a crick in mountain view rose and receded a week ago. we're going to tell you and show you how it is still threatening homes in one mountain view neighborhood. an overnight search for a missing teenager in the east bay. why police are particularly concerned. after 21 rain days in march, we are ending the month on a very warm note. in fact maybe record setting. second hour of our morning news is next. welcome to a brand new day. thursday march 31st. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. let's start with weather and traffic starting with steve paulson. pretty nice out there, huh, steve? very nice. upper 40s, mid-50s and even 60

officially in downtown san francisco. won't take long. windy conditions in the higher elevations. not too bad at the surface but there's a northerly component. with lows in the 50s to near 60 won't take along to get into the 80s. six record highs yesterday. we could double that today. more coming up in five minutes. now sal with an update on traffic. good morning. traffic is moving along on westbound highway 4 looks pretty good. it's already getting busy on 4 coming up into the antioch city limits and stays that way out to pittsburgh. this is a look at 24 westbound. traffic is a little busier but still okay on the way to oakland. 6:01. back to the desk. thank you, sal. topping our news this morning another crumbling hillside has some people in a mobile home community on edge. ktvu's kraig debro is in mountain view this morning where some people once again forced to leave their homes. kraig. >> reporter: good morning, pam. one good thing about this is that they are mobile homes. on the other hand, not all mobile homes are actually

really mobile. so that's a problem homeowners are going to have to deal with. the homes people are talking about are located way in the back of the mobile home park in mountain view. later this morning we're going to be able to take you there and show you the problem firsthand. we're going to try to do that without disturbing neighbors. ktvu's learned that the owners of the mobile home park foresaw a problem during winter storms seven years ago in 2004. last week some of their fears became reality when 15 feet of three backyards crumbled into steven's creek. the result, the people in at least three mobile homes are evacuated. the county says the homes themselves are unsafe. one resident says the whole thing happened very quickly. >> on friday when i came home last week that's when we start today see the tags on the houses. and then started to notice something was going on. but it actually started on a wednesday from what i hear. >> reporter: according to a published report the mobile home park owns the creek itself. so if the residents here at the mobile home park want a retaining wall some of them have been asking the banks of

that creek. the money to do that would have to come from the homeowners pockets. no response from the management of sierra village mobile home park. we try today reach them last night, no response this morning. it is still too early. live in mountain view, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. the city of san pablo is getting close tore declaring a local state of emergency. this is in response to the recent landslides there that have forced people out of their homes. last week heavy rain soaked the hillside between wyman street and hill crest road. at least six homes have been effected. two are considered unsafe to live in. by declaring a state of emergency the city will have access to government funds and can start to rebuild. well, over in capitol will crews are working around the clock to repair a broken pipe. last week's storms caused the pipe to break flooding a nearby mobile home park and businesses. so far the damage is estimated at $10 million. but that number is expected to be even higher.

so far crews do not have a time line on the repair work, but people in the area certainly are hoping a new pipe will be in place before anymore rain hits. it could take two weeks to clear a stretch of highway 101 in hum bolt county. a massive mud slide is now blocking all four lanes of the road just north of garberville. it's also causing the road to buckle. now the slide came down yesterday morning. chp says it may be able to open one lane possibly some time this week. three nearby schools are closed for the rest of the week because of concerns about transportation and food delivery. slide is also effecting a nearby hospital forcing patients to be sent elsewhere. time now 6:04. deputies are still patrolling an area of north richmond after an overnight shooting. one man was killed, another one was hurt. about 9:30 last night officers were called to third and grove streets. now police say when they got there 21-year-old irvin was

dead. another man had been shot several times. he was taken to doctors medical center in san pablo and then air lifted to hospital in walnut creek. he is expected to survive. police say there hasn't been any shootings in that area since may. so far we have no word of motive or who that suspect may be. oakland police are investigating a deadly shooting. this happened yesterday evening at princeton and cole streets. police say one man was shot several times. he was taken to a local hospital, but he died later from his injuries. if you have any information, contact oakland police. well, closing arguments continue in the college rape case where a $7 million lawsuit has been filed. now this civil trial comes almost four years after a 17- year-old girl accused a group of baseball players of gang raping her at a house party in san jose. the prosecutors didn't file criminal charges. they say there's not enough evidence. the young woman is suing some of the team members for $7.5

