it's the first anniversary of the bp oil spill. what it apires a group of people are doing -- what it appears a group of people are doing in order to on member rate that anniversary. president obama will be in

the bay area in six hours. he will be raising money and making history. >> reporter: a boating accident near san quentin state prison leaves two people stranded out in the water. but it's who came to their rescue that has people talking. new information on a big new year's eve fire. it involves a computer password. "mornings on 2" begins right now. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. it's wednesday, april 20th. happening right now in san francisco, police are looking for some gas station vandals. the incident unfolded just hours ago. ktvu's kraig debro joins us live to explain how it may be linked to the bp oil spill anniversary. goodgood morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning, tori. we're at third and brand at a shell gas station. i spoke to the attendant here.

she spoke to a coworker and saw it all go down. there's evidence here of what happened. apparently the pumps were chain linked together. the chains were chained to the pumps here and i looked around and found in the garbage can, either this is a huge coincidence or the cops broke on of the bolt cutters, this all happened around 5:00 a.m. according to the gas station attendant, she talked to her coworker. she said the police came here, not only did they take the chains off the pumps but the people who did this, they left behind some fliers representing the bp oil spill from a year ago. here's what this woman said her coworker told her. >> three guys came and they

have the chain and they leave a paper about bp oil. >> reporter: bp oil spill? >> that thing. >> reporter: the coworker told the attendant that the three people were wearing bandanas over their mouths and nosed so they would not be recognized -- and nose so they would not be recognized. there appear toed be three of -- appeared to be three of them. >> reporter: now, this may not be the only gas station involved. gonna have to check the connection between bp and shell to find out if there is a livermore at all. but we'll try to get more reaction from people who frequent this place to see if they know about any of this. reporting live from san francisco, kraig debro, cut cut. >> thank debro -- kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. we're following bay area near the san quentin prison.

it's the people who made this rescue that is making this story. tara moriarty has more. >> reporter: well people are asking us -- well, people keep asking us did someone escape? no. the story involves inmates. it took place along coast. these men are behind a rescue here. they along with an alert guard in a watch tower were able to save a stranded couple out there in the water. around 1:15 p.m. this morning, the guard heard feint cries of two people fall calling for help. they were able to save them. and then the rescue guys arrived and were able to rescue them. >> from what we've been told they were out in the water for an hour, hour and a half and

the currents let they had -- led them here to the shoreline. >> reporter: the couple apparently left the harbor in core ta ma der ray last night and -- corte madera and ran into engine problems. . the man needed cpr. he's at the hospital. and the woman is at the hospital being treated for cpr. since the shoreline is restricted. this boating accident was considered a breach of security. they did an immediate head count and dermed no one was missing. they -- and determined no one was missing and determined no inmates were missing. back to you. >> thank you, tara. oakland police have issued a crime alert for people living in the lake merritt report. investigators say a man followed a woman from a neighborhood store all the way into the gates of her home. he then ordered her to take off her clothes but then ran away.

police only have a vague description of the attacker. it's still not clear if this incident is tied to a series of sexual assaults near lake lake merritt earlier this year. and police say there were six separate street robberies during a two-hour period yesterday afternoon. investigators believe the same person is responsible. he's described as an african- american man, 25 to 30 years old, 5'9", between 1 0 and00 pound. he -- between 190 and00 pound. he was spotted driving a ford taurus. in about six hours from now, president obama will touch down in sfo. he will be here through tomorrow morning. he will be here to raise money through the reelection campaigned a also to make history. that's right. president obama's first stop will be the headquarters of facebook in pail low -- in palo

alto. he will hold an online meeting. he's the first president to visit facebook's headquarters. then the president will move on to san francisco. that's where he will attend two fund-raisers, a private dinner and a private home and a speech at the masonic temple on nob hill. now, we'll be tracking president obama 'visit here to the bay area at our channel 2 website -- president obama's visit to the bay area at our channel 2 website. and we'll bring you live coverage of the president's arrival. it's scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at sfo. and next presidential election could have nicer campaign ads. coming up at 7:15, the idea the president is considering that could significantly change all of those attack ads that you see during the election campaign season. 7:07. we're learning new details about emergency service computer problems during a san francisco fire that left 48 people homeless. a review of the fire showed

