that rainfall made the currents in this body of water move very rapidly very quickly. it was very dangerous conditions for anyone in any sort of raft on this body of water. the rafting trip happened on saturday. the two teens are said to go into the water about a mile away from where we are standing. a mile upstream. we went to that site earlier this morning and saw there were flowers left bemind in memory of matthew miller and gave powell. the teens were in a two-person inflatable raft. early sunday morning search crews began looking for the boys. their bodies were discovered sunday afternoon several miles downstream in concord. they found the deflated raft they had used.

the teens were both juniors at walnut creek. they were good students involved in numerous extracurricular activities. >> matt was a great artist. totally amazing. gavin was one of the nicest people you would ever meet. >> reporter: contra costa sheriffs spokesman said the creek was moving very fast. the creek can run 15 feet deep in certain spots. there is no public access to this creek. chain length fences surround most of the areas. there are no posted warnings about the dangerous waters. we are not sure if there any grief counseling planned for that school later this week. reporting live in walnut creek

allie rasmus. time now 6:03. california's central coast felt a jolt. a magnitude 3.2 quake hit just after 1:00 this morning. it was featured between parkfield enchain don -- shandon. later this morning rescue teens will resume the search for a missing hiker. he parked his car at the tran station on saturday planning to hike up to the mountain peak. that is about the time a snowstorm hit the mountains. he is an experienced hiker. he had a day pack with food, water, and extra clothing. a search has ended for a missing snow border on mt.

shasta. 23-year-old alex gadro of redding last called his family saying he was going to take one more run down the mountain. the area had avalanche conditions and two feet of fresh snow. as ktvu jade hernandez reports this could be the last year for the wild foot race across san francisco. >> good morning, we are live along hay street hill. runner mace not be the only ones that have an uphill battle. next year race organizers may also. there is talk it could be the last one. san francisco's 12k race is embodied a unique city spirit. recently the drunks have lead to problems to those that live alistening the route. ing declared to unvail its

sponsorship. alcohols and floats have been banned. grass roots effort has been trying to preserve drinking. this year specks man for the may 15th race. it marks the 100 anniversary of the race. despite issues she isn't sure a abandoning it. >> i think it's a little wilder. but it's such a fun celebration. it comes through the street. it's really fun. >> reporter: the race which has been losing money for years is owned by conservative phillip aeg entertainment. no word on exactly how much the race has lost yearly. what do the spokesman for the race say about its future?

live in san francisco. time now 6:06 this is presidents day holiday. which means a lot of places will be closed today. banks and talk lick schools also closed today. only vta and santa clara county is running on a normal schedule. also don't forget if you are in san francisco parking laws will be enforced today. sal castaneda running on a normal schedule today. here from 4:30 all the way to 9:00. >> there is one person working today. that has checked in. and maybe my parents are

watching. steve's dad watches. let's take a look at what we have. if you have to drive the roads are clear for you. the weather has not been a major issue. there are no major problems. police are also telling us to remind you to keep your speeds down. you don't want to get a ticket. that would be terrible on president's day. 880 north and southbound that traffic looks good. no air delays are reported. and this mornings commute at the bay bridge toll plaza westbound that traffic looks good coming all the way across into san francisco. 6:08 let's go to steve. >> thank you, sir. we have cloudy skies. this is a weaker system than the ones we had. cloudy, cool, light rain is possible. not much. mainly the farther east you go

or north bay. does and wednesday mostly sunny. the key will be thursday night and then into friday. cold rain will fall. there could be very low snow level. the history of this is very interesting. brought up by the national weather service. i believe the forecasters name is reynolds. friday and saturday's time african-american we were in alanin yeah year. the last significant snowfall when it made into san francisco at sea level 1976. and january 21st 1962. so we bring that to your attention because it's possible i know we had snow.

