parents are glanding an investigation into shocking allegations of sex at an elementary school. >> plus graffiti causing a lot of concern. it's targeting one of california's best known politicians. mornings on 2 starts now. we have break news at an active crime scene. the reason we're flying over to this area, we're being told that police are investigating a body found in a car in a parking lot between a

restaurant and a grocery store. we're over this area. at this point we don't know how that person may have died. we to have a news crew heading for the scene right now. we'll bring you an update on what we know in just a couple of minutes. >> at any moment, search teams will be back at a can until patterson looking for clues in the kidnapping of a four-year- old boy. we look at why this search has now changed. good morning, jane. >> reporter: good morning. today divers will not go back into the canal, it's just too murky. within the hour, authorities are expected to drop sonar equipment into the canal. this is the delta mendota canal after a silver stolen lexus was pulled from the water.

tire tracks are are being compared to the tread on that lexus. the deputy sheriff explained for us this morning why they have turned to sonar equipment to continue this search operation today. >> our dive team searched the waters as much as they could. there's two areas of the canal that we cannot get to just for safety concerns. because of the way the canal system works the pressures and the force of the water, our divers were unable to search those areas. >> reporter: last night we brought you new cellphone video of the little boy who was abducted by, a man he has known

all of his life. jose esteban rodriquez abducted the boy when he was told he couldn't see the boy anymore. the mother is nervous, because she doesn't know what is going to hap we understand that that sonar equipment is expected to arrive within the hour, and they hope to have that equipment in the water sooner than they had dive teams if the water yesterday morning. it is 7:04. some house guests ended up hostages after interrupting a burglar. it happened on myrtle dale road last night around 8:00. the women, all in their 70s, called 911 and told police they were being held hostage. a s.w.a.t. team was called in and entered

the home. they did not find the suspects, the victims are all safe this morning. >> one was able to get out of the home on her own, the other locked herself in the bedroom. they're all in good condition, were not injured at all. >> investigators only have a vague description of the suspect. they tell ktvu they won't know if they got away with anything until they talk to the home's owner. time now 7:04. well, how could it happen? that's the question a lot of parents are asking right now after finding out that second graders had sex in class. we were the first to break this story on our 5:00 newscast. we have a live report from the school right now. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, dave. we did just speak to a parent who had two children who attend the elementary school here in oakland. she said she is flagger ghasted by this disturbing sexual misconduct. she said school officials were

told about the situation, but were not told that the children involved were only second graders. parents did receive a notice yesterday afternoon from the principle. they confirmed that two second graderred had oral sex in the classroom last week. now parents are demanding answers. they want a probe done into these children's backgrounds. >> that's not right. something is going on. they need to be interviewing mom and dad and teacher, and i don't know, whoever else we have to. >> reporter: a spokesman said all of this came to light yesterday when students told a teacher's aid who to told the principal. they will not say if any teachers have been suspended, just that action is being taken on this situation.

coming up, we have spoken to a pediatrician this morning who said this behavior is obviously not appropriate. find out his connection to the case. >> we posted the letter that was sent home to parents on our channel 2 website. go to ktvu.com and click on the bay area news to tab. >> just about an hour from now, gab reyell give orders is set to be moved to a rehabilitation center in houston. these are live pictures right now from outside that tucson hospital where giffords is staying. she is schedule tornado transported in an ambulance to an air force base near tucson, and the air force will fly her

to houston. with some threaten. ing graffiti messages aimed at governor jerry brown have been found in southern california. it was found to painted on walls. it included a swastika, and a threat to kill the governor on february 14th. the california highway patrol, which protects the governor, is investigating all of this. in san francisco today, a crucial court hearing is set in the federal. perjury case against barry bonds. this is the defense's attempt to build on their to video over the prosecutors last year when

the judge threw out much of the evidence against barry bonds. news chopper two has just arrived on this police activity here in have a layio. a body found in a vehicle in a parking lot just need the howard johnson. this was this morning at about 5:15, i was told, the police pulled up on it, and now this is a crime scene. you can actually see this from admire callahan. a lot of people are gathering around. ktvu does have a crew arriving on the scene. this is a good area to stay away from for now. let's go back to the fatal crash we've been telling you about all morning on san pablo road on may road. this happened about an hour ago now, and the coroner is on the

scene. this intersection is closed. this is really a busy road typically. don't use the opportunity, traffic is backed up in that area. no problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge right now. >> a happy friday everybody. cold out there this morning. looking like a fabulous weekend, but what, steve, but what? might be a little bit of valley fog. some of that starting to come back in. at the surface, hardly any. mild to warm. patchy fog, cold in the mornings on the weekend, but hazy sunshine, near 70 for some. low 70s for others. next tweak more of the same. looking at some of the 10-day forecasts, when we get to february, may see the pattern

changed, but for now, everything is locked in. occasionally you get some of those higher clouds coming down from the north, but that's it presently. there are components of an east- northeast win at have a neva. cold this morning. stanford and wood side are 38. walnut to creek alamo also 38. 36 in concorde. 42 hey ward. 44 san jose. san laugh fay yell, 38.

we'll go for a high today at 62 degrees in the beautiful valley. where is all of the rain? up in vancouver or seattle. the 10-day outlook shows high pressure reloads. we'll see if that develops around the hawaii islands. if it does, we'll keep an eye on that, but wouldn't be until early february. high pressure says i kind of like it here, so i'm just going to park it, and that's exactly what it is doing. lots of sunshine. 48 to 58 at noon, and then 58 to 68. low 60s, mid-60s, upper 60s. it is 7 clinic 12. a new warning this morning from osama bin laden. the demand he is making in

order for kidnapped journalists to avoid execution. >> why are some well-paid managers getting a big raise at one school? the school says it will help them save money.

