a deadly accident is causing big traffic troubles on the peninsula. we have a ground crew on scene. a homicide in oakland last night. why the victims believe robbery may not be the only motive. >> there's some sunshine but will the clouds lead to rain. good morning. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. there's a problem northbound 101 in san mateo. are they close to opening the

road? >> reporter: pretty close. it should be clear in the next 15 minutes or so. you're looking at pictures live from newschopper 2. we have three lanes closed for now. we're suggesting 280. ktvu's claudine wong has more. >> reporter: let's show you from the ground what we're looking at. you can see the motorcycle involved in the crash is in the back of a tow truck. we're minutes away from seeing the scene cleared and things sort of getting back to normal. you can see it's going to take a long time for this to all get back to normal because this traffic has been shut down since just after 5:00 this morning. it is a mess all the way back here. we are getting new information about how all of this started. the officer is a highway patrol.

we have a couple of different accidents. can you tell me how this all started? >> around 5:10 this morning a toyota corolla crashed and became disabled. >> reporter: that woman, you said, fell lay sleep at the wheel -- asleep at the wheel and crashed. >> that's based on her statement. she fell asleep and hit the wall. a good samaritan stopped. we believe a couple minutes later is when the second collision happened between a motorcycle, truck tractor and a honda crv. >> reporter: you have the honda with rear end damage, the motorcycle driver who is deceased and the big rig. >> we're not sure where the big rig is. however, we are encouraging if

anyone did see anything to call and let us know. >> reporter: as far as traffic, i can see behind us they're making really good progress. when do you think the lanes will be back open. >> hopefully in the next five minutes. >> reporter: you can see they're in the final stages of cleanup but we know this all started because a woman apparently fell asleep at the whole and hit the center divide. they're still trying to track down the big rig driver who was involved with the motorcycle driver, that motorcycle driver deceased, claudine wong. this morning homicide investigators are searching for the gunman responsible in a deadly shooting. kraig debro has more. >> reporter: good morning, tori.

language is a big problem. the two women involved are vietnamese and the other person is spanish. the two women and one man pulled up in a car. the sisters were planning to make -- planning to visiter that mom but didn't make it. >> do you have money. yeah. i gave him $80. >> when i come back, i already see him on the ground. >> reporter: they said they've been around this neighborhood 16 years since the moment they arrived from vietnam but never been robbed. 33-year-old marco mendoza died after being shot on international boulevard about 8:30. the woman said one of the men

who robbed yoko shot him. she said there was a conversation between the assailant and mendoza, one that might not have taken place if all the killers wanted was money. >> i don't know why. >> just came up to you asked for money and you don't know why they shot marco? >> i don't know. they talk spanish. >> reporter: the woman said they claim into the neighborhood to visit their mother. two machine followed them. tweak ran for help. machine doe disa was shot. we're contacting the police to see if they have any suspects. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro. >> the new national unemployment report came out.

397 people -- 397,000 people filed for first time jobless benefits. economists expected an increase of half that month. we got to tell you we're watching wall street. the dow is down about 200 points right now, around 12,016. so the do i is impacted direct -- dow is impacted directly, i'm sure, by this jobless report. >> and the trade deficit jumped 15%. we're also watching the situation on 101 northbound in san mateo. let's get an update. as claudine wong just reported this accident should be clear in the next 15 minutes or so. this is 101 northbound south of

dore ray avenue near coyote point. this still will take some time to clear even once the sig alert has been lifted. let's head up to the bay bridge toll plaza. we have the metering lights. there's backup and congestion. in highway 4 this is the westbound traffic on the bottom portion of your screen as you're making your way towards concord. 707 here, steve. >> carol, we have sunshine. the clouds are starting ton crease towards the north bay. if you want to take a run, it will be fine. this front will work its way in. by mid-morning we'll see the rain make it in. it's in men dope seen -- men doe seen know county. sun in the morning, clouds

increasing. by the time the system arrives, especially south of san francisco and oakland, there won't be much left. tonight clearing. tomorrow looks good. cooler. anytheme you get a cold -- anytime you get a cold front come through. some moderate to heavy rain but south not that much. there's our system. there's not a lot there. until the front slides by we are in line for light rain. 40 to 50 covering the spread. go on the other side of 101 and they're cooler. 44 redwood city. 48 con cord and towards fairfield. our system is lifting to the north. with us being so far south of it this system doesn't have a will

lot, but it's there. rain moves in mid-morning for the bay and north bay some of the wettest could get a quarter of rain. the breeze will ping. after that there's some clearing. for the morning hours 40 to 50. you have a couple hours before rain shows up. rain in the north bay by then. what's left will spread rain through the evening hours. upper 50s, low 60s north bay. mown nan -- 66 gilroy. 50s and 60s on the coast. there will be clouds to the north. dave, tori? search and rescue teams said

many died after a quake in china near the beard of myanmar. people were buried under a hotel, supermarket and houses that collapsed in the 5.8 tremor. we'll continue to follow the story and bring you more developments. again, a 5.8 quake in china. the federal grand jury has indicted 14 pirates accused on that attack of an american sail boat that left four people dead. the boat's owner from california along with a couple with family members in the bay area were shot to death after pirates captured and shot them. this is the first time that u.s.

citizens have been killed in the wave of pirate attacks that have plagued not only the gulf of aiden but indian ocean in recent years. big news over seas why the dalai lama is stepping down from one of his rolls. why some are comparing this to the mccarthy witch-hunt for commune nix. what happened overnight. it's considered a huge loss for republican unions. this is being felt all over the country. why your debit card purchase could be declined even if you have the money.

