gas prices have spiked more than 30 cents a gallon in the past two weeks. it's caught the attention of the president. we'll tell you what the white house is thinking about doing that could have an impact on prices. we have two high wind advisories in effect on bay area bridges. take it slowly on the san mateo bridge. more ahead in traffic. >> reporter: and in san francisco, why would a handful of people spend the weekend on a sidewalk? a vicious attack on a train

station platform has prompted caltrain to beef up security this morning. "mornings on 2" starts now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, march 7th. bay area gas prices continue to be among the highest in the nation. those high prices could be with us for a while. allie rasmus is in emeryville this morning with what national leaders are now saying is possibly an option. good morning, allie. >> reporter: good morning, tori. yes, there is talk about the possibility of tapping into the u.s.'s strategic oil reserve. we'll explain in a minute. first, i want to show you what drivers are seeing as they pull up to the pump. you can see the cost of a gallon of regular gas is $3.93 a gal be.

that's about -- gallon. that's about average according to aaaa. if you want plus or premium, you will pay well over $4 a gallon. nationwide the average cost of a gal -- gallon of gas is 3.51. that's cheaper than what we are paying here in california. but that price is 3 cents higher than the average two weeks ago. the spike is the second biggest increase in history. it's caught the attention of the white house. they are talking about tapping into the strategic reserve. >> the average american out there is feeling it. the president is very concerned. we're trying to look at all of the possible options going forward. >> reporter: now, if the president does decide to tap into the oil reserves, it would still take about two weeks for

that gas to hit the u.s. market. still, some drivers we talked to said they like the idea. >> if we do need it, it's a good idea. >> reporter: go ahead and use it. >> i think so, yeah. i think so. >> reporter: now, a short time ago, i had talked to the manager at this gas station. i asked him if he was gonna change the prices. he says he doesn't get to decide what the price is. he has to wait until the observer comes in. he says -- owner comes in. he says the company, the 76 company, tells them what to set the prices at. early this morning we heard that oil was trading at $1.06. so the price of gas could go up further. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. thank you. 7:03. there is a hot, new item for sale in san francisco and people are even camping out to get it. kraig doe bro is live over there with what everybody is waiting for. good morning, kraig.

>> reporter: it's not the kind of campout that you think of going to the mountains. this is a sort of business campout. these people will get a chance to spend hundreds of dollars, maybe thousands of dollars to buy permits to be a street food vendor to sell fruit on street. >> the city finally flattened the clamp on this. >> reporter: a streamlining of regulations and a dramatic drop in the cost of a food vendor's license are the two reasons we were told for the person wanting to apply. he pitched his tent on wednesday and even came down here to see if there was anyone trying to beat him. >> we were never sure in what

-- if what we were offering had a great demand to be there five to seven days a week. now we can hopefully meet the local demand. >> reporter: and the dilemma is resolved because he doesn't have to go out there and rent a place and commit to a year or two. he could just drive out there. the word of supervisors last november made -- made some changes. right now for a permit an application fee. the permit fees cost about $800, a lot less $700, $800 for one. it looks like there might be somebody from dpw. he waved an arm. we're getting some movement here. it look like people are starting to go in right now. so we have something to report for you now for next hour. what's happening at the front of the line as people line up for their food vendor permits

this morning in san francisco. reporting live in the city, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> we'll look forward to the update. there is extra security this morning at the caltrain station in redwood city after a man was brutally attacked on the platform. the san mateo county sheriff avenue department is asking for the public's help to find the 10 to 15 men who attacked the san jose man around 7:30 on fry night. we're told the man is being treated at an undisclosed location out of safety concerns. at this point, police are calling it a robbery. a 16-year-old boy is facing charges on suspicion of -- suspicion of robbing a fast food restaurant in livermore. it happened saturday at the popeye's. police say they arrested the teenager while he was trying to run away. the teen is also suspected of robbing a second business in the same shopping center in a week. in just about an hour, a

coast guard trial begins today. paul ramos was responding to a report of a boat stuck in the mud back in 2009. he collided with the pleasure boat docked to watch that parade. a jury of seven coast-guard members will spend the next three weeks looking for evidence. today, the u.s. transportation department and consumer reports will unveil a joint project to take on distracted driving. the project is aimed at teenagers. new stats show car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers and teenagers are 20 times more likely to be in a crash if they are texting while driving -- driving. this will help fight the texting-while-driving habit.

>> that's a tough habit to break. >> very. speaking of driving, let's check in with tara. i know it was windy when i drove in? >> oh, definitely. sheer a live look at the span. there are some electronic signs warning you of the wind gust. our cameras have been bouncing around there all morning long. we have a live crew and the wind can catch you offguard if you need to use this bridge this morning. same story at the bay bridge where you can see the backup is pretty congested. we have congestion all way to the macarthur bridge. finally along the east shore freeway, we've seen heavy traffic westbound as you make your way toward the macarthur maze but no delays to report. here's steve. tara, thank you. mostly cloudy. some a little stronger than

others. a few other light showers are possible. we'll see the decrease in the rain. it's the wind that's -- that's the main factor. crescent city says some heavy rain but for us it's a lot of wind. there have been gusts -- altamont pass, 40 miles an hour. along skyline, 5 to 40, some of the higher elevations. sun, cloud, showers. some rain is possible. we'll get some clouds. we're on the southern edge of it and then clearing and breezy. march is usually a breezy, windy month -- month. it's following suit today. sfo west -- these are sustained. oakland west-northwest 20. fairfield, west 15, gusting to 22. napa, west at 10. santarosa north-northwest at 8.

sanjose, i've seen gusts to about 24 to 29 miles an hour. so that's pretty y -- breezy here. you can see some light snow in tahoe. but some dry air is beginning to move in. we'll get more sun later on. as the 24-hour rain totals came in, cordelia picked up some rain, about .25 to .75. >> 45 santa rosa to 49 san jose. 49 fairfield, 49 concord. the system for tonight. you can see how this is just pointing more towards the northwest or northern california but the southern edge of this could drape across us. today, windy and cool, scattered clouds move in tonight. windy, with a lot of clouds.

