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KTVU Mornings On 2 March 7, 2014

University of berkeley is having, even though minority enrollment nationwide is going up. Mornings on 2 begins right now. Complete bay area News Coverage starts right now. This is ktvu mornings on 2. Good morning. Welcome to mornings on 2. Youre looking live at the scene of an Early Morning fire in hayward, as you can see, an Apartment Building damaged there this morning, a broken window. There were no serious injuries thanks to the brave action of several adults including the dramatic step they did to save a childs life. Ktvus alex savage is live at that location and hell have more on this fire and another he noticed that broke out less than a block away. A surprising morning. Good morning once again. Im tori campbell. And good morning, im dave clark. Lets talk about your weather and traffic. Lets go to steve. Thank you very much. Fog, a little bit, patchy, low clouds, cooler, lows, and 30s up towards Mendocino County lake county. About the same for saturday, it will be slightly warmer and we spring forward. Sunday morning, that increasing clouds with rain coming in, and the north bay, a few high clouds drifting across. Not a big deal. Overall, mostly sunny. Cooler, patchy low clouds, little bit on parts of the santa cruz coast. Novato is 44. Petaluma its 44 degrees, says it looks like a lovely day. 41 in santa rosa. Cool for some, not bad for others. Look for mostly sunny skies today and tomorrow, and well carry that saturday night. Clouds will start to increase. Today and tomorrow look good. High clouds to the north. Beautiful sunrise, 60s on your temps to near 70. Heres sal. Good morning, we are looking at a commute that is pretty good for the most part. We have slow traffic on the bay bridge. Other commutes are not bad. Lets start off with the east bay. I can show you theres not a lot of red. Hayward to fremont, a little bit of slowing. The drive time between hayward and fremont is aboutsome is about 14, 15 minutes. A lot of traffic is transferred to pittsburg and bay point. 680 from concord to walnut creek is not bad, and 80 with slow traffic into richmond. Lets look at drive times. The bay bridge, 25 minute drive time from oakland to San Francisco. And also looking at 280 in san jose, it is nice looking drive from downtown into the west valley. 7 03. Lets go back to the desk. Thanks sal. We begin with developing news from hayward. Two huge fires just a short distance apart this morning. The most recent fire started about 2 hours ago. Ktvus alex savage was covering an apartment house fire on 7th 7th street when he smell smoke from the carport fire. Our crew raced to the scene to get incredible pictures and we just spoke to fire investigators in hayward. 9 cars were either damaged or destroyed. The carport fire created tense moments also for People Living nearby. It was extremely frightening. I was shaking. I didnt know what to do, and my roommates like leave before everything blows up. It was so scary. There are no reports of injuries. Crews are still on the scene trying to determine the cause. As we mentioned that r carport fire, it was right near another fire in hayward that started late last night. A child is among the people who barely escaped the fast moving flames from an Apartment Fire. Its been a very busy morning for hayward fire as well as ktvus alex savage. Alex joins us live with reaction from firefighters and fire victims. Good morning. Reporter good morning to you and we spoke to this little boy who was rescued from last nights fire. He is doing well this morning. One of his grandparents dropped him out of a second story window at this apartment that caught late last night. He was caught by his great aunt who was waiting down on the ground below. What happened last night . I jumped out the window. You justified . Was it it scary. Reporter thats 3yearold maurice. He gave us a smile even though he was worn out after a long night. He had to be taken to the hospital to get checked out. His mom told us he was not hurt during the fall. He was sleeping at his grandparents apartment last night when the place started burning at 11. Its on 7th street near c street and the only way for the family to get out was through a second story window, a 25foot drop down to the ground below. The boys grandmother and grandfather, they were injured when they made that jump from the second story to escape the smoke and flames. She hit her head on the ground. She has like four stitches and her pelvic bone or something is broken. Other than that shes fine. My step dad, he broke his ankle. The boys grandmother and grandfather are still in the hospital this morning but im told that they should make a full recovery from their injuries. Last nights fire appears to have started in the kitchen of this second story apartment. Investigators dont believe its suspicious, but the place was gutted and the family will have to find another place to live for the time being. Live this morning in hayward, alex savage ktvu channel 2 news. Time now 7 06. In just a couple of hours from now, 14yearold jenna betty will be laid to rest. She was killed sunday evening by a Freight Train passing through martinez. Police say the 8th grader ran onto the tracks to pick up a cell phone she had dropped. This mornings funeral starts at 10 30. It will be at christ the king church in Pleasant Hill. Happening today, a state senator is about to unveil audreys law. Its legislation cracking down on Cyber Bullying. Tara moriarty joining us live from saratoga now where some people say the current law isnt tough enough. Reporter the santa clara District Attorney says the perpetrators of Sexual Assault cases in Juvenile