good morning. i'm jade hernandez. we're live in half-moon bay this morning where a fishing vessel capsizes. the biggest concern this morning, a diesel spill. dense fog in some areas. and absolutely clear in others. what's going on? we'll explain. might be absolutely clear but also darn cold out there. we'll talk about that and also if you're in the south bay or along the coast, how warm? also it's no secret oakland's new mayor and the police department have clashed in the past. the move the mayor's expected to make this morning as she begins her first day as mayor. the morning news continues. good morning. thank you for joining us. it's tuesday january 4th. i'm pam cook. and good morning. i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here's steve. >> all right. pam and dave, we have some fog out there. but also really cold. i mean we can be colder temperature-wise but it's a drier cold some time.

not today. it's the damp cold. after we get the fog to burn off if it does low 50s, mid- 50s. fairfield and antioch only 51. half-moon bay, santa cruz 58. livermore though 51. here's sal. good morning, steve. right now 680 at 24 you can see traffic on 24 below looks good and 680 south doing nicely. westbound bay bridge getting into san francisco that's the incline section. moving well up on to the upper deck. it's a clear shot weather-wise and traffic-wise into the city. 6:01. back to the desk. we are still following a very tense situation at a half- moon bay beach. a crab boat is causing serious environmental concerns. that boat is still rocking in the rough waters of half-moon bay state beach right near kelly avenue. ktvu's jade hernandez has been talking to the emergency crews out there. she's back live. so what are they saying, jade? >> reporter: well, we just

learned that the vessel, the owner of this vessel, has just arrived here. we are live at half-moon bay. you can see that's the vessel phyllis. that boat ran ashore earlier this morning. we understand the owner of this vessel just got hold of his insurance company and may try to pump the fuel off the boat. the biggest concern right now is any kind of spill. the u.s. coast guard is monitoring the situation. that's who we're touching base with every half hour. there is about 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel aboard the cell you see rocking in the water. but this boat is not leaking at this time. there were several first responders. we spoke to the half-moon bay fire department who arrived first on the scene. they received a call about this vessel which the coast guard says initially capsized around 1:00 this morning. but you can see that the boat has just run ashore at this point. someone noticed that the 65- foot vessel on francis beach at half-moon bay state park was in trouble and needed help.

the vessel has about 50,000 pounds of crab on board. three men were on board. >> we weren't sure how we were going to get off the boat. the three occupants weren't immediately evident to us. eventually they came out and were able to get off the boat on their own by jumping as the tide went. >> reporter: luckily no one was hurt. at one point state parks and cal fire, half-moon bay police, fire and the u.s. coast guard were out here. we understand that the captain agreed to take a sobriety test for insurance purposes. half-moon bay police told us there should not be any charges filed at this point. now as far as the crab on board, we don't know if this will be a loss for the ship's captain and owner. but we've been told by the u.s. coast guard that the vessel will not move back on to the ocean on its own. so they are going to work with the owner right now. the u.s. coast guard has promised to keep us updated on the situation. and as i mentioned, this

vessel's owner has just arrived on the scene. we're going to get an update from him and bring you the latest in just about 30 minutes. live from half-moon bay, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. in sonoma county a stranded hiker is out of harm's way this morning but that's after being rescued by a helicopter. the man got stuck on the shores of the russian river near clover dale yesterday afternoon. because of the rough terrain, a chp helicopter was called in and the man was hoisted to safety. he did not suffer any injuries. the search continues for a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a san jose teenager. that incident happened about 6:00 p.m. new year's eve on monterey highway. a car driven by the 17-year-old collided with another car. police say it appears when he went to exchange information with the other driver a third vehicle hit him and then drove off. his parents arrived at the scene minutes later. his stepmother, a trained emt, treated him in the middle of

the road until an ambulance arrived. >> knowing that the person just hit him and left was just -- i can't comprehend that. >> he is recovering from gashes on his head and a bruised lung. witnesses describe the vehicle that hit him as a dark suv. police say there could be a reward for information that leads to an arrest. our time now 6:04. let's talk about our commute now. sal is watching. you were telling us earlier, fog is causing some problems. >> it is, dave and pam. fog is going to be thick in some areas in the central valley. and also here in the bay area. and i'll show you that in just a moment. we're getting a back up we haven't seen in a while. we didn't even see this yesterday. this back up here on westbound bay bridge backed up to about the middle of that parking lot that used to be there. and this is mainly for the people who are paying cash. the fast track lanes are still doing okay. but i guess yesterday people had the day off. today more people don't. so we are going to start seeing

