well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, january 12. the investigation is underway into an early-morning fire at

a san jose pot club. it started a few hours ago at the club on drake street. one witness says he knows e xactly how the fire started. kraig debro joins us now with this live report. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. the witness says he knows how it started and another business owner says this was preventable, first the house on drake street. you can see om of the debris out here. it took firefighter a long time to put all of this fire out. know, the witness says this -- now, the website says this power line, he heard it when it broke free, around 3:04 this morning. what he heard was a lot of h

issing and this was not the closest fire station that came here. they don't have an engine. so the truck company that came from that station does not have water in the truck. so they had to wait for another station further away to get here before they started to put out the fire. >> when that truck did get here. it was about four or five m inutes later, according to a firefighter i spoke with, that could make all of the difference in a life-or-death situation. he says that four minutes in san jose is gambling. the reason they didn't have an engine there is because of budget cuts. they are fiing to get those -- fighting to get those trucks back. i'm gonna talk to some business owners. they've been shy about talking but i would like to know how

much they lost. back to you. >> thank kraig. 7:02. an earthquake that rattled monterey county overnight was felt by some people here in the bay area. magnitude .5 earthquake struck at 12:51 this morning. six miles south of san juan batista. it was followed by a series of aftershocks. the usgs received hundreds of reports from people who felt shaking in san jose and as far as the the north bay. sarah palin is responding to what she is calling a media attack on her by releasing a new eight-minute video. she posted it on her facebook page. now, the controversy involves tea party rhetoric and a controversial map that sarah palin posted online that some are blaming, saying that they inspired that mass shooting in

arizona, targeting congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. it's time to restore the american preset that every american is responsible for his or her action. >> she says the journalists found -- should not create what she calls blood libel. thousands are expected to attend the memorial service tonight for the victims of the tragedy in tucson, arizona. president obama and the first lady will be flying in to honor the victims. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> now, last night hundreds of mourners filled this church for a public mass, remembering both the dead and praying for the injured. saturday's shooting rampage is being called an attempted

assassination attempt for gabrielle giffords who remains in the hospital. there are new details coming out this morning about jared loughner. the new york times reports police responded to his family's home more than once before that rampage on saturday. right now, we don't know the nature of those police visits. and one friend described loughner to the new york times as a skilled gunman, someone who thrived on chaos. loughner is being held in jail without bail. 7:04. a san francisco club is being ordered to increase security following the death of a 33- year-old medical student. police say the victim was k nocked unconscious at temple nightclub sunday morning. he was taken off life support yesterday. there was another fight at the club the other night and police are not saying if the two are related. the club must order

surveillance and cameras. we're learning that a b otched kidnapping attempt that triggered a shootout at a club this weekend. police say it happened when three men barged into the mexicali club and they were there to target the club -- club owner because of a debt. police are looking for suspect. one of them is hector, the alleged get away driver, the second suspect's name has not been released. in just a couple of hours, we should have the latest report on whether congestion s plicing -- pricing on the bay bridge is actually helping to cut down on congestion. claudine wong joining us live. she's in san francisco now with those details. good morning, claudine. >> uc berkeley experts weigh in on whether or not congestion pricing is actually making a difference. if it's actually doing what it

is supposed to be doing. i just spoke to the bay area authority and they've said they've talked to commuters. we've done the same thing at from mont, asking people who get off in this area if they think it's making a difference. the reviews are mixed. the experts say this is supposed to change the way you commute because if you charge more in the peak hours, which is 5:00 a.m. to 10: 10:00 p.m., the mtc w anted to see if this was really working because they are really not sure at this point. we know the pricing went into effect in july. computers-- com-- commuters -- >> no. i come out. i haven't really noticed any difference. >> reporter: it hasn't changed now? >> yeah. you just pay, exactly. it has not changed too much in the early -- early mornings.

>> reporter: i see a lot of fewer people? >> yes. >> reporter: so you think it's working. >> yes. less congestion. >> reporter: back here live at fremont and howard. that's what people are saying this morning. what uc berkeley will say at this meeting at 9:30 is still u nclear. we know they've recentlyy completed commuters. the important thing to note is this is a one-year study. we're not gonna get the full picture of everything they are looking at. this is just an update and m id- year update of what we're seeing so far. given there is not a lot of data on this, this is a very important report, again, this meeting starts at 9:30. live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. and i'm curious, our traffic guru, sal, do you have

any observations with the congestion pricing at the -- >> i thinkis helped a little bit but i think there could be compounding variableses like fewer people have work. since july 1st. , we've seen fewer cars. let's go out and take a look at it now. for example -- you look at this picture, and in days past, we used to have a backup stretched beyond the 880 road. let's move along and take a look at the commute on northbound and southbound 880. that traffic is moving along very well. no problems heading south to highway 92. this morning's commute on the

south bay, northbound -- let's move this down a littleby. northbound 101 looks good. 7:09. here's steve. >> thank you, sir. a little different pattern here. we had the system, not much in the way of rain. a couple 1/100ths. a lot of low level cloudiness. it's not as cool. temperatures are up a good 20 degrees from just monday. sanfrancisco currently 47. the coolest, twin peaks, coal valley at 45 oops. china basin -- at 45. china basin, 50 degrees. the pattern is showing every sign of having extremely cold air. starting on the weekend and going into next week. for us it's going to be ho-hum. now, for some, it will be warm. for others the fog in the valley is just too victory --

tricky -- is just too tricky. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. there might be a little bit of rain. after that, it looks like that's it for a couple of days. warmer by the coast. but valley fog is extremely likely. santarosa starting off with cloudy skies. 45, we'll go 50 and then 5 for a high -- 53 for a high. the lows, 43, fairfield, 43 core cordelia. including move fit, 39 tahoe, 40s in the valley. 50s or 40s up and down the coast. that system to the left will be the one in the -- dash to the one in the series. and some light rain but that again looks to be it. high pressure will build in

behind it. 42 to 50. by noon some areas of sun and then either clouds, 50 to 60 very mild conditions. 52 fairfield, 55 san francisco. 60 san jose and santa cruz. thursday will be light rain, sunny and warm, except for fog. thank you, steve the heavy snow that surprised the south earlier this week is now hitting the northeast with a real punch, canceling hundreds of flights this morning. at least 675 flights have been cancelled out the new york and new jersey, all flights out of boston's logan airport are d eplayed and philadelphia's airport is reporting dozens of cancellations. if you know anything departing from that area, call ahead. a foot of snow has fallen in areas of new york. connecticut has nearly two feet of snow. an inch an hour in maine. >> can you believe that? >> that's a lot.