million. how to keep guns out of berkeley high school? so far this year five guns have been found at berkeley high. yesterday reports of another gun on campus led to a lockdown. last night parents, students and city leaders voiced their concerns at a school board meeting. >> my blood has been boiling the last week. i'm scared for my daughter. i'm scared for her friends. i'm scared for her teachers. >> now some of the ideas proposed include having the students wear id badges on campus, increased security screenings like you would find at an airport. now the berkeley police department is also investigating ways to keep guns off campus. and they're expected to finalize their ideas with the school board today. time now 6:06. san francisco's budget director says the city needs to prepare for more service cuts and layoffs because of the continuing budget deficit. the city's expected to see some rise in sales and property tax

revenues, but not enough to offset a budget deficit that was previousliest mated at $384 million for the next fiscal year which begins july 1st. san francisco mayor ed lee has to submit a proposed city budget to the board of supervisors by june 1st. it's likely to be much harder for students to get the classes they need at california's community colleges this fall. the 112 campus system faces a loss of $800 million. now the state budget talks have stalled. that's a 10% decrease from this year and from last year. and that means classes and enrollment will be slashed. college officials already plan to raise student fees from $26 a unit to $36. they may also have to increase if budget compromises are not reached. time now 6:07. sal, you have everything prepared for the morning commute? i do. i want to mention something that in san francisco you may see some activity there because

of an earlier crash. the crash is gone, but apparently one of the light poles is unstable so they're keeping at least some of the traffic from that area presidio and geary you may see a temporary slow down. this may also effect 38 deer re. we're checking with muni to see if it's going to cause a big delay. remember 38 inbound is one of america's busiest bus lines. westbound bay bridge looks okay coming up to the toll plaza with only a little bit of a delay we're about ten minutes away from them turning on the metering lights. interstate 880 north and southbound in front of the coliseum traffic moves well there. there's no game today at the coliseum. the a's home opener is tomorrow. and the morning commute on northbound 101 in san jose looks pretty good. northbound 280 also a little bit of slow traffic at 17 but for the most part looking good. livermore valley 580 westbound still in good shape from livermore, dublin into castro valley. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. ending march on a sunny and

warm record setting note. we had 21 days of rain but the last four days 60s on monday, upper 60s and low 70s on tuesday. yesterday just went right up. we had some low to mid-80s. today we'll top it out. more records are possible today. in fact they're probably likely. and i might be underdone on some of these if the northeast wind continues. can't find a cloud. that's for sure. so severe clear is definitely in place and some of the lows are really mild. get to those here in a second. santa rosa 84 would be a record. napa's 83 would not. but if you get any northeasterly breeze all bets are off and warmer than these highs. san francisco's 80 would be close but san jose 82 would not. record is 84 back in 1986. with a north-northeast wind at fairfield and a northwest at santa rosa and easterly breeze from point rays lighthouse up above the tunnel there's still that direction. as you know this time of year that's a warm direction. between now and about october the wintertime it can be a cold direction, but that's not the

case here. 47 at napa. it's 60 in san francisco. livermore is 61. and mountain view 61. they have a breeze. that's why. napa does not. that's why they've cooled off to 47. downtown san francisco actually financial district 62 yet sunset district 52. a ten degree spread in san francisco alone. santa rosa starting off at 50. 70 for noon and 84 for a high. almost similar to yesterday. look at the dome of high pressure. that's at every over us right now. it will start moving and get kicked out of here by friday. friday night and saturday. but today sunshine and warm weather. in fact, good 15 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year which is about 63 to 70. records are likely. easterly breeze or northerly breeze. some 70s, upper 70s and low 80s. san francisco at 60 if that easterly breeze continues well past noon they'll be warmer than 80. i think we'll start to see a bit of a change after about the noon hour. still not before a lot of 80s

settle in and record highs are likely. mostly sunny on friday but not as warm as we see an increase in some of that coastal fog. and then saturday cooler. system slices through that time will give us clouds, breezy conditions. take that into sunday. but monday looks warmer again. all right. steve, thank you. time now 6:10. this morning a 14-year-old boy, an at risk child, still missing after union city police searched for him all night. ktvu's tara moriarty live with more on the details about this young child and why he's considered at risk. good morning, tara. >> reporter: we just spoke to union city police this morning and they say this boy is considered at risk is because the last time he was seen he was extremely distraught and not wearing very much clothing. we have a flier to show you of him. his name is kenny stevenson. he's 5'10", 145 pounds, part asian and part white. now kenny was last seen in the area of pioneer school. he was disappeared some time after 10:00.

