right now. sanjose, mount hamilton. also into lake county. we've had reports of snow of 1,000 feet. see how this is heading in? that's heading to the north about. but it will swing in for everybody later on. it-- it would not surprise me to hit everybody. it will be a cold rain today with highs in the 40s for many. here's sal. all right. right now, this is a look at the san mateo bridge. it's kind of dicey driving there this morning. it is going to be windy and you can tell by looking at the water, if you happen to be looking at your screen. but the wind will be an issue on many of these bridges. very gusty wind. in san francisco, the same thing. northbound 101, the traffic is okay. but if you are driving anywhere in the city, you are gonna notice that wind is gonna be pushing you around a little bit. be careful. leave the house a little bit early if you can. complete traffic and weather a

few minutes away. at 7:02. to the desk. about 15 minutes ago, a wood chipper truck arrived to remove a tree that came down along highway 4 at westbound interstate 80. claudine wong joins us live from hercules now. claudine, just a moment ago, we saw some of the limbs coming down. they are busy at work. >> reporter: that's right. that-- the plan right now is to try to get this cleaned up as quickly as possible and i want to take you over here because i want to show you what they are doing. this tree is gonna be -- is actually held up by only a few branches. what they are trying to do is cut all of this down. you can see there's two or three here and then they are gonna let it drop down. presumably from the heavy rain, it just toppled over here and when it did that at 5:00 a.m.

this morning, a couple of cars hit it. but fortunately, nobody was hurt. you can see this big pile of branches. they chopped out as much as they could, dumped it over the side and got traffic moving along highway 4. you can see there's still a bit of a backup coming off highway 4. they want -- they want to get these people here. and as the morning commute gets underway, it gets more backed up and slower. they have to slowly take off pieces of the tree and then they will let it drop. the caltrans people said they don't care if it hits the fence. they don't care what it does. they just want it off the freeway. we're gonna monitor the situation. i don't know how long it's gonna take. but they should get it cleared up in the next hour or so. live in hercules, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we will check back for an update. meanwhile, huge waves are expected along the coast and a high surf advisory is in effect

until 3:00 this afternoon. this is video from pacifica this morning. within the past hour, pacifica police decided to keep the pier closed. the biggest waves are expected to arrive at the -- as the sun comes up. if you go to the beach -- go to the beach today, be careful. riptide danger is high and there's renewed concern about the crumbling cliff side. and coming up at 7:30, we'll have an -- we'll have a live update from that location. 7:04. there's word this morning, the lawrence livermore lab is having trouble keeping track of drugs, like cocaine, opium and heroin. the inspector general of the u.s. energy department says some of those trucks are missing, while other -- drugs are missing, while others show more of the drug onhand than was legally purchased. the drugs are used for biomedical research and the general says that lapse is in account something under investigation. one of the bay area's top

narcotics officers is in jail, facing felony drug charges. ktvu's kraig debro joining us live to tell us how this shocking arrest could affect many more criminal cases. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we're in antioch. at least two cars, two police cars here you can see right now came to this antioch neighborhood because this is where norman welsh lives. he was the man arrested along with a former colleague yesterday. these are only allegations. we wanted to get a comment, interview from the family but they declined. now, whoever declined the interview, called police. and a young woman came pulled up and there was an officer with her. and they are in the house. now, the two police officers

are in jail. welsh is the head contra costa county's drug force. the other, is a cop. both were arrested wednesday morning in the city of benicia. this is very unusual, of course, because both men have reputations in the law enforcement community. we also spoke to a neighbor who expressed surprise at the allegations. >> we've been together for the past ten years. >> the charges are very, very serious. he's very, very upset and having a very difficult time with this. we will meet these charges head on and we will will deal with them appropriately. >> reporter: michael cordoza is welsh's attorney. later, yesterday, search warrants were served and carried out at butler's private eye business in concord. both officers worked for the

antioch police. welsh for 12 years. both men are suspected of possessing, transporting, and selling drugs and conspiracy and other possible charges. right now, allegations only. charges have not been filed. cardoza is going to seek to eliminate $600's -- eliminate the 600,000 bail. there's no arraignment time set. but it may be difficult to prosecute one or both men because the contra costa county's d.a. aoffice is supposed to pros -- d.a.'s office is supposed to prosecute these crimes. we have to find out who is going to prosecute the case. reporting live in antioch, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:07. this morning, the labor department announced first-time

claims for unemployment insurance are up. 410,000 people filed for new jobless benefits. that's up 25,000 from the week before and 10,000 more than economists had forecast. continuing claims were also up but only by 1,000. there are now .91 million people receiving unemployment compensation across the country. president obama will arrive later today for a quick overnight visit to the bay area. the president is scheduled to meet with high-tech business leaders at a private dinner. among the executives due to meet with the president, facebook ceo, mark zuckerberg, apple's ceo, steve jobs, and google's ceo, eric schmidt. the head will spend the day and evening here before heading to oregon. >> and that traffic will increase -- >> yes. >> right now we need to know what's going on. sal, what is going?

>> it's going to be tough out there. we're looking at the traffic. it will be very slow for this morning's commute. on highway 4, it's slow from antioch all the way to concord. there are a couple of breaks in the action. 80 is all right if you are driving from pinole -- pinole to richmond. slow traffic and gusty winds across marin county. on southbound 101 it slows right near the marin area to central san rafael. but not as bad as it can be in that area. let's go to the live pictures. westbound westbound bay bridge, there are no -- westbound bay bridge, there are no major problems. it's backed up about 8 to 10 minutes. 208 is slow, so is highway 0 at 17 trying to get -- highway 80 at 17 trying to get in the valley. here is a steve. thank you, sal. snow levels 2500 here, up to

15,000 feet in lake county. the snow level is down to -- that's a very strong system. it's taking aim at the north bay first but it will affect everybody. mount hamilton's picking up light know. there are other areas picking up white there. had a lot of reports around 1,000 to 2,000 feet of snee. you can see a little break for some. there are maybe a few breaks in the clouds. but the system is beginning to pump in a lot of rain and again there's -- part of that system that shows snow towards san jose and back over towards the peninsula and the santa cruz mountains. 39degrees up at lompico. even down to 650 feet on over ken at boulder creek had some

very cold immediatings. not that low yet for us. but it's going down. snow levels 2500 to 3,000 feet and maybe lower over the next couple of day. 40s on the temperatures. 43, 44, 45, everybody. coast, bay, inland. i mean, you know when san francisco's 45 and oakland's 45, it's rather cold. see that system? it's still developing. the whiter the top, the colder the top. that means the stronger the system. so that has to rotate in, spokes and a wheel, coming right back around. there will be rain today and possible thunderstorms. we'll carry it into friday night. i think the next system goes parallel to the coast and more towards southern california. it went be -- it won't be warm but it will be cold. i think we'll see a decrease in the precipitations. but a cold rain today. possibility of thunderstorms. you can see how -- watch how marin county and towards the santa cruz mountain, everything is stilling -- filling in there. sierra nevada, it's snow on top of snow. there's winter snow warnings from 10:00 on friday. one to two feet of additional

snow. very slow snow levels, just a cold rain today, under mostly cloudy skies to cloudy skies. upper 40s, low 50s and the five- day, after saturday morning, i think we're okay. cold and windy but at least it will be calmer and dryer. we will be on storm watchual morning with the latest weather and -- storm watch all morning with the latest weather. and we're gonna check on the sierra conditions. take a look at these pictures. see how much snow is expected to fall. also, protesters in the middle east call today bloody thursday while yet another network correspondent is attacked in the middle of a report. why the u.s. navy will honor this man, comedian, bill cosby today. ♪