4-- 44 to 50. by noon, 50 to 55. >> windy with clouds and morning clouds. wednesday/thursday look really good. saturday looks all right. it looks like sunday will cloud up rain in the north bay. >> thank you. right now a winter weather advisory is in effect for parts of the sierra. this is a live look at squaw valley. almost a foot of snow was expected over the next 24 hours. if you are heading up there, there's chain requirements on highway 50 and 80, except for

four-wheel vehicles. and tahoe is expecting two more feet of snow by the weekend. i think that will add to the 38th feet it has received since october. conditions are not changing. forecasters are predicting more snow and cooler temperatures for at least another month. a coroner officially declared a 58-year-old man dead after he republicanninged down into an abandoned mine. this happened last week. the man survived the fall but rescue operators called off the search, saying the rescue would be too risky. six people have died after a broke out during a birthday party at a texas mobile home. look at these pictures. it happened yesterday in lake granbury. fire officials say they still want to figure out what caused the fire. three other people suffered bushes and had to be treated at

the hospital. >> wow. it's 7:12. what libyan government forces are doing this morning to prevent opposition fires to advance on the capital city. and why robert gates became emotional during a visit to afghanistan. what happened overnight when a guardian angel patrolled the mission district in san francisco. and a 34-year-old candidate for the city of bell has now died. why his name will stay on the ballot.

good morning. mostly cloudy. cloudy, windy at times. gust, 40-plus miles an hour. look for a partly sunny! a -- look for a opinion/partly

cloudy day. back to you. >> thank you. robert gates is in afghanistan, his first stop, a meeting with the u.s. troops where he became emotional at a question-and-answer session. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. bureau about why that meet something making headlines. >> reporter: good morning. the big meeting came when secretary gates was taking questions about troops. one of them asked about long- term deployments. gates said the u.s. should stay there until after the end of combat operations to train. another soldier asked, what keeps secretary gates up at night. >> you all keep me up at night. i think a lot about the people out here. and what you are having to put up with and the conditions you

live in and sacrifices you make. the friends you lose. gates might be more sentimental because there is certainly a lot of talk in d.c. these days. he's about to resign. this could be his last trip to afghanistan as defense secretary. reporting live from allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. time now, 7:16. well, in line we yaw rebel forces faced renewed air attacks today. those troops loyal to moammar gadhafi want to keep those troops from advancing to tripoli. many observers say libya appears to be headed towards civil war. back here at home, a hearing takes place in martinez to determine if an oil refinery is call -- is falling part of

its pollution. residents living near refinery say the plugs-monitoring system does not work. they are also accusing the company violating rules related to an expansion project in 2009. a corruption trial of former present president, jacques chirac, got underway today in paris. here is charged with embezzlement. it is unlikely chirac will be sent to prison but in theory, he could be sentenced up to ten years and fined up to $210,000. although he promised transparency in his management of california, governor jerry g criticized by some of the media for not keeping them informed. according to "the san francisco chronicle" governor brown does not release a schedule of his daily events. the paper says he publishes some of his appearances but not

all. the lead -- the leader of the 14 wisconsin democrats who fled the state more than two weeks ago to block a vote on a terrible bill has just asked the governor of wisconsin for a meeting. this was the scene in the state's capital over the weekend as protests continue over the plan that would limit collective bargaining. 14 democratic senators left the state on february 17th and they say they will return at some point but only when they have done all they can to negotiate. scott walker says the controversial bill is vital budget repair for the current fiscal year. >> in just about two hours from now, more details are expected to come out about allegations of unfair budget cuts in antioch. the union who helps city

employees is suspected of giving a sweetheart deal to the city employees and the others were asked to take a cut. newsesome has called a conference for 9:30 a.m. this morning. a 34-year-old candidate for the bell city council member has died. he may have died from the swine flu. his brother said he was sick and also diabetic and that may have complicated his symptoms. a special recall takes place tomorrow and the family members say his name -- his name will stay on the ballot. what doctors think may have killed a 5-year-old boy. new fallout at uc berkeley. who is accused of going too far

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welcome back. a ma rib county 5-year-old has -- marin county 5-year-old has died. test also determine if it was the flu or something else. parents were notified of the child's death. they say classes will go on as scheduled today. the city of tracy will honor murder victim san drew cantu, on what would have been -- sandra cantu, on what would have been her 10-year-old birthday. free bowling, ice cream will be

offered for free by local businesses. melissa huckaby is serving a life in prison sentence without the uponnibility of patrol. for more information go to -- possibility of patrol. for more information go to the website, ktvu.com. in san francisco, communities are rallying together to help two shoot victims. the two victims owned a store on fisherman's whatever of of -- fisherman's wharf. police say the killing involved competition over handbags. some in this crowd

protesting say officers used batons and pepper spray. they say the actions were necessary because of fears the protesters could fall. tara says we got some problems in our commute. what's going on? >> we got major backup at bay bridge toll plaza. if we take a look at the maps, we can show you exactly some of the areas that we're talking about right here. 580 as you make your way toward livermore. definitely seeing some congestion there. 208 at the 880 interchange. you can see we have backup, 880 northbound as you make your way toward santa clara. here's steve. >> tara, thank you. we will get some sunbreaks. the sun is trying already. temperatures 40s and 50s. mostly cloudy. we'll end up with partly sunny. a wind 0. gusts to 50. but that would mainly be along the coast and some other higher

locations. west san jose at 1. they've had gusts 27 to 29. the altamont pass has had gusts to 40. concord, and buchanan, gusts to 40. it also pops up pretty heavy along the coast and things seem to be winding down. but occasionally you will get a light wind. the system coming in right there to the left of your screen will just drape across us this evening for clouds and possible light rain, very late tonight into early morning. cool to mild if you are in a wind-protected area, maybe not too bad but if you are in the shade or breeze, you will go oh, my goodness, it's cold. late in the morning. slightly warmer temperatures as we head towards wednesday. clouds roll back in on

saturday. another system clips us -- will clip us. the fallout of the claims of misconduct by san francisco police. new word the accusations are moving up the ranks. and i just got off the phone with a caltrains spokeswoman about a strong -- with a strong -- about a strong armed robbery. bree: sis, help me create my oasis. marcy: ok, romantic garden? bree: oh, is there a castle nearby? marcy: no, but there's a charming farmhouse.