breaking news. we want to take you back to vallejo. over the scene of an active crime investigation. we have been told police are vestigating a body found in a car in a parking lot between a howard johnson's restaurant and a grocery store. you can see in these live pictures police tape and police officers and investigators down there on the scene. at this point, we don't know how the person died, or really have any other information, but we do have a crew heading to

the scene in vallejo where a body was found in a car. actually van update in just a few -- we'll have an update in just a few minutes. >> a new audio message reportedly prom osama bin laden. this one demands that france withdraw it's troops from afghanistan. it says if france wants al qaeda to release two journalists, they need to pull their troops out. president obama is hosting the nation's mayors at the white house this morning, and that includes the mayors of oakland and san francisco. allison burns joins us now with a tough message that mayors are going to get from the president. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning to you. that's right, we have been reporting this week about the mayors of san francisco and

oakland getting the high- profile invitation to the white house state dinner. they were the guests of honor at another reception last night. mayors from all over the country are hear for meetings with each other. oakland's mayor tells us that one of her top priorities is boosting funding for local school programs, and she said that she talked about it with the secretary of education. >> i asked him to take another look at an initiative that links school tosca rears, that more closely links schools with employers so that our young people will stay in school. >> the mayors are getting a pretty tough message from president obama this morning that they should not expect much in the way of federal funding next year because of those stimulus dollars that have been flowing to cities are

running out. it is 7:17. governor jerry brown has declared a new fiscal emergency to give lawmakers more time to work on a solution to the state's budget crisis. the emergency declaration is largely procedural. it basically resets the clock that gives lawmakers 45 days to agree on a budget plan. if there is no budget deal within that time, lawmakers will be blocked from acting on on other legislative matters that are not related to the budget. more than two months since she lost the race for governor, meg whitman is wishing governor jerry brown success. she is one of five new page named to the hewlett-packard board of directors. the actual event was closed to the media. before the event, the told the chronicle she cares about california and hopes that california realizes its goals. some highly paid university

of california executives are getting even more money now. uc regents awarded one-time 10% pay raises to three financial managers yesterday. officials deto fend these pay hikes saying the raises are needed to keep the university competitive. the world champion san francisco giants are proving success comes with a price. team owners are expected to spend roughly $115 million on player salaries this season. that's the first time the giants payroll has ever climb aid above the mid-90s. nearly every player from the championship team will be back, and many got big raises in order to stay with the team. and the giants have not

forgotten their new york roots. they are showing off the trophy in the big apple. they moved here in 1958. willie mays was amotive the -- among the players who made that move and is participating in the ceremonies today if new york.

7:20. if your new year's resolution is to get a new smart phone, there's a reason to check that off your to do list very soon.

would you look at this? that is the largest rocket to blast off from the west coast, and this one is carrying a classified mission into space. is took off from santa barbara county. you could hear this 50 miles away, the size of this blast off. we know that the cargo is a defense satellite, but the air force still won't say anything more about this launch except that it's on target. most of the major cellphone companies are increasing prices in the next few weeks. at&t is raising rates starting this weekend, and ending several of its discounts. verizon has dropped its new

every two year's plan for upgrading new phones, and sprint will increase rates for new smart phone users by $10 a month starting february 1st. they say the higher bills mean they can develop more features and faster service. there are fewer complaints about trash pick up on the person insue la, but now they are worried about another issue. some customers are upset about a 17% rate increase that took effect this month, but they say phone lines are not nearly as busy as they were during the first couple of weeks of january when the ricoloji took over for allied waste. backing on round on vannize avenue is still a risk. since double fines for drivers was introduced, the number of

pedestrian accidents has actually gone up. market street an van's is geary boulevard, and broadway at van ness are the most dangerous y intersections. at the baylik toll plaza on friday, we have traffic lighter than this, but today we have at least a 10-minute delay. there have been a couple of stalled vehicles on the bridge which may to be blame. those are gone. south bay traffic also getting a little bit of a handful of slow loading here on 237, crossing 880, and stays slow for about a mile until you reach the lawrence causeway. no problems an 101 coming out

of the morgan hill area up into the valley. let's go to steve. steve, my smart is phone app is doing something odd when it comes to walnut creek weather. >> if you have an android or iphone to app, it might say flurries, that's because concorde is reporting flurries. it's wrong, but that's why. that's what pops up. it's getting the chessest information which is available, and that's buchanan. just reprogram it. you all need to fix that there. it's clear. maybe a little fog, but no flurries. 36 in concorde. if you put in concorde --

mountain view, san jose, 38. nothing in the way of any rain. occasionally some higher clouds. patchy fog. it's working its way back. it's trying. 60s for some. a few upper. santa rosa will go 68. a little cooler towards dublin, but still in the 60ed. night and morning fog will start to make an appearance, but it will be sunny and mild to warm for everyone else. more on the breaking news of a body found in vallejo. police have the area cordoned off next to a grocery store. we'll get an update on the situation next. also, a fake university? investigators say a local school was handing out a lot more than on-line degrees.

breaking news right now in vallejo. we want to show you a live picture from news chopper 2. about two hours ago, a body was found in a car. at this point, we don't know exactly which one, but it might be the white car in the middle there. looks like a yellow tarp inside

and police looking inside that vehicle. now, this is a parking lot that is shared by the grossry outlet and howard johnson's. it's on admiral callahan lane right next to interstate 80, in case you are familiar with that area. we got the report that this body was found around 5:15 in the morning. we really don't have any other information on that. we don't know the gender. we don't know how the person died, the age, and, at this point, we are continuing to follow the investigation, but, again, you are advised to stay out of the area. this is vallejo near howard johnson's. we to have a reporter on the way to the scene and will have an update shortly. >> at any money search teams goring back to that canal in patterson. a search was supposed to start about a half hour ago, but they're starting off a little late there. we're watching what's happening

out there. we can tell you that high-tech sonar equipment will be brought in to search an underground portion of that canal. a witness claims he actually saw a silver kaplan sponge that canal just 45 minutes after tuesday's kidnapping of little juliani cardenas. we will have a live update coming up at 8:00 on what is happening out there this morning. we also want to show you again this surveillance video. this is the suspect's silver toyota corolla. it was taken to a gas station parking lot in patterson about 45 minutes before that kidnapping. the driver went inside and purchased some beer. now, they have also told us, the authorities, that the amber alert in this case, as we're looking at the license plate in

