i'm tara moriarty live in san francisco where we have a new district attorney, a new police chief, and a new mayor. we'll have reaction from the surprising shakeup coming up. already some trouble on the freeway. especially in the north bay. we will write it down for you. we are losing that fog for now. boy is it colder. can we get rain in here? we will have that coming up. a young man trying to assassinate a u.s. congresswoman is due in court. today, the morning news continues. and good morning. thank you for joining us. it's monday january 10th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. here is steve. >> thank you. we had that feel like cold with damp fog. most of that fog burned back to

the valley. we saw a little change. there are a lot of 20s and even some very low 40s by the coast. we'll have mostly sunny skies today. just starting off 20s and 30s will end up with low 50s. here is sal. >> steve, right now we are beginning to see a crowd at the toll plaza which in itself is not a big one. this is indicated we will have a busy day. here it is 6:00 we have a little bit of a crowd. last week we didn't have this until much later. northbound 101 traffic looks good approachings 80 split. that commute is okay. let's go back to the desk. all right, thank you. san francisco police chief is starting his first full day as the district attorney. george gascon leaves the city looking for a new police chief. tara moriarty is live.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the department says is still reeling with the announcement. and now there is already talk the search for a new chief will be different. it was a short lived job as police chief for george gascon and now his former los angeles police chief is the new interim chief. the shakeup was a shock to the force. he wants a police chief promoted from within. >> i was told that chief godan will be the interim chief but not be considered for the job. and i was told that there will not be a so-called national search. >> reporter: now godan says his priorities are to continue to focus on crime reduction,

budget restrictions and hire new officers. he will l have to prove himself to win the heart for the voters. meanwhile, the san francisco police commission and newly appointed ed lee will be meeting this week to search for the new police chief. we will here from godown that says don't count him out. we are live in san francisco tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 mys. another bay area city is searching for a new police chief. san jose city manager is planning to interview several finalists this week. she is expected to announce her decision sometime next month. rob davis retired as the police chief two months ago. this is gavin newsoms final hours as new mayor. today at 1:00 p.m. gavin newsom will be sworn in as california's new lieutenant governor at a ceremony held at the state capitol. >> it's a fine line and jerry

brown understands that better than anyone. i think he's already picked up the tone and ten nor of the times and gets it better than anyone. >> newsom says the experience they share as big city mayors will really pay off in sacramento. the gavin newsom replacement is back here in the bay area this morning. ed lee arrived at sfo last night after a trip to hong kong. on friday san francisco's supervisors appointed him as the interim mayor. he will be sworn in as san francisco's first asian american mayor tomorrow. lee will finish out the final year of gavin newsoms term but he said he has no interest in running for a full-term for mayor in the fall. at 11:00 this morning governor brown will announce detailed for his plan to deal with the $28 billion budget deficit. brown says he wants to shift the responsibility from many programs from the state level to county cities.

he also wants to cut county bureaucracy. and he will extend temporary tax hikes. at 3:00 this afternoon a protest is also planned outside the state building in san francisco by people who are against further cuts to california's health and human services program. time now 6:04. the man accused of a mass shooting in arizona is due in court today. jared loughner is accused of trying to assassinate congresswoman gabrielle gifford killing six people and injuring more than a dozen others. congresswoman gifford who was shot in the head is still in intensive care. the doctors say that are hopeful she will survive. the sheriff says this tragedy could have been worse if it wasn't for several heros in the crowd. >> when the gentleman ran out of the am in addition from his

first magazine, he was attempting to change magazines. a who who we -- a woman who we have the name of went up and grabbed the magazine ander to it away from him. >> police described the suspect jared loughner as mentally unstable. he had met congresswoman gifford before but the motive for the shooting is still not known. we will bring you the latest on the investigation as we get a live report from arizona coming up at 6:45. we now know more about all of the chaos about that arizona shooting just by listening to the 911 calls. >> 911 where is your emergency? >> it's gifford. >> hello? hello. >> 911 there was a shooting at safeway. >> what do you mean? >> where gabrielle gifford.