that the division of emergency services main computer lost its internet connection and workers could not start the backup system because no with -- no one knew the password. officials say this did not slow down responders. but ed is ordering a full report -- but ed reis ordering a full report on the -- but ed lee is ordering a full report on that. livermore police arrested carlos estigo for child molestation. the girl's mother said he molested her in 2009. he was a youth leader at castro valley church of nazarene, according to reports. police officers danny harris and ray thomas are accused of hiring young

volunteer from the police department for their private security company and buying guns for them. the officers are also linked to a dui scam, reportedly set up to have two of their recruits arrested for reporting those police officers to the -- to the internal division. it's reported that chris butler was hired to set up a drunk driving arrest. he reportedly hired women to get the recruits drunk and then have them drive past another police officer who would make a prearranged traffic stop. but one of the recruits was hipped off. contra costa county prosecutors claim cutler is a -- butler is a former police officer who works with law enforcement to set people up for arrests. he's being indicted for stealing drugs from evidence lockers. the city of vallejo is taking on the russian government. six russian sailors died in san

francisco 34 in -- in m san francisco in 1863 while battling a waterfront fire. headstones in their honor were erected at a cemetery on mare island in island. they spent about $0,000 to update the -- about $20,000 toup date the -- to update the cemetery. sal, you were trafficking a problem. did you find it? >> yeah. they have fire equipment on 6th street there but you want to avoid the area. it's causing a little bit of a traffic issue there. there was a fire in one of the building's trash chutes. less take a look at the westbound bay bridge. it's backed up for about a 15- minute delay. nothing more than that. there haven't been any problems on the upper deck of the bay bridge. this is a look at san francisco

itself on the freeways. it looks good. northbound 101 approaching the 08 split, no problem southbound. if you are driving on the peninsula, we had some earlier problem -- earl yell trouble in mountain view -- earlier trouble in mountain view. the traffic is not particularly good. the president is going to facebook around 1:00. be aware of it. you might want to stick to 280 to avoid the whole thing. let's go to mark. hi there, sal. we're taking a live look in alameda. it's pretty mild across the bay area. temperatures in the 50s. and even a few rain showers. we have been tracking them all morning ong -- morning long. up in the north bay between 6:2 and 6:45 reporting some rain. there's a chance for a popup sprinkler.

for today, we do have this mostly cloudy skies. another band of rain movings into the region and leaves some showers. for tomorrow some lingering drops there. for weekend, mostly cloudy skies, maybe a few showers heading 0 the -- heading to the bay area. current numbers, most areas are in the 50s. livermore at 50 degrees and san jose at last check, reporting 66. the mine action associated with the next organized rainfall. this will be swinging in later on today. our forecast model, essentially showing you some clouds out there. at 1:00 we could have breaks in the clouds to partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. by 7:00 this evening. the showers object increase up in the north bay -- on the increase in north bay. we still have to hold onto that chance first thing in the morning. we could have an impact in the commute. for this morning at 8:00, mostly cloudy skies. 5 to 58. by 1:00 -- by 53 to 58,

scattered showers and we bring into a chance of a shower at 4:00 but especially after 4:00, we bump up the shower chances. temperatures coming down a few degrees from yesterday's reading. coolest locations, coastside, mainly in the upper 50s. here is a look ahead. your five-day forecast could have a few lingering showers tomorrow -- showers tomorrow morning. scattered showers on friday. a chance for a shower on saturday and then a slight chance for a leftover sprinkler first thing monday morning. another weather update coming up. improving air travel. how the federal government is responding to some of the most common complaints of airline passengers. in san francisco,