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we're back live, where caltrans made quick work of this tree. this tree call crashing down at 5:00 this morning. a couple of cars on interstate 80 did hit it but fortunately there were no injuries. you can see traffic starting to move through here. they've been able to clear most of the debris and they are trying to clear out now. so two hours after this started, fortunately it looks like it's clearing up. we've gotta get off the road because they are clearing the roadway and hopefully traffic will be moving through here smoothly again. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you for the update, claudine wong. it's 7:15. right now, officials in the sierra are preparing for the next round of snow to hit. if you are planning to head up to any of the lake tahoe resorts. caltrans is requiring chains on all vehicles except four-wheel

drives with snow tires. these are live pictures from kolfax where you can see the snow is really coming down and that chain requirements are both for 80 and highway 50. forecasters are predicting another 18 inches of snow by tomorrow night, just in time for the president's day weekend. skiers and borders who are already there say conditions should be perfect for the long holiday. we'll be updating the roads all morning long. our coverage continues online where you can check stormtracker2 any time and get the latest conditions. click on the storm track tab at ktvu.com. it's been stormy in the bay area. but what we're getting is minor compared to the other parts of the nation. scientists have found a direct connection between global warminged a the recent flooding -- warming and the recent flooding disasters in nashville.

two major studies found climate change is to blame for stroke and wetter storms around the entire world. in bahrain, riot police launched a violent crackdown on an -- on demonstrators. if this new video of police and people occupying the main square in the capital city for two days. many craters -- demonstrators were sleeping. we had reports that three people were killed and hundreds of others injured. the government has put the city on lockdown, telling everyone to stay off the streets. we are hearing of another attack on an american journalist covering protest, in the middle east. tv reporter miguel marquez was on the phone describing the police crack down on protesters in bau hayne, when suddenly -- bahrain, when suddenly, someoninged it him. he yelled, i'm a journalist! but that did not stop the

beating. he said he was roughed up but not seriously injured. the iraqi came $-- chemical engineer that said saddam hussein supposedly had weapons of mass destruction well, now he says he made it all up. >> translator: i had to do something for my country. so i did this and i'm satisfied because there's no dictator in iraq anymore. >> now, that man became known as "can curveball." former secretary of state, colin powell, used the statements from "curve ball" to just going going to war with iraq in a speech -- to justify going to war with iraq in a speech to the united states. the secretary of the navy will honor bill cosby as an honorary chief petty officer. a former sailor, he served as a navy member and worked with mainly the veterans of the

korean war. "glee" star lauren potter will be the spokesperson for a nationwide campaign out of the bay area to stop bullying. a nonprofit oh, released a report on what it calls the silent epidemic of bullying. potter, who is 20 years old and has downed syndrome, said she was bullied as a child. she will be featured in the disabled for bullying campaign. starting today, a san jose costco will be selling a brand- new product. for the next few days, wedding dress designer kirstie kelly will be selling her dresses. and customers can expect the same treatment they can -- they would get at any -- at any of

her stores. the wedding dresses range in price from $700 to $1400. they will be available in a variety of sizes and styles. you can get more information on this bridal event at our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. just look under the web links. you can find just about anything at costco. >> the bible comes alive in one bay area city. also -- two convicted scam artists find out their punishment try to cash in on disaster.

investigators say thomas adams was driving on a curve in the wet weather, when his car veered into the path of a truck on highway 101 on tuesday. adams had been on the force for only two years working first in oakland. two women convicted of posing as san bruno explosion victims won't be doing any more jail time. yesterday, a judge put them on three years' probation and gave them credit for the jail time they've already served. lisa justin and sonya smith were the first two defendants convicted of scams connected to last september's gas pipeline disaster. investigators say they claim they had lost their homes in order to get free hotel rooms, gift cards and other benefits. it is 7:23. an ancient relic from a catholic saint will be on display at a berkeley parish today. it's a bone believed to be that of st. mary magdalene -- mag ga

lon. the bone will be on at the parish. there's been a change of plans for volunteers cleaning up after that big valentine's day pillow fight in san francisco on monday. pillows for puppies collected more than 200 pillows and felters from justin herman plaza. those pillows were supposed to go to animal shelters. but due to coordination difficulties, the pillows were donated to a low-housing facility instead. so they still went to a good cause. >> yes. sal is watching our west commute, especially 280 in san jose. >> that's right. all of a sudden be, we have slow traffic there. the wet weather is always making for a tough commute. it always does. people slow down. some people drive too fast -- drive too fast in the rain and

that's what causes problems and sometimes they run into problems on the road. it morning -- this morning if you are driving on the nimitz from hayward to union city, the slow traffic at 92 heading south. it's pretty slow. it picks autopsy little bit on the way down to union city in frommont and 237 slow as get to 880. 7:25. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. mostly cloudy. a cold rain. possibility of severe weather again. we had a wide variety yesterday. it could happen today. we have very low snow levels as well, around 2,000 feet an eastbound -- and even lower the farther north you go. there are areas where the snow is mixed in. there a few breaks this there. rain right now seems to be towards the south bay, peninsula, a little bit in the east bay, a break in san francisco and oakland. you can see right there.

and to the east bay right -- right there, that's m ount diablo. that's snow on mount diablo right there. see that little light? that's snow. how about that? south bay. also looks like mount hamilton and there's rain starting to move in, pretty strong cell went cazadero and low -- dash la honda. 40s on the temperatures. it will be a cold day. temperatures, upper 40s or very low 50s. a this -- after it system goes through, there will be another one dropping down to the north. that is slowing -- showing signs of dropping offshore and it will be cold around here in the next couple of days. but i think after friday, we'll see a decrease in some of this rain. i hope so. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. five-day after saturday morning should be much better but really cold saturday morning. tori? dave? >> thank you, steve. a plot to kill a bay area

teacher and the age of the suspect only adds to the horror. i'm tara moriarty live in pacifica where the recent storm is popular with surfers but not fishermen. we'll explain coming up. also, what's happening in one local airport in just a couple of hours from now. this hasn't happened since hurricane katrina devastated new orleans.

