March 13th. Im gasia mikaelian. Welcome back. Good to be back. Thank you. Good morning. Im dave clark. Lets talk about your weather. Still dark around your area. Did you enjoy the weekend weather . Nice and warm. Well carry that over to today. The full moon is on sunday. The only problem is now people write me and say my dogs, cats are going crazy. [ howling ] sounds like hes got indigestion. Theres your High Pressure system right there. It says im happy right now, not going anywhere today. Maybe tomorrow i might back off. Clear skies, sunny and nice. Well rebound very fast on these temps. 60s, 70s, upper 60s near the coast for some. Upper 70s for inland. Lots of sun. It will be warm. Even if theres fog i dont think its going to last very long. Kelseyville sleeping in. Thats okay. 40 in napa. 48 for tiburon. On the coast, bodega bay, 54. You can see why. Theyre getting an offshore breeze. Today looks spectacular. The fog is trying right there but puts on those brakes, says i cant go any farther. 60s for a few on the coast. But 70s, upper 70s for many away from the coast. Sal, 7 02. Anything on your screen you want to get to right away . Were looking at the commute here in the eastbound first because we do have slow traffic to talk about at the bay bridge toll plaza. This is about a 20, 25minute delay. Its not bad, just one of those things you expect. If youre driving on interstate 880, beginning to get more crowded here but there are no problems between san leandro and downtown oakland. San mateo bridge traffic looks okay. Its getting a lot more crowded getting on to the bridge. Youll see slow traffic there. We see slow traffic on brisbanes freeway north and southbound 101. Out of the commute here youll see slow traffic. It could be slowing because of issues. Well let you know more about that. We also have potholes that closed highway 101. Near embarcadero the chp had to shut down the freeway because the potholes were too much for cars. You can see the officers demonstrating how deep they were. The caltrans crews did come out and fill the potholes and lanes were opened up early this morning. Right now all lanes are open in both directions. 7 03. Lets go back to the desk. This morning the Vallejo Police department is facing questions about Excessive Force because of cell phone video that shows an officer hitting a man during an arrest then pulling his gun on a crowd of onlookers. Ktvu alex savidge live to show us that video. Good morning to you. The Vallejo Police department has not said exactly what led up to this arrest, but we understand the officer from the video was chasing after a man who had been acting erratically at a gas station and things quickly escalated from there. Some believe the officer went too far during this arrest. I am god. [ shouting ] tensions obviously running high as the Vallejo Police officer struggles to take that man in to custody after tackling him in the middle of the street. This video posted online over the weekend shows the officer punching the man in the head and then later striking him several times with either his baton or possibly a flashlight. You can hear the officer yell for the man to give him his hands on a number of occasions. On the video you also hear bystanders questioning the use of force. Why are you still hitting him . Put your hands up. [ bleep ] as backup arrives, the original responding officer pulls his gun and points it in the direction of onlookers before reholstering his weapon. The office can be seen striking the man several more times. Its unclear what led up to the violent encounter and arrest that was captured on video here. Weve reached out selve several times throughout the weekend and the morning for someone from the Vallejo Police department to give us more information on this investigation and were still waiting to hear back from someone. Emergency crews were called to the oakland estuary early this morning. Workers at the best Western Hotel said there was a man who had been near the end of the pier drinking for a couple hours. They tell us they saw him do a black flip in to the water. Thats when they ran out to the end of the pier to see if the man was in any danger. Brandy, alcohol, all the beers he drunk. We saw him floating. And hes not moving anymore. Thats when we call 911. Fire and Police Officials arrived in minutes. A water rescue crew with a paddleboard was finally able to reach the man. They gave him emergency medical care. Officials at this point are not reporting the mans name or his condition. Police are still treating the location as a crime scene. Our time now 7 06. Yesterday in east bay democratic town leaders held a townhome meeting about what they call worst Case Scenarios if the proposed republican healthcare bill is passed. Healthcare professionals talked about the importance of making sure the bay years poorest residents are insured. They said obamacare stopped people from showing up in Emergency Rooms for minor ailments. At the town hall meeting the people urged elected democrats to fight the efforts to repeal the Affordable Care act. I imagine healthcare is one of the many issues youre hearing during your own town hall meetings. Yes, yesterday hundreds of my constituents showed up to say the same thing once again loudly and clearly, that they do not want us to repeal healthcare. The Affordable Care act. 30 Million People will lose their healthcare. Here in california over 3 Million People have been insured as a result of the Affordable Care act. Weve expanded Community Clinics. Weve expanded medicaid, 443,000 people would lose access to medicaid