now. welcome to "mornings on 2." we begin with sal and the fog. >> this might even be more hazardous than yesterday because today, there are clear spots and then it's very foggy. you could be driving in clear weather and then all of a sudden be driving in poor visibility and that's what

causes crashes. this morning, you are look -- you are looking at the san mateo bridge. very low fog. we can barely see some of the taillights. just a few miles away, it's crystal clear. steve and i will be along all morning long. we'll be back in a few minutes. at 7:00, let's go back to the desk. a search continues in san jose at this hour for suspects in a deadly drive-by shooting. the victim was found in a parking lot at story road and hopkins drive. kraig debro joins us live from the scene now. >> reporter: police are calling calling this a drive-by shooting. i did speak with a man a few minutes ago. he says he's a friend of the victim. he says he knows what started

all of this. the crime scene investigators just left the scene about 20 minutes ago. they've been here all night. the shooting happened at the sunset gardens plaza on story road around 11:00 p.m. last night. the friend of the shooting victim told me this all stemmed from a fight between two women and the victim came here with some of his other friends who police now are describing as gang members. while they were here, the vehicle pulled up. the victim is 20 years old. police are not releasing his name pending family n otification. we understand the business -- at least from the information

on the door, the business would not have been open at the time of the shooting. we are checking on that as well. reporting live in san jose, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 n ews. >> thank you, kraig. it is 7:02. right now, police in oakland are looking for suspects in a s hooting, an attempted kidnapping. it happened around 11:00 last night on international b oulevard. police say at least two men injured a woman while trying to abduct her. she managed to escape. she's now being treated for a leg wound. security is very tight -- very tight at uc santa cruz. a lot of students plan to stay away fearing violence. it all stems from graffiti scrawled on a bathroom -- on a bathroom wall. some classes have already been cancelled by professors.

trading on wall street began just over 30 minutes ago. right now, all eyes are on apple stock. this is the first day of trading since steve jobs revealed that he's taking another medical leave of absence. here is a look at the big board right now. well, that's not the big board. that's my good friend, dave clark. >> right. >> apple's stock is down about 4%, i can tell you, and that's dragging the nasdaq down at least 3 points. the dow, however, is up 32 at 11,819 and s&p down 2.5. steve jobs' announcement came early yesterday during the martin luther king holiday. he's taking his second medical leave of absence in two years. he will be out of work i ndefinitely and that's raising new concerns about the health of the 55-year-old apple ceo. in recent years, he's battled pancreatic cancer and undergone

a liver transplant. later on, apple will release their earnings which could counterbalance jobs' leave of absence. dick cheney is making medical news. he's now considering getting a heart transplant. he currently has a b attery- powered heart pump but he finds it awkward and u ncomfortable. he admits getting a transplant. it's a very tough decision given his long history of heart trouble. budget problems enforced -- have forced a lot of cities to slash employee benefits. but tonight, the berkeley city council may add one. this one is not your typical employee perk. jade hernandez just talked to a member of the city council and is back live with the latest on what's happening. tonight, here at city hall, a special kind of coverage is expected to be discussed and voted on providing sax change coverage for every employee

right now in berkeley. >> those who need this kind of surgery, this is like someone who would need an expensive heart valve replacement or some other major medical surgery. >> reporter: we spoke by phone within the last hour with the city council who initially proposed this type of coverage back in 2007. he doesn't know of anyone who would take advantage of the coverage right now. city council members will decide on whether or not to set aside $ 20,000 a year per person for transgender reassignment surgeries. the monetary limit would be set at that limit every year and would be available on a f irst- come, first-served basis. the costs range from $7,000 to more than $50,000. kaiser and health net have both told the city insurance premiums for the entire staff

would increase if this sex change coverage was added. sanfrancisco has provided the same type of coverage for its employees since 2001. the meeting here in berkeley tonight begins at 7:00. a vote is expected. coming up during "mornings on 2," we'll follow up with the city council member, he's gonna speak to us on camera. we'll have more for you on that coming up. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. 7:07. let's see what's happening on the roads right now. sal, you've been busy this morning. >> it's been certainly busier than yesterday. we mentioned the fog, steve and i have been watching it. the fog is not as bad as it was yesterday. but there are deep pockets of it and that could mean some tough driving for you. you can see highway 4 is kind of slowing down here. i don't think it has anything to do with the fog. i thrust jinx slow traffic is coming up over into concord. it's-- i just think it's slow

enough coming up over concord. i don't see anything now. it doesn't mean it's not there. see how it's stop and go there? that's not typical. usually traffic is moving along better than that. the westbound bay bridge, that commute is backed up for a bout -- well, i would say a 1 2- minute delay, 12 to 15 m inutes. definitely a lot of people coming into san francisco. and northbound 101 in san jose, there is a crash at yerba buena road. traffic is slow on 280. on the peninsula, 101 and 280 still look good and in the livermore valley. look at all of that slow traffic coming in from the grant line road. it's really slow coming into livermore and it stays that way all the way to dublin. sal, still a dense fog advisory. we still have low clouds. there are some clear areas. the temperatures dipped into the upper 30s to low 40s. it's a little colder this morning but the valley fog is there. so fog advisory is out, reduced

visibility. for some, especially out -- anybody near carquinez straight, southern marin county, the east-northeast wind keeps f unneling back the cool, cool air from the central valley. there are subtle hints, maybe tomorrow there will be a reduction in the fog. behind that, we might see a more pronounced wind which would help stir things up a little bit. today, dense fog, sunny. for some it's already clear. but it's cold. a decrease in the fog. breezy warmer it looks like wednesday into thursday, 42 livermore. 4, concord. hayward's down to 41. 49, san rafael. 43 for santa rosa. a lot of 40s. but a few upper 0s. sanjose our target forecast today -- but a few upper 30s. nay our target forecast. tahoe, 2, but they were 61

yesterday for a -- for a record high. it's hot it's -- it's hot in southern california. ukiah, 39. pasadena, 89. santabarbara was 87. ucla 86. sandiego, 82 and a little closer to our neck of the roads, big sur, 81. that system to the north will continue to rush itself in. that's where we're looking for the north wind tomorrow. that might help stir things up. cool, cold to warm. dense fog, and then sunny, 50 to 70 on the temperatures. a little breezy tonight. i think only patchy fog t omorrow. 50s for tomorrow. richmond in there, san francisco 62. oakland, 63. tough call in the east bay. 70 santa cruz, capitola, morgan hill, fremont, 62.

