well, good morning to you. well kim to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, february 23rd. police in oakland are investigating a violent overnight attack. ktvu was the first to tell you about the story on our morning news. claudine wong joins us live with exclusive video and new information. good morning, claudine good morning, tori -- >> reporter: good morning, tori. we've moved to the oakland police department where investigators are trying to piece together what happened. we've been at multiple scenes as police try to track down people responsible for this. the victim is in critical

condition. one suspect is in custody and the search is on for the others. police believe the pickup being towed belongs to the victim in this violent assault. one witness told police that at -- that at 2:0 this morning, the -- 2:30 this morning, the victim was attacked and severely beaten. this is exclusive video we got on 81st and holly of one suspect being taken into custody. we saw almost a dozen officers and canine units over there.

the search got underway. >> the police told me to go back in my house. >> reporter: the big question is, what prompted this attack? the victim's injuries are severe, external and internal injuries. the victim had shoe prints on his back, leading police to believe he had been stomped on by the attackers. right now, police are still trying to confirm the identity with the registration in that truckle u -- in that truck. and you can be sure they are talking about the -- talking to the suspect in custody. back to you. >> thank you. in new zealand, it's a race against time trying to find

survivors. 75 people are known to be dead. 300 more are listed as missing. among the missing more than a dozen of foreign students inside of a building that collapsed. >> i just heard from my friend that the school collapsed. i-- i heard the -- my friend, didn't come out. >> rescue teams are using formal cameras and they have special search dogs trying to try find sur vivers. 11 people have been pulled out of the rubble in the last 12 hours and more body have been found. two dozen people are out of their homes this morning because of a fire caused by a child playing with matches. the fire was reported last night. this is video shot of the damage it left me bind --

behind. investigators tell us there was a gas leak in the building which made it harder to fight the flames. at least 25 people now have to find another place to live. one woman suffered smoke inhalation and some burns to her hands. 7:04. good news. the mount diablo school board decided they will not close any more schools, at least for now. [ cheers ] >> you can hear the applause and see the cheers from the parent, teachers, students. this was last night after hearing that silverwood and westwood schools will be kept open. now, the decision maim after -- came and it was also noted that this may be only a temporary fix if the voters do not increase taxes by june. shareholders of apple are pushing one agenda item that the company has not wanted to

talk about. stock owners want to know what the company's plan is for the day steve jobs is no longer at the head of the innovative company. they will note on requiring the company to let them know what -- shareholders -- shareholders say they have a right to know. he did not release details about his illnesses after they occurred. he's getting older. he turns 56 tomorrow. just a couple of hours ago, ford made an announcement they are recalling 150,000 f-150 pickup trucks for problems with the air bags. the recall involves the 2005- 2006 model years. ford says there is sa

relatively low -- there is a relatively low risk about this. now, owners will be notified. the recall should cover a million trucks, including those from the 2004 model year. drivers you will see work being done on the bridge that has not been done 74 years ago. tara moriarty is out there. she has all of the details about what's gonna happen. >> reporter: good morning. just to give you an idea of the scope of this project, each cable is three feet in diameter. that's the difference from here to here and together all -- awl toth they -- altogether they weigh 24.5 tons. they actually support the entire golden gate.

now we just got off the phone with golden gate district officials and they say the scaffolding of the ren ren -- scaffolding of the renovation, means bikers may have to walk their bikes across and runners will have to walk. >> will that impact you? >> yeah, definitely from the towers, you don't know who is around there. if it gets cut lower, it might impact the one -- runners and the bicyclists. >> reporter: this will take six months to complete. crews will work underneath the tarp in order to keep lead strips from chipping. we're live at the golden gate bridge.

back to you. >> thank you. we want to check in with sal for a look at what's happening on the roads this morning. >> reporter: good morning, tori and dave. traffic is moving along relatively well along the brain regions -- along the bay area regions. antioch and concord stands out. we do have traffic that's gonna be busy if you are driving out to the hayward, fremont, newark, all of that traffic getting busy, especially on southbound 880. across the bay, burlington, san mateo, traffic looking good. and then in san jose, northbound and southbound 280 getting a little bit of a workout. 17 is a little bit slow. westbound bay bridge, that traffic is backed you for about a 10 to 15-minute delay at the toll plaza. and this morning if you are

driving in san francisco, northbound 101 looks okay. southbound 101 is a little bit slow. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. >> you are welcome, steve. we do have a little change today. we have clouds on the increase, some higher clouds, local clouds as well. everyone gets verying interesting, especially friday. friday looks like the main day. today, tom sun, fool, breezy. tomorrow there will be rain, maybe before the afternoon. proi is much colder. there's always a fly in the ointment when it comes to weather forecasting. colder with rain. the only bugaboo would be if this system driving down from vancouver and seattle takes in moisture who is the north of the -- which is north of the hawaiian -- islands -- hawaiian islands.

the national weather service not messing around. they want to get the viables out. a winter storm warning is out for the north bay hills tomorrow evening. tomorrow. not today. snow level at or near 1,000 feet. possibility of lower unless we get some modification of a change. one to two feet of powder is likely. even more than that, if you get up around lake level. snow level is around 1,000, 3,000. but it looks like the jet stream will take a perpendicular direction. so far there is only a few rushes on radar. that's off eureka. 30s for temperatures or 40s. but the clouds moving in have stopped the temperatures dropping in from the upper 20s. sun and clouds for s an francisco. your forecast, cooler.