it could get even lower than that as we head toward friday and sat. so stay tuned. now today this system coming in. the bulk of it is right up here. the low will come down and retro out. out ahead of it is giving us a lot of clouds. 30s for almost everybody. 41 hayward. 43 toward san francisco. fremont 39 to start. we will go 53. by this afternoon the low should start to retro grade. taking its clouds with us. it will be a cloudy day. that is the low right there. as it goes down the coast that's where the rain closest to the coast should favor. cloudy and cool. you can get a good look at that low spinning. in the next couple of hours we expect that to head back toward the west. cloudy and school. light rain is possible. some sun later on today. not very warm.

higher elevations will stay in the 40s. it's in the single digits up at tahoe. it's cold up in the mountains. okay tuesday and wednesday. clouding up thursday. and here we go a cold rain and low snow levels. time now 6:10. a notable change in real estate when it comes to the sales of million dollar homes. we'll tell you about a very surprising trend. antigovernment protest in libya are escalating despite a dire warning that has the white house closely watching.

antigovernment prolates tours in -- protestors in libya has -- alison burns is monitoring all of this and the response from the obama administration. alison. >> reporter: dave, as antigovernment protest spread throughout the arab world this is the most violent uprising yet. that gunfire is from security forces trying to contain the demonstrations. human rights watch tells us more than 230 people have been killed. now protestors are enraged by a speech last night by the son of libyan strong man. he said there will be a bloody civil war if demonstrators

don't stop. >> our view as in libya and throughout the region, peaceful protests need to be respected. they need to be able to exercise their universal rights that people around the world share. >> reporter: and as the protest in the oil rich nation intensify, oil prices serged about 4% today and oil giant bp has suspended its operations in libya and evacuated its employees. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. some continue to grow in other parts of the middle east. hundreds of protestors are carping out in the capital city. they are calling for bah rain. other antigovernment protest

test -- protestors. more than 150 gathered in san francisco's union square yesterday to do what they say is not allowed in iran protest. the rally coincided with others around the world calling for basic human rights for the people of iran. a student at oprah school for girls in south africa is being questioned into the deaths of a newborn baby. police say a student gave birth to the newborn last week. the baby's body was found in the girls bag while she was being treated for excessive bleeding at the hospital. it's not known if the baby died naturally or was killed. oprah opened the south african school in 2007. well an e crypt january man has named his daughter facebook. 44 picked the name because he is proud the role the network played in the egypt revolution.

time now 6:16. the texas state legislature is expected to pass a bill to allow university students and professors to carry concealed handguns. that is the best defense against college scoot shoot -- shootings. critics say it would cause an atmosphere of fear not knowing who would pull a gun over a poor grade war broken romance. >> we have learned there is a bay area connection to the bay area members from san francisco. pirates boarded the yacht of oh ban. that vessel is reported to be

moving closer to the somali coast. in mexico violence on the rise against taxis at least 12 drivers and passiers were killed in acapulco over this weekend. the city has been the scene of violent turf wars between drug car teles. four people have been arrested in some of those attacks. tome with are -- it happened about 4h yesterday. the driver of the cable car lost control after the car lost its grip on a.

let's see what is happening right now in the president's day holiday commute. sal. >> there is not a lot going on. it's just the way we like it on this monday where a lot of people have the day off. about the only draw back is when people get into collisions they tend to be more serious because speeds are up. northbound 101 traffic looks good. so does 880 heading north. this mornings drive is okay on northbound 280 getting up to highway 17. that traffic is doing very well. 6:18 let's go to steve. thank you. cloudy skies. for those of you that have an iphone or something. if you're anywhere near concord. they have had this problem for awhile. today we are looking at lot of clouds and very light rain is possible. some of that green turns to white. it's a cold enough air mass. the lows are coming up.