:30. the rough weather is-- 7:30. the rough weather is stirring up major waves on the california surf and that's causing concern for the crumbling cliff in pacifica. tara moriarty is live with more. good morning, tara. >> reporter: we had very stormry conditions. we're here in linda mar. if you take a look behind me, you can seat surfers are taking -- you can see the surfers are taking full advantage. police say they will -- they will head back and decide whether or not the pier will remain close. as of 7:30, the gates remained locked and there's no fishing off the pier, as of now. a high surf advisory is in effect until 3:00 this morning

-- afternoon but people who live in pacifica say this recent series of storms has not been too threatening. >> the waves ain't that high. i've seen them higher. higher than the pier. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you've been out on the deck before when the waves have crashed over the wall? >> oh, yeah. we used to hide behind the wall. when the wave would come over, we would duck behind it. >> reporter: a little later this morning, a couple of blocks away, city engineers are out to n the eroding cliff. back here live, protest -- forecasters are expecting high tide and riptides are expected to be extremely powerful, so people are asked to proceed with caution. back to you. >> thank you, tara. the storm is also bringing snow to some bay area

mountaintops. we've been checking our cameras on mount hamilton in the south bay. you can see this picture. it's a little hazy but there looks like snow there in the foot hills. behind it is mount hamilton. but that's fogged in. snow levels are expected to drop down to 2500 feet, possibly lower. again, this is snow in the foothills of san jose. we have a always received calls from people -- we've also received calls from people in lake county. steve said it's in the 30s in lake county, snow is down to about 1500 feet. time now, 7:32. we're still following overnight news coming from investigation. pg&e investigating -- coming from vallejo. pg&e investigating a gas leak at the safeway. the super market lost power around 3:00 a.m., along with 1700 nearby homes and businesses. there are now reports that the gas leak and the power outage are tried to a -- are tied to a

generator problem at super market. at last check the power is back on. a 14-year-old boy who is accuse of planning to kill his teacher in pinole is in juvenile hall this morning. he was arrested on tuesday. police say when they searched his belongings, they found a notebook that contained notes on how he planned to attack his teacher. the suspect is a freshman at pinole valley high. police say he was angry because he leave -- because he believed the teacher had embarrassed him in class. three people are getting treatment for gunshot wounds following a shooting in oakland from last night on hunter street. police say the victims were shot inside of a car. one of the shooting victims was a woman. we're hearing she may have been shot in the back. police are searching for two suspects who reportedly escaped in a car that was possibly a buick regal. also today, vallejo police are expected to release the name of the man whose body was

found in the carquinez strait. according to the coast guard, the body was pulled from strait in vallejo yesterday afternoon around 2:30. investigators say it's still not clear how the man died. well, at 5:45 this morning, president obama is scheduled to land on air force one in san francisco. ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom now to tell us who i -- which high-tech business lead, the president will be having dinner with and what they are gonna talk about. >> well, the president is meeting with some of the biggest names in business and is said to be making the stop in silicon valley to get support for his budget. this week, president obama released his 3.7 3 trillion- dollar budget proposal for the next fiscal year. it's going to be a tough sell for republicans. even some democrats. he does discuss a variety of job creation strategies such as federal tax credits for research and development and nearly $200 billion in research

funding. now, that should be well received in the valley where local analysts say rallying these troops could be key in gaining support. >> technology is one of the segments that's been outperforming everyone else. this is one area showing solid recovery. >> but a visit from the president does not guarantee success. now, president obama along with other high-level energy officials from around the world have visited sa lin -- selin draw. however, despite receiving money solyndra is doing cuts. president obama is meeting with big names in bis. steve jobs, mark zuckerberg and eric sh myth, from google, among the -- eric schmidt from google, among horse.

there's speculation about steve jobs and his health. tonight we'll get a -- get a better indication of how he's doing. back to you. >> thank you, pam. 7:36. united airlines resuming nonstop service between san francisco and new orleans today. the first flight will take off from lewis armstrong airport in -- louis arm strong airport in new orleans this morning. this is the first direct fight since they were cancelled in 2005 after hurricane katrina. 7:36. this morning we should learn more about the final phase of construction on. new eastern span of the bay bridge -- on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. caltrans will hold a meeting on lane realignment and due tears to move -- detours from the old span to the new span. these are live pictures.

you can see the construction of the new span on the right of your screen. this will allow for the construction of the connect and the new span should be arrest yesterday for traffic in both directions -- should be ready for for traffic in both directions in two years. the national average for a gallon of regular gas, 3.15. that's the highest level in 13 months. the auto club reports this comes at a time when demand for gas is leaks. aaa concern say concerns about the unrest in the middle east are a factor. the prices here in the bay area, about 35 cents higher than the national average. so we're paying about $3.50. maybe a little more. sal is helping us get to where we need to go. you are watching the bridges. two strikes against us. high winds, slow traffic. >> very good. that's right, dave and tori. it is -- well, we'll show you a good example of that. let's go right to the san mateo

bridge. the traffic is slow. it looks like there is a car there on the left-hand side that ran into the wall or packed close. maybe the car stalled out. people will be running into things and then driving too fast and losing control. this is reported as an accident. just reported at 7:34. a white ford on the left shoulder. a person inside got a bump on the head and nose and is bleeding. right now they are sending the -- the paramedics are not there yet. this vehicle is not drivable an that's what's -- that's what's happening now. no help on the scene. chp has the call. someone inside is unfortunately hurt. westbound bay bridge, 20 to 25- minute delay. it's kind of thick getting into san francisco. this morning's commute, livermore, slow traffic coming in off the altamonte pass. right here at 92, it's down to

25 miles an hour. you are rumbling down union city, some people cross at 237, almost that whole trip is slow. 7:39, let's go to steve. thank you, sir. a lot of reports. it's a cold rain today. the twitter people have been awesome. some nice pictures. great photos of the hail from yesterday. just received one from rohnert park showing some hail and getting reports up at lake county. the schools are closed up at cobb in lake county. because of too much snow. there's snow up to 1,000 to 1500 feet. there's temperatures in the 30s in the santa cruz mountains. we're getting close to getting down around 1500 or 1,000 feet, sometimes you can get cold -- evaporated cooling with these coming in. there's the system coming in for today. it's a pretty good one. it's a whopper. we are seeing a few breaks here

in the rain. there's green and white mixed in. and everything is gonna continue to give us a very unsettled day. snow levels, around 2500, there will be levels lower than that. i think on sunday, we'll ack look -- we'll look up and we'll have a -- we'll look up and see a mostly sunny skies. but cold. highs today, in the 40s for many or very, very low 50s. that's our system. it's still developing. when you see the blighter tops developing, that's colder tops. that means there is energy there. storm prediction center today, spc is what we call that, and they've painted -- painted us for a general area of thunderstorms and a low probably tillty of -- low probability of tornadoes out to the valley. don't see that that often. cold air. the cold air continuing to settle in. we'll keep it there in place

today. i think by late friday early saturday, the next system will go offshore parallel to the coast and head more towards central california. we'll be on the northern side of it. today and tomorrow a lot going on, a lot going on. 40s and 50s. even colder if you are up around 1,000 feet. cold rain, possible thunderstorms friday and saturday night cold and breezy but it should be dry. crisp and clear during the day. back to you. >> thank you. once again, hundreds of sharks have invaded the waters near boca raton, florida. we want to look at this amazing video. this mass migration takes place every year. hundreds of sharks swim up and down the coastline only about 100 yards offshore. most are black tip and spinner sharks which are not considered dangerous. however, the county is closed -- has closed two popular beaches, just to be safe. san francisco mayor, ed

lee, says the could face bankruptcy. unless-- face bankruptcy, unless some specific steps are taken. last night american idol contestants participated in what is said to be the toughest part of the competition.