a fatal accident in san mateo is finally in the clearing

stages. we still have one lane blocked. you can see the backup extends pretty far, all the way to 92, hoping this will be opening momentarily and we'll begin to see traffic pick up again. if you want top use 280 as an alternate for now, we would add vest you to do so. a very controversial hearing will start in washington, d.c. focusing on american muslims and homegrown terrorism. some bay area lawmakers are leading the fight against it. our reporter has more. >> reporter: the first in a series of hearings just got underway on the radicalization of muslims. take a look at the committee. the hearings were called by congressman peter king, a republican from new york.

some muslim american leaders say this is an unfair attack on loyal citizens. some say it is akin to joseph mccarthy hearings when he sought to weed out commune nix. king told a packed hearing that the hearings must and will go forward. >> an ab dication of what i believe should be the main responsibilities. >> reporter: pete king saying this effort is just to protect americans from a terrorist attack. look, along with american groups, some civil rights groups, there are critics on capitol hill that they fear it

will stoke distrust. a letter said it unfairly stigmatizes muslim americans. >> thank you. new this morning official word from the dalai lama that he is retiring as the leader of the tibetan government in exile. he plans to keep his role as the tibetan spiritual leader. at age 70, he said it's time to retire from politics. members will decide whether to accept the rest sig naismghts the chinese said it was a quote trick. in wisconsin, a bill that would strip almost all collective bargaining rights from public employees passed last night. you can see some angry protesters shouting at the

senators after that vote. republicans were able to hold a vote on the bill by taking any mention of money out of the measure. that means they could proceed without the 14 democrat senators who left the state to prevent that vote. back here in the bay area hundreds of teachers in oakland will be getting layoff notices last week. the state law requires that the notices be given by march 15th. however, the school district hasn't decided how many to send out until the middle of may. >> the police misconduct scandal is having a big impact on san francisco's search for a new chief. city leaders met to see the candidates. they must decide by next friday. san francisco's acting chief said his department will be retraining officers and he doesn't think misconduct is a

widespread problem. >> i don't think it's a culture problem. it's isolated and we don't have any indication that we have any of these other issues. >> however, some people attending last night's meeting claims the police department has dealt with one scandal after another in recent years and they are demanding an outsider take over. last night's meeting came hours after prosecutors dismissed dozens more cases. in all, 50 cases have been dropped in the past week. hotel surveillance video shows some of the controversial raid. police are accused of raiding rooms and lying about their actions. con trap costa said they expect it to expand more officers. it started with the arrest of

two and then steven ten nab by was arrested. prosecutors say they think there are more people involved. today state officials will try to disconnect prison inmates from cell foanls. inmates are using cell phones to smuggle drugs, commit crimes, even order hits on people. today lawmakers will talk about ways to limit the problem, and that includes using k9 teams and technology. so far this year more than 2,000 phones have been found inside california prisons. some shoppers could have their debit cards declined even when they have enough money in their account. jpmorgan chase is considering a plan to limit debit card purchases to less than $100. the banks said that's because financial reform laws which were

supposed to be helpful will lower fees. right now banks charge 44 cents per purchase which adds up to nearly $16 billion a year for the industry. an arrest has been made after an eight-hour standoff with police. we'll tell you what started the conflict. also, the job opportunity for bay hear teenagers looking for a wild time in the water this summer. all lanes on 101 are open. we'll tell you how far the backup still extends, coming up.

an eight-our standoff is -- an eight-hour standoff is over. a man was told to leave the

hotel when he wouldn't pay his bit. instead, he barricaded himself in his room. about 4:00 this morning police used tear gas to overtake that man before breaking into that room and making the arrest. in ben knee sha, the vice chair of the economic board has resigned after he was captured on camera putting garbage in front of a store. peterson is seen taking cardboard out of a city trash bin and taping it to the door of the computer doctor store on first street. reportedly he was angry about businesses that put hazardous materials inside trash bins. the owner of that store said all he put in the trash bin was cardboard. water world is looking for people to work inned a mirks

security, guest admissions and water safety positions. the company is accepting online applications. all job seekers must be at least 16. google is working on a contract with bart that would make it easier for employees to catch a train. it is asking bart to set aside 30 parking stations at the mill brace station just for google employees. google would pay $4500 a month and this would not take away parking from other riders. we've been telling you all morning about a sig alert on the peninsula. >> the sig alert has been lifted. all lanes on highway 101 are open northbound through san mateo. it happened in the ky yow thy point area south of door ray

point area. this is all due to an earlier fatal accident involving a motorcycle. even though investigators have left the scene, it is taking some time for the commute to cover. meter lights are on. give yourself extra time. highway 24 looking sluggish westbound as you head towards the cal de cut tunnel. >> clouds are slowly increasing. this is a very weak system. any rain will stay in the north bay. there's not much of this system. we'll have sun in the morning and increasing clouds. it's in the north bay. yes. you can get rain out of the system. this is really getting weak. you can see moving through

mendocino county. south bay may not see any. there are areas with a little bit of patchy fog. after the system falls about, we'll have clearing. rain north bay. fair to the south. i think the rain will be light or week once it moves south of san francisco and oakland. we have morning sun and clouds on the way. the five-day as us clearing. saturday should be fine. sunday we cloud it up. that system looks stronger. a fatal stabbing in broad daylight in a bay area parking lot. what police believe may have been the motive. >> good morning. i'm jade hernandez. a local group help as food bank no and how people can get a free

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all lanes are open 101 on san mateo. it happened south of doray avenue. you're looking above the hillsdale exit, extending from

doray to 92 to ralston. it's taking time for the commute to recover. this morning homicide directs in -- detectives in oakland are looking for a gunman. investigators say 33-year-old marco mendoza was gunned down on the street. he died at highland hospital. ktvu kraig debro has been talking to the man's family. road rage may have led to a fatal stabbing in livermore. 41-year-old colt holbrooke was arrested yesterday mon suspicion of murder. less say holbrooke got into a traffic related dispute with a man in a parking lot on old first street. the unidentified victim was stabbed. he drove himself to the hospital where he later died.

