there were some flowers left behind in memory of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell. they set out saturday afternoon in a two person inflatable raft that one of the boys apparently discovered in his garage. contra costa county sheriff deputies say the teens were wearing bicycle-style helmets but not life preservers. search crews started looking for the boys. their bodies were discovered late that afternoon several miles downstream in concord. so was their deflated raft. friends say the two teens had been close friends for years. they were good students involved in a variety of extracurricular activities. >> matt was a great artist. totally amazing. gavin was just one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. >> reporter: a contra costa county sheriff spokesman says the currents in the stream that the teens were rafting in were moving very rapidly with all the stormy weather we had on saturday. there's no public access to the creek and there are chain link

fences and barriers around most of the creek entrances. other than a sign that says creek access restricted, there are no other posted warnings about the dangerous waters. again, these two students were juniors. an autopsy is expected to be scheduled for tomorrow. reporting live in walnut creek, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 7:02. we're getting new information right now about one of the americans on board a yacht that's been hijacked by somalia pirates. we talked to her mother this morning. she says she's worried about her daughter's safety. she and her partner just joined up with a southern california couple aboard the yacht in the indian ocean before it was hijacked yesterday. now a u.s. battleship is shadowing the yacht as it heads for somalia now. the case bay area families say no ransom has made as of yet but federal authorities are

staying in contact. it is 7:03. people in the sierra are traveling back home to the bay area today after the long president's day holiday weekend. the winter storm reportedly brought between four and nine feet of snow to lake tahoe since last week. these are live pictures of some of the snowy roads. traffic is moving quite well. we checked with cal trans and there are no chain requirements or traffic restrictions right now reported on interstate 80 or highways 50 or 88. coming up in just a few minutes we'll check with sal to see if there are any traffic trouble spots there this morning. time now 7:03. the race now just a couple months away but this could possibly be the last year for that long island foot race across san francisco. ktvu's jade hernandez joining us live to explain what this is all about. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we're live along the hay street hill. this is part of the race's route. this morning the question is can this race survive the uphill battle to keep the

tradition alive next year. there are a lot of people who are upset with the new race's restrictions. this year no floats and no alcohol. and thankers some folks. we spoke to a couple of residents in the neighborhood this morning. and you're taking a look at a website dedicated to preserving battuta breakers the way it's evolved over the years. they believe the death of the race is just around the corner. this year's race is not the last bay 2 breakers. there is talk without a sponsor the 12k race may be through. recent drunken debotchery including public urination and vomiting along the route has led to problems for residents who live along the route. there will be strict enforcement of the 60,000 participation cap put in place this year. but despite the new rules this year's spokesman for the race says there's unprecedented registration. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the race and one

woman who ran the race told us a few hours ago said she'd be sad to see the race's tradition end. >> i think it's a little wilder. it has been. but it's such a fun just celebration because it comes through the street. it's really fun. it's just a big kind of event for the neighborhood. >> reporter: now we've contacted the spokesman for the race. and as soon as we hear back from him we'll hear what he has forecast for the future coming up. reporting live from san francisco this morning, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. time now 7:05. the president's day holiday today means a lot of offices won't be open today. federal, state, county, city offices will all be closed. banks, public schools and postal service also closed for the day. the holiday also effects public transit. bart, muni and cal train will be running on saturday schedules. golden gate transit and ac transit will run on sunday

schedules. sam trans and contra costa county connection will be on a modified schedule. only vta in santa clara county is running on a normal schedule. and don't forget parking will be enforced today in san francisco. more money for driving your car around. gas prices continue to head upward with prices up more than a nickel in the last two weeks. we just checked and they're up another penny since yesterday. expect to pay an average of $3.62 for a gallon of regular in san francisco. $3.58 in san jose. and a penny less than that in oakland. we talked to one man in oakland this morning and he says he has to drive so he'll continue to pay whatever the price. >> i don't like it. i suppose if i drove more than i did it would matter, but i'll deal with it. >> san francisco has the highest prices in california with gas 13 cents a gallon cheaper in yuba city. the lowest price in california

paying a little more. the turmoil in the middle east in africa is not helping. >> right. time now 7:07. let's see what sal is seeing out there to help us get around this morning. sal. one of the things that saves gas is not idling. this morning you probably won't be because it's light out there for the president's day holiday. a lot of people have the day off. if you have to drive it should be a pretty efficient trip for you. this is allocated 80 westbound as you can drive out to the area there. traffic is moving along relatively well. no major problems there this morning as you're coming up to the toll plaza area. the traffic continues to look very good. and again there are no problems there coming into san francisco. i'm having a little trouble with my map so we'll just have to hold it here for a second because it's not coming up. but westbound bay bridge traffic is moving along relatively welcoming in to san francisco. going to toss to steve. hello. you've been asking people who are working today on twitter.

>> yes, i have and a lot of people are working. >> including chp officer tom mcguire. >> that's right. >> there are a few. sunday we cleared the clouds and snow in the hills. we had a lot of snow up there. livermore hills bob sent in a tweet picture there. i know mt. tamalpais pam told me about. looking at all the snow. all the peaks have some snow and looks like there could be more by this weekend too. today cloudy and cool. i will mention light rain. this system is staying mainly off the coast and going right down the coast. but light rain to the west, a few sun breaks more to the east. now tuesday and wednesday look okay after some cold lows. upper 20s and lower 30s but at least mostly sunny. by thursday we cloud it up and then a very cold rain looks to be on tap for friday the with low snow levels maybe below 1,000 feet. now with that in mind there have been times -- these are the main dates national weather service forecast in monterey supplied this information on his discussion this morning but there have been other dates

february 5, 1976 significant snow even in san francisco and also january 21, 1962. measurable amounts. december 1998. so it happens. these were two memorable occasions. we're in a la nina year. it's peaked but it's weakening. the forecast scenario is almost identical for this friday and saturday as it was for february 5, 1976 and january 21, 1962. so with that in mind, just giving you a heads up we could see some really low snow levels as we head towards friday and saturday. details to be ironed out later as we get close. right now four days away, but everything is pointing in that direction. what's pointing in our direction today are a lot of clouds. the system is right here. right there. now if it came over us like thursday, friday and saturday, it would be a cold rain. this one is expected to go down the coast and keep right on trucking down the coast. but out ahead of it we could get some light rain. not a big deal.

but along the coast north bay a lot of clouds. 30s and 40s. temperatures have started to go up a bit due to the cloud cover. they were getting down pretty fast. and then the clouds come in and that brings temperatures up. fremont starting off at 39. go 48 at noon and then 53 for a high today. on the cool side due to the cloud cover it will be a mostly cloudy day as temperatures are hard pressed to warm up in this kind of a pattern. one low scoots down the coast. after that it will be okay for a couple days. then all eyes will be looking towards the north as this really cold system begins to get closer and closer. today cloudy and cool. light rain. some sun though. maybe a few sun breaks later on or off toward the east. highs in the low 50s for many or mid-50s at best. higher elevations upper 40s. for the five day after today tuesday, wednesday, all right. cold in the morning. thursday we cloud up and friday looking like a cold rain and low snow. thank you, steve. it is 7:11. and in libya the deadly

crackdown against anti- government demonstrators continues. what the u.s. is threatening to do and what this is doing for oil prices around the world. >> what are you going to do. a tv news crew near the bay area is attacked. what they did that prompted this violence. and on this president's day a new poll shows who americans think was the greatest occupant of the white house. bree: right next to my posh castle! i'm sensing a theme here. well, i am the queen, dear sister.