looks like a decrease in the f og. that means warmer temperatures as we head into midweek. a worker at the conocophillips refoo -- refinery is recovering after being hurt on the job at 8:00 last night at the plant on re-- rodeo. contra costa county officials say the worker was knocked out by a plexiglass panel. the worker was taken to john muir medical center. we don't know his condition. the refinery has not commented on the incident. but if we get any more further developments, we'll comment o n -- we'll bring them to you. lawmakers go back to work for the first time since the arizona shooting at the top of their agenda, healthcare reform. we'll bring you a live report from washington. humane remains stolen -- human remains stolen.

why the family of -- why the family member thinks ashes were taken. and find out why a new study shows the first two years of higher education is really a waste of time.

good morning. right now there is thick fog this morning. this is a look at san jose, 280 northbound -- pardon me, northbound 280 traffic is busy in the fog. we also have an accident in the middle of the fog. 680 southbound in walnut creek. this accident southbound 680 as you come down from concord to walnut creek blocking two lanes. traffic is busy heading south. more traffic in a few.

>> thank you, sal. we'll see if lawmakers are able to keep their pledge of more civil discourse today as republicans push to repeal healthcare reform. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. she has all of the latest. >> reporter: good morning, dave. republicans are trying to make good on one of their big fall campaign promises. just a few weeks after john boehner took the speaker's gravel gavel and republicans -- speaker's gavel and republicans took control of the house, they are moving ahead with the obama care law. they say this law is too intrusive and too expensive. mocrats disagree but acknowledge parts of it that are burdensome on small businesses should change. >> are there changes that need to be done to make sure the healthcare insurance reforms work as intended? of course. but to throw it out and say

we're putting our lives, family, back into the lives of the insurance companies and their profits is the wrong move. >> reporter: now, even if the healthcare reform repeal passes the house tomorrow, it really doesn't stand much of a in the senate -- much of a chance in the senate. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison. 7:16. the president of china arrives in washington, d.c. this afternoon for a three-day visit. chinese flags are on display this morning alongside american flags on pennsylvania avenue in front of the white house to welcome president hu gin -- hu jintao. jeanquan and ed lee from the

bay area will attend the dinner tomorrow. a new poll shows president obama's approval rating is up 5 %. 53% of people polled say they approve of how president obama is carrying out the duties of his office. that's up from 48% last month. researchers say it's possible that the president's call for greater civility in the a ftermath of the arizona s hootings boost his support among independents. we have breaking news just coming in. the u.s. supreme court has just rejected an appeal from critics of same-sex marriage who want to overturn the district of columbia's gayla, the high court turned away the challenge from a maryland pasture and others. they are trying to get a ballot to allow washingtonians that

-- we'll have more details as they come in. back here at home, the san francisco lab employee would was cleared a san francisco crime lab scandal could hear from a judge today on another charge. the san mateo county judge may set a trial date for another charge. police say they found a small amount of cocaine at her home. she entered a plea of not g uilty. 7:18. there is a $10,000 reward o ffered this morning for the return of ashes stored inside an urn that was stolen from a cemetery in la fayette. the ashes were of thomas gonzalez, junior, the co- founder of commerce one. it was one of the early d ot- coms. he died of cancer. relatives say the ashes were

stolen sunday from a private mausoleum. in san jose, police found a man dead in the home that was having fumigation. investigators do not believe the man was murdered. >> the guys that were here from the beginning, i don't now how they knew the guy was inside. >> the home was recently purchased and was being r emodeled. signs were clearly posted w arning of the fume ration danger. the victim has been identified but his name has not been released. 7:19. a san francisco-based group that secretly tested mercury levels in fish, they are now warning today about tuna and swordfish.

the group is called got mercury. they say they collected samples from more than 40 bay area s upermarkets. representatives for the seafood industry say this group is w aging a pr war against eating seafood in order to save sea turtles that get caught in f ishing nets. no parent paying for college wants to hear this -- a new report found college students are not learning much, especially in their first two years. partly to blame schools that fail to emphasize student l earning, the report says faculty members are often too distracted by their own research to focus on teaching. add to that students who are more interesting in socializing. the report found that after two years in college, 45% of s tudents showed no significant gains in learning. that's really surprising. >> that's troubling. >> as a parent of a college student, i don't want to hear

that. well, the location of that homes has come with a cost. the dilemma facing these folks. these homeowners in one santa cruz county neighborhood. a big announcement from talk show host regis fill fill -- regis philbin.

people in santa cruz county are worried that an overflowing creek may threaten their holes. these homes set on a bluff above rio delmar beach. the homeowners say they are w illing to build a trench and fix the problem. in southern california,

riverside residents want compensation from the city for damage caused by last month's storm. 0 claims have been filed a lready -- 30 claims have been filed already. the city attorney says he wants more. residents say they should be reimbursed for the damage done to their homes and cars. this morning, regis philbin announced his retirement from his weekday talk show. he made the announcement at the start of "regis in kelly." he has hosted that show for 28 years. he says he will step down at the end of the summer. he gave no specific date. it's not sure who will replace him. >> there is a rumor he might be replaced by kelly ripa ahusband, -- ripa's husband.

