have light rain falling around there, the central bay has remained mainly dry, breezy with just a knew scattered showers reported over parts of the north bay at this hour and i80 stretching from vallejo into fairfield. The Boulder Creek is picking up more than 5 inches. Santa cruz has picked up more than 6 inches. An inch and a half in oakland, two inches in a quarter, santa rosa, inch and a half in livermore, two inches in concord, this is great news. The showers are winding down we have an our or two, well be dry with your afternoon with a mix of sun and clouds, well leave just a slight chance for a passing shower today. Low 60ss for the afternoon. For tomorrow more of the same well have temperatures like we have for today. A mix of sun and clouds for afternoon and the slight possibility with a light passing shower. It shouldnt be enough to ruin your plans. Monday and tuesday mostly cloudy dry temperatures, a rebound just a bit. And we have another chance of rain coming in on wednesday. Back to you back to the desk. The as have the giants number. Oaklands beat the giants yesterday with the ninth inning rally. The giants had a split squad yesterday and the matchup against the brewers. Mark hitting an opposite field shot in the third inning be and opening day scheduled starter madison had two score less innings and the giants win 43. Deadly fire in oakland why theyre calling it suspicious. Mandatory water restrictions are in effect for parts of the bay area today. Yea, lets do ikea. Pr Kitchen Services at a low price. Woah, this kitchen is beautiful give him the tour. Let me show you softclose drawers, farm sink um. Wheres my room . We had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. Because your kitchen dreams can be big. Ikea has it all. A fire between two buildings in oakland is now the scene of a Homicide Investigation. The latest information following the discovery of a burned body. An Early Morning surprise for a family in the oakland hills. Their reaction after a vehicle comes barreling right into their house. Parts of Southern California could get more rain this weekend, more than they received in all of last year. The evacuations that are in effect at this hour. And the impact the storm is having at sfo. Mornings on 2 continues. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to mornings on 2, saturday, march 1st. Im mike mibach. And im claudine wong. Lets check in with Rosemary Orozco for a check on the storm. Yes, it continues to move south, slowly taking the rain with it. Heres the center of the storm. Its going to be moving south and east over the course of today. We are watching just the wrap around bands. This is why if you think about it, the storm moving south, this is why southern portions of the bay area still seeing that light to moderate rain this morning, while most of us are just with hit or miss showers and the central bay has been mainly dry for most of it. Weve got santa cruz still with light showers reported, so you can expect this for scott valley, light rain falling over your area. Its going to be a wet one, getting over 17 this morning. Santa clara, san jose, fremont, milpitas, perhaps a few scattered showers in and out of your neighborhood. If we slide a little bit north and east, weve got light rain falling. Looks like American Canyon, along i80 from vallejo, fairfield, martinez, and this stretch here along and into the east into the central valley, i should say, light scattered showers. The storm is moving south w it, well see the possibility of that rain pulling out of here. I showed you this a moment ago. Ill have more to come. Weve got plenty of rain that has fallen. Maybe more before its said and done. Ill time it out for you, coming up. New this morning, investigation into a suspicious fire in oakland. We have now confirmed a burned body was found. Ktvus allie rasmus has been working the story all morning long. She joins us now with more. Reporter shortly after responding to the fire, firefighters discovered a burned body between an alleyway and two buildings. Homicide detectives have been at the scene since the fatal fire started at 5 00 this morning. This fire happened near 34th avenue and foot hill boulevard in oaklands fruitvale district. Police say its too early to tell whether the victim was a man or woman. They dont have any information on the possible age. All of that is information the Alameda County coroner will have to determine. Firefighters got the call about the fire this morning, after a resident nearby noticed the flames and called to report it. None of the buildings near where the fire happened were damaged. This happened in an alleyway between two buildings, so no one is displaced. None of the residents are affected. Again, a body was found at the scene of the fire. The fire is determined to be suspicious. Arson investigators and Oakland Police are at the scene investigating it as a homicide. Now, some of the things investigators will be looking for are signs of any accelerant used in the fire or any clue basically that confirms their suspicion the fire was not accidental. We are still working to gather more information on the story and well have another update in 30 minutes. Live in the newsroom, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. Thank you, allie. An oakland family had quite a wakeup call when a driver lost control and plowed right into their home. Police say the driver hit several parked cars before slamming into the garage of a house on coolidge avenue. Everyone in the house was asleep and initially thought there had been an earthquake. I was asleep at the time. I heard, i heard the bang and felt the bang. Thats what woke me up. I kind of remember hearing something that was waking me up before that. Then i woke up and thought it was an earthquake at first, but obviously not. No one was hurt in the incident, although a driver did sever a gas line in the crash, causing a gas leak for a short time. Pg e has since turned off the