56 yesterday. 54 today. each day we'll be going down on the temperatures. a lot of these are high clouds, low clouds off the coast. we'll go from a mostly sunny, beautiful day yesterday to a partly sunny day today. that low is right under seattle starting to develop and that's a rain/snow mix. some of that moisture is stream in from the -- streaming in from the west. temperatures, again, 55, 56, 57. brentwood 5. we'll go 50s -- brent wood 55. we'll go 50s. not much of a difference 2003. cloudy, rain begins on thursday. a cold rain moves in on friday. the lowest snow levels will be saturday. by saturday afternoon, the system is gone and it will be brisk and breezy. :12. libya-- 7:12. libya moving closer to war.

what happened overnight and what a military jet did to avoid bombing protesters. and gang members taking a violent turn after someone is killed just because he lived in the wrong neighborhood.

good morning. welcome back. we're tracking news from libya. tear are reports that a libyan pilot has intentionally crashed a military jet instead of orders to bomb anti-government demonstrators. alison burns is in our washington, d.c. noosm with more on that, plus the evacuation of americans. alison is. >> reporter: the libyan newspaper reports that the crew

pailed out and the plane crashed in, ben ghazi. it's unclear if anyone is hurt. the clashes between demonstrators and moammar gadhafi a security forces are now in their -- moammar gadhafi's security forces are now in their ninth day. there were reports of gunshots and gunfire. hillary clinton is condemning the violence but stopping short of calling for gadhafi to step down. >> the message today is very clear and unambiguous from the entire international community. there's no ambivalence. there's no doubt in anyone's mind that the violence must stop. >> reporter: there are about 600 u.s. citizens in line bea yaw and -- libya and 35 embassy personnel that the state department has ordered to leave. the u.s. was unable to land a

plane to evacuate them from tripoli. at last check, the -- at our last check with the state department, many of them were boarding a ferry to malta. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. a top russian official is blaming google for the uprising in ejit. during an inter-- egypt. during an interview with "the wall street journal" it was suggested that google's internet was manipulated by the people. some experts say russian hardliners want controls sill lar to -- similar to china. chicago's new high-profile mayor will have a lot on his plate once he takes office.

rahn emanuel declared victory. he won 65% of the vote, avoiding a runoff. he now undertakes an understaffed police department and underperforming schools and a budget. president obama congratulated him. senate ma jorty leader -- ma jorty -- senator reed said he will introduce a bill if the democrats and republicans cannot agree on a budget by march. senator reed is also calling for the end of legalized prostitution in his home state of nevada. he says it discourages businesses from moving there and is a bad mix for families. >> i've talked to families who

feel the same way. parents who don't want their children to look out a school bus and see a brosle -- brothel. >> a brothel owner and eight of his employees said making prostitution illegal would lead to underaged girls and pimps. time now, 7:18. the long awaited court ruling could come today on oakland's proposed crackdown in the fruitvale neighborhood. a judge has decided to prevent gang members from hanging out with each other and there's also a 10:00 p.m. curfew. oakland's city attorney says a similar plan has rediced violent in -- reduced violence in northern oakland. there is a disturbing new development last month's deadly shooting of an el cerrito high

school football player in richmond. now there's evidence that gene griggsby was killed simply because he lived in the wrong neighborhood. one individual said it was pay back and it was retaliation. the san carlos planning commission approved a cell phone tower on heather drive. some say the tower will be an eyesore that will reduce property value. we're finding out exactly what cell phones do to our brains. a new study for the national

institute on drug abuse found that holding a cell phone against your ear increase es the activities of -- increases the activity of certain areas of your brain. researchers say it's not clear if there are any negative health implications from the increased activity. a 2-year-old is one of the youngest medical marijuana users. his parents gave him food made with marijuana to help him eat as he battled a brain tumor. they say the drugs prescribed by doctors made him unail to eat for 41 days -- unable to eat for 41 days. 7:21. it will be a big change for a blind sea lion. progress in his recovery from a gunshot wound to where he's headed in the next few months.

it's a nationwide survey of getting your car stolen. northbound 101 getting up to the 880 split. that traffic is getting a little bit slow. we'll investigate and give you a little bit of more information.

i hear you. welcome back. a sea lion blinded by a shooting has found a new roommate and they are both headed for the san francisco zoo. we are a talking about silent night. that's what they call the sea lion. it was found on a marin county beach in december after being shot in the head. there's word that he's rehabbing next to another sea lion named henry. the two will be moving to the san francisco zoo within the next few months.

the person who shot silent night, that person is still at large. those popular water slides in pleasanton may be on their way out. tonight the east bay water district will be discussing getting a face-lift. the district wants to create a more park-like setting there. right now there's no timetable for taking out those water slides. two bay area neighborhoods are on a nationwide top ten list of places where cars are most likely to be stolen. according to the research group neighborhood scout, there is a one in seven chance a car will be stolen in west oakland around adeline and man delaw parkway. -- mandella parkway. the second is near zanker and taz min drive -- tazmin drive.

>> there is ale bit of money here. it's easy to come pick off cars. everyone is work and no one is here to protect their things. >> police say one reason for this is leaving the cars running and unattended. not a good idea. >> no. let's check in with sal. >> things are getting busier. sanjose traffic if you are driving up in the valley, it should be only a momentary delay coming up on highway 17. we're also looking at highway 85. it's a little bit slow especially after 87 on the way up north towards cupertino. this morning's commute is going to be busy at the toll plaza. after you get into the city, traffic is doing well. this is 880 oakland.

so far, so good here. we'll see some cooler weather, partly cloudy skies. some 60s yesterday yesterday. for those of you puttering around the house multitasking you are listening but you are not watching. there's your day. increasing some. it's all associated with the low coming down from the pacific northwest which is also drawing moisture from the west. if just the low came down, it would be unbelievable cold. it will still be cold. a very cole air mass is on its way. a wenter storm watch has been posted for the north bay hills. that's for thursday evening. 30s right now or 40s. 41 in oakland. 36 redwood city. 37 san rafael. 38234 san jose. one little low went sip -- went sipping -- went zipping down. you can see the that he up in the pacific northwest. i think it's 33 and cloudy with snow/rain mix up towards

seattle with wind at 20 miles an hour. that's a cold day. clouds increase, cooler today. mid-50s on your temperatures today. we topped out yesterday with a couple of 60s. not for a while here. tomorrow we cloud it up. the rain begins and a really cold rain moves in friday night/saturday morning. we have just received video of an overnight fire in sma. flames from a -- san jose. flames from a parking garage forced dozens of people out of their home. we're just now hearing estimates of how much that quake in new zealand will cost the insurance company. and traffic is bad. here is a look at the traffic in redwood city. the proposed project that could bring thousands more cars on this road.