Court receive sentences that are too short and the punishments are toilinet cent. We know two too lenient. Two of the boys involved are still students here and they were sentenced to 30 days in Juvenile Hall and a lot of that was done on the weekend. Audrey pots mother is saying thats like serving saturday detention. The new law would make the punishments stiffer. Three bodies admitted to taking half naked pictures and Sexual Assaulting audrey pots in 2012 at a drunken house party when she was passed out. The photos were shared via text. That week pots sent out a facebook message. My life is ruined. Im in hell. My life is over. She committed suicide one week later. Students who worked for the School Newspaper here did investigating and found that at least 10 people saw the photographs. The law would make it easier to charge in adult penalty and would make Cyber Bullying a crime when photos or electronic messages are used to embarrass harass or intimidate others. The law would require a 2 3 vote to pass. Legal analysts say it has a chance. State senator jim bell. Santa clara county District Attorney and audreys mother will unveil the law at 9 30 at the town library. Live from saratoga, im Tara Moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. 7 08. Two teenage boys are being investigated in connection with with last months water bottle attacks. They threw Water Bottles from a pickup truck and as many as 10 vehicles and two school buses. This happened in and around santa rosa and injured several people. They identified the boys by finding the owner of the pickup truck. Neither suspect is cooperating. It is 7 08. A group of Senate Democrats in sacramento calls for strict new rules to make it illegal for state lawmakers to except free tickets to concerts and sports events. Some of the free tickets reported by state lawmakers last year include a performance by a hip hop dance crew at a las vegas casino, disney land and a mixed martial arts fighting event. The senators sponsoring the rule say they are trying to regain the publics trust. The state lawmakers who accepted the most free guests, east bay assemblyman, rob bonta. Phil tang, 14900 dollars. And luis. Now to the drought here in california, the Alameda County Water District considering enforcing one of the toughest water restrictions in the bay area. The argus is reporting the board may declare an Emergency Water shortage next thursday. Registrations would include limiting irrigation and also banning homes and businesses from watering lawns on consecutive days. Punishment for violations may include fines, maybe even jail time. But that would be in the most extreme cases. Water district Officials Say they doubt if that would ever happen. 7 10. Uc berkeley says its having trouble to admit enough minorities to reflect the diversity of the community. Cal officials blame proposition 209, the 1996, voter approved ban on affirmative action for their struggles. Uc Officials Say the percentage of latino and africanamerican californians being admitted has plummeted from 46 before prop 209 to just 12 right now. They also say top minority candidates are getting generous scholarship offers from private schools and choosing to go there instead. Uc berkeley officials recently filed a brief in connection with to a u. S. Supreme Court Case Involving minority admissions at the university of michigan. Time is 7 11. Some of the biggest names in music and movies, theyre going to be in San Francisco next week performing at a special benefit concert. Its all to raise money for ucsf and a special camp for children with life threatening illnesses. The long list of stars scheduled to be there includes jackson nickelson, annette being and bonnie raitt. Sunday streets kicks off its 6th season this weekend in San Francisco. The car free event runs from 11 00 a. M. To 4 00 p. M. This sunday along the embarcadero. I want to ride one of those. The planned activities include free rentals and tune ups, rock climbing and face painting. The street events will be held in 9 locations around the city. It was started in 2008 to encourage people to get out and be physically active. Its not the only place to have fun out streets in the bay area. Weather will not be a problem for tonight, first friday celebration in oakland. Thousands of people are expected to attend the monthly music and art festival. Last months event, though, was rained out. The street festival spans a 5 block area in downtown oakland, and it features local artists, musicians and gourmet food vendors. 7 12. It wasnt quite what he expected but bat kid did get his night at the oscars after all. 5yearold miles scott and spiderman actor, Andrew Garfield took part in a mini oscar ceremony. They were in an la hotel room. Heres a picture of them in their tuxedos. They were supposed to make a joint appearance at the Academy Awards last sunday, but that segment was canceled at the last minute. By the way, garfield and bat kid, they went to disney land together as well. He looks so cute in that tuxedo. Its almost as nice as the bat kid outfit. Its 7 13. Well, its happened again, another person hit by a car in San Francisco. The new ways to improve Street Safety the city officials revealed just hours before the latest crash. Plus look at this, a horrible car crash caught on camera. Watch, it clearly shows whos responsible. Why the driver had hid a dash board camera in his truck in the first place. Good morning, right now, we are looking at traffic that is not all that bad, but there are some spots o out there. For example, were looking at the bridge. It looks good here. What does it look like at the toll plaza, well check it out for you. We have patchy low clouds around. Plenty of breaks in the clouds. It will be mostly sunny today but temperatures are cooler this morning, will they be cooler or warmer this afternoon. 