he got into an argument with his mother over homework and grades. he suffers from depression. and he did have -- does have a form of -- he has asperger's syndrome which is a form of autism. >> they said he had been a little depressed lately so they were a little more concerned and decided to go with at risk based off how he was dressed, age, no prior missing reports. that's when we called out the helicopter. again, east bay regional fremont police department checked all their parks on the south side of the flood channel. we've just been saturating the area since. >> reporter: now the last time that kenny was seen he was only wearing green gym shorts, white tennis shoes and no shirt. he does not have a history of running away. so if you have any information, if you think that you've spotted him, you are asked to contact union city police or call 911. live in union city, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. the c.i.a.

on the ground in libya. what agents are doing and why they may be looking for rebel forces. also where police communication gets an upgrade. reasons some officers say they've got to change things as they test out new equipment.

good morning to you. time now 6:15. new this morning defense secretary robert gates is testifying on capitol hill about the operation in libya.

ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom, c.i.a. agents are on the ground in libya trying to figure out exactly who the u.s. is helping. allison. >> reporter: dave, let's get right to a live look at the house armed services committee hearing room. defense secretary robert gates and joint chief chairman testifying about how the operation in libya is going and the extent of u.s. involvement. lawmakers have already expressed concern this morning about the cost and ultimate goal of the mission there. this is some video of the rebels heading into the fight against gadafi's forces. small groups of c.i.a. operatives are now working on the ground in libya. they're trying to learn more about the rebels and the strength of gadafi's military. it's critical information as the u.s. decides whether to arm the rebels. >> we have neither ruled it in, nor ruled it out. we are considering all forms of potential assistance to the

opposition from humanitarian which we're already providing to political and other forms of support. >> reporter: and also new here on capitol hill this morning i just got a letter that bay area lawmakers barbara lee and lynn woman sent to house speaker john boehner. they are calling for a floor debate and vote on u.s. military involvement in libya. reporting live from washington d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. also this morning in a major blow to libyan leader gadafi, his foreign minister, reportedly resigned. and now he is in london we're told. according to british officials he says he no longer is willing to represent gadafi's regime. well, look at this. speech by the president of syria yesterday appears to have angered rather than appeased demonstrators calling for reform. we want to show you video from that area. this is a car carrying the president of syria right after he made that speech. you can see protesters trying

to get to that carlisle the president's security guards holds them back. quite a scene. during that speech the president of syria blamed the antigovernment protests on a foreign conspiracy. ten u.s. sailors are recovering this morning after the engine of a fighter jet blew up and caught fire right on an aircraft carrier off the southern california coast. four sailors were rushed to the naval medical center in san diego. others were treated for burns. the pilot of the jet fighter was not hurt. we still don't know though why the engine exploded. time now 6:18. well, the overall salaries of pg&e's top executives went down last year. that's according to financial documents released by the company yesterday. pg&e was dealing with the san bruno gas pipeline explosion and other disaster in 2010. its overall net income fell 10% but pg&e still took in $1.1 billion last year. emergency crews in san

francisco and san mateo counties are trying to improve their radio communications. when emergency crews from san francisco responded to last september's san bruno explosion, their analog radios couldn't connect them with the crews from san mateo. next month they're going to start testing digital radios between those two counties. other bay area cities say they're concerned about this new technology. they say there's some coverage gaps. they also say they won't work inside of buildings. all right. back over to sal right now to check in on the morning commute. how does it look, sal? looks okay. we have some things going on now. we're going to start with interstate 880 this time and look at traffic here in the oakland area. now there have been a couple of incidents in oakland right now in northbound 880 -- sorry southbound 880 at davis street. a minivan hit the wall. southbound traffic may be slowing past the scene at davis street. not far from the oakland border. westbound bay bridge traffic

