♪ well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. tori campbell has the day off. steve paulson has the day off. but mark tamayo is in. how's the weather? >> still the active weather and that potent frontal system moving across the bay area early this morning. we still have some lingering rain showers out there. there's main activity moving out to the east and that trend will continue. here's our forecast model at 7:00 this morning. still showing you lingering

rain showers. throughout the course of the d ay, there is not a lot to show you. it looks like a break d eveloping. i am tracking a forecast that will impact your weekend. i will have more on that. sal has traffic. >> good morning, mark. that's northbound 280 on the right. you can see no major problems there. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic is moving pretty well getting up to the top s tory. once i -- get up to the toll plaza. back to the desk. as sal and mark made so clearly, a powerful storm b attered the bay area overnight. ktvu claudine wong is on storm watch this morning. she's out there. in fact, you're in marin county. what is it like out there? >> reporter: well, the rain continues to fall. it's a very light rain. it's been on and off with out

heavy it's gotten. behind me, 101 if you are headed out here and this is part of your commute, things are looking pretty good. no problems out here to report. traffic moving along just fine. leave yourself extra time. we came out here to shoreline drive. this is just off the 101 because this is an area that does generally flood. you see the caltrans signs out here. i don't think i moved out here for the last few days because this is the area that floods. so because of the steady rain, because of the high tide, this certainly is an area to keep an eye out for. things are looking okay on the roadways. give yourself extra time. back to you. >> thank you. right now mudslides are a major problem for residents in orange county down in southern california. mudslides were triggered by a

powerful new storm moving into the area this morning. in fact, it's blocking access to some houses and residents there are being asked to get out. to get out. evacuation orders are in place. authorities are going door to door telling residents to evacuate as soon as possible. those who don't are being told to sign a waiver releasing the county of liability. a big concern is flash flooding and mud slides and those areas burned by summer wildfires. governor schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in the a rea. back here in the bay area -- back here in the area, some beaches are closed. jade hernandez has more. >> reporter: good morning. you can a nice trail along the water here. today's warn something to stay out of the water until further

notice. this is a popular place. walkers and swimmers. but today they are being add v ied to stay out -- advised to stay out of the water. and he's doing his best to keep nike, his golden retriever, out of harm's way. >> yes, i would. yes. i usually walk my dog every day and let him go through the w ater. >> reporter: he says his dog nike loves the water, so he will had do his best and thanked us for letting him know about the warning. officials have posted signs at the four beaches. the health department has closed linda mar and rockaway beach and lakeshore park and aquatic park, both beaches in san mateo's marina lagoon. the county tests for chloroform bacteria once a week. according to the state's r esources water control board, heavy rain sent thousands of

sewer water overflowing into the streets and creeks this morning. these types of closures can be typical this time of year and usually happen a couple of t imes. posted signs warn any one of a problem. the beaches should be closed until further notice. reporting live in san mateo, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. well, ktvu.com also has tools to track the storm as well as information on where to get free sandbags. just look for the storm watch section right on the front page. 7:06. less than half an hour ago, it became official. president obama signed a law repealing the military's controversial don't ask, don't tell policy. among the attendees at this very special signing ceremony were house speaker, nancy pelosi, senior military officials and various members of congress.

the law will allow openly gay military officials to serve in the armed forces. president obama says he's proud to sign the bill, as he's doing right there, and he says it will strengthen national security. ktvu's alison burns will have much more on today's signing in a live report. that's coming to you in less than ten minutes. an oakland man is in the hospital right now after being pulled beneath a train near jack london square. it happened at about 3:40 this morning. we have video of the scene. the man near the wheelchair somehow became pinned. firefighters were able to pull the man out using the jaws of life. they say he was unconscious a nd -- he was conscious, that i s, and talking during the rescue. we don't have an update right now on his condition. again, he's in the hospital and the train has since been moved. one lane is still closed on 101 northbound in santa rosa right now after a pedestrian was hit and killed overnight. it happened around 1:30 this

morning just north of the mendocino avenue overpass. the chp says the victim was in the right lane but that it is still unclear why that person was on the freeway. chp says the right lane northbound will remain closed until about 8:00 this morning to complete the investigation. the name of the victim has not yet been released. time now, 7:07. let's go to sal. those wet roads, a lot of crash, fender-benders, it's been quite an interesting morning. >> yeah. we've also been work ong trying to get information on -- working on trying to get some information from b.a.r.t. last time we spoke with them, they had some equipment problems on the trains from d ublin/pleasanton to daly city. if you are a smart rider, you're gonna give yourself extra time anyway. although there are not major delay, that's for sure. but if you keep to the schedule you might be a little off this morning. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza.

that traffic looks okay. the roads have been nice and quiet for the last two minutes which leads me to believe t hat -- well, maybe we'll be lucky and stay this way for a while. and look at the 880 commute. that traffic looks okay. no major problems. it looks like the rain has s topped. this is 280 in the south bay. that traffic is moving along relatively well getting up to highway 17. so cross your fingers. so far right now on the roads, anyway, it doesn't look that b ad. filling in for steve today, is mark tamayo. >> we're taking a live look outside over san francisco. kind of a neat scene. you can see the high clouds in the upper overcast and the lower overcast. this will be the primary c oncern, we we have a dry weather pattern developing but with the rain storms moving out of town, we're expectthing fog. you can psyop the radar the bulk of the action, had quite an active morning between about 1:00 and 2:00 this morning,

bulk of the action heading to the north and east but we still have a little bit of some lingering cells right around parts of the bay. but the overall trend will continue. so the plan for today is this across the bay area -- we're expecting the morning showers out there but as we head into the afternoon hours, a mixture of clouds and sun. thursday and try we've been t alking about the dry weather pattern. satellite and radar, you with h e -- you can see the main focus of the activity heading out to the east and also down towards central and southern california as well. here is the plan for thursday and friday. high pressure returns. the biggest trouble had will be some fog, especially for the inland valleys but a dry pattern with a sun! cloud mix. the next storm is set to move in this weekend, especially saturday afternoon for christmas day. we could be talking about more rain chances for sunday as well. at 7:00, showing you still some

lingering rain showers out there. still a chance at 10:00 but into the afternoon there's nothing too significant here. we have to hold on to the possibility of a popup shower but no major downpours expected with the significant rainfall heading out of the east. it's 7:00. clouds, still some scattered showers, temperatures right around 50 degrees. by 12:00, 53, a chance of a shower and then by 3:00, a s un/cloud mix. 56. as far as temperatures, not a big change. we're in the middle 50s this morning. this afternoon, mid- to upper 50s for san jose and also morgan hill. here is a look ahead. we have an advertise in the break. it's still set for thursday and also into friday. there's our rain cloud, especially for saturday afternoon, and rainfall likely as we head into sunday. another forecast check coming up in a few minutes. dave and pam? well, family members say school yard bullying led to his tragic suicide. now the federal government wants some answers in the death of a gay teenager from the b

akersfield area.