your time now is 7:31. an overnight report shows a number of u.s. homes getting some kind of foreclosure number. according to real tract more than 355 properties received at least one notice relating to late pay m it's a drop of 20% from january of last year. the new scrutiny on how banks are handling home repossession and the winter weather may have caused the drop. jerry brun wants to impose his own deadline for today to allow a tax extension proposal. the governor wants more time to negotiate with the five republican senators whose votes he needs to get the tax extension on the ballot. >> i think it would be premature to make any predictions. we want to be sure we continue to be engaged and bring forward an option to resolve the

impasse. >> the governor wants to let voters decide whether to bridge the $26 billion deficit by extending taxes that are currently due to expire july 1st. city official unless oakland said spending cuts would mean a loss of at least $15 million for the city. republicans are promotion cuts to the early childhood education programs like head start as well as job training programsed a variety of program that is serve the homeless. the city of oakland with a 16.5% unemployment rate as well as a large population of low and moderate residents relies heavily on that federal funding. a warning for uc berkeley students after a man exposed himself and assaulted a girl on campus. this happened tuesday night in the you caly thus groa. police say the man exposed

himself to the girl, then grabbed her, touched her inappropriately but ran off when she screamed. the suspect is described as a african-american man in his early 20s about 5'10" wearing a red baseball cap. tonight the guardian angels will return to san francisco's mission district. police say the spike in crime in the mission is due to a war between two rival gangs. the guardian angels will patrol tonight and throughout the weekend. a youngest scape pee from a juvenile detention center is back in court and officers are crediting his movement kendra harris said she had been trying

to find her son after he left camp sweeney near 73rd and hegen burger. >> i'm not going to cover for him. >> miss harris says show has not talked to her son since his arrest. >> a group of performers are using their passion for music to help feed the hungry. ktvu's jade hernandez shows us how every day items are being used to make a difference. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. the collaboration has been going on for years. the members of stomp and the second harvest food group are here. they are partnering stomp out hunger. it's amazing what these guys do. the second harvest food bank

serves on average more than 200,000 people a month. this year they had an 11% increase in need and they can't rely on food donations just at the holidays. when you picture hunger, it's hard to picture this in your backyard. so how does stomp step in? michelle from the second harvest food group joins us. your costs are going up. >> yes. we need community support to make shower we can continue to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to our families in need. >> reporter: families are involved in this. >> a majority, about two thirds are families of kids, kids who need it for happy healthy lives. >> reporter: this unique percussion troupe will be performing next month. this morning they have taken over this food group. they are a giving us, viewers, a

chance to see them in a way we have never seen them before. $5 pace -- pays for 10 nutritious meals. you don't even have to pull $5 out of your pocket. just pay for a ticket to see these guys and a portion will go to feeding those people in need. jade hernandez, ktvu news. >> when will they be performing? >> they will be performing in april, i think april 12th. ticket proceeds, a oh, $5 will go to the second harvest food bank. that will help people in santa clara and san mateo counties. students from low income families will be able to sign up for free muni passes. a youth pass will be set up at

16th and mission. last week the mta board approved it. it will provide 12,000 students with free muni passes through june. >> that's going to help them a lot. >> this does make a big difference. >> let's check in with tara. >> reporter: we had an earlier fatal accident. all lanes are now open on 101 near doray avenue but the backup extends from doray to beyond 92 to ralston. there's an injury southbound at avalon drive. you can see the little bit of orange there. it's causing slowdowns. up next 280 near san jose, this backed up over the past 15 minutes. this is northbound traffic as you are making your way towards

sunnyvale. here is a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. give yourself an extra 15 to 20 minutes. here's steve. >> lots of sun. for some it will be sunny for a couple hours. it's still sliding in right now. the tail end is falling apart. san francisco, oakland, concord south, i don't think there will be much. could be drizzle. the farther south you are, the better off. self-contained artificial santa clara valley. increasing clouds but take a run. good to go for a couple hours. clouds will roll in by noon. then what's left of this system will fall apart and drag across us. it will clear out tonight but will usher in a cooler air mass.

friday looks good. there's a system on the north coast. there's pretty good rain and not northern sacramento valley. but for us that's the way the storm track is listed. we're on that border line. we get a little bit of rain. live storm tracker two shows ho hum even into mendocino cowed-- county. 40s, low, mid and upper. we'll be done with it. to the north we could get a half inch of rain, maybe the wettest locations. but other than that there's not going to be much. the breeze will peck up, especially as the front gets closer. sunshine for the morning. clouds on the increase. it stays dry for awhile.

rain starts in the north bay, upper 50s, low 60s. south bay morning sun. afternoon clouds and very light rain with low to mid-60s. warmer farther south. tomorrow will be breezy and cooler. saturday starts off fine. sunday we cloud it up. looks like the rain returns. that system will be stronger than the within we have today. >> thank you, steve. state fish and game officials will reveal the results of an investigation into the mysterious death of sea gulls at the port of san francisco. they have been dying at the rate of 20 a month for more than a decade. a company has been blamed for harming the birds but state game officials said the results show mold. president obama taking on bullies. these are live pictures from a

bullying prevention summit happening right now at the white house. we'll explain why two sisters from the north bay are there. and why the facebook page of mark zuckerberg's dog has some people barking mad. and how the judges reacted to the two local singers.

numbers still down significantly after the government reported that new applications for unemployment benefits rose or than expected. also, the trade deficit jumped

significantly, up about 15%. that brought the dow below. the dow down 178. nasdaq is down 2%. the s&p is down 21. right now in washington, d.c. president obama and first lady michelle obama are hosting the first ever antibullying summit at the white house. allison, you spoke with two sisters from the bay area who are taking part in the summit, right? >> good morning to you, tori. we talked to these two sisters who got a great honor of sitting down with the president and first lady in the oval office today. president obama said bullying affects every child in america. let's take a live look inside the white house where the all day summit is underway. the president and first lady

just wrapped up their welcoming address. >> as parents, this issue riley hits home for us. as parents, it breaks our hearts to think that any child feels afraid every day notes which room or on the playground or even online. >> reporter: sara and emily butter sat down with president obama and first lady michelle obama. the sisters coauthored a book with olivia gardner. we talked to sara over skype and said the government needs to wake up to the problem. >> once you start hearing on the news that kids are killing themselves because of bullying, whether in-person or cyber, i think that deserves attention. >> reporter: i'll have another update in 45 minutes. for now, we're live in washington, d.c.