stocks are down slightly after new reports coming out this morning on inflation. it rose .4 percent last month and also the jobless claims we mentioned earlier, up a little more than expect. the dow was down 9, the nasdaq

down 2. the house begins a third day of be -- debate of cutting billions of dollars from this year's spending bill. house republicans want to cut $61 billion from government agencies for the remaining seven months of the fiscal year that ends october first. so far the only thing democrats and have been able to agree on is canceling $450 million for an alternative engine for the pentagon's next fire jet. ed lee says san francisco could face bankruptcy as early as five years from how if it does not -- from now if it does not $300 to $00 million from its plea pension -- from its employee pension. he said it could happen 349 five-year to ten-year -- in the five-year to ten-year range if the city does not work to make

cuts. the california supreme court says it will hear arguments later, as early as september, to determine if protect marriage has authority to step in. >> we're just looking forward to submit the brief. we're glad the court is dealing with us. >> it's not a fast process. it takes months. the earliest you are likely to get a decision in this is october. so we're talking, you know, eight more months. sh. >> now, whatever the outcome, the battle over proposition 8 is expected too end up over the u.s. security court. well, under the terms of a new settlement, the city of oakland will make city services available in chinese and spanish with speakers. the settlement requires that all city documents and telephone messages be

translated. it also requires the city to hire an adequate number of chinese and and spanish speakers. dennis herrera will unveil a lawsuit against tobacco shops for selling pipes used you to smoke drugs. various ideas to prevent overdoses and deaths at the cow palace has been reviewed. now officials are meeting with lawmakers and police about the best way to move forward. the latest idea would give the mayors of daly city and san francisco to appointments each to the cow palace board. a volunteer firefighter from sonoma county is suing pg&e. now, his lawsuit stems from a

fire near bodega about ten months ago. he was seriously hurt by a 12,000-volt fireline while fighting the fire. he contends the high-tension line was problem proem and that pg&e should have known it was a -- problem prone and that pg&e should have known it was a danger. residents of the east palo alto area are having a said anniversary. it was one year ago that a plane crashed and killed three tesla employees. one house was badly damaged when the plane went count. you can see it still has not been repaired. neighbors say this is a grim reminder of that tragic day. i looked up and i saw the plane riding over my house and then all of a sudden, a big bang and the fire explosion next door. >> now, that 2010 engine plane crashed after hitting a power pole shortly after taking off.

the widow of one of the victims is suing the family of the deceased, saying that accident could have been prevented. a new study finds more needs to be done to improve the safety of cribs. the medical journal of pediatrics found on average there are 26-crib related injuries a day in the united states. most cases involve toddlers between the ages of 1 and 2 who fall from their cribs. coming up at 8:5. we'll have a live report -- 8:35, we'll have a live report about advice the study has for parents to about keeping their children safe. you may have heard about the placebo effect. now researchers are talking about a no-cebo effect. they gave two groups of patients the same pain medication but only telling one group that they were getting pain kimers the group that didn't know -- painkillers the group that didn't know felt

pain. the group that reported pain reported wave relief. i want to show you some video of crews filming at city hall over the weekend. yesterday, they were at candlestick park. now signs have been clanged for filming purposes for the movie "contagion." that movie is all about the effects of a deedily disease. it's been a hard week for "american idol" hopefuls as they try to make it through the next round. last night the contestants participated in group night. that's often the toughest part of the competition. about 1200 contestants remain. tonight that number will be shut down -- cut down again. you did see -- you can see all of the hollywood action tonight

right here on ktvu channel 2 beginning at 8:00. all right. getting to the exciting part. >> yes. a local sears store robbed at gunpoint. how police say the suspect may have gotten inside even though the store was closed. and guess what donald rumsfeld -- he made a comment that's sure to anger one group of folks.

well, this morning we're finding out that the suspect in the murders of two women near yosemite has himself found dead. sheriff up doubt say the 71- year-old -- sheriff deputies say the 71-year-old killed himself. he was accused of killing his wife at a restaurant on bass lake yesterday. and then he killed his wife's lawyer in the restaurant parking lot. police are not giving any more details. san rafael police say a

gunman who robbed a sears store may have hid inside the department store and waited until closing time to strike. this happened around 9:30 tuesday night at the sears store in north gate in terra linda. after the store closed, police say the suspect got into an office pointed a gun at the manager and demand cash. he did fire a shot in the manager's direction but missed. that suspect escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. the oakland raiders are getting harsh criticism from a rather surprising source. the former defense secretary for the bush administration calls the silver and black evil. that kent from donald rumsfeld came during -- that comment from donald rumsfeld came when he said he sported the pittsburgh steelers because they are the long-time rival of the raiders and he said, nobody could support the raid, they are evil. i-- support the raiders, they are evil.

i know know you said raiders' fans didn't like it but they might consider it a compliment. >> you are right. sal, stop grinning. >> one guy said on twitter, "i love the raiders even more now." the commute, you can call it evil because, you know, we've had some rain. some people cannot drive in the rain. it's not you and me. it's that other guy would want drive in the rain. we're looking at a live picture of 101 in san mateo. i got a tweet from alex who drives on 101 who says it's a cast on southbound coming down to 92. northbound doesn't look so bad. you can see the windshield wipers are going now and the traffic does slow down where the photographer is, northbound 101 and a little bit slow approaching 92. if you are driving on the peninsula, please give yourself extra time. let's take a rook at the westbound bay bridge -- take a look at the westbound bay bridge.

this morning's commute, getting a little bit slow southbound 680 and there is a crash, 680 near pleasant hill exit. >> cloudy, mostly cloudy. a few breaks but the rain is starting to pick up again. so it will be a cold rain today. temperatures in the 40s. it's just -- maybe even some severe weather. you get the colder weather. really it's more of a snow event. low snow levels. we're in the 40s. higher elevations are in the 30s. even down to about 600 feet around 3, 396789 -- 38, 39. the system beginning to move in. it's in the north bay. it's also starting to move up towards the peninsula. so that's what's rotating in. the next system, show -- though, is shows signs going along the coast. the cold air is in place and today will be an active day. same for tomorrow. look for a cold rain out there. possible thunderstorms, maybe some severe weather out in the valley later on today. need a little bit more heat.

it wouldn't surprise me to get a break in the clouds or two. some sun. but not much. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. we stay unsettled through friday night, early saturday and then saturday night cold and windy, but at least it will be dry. there's no consensus for next week. >> really? >> yes. >> the models are totally disagree with each other. >> yes. >> keep us on top of that. 7:57. november tough commute for bay area drivers with hail storms, toppled trees, spinouts. we're watching the roads and will bring you the latest traffic conditions. and reports after cocaine problem at the bay area's nuclear weapons lab. we'll tell you all about it. i dislocated both my ankles.