good morning. cloudy skies. 30s and 40s. maybe some light rain north bay or along the coast. maybe even some light snow. most of this system will stay offshore. highs today only upper 40s and lower 50s. here's dave. okay. time now 7:14. obama administration expressing grave concern about what's happening in libya with the violent crack down on demonstrators. ktvu's allison burns is in our

washington d.c. newsroom now with the reports out of libya from human rights groups. allison. >> reporter: dave, human rights watch reports that more than 230 people have been killed. the u.s. state department is demanding an end to the use of lethal force against anti- government demonstrators. this is some of the video that's been posted on youtube of the libya crackdown. the u.s. is threatening to take all appropriate action in response, but at this point it's unclear what that action would be. the protesters have seized control of two major cities. but the son of libya leader gadafi delivered a rambling speech last night offering some concessions while threatening civil war and a blood bath if the demonstrations don't stop. >> we'll be crying over thousands. blood will flow. rivers of blood in all the cities of libya. >> reporter: meanwhile oil prices jumped 4% over last week

as the libya protests intensified and oil giant bp has ceased all operations in libya and ordered its employees to leave. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. okay. allison, thank you. and similar unrest is still growing in other parts of the middle east. in yemen thousands of demonstrators gathered before sunrise this morning. they are continuing their protests against the government there. riot police also clashed with the demonstrators. and other anti-government protests are happening in both  morocco and back rain. it's 7:15. a sacramento reporter and photographer are shaken up but otherwise okay after being attacked. [ indiscernible ] john and rebecca from our fox affiliate in sacramento were reporting on a fatal shooting as they approached friends and family of the victim, little was pulled to the ground and

kicked. he was hit in the face. police are reviewing this footage and video from several other news stations who witnessed the attack. no arrests have been made. time now 7:16. a wooden fortress now surrounds a family home of that accused gunman in the mass shootings in tucson, arizona. take a look at the video. this is outside the home that jared loughner shared with his parents. in recent weeks his father put up a wooden enclosure that covers the front door and windows. the garage door windows are also now covered with paper and a steel mailbox with a lock has been installed there. loughner's accused of killing six people and wounding 13 others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. that shooting has spurred the university of arizona to create a special political discussion center. it's called the national institute for civil discourse. it's in response to last month's mass shooting in tucson. organizers say theto advance th

conversation about civility in political debate. former presidents bill clinton and the senior george bush will be serving as the institute's honorary chairman. it's 7:17. the texas state legislature is expected to pass a bill that would allow university students and professors to carry concealed handguns. supporters say it's the best defense against college shootings such as the virginia tech rampage that killed 32 people. but opponents say it would make campuses more dangerous. texas governor rick perry who says he packs a pistol while jogging supports the bill. all right. our time is now 7:17. there's a new gallop poll out about who was the greatest president in american history. and ronald reagan is at the top of the list. reagan came out even ahead of abraham lincoln who was number two. many other recent presidents also made the top ten list including bill clinton, john f. kennedy and barack obama. george w. bush tied for tenth

place with thomas jefferson. the poll officials believe that the recency effect is in play here meaning that people are voting for presidents they've known in their own lifetimes. speculation this morning swirling about who's been invited to attend the royal wedding of prince william and kate middleton. invitations went out to 1900 guests. mostly family members and friends. we're hearing reports that elton john, kanye west and soccer star david beckham and his wife are on the guest list. president obama and sara pherson, the ex-wife of prince andrew, were not invited we're told. prince william and kate middleton will exchange their vows april 29th at london's westminster abbey. it is 7:19. actor liam was number one at the weekend box office. >> crashed. >> a thriller unknown is the story of a man who comes out of

a coma to find another man has assumed his identity and his wife says she doesn't know him. another action feature i am number four opened at a close second. the disney animated feature, just go with it and big mama's like father like son round out the top five. time now 7:19. some college students got a lesson in crime over this weekend. the burglaries targeting a northern california campus and what police are now asking students to do. good morning. westbound bay bridge that traffic looks pretty good coming across into san francisco. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

good morning to you. welcome back. time now 7:22. a new san francisco chronicle report says pg&e violated federal regulations when they increased the pressure on the pipeline that blew up in san bruno. pg&e has admitted spiking the pipeline twice in 2003 and

2008. pg&e claims those pressure hikes were both safe and legal. it is 7:22. >> and police at uc davis are right now investigating two weekend burglaries. burglars struck two on campus apartments some time between saturday night and early sunday morning. the burglars were able to get away with tv sets and other electronic items. we're told no students were home at the time of the robberies. police on campus now telling his students make sure they lock all their doors and windows to their rooms and their apartments. it is 7:22. apple shareholders are demanding more transparency on the company's plan for life after steve jobs. it's not clear if jobs will be at the annual shareholders meeting on wednesday when they vote on whether to require more transparency. it's growing with job's current leave of absence to focus on his health. that's after two other long- term leaves in recent years for treatment of pancreatic cancer

and liver transplant. apple stock is down 2% this morning. giants closer wilson making progress after treatment for his back. despite lingering stiffness, he is expected to throw in another bullpen session today. cold wet weather in scottsdale over the weekend prompted giants to excuse him from on field drills. instead he played catch yesterday to keep his arm limber. and his beard is -- >> getting thick. >> still there. yep. >> they want wilson to take it easy. and we want sal to take it easy on this president's holiday. the commuters don't want you to work too hard. i don't think a lot of people are going and making it a lot easier for us. dave and tori, let's go out and take a look at what we have now. the traffic is moving along relatively well on 237 as you cross 880. it has been a pretty nice drive there. no major problems this morning if you are driving out to the bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic is moving along pretty welcoming up to the pay gates. when you get on to the bridge it looks pretty good and there are no major issues.

let's go to the sierra now. we do have a look at 80 at truck ee. you can see cars are coming through here on interat a time 80 eastbound and westbound. this is a live picture from one of the cal trans cameras. a lot of people are up and they'll be coming back pretty much all at the same time trying to make the most of this weekend. you might want to get on the road early if you're watching us from the sierra. 7:24. let's go to steve. it's 9 degrees in tahoe. >> >> yes. and 11 below at mammoth. cold up there. cold here but not as cold. we have a few 30s and 40s. cloud cover took the edge off the lows becoming too cold. light rain is possible. north bay, lake county, along the coast, but the bulk of this system which is right off eureka is heading right down the coast and all the way down to southern california. but on live storm tracker 2 lines are trying to form in sonoma county and marin county and fort brag. 30s and 40s.

no record lows but it's still cold out there. when you get 38 in san jose and 35 santa rosa that's cold. after today then we'll get a break on tuesday, wednesday. big news and big question mark will be what's going to develop by thursday and friday. it's sure looking like extremely cold air is going to plunge in here. so stay tuned. cloudy, cool, some light rain is possible. but some sun later on today. mainly off towards the east. to the west better opportunity for any rain, but it should be rather light today. 50s on the temps. tuesday after cold lows and same for wednesday were all right thursday we cloud it up and looks like light rain moves in and then very cold air moves in here on friday for most. thank you, steven. it's 7:25. another winter storm is snarling air travel. coming up we will take you live to one of the places where the snow is really piling up. also buying a car today may help save some programs in the bay area school. we'll tell you how. also why some stanford students will be spending their sundays at san quentin.