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>> reporter: let's take a live look. democrats and republicans are taking turns offering their condolences to the victims, honoring the here res -- heroes who responded and sharing their collective outreach at the s enseless tragedy. let's listen in live at democratic leader, nancy pelosi. >> the members of the arizona delegation, i'm greatly saddened in joining together with speaker of the house, john boehner, who share our hope and dreams, who have lost so much becauses of

tragedy in arizona -- >> now, president obama has been working 0 the speech he will deliver in tucson tonight. he's been working on that speech since monday. he will use the opportunity to focus on the victims and call for national unity, the white house is emphasizing, it will not be a political speech. sanfrancisco congresswoman and house democratic leader, nancy pelosi, will be among the dignitaries with president obama in tucson this evening. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. nato officials are reporting the deaths of four service members killed by roadside bombs in afghanistan. there are no details which countries they are from. afghan leaders say intelligence officials were the targets of two other bomb attacks. one in kabul fill -- coiled

four people. vice president joe biden just left agriculture and is arriving in pakistan. he says the goal of the u.s. is to work with pakistan to help restore and strengthen sovereignty in those areas of pakistan where extremists have violated it. back here at home, the mayor of hercules, who was the target of a recall effort, now says he's stepping down. at last night's city council meeting ed balico says he will retire to spend more time with his families. he and two other officials were accused of not being able to for basic services. the city council approved a plan to split the $00,000 from

the san bruno explosion among dozens of families. this has triggered and emotional controversy. many victims say the city came up too long to come up with this plan. one frustrated woman who did not want 0 to show her face told us how she feels. >> i shouldn't have to stand up in a room full of people and ask and beg. it's there. people donated it to them. it should be given to them. >> $6,000 will be given to the dozens of homes whose homes were completely destroyed. $4,000 for each home that had moderate damage. $1,000 goes to those homes with minor damage. next week, the city will start to send out the checks. meanwhile, a los altos man tied to a pipeline scam will spend three years in prison.

yesterday, daniel stancebury was in court and he pretended to be a spokesperson to get a rental car and other perks. a san francisco man is about to become a free man after spending 18 years in prison for a double murder. he was convicted of killing two people in hunter's point back in 1989. a judge has ordered his release after ruling he had been wrongly convicted because a witness lied on the witness stand. that witness has since died. now, conley's lawyer says it took years to prove the police allowed a key witness to lie on the witness stand about getting money and protection from investigators. what's clear is that these police were willing to take s ure -- take shortcuts and violate the done sty tuesday in order to get -- constitution in order to get convictions. >> now, it was george gascon's decision to officially drop the charges in this case. the state's prison guard

union is blaming overcrowding for an attack at pelican bay prison. the prison is in lockdown after yesterday morning's attack. authority say two inmates from los angeles attacked three guards with homemade weapons. the guards are being treated for gashes and puncture wounds. the prison is designed to house just over 2,000 prisoners but is almost housing almost 500. >> wow. 7:20. well, the battle over those smart meters really heats up. the act of defiance now has two women facing misdemeanor c harges. the fish and game department says it solved the mystery of the dead birds in sonoma county.

it is 7:23. we have new information on this dead bird mystery in sonoma county. investigators now say the 100 birds found near highway 101 were likely hit by a truck. the fish and game department says they all suffered broken necks. there were no signs of gunshots. chp officers found the dead b irds saturday on a highway between healdsburg and geyserville. two bay area women are f acing misdemeanor charges this morning after their arrest in rohnert park for protesting against pg&e's smartmeters. >> i have four grandchildren. they are getting killed from this radiation. >> that's deborah tavares 61- year-old -- 16 years old.

the critics like her fear these meters are not safe and they want the option to opt out. >> it's danger on a stick. it's stealth, it's d eseptemberrive and folks don't know and we're losing our freedoms. >> pg&e maintain the smartmeters are more safe and efficient. pg&e says it will address concerns but it will continue to role out the meters. let's check in with sal. >> good morning, once again. i want to tell you that highway is not doing all that well. we've had some incidents. we had an accident near s omersville road. we've had -- in fact, i'm g etting another -- i'm getting a message. hold on. it looks like we have a crash at willow pass road. that's the one joe was focusing on. westbound traffic is going to be slow approaching that. it will also be slow at antioch as well. so this whole thing is not

going so well for the highway 4 commute in eastern contra costa county. and when you get to 680, it's also slow in pleasant hill to walnut creek, 24 is moderate. when you see, get up to the la fayette b.a.r.t. station you will see traffic slowing down and it stays that bay to -- s tays that way to the tunnel. >> moving along and taking a look at san jose, northbound 80 traffic looks good. it's slow approaching highway 17. if you ride the santa clara bta, i would love for you to send me tweets about -- tweets about how that is going. i need some vta people. please get out that if you can. >> sal, we have cloudy skies, a low overcast -- overcast. there is still an easterly or northeasterly breeze for some. therein lies a very difficult. i'm gonna say that's berkeley. it looks like berkeley for me. somewhere in there it's b erkeley. 4 fairfield, 4 antioch.

our observer at concord b uchanan. east-northeast makes it very tough when the low cloud deck comes in and you keep the breeze going. for others, upper 40s on the temperaturesle any break in the clouds you will be in the upper 50s to the 60s. that system is the -- to the left will pay a visit and then we go sunny and warm, foggy and cool for others. cloudy morning. mild with some sun. breezy at times with the hills and some of the east bay locations -- east bay locations. 52 to 60. 60 mountain view and san jose. not much of a change on thursday. as we head into the weekend, it will either be fog or sun. sun equals sun, fog equals cool. sarah palin is pairing back on facebook -- firing back on facebook. >> acts of monstrous criminal ailty stand on their own. >> there's more on her response to this big debate over

political rhetoric and violent crimes. san francisco meter maid have new marching orders, what to watch out for and any crack down on parking violators.