we have clouds, a few l ingering showers for this morning. there's changes for this afternoon. ly have more on that coming up. as we told you a couple of minutes ago, president obama just signed the landmark mark law repealing the don't ask, don't tell policy. this now allows openly gay men and women to served in the -- to serve in the armed forces.

alison burns is live with more on the signing ceremony. alison? >> reporter: good morning to y ou, dave. let's get right to a look inside the big auditorium at the interior department. more than 500 people mooked the room to watch and celebrate as president obama moved to repeal the 17-year-old policy against gays serving openly in the military. now, the woman in the brown suit is zoewy dunning, a former navy commander from san francisco, who was discharged for being a lesbian and then being r einstated after fighting it in court. >> your country needs you, your country honors you and we are welcome you. >> reporter: now , zoey has been watching this.

this will stay in effect for the next 60 days until the pentagon figures out how to undo it. back to you. >> thank you, alison. 7:15. the u.s. senate is expected to take a crucial vote on the healthcare that would benefit the first responders to the 9/11 attacks. the legislation would provide nearly $6 billion to the rescue workers after becoming ill from the toxins. it needs 60 votes to move forward. but there's some concern that lawmakers who oppose the measure may try to stall a final vote. the federal government is now joining the investigation into a tragic case of school bullying here in california. department of education investigators want to know if kern county school district officials could have prevented a gay student's suicide last september. family members say the death of 13-year-old seth walsh was the direct result of a -- of vicious schoolyard bullying.

they say other students were constantly picking on him for his mannerisms and style of dress. san jose city manager is not commenting on a published report that she's ready to fire a veteran police officer. officer kenneth siegel is accused of using excessive force during a secretly- videotaped arrest of a vietnamese college student last year. "the mercury news" reports that the city manager wants to fire him for hitting the 20-year-old more nan a dozen times with his baton. 7:17. well, oakland city council wants more information before they decide whether to build a new ballpark for the oakland as. the city council approves $ 750,000 to pay for an environmental impact report on a possible stadium site. now, this proposed complex would include office space and housing along with the baseball only stadium. now, the city of oakland is looking at a location between the nimitz freeway and the embarcadero right next to the

lake merritt channel. oakland's city attorney plans to lawsuits against hotels believed to be used for prostitution. the legal action is part of a broader effort by alameda county to fight sexual exploitation of children. we won't find out the names of the hotels until later this morning but they say there's one particular interest in a business where child prostitution and other criminal activity may be taking place. a mother of northern california wants an apology from the makers of barbie. she says she and her 10-year- old daughter were trying to upload video on the barbie video girl site. she said when she tried it, though was led to this -- a graphic porn site. she said she called mattel and told them about it and now has a warning for other parents. >> make sure your parental controls are on. even if they are in a safe

environment, you thing it's a disney channel. any hacker can get in. >> well, mattel, the makers of barbie, released a statement apologizing for the incident s aying the website in question is managed by a third party but says they are investigating the matter. the blacks on hit the m ilestone. the blackops hit the milestone. acti-vision is already s uing. now it is adding electronic a rts. they claim the new company f ounded by the executives was lured into an exclusive distribution deal with ea after

they left avti-vision. a new york college professor claims it's possible, believe it or not, to find food that's good for you to eat on airlines and that some airlines are better at it than others. he puts united at the top of the list, giving it out of five stars. >> he says jetblue airways comes in number two, with american airlines coming in third place. u.s. airways received the lowest score, less than two cars, for, according to him, poor y oreall -- overall choices. find out how the rain is affecting people who are not used to so much water.

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we want to take you to arizona this morning where voluntary evacuations are taking place. four homes in arizona were w ashed away. dozens of others still at risk. now, the red cross has set up an evacuation center along the arizona border for people who want to leave their homes. there are also concerns about massive power outages throughout that area.

7:23. in modesto, a salvation army volunteer tried to stop a thief from stealing his kettle, well, this morning he's recovering from bumps and breezes. he was in front of the rayly's on tully road on sunday. he says one of four men in a toyota celica snatched the kettle and jumped in the car. they say the volunteer dove through the passenger window t rying to get the kettle back and they dragged him across the parking lot. >> i worked hard for that money. i wasn't going to let them get if and so that's why i went after him. >> well, he eventually let go of the kettle. the location can generate up to $00 a day in salvation army donations. a good sparery ton, we can tell you -- a good samaritan, we can tell you, dropped off a $500 check to help cover the loss. let's go back to sal.

>> pam and dave, it's been wet out there. it hasn't been a typical c ommute. we've had some crashes. let's go outside and take a look at interstate 880. north and southbound. you can see traffic is moving along pretty well with no major delays. the commute is not bad if you are driving southbound to hayward. it still is a commute. a lot of people remind me, i'm still working, but just enough people are not and some schools are already out for the christmas holiday. traffic is light. there's been standing water. if this were a normal commute day with even this much of wet weather, we would have a terrible commute. fortunately, it's not. if you are driving in san francisco, it looks like the rain has stopped. northbound 101 coming up on the 80 split there on the left, you can see. traffic is busy, but it looks good. let's go to mark. >> good morning, sal. we have the -- we had the heavy

rain move across the bay area this morning. still a few lingering showers but the activity will move out to the east. you can see our live camera in san jose, currently, mostly cloudy skies and a temperature of 52 degrees. here we go with some of the numbers, mainly the in the lower 50s. we're not gonna warm up too much this afternoon. in fact, the warmest locations only in the mid- to upper 50s. you can pick out on the radar, all of the activity that moved into the region overnight. you can see all of the action heading out to the north and the east. still a few lingering showers out there but nothing too significant but still enough to wet the roadways. as far as the significant rainfall heading out to the sierra in the form of snow and a winter weather advisory, snow levels around 4500 to 5,000 f eet. for this morning, clouds and showers, temperatures right around 50 degrees. the chance of a shower by 12 o :00 and then by 3:00, a s un/cloud mix and temperatures

mainly 55 to 56 degrees. sheer a look ahead to your five- day forecast, a break for thursday and friday. more storms for lining up for saturday and sunday. coming up we'll take a look at the rainfall, once again, right now we'll take a look at the forecast models and show you where the analysts -- where rain will be moving. looking for leaks. the levee that crews will be keeping a close eye on this morning and where people are b eing encouraged to leave their homes because of heavy rains and floods. >> reporter: and in richmond, a long line outside of the ymca. why these people are waiting and what they hope to get.