back ups at the bay bridge. we'll see how long it's going to be. usually they turn the metering lights on about 6:15. today might be the day. vacations don't last forever do they? i don't know. northbound, southbound 880 that traffic is moving along well past the coliseum. and of course the fog vallejo area so the bridges are effected by dense fog advisories advisories if you're driving out there or coming from there you should be aware. sal. thank you. we have a cold pattern. no rain in the forecast. there's nothing in the rain category coming in. 32 fairfield. concord's 33. livermore 33. 30s for napa, santa rosa, synura fell, oakland even san jose. low 40s along the peninsula, but i have seen a couple 30s including palo alto, woodside and men lo park. it's a cold morning.

speaking of san jose though, fog and cold then hazy sunshine actually the south bay, parts of the peninsula and coast creeping up on temperatures. warmer each day. 36 to start fog. by noon most should be gone. 54 go for a high of 57 and sunny by 4:00. 3 in tahoe. 19 reno. 20s or 30s from northern california all the way down to southern nevada and almost into southern california 40s and 50s for l.a. and also san diego. we have some fog though. some of that fog if you have the cold and the fog it's a double whammy. about to 10:00. then it starts to lift. leaving behind some hazy sunshine. but there are pockets where that fog is just stubborn. doesn't want to burn off. you can see the low which went right down the coast. there it is. it's going to sit down there and spin for a couple days then going to southern california probably on the weekend. for us everything continues to go up and over. ridge of high pressure's built in. it looks like it wants to lock in. as it does these patterns last a while. seven to ten days or even

longer. noontime temperatures 40s to 50s. if you get the fog to burn off, we'll have hazy sunshine. by this afternoon the fog will be retreating back to the valley. but 40s and 50s fairfield 51, antioch51. but richmond 56. oakland 57. synura fell 54. half-moon bay, redwood city 56. 51 livermore, pleasanton 52. fog nights and mornings. coast and bay side by thursday and friday. all right. steve, thank you. time now 6:08. plans moving ahead to complete the roll out of smart meters in san francisco despite attempts to stop that process. the city attorney tried to get state regulators to approve a moratorium after questions were raised about the accuracy of smart meters. that request was denied last month. pg&e plans to finish installation in san francisco between now and 2012. in the meantime, the battle over smart meters comes to a head today in marin county. later this morning the board of

supervisors is set to consider an urgency ordinance that would impose a one year moratorium on installing smart meters. residents of sage protest claiming smart meters cause health problems but pg&e insists the smart meters are safe. and marin county supervisors will also consider adopting a ban on plastic bags. now the ordinance would ban single use disposable bags at 40 stores in unincorporated marin. supporters say the plan will help cut down on litter that blocks up storm drains and also hurts marine life. well, today is nancy pelosi's last day as speaker of the house. when congress convenes in a new session tomorrow, john boehner becomes the new house speaker as republicans become the majority party. three years ago nancy pelosi made history when she became the first female speaker of the house. pelosi will hold a news conference at 8:00 this morning our time and ktvu news will have live coverage coming up on

mornings on 2. the first asian woman to lead a big american city is now beginning her first full day in office. ktvu's claudine wong just caught up with jean quan. >> reporter: good morning. we've been telling you the mayor in her first full day as mayor planned to meet with the oakland police rank and file. that's her car over here. she arrived just a few minutes ago. oakland police chief came down to open the door for her and we got a one on one with them as she walked in. this is what the mayor had to say. >> i have like 12 meetings today. >> reporter: with the police department specifically? >> well, i'm doing basically a meet and greet with the police department and with the chief. >> reporter: will this be open door? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: why not? >> this is our regular line up. >> reporter: why not? >> we never let you into our line ups. but if i was going to let anybody in it would be you.