7:30. this morning, sarah palin is o ffering her decide over the debate of political rhetoric

and whether it leads to aggressive or even criminal behavior such as the shooting in arizona. paul chambers joins us live with more on this story. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning, tori. sarah palin posted -- posted an eight-minute video talking about the tragic incidents on this weekend -- over the weekend. she says she's heartbroken about the incident. she did say dangerous acts were possible, even though she did not know something like this would happen. >> people need to realize the rhetoric and people -- firing people up. for example, we're on sarah palin's target list. but the way she has it depicted is crosshairs. they have to realize there's consequences to that action. once again, giffords was injured along with 16 others.

sarah palin -- since the tragic accident happened, many people have targeted gabrielle g iffords' district. in the video today, palin said how the media handled the incident is reprehensible. >> if you don't like your ideas dash their ideas, you are welcome to post your own, especially hours within a s hooting. that is reprehensible. >> reporter: now, of course, we want to take this to the people and hear what they have to say. in our next hour, we'll talk to people what they think about sarah palin is saying and what giffords said before this h

appened. we're live in san francisco, paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, paul. there is a more optimistic prognosis for gabrielle g iffords. we have new photos showing her husband right there holding her hand while she's in the h ospital. doctors say the congresswoman is breathing on her own but she's still ona ventilator as a precaution. meantime, investigators are busy searching for a black bag that the accused gunman, jared l augher in, was seen taking into the desert the very day of that shooting rampage. authorities say that bag may contain clues about the motives. arizona's governor has signed emergency legislation to preven controversial church from staging protests at the funerals of the tucson s hooting victims. williams of the -- members of the westborough baptist church of picketing the funeral of 9- year-old christina greene. the church claims saturday's killings were god's punishment

for america's wrong. residents of tucson are how to set up a human shield. a candlelight vigil in d owntown oakland tonight will also honor the mass shooting victims in arizona and condemn acts of violence. the vigil is scheduled from 5:00 to 6:30 outside oakland's city hall on 14th street. the east bay democrats club organized the gathering. the club says the vigil is a n onpartisan event and everyone is invited to attend. 7:34. in the south bay a busy stretch of highway is open again after a fatal overnight crash. the crash happened just after 2:00 a.m. on eastbound highway 237 just east of lawrence expressway. the chp says at least four cars were involved in this. somehow a victim who was killed ended up in the westbound lanes. now, the highway was closed for almost four hours but it did reopen about 6:00 a.m., the

traffic is moving three there again. a man who oakland police say led them op a brief chase in a stolen car is in custody this morning. now, the chase ended on east 4th street last night about 10:30. police say the suspect crashed into a parked rv. now, officers on a routine patrol discovered that the car was stolen after running the license plates. they say the suspect fled when they tried to pull them over and they found suspected narcotics inside that stolen car. a grim discovery on a freeway onramp in fairfield has led to a homicide arrest. two homeless people found the body of a 44-year-old man yesterday afternoon near interstate 80. police say they believe he died as a result of injuries suffered in a fierce fistfight sunday night. the other man, suspect, brian peck. an online news conference

is happening right now. it's about an important new facebook feature designed to find missing children. now, this will allow users of the social networking site to sign up to get amber alerts about abducted --ian ducted children in their -- abducted children in their area. california's public schools received a "c" and ranked 30th in the nation in an annual survey. california's score drop slightly from last year when it received a c-plus. for the third year in a he -- for the third year in a row, maryland receive at b-plus. at the bottom are nebraska, south dakota and the district of columbia, given d pluses. another area the report examined was spending on

education. california sore -- scored a d -minus. but the state's overall score was better, a c because the report says california does a good job trying to provide equal funding to all school district. well, home prices fell in 44 of the 50 u.s. states including right here in california during the month of november. a new report says prices -- prices will keep falling this year. core logic which analyzes real estate trends says the family home fell 5.1% in november. pricedrops started after federal tax cedis for home buyers ended. he is predying the home prices will start about 7% more before they rebound this year. san francisco parking officers have new marching officers in a crackdown to catch cough laws. one individual laid out -- laid

out new plans that include more tickets for parking violators. and those who park in toe a way -- tow away zones. we've been talking all morning about congestion pricing at the toll plaza. sal says it's congestion oust there. it is congested. it just goes to show you no matter what they charge, unless it's something ridiculous, people still have to go. it's backed up to 808. this is what we were talking about and claudine wong is gonna have more on this. but in kays -- in days before they had the $6 toll. it was more crowd than this. we'll see. we'll see what they have to say

and claudine will have an update on that. northbound 101, that commute is moderate. it's better than it was on monday. it's about the same as it was yesterday. this morning's commute is the -- in the south bay, let me just activate the new road sensors. look at 85. you see all of that red, all of the sensors there. it's kind of slow, northbound 85, coming up on the -- coming up into saratoga into deanza. there's a hazard there. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >> you are welcome. cloudy skies, fog is f orming, low, overcast. but this system that came by yesterday brought a little bit of rain. and that's all it takes. there's still a component of a north-northeast breeze for someone. if you can get the sunshine, it won't be bad. we had a stretch there of dry weather which ended dread even though we only had a c

ouple/100ths -- a couple 1 00ths. starting on friday and saturday and all next week looks dry for us. for us, high pressure will be here. it will be two things -- sunny and warm or foggy and cold. if you can get the fog to you burn off, it will be nice. but there's no rain in sight. temperatures after tomorrow. sanfrancisco temperatures in the 30s for the longest time and you couldn't find a 50- degree temperature. now china basin is sitting at 30. currently 47. but a lot of these temperatures two days ago were in the 20s and 30s. now we're in the mid-40s. still cold. santarosa, our target forecast.

