newly-released documents describe a major problem pg&e had just minutes before the san bruno pipeline exploded. a long, tense night on the

streets of berkeley. how a standoff involving s.w.a.t. teams came toen and. major overnight -- came to an end. major overnight developments in libya. what might it take for moammar gadhafi to resign. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. topping other news -- a dramatic development involving the pipeline in san bruno. it turns out the blast might be directly tied to something 40 miles away. >> reporter: good morning. the documents come from the

ntsb. the ntsb is in charge of this investigation. you can see these homes here, there is a permanent memorial, it looks like with the silk flowers to the people who lost their lives on that day. now, newly released documents from the ntsb on tabeed by the "san francisco chronicle" that happened that day that could have contributed to this disaster. the repair 40 miles away cautioned a surge in pressure on three major pipelines in the

peninsula, including the one in san bruno. we've made several cars to pg&e this morning trying to get information. we've not heard back from them. we're also trying to get in touch with jackie speier. we're told she's on her way to washington, d.c. but is expected to get back to us some time this morning. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> looking forward to hearing some response from those people. thank you. new this morning, berkeley police are investigating a man's death after a nearly nine- hour s.w.a.t. team standoff overnight. police found the man's body in alameda just before 4:00 this morning. it's believed the man killed himself. officers arrived after reports of someone firing off multiple gunshot wounds. it's not clear if the man found dead fired off those rounds and

his identity has not been revealed. overnight we found out that the body of a missing california exchange student was found in a river in madrid, spain. >> we just got this new video of the police removing the body of 22-year-old austin biec from that river. police say the cause of death is not known yet but foul play is not suspected. bice was a student at san diego university. he was studying abroad in spain e was reported missing february 26th by his roommates when he didn't come home after a night out. for the first time we're hearing this morning of a possible deal in libya from moammar gadhafi to step down. an opposition leader says colonel gadhafi has agreed to resign if he's guaranteed safe passage out of the country. coming up in tent minutes -- in

ten minutes we'll have a live report from washington, d.c. and libya's response. overnight, crude oil fell slightly and stand at just $105. analysts say the traders are trying to balance the chances of increased production against the ongoing unrest in the -- in the middle east. saudiarabia has already said it plans to increase its output. right now the stocks are looking slightly higher on that news. this morning, toyota announced it sold more than 3 million hybrid cars all over the world. toyota says the prius accounts were almost three-quarters of that month. honda is the closest competitor but it's only sold one honda for every sixth toyota sold

around the world. the palo alto-based carmaker is expected to produce about 5,000 new cars next year. some classes at uc berkeley might have to be cancelled or moved this morning, not because of protests or strikes but because of a broken pipe. that's released thousands of gallons of water. kraig debro is live on the campus now with a look at some of the damage. it's a little ironic, the building that's being impacted here, right, craig? >> reporter: this is on the north side of campus, hearst. and euclid. that's area where it looks like the pipe burst. the report comes from the campus newspaper. we've not been able to confirm this but everywhere around you, there's the evidence. there's mud on the ground and these buckets at the top of the staircase. we understand that students and

professors use these buckets to scoop this out to bail out of the building. we were able to get inside the building. if you take a look at the bottom floor, they've done a very good job of cleaning up. from what we understand, 4,000 to 6,000 gallons may have burst and spilled out not only in the bottom of the floor but out on to the campus. nobody injured. they closed the -- they closed the building. it all happened around 6:30. according to the report we head -- read around 11:30 raft night, they were still -- last night, they were still pumping water out of the building. if you come back out live, you get a better picture of what happened here. you can see some of the sand on the ground and then the flow of the water taking that sand and then pushing it down past out -- out here to the street, a little bit and out here to the pathway. don't know if classes are gonna be cancelled in this building because the most -- most of the water damage is on the bottom

floor but they have their electrical grid down there so they might want to check that before they open the building. the building is open. don't know if classes are cancelled. reporting live on the campus of uc berkeley, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, kraig. 7:07. speaking of flow, let's talk about traffic flow. hey, tara, what's happening in san francisco. >> crews are trying to push that stalled big rig off the roadway. if you take a look at our live camera, you can see the congestion has actually gotten worse off 80 westbound. this is just after you get off the bay bridge. crews are trying to get it to harrison street. we'll monitor the situation for you. and we have another crash in livermore at the exact same location where a sig-alert was issued earlier this morning. we have an accident involving four scars. crews have just moved the vehicles to the shoulder -- shoulder. finally, 101 in san jose, traffic on the right-hand side, northbound as you make your way to the airport, stop and go. >> here's steve.

a lot of fog out there. low clouds, breaks in the clouds. even some drizzle. some of that might be holding on for the next hour or so. upper 40s, low 50s of if you are just getting ready to leave, cloudy, mostly cloudy, fog, drizzle. this move will be sunny. we have -- we do -- this morning will be sunny. the daytime highs are coming up. fog, drizzle. increasing sunshine as we like to say. a little bit warmer. patchy fog tonight into tomorrow and then even warmer, warm on saturday. we start off on sunday and then we'll cloud it up. the only of -- the only hint of wayne, a weak system above. it's clear. there's decent rain along the north coast. but for us, it's been light. amounts of 16/100thss at cazadero. ben lomond. .12. after that, it's just trace

amounts to a .06 in hayward. the rainline around shelter cove. south of that it's just low level cloudiness and drizzle. it's 46 napa and santa rosa. 47 san rafael. 50s everywhere else. get a good look after the what's going on. that next system that's driving northward as the high builds in. as it does, it's squashing that low level moisture. so that gives us some of the thick fog on the deck. all signs point to sunny side up and warmer. but still fog and drizzle. i thinkby 9:00, 10:00 most of this is burning off and long gone. fog, drizzle. a lot of clouds. by noon, mostly sunny. 54 to 70. some of that figure may persist longer with some upper 50s for

a few. antioch. 64, 63 santa rosa, 63 fremont, san mateo, pleasanton but 64 san jose, los gatos, saratoga and 65, morgan hill and gilroy. warmer tomorrow there will be thicker fog. a weak system thursday and another warmup friday into saturday. it does look like we'll see increasing clouded on sunday. this is hard to believe, but they've been partying in new orleans. overnight for mardi gras. yes. this is a live look at the rex parade going through the city. a lot of those famous beads are being tossed by some of the folks in the parade. this started ten minutes ago. but it's only -- it's one of newelly nine parades happening throughout the day. mardi gras or fat tuesday is the day before ash went, the beginning of lent which is the season of reflection and pentance. you can celebrate mardi gras. there's a block party in san

francisco's fillmore. there will be a parade, jazz. festivities begin at 5:00. there will be free meads and masks. >> quite a spectacle. >> uh-huh. a family is grieving this morning. we're learn moring -- we're learning more about a san jose soldier killed in afghanistan and the young family he's left behind. the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage could be on the move. where he might be leaving once he -- going where he leaves his jail cell.