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we are definitely on storm watch, heavy rain pounded the bay area all night. it's still raining in a lot of bay areas right friday -- right now. luckily, we have mark tamayo here. how are we looking now? >> well, dave this storm mover is quick. it's now moving out of town but we still have a few lingererring rain showers out there. as far as totals ever the last 24 hours, pretty -- over the last 24 hours, pretty much -- >> here's the plan for today,

as you can see, throughout the day, we have lingering showers this morning. a cloud/sun mix into the afternoon. dry for thursday and friday. then the weekend we're talking about some more rain. there you can pick out the action moving out to the north and east. but still a few lingering rain showers out there. as far as the forecast we can tell you this. for this morning, still the possibility of lingering showers but not a lot to show you this evening and the afternoon. coming up i'll have the timing of the next storm offshore. >> thank you, mark. in sonoma county. crews will be searching for more leaks around a damaged levee they are even sandbagging. that's after yesterday's emergency repair to the levee. the levee protects wetland area with sensitive wildlife habitat but it had a hole in it, made worse by all of the rain and tides there.

crews are bracing for more n eeded repairs, if need be, in the coming days. >> they are all ready to go. if the crews have to go, we're ready to go. >> don't like giving you your holiday? >> no, this is our job. >> now, the levees date back 50 years to grow hay. there is a lot of bay should which -- mud there which can crumble. a powerful rain storm is, once again, dumping on southern california and it's making a mess of things in orange county right now. we're gonna show you new video from downtown laguna beach. take a look at that. the roadway is under water. that doesn't usually happen in that area. authorities have been forced to close down several street the there because of heavy flooding from days of unrelenting rain. in other parts of orange county, mud slides are blocking roads and access to homes, at least six people had to be rescued from their cars after they drove into flooded roads. also, take a look at this

video, outside las vegas, officers went door to door in mesquite, nevada yesterday, encouraging people too evacuate. there is a -- to evacuate. there is a flash flood warning in effect for clark county. an emergency has been declared. and the overnight rain here in the bay area could mean more delays at sfo. now, you should call your airline ahead before heading to the airport this morning. we did take this video at sfo just a short time ago, pretty clouded. once again and it's a good bet that flight delays will begin soon, possibly the next hour. our wet weather has been causing delays all week. of course, wet weather across the country but not every holiday travel -- every holiday. travelers are worried. >> i have time. i'm on vacation. so if it gets delayed, that's fine. >> the stormy weather in other parts of the country also making a bad travel situation even worse. we're gonna update this situation coming up at 8:00. you can also get more information on elays any time of day by going

to ktvu.com. a bird-watcher was out and found a body near doolittle drive and harbor bay parkway yesterday afternoon. police say this unidentified woman was only partially c lothed. she had been shot several times. her throat had been cut. a $10,000 reward is being o ffered to help solve this case. six defendants will head back to court next month to be formally charged in the richmond gang rape case. yesterday, a judge ruled there is enough evidence to put those six suspects on trial. however, the same judge d ismissed all charges against the senseth and youngest -- seventh and youngest defendant. the young men are accused of gang-raping a young girl after

a homecoming dance last year. propers say the victim was repeatedly kicked, pickup offed and sexually assaulted. home sales rose last month. the national association of realtors show sales rose 5.6% in november to a seasonally a djusted annual rate of 4.68 million homes. sales still down about 28% below last year's level and also below sales in june when the home b uyer tax credit was still available. the median price edged up about half a percent nationwide. this is the season for giving and that's why a toy giveaway is happening right now in the east bay. despite all of the help there's still a lot of people who need help. kraig debro joins us live. he's the richmond ymca with all of the details. kraig, it's noisy. i see a lot of people but i see a lot of people smiling, too. >> they are trying to get toys

and food but some of them are trying to get on tv. this is the coronado ymca. hook at the line of people for the toy giveaway. some people coming as early as 5:30. that was the person at the front of the line, about 40 people back. they have the intersection blocked off because the way they are gonna do it is extend the lines out into the street and bring people in to get their t oys and food. i talked to a woman who said she's a homemaker. she said words barely describe the emotion she feels being able to get one thing -- one thing every kid wants -- a present for christmas. >> reporter: you happy? >> yes. >> reporter: it means that much to you? >> yeah. >> i came last year and they really give you nice gifts and extra food for the holidays. >> reporter: and that really helped you out? >> yes. you have chicken for a long t

ime. [ laughter ] >> reporter: some say the economy is getting better. some say it's not. some people who donated bikes and toys last year are in this line this year. they expect 1700 families will get something they need to have a traditional holiday. families who register will get toys for their kids, a bag of groceries and frozen food for the freezer. the man who started this program two decades ago says he knows firsthand what it means to get that bag of groceries. >> theres with a time when our family was in need and without saying anything, somebody left toys and food on our front door. when i got hired with the fire department, i said lord what am i supposed to do? give me something to give back. he put this in my lap. >> reporter: i've seen t-shirts from other fire departments and other police departments from west county.

this toy giveaway is benefiting the families, part of contra costa county, a county that's been hard hit by unemployment. and the loss of jobs. and you can tell by the u mbrellas if you look at the street here, you look at main street, which is the cross street of south 20th, you can tell by the umbrellas just how far this line goes. like he said, like rod wood s aid, 1700 families. but he also told me that they have 500 more families who still want to get on the list and get in here and get some groceries. when we come back from my next report, you will see pictures of inside. because when i come back, people will be in there and the children will be getting toys. we look forward to that. >> it sounds like it's not too late to help, then? >> reporter: no. they are not rejecting any food or anything you want to donate. >> okay. thank you, kraig. >> 500 people still waiting. my gosh. let's check in with sal for

traffic because the roads have definitely been a little challenging in some parts of t he -- in some parts of the bay area. watch out for the ramp to be partially ramp -- blocked. a vehicle hit the center divider there. southbound 808 at high street there is a crash. now, look over on the right. you can see that northbound 880 traffic is aeffected because they are slowing down to look at the crash which is in the other direction. and people tend to be curious -- someone hit the center divider. someone hit something. they ran out of controls. it's a two-car accident there. this morning's drive at the bay bridge is light. westbound traffic looks good coming in to san francisco. it's 7:39. let's go to mark. good morning, sal. we still have lingering clouds

in place. even a few showers but the main focus of the frontal system that moves across the bay area has moved out to the east. but still a few lingering c louds, quite a bit of overcast in the south bay. and current numbers in the low 50s. santarosa, 52. concord at 50 and san francisco at last check, reporting 50 degrees. as far as rainfall totals you can see some impressive amounts, especially early this morning. >> we still have a few lingering cells out there but nothing too impressive as you can see, the main focus is heading out to the north and east. another wider view in the pacific. you can pick out the frontal system moving across the bay area. one change out here, finally a break in the clouds. it looks like a break in the storm track developing for today and also into thursday and friday, especially for thursday and friday, we have the dry pattern with a sun/cloud mix and some fog for the morning hours and then for the weekend, here is our next

storm r epresenting -- developing in the pacific. rain develops saturday, especially for the afternoon hours. we could still be tracking some rain clouds for the second half of the weekend as well. this morning, still some l ingering activity out there. you will notice a -- there is still the possibility of a popup shower. but nothing too extreme at 6:00 and then by 10:00 and 11:00, probably just a few lingering clouds. we still have this -- a winter weather advisory on the west slopes of the sierra. snowfall around 5 to 10 inches. snow levels coming down to 4 500 feet. back here in the bay area for today, pretty much right now, we do have the clouds, still some lingering showers and then into the afternoon hours at 12:00, the chance of a shower, 53 degrees. a sun/cloud mix. temperatures around 53 to 56. not a big change from the current levels. the look ahead to your five-day forecast finally a break in the action for thursday and friday

but there's that or -- rain cloud for saturday and into sunday as well. well, a list of the insurance industries safest new cars is out this morning. we'll tell you which one tops the list. also a crackdown on s o- called party buses. what one local lawmaker is doing today as a result of a tragic accident.

be what. you are going to need chains if you are heading to the sierra this morning. the winter storm has been blanketing the area with snow all morning. brian hickey is once again out at blue can yu this morning. wow. look at that, brian. >> reporter: it's beautiful here this morning.

the wind's not blowing. it's a nice, steady snowfall. you are chain up -- your chained up part of the drive got closer. you can pull off at the shell station and get a hot chocolate and head up to the pass. i leave you with this -- perfect snowman making.