>> thank you. time is now 7:46. the trial continues for hills dale bombing suspect alex youshock. the principal said he considered alex youshock one of the most emotionless students he had ever met. he is accused of strapping 10 my bombs to his chest in 2009 in a failed attempt to kill his teachers and classmates. the defense says he's mentally unstay -- unstable. san jose's mount police unit will not be put out for pastor at least -- pasture at least for another year. san jose's budget crisis had put president mounted police unit in

jeopardy. facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg's new puppy has a facebook page. some political activists are not amused. chinese and egyptian bloggers say they have had their pages abruptly shut down because they used pen names to avoid arrest. it appears they are less welcome on facebook than the owner's new dog. tonight the first of the 13 "american idol" finalists will be voted off the show. he had the judges bouncing his head. the remaining contestants sang songs from their personal items. james durbin sang baby i'm

amazed. the judges called him dangerous. not everybody had a successful night the 16-year-old didn't light up the judges with michael jackson's smile. the judges say she could have done a lot better she is hoping the viewers will give her a second chance. tonight we'll find out what you and america thought. you can catch all the action on ktvu channel 2 bang at -- beginning at 8:00 p.m. and pam cook will be here talking to the first eliminated contestant. a former "american idol" finalist is back in the bay area this morning. rock of ages starting

constantine morales has brought his music to san francisco. he said the storyline has brought out everyone from women who love mules cals to men who love rock 'n roll. >> there's this love between this boy and this girl, you know these two dreamers from the midwest who meet on the sunset strip in the most exciting era of rock 'n roll. >> it features bands like gurn nirks white snake, bon jovi and poison. it will be here until april 10th. for information on show times and tickets, go to ktvu.com. click on web link. big hair and funky clothing. >> a bold crime that happened in vallejo, what the police are searching for now after a wild cab ride gone wrong. a distinct car stolen from a san francisco car dealership has

been spotted but why it's still not back with its owner.

the michigan basketball team that lost one of its stars is going to the championship. wes leonard made the game winning shot and collapsed. teammates said their goal is to win it all in honor of wes. two men car jacked a complab in vallejo and the police are searching for them now. police say the cab driver picked up two men on mara pose spsmed street. the cab was described as a 1999 white and blue ford crown

victoria. the plate number 8v47989. the city cab number is 73. the suspects were last seen driving the cab on interstate 80. that stolen yellow lamborghini belonging to a celebrity chef has been spotted in a couple places but not in the owner's hands yet. a car like this one owned by guy fiori was stolen from a san francisco car dealership. since then cameras caught it going across the golden gate bridge and it was also seen around the mara posa yacht club. an artist wants to build a

sculpture using salvage. there were major problems on the peninsula. tara said still messy. highway one through san mateo is taking time to recover from that fatal crash. all lanes are open northbound near doray avenue. it extends to highway 92 to ralston. there's an injury accident at avalon drive. both cars have been moved to the shoulder but still creating slowdown. 280 at the 880 interchange, sluggish. give yourself extra time. 101 through san francisco looking okay. no problems around hospital curve. let's head over to steve. plenty of sun shine for most of the bay area.

rain is getting closer. it's on its way. this is a weak system. the north bay will risk that -- will take what little rain there is. it will drag across here mid-morning. it will be gone tonight. areas south probably won't get rain. there's some getting into mendocino county and sonoma county. any activities you want to do, you're good to go. so 40s, temperatures have been going up. 51 concord. the breeze is beginning to peck up out of the south. so there's not a lot but enough to give us a cloudy day. right now sunny. rain will start in the north bay. early afternoon points south. as it moves south this will

weaken and fall aapartment upper 50s, low 60s. it's gone tonight. clearing on friday. saturday looks pretty good, clouds to the north. sunday rain returns. that system will return. a deadly shooting on the streets of oakland. the victim's grieving girlfriend said she know was led to the gunfire. bart trains are getting more crowded. some people fear britney spears' concert will cost them money. comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. i'm feeling sleepy already. nighty night.

a homicide in oakland. why the victim's family believes there may have been more than one motive. let's get to the second hour of mornings on two. good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> imavenue -- i'm dave clark. >> the girlfriend of a man who was gunned down is speaking out. the man was shot last night. the girlfriend said she may know

why. >> ktvu's kraig debro joining us with the details of what she said. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: the spanish that was spoken between the victim and the assailants maybe the cee. the dwoif is the girl doesn't understand spanish. she specked vietnam means and enlish. a car was parked over here. the sisters fr were plan -- were planning to visit their mom. >> they said you have money? i give him $80. >> boom, like this and when i come back, i already see him in the ground. >> reporter: tweak vue and y posmedco vue said they've never been robbed. last time in yoco lost her mony.

marco mendoza died. the woman said one of the men shot mendoza after searching him. yoco said there was a conversation between mendoza and the assailant one that might not have taken place if all the killer wanted was money. >> i don't know why. >> reporter: just came up to you and asked for money, don't know why they shot marco. >> they talked spanish. >> reporter: the woman said they came into the neighborhood to visit their mother. two men followed three of them. tweak ran for help. just as she returned with help mendoza was shot. he was given cpr at the scene.

