developing news -- trouble in a cockpit for united jet bound for sfo. what we've learned in the past few minutes. why witnesses to a deadly plane crash in oakland say the pilot was trying to save others.

good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's monday, april 4th. we begin with developing news out of new orleans. a flight bound for san francisco this morning was forced to turn around just after take-off because of smoke in the cockpit. these are live pictures of the plane on the tarmac, passengers evacuated the plane using the emergency chute. no one was hurt. this is united flight 497. it was due to arrive from new orleans in san francisco just after 9:30 this morning. they are now expected about 3:30 this afternoon. it's still not known what --

into the known why. no one's hit. we're learning more about a plane crash here. kraig debro is live with more. >> reporter: we're being kept back by police who say ntsb investigators are on their way to conduct reviews. this man was an experienced pilot. according to witnesses, he may not have been at fault.

others are speculating that manual was trying to gain speed to get out of the stall. one who knew him says he loved to fly and help others. >> he was the type of person that would go out of his way to help somebody. >> reporter: friends say he was the president of a flying club and had a passion for ush flying. i'm not able to get much information on the type of the plane yet. it seats five. manual was the only one on board. the faa was out here yesterday. the ntsb will now take over this information, find out the cause of the crash. reporting live in alameda,

kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. >> 7:03. this will be another frustrating day for many. southwest airlines passengers. 100 flights are cancelled nationwide including some right here in the bay area. jade hernandez is live at oakland airport with more on safety inspections that triggered those cancellations. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. we're live at oakland international this morning. a southwest spokesperson has 23409 not contacted us back. we can show you this, the website. you will find a travel alert that explains delays this morning. customers holding ticket force a cancelled flight -- tickets for this plane may use it for another flight. the plane left from 5:00 and

was on its way back to california -- from phoenix and was on its way back to california. as of yesterday, 19 southwest planes have been inspected and returned to service. it's now being reported small cracks were found in three planes. the matter has been turned over to the ntsb. travelers this morning are sticking by southwest, though, and their gut instincts about flying in general. >> we've been flying on southwest forever. no problems. there's been no problems. >> i've flown southwest for 25 years. >> reporter: any problems? >> no. >> it's still the safest way to travel. we're going with the odd. >> reporter: flights were cancelled yesterday.

altogether, eight departure flights have been cancelled. one arrival has been cancelled. ns were going to be -- inspections were supposed to be done by tomorrow. back to you. >> thank you, jade. what led a flight that off right here in the bay area to make an emergency landing in southern california? and in redwood city, a mother and five children safely escaped a fire that destroyed their home. it happened just five hours ago in the harbor village mobile home. the mother was screaming and that woke up her son who helped get the other children out. the red cross is now helping them find a place to stay. firefighters say it appears the fire was an accident and started near a dryer.

at least a dozen people face charges for illegal cock fighting. authorities found thoses of dead roosters at the scene. when they arrived, people fled. those caught could face animal cruelty charges. two people are recovering this morning after a highway patrol officer crashed into their car. it happened in fremont. the chp officer was in the middle of a high-speed chase with a motorcycle, when it ran a red light and smashed into a honda accord. that honda spun out of control and then hit a lexus. two people in the honda had to be taken to the hospital with minor injuries. keep your focus on the road. that's the message from the chp and other law enforcement agencies. they are kicking off a campaign today, they are focusing on

distracted drivers. it's really easy to spot drivers, either talking or texting as they drive. the chp says both are very dangerous. >> we did talk to one driver who said it's just hard to break that habit. >> i do know it's not a safe thing. i--is just a habit. i find that i do my work while i'm driving. it's work. >> now, the senator who wrote hands-free law wants to make the law tougher. right now, the first offense if you are caught, $20. he wants to make that at least $50. >> that's just the beginning, there are other fees on top of that. >> yes. >> let's check in with sal. hopefully everyone is paying attention on the roads this morning. we're looking at newschopper2 giving us a couple of looks here at some intersections in oakland, 30 -- this intersection here -- i want to ask the chopper because they moved it from 51st into

broadway. newschopper2, what's your location right now? 35th and mac. >> 35th and mac. thank you. people are holding signs on the corner. so they going to try to get your attention. let's take a look at the commute right here. it looks like the camera is washed out with all of that sunshine. but the traffic is backed up all the way almost to the macarthur maze. traffic is moving along okay as you drive on 101 and 280 and foster city area has listen cleared. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. a little chill out there. a lot of 0s. it -- a lot of 40s. it will be warmer. today-- this week we'll be the opposite of last week.

today will be the best day. temperatures 60s and 70s. it will be sunny and warmer. there's a few high clouds, but no big deal. by wednesday, though, the system dropping out of the gulf of alaska will start to spread in tom clouds. by tuesday it will drop on us and temperatures will plunge. we'll have highs in the 50s by thursday. today, the morning hours, up in the north bay, i've noticed a few upper 30s.

today by should get a little component of a northerly -- today, we should get a little col po anyone of a northerly tam dam component of a northerly -- of -- we should get a component of a northerly breeze. today is a cool morning. 30s are cold. 60s, 70s, 78 clearlake, 74 petaluma, stinson beach, 74. 74 martinez to 77, pittsburg, antioch, brentwood. sunnyvale, 75. 77 morgan hill to gilroy, 77 saratoga. 74 menlo park and 60s on the coast, mid- to upper in the city and then 76 woodside to mountain view, 74. tomorrow, almost the same but slightly more of a westerly

breeze. here comes the system on wednesday. a big cooldown with light rain on thursday into friday. but look at the lows, they will plunge. the weekend will be sunny and warmer after a very chilly start. a new environmental concern to tell you about because of compact floressent light bullens -- fluorescent light bulbs. according to a report, a small percentage recycles them. those bulbs are ending up in landfall -- landfills. the special reason that president obama is choosing today to launch his reelection bid. and the plan being launched by two of moammar gadhafi's sons to push their father from libya.

good morning. mostly sunny skies. we'll end up with a lot of 60s by the coast. 70s low, around the bay. and then mid-70s inland. enjoy today. it looks like this will be the warmest day of the week. >> beautiful picture, steve. a tsunami warning has been cancelled in indonesia after a big earthquake shook that country. it was a magnitude 6.7. it hit early this morning near the main island of java. thousands ran for higher ground but went home after the tsunami was over. 7:15 it's on.