looks okay coming into san francisco. word of a new crash recently westbound 4 at summersville road in contra costa county. san francisco northbound 101 traffic looks good approaching the 80 split. at 6:19, let's go to steve. now skies are clear. somewhat of a breeze mainly in the higher elevations. still offshore which means temperatures are cool to very mild. in fact, downtown san francisco in the low 60s. not much of a breeze at the surface. but still a little bit of a northwest or north-northeast. some higher elevations and also along the coast are up to 25, 30 miles an hour. we can't find a cloud. that's for sure. everything continues to go way up and over. everyone will be close to record highs today. santa rosa, napa, oakland, san jose, everyone within a couple degrees. northwest santa rosa at 6. calm sfo. calm sacramento. still 47 to 60 degrees. 47 at napa. 61 livermore. 61 mountain view a. bit of a

breeze there. that's why they're temperatures are held up. for some cool, others really mild morning. sunny for everybody. there's nothing coming in here low clouds or high clouds. low clouds might make an appearance tomorrow. today sunshine and warm weather. records are likely possible 70 to near mid-80s for some. more record highs than yesterday. we had six yesterday. looks like we'll probably top that today. mostly sunny but cooler on saturday. mostly sunny on sunday. another warm up early next week. pam and dave. thank you, steve. americans are still paying their credit cards before they pay their mortgages. according to one credit agency, more than 7% of americans who are late on their mortgage payment are current on their credit card payments. the reversal of the normal pattern is possibly a reflection in the steep drop in home values and the spike in unemployment. all right. time now 6:21. the bay area scientists are tracking radiation from japan. what they're now saying about

-- what they're finding in water and milk. and a come back for arnold schwarzenegger. the new animated role he's pursuing. good morning. southbound 101 traffic is moving welcoming in through marin county. another update on the morning commute is straight ahead.

good morning. right now traffic on highway 24 looks pretty good getting up to the tunnel. we're checking on a fire in oakland. this fire is at 48th in oakland. we will let you know. news chopper 2 is there. the fire is out. but we're trying to get more details 48th and broad is where it is. we'll tell you more about that straight ahead. time now 6:24. increasing pressure on japan to expand the evacuation zone around that damaged nuclear power plant. the international atomic energy agency says japan should expand the zone beyond the current 12- mile radius because high levels of radiation were detected 25 miles away. american airlines is canceling two of its daily flights from the u.s. to japan beginning next week. american says ticket sales for flight to japan have dropped since earlier this month and they have not recovered since

concerns over the damaged nuclear plant continue. flights are from new york city and dallas. american airlines says if demand picks up it could put flights back on schedule by the end of next month. scientists at uc berkeley are conducting their own tests on the level of radiation from japan on bay area water, milk and grass. the tests confirm that trace radioactive particles from japan can be detected in bay area reservoirs in the soil and in the grasses. since cows eat the grass, the radioactivity is also showing up in milk. >> we're trying to quantify pathways of how this material gets here, how it falls down to the ground, how that then transfers to our water supply. >> scientists emphasize that the amount of radioactivity they're finding is extremely small and does not pose any health risk. well, today is the last day of fund raising for a campaign in a south bay shopping center to help victims of japan's

earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. more than a dozen san anna row businesses and south bay real estate company are working together to collect donations. now 10% of all sales at the stores will go to relief efforts. and federal realty is matching the amount they raise. one business, the vintage wine bar, is donating 25% of its total sales. time now 6:26. well, arnold schwarzenegger back in the spotlight after leaving the governor's office. now he's a cartoon super hero. he'll become the govern ator portraying a governor also a movie star. the cartoon being developed by spider-man co-creator stan lee. it will be a tv show and comic book featuring his wife and children. it began just last week. but there's already one big surprise in the barry bonds trial.