good morning to you. welcome back. time now 7:29. today family and friends are mourning the loss of two east bay high school students today after a weekend rafting accident. ktvu's in walnut creek now with how those teenagers are being remembered. >> reporter: well, dave, that

rafting accident happened in walnut creek and it's not the type of place you'd expect to hear about something like this. that's because the body of water where this accident took place is supposed to have no public access. people are not allowed to be near it. and in fact at this particular entrance we're looking at this part of the creek off of treat boulevard you can see there's a fence around it. and over on this side there's a locked gate with a no trespassing sign to prevent people from going in. but authorities say these two boys started the rafting trip a mile upstream from here. and at that location we checked out that site and there was no locked gate at that entrance. it was near murwood elementary school in walnut creek. at the site this morning there were some flowers left behind in memory of 16-year-old matthew miller and 17-year-old gavin powell. the two set out on saturday afternoon in a two person inflatable raft. contra costa county sheriff deputies say the boys were wearing bicycle style helmets but no life preservers. early sunday morning when they didn't return home search crews

started looking for the two boys. their bodies were discovered later that afternoon several miles downstream in concord along with their deflated raft. their friends say the two teens had been close for many years and were involved in a variety of extracurricular activities. >> matt was a great artist. really amazing. gavin was just one of the nicest people you'd ever meet. >> reporter: a contra costa county sheriff spokesman says the currents in this stream that the teens were rafting in were moving very quickly on saturday. we had a lot of stormy weather then and the creek in some spots on saturday was as deep as 15 feet. the two were juniors in high school here in walnut creek. the school is closed today. we don't know if there is any grief counseling scheduled for other students at the school later this week. but an autopsy we're told is expected to be scheduled on the two teens tomorrow. live in walnut creek, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you. it is 7:31.

hundreds of flights are being effected this morning because of a storm in the midwest. airports in chicago, detroit and minneapolis-st. paul have all canceled flights or are experiencing major delays. i've heard four hours at o'hare. we're live from south minneapolis with -- wow. look at all that snow. good morning. >> reporter: thank goodness. i've been doing this since december roughly without any stop whatsoever. we are now on track for the second snowiest winter ever. 72 inches. that's about a six foot tall man's worth of snow that we've had so far this year. and yesterday it was snowing at about one or two inches per hour. and here in south minneapolis we have about a foot. eleven inches, roughly a foot. little more in the southern suburbs. enough to cancel hundreds of flights at msp as you said. enough to cause roughly 320 accidents on metro highways.

those are just the highways. that's to say nothing of sliding off in the ditch on the side streets. yeah. do you have any openings for feature reporters there in the san francisco-oakland area? just asking. just asking. okay. [ laughter ] as you can see people have had to dig their cars out before they can even try to get them out on these roads which may or may not be plowed. you may not know that we are very good at dealing with snow in minnesota. we are -- snowplows are among the best in the nation. they get right out and take care of it. but this came down so fast so hard they're working hard just to get one single pass down some of these side streets. that's what we're looking at here. and here's the best news of all. march is actually our snowiest month. >> oh my goodness. >> reporter: typically we'll get another ten inches in march. and if we do, we will for sure have the snowiest winter season

ever in the minneapolis area. >> you mentioned that you know you're used to snow there. you expect it to happen. but is this really even too much or are people starting to get a little stir crazy? >> reporter: people are getting really tired of shoveling. we've had to have alternate side parking in effect all winter long because the snow has piled up so high and has not melted off that emergency vehicles basically can't get through these streets if people park on both sides. so there's that. even people who have you know four wheel drive and all wheel drive especially in the suburbs are finding they just can't bust out of the snow this morning. >> yeah. well a lot of challenges out there. thank you. we'll let you get back to your shoveling now. live in minnesota. >> reporter: okay. thanks so much. >> okay. it is 7:34. the red cross says blood collection is at its lowest level in a decade because of the severe weather across the country. but you can actually help out

today. moments ago in san jose the american red cross kicked off a blood drive. centers in oakland, pleasant hill andpleasanton will also welcome donors at 8:00 a.m. more blood is needed because of bad weather in so many parts of the country have prevented donors from getting to centers. rescue teams will continue a search for a missing southern california hiker. he parked his car at the tram station saturday. he was planning to hike to the peak. he last used his cell phone at noontime saturday. but that's when a snowstorm hit. family members say he is an experienced hiker. he did have a day pack with food, water and extra clothing. in a search for a missing snow border is over with the discovery of his body just outside the boundary of the mt. chias that ski park yesterday. the 23-year-old from redding last called his family on thursday. told them he was going to take

one more run down the mountain. that area had avalanche conditions and also two feet of fresh snow. 7:35. two people are recovering from injuries this morning after a cable car crashed into a muni bus. it happened around 4:00 yesterday afternoon on columbus avenue and chestnut street in san francisco's russian hill neighborhood. a muni spokesman says the driver of the cable car lost control after the car lost its grip on a worn cable. both the cable car driver and bus driver will now undergo routine drug and alcohol testing. today is the final push at 14 bay area car dealerships. they're trying to raise money for the mt. diablo school district. the car dealerships will donate part of their sales from today and this past weekend to try to help save music and athletic programs. the mt. diablo school district eliminated funding two years ago and the athletics program needs more than $1 million just to stay afloat.

the santa clara city council will meet tomorrow to make sure the funds for a new 49ers stadium don't disappear. governor jerry brown has said he wants to do away with redevelopment agencies and funnel that money to education and local government. the santa clara city council will look at ways to ensure that the $40 million promised for the project is not cut from the state budget. time is running out for surfers ready to show off their world class talent near half- moon bay. there's just a week left before the window closes for the j at maverick surf competition. there have been few big swells since the window opened on december 1st. and none have been large enough to launch the invitation only event. two dozen surfers around the world are waiting for a 24 hour notice to participate. time now 7:37. some stanford students will be spending their sundays in prison. ten students pursuing degrees in law, psychology and literature will be working with

20 inmates at san quentin. they'll get insiders knowledge of the prison system. the inmates have all received associates degrees through the prison university project. the groups will hold sessions on sunday afternoons in a classroom at san quentin. well, the writings of former presidents are on display here in the bay area. >> your most obedient and very humble servant chief washington. >> that's fascinating history. the presidential signature exhibit will be open today in palo alto. comes courtesy of retired wall street executive joe baldwin. he started collecting presidential memorabilia in 1980 first buying a letter written by george washington. the collection is open between noon and 4:00 at the all saints church on waverly street in palo alto. >> kind of cool to see those up close. almost like you're touching history. >> it really is. 7:38. we want to check in with sal letting us know not too much traffic out there morning to be

expected. >> yeah. even on highway 4. i got communication from someone who said even on highway 4 and yes, eastbound on highway 4 it's light. let's go ahead and look at highway 880 here in oakland. that traffic is light trying to get up to the downtown oakland area. in marin county southbound 101 traffic looks very nice from novato to san raphael. no major problems. people away for the weekend. they might be in the sierra. let's go to our camera here on highway 89 at 28. you can see just a lot of people are up. a lot of the people who were having fun in the sierra this weekend will be on the road today especially later this evening. but even starting around noon. try and get the jump and get back down to the bay area as early as you can if you want to avoid the traffic. 7:39. let's go to steve. sal, thank you, sir. couple of great photos been sent in. sherry sent me a photo. 9 up there. snow in our hills and there may be more on the way. just a little warning here.