president obama officially launches his reelection bid today. alison burns is live with more, including why the president chose today to make the announcement. >> reporter: tori, it's the fourth day of the fourth month, symbolic fork the 44th president -- for the 44th president. the team launched this on barack obama.com. president obama is not in it. but you see people across the country making a pitch for others to get motivated and get involved in the campaign. >> i don't agree with obama. but i respect him and i trust him. >> reporter: president obama has no public events on his schedule today. he will officially file with the federal election commission. he's sending out tweets and fund-raising e-mails this morning and he holds his first major fund-raiser in chicago in

less than two weeks. the campaign's goal is to raise $1 billion. now, two of the president's potential republican challengers are responding to him on twitter this morning. i'll have more on that for you during my next update in about an hour. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:16. well, the united states has agreed to a nato request to continue those air strikes in libya through the end of today. now, the u.s. was scheduled to hand over that role to britain, france and other nato allies yesterday. meantime, u.s. lawmakers say they want to know more about the rebels fighting against moammar gadhafi's forces before giving them weapons. there's some concern there could be members of al qaeda amongst those rebel forces. we're also learning about moves to resolve the conflict.

"the new york times" is reporting that two of gadhafi's sons are proposing a solution that could push their father aside to make room for a democracy. 7:17. in yemen today, six anti- government protesters were killed and more than 30 wounded. witnesses say thousands of protesters were marching toward the main square in the southern city of yemen, when sold yers on the street and -- soldiers on the street and roof chanted. u.s. citizens are urging -- are urged to postpone nonessential travel to syria and family members of u.s. government workers in syria are authorized to leave the country.

7:18. well, tomorrow, contra costa county supervisors will debate the safety of new wind turbines. the board will talk about changing the rules for wind turbines for the first time since 1985. there are proposals to change other turbines with 3 new one that would be up to -- that could be up to 400 feet tall. sonoma county will soon decide whether to allow a power plant that runs on manure to be built. this is being proposed for a six-acre site in sonoma. it would use the waste from local egg farms to provide methane gas and that would provide gas to 21 homes. they will discuss this on april 19th at the council meeting.

santa cruz county takes the top spot as the california county doing the most to promote good health. according to wisconsin's health- ranking project, good favor includes, fewer smokers, fewer treen pregnancies, fatal car crashes and less obesity. there are fewer people dying before age 75 and fewer low birth weight babies. the santa clara sheriff's department could take over security at valley medical center in san jose under a proposal being considered this week. right now, civilians manage the hospital's private security staff. but tomorrow, county supervisors would consider a plan that would shift power to a sheriff's lieutenant and sergeant. supporters say the change will help improve response times and help the office address other public safety issues.

what caused the sudden death at the san jose fairgrounds over the weekend and who tried to help that victim? and more disturbing developments at the nuclear plant in japan. why they are planning to reese lease -- release radio active material into the ocean? there is a diesel spill and the fire crews are on the scene. this will be here for a little bit. we'll tell you more after the break.

newschopper2 in castro valley. westbound 580 right at the 238 interchange. a big rig hit the center median wall here and it looks like it spilled also some fluid from the accident. the left lane is closed. fire crews are on the scene. they are trying to figure out how to effectively clean this up. the chp is also there. you will see a backup this morning in castro valley as you

come up on 580 at 238. it looks like a pretty good spill there. the bay bridge is backed up all the way out to the macarthur maze. the metering lights are on. it's a 25-minute delay at the toll plaza and we have stop-and- go traffic in the south bay. 237 looks terrible here. time for today's weather. let's go to steve. a lot of sunshine today but a rather cool morning with 30s and 40s. we'll end up with 60s and 70s and temperatures will win out by 5, 10 degrees. a few high clouds will zip by but not a big deal. 30s, low, mid to 51. 10-degree spread. there were a couple upper 30s between -- there's a very strong low coming out of the gulf of alaska. today looks to be one of the

warmest of the week, complete reversal of last week. wednesday much cooler weather moves in. highs will be in the 50s. today it's sunshine o plenty. and temperatures in the beaches, upper, mid 70s around the bay. thursday, look at the lows. the good news, this weekend will be all right. it just won't be very warm saturday morning. 7:25. 11,000 tons of low-level contaminated water will be released into the pacific ocean by the operators of that damaged japanese nuclear plant. tokyo electric power says it has to do this in order to free up storage space for water that's even more contaminated with radiation. the water to be released into the pacific is about 100 times more radioactive than legal

limits. so far, workers still have not been able to plug up a big crack in the plant. it's dumping seven tons of highly radioactive water into the pacific every hour. the water leaking out of that crack contains about 10,000 times the normal level of radioactivity. one man is dead after failing off his motorbike at the fair yesterday. the 50-year-old man was riding along the course when he tipped over and fell off. witnesses and firefighters tried to perform cpr but they could not revive him. well, some passengers flying southwest airplanes. you are facing more cancellations today. we'll take you live to the city where the plane as troubles all began. barry bonds is due no court in about 30 minutes. prosecutors could wrap up their

case as soon as today.

westbound 580 in castro valley is not doing well at all because of this truck accident. it's blocking one lane of 580 in the center divide. the truck hit the wall.

now there's a diesel spill. this truck is gonna be there for a while. it's too damaged to move it. this will delay traffic coming out of castro valley. developing news out of new orleans. a flight bound for san francisco this morning was forced to turn around just after takeoff because of smoke in the cockpit. these are live pictures now of that particular plane. passengers evacuated the plane using the emergency chute. no one was hurt. united flight 497 was due to arrive from new orleans into san francisco just after 9:30 this morning, about two hours from now. obviously, that's changed. they are now expected around 3:30 this afternoon. this morning, federal investigators want to know the cause of a deadly plane crash in alameda. it was a single-engine plane.

it crashed shortly after take- off yesterday afternoon. you see it there. the pilot was killed. he was the only person on board. witnesses say he made a brave attempt. he obviously did everything he could do to keep the airplane away from people. it ended up with him going in nose first. >> a couple of hours ago, the coroner identified the pilot of richard emanuel. kraig debro is there. he will be back with an update at 8:00. the two men accused of attacking a giants' fan are still on the loose. brian stol was badly beaten after being -- after the game. and there's a reward leading to

the capture of the men responsible. you are looking at sketches there. time now, 7:31. the suspect in a deadly weekend shooting is still on the loose this morning. police say this man, 31-year- old douglas yep fatally shot one -- yim fatally shot one man. it happened at yim's home and police sacrum shot the men with a -- police say i'm shot the men with a rifle. he was last seen driving a 2009 honda civic. the license plate 6 hwu 861.