this case, 6hbw445, just take a look at that. it's a silver toyota corolla. authorities are telling us the amber alert statewide has been issued in this case. they're going to continue this indefinitely. and those highway signs are still on. they're asking you to keep an eye out for the suspect's car. keep an eye on that license plate. second graders having sex o we were first to break the story on our news at 5:00, and within the last hour, we spoke with a doctor about what should is happen now. tara joins us live now with a report. >> reporter: that pediatrician said that a more in-depth investigation feeds to be done at this school, and now parents and even neighbors here near marcum elementary school are

demanding the same thing. initial find tings confirm two second graders had oral six inside the classroom last week. there was also another incident in the same classroom last week with several students at least partially unchrissing. we spoke to a pediatrician who had some harsh words. >> for children even seeing this type of behavior, or being allowed to see this type of behavior or be engaged in this type of behavior. these children are not 17, they are 7 years old. this is not appropriate. >> reporter: a spokesman with the oakland unified school district said all of this came to light yesterday when students told a teachers aid who in turn told a principal. they will not say if teach

students have been suspended, but that that proper action is being taken. we'll have more on this story coming up. it is 7:34. police in oakland have issued a community alert for people living and working in the lake merit area. investigators say a woman was robbed and sexually assaulted on tuesday. police are trying to determine whether the crime is connected to two other sexual assaults in the same area late last year. however, police are not revealing exactly where this latest attack took place. one person we spoke to this morning feels police should not hold back that information. >> i think it would make people more aware, and so we would pay closer attention, as well as make sure that we're kind of walking together, walking in groups and doing what we need to do to be protected. >> police are advising people to try and stay in well-lit

areas and be special isly careful when getting in and out of their cars. a pleasanton university that was raided by federal agents reportedly helped provide fraudulent visa related documents to foreign students. immigrations and customs enforcement agencies seized documents from tri-valley university. the university now closed. >> yeah, buyer beware. we want to let you know, the news never stops. there's always something going on, especially here in the bay area. that's why we are proud to introduce mornings on 2 weekend edition starts tomorrow from

7:00 to 9:00 a.m. >> so you'll have us here to start off your day, saturday and sunday, and then monday, 4:30, an earlier edition of 2. >> people are just getting up earlier and earlier, sal. >> yeah, the patterns have changed, and we want to be here to help you get to work and get the information you need as you are headed out the door. still crowded presently trying to get into the city. we're going to go right to the bay bridge and show you what the traffic is doing there. in fact, we're going to get the bridge in just a moment, so i'll go back to that. apparently we don't have it right now. let's go and look at interstate 880. the traffic is moving along a little bit slowly, but it's not all of that bad. you can see the turn-off at the bottom of your screen. if you're trying to catch a

flight at the oakland airport, not going to be a big delay on the freeways getting there, and there's plenty of parking. also we're looking at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's backed up for about a 10 to 12-minute delay, so the delay time has gone up a little bit. and this morning, if you're driving in antii don't care, we have slow traffic, of course, right in the middle of antii don't care heading west, and still have the crash in a bad location here. this road obviously very busy this time of the morning, and that interchange is shut down for at least another hour as the investigators finish up their investigation. i would stay on 24 or 80 and avoid san pablo dam road. let's go to steve. a few up thes to point out. one would be some fog has come

back in from the delta. a little bit now showing up in the east bay. mostly it's clear, though. still some wind up in the higher elevations. the wind yesterday has tailed off considerably. it will be a sunny friday forecast for everybody after some of that shallow cold fog burns off. we had the fog to begin the week, then the wind, and now we're back to just mostly clear skies. cold morning. 30s with some patchy fog, but the fog won't last long. patchy fog, cold, but hazy sunshine. more of the same next week. no rain expected. some very subtle hints that maybe early february television the pattern might change. the wind calm. san francisco, san jose, santa

rosa, fairfield, although there has been a slight component of an early breeze around fair field and the napa airport. cord i'llia at 34 this morning. livermore our target forecast today. starting off at 37, 56 at noon, and 62 and sunshine for a high temperature today. can't find any rain. that's way up in the pacific northwest, not for us. some patchy fog is starting to work its way back in. that will be the only bugaboo over the weekend, as it might develop in the mornings. for many, sunny today, nice and warm, temperatures in the 50s,

but a lot of low-to-mid 60s. fairfield 62. half moon bay at 64 degrees. sunshine, morning fog, but it's dry. we have been following breaking news all morning. a body was found in a car. craig, you just talked to police and family members of the vick is im. what did you -- victim. what did you find out? >> reporter: what i found out this is not a suicide. the police confirmed it was definitely is a homicide. it's a ford bronco. obviously they have covered the body right now. this is off of the tennessee street exit off of highway 80. they got the call around 5:03, somebody heard one or more shots fired. there are several family members out here and friends of

the victim. when i did talk to a police source out here, they said this person was a former gang member who had turned his life around. the police knew his person before and they knew him now. other details of what happened here, they're working right now, crime scene investigators are on the scene. a lot of people very emotional out here about what happened. apparently, according to family members, the victim was on his way to work. don't know where he worked just yet. there's no a howard johnson's here and a grossly outlet. we have a little work to do to find out what the person was doing here, and speak ising with police about any leads they might have on this. a lot to follow up on. we'll check back for an update. it is 7:42. shelters time to shine. why this is such a big day for an animal shelter in the east bay that first opened for business in 1927.

and why won singer on american idol brought a judge to tears. ♪ i know this is our temporary home ♪

stocking opening higher. before the market opening, general electric and slumber jay posted earnings that beat expectations. right now the dow is currently up 61. s&p up 7. president obama will highlight economic success stories when he visits a

general electric plant in upstate new york. he'll put the spotlight on a new ge deal with india, and also announce to that g.e. ceo will lead a a new white house council. while president obama's first term is just halfway over, there are some signs he is already getting a jump on running for re-election. the white house has made no secret of the fact that the president planning to run for a second term. early possibilities for republican opponents are mitt romney, sarah palin, and tim pawlenty. there's also a new poll out that shows an overwhelming majority of americans like president obama, but they think he's not done enough to boost the economy or change the way washington works. to the new associated press poll found that 83% of