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we have a lot of low clouds over us. the low clouds extend from san francisco all the way to walnut creek and north bay to the south bay. once it burns off, we'll end up in the low to mid-60s. dave? >> thank you, steve. we're continuing to follow developing news from st. louis this morning, where a standoff is still going on, and this was after there was a triple shooting involving federal marshals. at first, we heard that three federal marshals had been shot but in the last hour, we learned it was actually two marshals and a st. louis officer. these are live pictures right now where you can see some of the -- some of the officials standing -- standing nearby. there's still no details on what led to the shooting. but we do know the conditions of the marshals have not been released. we're following developing

news coming from libya. opposition leaders say moammar gadhafi is trying to work out a deal with them. ktvu's alison burns is covering all of this for us from washington, d.c. alison? >> reporter: dave, gadhafi's government is vehemently disputing these reports of a deal, and we've just heard that the libyan leader is expected to make a speech any minute now. meanwhile gadhafi's forces are still doing all they can to try to crush the opposition. this is the aftermath of the fighting in a key oil refinery town. this video is airing on libyan tv as rebel leaders say gadhafi is working on a deal to leave the country. they say he's agreed to step down if the opposition can guarantee him safe passage and protect him from prosecution. nato is debating a no-fly zone. >> the option is on table but people need to understand the complexities of it and the

implementation of what it can and cannot achieve. >> reporter: will the fighting continue continue in tripoli? we'll stay on top of it for you and have the latest here on the morning news. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. it's 7:16. president obama has ordered the redumbtion of military trials of detainees at guantanamo bay. the president had requested the transfer of prisoners to the u.s. for trials in civilian courts but congress backed -- blocked that. the president says he remains committed to shutting down the prison camp in cuba. 172 detainees remain at guantanamo bay. a foreign -- a fallen solder from san jose is -- soldier from san jose is being remembered. mark c. wells was killed over the weekend in afghanistan after he stepped on a hidden bomb. he leaves behind a wife two

months pregnant and their 2- year-old son. >> he sacrificed -- the sacrifice he and his family made is the ultimate price for freedom. >> a military funeral is planned for march 17th in arizona. the suspect in the arizona shooting rampage may soon be moved out of a jail cell to a meant hospital. prosecutors want to commit jared loughner is a federal facility so he can be examined by a psychologist. they want to know if the 22- year-old suspect suffers from a serious mental defect. the coroner has released the autopsy reports on the six people killed in last january's shooting rampage. >> and that report reveals in very graphic detail how the

victims died. 7:18. in sacramento, governor brown now says he does not think he did can get the few republican votes he needs to get his tax extension plan on the june ballot. the governor had set this thursday as a deadline. a group of republican senators issued a statement saying governor brown has rejected or watered down all of their proposals. a bam lot measure for a proposed temporary parcel tax in oakland has been approved. but the measure will only go before voters if governor brown succeeds for his call for a june special election. the measure would add voters to add $80 parcel tax. it would need two-thirds of approval to tax. it's thought to add $11 million to the general fund. well, the new billionaire

list for "forbes" is expected to come out tomorrow. experts say bill gates gave away his title. that's because he donated more than a third of his wealth to fund global health and u.s. knickstives. he's set to rank as the second richest man in the world. mexican tycoon carlos shown is expected to edge him out. there is a winner with the phones. nokia system is still the most popular on a global basis. 7:20. sad news that involves a well- nope fitness guru. his unpected death -- unexpected death right near his

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look at this. indion police are defending a decision they made for this baton charge against crick et fans trying to get by and they said they did it to avoid a stampede situation as the fans pushed ahead to get the tickets. thousands of fans lined up to buy the tickets on saturday. "the india press" reports minor injuries. charlie sheen has been fired by warner brothers but we're told he may keep getting a paycheck from his former

show. sheen's spokesperson says he will still continue to get paid as long as the show "two and a half men" is in production. but not so fast, the producers say he was fired. 54 steve secols earned the title of the world's fittest man with his incredible feats of endurance and strength. he once did 1,000 situps in ten minutes. his life came to an abrupt end saturday morning. his car hit a power pole on koddle road. an autopsy is pending but police say there's no evidence that drugs or alcohol played a role. a woman runover by a shuttle bus in downtown

berkeley is expected to by. newschopper2 was over shaddock and police say the 54-year-old woman was seriously hurt. she and a friend were walking across shaddock avenue in a crosswalk when she was hit and trapped under the shuttle bus. her friends say she -- said she had to bang on the bus to get the driver's attention. let's check in with tara. tara, what's happening with that traffic jam in san francisco. traffic is still sort of recovering past 80 westbound onto 101 southbound. that's on the right-hand side of your screen there. traffic along highway 24 in la fayette bet getting backed up as you drive westbound on the caldecott tunnel. down in the south bay, 280. traffic is sluggish on 880 northbound as you drive toward the airport. 7:25. here's steve. a lot of fog out there, looking at some -- at some of the web cameras. from santa rosa allle the way

down to san jose. we have a lot of cloe clouds and fog. for us, mainly low-level cloudiness. high pressure is nosing in. that will start to warm us up as the next system is riding well together north. morning fog, drizzle, then mostly sunny. it will be warmer today. a lot of moisture in the air. with that fog in place, it might feel like humidity is kind of high. so 50s for a few but a lot of low to mid-60s. it won't take long to warm up.