fire in a residential hotel here. newschopper2. this fire was reported about 40 minutes ago. it was spotted by a police officer driving by. he noticed it, calmed the police -- i'm sorry. calmed the fire department. they came out and found fire in one of these chute, the gap bridge chute. there are a lot of fire crews out there. >> reporter: tori, one of the biggest complaints from airline passengers is getting hit at the last minute with a fee you

would were not expecting for your baggage meals, pill rows -- pillows, whatever. now the government is imposing new rules to protect passengers. among those rules are full disclosure of fees. when you buy your ticket, you will be told up front about every penny you should expect to pay. they have to limit tarmac delays on international flights to four hours. domestic flights are limited to three hours. airlines have to increase how much they pay you if you were bumped to another flight. value of your ticket and more if you are delayed for a long period of time. airlines also have to refund baggage -- baggage fees if they lose your bag. we talked about the transportation secretary, ray lahood, who says it's all about fairness. >> we're trying to say to passengers, if the airline is charging you so much for a sect -- for a ticket, you out to know what you are paying for. and if the bag does not arrive

and you paid for that, the least you can do is give you -- the least they can do is give you your money back. >> reporter: one woman says passengers still need more protections. i have will more for that for you during my next update in about an hour. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> okay. thank you. 7:17. well, the obama administration wants to prevent the kind of anonymous campaign contributions that have helped to finance millions of dollars in attack ads during the 2010 red soxes -- elections. last week the white house drafted an order that would require notice of any ads being written. private first class bradley man something facing almost two dozen charges for leaking confidential documents to wicki

leaks which could lead toot death penalty. the pentagon says he was moved because treatment. the second corruption trial for former illinois rod blagojevich, has him facing 0 charges that has i attempting to sell or trade -- that has him attempting to charges of lying about selling or trading president obama's seat. jury selection could take up to one week. the mostly cloudy skies is facing a lawsuit -- the obama administration is facing a lawsuit -- lawsuit of sea turtles. the group says the government was supposed to publish a final rule to name this area a safe

zone but failed to do so. 7:19. several southern california counties may come up short with getting disaster relief money. on monday, president obama approved a federal disaster declaration for santa cruz and del norte counties. that was in response to the tsunami that hit the harbors in santa cruz and in crescent city. new disaster relief may come soon to homeowners in san francisco. city supervisors have given initial approval to help out people who lose thr house in a huge earthquake or other natural disaster. those homeowners would be allowed to rent apartments at below market rates. the board is expected to give final approval to this next week. a chicago police officer thinks he has cracked the code

of the infamous zodiac killer. the zodiac killer is believed to have killed at least five people in the bay area in the late 1960s. the mysterious killer would often send coded messages along with taunting letters to the media. there is new hope this morning that a trapped miner in idaho will be found. rescuers say they drilled two small holes into an open space behind tons of fallen rock. a camera has confirmed the open space but not the size or whether the missing miner, larry, mahllock is there. the mine collapsed on him and hisur brother -- and his

brother last friday. but the his -- but his brother was able to escape. puppies need a new home after they were taken out of a house where there was hoarding. and we have incredible video of one tornado in the midwest.

90-year-old william steele was spraying around the fireplace when a warm of -- swarm of bees attacked him and

his wife. the experts say fatal attacks by honey bees are quite rare. he died. one storm chaser caught a funnel cloud forming in illinois and continued to follow it as it touched down. 7:24. a bay area humane society is looking for new homes this morning for ten dogs removed from a house in sacramento. the homeowner gave up the dogs during the tv show called "pet hoarding." the dogs are between three months and 12 years old. it's believed all of the dogs are -- were well cared for. we want to check in with sal who is keeping a close eye on the commute and also the

situation with the fire. >> that's right. 6th street. a lot of people use sixth street use market street. i wouldn't relative humidity that now because the -- i wouldn't recommend it right now. the fire department has it shut -- has it closed off. let's go to the bay area toll plaza. traffic is backed up for about a 20-minute delay. >> it's getting thick coming into san francisco. filling in for steve, it's mark. >> hi there, sal. we have overcast in san francisco. some breaks in the clouds. it's pretty mild with the reading in the low to mid-50s. you can see some rain showers approaching monterey bay. i've been watching a few showers moving into parts of the north bay. there's one cell over sonoma county heading out to the east. as far as temperatures for