little heads up. today we have cloudy skies. could be light rain. most of it will stay off the coast. most of it will. north bay along the coast best opportunity for anything. cloudy, cool, light rain to the west. less of an opportunity the farther east you go. tuesday, wednesday, mostly sunny. cold low but at least mostly sunny. on thursday we start to cloud up and light rain could make it even in the morning. more likely in the afternoon but we'll ease into it as we get closer to it. friday and saturday cloudy and cold. rain and maybe some very low snow levels. there's a lot going on here. now as you know we had snow on the bay area hills and lower elevations on the weekend. now it's not uncommon to get at diablo also mount hamilton, st. helena. you know that. but what could take place and the national weather service forecaster in the morning discussion brought this up. february 5, 1976, january 21, 1962, memorable snow days not only in the bay area but san francisco. there have been others. summer 1998, december 1990.

these are two for the books. the pattern we're in a la nina pattern. takes about six months or so to break it all down. the same pattern is in place possibly for this friday and saturday that was in place february 5, 1976 and january 21, 1962. a lot can change between now and then. but it's looking very interesting to say the least. we'll see what takes place. all signs pointing towards a very cold air mass coming in here. today all signs are pointing at a lot of clouds and not much rain. the low right off eureka is starting to go down the coast and backtrack a little bit. out ahead of that you can get light rain or even some snow. it's cold enough as you know. system off in fort brag, cape but little blips on live storm tracker 2 and off the coast. hence why closer to the coast greater opportunity for any rain. farther east not so much. 30s and 40s. we were seeing the lows falling off the table then the cloud cover came in and that brought them back up. oakland was 38. now they're 42.

san francisco 43. still 44 but temperatures cloudy skies and really chilly conditions. 39, 48, 53 for fremont today. started off at 39. go for that high of 53. that will be the high for most everybody. the one after today, after that system goes down to southern california it will pass us probably by tonight. keep an eye on the next system coming down for thursday and friday. there's the rub will be there's a lot of things developing here. we'll see what develops by thursday into friday. today some light rain is possible near the coast. otherwise just a lot of clouds. so cloudy, cool, i mean maybe some sun later on especially farther east you go. forecasted high low 50s for many. a few mid-50s. but it's a cool day with the cloud cover in place. once we get rid of it though temperatures will start to drop off fast tonight into tuesday. but tuesday, wednesday look good. cloud it up thursday. light rain and then friday combination of rain and maybe some low snow levels, tori.

all right. thank you, steve. it is 7:42. a uc santa cruz professor says we can expect powerful storms more often as sea levels rise more quickly than in the past. gary says the rise is one of the dangers of continued greenhouse gas emissions. climate change predictions call for more intense and frequent coastal storms and rising sea levels. estimates range from one foot to 4.7 feet by 2120. that will keep steve quite busy in our ktvu weather center. it is 7:42. which bay area teachers could see a 20% pay cut and what might prevent this from happening? well, a bay area county is going to pay employers to hire people. and where they're getting the money to do that. the federal government facing a looming shut down. we'll learn what's happening today to try and avoid this situation.

7:45. the clock is ticking for democrats and republicans on capitol hill to come to agreement on a spending plan for this year's budget. we report from washington d.c. if they can't reach an agreement by march 4 next week, the government would basically shut down. right? >> reporter: absolutely, tori. it's a situation we're watching very closely here on capitol hill. at issue is how to spend the federal dollars basically in the house. over the weekend on saturday passed a spending plan for the rest of fiscal year 2011 which ends on september 30. in their proposal they slash spending by $60 billion. for senators though they say, hey, wait up not so fast. we don't approve of the

spending cuts and in fact they say they want reinvestment in areas like education and some of president obama's key priorities. keep in mind this is going into a re-election year for the president. so any cuts to his cherished programs and really his priorities would be a major blow going into the re- election. so that is really the backdrop of all this. but as you were mentioning, if there is no short-term plan in place by march 4, the government could shut down. the rhetoric is heavy on capitol hill. here's what both sides are saying. >> speaker boehner has said essentially he's not going to favor continuation without there being significant cuts. significant or whatever thage effective is is very important. but the president backed away from all of this. he offered his budget which is irrelevant to the whole business right now. >> we're going through their document right now. it's a big document with a whole lot of pages.

and while at the same time we prepare an emergency stopgap measure to keep the government going so there's not a shut down. >> reporter: now despite the differences in philosophies, spending priorities, both sides say they do want to compromise to come together on the short- term plan to keep the government running. however, that has not yesterday happened. if they have that in place, then they say they will work toward a longer term budget. latest from here in washington. tori, back to you. >> so if they vote on this $61 billion federal funding cut do we know where democrats stand on that. >> reporter: interesting they did actually pass that on saturday. that's proposal. but now the senate has to really look through page after page what they're cutting. and they are controlled by democrats keep in mind are not in favor of a lot of these cuts especially to democratically favored programs like education, health care, things like that. so clearly there's a big

change. and factions here on capitol hill in terms of priorities and that is what the big budget battle is over. so keep in mind they have to somehow get together with all the tough talk aside to make sure the government is up and running still after march 4. >> all right. be interesting to see if they can make that deadline. live in washington d.c. it's 7:48. employee unions are expected to make more noise today in wisconsin as they continue to protest a bill that would take away their collective bargaining rights. this is what the scene looked like yesterday in madison. but the crowd could be smaller today. teachers are being told not to participate. the head of wisconsin's teacher union says it's time for the educators to go back to school. schools were forced to shut down last week after too many teachers called in sick to join the protests. now the situation there still remains at a standstill. democratic lawmakers are still across the border in illinois. one democrat is needed for

aquarium in order to vote on this measure. time now 7:49. after going three years teachers may be asked to take pay cuts. according to oakland tribune district officials are blaming a 20% funding drop over several years. now the size of the proposed pay cut will reportedly depend on whether voters extend tax hikes. they will pay employers to hire more workers. the program's called create jobs. it will pay employers as much as 80% of the salaries of new employees who make up to $16 an hour. this program by the way is funded by federal and state grants. well, most bay area cities are watching every penny these days. but san mateo is going on a $40 million spending spree. that's right. they're trying to head off the governor's plan to take away state redevelopment money.

the biggest chunk of the money $11 million, that will go towards improving shorelines. another $7 million will go towards parking improvements. $4million will pay for flood control projects. the rest of the money will go to everything from fire stations to sewage projects. 7:50. a marin county man on a mission to raise awareness about childhood obesity. marathon runner plans to run from southern california to new york city. along the way he hopes to inspire kids to get active. he plans to run 50 miles a day for 75 straight days. and his supporters are invited to run along side him. >> go online and sign up. come join me. come meet me along the way. i would love to see you out there. we'll have some fun. >> he starts his run this friday in riverside. you can track him online from start to finish. we've posted a link to his website at ktvu.com under web links.