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we're on storm watch, once again. information on the tree trouble causing havoc. and you will hear from a neighbor of the top drug agent who is now in jail. tonight, the president comes to the bay area, dining with the biggest names in high tech. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning.

welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. it's thursday, february 17th. another round of rain coming onshore. it's cold. there's even snow in about the bay area. steve's gonna tell us where. >> that's correct. cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. we've had very low snow levels door down to around 2,000 feet for some. i want to show you the strongest little band that's going through is right over sfo while stretching over to hayward. we have plenty going on. there's been some snow, definitely mount hamilton. that's starting to pick up a little bit, early this morning right there. you can see some of that and even some into lake county. there's been some heavy-duty snow, occasionally in here that's mount diablo getting light snow right there. see the old picture there shows this system starting to plow into the north bay. that's the leading edge of the system. here's sal. right now traffic is going

to be affected by a crash on the san mateo bridge. we told you about it last time before the emergency vehicle showed up. the car hit the center divide. the person inside was injured. the left lane is blocked with emergency vehicles and traffic is slowing down behind the toll plaza. but it's also very windy. the rain is moving through. not very good driving on the dumbarton. 880, looks like weather is moving through here. traffic will be slow. we'll give you a complete update in a few minute. sal you've been telling us about accidents and claudine wong just found another trouble spot in vallejo and joins us live with an update on that situation. claudine? >> hi, tori. a lot of spinouts today from the wet roads. you are taking a look at the latest one on the 780, just off interstate 80. i talked to the driver. he didn't want to go on camera but he told me he was coming off this interchange. he said he got cut off. he tried to correct.

he spun out. he hit this sign right here and it caused him to spin out and end up on this roadway. you can the roadway is really soft. what's interesting, he said the roadway was pretty slick when he spun off and the highway patrol officers that are on scene right now. there's a couple of them. one of them just came from a spinout on 80. another one came up from a spinout on 37. this is something aing again and again this horning. nothing major. fortunately, nobody was hurt in this accident or the other two we just learned about. but it's certainly causing a little bit of a mess on the roadways and it's something drivers thud keep this mind if they are heading out. even if the rain has stopped, the roads are stick and you will want to be careful. here's an update on that huge tree that toppled over a little while ago. caltrans crews finished cutting down and removing this giant eucalyptus tree from part of the freeway, about an hour ago.

it crashed down about 5:00 a.m. a couple of cars actually plowed into it. no injuries report. the crews cut enough branches from the tree so it was able to slide off the freeway. traffic has returned to norm. overnight, the storm brought in more hail storms. someone in san bruno posted this video on tub youtube. this is interstate -- video on you've. this is interstate 280. look on the street nearby. there was so much ice on the ground you can see footprints, with -- where people walked through and left their prints -- prints we hide. and this is snow. and forecasters are predicting another 18 inches in the sierra by tomorrow night. we'll take you live to placer county will all of the conditions right knew -- right now in just a couple of minutes. it is 8:03. out this morning word that lawrence livermore lab is having trouble keeping track of

drugs like cocaine, opium and heroin. the drugs are used for by yes medical research and -- biomedical research. the director of the energy says some of -- of the department says some of those drugs are missing and there's a discrepancy between the amount onhand and the amount purchased. the general says the lapse of accounting is now under investigation. the labor department just announced that first-claim claim -- first-time claims for unemployment insurance went you. 410,000 people filed for new jobless benefits. that's up 25,000 from the week before and 10,000 more than economists were expecting. continuing claims, they also went up but only by about 1,000. there are now 3.91 million people getting unemployment compensation nationwide. well, president obama will arrive later today here in the bay area. it will be a quick overnight

visit to the bay area. the president is due to meet with high-tech business leaders at a private dinner. among the executives expected to have dinner with the president, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg, apple steve jobs and google's eric schmidt. coming up at 8:45, pam cook will tell us a lot more about what is on the president's agenda with those business leaders. five minutes after 8:00. we want to check in, once again, with sal because there's so many zens. >> that's right. there a collision with a car right on the center divide on the san mateo bridge -- westbound 92 you can see it's blocking the fast lane. unfortunately this car here is -- someone inside was hurt. you will see slow traffic this morning as you drive up -- before you even pay the money, you will be stuck in traffic behind the toll plaza of the san mateo bridge and after that, traffic on the bridge is bad because of the windy

conditions. it's kind of a tough brick to drive across -- tough bridge to drive across. the dumbarton bridge, same thing. the backup is spiked to 25 minutes ear maybe 30 if you are at the -- minutes, maybe 350 if you are at the end of the bridge. at monument boulevard there is a crash but slow traffic after that from concord all the way down to walnut creek in did the danville area. this morning if you are driving on the nimitz freeway, look how red it is. the nasty nimitz from hayward to, fremont heading down to milpitas. it's slow here's steve. thank you, sal. cold rain today. possible thunderstorms. rather windy. you can see -- you can see why the system -- this is very vigorous. cold little system. it's spinning in right now. it's starting to fill in. there were some break force a while. i don't think it's going to

last very long. that's starting to work its way in. a lot of cold air has already trapped. temperatures are in the 40s for everybody right now and -- it's just going to be a really cold, cloudy, gray day. snow levels are down to 2500 to 3,000 feet or lower up in lake county, it's down to around 1,000 or 1500. some of the schools are closed. up in the santa cruz mountains, i've had temperatures to 26 to 39. that's below 1,000 feet. it will be a day where even severe weather is possible. you need a little bit of sun, a little bit of heat to get this severe. but there is a enough -- but there's enough with this. you can -- it continues to enhance itself offshore. it's taking its time. it's going to swing in. it's right there. right there and that has very cold air with it. cold main today, possible thunderstorms, maybe some more hail. i don't think as many report as yesterday. but in to tonight and tomorrow, anything goes he -- anything goes, really. you can get tornadoes out to

the valley. this is how cold and unstable this pattern is. a cold, cold rain. if you are getting a break now it won't last too long. it's going to be a lot of clouds, possible low snow levels. we've already had some down to 3,000 feet and the winter weather advisories continue up in the mountains all the way into friday. it does look better as we get towards saturday night and sunday. but it's gonna be cold. tori, dave? thank you, steve. one of the bay area's top narcotics officers is in jail this morning facing felony drug charges. ktvu's kraig debro joins us live to tell us how his shocking arrest could affect many other criminal case. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: well, good morning, tori. it does because some of the -- somebody in charge of the county's drug task force, he's charged with gathering evidence and then presenting it in a courtroom but now he's accused of being involved with some of that stuff himself. so obviously, some of those allegations will be look the at closely. we're here in this antioch

neighborhood because norman welsh lives here -- lives here. he and chris butter are behind bars facing at least 20 felony drug charges. but their request for the interview this morning was met with the police response. a report says the two men were arrested yesterday morning in benicia by federal agents. both men are accused of possessing, transporting and selling marijuana, methamphetamines and steroids. in addition, second-degree burglary and conspiracy are charges. last january, welsh helped the media with a pipe bomb down at pacheco. welsh was with the force for 12 years. we were declined for an interview this morning at the home and police are there. we asked if there was a connection. police denied there was. >> we will deal with bail. we may wait into a courtroom

and talk to the judge about relieving him to his own recognizance or reducing the bail amount. >> reporter: the investigation began last month. welsh has a $660,000 bail and chris but irhas an $840,000 -- butler has an $840,000 bail. in addition to the drug cases -- to those cases, the other problem is with welsh, possibly butter too, is that welsh works with the da here. so the da cannot prosecute the case. we have 0 find out who will be doing that, if and when these charge are filed. reporting live in antioch. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. it's 8:10. some really, really heavy rain is falling right now from san bruno, sfo, to oakland, including hail. steve will have more on that in a moment. meanwhile, more and more blizzards and heavy rain falling over -- all over the

world. scientists say they now know what's causing all of this extreme weather. also, new video for you, the latest political chaos in the middle east, a major city now in lockdown. and bay area bribes can buy what -- brides can buy what they need too say "i do" at a place they never thought they would.