today, mainly in the 50s to 60s with a chance of a shower. but we bump up the shower chances for this evening, lasting into thursday morning. friday will be dry with the sun sled cloud mix. but by the weekend we -- sun/cloud mix. but bythe weekend changes. coming up -- an early- morning fire at that residential hotel south of market. how firefighters got the word out about it. president obama is expected to leave any minute from andrews air force base. he's headed here to san francisco. we'll tell you where he's going and where the best place to see him would be.

it is 7:30. we want to update a story we've been following for the past hour. right now, firefighters in san francisco are battling a fire at 6th and minna. the fire is burning at a residential hotel. an alert police officer first spotted the flames when he was driving by the area and immediately contacted the fire department. so far, there are no reports of injuries. these are live pictures from

the scene at newschopper2. you can see the intersection there. police car and a fire truck. it looks like a few officers standing around the corner. we'll continue to follow this story. president obama is coming here to the bay area today. he's scheduled to arrive at sfo at 1:00 this afternoon. he's come here to raise money and also to make history. ktvu's claudine wong is live in san francisco now with where president has two fund-raising appearances. >> reporter: good morning. things are already in place for his visit and barricades and "no parking" signs posted here at the masonic. we are watching andrews air force base. we want to take you there live. the president is supposed to be taking off from there at 7:40 this morning.

we've not seen him leave yet but we're monitoring that shot there because we want to see when he leaves and we'll tote -- and we'll let you know when he is in the area. once he arrives his first stop will be in palo alto. we want to take you to facebook headquarters. that's will be his first stop. he's going there for an online town hall forum. it's the first time a president has done something like this. what they do, they put it online, ask everyone to submit questions to facebook. people we talked to this morning like this idea. >> i definitely do. i think it's important for anybody to be able to give their ideas. i'm interested to see how that actually works. that's first time, like you said, to see how it actually works. >> reporter: the president also has a dinner and a breakfast planned during his visit here. there is are smaller and expensive tickets. those are $35,00 apiece. you will you -- but you will

get one-on-one time with the president. we've been monitoring in last hour since we last checked, take a look at this. we got another 33,000 -- 33,553 attending. that's about 1,000 more than we saw in the last hour. also online, though, we have this protest planned for this day. we've seen that protesters will be at every stop and expect security. we're gonna continue to ter -- monitor his visit and we'll keep you updated on "mornings on 2." live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, claudine. we will, of course, track president obama's visit at our channel 2 website, ktvu.com. of course, here on channel 2, we'll bring you live coverage

of the president's arrival. it's schedule for 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. oakland police say a domestic dispute may be the motive in a shooting that injured a man. shooting happened at a gas station on west grand avenue yesterday afternoon. police say a woman shot the man at close range and was reportedly heard him say that he had been hitting her. the man was taken to the hospital. he's expected to survive. officers -- officers arrested two men after gunfire at revere. one man's wounded. he's expected to survive. the gang task force unit is investigating. 7:34. san jose will drastically reduce the number of medical marijuana -- medical marijuana dispensaries. the city voted to limit the pot

collectives by 10:00. >> we'll make it work. we still have questions about the legality and clearly it's against federal law. under those new regulation, the collectives will be limited to commercial and industrial areas and they have to grow their marijuana onsite. applicants have a to -- have to pass a criminal background check and they have to pay fees. in the meantime, support for legalizing marijuana use appears to be growing. but so far, no poll has found the majority of people are in favor. according to a new cnn poll, 41% of american adults say they fave favor legalizing -- favor legalizing marijuana. two people have been arrested accused of trying to flee the scene after a car accident involving a pregnant woman. it happened yesterday at 1:00 p.m. near davis in oakland. police say a speeding mercedes slammed into a sedan.