gas there. San rafael police are searching for the person who shot and injured a man inside a restaurant. It happened just after 1 00 this morning at paws mexican cuisine. Police say a man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt walked into the restaurant, shot the victim, then ran out. The victims anymore and condition have not been released. Police say there were no other restaurants inside the restaurant at the time of the shooting. Police say drugs and alcohol may have played a role in a deadly crash that happened about 8 00 last night on commerce boulevard. Police say 23yearold Raphael Gonzalez was driving when he lost control, hit a tree, killing his passenger. Police say gonzalez ran and hid after the crash, but was later arrested on suspicion of dui, vehicular manslaughter, and felony hit and run. As rosemary mentioned, there are a few scattered showers this morning, but we are now drying out for the most part. The last few days have brought about one to two inches to cities and around the bay area, and up to five inches for folks in the hills. There were reports of flooding on freeways and trees down, thunder and lightning reported. Rosemary says the rain will last for the next couple of hours and should start tapering off by midafternoon. 146 pg e customers are waking up without power this morning, due to the storm. 34 homes and businesses are without power in San Francisco. 33 customers lost power in the south bay 5,4 in the east bay, 24 in the north bay and one customer in the peninsula. If youre flying out of sfo today, probably a good idea to check the status of your flight before heading off to the airport. 45 flights have already been canceled. Many of the cancellations are for flights headed down to Southern California. 167 flights were canceled yesterday. The National Weather service is warning beachgoers they need to keep a safe distance from the waves today. A High Surf Advisory is in effect until 3 00 p. M. That means there are dangerous conditions out there, with sneaker waves and rip tides. The High Surf Advisory extends from San Francisco all the way to big sur. Giving you a live look there at downtown San Francisco, where we are waking up with mostly cloudy skies. We do have a breeze out there this morning, but as mike mentioned, the showers are beginning to wind down and we will continue to watch those move through. Lets track a few showers at this hour on Storm Tracker 2. The moderate rain continues to fall over areas like the Santa Cruz Mountains and farther south into monterey. Its because this system is shifting south, its going to be taking the rain with it from north to south. So here weve got light to moderate rain falling over Scotts Valley, santa cruz, capitola area. Areas around san jose, santa clara, weve got light scattered showers stretching into sunnyvale, as well as cupertino. Most of us in the central bay, were talking areas from richmond, berkeley, oakland, san leandro, across over to the peninsula. Weve got mostly cloudy, mainly dry conditions at this point. Heres where were also seeing a few light scattered showers, vallejo, martinez, a cell over your area earlier. As we get into the sierra, snow still falling over parts of the sierra. So we will continue to accumulate some snow there. They have actually picked up two feet in the last 72 hours. At least some of the ski resorts reporting, so thats great news. I want to give you a different perspective of the storm. Heres the center of the circulation. Its making tracks toward Southern California. You can see the wraparound, the bands that continue to push into our area, but as it continues to move to the south, you can see how it begins to take the rain with it. So into the afternoon, were going to leave in the slight possibility of a few scattered showers. Ill time it out for you here. In addition to that, we have a High Surf Advisory for the coast. Claudine just mentioned this a moment ago. That could add to coastal flooding, minor coastal flooding a possibility for some of our coastline as well today. Afternoon highs today, 61 in San Francisco, 63 for heyward. Mid60s in Mountain View and low 60s for napa and santa rosa. Weve got morning showers tapering off to mainly dry conditions. But i am going to leave just a slight chance at a few passing showers into the afternoon. Again, ill time it out for you coming up in the next weather hit, but for now, weve got the extended forecast here showing you your bay area weekend always in view. Temperatures into the afternoon in the 60s. Right now, were in the 50s, so just a cool day, partly to mostly cloudy skies for your afternoon. We get into sunday, notice our temperatures a lot like today. Well wake up in the upper 40s to low 50s. By afternoon, low to mid60s in the forecast and a slight chance on sunday as well, just a few scattered showers a possibility here. Shouldnt be enough to ruin your sunday. Mostly cloudy on monday, as well as tuesday. Then more rain in the forecast on wednesday. Back to the desk. Well, the rain isnt expected to do much to ease the drought restrictions. Mandatory water restrictions will take effect in the city of cal stowing ga today. You can see there are still low water levels in area reservoirs. Homeowners are only going to be allowed to water their yards early in the morning on designated days. Tap water is also only going to be served at restaurants on request. Well, the storm did bring almost two feet of snow to the sierra. That is great news for skiers, but also makes for some hazardous road conditions. One man was not deterred. He chose to hitch hike during the snowstorm. Actually its easier. People feel a little sorry for you, see the snow on your hood. They are, like, that guy needs a ride. The storm is good news for the states water resources. The sierra snow pack is now up a bit at 33 of normal. If youre driving up to the sierra this weekend, be sure to bring those chains. Trucks are being stopped at apple gate on 80. There are currently no restrictions at this time on 50. Well, new questions about security at sfo. How one woman managed to get on an airplane without a ticket. And reports of a nationwide pilot shortage. Why it is hard to get them behind the controls and where pilots are finding work instead. And 880 in oakland, heres a live look for you this morning. Not raining there. Looks like the sun is peeking out. Traffic moving at the speed [ male announcer ] spring is calling. Get stagreen fertilizer now just 8 at lowes. 