6'3", easy to build. now i'm concerned he may tumble over my van and crush it. [ laughter ] >> thank you, brian. our time is now, 7:45. well, in just a couple of hours right now, san mateo assemblyman jerry hill about will announce a proposed bill, one designed to crackdown on underaged drinking on party buses. this is in response to the february death of 19-year-old brett studebaker. he was killed after dranking for hours on a party bus. the bill would require bus drivers to check if their passengers are over the age of 21. violators face fines of $2,000. we'll let you hear from a ssemblyman hill and brett's mother coming up in our next hour. a memorial will be held tonight for a san francisco police officer killed in the line of duty four years ago.

28-year-old brian tavare was shot by a suspect wanted on a felony warrant. officers were chasing the man on foot when he broke into a nearby garage. as officers moved to arrest him. he opened fire. tonight's memorial begin at 8:00 at the taralave police department. oakland police are giving us more information about monday's deadly officer- involved s hooting. officers say they were forced to shoot after edwards pointed a gun at them. they also say edwards was a member of a violent street gang. >> we're trying to protect the community. we did everything we could to stop these individuals from going out and ill canning some innocent people -- going out and killing some innocent people. >> edwards was among four people in the car. police arrested one man but two

others managed to escape. they are still out there on the loose. the state is hoping a new reward will help solve the k illing of a vallejo teenager. they now offering $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of ivan o rozco's killer. he was shot during a robbery in november of last year. police say he died trying to protect his girlfriend. an east bay couple is asking for help after someone shot their dog in the head with a pellet gun. the dog escaped when a contractor forgot to close the door. the dog was found on the side of the road the next day by police. >> i don't understand how they could do that to an animal. >> now, vets say it appears kevin will recover and the search is on for the other dog

that's still missing as well as the person responsible for the attack. anyone with information is asked to call oakland animal services. we received an update overnight about a controversial comment plant in cooper ten k nee. the city council has voted to send a letter to the county to address the concerns that residents have about the plan. neighbors worry about the cement plant on stevens creek are receiving harmful amounts of mer mercury. they say it doesn'tening belong in the area with homes, schools and parks. many spoke last night at the city council neating, many of them wanting a drafted resolution to be done. plans to issue licenses and tax medical marijuana growers in october are on hold at least until february. oakland city council voted last night to suspend licensing and regulate -- regulating a ustralia-sized cannabis-growing

businesses in oakland. applicants who requested a permit will be notified. the council will consider c hanging the cultivation ordinance after the city attorney said licensing and t axing those businesses could be considered illegal under state law. a list of the insurance industry has the safest cars list. general motors, ford and toyota followed hyundai the cars were required to have anti-rollover electronic stability control. tensions are pretty high in korea. the rhetoric is coming from both sides. find out how a symbol of the christmas season is fueling the baitest -- the latest propaganda war there.

in south korea, churchgoers brought some of the christmas spirit, the border with north korea. but north korea says, this is a military guard post just three miles from the military zone. this is the first time in seven zones that christmas lights have been allowed on the tower. that move is widely seen as a propaganda war. south korea has vowed to defend itself if north korea should attack that tower. in the meantime, 80 marines are on standby to defend it. today, the u.s. senate is expected to pass the treaty with russia. the treaty has received bipartisan support so far. some republican senators are opposed to it. they say it would give too much

power to russia. this could produce missiles in the u.s. and russia. sanford university is one of the nation's top schools when it comes to making moneys off inventions. stanford earned a -- earned $ 65 million from this year up from last year. the total earning, are over a billion dollars. the university of connecticut women's basketball team now owns the longest w inning streak of any college basketball team. top-ranked uconn huskies, they just destroyed florida state for their 89th straight victory. they haven't lost a game since the 2008 semifinals when sanford beat connecticut. the huskies are heading west for their next two games and they will be in stockton next week and then to stanford again

the following tuesday. also, stanford's mens, the l ongest winning streak, 1988. crash has a crash in o akland. what's going on, sal? >> that's right the we want to update you because that crash is still there. it's blocking lanes southbound. i will put it on the map here. 880 southbound as you head down to downtown oakland to high street. northbound is slow. in fact, we have a live look at 880 northbound. you can see that even though the direction -- the collision is in the other direction, people are slowing to take a look. it's slow from about the cool so lee -- coliseum heading north. let's take a look at the san mateo bridge. that bridge has been nice and quiet. we have moderate traffic. air delays at san francisco airport may start soon because when the weather is this way, especially over the san mateo bridge, it's going to affect the flights coming in and then t urning around going out. so we'll follow that for you coming up next hour. let's go to mark.

>> hi there, sal. the main frontal system that's produced heavy rain has moved out of town you can still see some clouds. kind of a brace in the clouds. that trend will continue as we head into the afternoon. hours-- afternoon hours. we still have significant rainfall to the south to southern california, all of the yellows and reds showing up. that's very heavy rain from los angeles to san diego to palm springs. back here, the bay area we'll switch it over to the radar. we could have a few light showers out there, especially out to -- especially closer to the santa cruz coast rhine and mountains as well. here is the plan for today. we have the clouds in place for this everyone mooing. the chance of lingering showers. for thursday and friday, a dry weather pattern. you can see what happens overnight probably while you were sleeping. the heavy rainfall moving across the bay area. we still have to move on to the

possibility of a lingering shower into the afternoon s. for this morning, clouds, still a few scattered showers out there by 12:00. a chance of a shower 53. by 3:00, a sun/cloud mix. finally, a break for thursday and friday but another storm approaches our coastline for saturday, especially by the afternoon. rain likely into sunday as well. >> all right. we're following a major new development in a continuing investigation on a bay area highway, an accident scene that may soon turn into a crime s cene. also we're following overnight news from oakland. look at this. firefighters rescued this man trapped beneath a train. >> reporter: where we are live, there is a warning. "mornings on "mornings on 2" moat will be right back.

good morning. thank you for joining us. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm pam cook. tori campbell has the day off. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, december 22nd. but we get to talk about the stormwatch how is it looking? >> he the heaviest rainfall moved in this morning. we have a few sprinkles or drizzle right around the bay and a few lingering showers moving into san mateo and santa cruz counties. we have a change in forecast for this afternoon. the longer range, another storm. i will have the timing on that coming up. sal has an update on traffic.