they were colder than this by two or three degrees. the record by the way in san francisco goes to 1890. there will not be any record lows. a lot of clouds in advance and that -- so we get a lot of clouds very chilly conditions. maybe some sun off to the east later in the say. a lot of clouds. 50s on the temps. low to mid. we cloud it up thursday and it looks like a very cold dynamic and interesting pattern for friday and saturday. possibility of very low snow levels. >> interesting. okay. thank you. the world's third largest mobile device company is giving up a $2 million deal to take over a santa clara commuter company. they entered a bid for three

lease systems last may. now that panel says they have ties to the talibans and the chinese people liberation army. gas prices continue to edge upward. it's also 55 cents higher than this time last year. in san francisco, the average price for gas is $3.62. it's about a nickel less in oakland and san jose. >> with the price of gas now, i'm at the point i don't even drive. i would much rather take public transportation. >> california drivers are paying a dollar less than the all-time high of $4.61.

that was in june of 2008. there is a new report suggesting california million homes are starting to sell again. the number of homes selling for a million dollars or more jumped 21% last year. this still comes at a time when home sales overall are down 9%. the typical million dollar home is more than 2800 square feet. it has four bedrooms and three baths. time now is 6:21. as most bay area cities are slashing budgets and scraping by, one city is about to go on a multimillion dollar spending spree. we'll tell you about a news crew that was tarting to report a story when it was attacked by an angry mob.

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good morning, right now highway 4 traffic is move eight long pretty well -- is moving along pretty well. most bay area cities are limiting their spending these days. but san mateo is going on a $40 million spending spree. it is to head off the governor's plan to take away state redevelopment money.

the biggest chunk would go toward improving shoreline parks. $7million would go toward parking improvements. $4million would help with flood control. sacramento news crew has made news themselves after they were attacked by angry mourners while reporting a fatal shooting. reporter john and photo journalist rebecca little approached friends and family members to see if anyone wanted to talk about what happened. little was pulled to the ground and kicked. libertiny tried to hold off the crowd. so far though no arrests have been made. time now 6:26. police and community lead -- leaders say good came out of a

horrifying attack. it happened valentines day 2010. that attack shocked the richmond community. it also triggered a renewed commitment to end the violence. >> it has been a tremendous difference. because the people that have found out that god is real. >> it brought a lot of people together. it encouraged the relationships here with the police department and the community. and i think we're all working together to get this crime problem solved. >> there are statistics supporting that opposition. scary moments in the sky. the emergency that had the pilot immediately turn his plane around and head back. a weekend rafting trip claims the lives of two high school students. coming up we'll explain where the teens were heading and the

dangerous conditions they experienced. santa clara fights back to the 49ers stadium plans.

well good morning, to you. welcome back. this the ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. it's now 6:30. we normally have the opening bell. markets are closed for president's day. we do have a lot of news to tell you about. an east bay community is mourning the death of two high school classmates. allie rasmus is in walnut creek. she will tell us what the friends and family members are saying. >> reporter: dave, friends say the two students have been planning for month to go on a rafting trip. now it's getting lighter

outside we can show you a clearer picture of it. you can see the waters move pretty quickly. even though the water level is fairly low that was not the case on saturday when the two teenagers decide the to go rafting on this water. they are believed to have enter the patter. we visits this dismorning. can -- the boys were wearing bicycle style helmets but not life preservers. early sunday morning when they did not return home, search crews fanned out looking for them. their bodies were found later that afternoon. authorities also found the deflated raft they had used in another location. a friend of the boys told ktvu

the teens have been planning this rafting trip for months. >> i helped them plan a route. they do a lot of stuff like that. >> reporter: contra corsica county sheriffs spokesman said this water was dangerous. during heavy rains the creek can run 15 feet deep in certain spots. public access is not allowed on this street. aside from a simple fence that says creek access restricted. there are no other signs warned about the dangers in that water. reporting live allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. time now 6:32. birds of a rescue during a cock fight bust are being cared for by the humane society. sheriffs deputies were called