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well, good morning. welcome back. time know, 7:29. security is tighter at the redwood city caltrain station after a violent mob attack. ktvu's jade hernandez is live to tell us what happened there and how morning commuters are realing. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. i'm live at the redwood city train station this morning. i just got off the phone with the caltrain spokesperson about 15 minutes ago. she told me they have no new updates in this case, but police are looking into whether the surveillance cameras caught the brutal attack on camera. we're also told that caltrain can't say whether or not there are cameras here at the redwood train station. we're out here this morning because investigators want to get the word out despite leads. they still need more information to make arrests. on friday night around 7:30,

nine to 15 people attacked, robbed and beat one 47 san jose man for what he had on him while waiting for a southbound train. the san mateo county police are investigating the robbery. a few witnesses told police they saw a white compact car leaving the scene. they say they are optimistic about future arrests. a few people said it would be nice to see a little more police presence and others are taking more precaution. >> i'm observing my surroundings. i'm observing everybody on the platform. i'm not having -- i don't have an ipod out. >> reporter: as far as we know the 47-year-old man, the victim, is still in the hospital in critical condition. police are asking anyone with information to contact authorities. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2

news. 7:31. an update to a story ktvu has been following for close to a week. the investigation into possible illegal drug raids by san francisco police is expanding. chief jeff godone announced yesterday the investigation into the plain-clothes unit now includes the unit supervisor. surveillance video captured some of the raids. both the fbi and the district attorney's office are investigating the case. a 20-year-old lake county man is in jail this morning after being charged with raping a 1-year-old girl. sheriff's deputies arrested the man on friday after reports that he had been caught by bystanders raping a girl. deputies also report the man was on -- was on parole. two were two murders over

the weekend. an 18-year-old man was shot and killed standing in front of his -- of his house. another man was sitting in his car. before this, there was only one murder so far this year. >> it's get -- it was getting better. getting quiet. >> reporter: richmond police say despite the shooting death, the homicide rate was a lot more at this time. homicide investigators are hoping some new artist renterrings will help them -- randerrings will help them -- renderings will help them solve a 30-year-old vick. investigators say dna matched a burned-out torso. the human head was found later in the hills. investigators say if you or anyone else can identify him, you may be able to make an

arrest in this cold case. it's 7:33. dog owners will protest today against a new plan to limit off- leash access in -- in the the golden gate area. parks want to limit activity at 20 locations including ocean beach, chrissy field and fort mason. they say it's part of an effort to protect the ecosystem. but some activists say the plan is too extreme. the open house meeting begins at 4:00 p.m. in the fleet room of the fort mason center. a group of dog owners will -- will rally at 5:30. there's actually some signs of an economic revival in walnut creek. new projections of property tax revenue in the city show only a 2% drop this fiscal year. instead of the 6% decrease that was forecast earlier. also the updated projections show sales tax revenue holding

steady for the next two years instead of going down 3% as previously projected. in oakland tonight, the city council holds a special meeting. they will decide, among other things, what to do about a $45- point -- $46 million payment due. that would double the amount already facing the city. road are projects could be delayed this year if the state cancels the highway bonds approved five years. one of them would be the widening of highway 101 between mountain view and menlo park. the plans to add the carpool plain on 880, 580 and 101 would also be put out. all of the projects would be scheduled to start this year. state officials say they will start a year later. let's check in with tara. you said the wind is still a problem in our commute.

>> reporter: we have a couple of high wind advisories. here is a live look at the span. there are electronic signs warning drivers of the winds. those gusts can be dangerous if you are not paying attention. so definitely keep both hands on the wheel. this is westbound traffic as you make your way towards foster city. let's head to the south bay. this is a look at san jose highway 101. as you make your way to the airport. this has been stop and go for the past hour. finally at the bay bridge toll plaza, those meet iring lights are on. it's backed up all the way to the mccarther -- mack care ther maze -- macarthur maze. steve? >> thank you, tara. partly sunny, partly cloudy skies. we'll see more sun in the clouds. and rain, the last 24 hours,

about .10 to 1 inch. the hills are oh, so green. windy at times, sun, clouds, a few showers around. now we'll cloud up tonight. there's light rain to the north or overnight and then it will be gone in the morning hours. we'll have clearing and then it will be breezy and the rest of the week looks pretty quiet. especially wednesday/thursday. today it's the wind. gusts to 50. that would be mainny higher elevations. there is a lot of 40 plus up around 1,000, 1500 feet. west at 20 at sfo. these are sustained. i've seen gusts to 35. sfo gusts to 29, livermore, 13. but ailty plant pass, 40 miles an hour -- alley montpass 40 miles an -- altimont pass to 40 miles an hour. this is because of a very strong jet stream moving to the

south. the system is moving in and the light showers continue to hit crescent city. over the weekend, about .10. sanjose, .10. oakland almost .50. cordelia did pick up an inch of rain. cordelia-- in system to the left is pointing 0 most of -- most of its -- pointing most of its energy to the north. it will give us a lot of clouds and light rain. farther north better opportunity, farther south, not so much. mainly windy today. scattered clouds. windy. a lot of clouds out there this morning and then we'll see a

lot of sun. blustery, breezy conditions increase by this evening. 50s and 60s. kind of a bush on the -- push on the temperatures. 59 livermore, 62 gilroy. temperatures will be about the same tuesday then we'll clear it out. wednesday and thursday look warmer. we'll cloud it up. and then saturday looks good. more clouds and possible rain on sunday. nevada authorities have tentatively identified a body in a shallow grave as that of a -- of a missing 16-year-old girl. more than 100 volunteers searched for her and one of the people discovered the grave about five miles west of town. police say they are getting leads in the case but they don't have a suspect. a vigil will be held for her tonight at her school. in just over an hour,

opening statements in the trial of alexander youshock will begin. he's accused of bringing pipe bombs, a chain saw and a sword to the high school on august 24th, 2009. police say he brought the weapons with the intention of killing students and staff. he was stopped when he was tackled by a teacher. opening statements are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in redwood city. a danville police officer is out on bail this morning. 47-year-old steven tanabe was arrested on friday on suspicion of potential and conspiracy to sell drugs. his arrest is part of the widening investigation following the arrest of a san francisco drug task force chief. an increase in gang violence brought up citizen volunteers over the weekend. a group called the guardian angel patrolled the mission saturday and yesterday. members say they decided to help out the police officers

after two shootings and four stabbings. the group ended the patrols say this past weekend was relatively quiet. blame the raider stadium. why the football arena could be designed -- behind the governor's efforts to cut ties to all redevelopment agencies. and why a hearing about a certain religious group is raising so much controversy on capitol hill.