>> we have trouble on the nimitz freeway in oakland. 880 southbound at high street. there is a crash. it's blocking two lanes. they are moving it now but the traffic is slow not only southbound but on the right s ide. you see northbound traffic g etting a good look at the crash and slowing down past the scene. there are no imagine -- the bridge delay, the bridge advisory has been cancelled but it still may be gusty opt advisory but the good news, they have just cancelled that alert. heavy rain did pound the bay area overnight and it created treacherous driving conditions. the chp reports a large number of fender-benders and spinouts during that rain storm. this is some overnight video from marin county. there was the golden gate bridge on the freeway. the heavy rain should let up for a while but another

powerful storm is due to hit the bay area christmas day. the situation is even worse in southern california. right now, evacuation orders are in place -- are in place in los angeles county because of the rain pouring in. authorities have been going from door to door telling people to evacuate certain neighborhoods. those who refuse to leave have to sign a waiver releasing the county from liability. the main concern is flash f looding and mudslides, particularly in regions that were burned by those summer wildfires. small irmudslides are -- smaller mudslides are blocking some homes and people are being asked to leave. rain is also causing four san mateo county beaches to close. ktvu's jade hernandez is joining us live with all of the details. jade, you are right there, what's happening? >> that's right. we're live at lakeshore park

here at san mateo and the warn something to stay -- you can see it says warning, raw sewage. this is a popular place with the trail alongside the water and that trail extends all the way around. it's been very quiet. walkers and swimmers are being advised to stay out of the water for now. we spoke to a man who didn't know about this most recent w arning but he said he will do his best to keep his golden retriever out of harm's way. >> yes, i would. i usually walk my dog every day and let him go through the w ater. >> reporter: he says his dog nike loves the water so he thanked us for knowing about the situation. four beaches are closed. officials have closed -- posted signs at the beaches. linda mar and rockaway beach in pacifica as -- and lakeshore park and aquatic park, both beaches here in the marina

lagoon. heavy rain this weekend sent thousands of gallons of sewer water overflowing in the streets and creeks sunday morning. of the seven overflows, four occurred right here in san m ateo. these types of closures can happen a couple of times a year and can be typical. posted signs warn anyone here the -- near the water of the dingers -- of the danger. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, jade. our channel 2 website, ktvu.com has tools to help you track this storm as well as give you information on where to get free sandbags. look for the storm watch section at ktvu.com. an historic step forward for gay rights. president obama signed a law repealing the military's controversial don't ask, don't tell policy. among the i tendees, house

speaker nancy pelosi, senior military officials and members of congress. the law will had allow openly gay military members to serve in the armed forces but the change will not go into effect just y et. now the military still has to complete implementation plans before lifting the ban. alison burns will have more coming up in less than ten minutes. 8:0. we have an update right now on a breaking story we first brought this to you on the morning news. right now an oakland man is in the hospital after being pulled from underneath a train near jack london -- near jack london square. it happened around 3:40 this morning. the man in the wheelchair somehow became pinned under a train at broadway and embarcadero. firefighters used the jaws of life to pull him out. they say the man was conscious and talking during this rescue. we don't have an update on the condition right now. by the way that train has been

moved. one lane is still closed down on northbound 101 in santa rosa right now after a pedestrian was hit and killed on the freeway overnight. we've looked into whether t hey -- we're looking into now whether it might be a homicide. the chp says the victim was in the right lane but it's not clear why the person was on the highway. the chp says the right lane northbound will stay closed for now as an investigation c ontinues. the name of the victim has not been released as of yet. now, kut's claudine wong is on the scene pulling together information. we'll hear from her live very shortly. >> right now, we want to go to sal. hopefully people are taking their time, giving some extra room because of those wet roads, sal. >> that's right, pam and dave. what we've seen is the clouds have shifted more to the s hopping areas and far away -- not far away but not so much on the commute pattern.

still we's had some crashes. 880 is recovering from an accident. southbound at high street. northbound was also affected as the two light rains were blocked southbound. northbound traffic was slowing down past the scene. they are getting tow trucks out there. unless they're is a big problem we'll have a nice drive across the bridge in both section. in the south bay we've had a little bit of slowing at 101 near the airport. that's about it -- that's about all. let's go to mark. hi, sal. we have mostly cloudy skies, fog developing. we lucked out with this recent storm with the bulk of this activity moving in early this

morning. so for the commute, nothing extreme out there. still some moderate downpours. but here is is a closer information right now of live stormtracker2, still some scattered rain showers on parts of the south bay and the santa cruz mountains and around la honda as well. and a little bit of activity around san francisco. there is the live sweep showing you the current pattern. we could have a few showers approaching emeryville and oakland within the next 15 or 20 minutes. here is the forecast for today, as you can see across the bay area as far as current temperatures, mainly in the upper 50s. livermore, last check reporting 50 degrees. a dry weather pattern finally for thursday and friday with the sun/cloud mix. we'll have to watch out for dense valley fog. look what is developing o ffshore. another storm. this will be a factor with rainfall developing especially by saturday afternoon. another system moves in. we'll keep the rain showers into sunday as ll. it looks like a fairly active weather pattern moving in for

the weekend. as far as this morning we still have a little bit of activity. we'll take this toward the 10:00 hour. we have to hold on to the possibility by 4:00, especially out towards livermore. then for this evening, it looks like a dry weather forecast. winter weather advisory in place until::00 this afternoon. snowfall around 5 to 10 inches. snow levels from around 4500 to 5500 feet. here is the plan for this morning. still the possibility of a few showers. we're gonna hold on to that chance until the afternoon. temperatures by 3:00, right around 55 to 56 degrees. here is a look at the numbers. mainly right now we're in the lower 50s. we'll warm back up to the mid- to upper 50s this afternoon. there's the break we have been talking about for thursday and friday. another storm moves in christmas day and the rain will

last into sunday. 8:09. well, the repeal of don't ask, don't tell, it's now official. we'll bring you a live report from washington of the p resident's historic signing ceremony and the bay area impact of this new law. today, a major bay area city takes a new approach in cracking down on the world's oldest profession. and how a barbie website turned x-rated.

president obama signed a landmark law about an hour and a half ago repealing the m ilitary's don't ask, don't tell policy. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with more on the signing ceremony. alison? >> reporter: good morning to y ou, pam. president obama declared that anyone, gay or straight, who wants to defend america in uniform is welcome to serve. here he is the a the big auditorium at the interior department a few hours ago as more than 500 people looked on. he signed the law that begins the repeal of don't ask, don't tell and allows gays to serve openly in the military. >> we are not a nation that says don't ask, don't tell. we are a nation that says out of many, we are one.