>> reporter: thank you. how long do you expect this meeting to last? will you talk to us after it ends. >> i'm going to speak at the beginning of each. i'm not going to go out and get coffee. >> reporter: how are you feeling about relationships and people? >> i have a dynamite boss. it's good to have her here. thank you guys very much. >> reporter: thank you. so hots of smiles. not a lot of specifics. i can tell you that the relationship between oakland's new mayor and the police department has been described as rocky, tense, that's because in july oakland lost 80 police officers and oakland's new mayor, jean quan, has been critical of the pension plan for police. we'll have more on this and we'll continue to watch for her to come out coming up on the morning news. live in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. she was right there. >> yes, she was. time now 6:11. who should select the next mayor of san francisco? the reason the outgoing mayor

newsome says the current board of supervisors is just not qualified for the job. the navy captain who starred in anti-gay lewd videos could soon be out of a job. i'm in washington with details coming up. the moment you feel run down or achy nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud.

good morning to you. welcome back. time now 6:14. we're still following overnight news coming from pakistan. the governor of a province in pakistan was shot dead by one of his own security guards.

reportedly that guard told police he was angry about the governor's comments against pakistan's blasphemy law. that orders death for anyone convicted of insulting islam. investigators in this country are trying to retrace the steps of a former presidential aid whose body was found in a delaware landfill on new year's eve. john wheeler the 3rd was a military expert. he served in three republican administrations. he also led the efforts to build the vietnam veterans memorial wall in washington d.c. his death was ruled a homicide. right now investigators say they have no idea who killed wheeler or why. a navy captain at the center of a scandal involving lewd videos could be relieved of his command as early as today. ktvu's carol hon is live in our washington d.c. newsroom with more on the story and the investigation. good morning, carol. >> reporter: good morning, pam. what i'm hearing is that the captain could be suspended as

early as today. let's take a look at what got him into such hot water in the first place. >> something foreign to the gay kid over there, chicks in the shower. >> reporter: a virginia newspaper first broke the story of captain honors starring in several lewd videos complete with gay slurs, simulated sex acts and even a shower scene. the video was made about five years ago when he was second in command of the aircraft carrier u.s.s. enterprise. navy top brass are now investigating how they were made and shown to the crew of 6,000 without senior officers speaking up. several monthsing a honors talked openly about the videos to a print reporter. >> i got the sense from him and other crew members that this was kind of an admittedly or acknowledged silly thing kind of goofing off being funny as a way to wile away the weeks on a big ship at sea. >> reporter: but not everyone is blasting the captain. support for him is growing online especially on facebook. many there praises him for using humor to boost the morale

of those under his command. the u.s.s. enterprise is scheduled to ship out in a few days. whether or not captain honors will be on board, we could find out later today. live in washington, carol hon, ktvu channel 2 news. defense secretary robert gates is expected to announce this week a $100 billion reduction in the military's budget. among the programs on the chopping block are a 40-ton amphibious landing craft and new missile system still in development. the military has been under increasing pressure to cut spending because of the government's huge deficit. this year it's projecting to spend $550 billion that does not include war funding. time now 6:17. back here at home today's meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors could be a noisy one. the board is scheduled to vote to select an interim mayor even though the current mayor hasn't yet vacated the office. now this follows an unexpected move by some of the supervisors at a hearing yesterday to block

several of the mayor's latest appointments. they say it's the same as gavin delaying his swearing in as the state's lieutenant governor to block them from selecting an interim mayor. >> he is also asking this very board whose legitimacy he has questioned to turn around and -- >> these are qualified people who have been nominated. >> thank you supervisor. >> and your obligation is to go ahead and get on with the work of the city and not to play politics. [ applause ] >> in the end the committee agreed to approve three of his nine mayoral appointments. but delayed action on the others. a spokesperson for the mayor says the supervisors actions exemplify why the mayor thinks the board is not qualified to pick the interim mayor. right now it's 6:18. go back to sal to check in on the commute. any problems, sal? well, we don't have any

major traffic accidents, pam and dave. but we do have some fog out there. we keep watching that for you in case you're just joining us. we'll run it down a lot just so you're not surprised by it. first of all we're going to go out to the toll plaza. this is the first time in about two and a half weeks where we have seen these kind of back ups at the toll plaza. metering lights are on. some of the cash payers are still out there. now if you still pay cash, i'm curious as to why you don't have a fast track if you commute through here every day, drop me an e-mail. go to ktvu.com. perhaps you don't use e-mail if you don't use fast track. perhaps you -- i don't know. i can't explain it. westbound san mateo bridge as you head out to the high-rise that traffic is doing well. this meter's not a good reason though. traffic is looking good on 80 westbound between vallejo. traffic good down to 642. fog on the benicia bridge. sal, we have areas of fog and also very cold out there.