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word of two big deals. oil right now i can tell you is at $5.72 a barrel. that's about at a -- 105.72 a barrel. a real controversy surrounds a congressional hearing set for this thursday looking into the so-called radicalization of the muslim country here in the u.s. sandra endo is live in washington, d.c. with both sides of the story. >> reporter: good morning, tori and dave. certainly high, heated rhetoric obviously and emotions invoked. the issue is the radicalization of american muslims and, of course, the muslim american community is outraged because of these hearings because they

feel it will be more polarizing than any kind of good coming out of this. take a look at some protests that were held over the weekend. a lot of people coming out in the rain -- coming out in the rain and making sure their voices are heard. these were recalled by the homeland security committee -- these hearings, actually, and the leader of this committee representative peter king from new york said that it's necessary to combat terrorism. have a listen. >> all right. we're having some technical difficulties there. but he's saying that these radicalizations of home-grown terrorists need to be weeded out and take place in terms of investigating how this actually happens. of course, on the other side, they are saying there should be a more tolerant tone in america and inclusive of all religion

and all communities. two men from sacramento county, ages 68 and 78, they were shot while walking through their neighborhood friday afternoon. one of the men died there at the scene. the other is still in the hospital with very serious injuries. the council on american islamic relations is offering this word and they are questioning why the victims were mistaken for muslims. >> this is a community war we're raising our children and to see some of these attacks, every time i look at my baby daughter, i think what kind of future will -- will she have? >> that organization will hold a news conference at 10:00. there is a new warden at san quentin.

56-year-old mike martel has been named for the job. he started 30 years ago there. governor jerry brown, according to the chronic kell, governor brown is upset that oakland and alameda county pay $25 million a year for a team stadium that is no longer usable. and this could affect stadiums for the raiders and the 49ers. animal lovers who favor legalizing ferrets are ram -- are ramping up their campaign. they want them removed from the prohibited species list. they are legal in of -- in

every state but california and hawaii. some have been trying to legalize these -- legalize these ferrets for 20 years. "two and a half men" has been cancelled but charlie sheen is back on the air on "youstream." it's called "sheen's corner." the first episode has already been seen and he's also in contract talks for his -- also in contract talks for another reality show. people in the bay area will start to see new area codes on their phones. and we'll take a look at those pushy benches. completing an atm deposit in record time...

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some people in the south bay may have a new area code. the explosion of cell phones has exhausted the area code of 408. some people will have to switch over to a 669. right now it's not known if that will be assigned just to new customers. there's several hearings scheduled on the matter. the kilauea volcano on the island of hawaii is spewing lava and is smoking after a new vent opened up because of a crater collapse that happened over the weekend. scientists say this fissure eruption is the first of its

kind in 14 years. no homes so far are threatened. and we're hearing that parts of christchurch will have to be abandoned because of the earthquake. they also say homes will have to to be demolish. at least 166 people were killed in that earthquake. the space shuttle "discovery" is headed for home on its last trip in space. these are live pictures right now. a very beautiful shot from "discovery." it pulled a way from the international space station as they sailed more than 200 miles over the pacific ocean. it's the most traveled space ship and will have spent 365 days orbiting above the earth by the time it retires.

the peninsula humane society is helping out with a massive adoption effort for 250 cats found in a filthy southern california storage unit. the san mateo shelter made 20 of the cats available for new homes on friday. the cats were discovered in december after neighbors complained about the smell. some were found in crates while others were roaming around the storage locker. three dozen dead cats were found in a freezer. firefighters rescued five dogs from a burning home in san jose last night. they responded to reports of smoke coming from inside a home on karlton avenue and found the dogs in a garage. the dogs were turned over to animal control officers. the cause of the fire is under investigation. 7:53. a new study from san francisco state shows those cushion seats on b.a.r.t. are filled with bacteria. an expert found nine different strains including some that are

resistant to antibiotics says the seats are cleaned -- antibiotics. b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. says the seats -- b.a.r.t. says the -- says the seats are cleaned every single night. >> a lot of people do complain about the lack of cleanliness there. let's check in with sara in for sal. we have the snow and a lot of wind in the bay area. is your mic on, tara? >> that sometimes happens. it happens to sal. >> and to me. >> can you hear me now? >> i can here you now -- hear you know. we have chain requirements up to lake tahoe. we have a crash at 580 westbound on livermore. it is impacting traffic you can

see the backup tear. in marin county, traffic has been slow going southbound on the bottom portion of your screen there. so far, it seems like it's been sort of stop and go. no delays at the golden gate bridge. highway 4 through bay pope, this has been a windy spot -- through bay point, this has been a windy spot. steve? we do have the wind. that's the big story today. this looks like a quiet week. next week we could get back into decent rain. there will still be a possibility tonight but today, partly cloudy, gusts to about 50. the strongest gusts will along the coast and 20 sfo, 17 san

jose, concord 21. little showers are possible, kind of skirting on by. no big deal. 40s and 50s. 49 in fairfield. 47 napa, santa rosa, 8. livermore and redwood city, 48. the system screaming towards the pacific northwest will drape us tonight giving is the possibility of very light rain. a little bit more sun and decreasing clouds. cool to mild if -- if you are no the shade it will will feel -- it will feel cold. wednesday looks good. thursday looks good. friday we cloud it up probably some rain towards the north bay. saturday looks like a break and then another system rolls in. tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. a local sports company will introduce a helmet for pitchers. gunner sandberg will join

eastonberg sports to unveil a blow -- pretoe type. one year -- pretoe type. one year ago, he was -- prototype. one year ago he was on the mound and was injured. a board supervisors committee will debate about lifting the ban, the ban that started in the 1980s, it was originally designed for restaurants designed to attract too much traffic. chain restaurants still will not be able loued to open there. gas prices climbing past $4 a gal. what the white house is considering that could offer some relief. a new policy takes effect in san francisco today. who will benefit from the chain?