all right. welcome back. they are ringing the opening bell live in new york this morning. major league baseball a lot of opening days today. so including san francisco giants unfortunately are in los angeles. but here's the opening bell live. excited for baseball. weather's nice for baseball. seems like economic news. good for stocks today as well. we'll talk about that in just a little bit. all right. we'll go ahead and say good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on the ktvu morning news. thursday march 3 social security. the end of the month. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. time now 6:30. i want to go right over to sal because he has some breaking news, sal. we understand news chopper 2 over something. >> that's right. a structure fire at 48th and bond in oakland. this fire reported about an hour ago. and it was an abandoned building. when fire crews were on the scene they did a primary search

and did not find anyone inside this boarded up building. nevertheless still doing more searches and some overhaul now. so if you live in this area of oakland which is north of the coliseum, this is just a little bit south of the fruit vale district in oakland. it is going to -- might get your attention. none of the major streets in the area are blocked again. this is 48th and bond in oakland. and the fire department really just has one alarm response there. never did get bigger. we will follow anything up. we don't know if anyone was injured but initial reports are there were no injuries. 6:31. back to the desk. thank you, sal. right now union city police are searching parks and neighborhoods for a missing boy. ktvu channel 2 reporter tara moriarty joins us now with more information on this search effort. tara. >> reporter: that's right. union city police are scouring parks and flood channels everywhere they can looking for this 14-year-old boy.

and when daylight kicks in pretty soon, they're going to be kicking their search up a notch since they'll be able to see better then. we do have a flier of the missing boy. he is 14-year-old kenny stevenson. he's 5'10", 145 pounds part asian and part white. he is considered at risk because he was distraught when he left his house last night around 10:00. he and his mother had had an argument over his homework and grades. he suffers from depression and was not wearing much clothing when he left. he was last seen in the area of pioneer school. >> last night we had three east bay regional units that came out with mobile fleers, hand held where they were able to look for body heat and checked creek trails. chp came out and used helicopter overhead to look for any movement. also had a flair on there. so far negative results. >> reporter: now kenny was only wearing green gym shorts and white tennis shoes.

no t-shirt when he was last seen. he does not have a history of running away. he has been diagnosed with asperger syndrome that is a form of autism. if you know his whereabouts you're asked to call police or dial 911. live in union city, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. we have developing news we're following this morning. a young child was found wandering alone in the parking lot of a wal-mart in pleasant op about 3:00 this morning. when police searched the area they did not find the child's parents or guardian. we just got off the phone with police. they do tell us they have made contact with a parent, but they could not give us anymore information at this time. police did say that the boy was found barefoot and wearing a t- shirt and diaper. again, the boy found in a parking lot. we have a crew on the way to the scene to get more information on this story. time now 6:33. a landslide forced three mountain view families out of

their homes. the homes at the sierra mobile home park. they were red tagged because they could possibly fall into the creek. neighbors say a week ago the waters started rising and the creek bank began eroding. as much as 15 feet of the land there has already crumbled down into that creek. there's an asbestos warning for clean up crews because they're out there working in the flooded areas. officials say the contractors working there are not certified to conduct asbestos related work. that could mean the proper testing is not taking place. they're warning people just be careful about ripping up wet carpets and flooring. the american red cross is offering help to the eight families victim to a landslide in hercules. the relief agency is offering shelter, supplies and health services. a huge wall of mud has forced four families out of their homes on carson street.

four others have restricted access to their homes. on tuesday night the hercules city council declared a local state of emergency. in san pablo city officials are getting close tore declaring a local state of emergency. this is in response to the recent landslides there that have forced people out of their homes. last week heavy rain soaked the hillside and homes began sliding down that hill. by declaring a state of emergency, cities have access to government funds and can start to rebuild. well, a pleasanton family is mourning the death of a soldier who died while serving in afghanistan. army specialist was killed on tuesday. his mother tells us that her son was a medical technician and that he was tending to injured men when his unit came under fire. the 23-year-old was due to be discharged next year. he's the first native of pleasanton to die in combat. time now 6:35. major budget cuts are possible in california schools now that the june special election to