tomorrow looks warmer after some morning fog. a little system on thursday for some clouds and then mostly sunny and warmer. friday and saturday, tori and dave? >> thank you, steve. a heartless crime that goes far beyond cruelty, the church theft that has added to the grief of a bay area widow. complaints of drinking, drugs, smoking, some san francisco business owners say they've had enough of their rowdy neighbors. the space shuttle "discovery" is heading home and -- and where you can see this historic landing.

a homeless shelter is bad news for their bottom line, one business owner says. jade hernandez is live in san francisco to tell us about some of the complaints. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. the shelter in question is just along the street along cedar. but this business on the corner is van ness bakery and cafe. we spoke to an employee this morning, they hadn't had any problems with the shelter in question. but there is a business that has. it's right down the alley. this business has complained to the city. the business doesn't open until later this morning, until around 11:00. the frustration is over the

homeless, drinking, using drugs, going to the bathroom and having sex in the alley near the noise. all actions that the owner says drives business away. the smelter is run by the episcopal city services. it's un-- shelter is run by the episcopal city services. a local group have meant to discuss changes which might alleviate the issue. one suggestion is to hire extra security. another solution, decrease the number of beds from 100 -- from 326 beds to 100. now, we just checked in with the shelter and the shelter's director is not in yet.

the bakery shop said they couldn't talk to us because they are going out of business at the end of the month. back to you. >> thank you. enforcement of s an francisco's sit-lie ordinance has reportedly been delayed because of a print shop. "the examiner" reports that multicards printed will obtain information about services. officers will hand out citations for those starting to -- for those caught vie slating the sit-lie law once this starts. we're gonna give you an update on the developing story from st. louis, missouri. we want to give there live now. police are involve at a standoff, at a house where two -- where two marshals were shot early this morning. this is the outside -- wait a minute. a door just opened up a second ago. i don't know what's happening. well, you are seeing had as we see it. but there is a -- seeing this as we see it.

this is a tense situation. two marshals were shot. a police officer was shot. we just got an update on the medical condition of those officers who were shot. one is now in critical condition, another is in fair condition. the-- we're talking about the federal marshals shot. the police officer injured in the shooting we're told only had a grazed wound but again, they were in the process of serving a warrant when a gun battle broke off. and again, this was a very, very tense situation with, with s.w.a.t. teams everywhere. you can see the camera pushing in on these live pictures from system. we'll have more details when they are available. investigators say a man sitting in a car was shot to death last night on 37th avenue. two other people in the car were not hurt. witnesses say they saw a black acura legend racing away from that scene. it is 7:33. students will return to

burlingame high school today, one day after police arrested a student for making violent streets -- threats. officers say the 17-year-old admitted he left a threatening post on the internet. the teen is calling the post a prank. but police say they will not tolerate any kind of threat against schools. also in san mateo county, the trial for alexander youshock is underway. opening statements took place yesterday. the 18-year-old is accused of bridging a pipe woman -- pipe bomb, chainsaw says he's not guilty by reason of insanity. about 180 full-time employees within the mount diablo school district mallows their jobs. the school board will be talking about almost $2 million in budget cuts tonight. the district has closed down an -- has closed down an elementary school and middle school. board members say they have to cut about $9 million of their

budget for the current school year. the trustees expect to take a vote on these cuts next week. the san jose city council will discuss a tentative deal that calls for pay cuts. union leaders announced that members voted for a 10% cut to pay in benefits. the firefighters are the first to agree to the concessions, mayor chuck reed has haded the -- has asked the city's other ten unions to do the same. tonight, the antioch city council is expected to approve a police contract at the center of some controversy. the complaints are coming from the antioch public works. their union says the police are giving a sweetheart deal while driving a harder bargain to others. >> that's ridiculous. it's not a sweetheart deal for the police. and everybody sitting around the table during these

negotiations knows that's not a sweetheart deal. the grieving bay area widow is shocked an angry after a heartless crime. it happened inside a church in alameda on saturday. just moments before the funeral for 70-year-old kent hock -- hockabought. police say thieves stole a backpack. inside that backpack was his remains. >> going to church and thinking they could take things from there, i -- >> the family is asking that the remains be taken back to the church or the police station. they say no questions will be asked. in the last 2 hours --

toyota is recalling 22,000 suvs and trucks for a bad tire pressure monitoring system. united and continental are planning to cut many of this unpopular routes. they are forcing them to cut areas where they can't break even. they planned to grow about 2% but now they say they are gonna hold the service levels where they are. southwest airlines said higher prices are forcing them to raise their fees by $10. delta, united continental,

american and u.s. airways have already raised their fares. several roads are still unplowed and a handful of schools are closed after a record snowstorm. two to three inches per hour hit burlington. it all added up 2028 inches. so far it's -- 28 inches. so far it's been the third snow iest record 234 -- snowiest record in history. a 2-year-old boy is dead after being hit in his family's driveway by a snowplow driven by a family member. heavy equipment was called in to clear the rest of this road out. what do you do? >> you don't want to step out in that. >> no. let's see what's happening

around the bay bridge? you are actually donna see the highway patrol run a traffic break -- gonna see the highway patrol run a traffic break. crews are transporting a crane right before the tunnel. so do expect some delays across the span. 880 near the oakland coliseum has been relatively quiet. have not seen much. 101 in san jose traffic has picked up northbound as you drive toward the airport. it's been stop and go for much of the morning. what's going on, steve? >> a lot of fog. that's what's going on. this morning, early -- i should say this morning, it's enly 7:30. we had a lot of low clouds and drizzle. there are a few breaks in the clouds. there's plenty to go around. and very foggy for some. redueed visibility -- reduced visibility. a lot of moisture. the humidity is way up. with high pressure building in it's squashing that fog bank.

patchy fog could be thick. all 0 though we're getting -- tall though we're getting late in the season. without any -- although we're getting late in the season. without any wind we can't help it. a lot of fog is extending inland. from marin county to walnut creek to san jose, most of them are mostly cloudy or socked in. decent rain. 1.25 up in crescent city. i know eureka has had rain down to parts of mendocino county. still, we had some measurable rain. ben lomond 13/100ths. sanfrancisco .06. a little bit there. foggy conditions. 40s, 46 at napa/santa rosa. but low 50s. concord is in there at 52. redwood city 52.