which is medical here in california. Its a matter of life and death and it will make people sick again if we repeal. Is there a concern of rising cost of healthcare . Nationwide federal numbers show there was about a 22 increase. I know people in phoenix were paying 145 more this year compared to last. Is there a concern of people saying my premium jumped a lot higher than i thought it would . There are concerns but i have to tell you first of all, the healthcare costs have risen less than what they rose prior to the passage of the Affordable Care act. Prior to that it was 5 to 8 . Now its 3 . So yes, weve got to fix some of the issues and some of the difficulties people are having but in no way should we just throw away the healthcare for 30 Million People. I believe this may be 5 to 6 of people which we must address and deal with but not by appealing healthcare. There are critics who say that businesses, its too much. Too expensive. Particularly Small Businesses. How do you respond to that . Many Small Businesses really have been able to survive and thrive because theyre able now to offer their employees healthcare. Prior to this there were no exchanges. There were very few Community Clinics so for the majority of Small Businesses theyve been able to provide benefit packages to their employees that they couldnt provide before but if there are gaps that need to be addressed, and we need to i say tinker around the edges to make sure that everyone is covered and can afford the care then yes, we must do that. For the most part Small Businesses and employees of Small Businesses have benefited. What have you seen and heard from your constituents economically . Before the weekend robust job numbers were released, ones President Trump took credit for. What are you hearing . Theyre struggling quite naturally. While the Unemployment Rate has gone down, when you look at communities of color, the african american, latino community, the employment rate is still double digit. Secondly, people, yes, are working but theyre working longer hours, theyre commuting further. They dont throughout the country have a living wage. Here in the bay area, living wage several years ago was like 26 to 30 an hour and were moving toward 15. And so while the economy under president obama was saved from dropping in to deep depression and we really did turn it around, we have a long way to go. But this is not donald trump economic agenda. These are policies put in place by the Previous Administration that are beginning to kick in. While we have you here, also have to ask you, you also introduced a bill to block american troops from being deployed in syria. Tell us more about that. I introduced a bill to stop the funding. Im an appropriator and the congress has the power to pull strings when it relates to issues of war and peace. We cannot allow our government to send Ground Troops in to syria without a congressional debate. Were still operating under the 2001 authorization that i voted against and it was a blank check. It gave power and authority to any president to use force forever. And so weve gut got to put a stop to this. If were going to send our troops in to battle, then Congress Needs to step up, do its job, debate it and vote for it. I want to stop the funding for that because our young men and women are going in to an area, we dont know who the real enemy is at this point. I have to ask you real quick, can you work with donald trump . The question is, is donald trump on the side of the American People . If he is, then sure, wed work with him. I would. But i dont believe he is. Donald trump, and we know what has happened in terms of russia. Weve got to have these investigations. We know the way his campaign was conducted, the intelligence communities have shown us that russia was extremely involved. He doesnt tell the truth about much of anything. Hes trying now to ban muslims again, to build a wall. When you look at his budget thats coming up, hes going to cut the safety net. Donald trump does not stand on the side of the American People. When you look at steve bannon, this man is part of a White Nationalist supremacist movement. The alt right. And he has him as his National Security council. I have legislation to remove him, get him out of the white house. When you look at his cabinet members, hes putting those cabinet members in to do what . As steve bannon said to eliminate the state really. They want to just take away the public sector, eliminate all the cabinets and say go for what you know, turn it over to the corporate sector and thats what america would look like if they had their chance. So i dont see a way that i can cooperate with that agenda. Tomorrow its back to washington, right . Well see the Affordable Care act and Budget Committee on wednesday t. Will be a marathon session. Thank you so much. Barbara lee, always good to see you and thank you for coming in. Thank you again. Time is 7 13. Well turn now to you. Our question of the day is how concerned are you with the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care act . Not at all, very concerned, somewhat concerned . Or not sure yet . Let us know what you think by voting on our ktvu twitter page or ktvu. Com under the mornings on 2 tab. You can also comment on the ktvu facebook page. Time is now 7 13. Using technology to fight crime. A system that alerts Police Whenever a gun is fired and the push to use this technology statewide. And i imagine you may have noticed this happening over the years. Airline seats getting smaller and smaller. Next, what the government is now doing to give