extend taxes won't happen. public schools could lose up to $1,000 per student. they could lose 30 days of their school year and could possibly face bankruptcy in some cases. governor brown is considering initiative to put the tax idea on the november ballot. however, delaying the budget until then could damage the state's credit rating and then create a statewide stoppage of public works projects. students in the mt. diablo school district may have to take extra days off this year because of the state budget cuts. the mt. diablo teachers union voted yesterday to take three furlough days in may. the money that saved is expected to go to library, music and physical education programs. the school board is expected to vote on that agreement next month. the barry bonds perjury trial resumes in a san francisco courtroom at 8:30 this morning. prosecutors are moving the case much quicker than anyone first expected. reportedly only three more

prosecution witnesses remain. they are bonds' former orthopedic surgeon, his former personal shopper and a drug testing expert. yesterday former a's outfielder testified that bonds' former trainer gave him steroid injections during the 2002 baseball season. he was the fourth and last baseball player to testify for the prosecution. our time now 6:36. the champions of major league baseball open a new season today. yesterday the giants wrapped up their preseason. they beat the a's in the bay bridge series. the giants will be in los angeles this evening facing long time rivals the dodgers. you can watch the game at san francisco's at&t park by the way if you're willing to pay $45. the a's begin their 2011 season tomorrow night in oakland against the seattle mariners. also we're finding out more about that car crash yesterday in los angeles involving giants pitcher barry zito. police say somebody ran into his car at an intersection last

night. he was taken to the hospital. he was examined but they released him shortly after. police say barry zito's car was smashed up and he was not at fault in that crash. barry owns a home in the hollywood hills. by the way, he's due to pitch sunday's series finale against the dodgers. all right. few things going on in traffic. we were talking about a fire and then also trains delayed this morning. that's right. we have number one for more than 35 minutes now and trains 3 and 5 may also be delayed coming into san jose from the central valley because of signal problems. so if you take eighth street you may be set back. looking at the bay bridge westbound traffic metering lights are on. and traffic has been little bit slower now that the metering lights are there. just be careful. also the morning commute on 101 san francisco northbound 101 looks good approaching the 80 split.

we've been off to a good start here. the morning drive in the livermore valley westbound 580 looks okay. move this to the right a little bit. eastbound 580 a big rig fire. fire is out but the truck is damaged and can't be moved. they're waiting for a tow truck. at 6:38, steve. yes, sal? >> have you noticed barry zito is growing a mustache? >> i have not but i'll look. thank you very much. we have clear skies. no fog. higher clouds. maybe a couple but no big deal. and it's going to be a warm day again. possible records had six yesterday. we are ending the month on a very warm note. 21 days of rain though in march. an incredible month weather- wise. all the rain and now the record highs and temperatures good 15 to nearly 20 degrees above average. we top out today on the highs we'll start a cooling trend tomorrow. today though everything's in place for a lot of sunshine. coast side to bay side warm. breeze out of the north- northeast still.

should turn easterly and by tomorrow southerly. still have sunshine but i think fog will be back tomorrow on the coast. it will be cooler and then much cooler as we go into the weekend system comes in and just allows clouds and some breezy cooler conditions. i don't think there's much rain out of it. it's good to go top to bottom here. sunshine all over the place. the record santa rosa 84 is the forecast high. record's 83. looks likely. napa close but the record's 86. now they were 86 yesterday. you'll only get a bit of a north wind to help you along but it will be in the ballpark. same for san francisco, oakland, also san jose. everyone's within a couple degrees. north-northeast at fairfield 10. some higher elevations along the coast still seeing a northerly breeze. 47 napa to 60 san francisco. 61 livermore and mountain view. that's warm. santa rosa yesterday was 85. we start off at 50. we'll go 70 at noon and a high today of 84 degrees. sunshine on all three panels. don't have to worry about

anything today. not in the way of clouds. maybe too warm for some of you or not warm enough for others. records along with an easterly breeze and temperatures heading up and heading out. 70, 80 mid-80s. santa clara valley really didn't participate yesterday. they were in the mid to upper 7 0z. we'll go 80s today. i might be out there a little on a limb but still sunny and warm. much cooler into the weekend but warmer early next week. all right. time now 6:40. there's a celebration today of what would have been the 92nd birthday of civil rights activist cesar chavez. petition drive to make march 31st a national holiday. it's already celebrated here in california. and that means most state offices like the dmv are closed. in the bay area city offices in oakland and san jose also are taking the day off. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues her recovery, what her supporters are now saying about

her political future. the america's cup is headed here to san francisco, but how will the city handle the crowds that will come with it? the city has a plan. we'll have more on how this waterfront could change. good morning. right now on the sin ole grade traffic looking good headed to the south bay. we have other traffic issues. we'll fill you in straight ahead.