i believe she was hit. >> as a result of that shooting, members of congress are reexaming their security and all those on legislation have been postponed. we will bring you more reaction on capitol hill in a live report. this morning oakland police are searching for suspects in a shooting that versely injured a -- that seriously injured a man. police were called to nigh avenue. they found a man that was suffering from a gunshot wound to his head and neck. the victim was rushed to the hospital. police tell us he is in critical but stable condition. we do not know what lead up to to the shooting. there is a warning in palo alto this morning where a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the driveway of her own home. jade hernandez joins us. >> reporter: good morning. the spokeswoman for the palo alto police department will be in the department in an hour or

so. we can tell you this morning the thief ran south right here on st. francis drive all the way to the oregon expressway. this is less than six blocks from the onramp to freeway. i touched base to the palo alto police department that the warning to neighbors has been more vigilant. the department received a lot of calls about vehicles in the area where this latest robbery took place. now this all happened on saturday just after midnight along st. francis drive. the victim a 35-year-old woman told police a man approached her as she parked her car in front of her home. the woman handed it over. the victim was not hurt and later described the thief as a young african american male. clean shaven and tall with a medium build. police cannot say if it's linked to other robberies.

the department has made seven arrests. but in many descriptions it matches the thief. all of the robberies have been through main thorough fairs. reporting live in palo alto this morning jade hernandez. time now 6:08. you better bundle up and pack on clothes this morning and be prepared to scrape off your car windows. this is a picture of really frosty cars. this is a picture of oakland. temperatures are expected to warm up a bit for us. steve will bring you a full forecast in a minute or so. all right now let's check in with sal. sal. >> i just spilled coffee on myself. that's what people go through at home. if you will get out on the road -- [ laughter ]

i don't know why i'm such a dork. we will go out to the pictures here. northbound 880 looks pretty good as you get up to the mccarthur maze. we are expecting a much busier day today. schools are back in unless there is a holiday i don't know about we will see tougher commutes especially at the bay bridge toll plaza. this is a look westbound now. we don't want a tough commute. let's hope it stays light. i have a feeling they won't. and if you are driving on the pins la highway 10 -- peninsula highway 101 it's a good drive. if you are trying to get into the valley it's a good day to do it. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. a very happy morning. it's a cold monday morning. in the 20s.

we haven't had any rain since the beginning of the year. but it looks like by tomorrow we will get light rain in here. however after that there is a possibility we could go high and dry again we'll see some of that fog coming back. they are a little bit tomorrow. that's not a strong system. 20s antioch, fairfield, concord, livermore, gilroy, napa, santa rosa. i have seen 27. there is a bunch. 29 in woodside. it's cold out there this morning. we will go 48 and then 53. turning partly cloudy later on. nine in tahoe but truckee is two below. it's cold there. 28 in sacramento. 28 in ukiah. the 31 in eureka was 29. monterey 35. it's not right on the water.

there is our system woman avenue -- there is our system coming in tomorrow. we lose that fog. the pattern shows the front coming in. we get clouds in here. temperatures overnight lows going from 20s and 30s today. should be 40s tomorrow. light rain is likely or looks do. after that, that may be it. so start off it's a cold one out there. it's cold out there. it is. i tell you standing at that bart station on saturday about noon and i felt like i was back in michigan. that's how cold it was. 40-48. mostly sunny giving away to mostly cloudy skies. 48-55. highs low 50s. a few mid 50s but we start off with 20s and 30s. we will see a little rain coming in here. and then that's it. we will be back in our fog pattern. all right a local company

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welcome back to the morning news. this morning president obama is leading a moment of silence as the white house in honor of the

tucson shooting victims. members of congress are have viewing their own security. ktvu alison burns joins us more with their reaction of the shooting. good morning, alison. >> reporter: good morning to you, pam. first we thought you would like to show her when she took to the floor of the house seat. last week she was among those reading the constitution on the house floor. >> congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion. >> reporter: this morning police are outside her capitol hill office as people stop by to pay their respects. the shooting has put a new spotlight on how members of congress are protected despite a number of threats against them. and gifford's colleagues say that need to change.