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Heres the rate hike sciew. In april, the toll will jump to 7. In july of next year, it goes up another quarter. By july of 2016, it will be 7. 50. It will go up to 7. 75 in 2017. Then finally in 2018, yes, its going to cost you 8 to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Well, Golden Gate Bridge spokeswoman mary curry is retiring. The 60yearold has held the job for 22 years. She is planning on retiring in april and says she will do consulting work and spend time with her parents and travel. She says it has been stressful, but exciting to work as the spokesperson and she does plan to keep a close eye on the bridge and any future changes. A bay area lawmaker is proposing new legislation to try and protect bicyclists. San rafael assemblyman mark lavine wants to raise the fine for drivers who hit and injure a cyclist to 1000. Some critics say it would not change anything because most accidents are accidental. Military force in the ukraine has been authorized, despite a warning from president obama telling russia not to intervene. The new Development Comes after gunmen took control of key airports in crimea, a key region of the ukraine. The Prime Minister of crimea has also reclaimed control of the military and police. Any violation of ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity would be deeply destabilizing, which is not in the interest of ukraine, russia, or europe. Mass protests have been under way since november, after ukraines president rejected a trade deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties with russia. Ukraines president has fled to russia in the wake of the protest, but says he has no plans to resign. Sarah palin is taking credit for predicting the crisis in ukraine. In 2008, she said she believed russia would invade the country, following its invasion of the country of georgia. Palin wrote on facebook, yes, i could see this one from alaska. Im not usually one to told you so, but i d palin was mocked on saturday night live during the 2008 campaign for her comments about russia and its proximity to alaska. New questions about security at sfo, after a woman attempts to fly to hawaii three times without a ticket. Amber lee has more on how she managed to get past security and in one case made it on the plane. Reporter a trip to hawaii is appealing, and no more so than to Marilyn Hartman of San Francisco. She tried three times to fly to hawaii without a ticket. Shes a woman in her sixties. One doesnt normally think about that as being the terrorist. Reporter the 62yearold retired legal secretary snuck pasta Security Check point and boarded a flight to hawaii. Sat down in a seat, pretty full flight. As the person who really had the ticket for the flight came by and said excuse me, maam, youre in my seat. Reporter flight attendants removed her from the seat and called police. They let her go. She used the message known as piggy backing. While others are having their identification checked at the security gate, she would have, as they started to go through, screened herself behind them. Reporter that happened on february 15th. Three days later on february 18th, hartman tried a second time, but only got to the security gate before she was stopped. Again, Police Released her. On february 20th, hartman was caught with another passengers discarded boarding pass. This time, she was arrested. Its pretty scary. I cant imagine how it can happen. Reporter tsa would only release a statement saying, in part, following a review, tsa made minor modifications to the layout of the document checking area to prevent another incident like this one. Authorities say what happened with hartman is an aberration and that passengers should not be concerned about their safety. She told us that she has cancer and is dying and she just wanted to go to a warm place to finish life. Well, that was amber lee reporting. The District Attorney could not confirm if hartman does in fact have cancer. She has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of commercial burglary and served eight days in jail before being release order thursday. She has been sentenced to 18 months probation and has been ordered to stay away from sfo unless she has a ticket to fly. Well, the nations Regional Airlines are having trouble hiring enough pilots. The new report from the Government Accountability office suggests that low pay may be part of the problem. The report says there is a pool of qualified candidates available, but they may be working abroad, in the military, or in another occupation. It also says that airlines will need to hire between 1900 and 4500 pilots per year over the next decade because of the retirements. One of the more recognizable candidates in oakland mayors race will officially kickoff her campaign today. Councilwoman libby schaaf will announce her run this morning at the penn rose restaurant. She has made crime prevention, job growth and Government Accountability as some of her top priorities. It is a crowded field for oakland mayor. Theres the incumbent, mayor jean quan, with schaaf, courtney ruby, port commissioner brian parker, College Professor joe tuman, and civil rights attorney dan siegel. After months of speculation, governor jerry brown has made it official he has filed for re election. He submitted the paperwork at the Alameda County Registrars Office in oakland yesterday. Brown currently enjoys a 60 job Approval Rating among