the driver and passenger of the mercedes tried to drive away. but were chased down by the highway patrol. and a judge has ruled that 36-year-old christopher carroll accuse of driving on the freeway from manteca to pleasanton with his wife clinging to the hood of his minivan is pet tent to stand try. authority -- competent to stand trial. authorities say he drove with his wife on the hood. his wife roll off the car. she was not seriously injured but was treated for hypothermia. ebmud is considering a rate increase to help deal with rising costs. under a proposal a 6% hike would take effect this july. rates would go up another 6% in july 2012. the board could decide next month whether to vote own

proposal. board members with the sequoia union high school district are set to vote on painful cuts. one vice principal and one counselor at each high school could have their positions eliminated. the district announced that 11 peachers -- 11 -- 11 teachers will lose their job to cut money from the budget. in houston, texas extra security is in place at an elementary school, where a gun discharged, injuring three kindergarteners. police say it was a 6-year-old boy who brought the gun to school. they say the gun accidently fired when it fell out of his pocket. the boy is one of flee hurt. all injuries are considered minor. police are investigating how the boy got his hands on a loaded gun. the smartline was

originally scheduled to run from cloverdale to larkspur. but because of the budgets, it will only run between santa rosa and san rafael. other idea are shortening the bike and walk pathway. if you commute on samtrans you may notice fare boxes. samtrans will start to test this on five of their buses today. they accept cash, coins and paper tickets. they will be on stalled on the entire fleet of three more buses by the 1st of june. we want to check in with sal to see how things are moving. >> all right, tori and dave. right now, traffic is going to be busy in many areas. we'll start off with a pretty busy toll plaza. as i look at the traffic on the

bridge, it's not -- once you get on the bridge, it's okay. in san francisco, northbound 101 looks good. there are no major problems, no problems on the lower deck either. the morning commute on the peninsula has been busy because of an earlier problem in mountain view. that's long gone. traffic is go that be slower. as we move it down to the south here, northbound 101 from mc kee to sunnyvale is very slow. >> hi there, sal. good morning to you. we're looking at bay point. we're off to a mild start this morning. some high clouds moving in. boy, look at all of the green his. we're still tracking some rain showers out to the south and west of santa cruz. it looks like the bulk of this is head closer to monterey. we'll have to keep an eye on

this. asas far as current numbers, showing you primarily some 50s out there for santa rosa, concord, 54, mountain view, 57 at san jose at last check reporting 56. here's a setup on the satellite and radar. i'm looking upstream to the north and west. this will be the next system that moves in for this evening. our forecast model picking up on that idea nicely. for had thorpeing -- for this morning, we have partly cloudy skies. the cold front and light showers moving into the north bay, gradually treading tosh -- spreading to the south. this forecast model actually scales back quite a bit of the clouds into the early portion of the afternoon. we could still have partly cloudy skies. look what happens, though, as we -- as we head into the evening. not a lot to show you in the south bay. we could have a few sprinkles.

for late tomorrow into tomorrow morning, that's when the passage moves through. at 8:00 this morning, 53 to 5. mostly cloudy. score clouds at lunchtime. and we bring in the chance of a shower in the north bay, upper 50s to upper 60s. no more 670s, talking about coming os for -- no more 60s, talking about upper 70s. lingering showers for thursday. there's your weekend. a chance a shower on friday, even a slight chance into monday. coming up, i am tracking a potential system in the north. sunny skies. right -- right now, president obama is just pulling up in maryland and he's getting ready to board air force one on the way to san francisco.