they were standing with a group and three ran off. reporting live in oakland, kraig debro, ktvu, channel 2 news. we've got breaking news from miami, florida. these are live pictures as we are watching them. the miami-dade county courthouse. a man is inside with a gun. how he got in there, we don't know. the building has been evacuated. obviously, everything is on lockdown. police are searching the building. we haven't heard of anyone being hurt, no shots were fired. the belding has been evacuated. the camera is pulling back this give us a wide view of this miami courthouse. again, just a short while ago a

man reportedly with a gun got inside the courthouse, and now the building has been evacuated, no reports of shots fired, no reports of anyone hurt but a massive search is underwi top find him. this is miami, florida. we'll bring you more details. you're looking at this live as we see it. you see people standing around outside. they haven't gone far away. as the camera zooms in, i'm sure they're waiting to see what happens, but this is a tense situation in miami. we'll get back to this has we get more information. back here at home all lanes have now reopened on highway 101 in san mateo following two separate accidents where one person was killed. both accidents happened on high what i 101 just south of doray avenue. the chp said a silver car hit the sound wall. as you look at these file

pictures, a second accident involving a motorcycle and a big rig or a tractor-trailer occurred. the motorcyclist was killed there at the scene. police say they're not clear whether these two accidents were related. coming up in a couple minutes we're going to check in with tara, who's watching all of our traffic to see if traffic has fully recovered in that area. the new national unemployment report released this morning shows 397,000 people filed for first time jobless benefits last week. that's 26,000 more than the week before. economists had expected an increase but only about half that much and claims were continue -- for continuing insurance fell. this report is a big reason stocks are down significantly this morning. at one point the dow was down about -- bloat 12,000 mark.

it was still down 176. with gas prices going higher, many commuters are hopping on public transit. claudine wong has the details on a big increase in ridership at two rail agencies. >> reporter: we're at the mill brace station of bart. it does do a slight dip. bart says that's seasonal. then you sew that increase. that is from december through march. you see more people getting on bart. i talked to the bart spokesperson. he said some of that is traditional. he said 20,000 more people are riding when you compare the numbers to this time last year. is gas the reason? it's a factor but you've also got to take into account the general economy. judging by the people, it seems

to be a trend. we talked to a bus driver whose company contracted amtrak. he said he has seen a difference with people riding his bus. >> this is a connector route. santa barbara to oakland with stops in between. we're seeing our ridership come up as the gas prices. it's about 55-dollars or so from santa barbara to oakland. >> reporter: amtrak has seen double digit increase from the bay area to sacramento. we talked to one man who rides amtrak. he said gas prices are the exact reason he climbed onboard. >> it's like gold oar loor like gold. >> like gold. >> reporter: and has convinced you to get on the amtrak. >> exactly. >> reporter: it appears everyone we talked to, whether they ride bart, amtrak, get on a bus, gas prices is a strong reason for them to get out of their cars

when they're getting on the road. reporting for ktvu, channel 2 news. starting to be an interesting commute. tara, what's happening out there now? >> we have an overturned car in the shout bay. this is 280 at south winchester boulevard. okay. the flipped car is blocking one of the lanes. a tow truck has been called to the scene. it goes past 87. let's take a live look at 880 near the oakland coliseum. and at the bay bridge toll plaza still gridlock. good day to carpool. those are the only lanes that are moving. here's steve. >> mostly sunny and clouds starting to roll. northwest sonoma cloudy. we have sun to the southeast and

it's doing to be that way for another hour or two. then we will see the system get closer. i always get burned. there's a bad satellite image that comes in at 8:00. i'll fix it. we have some sun in the morning. cloudy with rain coming in. this is a weak system. most will have a wide margin. late morning, early afternoon. the system is long gone. we'll have clearing conditions and it will be cooler. you can see our system right there. it's moving in. some of the rain is move in starting to move in. so, again, if you're south of this system you have a ways to go. the clouds will make it. 52 mountain view. 45 san rafael. see, there's not much there.

lock at that. this little guy. seems like every system produces some light rain or drizzle. so the system comes in receipt there, mid-morning and then after that as it moves south late morning early afternoon there won't be much left. the heaviest to the north. sun in the morning. mostly sunny towards south bay. rain moves into the north bay, 50s and 60s. we'll continue warmer weather. that system doesn't have much of lap chance to move south to mid-60s, east bay, pen nine so you a and south bay. we get a cooler air mass, clear, mostly sunny. saturday starts off all right. then sunday we cloud it up for everyone. it looks like rain. that system will be stronger. >> all right. the death toll 24 from a big

earthquake today in southwestern china. the 5.8 magnitude quake was near china's border with myanmar. more than 1,000 homes and apartment buildings just collapsed. officials say at least 200 were hurt. dozens were left in critical condition. chinese soldiers, police officers, firefighters are trying to pull survivors out of the rubble. they are calling for an evident to get water, food and clothing to the quake victims. this is just. secretary of state hillary clinton said she will meet with members of the libyan opposition when she travels to egypt and tunisia next week. we're hearing that forces loyal to moammar gadhafi pushed people

from the oil port. our reports of journalists covering the uprising who have disappeared or said they were detained and beaten. three bbc journalists said they were captured and beaten for 21 hours. a correspond dense for a brazilian organization is in jail and another one is missing. controversial hearings are going on right now on terrorism. these are live pictures from washington. why local leaders say the hearing is unfair. the cell phone hang-up behind bars. a change in policy could soon affect almost anyone who carry as debit card.