travelers more room. Welcome back to mornings on 2. Time is 7 16. Healthcare reform and Interest Rates are on the minds of many people including investors and traders on wall street. Pam cook in the studio with new information about yahoo. Yeah, just getting this in, yahoo named its executive team for the post verizon deal. Marissa meyer will stay on as ceo till the deal is done. Then yahoo board member Thomas Mcinerney will take over the new country which will be called altaba. Taking in the numbers right now, theyre ringing the bell, executives and guests of Madison SquareGarden Company because the middleweight boxing matchup is this saturday. The two boxers there this morning ringing the bell along with one of the announcers and thats this saturday, Madison Square garden, checking in on the numbers, a little bit of a mixed picture still this morning. Dow jones down 18 and a quarter points to 20,885. S p 500 slipping a little bit as well, but the nasdaq is doing pretty well, up about 5 points to 5866. Well be lookling for word from the fed this week. But expectation well see higher Interest Rates. Banks are hauling in record fees from customers despite their strongest Balance Sheet in years. Last year customers paid an average of 600 for atm, overdraft and low balance fees. Some Analysts Expect bank charges to drop as the expectation of higher Interest Rates but one Study Reports chase, wells fargo, and bank of america made a total of 6. 4 billion last year on those overdraft and atm fees alone, up nearly 300 million from 2015. A new bill going before congress would stop Airline Seats from getting any smaller. The seat act of 2014 would enforce a minimum seat width and distance between rows. Supporters say the bill is not just about comfort but also about safety. They say larger and fewer seats would help in evacuations in case of emergency. Doctors warn there are health risks for some passengers who arent able to move their legs during long flights. The average distance between seat rows has dropped four inches since Airline Deregulation in the 1970s. The average width, by the way, 16. 5 inches. About 70 Million People filled out march madness brackets last year but a lot of their employers werent very happy about it. According to a survey by office team, almost a third of all bosses now say they want no ncaa tournament activities in their office. Another survey by wallet hub finds productivity goes down due to march madness. Its expected to hit 4 billion this year. Only 11 of managers welcome the tournament in to their workplace. One manager has about 300 offices around the world. He has a different idea. In his office he says workers are going to compete in a sales blitz and they get to dress in their Favorite College Teams uniform and colors. On the first friday of the tournament theres going to be a pot luck meal where people get to bring their favorite food from the town. So kind of embracing it because people are going to do it. So its kind of an interesting question though of do you allow it . You say i dont want anybody to do x, everybody goes and does x. I know. Its like saying dont do any Online Shopping at work. I know theres a couple of you who do. Not us. Certainly not us. Something to think about. Thank you. Time is 7 19. Sal is thinking about our commute. You taking care of our friends on highway 24 . Thats right. Good morning to you. Westbound 24, were going to start there and look at slow traffic thats here in lafayette and also in orinda at the very top of your screen. Traffic is going to be slow also approaching the tunnel. Bay bridge is backed up for a 15 to 20minute delay before you make it on to the bridge. 880 is not bad as you drive through this area of downtown oakland. Whats really terrible is northbound 101, slow traffic from almost san bruno because of an accident at 3rd street at San Francisco near the old candlestick exit. Id definitely recommend using 280 as an alternative route and well keep an eye on this but traffic is very, very slow out of south city and almost in to san bruno. 7 20. Lets bring steve in. Good morning. We do have clear skies. If theres any fog i dont think it will last long. Today will be right there. Although that full moon on sunday, still pretty bright this morning. Stacy says the moon was so bright this morning. How bright was it . I thought the sun was coming up. Also with all this rain and now we get this warm weather, you know its bothering some people already. Phoenix arts. Good morning sp. I am loving this early spring weather but my allergies not so much. The pollen count must be astonishing. Blame those trees. Theyre very, very high. You know the grasses are itching to go too. Theyre raring to go. Grass is about this tall for some. Signature High Pressure right there. Says you know, i havent been out here in a long time but im going to hang out now. Everything will be focused from the gulf coast to the northeast. Its tapping in to gulf moisture. Thats going to give us what we call frontal genesis and there are signs that anywhere from about a foot to 2 feet for some especially around the poconos, new york, boston. Well see, some of the models are trending a little warmer on some of this for the coastal areas. A lot like a recipe. Everything has to come together for this to happen. For a winter where they havent had hardly any snow whatsoever, they may get a bunch in 24 to 36 hours. Travel plans there back east the next 24, 36 hours could be a little tough. For us, no problems at all. Were good to go. Sunshine, 40s on the temps. 50s here. Its warmer. Santa rosa says 39. 40