it's that damp cold. if you're from the midwest it's not that bad but you know what i mean it's a different kind of cold than what we're used to. areas of fog out there. temperatures in the 30s for many. we'll have hazy sunshine once you can get that fog to burn off and sometimes it's really tough to do. look at that fairfield 32, santa rosa 32. a lot of 30s. even concord i think went up because there's a little bit of fog starting to form. oakland san jose 39. in the mountains it's cold. in the valley it's cold. pretty cool all the way top to bottom. some of that fog though lingers until about 10:00 or 11:00. so visibility can be a quarter mile or less. just watch out. you'll hit a wall of fog and all of a sudden it's clear. if you are stepping outside it's noticeably cold down there. one low down the coast and the next system up and over. this looks like a very stable and quiet pattern but the mornings are cold, some areas of fog and then hazy sunshine. upper 40s for some. upper 50s for others. those 50s now are starting to show up more towards the south bay and on the coast where

temperatures are starting to creep up. but that fog keeps some highs in the low 50s. not much of a change. there will be more fog in the valley. little warmer temperatures along the coast and towards the santa clara valley. here's pam and dave. thank you, steve. the number of americans filing for bankruptcy jumped 3% last month. more than 118,000 americans filed for bankruptcy protection in december. that brings the annual total to 1.53 million people which is also a 9% increase from the year before. today the split of motor ola into two companies is split. today investors can buy on mobility including cell phones or shares which makes products for government agencies including bar code scanner and police radios. current shareholders will receive stock in both companies. time now 6:21. the bay area's law that bans burning anything in your fireplace on spare the air

nights will remain in place. dura flame the company that makes the fireplace logs from compressed sawdust and wax wanted to be exempted from the region's no burn rules during spare the air alerts. dura flame claims its products produce less smoke and fewer particles in the air than wood. however the supreme court refused to hear the appeal of this case. everyone wishes they had just a little more time to do their taxes right? this year we get it. and we'll tell you why. also why the place that some people call home is prompting a call for more regulation of one bay area city. good morning. northbound 280 traffic looking very nice getting up to highway 17. another update straight ahead.

good morning. right now at the bay bridge there is a back up especially in those cash lanes. actually only in those cash lanes trying to get into san francisco. more about the bay bridge back up and the rest of the commute straight ahead. the california supreme court ruled that police can legally search cell phone text messages of the people they arrest without first having to get a warrant. the court says such searches

are permitted under warrantless searches of personal property like clothing and cigarettes that are immediately associated with the person arrested. and prosecutors want to hear an audiotaped interview that a psychologist recently conducted with the man accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard. they say the tape will help them prepare their case over phillip garrido's mental competency. a judge ordered the tape sealed until the judge issues his written report early next month. but the d.a.'s office says it needs more time to study that tape before the competency issue goes to trial. this morning there is a call for more regulation on car camping in san francisco. people near the grade highway say there has been an explosion of people camping in their rvs. that's been creating problems with littering, drug use and aggressive behavior. sleeping in vehicles is against city law, but if police can't find the rv owner on the site, all they can do is post a notice to move the vehicle.

>> a lot of these guys are just decent people trying to keep a roof over their heads and these are tough economic times. but on the other hand some of they will are really irresponsible. >> neighbors have taken their concerns to city hall. district supervisor now looking at requiring permits for oversized vehicles. but that may take months to enact. our time now 6:26. april 15th deadline most taxpayers dread is not quite so bad this year. that's because it's been changed to april 18th this year for both your state and your federal taxes. that's because this year emancipation day, a legal holiday in washington d.c., falls on friday the 15th which is usually the last day to file. well, overnight the coast guard went to the rescue of three crab fishermen. but this story, look, it's far from over. we'll have a live update from half-moon bay. and sod become a multimillionaire tonight. how high the megamillions

jackpot has risen for the latest drawing. and some very important reports are coming out this morning. we're watching wall street. details just ahead as the opening bell is about to ring. pam will have all the numbers.