some of those victims trapped in -- in the big earthquake in new zealand are using cell phones. recueers have been able to find some of the people after they called or even texted their families. one woman would, unfortunately didn't survive, used her cell

phone to call her children before she died. the quake may be the most expensive disaster may top $12 billion. that would be the most expensive disaster since the $19.9 billion loss from hurricane ike. experts say buildings that did not collapse in the quake may have hidden structural damage and may have to be rebuilt. a fire has forced dozens of people from their apartment in san jose. it happened just after 6:00 this morning. just over an hour and a half ago in a parking lot underneath a two-story apartment complex on 12th street. this is new video just in to our newsroom. you can see all of the people

outside of their apartments with blankets and some children bundled up as fire crews were on the scene trying to put out the fire. the good news is no one was hurt. >> very minimal smoke damage to the upstairs unit. but it did evacuate all 24 units. >> and the cause of this fire is under investigation. we are now learning more details of the deaths of two teenaged rafters from walnut creek. 17-year-old gavin time and 16- year-old mathew moore drowned when they tried to raft down a canal filled with debris. the shallow stream may have appeared safe but they were immediately caught in the frigid fast-moving waters and were soon pulled into a water tunnel beneath walnut creek. family and friends will gather

tonight for a candlelight vigil. it begins at 6:00 p.m. at the shell ridge, that's a spot where the two hiked. many attending will be classmates from los lomas high school students. grief counselors he were onhand after school resumed after the holiday weekend. jury selection is expected to begin today of a -- in the case of a teenager setting off pipe bombs in his high school. youshock had entered an insanity plea. but the judge thinks he's competent. in just about one hour from now, the six defendants in the richmond gang rape case, they are due in court for an arraignmentment. they are charged with a vish

thus -- vicious attack on a teenaged girl after a homecoming dance. they face life in prison ifth ited -- if convicted. the city is facing a $110 million budget increase. the san jose police department says $280,000 in donations are needed to save the mounted patrol unit. without the money it could be eliminated in june. the horsing u 234eu9 provides crowd control at 13egs events and mans big events. city officials are worried they may lose up to $40 million

in redevelopment money already promised for this new stadium. they are urging them to stay off the money. >> but if for some reason, something hals, we would continue to talk with san francisco. there is a meeting that's been discussed with a new mayor. >> we're -- we're in the longest yard at the end zone. >> santa clara's mayor admits there's no plan-b here if the city loses that redevelopment money. it's only in the talking stages right now, but golden gate transit riders could face another fair hike before the end of the summer. the agency is considering a plan to raise fares 5% a year for the next five years. the increases would start july 1st. the transit agency faces an $89 million budget gap and this

proposal would raise almost $3 million. in redwood city there are new concerns that a proposed mini city could lead to more roush gridlock. developers want to build thousands of owned on the cargo owned salt ponds off highway 1101. here are live pictures -- 101. here are live pictures. it's heavy. but flowing at heat in both directions. >> the plan calls for schools, office buildings and parks. according to a new report, the proposed development could add another $7,000 to the roads. traffic issues will be the focus of the 6:00 meeting tonight at the veterans' memorial center on madison avenue. >> sal, you've got the chopper working are you.

-- working. >> the traffic on the bayshore freeway is looking good. it's crowded. this is a very popular route. highway 101, a lot of people are calling this the bayshore freeway getting down to palo ail foe and eventually to the -- alto and eventually to the south bay. if you are driving across the dumbarton bridge or the san mateo bridge and you are joining people here on the peninsula, it should be a nice drive for you, with no major issues. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, westbound. there are no major problems here. traffic is backed you for about a ten-minute delay. the morning drive in santa cruz, northbound 17, there is an accident northbound 17, scotts valley, a little bit of slow traffic. see if you are a santa cruz driver and you drive over the hill every day, give yourself extra team and if you have a -- if you have a chance, we don't here much from the peel on the santa cruz drive, so drop me an e-mail or a tweet and let me know how your drive has been.

has it been worse this winter? let me know. let's go to -- let's go to steve. today will be cooler than yesterday. mid-50s for many. as clouds increase in add slans of a system that's on -- in advance of a system that's on its way. clouds just -- some low clouds, higher clouds out ahead of it. today is okay. but the leading edge of that change is already starting to work its way in. a winter storm watch is out. that means conditions are pipe for snow to happen. that would be thursday evening for snow in the foothills. now, stuned. we still have another forecast cycles here to update that. sierra nevada, won't be a problem. winter storm watch is out there thursday night into friday night. a watch means it is probably

going to happen. a warning means it is. snow level in sacramento could make it down to folsom. by it time tomorrow, i think we'll be talking about some rain toward the north and maybe in the bay. but probably tomorrow afternoon. 30s and 40s. slightly cooler today with a mix and sun and clouds. the low clouds cowelling -- coming down rapidly. so the combination of those two mean more cloudy skies to the north. partly sunny to the south. the low is moving in. it's a very cold system. that might draw in a lot of -- a lot of moisture -- if that happens, we will get a cold ray. everything is on track for thursday, friday, and ernldy saturday being dwight act in. partly sunny, partly cloudy. cold in the morning.

by noon, scattered clouds and then we'll go 50 to 58. mid-50s for many. a cloud cover a little thicker to the north. a little bit more sunshine to the south. temperatures will continue to continue their downward spiral. rain begins at a cold rain. friday night and saturday will be the prime time for very low, low snow. it will -- weem take that in on friday. cold and brisk. >> thank you, steve. an above-average snow das pack -- snowpack is good news but it's as raising concerns about the delta learn vee system. -- levee system. the levee system is septembered every -- tested every day. >> it's -- whether it's a good,

an earthquake, the risks are still high. >> a state sponsored council will unveil the man outlining the possible solution for the delta levee problem. >> what is a union? >> a group of people that -- something that scott walker is trying to destroy. >> some students are learning about this and one councilman's proposal for our state that was inspired by scott walker. and two heads can be better than one? now there is a california one talking about two parts that are keep be him alive.