good morning. we have some sunshine but also some low clouds, patchy fog. clouds will be increasing. rain will make it to the north bay and clouds by the afternoon but rain should stay light. high unless the 50s, low 60s. >> it is 8:14. we're following a controversial hearing going on right now in washington, d.c. it focuses on american muslims and homegrown terrorism. some critics call it a witch-hunt, kind of like the

mccarthy era looking for communists. >> reporter: this is the first in a series of hearings on the radicalization of muslim americans. take a look at the committee. these hearings were called by congressman peter king of new york. he said the hearings are meant to discover the extend al qaeda is indoctrine nateing americans. some link them to the hearings held by joe mccarthy. officials agree terrorism is a real threat, which king cited this morning. >> there's nothing radical or unamerican in holding these hearings. indeed, congressional investigation of muslim american radicalization is the logical response to the receipted and

urgent warnings which the obama administration has been making in recent months. >> reporter: along with some must little american groups and civil rights groups, there are critics in congress who worry they will stoke fear and distrust. in fact, six bay area lawmakerrers, including lee and stark were among those to shrine letter saying the hearings unjustly stigmatize muslim americans. >> are there any statistics on how many muslim americans have been involved in terrorism violence? >> reporter: duke university and the university of north carolina put out a report and the number they came up with 139 muslim mernls. another group did a study and came up with 76 people being involved in such activities in the last two years. that's about half of that number

of 139 that is calculated from september 11th. in the past two years it appears this is a greeing trend, at least base -- growing trend, at least based on these studies. in the past hour a federal grand jury indicted 14 pirates accused in the attack on an american sail boat that left four people dead. the boat's owners from marina delray along with bob rigle and phil list mckay of seattle were shot to death after pirates captured them. this was the first time that u.s. citizens had been killed in a wave of pirate attacks off the coast of somali in recent years. in wisconsin a bill that would strip almost all collective bargaining rights from public employees go to the state assembly after republicans found a way to pass that bill.

>> you're looking at angry protesters screaming and shouting after that vote. republicans were able to hold the vote by taking any mention of money out of the bill that means they could proceed without the 14 democratic senators who left the state to try to prevent that vet. back here in the bay hear hundreds of oakland teachers will get layoff notices next week. the school board voted to send out 538 notices. state law requires that they're issued by march 15th. the district won't decide how many to send out until the middle of may. the police misconduct scandal is having an impact on the search for a new chief. the city leaders met to review the candidates. critics say it's time to pick a candidate from another city.

others are hoping the city picks an insider. last night's meeting came several hours after more cases were dismissed. in all 57 cases have been dropped in the past week. hoe them surveillance -- hotel surveillance video shows raids. they are accused of raiding homes without search warrants and lying about their actions. officials in contra costa county say they expect it to expand and include more officers. last friday danville police officer steven ten nab by was arrested. prosecutors say they think there are more people involved. today state official also try to disconnect prison inmates

from cell phones. inmates are using cell phones to smuggle drugs, commit crimes, even order hits on people. they will talk about ways to limit the problem. that includes using k9 teams and technology that can detect signals. so far 2,000 phones have been found inside california prisons. some shoppers could have their debit cards declined. jpmorgan chase is considering a plan to limit debit card purchases to less than $100. the bank says that's because financial reform laws will low per fees paid on debit card purchases to just 12 cents per transaction. root now banks charge 44 cents which adds up to nearly $16 billion a year for the industry. we safe seen a lot of troubled hollywood stars, charlie sheen lately. what if you have had enough of

charlie? now there's a clash cash web blocker. it will completely block sheen's name and face from the internet when you're on the computer. nearly impossible to stop seeing sheen since he was fired from "two and a half men." >> charlie is everywhere. >> now you can have a sheen blocker. it's known as the morning after pill. there's a new study that could turn it into a pel for the morning before. a look at a $12 million mansion. traffic is a little backed up on 237. we have another accident in the south bay to tell you about coming up.

a newly approved drug could provide relief from those stuff suffering from lupus. they suffer from autoimmune attacks on the joints and organs. yesterday the fda approved a drug that helps control severe arthritis and fatigue for some women who suffer from lupus. however, the drug did not appear to help others, including african-americans. the fda is acquiring a new study on its effectiveness for those patients. also, a new study shows the morning after pill could be used as a regular form of birth control. researchers looked at the

results of 15 studies on more than 8,000 women. they say women who take the pill at the time of sex have a 5% chance of getting pregnant over the course of a year. that compares to about 16% for those using condoms. well, britney spears will perform a free outdoor conference in the castro district later this month but not everybody's excited about this. a lot of store olders worry their business will be hurt by the huge crowds and the street closures that this concert might attack. some might even close their doors the day of that march 27th concert. however, restaurants, bars and coffee shops probably still benefit a lot from the big crowds. before one of the 13 "american idol" finalists get the boopt tonight, they are living the life of luxury. this is from tmz.com. this is the beverly hills

mansion the idol finalists are living. the estate is beautiful, worth about $12 million. nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a coy pond. it costs $100,000 a month to rent it. >> i think fox can afford it. you can watch "american idol" right here at 8:00 p.m. and pam cook will interview the person eliminated tomorrow morning. >> that's right. >> first we want to check in with tara. another problem in the south bay. >> reporter: that accident in san jose is causing problems. a car actually flipped over in one of the northbound lanes of 280 at south winchester. a tow trucks a moved it to the shoulder. if we take a live look, you see that row that's hidden in the

bottom portion? that's highway 87. it appears that -- now it appears to be backing up. clear sailing. stop and go on 280 northbound past the byrd avenue exit. here's steve. we have some sun. have people tweeting me, the sun, is it going to last? no unless you're towards the south bay. there's also fog below that. so here's our system. it's not a big deal but it's there. a lot of clouds south of san francisco, oakland but not much else. light rain being reported at ukia and beginning to move into north sonoma county. 51 there a stretch of san francisco, concord, fairfield and san jose. the south breeze. this system will lose its strength.