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have caught the attention of the white house. we'll tell what they are thinking about doing. some windy spots on bay area roadways. why some people with homes spent the weekend on a street in san francisco. also -- a vicious mob attack on a caltrain platform has now prompted tighter security. why police anticipate leads in this case. "mornings on 2" continues now. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> good morning. i'm dave clark. it's monday, march 7ing. well the pain at the gasoline pump doesn't seem to be stopping fours. however the white house says it may offer relief. allie rasmus is live in emeryville with more about why it may get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: good morning.

there's talk in washington about tapping into the u.s.'s strategic reserve. and the prices here, is part of the reason why. average price for a gallon of regular in san francisco is $3.49. but if you want plus or premium, you will pay well over $4 a gallon. now, nationwide you are looking at the average there. 3.51 a gallon. that's a lot cheaper than what we're paying here in california. but that 3.50 price is 33 cents higher two weeks ago. that's second biggest increase in gas prices in history since they've been keeping records on this thing. president obama's chief of staff, william daley, saturdayed about using -- talked about using reserves. drivers we talked to had mixed

reviews. i'm spending so much money on gas. >> anything that's gonna help the situation that will put us back in the economy situation where it's another bad economy. let's do what we need to do to take care of that. now, back out here live, i just czeched in with the manager of this -- checked in with the manager of this gas station. he said it's possible that the gas prices here could become higher today. he says he won't know for another hour. that's when he said he will get the call from the corporate office to check the prices on the board. but at last check, the oil was trading at 106 -- at $106 a barrel. back to you. >> thank you. there's a policy change for san francisco food truck vendors in effect today. ktvu's kraig debro is live with new information on the policy and why it's prompted such an

unusual response. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. you can see on 10th street the -- it sort of looks like an aban dodd -- abandoned camp here. we talked to him earlier. he's opening up a business or hoping to on the street. more than a dozen people are betting a food vendor's license will then them earn a good living or more. some people slept here overnight to be first in line for the vendor license. people at the front of the line actually pitched a tent on friday. people at front already have a traditional restaurant but they are hoping to ride the wave of the street food venter's growing popularity. >> i did have another job and i quit to pursue this opportunity. >> you quit your other job?

>> yes. >> my mom is a little freaked out but is supportive now. >> reporter: in the past, food vendors would have to visit the health department, the police department, dpw. this process allows dpw to collect all of the apcations and fees -- aply cakes and fees -- applications and fees. now they don't have to wait in the line or sleep in the line. as you see john there, he's -- he's breaking down his tent and he hopes he has spent the last night on the street for at least another year. reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. time now, 8:04. here a afternoon caught inthe tighter security in effect at the caltrain station situation, this after a man was brutally attacked on the pratt form.

they want -- platform. they want your help finding the san jose man around 7:30 friday night. we're being told that man is being treated at an undisclosed location because of safety concerns. at this point, police are calling it a robbery. also a 16-year-old boy is facing charges on suspicion of robbing a fast food restaurant at gunpoint in liverhim. this happened at the -- livermore. this happened at the popeye's chicksen restaurant on the boulevard. police say they arrested the teenager while he was trying to run away. the teenager is suspect -- is suspected of robbing another business in that same complex. opening statements are expected today in the court- martial of the petty officer paul ramos. he was responding to a report of a boat stuck in the boat in

2009. he collided with the pleasure boat docked to watch the parade. a jury will spend the next three weeks listening to evidence. the transportation department and consumer reports are teaming up to take on distracted driving. reports are showing the car crashes are the leading cause of death in teenagers. teens are in three times as many -- more crashes, and project will help parents to fight the texting while driving habit. a as a mother of two teenaged drivers, i really can't support that message enough. >> we know how important that is. what just happened in east

bay? >> it's on -- op 24 eastbound, it looks like on a -- on 24 eastbound, it looks like there is an accident. kixx, we have the taupe. the-- coming up next, we have the toll plaza. give yourself an extra 10 to 15 minutes at this point. this is 101 in san francisco. traffic is looking good as you make your way downtown and toward the airport. here's steve. thank you, tarale we do have mostly sunny skies in the north bay and then mostly cloudy, partly cloudy -- mostly cloudy, east bay. towards the peninsula, partly sunny but we're starting to see some clearing out of the northwest and therein lies the direction of our wind. temperatures in the 40s, very low 50s, windy at times, strongest gusts. point reyes lighthouse had a

gust of 50. altamont pass, skyline, sun, clouds, a few showers are possible. just like that. tonight we'll cloud it up. mostly cloudy overnight into early tomorrow morning we're -- we'll clear it out. it will be mostly sunny and breezy. most of the rain has ended. you can see right there to the northwest of ukiah. it's-- little showers can come floating on done. even though we end up with mostly sunny, partly cloudy skies. it's the wind, 20, 25, 0 miles an hour. shifts-- gusts 30 to 40. sanjose west at 20. concord west-northwest 22. northwest oakland, west am

livermore, 14. you can see the system near seattle and portland. a few light rain is possible. today it's windy, sunny. we'll see those clouds starting to increase by this afternoon, so sun, clouds, breezy to blustery. and the temperature is a push here. 62 mountain view, also s an mateo, livermore, 59. after the clouds tomorrow morning we'll clear it out. warmer on wednesday, probably thursday as well. we cloud it up on friday, maybe some light rain to the north.

we get a break on friday. it looks like the system wants to clip us. bad weather around the country causing major problems this morning. want to show you what happened in st. cloud, minnesota. a car carrying a woman and her three kids spun out of control and flipped over there. luckily no one was hurt. right now that storm is bearing down in the north northeastern part of the nation and 0 inches of snow are expected -- 20 inches of snow are expected to new york. now, for flight, so far the bad weather is not affecting airports. we did just chest -- we did just check. no delays and there are no delays to tell you about from flights from bay area airports heading east. >> at least not eat -- at least not yet. >> no. a coroner has declared a 58-

year-old man dead after he republicanninged down a mine. kevin westinscott survived the fall but rescue efforts were called off after officials determined a rescue would be too risky. a mine will be sealed to protect -- prevent another accident. charred degree is all that remains of a texas mobile home in lake granbury, southwest of dallas. six people were kill, others were gin -- others were injured. the cause is now under investigation. time now, 8:11. what libyan government forces are doing right now to try to keep the opposition fighters from advancing on the capital city. and why robert gates became emotional during a visit to afghanistan. after weeks of violence that happened overnight, when the guardian angels paroled the mission district in san francisco.