taking a live look at the big board. there is good news, cash sales are pushing sales higher. sales surged and there's still growing concern about the violence in libya and oil is at a two-year high, about $96 a barrel. right now, the down is 52. nasdaq down 20, s&p is down 5. also keep an eye on hewlett- packard's stock today after a worse than expected earnings report yesterday. it's the first full quarter under the new ceo. right now, hp stock is down just over 11%. and macy announced it will

raise prices on tom of the -- on some of the largest items they sell, including the clothing. 7:45. the managers of several bay area blockbuster stores say their stores are closing even though blockbuster headquarters won't comment. workers at the san marrone, san leandro and clayton locations tell ktvu their stores will close in april. the san francisco stores on sloat, sloan and geary avenue will close. this is according to workers at the location. the manager at the geary boulevard says tomorrow will be the last day his store will sell movie rentals. after that, everything goes on sale. blockbuster has been put by companies like netflix and

competition. >> the online thing -- if you forget. if you don't have anything in the system on thursday, you won't get a movie for the weekend. >> store employees say they don't know if they are losing their jobs or will be transferred to other jobs. blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy protection by september. they said they would close about 250 stores before the end of next month. it's 7:46. wisconsin lawmakers are still meeting this hour about that controversial spending bill that would strip unions of their bargaining the power -- bargaining power. so far, little progress has been made because of a filibuster by democrats. demonstrators are also back at the capitol for a nice day of protests and some are even their children -- are even bringing their children. >> what is a union?

>> a group of people that -- something that scott walker is trying to destroy. >> here in california, a republican assemblyman from southern california announced a similar bill that would eliminate public employees' rights to collectively bargain for ben -- for pension benefits. governor jerry brown has indicated that he would not seek a wisconsin-type measure to balance our budget. some same-sex couples in california, you will getting a bigger refund. the irs is requiring that all same-sex married couples or registered domestic partners do what is called income splitting. they should combine their incomes and each declare half on their separate tax returns. the couples who have larger differences object money they earn, you may see thousands of dollars on savings.

rush limbaugh is defending comments against michelle obama and her campaign for obesity. he says on his show that it doesn't look like the first lady is following her own add vice and is not -- advice and is not qualified to run such a campaign. he said she was spotted eating ribs last weekend and has taken a lot of heat about that. 7:48. valentine's day has special meaning for a california man who woke up from surgery with two hearts. 36-year-old tyson smith was suffering from an enlarged heart and was not strong enough for a tradition tal heart transplant. so-- traditional heart transplant. so a team of san diego doctors implanted a second donated heart near his heart.

doctors expect to discharge him in a couple of months and say he should be leading a normal life. remember the homeless man famous across the country with the golden voice? well, he will be the star of a reality show. ted williams will start shooting "second chances at light." he will start shooting next monday month. a youtube video put him in the spotlight. "american idol" mans you will have a new way to cast your votes this season. in addition to phone calls and text messages, you will be able to vote on line. the system's voting is still being worked out -- worked out. now, remember, season 10 of "american idol" continues tonight in las vegas.

they will be doing an hour of beatles music and another hour of music. we've heard a -- heard a lot of good feedback on the new judges, steven tyler and jennifer lopez doing a really good job at that. a california man is accused in a bizarre crime. investigators say his greed led to a grim discovery involving a family member. also racing's new star, that guy. he gets a surprise at a pit stop in san francisco.

12350 a mer stead -- a merced man is sauked of hiding the bod def his dead uncle so he could go on a spending spree with his uncle's money. deputies say for almost 30 days, he continued to live in the same house where his uncle's body was decomposing.

investigators say he stole money from his uncle's bank account and used it to gamble at the casinos. neighbors say he even had a yard sale. the suspect is in jail and charged with manslaughter and elder abuse. remember the chihuahua not hurt with that incident with his -- with his owner. he has been hit and killed about a block away from where his owner was hurt. that employee pleaded noth. tourism in san francisco has taken a hit with the downturn in the economy. but that could change when a

-- >> it's an extreme -- extremely important convention, those people who provide the tourism to us. >> the real payoff could come when the travel agents return home and begin selling trips hopefully stirring customers to visit the bay area. the convention begins may 21st. the newest star of nascar was treated like a rock car -- rock star. last night he got plenty of cheers and one big marriage proposal. right there. he became the youngest racer ever to win the daytona and the big victory came just a day after he turned 20 years old. kind of like the sal castanedo treatment. >> yeah, right. >> warmly greeted by all of

those lovely fans. >> i will have to tell him, 20 is too young to get married. wait a while. let's take a look at the commute. traffic is moving along okay as you drive by the coliseum. you won't be doing any daytona type of driving because it will be slow. no problems at the toll plaza. it's backed -- it's backed up for a 15-minute wait. let's go to the maps. i want to show you. we still have a crash -- there's a crash being cleared. sanfrancisco looks okay with 19th avenue a mess. finally here in marin county, southbound 101 back under from a rinwood down to the civic center. let's go to steve. a little cooler compared to

yesterday. some low clouds, some higher clouds moving in. so giving us more clouds to the north. a little bit more sun to the south. the big news continuing to -- continues to be the arrival of the warm air starting tomorrow. a winter storm watch has been posted for snow that could be near, around 1,000 feet. we'll fine tune details and make sure it doesn't get mott biked. >> really cold air is trying to work in from vancouver and seattle, so is the moisture from the west of the that's that's -- that's what's streaming over us. a mix of sun and clouds. forecasted highs in the 50s today. 55, 56, 57. it won't be too much after difference. temperatures, warmed up

yesterday. they cooled down today. they will start to cool down a little bit over the next few days. >> saturday afternoon and evening it's gone. all right. we've been talking about it all morning. a vicious overnight beating on the streets of oakland, we broke this story on the morning news. we'll let you see the exclusive video, plus a major project on the golden gate bridge is starting this to change. and when you go on a plane, where in the areas -- where are the areas with the most germs. the recommendations on how you can stay protected.