sanrafael, 7. a lot of fog, west marin i saw. you see how that next system is heading more towards the north and -- and away from us. in meantime, except for some fog and drizzle we're looking good and the weather should be mostly sunny and warm he today with temperatures starting to peek out in the low to mid-60s. 4 -- 44 to 52. by noon, 54 to 60. up above there's not a lot of cloud cover. it will be warmer. os for some, low to mid-60s. concord in there, livermore, morgan hill, mountain view, redwood city, san rafael 60, 61 and then temperatures continue to be in this mild category today and also tomorrow and maybe upper 60s as we head towards tomorrow towards east bay. morning fog, sunny, warmer. more sunshine and warm weather. spring like almost friday and saturday.

spring is around the corner. it's 19 minutes before 8:00. today is the last day the space shuttle "discovery" is scheduled to be in space and the crew was awakened with a live performance ♪ i can't wait to see you ♪ >> good morning, "discovery"! >> big todd and the monsterser is raw maded the -- serenaded -- serenaded the crew. here in the bay area, if the weather is good, sky watchers can see the shuttle at 7:25 tonight at it -- as it passes over the bay area at 17,000 miles an hour. it will head from the northwest to the southeast. kids and cereal. the one thing that may cause them to make a healthier breakfast choice. an unlikely pair. why ben affect and john mccain's wife are both on capitol hill today testifying about a place that's far away

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taking a look at the big board. oil has dropped about $1 now, to $104 a barrel as there's hope that the drop in oil prices is easing worries about the economic recovery. the dow is up 51. nasdaq is up 11. subpoena up 5 and a half.

-- the s&p is up 5 1/2. the census data will be released today. and the data will include race and if people are planning to move in. that would define how the districts are do be drawn. the population grew 10% since the census was finished. five militants have been killed near the afghani border. the taliban claimed responsibility for killing five people. rarely is this area the scene of a violent tact. the taliban said they -- violent act. the taliban said they were targeting the area where the spy agency is.

joran van der sloot faces first-degree murder charges for the killing of a woman in rema, peru last year -- in lima, peru last year. an unlikely team, actor and director ben affleck, along with cindy mccain will be testifying on the humanitarian process in the republic of congo. ben affleck visited that country back in 2008 and actually made a short movie about his experiences there. today's hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. 7:47. uc bergly intends to -- berkeley intends to file a lawsuit that anti-semitic has

occurred on the campus. the wombs of the palestinian group say the lawsuit is -- the members of the palestinian group say the lawsuit is an assault on free speech. 14 people have been arrested for refusing to leave the uc berkeley police where the standoff was held. gay marriage opponents say the obama administration's decision to no longer defend the federal defense marriage act should have no wearing -- bearing on the case for same- sex marriage. the motion was filed yesterday. it was in response to a request made by same-sex marriage supporters. they are asking the court to lift a temporary ban on same- sex marriages, while the court reviews the legality of

proposition 8. that's the voter- approved pan -- ban. gorge cass con is leading a new effort with several aagencies, the campaign will feature puck -- public service ads posted all over the city, including bus stops. only op 2, a fight over blight in one san francisco neighborhood as residents complain about new cell phone antennasle some of the box- shaped devices are installed in the richmond district. residents in the street say they never had advanced notice about new an anyone taus going you. now-- antennas going you. >> i'm a skulptor and if i proposed public peace that was made the way that thing is, i would be laughed out of the room or sued or something.

you know, that's -- that is unbelievable. other residents have filed an appeal saying the city's department of public works have made an error in approving the boxes. a hearing will take place next week. putting a familiar cartoon character on a box of a healthier cereal could make your child more likely to like it. that's according to a new study from the university of pennsylvania. researchers say children in their study overwhelmingly preferred serial with characters on the box, regardless of how healthy the cereal was. they say the findings are promising but the cartoons are usualed for startups. we're told they will be charging out of the starting gate. how a bus full of computer hackers will work up a sweat on their way to the finish line. dramatic video out of

venezuela this morning. what happened after a bull jumped into the crowd.

where is the beef? right there. the bull ran right into the crowd. remarkably, only one person was hurt. the bull made it into that area and he ran around the corridor and then ran right back out into the bull fighting ring. 7:53. a new safety device could save baseball pitchers from serious head injuries or possible death. you will remember, of course, gunner sandberg, as the marin catholic high school athlete who spent a month in a coma last year after being hit in the head by a line drive.

his story inspired the making of a new helmet. and now he's endorsing if. the helmet is just in the prototype phase right now but it could be available as early as this fall. as for sandberg he's back playing ball and will play in the home opener next week. this is year two of what's being called the startup bust. teams of computer hackers, they break up into teams and during a 48-hour drive to austin, texas they come up with prototype web services that may well interest in investors.

>> all right. 7:54. we want to check in with tara in for sal, once again. here is a live look at the toll plaza where the metering lights are on. there's quite a bit of backup. crews are going to be moving some construction equipment at the s-curve. definitely there are some delays right there. the fog is extremely dense

hear. what's happening, steve. well, light rain continues to the -- continues to the north. there are some breaks. a few reports of some sunshine. i got a report in calistoga. that was elizabeth. this next system is heading north. except for some low clouds and occasionally higher clouds, it will be war. a lot of fog. low clouds and fog, it will be back at night, but during the day we're starting to warm up. upper 50s. a few mid-60s especially towards the peninsula south bay and east bay. tomorrow after some thick fog with high pressure moving in, it will be warmer.

how a standoff in berkeley involving s.w.a.t. teams came to an end. also -- it's mardi gras time in new orleans. you can join the celebration right here at home.

a first in libya, the reported deal that could bring the political crisis to an end. what workers on the campus of uc berkeley are doing right now in order to shut down a leaky pipe and open up a building on campus. the second hour of "mornings on 2" starts now. good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, march 8th. we're gonna begin our hour with the san bruno pipeline explosion that may be tied to

something that happened that very same day across the bay. ail ally rasmus has more. and you have documents? >> reporter: yes. those documents come from the ntsb. now, out here this explosion happened almost six month ago, on september 9th. we have positive news to report for you. a short time out here, some of the neighbors said a couple of homeowners who had homes on these empty lots have received the permits and the proper paperwork necessary to start construction and rebuild on their homes where the pipeline explosion happened. meantime, the investigation into what caused this explosion is still underway. but documents released by the national transportation safety board describe a problem that happened the day of the explosion that, as you mentioned, may have contributed to this disaster.

the documents were obtain by "the chronicle" and something went wrong on that day where workers were doing a repair 40 miles away from here. the repair caused a pressure on the pipeline here in san bruno and the surge happened less than an hour before the pipeline explosion. we talked to a spokesperson from the ntsb. he couldn't comment on this new information but he did tell us where the agency is in its investigation of the pipeline explosion. there's no analysis yet in any of our documents. it's just the factual information we've developed. and the ntsb hopes to have the second phase, the analysis phase of the investigation complete in six months. he will release their analysis of the probable cause of this explosion around the one-year navy of the pipeline explosion here in san bruno.