if you have any information, contact oakland police. police in vallejo are looking for suspects in the shooting that left a man seriously injured. this happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. yesterday on amelia street. police say the victim was shot several times and did have surgery. he's listed now in critical condition. so far, no word on a motive. if you have any information, call vallejo police. southwest airlines are ent -- will continue inspecting their fleet of 747s today after the airplane and government announced tiny cracks have been found in three different planes. those tiny cracks are similar to the ones that forced a southwest jet to make an emergency landing in arizona on friday. 118 people were on that sacramento-bound flight when the fuselage of the plane ruptured leaving behind a 5- foot tear. you see it there in the

picture. more flight delays are expected around the country. the airline expects toens kale 100 flights today. over the weekend, 600 flights were cancelled. despite the inconvenience, one woman tells us she has no problem getting back on another southwest flight. >> i love southwest airlines. i feel very comfortable when i fly with them. they, other than today, have always been on time and the lines are short. but those passengers may have been very -- must have been very frightened. >> jade hernandez has been at the airport all morning long and says six flights departing were cancelled and flights that were arrive -- that were due to arrive have been cancelled. more on inspections. casey siegel is live in yuma,

arizona, the city where all of the trouble started. what's happening today with the plane that developed a hole? >> reporter: well, tori, good morning to you. that plane we're talking about, just right behind me, you know, it's miraculous, that 118 passengers and five crew members walked off of that plane friday night after it split wide open as it was traling about 3 6,000 -- >> responding to what? >> reporter: only about 18 1/2 minutes after it took off from phoenix. as fares a the investigation goes, several things are going -- as far as the investigation goes, they are poring over the plane's maintenance records and then yesterday a fuse of the -- a piece of the fuselage was removed. today, that piece will be shipped to the washington, d.c.

ntsb materials lab for analysis. investigators tell us that they've found preexisting fatigue and cracking on this particular plane but they said that it would not have been visible to the naked eye, which is perhaps why it missed -- it was missed in the visual informations and was allowed to -- inspectings and was allowed to -- inspections and was able to fly in the first place. investigators say it's not uncommon for cracks to be found in airplanes that are this old. this one's about 15 years old because of the wear and tear on them, but, of course, they are repaired by the airline. still a lot of unanswered questions. >> what's the reaction been so far about how southwest is

responding to the situation? >> reporter: well, i just heard a sound bite with a passenger that i -- with a guy that you guys spoke with in oakland. we were seeing a lot of sound coming in on the feeds all weekend long from passengers. a the hoff them say in the name of safety, it's hard to complain about cansled flights -- cancelled flights. about 600 flights were cancelled over the weekend. just within the last few minutes, southwest says the number is down to 70 cancellations. they originally grounded 79 of those airplanes to do the inspection. they say that 19 of them have passed inspection and they are now back in its fleet. they are back in service. so, you know, passengers say, while it is an inconvenience, of course, they want to be safe and the ntsb wants to make sure something like this obviously doesn't happen again, another scare in the sky. >> obviously very scary.

is there a time line for when all of these inspections will be done? >> really, the company is saying they have no idea when things are going to return to normal. they are hoping to complete all of the inspections by tomorrow or wednesday. but they don't know if other boeing 737s are gonna have to be inspected. a lot of unanswered questions at this point as people are trying to figure out how this happened in the first place. casey stegall live for us. thank you. another southwest that took off from the bay area airport had to make an emergency landing. this flight from oakland to san diego. it lanked -- it landed safely last night after an electrical burning smell in the plane's cabin. 142 people were on board. no one was huh. this plane was a 737. but this emergency land something said to be unrelated from the cracks that caused the

other cancellations. sal, you and chopper 2 have been very busy this morning. >> that's right. we have castro valley to watch out for 6789. 580 a truck hit castro valley. the wall on 580 westbound at 238, you can see that this is a badly damaged rig and also they have a little boom to contain the diesel that spilled from the truck. they are trying to make sure it doesn't go anywhere but they still have to clean it you. this is westbound 580 at 238. the freeway, 580 is really in bad shape coming out to this area. kind of like the bad old days. watch out for slow traffic as you drive on 580 in castro valley. we're looking slow traffic in san jose. that traffic is busy getting up to highway 17. it's been pretty slow. westbound bay bridge backed up for about a 15-minute delay. sometime for steve's weather. >> stein all over the place.

it will be warmer. cool this morning. big topsy survey week. temperatures will start to go down tomorrow. kenwood, st. helena in there, north napa, 37, 38, 9. it's probably going to warm up pretty fast but still forks a brief period of time, brisk. high pressure gives us a mostly sunny day. it will be sunny. these higher clouds. i see them but you may not. there will be a few up there. 40s, low, mid, to upper. mountain view in there and san francisco at 51. oakland airport is 45. sanrafael starting off at 44. we'll go sunny and 6 at noon and then 72 for a high today. a lot of sunshine. temperatures coming up about 5, 7 degrees from sunday's high because the high is built in, sending everything to north. but the lead -- but the leading

edge -- high pressure gives us -- well, a decent day today. temperatures will be very nice. 6 os closer to the coast -- 60s closer to the coast. 74 know vau ta, 70 niche -- in richmond -- know vary toe -- 67 in novato, 70 in richmond. santacruz, 72. and then 72 san mateo to 64 pacifica and then 75 palo alto. sunshine and okay weather on tuesday. it will be all right but then we start to cool down on wednesday. thursday, much colder. we'll get some rain. the weekend will be sunnyside up and a little warmer but saturday morning, tori, very

chilly. low, 32. while the cost of crude oil reaches a new milestone, one company says it has a solution. why many people won't like it, even if it means higher prices at the pump.

taking a live look at the big board on wall street, not too much action right now on the -- in the stock market at the moment. the s & p is facing levels where sell something clustered in recent sessions. right now, the dow is currently up 17, 12,394. nasdaq and s&p right now are

flat. crude oil prices hit a 30- month high in overnight trading. crude was selling for more than $108 a barrel. right now, it's at 107.90. and the top exextive of the state-run oil company says he thinks that's too high. he says unrest in the middle east is driving prices higher. prices spiked when fighting occurred between moammar gadhafi supporters and demonstrators. many san francisco renters say they are dealing with utility shutoffs as one of the

city's biggest rental operators struggles against foreclosure. the owners of city apartments once controlled about 300 buildings, 200 have recently foreclosed. 80 more are in receivership. tenants say they are being threatened with utility shutoffs because neither the landlord nor the banks are paying utility bills. 7:45. there may soon be a teacher shortage here in california. "the l.a. times" reports a big drop in the number of people entering the recession. that's a problem because a large number of baby boomers are expected to retire from the classrooms while the number of students will go up. some are blaming the california budget crisis for scaring off perspective teachers. in san mateo county, the sanity phase in the trial of the teenager accused of the pipe bomb attack at his high school will start today.