to a home on marrow road. they found 150 birds alive but 16 of them were dead. spectators ran away when the deputies arrived. seven were found. the beach is open again this morning after being evacuated for the second time in three days. visitors found another box of marine flairs yesterday. someone also found a cash of them on the beach on friday. a bomb squad was called out both days to detonate the flairs. the beach had to be closed for a couple days. they were found in an area a couple times a year. they are warning anyone if you found suspicious items don't pick them up. just tell the rangers where the items are. a group of stanford university students are going to prison. they are doing this as part of a university lead workshop. it allows them to get an

insiders knowledge. ten students per suing degree -- pursuing degrees will work with 20 inmates. they have all received an associate degree through the prison university project. they will hold sessions on sunday afternoon in a classroom. santa clara city leaders want to make sure money set aside to build a football stadium don't disappear. the city council plans to meet tomorrow to look at ways to insure the $40 million promised for the project is not cut from the states budget. gore knob -- to educaten. this years centennial run of the bay to breakers is scheduled in may. jade hernandez is live to tell us why this race could be the very last one. good morning, jade >> reporter: good morning.

runners are very with where we are live this morning. the question this morning is whether or not it will be an uphill battle to keep the race alive next year. >> besides the rare occasions for the wild things that happen, unfortunately you know it would be a shape for to not go on this year >> reporter: the woman you heard from ran the race ten years ago. she is glad this is not the last bay to breakers. but there is talk it could be. but recently drunken debotchery has lead to problems for residents that have lived there. this is the first year they will have no title sponsor. participates this year will notice a huge district. alcohol has been banned.

despite the new rules say there is is unprecedented registration. this year marks the 100th anniversary of bay to breakers. we contacted the spokesman for the race. as soon as we hear back from him we will let you know how he is forecasting the future for bay to breakers next year. >> that would be a lot less money the bay to breakers bring. people staying here. >> yeah. we'll see what happens. good morning, everyone. let's look at what we have here. traffic is moving along well here coming into san francisco. a lot of schools and banks are closed today. the weather is cooperating. this is a look at interstate 880 in oakland. westbound 580 traffic looks

good. if you are driving out to the peninsula, right now the commute is doing very well. there are no major problems. southbound 101 is a little bit of a sloe down at the airport. 6:36 let's go to steve. sal, thank you sir. cloudy skies. this is a weaker system coming in today. light rain is possible. after today we will get a little break. tuesday and wednesday is the end of the week which could get interesting and cold. today cloudy and cool. light rain to the west not to the east. this system is parallelling the coast. mostly sunny after cold lows on tuesday and wednesday. a very cold system will be dropping down. we'll have a cold rain. possibility of lower snow levels over the weekend. thanks to all the people sending in the pictures. national weather service

forecaster supplying the weather on his discussion. this is the last significant sale events. february 5th, 1976 we had snow down to sea level and january 21st 1962 not just snow and rain mix but snow accumulating. this friday and saturday ore forecast models are showing an identical pattern that happened february 5th 1976. and january 21st 1962. just wanted to get it out there so you know. today is not a big system. it's there. you can see it going down the coast. the main system. this is the part we should worry. if that were to go over us, we could have rain. this one will go down the coast and peel back a little bit. not in advance of itself. you can always get light rain. the atmosphere is juiced up. 30s and 40s. no record lows.

the temperatures were drooping. now the cloud cover has gone in. fremont 39 to start off. we will go 48 at noon and 53 today. temperatures low to mid 50s unless you're in some of the higher elevations. it will do this and go back out like that. after that we will okay for the next couple of days. that system out along the coast you can get light rain a little bit in the north bay. the farther west greater the opportunity. so cloudy and cool for everybody. some sudden out toward the valley later on today as the system begins to peel back into the pacific. low 50s low. mid 50s for some. it's a cool, cool pattern. it will be a cloudy great day. after today the low goes far enough west and south we will be all right. we'll be on the dry side. cold lows. mostly sunny tuesday and wednesday. friday and saturday very cold and rain. >> thank you, steve.