we have sal. we're lucky. >> i'm still too young to r etire. let's take a look at the commute now. the traffic is moving along relatively well around the bay area. in one spot, it's not. that's 680 at 24 been. not one but two separate c rashes. one of them, the traffic is still heavy. even the emergency crews are having trouble getting through the scene. if you drive from concord, you need extra time this morning, move the map down to the south bay, where northbound 101 -- what's going on here? that's better. northbound 101 traffic is busy coming up from 85 because of a couple earlier crashes. let's go to some live pictures. i want to show you that the traffic around 880 is getting better. the morning commute at the toll plaza is backed up for a 15 to 20-minute delay. let's go to steve. it looks like we're seeing a decrease in the fog.

we had a lot more. still some areas where the visibility is lousy. but that fog just daying right down on the ground. temperatures are in the 30s and 40s for some. but a lot of 40s will give way to 50s. a cool morning, cold morning. sunny day, temperatures, santa cruz and monterey near 70, 70 degrees. it's happening again. palo alto 42. a strong system -- not in our neck of the woods -- stays to the north. but it will sweep through and that should give us more of a breeze. chilly lows, a little warmer. forecasted highs, 50 to 70. 50s in the fog, upper 60s towards santa cruz, capitola and even down to monterey, a lot more fun and less fog as we head into midweek, dave and tori. thank you, steve. a muni storage yard is in need of serious upgrading.

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can the show go on? the concern over steve jobs'

health and how it will affect apple is the focus on wall street. pam cook is watching the reaction from our newsroom and has an update. good morning, pam. >> good morning. the stock is already recovering a little bit from the premarket conditions but still down. we want to go to the big board of the new york stock exchange, live in new york. you can seat dow jones is up about 59 , 58 points, to 11,843. dow getting help from some e arnings reports coming in, citigroup being one of them. premarket, it was looking to open about $17. come back a little bit. now, today, of course is the first trading day since steve jobs revealed that he's taking another medical leave of absence and will be out of work this time indefinitely. that's raising new concerns about the health of the 55-year- old ceo.

in recent years he's battled pancreatic cancer and undergone a liver transplant. there is a lot of speculation as well this morning, among t radersers, investors and analysts about how well he will fare -- how well they will fare without steve jobs. he's been battling health problems and the last time he went on medical leave was 2009. he's the pitchman, he is there every time it the company launches a new development.

back to dave. >> thank you, pam. 7:31. well, this morning, police in oakland are searching for suspects in three separate s hootings. it happened during the martin luther king holiday. investigator the say the violence started around 4::00 p.m. yesterday. one man was shot at 80th and international boulevard. young man was shot several times and died there at the scene. police say a second man was shot about an hour later at 14th avenue and east 27th street. now, he is expected to survive. the third shooting happened just before -- just before 8:00 on east 17th street. police say a gunman started shooting at two victims. both young men are expected to survive that attack. investigators say it's too early to determine whether all of these shootings are detected. a hayward teenager accused of shooting his father got into a heated argument with his father before grabbing a gun. now, the father whose name has not been released, remains in

intensive care, police say was shot by his son at the home on g ading road. police hope to talk to the father in the next couple of days. his son is in juvenile hall. palo alto residents will get a chance to meet with police about a recent string of robberies. since september, police say 20 robberies have been reported so far. police have arrested eight suspects and solved six cases. tomorrow's meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the theater on middlefield road. 7:33. tonight, city council members of walnut creek will consider stricter rules for some bars and restaurants. some of the new proposals include cutting off alcohol at certain times and banning even

live music. the proposed crackdown comes at several incidents in downtown walnut creek. many of which happened late at night and were fueled by a lcohol. concerns that moon -- concerns after reports of several derailments in the last week. tara moriarty joins us with details. >> reporter: good morning. we're here at the west portal muni station where we've been trying to speak to some officers this morning about these latest allegations. now, according to the "san francisco examiner" in less than one week, five trains have derailed. not on the track that the passengers use but at the s toressage facility. they say the light rails slipped off near the b.a.r.t. station. this is the place where all of the trains depart from.

the sfmta oversees muni and says it's aware of the problems but it won't have the problems -- money needed to fix it for at least a year. they say it's tied up in red tape with the city. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. 7:35. the on-time performance of san francisco's muni buses, light rails and cable cars is slipping. a new report from july to september shows 72% were on t ime. that's a decrease from the high of 75% recording -- to be r ecorded during the first three months. and-- and far from the goal of

85%. well, san francisco's airport commission is trying to attract more international carriers to sfo. so today, the commissioners will consider lowering operating fees for flights to and from canada and mexico. right now, any international flight is charged $50. but the commission could drop that by a third. there are three airlines that fly to canada and five that fly to mexico out of sfo. more carriers could create more competition which could lead to lower airfares. this morning, delta airlines

reported fourth quarter earnings that exceeded the investor expectations. delta says it made $19 million in the last quarter of 2010. now it plans to expand capacity as much as 7%. other airlines will report later on this week. the industry experts predict the 8th largest u.s. based airlines will have their best year in a decade. a lot of that is because ticket demand is going up. so fares are rising. the airlines are collecting more money but also from luggage and other fees. we want to see how people are moving around the bay area right now on this tuesday morning. sal? >> there's trouble in walnut creek and concord. an suv's flipped over. there is a minor crash. traffic is backed up. it's really slow. we also know it's pretty foggy in they're a -- in that area as

well. we can't show you the picture. we normally have a camera. it's very foggy in that area of the as i move the maps. i want to he show you the south bay. the south bay, we've had an accident northbound 101 this time at the yerba buena exit. that's still clearing up. let's go to highway 101. let's go to the toll plaza f irst. tollplaza, 15-minute delay, this morning, westbound quite a bit different from yesterday. here's steve. with the east-northeast breeze continuing to come back in from the delta, 60 degrees.

not nearly as much fog. sunny, breezy, a north wind starts to come down to help clear out the fog. more sun, might have to wait until february. dense fog and then sunshine. some of that fog pockets -- more pockets than widespread compared to what we saw. some upper 0s, hayward, down to 41, hayward. livermore is at 42.