[ applause ] >> we are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot. we are a nation that believes all women and men are tree eighted equal. >> reporter: now, joining the president was zoey dunning from san francisco. shes was discharged for being a lesbian but reinstated after file the -- after fighting in i t -- fighting it in court. >> i think this reaffirms we've been on the right side of justice and our rightful place serving our military. >> reporter: now, don't ask, don't tell stays in effect for 60 more days trial the pentagon trying to -- tries to figure out how to do it. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. well, the senate is expected to take a crucial test vote today on a healthcare bill that would benefit those first responders to thesen terrorist attacks. the legislation would provide more than $6 billion to rescue

workers who became sick after b eing exposed to toxins at the ruins. it needs 60 votes to move forward but there's concern that lawmakers who opposed the -- who op owes the -- who open owes the measure. investigators want to know if a kern county school district could have prevented the suicide of a gay student last september. family members say the death of 13-year-old seth walsh was the direct result of vicious s choolyard bullying. they say other students were constantly picking on him for his haner -- mannerisms and the way he dressed. sanjose city manager is not commenting on a published report that she's about to fire a veteran police officer. officer kenneth siegel is a ccused of using excessive force during a secretly-videotaped arrest. you are looking at it.

the city manager wants to fire him, says the paper, for hitting the suspect over a dozen times with his baton. oakland's city attorney is planning to file lawsuits against hotels that are believed to be used for prostitution. now this, is part of a broader effort by alameda county to fight sexual exploitation of children. now, we won't find out which hotels are being named in the lawsuit until later this morning but the police are saying there is a particular focus on one business on east 12th street where child

prostitution and other criminal activity r eportedly takes place. a northern california mother wants an apology from the makers of barbie. say mcdermott from the gold river area, east of sacramento, says she and her 10-year-old daughter were trying to upload video on the barbie video girl website recently. she says when they tried it, a link had link led them to t his -- a graphic porn site instead. she said she contacted mattel and told them about it. now she has a warning for other parents. >> make sure your parental controls are on. even if they are in a safe environment -- environment, you think it's the disney channel, any hacker can get in. >> mattel released a statement apologizing for the incident s aying the website in question is managed by a third party. they are investigating the matter. well, traffic has been restricted all morning on northbound 101 in santa rosa. this after a pedestrian was hit and killed on the freeway overnight. now we're hearing this incident

may not have been an accident. ktvu's claudine wong is there in santa rosa with the detail. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, dave. yes, this is still a developing story right now as they try to figure out what exactly happened here on highway 101. let me show you the scene behind me. that's santa rosa police heading up to this investigation. we're northbound on 101 south of the gun river road exit. police say they will be out here for at least another half hour while this investigation continues. chp said this started jew before 2:00 this northerning when a driver called in to say that someone had been hit on the r oad. they came out here thinking this was a pedestrian that had been hit on the freeway. they started treating it as a collision accident and then during their investigation, they say they saw signs of a h omicide. that changed the situation very dramatically. they called the santa rosa police department and are out there heading up this investigation that's turned into a homicide investigation.

they are not releasing a lot of information at this point. they will not give us any details. they say they are still trying to chase everything down and put everything together but let me show you the scene out here for those of you who might be t raveling through the area. they have this one lane blocked off. they are getting traffic go by. you can see it's moving pretty well out here. they have a crime scene truck and evidence technicians on the scene and the coroner is waiting to take the victim away in all of this. again, they are still trying to piece together what exactly happened to this person who was found deceased on the side of the road. what started as an investigation by the chp, they thought they were dealing with a pedestrian hit. it looks like something far more serious. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. right now, we are following a developing story out of chicago. two firefighters have died. more than a dozen others are hurt after a fire in an a bandoned building comes on a tragic anniversary.

also sidewalks are off l imits for sitting. sanfrancisco police are doing something this week that sets the stage for enforcement.

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two fireghters have died after being trapped by a collapsed wall inside an abandoned b uilding. we're taking a look at the scene right now. firefighters searched through the rubble for more than an hour to pull out four men who were trapped. we're told that 16 firefighters have been injured, six are in critical condition. this tragedy comes on the 1 00- year anniversary of the biggest fire disaster ever in chicago, where 21 firefighters died in that fire. 8:22. sanfrancisco police officers will get special training this week, about a new law that bans people from sitting on s idewalks. it's the sit/lie law. it went into effect last week. police officers will have an hour of training and they will be watching a video. police will be holding a series of community meetings about t his. enforcement will probably begin in february. now, the law applies to sidewalks in commercial d istricts during the daytime. well, in modesto, a salvation army bell ringer who

tried to stop a thief from taking his red kettle is r ecovering from scrapes and bruises. paul voorheis was collecting donations in front of a raley's on tully road when the crime occurred on sunday. police say one of four them -- one of four men in a toyota celica, snatched the kettle. they say voorheis ran after the car and got the kettle. >> i worked hard for that money. i was not not going to let them get it. >> voorheis was let go. the thieves made off with the $ 400. but a good samaritan dropped off a $500 check for the loss. >> there you go. let's see what's happening on the roads. a lot happening in our commute. >> we've had a couple of crashes which have kind of spoiled this otherwise light

commute. 880 at high street. things are finally better. southbound is recovering. northbound almost looks like it's completely recovered. men you get to a toll plaza, to the toll plaza of the bay b ridge, it does look good here. it's been light all morning. this morning we're looking at the south bay. that commute looks very nice with no major issues. just a little bit of slowing here and there but for the most part, it's a very nice drive. here's mark. >> hi, there, sal. good morning to you. the overnight storm moved through the bay area. now, the main storm center is out to the east leaving us with clouds and rain showers. right now on stormtracker2, once again significant rainfall to the south down towards b akersfield, los angeles, san diego. back here in the bay area, here is a closer inspection. not a lot to show you but we still have a few lingering showers closing in. also right around the bay itself for san francisco and

oakland. nothing extreme here but enough to wet the roadways and also might trigger the umbrellas to be used as well. here is the forecast. we have showers primarily for this morning. we still have to hold on the chance of a sun/cloud mix. the weekend forecast, we're tracking another system with rain returning and also gusty winds. overnight while you were s leeping, probably, you can see this front passage across the bay area. not a lot happening just o ffshore but we have to hold on to the possibility of a pop u pshower. we could have a few light showers so the best chance could be in the -- so the best chance would be in the east bay. most areas near 50 degrees. clouds and a few showers out there. a chance at the 12:00 and then by 3:00, a sun club cloud mix. temperatures around 55 to 56. warmest locations around 58

degrees. here is a look ahead. two dry days for thursday and friday. by christmas day rainfall could be developing especially by the afternoon hours and rain likely into sunday as well. 8:26. we're following a major new development. it's in an ongoing investigation on a bay area freeway. you're looking at a live picture of what's happening. a coroner just now arrived at the scene of the accident. it's now being called a crime scene. we'll bring you an update ton that situation next. also, crews have been working around the clock to repair a leaky levee and the rain is making things worse. >> we have developing news. if you plan to fly in the bay area today.