new house speaker john boehner lead am massive conference call with lawmakers and spouses about security last night. he's ordered a bipartisan security review but they seem to be at odds on how much they need. a heated political rhetoric played any role democrats and republicans are calling on lawmakers to tone down their speech. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 mys. time now 6:17. china ok a big step toward improving relationships. robert gates and the defense minister established a working group to talk about strategic issues. this is a symbolic end where beijing severed defense ties.

china's military chief says he can't guarantee there will be another break in the future. san francisco based twitter has been ordered to release private information. that includes wikileaks account and the accounts of three wikileaks supporters. one of the forth supporters is a member of iceland parliament. the united states is trying to build a case genesic di leaks. and former house majority leader tom delay will find out his fate this week. his sentencing hearing begins in texas. tom delay was convicted in november for money laundering and conspiracy to funnel corporate money. he faces up to life in prison.

tom delay's lawyers are asking for probation. time now is 18 minutes after 6:00. sal is closely watching the bay bridge today. what is going on? >> we are expecting more people sam and dave as some schools are back in. i'm not predicting it's going to be really terrible. i think we will see a little bit more of a crowded commute this week at the toll plaza. they switched the metering lights on so we don't see a big crowd. maybe i'm wrong. i hope i am. it will be great day there. i don't know we'll see. we will be watching it. let's take a look at northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. that traffic is looking good. last week 101 was a lot more crowded during the holidays. if you are driving on the south bay commute 101 is slowing down. slow spots beginning to appear in the south bay.

that is commute is waking up. let's go to steve. thank you, sir. we do have mostly clear skies. a little patchy fog showing up. the windchill at the napa airport is 24 degrees. it's cold out there. temperatures we lose some of that fog. we start to pick up colder overnight lows. lots of 20s and also 30s. currently right now 26 fairfield. lots of 30s. i have seen down to 32. now 34. but 32 san jose. nine in tahoe. two below in truckee. some of that fog has retreated back to the san what keen valley. mostly sunny. partly cloudy. mostly cloudy. 48-55 that system gets colder. starting out 20s and 30s. after wednesday it looks like

we go back into dry weather and a parking light of more of that -- and a possibility of more of that fog forming. this morning the product safety commission says it will set up its first office outside of the u.s. and it will be in china. this is to reduce the number of products that reach the markets. 45% sold in the u.s. come from china and hong kong. for the first time in 20 years a western has made $100 million the the box office. the new take on true grits topped it out with ticket sales of $15 million. it was followed by little focerks. a winter storm is really slammed the south. the major airport that slammed

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good morning. traffic is moving along okay at the golden gate bridge. pretty cold in san francisco this morning. there could be black ice. just be careful out there. not a big report of it. just be careful as traffic moves on. it's still moving at the speed limit. 6:24 let's go back to the desk. all right good advice. speaking of winter cold. a storm is moving across the u.s.. hundreds of flights out of atlanta airport has been canceled. officials at sfo has canceled its flights to atlanta. four inches of snow has fallen. the roads out there are ricey and slick -- are icy and slick and drivers are being warned not to drive.

governor of alabama and georgia have declared state of emergency events. look at shreveport, louisiana. the northeast could be next. the forecasters say the storm is expected to bring heavy snow to new york and boston this week. ford is joining the race to put all electric cars on the roads. they are showing off a battery powered focus. the new car can accelerate quickly and recharge in half the time. unlike the chevy volt, it doesn't have a gasoline engine for a backup. >> it's not a one up vehicle. we will have a conventional gasoline engine. we will have a hybrid and a plug in and a pure electric. >> ford is not saying how much

the battery powered focuwill cost. getting around san jose on highway 101 will be tougher this week. cal tran will close the onramp from eastbound tulley road. it will not reopen until 5:00 a.m. on friday. to get around it just go south on mclaughlin. it will replace the tully road over crossing. we are expected to find out more this morning about to make every toll booth on the golden gate bridge electronic. that would mean the end to all 35 toll collector jobs. it will be presented on thursday. if they approve it the ridge will be converted by 2013. going cashless would save $16