now, the president is scheduled to touch down at sfo at 1:00 this morning -- this afternoon. keep that in mind if you are in the area because that could impact traffic. he will then head to palo alto first for an on-line town hall meeting at facebook and he will be the first president to visit facebook headquarters m palo alto -- in palo alto. he will aten two fund-raisers tonight and then he heads to reno. at these town hall meetings, the president is pitching his prescription by re-- by re-- by reducing the deficit and propose that happen by spending taxes. the campaign could set new fund- raising records as the president courts high-dollar

donors, many of whom helped contributed butte small donations -- contribute small donations. the president's facebook page, has more than 19 million fans. he's hoping to add to that. we're getting a close of hup -- close-up look. it looks like the president is just walking up the steps to air force one. with any plane is designated air force one and certainly considered very secure. there was, of course, the issue yesterday, you may have heard, that the plane was that -- that was carrying the first lady and the vice president's wife, jill biden, had a little bit of a problem -- there's the president waving good boy -- there was a problem with the -- goodbye -- there was a problem with the plane they were in, it was a little too close to another plane.

so once again, another problem with the air traffic controllers. the president will arrive at 1:00 p.m. we'll cover his arrival right here on ktvu and then on our website, ktvu.com. 7:43. this was one year ago today, an oil rig exploded -- exploded in the gulf of mexico. we'll go live to the gulf course to see what it looks like -- one year later.

one year ago today an oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 workerrers and causing the worse off shore spill in history.

jim spillman is live with a look at how much the gulf coast has recovered and where oil is still being found. >> reporter: a year ago, a huge explosion claimed the lives of 11 men and changed the lives of many more. oil gushed into the gulf of mexico for nearly three months. covering beaches and wildlife -- stealing the livelihood of fishermen and bringing the town to a halt. the beaches look clean but in some of the marshes oil remains. it's wiped out the birds. it's wiped out the fish. the seafood industry is still

struggleing. in a normal year this man says he would have tons of boats lined up to sell his product. now he's lucky to have three. this woman says her hotel is usually full of fishermen this time of year. it's spring break. where is everybody? they are not here, that's obvious. i don't know. i don't know. the whole island is like this. >> reporter: out of $20 billion set aside by bp to compensate vips -- >> i think in terms of speed, in terms of generosity, we're doing it right. to many still waiting for their checks, it sounds all wrong. federal government reopened all of the waterways and they are hoping that will give them

more of an advantage. back to you. >> thank you. it's great day on wall street. strong earning results by intel. they are up 6.5% after reporting the pc demand sent its first quarter up by a surprising 29%. investors drove up home sales to grab cheap homes at risk of foreclosure. but first-time -- but first- time buyers. right now on wall street, the dow is down 190. that's up 1.5%. nasdaq is up 57 over 2% up there. s&p is up 18 up 1.4%. there's a live look at the big board. the do you up 189. a new commerce department shows that many american workers suspected. u.s. company resident cutting the work forces at home more than overseas. american companies have

international work forces, saw global employment shrink during that time. during that time, u.s. employment fell more than 5%. the work force was trimmed by 1.5%. investigators say the move is less about cheap labor than having resources in countries where demand is increasing. commodity traders warned there could be a big selloff of gold today after globe futures topped $1500 an ounce. international investors have been buying up cold and silver as an alternative to the dollar. precious metals have been a popular investment since the s&p lowered the outlook on u.s. debt earlier this week. gold is still selling at $15.10. students and employees in the berkeley unified school district are mourning the death of one of their own. on monday night, beatrice burton was shot and killed while walking with a friend in west oakland.

ms. burton worked for the berkeley school district in nutrition service. most recently at oxford elementary school. the police investigation continues. now, her death is the 2nd homicide so far this year. detectives say this time last year, the number of 28. that works out to an increase of 12.5%. nine minutes before:00. fire crews continue to battle claims all across the state and are hoping a change in weather will help them out. a texas forest service worker says the state is "burning from border to border." some of the fires have been burning more than a week and have blackened a total topping $1 million. today winds are expected to decrease and some rain is finally in the forecast. high temperatures and dry conditions are expected to

return tomorrow. france in italy are promising more help. this is video out miss raw ta which claims to show pro- gadhafi forces pounding rebels. an aide to the french president says france will intensify air strikes and italy has announced it's sending military instructors to help train rebels. finance and britain have already said they are sending military officers to help organize the flight and to bolster the nato air campaign. we have to talk about hockey. the czar -- we have to celebrate hockey. it happened last night on the home ice of the l.a. kings. >> settled, score! >> sharks came back from a 4-0 second period deficit. they beat the kings 6-5 in overtime. the sharks now lead the series