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. our time is 8:01. well a ma -- well a man is dead after a nearly nine-hour standoff that happened in berkeley. police found the man's body inside the home in alameda near marin. , just before 4:30 this morning. it's believed the man killed himself. police officers still got to the scene about 7:30 after reports of someone firing several further wounds. it's still not clear if the man found dead fired those shots and we still do not know his name. two minutes now after 8:00 this morning. people in -- police in spain found the body of a missing california student. police found the body of 22- year-old austin bise this morning in a ma rid river. the officers have -- madrid river. the officers have removed the body. they say cause of death is not known but foul play is not

suspected. he was a student studying abroad in spay. was reported february 26th by his roommate when he did not come home after a night out. for the first time we're hearing after possible deal in libya for libyan's leader, moammar gadhafi, to step down. now an opposition leader says colonel gadhafi has agreed to resign if he's guaranteed safe passage out of the country and immunity from prosecution for him and his family. we'll bring you a live report from washington, d.c. with a response from the libyan government. overnight, crude oil futures well just a bit and they now stand just under $-- $105. the analysts say traders are trying to balance the chances for increased production. kuwait, the united arab em

rites in nigeria are considering more production. saudi arabia has already said it will increase it's output. this moving, toyota announced it's sold nearly 3 million hybrid cars around the world. toyota says its prius model accounts for nearly three- quarters of the model. honda is the closest petitor but it's only sold one hybrid for every six that toyota has sold. prices for a plug-in electric car that goes 160 miles will start at 57,000. but buyers can pay $20,000 more and get nearly double the mileage from a single charge. pail low aloe based car model expects to produce about 5,000 of the new models next year. some chances -- some classes at uc berkeley may be cancelled or moved after

thousands of water gushed from a broken pipe. >> reporter: good morning this is the north side of campus at hearst and euclid, specifically ma cone hall. you see the series of flames. you can see the crews are getting ready -- ready to deal with these. i talked to a crew member. he said they dug around three feet already. they have another four feet to go. he said the leak about -- is about 6, 7 feet underground. since there's no water going in the building, classes have been cancelled according to a report in the daily cow. we've not heard from uc specifically but since there's no water in the building, you wouldn't be able to go to the watt -- go to the bathroom or take a drivel. take a look at video we shot an hour ago. they had pumpings up there at least until 11:00. during the crisis, if you will, a number of students and

instructors/professors actually took trash caltrans and scooped the water out of the building. if you walked into the first floor of the build, you wouldn't know there was a problem. come back out live, you can see it looks leak they are strapping something to the series there and still dig and try to get to the busted water pipe. they don't know how long it will take. but until they fix that, it doesn't look like there will be any classes at macone hall. back to you. >> thank you. let's check in with tara. there is a number of new accidents in the east bay. >> yeah. and one just popped up. we have gas leaking in the road way, 101 -- roadway, college avenue. we'll keep you posted.

a bunch of fender-benders in union city. we'll call it a trifecta of crashes. first one, 880 northbound at industrial parkway west. when another -- then another one and then northbound at north free montboulevard exit. hopefully we'll see easing up in a moment. let's take a live look. traffic is sluggish southbound on the right side of your screen. we had some earlier problems with a westbound stalled big rig and then just toward the section, another fender-bender has not recovered. we'll keep an eye on this for you. this is 101 before san rafael. you can see the traffic at the bottom your screen as you peak your way into san francisco. it's usually pretty slow at this time in the morning. and today is no exception. here's steve. >> thank you, tara. we had a lot of low clouds around. cloudy, mostly cloudy, there

are some sunbreaks. everything keeps to stay to the north of us for right now. ka did door row, .14 -- cazadero, .14. 54 in mountain view. 52 concord, 52 livermore. a lot of upper 40s. once we get through the fog layer, it will look pretty good. until then we have to deal with the bad satellite image. we also have to deal with low cloudiness. morning drizzle fog and mostly sunny. temperatures starting off, 44

to 52. we'll end up with mostly sunny skies. 54 to 60 by noon. it looks warmer. 68 to 65. temperatures ending up in low to mid-60s for many. a few upper 50s closer to the coast. weak system just drags across thursday. mostly sunny and warmer. sunday starts off all right and we'll increase the clouds. 8:08. they've been partying in new orleans for mardi gras. in fact we're going back there live. a lot of people out there. this is a live look at the rex krewe parade in new orleans. waving. weather looks pretty good, tori. >> yeah, it does. >> this is one of nine parades happening throughout the day in new orleans. a lot of people, mardi gras, or fat tuesday is the day before ash wednesday, the beginning of

lint. a season of reflection and repentance in the christian faith. you can celebrate mardi gras right here in the bay area. you don't have to fly to new orleans. there is a big block party in the fillmore center plaza tonight. festivities start at 5:00. everything has to be pack aid way for ash wednesday. 8:09. we continue to follow developing news from st. louis this morning. the suspect that's now individual after -- that's now dead after two u.s. marshals and a police officer were shot. and why governor brown's budget is in trouble and how this -- and how this could put the proposal in jeopardy.