voters. After pulling the state out of a financial hole, he says his work is not done. Theres always races around. Ive been able to find a number of them. I certainly enjoyed being mayor of oakland. That was a wonderful opportunity. Brown is running for an unprecedented fourth term as governor. He served his first two terms in the 70s and 80s. Five of the six current andrea former San Francisco Police Officers facing charges have pleaded not guilty. The sixth is waiting for a new attorney before entering a plea. Three are accused of taking money, drugs and property seized during investigations. The others are accused of violating the civil rights of suspects through warrantless searches. The charges stem from raids on singleoccupancy hotels in the tenderloin neighborhood between 2009 and 2011. Several raids were captured on video. Yesterday, the president of the Police Officers association defended the officers. All hardworking officers, dedicated to this department, dedicated to the citizens of this city. All six are out on bail and they are due back in court next week. Part of an iconic San Francisco park prepares to close the event today to kickoff a year of renovations. Showers are slowly diminishing and in its wake, or their wake, weve got wow, when a beautiful rainbow there a little bit of sunshine poking through over parts of the bay area, but we do have scattered showers, still not done just yet. Well have a look at what is left, coming up. [ sports announcer ] heres another one, alyson dudek. Hales corners, wisconsin. Nice pass by alyson dudek. Can she hang on to that spot . And she does [ male announcer ] with the uverse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. [ dad ] looks pretty good, right . [ girl ] yeah. [ male announcer ] switch to uverse and add a wireless receiver today. The San Jose Sharks were in buffalo. The last 16 trips they have made there, they have only won once. Sharks down one in the second yesterday, after this slapshot puck bouncing around in front of the net and James Shepherd stick it is in, putting san jose on the board. Now in the third, still tied at 11. Off the faceoff, matt flynn with the impressive shot in goal. Buffalo up 21. They would get two more and the sharks lose 4 2. They are 7 points behind anaheim in the pacific division. Last time the warriors tipped off in Madison Square garden, seth curry put up 54 points. This time he threw up a triple double in three quarters. Curry, with 11 assists on the night, midway through the first, warriors up 7. Bogut there for the easy jam. In the first, iguodala with the steal, finds curry right side, behind the arc and good for three. 27 points for the warrior guard on the game. Also had 11 rebounds. Warriors go on to win 126103. They are on the road in toronto tomorrow. The nba will donate revenues from the sale of Jason Collins jerseys to lgbt groups. Collins attended stanford and currently plays for the brooklyn nets. He is the leagues first openly gay player. His 98 jersey is the top seller on the nbas online store. Some proceeds will go to the Matthew Shepherd foundation. Shepherd was the wyoming College Student killed in a gay hate crime back in 1998. Collins wears 98 to honor shepherd. Several days ago, collins presented a jersey right here to shepherds parents. Happening today, a Ground Breaking ceremony at San Franciscos delores park. The ceremony marks the start of a yearlong renovation. When work on the park is done, it is going to have new bathrooms, renovated tennis and basketball courts, improved off leash areas and new bike racks. Certain areas of the park will be closed during renovations. The entire park will reopen to the public next spring. Today, Yellowstone National park is celebrating its 142nd birthday. The park was established by congress on march 1st, 1872 in montana and wyoming. The park is one of the last nearly intact natural eco systems with grizzly bears, wolves and herds of bison. Yellowstone also started the idea of a National Park system both in the state and around the world. Today, there are 1200 National Parks in more than 100 countries. Happy birthday to yellowstone. Breath taking there. Breath taking here, too, rosemary, now that the rain is getting out, seeing a couple rain bowes pop up in the bay area. Yes, lets chase that pot of gold after the show. Were seeing some breaks in the clouds, but not done yet. Ive stopped the radar so we can see where the rain continues to fall. Santa cruz Mountain Area has not seen much of a break and still weve got light rain falling over santa cruz, capitola, Scotts Valley, Boulder Creek, some areas picking up 0. 1 to 0. 2inch of rain during the 7 00 hour. Widespread scattered showers over the south bay. Sunnyvale, perhaps a few scattered showers, santa clara, cupertino, saratoga. Shifting over to the peninsula, a few light showers falling near woodside a little earlier, but looks like those have diminished. Then we have to get all the way north, into the north bay areas like sonoma, around the American Canyon, off east to fairfield and vacaville to see light scattered showers as well. The central portions of the bay getting a bit of a break. Again, even a little bit of sunshine out there. Here we go, running you through the course of the afternoon today, by lunchtime notice still a few cells popping up over the bay area. As we get into 3 00, 4 00 hour, still with the possibility of an outside chance there, a few scattered showers. As we get into the overnight hours, we will turn mostly cloudy. For tomorrow, with still very moist air in place, we may see a few scattered showers for your sunday as well. All in all with your bay area weekend always in view, mainly dry once we get past the morning showers. For the afternoon, mostly cloudy skies. Sunday, upper 40s, low to mid 50s. For the afternoon, 60s and slight chance with partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Partly to mostly cloudy for the work week, with more rain, at least the possibility, by midweek wednesday. Back to the desk. Well, deadly fire in oakland. Why firefighters are calling it suspicious. Plus, an unusual discovery during a routine traffic stop. An Early Morning Apartment Fire turns into a Homicide Investigation. The search for answers after the discovery of a burned body. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Im claudine wong. And im mike mibach. We begin with breaking news out of china. As many as 27 people have been killed and more than a hundred others injured in an attack at a train station. A news agency in china is reporting a group of men with knives started attacking people inside the station. According to reports, several of the attackers were shot by police. There is no word on the identity of the attackers or a motive. To news in the bay area, crews are investigating the discovery of a burned body. The victim was found in between two buildings. Allie rasmus is live with us in the newsroom with more on what arson investigators are now trying to determine. Allie . Reporter homicide investigators have been at the scene of this Early Morning fithis morning. Oakland police say they will be looking for signs of an accelerant used or basically any other clue to confirm their suspicion this fire was not accidental. Firefighters got the call about the fire at 5 00 this morning, after a resident reported seeing flames and smoke near an apartment building. When firefighters arrived, they discovered a badly burned body in an alleyway between two residential apartment buildings. Now, this is all near 34th avenue and foot hill boulevard in oaklands fruitvale district. Police say its too early to tell whether the victim was a man or woman. They dont have any information on a possible age, all information the Alameda County coroner will determine. This was a singlealarm fire when called in. The flames did not spread to any nearby residences. The fire happened between two buildings in an alleyway. No one was displaced because of the fire. But a badly burned body was found at the scene. The fire is determined to be suspicious. Arson investigators and Oakland Police are at the scene investigating it as a homicide. We will have more information on the story on ktvu channel 2news at 6 00 tonight. Live in the newsroom, allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2news. We are hearing the dispatch recordings made after a 12year old boy in danville accidentally shot himself. Accidentally shot himself in the arm. Offduty officer, has secured the gun. 12 years of age, accidental shooting. He is awake and breathing. Both of the parents are off duty Police Officers. The boy was playing with the gun when he accidentally shot himself in the arm. The boy has since been released from the hospital. Police have not said where or how he got the gun and the case has been forwarded to the contra costa District Attorneys office for review. The fbi is making a new push to capture one of its 10 most wanted terror suspects. Hes a man wanted for crimes here in the bay area. Billboards featuring danielle san diego are going up in california and in seven possibl outside of the country. He is suspected of two bombings in 2003 at the shackly Corporation Offices in pleasanton and the former Chiron Corporation in emeryville. The fbi is offering a 250,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and prosecution. Cal trans says one flooding problem in san jose was actually caused by the theft of copper wire. Part of highway 87 near west Taylor Street flooded yesterday morning. Cal trans says thieves broke into a pump house and ripped out the copper wire. That disabled the pumping equipment that draws off flood water. A backup pump was also knocked out, so crews had to bring in a mobile pump. South bay reservoirs are also feeling the effects of the rain, at least a little bit. Santa clara valley water Officials Say the rain did help, but they are not planning on changing the mandatory 20 water restrictions for customers. Reservoir capacity has gone up 1 since monday. We need to see many, many more storms of this magnitude. The great thing about this storm is that its spread out over time. Were seeing a series of storms. So it allows the ground to capture and absorb the water thats coming and reduces our risk of flooding. The heavy rain did clog storm drains and did cause some flooding on south bay roads. The National Weather Service Briefly issued a Flash Flood Watch yesterday morning for santa clara and san mateo counties. That has since expired. Well, a Tornado Warning was issued last night for parts of sacramento, yolo, and sutter counties. We want to show you a picture of funnel clouds, or one funnel cloud spotted near woodland just before 6 30 last night. According to a trained weather spotter, the cloud was about 800 feet off the ground and actually crossed interstate 5. The Tornado Warning expired just after 7 00 last night. The Los Angeles Area saw hail and severe thunderstorms overnight. The National Weather service even issued a Tornado Warning for the area that was burned by the colby fire in january. That area is now seeing some mudslides. The natural reaction is you want to save what you have, try to stop the mud from coming in. So we have some folks that are getting outside and working in very, very dangerous conditions and in very precarious areas to try to stop these, this flow of mud. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered due to the slide. The red carpet on hollywood boulevard has been wrapped in plastic, a clear plastic tent in preparations for the oscars tomorrow. The rain is expected to stop in time for tomorrows oscar arrivals. Giving you a look at partly sunny skies, we will continue to see those clouds clear out and well be left with partly to mostly cloudy skies as showers continue to wind down. With that said, were not done just yet. I feel like ive been saying that for the last 24 hours. Were not done just yet looking at Storm Tracker 2, we continue to watch the light rain, moderate rain at times fall over the Santa Cruz Mountains. Well get there in just a moment, even a little bit of flooding reported in and around santa cruz. This to be aware of if youre stepping out, getting out, driving out early this morning. Weve got antioch, brentwood with a few light scattered showers here. Along highway 4, youll find light rain. Fairfield, i80, this has been an area where weve seen light rain continue to fall around the American Canyon, napa reported rain on and off throughout the entire morning. If i step out of the way, crossing over into sonoma, a few light scattered showers still in your neighborhood as well. If we slide into the santa cruz area, this is where we even had an advisory earlier this morning for possible flooding. We are seeing a little bit in some areas. So this to consider. Los gatos, light rain crossing into campbell. You may have a few light scattered showers in your neighborhood. San jose, dry at the moment. Scattered showers still in the forecast through the morning hours. Right off the coast of Half Moon Bay, light showers reported here. Into the sierra, snow still falling, primarily right around 6000 feet. Looks like the rain snow mix above blue canyon, so between 5500, 6000 feet with a few inches of snow expected by tonight. So thats good news there. They have already picked up two feet or so. Weve picked up quite a bit of rain. Ill show you that in a moment. Heres the center of the storm that continues to make tracks toward Southern California. As it shifts, its going to take the wraparound moisture with it. We will leave in a slight chance of scattered showers for the afternoon, but well be sunshine, a mix of sun and clouds for your afternoon and just a light sprinkle perhaps for the second half of your day. Here are some of the rainfall totals from the last 72 hours. Take a look at the Santa Cruz Mountains. More than 6 inches, the quarter of an inch they reported between 7 00 and 8 00 this morning. Petaluma, 2 inches. Santa rosa, author man 2 inches. Mountain view, 2 inches. Concord, nearly 2 inches. San jose, almost looks like about an 1. 9 for you. Again, we have the possibility of a few scattered showers before were said and done. Afternoon highs today, under partly cloudy skies, 64 in oakland, 65 Mountain View, 65 in antioch, low 60s for santa rosa, as well as napa. The extended forecast with your bay area weekend always in view, we will continue to dry out as we get into your saturday afternoon. We wake up tomorrow morning mostly cloudy and a very moist air in place and the possibility of a few scattered showers on sunday. Shouldnt be bad, but were going to leave in the possibility there. Temperatures dont change a whole lot as we get into sunday, monday. A slight warmup on tuesday and more rain in the forecast on wednesday. Ill have a look at your lunchtime numbers for your saturday, coming up. There are two new cases of measles in connection to the cal student who came down with that contagious disease. Health Officials Say the two new cases are family members en neither relative was vaccinated against measles. Earlier this month, bart riders were warned of possible exposure after officials learned the student with the disease used the transit system. Officials say the student may have contracted the virus on a trip to the philippines. Meantime, doctors say californias flu season is not over yet, but it appears to be slowing down. There were 24 more flurelated deaths this week. That brings the total number to 302 statewide. Doctors say the number of new cases is tapering off. Sebastopol police made an unusual discovery during a traffic stop. A car filled with cans of so called laughing gas. Take a look. Police say they found dozens of small nitrous oxide canisters covering the seats and floors of a car they recently stopped. Two brothers, ages 23 and 26, were arrested. Those canisters are used to refill whipped cream cans, but Police Say People also use them to get high. Police say those cans are sold at a nearby gas station. The retailer is simply selling what they can defend as being a legitimate product. The problem is that the people who are going in to buy them arent using for a legitimate use. Police say the two brothers are facing misdemeanor possession charges and may have to pay fines. Tomorrows the deadline for students to apply for federal Financial Aid and cal grant. Last year, the California Student Aid Commission granted 265,000 Financial Aid packages to High School Students who qualified for a cal grant. A Commission Leader is encouraging everyone who thinks they may qualify to apply. Theres been great sticker shock among working class families and the price is something that they see at face value and dont really understand how much aid is available to that particular student if they qualify. This year, the state of california has 1. 6 billion to offer in Financial Aid to College Students. Government guidelines for School Lunches could be causing some children to go hungry. A new watch dog report says schools are having trouble implementing new federal standards for healthy food. Some schools report children are still hungry after lunch and they blame smaller portions and students throwing away things like fruit and vegetables, which are mandated by the government. One Health Expert says schools need to involve students in taste tests. They lay out a variety of the healthier choices and have the kids try it out and see which the kids prefer. More than 1 Million Students left the National School Lunch Program last year, but advocacy groups say it takes time to make changes and to get children used to eating healthier food. An elaborate marijuana operation in milpitas is broken up by police. Pictures of some of the items officers found when they entered the suspects home. Plus, remembering one of San Franciscos most unusual residents. A look back at the live of the buschmann. And 280 880 interchange in san jose