50 by noon. 5 for a high. although if the sun does break through, you will be about 5 degrees warmer than that. one more system that will be on thursday but there's not much to it. 43 ukiah, fresno, 41. 50s up and down the coast. that system there is not going to be much because it's heading north. as it does, that means we'll get the clouds. 42 to 50. cloudy in the morning, we'll go cloud and sun. 46 to 56 by noon. and then 50 to 60 clouds, sun, mild. novato, 54 and then 56 livermore to 60 santa cruz. sanjose, morgan hill to gilroy, 59. upper 50s on the peninsula. one more system and then it look like sunny to mild to warm and then fog. did you feel it? an earthquake rattled monterey county overnight but many people here in the bay area say they feltsome shaking. we're live from prunedale

closer to the earthquake center with an update. >> reporter: i'm here in p runedale. i'm actually 15 miles southwest of san juan batista. it hit a 4.5 magnitude. i've been here all morning t alking to people at the s hopping center. half of them tell me they didn't feel it. the other half that did feel it, say it was quite a jolt, quite powerful. it happened around 1:00 a.m. in the morning. it woke up several people. [no audio ] >> we lost our signal there, telling us about the 4.5 earthquake that hit near san juan batista. 7:42. it was one year ago a massive earthquake rocked haiti. we'll have a live report from port-au-prince to learn how the recovery effort has gone so far and how far they still need to

go.

flooding continues to ravage australia. brisbane is the latest city to be hard hit. it's the third largest city in australia. at least 20,000 homes there are threatened and people have been warned to move to higher ground. flood something blamed for at least 22 -- flooding is blamed for at least 22 deaths and 42

people are missing since heavy rain began back in november. it was one year ago today that a magnitude 7 earthquake hit haiti. >> killing people and d evastating the -- hit haiti, killing people and devastating the country. we're live there with more. it's been a long struggle, hasn't it? >> reporter: good morning. haitians are commemorating this very difficult and sad anniversary, a year ago that this earthquake, this powerful earthquake struck port-au- prince and that day was the beginning of what has been a truly disastrous year for the poorest country in the western hemisphere. it's been a year since the earthquake shook port-au- prince. michelle is still reeling from that day. the earthquake destroyed his home and then his mother died

in a camp for the homeless. he still lives in one these camps. the earthquake killed close to 250,000 people. it left national symbols like this catholic cathedral in r uins. in october, disaster struck again in the form of a deadly epidemic of cholera. the death toll, more than 4600 people dead and climbing. on november 28th, haitians went to the polls. dispute over the residential election turned violent and triggered a political crisis still s immering. foreign governments pledged billions of dollars to help haiti. but survivors like this man say they haven't seen a penny of that help. >> translator: one year, nothing has changed here. many people are suffering and we don't know why. >> reporter: for him and so many other haitians, this has been a year of misery.

tori, some of the ceremonies we have seen, yesterday, for example, the government had rows of cross planted on the o utskirts of the city where count les victims were laid in the graves in those overwhelming days after the earthquake. we see haitians today, many p aying their respects for the loved ones we lost. reciting some prayers, overnight church vigil services. i talked to one person who said she was going to visit the ruins of the house on january 12th. she said she's sad but grateful that her children survived that awful catechism. tori? >> obviously in the last year little has been done. is there any sign of progress b eing made in the recovery right

now? >> we've seen some investment, a factory recently opened. one of the markets rebuilt, but really if you walk around this town, you still see ruins from collapsed buildings, nearly on every street corner on every street. you still see people living in tents, next to the ruins of their houses and sprawling -- sprawling tent cities like the one behind me right at the -- right next to the seat of the government. we have close to a million people still homeless one year after the earthquake and one year after international donors pledged billions of dollars to try to help these people. still no sign of real progress. ivan watson live for us in haiti after the earthquake. thank you. well, a 66% income tax hike has just been approved by illinois state lawmakers to help cut the budget deficit there. now this goes to the democratic governor, pat quinn, who has already said he supports it. the measure would temporarily set the personal tax rate at

5%, rising from 3% now. corporate taxes would also go up in illinois. here in california, jerry brown wants voters to decide if several temporary tax hikes should be extended to help close the budget. voters would be asked to maintain an increase of 1.25% in the state income tax, 1% in the state sales tax and .50% in the vehicle license fee. san jose police are asking for the public's help in finding a bank robber responsible for five hold yous -- holdups. they released security camera of a man attempting to rob one of the banks. police believe he's hit banks in santa cruz and santa clara county. there are more surveillance photos of the man. two men are pleading guilty to

stealing more than $90,000 electronically. the defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison and 31- year-old zammonyon was o rdered to five years in prison the they admitted to putting a skimmer on credit card read, at several bay area gas stations. they collected card information and later stole the money from 2 00 bay area residents. michael jackson's doctor will have to stand trial for i nvoluntary manslaughter. a judge decided that yesterday, following system that dr. murray administered a lethal toes -- lethal dose of a powerful propofol. the judge also suspended his medical license. a first in the nation, the big opening tomorrow dedicated

to the gay community. also, bay area travelers could benefit as one airline tries out a new money and t ime- saving tactic.

san mateo county needs00 volunteers to help count the homeless. this is all part of a federally

mandated home census. the results will help design homeless prevention projects. now, the homeless count starts january 27. if you would like to volunteer, just county the -- just contact the county's center on h omelessness. the nation's first museum dedicated to the history of the gay community opens tomorrow in san francisco. it's been a project of the c ity's glbt society and this opening marks the 25th anniversary of the formation of that organization. this 16,000-square foot museum is on 18th and castro. the exhibits include items belonging to slain supervisor harvey milk and much more. the add mission to get in is only $5. >> sounds interesting. we want to check with

castanedo. >> let's go out and take a look at -- traffic on westbound 24 is moving along pretty well. if you are driving out to the tunnel, it is going to be slow, but there are no accidents. that's what i mean by -- i should qualify that. pretty well, i would say. bay bridge, the commute there is going to be okay. no major problems coming into san francisco right now. eastbound 580 at 5th there is a crash there. it lanes. it's now on the shoulder. in the noncommute direction. so watch for that. that's eastbound 580 the a -- 580 at 35th. 85 fund is slow. we had an earlier problem -- 85 is slow all the way from cupertino. let's go to steve. good morning. cloudy skies. a few sprinkles but not much else from yesterday's system

who gave us light amounts -- light amounts. there will be very few in january. we started off in january. well, the streak ended y esterday. i know it's still cool and if you get the east-northeast wind, it will be cold for somebody. one more system just getting through the left of your screen will roll in here tomorrow. 39 tahoe, but 40s in the valley and 50s. look at l.a., 59 degrees a lready. south wind out ahead of it. that system will give us one more round of light drizzle or light rain to the north. high pressure is here -- high pressure, but mild with sun, breezy in the hills and also mainly towards the east bay. which can really put a cap on high temperatures and -- lows are so much warmer. we either have fog or sun.