. good morning. we'll have gusts to around 40, 45 miles an hour. upper 50s, lower 60s for the highs. 8:14. well, defense secretary bob gates is in afghanistan this morning. he's already making news, talking about how u.s. soldiers

may stay there longer than planned. alison burns is following all of this in our washington, d.c. newsroom. allison? >> reporter: dave, secretary gates says he does not want to set up permanent u.s. military bases in afghanistan but he's talking today about a longer u.s. presence there. he was meeting with troops this morning at bagram airfield. one of them asked him about deployments. he said both the u.s. and afghanistan governments want the u.s. involved after the 2010 end of operations. >> obviously, it would be a small presence that we have today, but i think we're willing to do that. my sense is that they are interested in us having do that. but we'll be going through this negotiation with them over the next several months to see what we can work out. >> reporter: there's a lot of speculation here in washington, d.c. that secretary gates is preparing to resign and this

could be his last trip to afghanistan as defense secretary. reporting from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news all right. thank you, alison. 8:15. in libya, rebel forces faced renewed air attacks today. the troops loyal to moammar gadhafi want to keep the forces from addens vaing to the city of tripoli. the-- from advancing to the city of tripoli. a hearing will take place today after allegations that a contra costa county refinery is not monitoring its pollution properly. the controversy is centered over the conocophillips in rodeo. people who live there say it

doesn't work. today's hearing will take place in county offices in martinez. in paris, a corruption trial has just begun today for former french president, jacques chirac. he's charged with embezzlement for allegedly using city employees to work for his right wing political party while he was mayor of paris before he became president. it's not likely he will go to prison if convicted, but in theory, he could be sent up to ten years an fined up to $200,000. back here in california, although jerry brown promised transparency, now he's being criticized by some of the media for not keeping them informed. governor brown, the chronicle says "does leave an account of his full schedule. the governor says one reason he

doesn't give an account of his full schedule is because he doesn't like to commit to events too far out. the union representing city workers accuses of city -- arctics the giving a sweetheart to some workers while others are being asked to take a 10% pay cut. there's a news conference at 9:30 this morning. miguel sanchez died at the county county usc center and his brother said he may have contacted a disease from going door to door. family member says his name

will be remain on the ballot. the north bay is stunned after a 5-year-old died suddenly. what the doctors say may have killed that child. traffic along the golden gate, moving but we have hot spots in east bay to tell you about -- coming up next.

a marin county 5-year-old has died after testing positive for the flu. an autopsy will be performed today and will help health officials learn whether the flu caused the boy's death or if there were underlining medical issues. the boy was a student in mill valley. classes will go on as scheduled today. the city of tracy will honor murder victim, sandra cantu, tomorrow, on what would have been hear 10th birthday. there will be an event called "celebrating tracy's children" free bowling, yoga and ice cream will be provided by local businesses. she was killed by her neighbor melissa huckaby. and she was sentenced to life in prison without parole. you will find more details about the event tomorrow by going to ktvu.com. just click on web links. in san francisco, the members of the chinese community are rallying together to help the shooting victims'

families. the two victims had owned a store together on fisherman wharf. police say a neighboring merchant shot them on january 30th to eliminate competition in the selling of hand bags. commuting in parts of the south bay may soon get easier but for a price. caltrans may convert the existing h.o.v. lanes at the 237/880 into toll lanes. an open house is being held today at vta building on first street in san jose between 4:30 and 6:30 later today. speaking of the commute, let's check in with sara in for sal. you are seeing a lot of backup? >> yes. >> that's causing some backup on 24 westbound. if we take a look at our map, we can show you that's where it

is right now. there's also gridlock. it's also sluggish around 580 westbound through oakland as well as the east shore freeway as you can see by all of the red there. a new accident in walnut creek on 680 southbound on south main street. this is also creating some backup that stretches all way to the 242 split. in san rafael, it's been slow going and a bit windy on 101 southbound. you can't see it here but there is a traffic hazard that we want to mention. on southbound 101, apparently there's lumber in three lanes across the richards bay bridge. that's just south of stinson beach and north of marin county. here's steve. we have mostly sunny skies in the north bay. but still partly cloudy. towards the east bay. but the wind is really the story, east breezy or blustery conditions. temperatures are in the 40s. the rain has taken a little

break after yesterday. almost everybody except parts of the dell and the south bay are 100% or higher of normal. today is more of a wind day, there could be a few more light showers. gusts about 25, maybe 30 miles an hour. but along the coast and in the hills, 40 to 50s. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. we'll only warm up about 10 degrees. tonight we're watching that system to the left of the screen. that will increase clouds and maybe bring light rain to the north. rather windy along the -- along the coast and in the hills. 50 ors very low 60s today.

after tomorrow morning we'll have dry weather here. cloud it up on friday. it will be warmer wednesday and thursday. saturday at this point looks okay. sunday we cloud it up, maybe some raining dave. >> thank you. well, the oscar-winning actress gwyneth paltrow is in the news. she's doing a lot of singing these days. "the new york post" says she's in add vanceed talk -- advanced talks with a record company. she's also permed to at the -- performed at the country music awards and recently at the oscars. one of the biggest credit agency just slashed the rating to greece. moody's cut the level from a b-

a1, down three levels. greece signed a $154 billion rescue package with the european union and the international monetarying fund last may. critics say the repayment terms are just too tough. 8:26. a fallout continues in the claims of misconduct by san francisco police. new word the accusations are now everyone mooing up the ranks. >> reporter: good morning. i'm jade hernandez, we are live at the redwood city fire station. hundreds of dog-owned lovers say the city of san francisco is barking up the wrong tree with some new leash laws.

after a violent attack at caltrain, they are watching closely and jade hernandez has more on how they are reacting. >> reporter: good morning. we've learned from the caltrain spokesperson that they've rampeded up security. redwood city cars in the parking lot. that officer arrived ten minute ago. caltrain told me there are no plans to reduce the additional support. police are still looking into whether surveillance camera caught friday's brutal attack. we're told by caltrans spokesperson that they can't say whether there were cameras at this redwood station were

out here this morring because investigator want to get -- this morning because investigators want to get the word out. on friday night around 7:30, nine to 15 people attacked, robbed and beat one 47-year-old san jose man for what he had on him while waiting for a southbound train. the san mateo county transit police are investigating the strong-armed robbery. a few witnesses told police they saw a white compact car leaving the scene. sanfrancisco police say they are optimistic about future arrests. a few people are saying it would be nice to see a little more police presence. >> it would be nice to see -- if not every day, that might be unusual. but a random drive by. >> i do keep a whistle around my neck. and also for animals.