traffic is restricted on the 101 in santa rosa after a body was discovered. it happened around 1:30 this morning just over the mendocino overpass. now but we're hearing this incident may not have been an accident. claudine wong is there and has the details. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning, yes. the coroner has just taken away the victim from the scene along highway 101. you know, as you said, this started as an investigation accident just before 2::00 this morning, the chp got a call from the driver passing by. at that point they believe the pedestrian was hit on the r oadway. the chp came out here to start a collision investigation. but they took a closer look at

the victim and ream identified this was a homicide they were dealing with. evidence of a homicide had them calling santa rosa police. you see santa rosa police out here beginning to take down the crime scene that's been in place for hours along this highway. we don't know exactly what happened. santarosa police at this point not saying anything. say they -- they say they are still trying to do notifications about the victim and what happened. in the meantime how far, we look like we're on the cusp of g etting this roadway back home. if you can pan down you will see there's only two lanes open for traffic. caltrans has their vehicles p arked here to make sure this is safely shut down and the crime scene investigation van is out here for santa rosa police. they said they wanted to get this open very soon but the question remains, what happened to this victim? we just don't know the accidents but we're staying on

top of t his. we'll keep you updated. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. well, in sonoma county this morning, crews will be searching for more leaks around a damaged levee and they are sandbagging as more rain is on the way. now that's after yesterday's emergency repairs to the earth and levee along the highway 37. the levee protects a wetland area but is break in the levee was made worse by the rain and the tide. crews are bracing for more repairs if they need to in the coming days. >> they are all ready to go. s. >> levees date back 50 years when it was walled off to build hay. we're following developing news. the overnight rain hire in the

bay area is causing some minor weather delays at sfo. now, this is a crowd at the airport. there may be some other delays later today. travelers call the airline before you head out to the airport. this is what we found at sfo just a short thyme ago. vy busy there. our wet weather has been causing delays all week. but not every holiday traveler is worried about this. >> i'm on vacation. so if it gets a little delayed, that's fine. >> he's in vacation mode. the stormy weather in other parts of the country is making a bad travel situation even worse. you can get more information about all of these weather d elays by going to our channel 2 website. ktvu.com. just look for the storm watch section right there on the front page. oakland police are searching for answers this morning in the gruesome dilling of a woman whose body was found along the oakland estuary.

a bird-watcher found the body near doolittle drive yesterday afternoon. police say the unidentified woman was only partially c lothed. she had been shot several times and her throat was slit. a $10,000 reward is weeing o ffered in this case. six defendants who will head back to north next month to be charged in the richmond gang case. yesterday, a judge ruled there is enough evidence to put those suspects on trial. the same judge did dismiss all charges against the 7th and youngest left -- defendant, at least for now. >> our next step is to review and determine what charges. we may file an information with fewer charges that they were held to answer on or we may add charges. >> the men are accused of the gang-rape of a 16-year-old girl after a homecoming dance last year. prosecutors say the victim was

kicked, punched and sexually assaulted. by have some new information numbers out, showing ill -- we have some new information s howing sales were up 5.6% in november to 6-point -- 4.68 million holes. the sales were still about 28% below last year's numbers. also below the sales in june when a home buyer tax credit was still available. the median price, though, edged a bit, about .5% across the country. ford has recalled more than 600,000 of these vans because of rather axles that can corrode and break. but the ntsb has received more than 300 complaints about front cha rocheen, subframe --

corrosion, subframe damage. >> speaking of the roads, sal is watching the roads. >> right now, traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. every once in a while, we have a crash and even then sometimes when lanes are blocked we don't have huge backups. let's go out to the san mateo bridge and look at that. westbound 92 traffic looks very nice heading out to the high rise and over to highway 101, just speaking to one of our producers we've been looking at the air delays at san francisco airport via the handy-dandy website they have. there will be some delays. not only here but across the country. we'll hear more about that coming up. let's take a look at the westbound been, that traffic looks good tumming -- coming into san francisco. and san francisco itself, 101 has dried off. it was raining but now it looks dry approaching the 80s split.

let's go to mark. good morning, sal. we have some breaks in the clouds. the main frontal system has moved out to the east and as a result the clouds are beginning to break up a little bit. right now on live stormtracker2, the significant rainfall that's to the south down towards southern california for los angeles and san diego here is a closer information of our radar. there is not a lot to show you but we still have a little bit of activity -- [no audio ] >> santa rosa, about .75. sanrafael, pretty much .75 and san francisco about .45. sanjose, .43. the amounts are tapering off heading east and also to the south. current numbers mainly in the

low 50s. santarosa at 516789 livermore, 50 and san jose right around 53 degrees. finally, a dry weather pattern developing for thursday and also into friday were the -- with the sup/cloud mix. our next storm, there's another storm developing and that will move into the weekend with rain developing. we'll hold on the -- we'll hold on to the rain clouds. a winter weather advisory -- snowfall around 5 to 10 inches. snow levels around 4500 at 5,000 feet. we firmly have chain control the on interstate 80. here is our forecast for today, clouds, a few scattered light showers out there this morning at 8:00. at 12:00, the chance of a shower and by 3:00, a sun/cloud mix. there is still the possibility of a pop uplate shower by midafternoon. forecast highs later on today, mainly in the mid- to upper 50s. not a big leap from the current numbers. sanjose right around 57.

here is a look ahead to the five-day forecast. enjoy the thursday and friday dry weather pattern you can see what's by saturday. rain likely into sunday as well. >> 8:38. new information is coming in now about new evacuations in southern california all because of the severe rain really b eating down on that area. some of the residents in los angeles county have been asked to leave their home. our reporter is there thrive now with all of the details on the problems. paul? >> reporter: well, dave, the latest here in la c anada/flintridge, as you know, here's the tough part -- they are not out of the woods because the rain keeps falling. after days of rain, things are going from bad to worse in southern california. it's been raining for almost a week causing flooding and m udslides forcing officials to

issue evacuation orders in some areas. >> i cannot overemphasize the magnitude of the storm that's bearing down upon us right now. some say more rain than we've seen. more than 10 inches of rain has fall be, causing accidents -- accidents. in some cases drivers abandon their cars in floodwaters. it's all known as the pine ap. le express. storms have wrought another -- brought more than a dozen feet of snow. the rape has trigger -- t riggered heavy flooding outside of las vegas, in the up to of mesquite, residents were e ncouraged to volunteer on tuesday and a state of emergency has been declared. for many along the west coast, the holidays are approaching -- >> i've at gull after my christmas presents in the trunk. if they call, they call. if we have to delay christmas bay a few day, that's fine. >> reporter: i guess this might

be the ultimate bag, the s andbags. so far the sandbags are holding. that's good news. it's still raining, as you can see and hear. >> thank you, paul. >> we can certainly hear that rain. >> yeah. well, a teenaged tragedy is now leading to change. in just hours, a peninsula l awmaker will unavailable a new bill targeting party buses. look at this line in richmond. what the police have to do with these waiting here this morning.

