in san francisco this morning a sidewalk sleepover why these people some have been waiting here since friday. a brutal attack at a peninsula cal train station. the place where you will see an increased police presence. bay area gas prices climbing closer and closer to a $4 average. what the government may do to offer some relief. it's all ahead on the ktvu

morning news. good morning, thank you for waking up with us it's monday, march 7th i'm pam cook. the weekend weather was just what steve paulson called. what is it like today? >> we do have rather breezy conditions. the rain is winding down or about dope. temperatures in the 40s. we will end up with upper 50s or low 60s. so partly sunny but breezy and kind of cool if you're in the shade or wind. here is sal. thanks, steve. we are taking a look at highway 4 through bay point. 880 near the oakland coliseum traffic is flowing well. here is pam. right now people in san francisco are lining up to buy

food vendor permits. ktvu kraig debro joins us with the new policymaking the permits so desirable. >> reporter: good morning, pam. see these people here sleeping on the sidewalk, if you looked at them you might think they are waiting for a concert ticket or buy a new video game or they want the latest iphone. but to them camping out here in tenth and market for a food vendors license is just as valuable. now the first of the vendors on the line say they arrived here on friday. there is two reasons we have first seen them lying out. the first of the price last year permit cost about $10,000. this year cost $3,000. one of those in line told us a relaxing regulation is another. >> most of the regulations about what could be cooked

where and how and also it was expensive. i looked into it a year ago and it was $8,000. >> reporter: last november the san francisco board of supervisors cut permit fees and streamlined paper work. they can still face hurdles. people that pay rent for real estate can reject and shutting down a street food vendor. especially if they are selling food to the brick and mortar place. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro. there is extra security this morning at the cal train station in redwood city after a man was brutally attacked on the platform. the san mateo county services department is asking for the public's help to find the 10-15 men that attacked the 47-year- old san jose man at 7:30 friday night.

we are being told the man is being treated at an undisclosed station. police are calling it a robbery. the paying at the pump doesn't seem to be stopping. the white house says it may offer relief. a top aid for president obama said the administration may tap into the strategic oil reserves to lower gas prices. they updated their averages for gas prices and prices are not up from yesterday. i will tell you this morning crude oil prices are trading higher again. in san francisco drivers are still paying $3.94 a gallon in oakland and san jose the average price remains at 7:90. the price of diesel is going up and that is effecting business. jerry grows strawberry blossoms

and pumpkins. he says the high prices may force him to raise prices this year. he may have to cut back hon the size of his operation. >> chemical effects everything. fuel, fertilizers, chemicals, herbicides. it effects everything. we are looking at farming a little less land. i know our hay crops were almost at a break even now with the cost of fuel. >> we also talked to farmers at the california small farms conference. one says delivering his organic fruit will cost 33% more this year. you can find the cheapest gas prices in the bay area just by going to our website just click on the big tab and click on consumer. overseas rebel fighters in libya say they are regrouping after suffering losses. government forces used air

attacks yesterday to stop the rebels advance for the capital. already the uprising in libya which began february 15th is longer and more violent than the revolts that overthrew the leaders of egypt and indonesia. this morning defense secretary robert gates is beginning a two-day visit to afghanistan. gates is there to gauge progress in the war as they move toward crucial decisions on reducing troop levels. the u.s. is committed to beginning a troop with drawl in july. gates told u.s. troops today there would continue to be a reduced american military involvement in afghanistan even after combat operations end in 2014. richmond police are increasing patrols after a rise in violence over the weekend. there were two murders in 24 hours between friday and saturday. an 18-year-old was shot and

killed while standing right outside his house. and a 27-year-old man was shot to death in a parked car. until this weekend there had only been one murder in the city this year. >> the violence needs to stop. we need to get something going on to stop people shooting people for nothing. >> despite the two shooting deaths this weekend. the homicide rate is much lower than it was last year at this time. there has been a break in a three decade old cold case in the east bay. according to the contra costa county times evidence experts have matched dna to a male torso with a human head found a year later in the oakland hills. police artists have created reason doorings of what that victim is thought to look like. investigators say if someone can identify him, they may be able to make an arrest in this

case. within the past 30 minutes the space shuttle discovery undocked from the international space station. i will take you live out to space this morning. this is discovery right now. it's the shuttles final trip in space. it will be retired after they return to florida on wednesday. we are looking at the site of the international space station there. discovery is the most traveled space station after. they will have spent a total of 365 days in space. they gave them two days more than originally planned for this mission. solo drivers may soon be able to drive until express lanes. it will come at a price. cal train is proposing to convert the existing hov lanes at the 237, 880 interchange into toll lanes. there is an open house today.