delta airline jet that had an engine failure yesterday could be back in service as early as today. the delta flight that was going to take off was very short. the pilots declared an emergency. we stopped climbing. so i knew something was wrong. >> the plane landed safely and pieces of the engine were found on the ground nearby. all the passengers were put on flights to minnesota. a state lawmaker in alaska is returning home by sea after. under went a body scan and

required to have a pat down yesterday. the tsa called for that pat down because the scan showed she had a mass sect me. she was told she was i she would have to go through a pat down or leave the airport. she says she will take a ferry home from seattle. the crew of the space shuttle discovery is ready for the shuttles final launch. >> the team did a great job of coming together and figuring out a very difficult edge neverring problem and coming up with a solution. >> it turns out there was a crack in the sis shuttles extra tank. it has been modified to make breakage less likely. broccoli is good for everyone; right? well the reason a new particular type of broccoli might be bad for california farmers. also alone but still very

determined. an elusive preacher home roaming sierra. . good morning, if you are driving in san rafael southbound 101 traffic looks pretty good as you drive down to the 580 interchange. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

good morning, to you. welcome back. awe top i -- autopsies will be performed this week on two teenage buys that died on saturday. search teams didn't find their bodies until yesterday afternoon. in libya this morning antigovernment protestors say they now control libya's second largest city. and the son of president momark warned of a blood bath if the protests do not stop. police are examing this video of a tv news crew being attacked. the photographer was pulled to the ground and kicked. the tv reporter was hit in the face by several people. no arrests have been made. the storm in the midwest is causing flight delays and

cancellations. that could have a ripple effect on travel here in the bay area. we continue to check with the airport this morning. hundreds of flights are canceled and there are huge delays at minneapolis st. paul, detroit, and chicago. minneapolis could see 10-15 inches of snow by this afternoon. just a short time ago we checked with sfo. we are told only one flight to minneapolis has been canceled. again, we continue to call the airport and get updates for you throughout the morning. after going throw years without any pay raise fremont schoolteachers may be asked to take pay cuts. the school district plans proposally decreases according to the oakland try brown. we are blaming a 20% funding drop over several years. it will depend on whether

voters extend tax hikes. the bill would take away collective bargaining rights by employee unions. so many teachers turned out to the protest last week several schools in wisconsin were shut down. now the head of wisconsin teachers union says it's time for them to go to the classroom today. indiana house committee is going to -- to negotiate wages and work rules. the bills sponsor says a right to work law will bring jobs to the states. they will have to work harder for less money and the -- health officials say it's roaring across the u.s.. the senators for disease control say doctor visits have increased todayly this john.

37,000 people die from the gnu everyier. coast coast farmers sale a billion dollars worth of broccoli. now there is a little bit of a threat. it's funding research to develop a new strain of broccoli that can grow on the east coast. government officials say broccoli grown on the east coast would be fresher and cost less to transport between maine and florida. you want to hear something wild? an elusive wolverine has become a star in the tahoe national forest. biologists have been tracking this wolverine. they have been following it for three years now. as far as they know he's the only wolverine in the entire sierra nevada. his dna indicates he may have traveled all the way from idaho. some are pushing for the scientist to try to find him a

girlfriend. >> he needs a girl friend. we are off to a very nice start. it is president's day. this is to remind you the parking restrictions in san francisco do apply expect for street sweeping. you will have to pay the meters today. you should never park in a red zone. that is never okay. northbound 280 traffic looks good. there is no major problems on 880 north and southbound. that traffic is moving along pretty well here. if you are driving to san francisco it does look holiday light there. cloudy and cool. mostly cloudy for more of you. light rain is coming.