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in new zealand hope is fading to find any more earthquake survivors in christchurch as the extent of the damage becomes more clear. apple shareholders are meeting today. that very clear sensitive issue

nobody in the department wants to talk about. >> i'm tara moriarty where a new renovation project may ruin your view of this landmark. we'll tell you for how long and why. "mornings on 2" starts now. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, february 23rd. oakland police are right now investigating a violent overnight attack. now, ktvu was the first to tell you about this hours ago on the morning news. ktvu's claudine wong joining us live now with some exclusive video and information about what happened out there. good morning, claudine. >> we are here at the oakland police department. right now investigators are trying to find out inside what led up to the violent attack. the attack put the victim in the hospital fighting for his life. one suspect is it custody.

the search -- the search is on for three more. this is what the scene looked like after the attack. the pickup truck was up on the sidewalk. police told us a witness called 911 at 2:30 this morning after seeing two men beating this victim. shortly after that, this man was taken into custody. we want to show you video. police would not release the name of the victim. we did talk to neighbors this morning who were woken up by the commotion. >> just the police. i opened my back door and they told me to go back in my house. i had been peeking out my window. i have no idea what it was. >> we have followed police this morning to multiple scenes. we don't know -- we have seen them take away large pieces of

ed -- large pieces of evidence. the other interesting piece of evidence -- piece of evidence, this machete. it was found in a nearby yard. police asked neighbors about it. nobody wanted to claim it. they took it away just in case. the victim was not stabbed so they bleent -- they don't believe it came from this morning. the injuries of the victim range from a damaged live he, bleeding in the brain and damage to his face. his condition was considered very grave. and for a while, most officers we talked to weren't sure he would survive. last we heard, he's still in critical condition. police are trying to confirm his identity. now, they will not tell us at this point, the name of the man they have in custody. this investigation is ongoing and people and police try to put all of the pieces together

in this vicious attack. >> thank you, claudine. three minute after 8:00. in new zealand, the desperate soip for survivors of the big earthquake continues in christchurch. 120 people have been rescued in the last few hours and 75 people are confirmed dead but about 300 are still missing. friends and family have gathered in a park to support each other while they wait for news. >> the dogs have gone in there. we're hoping the dogs will find -- >> they will find them. >> she's a a dog lover. >> rescuers are using thermal cameras and special devices to locate the survivors. in some cases they've been able to call or text on their cell phones. in san jose two dozen people are out of their homes

this morning because of a fire caused by a child child playing with matches. the fire was reported at 8:00 last night. this was video shot this morning of the damage left behind. investigators say there was also a gas leak in the building which made it harder to fight the flames. at least 25 people may have to find another place to live. one woman suffered smoke inhalation and burns to her hands. apple holds its annual say holders meeting. stock homers want specific for the company's plan the day that steve jobs no longer runs the company. steve jobs, as you know, took in another indefinite leave of absence last month because of his health. shareholders say they -- they have a right to know about the state tis of hess health. but in the past, he didn't

release details about his cancer surgery or his -- or his liver transplant until after it had occurred. tom vacar will bling us a live report from outside of apple headquarters in cupertino. that's coming up in the next half hour. 8:05. ford announced a recall of almost 150,000 f-150 pickup trucks for problems related to air bags. the recall includes trucks from the 2005 and 2006 model year. ford says there is a relatively low terrific that the air bags had deploy inadvertently. affected owners will be notified and they say the recall should cover more than a million trucks, including those from the 2004 model year. if you want that perfect shot of golden gate bridge, you should probably try to snap it today. that's because renovations are

gonna change what you see for the next several years. tara moriarty joins us live to explain. >> reporter: good morning. we've seen people taking pictures out here all morning long of it -- of the golden gate bridge. the clock is sticking. if-- tirking. if you take a look over my shoulder, this portion it's under the marin side. and the tents, something similar will be put on the main cables. runners and cyclists will have less room from ten feet down to seven feet. a lot of cyclists may have to walk their bikes across and pedestrians will really have to pay -- have to pay attention.

>> this environment with all of the fog, the sea will corrode the steel. the pain protects fights against that projection -- protection. >> there is a lot of wire. >> there's a lot of steel out there. >> the first phase of the project will take place south towards south and will take six months to complete. crews will work underneath a tarp in order to keep lead point chips from spreading. the entire project will take three years. outside contractors want to do the job for $30 million but the gtion district decided to do it inhouse. it's safing him that -- saving them money. back to you. >> thank you, tara. let's go to sal. how are the -- how's the toll plaza? >> we, the commute today has been good in general. we don't have any major

problems. we didn't have any of the new jersey fog issues that we had -- any of the fog issues that we had earlier. across the richmond bridge, traffic moves well. i want to show you a live picture of memorial stadium. this stad yum is being renovated. the work is underway. it doesn't quite look the same. the cal football team will not be playing their whom games there in 2011. they will be playing at tweat park. they will be back in the --

tweat park -- at&t park. these are live pictures. go, bears! let's go to steve. that's good for you if they are playing at at&t park. >> very good. >> there's been a change. 60degrees for a high. that won't be the case as changes are brewing. today it's a mix of high clouds, low clouds, sun and clouds. so cooler, a little breezy as the system is getting closer. the best time for low snow levels might be saturday morning. so before i get too far in advance of myself, you can see the clouds increasing. there's one system. one strong low coming off vancouver. there's another low, north of

the hawaiian islands. the winter storm watch has been posted for the north bay hills. tomorrow afternoon and evening snow level near 1,000 feet. if this moisture comes in, it may go up. the sierra won't be a problem for snow. that one to two feet. i wanted to bump that up. sierra that's thursday night into friday. a few little returns. no big deal but thi will start to pick up tomorrow. it's just coming down off the northwest. same direction as most of our clouds. 30s and 40s starts -- starting to warm off the clouds. we'll go for a high of 54.

you can see the higher clouds from the northwest. that's really not the key. the key is what's going on right there. that's the low already. some snow mix up to seattle and tacoma. 30s with south wind at 20, 5 miles an hour. this is the moisture. if this all comes 20g9, we'll have a cold rain but snow levels will stay relatively high. it won't be until later that the low comes in that we'll get the snow levels. 32, 44, a mick of -- a mix of sun and clouds. scattered clouds in the afternoon. we'll go mostly cloudy, hayward, 55. many, 55. 54, santa rosa to brentwood,'s 57 degrees. we'll go 58 gilroy. that will be the warm -- warmest. tomorrow we cloud it up. rain begins and then a cold rain starts on friday. lower snow levels late friday.