we're getting heavy reports from san bruno and daly city

and sfo right to oakland. i'm gonna stop this right here. you can see right over the bay bridge, emeryville, also over to san leandro and piedmont and montclair and heading to the caldecott, that's really heavy rain. you might want to wait that out. also had report of heavy rain near cotati. 18 more inches of snow for the sierra by tomorrow night. and right now caltrans is enforcing the chain requirements on interstate 80 and highway 50. our reporter, brian hickman, the snowman himself live from koufax in placer county. i can see it's still snowing. >> reporter: it continues to come down. it has not stopped. we're at 2400 feet. we're getting reports as high as 3400 feet. same story on highway 50 down around camino, they are seeing snow outside of placerville. very cold in the foothills.

very cold snow. chain controls were here in koufax. either way it's go be -- gonna be a long run. i was at the ski areas yesterday. you won't find anybody complaining about these conditions after a month of no new snow it january. now, finally, we've got the snow everyone has been waiting for. the powder hounds were out in full course and are already sniffing their way for more. it's coming. it's there. it will be another great day, it will be a great three-day weekend for the economy. great news all the way around, even the kids are having ton in kolfax. >> you are loving all of this, we aaprior -- we appreciate having you there. have you heard about many

accidents in the area because of all of the weather there. >> nothing major so far, just the usual spinouts, an occasional spinout. it takes a pusher and a truck to come straighten them out. nothing major at this point. hopefully it will stay that way. usually when there is a spinout, caltrans just shuts the road down. that's not happened yet. >> all right. i'm-- i'm piquing around the snow flurries around your camera there -- peeking around the snow flurries around your cam there -- camera. stay warm. our coverage continues on our website and you can check stormtracker2 any time and get the latest ski conditions. check on the storm watch tab at ktvu.com. it's been a stormy week in the -- in the bay area but what we're dealing with is really

minor compared to the extreme wind an snow. scientists have found a direct link between global warming and the recent flooding disasters in places like nashville and the blizzards back east. two major studies found climate change is responsible for stronger and wetter storms around the entire world. 8:17. in bahrain today, riot police launched a violent crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. we want to show you some new video. we just got this in. this is police firing rub irbullets and tear gas in the early-morning hours in bau hayne on those who had okay -- bahrain on knows who occupied the main square for two days. many were found asleep when the -- when department police moved m. we've-- moved in. the government has put the capital city on lockdown. they are telling everyone to

stay off the street. we're learning -- hearing about another attack on an american reporter, miguel marquez was on the phone describing the protesters in bau hayne, when suddenly, someone started to -- bahrain, when suddenly someone started to attack him. marquez said later he was roughed up but not seriously hurt. the i leakky chemicallic near -- the iraqi chemicallic nears near -- engineer who was the source for the united states who said saddam hussein had weapons of mass destructions now said he made it all up. >> reporter: i had to do something for my country. i did this. i'm satisfied. there's no dictator in iraq anymore. >> the man came to be known as "curveball" former secretary of state colin powell used the statement of curve ball when

going to war in the frost united nations. the secretary of the navy will recognize bill cosby as an honorary chief petty officer. he was a former sailor and served as the navy hospital coreman between 1956 and 1966. he worked with mostly veterans from the crean yu -- korean war. the ceremony will take place in washington, d.c. it will an the navy memorial and naval heritage center. well, "glee" star lauren potter, right there, will be the spokesperson iii a nationwide campaign based out of the bay area to stop bullying. sanmateo nonprofit agency released a report on what it calls the silent epidemic of bullying. ms.potter, who is 20 years old, she has down syndrome, said she was bullaried -- bullied as a child and will be featured for the disable bullying campaign.

starting today, a s an jose -- san jose costco rob engaging in the wedding industry. a designer will be selling her gowns exclusively at the costco on the conspiracy. the spokesperson says customers can get the -- can exhibit the same treatment here as any of the shops. >> they will get an extra bridal consultant. >> the dress prizes will be available in different -- the dress prices had be available in different styles and sizes. you know, the sign when you happen find the right -- when you find the right one, you put it on, you burst into tears. and a person said, that's the

sign you've bought the right one. it's the biggest solar flare in four years. it's heating ride -- heading right to earth. the impact scientists say the radiation could have. as we look at the wet roads we're just getting word that if you are taking a flight today you could be in for some severe delays. we'll tell you why this is nationwide.

a warn something now in effect for the biggest solar flare to hit the earth in four years. that's a large explosion in the sun's atmosphere that sends x- ray and ultraviolate radiation in our direction. scientists say it could cause radio blackouts. an ancient relic from a catholic saint will be on display at a berkeley parish. it's a bone believed to be that of st. mary mag za lon -- st. mary mag da lon. the bone will be on display at the st. mary magdy lon parish. there was a change for plans for volunteers who

cleaned up after this big valentine's day pillow fight in san francisco. the organization, pillows for puppies collected more than 200 pillows and 150 trash bags full of feathers from justin herman plaza. the pillows were supposed to to go to local animal shelters but because of some coordination problems, the pillows were instead donating to a low- income housing facility instead. 8:25. we want to check in with sal who is very busy this morning. we've had a very busy commute because of the wet weather. right now, it's slow. highway 101, rain as you come down on 101 and san mateo has been a tough commute, driving south, let's say from burlingame and then northbound is slow approaching highway 92. if you are taking 101 down the peninsula expect for the slow traffic to begin in burlingame. that's northbound 101 with the

headlights there. moving along and taking a loot -- taking a look at the commute on 880. it's very slow. southbound 880 is slow up from 238 all i watt -- all the way down to 237. and the commute on 237 itself, stop and go crossing 880. let's if to steve. thank you, sal. cloudy mostly cloudy. cold, off-and-on rain, occasional reports of hail. a strong cell went through san bruno and now it's taking aim at vallejo, martinez, benicia. there it is. let me get rid of this and i will put it into motion. it's heading more north. watch this. nothing. nothing. that's what we have right now. we will had continue to have just a wild variety of weather today as this system continues to work its way in and it's really developing right offsheer right now. real quick if i can go to the control room, if i go -- go to

pot -- to the computer, this is a very cold rain. temperatures will be hard- pressed to get out of the 40 today. along with that, we'll have very blustery conditions at times. and temperatures will continue to stay cold for a while. in fact, they will stay very cold in the mountains. but there is the system. that's what we have to deal with today. look for another round of really crazy weather. >> you said it was come, steve. 8:27. the sierra isn't the only place getting snow. we'll show you local mountain toll plazas. this is a live -- local mountaintops that have snow this morning. this is a live picture you are looking at. >> reporter: i'm tara moriarty live in pacifica where fishermen may be complaining about the latest series of storms but the surfers are certainly smiling. we'll explain -- coming up. and a a very disturbing report about crib-related injuries and how often they happen. ougog t bk.