driver trevor wayne has become the youngest winner of nascar's biggest race. it was a cinderella story. he won the daytona 500 yesterday, the day after his 20th birthday. this morning the young racing champion made the rounds on the tv news programs. >> it really is surreal. it just doesn't feel like it was real life. as i was crossing the finish line i felt numb. all night last night we were all sitting there and everybody was kind of quiet. we were just all numb about it. i think it's going to take a lot of time to sink in actually what we accomplished yesterday. >> the 20-year-old won the big race by just a fraction of the second. this year's daytona 500 had a record number of lead changes and plenty of crashes. kobe bryant has joined bob pet it as the only players to be named the mvp in four nba all star games. the laker super star grabbed 14

rebounds to lead the west past the east in los angeles last night. final score 148-143. high scoring game. he fell short of wilt chamberlain's all time scoring record. scored 42 points as a member of the philadelphia warriors way back in 1962. and seth curry of the golden state warriors was incredible out there. his play by the way actually helped a young lady from the boys and girls club win a $30,000 scholarship. >> that's wonderful. >> congratulations to seth curry. time now 7:52. facebook's been credited with helping to spread the word of revolution in egypt. we'll tell you why one egyptian man was especially inspired by facebook's role. against all odds, a lone oliver uribe survives. what the fans want the next to be.

it is 7:55.

an elusive oliver own something of a celebrity in the tahoe national forest. biologists have been tracking it for three years now. as far as they know he's the only one in the entire sierra nevada. he may have traveled all the way from idaho. some fans of the wolf uribe are pushing for biologists to find him a mate. well. a new father in egypt has been inspired by a social networking site. an egyptian newspaper saying the man named his baby daughter facebook. he told the paper he was proud of the role the website played in the egypt's revolution. protesters used facebook as you know to organize and spread the word of their uprising during the revolution. it ended up ousting egypt's long time president mubarak. >> still a lot of activity in other countries and the middle east. more on that in a moment. first check in with sal. traffic is light this morning. it may be heavy in some unusual afternoon commute areas as people come back from the long weekend right? i think interstate 80, tori

and dave, are going to be very busy along with some of the other roads getting back into the bay area. hopefully it will be spread out throughout the entire day. so it won't be too bad. but if you're in vacaville and fairfield today on 80 you should look for heavy traffic. let's go out and take a look quickly at 237. it's light there crossing 880. also light this morning it's going to be okay on highway 4 from antioch to bay point much lighter than usual. and this morning's commute is going to be light in oakland. 7:56. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. cloudy skies, maybe some light rain. not much. most will stay offshore this time. we have a cloudy cool day today. fog and clouds. some light rain trying to get its act together in the north bay and right off the coast. we could have a few light showers. the main bulk of the system is off the coast and we'll continue to march down the coast. 30s and 40s on the temps. going to be another cool, cool day due to the cloud cover in place. you can see the low right off

eureka. all signs point towards this going straight down like going down the elevator shaft and heading more towards southern california and then actually kind of retrograding out. cloudy and cool. light rain possible. some sun later on. mainly off to the east. forecasted highs in the low 50s. low 50s due to cloud cover and possibility of light rain. it's not a screaming message or anything. tuesday and wednesday after cold lows we'll be fine. tuesday and wednesday cloud it up and a cold air mass in here for some rain and maybe very low snow levels by friday. dave and tori. okay, steve. time now 7:57. we're now hearing this morning about one bright spot in california's troubled housing market. somali pirates hijack a plane. police investigation. this one involving the queen of tv talk shows.

a rafting accident claims the lives of two students. a u.s. warship now shadowing an american yacht that's been hijacked by somalia pirates. the bay area connection on

board. >> live pictures from tahoe. we'll tell you how many resorts are enjoying it. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> and good morning. i'm dave clark. it's monday, february 21st. it's presidents' day. well, a rafting accident turned deadly over the weekend for two east bay high school students. allie rasmus is in walnut creek right now to tell us what makes this accident so unusual. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. some very stormy weather and very dangerous conditions. now, in walnut creek, it's not a place you would expect to hear about a rafting accident. that's because the creek and canal, the body of water that goes through the city, has no public access. no one is supposed to be on or near this water. parts of the canal, you can see

are fenced off like this area just off treat boulevard and shepherd road in walnut creek. if we pan down, why its -- you can see why it's so dangerous. the currents are strong, the water appears to move very quickly and during saturday's storms, the water levels were much higher than what they are now. the authorities say the two teens started their rafting trip about a mile upstream from where we're standing. we went to the site where they started and we found some flowers left inside in memory of mathew miller and gavin powell. the teens set out saturday afternoon in a two-person inflatable raft. contra costa county sheriff's department say they were wearing helmets but not life jackets. there were bodies were discovered -- their bodies were discovered down the stream along with their raft. one friend told ktvu they had

been plan -- they had been planning this. >> i helped them plan the. they do a lot of stuff like this, stuff that can be dangerous. >> reporter: and things were very dangerous, especially during saturday's storms, help the waters were as high as 15 feet in some spots. the two teens were juniors in walnut creek. the school closed today for the presidents' day holiday. so we don't know if there's any grief counseling scheduling. but we do know that an autopsy on both of the teens is expected to be scheduled for tomorrow. we're getting new information about one of the americans on board a yacht hijacked by somalian pirates. phyllis in of seattle has

family there. she's worried about their safety. they just join under with another couple in their yacht in the indian ocean before it was hijacked. her bay area family says no ransom demands have been made but federal authorities are keeping in contact with them. 8:03. a lot of people in the sierra are traveling back home -- back home to the bay area today. in fact, we're looking at live pictures right now. you can see the traffic kind of backing up. it's moving pretty well. it's backing up. the winter storm up there reportedly brought between 4 and 9 feet of snow to lake tahoe just since last week. now, there are no chain requirements or any traffic restrictions reported on interstate 80 or highways 50 and 88. coming up for you in just a couple of minutes, we're gonna check in with sal. we're gonna find out if there are any traffic problems up there this morning.

in san francisco, preparations are underway right now for this year's centennial run of -- of the beta breakers. it's in may. but jade hernandez joins us live to tell us why the 100th race could possibly be the last one. >> reporter: good morning. we've gained reaction all across the route. the residents that we spoke to told us that they are upset about the -- about this possible end of beta breakers race and that which jeopardizes. >> actually, on this block here i have never seen a lot of that. a lot people come and they recycle. they come up with bags and get up the garbage. but beta breakers, it's so great. especially the float. >> it would be such a shame for it not to go on next year. >> reporter: there are new restrictions this year, no alcohol and no floats. that angered some folks. you are taking a look at at

website dedicating to preserving beta breakers. members of the group believe the depth of the race is actually around the corner. but officially, this year's race is not the beta breakers. there's talk about a sponsor. recently, drunken debotchry which has included public urination a along the race's route has cause bed problem. so this year there will be strict enforcement put in place. but despite the rules, this year's spokesperson says despite that, there's unprecedented ridgedation. this-- registration. this year's race will be the true test of whether or not it could survive another year. reporting live in san francisco, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, jade. it is six minutes after 8 :00. the presidents' day hoyle means mean offices will not be open. federal, state, county offices

will be closed. banks, public schools and the postal service is close. b.a.r.t., muni and caltrain will run on saturday school schedules. golden gate and ac transit will operate on their sunday schools. samtrans and contra costa county's connection, and also parking will be enforced in san francisco. we've been warned and gasoline prices justin with up. we checked this -- prices just went up. we checked. the prices are up a penny. in san francisco, you can expect to pay $3.62 for a gallon of regular. in san jose, 3.58. and a penny less than that in oakland. one man we talked to just this morning, he said he may change his driving habits just to save some money. with the price of the gas now, i'm pretty much to the point that i don't even drive.