welcome back. time now 6:44. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 6:44. a toddler is now in police custody in pleasanton. look at this picture here. the child was found wandering alone in a wal-mart parking lot about 3:00 this morning. now we've just found out the parents of this young child has been contacted -- have been contacted by police. we're trying to get more details about this very confusing story. ktvu news crew is on the way to the scene. we'll bring you a live report on mornings on 2. also sheriff deputies will be out patrolling third and grove streets in north richmond. this after an overnight shooting. in that shooting one man was killed. another was injured. so far there's no word about a motive or who the suspect is. and california's 112 community colleges may see their budget slashed even more now that negotiations on a

state budget have stalled. they could possibly lose $800 million which could mean eliminating thousands of classes and cutting enrollment by 400,000 when the new school year starts in the fall. arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords continues to recover, but now supporters are looking at her political future. giffords who was shot in january had expressed interest in running for the u.s. senate. now her staff is raising money and attending events in her name. that is keeping other democrats who might want the job from even starting their campaign. this morning mayor ed lee will unveil the city's plan for getting yachting fans in and around san francisco during the america's cup. ktvu's claudine wong has more on how the city plans to handle the estimated 200,000 people a day. claudine. >> reporter: good morning, pam. there's a 25 page draft plan and the mayor's going to have a press conference later this morning. we are here near the ferry building because this is an area that could see a lot of change if this draft plan

becomes a reality. you could see a new transit line running through here taking people from fisherman's wharf down to the cal train station. sidewalk improvements and even some bicycle valet stations along the stretch where viewers of the america's cup could safely park their bikes. all this part of the mayor's goal to make this the mo pedestrian, bicycle, transit friendly major sporting event rather in history. this is no small task. we're told the planning department is a busy place as the city tries to figure out what it wants to accomplish and how it's going to accomplish its goals. you are talking about a lot of people cooling through here. 200,000 a day expected. total 2.6 million expected to watch. the city wants its best foot forward. but what do folks who work and travel along here want? this morning we asked them. >> it's going to be a crush. there's an awful lot to do here in just a few years. and i don't -- you know it's going to be a big effort on the part of everyone involved. >> reporter: is there one thing that you think if they do this

this will help? >> well, get on the same page. >> they need to make more parking because people drive all the way here no stop. >> reporter: well, we are pretty sure the push will be for public transit and not for parking but some can hope. the first race is next year. final match up will be in 2013. today's press conference is set for 11:00 this morning. live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. let's go to sal. something just happened in san francisco. what happened on the major road? that's right. it's been there for a little while. we have news chopper 2 -- i guess we don't have news chopper 2. i guess the guys in the back are trying to tune in that signal. park presidio closed at geary for a couple blocks each way because of an earlier crash that damaged one of the light poles there. and the light pole is now precariously -- it's in kind of

a bad shape. so we'll try and get to news chopper 2 in just a sect here. maybe they'll be able to bring it up. let's go to the toll plaza westbound that traffic is moving along relatively well. there is metering lights on. no mayor problems. we did have a look at eastbound 580. we did have a look at a truck fire there. the truck fire is on the shoulder. the problem is the truck is badly damaged and cannot be moved without a tow truck. you'll see some slow traffic also westbound is okay. chopper's up now. let's go to a live picture here. this is news chopper 2 park presidio is closed again. and the police have determined that the street is unsafe to drive on. the problem is this is a major route to the golden gate bridge both coming to and going from. and news chopper 2 if you'll tilt up to geary boulevard. i don't know if you can hear me, go ahead and tilt up to geary boulevard for me if you will. you can see that traffic is going to be effected here. we'll have a little bit more on