it is 8:12. in libya, anti-government protesters continue to demand the resignation -- of moammar gadhafi. the dramatic move by a pilot to show his support for the protesters. and the recent death of a high school football player may be tied to his street address in richmond. and a 2-year-old medical marijuana user. the reason the toddler's parents advocated -- add vocated for him to use the -- advocated for him to use the drug.

a dramatic development out of libya. there are reports that a libby yaw -- libya intentiongy crashed -- intentionally crashed aircraft to avoid striking those anti-government demonstrators. >> reporter: that report comes from a libyan newspaper. fears of the civil war are growing in libya as the standoff between forces and moammar gadhafi's forces is in its 9th day. today there are reports that people will be afraid they will be shot they -- if they leave home. secretary of state, hillary clinton, is condemning the violence but calling -- falling

short of saying moammar gadhafi should step down. >> reporter: i just called the state department for the update on the 600 american citizens in libya. the u.s. was offering to ferry them out of the country this morning. but this morning we're not being told how many they were able to get out. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. a top russian official blames google for the uprising in egypt in an interview with "the wall street journal" vladimir putin's said the energy manipulated people. currently russia does not impose any internet restrictions but the statement signals a growing concern. analysts say some raurn hardliners are calling for controls in the internet similar to those in china. chicago has a new mayor

this morning. le have a lot on his plate once he takes over may 16th. he's former white house chief of staff, rahm emanuel. he won the race winning by 65% of the vote, avoiding a june rolf. he inherits a budget deficit of $500 billion and understaffed police department and underperforming schools. overnight president obama congrat lated his former steve of -- chief of staff calling his victory a well-deserved win. san francisco's supervisor has filed papers declaring he's running for san francisco's sheriff. before becoming a supervisor, he searched nine years as an veaf in the d.a.'s office and he braj waited from the city's police academy. the current sheriff michael en- - michael hennessey allowanced -- announced he will not seek reelection in november after 31 years in office. the long-awaited court rule

could come today in the fruitvale neighborhood. a judge is deciding whether to prevent suspected gangs members in the crime-plagued area. oakland's city attorney says a similar plan dramatically reduced gang violence in the northern part of the city. there is a disturbing new development in last month's deadly shooting of an el cerrito high school football player. there's now evidence he was killed simply for living in the wrong neighborhood. in court yesterday, one teenaged suspect testified had that his killing was a payback attack. he said the teenager was randomly selected to be shot in retaliation by people from grisby's neighborhood. well, girl scout cookies are to blame for a fight in florida. a 31-year-old was arrested you,

charged with assault with a deadly weapon after getting into a fight with her roommate about -- accusing her roommate of stealing the cookies. a 2-year-old cancer survivor is now one of the nation's youngest users. he was given med marijuana to help him heat. sh -- to help him eat. the child could not eat after being described medication by his doctors, for 41 days. the international air transport association says there were 17 accidents in 2010. that's down 19 the year before. the survey found that closer attention to runway safety was a big factor in those numbers. where you fly in the world also makes a difference. the accident and crash rate in africa is 12 times higher than

the global average. "usa today" just came out with the list of the dirtiest part of the -- part of the plane when you get on. the area where you really want to take precautions, the bathroom. the floor during security where everyone is taking their shoes off. magazines you find on the plane and the pillows and blankets. all experts say use a hand sanitizer after coming into touch with those devices. he was blinded by a gubility wound but there's good news about the -- gunshot wound but there's good news about silent night. and a new high-tech way to stay save out there on the highway. if you are driving to the bay bridge toll plaza right now, there is a little bit of a

backup here getting into san francisco. another traffic and weather update straight ahead. blah

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8:24. a sea lion blinded by a a shooting has found a new roommate. they are both headed to the san francisco zoo. silent night was found on the beach with a gunshot wound to the head. there's word that he's rehabilitating in a pen next to

another blinded sea lion named henry at the marin center. the two will be moving to the san francisco zoo within the next few months. the person who shot silent night remains at large. those popular water slides in pleasanton could be on their way out, for a fajor face-lift. those plans include phasing out the four water slides known as the rapids. they've been a fixture at the park for years but the district wants to create a more park- like setting. the san carlos authorities gave the okay to put up a cell phone tower. some residents say it will be an eyesore and also lower property value. they also -- they also said there's no need for it.

however, t. mobile says the tower is needed because they expect the demand for wireless service to go up. there could soon be a way for gps devices to plan out routes based on a particular safety -- safety. they are basing this on traffic deaths and injuries and also on the engineers features of a particular road. all right. anything to do to keep us safer. let's eck check in with -- check in with sal. >> traffic is moving along -- along slowly m some areas. a lot of people want to know what's the toll plaza like. still some slow traffic here trying to get into s an francisco. as we check with the chp we don't have too much going on when it comes to things on the bridge. i look here just to make sure. nothing -- i looked here just

to make sure nothing popped up. moving to livermore, westbound 580, the traffic there is going to be okay. it's at dublin and castro valley. if you are driving the hayward, union city, and newark southbound traffic, a little bit slow, it's about 35 miles an hour the whole way. a little less in some airs ya. 280 is bad. 280 is slow. and the traffic in the santa cruz mountains has improved. let me take out -- check out 237 there. let's go to steve. a mix of sun and clouds today. but it will be cooler. we had upper 50s, low 60s. not today. even though some filtered sun coming through the higher clouds are coming through the northwest. it will be a partly sunny, partly cloudy day. the big news is the arrival of some very cold air. winter storm watch for snow in the north bay hills down to

near 1,000 feet begins tomorrow evening. they may modify that or update it or whatever but at least get the word out here a day in advance. 30s and 40s on the temperatures. one low went spinning by on its way to cabo san lucas. the cold low is moving down from vancouver. it will draw some of that moisture in on us. that may moderate snow levels. it will increase the rain. mix of sun and clouds. cooler today. more clouds to the north. mid-50s. should cover it on the high temperatures today. tomorrow we cloud it up rain begins in the north bay. maybe late morning, then thursday night/friday is the main focus as this system plows in here and then the cold arrives and that's the best chance for snow the -- for snow levels. flames moving fast in the south bay. how it forced dozens of people out -- out of their homes this morning. you think traffic is bad

now, the new idea that could dump thousands of more cars on the roads. and this drill that turned into a -- well, a real zoo.