million over ten years. the richmond gang rape case is entering a new phase today. and i'm paul chambers. they are looking for for the suspect that killed a 20-year- old man. today is a very important day for wall street. we will take you live to the opening bell. ;

welcome back to the morning news. this is a very big day. we start the earning season. the reporting starts with dow component. and that is after the closing bell today. the rest of the week should be busy. over there ringing the bell is

imentor. marking the national mentoring month. try to be a mentor -- mentor here. we have a lot of interns here at channel 2. we will smile and say good morning to you. i'm pam cook -- i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. 25,000 reward is leading to the arrest of a deadly stabbing suspect. paul chambers is there this morning with the details. good morning, paul. >> good morning, pam. we are in an area of gang activity. i will shoyus think memorial for the 20 -- i will show you this memorial for the 20-year- old that was stabbed. students will return to school here the scene of the fatal

stabbing. the victim is 20-year-old juan carlos esparza from santa rosa. they got a call what they first thought was a shooting. however once on scene they found two knives, blood, and esparza on campus. they believe he may have been involved in a knife fight. he was hanging out the the school talking to friends when he was approached by two other young men when officers arrived they found esparza with several stab wounds. he was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. officers from the violent crimes and gang task force spent their day cleaning up the scene. since this incident happened on this task several several will be on hand to help deal with the incident. as for the investigation police do not have an identity or information about the killer. they are asking for your help if you know anything about this. they are offering a $2500 reward leading to an arrest.

i'm paul chambers. time now 6:32. another important court hearing scheduled in the richmond gang rape case. they are expected to make their first court appearance since the judge ordered them to strand trial last month. they could hear new charges filed against them and there could be changes in the legal teams. if they are accused of gang raping a 16-year-old girl outside of a richmond home coming dance 15 months ago. george gascon is at the opening of a shakeup. he is beginning his first full day as district attorney. ktvu channel 2 tara moriarty is joins us from san francisco with the story. good morning, tara. >> reporter: good morning, pam. gascon will be clocking in here like he usually does but he will be heading to the da's office. we have been hearing from

insiders this was a shock to the department. after a rare news conference he asked gascon to be the da. gascon who was always a lawyer is now the cities first ever latino district attorney. about to switch up the head of the police officers association says he didn't see it coming and neither did the officers. >> it's tough for our members. we have been looking for stability and continue new tie ten looking -- continuity and focus. he has been here 14 months. we felt like we were moving forward. this is a bit of a jolt. >> reporter: gascon's former los angeles police colleague jeff godown is the new interim chief. there will be no national search for the chief. >> i have a desire to roadway main on the san francisco police department in what capacity somewhere down the

road i don't know. we will see what happens. >> reporter: the san francisco police commission and the newly appointed mayor ed lee will meet nice later this week to search for a permanent chief. time now 6:34 in san jose a body found in an suv is believed to be connected tonight club. it was parked on@street -- it was parked on 12th street yesterday morning. there was a shootout at the next callly nightclub. a third man is in the hospital now with life threatening injuries. >> right now anything is possible. we need to figure out who was the aggressor. who was trying to flee.

it could be either. the names of the victims have not been released yet. there are three to four suspects. the motive is still under investigation. in san francisco a search continues for three men who police say used broken bottles to attack two other men outside of a nightclub. they found the victims with several stab wounds outside of a simple nightclub on howard street. this happened around 1:45 yesterday morning. the victims are expected to survive if you have any information contact san francisco police. wees are being raised about if -- the stept blast killed eight people and damaged 38 homes. the san francisco chronicle reports that pg&e purposely raised the pressure on that line for the maximum legal limit.