if you have the fog, it will b e -- it will be cold, if you have the sun, it will be warmer. firefighters rushed to an early- morning fire. it happened at a san jose pot club. the first person on the scene actually watched it burn.

sarah palin goes on facebook defending herself this morning. her comments are certain to stir up another controversy. here we go again. bad weather in other parts of the country, causing headaches for bay area travelers today. it's not as bad as it was a month ago. well, it cost more to cross the bay bridge during busy commute times. but is that having a positive effect on anyone's commute? a new report could give us our first look. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, january 12th. well, topping our news at 8:00, the investigation c ontinues right into an -- right now into an early-morning fire that happened at a pot club in san jose at the herb-appeal pot club on drake street. now police are taking an active role in this investigation. kraig debro is live with the very latest. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. there are dozens of pot clubs all across the city of san jose but i just spoke to a detective with the san jose police department and he says none of them are legal. he says the city council has not enacted any laws regulating them. so the owner of this club could be in trouble. you can see the building is boarded up. i want you to take a look at this. we shot this about 15 minutes ago.

this is the man who has i dentified himself to police and firefighters at -- as the o wner/manager of the business. he didn't speak to us but he told the detective that he had a business license but the detective simply told me that anybody can get one of those and it doesn't mean that this is legal. now, this fire started around 3:00 in the morning. the call came in around 3:04. which was second alarm at 3:23 and was knocked down by 3:25. it's interesting because the station that responds to this fire at 3:00 this morning, is station 30. budget cuts have eliminated their engines. truck companies don't carry their own water. the engines do. the fire department spokesperson this morning told me it didn't make a whole lot of difference. >> the truck was here at 3:a 9. the engine got here at 3:10. >> reporter: what was the response -- i mean, was it a

later response? >> they were still within the normal parameters of sports t ime. >> reporter: i talked to another firefighterren ott scene and he tells me d.a. -- i talked to a captain also and they both told me that's a big, big difference and it could some day mean the difference feen life and death. let's go to what might have caused this fire. we talked to a witness, if you come out -- come back out live, i watt to show you this. a witness said he heard a cable snap and then some sizzling on the for of -- porch of the deck. according to the person next door, the line coming down on top of the porch is what started this. but the official investigation is underway. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> thank you, kraig. 8:03. well, there was an earthquake that rattled monterey county overnight. they felt it throughout the bay area as well. it was a magnitude 4.5 quake. it hit about 12:51, six miles

south of san juan batista. it was followed by several smaller aftershocks. they received hundreds of phone calls from people who said they felt it in san jose as far as the north bay. 8:03. this morning sarah palin has just issued her first response to what she calls a media attack on her. now, the controversy involves tea party rhetoric and a controversial map palin posted online with crosshair targets on it. but some -- some say that t argeted the mass shooting in arizona. we must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. it's time to restore -- >> the former gop vice presidential candidate says that vigorous debates are a

cherished tradition. and that journalists should not re-- should not create what she calls blood libel that leads to hatred and violence. president obama and the first lady are frying -- are f lying to tucson to attend a memorial of the victims -- for the victims of the tragedy in tucson. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> last night hundreds of m ourners filled the church for a public mass to remember the dead and pray for the dead. saturday's shooting is called an assassination attempt on gabrielle giffords, who remains on the -- in the hospital. "new york times" reports that police responded to loughner's home more than once before saturday's shooting. we don't know the nature of the visits right now. one person described loughner as a skilled gunman and one who

thrived on chaos. police say a victim was knocked unconscious at the temple nightclub ey sunday morning. he was taken off life support yesterday. there was another fight at the club the same night but police are not saying it those two incidents are related. the club is under orders to order -- understand orders to order cameras and do extra p at- downs. it also has to ban glass on the weekends. congestion pricing has been on the bay bridge for about six months but there's still no data whether it is making a difference in the morning commute on the toll plaza. claudine wong has more.

>> reporter: good morning. we don't expect them to give us the full picture. we do expect some data. there's not enough of it right now. we're on university avenue as you approach the bridge. we came here because the only information we have so far about congestion pricing comes from this area. university avenue down to the bridge. numbers from here say the commute has gone from about 27 minutes to 23 minutes since the congestion pricing went into effect. that's a four-minute i mprovement. it's still hard to say if computers are noticing. remember, the idea behind congestion pricing is, if you raise tolls during peak hours, in this case, 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., then fewer people will hit the roads during that time and the commute should get easier. is it working?

here's what computers -- c ompute -- computers told us. there seems to be less, there are a few less cars but you still have the same regulars. >> it's less congestion. i mean everything at this time of the day, i don't see as many people as before for sure. it's been a definite slowdown on road. back live here in berkeley, you can see interstate 80, the westbound direction. some red lights as are heading toward the bridge, which is normal. it is supposed to take things easier. the meeting today at the bay area toll authority starts at 9 :30. let's go to sal now. do you see any congestion out

there -- do you see any congestion out there? >> this study is gonna be interested. let's take a look at 808 northbound, coming up to the coliseum area. it is going to be slow there, slow all the way up to the brick wall. that's a typical pattern these days until it gets better at the brick wall getting into downtown oakland.

san francisco temperatures, officially 47 degrees. tomorrow, light rain to the north. not a lot. and then we go dry for a while.

unless you have the wind at is the fathers, it feels colder coming in from the valley. 47 redwood city. 48 san jose. a few sprinkles out there. 30s up in even on the mug guy side. 52 to 57 here.

oakland 57. richmond, 56. vallejo, benicia, 54. sanjose, 60. losgatos, saratoga, pleasanton, 57. and santa cruz capitola. not much change form and then we go into high pressure for a while. fog in the valley. cool or sundayny and warm by the coast. thank you, steve. the mayor of hercules, makes a surprise announcement. what he's doing following a recall effort against him. also san francisco's district attorney played a critical role in releasing a man who spent 18 years in jail.