welcome back to the morning news. quite exciting there as they ring the opening bell. there it is live in new york this morning. isn't that nice? motorola ringing the bell on the new york stock exchange because they are celebrating the spin-off, the two separate companies we talked about one handling the corporate business, the bar coding and the other one handling cell phones. now you can buy two different shares. big week this week. we get car sales numbers coming in any time now this morning and then retail numbers for december coming in. it's expected to be a pretty

good december. so we'll get those numbers this week and we'll get you -- there's the numbers today. right now the dow jones up 18 points so far. >> that's a good reason to smile. >> yeah. say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news tuesday january 4th. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. we want to update you on this  big overnight news from the san mateo county coast. right now emergency crews are still closely watching that 65- foot fishing boat that is filled with thousands of gallons of diesel fuel. it is still rocking in the rough waters of half-moon bay state beach. that's where ktvu's jade hernandez has been talking to emergency crews this morning. jade. >> reporter: well, that's right. we've been able to give you a pretty good update every half hour. we just spoke to this boat's owner who told us he didn't want to go on camera but that he could tell us the captain of this vessel right here was his son and that the three men on board are all right this morning. the owner is worried about the fishing boat.

it's worth about $400,000. the biggest concern for the u.s. coast guard this morning is any kind of diesel fuel spill. the coast guard is monitoring the situation and that's who we've also been touching base with about every 30 minutes. the boat right now is not leaking at this time. we spoke to the half-moon bay fire department who arrived first on the scene this morning. they received the call about this vessel which the u.s. coast guard says may have capsized around 1:00 this morning. when they arrived the boat was up right and had run a ground on francis beach at half-moon bay state park. someone called for help after they noticed the 65-foot vessel on shore. the fishing boat's owner told us this morning his son is still sleeping right now. >> the waters are always dangerous this time of year with the storms coming in. luckily today the surf wasn't really that bad. but you're taking your life in your hands whenever you go out there. >> reporter: we understand the captain agreed to take a sobriety test for insurance purposes. half-moon bay police tell us

this morning there shouldn't be any charges filed at this point. and as i mentioned that the u.s. coast guard is going to try to update us on the situation as many times as they can throughout the morning. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. the federal agency investigating the deadly san bruno pipeline explosion has issued an urgent call to action. the ntsb is demanding that pg&e immediately conduct a thorough search of all of its records to make sure it knows the condition of all of its gas pipelines. peninsula congresswoman says this extraordinary move reflects what she calls a crisis of credibility for pg&e. >> if you don't know what's under the ground, then you can't possibly be operating a system safely. >> the ntsb is still investigating the cause of the september 9th explosion that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes. it's now focusing on whether a welding job on the pipeline caused the deadly blast. but it's not ruling out other

possible causes including human error. now we have posted the ntsb's entire letter to pg&e on our channel 2 website. just click on the san bruno fire tab. that's at ktvu.com. time now 6:33. opening statements begin today in the trial of a professional poker player accused of killing his parents in their upscale home in pleasanton. prosecutors alleged the 32-year- old was in financial trouble and that he murdered his parents to inherit their money. their bodies were discovered in 2008 in their home. his attorneys say there isn't enough evidence to prove he is behind those crimes. an alleged gang member will be sentenced today in the fatal shooting of a man in san francisco. 25-year-old charles murder was found guilty in july of first- degree murder and attempted robbery for the 2008 killing outside of a north beach nightclub. prosecutors say he shot 29-year- old richard barrett in the back after trying to steal the

jeweled flintstones pendant that barrett was wearing. barrett is facing 25 years to life in prison. there are more problems this morning for a popular nightclub in san francisco. suite 181 is now barred from selling alcohol indefinitely. now the state alcohol beverage control says the reason is because the club has allowed minors inside. this follows a two day suspension of the club's entertainment and extended hours permits because of continuing safety problems. a popular walnut creek restaurant has unexpectedly closed. bing crosby's opened in 2004 and last night was new year's eve. the restaurant is owned by the same group that owns mccover industries and maria maria. they also owned jodie imagine owe's in san francisco closed in september. it is a big day for you lotto players. the megamillions jackpot is up

to $330 million for tonight's big drawing. ktvu's kraig debro is live in hayward right now with more. and he's got a big smile on his face. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we have a hot tip from producer michelle earnst about this place. look at this place. not only do you have this big lottoty play here with all the tickets but look at the tables. they have the tables covered with california lottery. this is going to be a big jackpot. $330million. you see the other people one here for lotto tickets and megamillions which is $330 million. a lot of people come here play. i talked to one of the owners here says she plays because she likes to play and she wants her customers to enjoy what she enjoys. she's already spent hundreds of dollars on the chances of winning this lotto. >> probably i haven't seen my regulars they've been out from work. so if they're coming they get