he would much rather take public transportation. >> california drive remembers paying about $1 -- higher. >> it is 8:07. fortunately, not too much traffic out there this morning. so people aren't wasting too much gas. so let's check in with sal. >> traffic is doing very well on this holiday. a lot of people have the day off. let's take a look at some of these things that we have to show you. the bay bridge is going to be a nice -- nice and light as a matter of fact. traffic is moving along very well this morning. if you are driving on interstate 880 that traffic moves along very nicely. there are no problems there. traffic continues to look good. i want to show you the maps. highway 4 westbound there's no red. usually there's red there in antioch and concord. it surely is a holiday, even highway 4 traffic is light.

i mentioned, we'd check the sierra. the 80 and 50 are open without restrictions but just carry the chains in case. here's steve. cloudy skies, light rain is trying to work its way in closer to the coast. cloudy, cool day is mainly the message here. temperatures starting off in the 30s, 0s will end up in the upper 30s and low 50s. after today we get two days of a break. the morning lows will be cole cold -- will be cold. mostly sunny. by thursday, that's the transition day. it looks like light rain could make it by thursday. by friday, very cold and dynamic system drops down from the north with very low snow levels of we'll see. we add the snow in the hills ever the last couple of days and we do -- it could come lawyer. december, 1998, december 1990 ryan wall burn's morning discussion brought these two dates up because they were

memorable. february5th, 19 6 some of you already remember -- 1996 some of you remember that. these were some not going down in history. the key is that we are in a la nina pattern. these were also la nina years, 1976, 1962 and the dynamic pattern of the upper air is very similar for friday and saturday coming up as it was 1976 and 1962. so, you know, we have three or four days to kind of ease into this and massage the forecast. not only snow on hills but maybe at very low levels as we head towards friday and saturday. again, this all depends on if it keeps digging and if it might get modified. you never know. that can happen. the potential is there. today, a lot of clouds. 30s and 40s on the temperatures. some light rain again could make it especially along the coast or maybe some of the coastal hills but as that system digs south. what's going do happen, it will just go parallel to the coast.

closer to the west, yes, possibility of rain and to the east. less, cloudy, cool, rain. there might be some. highs today, low 50s for almost everybody or mid-50s. another day where coast, bay inland are really coast. tuesday and wednesday are not bad. thursday, we cloud it up. rain could start thursday morning, likely thursday afternoon. a very cold pattern drops in on friday. dave and tori. it is 8:10. home buyers are getting interested in the high end of the housing market again. dataquick report the number of california homes selling for $1 million or more jumped 21% last year. it's the first increase since 2005. it comes at a time when all home sales are down 9%. realtors say the typical million-dollar home is about 2800 square feet, has four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

not exactly what you picture, a million-dollar home. >> no. time now is 8:11. pretty talk of moammar gad dahfy -- gadhafi. an attack on a news crew. what happened before the violence. and tonight, a made-for-tv- movie will prompt questions about a real-live murder case. find out about the part they are not showing.

good morning. cloudy skies. >> temperatures 30s and 40s. light rain maybe in the north bay and along the coast is possible but the bulk of the system will stayoff shore. here's story -- here's tori. anti-government protesters in libya have seized control of another major city and there are new fears this morning of a bloody civil war in that country. alison burns is monitoring the crisis from our washington, d.c. newsroom and the response from the administration. alison? >> reporter: tori, the obama administration is expressing grave concern -- grave concern about the violence as these protests erupt. this is the most violent yet. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: that gunfire is from security forces trying to detain the demonstrations. human rights says more than 230 people have been killed. now protesters are engaged rye

-- guy a speech last night by the son of moammar gaddafi. he said there would be a bloody civil war if the protests don't stop. the protesters want an end to his 40-year old. >> libya is supposed to be one of the wealthiest states -- states in the world. yet it's move -- full of personnerty. >> reporter: bp has suspended their operations there and evacuated its employees. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allison. similar unrest continues to grow in other parts of the middle east. video on youtube shows panicked protesters running from police on motorcycles yesterday. this happened in iran. anti-government protests have also broke be out for the first time in morocco.

they are continuing in yemen and bahrain. in fact, moments ago, we learned that organizers say next one's formula one race in bahrain has been called off because protests. the uprisings in the middle east have shown the u.s. the power of the internet to spread democracy. >> we want to use it to rebutt some of the false hoods and accusations that are unfortunately made against the united states. but mostly we want to be in the mix with this incredible young energetic population that is seeking the same rights to express themselves as young people in the united states see. >> some middle east -- some in the middle east say those forcing president mubarak out of office, well, it's a blow to osama bin laden and al qaeda. sacramento reporter and photographer are shaken up but

otherwise okay after being attacked. the two reporters from our afill -- from our affiliated station on folks were hurt. no arrests have been made. the family home of that accused gunman in the mass shootings in tucson, arizona is now surrounded by a wood be fortress. i want to show you video. this is the outside of the home that jared loughner shared with his parts -- with his parents. his father put up wooden coverings over the windows and loughner is accused of killing

six people, killing -- hurting 13 others. that's spurred the university of arizona to create a special political discussion center. it's called the national institute for civil discourse. this is a response to last month's mass shooting in tucson. organizers say the institutes goal is to discuss this. it's 8:18. the texas state ledge chay chur is expected to allow a bill that would allow university students and professors to carry guns. it's the best defense against shooters. but opponents say it would make campuses more dangerous. governor perry who says he packs a pistol while jogging supports the bill.

a controversy cable tv movie will air tonight. it's about the murder trial of a seattle college student. however, a british news report says a gruesome murder scene has been deleted. amanda knox was expected of -- convicted of killing meredith kirr offer. the movie is called "amanda knox -- murder in italy" airs tonight. the lifetime network apparently left out -- left out that scene for the families. a newborn baby was found dead at oprah win from friday's school in africa. counselors are being made available to the students there. this is the latest

controversial surrounding school. back in 2007, a dome supervisor was accused of inappropriate behavior with a student. apple shareholders want answer. they may vote on an issue this week about steve jobs and his health. and the new development trying to get seniors to spend their golden years just floating around the united states. san mateo bridge traffic looks good. we'll take a hook at that and the rest of the commute straight ahead.

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apple shareholders want more information and they are demanding more transparency about the company's plans for life after steve jobs. still not clear if steve jobs will be at the annual shareholders meet on wednesday when they vote on whether to require more transparency. the concern is growing over steve jobs' current leave of absence to focus on his health -- health. that's after two other long- term leaves, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and a liver operation. around the world today, new products are being shown in

stores. the blogger says apple has warned the stores not to open the shipping palace until -- until there is an official announcement from the company. river city condos is developing a giant new community for seniors. take a look at it on a boat. the idea is that retirees will be able to 40 around -- float around different rivers across the u.s. and never have to be tied to one city. so far, only 24 condo units have been sold. construction is set to begin this summer. this way you get to see a lot of places. >> great views. >> yes. >> see, sal, you won't have the sig-alert, at least i don't think you will. >> all right. good morning, everybody. we could go on. but without of kindness to you, we won't. let's take a look at the commute on westbound 92 as you head out to the high rise of that traffic is moving along very nicely. if you happen to go to work