mid-40s. it's cold for some. sanjose started off 47. 57 at noon and a high of 61 today with sunshine to mostly sunny skies. tahoe wean know it's 23 -- t ahoe, reno, 23. santabarbara was 87 yesterday. ucla, 86. big sur was 83. system into the north will stay to the north and east of us but behind that we'll get the north wind and that should help g etting rid of some of the fog. we have some areas where the fog is thick. 50 to 70 degrees on these highs. 50s for some. 60s for others. i mean there could be -- can be

a good 5-degree spread between the north bay and east bay. while we're dealing with f og, it's a much different story on east coast. snow, sleet and freezing rain has moved into new york and, new jersey and connecticut. the areas could see up to 3 inches of snow. parts of new hampshire could see up to 6 inches. the snow is affecting flights at new jersey's international airport. if you are flying from here, call ahead. temperatures are expected to cool down in northern nevada. that's after a record-breaking

winter-time warm spell. coming up -- we will have the results of the latest surgery on congresswoman giffords and we'll -- and what police are saying about surveillance tapes.

stocks are mixed this m oving, you can see here on the big board, the dow is up 48, thanks to good news coming out

on earnings reports, including citigroup posting a $1.3 billion profit. a lot of focus is on apple's stock. that's bringing the nasdaq down now. just over 3 points. apple's stock itself is down about 3 1/ 1/2 points. on news that steve jobs is taking another medical leave. 7:44. ten days after being shot in the head, arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords is showing more signs of improvement. doctors say surgery to relieve pressure was successful. giffords' husband mark kelly says she's been smiling at him and was able to rub his neck. kelly said he would be willing to meet the parents of the suspected gunman and does not blame them for the shooting.

the los angeles times say there's surveillance video that leaves no question that loughner is the shooter. sarah palin is still d efending herself against accusations that her campaign retrofit -- rhetoric may have influenced the gunmen in the arizona shootings. let's go live to nick dole al -- nicole col list. >> reporter: in her first interview since the mass s hootings, she -- she defended herself on the fox news channel. she tried to beat back critics saying her use of the graphic depicting crosshairs may have contributed to the shooter's motivation. >> in fact, for many, many y ears, maps in political races have been used to target certain districts that people would feel that they can get into those districts and find

someone who they believe represent the coon stitch wents' will better than the incumbent. con stitch kents' will -- constituents' will better than the can't. i have repeated over and over my condemnation of violence and specifically, trying to explain when we talk about being up in arms we're talking about getting to the voting booth. >> reporter: palin also a ddressed criticisms she r eceived for using the term president rival in terms of criticism she and others have received. this is considered by some to be an anti semitic slurs. palin said she only used the

term to describe falsely having blood on her hands. dave? >> nicole, did she talk about running for president in 2012, how the impact of all of this controversy may have on her decision? >> reporter: she didn't. she hasn't really been talking to that -- to that openly. she talked about -- she said she will tell everyone when she k nows. the man wounded in the s hootings is apologizing for an outbust against a tea partyer. he was shot and he was arrested saturday after a town hall discussion. that's when he told a tea party member, you are dead. he's still being held for

psychiatric evaluation. he's publicly blamed sarah p alin, fox news and tea party news for allegedly encouraging violence bike the -- like the mass shootings in arizona. there will be fewer police officers on patrol in camden new jersey where deep cuts go into effect today. the city, camden, which has one of the highest crime rates in the country is laying off 163 officers. nearly half of the force. they say the cuts are needed to help the city close a $ 26 million budget gap, about 60 firefighters will also be out of a job. a southern california lawmaker thinks facebook could be used to keep people from being arrested more than once. the hunting ton beach city council is posting mugshots for anyone arrested for one dui in their city. the councilman says this could

save lives. huntington beach had the most alcohol-related traffic deaths of all california cities of its size last year. plans are being made for a memorial for the homeless woman hit and killed in a homeless crash. police say 53-year-old sheree had run run onto the highway to rescue her dog. well, two drivers hit her. the first driver stopped to try to help her. on saturday, homeless advocates will remember the victim at concord's hillcrest park. >> she was quite weather worn. she was worn out. she lived a hard life. >> >> police are -- police are still searching for the man who left the scene. his female passenger had long, dark air.

they were reportedly in a dark, four-door sedan. it may have been a hatchback. residents in a san francisco neighborhood say they are fed u p. they are tired of people using their streets as an illegal dumping ground. the price the city has to pay to clean it all up. we're just getting some last-minute news. 608 that, that problem at 24 has just been cleared you. it's foggy, it's still slow.

in iraq, 45 people -- a suicide bomber set off his vest packed with explosives. besides the 45 people killed, more than 100 others were hurt. and the defense department is saying a soldier from

sacramento was among two u.s. troops shot and killed by an iraqi soldier. they were training. 43-year-old martin lamar was killed in mosul when that t rainee shot him as well as a soldier from illinois. the pentagon says a third soldier was injured in the incident and at least one iraqi soldier was detained. residents in san francisco's bayview district say it's not right that people outside their neighborhood sneak in at night and dump trash on the streets. the public works department says it's an ongoing problem. they usually do this at night, making it difficult to find out who is doing it. every morning when we come out there's trash on the c orners. , on a daily basis.