experts say the increase could have placed a strain on the pipeline. the pressure boost was part of its operating practice and denies it caused any problems. time now 6:36. let's go right to sal. you are watching the al plaza -- you are watching the toll plaza right now. how is it doing? >> it's getting slower and more crowded here. especially for the it's track lanes. i think a lot of people have that electronic toll system now. it's not a huge delay. but definitely more crowded than ten minutes. eats move along and -- let's move along and take a look at northbound 880 traffic. if you are driving on the east bay commute you can see it's slow here in antioch. also reports of snow not snow ice. i got carried away. ice and black ice on ports of

the freeways and fog in this area. concord. that is right. concord says fog. the temperature did go up if you get that fog and cold. 20s and 30s under mostically clear skies. it will not be an issue for everyone. we have gone a week without rain. that doesn't -- it's not something that is unusual. we can see very long stretches. it looks like our dry trend here will end tomorrow with light rain carrying that into wednesday. after that forecast models are very dry. maybe we will get a little rain and it will go right back into dry weather. whether that fog comes back in probably. we are seeing a little different pattern today.

cold morning. tomorrow cloudy. the overnight lows will be warmer. we will probably have to with that fog again. gilroy 27. there are a lot of low 30s. livermore 29. there is that 30 in concord. 26 is at 26. the pap pa air port is 30. 38 oakland, berkly. sfo is 37. that is at moffett and san jose 32. 32 fremont. we will go a high of 53. nine up in tahoe. it's two below in truckee.

37 las vegas. the fog fresno that's why they are 38. sacramento is running ten degrees cooler because they have lot a lot of that valley fog. today mustily sunny. it's a weak system. it will bring in rain on tuesday afternoon evening. today cold morning. increasing high clouds. most of that to the north. we will have sun. overnight lows. we will have 40s and light rain will take us into wednesday. so today 20s and 30s to start off with. cold with patchy fog. mostly sunny by noon. we will go higher clouds. few mid 50s. tomorrow clouds come in. light rain makes it into early wednesday. then it's gone. thursday and friday looks to be high and dry. >> thank you, steve.

what is happening today in arizona. the plans for the young man accused in that shooting rampage. plus more out of control rain and deadly flood waters. you will not believe how much rain they have had in the last 24 hours.

welcome back. here is a quick look at the top stories. this morning governor jerry brown will unvail his budget plan. outgoing mayor gavin newsom in san francisco made san francisco's police chief the cities new top prosecutor in a hall of justice shakeup. george gascon was sworn in as the new district attorney. this after a rare sunday ceremony at city hall. on capitol hill members of congresses are being briefed on tiger security following the mass shooting in tucson, arizona that target the gabrielle gifford. gifford was shot in the head. she remains in critical condition. six people were killed. more than a dozen others were injured. authorities in arizona are working to appoint an attorney before today's court appearance by jared loughner. he's the 22-year-old accused of

trying to assassinate gabrielle gifford. paul chambers is live. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, pam and dave. let's talk about the congresswoman gifford. she is in critical condition. the chief of neurosurgery came out said he is happy to report he is holding her own. by that he meant when they take her out of a medically induced coma and ask her to respond she was able to do that. you have six people in fair condition and three in serious following the attack at the shopping mall. >> a guy came to the safeway and started shooting. >> reporter: calls to 911 give a sense of chaos that unfolded as the gunman opened fire at the safeway grocery store. sipeople killed and 14 others were injured. a federal judge is amoung the

dead. the suspect 22-year-old jared lee loughner is in federal custody and faces murder and attempted murder charges. loughner is supposed to make an appearance. investigators searched his home. officials searched his home. he invoked his right against self-increme nation and not talking to investigators. one of the heros was daniel hernandez. >> i noticed that congresswoman gifford was injured so i pickedder pup >> reporter: members on capitol hill will be briefed about security. the speaker of the house condemned the shooting. >> no act, no matter how

heinous must be allowed to stop us from our duty. >> reporter: and many more details are emerging about the prime suspect in his history of behavioral problems. among them the on the internet all sorts of antigovernment rants. pam, dave, back to you. >> thank you. that is paul from tucson. bay area members of congress are expressing their con dull sans about the shoot -- condolences. their job is to be out in the public with the people. 6:47 is the time right now. let's go back over to sal. any problems? >> it's icy out there pam and

dave out in contra costa county. we have an advisory for people in contra costa county. normally we can show you the highway 4 bay point picture. it's completely fogged in. the advisory is for highway 24 and 680 and a little bit of ice out there. just be careful. so just take it easy if you are there just let me know. you can tweet me. this is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. westbound no major problems here. now if you are driving into san francisco it looks okay. this is a look at the golden gate bridge. concord, walnut creek, fog and ice just be careful. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. we do have a little different pattern. there is not the extensive coverage of the fog we have seen. mostly clear but cold. lots and lots of temperatures. i just seen upper 30s.