looking good. Traffic moving smoothly there. Doesnt mean folks arent slipping and sliding, though. Five accidents just in the last 40 minutes. Time now, 9 43. Youre watching mornings on 2. [dad] [laughs] [boy] mom [mom] yes . [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom and dad] [laughing] [boy] whoa,whoa,whoa. [mom] youve got two left feet,boo. Interesting shot there over the bay. Partly sunny skies, a little breezy out there in some areas. Temperatures in the 50s at this hour. Time now, 9 45. Lets recap some of our top stories for this morning. Homicide investigation is under way at the scene of a fire in oakland. Firefighters say they found a badly burned body in an alleyway on 34th avenue in the fruitvale neighborhood. If youre headed up to the sierra today, bring the chains. Almost two feet of snow has fallen in the mountains. At good news for the states water resources. The snow pack is up, but still low at 33 of normal. The rain is not expected to do much to ease drought restrictions. Mandatory water restrictions will take effect in the city of calistoga today. Homeowners will only be allowed to water yards early in the morning, on designated days. Two men are under arrest, accused of running an elaborate marijuana operation in milpitas. Police found more than 1000 plants with a street value of 2. 2 million. S. W. A. T. Officers also seized grow lights and ventilation equipment in three separate homes. Police also released the photo of the money they found, 15,000 in cash. Officers arrested these two men. They have been booked into the Santa Clara County jail on charges including cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. The chp is asking people to come forward who witnessed a running gun battle on an east bay highway. It happened yesterday afternoon on westbound highway 4 near willow pass road in the bay point area. Highway patrol says gunmen in two cars shot at each other, with one of the vehicles swerving and then hitting a third car. The two vehicles kept going after that crash. Investigators later learned that two men went to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Four men have been arrested in wex with thursdays shooting on interstate 580 in Castro Valley. The shooting forced the closure of westbound 580 for almost an hour during the evening commute. Yesterday, Alameda County Sheriff Deputies spotted a suspicious car parked in front of a Castro Valley home so they called the chp, who made those arrests. That shooting left bullet holes in one mans car and one bullet actually went through the sliding glass door of a nearby home. Its a little crazy that it was at random, especially all the way from the freeway. Seems like when people pull guns on someone, its usually a pissed off thing, but these guys are laughing like they have done it before. Police found three weapons during the arrest. Two of them were stolen. No one was hurt in that shooting and police havent released a motive. In this mornings weekly address, president obama says investing in technology and infrastructure is going to spur job growth. I launched a new competition to build 21st century infrastructure, roads and bridges, mass transit, more efficient ports, and faster Passenger Rail. The president says these infrastructure jobs attract businesses and cannot be shipped overseas. He plans to launch two new high tech manufacturing hubs, where companies and universities can partner on projects. Well, supporters of raising the minimum wage in oakland will hit the streets today to try to make their case. They will be collecting signatures in hopes of putting that initiative on the november ballot. They want to raise the citys 8 minimum wage to 12. 25 and they need 35,000 signatures to qualify. A car dealership in north dakota is hoping to drum up business with a oneofakind sale. A dealership in fargo says shoppers who buy a new or used truck will also go home with a free shotgun. The owner says he is looking for a way to create demand for its inventory and says a lot of people in that area like to go hunting. We want to buy a pickup and were going to wait until we can get a free gun with it. Goes hand in hand. Most people dont go hunting in a car. The sale starts this weekend and is expected to last two weeks. The dealership hopes to appeal to the rugged side of customers and says people can drive away feeling like a whole new person. More fallout against the boy scouts over its stance on gays. The Disney Corporation says it is cutting off money to scouts from an employee volunteer fund. Last year, the boy scouts voted to allow gay members to join, but still forbid anyone that is gay from serving as scout leaders. Disney says thats against its fairness policy and it will no longer allow funds raised by employees to be ear marked for scouting. Its unclear exactly how much money is involved in the decision. Family members say they are still making funeral arrangements for a man known to so many simply as the buschmann of San Francisco. It will be private, although the bushman led a very public life. We first aired our story this week about his passing. Since then we have had an unbelievable response from people who all remember being scared by gregory jacobs. [ growling ] reporter for 36 years, David Johnson has spent his days doing this. Hiding behind a bunch of bushes and scaring people along fishermans wharf. He will tell you he is known as the one and only bushman. [ growling ] [ laughter ] i heard about him reporter but he will also tell you there was another. Another man who called himself just bushman. That man was gregory jacobs. He set up shop down the road, and for decades, also made a living the same way. The two had it out a while back. After that first fight, we got along. When was that fight . Huh . That was, oh, that was about 10 years ago. Reporter but when you Work Together for decades, 10 years passes quickly. Johnson didnt know jacobs had passed away. He knew he had been sick, but jacobs family