today, at least you will know that it will be much lighter than it normally is. as you might expect, as a ott of people have the day off -- as a lot of people have the day off. parking restrictions are in force. you don't have -- you have to feed the meters. let's go to steve. cloudy skies, maybe some light rain, looks like a few breaks in the clouds, especially up towards mendocino county. but the system is going right down the coast. close to the coast, you have the possibility of light rain. it is cloudy. there's the system. in advance of it, it's brought in some clouds. the main low is to the west of eureka. it's going south. if it was going over us we would have a cold rain like we had last week. it's trying light a -- right along the coast. 30s and 0s on the temperature. it's cold. with the cloud cover we'll be

hard pressed to warm up too much. you can see a lot of cloud cover. but the whiter the tops, the colder the tops. that's the main focus of the front. that's going right down the coast. if it zigs instead -- instead of zags, i am in trouble but i don't think so. this system will miss us, but there are signs that after tuesday and wednesday, i would look okay, the morning lows will be okay -- i would look okay, the morning lows will go up. this is the presidents' day holiday but air travelers as we look at this live picture here, you are not getting the holiday break from severe winter weather. we have important news for you if you are headed to the airport. and also santa clara fights back about what could be the biggest threat yet to its 9er stadium plan. as we look live, the white

house standing there majestically. the presidents' day poll is out about who was the greatest american ever to serve in the white house.

good morning. happy holiday to you. a winter storm in the midwest and out in the east coast, causing hundreds of flight delays and cancellations this morning. in fact, this is a live picture of new york you can see the scattered white out there. yikes! that storm is also bringing snow. in fact, sfo officials are telling us 30-minute delays for flights headed from jfk, just so you're aware. know, buffalo could get 5 to 10

inches of snow. the snow's already piled up high in minneapolis. we had a live report of a reporter out there traveling -- shoveling snow in a blizzard. chicago, detroit, minneapolis, st. paul, and and la guardia, they are all experiencing flight delays or cancellations. if you are catching a flight out of the bay area, you should call your airline just to be on the safe side. the red cross says blood direction is at its lowest level in a decade all because of the severe weather across the country. you can actually help out. this morning in san jose, the american red cross kicked off a blood drive there. centers in oakland, pleasant hill, pleasanton will also begin well coming -- welcoming blood donors in about 30 minutes from now. organizers say more blood is needed because bad weather prevented donors from getting out to the blood centers.

a new engine is being put on del dah flight 1846 bound for minneapolis from fort lauderdale just before 8:00 a.m. florida time. the plane returned to the airport and made an emergency landing. >> we were probably a couple thousand feet up and all of a sudden there was a terrible shuttering on the airline. >> the plane sand -- plane landed safely. no one was hurt. the jet will be put back in service once it get as new engine and passes a safety inspection. >> this morning, rescued teens are continue the search for a missing california hiker. dr.brian karako of redondo beach parked his car at the tran station on saturday intending to hike to the peak. he last used his cell phone at

noon on saturday. that's when a snowstorm hit. family members say he's an experienced hiker and was carrying a day-pack with food, water and extra clothing. the search for missing snowboarder on shasta ended with the tragic discoverily bod -- discovery his body. alex gugrew of redding last called his family and said he was gonna take one more run down the mountain. two people recoveringerring from injuries after a cable car crashed into a muni bus in san francisco. it happened about 4:00 yesterday evening on columbus avenue and chestnut street in s an francisco's russian hill neighborhood. a spokesman for muni says the driver of the cable car lost control after the car lost its grip on a worn cable. both the cable car driver -- driver and the bus driver will

undergo drug and alcohol training. governor jerry brown has said he wants to do away with redevelopment agencies and funnel that money instead to education and local government. the santa clara city council will look at ways to ensure that the $40 million promised for the project is not cut from the state budget. time is running out for surfers ready to show off their world-class talent near half moon bay. there's just one week left before the window classes for the mavericks surf competition. there have been few swells since the window opened on december 1st. none of those have been large enough to launch the invitation- only event. two dozen surfers around the world are waiting for 24-hour notice to participate. 8:34. this year will be the 100th anniversary of the beta breakers race but this year could also be the last one.

jade hernandez joins us now -- joins us now as to why this could be happening. what's going on? >> reporter: we just spoke to the spokesman of the race. you will hear from him in a second. but first this is -- this is a portion of the race where runners are very familiar with. this is the hayes street hill. the question this morning, will it be an uphill battle to keep the race arrive. >> that would be bad for the city. that would be bad for the city. born and raised here. i love the bay tu breakers -- beta breakers. >> it's such a fun celebration because it comes through the streets. >> and the woman you just heard from ran in the race step years ago. she was glad to hear officially this is not the last beta breakers. this race has embodied for many

a unique spirit. but recently, drunken debauchery has caused problems. this is first year, the beta won't have any sponsors and it had been the first without alcohol and floats. there are a number of participants would have also been capped at 50,000 entrants. here's what the race's spokesman told us 15 minutes ago by phone. >> this year is a transitional year because we're really stopping the one thing that's caused issues for the race and that is drunk be knuckleheads and people who come in floats filled with liquor. >> beta breakers is may 15 of this year. this year marks the 100th year anniversary. he told us the record number of runners that have already signed up shows the beta breakers tradition will continue yeex near. >> back to you. >> thank you.

8:36. some stanford university students will be spending their sundays in prison. ten students pursuing degrees in law, psychology and litter cure will work with 20 minutes -- will work with 20 inmates in san quentin. now, the inmates involved have all received associate degrees through the prison university process. 8:36. luxury hotels on san francisco's nob hill are facing some huff times. both the mark hopkins and huntington court are up for sale. according to "the chronicle" the owners of the condos' conversion permit has expired and if the board of supervisors does not move on an extension quickly, the historic building's future could be in jeopardy. i am shocked, absolutely blown away. it's so sad. >> i think it would be very sad

if these hotels were to go out of business. >> board president david chu says -- ciao says he's sympathetic to concerns by neighbors about the size of the conversion project. let's see what's happening in our commute at this hour. sal? >> all right. dave and sorie. right now -- tori. traffic is going to be very light because of the holiday. in case you are wondering what it's like out there, you -- you wouldn't do have to worry about too many clickses, not ones that have caused slow clownsdowns. the traffic is nice. if you do have to go to work. you will have a nice drive. same thing with 808 north and southbound, traffic has been light in case you are trying to chasm a flight. if you are going to -- catch a flight. if you are going to san

francisco, there's no major problems. the maps are not up. i'm going to toss it to steve now. >> let's go to steve paulson. snow on the hills and there may be more on the way as we head towards later in the week, pretty good dusting, mount hamilton, livermore hills you name it. there was snow at many of the locations. not from this system, this system is expected to continue to slide south parallel to the coast but out ahead of it, it's giving us light clouds. just mainly near the coast and also the north bay. 40s on the temperature. temperatures came up in the last hour due to the cloud cover. the system will continue to spin in a lot of clouds. the farther west you go, the

farther to the out and -- south and east. mainly everybody is in on the cloudy and cool. some light rain and some sun to the east. but that mate be -- might be later in the day. temperatures upper 40s. some of the higher elevations are 40s, low 50s at best. too much cloud cover today. now, this system will head south. we'll be on the drier side of it on tuesday. by thursday, we start to cloud it up as a very cold system drops down and sets up -- sets up shop and that means a cold rain and maybe very, very low snow levels. thank you, steve. a new gallup poll is out on who was america's greatest president. according to the survey, the greatest president was ronald reagan. ronald reagan came out ahead of abraham lincoln who came in second place in the survey -- in the survey. many other presidents made the list, including bill clinton,

john f. kennedy and barack obama. george w. bush tied for 10th place with thomas jefferson. the poll people say they are voting for presidents they've known in their lifetime. the writings of former presidents are on display in the bay area. >> your most obedient and very humble servant -- >> the presidential signature exhibit will be opened today in palo alto. it comes courtesy of retired wall street executive, joe baldwin. he began to collect the memorabilia in 1980, first buying a letter written by george washington. the collection is open between noon and 4:00 at the --:00 at the all saints episcopal church on waverly street. we all have a chance to help the smithsonian decide which video games to feature next year. the art of video games will

show short clips or stills of 80 games from different genres. anyone can vote. go to our website and you whether get a shortcut to make your choices. even the smithsonian interested in video games. new this morning, we're getting late-breaking news. we're-- this involves the foamer leader of egypt and his financial fortune. a foreigning -- warning to teenagers. youtube could create a safety hazard.