in the pool too. >> reporter: doesn't it prey on the poor? >> i think we all have a dream. i think that's what makes the lottery work. people have a dream. that dream that i'm going to hit it one day and then set for life. >> reporter: big cheer went up in this place when she just got on tv. she and the others love to play lotto. see the last gentleman there says he plays all the time. he spends $40 a week 52 weeks a year. the highest pay out he's ever had is $2800. the pay out on this is about $208 million. a lot of people play regularly but you're going to have a lot of other people who are new players playing today because the jackpot is so high. coming up we're going to be talking to more players and see if we can find the ultimate story. maybe somebody spent $1,000 already on this lotto. live in hayward, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. i'm guessing kraig has bought his ticket. >> possible. it's possible. >> sal. huge odds but you can't win if you don't play right?

>> that guy he interviewed said it. you're paying a dollar and you might not win but you get to dream for that one dollar. >> it's worth something. >> worth talking about like we are. good morning, everybody. let's go out and talk about traffic now. the traffic is going to be backed up. a lot of people who are sitting in this traffic jam may be playing. if they win they won't be sitting in traffic anymore. this is the first traffic jam of 2011 here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it is backed up not -- i mean it's not a huge jam, but the last two weeks we really haven't had much of one. so this is kind of stretching out to the middle of that parking lot. it's about a ten minute, maybe more like a five minute delay here at the toll plaza. let's move along and take a look at 880 north and southbound. more cars on the road there. northbound and southbound traffic looks good all the way into downtown oakland. and this morning's commute on southbound 101 between burling game, san mateo and redwood city looks good on the peninsula. fog is not an issue in most

areas. but there is some dense central valley fog. people in tracy, benicia, those areas. speaking of the weather, let's go to steve. sal, we are talking about some cold weather out there. it's that damp kind of cold. more of the midwest new england feel. but it's not that cold, but it's more not the dry cold we're usually used to. it's a little edge to it this morning. as far as any rain goes there's none in sight. everything's going up and over. little bit of fog out in the valley is very, very tough to burn off sometimes. but we have some temperatures in the 30s and some of these will stay here for a while. 33 livermore. 32 fairfield. out to vacaville, antioch and brentwood all in the 30s. get the fog in there it's tough to burn off. some low 40s redwood city and mountain view. they always run about five or seven degrees warmer than closer to town mountain view. i've seen upper 30s palo alto men lo park around 36 or 37 degrees. san jose starting off with some

fog and cold. hazy sunshine today for san jose. and san jose's one of these areas that are just slowly warming up here. 36 to start. 54 at noon. sunny and then 57 for a high would not be surprised maybe tomorrow closer to 60. 3 in tahoe. 19 reno. 20s in the valley or 30s to 40 at palm springs. las vegas 35 degrees. 40s down in l.a. and san diego. that's the warmest. that fog can be, again, dancing around a little bit. visibility can be lousy and all of a sudden you'll get clear conditions and it will be all right. until about 10:00 some of that fog tends to persist a little bit especially to the valley. that little low which right there right down the coast will hang out and eventually punch in around southern california. but probably not until friday or saturday. in the meantime the highs built in deflecting everything way to the north. our pattern's quiet. 30 to 34. cool, fog. by noon the fog will burn off. hazy sunshine around and mostly

sunny, 48 to 58. again, a few locations just too hard to burn off that fog. so you're hard pressed to warm up. 55 napa. 55 novato to 57 oakland. hayward 56. antioch fairfield 51. concord 53. low 50s pleasanton, danville. but then come down to snow grade, fremont 56. santa cruz and half-moon bay 58. san mateo at 55. thick fog, cold mornings. warmer days especially near the coast into thursday and friday. all right. time now 6:41. is he responsible for michael jackson's death? today prosecutors will try to prove that michael jackson's personal doctor should go on trial. we'll have a live report from los angeles next. plus how new clues into the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds are raising even more questions.