>> i'm always looking to back and observing my surroundings. i'm not playing an ipod out in the open. i don't have headphones in my ears. >> reporter: as far as we know this morning, the san jose victim is still in the hospital in critical condition. police are asking anyone with information to call detective victor lopez. 650-622-8048. i just spoke to a woman who told me that her son had an incident happen around christmastime and police -- caltrain told them that they would try to ramp up security and try to declare this as a public place, like a public park. jade hernandez. >> ktvu channel 2 news. it is 8:32. right now, president obama is in the oval office along with the prime minister of australia. he's are live pictures right now -- these are live pictures

of the president. they are meeting at the white house. the two are scheduled to deliver statements to the press. let's listen in. >> once again, we want to pledge any support that we can provide to the australian people in -- in this moment of partnershipship. partnership. i will be traveling to asia for the east asia summit and we'll be hosting in honolulu the apec summit. australia and the ups have showed interest in expanding trade in the pacific region, promoting clean energy and making sure we don't have barriers to prevent our businesses from working across our borders. and so -- >> again, this is president obama making some comments about his conversation with the

australian prime minister saying he has pledged help for all of the hardship australia has faced. with various cyclones and fooding -- and flooding. they are getting ready for the east asian summit happening in honolulu and will be talking about their shared interest in the pacific rim and we'll continue to monitor this and if any more punish information comes out of it, we'll bring it to you. more information at -- at ktvu.com. the police chief godone says the investigation investigation into the plain clothes unit includes that unit's supervisor. that -- surveillance camera captured some of the raids and now the fbi and district attorney's office are investigating the cases. a 20-year-old man has been arrested and is in jail in hour -- this morning after being

charged with raping a 13-year- old girl. sheriff deputies arrested him after reports that he was captured by bystanders raping the girl in a public park restroom. deputies found that man he was also on probation. richmond police are increasing patrols after a rise in violence over the weekend. there were two murders 4 hours -- within 24 hours on friday and saturday. an 18-year-old was shot and killed and a 27-year-old man was shot to death in a parked car off 45th street. before this weekend there had been only one murder in the city. homicide investigators in oakland hope some new artist end doorings will help them save a -- renderings will help them solve a 31-year-old homicide case. experts say a burned torso was found in a recycling yard, and the human head was found a year

later. police artists have created images of what the victim may lab -- of what he may look like. if they can identify hill, they may be able to make a arrest. dog owners are going to protest off-leash access. this would be at crissy field, and fort mason. they sea this is part of an effort to protect the ecosystem. some say this plan is too extreme. now, the open house meeting starts at 4:00 p.m. public comments will be heard there in the fleet room of the fort mason center. a group of dog owners say they will be rallying outside of the open house in the parking lot of fort mason at 5:30 today. it's 8:36. there will signs of an economic revival in walnut creek. new projections and property tax revenue show only a% drop

this fiscal year instead of the 6% increase. the updated projections show the sales tax is holding steady instead of declining% as previously predicted. in oakland, the city county is holding a special meeting to decide what to do about a 45.6 million-dollar payment due to the police and firefighters' pension fund in july. that would double the $46 million deficit already facing the city of oakland. 8:37. let's get you to where you need to go. hey, day raw, how are the bridges -- tara, how are the bridges? >> well, the officers have confirmed that the warnings are still in effect. that proves how windy it is out there. usually these advisories don't last but a few hours. on the san mateo bridge, the wind is still going strong.

it's calm on richmond/san rafael and the golden gate. do we know when the wind is expected to slow down. it will be -- just kind of one of those days west-northwest. we are seeing the cloud cover. we've gone from mostly cloudy to mostly cloudy to partly sunny. everything still lining up out of the west. it will be a breezy day. temperatures won't really warm up too much. i mean we're -- we're sitting in the upper 40s and low 50s. a few showers are possible just kind of cruising down from the northwest. mostly sunny. some clouds back in tonight for the possibility of the north. by tomorrow morning most of it should be gone of we'll clear it out. it will be breezy again. the reason being, everything is clipping us. there's system not a lot left to to -- to it. some of the rain totals coming in. santarosa, most everyone is doing well, except the southern

end of the peninsula and the santa clara valley. now, san jose is only 83% of norm. 9.75. should have 11.43. but not far away from san jose airport you can find heavier amounts. that's usually what i see at this time of year. we're doing okay and remember that's without the snow melt. today, nest northwest often the wind. it will be up to about 50 miles an hour. right now its northwest or west- northwest. there are gusts over 30 for many.

>> for the morning hours, a few showers, windy and kind of cool but mostly sunny skies. some light rain is possible overnight, especially in the north bay. 44 to 50. windy at times. more sun and clouds as we head towards the noon hour. but still rather breezy. we don't lose that. and the clouds will start to little back in by late this evening. santarosa, 60. fairfield, 60. sanrafael, 59. we'll go 59, livermore to of -- to 63 san jose and 59 half moon bay. five-day windy with clouds coming in later tonight. overnight there could be light -- light rain. clouds roll in on friday. saturday should give us a break. dave and tori? >> thank you. a little taste of normal life for the president and the first lady this this morning. why their appearance at a parent/teacher conference was

not exactly what most parents experience. and why a hearing about a religious group is raising so much controversy on capitol hill.