americans say the president is likable, but 53% don't like the way he has handled the economy. 34% say the president has not lived up to his promise of change. the concorde family is suing former governor arnold wares anythinger for what they say is a -- schwarzenegger for what they say is political corruption. during his last days in office, he reduced the sentence to estaban nunez. the parents of the victim say they were never notified, and filed a lawsuit yesterday saying it is a violation of the victim bill of rights written into the state suggestion. >> this was so outrageous, and it was just blatant, i think, political corruption. >> hopefully this will give

other people courage to fight back. don't just sit there and take it when injust to advertise is done to your family -- injustice is done to your family. we need to fight back. so far both schwarzenegger and nunez have declined to comment on the lawsuit. the up solved murder of a tgi friday's manager is still haunting his family and friends. three years ago today, 36-year- old doug costello was found beaten to death. it's still unclear if rob was the motive, or if he knew his attacker. a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of his killer. a devastating fire caused more than a dozen cats to die in the fire at the berkley

humane center last may. the shelter will reopen for the first time since then at 10:00 this morning. we're going to bring you a first look coming up at 8:30, and let you know how to help the shelter finish it's rebuild be process. >> the minnesota metrodome that caved in may not be ready for the vikings preseason. game. it caved in under the weight of really heavy snow, as you probably remember from this video. this happened in early december. right now, officials still have not decided whether the roof needs to be repaired for replaced. super bowl fans who watched the gam to see the commercials will be seeing something from budweiser at least through 2014. no one is saying if the popular collides dale horses will be -- clydes dale horses will be on

all of those four years, but they have a contract for at least the next four to super bowl games. well, several american idol hopeful gave jennifer lopez goose bumps last night, and actually made her cry. ♪ some day you will find your place here in this world ♪ >> that's a 23-year-old who sang a song called temporary home. look at the judge's faces right to there. this is part of season 4. the song was from the season 4 american idol winner carey underwood. this young lady is a single mother with a special needs child, and said she often since that song to her little girl. the new judge jennifer lopez

says all of that practice paid off. >> when you sang, i felt it. i really felt it. it brought tears to my eyes, and that was the first time that happened today. >> paris is one of 86 other hopefuls from new orleans to get a golden ticket to hollywood. you can watch season 10 right here on wednesday and thursdays at 8:00 p.m. >> interesting hear something of the comments from the judges on these early rounds. spider dan's fight against charges for a dangerous stunt in san francisco. >> plus roger ebert is debuting a brand-new look.

police want your help this morning. they're trying to find a man who suffers from dementia has

has been missing wince wednesday. police just told us that 57- year-old jose valdez, here is his photo, is still missing. he became lost around vacaville. the man known as spider dan may take the stand in his own defense on monday for a sky scraper climbing stunt in san francisco. dan good win used suction cups to scale a 60-story condo complex last year on labor day. he says he climbed the millennium tower to bring attention to the vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorist attacks. the legendary movie critic

roger ebert is soon debuting a brand-new look after getting a facial prosthesis. he's 68 years old. he lost part of his jaw to cancer, so he's not able to talk. his new silicon facial process thee advertise took about two years to make. roger ebert is also coming back to television for a new pbs show. it's called ebert presents at the movies. sandra bullock's ex-husband is now en. gauged to tattoo artist kats have von--- kat von d. let's check in with sal. you've had a lot of things going on this morning.

>> you want to ask is it friday light, and the real answer is not really. we've had some slow downs this morning. what may have been a friday light commute was spoiled by a few people who had the unfortunate car breakdown on then bridge and slowed everything down. but we are getting better, if you want to be an optimist, it looks like it's clearing up a little bit. we're seeing a little slowing there. southbound traffic is looking good all the way down to heyward. a fatal crash has been there for about an hour and a half now, and they still need some time to clear it up. it's a good area to avoid. let's go to steve. >> fog will play into our weekend forecast, but trees lots of sunshine for everybody today. it will be sunny and warm for most. the wind is only a factor in

some of the higher elevations. a lot of 30s this morning. 35 in santa rosa and napa, book ends. fairfield is in there, and a lot of low-to-mid 40s. high pressure is not going anywhere. in the morning, clear, cold, although some fog, very shallow, but if you're in that fog, man, it is cold. be careful, some out toward this valley can reduce visibility for some. we'll go sunny and mild to warm, 58 to 68. low 60s for some. upper 60s for others. except for night and morning fog, it will be sunny to mostly sunny and dry. slightly warmer for a couple of days, and a little cooler on sunday and monday. >> it is 7:57.

it is a very emotional crime scene in vallejo. a body found in a parking lot we have just learned was a homicide victim, and this is a man who had really turned his life around. >> also, we are watching arizona right now. this a live picture, because any minute now, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords will begin her journey from this hospital to a rehab center in houston, texas. plea house guests and one shock -- three house guests and one shock ised intruder.

good morning. welcome back to mornings on 2. >> it is friday, january 21st. we're going to start the second hour with a very emotional scene happening right now in vallejo. a body was found inside of a car in a parking lot. in just the past half hour craig talked to family members. he is back with the latest. >> reporter: they are very emotional over what happened. i did talk to somebody is who works at the grocery outlet here, and they tell me that basically they saw a couple of people pull up in a black sedan or suv, one of the individuals got out of the suv, foes up to the car where the victim was sitting. in the meantime, people in the car go park in that post office parking lot over there. and then somebody hears five or six shots ring out, and the

person runs back to the post office where the car was waiting and the car takes off. this happened around 5:00 this morning. i'm not going to release the person's name. his family members are here, but again not all of the family members know about it, but they said that the man came here every morning. he was waiting for his boss to show up. i talked to his boss. his boss said he came at 5:00 in the morning like he always does, and when he didn't hear from the young than in the car, he went to see if he it was home or maybe his car broke down. he didn't see the young man in the parking lot. he came back and noticed the exhaust from the car was still coming out, and he saw the man slumped over in his seat. let's come back out live. there's an officer talking to a gathering of family and friends right now. i did speak to police about this yuck man. they said that they knew him as a gang member, but thathood he really turned his life around.