if you're in the north bay it will be more, maybe a quarter of an inch, half at the most. mostly sunny to the south bay for a while until that system inches closer. clouds will be increasing the next couple of hours. turning cloudy and temperatures upper 50s, low to mid-60s, clearing tonight and friday looks good. saturday should be all right. clouds move into the north. sunday we cloud it up. rain moving back. that system looks like this will be stronger, dave. >> okay. standing up to bullies. what the white house is doing this morning and how two bay area women are involved with the antibullying campaign. good morning. i'm jade hernandez. we're with the group to help stomp out hunger. >> also, what young people cran do today to get -- can do today to get a free ticket.

an overnight report shows a number of u.s. homes getting some kind of foreclosure notice in february dropped to a three-year low. according to realty track more than 255,000 properties received at least one notice related to late payments last month. that's down 14% from january and a doctor of 27% from february of last year. now the new scrutiny of the way banks repo spes properties as well as the impact of severe weather may have caused that drop in foreclosures. ole is -- aol is cutting 900

jobs around the world. about 200 will be from the content and technology department in the u.s. 700 will be from the offices in indian. aol said it's to eliminate overlap. governor brown wants to delay his own self-imposed deadline of today for a vote on the special election to let voters decide on a tax extension proposal. the governor wants time to negotiate with the five republican senators whose votes he needs to get the tax extension on the ballot. >> it would be premature to make any predictions. we wanted to be sure we continue to be engaged, forward leaning and bringing forward options to resolve the impasse. >> governor brown wants to let voters decide whether to bridge the state's $26 billion deficit by extending taxes currently set

to expire on july 1st. city leaders in oakland say spending cuts being proposed boy republicans in congress would mean a also of at least $15 million for the city. republicans are proposing cuts to the early childhood education program known as head start, job training programs and various programs serving the homeless. oakland with a 16.5 unemployment rate and large population of low and moderate income residents rely heavily on that federal funding. right now in washington, d.c. president obama and first lady michelle obama are taking a stand against bullying. ktvu's allison burns is live in washington, d.c. you talked to two sisters from the bay area. they're taking part in the summit. >> reporter: the summit is focused on stopping bullying at school and online land two

sisters from -- and two sisters from mill valley are playing a big role in it. here they are sitting down with president obama and the first lady. sara and emily were invited after writing a book showing compassion to a victim from novato. >> she was bullied by her classmate. my sister and i decided to reach out to her. >> president obama used the opening address to share their story and explained how the sisters reached out to hoe live yay. >> they decided to write olivia a letter and ask their friends to do the same. thousands poured in. >> the sisters and olivia compiled the letters to create a back called letters to a bullied

girl, messages of healing and hope. i talked to sara. she said she hopes it's a turning point in the national discussion about bullying and that people start taking the problem more seriously. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu, channel 2 news. a warning for uc berkeley students this morning after a man exposed himself and assaulted a young woman on campus. it happened tuesday night in the eucalyptus area. the man exposed himself to the young woman then grabbed her, touched her inappropriately but ran away when she started screaming. that suspect is described as an african-american man in his early 20s waying 165 pounds, wearing a red baseball cap, blue jeans and puffy black jack. later on tonight the guardian angels will patrol the

mission district. last week they increased their street presence after two weeks of violence there. the spike in crime is because of a war going on between two rival gangs. a youngest scape pee from an east bay juvenile detention center is back am custody this morning. oakland police credit his mother for his arrest. ken drap harris says she's been trying to find her son ever since he escaped from camp sweeney near san leandro. she found him near 73rd and hegen burger street. >> i don't want him running the street and losing his life. i'm not going to cover for him. >> harris says he is as not talked to her son since his arrest. a group of musical

performers are playing with food and anything else they clan get their hands on. it's for a good cause. >> ktvu's jade hernandez has more. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning, dave. stomp out hunger, and i do mean stomp, there's a special collaboration going on right here in san carlos. let's listen in. this collaboration is between the second harvest food bank and members of the percussion group stomp. stomp members have literally taken over this food bank. they serve on average in san mateo and santa clara more than 2,000 a month. they have had an increase in need. when you think of hunger,

picture this. one in four people in santa clara and san mateo are at risk for hunger. the national effort has been dubbed stomp out hunger. the unique per cushion troupe will be performing in san jose next month in april. when you purchase a ticket, $5 will go to the second harvest food bank. tell me why are your costs going up this year? >> with the recent crop freezes our costs for fruits and vegetables are going up. we need help getting the fruits and vegetables to families. >> reporter: stomp is coming to broad way span jose. by purchasing a ticket between april 2nd and the 17th it will help. they need peanut butter, canned

food, soups, stews and chili. they're giving back to their community here. we're live in san carlos. >> hopefully people will help a good cause. >> yes. today students can sign up for free muni passes in san francisco. a youth pass will be set up at 16th and mission. last week the tractor-trailer board approved the program. it will provide free muni passes. >> let's check in with tara. >> we're seeing a backup at wood

side road. that free way has had its own set of problems. >> we had a fender bender on 280 in san jose. this is in the bottom portion of your screen hidden by the trees, so slow going past byrd exit. this is the bay bridge toll plaza. it's been looking like this since 6:30 this morning. 8:39. here's steve. >> good morning. we have sunshine for some. clouds are already moving into the north and some rains made it up into mendocino county. the weak system, it will be more show than go. so another couple hours sunshine. if you want to do something

outside, especially towards the south bay or monterey bay, you will be good to g the system will inch closer and sunshine will give way to clouds. our time line does have morning sun but clouds on the increase. rain starts pretty soon. i penciled in 9:00 for the north bay. after that any rain that falls could be light. it could be more mist than drizzle. there could be okay amounts. by tonight we clear the system out. it will be cooler. our system has pretty good rain on the north coast but to the south the jet stream loses a lot of its momentum, its push. live storm tracker two isn't showing much. northwest sonoma county starting to move in. that could add up to a quarter to half inch. the winds a turned southerly. it's mainly flying up towards vancouver and seattle.