autopsies will take place this week for two teens killed in a rafting accident. allie rasmus is live with more about what authorities are saying about the tragedy. >> reporter: that accident happened in walnut creek. it's not a place you would expect to hear about a rafting accident. that's because this body of water you are looking at is supposed to have no public access, people are not supposed to be near it, yet alone in or on the water. the currents are strong. the water levels can get much higher than what you are

looking at right now. now, authorities say the two teens started their trip about a mile up stream from where we're standing. they entered the water near mirrorwood el m entry school. and we visited that site and found there were some flowers left behind had -- left behind in miller and powell. the two teens set out saturday afternoon in the middle of a rain storm on a two-person inflatable raft. contra costa county sheriff authorities say they were wearing helmets but not life preservers. their deflated raft was also discovered there. the two teens had been friends for years. they told ktvu the boys had been planning this trip for a month. now, during saturday's storms, the water levels in this creek were very high, in some spots they were a as deep as 15 feet.

the two were juniors at the high school in walnut creek. the pool is close. we're not sure if there's anigraph counseling planned for later on this week. we're told an autopsy is scheduled for some time tomorrow. back to you. >> it is 8:46. that's bring you up to -- up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you. in wise wis we're getting word of a possible compromise. this morning a republican -- in wisconsin, we're getting word of a possible compromise. a republican suggested that the bargaining rights be given back after two years. we're also looking live at the sierra. now this is a winter picture if i ever saw one. a live look at the sierra. the cars are just flying around on the road.

the storm reportedly dropped 4 and 9 feet of snow in lake tahoe. right now there are no chain requirements. also, morning, a live picture from libya, we've been talking about this all morning and for the past couple of a -- couple of days. the anti-government protesters now control libya's largest city. all of this comes as the son of o mow you a war gaddafi will keep -- o you a mother gaddafi will continue to fight. authorities in egypt have frozen the assets of former president mubarak. the assets of his wife and his older son have been frozen also. now, hosni mubarak stepped down from power following the

popular uprising in egypt in month. he's accused of funneling billions of dollars out of the region shin economy into the family's bank accounts. a new father in egypt has been inspired by a social networking site. an egyptian newspaper says the man named his baby daughter "facebook." he said he was proud the of the way the role was used for his country. 8:48. new research is out showing that videos on youtube may well be contributing to some very harmful behavior among teenagers. the journal of pediatrics found young people may be more likely to deliberately hurt themselves by cutting themselves. after seeing youtube videos of others doing it. it's estimated between 14% and 24% of teenagers engage in some type of self-harm. the experts say this could be a

sign of sadness, loneliness despair or low self-esteem. a florida man injured in a car accident developed a new kind of wheelchair that allows them to lie down. brian davis injured had his back and loss of use of his leg. so that makes it painful to sit for a long time. so he designed a new met iced vehicle that you see there -- motorized vehicle that you see here. he wants to work with a nonprofit group. a bay area city is among the most ackibility in the whole cut. "time" magazine's list of the 15 most active cities includes santa cruz at number 4. the top three cities are medford, oregon, san jose, mexico, number 2, boulder colorado, number one.

back here in california, they include santa rosa at number 10 and salinas at number 14. driver trevor bane has become the youngest winner of nascar's biggest race. >> it's over. >> cinderella -- >> the announcers were pretty exciting about it. bade won the daytona 500, the day after his 20th birthday. this morning, the young racing champion made the rounds on the tv news programs. >> it really is surreal. it doesn't feel like it was real life. as i was crossing the finish line, i felt numb. all night last night we were sitting there and everybody was kind of kind of quiet. we were all numb about it. i think it will take a long time for it to sink in, what we parish -- of what we accomplished. >> he won the race by just a fraction of a second. this year's race had a record number of lead changes and plenty of crashes. kobe bryant has jointed bob

pettitte as the only player to be named mvp in all all-star games. the final score last night, 148- 143. bryant fell short of wilt chamberlain's record, he scored 42 points as a member of the philadelphia warriors in 1962. it was kind of fun. kobe bryant said he was really energized by all of the players oncing around -- bouncing around and having fun. >> that's good. it was a great game. we have breaking news right now. look at this picture, s.w.a.t. teams are out there. they've just surrounded a building in daly city. we're pulling to the the -- pulling together the information for you. also a new tell-all book about sarah palin, the job that she hated.

we have breaking news now from daly city. we want to show you some live pictures from san pedro road near mission. daly city police are at the scene for a possible s.w.a.t. standoff. we are working to gather details right now. but as you can see, there is a heavy police presence in the area. these police officers look like they are fully loaded to protect themselves with helmets and a lot of body gear also as they surround this tactical rescue vehicle.

this traffic does appear to be blocked on san pedro road. again to more police a troll cars there blocking the entrance to that roadway as we pan back to show you the live scene. sal will have more on how this could affect the morning commute coming up in a few minute. we'll monitor this on the website and have more coming up on ktvu canle 2 news at noon. 8:55. a cockfight in watsonville was raided rescuing 150 roosters. late last night monterey county sheriff deputies received report of this possible cockfight. when they arrived on scene, they found 150 live roosters and 16 dead one. deputies say the participants in the illegal activity ran from the scene. seven people were cited for being spectators of the cockfight. the homeowner was cited. the beach at fort funston, open again after being evacuated. visits found another box of --

visitors found another box of marine flare -- flares yesterday. someone el found a cache of them on friday. the beach was closed for a couple of hours yesterday. park police say flares in that area are found a couple of times a yee. they are behinding everyone if you find something spin shut out there, don't pick them up, tell the rangers where they are. a new tell-all book about sarah palin is not even hitting store shelves but it's telling a lot. the book claims palin hated being governor of alaska. in the book the author address doctor -- says palin violated election laws in 2006. a manuscript of the book was leaked to the press over the weekend. pail somebody not commenting. let's go back to sal. you're watching that possible s.w.a.t. standoff. >> that's right.

mission street, a busy street, that -- that leads to the freeway. this is a good area to avoid as our photographer pans off, you can see that the traffic here on mission is affected by this right afrom the bank of america there on the big corner of san pedro and mission street. so stay away from this area if you in let's go to steve. cloudy skies, cool, maybe some light rain, closer to the coast than any or else -- than anywhere else. we start to cloud it up and then friday looks to be really cold. >> really cold. >> rain and maybe some hoe snow levels again. had 4 -- >> it was chilly this weekend. >> it was. well, that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.

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