let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories we're following for you right now, the chp trying to reopen the lanes in santa rosa. they are wrapping up their investigation of a possible homicide along the roadway. a body was found overnight. the investigators soon realized it was no accident. they are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. the stormy weather is directly blamed for the closing of four beaches in san mateo county. two beaches are in san mateo, the two others are in pacifica.

they are closed because of bacterial contamination. heavy rains simply overwhelmed leaky sewer pipes and that c aused a health threat. just hours ago, president obama signed the landmark law ordering america's military to allow gay men and women to serve openly for the first time. this ends the military's controversial don't ask, don't tell policy. a memorial will be hold tonight. it will be for a san francisco police officer killed in the line of duty four years ago. 28-year-old brian tavara was shot by a suspect wanted on a felony warrant. police were chasing the man on foot when he broke into a nearby garage. as police moved in, he opened fire, hitting tavare. now, tonight's memorial begins at 8:00 at the tara vail police station community room. we did receive an update overnight about a controversial cement plant in cupertino.

the city council voted to send a letter to the county about concerns they have about the plant. neighbors worry the plant on steve beson is releasing harmful amounts of mer rue -- mercury. they say the plant does not belong in an area where there's homes, schools and parks. last night, opponents wanted a draft issued. the supervisor also have the final say on the matter. plans to issue licenses and tax is on hold, at least until february. oakland city council voted last night to suspend licensing and regulating, industrial size cannabis growing businesses in the city of oakland. applicants have already asked for a permit will be notified. the council will also consider changing the cultivation ordinance after the city

attorneys sayens willing and t axing those businesses may be considered illegal under state law. a toy giveaway is happening right now in the east bay. despite the hem, there are still many in need. kraig richmond is out they're. hundreds have dined -- have l ined up, kraig. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. it will be 1700 families. there is a mid-moving/afternoon shift and then an afternoon shift. take a look at the people in line. some people say that santa claus is more of a spirit than a super human being who lives at the north pole with 150 volunteers that are here right now may not be super human but they are -- but what they are doing is santa claus like. people rushing in to get their kids. this is all part of the richmond el cerrito police --

rather f ire/police holiday gift giveaway the they've been doing this for years. it benfys people in west contra costa county. every year people come in and they get a bag of groceries, some gifts and frozen foo -- and frozen food for water -- for later. a -- a lot of people we talked to today had the same thing to say, it's all about how it makes the person who receives the gift feels. >> it's a smiles on their faces. >> reporter: yeah. >> and for them to see, i got toys! >> with the economy, it's hard to ties -- toys to buy christmas friends for the kids so we're here to get toys for the kids. >> i guess it runs the gam mit in terms of social economic levels here. according to rod woods, who is the person ho has -- would has been putting this this on for 23 years. he started this because when he was a kid somebody put groceries on his doorstep because they were houring.

he says people who were giving last year donating toys, some of those people are in line this year. so that's how bad or that's how the need has changed in just one year. again, this is going on basically all day. three shifts, mid-morning, late afternoon and thenning sessions people getting toys and gifts and bikes are being given away right here. it's a lot of fun. it's something that the community needs as well. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> real testimony to the economic conditions right now. thank you, kraig. will, california lawmakers are putting pressure on the federal government to set standards for a carcinogen s howing up in the south bay's drinking water. the chemical compound is known as chromium 6. right now there are no state or federal guidelines about the amount. but senators are pushing legislation that would set a deadline for the epa to

establish a new standard. a new study found the chemical in tap water in 31 u.s. city, including san jose. well, pfizer is expanding its recall of lip poker to for the fourth time. this round of recall -- lipitor for the further tie. this recall is from a musty o dor. and they say that's from the chemical found on the wooden pallets. 300,000 bottles have been r ecalled so far, all are for lipitor, 40-milligram tablets. the cdc says the teen birth rate hit an all-time low in 2009. 39 out of every 1,000 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 gave birth last year. that's the lowest rate since 1940, believe it or not, the birthrate for all age groups

was down except women over 40. well, the betty ford rehab center has fired a worker who accused lindsay lohan of attack her. the employee lost her job just hours after giving an on-camera interview with tmz. a spokesperson for the rehab facility said the employee broke a confidence ailty rule. the actress has been in rehab since september. 8:51. it's another busy holiday travel day. we jut got new information on sfo. it affects everyone catching a flight this morning.

welcome back. it's still a busy travel week. sfo just told us that the recent rain is causing a one- hour delay at the airport. if you are traveling, please remember to call ahead this morning. we took this video earlier this week at sfo. it's been crowded all week. our wet weather has definitely been causing delays all week as well. in about an hour from now, san mateo assemblyman jerry hill will announce a bill to crack down on underaged drinking on party buses. this in response to the death of brett studebaker.

he was killed when he crashed his suv after drinking aboard a party bus. >> we're here to really help get the awareness out. but-- the amount of the e xcessive drinking that's going on on these party buses. >> now, this memorial has been set up at franklin elementary school in the memory of brett studdy baker -- studebaker. this bill would allow -- would make it mandatory for bus drivers to check if the passengers are 21 and older. there's a last-ditch effort to keep the america's cup alive. newsom says he's been on the phone steady. he says negotiations hinge on

financial details. last week, larry ellison talked to rhode island about holding the event there. this coming year, the fair will run four day longer in h opes of reducing the $ 481 million deficit. the fair will run for three week weekends and be closed on m ondays. adding that exinterest weekend is expecting to generate r evenue. apple is now the latest company trying to distance itself from wikileaks. apple confirmed it rye moved the up official wikileaks app from the ipod store. it was downloaded about 4,000 times before it was removed three days later. 50% of the $2 charge also went to help fund wikileak. some apps are still available. iphone users can access the wikileaks website on the b rowser.

let's go back to sal to check in on traffic one more time for the top of the hour. sal? >> right now, traffic is moving along relatively well if you are going to the airport, there's still parking for you. we'll be checking in with that, that. let's go out to the investigation on 101, mendocino avenue. police say it was a homicide early this morning. they still are -- they are in the process of opening up that right lane. ktvu will have more on this continuing investigation coming up on the channel 2 news at n oon. moving along and taking a look at the westbound bay bridge as you come up to the pay gates. no major problem there. this morning's drive is okay in san francisco. though it looks like it's a little bit overcast. let's go to mark. hi there, sal. good morning to you. right now, some lingering c louds, even a few spotty light showers across parts of the bay area. that's after the frontal system moved in early this morning. actually woke me up about 1:00, you could still see a few l ingering showers across san

francisco moving across the bay. we are heading across the break. those breaks are very important. look what happens on saturday for chris nas day, especially for the afternoon hours. rainfall could be picking up. not only the rainfall but also the wind. so at least enjoy the break in the downpours in the short-term for today. >> you are making it soggy for christmas day. >> i'm gonna try to change that. [ laughter ] >> we can hit the malls today. >> yes. >> today and tomorrow. >> yes. today the chance of a popup shower but tomorrow and friday looking good. >> i get a couple of days off so i get to say merry christmas and happy holidays to you two and all of you as well. >> thank you, dave. have a great day,, and drive safely.