and his brother said after he got off of probation, he became involved in the church, he became very active in the church, and he also started to work. he's an apprentice carpenter. you have an emotional scene here. obviously a lot of people knew him, a lot of people pulling for to him as well. there are a lot of rumors around here about why this might have happened, but police are working that end of the investigation right now. it is 2 minutes after 8:00. search teams looking for a kidnapped boy were scheduled to be back in a canal in patterson about an hour ago. >> reporter: we're still waiting for to that sonar equipment to arrive before the search in this canal can begin. we asked the deputy sheriff a few minutes ago if they had called off the search yesterday, why bring the sonar equipment out here today? >> we called the search off yesterday, because we were at

the end of our capabilities with equipment and technology that we have in our county. an opportunity came up with the side scan sonar, so we are bringing it out here just to ensure that there is not a possibility or a chance that a vehicle or the suspect's vehicle we're looking for can be stuck or still inside the water. >> reporter: this is the canal where the dive team search was called off yesterday after a silver stolen lexus was pulled from the water. the tire to tracks are being compared to the tire tracks ground last week. julani cardenas was abducted after rodriquez was told he

will not be allowed to see the little boy anymore. rodriquez believes he is the child's father. the mother is scared because she doesn't know what is going to happen to her son. >> i'm hopeful, because. i know that jose is not going to hurt johnny. if the car would have been found, there wouldn't have been anybody in it. >> reporter: the amber letter is still active. they are looking today for stronger leads today to justify keeping that alert alive. time is now 8:05. a real scare at nap too county, that's where some houseguests ended up becoming hostages after they interrupted a burglar. sheriff's deputies say the victims, all women in their 70s, all called 911 and told police they were being held

hostage. a s.w.a.t. team went in. they didn't find a suspect, but deputies tell us the victims, one of whom is from oakland, are all safe this morning. >> one of the victims was able to get out of the room on her own. the other two blocked themselves in the bedroom, which the s.w.a.t. team rescued. they're all in good condition, were not injured at all. >> investigators only have a vague description of the suspect. they won't know if he escaped with anything until they contact the owner of the home. >> congresswoman gabrielle did is scheduled to be moved from the hospital in hue son to a rehandle -- in tucson to a rehandle center in houston. she will be transported to in an ambulance to an air force base near tucson, and will be flown to houston. a group of veterans of foreign wars motorcycle group has offered to escort her to the hospital. her husband will also join her,

her mother, trauma surgeon, ask & two congressional aides will be accompanying her. she will be going to a houston facility where she'll probably stay until she no longer needs 24-hour care. that will probably be one to two months. we'll continue to monitor this scene, as we we see any more activity, we will bring it to you. >> some threatening graffiti messages aimed at governor jerry brown have been found in southern california. it was painted on walls in two department parts of santa ana. it included a threat to kill in the governor on february 14th. there has been a series of hate- filled graffiti and racial slurs painted across orange county in recent week. then thighway patrol which protects the governor is investigating all of this. in san francisco, a crucial hearing is scheduled in the

federal perjury case of barry bonds. the judge-- the defense wants the judge to throw out evidence. a judge barred much of the evidence that prosecutors were hoping to use against barry bonds last year in another case. we want to check in again with sal and get an update on the commute. not completely friday light you were saying earlier. >> a few problems out there for sure. let's go outside and take a look at some of these commutes we have for you. now, the commute here on highway 4 has become better. in fact, when i put this picture in the run down just a few minutes ago, i put it in because it was slow, and now just a few moments later, it is doing well. so that's a nice surprise. let's move along and take a look at westbound bay bridge. the same thing goes here. things are improving quickly. the backup is dissipating. also this morning, we're following up a fatal crash at

the corner of san pablo dam road at may road at the traffic light there. this happened about two hours ago now. one person was killed, and the intersection, which is very busy, has been blocked since then. in fact, they're still out there now doing an investigation, and some traffic is being diverted. it is now not a good alternate today to 24 or 80. stay on 24 or 80, as they continue the investigation for this fatal crash. let's go back to steve. >> thank you, sal. skies are clear. fog has made it back in from the delta, but that's really the only fly in the ointment, although the wind up in the thigher elevations, but everything else is mostly calm. a cold morning. but sunny weekend for all, and friday will be much the same. the fog has started to work its way back in. concorde has reported some fog,

out towards the delta some fog might be working its way back in over the next couple of days. it did this morning. more of the same, no rain expected, but the morning lows are cold. readings in the 30s to 40s. san jose, 42. i know our observer tom out by blossom hill had 39. high pressure, though, you're fair weather friend. large and in charge, not going anywhere until maybe february. looks like it's just going to hang around. some fog mainly south of sacramento for now. the fog will probably be back nights and mornings, but overall, a sunny pattern. the rain line stays to the north. clear, cold, patchy fog, won't last long. and then sunny, mild to warm.

some locations upper 50s, low 60s. napa 66. pleasanton and livermore low 60s. we look good except nights and mornings are cold, some fog will be forming again, but dry forecast along with sunshine into next week. >> there's a new warning from osama bin laden. what he is now demanding in exchange for sparing the lives of kidnapped foreign journalists. >> how u.c. officials are justifying pay raises while asking students to pay more. >> also the giants payroll increases as san francisco gets ready for a new season.

a same bolt is missing. they left from the bay of guam. the journey was supposed to take 7 to 10 days. so far there has been no sign of them. there are four then and one woman on the sail boat and one of them is in the u.s. air force. a new audio message reportedly from osama bin laden that demands that france pull its troops out of afghanistan. it says if france wants al-

qaida to release two to kidnapped french journalists, french troops need to leave afghanistan. france has about 3800 troops in afghanistan, part of mission. today britain's former prime minister is on the hot seat about what he knew about the iraq war. tony blair defended his decision to join the u.s. and said that the september 11th attacks were part of the decision. >> 3,000 people died, but if they could have killed 300,000, they would have. >> he former prime minister continues to be faced with criticism that he and his administration -- president obama and mayors from all over the country are gathering for a mayors

conference in washington d.c. they came to washington to get federal funding for their cities, but president obama told them the stimulus money that flowed to the cities over the past year is running out. actually have more and a live report coming up. governor jerry brown declared a new fiscal emergency just to give lawmakers more time to work out a solution to california's budget crisis. the emergency declaration is pretty largely procedural,. it resets the clock that gives lawmakers 45 days to agree on a budget plan. if there's no budget deal within that time, lawmakers will be blocked from acting on any other legislative matters that are not related to the budget. the state department of corrections has delayed awarding a contract for the first phase of a new death row complex at san quentin until february 9th. they say they need more time to brief the new brown