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welcome back to the morning news. time now 6:44. it's been a year and a half since the death of michael jackson. and today a hearing begins to determine if the singer's personal doctor should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. casey joins us now from outside the courthouse in los angeles with the very latest. good morning, casey. >> reporter: that's right, pam. doctor conrad murray, michael jackson's former personal physician, will be here behind

me in court today listening to prosecutors try to persuade a judge that the doctor should stand trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter. >> my brother, the legendary king of pop michael jackson, passed away on thursday june 25, 2009. >> reporter: more than a year and a half later the cause of michael jackson's death is clear, acute intoxication of propofol, a powerful surgical sedative. who caused the death remains the subject of a los angeles criminal court case focusing on dr. conrad murray, jackson's personal physician. murray was treating jackson with the drug and several others to help jackson sleep as he prepared for a grueling series of performances. hours after jackson died, investigators had murray's car towed from the estate where the singer drew his last breath. they searched his offices in las vegas and houston as well as his home. an autopsy report concluded that proper procedures were not

followed in administering propofol to the 50-year-old singer. >> today the district attorney's office filed one felony count of involuntary manslaughter against dr. conrad murray. >> dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. >> reporter: judge released murray on $75,000 bail and ordered him to discontinue administering heavy sedatives. he was however allowed to continue seeing patients. if ordered to stand trial and convicted, murray faces a maximum four year prison sentence. now dr. conrad murray has pled not guilty last week. his defense attorneys indicated that they're going to focus on a mysterious syringe that was found near michael jackson. they're clearly trying to persuade this judge and perhaps eventually a jury that someone else incorrected michael jackson with that fatal dose of propofol. dave. that's our report. casey reporting live from los angeles. here's a quick look at some of the other top stories we're following for you right now at

6:46. today is nancy pelosi's last day as speaker of the house of representatives. tomorrow john boehner will take over as house speaker because republicans now are in the majority. nancy pelosi will become the house minority leader. san francisco board of supervisors is scheduled to vote today. they'll be picking an interim mayor. that's even though the current mayor has still not left office. gavin newsome has delayed taking over as the lieutenant governor until a new board of supervisors is seated on january 8. investigators are trying to figure out who killed john wheeler the 3rd. he was a military expert. he served in three republican administrations. the body of the 66-year-old wheeler was found in a delaware landfill on new year's eve. we have an update now on that bizarre story involving the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds in arkansas. an early report finds that the birds had signs of massive

trauma and internal bleeding. but it's not clear if that trauma was caused by the force of hitting the ground or if the birds were struck by something in the air on new year's eve. fish and game officials say lightning strikes or high altitude hail may be to blame. time now 6:47. a u.s. senator wants a federal trade commission to investigate what he's calling misleading safety claims in the selling of new football helmets. and the reconditioning of used ones. new mexico senator says helmet companies may be selling used helmets that don't meet industry safety standards. he also says rid dell, the maker of the nfl's official helmet, may be guilty of misleading marketing claims. they say one of its popular models decreases the risk of concussion by 31%. that's a statement that's been criticized by the experts. stanford will be welcoming back the new orange bowl champions with a rally on campus this afternoon. the cardinal football team

finished its best season since 1940. they just blew out virginia tech. quarterback threw four touchdowns, completed 18 of 23 passes in a 40-12 victory. the tight end tied an orange bowl record with three receiving touchdowns. >> football is one of the sports everyone's into. not just an academic but elite. >> the future of stanford's quarterback and coach are up in the air this morning still. now andrew could go into the nfl draft. the coach, jim harbaugh, could leave for a job possibly in michigan. pretty exciting though for them. >> very. 6:49 is the time. back to sal for a look at traffic. rumor is that michigan deal's off, dave. that's what the internet rumor is. twitter rumor. i don't know. if you're online. >> they're keeping us guessing this morning. >> we'll see. of course we'll report anything

that happens here. >> of course. >> let's go out and take a look at the commute now. this is westbound at the bay bridge. wow. this is the first time we've had back up in the last two weeks. there's also a crash there. you can see there's a tow truck with flashing lights to the far right of your screen there you can see it especially if you have a wide screen tv. you can see the whole thing westbound at the toll plaza with some emergency vehicles on the scene. there's a back up of about ten minutes now at the toll plaza. so, yes, vacations do end don't they? that's terrible. northbound 880 north and southbound that traffic is looking good passing the coliseum. if you're driving on the peninsula, so far so good on 101 and 280 we're seeing more traffic volume out there. you can see the maps changing color for the first time in a while. slow traffic in pacifica on southbound highway 1. 6:50 let's go to steve. sal, thank you, sir. a very cold morning out there. it's clear unless you have the fog. if you have the combination of two it could be a tough morning here to get the fog to burn off and temperatures will really struggle to get out of the