says that really stopped him. Every time he would go to the hospital, he would come straight out of the hospital with Hospital Band on his arm and would go sit down there and continue scaring people as if nothing was wrong. Reporter his cousin says sunday night his heart finally gave out. Jacobs was a father and a brother. His family sent us these pictures, showing a side of jacobs most of us never knew. The man behind the bushman persona. But his family also says for jacobs, this was home and the tourist part of his family. Maybe no one understands that better than David Johnson. The people, the atmosphere, you know, its a feeling you get here, just being here, just seeing other people laughing. Do you think thats what he felt, too . Yeah, once you get into it, its a lovely feeling. Jacobs was 60 years old. Just a passion for the city by the bay, but he wasnt from the San Francisco area or even california. No, he was actually from arkansas. That is where his family wants to bring him back for his burial. They are still working on that. Great piece. Sad. Thank you, claudine. A surprise from the sky. A plan one army soldier came up with to let his two young sons know that he was home. Outside our doors, its a soggy one. The showers continue to wind down, but not before causing some flooding in some areas. Ill have a look where and what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up. We love this kitchen whats next . Great do you have measurements . Yeah, i paced it off. Its about twenty by twelve of these. So, we can measure, plan and install it for you. Yea, lets do that ikea. Professional Kitchen Services at a low price. I literally havent been to a doctor in 15 years. I had a car accident when i was uninsured, and i declined medical assistance because it was gonna be too expensive. As a result, i deal with back pain on a pretty regular basis. After it had built up for so long of not having insurance, i couldnt believe that it was just that easy. 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I immediately told her, give me a post it. Im writing a note to the teacher. Youre not going answer this question. Clearly a mistake was made and the teacher has agreed to never use that piece of homework again. The School District says its not unusual for teachers to add supplemental assignments, but now they are being asked to review those materials more carefully. The oakland museums annual White Elephant sale starts today. Everything from clothing and jewelry to electrical items, furniture will be up for grabs. It is being held at the museums warehouse on lancaster street near the oakland estuary. A free shuttle bus is available from the Fruitvale Bart station. The sale runs today and tomorrow from 10 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. Well, happening today, the rosie the riveter Historical Center in richmond is holding a special event to mark womens history month. A woman who worked on the Assembly Line in 1942 and still works as a riveter for boeing will be a special guest. The event runs from 1 00 to 3 00 p. M. Admission is free. Well, a soldier is now back home with his family after a pretty awesome surprise and a he very highflying entrance. Im ready. Ready . All right, man, see you in the plane. See ya Army Specialist ted trees of kentucky is home from a nine month tour of duty in afghanistan. His children had no idea he was coming, so they decided to surprise them from above. There he makes his landing, after jumping out of a plane onto a field where they were playing a little soccer. Love that dude give me a highfive do you know who this is . Come here, dude well, his wife was in on that surprise, as she made sure the boys would be in the right spot. He says his 3 and 4yearold sons had no idea what was going on until they looked over and saw their dad. Big hug. Very cool to see right there. Cool to see blue skies popping up across the bay area. One last checkin with rosemary. Are we clearing out . Were getting close. Well leave in a light chance for scattered showers for the afternoon, but improving weather in time for the weekend. Seeing a light scattered showers still over napa. Have to get into fairfield along i80 to see some of this. Antioch reporting light showers as well. The far inland east bay and over the Santa Cruz Mountains, continuing to track light to moderate rain. Even a few trained weather spotters reporting a few problems in felton, empire road area. A rock slide reported here and in the twin lakes area, flooding reported. So just an idea of whats going on in santa cruz at this hour, could be a little messy. Temperature wise in the 50s at this hour. Mid50s to near 60 for your afternoon. For the second half of the day, temperatures in the 60s for most of us, under partly to mostly cloudy skies and a slight chance at maybe a passing shower for us. As we get into the rest of your weekend with your bay area weekend always in view, tomorrow, more of the same. Well be partly cloudy to mostly cloudy, a slight chance at a few passing showers and notice temperatures dont change a whole lot. Were cloudy, partly cloudy as we get into the work week. Still remaining unsettled with the possibility of scattered showers in the forecast once again on wednesday. A nice start to march. Beautiful. Thank you very much, rosemary. That is our report for this morning. For all of us here at ktvu, thanks for making ktvu your choice for news. Were working on getting more information on the Homicide Investigation at the Early Morning Apartment Fire in oakland. Well bring you the latest updates on our next newscast at 6 00. You can get updates any time at ktvu. Com and our facebook and twitter pages. Thank you for joining us. Have a fantastic saturday. Lyk. Can she hang on to that spot . And she does uverse wireless receiver, your tv goes where you take it, allowing inspiration to follow. [ dad ] looks pretty good, right . [ girl ] yeah. 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