it is at the vta building on first street in san jose. it's from 4:30 to 6:30. 3:48 -- 4:38 is the time right now. it's kind of windy out there. >> that is right. definitely keep both hands on the wheel this morning. we will look at the east shore freeway. we will experiencing no delays. and the bay bridge toll plaza our camera is bobbling up but nonbackup -- but no back up. here is steve. thank you very much. we do have the system winding down. now the winds really a bigger story here. i almost get out of the way -- i will get out of the way. still occasionally coming down out of the northwest or west we will get a nice breeze.

napa west at ten and santa rosa northwest at 14. there might be a piece of energy clipping tonight into tomorrow. today it looks like a mostly sunny partly sunny day. breezy at times. windy along the coast and higher elevations. cool to mild. we will have upper 50s to low 60s. temperatures will start a little rebound after tomorrow. and then especially as we head toward wednesday and thursday we could get upper 60s. pam. >> thank you, steve. a hearing will take place in martinez to determine if a refinery is falling short on its pollution monitoring efforts. the controversy is centered over the don koa phillips refinery. people that live near the refinery say it does not work. they are accusing the company

of violating rules. an australian woman says her son is traumatized after a recent flight. how he ended up inside an overhead luggage bin. it has been one year since gunner sandberg has been hit in the head by a ball. traffic along highway 4 bay point a bit windy out there. we will tell you about a high wind advisory coming up.

good morning, clearing out but windy. we are seeing gusts. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. there are gusts at 30 miles an hour especially at sfo. partly sunny but cool and breezy. participants of new zealand city will have to be abandoned because the ground is too dangerous to rebuild. the 6.3 magnitude quake left much of the city in ruins. some of the areas will be abandoned because of groundly questionification and other damage. an autopsy today will be tested on a marin county

elementary student because of flu. the boy was a school at old mill value. classes will go on as scheduled today. in japan the government has temporarily stopped using pneumonia. the vaccines came from u.s. drug makers and a french drug drugger -- and french drug maker. the deaths occurred the same day after the vaccines wered a mored. right now a winter storm warning is in effect after three days. in new york forecasters are predicting about 16 inches of snow in time for this mornings commute. a flood watch is also in effect

for massachusetts, rhode island, and connecticut. that storm currently baring down on the knot east is leaving devastation nit wake. a tornado touched down in rayne, louisiana after protecting her son. 12 other people were hurt. yesterday louisiana's governor toured the town and surveyed the damage. >> i want to stop by recognizing the resill yen and generosity of rayne. we will rebuild back better and stronger. >> he says there will be more -- they will know more about federal assistance after teams from the state and federal government assess the damage. right now crews are clearing properties and making sure buildings are structural sound before people are allowed back in. in a few hours a coast guard trial will begin in alameda over a boat crash in

san diego that killed an eight- year-old boy. opening statements are expecting today in the court- martial of petty officer paul ramos. he was responding to a call of a boat in the water. he collided with a pleasure boat that was docked to watch the parade. a jury of seven coast guard members are scheduled to hear the testimony. a civil rights group is offering a $5,000 reward following the shooting of two men in sacramento county. one of the men died at the scene. the other is in the hospital with serious injuries. they are offering the reward and questions whether the victims were mistaken for muslims. the organization will hold a press conference at 10:00 this morning. for the second time in less

than a week, a teenager has died of an enlarged heart while playing a sport. 17-year-old matthew died saturday after collapsing during a rugby match. paramedics performed cpr but he died at the hospital. sudden cardiac arrests. matthew had a few corrective heart surgeries when he was younger. friends and families remember a young basketball star that also died after suffering cardiac arrest during a game. 16-year-old wes leonard collapsed after scoring the game winning shot during his high school game. the team has decided to play in the state tournament. >> they want to honor what westwood would have done. they got him this far with his team to go this far. they want to honor him by doing