a lot of low clouds around. the clouds are winning out here in the morning. some fog, drizzle. look for this fog to lift and burn off, we'll have mostly sunny skies, highs, low to mid- 60s, dave. p our time, 8:13 we have an update on that developing news story we've been following for about two hours now from st. louis, missouri. we want to go back there live to see the latest from there. we just found out a couple of

minutes ago, the person suspected of shooting two u.s. marshals and a st. louis police officer is now dead. st.louis police won't say right now how the suspect died. the two marshals wounded they are in the hospital. one is listed in critical condition. another is listed in fair condition. that wounded police officer injured in the shooting only sufficiented a grazed wound of he was wearing a bulletproof vestle all of this happened as they were serving a warrant. we're phoning -- continuing to cover developing news out of libya. opposition leaders say moammar gadhafi is trying to trike a deal with them alison burns has more. >> reporter: there are several reports at this hour, that rebel leaders have given moammar gadhafi 72 hours to leave the country.

we're expecting a speech from the libyan leader any minute now. this is video that's airing this morning on libyan tv on the aftermath of gadhafi's raids on a key oil refinery town. rebel leaders say he's working on a deal to leave the country. they say he will step down at the -- if the opposition can guarantee him safe passage and protect him from prosecution. president obama is giving his toughest message yet to gadhafi loyalists. >> i want to send a very clear message to those who are around colonel gadhafi. it's their choice to make how they operate moving forward and they will be held accountable for whatever violence continues to take place there. >> reporter: rebels have ceased several cities from government control. but they've encountered fierce resistance. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu

channel 2 news. notre dame football's making a big change. the university announced this morning, it's banning the use of hydraulic lifts used to film football practices. instead, a remote-controlled camera system will be intoday in its place. this-- will be installed in its place. this after a student filmmaker was killed after that hydraulic lift toppled over. funeral services will take place for the high school basketball player who died from a heart attack after scoring a game-winning shot. this was in flint, michigan friday night. after that, he clamsed and was rushed to the hospital and kyed -- died two hours later. the team paid a tribute to him last night, they won and continue their undefeated season. the suspect in the arizona

shooting rampage may soon be moved from a jail sell to a mental hospital. prosecutors want him moved so he can be examined by psychologists. cnn reports they are also trying to invoke his right to remain silent. the report reveals in graphic detail how the victims died. a judge rejected a request by prosecutors to stop the release of these autopsy reports. they had claimed the reports could add to the pretrial publicity and hurt the chances for a fair trial. 8:17. in sacramento, governor brown says he doesn't think he has the few republican votes, he needs to get his tax extinction

plan on june ballot. the governor said thursday as a self-imposed deadline, and a group of republican senators said the governor has rejected or watered down all of their ideas. a pal lot measure for a proposed -- proposed temporary parcel in oakland has been approved but the measure will only go before voters. and that would ask voters add a five-year $80 parcel tax. it's thought this tax could bring in about $11 million to oakland's general funding. the subway sandwich change is now the biggest restaurant chain in the world about more -- with more than 34,000 stores and that knocks off mcdonald's which had been first for years. it's fewer than 33,000 restaurants globally. subway says about half of its recent growth has company from

brazil, china, india, vietnam, russia and france. there is a new winter in the smart phone popularity contest of the google's operating system is the new wum nun -- thumb one in this cut. blackberry fell to second and apple's phone ios is third. nokia's still the most popular op a global basis. dash on a global basis -- on a global basis. "meals on wheels" says groupon members did go to groupon.com and click on the deal that will allow you to donate. all right. 8:19. "forbes" magazine is out with its new billionaire's list and how bill gates fell from the top spot. and the pitchers that -- the pictures that east bay police hope will lead to a arrest. here is a look at 101 in

san rafael. coming up we have major delays in muni and san francisco -- with muni in san francisco to tell you about.

danville police are hoping surveillance photos will help -- will help them catch a bank robber. these photos as the bank robber approached the teller about

10:15 yesterday morning. they demanded money from the teller but never -- but never pulled out a gun. he ran off with about $20,000 in cash. 8:22. charlie sheen is officially out now of warner brothers but expects to be paid. but warner brothers says the contract is void because they fired sheen for cause. the new billion pair's list from "forbe requests magazine will come out --" forbe "magazine will come out tomorrow. bill gates gave away his first-

place title die donating some of his income. the mexican tycoon carlos slim has a fortune of about $60 billion. january was one of the toughest months over for people trying to fly in the u.s. domestic airlines cancelled almost 4% of almost all of their scheduled flights. that's more than 19,000 cancellations. most of them are blamened bad weather near hub and the midwest. let's go to tara. tara, you have everything under control now. >> well, just when we thought we were in the clear, we have major delays in san francisco. we just got a call from an -- from an plea trying to get in here in oakland and he said they are having trouble with the trains inbound and outbound

a the embarcadero. 150 people are waiting right at the street at church and market trying to catch a bus or a street car. so major delays with muni before you leave the door you might want to rethink taking muni. we're day -- we're trying to get some more information. right now let's check in with steve. tara, we do have a lot of fog. it was drizzle overnight. there are some breaks in the clouds. still kind of a gray morning. temperatures 40s and 50s. some of the fog is lifted. some areas still have some of that low cloudiness and fog. once we get through that, up above, it's mostly sunny. stormtracker is to the north. over an inch of rain up at crescent city. for us about .10 of drizzle 40s and 50s. this next system is heading north and that -- and that will allow high pressure to build

in. yearerall, we're in -- overall we're in for a system on thursday. could be a drizzle and we're back to mostly sunny and normal friday and saturday. an east bay church became the scene of a cruel crime. it is adding to the grief of a widow still mourning the loss of her husband. >> reporter: i'm jade hernandez there's controversy brewing around a homeless shelter in san francisco. we'll give you the details straight ahead. what happens when you put so called computer geeks on a by-equipped bus for two day. you may have your next big dot- com bust.