welcome back. in you are planning to fly to the east coast today, you better call ahead first. make sure your flight has not been cancelled or delayed because of that big east coast snowstorm. we've got some pictures, just got this in from boston. it's a white day in boston. a lot of snow. this storm is megs up travel in every day -- in every way. we just checked with sfo. at least ten flight the have been cancelled in and out of boston, new jersey and new york's kennedy airport. the airlines affected are united, delta and jetblue. but the airlines are saying it will be usier to find new seats for any strand -- stranded passengers because the planes are not as full this time of year as they are during the holidays. coming up in 30 minutes we've bring you a live report from new york. members of congress are speaking out about the shooting in arizona. many seem moved. >> reporter: good morning, tori. it's a very sad day here. members of congress try to get back to work. try to regroup after the assassination attempt on one of their own. now, right now, democrats and republicans are taking turns on the house floor expressing their outrage at the tucson massacre and vowing to emerge stronger from the tragedy. >> our hearts are broken but our spirits are not. this is the time for us to lock arms and say a prayer for the fall and wounded and to carry on a. >> he's going to pay tribute time now, 8:17. almost $400,000 in donations will finally be handed out to the victims of the san bruno pipeline disaster. a room full of people. the money is there. people donated the money for them. it should be given to them. $4,000 will go to shows who suffered moderate damage. $1,,000 will go to shows families who suffered minor damage. a los altos man tied to a

pipeline scam is facing three years in prison. yesterday daniel stansbury p leaded no contest to several felony charges including grand theft and identity theft. prosecutors say he intended to be an explosion victim so receive gifts. a san francisco man is set to become a free man today after spending 18 years in prison for a double murder. it took years to prove police allowed a key witness to lie on the stand about getting money and protection from i nvestigators. what's clear is that these police were willing to take shortcuts and violate the

constitution in order to get convictions. >> it was george gascon's call to formally drop the charges in the case. 8:19. the state's prison guard union is blaming overcrowding for a vicious attack on prison guards at pelican bay prison. that prison is on lockdown after yesterday morning's attack. authorities say two inmates attacked three guards with h omemade weapons. those guards had to be treated for gashes and the prison is designed to house just over $2,000 -- just over 2,000 inmates. it currently has over 3500. we'll have more on "mornings on 2" right after this. stay with us.

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welcome back. we have new information about the dead bird mystery in sonoma county. investigators say the birds found dead near highway 101 were probably hit by a truck. now, the department of fish and game shows no signs of gunshots. the chp found those dead birded on saturday on the highway between healdsburg and geyser ville -- geyserville. in san mateo county they will receive $850,000 over a meat processing plant. now, the leak occurred at the

columbus plant. it sickened dozens of employees last year. as part of the agreement, columbus has agreed to upgrade its pneumonia detecting system. the money will be divided amongst agencies to re-- who responded to the leak. the got bat -- the battle over the smartmeters -- >> i have two grandchildren. they are being inundated with these chemicals. >> that's deborah tavarez in handcuffs. she fears these are unsafe and want the option to opt out. >> i believe folks should have a choice here. they have a right to make a choice. they have a right to decide. >> pg&e maintains the meters are safe and more efficient.

the company says it will address customer concerns -- concerns as it continues to roll out the new meters. >> sal is here to address how our commute is doing. how are we doing? >> there is my twitter address. we can always use more followers who tell me about public t ransit. we just checked in with b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. delays are clear and there are 6 trains on sometime. this is 680. traffic backed up from pleasant hill down to alamo. this is the time of the morning the commute gets kind of slow. we haven't had any major problems. look at the bay bridge. each and about talking about congestion pricing all morning long. is this a coincidence or -- you be the judge. uc berkeley researchers will have a say there early on. i will probably tweet about it, too. northbound 101 at 8 -- 280 a

brand-new crash. no injuries have been pulled to the side. at 8:25. let's go to steve. there are a couple of b reaks. we'll have some sun. if you can get the sun, near 60 for the highs. a lot of low clouds, the weak system would give us a rain day. a cloudy to mostly cloudy morning with some sunbreaks. mild lowses. 40 for many. even oakland. so temperatures -- on monday, in the 20s and 30s have given way to mid-40s. i saw 51 at china basin. which couldn't find a 50-degree temperature there. there is another system to the left of the scree. that will roll in here tomorrow. and that's -- and then that's i t. maybe almost the rest of the month. mild with some sun, still breezy in the hails out of the east-northeast. if not, low 50s. if you do, upper 50s to near 60

degrees. more of a cloudy pattern on thursday with some light rain. it's out of here on friday. it will be either be sunny and warm. all right, steve. 8:26. sarah palin stirring up a b rand-new controversy just a couple of hours ago. she posted a message on f acebook. it's tied to that tragedy in tucson, arizona. also, the news conference ended just a couple of moments ago. this it detailed a new facebook feature that could help save lives. a new survey of the nation's public schools, the grade that california received.

welcome back. just a short time ago, sarah palin posted an almost e ight- minute video on her facebook page. it condemns those who blame political rhetoric for the s hooting in tucson rs, arizona. paul chambers is live. what are you hearing? >> reporter: along with that eight-minute video she also has a written statement about -- she also talked about how she was heartbroken about the tragic events and she said the media handling the tragic events was irresponsible attempting to lay blame within the event. >> especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding. journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the hatred they purport to condemn.