this. >> medical experts say an enlarged heart is difficult top detective -- is difficult to detect and often goes unnoticed. marin county high school baseball player gunnar sandberg will join eastern bell sports to unvail a pro toe type of -- prototype of a helmet. the helmet will be unvailed later this morning in scotts valley. this is an interesting story. an australian woman says her 20- month-old son is suffering from anxiety and with drawl after a flight attendant put him in an -- the airline confirmed the

incident did occur but says williamson's husband was playing peek a boo when the flight attendant joined in. budget problems with the gay pride parade. changes are coming to local cell phones. which area code is soon going to run out?

welcome back to the morning news. scientists are closely monitoring a heinz volcano -- hawaiian volcano this morning. it's coming from one of the volcano crater floors that collapsed 370 feet on saturday. nearby parkland is closed as a

precaution. until homes are being threatened. again this is on the big island of hawaii. questions about the annual gay pride parade may not happen this year is being down played. they were asked to assess the organizers budget. that showed a $200,000 debt. complaints by nonprofit groups that took part in the 2010 celebration lead to resignation by some leaders. now there is new confidence the parade and party will go on as planned. >> i know people are concerned. i don't think people need to worry about pride not going on this year. we will make sure it happens. >> the new leaders say they have already paid out 15% of that outstanding debt. the theme for this years celebration is in pride we trust. the parade is scheduled to step up this sunday. hundreds of people are expected to protest against antileash laws in the golden gate recreational area today.

park officials want to limit off leash access at 21 locations including san francisco's ocean beach, christy field, and fort mason. a public meeting is being held at fort mason at 4:00 this afternoon. and some local activists called this too extreme. they will protest at 5:30 tonight. it's coming up at 5:00. there is an accident in the south bay. what is going on? >> we have a solo spin out in the south bay. we will give you an overnight picture. it is in the san jose area again if we can take a look at our map. there we go. if we zoom in on the area here it happened 101 southbound about half hour ago. this is near the north capital express way off ramp. a jeep slammed into the bay area. an ambulance is on the scene. all right at the san mateo

bridge you can see that the cameras are moving around there. there is a high wind advisory in effect. keep both hands on the wheel this morning. finally up in the north bay at marin. also a bit windy as well. no delays to report. here is steve. >> thank you, tara. tara is correct. rather windy at times. today sun and clouds. breezy to windy. there are gusts about 30 plus miles an hour. tonight part of the system will clip the north bay. i will mention light rain up there. it won't make it very far south. since it may be up northern sonoma county that would be tonight. it will continue to be breezy and on the cool side. tonight partly sunny. it looks like the pattern is lifting northward. yesterday's system gave us about a tenth of an inch to three quarters of an inch. about a half inch to under a half inch santa rosa.

so it was a steady light rain. temperatures in the 40s or right at 50. really it's the wind that is the bigger story here. especially out toward sfo where we are seeing gusts at 30 miles an hour. west, northwest those are sustained. there lies the forecast today. this system right there late tonight early tomorrow morning might clip the north bay. overall today a northwest breeze. there is a few light showers still holding on. it's rather windy and cool out there. we will keep scattered clouds out there. a breezy day within partly sunny skies. the wind is a little stronger in the higher elevations. kind of cool to mild. you get low to mid 60s maybe but upper 50s for a lot. especially in the breeze it can be cool out there. the pattern looks like it's lifting a little bit. and another system starts to move in and tease us with

clouds on friday. pam. >> thank you, steve. two tear gas -- a man brought them to the station on fifth avenue a little after 4:00 yesterday afternoon. he said he found them in his father's basement. firefighters called in the bomb squad and the devices were safely detonated. firefighters say the lesson here if you find something suspicious leave it where it is and call 911. some people in the south bay may soon have a new area code. the explosion of cell phones have existed the -- have exhausted the 408 area code. there is a plan to have people switch over to a 669 area code. california public utilities commission has scheduled several public hearings on the change. a new policy for food

trucks starts today in san francisco. take a look at this live picture. people are camped out in tents waiting to be among the first to get their hands on a permit. we will tell you why there is such a big line. the reason student protestors at uc berkeley are criticizing police after a large demonstration.