last week, jurors convicted andrew youshock on six of seven counts but they deadlocked on one count. investigators say he planned to kill two staff members during the attack at hillsdale high school two years ago. prosecutors dismissed his insanity defense. they say the teenager was responsible for his actions. barry bonds is due back in court in about 30 minutes for week three of his perjury trial. tara moriarty is outside the courthouse in san francisco. so tara, what can we expect today? >> reporter: well, barry bonds should be arriving here shortly. if you take a look behind me, you can see the normal group of photographers that sort of hover in front of the courthouse waiting for bonds to arrive to get that shot. now, this morning, the prosecution's last witness will finish up, the doctor, doctor catlin -- dr. catlin will finish up. bonds told the grand jury back

in 2003 what he -- that he never knowingly used steroids and then the defense will begin its case and right now, legal analysts are saying that the defense has the upper hand here. that's because one of the prosecution's witnesses. dr.ting, went south on them. ting was bonds' orthopedic surgeon and hurt the prosecution because he repeatedly contradicted. star witness. now, hoskins told the jury that the doctor said that bonds's 1999 elbow injury was caused by steroid use but ting actually denied that. so a lot of twist and turns in this case. we will, of course, give you an update and keep you posted on what happens here this morning. we're live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 6,000 acres have burned in new mexico as a wildfire continues to grow. at least five homes and a horse

stable have been destroyed. several neighborhoods were evacuated this weekend. but some orders have been lifted. no injuries have been reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. in capitola, businesses are hoping to bounce back following two natural disasters. warm weather helped draw people out over the weekend. last month, tsunamis in hare ber drained the budget of the local red cross. one woman displaced by flooding says the agency has been a big help. they sent out counselors for mental health. they've sent out water. they've sent out food. they did all kinds of things to help us in their behalf. more than a dozen people are still staying at a capitola hotel with help from the red cross. 7:49. two people are dead. three others are in the hospital from a violent night near palm springs. now, this happened yesterday in cathedral city. police say two brothers showed

up the at a party and they shot three people. one of the three died. later on, the two brothers wering home when police say someone ran -- were walking home when police say someone ran over them and shot them. one of the brothers died at the hospital. a researcher is claiming that the newest disney movie is not doing well at the box office because somebody in this movie triggers a psychological alarm in people. he says this is just too realistic. he says people feel attracted by inannie mat products like teddy bears. the movie requests mars meets mom "cost $150 million to make. it's only taken in $34 million. it's ten minutes before 8 :00. it was a job for a bomb squad.

why one san rafael couple needed help to dispose of a family relic. a toddler lost overnight as it got cold. how the family pet saved the boy's life.

the bomb squad was called to a home this weekend in san rafael. the bomb squad safely detonated the items at another location because the ammunitions were considered more trophies, no one is facing any criminal charges. a new trend in china has live animals being used as keychains "the global times" reports street vendors are

selling small turtles in an air- tight package with water. chinese law actually makes the sale of wild animals illegal. but turtles and small animals were not considered wild animals in that country. the space shuttle "endeavour's" final mission into space is delayed until at least the end of the month. it was scheduled to launch april 19th. but a russian supply ship, an unmanned ship, would already be docked at the international space station. nasa is rescheduling "endeavour's" launch for april 29th. reports this morning katie couric, reportingly is stepping down from "the evening news" desk. she's the first woman to anchor an evening newscast by herself. it's reported that she plans to host a syndicated talk show.

her contract with the network expires june 4th. she's not making any comments. no word on who might replace her. a the lot of people say with oprah winfrey leaving, she might fill void. >> right. let's check in with sal he has information. he halves information on a diesel spill. >> there sa a big -- there is a big diesel spill, 580 westbound, one lane is block. let's move along and take a look at the bay bridge. that's backed up for about a 20- minute delay. sanjose, we have slow traffic on 85 and on 280, also 101, it's pretty full there. let's go to steve. sunny, warmer. cold this morning. cold for early april. we had some upper 30s and 40s.

a few high clouds, but overall, a mostly sunny day. 41 napa airport. 51 san francisco. 10-degree spread there. upper 40s, mid-40s. napa went from 41 to 46. maybe the wind picked up. redwood city at san jose, up and over, there is a system coming out of the gulf of alaska. that will drop our temperatures in a big way but not until thursday and late friday. today, though, it's sunshine all over. mostly sunny. cool morning. a little bit warmer with 60s, 70s. upper 60s, low 70s around the bay. some mid-70s. there is a slight offshore component, nothing compared to last week. mid-70s for most. today's all right. tomorrow should be just a little bit cooler, then much cooler as we go into wednesday. thursday is really the day we get rain in there.

that will carry into friday. the weekend will be sunny and warmer. but it will be very chilly on saturday morning. it's all quiet here. but if it's that time of year, april means severe weather, what happened to oklahoma? that's prime time when it goes through there. there are all sorts of warnings from illinois, kentucky, back into missouri and eastern oklahoma and eastern texas. for that system that went through, you get the severe weather that comes out of the rockies. that created all sorts of problems in oklahoma city -- excuse me in oklahoma. there will be a line of those thunderstorms. april and may, that's when those systems kick in. >> it sure is. there are plenty of plane- related problems to tell you about this morning. the most recent involves a united jet bound for san francisco airport this morning. also, the northern california raid that's led to an animal cruelty

investigation. why drivers better keep your eyes on the road today.