administration about the complex. more than two months since she lost the race for governor, former candidate meg whitman is wishing governor jerry brown success. she reemerged in the public sphere yesterday as one of five new people named to the hewlett- packard board of directors. the actual event was closed to the media. before the east, she told the chronicle that she cares about california, and hopes that brown accomplishes his goals, but did not want to criticize his budget proposal. in some is university of california executives already getting more money. one-time 10% pay raises to three financial managers were awarded yesterday. u.c. officials are defending these pay hikes. they say the raises are needed to again coup then the

university competitor, bit earlier this week, the university's president said the university is facing a billion- dollar budget gap. >> the giants are proving success comes with a price. team owners are expected to spend roughly $115 million on player salaries this season. that's the first time the giants payroll has ever climbed above in the mid-90s. nearly every player from the 2010 championship team will be back this season. many all got big raises to stay with the team. and the giants have not forgotten their new york roots. just notes ago, we received this tweet from the giants. right now the team is showing off their 2010 world series trophy at the site of the old poe grounds. the giants moved in 1958. willie mays was amotive the players who made that move to the west coast in 1958. he is taking part in today's

giants celebration in new york city. well, a big win for santa clara's basketball team led to a wild overnight street celebration right near the campus. yeah, it got kind of crazy out there. dozens of rowdy fans gathered outside the frat houses right after the broncos beat gonzaga. it led to several bonfires and lasted several hour until the police moved in. the police tell us no one was arrested. this followed santa clara's biggest basketball win in years. the broncos beat gonzaga 85-71. this is a major upset. gonzaga has beaten santa clara nine straight games before last night's game. >> 8:19. several cellphone service providers say they want to make some upgrades, but it's go to

cost you. also, a phony university? investigators say a local university was operating a side business that's against the law. h

google shareholders are reacting to news of a shake-up in the manager structure of the

company. so far google's stock is up slightly this morning. google announced larry cage will take over at ceo, the position he held during google's early days. dr. eric schmitt will be executive chairman. their fourth quarter earnings increased 29%. most major cellphone companies are increasing rates in the next few weeks. at&t is raising prices and dropping several of its benefits. verizon is also making changes, as is sprint. the companies said higher bills mean they can develop more features and faster service. fewer complaints about trash pick up on then peninsula, but now customers are mad about something else.

the board that contracts with ricology say that there has about many calls to complain about the 5% increase in prices, but they say that the number of calls is down. in san francisco, walking on vanness avenue is l a safety risk. to the examiner is reporting that since double fines for drivers were introduced, the number of pedestrian accidents has actually jumped. the most dangerous intersections, market street at vanness, followed by geary boulevard at vanness, and broadway at van ness. >> let's check in with sal. >> we are updating you now on the bay area bridges.

some of the fog and the haze is preventing us from seeing that richmond bridge. bay bridge westbound, you can see traffic is doing okay coming up. it has lightened up considerably. golden gate bridge looks good, and santa dayio bridge looking good out towards the high rise. let's check in with steve. >> fog is coming back in from the delta over san pablo bay. i think that will be with us over the weekend, but it will be sunny once the fog burns off. 30s and 40s this morning. it can be really cold if you're stuck in that fog. nothing is coming our way, that's for sure, but some of that fog. valley fog coming back in, can make for a really tough pattern, especially on forecasting high temperatures. if you don't have fog, it's going to be sunny to mild and

warm. everything is well to the north until maybe february. clear, cold, except for some patchy fog. it's very shallow, so won't last long. 48 to 58. we'll go with some low 60s, but that fog is making me just a wee bit nervous as that starts to come in. won't be a problem, parts of the east bay, south bay, along the coast, that looks good. temperatures in the mid-to- upper 60s. otherwise sun area and mild to warm, but that fog can be very quick, so be careful if you're driving anywhere near it. >> we're following breaking news from vallejo. this is a live picture of the cameras panning around. police are still at the scene where a body was found inside of that car. >> reporter: we're live in oakland where parents and students have just started to arrive to an elementary school

where shocking allegations of sexual misconduct have surfaced. some say it even borders on child abuse. >> and we're looking at live pictures from tucson, arizona. just five minutes ago, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords left the hospital. we'll take you know live to tucson as we look at these live pictures.

we are still following breaking news coming from vallejo. a man's body was found to inside of a car, and now several witnesses are talking to the police. an employee at the grocery outlet store, and again this is a live picture, and this is the car where the police are

checking out where the body was found, an employee at the grocery outlet store says he saw a gunman drive up in a black suv and walk over the victim. witnesses say they heard five or six shots, saw five or six shots, and then the gunman ran back to the suv and took off, fleeing the scene. now, the body was found in this parking lot. that parking lot is shared by the grocery outlet and a howard johnson's on admiral callahan lane. that is near the tennessee street interchange. again, we're looking at live pictures, and this has been a very emotional scene. friends and family members have also gathered out there. we're staying away from it, because this is a crime scene. police say they knew the victim as a former gang member who had really turned his life around. now, craig has been out there, and he's there on the scene talking to several people. craig will be joining us with a live update in just a couple of

minutes from now. >> second graders having sex in an oakland classroom. we were first to break the story last night on our news at 5:00. students are now aleaving at the school this morning. tara joins us with more on how the kids seem to be handleling all of this. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of these students have bewildered looks on their faces. and you have to remember a lot of these kids are very young, and may not even know what happened here at marcum elementary school last week. perhaps to it is all of the news vans and reporters lining the street here in front of the school. many of these parents are angry. they are armed with plenty of questions. many are demanding a thorough investigation, and those we have talked to say they were. horrified to read notices from the principal yesterday afternoon. initial findings confirm two second graders had oral sex inside the classroom last week. there was also another incident in the same classroom last week

with several students at least partially undressing, and now parents want to know, was the teacher oh liveious, or did he or she simply ignore it? >> i think it's sad. i think they should have had somebody that was able to stop the kids. >> i can just say it was the ignorance of that teacher. i can't blame any other teacher. >> reporter: a spokesman with the oakland unified school district said all of this came to light yesterday when a student told a teachers aid who in turn told the principal. they will not say if any teachers have been suspended. some parent say not enough is being done to protect the children, and also out here on his street. they say this is a dangerous cross walk, and they have seen children risk their lives just