this costs taxpayers $million for the cleanup. >> a lot of money. >> yeah. let's go to sal. we've been talking about fog, affecting the commute all morning, sal. still a problem. >> it is a problem in contra costa county. we had an accident south -- we still have an accident southbound 680 at 4, now the lanes have been cleared. everything is off to the r ight- hand side. they had issued a sig-alert on 680 for 24. now the traffic is still slow. let's take a look at some video that we just received here. it's a foggy commute. this is highway 24, a little shaky here. there's the b.a.r.t. station on left. it will be rather foggy. you can see -- as get closer to the tunnel, it will become even foggier. let's move along and take a look at the other picture here. westbound bay bridge, it's b acked up for about a 20-minute delay. it's kind of deep this morning at the toll plaza after

yesterday's light commute. but good news, visibility is good there. speaking of the weather, hello steve. >> hello sal. [ laughter ] we have fog. there's some areas where temperatures are in the 30s. there's a weak system coming down. fog, drizzle, cold, just heard from patrick in redwood shores, he says the thickest fog he's seen is really cold. for some, if you are -- if you are stuck in the fog you can be in the 40s. this is just mist or drizzle. it's not really -- this isn't -- if you are getting drizzle, it will disappear pretty soon. the offshore breeze associated with the system dropping down right there. that's giving us occasionally higher clouds. it will be mostly sunny. 40, livermore. they've been going down all morning long. they started out at 49 when i got in this morning at o'dark

hundred. 45 at mountain view. you can see the system continues to drive toward us. that's going to pick up the wind tomorrow. i think that's going to scour out some of that fog. 8 to 48, fog, drizzle, and sun. it will be mostly sunny. not tomorrow's forecast. well, tomorrow's maybe, too. i mean today, 50 to 70 and m ostly fair, 50s for some, 60s for others. it's just a challenging f orecast. 70 for santa cruz looks rather solid. if he are at -- any were at 70. more sunshine less fog as we head into midweek. it's 7:57. many cities have slashed worker benefits but one city is set to add a controversial employee perk. and why plans to extend b.a.r.t. service to the oakland airport new face a new hurdle. and the new season of "american idol" kick off tomorrow night. we'll talk live with new judge

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[ male announcer honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. >> reporter: police are calling this a drive-by shooting. what the friend of the victim says led up to that shooting. a very nervous feeling on the campus today. the reason students are staying

away and why some classes have been cancelled. >> reporter: and taxpayer money for sex-change surgeries. hear why one bay area city councilmen is behind this proposal. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts right now. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. i saw fog and i know you saw fog come -- coming in. sal sees everything. some of this is really dangerous to drive in. how are we looking, sal? >> well, contra costa county, i have to say is not looking that good. we've had fog all over the p lace. we also have fog on other areas, san mateo bridge. i want to show you, this is the san mateo bridge. trust me it's there. you can't see very much. i want to mention that planes coming in and out of sfo are going to have trouble this morning. there may be some fog delaysened and -- delays and also some weather delays on the

east c oast. there's weather out there that's hampering flights getting into those airports. check with your carrier. if you are driving in the bay area there will be areas of thick fog. steve and i will be back with an update in just minutes. back to the desk. at 8:00, a police search continues in san jose, for suspects involved in the deadly drive-by shooting. now, the victim was found in a parking lot at story road and hopkins drive. let's go to kraig debro. he's there at the seen with more on who the police think is responsible. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, dave. police are calling this a g ang- related drive-by shooting the i did speak to a man who identified himself as a friend of the victim. i want to show you the tau cau reyaw where this happened -- tacoria where this happened. this place is set to open -- right now, 8:00 a.m.

this morning. let's see if we can get more information from some of the people who worked there, when it does open. police came out here around 11:00 last night on information there was a shooting here. when they got here and began investigating, they soon d eveloped information that this was a drive-by gang-related shooting. according to one witness, there was a vehicle seen leaving the area at the time of the s hooting. that vehicle -- they didn't have a description for it and that vehicle did not have license plates on the back. but in speaking to it gentlemen this morning about what h appened -- to this gentleman this morning about what h appened, he said one of the persons who died in the shooting is, in fact, the gang member. he said there was a fight between two women on opposing gang sides and that fight led up to the shooting as the friend was chasing some of the people on one side, one of the people pulled out a gun and began f iring and his his friend. he believes his friend stumbled here in front of his business. that's where he ended up and that's where police found him. police had spoken to witnesses

overnight. a number of them, we saw r eturning to the scene from police headquarters. we saw witnesses getting out of some squad cars from downtown. but so far, that's all they've been able to put together, it's a gang inform related shooting -- gang-related shooting. they don't have any suspects in custody. back to you. >> thank you, kraig. police are looking for suspects involved in a shooting and attempted kidnapping. this happened last night on international boulevard around 11 o'clock. police say a woman was hurt by at least two men who tried to abduct her. she escaped and is being treated for a leg wound. security is tight at uc santa cruz this morning. many students plan to stay away fearing violence. this comes from graffiti on the bathroom ball everyone wag of violence today, january 18th. the santa cruz police and sheriff deputies have been brought in to help campus

police with patrols. your time is now 8:03. trading on wall street started just about 90 minutes ago. right now, all eyes are on the stock of apple. this is the first day -- the first day of trait i.d. traing since steve jobs made the big announcement that he's taking another medical leave of a bsence. the do you is up 50 points. apple's stock is down $13. that's about a 4% drop. now, steve jobs' big announcement came early yesterday during the martin luther king, junior holiday. he says he's taking his second medical leave of absence in the past two years. steve jobs will be out of the office away from work i ndefinitely. that's, of court, raising new concerns about his health. he's 55. he's a ceo of apple. in recent years, steve jobs has battled, pancreatic cancer. he's had a liver transplant. later on today, apple will

release its quarterly earnings. they are expected to be strong which could help counter some of the news of steve jobs. well, dick cheney's health is making news. the former vice president is now considering getting a heart transplant. he right now has a battery p owered heart pump. he says it's awkward and u ncomfortable for him. he admits getting a heart transplant is a very tough decision especially given his long history of heart trouble. tonight's berkeley city council agenda includes one item guaranteed to get a the low of attention. the city plans to offer an unusual benefit to city workers. jade hernandez spoke to a city council members and joins us live with an update. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we moved to oakland because this is where we're going to meet city council members darryl moore from berkeley. tonight he and his fellow city council members will sit down, discuss, and most likely vote on covering sex-change

vergeries for their employees. moore introduced this back in 2007 and he says it's only fair to after offer what the ear two healthcare providers won't. the city council will vote whether to to vote about -- will vote about whether to put aside $20,000 for each employee for the coverage. so the city council member, moore, proposed paying for the surgery up front. the monetary limit could not be accrued over the years and. the-- the city has 1500 employees. council member moore spoke to us a few hours ago. >> having employees, not being able to afford it up front, i thought it was important for the city to front the money as one of the benefits of our e mployees. sanfrancisco provided the same

type of coverage since 2001. the city of berkeley will hold its meeting at 7:00. a vote is expected. we're gonna here from council member moore in just a few minutes. we'll bring that to you around 8:45. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. six minutes after 8:00. a plan to extend b.a.r.t. service to the oakland airport is gonna cost a lot more than originally thought. b.a.r.t.'s controller tells the "business times q the agency will spend $36 million instead of the $29 million estimated. failure to secure a loan is part of the reason for the additional costs. let's go back to sal. everybody behaving around the toll plaza? >> well, they are. we do have some things to talk about, dave. we've had that problem with the fog in:00 crock county this morning. it's been -- in crock contra costa county this morning.