one woman who unfortunately did not survive the earthquake in new zealand used her cell phone to call her children before she died. rescue attempts at the can ter berry television building

they've stopped now because officials believe nobody could have survived in that flattened building. meantime, a marin county family is thrilled to hear that their daughter is safe. katherine was on the campus on the -- of the university of tanter berry tuck -- talking to the professor -- prefesser when the -- when the earthquake quake. one analyst at j.p. morgan chase says the insured losses from the quake may top $12 billion. that would be the most expensive loss since the -- since the loss from hurricane

ike. new this morning, a fire has forced dozens of people from their apartment in san jose. it happened at 6:00 this morning. in the parking lot underneath a two-story apartment complex on 12th street, this is video we received in the newsroom about an hour ago. you can see the damage done to the car and some of the peel wandering outside -- people wandering outside. the good news -- no one was hurt in the fire. >> very successful knocking it down. but it did evacuate all -- all 24 units. the cause of the fire is under investigation. we are now learning more details of the deaths of two teenaged rafters from walnut creek. 17-year-old gavin powell and 16- year-old mathew miller drowned when they tried to walk down a canal filled with a debris during saturday's storm.

the stream may have appeared safe but investigators say the two teenagers were immediately caught in the frigid fast- moving waters and they were still pulled into an underground water tunnel beneath downtown walnut creek. family and friends of the two teens will gather tonight for a candlelight vigil. it begins at 6:00 p.m. at the shell ridge open space in walnut creek where the two boys often hiked. many attending the vigil tonight will be classmates from the high school in walnut creek. grief counselors were on campus yesterday when children returned to class after the long president's holiday weekend. jury selection will probably begin today against the teenager accused of setting off pipe bombs at his high school. a judge ruled that aim lex youshock was sane during that incident. youshock had recently enter an

insanity plea. he faces eight tempted murder, along with -- attempted murder along with several charges. and at any moment the six defendants in the richmond gang rape case are due in court. they are charged with this crime after a homecoming dance in 2009. most defendants face a life sentence. the mount diablo school board has decided not to close any more schools, at least for now. [ cheers ] >> that was the applause and cheering for parents, teachers and students, after they learned silverwood and westwood will be kept open. the decision came after the superintendent made alternate rekdations for saving money -- recommenddations for saving money. later today the san jose

police officers' association will give an update on contract negotiations. the city of san jose is facing a $1110 michael jackson budget deficit -- million budget deficit. the san jose mercury news reports, $280,000 in donations are needed to save the mounted patrol unit. without the money, it could be eliminated in june. the horse unit is responsible for patrolling the downtown area, parks and provides crowd control at special events. the 49ers' plans to move to slar is not a done -- santa clara is not a done deal. city leaders are worried they could lose up to $40 million in redevelopment money already promised for the new stadium. they are urging the governor to keep his hands off the city's stadium money.

at the same time, the 49ers say they could look elsewhere for funding and the team has other options. >> if for some reason, something happens we would continue to talk with san francisco and there is a meeting that's been discussed with the new mayor. >> are you in a time-out? >> no. we're at the longest yard at the end zone. >> santa clara's mayor admits there's no plan "b" if the money is lost. there could be a fare hike for golden gate transit riders before the end of the summer. they are considering raising the fare 5% a year for the next five years and the this would begin july 1st. they are facing a didn't 80 million -- facing a $80 million

budget deficit. and this was proposed. developers want to build thousands of homes on the salt ponds off highway 101. now, news shopper -- chopper was up in the air about an hour ago. the plan also calls for building schools. office buildings and parks out there. accord everything to a new report, this proposed development would add about 7,000 more cars to the roads. traffic-- this will be the focus of the meeting at 6:00 tonight at the center on maddie ston avenue. let's check in with sal. how are the roads? >> not bad. this maybe the better day of the week. steve says there will be changes. so enjoy it. if you are driving out of pleasanton and driving to fremont, it should be a nice drive with a couple of slowdowns. this morning's commute is going

to be okay on 880 heading north. southbound traffic looks good. sanmateo has improved. no problems on 28 -- on 280 in the peninsula. we have a little change in our weather today. after yesterday, with sunshine and highs. a few more 60s. all checking in with a 60 high yesterday. higher clouds and lower clouds moving in. clouds increasing out of the northwest in advance of a very cold, cold system which will be arriving friday, friday night and saturday we could get very low snow whrefls. the rain boo ge -- the rain will begin and then cloudy, rain, cold, rain/snow mix.

clouds coming in today are coming in from the northwest. that's just being drawn in. so we have a partly cloudy day. now, national weather service in monterey has set a winter storm watch. we're hoisting it for the north bay hills for tomorrow evening. that's thursday evening. snow level near 1,000 feet. it may go up initially and then i think it will come down as we get into late friday and saturday. but the possibility of snow at sea level is definitely in the mix as we head towards late friday and saturday morning. for the sierra, a winter storm watch is also posted. this will be a slam dunk probably for them. that will be heavy-duty snow. two to four feet. it could be super light. it could be like that champagne. snow level around 1,000 to,000 feet and sacramento is talking about snow near folsom. 0s and 30s -- 450s and 30s -- 40s and 30s with the clouds. we'll go with a mix of sun and

clouds today. the lower clouds showing um going right down the coast, north to south. you can see the clouds streaming in from the northwest. that's the key. that's the cold moving into northern washington, 32 or some 33 in seattle. it's drawing in moisture from this low that was north of the hawaiian islands. in vallejo, the snow level goes down until this goes down on friday night and then the cold air comes in. a mix of sun and clouds. a little bit more sun to the south. mid-50s. antioch, 57. 56, santa cruz, fremont, 56. mountain view, 56. sunday and clouds, tomorrow we include it up. rain begins in the north bay. friday, cold with rain and if there's snow down to see level, it will be late friday early saturday. a safety drill at a zoo in japan, looked more like a

comedy sketch. it was a practice drill about what to do if a tiger escaped, but since it's hard to get a real tiger to cooperate during a trial. so they put up this cartooned tiger. it's not clear why the tiger walked around on two legs than four. the tigers even look puzzled. a major police sweep is happening in the east bay. kraig debro has been on this developing story all morning. we'll have more on that story, you will see right here on channel 2. a college basketball coach is being investigated for foul bafner. what he's accused of doing in court -- foul behavior. what he's accused of doing in court. apple fans are clamoring to know, one report is revealing a date, time and place for the unveiling of the new ipad.