we will get the clouds and maybe light rain. mainly cloudy and continued to do. tuesday and pennsylvanias. transition day will be -- possibility of rain with lower snow levels than what we had on the weekend. maybe even below a thousand feet. right now we are looking at cloudy skies. you can see that system it's rotating right off of eureka. that is the main bulk of the system. out ahead of it you can get light rain. it shows a few little blips. 30s on the temps. they were going down. 30s and 40s not expecting any record lows. this will continue to march down the coast. but almost every system that

has come by lately has produced rain. i'm going -- and -- some in the higher elevations. 50s low top mid. coast bay inland it won't matter. temperatures will all be in the same ballpark. after that we clear it out tonight. tomorrow cold in the morning. maybe patchy fog. tuesday, teen. >> thanks for the more thanking. nearly 70% say that are wow -- more than half asked say they have concerns about inflation. not as many men focus on that topic. 45% say they are worried about maintaining their lifestyle in

retirement. the action thriller unknown took in nearly $22 million making it number one nit weekend debut. to discover his wife does not neohymen another man has taken his identity. another thriller i am four is a close second. big mamas like father like son round out the top five. he just won nascar's biggest race but he will have to wait a year before he can celebrate it with champagne. there is no surprise that people in san francisco pride themselves with some green?

would you cross a street? would you cross an ocean? would you go if you could use your knowledge to teach someone and, in the process, maybe learn something yourself? life is calling. how far will you go?

peace corps. welcome back on this president's day holiday you have archons to see the writings of the man that served in the nation's highest office.

>> your most obento and humble service g washington. >> the presidential signature exhibit will be on display in palo alto. he started collecting presidential memorabilia in 1980. first buying a letter written by george washington. the collection is open between noon until 4:00 at the all saints church on waiverly street. according to the census bureau george washington's last name is the most common name among african americans. they counted 163,000 people with the last anytime washington. 90% were african american. historians say after the civil war freed slaves were able to pick their own last names. still not clear why so many chose the name washington. driver trevor bayne has become the youngest winner of nascar's biggest race.

>> it's over. >> bayne won the daytona 500. the day after his 20th birthday. he finished a fraction ahead of carl edwards. the race had a number of crashes and lead changes. it appears there is room for improvement when it comes to recycling? san francisco. the chronicle reports almost 60% of residents surveyed say they feel comfortable figuring out which items to place in the bins. a third of the waste that is recyclable or compostable is still ending up in the trash at the landfill. time now 6:56. let's check our commute. >> certainly people do have to work. some people do have to work out there but a lot of people have to the day off. it's making it easier if you have to drive in the south bay. it has been nice and light. that goes for all the bay area communities. we are looking at highway 880

right now. interstate 880 traffic looks good. at the bay bridge toll plaza it has remained light. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. cloudy skies today. cool. maybe light rain. north bay and along the coast. mostly sunny skies. highs today low 50s to mid 50s. pam and dave. thank you, steve. coming up next on mornings on two. a dangerous rafting trip ended in tragedy for two east bay teenagers. we will show you live pictures of the sierra highway. people heading home from the long holiday weekend. stay here with us.

a weekend rafting trip claims the life of two high school students. coming up we'll show you where they were headed and the dangerous conditions they faced. moll lee pirates high yak a yacht in the indian ocean. the bay area connection. and race organizers have an uphill battle next year when they try to continue the tradition. the latest reaction from neighbors coming up. after three days of rain, at least sunday was all right. now can we continue that theme today or bring rain back in?

time now for mornings on 2. good morning to you. welcome to mornings on 2. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. monday february 21st president's day. students will return to an east bay high school tomorrow without two of their classmates. ktvu channel 2 is live with details on the weekend rafting accident that claimed the lives of two teenagers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. those two teens were juniors in high school. and their friends tell ktvu that the boys had been planning a weekend rafting trip for months. this is where that rafting trip took place about a mile upstream from where we are standing is where authorities believe the two teenagers got in the water in an inflatable raft. they came downstream at some point right above this water that we're looking at. you can see how fast the water is moving. and during this weekend's storms that water level was much, much higher than it is

right now. now at the site where that raft entered the water, about a