it's been very thick. parts of alamo, we had the earlier crash killed to the soldier. 680 at 24. but the traffic is just a mess. if you drive from concord to walnut creek, you are normally used to one commute. you need to add extra time. now let's move the -- the maps all way down to the south bay. i want to he show you how slow 85 is, all the way up to cuperto. 280 is slow. 880 getting up to the airport. so we have a lot of slow t raffic. let's go to live pictures. bay bridge toll plazas. dave mentioned it. it's slow. i would say people are behaving themselves. they have no other choice. they are stuck in traffic. speaking of san francisco, northbound 101, i got a funny tweet, steve. someone said why are you sending these sublimbennal messages of the -- sub limbennal messages of the beatle? see that, the beatles.

8:08. let's go to steve. i get funny messages, too, sal. >> they are funny. we have do have a few high clouds. the blanket of fog, it's a cold 4. for some locations, there's nothing -- there's no fog at a ll. we've had reports of mist or drizzle. upper 0s, 40s -- 30s, 40s. tom in blossom hill said, it's foggy. santacruz, some of this fog -- yesterday everybody said fog. today it's clear, fog. still a dense fog advisory. reduced visibility, zero for some. sunshine, dry, mostly sunny, there are a few high clouds up there but cool to warm. high clouds associated with the system moving in from the north of us. therein lies the possibility that the system will have enough breeze to get rid of the fog tomorrow.

40s for many, 41 for concord. 40 livermore. 44 hayward. they were down to 41. they've bumpped up a little bit. sanjose, very thick fog. 47, 57. a high of 61 today. if you get the sun, 60s. if you don't, probably in the mid- to upper 50s. temperatures in the mountains, 24 tahoe. but two days days in a row they've had record heat. 60 on sunday. reno is 66. so it's warm that he. ukiah starting at 39. 49 fresno and fog. all-- all the way in. sanjoaquin valley. you hit southern california, it's hot, it's warm. pasadena, 89. that's what i said, wow. santabarbara, 87. ucla, 86. losangeles 84. sanfrancisco, 82 and big sur, 81 with carmel valley. system to the north will continue to stay to the north. i'm betting that system gives as break on the fog.

but today we have to deal with it. dense fog, maybe some mist. but that should end. a little breeze tonight. 50s for those who are in the fog-prone areas. if you can get the sun soon enough, low to mid-60s to upper 60s to 70 near santa cruz. fremont, redwood city. half moon bay 63. what some people think may be we hind an unusual crime in la fayette. it's ap ipad breach.

this is highway 1 getting up to the san jose airport. the san jose airport has some fog delays, according to an airport spokesman. dense fog will mean arrive and departure delays for san jose and also for san francisco. check with your career with -- check with your character. the white house is releasing a report intended to stop the republicans' attempt to repeal healthcare reform in its tracks. congress gets back to works today. the first order of business is trying to remeal obama care. gop lawmakers say the healthcare reform law signed by president obama is too expensive, too intrusive and too burdensome on businesses. they will vote tomorrow to repeal it. republicans say even if president obama vetoes repeals, the next president won't. >> i expect -- and actually my scenario is the new president on january 20th, 201, taking the oath of office and signing the repeal right there. >> reporter: now, democrats say they will use the debate this week to emphasize the benefits of health reform. although some dams acknowledge that parts of the law should change. the president of china arrives in washington, d.c. this afternoon for a three-day visit. chinese flags are deeing displayed this morning. you see them right there right alongside american flags. this is pennsylvania avenue, right in front of the white house tonight the president will have a private dinner with president obama. this is ahead of the formal state dinner on friday night and two mayors from oakland, jean quan and ed lee, will be at the white house state dinner. there is a new poll out that shows president obama's approval rate something up five points. researchers say it's possible

the president's call for greater civility after the rejecanppal pont sa-s mrie n 3 -ashane,n igio wad to oerurheic warm or it was a burglary attempt. investigators do not believe the man was hurded -- was murdered. >> guys here from the beginning, i don't toe how they -- how they knew the guy was inside. now, the home, by the way, was recently purchased. it was being remodeled. signs were clearly posted w arning of the fumigation d anger. the name of the victim has not yet been released. residents in one santa cruz county neighborhood are worried that an overflowing creek is threatening their homes. the homes sit on a coastal bluff above rio delmar beach. the santa cruz sentinel reports homeowners are willing to pay to dig a drench and fix the p roblem. however, the county says the situation does not warrant an emergency declaration which is needed for the work to begin. thirty claims have been f iled so far in riverside county from residents. the city will review the work

records to determine if they are accountable for the damage. 8:19. a bay area man is one of two people arrested by federal authorities accused of stealing information from apple ipads. federal prosecutors announced the arrest of him and another man from arkansas. they are facing fraud and conspiracy theaters. the federal authorities will be giving us more details about this later this afternoon. 8:20. facebook is temporarily s uspending a feature that gives access to cell phones and home numbers. the feature was rolled out. some users expressed concern over the weekend that it was too easy to just click through

the information request. facebook plans to make the permission request more e xplicit. 8:20. there's some talk this morning that some fish may be bad for your help. the reports are coming from an undercover testing and they think we should know about this.