2-1. the team stays in los angeles for game 4. that's tomorrow night. that's exciting. as a record, they got that many goals in one period. they played pretty poorly. eight minutes before:00. what do you get? a -- what do you get a prince and future princess as wedding gift.

this summer i music lovers will have to guest when is the next time about dynamic prices. the prices go up and down, depending upon the demand. so far, live nation won't say how often if will change the prices. the san francisco giants, the

oakland as, they already use dynamic pricing for game tickets and they change prices from day to day even hour to hour. you've got to see this. some amazing time of had lapse video of the milky way. you can see this on youtube today. now, this, what you are looking at was reported by a another weeken photographer by spain's highest mountain. this was taken earlier this month. about 32 seconds into the video. a sandstorm kicks 0 up and partially blocks the sky. the photographer thought it would hurt the video but he says you can still see the milky way shining through what looks like sparkling golden clouds. prince william and kate middleton have set up a charity fund as an option for those people who want to send gifts. people.com shows that fund has already grown to six figures. the money will go to 26 causes that are dear to the hearts of

the royal couple. and you can watch the wedding here here live. also take a look at other past weddings, including princess charles and princess diana. that will air sunday night at 11:00 p.m. time now, 7:5. sal, what's happening on the roads? >> all right. thank you. traffic is busy in many areas. got a couple of tweets saying why 101 is slow. westbound bay bridge, 15 to 20- minute delay. no problem on the bridge. moving along and taking a look at the commute here on 237. that's slow. got a couple of tweets saying why is 101 out of san jose so slow. the answer is we had earlier problems getting into the valley. to mark now. hi there, sam. we do have quite a few clouds

moving over the bay area. even a few popup showers. right now, from the san francisco bay, there we go with the overcast. i'm looking at the low clouds, mid-level clouds and the upper level clouds and the temperature this morning -- temperatures are off to a mild start. as far as the radar right now, you can see the bulk of the action south. i do have a few sprinkles showing up on the santa cruz mountains as we come in tighter here. nothing too significant. there could be wet roadways. up to the north and west, that's the next system that will swing in and that will boost our shower chances into evening into early thursday morning. we have to hold onto the chance of a shower but the shower chances increase in evening. probably early tomorrow morning, you could still encounter some wet roadways. there's that chance of a shower for a saturday, even a slight

chance for an easter sunday mostly for the morning hours up in the north bay. we'll have to keep an eye on that. coming up we'll have to take a look apartment the updated forecast model. 7:58. a wrongful death lawsuit filed against a west coast city. why a sleeping cop is blamed for the 12th -- for the death of a 12-year-old girl. a daring rescue off the waters of san quentin's prison. we'll tell you who is behind the rescue efforts that may surprise you.

good morning. welcome back. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's wednesday, april 20th. just within the last two minutes. ktvu confirmed gas vandals targeted a third gas station in san francisco. this is part of a group protest of bp oil. ktvu's kraig debro just moved to a he low -- moved to a location where surveillance video caught these vandals doing this and you will only see this here on channel 2. >> reporter: good morning, dave. this is the second gas station targeted by protesters this morning in san francisco beginning at around 5:15.

this shell is on -- is on 4th and bryant. like the other stations, there are cut chain links, like this one. we found something similar. this is from police cutting the chain link. but unlike the other station, we didn't find the note they left behind. this is one of the notes -- the flier left behind said the group is doing this to act against oil that kills people and "the plant." this surveillance video is from the action at 4th and bryant street. there are three people probably men walking onto the property. later someone takes a picture of the action from the bike. like the shell station -- >> i think people have the right to protest. and it kind of created a little inconvenience for people to

remember then, that's unfortunate. but i don't think it's catastrophic. >> better get a job. [laughterr ] >> reporter: the protesters said they chained the nozzles together to commemorate the bp oil spill. bp's stock went up in january. . we have eight not been able to establish any other link. this note, at the bottom, it says "risingtide.org" that apparently is for the people taking responsibility of the people -- the people are reportedly taking responsibility for what happened. back to you. >> thank you, kraig.