the mud was too dense. the pilot is now identified as 73-year-old richard manuel of redwood city. the coroner released the information earlier this morning. manuel took off in his--17 around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. one of the people playing soccer says a group ran over the to the -- ran over to the plane, could see the pilot's head move. witnesses say the pilot tried

to recover from the stalled engine. >> he was trying to level it but there was family there and he -- i guess he let go. >> reporter: they describe the l-17 as easy to fly and sturdy. i also spoke to the corn riner. he's gonna try to determine the cause of death -- cause of death. they play be -- may be trying to move this plane within the hour. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 8:03. well, in redwood city overnight, a mother and five children, safely escaped a fire that destroyed their home. firefighters say the mother woke up. she saw the flames. her screaming woke up her 17-

year-old son and the son helped get the other children out of the house. the red cross is helping them all now find a place to stay. firefighters say it appears the fire was an accident that started near a clothes dryer near the home -- in the home. safety inspections have forced southwest airlines to cancel flights across the country, including here in the bay area. jade hernandez has just learned new information about those flights and joins us live from the oakland airport with that new information. jade? >> reporter: we just spoke to the airport spokesperson here at oakland international about the southwest airlines cancellations this morning. she's a been in constant contact with the airline. 70 flights have been cancelled systemwide all due to this plane. take a look at this. this boeing 737 ripped open in flight and was diverted from san francisco to yuma, arizona. no one was hurt. but hundreds of flights were cancelled for inspection. it's now being reported that

cracks were found in three other planes. travelers gave us their thoughts about flying southwest. >> the news did a very good job of covering it. we looked on the tv this morning and they said they were -- there were eight cancellations. southwest was able to send an e- mail to my wife. everything is fine. i think it's the safest way for transportation. it's a lot easier than driving through oakland. passengers are being alerted on the website as well. a travel alert is listed -- posted. customers holding reservations for a cancelled flight may request -- may request a refund for a ticket. right now, here at oakland international, altogether, eight flights were cancelled this morning. four cancelled flight are on the board now. 300 flights were cancelled across the country yesterday. inspections were expected to be

done by tomorrow according to southwest's website but that could change today. reporting live in oakland international, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. stay with us. here on "mornings on 2." coming up in about 30 minutes we'll about go back live to yuma, arizona, the city where southwest airlines problems all started. we'll get an update on the safety inspections continuing today. at least a dozen people could be charged following a cook-fighting raid near -- cock- fighting raid near san francisco. reportedly, dozens of dead birds and injured roosters were found. authorities got an anon mouse tip -- anonymous tip about what was going on. those captured could possibly face animal cruelty charges. keep your focus on the road. that's the message from chp and other law enforcement agencies for drivers as they launch a campaign today, targeting

distracted drivers. despite the hands-free cell phone law, it's easy to spot drivers talking or texting behind the wheel. the california highway patrol says both are dangerous. coming up at 8:45, tom vacar join us on how the chp got an early start on this this morning, enforcing the crackdown. stay away from the phone while you're behind the wheel. we were talking to sal and about how the chp led you a hand this morning. >> they did. a little flat there. they helped out. i want you to know, they are out there as we told you looking for distracted drivers. one thing we didn't talk about the fines are pretty steep. $20, $50. they then add assessments. it can be an expensive assessment. don't drive or talk on the phone without a hands-free device. that traffic up to 17 is busy. it's improving, there was an earlier crash, 280 southbound

at the 880 interchange. it was causing a distraction for northbound drivers. >> 237, same thing goes, we have a crash -- things are getting a little bit better towards sunnyvale. this morning at the bay bridge toll plaza. but there's still at least a 15- minute delay before you make it on the bridge. it will be a nice and sunny monday. let's go to steve for details. >> you are correct. we have a high clouds. a huge drop will take place on thursday. our temperatures plunge in the 50s. today, sunny and warm. warmer weather. a little chill in the morning air this morning. kind of brisk. cool morning, that give -- that will give way to sunshine and warm weather. the changes start on wednesday and then they really develop on thursday, as much colder air

plunges in here. rain returns. it will be light. this is more of a colder system than it is a rainy system. today 60s and 70s. sunshine and warmer weather. the system dropping out of the gulf of alaska. it will travel over land. therein lies they don't hold much moisture. but changes will begin to take place on wednesday. if you need to go out and get something -- do something, you are all right to do that. we had -- we had some upper 30s, especially towards st. helena, calistoga, kenwood, oakmont and also napa, upper 30s. not anymore. we've warmed up. but we had chilly readings this morning. it will be sunny and warmer. 49 fairfield, concord, still 44 live, is what they say. low 50s for some. sanrafael started off at 44. 64 at noon, a high, there it

is, 72 today in san francisco. this may be the warmest day of the week for them. as that system -- you can just get a leading edge of it coming out of the gulf of alaska. high pressure today gives us a slight northerly northeast wind. it should kind of fall apart on tuesday. and by wednesday, those temperatures will be heading down and will continue to do on thursday. today, sunshine and a warmer day. temperatures, 6 os by the coast. low 70s around -- 60s by the coast 70s by the bay. 70 in vallejo and benicia. pittsburg, 67. concord close, danville, san ramon, alameda and berkeley, both 70s. 70s, mid- to upper for the, santa clara valley. sunnyvale 5975. the same for redwood city. pacifica and daly city, 64. tomorrow, mostly sunny and then here comes the cooler air on wednesday. much cooler air arrives and

we'll hold onto that cool air and showers. it's gone by the weekend. it will be sunny and warmer. very cool inland on saturday morning. 8:10. there is a new environmental concern because of compact fluorescent light bulbs. only about 2% of consumers and one-third of businesses recycle. each bulb contains up to five milligrams of mercury. the bulbs are showing up in landfills. instead, you are supposed to take them to special dropoff points. you can find those from your local county. state budget cutters are aiming their knife at a perk that only california lawmakers get. two disasters 3,000 miles apart. the u.s. government unveils the new pipeline safety plan. plan

. good morning a few high clouds. but overall, it will be mostly sunny today. oops temperatures starting -- temperatures starting off in the 40s, 60s by the coast. thank you, steve. 8:1. in just a few minutes, the barry bonds's perjury trial begins its third week. you are looking at live pictures from the courthouse. bonds hast -- has just arrived. he's going through security. that's why you can see the media jammed through the

window. prosecutors expect to wrap up their testimony today as drug expert dr. catlin wraps up his testimony. tara moriarty is there live and will have a report at 8:30. a tsunami warning is over after after earthquake hit indonesia. it hit 200 miles away from the main area of java. people left but those people returned home after the tsunami threat passed. time now is 8:15. president obama officially launched his reelection campaign today. ktvu's alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom on why the -- on why the critics of the president say the timing for this is inappropriate. allison? >> reporter: dave, with the government shutdown looming