behind it there's your friday, which will be pretty good. this system should start for some, especially up around lake county. but south of that it's going to be rather ho hum. we'll get the clouds increasing. then sun around noon. the forecasted highs upper 50s. low to mid-60s, cooler to the north. slightly on the mild side. tomorrow looks great, maybe patchy fog. saturday about the same. looks like rain will make it farther south. tori and dave. major diplomatic movements from the government. this is a reaction to the continuing crisis in libya. also dramatic events happening in wisconsin. a union protests a turned into a state capitol lockdown after a

big blow for unions. we'll have details. well, tonight, the first of the 13 idol finalists will be voted off.

these are live pictures from madison, wisconsin. the capitol building is on lockdown. police are not letting people who are outside in. people are yelling let us in. let us in. pramptly they put reporters in. they're being told if they leave they complaint come back in. protesters who spent night inside are being forcibly removed. all this comes after republican senators did a very simple move. they just removed all the spending measures from governor walker's collective bargaining legislation and passed it with a simple majority. now the wisconsin assembly is scheduled to vote on that measure. we're hearing the vote will take place in the next 10 to 15 minutes.

if it happens during mornings on two we'll bring it to you. we'll cover it throughout the day on ktvu.com. again, live pictures of the capitol in madison, wisconsin. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories. oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting. 33-year-old marco men doe is a was shot to death. the new labor department report came out a little while ago and says almost 400,000 people filed for first time jobless benefits last week. that's 26,000 more than the week before. just 15 minutes ago we had word the united states is suspending relations with the libyan embassy in washington, d.c. also this morning secretary of state hillary clinton announced she will meet with members of the libyan opposition

when she flies to egypt and tunisia next week. official word is out this morning from the dalai lama who's now saying help wants to retire -- he wants to retire from the tibetan leader but wants to keep his role as the spiritual leader. he said it's time to retire and make way for a democratically elected leader. members will decide whether to accept it. the chinese government reacted to the announcement saying it was all just a trick. police are out there searching for two people who broke into a jewelry store near sacramento. our reporter is live with the very latest on this continuing investigation. good morning, tom. >> good morning. we're right outside lincoln jewelers where this business was hit by smash and grab robbers. you can see the panel they broke

through. take a lock at this surveillance video. cameras capturing two men wearing hood dis, using hammers to smash display cases, grabbing rings, watches and necklaces. it happened in two to three minutes. police arrived quickly but the men had escaped. >> we keep the most valuable stuff in the safe along with our customer merchandise that we're repairing. i think they targeted whatever they shaw in the three minutes that they saw that they felt was valuable. >> police are reviewing the surveillance video to is if they clan get any clue. they did cover their faces. they had gloves on and didn't leave prints. the family tried to clean up. they are self-insured. the losses are probably in the tens and thousands of dollars.

they are hoping lincoln police can find these robbers. >> thank you. a trial continues of hills dale bombing suspect alex youshock following shocking testimony from his former high school prince amount of the principal said he considered alex youshock a student with no emotions. alex youshock is accused of strapping 10 pipe bombs to his chest in a failed attempt to kill teachers and students. the defense says he's mentally unstable. the official announcement is expected this afternoon. san jose's police mounted unit will not be put out top pasture, at least for another year. san jose's budget crisis had put

the mounted police unit in jeopardy. >> facebook's ceo mark zuckerberg's new puppy has his on facebook now. there are updates about the dog. you can find out everything about it but some political activists are not abused by it. bloggers in china and egypt say they've had their pages abruptly shut down because three used a pen name, like the one used for a puppy as they tried to avoid arrest. it appears to them they are less welcome on facebook than the facebook owners new dog. tonight america will vote off the first of the 13 "american idol" finalists. last night the contestants took on songs by their own idol.

16-year-old thia megia sang michael jackson's smile. the judges said she could have done better. others, though, had better luck. santa cruz resident james durbin sang baby i'm amazed. the judges called him amazing. tonight we'll find out what america thought. you can watch all the action bang at 8p join us tomorrow on mornings on two where pam cook will talk to the first eliminated contestant. >> you voted me off already when i tried to millic him. well, caught on tape trashing a business.

the apple's new ipad goes on sale tomorrow, but don't expect long lines.

right now, lindsay lohan is on her way to a los angeles courtroom where sources say she will not accept a plea deal. she will not accept it because it includes a guaranteed jail

time. she is accused of stealing a $2500 necklace from a jewelry store that she claims was a loan. the yellow lamborghini belonging to a chef has been spotted in a few locations. a car, like this one, owned by guy fieri was stolen. since then cameras caught it crossing the golden gate bridge. the car has also been seen in ti bur ron and the mary pose spa yacht club. elden peterson is seen taking trash and taping it to the computer doctor store on third street. reportedly he was angry about

businesses that put hazardous material into city trash bins. apple's new ipad goes on sale tomorrow but don't expect long lines. tech analysts say it will be available at more locations this time and that should reduce the rush of the crowds. stores will start their sales about 5 p.m. but apple will begin sales at 1 a.m. on the west coast. one more time we want to check in with tara with traffic. >> reporter: we have a lot of spot spots. 880 is slow going near the coliseum. take a look at the northbound traffic, really sluggish. at the bay bridge toll plaza it has looked like this since 6:00, gridlock. at the golden gate we're seeing a lot of slowdowns.

normally don't see that. there must be a slowdown on doyle drive. >> we have sunshine unless you're in the north bay. it looks good. south bay looks really good. this is a very weak system, so only light rain. tomorrow is nice, sunny and then we cloud this up. it looks like rain returns. that will be stronger than this little guy coming in today. >> all right. that will do it for us. thanks for watching. >> bye now.