this i think he's moving now and we'll have a little bit more on this coming up. now let's go to steve. all right. sal, thank you. sunshine, warm weather expected again today. yesterday we had to deal with a little bit of fog in the morning. and some higher clouds. boy didn't stand much of a chance as that northerly wind kicked in and that meant temperatures rocketed up especially from about san francisco north. peninsula, south bay, east bay, still nice but not as warm as the north bay which had had a lot of mid-80s. today we can't find fog or high clouds. everything is way to the north. it's going to stay there until probably saturday. some records today very close for everybody. won't mat fresh san francisco to santa rosa to san jose a lot of 80s. these will all be close to records. napa might need more of a push from' northerly breeze. right now north-northeast fairfield. higher elevations along the coast still a component of a northerly breeze. by the time it turns easterly- southeasterly then all bets are off. but it looks like it will hold probably through the noon hour

this northerly wind. higher elevations gusts up to 25 or 30 miles an hour. one 47 at napa. little breeze there doesn't take much. look at that and say boy high pressure is in charge. it is. it's going to give us a very warm day. temperatures when you start at 60 doesn't take long to warm up. we'll be out of the gate fast. warm weather today. sunny and warm. 70s and 80s. the morning clear, it's mild for some. cool for others but not too bad. and the system will come in on saturday that will give us more of a cool down than any rain. cloudy, partly cloudy, cooler and breezy. if there's any rain and i don't think it will make it it won't amount to too much. sunny and warm today records likely easterly breeze, 70s to low and mid-80s. napa 83, fairfield 82. we'll go 82 san jose. 83 livermore. 82 redwood city. and san jose, morgan hill, everybody in the 70s or 80s. clouds cooler on saturday into sunday but another warm up early next week. all right. thank you, steve. this morning the labor

department reports fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week which is a sign that companies could soon start hiring. 388,000 new claims were filed. that's a drop of 6,000 from the week before. the second drop in three weeks. now applications near 375,000 or less indicate an increase in hiring. checking in on numbers a little wobbly on the opening bell there. traders watching for the big monthly report coming out on jobs tomorrow for clues as to how the job market is doing and perhaps when the federal reserve might start raising interest rates. live look at the big board. dow jones down just slightly right now. all right. time 6:52. it's a new case in a growing police scandal. a videotape is at the center of this latest development. don't put away your winter gear just yet. what ski resorts are saying about an extended season.

news chopper 2 showing park presidio heading up to the golden gate bridge from geary it's closed heading up north. we'll tell you more coming up.

welcome back. this morning san francisco police chief will publicly respond to the latest case tied to a growing scandal. once again it involves a

videotape and the testimony of san francisco police officers. yesterday a judge threw out marijuana trafficking allegations against a drug suspect after finding a videotape. the judge says that tape contradicts the reports from three police officers to search the suspect's apartment in the richmond district. so far san francisco's police evidence scandal has led to 76 cases being thrown out mostly involving drugs. last night district attorney issued a statement saying he took a immediate action when the first allegation surfaced. but he says this latest case is different. he says "in this latest instance we disagree with the court's findings and have ordered the transcript to review our appellate options." well, the winter sports season is crossing over into summer. this year's near record snowfall of 61 feet means some sierra ski resorts are staying open longer. squall valley expanding through

memorial day. mammoth plans to remain open through july 4th. most of the other resorts will stay open at least through the easter weekend which is late this year. >> yeah. >> end of april. time now 6:56. let's go back to sal. what are you seeing out there, sal? we're in san francisco. park presidio boulevard is closed. you can see southbound that's coming out of that tunnel they're making the right and left turn on lake. and then as we tilt down here also northbound park presidio is closed at clement. some are being allowed to get back on. there's a damaged power pole causing a big delay here. you should not try and use park preside owe to the golden gate bridge this morning. move to the toll plaza, there's a light delay. now to steve. sunshine, not a problem today to warm up. we're already in the 60s for a few locations. livermore, mountain view and san francisco. sunny and warm record highs likely today. still nice slightly cooler friday and cool down on the weekend. looks like warmer again early

next week. pam and dave. thank you, steve. coming up next here on mornings on 2 the prosecution in the barry bonds trial is surprising a lot of legal experts during this second week. also giants pitcher barry zito making news in dodger country. just before the giants opening game today in los angeles. stay right here with us.