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this is coming down -- look at that. i think tara moriarty is out of there. tara, get out of that inrah. let's go to live stormtracker2. i want to show you especially if we can. there's real heavy rain. into marin county, look at that lit up by benicia, rodeo concord, that's heavy rain. let's go to the anchors. >> oh, boy. all right, steven. as steve just showed you

the winter storm is really kicking up all over the place including giant waves along the california coast. tara moriarty, as steve said -- i'm feeling for you now, now the police are getting involved in this. what are they doing, tara? >> reporter: well, you know what, dave? they are the ones this charge of keeping the pier opened or closed and when the conditions are too dangerous they shut it down which is exactly what they decided to do. we're at linda mar beach. the surfers are out in full force. the wind really kicked up about an hour ago. but the pacifica pier remains closed. so fishermen, you are out of luck. the national weather service has issued a high surf advisory until 3:00. experts predict swells up to 20 feet. now, sufferers further south in

linda mar who are braving the waves are creating a spectacle for onlookers. it's pretty awesome. it's really beautiful. of course, being from wisconsin i don't get to see this. it's really beautiful you but i'm thinking they are crazy because the waves are pretty strong out there. [no audio ] [ two apartment builtings have been red tagged since 2009. officials will be looking to see if the storms have further destabilized the hillside. coastal flooding is predicted today. it's really been touch and go out here. you can see the wind is really kicking out there --ic kicking up -- kirking inout there. now it really seems to be picking up again. so definitely experts are saying to exercise extreme caution if you have to go to

the beach today. most people are not here except, of course, for those surfers who really love these weather conditions. we're live in pacifica. back to you. >> i believe you. i believe you. look at this. storms dropping snow on some bay area mountaintons. we've been checking our cameras. mount-- mountaintops. we've been checking and there's snow in the foothills of san jose and we're getting calls from people in lake county. they say snow is calling -- falling there as well. we've also just got some new information into the newsroom that the stormry weather is causing problems at the san francisco airport. sfo's duty manager tells us there are delays up to two hours this morning. and that's due mostly to the rain and wind, both here at home and across the entire nation. the weather delays are expected

to continue. if you are heading to sfo, call your carrier. a safeway in vale is back open following a power outage. pg&e is investigating a gas leak and power outage on lincoln road west. the store and 1700 nearby homes and businesses went completely dark. it's now reported that the problems were tied to a generator problem at the super math. at last check, the power is back on. in other news, a 14-year- old boy accused of planning to -- to kill his teacher in pinole is in juvenile hall. he was arrested tuesday. police say when they searched had his belongings, they found a notebook that had notes on how he planned to attack his teacher. he's a freshman and pin nome valley high school. police say he was angry because he believes the teacher em

beared him -- embarrassed him in class. a shooting happened last night, around 9:00, at hunter street. the victims were shot in a car. one victim was a woman. we're hearing she may have been shot in the back. they are looking for two suspects in a car that escaped possibly described as a buick regal. police in vallejo are expected to release the name of a man whose body was found in the carquinez strait. according to the coast guard, the body was pulled near the strait from vallejo yesterday afternoon around 2:30. investigators say it's still not clear how he died. there's still a long way to go when it comes to improving the safety of cribs. nicole collinsdowns us live from washington, d.c. now with some important steps that parents can take to keep their babies safe. this is -- this is surprising.

>> you would think so. but let me explain sort of the research here and how they came to some of these conclusion. it's not sesurpriseing. basically what happened is that a group of doctors did a study and it was pub olympiced in the med cal journal of pediatrics. they looked over emergency room data for the past 19 years. they found that almost 10,000 infants and toddlers were injured each year in cribs, play pen and bass so net accidents. the researcher was shocked by the numbers. he didn't expect them to be this high. they found more than 181,000 kids under the age of two were taken to emergency rooms nationally. this is a national study. for injuries related to those injuries, 8% of all injuries actually came from cribs. those-- 83% of all injuries came from cribs. falling bass the most common,

especially in 1 to 2-year-olds, when children are big enough to climb out of the crib. and the study's author says more prevention efforts are needed. but they do know that a recent ban on dropside cribs are likely and other toddler accessory are connectioned to be -- accessories are expected to be cuss -- discussed as well. nicole collins. back to you. the lead author talked about that give pretty common sense advice. make sure the crib is built properly. but some things that maybe aren't so obvious to some people. don't put pillows and blankets in the crib. that's a good way to make sure no suffocation or strangallation happens. one a child gets to be a

certain height, take them out and put them in a bed and the study says when they do get older, adjust the level of the mattress. kids are top heavy. they get in there and they will topple over and a lot of these injuries are head and neck injuries. >> are there any specifics on what types of play pens or cribs are the most dangerous? >> they didn't get into the study but i can tell you this dropside cribs, that's a big one. they are very dangerous. a lot of manufacturers have already stopped making them and they are not seeing them right now. stay away from those if you have them in your home. 8:38. this morning, we willed should learn more about the final phase of construction on the eastern span of the bay bridge. these are live pictures right now. you can barely see what looks like part of the construction for the new pan there. the tower coming up in the

center of your screen. this is making our camera picture cloudy. caltrans will hold an information meeting in a few hours on lane realignments and detours to move traffic from the old span to be moved on the new span. this will allow for the touch- down ahead of schedule. the in you span should be ready for traffic in both directions in another two -- in another two years. 8:39. let's go to sal because the storm is intensifying, we've been talking about it. i know it's affecting a the commute, sal. >> it is. this morning's commute has been terrible because of the storm. people are slowing down. we have slow traffic on the coast. there's highway 1 in pacifica heading northbound out of the linda mar area, heading up to the main part of pacifica there and daily city. it will be slow. normally, it's slow this way all of the time. but the weather is battering the coast. not only here but on highway 35

and on highway 280. let's move along. big backup atle the toll plaza. 20 to 25 minutes. no major problems but it's gusty and windy on all of the baseball bridges. had morning we're looking at the san mateo area. look at northbound 101, northbound 101 traffic is busy. southbound 101 which is on the left has also been slow. this whole area has been under the speed limit for quite a while now. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a lot of reports coming in. for some, it's cloudy. >> windy. sal touched on that it's -- it's -- on that. reports of hail in cotati, snow down around 2500,,000 feet, really cold up in the higher elevations. santacruz mountains. look at that system. not much, not much, not much. a lot. i mean, this thing is coming in right now and it's swinging in right on us and it's developed

a line of some pretty good rain. now, i will get out of the way so you can see this. sanfrancisco 23450 marin county, richmond, san rafael bridge -- right there coming up from oakland and it went over highway 4. some of that is really. that-- that can be brief and heavy rain. others are cloudy. but for many it's a cold day. temperatures -- 40s on the temperatures. they've been there all morning long. i don't expect them to go too far. low snow levels. hoe snow levels. ,000 feet to 3,000 feet. and maybe lower. the mother lode 2,000 feet. sierra nevada, they will measure it in feet. the system -- right now it's taking aim from about the peninsula north bay, east bay, south bay is waiting. there's still rain but it's going to sweep over for everyone today. you get some on the back side of that and you can get an upper level jet support. i'm not trying to get

technical. you can get some severe weather out of this along with the cold snow. it's possible baud because there is a lot of dynamics associated with the system swinging in. it's a cold rain. i think more of a cold pounding rain than anything else. showers, cold, very low snow levels and possible thunderstorms into friday. then i think things calm down for the weekend. it won't be as warm but it won't be wet. a colder rain. low snow levels. 40s and maybe some 50 -- maybe some low 50s. i put these temperatures together. 3:00 in the morning. cold rain, more rain on friday and then a break after saturday morning. saturday night, cold and windy, then sunny, really cold sunday morning. tori? dave? >> thank you, steve. the president is getting ready for a trip here to the bay area. but mystery still surroundings the president's big business dinner tonight. also, pro babble teams up with homeland security. we'll tell you why.