this weekend and the u.s. engaged in the military operation in libya, the president's critics say this time is not appropriate for him to launch his reelection bid. but that's just what he did this morning with this video. it's on barack obama.com. the president does not speak in the two-minute video. the theme, it begins with us, he's trying to rally and it includes statements from his supporters. >> we're not leaving it up to chance, the incumbent. it's an election that we have to win. >> reporter: president obama has no public events on his schedule today. he will officially file with the federal election commission. he's sending out tweets and fund-raising e-mails and hopes his first major fund-raiser in chicago -- holds his first major fund-raiser in chicago in two weeks. the goal, to raise $1 billion. now, potential republican rival tim pawlenty, responded with a

video message of his own, mark mock -- morning the president's "win the future" slogan. he says how can we -- how can we win the future when we're not winning the present? reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, alison. 8:16. president obama is enduring a noisy construction project outside the west wing of the white house. crews have begun what's being described as an overdue upgrade of underground i tillties. the president is work -- utilities. the president is working to the sound of jack hammers. there are also rumors of a tunnel or layer being built. but white house officials say they are only doing upgrades to things like water, sewer lines, electricity, heat and storm drams. the recent legislative battles in wisconsin and ohio against collective bargaining rights is spreading across the country. almost 750 bills have been

introduced in virtually every state that affect employee unions in some way. almost half would restrict the bargaining rights. in wisconsin, they are gathering signatures to recall those who supported the new law. and lawmakers' cars may be next on the chopping block here in california. currently, california is the only state that provides each lawmaker with a car, plus an allowance for gas and maintenance. legislators get to choose the car they want and pay a share to lease it. some analysts say it's -- critics say it's an excessive perk. 8:18. well, the federal government today will launch a major new program to repair and replace gas and oil pipelines. this, of course, follows two recent disasters. 3,000 miles apart. the transportation secretary will make the announcement in eastern pennsylvania. that's where five people died

in a pipeline explosion in february. that was five months after the pipeline disaster in san bruno. eight people were killed they're. dozens of homes were destroyed. now, big crowds are expected tomorrow in san bruno at a public hearing on the natural pipeline safety plans. the p.u.c. is consideringot shutoff valves -- automatic shutoff valves, replacing aging pipes and also improving the record-keeping. the u.s. has agreed to a nato request to continue air strikes in libya through the end of today. the u.s. was scheduled to hand over that role to britain, france and other nato allies yesterday. in the meantime, u.s. lawmakers say they want to know more about the rebel fighting against moammar gadhafi's forces before providing them with weapons. there is concern that could be -- there could be members of al qaeda among the rebel forces. we're hearing about

possible diplomat moves to result the conflict in libya. libyan leaders say moammar gadhafi sent an envoy to greece with a message that he is look for a way out of the crisis. and-- he is looking for a way out of the crisis and "the new york times" reports that two of his sons are looking to a proposal that would push their father aside and look towards a democracy. one of the sons would remain in control temporarily. that's something that would not be accepted, one protesters said. dr. king was shot to death in 1968 in member fits -- memphis, tennessee. a day of peaceful demonstrations and churches are scheduled today nationwide in his memory. union members are marching here in the bay area. dr.martin luther king was in

memphis when he was assassinated. a chinese artist has been detained by chinese authorities. authorities arrested this man. he was trying to climb on board a plane to hong kong yesterday. police also raided his studio and they also interrogated his employees. now, in recent weeks, police have cracked down very hard on government i -- on government critics. it's believed they want to head off any mass drakeses -- demonstrations like those taking place in of the middle east. a new development in a major political scandal. it involves the former governor of illinois. also, a recent tour bus tragedy in new york is leading to a lot of action in washington, d.c. good morning. traffic son highway 101 in san jose looks pretty good coming up on the 808 interchange. we'll tell you more about the morning commute straight ahead.

former illinois governor, rod blagojevich, is asking the government to hold over notes with any investigator with president obama having to do with his corruption case. attorneys for blagojevich made the request today, three weeks before the impeached governor's retrial is scheduled to start. defense attorneys argue that the president may have knowledge pertinent to

allegations that blagojevich sought to sell or trade mr. obama's vacated it's senate seat. federal investigators are launching an investigation into the discount tour bus accident following a deadly accident in new york last month. 15 died in that accident and there's a push for safety regulations governorring the industry. the driver in that accident received a commercial license despite a poor driving record. the bus company has two previous accidents on its record and several fatigued driver violations. let's see what sal is deeing in the commute. how are is do be in the commute. how-- is doing in the commute? >> we're doing okay. we're trying to get eight cross the bay and bus iest traffic -- busiest traffic is across the

bridge. coming up in a few minutes, we'll have a look at the bay area commute. let's go to steve. sal, sunshine out there, it will be a nice day today. this will be the warmest day of the week. tuesday might be a little bit of a push. but it will not be any warmer as we await a very cold system to arrive by late wednesday into early thursday. today everything's good to go of the last week, we had the record heat, this week it will be sunny and nice. we had some upper 20s and 30s. now it's more upper 40s and 50s. three will give way to the 60s and 70s. there's a system come out of the gulf aif lass cau. it's trying to cull out of the -- alaska. it's trying to come out of the aleutians. it will be a nice, warm day and then a cooling trend starts. today, a lot of -- monday, sunshine, a few high clouds. it will be -- it will be warmer

out there. 60s by the coast. upper 60s, low 70s around the bay. 76 in san jose and warmer weather today, about the same tuesday and then here comes a cooler pattern. much colder on thursday. there will be some rain but i think it's the cold air that's really the bigger story. we'll carry that into the weekend. it will be sunny, warmer but it will be really cool on saturday morning. dave? all right. 11,000 tons of low-level contaminated water will be released into the -- will be released in into the ocean. tokyo electrical power says it has to do with in order to free up storage space. the water to be released into the pacific is about 100 times more radioactive than legal limits. look at this. so far, they still haven't been

able to plug a large crack in the nuclear plant, the one that's dumping tons of high radioactive water into the pacific every hour. the watt -- the water that's leaking out of the crack has radiation levels 10,000 times above the normal. time now, 8:27. a united airlines jet bound for sfo, forced to turn around. this is a picture of the plane we're talking about. we'll bring you a live report from new orleans where the plane made an emergency landing just hours ago. i'm tara moriarty, live in san francisco, where thed about's trial. legal anna siss say the defense is gaining. we'll tell you you -- teal yell you why and what is set to happen this morning. coming up tam -- and new troubles for the woman at the scandal in the la crosse case from duke university.