upper 40s. no rain in sight. one system went right down the coast and it's still down there. but it's the temperatures and the fog that will really be the main couple stories here. during the day if you can get the sun and fog to burn off soon enough it's not that bad. not that bad in the sun. it's getting a little warmer. some of the tweets coming in going that sun felt good yesterday. it did if you can get that. cold morning, hazy sunshine. foggy morning again tomorrow. sunny and mild. i'm not using warm yet. not yet. but cold mornings, fog, sun, no rain. rest of the week and nto the we some temperatures at freezing or a few below. fog in there in the mix as well. 48 and fog at sfo. oakland 49. 33 livermore. 39 san jose. a lot of 30s on the peninsula. redwood city and mountain view in the low 40s. san jose fog and cold but hazy sunshine and temperature continues to come up a bit. go for a high of 57 with a lot of sunshine. maybe tomorrow close to 60.

maybe tomorrow. 3 in tahoe. 19 reno. 30s through the valley all over the place and then 40s or 30s down to the desert. some of that fog is very, very tough to move about. it kind of dances here and there. some of the fog horns have been sounding towards benicia, crockett. inland valleys have to deal with that fog and some areas will be stuck in it for a while. pattern everything going up and over. there's the low went down the coast eventually going to southern california maybe friday or saturday. but for us high and dry as the high pressure builds in. it's a very stable pattern. 30 to 44. cold and fog. by noon most of the fog is gone. hazy sunshine. 44 to 54. and hazy sun 48 to 58 with a few temperatures low 50s due to the fog and some of the lows near 32. but mid-50s oakland 57. same for san jose. mountain view, half-moon bay, santa cruz 58. but 51 livermore.

52 pleasanton. thick fog, cold mornings, little warmer heading into thursday and friday. thank you, steve. car makers have been saying 2010 was a better year than 2009 and we should find out if that's true in the next hour or so. gm reports its total annual sales at 8:00 our time. the biggest names are all expected to report better results for december except toyota which was hammered after more than 10 million of its vehicles were recalled worldwide. ford is likely to come in at number 2 in terms of sales. check in on the big board. here's a live look at the dow on the new york stock exchange down just a little bit. we were expecting a pretty good day after a pretty nice rally overnight in asia and this morning in europe. right now though you can see the dow jones -- now it's flat. absolutely flat from the opening. two rival san francisco alternative newspapers have reached an agreement in a long legal battle over ad pricing. in 2004 the bay guardian filed

a trust suit against weekly claiming the weekly was trying to drive the guardian out of business by slashing ad prices. two years ago the judge ordered the weekly to pay $21 million in damages but the weekly appealed. terms of the settlement are not being made public. when you lose your luggage, it's bad enough. but what about a lost pet? the airline that's being accused of losing and misplacing a dog and a cat. h

time now 6:56. let's go to tori now. coming up in minutes we're live following a tense situation on the san mateo county coast. find out why the u.s. coast guard is closely watching a 65- foot fishing boat and what the crew was doing before it capsized in the rough waters. we're also following oakland's new mayor this morning as she had some early morning meetings with oakland police and what the chief had to say about his new boss. a rare sight on the strip in las vegas. how long the snow lasted and the problems it caused. those stories and more coming up on mornings on 2. now back to you on the morning news. thank you. time now 6:57. the san diego woman wants answers from delta airlines after her dog died while in delta's care. she used delta to fly her two dogs from san diego to germany. one of the dogs made it but her german shepherd apparently escaped during a layover in

atlanta. during her search for the dog she found out it was fatally hit by a car not far from the airport. delta apologized and promised to make a donation to an animal shelter. also a southern california woman is pointing fingers at delta for losing her cat, patch. the cat was last seen a week before christmas when its owner checked into a delta flight from egypt back here to the u.s. during a stop in new york city, a delta worker notified the woman her cat escaped from its cage. it hasn't been seen since. >> oh, boy. all right. coming up next here on mornings on 2, we're going to continue to follow this morning's developing news. that boat, there's a live picture, stuck in rough waters and creating an environmental concern at a bay area beach. and the first asian woman to lead a major american city is beginning her first full day in office. ktvu's claudine wong is the only reporter who caught up with oakland mayor jean quan earlier this hour. stay with us.