let's brick you up to date on some of the top stories

we're following for you right now because of sky high gasoline prices -- prices, president obama may tap into the nation's oil reserve. robert gates is on a two- day visit to afghanistan and during this question-and-answer session, gates actually got a little choked you. he told the troops his concerns about them keeps him up at night. right now, a high wind advisory is in effect for both the bay bridge and the san mateo bridge. the chp hasn't said when that advisory will end. 8:44. a real controversy surroundings a congressional hearing scheduled for this thursday. it looks into the radicalization of the muslim community in the u.s. sandra endo is live in washington, d.c. with views from both sides of the story. good morning, sandra. >> reporter: well, good morning, tori and dave. the issue is riley pitting the

-- really putting the issue of national security and the fight against terror with pole arizeing -- polarizing a specific group. well, here's both sides of the story. congressional hearings are set to begin thursday, flooring what lawmakers call radicalization among american muslims. officials say it is causing concern and outrage in the muslim community. protesters denounced a hearing over the weekend and pane are calling on peter king who is convening the hearings to brink again, saying focus on a specific religious group, may only incite violence. >> americans have been such important players with this threat and want to look to the

leaders to not target us. >> time to have some hearings with this -- about this aig figure out why we as muslims can have justice on this. >> reporter: congressman king is defending the hearings say the issue is not meant to be polarizing. in a speech at a muslim center on sunday, proem's national security adviser called for tolerance. >> we will not stigmatize or demonize. the united states of america, we don't practice guilt by association. >> reporter: now, despite the calls to cancel or change the hearings scheduled all together -- altogether, congressman king said he doesn't know if he

would do that or if he's considering that option. a $5,000 reward is being offered by a muslim civil rights group following the shooting of two sikh men in sacramento county. the two men ages 65 and 78 were shot while walking through their neighborhood friday afternoon. one of the men died at the scene, the other is in the hospital with serious injuries. the council on american islamic relations is offering the reward and questions whether the victims were mistaken for muslims. >> this is a community where raising our children and to see these type of attacks, you know, every time i look at my baby daughter, you just think, what kind of future is she gonna have? >> organization will hold a press conference at 10:00 this morning. this morning, president obama and michelle obama had a moment of normal parenting duties. they attended the

teacher/parent conference for sasha. the only difference they showed you in the motorcade, blocking the streets off, the trip only took 17 minutes, even during rush hour. and president obama issued a warning with libya -- >> i want to send a very clear message to those of -- for those who are behind moammar gadhafi. they will be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there. president obama also said the u.s. and the nato allies are still considering a military response to the violence in libya. back here at home, san quentin prison has a new warden. 56-year-old mike martel has been nailed to that job. martel started his career in san quentin 30 years ago. he says his focus will be on the safety of the inmates and the staff. in just about 20 minutes from now, opening states begin

in the trial of aches el ander youshock. the 18-year-old was accused of bringing pipe bombs, a chainsaw and a sword to hillsdale high school on august 4ing, 2009. police say youshock planned to kill fellow paint -- fellow students and staff members. everything stopped because he was tackled by a teacher. a danville police officer is out on bond. his arrest is part of the expanding investigation following the arrest of a contra costa county drug task force chief as well as the high- profile private investigator. governor jerry brown says he's willing to cut ties with redevelopment agencies and the raiders stadium could be the reason why.

now, "the chronicle" reports that oakland and alameda county pay money for a stadium that's no longer usable. this could affect stadiums for the raiders and the 49. governor brown, who used to be oakland's mayor, said the team should use the stadiums at either berkeley or stanford instead of paying redevelopment agencies. ferrets are legal pes in every state -- pets in every state except california and hawaii. some have been pushing to legalize the animal in california for more than 20 years. "two and a half men" may be off the air but you can still see charlie sheen. he debuted a show of his own on

the livestream. that has been viewed 1 million times. the second episode aired the next day. new research shows that a still pell blood test could be used to detect down -- simple blood test could be used to detect down syndrome. they identify the gene mutation with 100% accuracy during the pregnancy. they say tests can be available for general use in another couple of years. residents in one part of the bray, you -- bay area, you may get new area codes. we'll tell yu. b.a.r.t. sets may be less comfortable after we take a look at this.

s. welcome back. some south bay residents you may soon have a new area code. the explosion of cell phones has used up the area code in san jose. now customers may be switching to a 669 area code. it's not clear if old customers will have to switch or if the new code will be assigned to new customers. the california p.u.c. has scheduled separate public hearings this month about this change. this morning, sniffs are keeping a close eye on -- scientists are keeping a close eye on one of the world's most

active volcanos on the big island of hawaii. it's been spewing lava and smoke 65 feet into the area after a new -- into the air after a new vent opened up after a crater opened over the weekend. the crater has been in constant eruption since 1983. scientists say this is the first of its kind in 14 years. some nearby parkland has been closed but no homes are threatened. this morning we're hearing part of christchurch, new zealand will have to be abandoned. the new zealand's prim says -- prime minister says there's parts of the city that just cannot be rebuilt dues to the damage to the land after the earthquake. 10,000 homes will need to be demolished also. the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit on february 22nd, killing at least 1 3 people. the space shuttle "discovery" is heading hole after its last trip. "discovery" pull aid wait from

the international space shortly after -- international space station shortly after they began to sail over the pacific ocean. it's scheduled to return to florida on wednesday. it's being retired and the "discovery" will be sent to the smith -- smithsonian after that. helmets could be issued to pitchers. a pitcher who was hit by a line drive was seriously injured. he's back playing. a report shows that those seats on b.a.r.t. are filthy, nine different areas of contamination. b.a.r.t. says the seats are cleaned

every night and once a year, b.a.r.t. spends 600,000 to have them dry cleaned. they are debating about whether to replace those cloth seats with another material. tara, what just happened now -- another car crash? >> that's right. we have the three-car crash on 580 westbound at first street did i -- if i can tell you the -- you can see right here, all of the red, extending into 680. at the -- at the toll plaza the metering lights are on. finally, 101 through san francisco we're seeing a lot of backup as you make your way to the bay bridge. give yourself extra time. 8:57. here's steve. okay. mostly sunny, breezy. temperatures are in the upper 50s and lower 60s.

we will see increasing clouds tonight possibility of rain towards the north bay and then it gets out of here -- gets out of here fast and then the rest of the time looks okay. >> what about the sierra? >> about 8 to 16 inches of snow but things will be rather quiet. >> there is a lot of snow -- >> yeah. >> that's good news. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.