just minutes ago, barry bonds arrived in court in san francisco. at any moment, week three of his perjury trial will get underway. tara moriarty is outside the courthouse. what can we expect today? >> this has been the water cooler talk, pretty much anywhere you go in s an francisco. the defense lost a lot of points -- actually, they scored some points last week with the prosecution's witnesses. so barry bonds had every reason to appear relaxeded a 6:-- relaxed and confident as he appeared this morning now, the anti-doping expert, dr. cat lip, will wrap up his testimony

and then testimony from bonds in 2003 will be read in court. in it, he says he never knowingly took the performance- enhancement drugs. dr.author ting was a disaster for the prosecution. kathy, the trainer, plate i -- apparently told her brother abouts incident. she said he threw me under the bus. she started crying on the stand saying she never wanted to testify. we'll keep you posted on what happens here through jute the -- throughout the morning. back to you. >> thank you, tara. 8:32. we continue to follow developing news out of new orleans. a flight -- a flight bound for san francisco this morning was

forced to turn around just after take-off. joining us on the phone is evan anderson a reporter in new orleans. evan. >> what can you tell us about this flight? all right. i'm told, i believe, that we don't haverren, is that correct -- we don't have evan, is that correct? the will. apparently we're having problems with that connection. this was a flight bound for san francisco from new orleans that had some electric problems. you can see some of the passengers had to get off the plane through the chutes at the front and the back of the plane. no one was hurt. again, that united flight was scheduled to land about an hour from now at 9:30 this morning and instead it will be touching down supposedly about 3:30 this afternoon. that looks like some -- all right. now we have evan anderson on the phone, a reporter with wvue in new orleans. can you tell us what went wrong

with this flight? >> reporter: well, we have no confirmation exactly what went wrong. we're hearing from a lot of the of -- a lot of the passengers and flight attendants, that there was, as you said, an electrical problem. no kind of announcements were made. we've talked to some website -- some passengers, rather, on the plane, who said one of the flight attendants announced a movie that was about to play right before takeoff and then as they were taking off, they shut down system and that clearly pointed to electrical problems. a lot of people didn't see the smoke. no one was seriously hurt. they went all the way up to the air. and then they just are saying -- it wasn't right. they got up there, it started shaking, engine troubles, saying my engine is going on

and off. as they were heading down, they knew something agency wrong. no announcements were made about what was going on. the passengers had no idea why they were making that emergency landing. the nose of the plane kind of ended up off the tarmac into the grass. so some passengers are pretty shaken up this morning. >> from the pictures we've been looking at of this united plane, it looks like it's on the grass and not necessarily directly on the runway, as it should be. can you confirm that? >> right. the nose of the plane is actually stuck in the mud. the front wheels of the plane. as it was landing down -- some passengers are telling us that the pilot may have lost steering control. so as he landed up, he ended up inside of the grass off the tarmac. you can see that the front end of the plane is there off the

grass off the tarmac. so this plane is out of service for the time being. so this plane -- >> reporter: flight leaves at 1:00. united airs has taken them to a certain area of the airport. some people, they say, they've been flying all their lives and have never experienced anything like that. so they are hoping for a safe flight home. >> i'm sure there will be white knuckles on that flight. meantime, there's new information this morning about the air france jet that crashed almost two years ago into the atlantic ocean killing all 228 people on board. air france flight 447. it was headed to paris from rio

de janeiro, when it went down in june of 2009. as we first told you last night during the 10:00 news. french investigators have finally found wreckage from this crash. now this morning, officials say bodies have found -- have been found in that wreckage. southwest flights have been cancelled today, all because of that plane that made an emergency landing on friday. casey segal has more -- stegall has more. what's happening, casey? >> reporter: some terrifying moments. this is the southwest airlines jet. it was heading to sacramento at about 36,000 feet. that's when the passengers, when they were starting to

serve drinks, a giant hole open youd um in the -- opened up in the roof of the fuselage. investigators say the hole was five feet long and about a food wide. can you imagine. passengers say they could see the blue sky and coming through. the plane made a controlled and rapid descent from 31,000 feet to 11,000 feet. ntsb investigators trying to figure out what on earth caused it. they said they found what they are calling plea existing -- preexisting fatigue and cracking. they say the cracks would not have been visic to the naked eye, because they are so tiny which is why it perhaps missed the visual information and why the plane was allowed to fly in the first place. they are not sure how long the cracks have been there but apparently he they are by common -- they are quite

common. >> wear and tear on an airplane is something that we do see. from the first time an airplane flies, we get wear and tear on it. >> reporter: absolutely miraculous that all passengers and crew members walked off the plane in yuma once it was safely on ground. no major injuries reported. >> thank you, casey. swept safety inspections are affecting flights right here in the bay area. jade hernandez has been at oakland international all morning long. she says six departing flights have been cancelled this morning so far and four fights that were set to arrive have also been cancelled this morning. stay with ktvu. you can go to ktvu.com for continuing coverage of the southwest flights problems.

all right check in with sal. it's gonna be tough out there i want to remind you there is still a veteran in place for westbound 580. there was a truck that hit the -- that hit the wall and there is a diesel spill. they are trying to clean it you. that he were -- these were pictures taken earlier of newschopper2. they say it will be at least until 8:45 until they clean it up. i'm gonna get an update on this. let's move along and take a look at southbound 680, there's slow traffic driving into walnut creek and down to alamo and danville. this morning at the toll plaza, we still have a rather large delay here, backed up to about a 15 minute -- 15-minute way. here's steve. a little chill this morning. changes are coming. tuesday will kind offing the transition day. it will still be all right.

wednesday we start -- we start to cool things off. the burst farther of the week looks good. the last part of the week looks colder. you can see the ridge of high pressure sending everything to the north. it will continue to do so during midweek. had some upper 30s this morning. i know it's getting late in the season. we'll have 30s as we -- as we get toward thursday and friday. it will warm up pretty quick here. just a hint of the northeast wind. behind that, will pay a visit to us. not today today, not tomorrow. a cooling trend is on the menu. it will really drop on wednesday and then into thursday. today's sunshine looks good. temperatures warming up after a cool morning. we'll have warm, afternoon highs. a few of these upper 70s.