8:123. a san francisco-based group that secretly tested mercury levels in fish is warning consumers about tuna and swordfish. the group is called "gob m ercury" and they say they t ested samples from more than 40 bay area super markets and restaurants. they claim mercury levels in to nan aud swordfish were about three times the limit allowed. here is a great story -- in just a couple of minutes, an oakland school will celebrate a national award. manzanita elementary on east 27th street is just one of two california schools to win the

national title of distinguished schools. education experts are giving manzanita elementary a lot of praise how they prepare children in low-income neighborhoods for high school. this morning's ceremony begins at 8:30. well, those first two years of college may not be the period of academic growth for students that most of us might expect. a new report is out and they found that after two years of college, 45% of students showed no significant gains, partly to blame the schools that failed to emphasize student learning. regis philbin retire -- announced his retirement. he's hosted the show for 28

years. kelly ripa has been with him for ten years. the show's producers say a new cohost will be named to join ripa. you said that fill win -- philbin's wife has been kind o f -- >> yeah. he's had health problems. >> yeah. and shears been earn couraging him to stop -- him to stop. >> but it looks like it's serious now. >> yeah. let's check in with sal. >> we have a new accident 680 bernal. let's go out and take a look at some of these things we have, highway 4, busy coming up to the concord area. there will be slow traffic on 680 because of an earlier crash from concord all the way down to san ramone. it's terrible. westbound 24, is also slow. westbound bay bridge backed up to the maze and the metering

lights are on. some 15 to 20-minute delay. the commute in the south bay has been slow. look at 280, though. it's very slow and foggy. remember the airport delays at san jose and san francisco. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. we do -- fog is burning off. some locations already. we've had reports coming in where it's scary driving and then you have clear skies. mostly sunny out there and temperatures starting off 30s and 40s. they will end up with 50, 6 0sened a 70s -- 60s and 70s. the wind is picking up and that's a good sign if you want less fog. this week some fog but i think as we get into tomorrow and the rest of the week. there will be a noticeable decrease, got a little drizzle, mist. sunny days and warm. santacruz and monterey down to big sur which was 81 degrees yesterday. so the dense fog still out in the valley. it looks like it's burning off. there's a system starting to

work its way in. it's staying to the north. today, dense fog, then sunny. on wednesday, only patchy fog. in fact, the north wind coming down the valley should start to take care of it. 0s and 40s. a little cooler -- 30s and 40s a little cooler. concord, 41. i know there's some 0s to the north -- 30s to the north. the system will give us some wind. at the same time, we're looking for patchy fog and sunny. cool to warm, as for some. 60s for others and near 70 for santa cruz. the fog day, less fog. warmer temperature, less sun, dave. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty live in san francisco where muni operators say these tracks are unsafe. we'll tell you where they are and how it could impact you -- coming up. plus -- the reason why some bar and restaurant owners of walnut creek may soon face t ough, new rules.

tara has more details on the muni derailment concerns. tara? >> reporter: there is a lot of finger-pointing going on here. this is the storage facility. this is where a lot of trains depart from. muni operators say these trucks right here are worn down and they are simply not safe. according to "the san francisco examiner" in less than one week five trains have derailed. development operators say the

tracks are so run down, they can't support the weight of the cars. no one has been where the and the damage has been minor. the msmta says they are rerouting operators to a irport -- to a different facility. they are using track workers to guide operators at the green division, right here. it says it does not have the money to fix the problem for at least a year. they say that money is tied up in in red tape with the estimate i'm trying to get out of the way of traffic here. sorrile but the bottom line -- sorry. but the to loom line, they say this is just a patchwork

solution going on. and if a serious accident does happen, that they are the ones that will receive the brunt of the blame. we're here live in san f rancisco. i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tara. speaking of muni, the o n- time performance of muni's buses, light rails and cable cars is reportedly slipping. there is a new report out that shows between july and september last year. muni was on time, 70% of the time. that's actually a decrease from the high of 75%. that was recorded during the first three months of 2010. it's also far by low muni's goal of 85%. a worker at the conoco phillips refinery is is r ecovering after being hurt on the job. the accident happened at the plant on rodeo. the worker was knocked u nconscious by a plexky glass panel. the panel was blown out. the worker was taken to john

muir medical center. we don't know his condition. 8:33. in just about 30 minutes from now, a union city man accused of assaulting a 2-year-old girl inside of a dollar store is due in court. 36-year-old eugene ramos is expected to enter a plea at the fremont hall of justice. he's accused of assaulting that toddler at a un-- at a union city dollar store back on december 1st. investigators say the attack happened while her grandmother and aunt were shopping in the next aisle. the san francisco lab employee who cass clear -- who was cleared of the san francisco crime lab scandal could be heard from a judge on an unrelated charge. the judge may set a preliminary hearing date for debra madden for drug possession. police say they found a small amount of cocaine at her home in march. she pleaded not guilty. last month state authorities decided not to prosecute her for the theft of lab evidence

samples because there was a lack of evidence. ten days after being shot in the head, gabrielle giffords is showing more signs of improvement. doctors say surgery to relieve pressure was successful. her husband says she's been smiling at him and was able to rub his neck. the commander of the international space station says he talks to his astronaut brother twice a day about the condition of girds -- of gabrielle giffords. scott kelly says his brother mark is hurting but he says he thinks he will be okay especially if gabby continues to improve. there are new reports that a surveillance video in the parking lot where the tucson shootings took place, clearly shows everything that happened "the los angeles times" is reporting that federal officials have recovered their recordings. officials say the video was shot from multiple cameras and leaves no question about -- no question that the suspect was the gunman. well, sarah palin continues