this morning police officers are out serving a warrant for a probation and violator -- and parole violate

violators -- parole violators. >> reporter: good morning,er tory. we're told not to say anything, not to broadcast anything. we yantd me -- i'm on international boulevard in oakland. behind me there's lockwood school and havens court, an elementary school and this is one of the reason this got started. there were a lot of calls about this area not being safe for kids to walk together. so she put this together to have something done. it's called "operation sunrise" and not just because the operation happened earlier in the morning. take a look at this. tons of oakland police officers, ate least a dozen here -- at least a dozen pulled up before 8:00 a.m.

this morning. they are looking for people engaged in high-risk behavior. police say this neighborhood is a high-crime area. and with two schools down the street. the kids were seeing things they should not -- they should not see. >> we talk about this one neighborhood having a very high rate of robbery shootings incidents of other violent crime. it got to take on students, on the staff, in schools. we're just trying to create an environment conducive to learning. >> reporter: they had a list of about 70 people on a ole role and probation. that-- on parole and probation. that man was not on probation. one of the people was on the list and they actually arrested that man. he was on the list of people an parole. we're not sure why else weigh

as -- why else he was arrested. i did tongue to -- talk to some people. but opd has the numbers. they have the static tis -- statistic. what happened this morning in that one academy. that's one of several areas where any will be making sweeps this morning. the idea is to make sure people are in compliance and it's to make sure that kids can get to and go to school safely. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following for you. oakland police are investigating a violent attack. police say three men beat three men on international boulevard. the investigation continues as police try to figure out the motive. also tonight, the san francisco police commission, once again, starts debating arming police officer with tasers.

last year the commission rejected the taser idea but this year, there are three new police commissioners. and starting this week, the cables that hold up the golden gate bridge and support the roadway, are undergoing renovation. the scaffolding will be erected along various sections of the bridge. this project will take about three years to finish. wisconsin lawmakers are still meeting at the -- at this hour, about this controversial spending bill that would strip unions of their bargaining power. the assembly debate has been going on since yesterday afternoon but so far little progress has been made because of a filibuster by democrats. democrats are back at the capitol and some are bringing their children. >> what is a union? >> a group of people that -- something that scott walker is trying to destroy. >> here in california, a republican assemblyman from southern california announced a similar bill that would

eliminate public employees' rights to collectively bargain for pension benefits but that will likely not go far. governor jerry brown has indicated he will not seek a wisconsin type measure to balance the budget. shrinking budgets not the own -- are not the only thing nationwide. hundreder-- hunger in the classroom is still a big deal. 68% reportedly come to school hungry on a regular basis. almost 60% say they use their own money to feed hungry children in the class. the survey was conducted by a nonprofit to end childhood hanger. the big health --

if you take a look here, you will see all kinds of media have shown up for this event of apple. now, everybody has an expiration date and steve jobs is no exception to that but the reality is at his age, only in his 50s, it's a little early for them to think about a transition plan except for the fact he's had health problems. he's been a genous in terms of the -- genious in terms of the technology. one interesting note, apple insider took a vote of the apple faithful. most of them believe the company will survive just very well without steve jobs necessarily at the helm. earlier we spoke to a long-time tech an in sis. he said this -- >> i think the issue is stockholders who feel jobs are so important to the company,

that that they -- that they need to 2340e who is gonna -- know who is gonna replace him. >> reporter: one of the factses of the matter is -- facts of the matter is apple has one of midwest loyal staff around. these-- most loyal staff around. these are very creative people. moving to the remarkable ipod and then the iphone and finally the ipad and who else knows what else is going to happen. reporting live i'm consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tom. there are also reports this morning about another kind of apple successor. according to the website, apple will introduce a next generation ipad on march 2nd at

the yerba buena center for arts in san francisco. the firstipod was introduced there a little more than a year ago. this new ipad inofficially known as ipad 2 is expected to be thinner and lighter and have a front-facing camera. a college kabl coach in -- basketball coach in philadelphia has been suspended on suspicion of assaulting a plarrer -- player during practice. the 19-year-old player says he sufficiented a bloody nose a after -- nose after the coach him him with an elbow during practice. prosecutors will decide in the next few weeks whether or not to file charges. a controversial bill, this one introduced by a texas state lawmaker raising a lot of eye bras. we'll get a bird's eye view of the renovation project that's well underway at cal memorial stadium.

lindsay lohan is standing in front of a judge right now in a courtroom. she's accused of stealing a necklace. there she is. lindsay lohan left her home in that black suv. a short time ago she arrived at the courthouse. she was escorted inside by the deputies. tmz reports that her lawyer will try to work out a plea deal. a judge will also determine

whether she violated probation from a previous drunk driving case. a texas lawmakers has introduced a will that would give law enforcement the option to leave undocumented immigrants who are auctioned of a crime at the office. the critics say the bill is an example of extreme anti- immigration views. well there is a new study that says vancouver, canada is the most livable in the world -- the most livable in the -- the most livable city in the world. canada and australia dominated the tops of the list with seven of the top ten cities. you should know that american cities never even cracked the top 20. >> let's check in with sal one more time. >> we're looking at the bay

bridge plaza height -- at the bay bridge toll plaza. traffic is recovering. we also got a view of the renovations going on at cal. these renovations will keep the team out of their for the 2012 season. they will be back in the season in after 2012. we had a mix of sun and clouds today. partly sunny, partly cloudy. a little cooler, then tomorrow we cloud it up. partly late morning and then -- that's a cold rain. it takes us into friday. the best opportunity for snow will be late friday, and saturday morning is going to be really cold! >> really cold. all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.

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