78 clearlake, 75 napa, 76 santa rosa. walnut creek at 75. a little warmer antioch, brentwood. alameda and berkeley, 70. pleasanton 76. same for san jose. losgatos, sunnyvale, 75. redwood city is in there. almost the same on tuesday. but we're taking 2, 3 degrees off those highs. much colder on wednesday with the rain moving in. the weekend will be sunny but very cool saturday morning. thank you, steve. an important warning for shoppers. some private information was stolen by hackers. >> millions of people in california ignore the distracted driving law. well, that party is just about to end. i'm tom vacar, that story when "mornings on 2" continues.

let's bring you up to date on some of the top stories. look at this. this morning a united airlines flight bound for san francisco was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off for new orleans. that plane reportedly had an electrical problem and lost all power but we can tell you

everyone on board is safe. federal investigators want to know the cause of a deadly plane crash in mead. this single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off. this morning, prime minister made it official. he's-- president obama made it official. he's running for reelection in 2012. the announcement came in an e- mail and web video sent to obama supporters. it's 8:45. a campaign targeting distracted drivers kicked off on bay area roads this morning. the chp says it's not about tickets. it's about saving lives. team vary car is in oakland right now with -- tom vacar is in oakland right now with more on what officers will be specifically looking for. >> i want to borrow a phrase. that is, when you are driving, no matter what you do, if you want to talk, this ear bug is for you. citing maximum enforcement, the chp was on a month-long

campaign on distracted driving. the posse is 200 local agencies. the primary target, folks on cell phone not using hands-free devices. but texters and newspaper readers can expect not a warning but a ticket. the law's clear -- it's been in place for several years -- it's one that many drivers, private, business, even public ignore. no matter the generation. we seem to be -- we seem to see people of all ages, either talking on the phone or driving. but the most concerning is when you have new drivers doing it. there's that lack of experience, new drivers. when they add in a distraction it increases their chances of being involved in a crash. it will be a big fund- raiser but that notwithstanding, that being ignored by the police officers, they suggest if a handle is not

got on this, we'll have more injuries and deaths. tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, tom. 8:47. well, investigators say computer hackers pulled off one of the biggest thefts in u.s. history. now walgreens tivo, hsn, all say e-mail addresses for their customers were stolen from a marketing company. in the names of students for the college board, they were stolen as well. the e-mails and the nameses, they may be used to try to get that information from people. some relative was lost loved ones on the attacks on the world trade center towers are angry about where unidentified remains are headed. 41% of the almost 3,000 people who died have not been identified at ground zero. and there is a plan to put

those remains into a repository 70 feet below the ground flex to a museum planned for that area. some victims' families are upset with the decision, saying they were not consulted but the museum says many of the families support the plan. >> we're trying to balance them all, and sometimes that gets difficult. we're atrying our best to be responsive, sensitive and appropriate. >> family members should make the final decision regarding the human remains of their own loved ones. true consultation means giving the families a voice and a choice. >> some of the victims' families say they want the remains to -- in an accessible spot above the ground and away from the museum. this moving, the supreme court rejected appeals from three detainees at guantanamo bay who were seeking relief after nine years of detention. the detainees asked the supreme court to review rulings against

them at the federal appeals court in washington, d.c. two people are dead, three others are in the hospital after a violent night in palm springs. it hatched in cathedral city. two brothers showed up at a party and shot three people. one of the three were killed. later, the two brothers -- brothers were walking home when they say someone ran them over and gave -- ran them over with a car and shot them. one of the brothers died at the hospital. the woman at the center of the university of the la crosse scandal. crystal has been charged with stabbing her boyfriend. he's said to be in serious condition. police say she stabbed him early sunday morning during an argument. now, five years ago, she accused duke players of the la crosse team of assaulting her. her case later crumbled as she waiverred on key details of had her story. a south carolina woman is

phrasing the -- phrasing the family dog for watching over her toddler son as he wandered away from home this last weekend. the mother of tyler jacobson reported him missing on friday night. he was wearing only a t-shirt and diaper. overnight temperatures dipped in the 40s as rescue crews looked for the boy. he was found with the family's lab braer to retriever, who rescuers believe followed him out of the house and kept him warm overnight. >> this thinking that a dog would watch a baby overnight is kind of like a movie. rescue teams say if they had known the dog was missing, they might have picked this up sooner. still ahead -- another member of the oakland raiders lands in trouble during the offseason. we'll tell you what may be involved in this case. also -- katie couric is reportedly ready to leave the anchor desk for any career.

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the space shuttle "endeavour's" last trip to space is being delayed, at least until the end of this month. "endeavour" was scheduled to launch on april 19th. but a russian supply ship would already be docked at the international space station. negotiations to have the russians put the unmanned ship in orbit were unsuccessful. so nasa is rescheduling "endeavour's" launch for april

29th. katie couric is stepping down from the evening news desk. she's the first woman to anchor an evening network cast by herself. a network exective who did not want to be identified said she plans to host a syndicated -- syndicated talk show next year. she's not commenting and there's no word on who will replace her. college basketball fans across the country are getting ready for the ncaa championship games tonight. big east conference champion uconn is going for its third national title. the huskies will face the bulldogs after butler ended the cinderella one. for will, the stanford cardinal came up short. sanford-- stanford loss to texas. tara moriarty will face notre dame in the women's ncaa chip

game. well, lewis murphy is facing several charges after being arrested in florida. murphy was charged with three merchandise. they include failure to obey a police officer, resisting arrest and protesting -- possessing a drug without a prescription. that drug reportedly viagra. he's the third raider to be arrested in the offseason. the other two, michael busch and mario henderson. more people are enjoying the outdoors in marin county. a new report by the department of transportation says the number of people using bikes during the week went up 29% last year. the number of people walking also went up during that time. the areas of high numbers with pedestrians and cyclists, include sausalito, san rafael. this all comes after a report showing that in-- showing marin county to be the healthiest in the state. there's breaking news out of yemen. acourting to "the associated press" security forces and

plain clothes gunmen opened fire on crowds marching through a city this morning, killing at least 12 and wounding dozens in an intensified crackdown, there's demand for the end of the ruler of yemen. we'll have more on this at noon. let's if right back to sal. see what's happening in the commute. >> we want to remind that you ktvu traffic page has a special page on texting and driving near the bottom of the page. i think you should look at that. let's take a look at 280 northbound getting up to highway 17. a little bit slow here. if you are driving on -- to 880 northbound, a little bit of slow traffic there as well heading up to the bay bridge. when you get to the bay bridge, there's still a little bit of a delay here, about 15 minutes before you make it on the span. to steve. sunshine, nice conditions. had a little chill. that will give way to 40s and

50s. 70s for highs today, except for the beaches. 60s there. mostly sunny on tuesday and then cooler weather starts on wednesday and much colder air. i mean, there will be -- there will be some rain. >> low of 32. >> inland. >> my plants won't like that. >> it will be very cold. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching, everyone. >> bye now.