let's go back to ktvu atara moriarty. we-- ktvu's tara moriarty. what's going on? >> we have major delays on muni in san francisco. and we just got phone to paul rose, a representative from muni. he just joined us live by phone. paul, are you there? >> hello? >> hello. we're hearing there are some massive delays in san francisco regarding muni. can you give us a little bit more information? we understand that all trains in and outbound of the embarcadero have problems right

now. we're experiencing -- >> we're experiencing mechanical problems going outbound. we're still moving. we're just moving slowly. that's where we are right now. >> we understand there are about 150 people actually waiting in the street at church and market trying to catch a -- trying to catch a bus or a street car. can you update us -- we should be running a bus shuttle for service going you bound. i haven't had a report in that specific location. but there are -- if there are, i will get word to the folks to make sure we have a shuttle out there. >> and do you have any key tails -- details what problems are? >> i don't. we anticipate this will run through the morning commute and once it passes, we'll get the maintenance crews out there. >> for moment, people are being

afforded a bus shuttle to try to get them where they need to go this moving and this is affecting all outbound lanes. >> correct. >> thank you for joining us. paul rose with muni. that's the latest there on this situation with delays in san francisco. if you live in the city and -- if you live in city and you need to get around. you think a cab would be a better option. back to the desk. >> thank you. some san francisco business owners claim a homeless shelter in this neighborhood is hurting their business. jade hearse joining us live in next to tell us some of the possible solutions to this problemle good morning, jade. >> good morning. that's absolutely right. the shelter in question is actualgy just around the corner and on cedar. right here at the corner is the van ness cafe and bakery. he haven't had any problems with shelter. but there is a -- but there is a business that has, this

business, the aquarium city. the business does not open until 11:00 a.m. late ther morning, so we haven't had a chance to speak to anyone about their issues. the frustration is drinking, doing drugs, having sex in the bath -- bathroom. the facility called "the next door shelter in the in the tenderloin on polk is run by the episcopal community services. jane kim and local polk neighbors met to discuss changes that might help alleviate the issue. one is to suggest -- one suggestion, additional security. another solution would be to draw down the number of beds to 100. the director of the shelter is looking to stats the neighbors.

the shelter's director has -- as not returned our calls just yet. but i can tell you these employees don't want to go on camera, although they haven't had any prob -- problems. they are one of the only businesses -- businesses near the smelt -- dash shelter and they go out of business at the ed of the month. in the meantime, the san francisco's sit-lie law has been delayed. the "examiner" says people are looking for multi cards to be printed. police officers will pass out those cards -- citations for vie slating this had this car, for violations -- for violations. a man was shot to death last night who was in a car. two other people in the car

were not hurt. witnesses spotted a black acura legend racing away from the scene. officers say the 1-year-old admitted he left a threatening post on the internet. the teen is calling the post a plank. but police say they will not tolerate any kind of threat against calls. the trial for the former hillsdale high school student accused of bringing pipe bombs, a sword and a chainsaw from campus. is-- is now underway in redwood city. alexander ushock -- ushock says he's not guilty by reason of insanity. 8:34. as many as 180 full-time employees in the mount diablo school district may lose will jobs. the school board will be talking about nearly $22 million in budget cuts tonight. the district has already shut down the elementary school and a middle school in concord.

board members say they still have to cut -- have to cut around 9 million for their budget. the trustees expect to vote on those cuts next week. 8:34. today, san jose city council will discuss a tentative deal with the firefighters' union that call for pay cuts. union leaders announced yesterday that moments voted to accept a 10% cut to pay and benefits. sanfrancisco faces a $110 million deficit. the firefighters are the first to agree to the concessions. mayor chuck reed has asked the other ten unions to do the same. tonight, the antioch city council is expected to approve a police contract. that's at the center of some controversy. the complaints are coming from antioch's public works employees. their union claims the city is giving the police union a sweetheart deal while driving a much harder bargain with its workers. we'll tell -- we told them

we'll do expectly what you want, as close as you want. antioch's-- a grieving bay area widow is shocked an a angry after a heartless kyle it happened saturday at this church in alameda just moment the for the funeral before kent hocaabout. his widow says thief the stole a backpack that contained her husband's remains. >> what went through their head going in a church. second, taking the backpack. but going to church and thinking they could take things there. now, the family would like this backpack returned with no

questions asked. they are called "bust entrepreneurs" and they are divided into teams of people. apparently this started as a bit of a joke last year when a group of friends started drinking and walking -- and talking about sharing a bus from san francisco to texas. for a big conference hoping to come up with the great business idea by time they got there -- these -- by the time they got there. these are some of the best and brightest in technology. >> its pretty much like a hack- a-thon. >> tough deadlines, a lot of

like-minded people. there's usually some kind of magic going on in those types of environments. it's pretty fun. along with the fun, there will most likely be a little sleep, a lot of caffeine and spotty wi-fi connections along the way to texas. but last year the original group of bus entrepreneurs came up with two starts -- two startups and are now actual businesses. many of the people this year hope for that success. one guy we talked to said he was fired from his job when they found out about the bus start. the startup is like a religion for me. >> he's already talking to people about a new job when he gets back. to follow the activities of the startup bus you can go to our website, ktvu.com for the link,

the bus entrepreneurs will be suiting, blogging and facebooking and we have video and more on that story again on our website. so keep ported. i'm pam cook back to tori and dave. fascinating. thank you, pam. 8:38. we've gotta figure out what's going on with muni right now. tara has the details. what's going on, tara? >> well, we had some me can problems -- mechanical problems with muni. we just spoke to paul rose by phone and says all outbound trains are not operating. we know there is a train stuck on the track at van ness. more than 100 people are waiting at the street and muni is sending buses where to g as far as when the problem will be fixed. there's no timetable. maintenance crews are on their way. let's take a live look outside at the bay bridge toll plaza where you can see the backup is

extending almost to the macarthur maze. it's beginning to pimm up a -- pick up a little bit over last half hour in san francisco. you can see a littleby of fog there but things are smooth sailing. behave-- we had some breaks in the clouds. a lot of low clouds, some fog, some of it was really thinked, it's starting to lift a little bit on and -- a little bit and burn off. overall, high pressure is coming in it's going to squash the fog and burn it off. tomorrow temperatures will be near 70 degrees as we get an early taste of spring. today it's a fight between the low aids -- between the low clouds and mostly sunny skies. it's already in the 50s for many or upper 40s. sanrafael and santa rosa, steve. 47. 52 concord, livermore. some -- once that fog burns off

it won't take long to get in the low 60s. that next system is did thely tracking way to the north but with so much moisture in place. >> , we can't have a clearer night or morning. but the overall trend is for the fog to burn off sooner. today it will be a little bit sunny. mostly sunny. i think tomorrow we will egive way to sunshine. we had some fogping most of that is over with. it had be warmer today. so 64 antioch, oakley, brentwood, 63 santa rosa. 62 oakland, 61 san francisco.