to defend herself against criticism that her campaign rhetoric may have helped motivate the gunman in the arizona shooting. the controversial map now r emoved from saddam's political action committee website had the crosshairs of a gun over the congressional districts of 20 democratic candidates, including that of congresswoman gabrielle giffords. >> that came up right away that oh, it must be a cause of this horrendous evil act of this shooter that perhaps he saw that map and that incited him towards violence which is ridiculous. now, sarah palin claims democrats have used these types of maps with crosshairs for years. she's bowing to continue -- v owing to continue to speak out because she says she believes the country is heading in the wrong direction. 8:36. palo alto residents will get a chance to meet with police to discussion a recent string of robberies. the department is holding a community meeting tomorrow n ight. police say they want people to know they are making progress

since september, police say 20 robberies have been reported. so far, police have arrested eight suspects and solved six cases. tomorrow's meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. at the theater on middlefield road. tonight, council members from walnut creek will consider stricter rules for bars and restaurants. some of the new proposals include alcohol cutoff times and bans on live music. the proposed crackdown comes after several violent incidents in downtown walnut creek, many of which happen late at night and involve people who have had too much to drink. let's check in with sal. he's watching commute but you are also focusing on the south bay, right? >> that's right. we're starting that he. i want to thank my twitter followers. someone just tweeted me saying there flight was delay -- their flight was delayed at the san jose airport. let's take a look at 280. the fog seems to be lifting. but nearby at the airport,

there are delays, we also heard from the airport spokesman that that indeed is the case. check with your airline. 580. let's go to live pictures. i want to show you the bay bridge has not budged. look at the ramp from 880. it's not showing signs of improvement. we're full strength there. let's go to steve. sal, some of that fog is so thick, it's scary driving conditions. but then you will clear it and it will be sunny. above it, we're mostly clear. the system to the north may take care of some of the fog. but today, we start off with the dense fog advisory. yesterday, it was everywhere.

it's around. fog advisory reduced visibility to zero and you come out and it will be sunny and unlimited visibility. but a dry forecast. there's been mist, drizzle. but most of that looks to be about ending. cool to warm. temperatures in the fog stay in the 50s. if you get through the fog, you will start off fog and -- start off cool and get sunny and warm. the system moving into the north will give us a few high clouds. that's also ramping up the north wind up no the -- up in the northern sacramento valley. dense fog, mostly sunny. it does look like patchy fog. when you pick up the wind, that's not conducive of fog f orming. so maybe there will be better conditions form -- kind of looks that way. 30s, 40s, much colder than we've seen. in that fog it's tough. sanjose with the thick, thick fog. although our observer tom in blossom hill says it's already burned off. 24 in tahoe. but maybe near record-setting

territory. probably not. the system coming in today will cool things down. 9 ukiah. 51 in redding. for us, not much else except the fog and sunny and mostly sunny. temperatures will end up by noon 40s and 50s. cool to warm. 50 to 70 on the high side, though. tonight we're kind banking on that breeze picking up from the sacramento valley. 50s to 60s today. napa-- it's just a tough challenging call on these forecasted highs. some locations, 60s. upper-- upper 60s to near 70. including santa cruz and capitola. more sunshine, less fog as we head into midweek. 20 minutes before 9:00. while we're dealing with fog it's a much different story on the east coast. the national weather service says new hampshire can get up

to 10 inches of heavy snow. newyork could see up to eight inches of snow along with f reezing rain and sleet. the snow is aeffecting air travel with delays reported at balt mere, new jersey and washington, d.c. and people here in the bay area who are heading to the airport are urged to call ahead also because of the nothing. here is the flip side, cooler experts -- temperatures are expected in northern nevada. that's after a record-breaking, wintertime warmspell. yesterday, temperatures climbed in the upper 60s in several cities, including reno, foolen. that actually broke the records for this time of the year. lightning -- all right. one california lawmaker says facebook could help make our highways safer. but his idea is already raising serious concerns about privacy.

i can't believe that guy made it home. nobody drives drunk anymore. [ ring hold on, i got another call coming in. [ ring [ tires screech while drunk driving rates have dropped greatly, negligent driving and speeding fatalities have skyrocketed. someone dies every 13 minutes from negligent driving, so keep your hands on the wheel, your eyes on the road, and your phone put away. we are following breaking news out of haiti. several media sources are reporting that right now the country's top prosecutors and a judge are questioning haiti's former dictator jean-claude

duvall ier. he ras forced into exile in 1986. it's not clear if officials are planning to arrest him. delta airlines reported 4th quarter earnings that topped the investor expectations. it says it made $19 million in the last quarter of 2010. now plans to expand capacity as much as 7%. other airlines report later on this week. the industry analysts predict the eighth largest u.s. - based airlines will have their best year in a decade. that's mainly because ticket deland is going up so fares are rising and airlines are charging nor for lungage and similar fees. san francisco commissioners will consider lowering operating fees for flights to and from canada and mexico. right now any international flight is charged about $1,500 in fees. but today the commission could

drop that by about a third. there are three airlines that fly to canada and five to go to mexico out of sfo. more airlines could create more competition and that could lead to lower fares. the oakland raiders today will formally introduce their new coach today. hugh aspen has been promoted to the team's top coaching job. he has been considered the clear frontrunner since tom cable was released two years ago. they are scoring more than their first season. and former 49 head coach mike singletary is getting ready for a new job. he is joining the staff of the hip minute vikings as linebacker coach. well, it is ticket tuesday. today one very lucky viewer will win a travel package to half anna. it includes a two night stay at the silver legacy and two full

day lift tickets to mount rhodes. go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight, scroll down to the ktvu tab and put in this secret word. ski. we want to check on an accident. >> that crash on the san mateo bridge is clear. it's foggy on that part of the east bay. the fog has lifted on 880 northbound only to reveal slow trackett. the toll plaza still pretty slow. at least a 15 minute wait coming into the city. if you are in san francisco 101 and 280 are very slow. >> lots of thick fog this morning. most of it is burning off. is sunny to mostly sunny. temperatures anywhere from the 50s, 60s, near 70 degrees. decrease in the fog wednesday, thursday, friday.

so mostly sunny and warmer. little breezy tomorrow. get rid of some of this fog. >> that would be very welcome. thanks for watching everyone. >> bye now.