to get to school. we posted the letter sent home to parents on our channel 2 website, to read it, go to ktvu.com and click on the bay area news tab. police in oakland have issued a community alert for people living in working in the lake merit area. investigators say a woman was robbed and sexually assaulted in a residential neighborhood off lake shore avenue on tuesday. police are now trying to determine whether the crime is connected to two other sexual assaults in the same area late last year. however, police are not revealing exactly where this latest attack took place. one person we spoke to this morning feels police should not hold back that information. >> i think it would make people more aware, and so we would pay closer attention, as well as make sure that we're kind of walking together, walking in groups and ready to do what we need to do to be protected. >> police are advising people to try to stay in well-lit areas and be especially careful when getting in and out of

their cars. well, right now as we speak at 8:33, wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords is on the move. her ambulance is moving from the hospital in tucson to a rehab center in houston, texas, and we were flying over it. now, you're looking at a live picture from tucson, arizona, but a couple of minutes ago, we were watching as the ambulance left the hospital with her, and it was fascinating to watch, because the streets were lined with people cheering and applauding on the side, as the ambulance road by. on its way to make that trip to houston, texas. >> she has made such an amazing recovery. she even took a little field trip outside in her wheelchair for the first time yesterday, and she got to go outside and beat fresh air, and this looks like the plans right there that is taking her to the airplane where she will be flown. she will have her husband with her, obviously, on the plane, her mother and trauma surgeon,

and is a couple of congressional aids as well. >> and there are vol is untears who have -- volunteers who have offered to product and escort her. a group of veterans of foreign wars are on their motorcycles, providing a motorcade, to ex- court her to the air force plane there. >> and the facility she is going to in houston, it's actually the largest research program on recovery from to traumatic brain injury in the world. so that's one of the reasons that to they're moving her there. also, her husband, astronaut mark kelly works there, and so he may be able to do some work and be with her there in the hospital. she has really made some tremendous advances, but doctors warn she still has a long road ahead of her, and many with her injurinot recover 100%. she has been. able to stand with help.

she has tried to speak, has even scrolled through an i-pda, but said there will to somebody things she is not able to do. >> they don't know the extent of the damage and residual effects, but she is still an amazing story. there is the plane waiting to take her to tucson. >> yeah, looks like a private plane. it was & it was especially equipped to be to handle her medical condition, so she will be in good hands and will have a smooth flight. once she gets to that facility, she should stay there one to two months until she no longer needs 24/7 care, and then she'll receive outplacement rehab for about five hours a day or so. so still a long road aced the of her, but certainly some amazing progress. >> fascinating to hear her husband talk about how tough his wife is, and if anybody can

bounce back, she can. >> he said the first thing she'll start doing is writing thank you cards. >> i can believe that. we'll keep you posted on congresswoman gabrielle giffords as she moves to houston, texas. in other news, students are going back to class at an elementary school this morning one day after a science experiment caused 11 students to become ill. this all happened yesterday. a student spilled bleach and vinegar on his desk, and then he started coughing and had trouble breathing after inhaling that mixture. the child was taken to the hospital just as a precaution, but we're told he was not hurt. ten other classmates went home sick. well, an innocent game of ball almost became deadly for a union city boy who was attacked by three pit bulldogs. police say the four-year-old's father used his hands, even a piece of wood, to fight off

dogs in a neighbor's yard. the little boy had apparently gone into the yard after hitting his ball over the fence wednesday afternoon. the boy and the fare, recovering from various bits and bruises, the pit bulldogs are now warrant teened. >> a pleasantton university raided by federal agents reportthly helped provide illegal immigration documents to students. tri-valley university is the university. it is reported that the school issued more than 900 visas and made millions of dollars. the university is now closed. you know, we're heading into a new era, a new day for ktvu news. we're expanding, and you know all about that. >> yep. we're going to be -- starting tomorrow, we'll have a new mornings on 2 weekend edition saturday and sunday morning from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m., and

then monday morning we're going to start 4:30 a.m., the ktvu morning news to begins 4:30 a.m. >> we're all over it. and sal takes care of all of the traffic. i know you won't be doing everything, but you could if you wanted to. >> well, you know, the traffic patterns have changed, and believe it or not, people are on the road a lot earlier, so we wanted to be here to help you get through that, because i know a lot of you are getting up earlier, and so are we. traffic looking good out to the toll plaza this morning. as you k see on the back end of the commute, the people who have the time to leave late have really had a better commute. used to are this was the heart of the commute, and now as we said, it's much earlier. this is a look at westbound on our map system. not a lot of slow traffic until you get to 238. across the bay, 101, a little

slow in san mateo. 8:39. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. we do have clear skies, a little fog, though, made it back in, right back from stockton to the delta, concorde is now record report something fog. i think this will increase over the next couple of days, we're losing the wind, unless you're in the thigher elevations. -- in the shier elevations. occasionally some higher clouds come by. i wants to focus on and of that -- i want to focus on and of that fog. nap too with an east wind at 5. fairfield a little east wind. same for concorde, southeast. that's drawing it back into the valley. very shallow, won't last long. these to were some of the lows from this morning.

lots of 30s still popping up. mid-40s now for hayward. san jose, 42. that 45 in san francisco was not the official hourly temperature, that was at cole valley, came in at 45. some patchy fog being reported by livermore airport. we'll go for sunshine today and a high of 62. don't have to worry about any cloud cover or rain coming in here, that's for sure. everything stays to the north for probably another week or two. sunny and mild to warm today. the only fly in the ointment is that valley fog. in that stick around long enough, your highs will be in the upper 50s at best. 58 to 68 on the highs, 66 in

napa. 60 towards antii don't care. -- antioch. thank you, steve. it is 8:. 41. a new beginning in berkley. an animal shelter nearly destroyed by fire gets a second chance today. >> plus and of last night's american idol auditions made some of the judges cry. and that's not a bad thing.