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. It takes two to make it outta sight it takes two to make a thing go right it takes two to make it outta sight [ female announcer ] nly yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. So many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. Time is coming up on 7 16. The two men who pled guilty to boating giants fan brian stow are facing federal charges. A grand jury has indicted Marvin Norwood and Louie Sanchez for possession of firearms, those weapons include style rifles. These new charges could add to the prez time. Last month, norwood and sanchez pled guilty to the attack at Dodger Stadium that almost killed stow nearly 3 years ago. The case of a 16yearold boy accused of setting another teenager on fire on an ac transit bus is headed to trial. Prosecutors say Richard Thomas set 18yearold sasha fleischmans skirt on fire last november. The incident was caught on bus Surveillance Video, and thomas Attorney Says that footage may play a key role in his defense. Thomas is being tried as an adult facing charges that could land him in prison for life. Time now 7 17. Celebrating its 15th birthday, fan tech firm sales force feels its better to give than to receive. And they plan to feed the hungry. Theres a free concert today featuring the singer janelle monett. People coming are asked to donate canned goods or help pack 15,000 meals that will go to the San Francisco food bank. The volunteering starts at 11 this morning. The city of San Francisco is getting close to creating a new source of Affordable Housing in one part of the city. The Planning Commission approved legislation to build in law units. Theyre the small apartments, often built in the converted garage, in storage areas or in attics. Many people in San Francisco have been living illegally in inlaw units. 7 17. A canadian couple experienced the dangers of distracted driving firsthand after a bad accident was caught on their dash cam. This driver mounted this camera inside his car to catch anyone who may be trying to break into his vehicle, but little did he know it would capture an accident, boom, right there that sent him and his wife to the hospital. You can see the couple driving on the road, but all of a sudden a truck pulls out, and they hit. Now, you look closely here. You can see the video shows that other driver on his cell phone. He was charged with failing to yield to traffic, and he admitted it was his fault. She said that right away, its totally my fault, but the camera proves it. Just have to be really careful. Thats incredible. I jumped. Time now 7 18. Lets check in with sal. Youre watching the roads. Fortunately we dont have anything like that to report. We have calm traffic. Its busier. This is the peek of the commute, and were looking at interstate 80 east shore coming in from richmond, slowing from berkeley to the mcarthur maze. When you get to San Francisco, you will see slow traffic coming up to the bay bridge toll plaza. As a matter of fact, this delay is a 25 minute drive time from oakland to San Francisco. Not too bad. We had times that were almost double that. Right now its not that way. We talked about 80. Im going to push down to the south bay here, and we can look at san jose. We havent had a lot of slow traffic and highway 85, this will make many viewers happy. 85 this morning in the south valley. Only a little bit slow after 17. 7 19. Lets go back to steve. Hold on there. Beautiful shot. Shot. Some patchy low clouds around. A few high clouds over all. Partly sunny. Temperatures chillier this morning, much cooler. We have a mostly sunny day on tap. A little bit cooler on the low. Highs will struggle a little bit. Still in the upper 60s. Not much change for saturday. Increasing clouds come in on sunday. Dont forget to set your clocks ahead, spring forward, and including clouds, looks like a cloudy system, rain to the north, probably by sunday evening, mendocino, maybe monday it might reach here. Thats a couple days away. Wont have to worry about it. Higher clouds moving over the north bay, patchy low clouds as well from napa county to san jose. Some chilly lows, though. I apologize. Its coming back. You know, you do what you can. Warmer pattern friday, saturday, and then a little cooler sunday as we start to get that cloud cover coming in. This is the rainfall projection, and you can see thats through monday morning. Not much from about San Francisco, oakland, concord north, nothing south, which i would buy in. Well see what this hole is. Heavier amounts would be well to the north if thats what it makes it sunday night, for us mostly sunny, partly cloudy, maybe times in the north bay, the low cloud deck been enhancing. 40s and 50s. More 40s today than all week long. Thats for sure. Cooler, kind of bundle up maybe for the morning, wont be bad in the afternoon. If youre in the sun, nice in the shade, its cool. 27 up in tahoe. 30s up into lake county. 34 in clear lake, system will ride up and over until sunday and give us increasing clouds. Today and tomorrow, okay. About average on the temps. 60s to near 70s. A lot more 60s. Normal is about 61 to 67. Next system sunday, again increasing clouds throughout the day. More clouds than anything else. Mostly sunny today after patchy low clouds and a few high clouds. Mostly sunny, partly sunny at times. 60s to near 70 degrees. Again, warmest temps, though, probably not there that long on the 70degree readings, so a lot of 60s in between. Lower 60s closer to the coast. About the

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