santa rosa and napa 28. palo alto is 31. about four or five readings. concord and livermore. anywhere between 29 and 30. san jose is down to 32. nine up in tahoe. 17 reno. 28 ukiah. 28 sacramento. foggy and cold. monterey is at 35. today partly sunny and cloudy. it will give us some rain tomorrow. it is a weak system but there is a change in the pattern we have seen for awhile. toad cold with patchy fog. by noon mostly sunny. 40-48. we will see the higher clouds drift in this afternoon. 48-55. low 50s for some. antioch only 50. 52 pacifica. slightly warmer but not much. 53 half-moon bay. livermore only 50. morgan hill 53.

cloudy with light rain. it looks like another dry pattern starting on thursday. thank you, steve. we have heard many rumors that verizon will start offering iphone services. now the wall street journal reports a verizon news conference tomorrow will make it possible. they will start offering iphones in a few weeks. let's check in on wall street. we have been checking about earning season coming in. many are expected to beat analyst expectations. seeing it on the stock market will be a little more challenging. portugal is said to be pressured to accept a bailout package. a live look at the dow jones. increased retail spending will help the u.s. economy grow 4% this year. that is according to morgan stanley economists. a steady decline in layoffs is giving a vast majority of jobs.

consumer spending is responsible for 70% of the american economy. the preliminary hearing continues this morning for michael jackson's. plus garbage pickup in redwood skiff could get expensive.

time now 6:53. let's go to tori to see what is coming up. >> reporter: good morning. we will have the latest on the tragedy in arizona including new details on thing suspect, where he bought the gun, why he had problems getting ammo, and why there is optimism about the condition of critically injured congresswoman gifford. last week palin released a map of cross hairs on 20 -- what is being done to prevent a similar image from being produced again. stub hub produced too many tickets. find out the expensive solution to fix that problem. you will never guess how much these tickets are going for. back to you on the morning

news. >> thank you. the preliminary hearing for michael jackson's doctor continues this morning. 16 witnesses have testified about the actions of doctor conrad murray. they will now shift to the science that had killed jackson. a mega millions ticket that matches five of six numbers was sold in livermore it's worth close to $200,000. the winning numbers are 4-46-22- 42-53 the mega number is 20. a ticket purchased matched every number expect that mega number. no ticket matched all six numbers. time now 6:55. redwood city officials will hear public comments about plans for an 18% garbage rate hike. this comes days after thousands

of customers complained about missed pickups and others with the garbage company. today's public comment could be followed by a vote. if the rate hike is approved it would take effect tomorrow. that meeting is at 7:00. the golden gate area will release how dogs are controlled at marin county beaches and at more than a dozen other sites. pet owners have argued their dogs need space to run free. there have also been complaints over the years of dogs trampling on sensitive wildlife habitats. the details of the plan haven't been released yet. officials say they are not trying to ban dogs completely. let's go back over to sal before the top of the hour and check in on traffic. sal. >> it's getting busier out there. there is ice on the antioch bridge. it's one of the factors in a

crash on the northbound section heading up to the delta there. the southbound direction still will be icy be very careful there. let's go to a live picture on highway 4. the fog is east of here. it's very cold and that may lead to black ice if you have water on the road it will freeze and it will be dangerous driving. those metering lights are on. let's go to steve. all right, sal, a little different pattern today. fog is there. it's starting to creep back in. it's cold. 20s and 30s. we will have mostly cloudy skies in the morning and higher clouds coming in. possibility of a little pattern change tuesday and wednesday. highs today 50s. >> okay, steve. still a lot of news to tell you about. the young man that tried to assassinate a u.s. congresswoman was due in court today. there is a local connection. we also continue our live coverage of the shakeup at san

francisco's hall of justice. it all centers around george gascon. stay with us.

the suspected gunman heads to court later today. in one hour, pres