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the bay area's lawrence live lab, there's a report on sloppy -- livermore lab, there is a report on poppy work and drugs have turned up missing. norman welch is accused of telling drugs that have been seized on the streets and later stored in police evidence lockers. and the labor department says first-time claims for uninsurance claims are up. this is up 25,000 from the week before. it was 10,000 more than economists predicted. 8:46. most of us will be having dinner tonight or perhaps driving home from work, san francisco will be buzzing with excitement as air force one lands in s an francisco. pam cook has more on why his visit is so important to the bay area and also important to the white house. pam? >> good morning. president obama on board air

force one is scheduled to touch down at sfo at 5:45 this morning -- this evening. one hour later, his schedule says he will be at a private residence for a dinner meeting with disleaders and technology and innovation. we don't know where the residence is and the press is not invited to attend. what we do know, it will be a who's who. mark zuckerberg, steven jobs and eric schmidt from google, are all scheduled to be there. everyone is interested in learning how steve jobs is doing now that he's on medical leave. >> technology is one of the segment es has been outperforming everyone else -- segments that's been outperforming everyone else. >> now, this week, president obama released his pie 73 trillion budget proposal for the next fiscal year and technology leaders are said to

be critical in gaining support for it. the proposal details strategies to create jobs including federal tax credits for research and development and nearly $00 billion in research funding which should make a lot of technology leaders happy. now, tomorrow morning, the president heads to oregon where he will get a tour from intel's ceo of a semiconductor plant that's currently under construction. most people agree that the president is here to sell the budget. as the analyst tells us he's trying to make it politically and desirable to oppose him. reporting live in the newsroom, i'm pam cook. back to tori. >> and we'll cover the president's visit when he touches down this afternoon. the nba and the department of homeland security have teamed up to launch a new security campaign. it actually launches at the home of the lakers, staples center this weekend during the nba all-star game. the program is called "if you see something, say something."

janet napolitano says the idea is to get people to be vigilant and report suspicious activity to law enforcement. today, san francisco's city attorney will announce a crackdown on crack pipes. city attorney dennis herrera will announce a lawsuit against several tobacco shops in the excelsior district, accusing them of selling pipes used to sell crack co pain. this is san francisco's -- crack co pain. this is san francisco's latest lawsuit to help stop promoting the illegal drug use. it's been three months since raves were banned at the cow palace after the deaths of two people last may. now officials are meeting with both lawmakers and the police about the best way to move forward. the latest idea by leland yee would give the mayors of daly city and san francisco two

appointments each. a volunteer firefighter from sonoma county is suing pg&e. his lawsuit stems from a fire in bodega six months ago. he was seriously injured by a 12,000-vote power line while fighting the fire. he contends the high-tension line was propose 0 -- was prone to problems and pg&e should have known it posed a special danger. residents of east pale low alto are -- palo alto are observing a somber anniversary today. it was one year ago that a small plane crashed into their neighborhood, killing three tesla workers on board. one house was badly damaged when the plane went down and it's still not been repaired. neighbors say it serves as a -- served as a grim remainder of that tragic day. i looked up and i saw the plane, you know, rides over my house and then all of a sudden a big bang and the fire explosion next door. the twin engine plane crashed

after it hit a power pole shortly after take-off. the widow of one of the victims is now suing the deceased pilot's family claiming the accident could have been prevented. time, 8:51. cancer claimed the life of a man who survived one of the unabomber's mail attacks. 18 years ago, dr. charles epstein mailed one -- opened one of the packages mailed by the unabomber. that explosion almost killed him. he recovered from very serious injuries to resume his work as a genetic researchers. his-- researcher. his family says his determine aches and very strong spirit helped him then as he battled cancer. weight -- he was 77. good morning. northbound 2508 traffic is -- 280. traffic is busy. it's very slow because of the storm. another traffic and weather

update are straight ahead.

welcome back. 8:54. according to the bay citizens, san francisco mayor ed lee is saying that san francisco could face bankruptcy as early as five years from right now if it doesn't cut 300 to 400 million from the employee mention and -- pension and healthcare cost. mayor lee said although san francisco is not on the verge of bankruptcy right now, it could happen in the five to ten- year range if the city doesn't

cut back on those costs. 8:55. the story is getting a lot of comments this morning of the oakland raiders are getting harsh criticism from an unlikely source of the former defense secretary for the bush administration calls the silver and black evil. that comment from donald rumsfeld came during his book tour when the subject turned to the super bowl. rumsfeld said he supported the pittsburgh steelers because they are the long-time rivals of the raider. then he said, quoting here "nobody could hurt the raiders. they are evil ." ucsf mission bay company pus appears to be the next filming location for the movie "contagion." yesterday, that he were at candlestick park. signs on the dam pus -- campus have been posted for filming purposes. this movie stars jude law, matt damon and kate winslet.

we don't know if the weather is gonna affect this or delay, but united airlines is resewelling nonsop service from san francisco to new orleans. the first flight takes off from lewis armstrong interfarm -- lewis armstrong international it today. sfo-- international today. sfo will be honing that flight but we -- we don't know if the weather is affecting that or not. >> right, because sfo was talking about two-hour delays. let's check in for any traffic updates. it's been a heck of a morning. i think it's the busiest traffic we've had all week. going out and taking a look at the windy conditions. 880, gusty winds shaking our cameras. shaking you. bay bridge toll plaza still about a 20-minute delay

westbound. and if you are driving into san francisco, northbound 101, traffic -- in fact, you can't even see it. it's so wet and rainy. let's go to steve. all of the reports coming in. everybody on twitter and all of the e-mails. it was great, just overwhelming but there are reports of a lot of snow especially up into lake county. mount st. helena. i do believe that's what i read. it's a winter wonderland in parts of lake county where the snow has made it down to 1,000, 1500 feet. we've had snow in the bay area peaks. stay warm and really intense rain stretching marin county, san francisco, starting to pick up in oakland over in sonoma and then out towards fairfield. just talked to a friend of mine, 43 and raining in cordelia. it's cold. >> yes, it is. >> it will be a very active day today and tomorrow i think we get a break on the weekend. >> you were telling us to

expect this. so it's not much of a surprise. as we go, we want to take you live to a picture of san mateo. raindrops on the lens. storm track coverage on line and also as noon now. thanks for watching. bye now.

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