we have an update on developing news in vallejo. a man's body was found inside a car this morning, and in the past half hour, craig talked with the victim's boss, and craig joins us live now. what did the boss have to say? >> reporter: good morning. the boss said that this young man had joined him about six months ago, and was an apprentice carpenter, and he was an extraordinary young man. and police say this is a guy who used to be a gang member, but had turned his life around. they have not identified him yet, but he was evidently very popular with family and

friends, because there is a large crowd out here hugging and crying over the death of this young man. this it was reported around 5:00 a.m. this morning. now, several people at the grocery outlet here said that they heard five to six shot. some of those people even saw one man run out of the parking lot and into the parking lot of a post office nearby. meanwhile, a car that the alleged shoot iser had gotten out of pulled away and met the person in the post office parking lot. they're working on a motive right now, but what i've learned from the boss is that every day this young man came here here toth meet his boss, and then they drove together, car pooled down to their job in burl link game. according to this man, he said during that six month, remember got to know this young man very well. >> he goes to church, he works

hard, helps raise little brothers. he was a good kid. really good kid. >> reporter: friends and family say the young man did not have a wife or children for himself, but he did take care of his younger children in his family. i have spoken to his brother as well on the scene here. the police are out here trying to figure out a not everybody. i did speak to police, and they said they are working on several leads. they say it helps that all of these people are here that know him, because they can talk to many different people and fine out from many different people whether or not to this young than had been involved in anything ecently, or anybody had any reason to do this to him. there is a story around that he ran into some old gang member friends of his and that interaction didn't go well, but police are checking on that among other things. >> thank you, craig. time is now 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some other stories. about 30 minutes ago, the

merced sheriff's demand center arrived in patterson and brought along high-tech sonar equipment. they'll be searching an underground portion of the canal for a car involved in tuesday's kidnapping of four- year-old julani cardenas. also right now, congresswoman gabrielle giffords is beginning her journey to a rehabilitation center in houston, texas. these are live pictures right now where she'll be meeting a plane. she left in the hospital in tucson, arizona, and will be getting on board a plane to her more rehabilitation. the route was lined with well wishers who applauded and also waved flags. it was an incredible sight to see as the congresswoman heads for houston, texas. also, two psychiatrists will be testify testifying today in the case of the 2009

hills daily high school bomb attack, and are expected to testify about the sanity of the suspect the case. right now president obama is on his way to a general electric plant. in upstate new york where he will talk about a new business deal g.e. has with india, and will announce that g.e.'s ceo will head a white house council to help in the creation of jobs and american competitiveness. the white house is make nothing secret of the fact that the president intends to run for a second term, put the great unknown is who will be this republican opponents. early possibilities or mitt romney, sarah palin, and tim pawlenty. already 76 people have filed paperwork to run for president in 2012. none of them are well-known. under federal campaign law,

they don't become official candidates until they actually raise or spend $5,000, but nothing stops them from filling out the one-page statement of candidacy. in the 2008 election, a total of 366 people completed the presidential paperwork, up from 223 people four years earlier. time now is 8:49. the minnesota metrodome which caved in during that big snowstorm last month may not be ready for the vikings reseason games. this was back in early december. right now officials still haven't decided whether or not in the roof needs to be fixed or just replaced entirely. either way, it will probably take at least six months before the met tremendous dome is ready to open. super bowl fans, you'll see commercials during the big game, you'll be seeing commercials from budweiser at least through 2014.

budweiser's parent company announced it has locked up its position as the super bowl's only national beer advertise to are for the next four super bowl games. a popular smartphone game, maybe you've heard of it, called angry birds,, migrating to another form of entertainment. a finland based company that created the wildly addictive sling shot game is now planning an animated series. the ceo of robio mobile said he is focused on content for the game. several american idol hopefuls in new orleans gave jennifer lopez goose bumps last

night and actually made her cry. ♪ some day we'll find a place here in this world ♪ >> that's 23-year-old paris tasen, singing the home accept prayer home, that was sang by carey underwood. she is the single mother of a special needs child, so she of sings that song to her little girl. jennifer lopez says all of that practice paid off 37 >> when you sang, i felt it. i really felt it. i mean, it brought tears to my eyes, and that was the first time that happened today. >> paris was among 86 other hopefuls from new orleans to get that coveted golden ticket to hollywood, and we'll join her on the road to hollywood. >> sex in the classroom, new details of what second-graders

were doing, apparently while the teacher was nearby. plus spider dan's point against charges for a very dangerous stunt performed right here in sphreans.

we want to update you on a story we've been telling you all morning, the report concerned second graders having sex in an observe land classroom. we just spoke with a spokes man

for the oakland unified school district. the male teacher at marcum elementary said he has no knowledge that a boy and girl student had oral sex in his classroom last week. that teacher has been suspended without pay, and oakland police have been brought in to investigation the allegations. it appears the incident was explore tory in nature. police are looking for a man who suffers from dementia has has been missing since wednesday. 57-year-old jose valdez is still missing. he was driving from southern california to lakota howe, but became loss around vacoville. well, the stuntman known as spider dan may testify in his own defense on monday about his skyscraper climbing stunt that

he did in san francisco. dan good win used suction cups to climb the 60-story millennium towers condo on labor day. he is now fighting charges in a trial that actually began yesterday. he said he cliented the millennium tower to draw attention to the vulnerability of skyscrapers to terrorist attacks and other emergencies. prosecutors say regardless of his mess am, what he did was -- message, what he did was illegal. >> i was giveenning an update earlier and i said the teacher had been suspended without pay. actually, he has been suspended with pay. so i just wanted to clarify that. and right now, we want to head back over to sal for one more look at the friday morning commute. >> you can always get ahold of me on twitter. we get a lot of good tips from people who share it, and then we share it with you. let's go out and take a look at the commute here, 880 northbound. the traffic is is moving well.

let's move along and take a look at the toll plaza. that's a nice view. of course in san francisco, northbound 101 for the last 30 minutes or so has been clear up to the downtown area. let's go to steve. >> a little bit of fog did make it back in, especially from the valley, but i won't last long, but the mere fact that it may play into our weekend forecast. it's dry, though, won't be any rain. after the fog, it's still sunny. >> all right. thanks for watching, everyone. have a great weekend. >> bye, now.