it's 19 minutes before 9:00. interesting facts and figures are coming out of the new census report. also, a lot of people -- you may be enjoying a bowl of serial -- a lot of you may be enjoying a new cereal.

less brick you up to date on some of the top stories we're following right now. newly released -- releads federal documents show a troubled repair project in p g&e's station in milpitas may have played a role in the san bruno pipeline disaster. it caused pressure on all of the gas lines serving a peninsula just 15 minutes before the pipeline blew up. one man is dead in st. louis following a s.w.a.t. team standoff, where federal marshals and a police officer was shot. police say that man is suspect of shooting those u.s. marshals and officer after they tried to serve an arrest warrant.

there are reports that leaders are giving moammar gadhafi 72 hours to get out of the country. earlier there were reports that he would be willing to step down if certain conditions were meat. today is international -- this is new video that we just got in of this march. organizers-- organizers say they are unappy that the woman who took part in the march to oust hosni mubarak are left out of this. at 10:00 this -- at 10:00, the google walk across the golden gate bridge begins with an opening address by mayor jean quan. in san francisco they are

having a tribute from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. for a list of other bay area events go to ktvu.com. 8:46. an unlikely team on capitol hill this morning. movie star ben affleck along with -- along with senator john mccain's wife cindy will be testifying before a congressional subcommittee on the humanitarian crisis. this afternoon the census bureau will release information about california's population. it will include racial identities and -- identities and whether people are still moving inland, where property

is cheaper to buy. one fact that came out, california grew 10% since the 2010 cen -- consensus. sandra endo is live in washington, d.c. >> reporter: well, good morning, tori. it learncy all comes down to the packaging. that's how you get your kids to eat what they want and what you want as well. if you follow these rules. the university of pennsylvania -- the university of pennsylvania created a title with -- title with the -- healthy cereal with the title sugary bits and the other, healthy bits. when they put the cartoon cake ter of happy foot, the pep ginn, all of the kids

gravitated to that cereal. it really all came down -- all came down to marketing. the ones that are not as nutritional, well, they already knowlele this. they have all of the packaging ready to go that lures kids into really wanting their product. so the big challenge here is to get the more nutritional types of serial to go after this young market. the good news for parents -- the good news for parent, kids don't think the healthy cereal is bad. they are just drawn to the cartoon cakier. what age group are they talking about and did it matter what character was on the box? >> reporter: yeah, good question. this study surveyed 80 kids from the age range of 4 to 6. we're talking about a pretty

young group here. a they said was this was a cartoon character that they recognized and that may make a difference as well. greek researchers are offering new proof that it is healthy to eat like a greek. they release the results of a large study on mediterranean diet. the diet is high in fresh vegetables, fruit, whole-grains and fats like olive oil. big problems in the commute. we've been talking about this for the past 30 minutes. thousands of muni riders are affected by mechanical problems now in san francisco. also -- space shuttle "discovery" getting ready to return to earth. what time bay area sky watchers

may get a chance to watch it in action.

major problems on muni. tara joins us, once again, for an update. crews are experiencing mechanical difficulties and have put the brakes on all outbound trains from the embarcadero. this affects all muni trains in the city. so bus shuttles are being provide every fivemies.

but you are looking -- five minutes. but you are looking at delays, 15-minute delays. allegheny northbound offramp, there is an accident. that's causing delays. also a the bay bridge, we have quite a bit of backup at the toll plaza. right now we're going to head out live to jade hernandez is actually on the scene there. i can see it looks like church and market street. what is it looking like, jade this. >> reporter: that's right. all of the outbound lanes to the embarcadero are the ones having trouble. it sounds like delays maybe until about 9:30. i can show you there are some trains running. i spoke to two riders who were sitting here waiting. they didn't know about the delays at all. and were not affected. -- affected. one man i spoke to said he had heard about delays and was going to wait it out and see when he could get on the next available train to get -- to get him to his destination.

>> we understand that 150 people were aeffected and maintenance crews were on their way to fix the problem. apparently a train stopped at the track on va necessary and that -- van ness. and that line was not operating. we're live at church and market. i can see there are some trains running, some riders -- riders and passengers still headed to their destinations but there may be some delays and keep in mind there is a train stopped. back to you. >> thank you, jade. well, today is the last full day in space for the space shuttle "discovery" crew and the crew woke up so tom live music. ♪ i can't wait to see you a >> good morning, "discovery." >> that's how they did it. that was big head todd and the monsters. they sang "blue sky" for the space shuttle crew. the crew has a very busy day.

here in the bay area, if the weather is good, we'll check with steve, and if you are lucky watch the sky, you can see the space shuttle at 7:25 tonight. it will be streaking across the night at 17 miles an hour going from the northwest to the southeast. well, it is also official, the outside music festival in san francisco will be three days this summer. last year it was just two days. last year it was held golden gate park. early bird tickets are already selling for $139 for all three days. still no word on exactly who is go into -- gonna be performing. frames franco is back in -- james fran co is back in the hometown of his in northern california. he's filming a documentary about the production of a play based on a book written by his

mother, betsy. it's err it's about problems -- it's about problems that teenagers encounter. today's ticket tuesday day. these are ticket force the heart and soul show at the oracle. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight. scroll down to the "right now" and put in the secret word star. good. >> from stevie nicks to steve paul toen -- to steve paulson who knows about the weather. >> you asked about the shuttle, everything will be fine. the skies will clear out. tomorrow morning we'll have to deal with fog just like we did this morning. temperatures are rebounding. there could be low 70s tomorrow. thursday we increased the clouds and then it's out of here and then friday and saturday, mostly sunny and warmer as well. we're getting close. say goodbye official to winter

and hello to spring. >> the time changes this weekend saturday night. >> unfortunately. >> spring forward. >> i know. my kids say, it's the bad clang we lose an hour. that's happening saturday night. that will do do it for us. thanks for watching. bye now.