that's reprehensible. >> reporter: many people pointed finger at palin as a person who should take some responsibility after it placed crosshairs. people we talked to say the blame should lie solely on the gunman. >> unless unless there's some kind of -- kind of huge conspiracy, i don't think that is what the intention of sarah palin to, you know, target these states in those terms of violence. >> the media has been really quick to try to find a cause. and the cause has been we're all affected by the political atmosphere. but i think his cause is mentally -- is that he's mentally ill and could have g lommed on to any extremist's point of view. since that was released, public reports say there's even more controversy. it's about the word blood libel that palin used that was meant to refer to antisemitic jewish

terms back in the day. we'll continue to stay on top of it -- on top of this. >> thank you, paul. there is an optimistic prognosis this morning for w ounded arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. photos show her husband holding her hand. doctors say she is breathing on her observe but remains on a vent later for precaution. the accused gunman derrick louer in -- jared louer in -- members of the westborough baptist church say they will not be stopped from picketing the funeral of 9-year-old

christina greene. tucson residents are vowing to set you a human shield to protect mourners. 8:32. a short time ago, a very important new facebook feature was unveiled, designed to find missing children -- chi. there was an online news conference about this program. it just ended. had is going to allow users of facebook to sign up to receive amber alerts about abducted children in the area. the announcement comes one day after the -- one day before the 15 anniversary of the abduction of 9-year-old amber hague heman of texas. her-- amber hagueman of texas. california's public schools received a "c" and ranked 30th in the nation. california's score dropped slightly from last year when it received a "c." plus for the third year in a r

ow, maryland is ranked above all other states receiving a "b" plus. another area the report examines is spending on education. california scored a d-minus in the category. but the state's overall score in the finance category was better, a c, because the report says california does a good job of trying to provide equal funding to all districts. 8:33. home prices dropped in 44 of the 50 states including here in california in november. and the new report is saying prices will probably keep f alling this year. the company core logic, which analyzes real estate trends says the price of a single family home fell 5.1% in november. price drops started after federal tax credits for home b uyers ended. core logic is predicting home prices will fall 7% more before they rebound later this year. in san francisco, parking officers will be handing out -- will be handing out more

parking tickets. it's a new crackdown trying to catch violators. they are also trying to prevent those who park in tow away zones for more than five minute. cameras may be taking pictures of the license plates. this plan is partly due to boost parking ticket revenue. it's down $7 million. 8:35. airlines have cancelled hundreds of flights this morning because of a major snowfall that's b lasting the northeast. boston, philadelphia, new york and new jersey are all a effected. patricia joins us live from la guardia airport. many cancellations and delays there. >> good morning, tori. there have been hundreds of cancellations at all three bay

area airports. flights are expected to resume. we're actually starting to see travelers. it was dead quiet here. people are just starting to trickle in as the flights are scheduled to resume early this afternoon. be sure to check where you -- with your airline before heading out to the airport and check on the status of your flight. and many of the airlines are o ffering waivers on the fee for changing. you should departmentally -- definitely check on that. michael bloomberg was talking talking about the storm and said new york city escaped with only .50 a foot. but connecticut, eastern long island got well over a foot. you might remember the christmas weekend blizzard, there was a lot of criticism about how the city handled the storm. this time they said they were gonna be a lot more aggressive

and effective. and mayor bloomberg said he believe, the lessons are well learned and all of the streets are expected to be plowed at least once by midday. the storm is moving up the eastern seaboard. so boston may not be as lucky as new york. they have a blizzard warning in effect until 8:00 p.m. tonight and they could get up to 16 inches. and the -- there was trouble but service has been suspended because of a tree that's fallen on wires. also in philadelphia, it's been quite a winter. you might not know this but in back-to-back winter seasons. there's been over a hundred inches in snow. that's the first time that's happened in 126 years. tori and dave? >> wow. that's a lot of snow. pretty pictures there. now, patricia, we mentioned earlier that there are flight problems but not as bad as when

the storm hit the holidays. because the -- the flights were so jammed it was hard to find a seat to take home. >> reporter: absolutely. a variety of factors as you say was the holiday seasons, you have a lot more people t raveling. also that storm a was -- 245 storm was a lot bigger in this one. we were lucky that we got less than expected. >> thank you, patricia. >> see, i grew up from that. >> yeah. >> i don't miss it at all. [ laughter ] >> many of us are happy here. >> feel sorry for my family. >> yeah. sal, i know you've been watching marin county. what happened there? >> this week we're starting to see a change in the traffic

pattern as more people are coming down from novato to central san rafael. nova tow, san rafael, some slow traffic there as you can see, it's red on the sensors, getting down to central. we're starting to see some of those old commute patterns. some of the -- ace started to show you here, west 80 at c utting. there there is a crash dash there is a crash, the maps show slow traffic on getting down -- 80, getting down to the toll plaza, we'll see it's cleared out -- cleared out. here it is, 8:39. we never used to see this two, three years ago. the traffic patterns were a lot different. taking a look at monday, 280, 17 is slow. 101 is slow approaching sunnyvale. here's steve. we have mostly cloudy skies. a little bit of sun coming through. i've seen a few sunbreaks on the visibility satellite.

the overnight slows -- overnight lows because -- because we have a little bit of sun already. it should not be -- because the lows are -- some low clouds and sprinkles. 42 to 38. not the 29 we had on monday. we're ten degrees warmer, we'll just translate that if you can get through the cloud cover to the afternoon hours. the system to the -- hold on. where is it? right there. right there. will be in here tomorrow. that will drag across us. give us some light rain and that may -- that may be it for a while. i've seen projections that go out 10, 15 days, and again you are getting into fantasicy land when you get -- when you go out that far. an extremely cold system will be diving into the great lakes. for us, cloudy, mostly cloudy, mild with some sun. warmer. component of an eastern -- easterly breeze. if you have that, it's tough to

warm up. but for others, especially by the coast, we're getting ready for warmer weather. today, 50 to near 60. this sa a story trait -- this is a story straight out of the movie "dumb and dumber." an 8-year-old boy in oklahoma is recovering after his tongue got stuck to a pole. well, he was dared to stick his tongue to a pole and he did it. the neighbors heard screams and called 911. when pair med aches lived, they put water on -- >> yep. >> yes yes. 8:41. one year ago today, a 7 magnitude earthquake hit haiti. null of people still homeless and the progress that has been

made in rebuilding. how a redwood city call's -- redwood city's family grew.

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on some of the top stories we're following for you right now. the investigation is underway into an early-morning fire at a san jose pot club. in fact, just a short time ago, the owner of the herb appeal pot club checked out the damage. one witness says a downed power line started this fire on drake street. no one was hurt. president obama will be in arizona tonight for a memorial service for the victims of that mass shooting in tucson. among other things, he's e xpected to call for unity. here at home, a public vigil is scheduled at 5:30 at oakland city hall. and a magnitude .5 earthquake shook monterey county a couple of hours ago and then it was followed by several a ftershocks. people say they felt the shaking shortly before 1:00 a.m. no injuries have been reported. it was one year ago today that a magnitude 7 earthquake

hit haiti and people were k illed, devastating the country. today, more than a million people remain homeless. living in tent cities. 90% of the debris from the earthquake remains exactly where it was when the -- when the earthquake hit. special clinton says progress is being made, even though it -- even though it was slow to get going. in just the last hour, we heard about a third attack in afghanistan today. that raises the number of nato forces killed from four to five. now, we have very few details so far about those troops or about the attack. afghan officials say intelligence officials were the targets of two other bomb a ttacks. one in kabul killed four officials and a minibus, there was another attack in eastern afghanistan that killed an official and his driver. now, vice president joe biden

just left afghanistan, he a rrived in pakistan. you see him here today. the vice president is meeting with pakistani officials. now, in a joint conference with pakistan's prime minister, vice president said the united states is not involved on a war in p ac -- in a war with pakistan. but he said extreme us have found a refuge in some of the most resort parts. a new poll shows -- a new poll shows that americans are peeling -- feeling better about president obama. 53% of americans now approve over hoey president obama is d  oing his job. that's up 47% after the november elections and more americans, 48% know express confidence that the president and the new republican- controlled house can work together to solve the -- to sav the country's problem. s that compares to 41% just after the election. a 66% income tax hike has been

approved by illinois state lawmakers to help cut the state budget's deficit. now is goes -- now it goes to pat quinn who says he already supports it. this would set the tax wait u p -- tax rate at 5%, up from 3 %. corporate taxes would also go u p. here in california, governor jerry brown wants voters to decide whether to extend several tell temporarily tax hikes. the governor is exposing a -- twitter may be on its way out of san francisco. the san francisco business times and san jose mercury news both report triter has been looking at new offices in the sierra point towers in bris became. a spokesman says the company

still needs more space -- bisbane. a spokesman said the company still needs more space. about half of myspace's global networks will be moving into the job ranks. the number of people using the site has dropped to 55 million users down from 5.5 million users which is down from 9 million. the company says it has too many workers with not enough to do. cutting nearly 500 jobs also s ets it up for a possible sale. and yahoo is expanding its sports coverage to an o nmagazine. the boast game.com will publish lengthy articles. that it will have blogs and m essages from athletes. the first features a story c alled "tom brady's guru." well, a redwood city couple hit the jackpot.

they gave birth to naturally conceived quadruplets. they were born at lieu sis packard hospital october 21 isst. each girl weighed 2 pounds when born, now they weigh over 2.5. the mom, well, she describeses how she was feeling when she found out she was having triplets. >> i can believe a. the first baby will go home to redwood city. the two girls are identical. the chance of that happening are once in a million. there is the chance all four are identical. the genetic testing to find out if that is true, that won't be done until much later -- until this much -- until much

later. this little girl was born yesterday at 1:00 11 a.m. that means that -- 1 1 1 dash 1:11 a.m. there a a -- there is a first to tell you about. and it's based right here in the bay area. the lar hem globetrotters -- harlem globetrotters are here and what they had to say about our own dave clark? >> what!

it is 8:53. here is a live picture from bay point where you can see a lot of sunshine but still kind of c hilly right now, about 45 degrees at the moment. now, it might be chilly outside, it might be a little hard to believe this next story. but new climate data out today shows that last year was the warmest year on record, tied, in fact, with 2009. according to -- with 2005. according to the climatology experts, 2010 temperatures were over a degree above the average. scientists attribute the change to gases released into the air by industrial manufacturing and gasoline-burning machines. southwest airline p assengers -- passengers you may see better on-time performance now that they are testing a

navigation system at two bay area airports. oakland and mineta are among two of the airports nationwide t esting this system. it allows pilots to fly along more -- to fly along a more efficient flight path. southwest could save $15 million a year, mostly in fuel costs. you better check your refrigerator for breakfast toads being recalled. the products are breakfast s tackers sausage, egg and cheese products. now, the recall affects boast the -- both the sandwiches on flaky biscuits and in flaky pastries. the product contains msg that's not listedded edded on the -- that's not listed on the labels. the product were shipped to six states, including california. the nation's first museum dedicated to the history of the

gay community opens in san francisco tomorrow. it's been a project of the lbgt society. this marks the anniversary of the formation of the group. the museum is on 18th and cause tro. crits-- put -- exhibits include those by harvey milk. two members of the harlem globetrotters are up early ahead of a benefit show tonight. hot shot branch got together at the boys' gymnasium and he talked about what it is like to be on a team like this and what it takes to be a member. >> you have to be good at basketball, great personality, great character and nice legs. [ laughter ] >> all right. curly was also there in san francisco. he had a few comments about the basketball talents of our own

dave clark. >> oh, yeah. dave clark. oh, man, i tell you, we have to put him through some lessons, fundamentals, shoot the jump start maybe shoot from h alf- court. but he's a good man. >> the team will play against the washington general at santa rosa junior college tonight. a portion. proceeds go to the school's athletic department. >> curly kneel is one of the -- kneel is one of the greatest ball players who ever lived. i can't do any of those moves. it won't work. hey, sal, we can did better with the commute, can't we? >> yes, a triple-double for dave clark! woohoo! let's take a look at the c ommute. it's still winding down in oakland as you pass the c oliseum. let's take a look at toll plaza. you will like that. it's nice and light coming into san francisco and in san francisco, northbound 101 traffic still a little bit

busy. mostly sunny but some sun breaking through the cloud dick. if we get sun, we'll be near 60 degrees. if not, upper 40s or low 5 0s. but it looks like one more system will move in on thursday for very light rain and that's it. maybe for a while. high pressure builds in. it could be near 70 by the coast or up ir40s with fog inland. tough call. wile's ease into it. this is where the weather people get a bad wrap. oh, man! >> people have very short-term weather memories, trust me. >> all right. well, that will do it for u s. thanks for watching, everybody. >> bye now.