it's not your typical rescue at sea -- sea. earl yell this morning, prison inmates from san quentin rushed to help two voters stranded in the bay. tara moriarty tells us about accident and the dramatic rescue that followed. we were told by people at the scene when this happened that the male victim, not in good shape. we're work on that for you. here's the interesting part of the story. the people who assisted in the rescue efforts were inmates here at san quentin. they are part of a fire department here and they along with an alert guard in a watch tower were able to save a stranded couple out on the water. >> the officer heard feint sounds. he look the out and saw two individuals in distress. >> reporter: a guard called for help and that's when the

inmates and staff member jumped into the water to rescue couple. they were able to save the man and the crews arrived. the couple had left the harbor sometime last night and ran into mechanical problems. >> the boat capsized somewhere out in the bray -- out in the bay. >> reporter: officials say the man not wearing a life jacket went into cardiac arrest -- cardiac arrest and they performed cpr on him. the boating accident was considered a breach of security. but they did an immediate head count here at the prison and determined that no one had escaped. we're life at san quentin, i'm tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:50. >> the disturbing story from a

couple of years ago is making news now. an amber alert in washington state was delayed for about six hours because a police officer response -- police officer responsible for issuing the alert fell asleep. according to documents, on july 5th, 2007, the detective issued an alert for an abducted 12- year-old girl but he had taken sleeping medication before going to get and -- going to bed and fell asleep before sending out the alert. the delay was about 12 hours. the girl was found dead. the family is suing the city for wrongful death. police are issuing an alert for those around the lake merritt air -- lake merritt area. investigators say a man followed a woman from the store all the way to the gates of her home. he ordered her to take off her

clothes and ran away. police only have a vague description of the attacker. still not clear if that incident is affected to a series of assaults near lake merritt. there's another warning. police say there were six separate street robberies during a two-hour period yesterday afternoon. investigators think the same person did it. he's described as an african- american man, between 25 and 30 years old, about 5 if the 9", weighing about 180 to 200 pound. he was spotted driving a light blue ford taurus. it's 8:07. right now, president obama is in the air on his way to the bay area. this is new video of the president boarding air force one at andrews air force base in maryland. this happened about 30 minutes ago. the president is scheduled to arrive at sfo at 1:00 this afternoon. he will be here in the bay area through tomorrow morning. he's here to raise money for his reelection campaign and

also to make history. president obama's first stop, the headquarters of facebook in palo alto for an online town hall meeting and he's the first -- he's the first president to visit facebook's headquarters. it's on to san francisco where the president will attend two fund-raisers, a dinner at a private home and a speech at the masonic auditorium on nob hill. we will be tracking president obama's visit at ktvu.com and here on channel 2. we'll bring you live coverage of his arrival at sfo. and the next presidential election could have slightly nicer campaign ads. coming up at 8:15, the idea the president is considering that could significantly change all of those attack ads you see during the election campaign season. 8:08. we're getting new details about computer problem that emergency service crews face during the san francisco fire that left 48 people homeless. a review of the news -- of the new year's eve fire shows the

main computer lost the internet connection and workers couldn't start the backup system because no one new the password. officials say the comfooter crash did not slow down responders. how often, san francisco mayor ed lee is ordering a full investigation of the incident. a former church group leader arrested on child molestation charges will make a court appearance today. livermore police arrested 5:-- arrested 38-year-old carlos last friday after the leaked victim's mother called the police. the girl apparently told her mother that he molested her in october of 2009. police have not released the name of the church but according to local media reports. he was a youth leader at castro valley church of nazarene. 8:09. well, the city of vallejo and the russian government are at odds now over headstones. now, in 1863, six russian

sailors died in san francisco while fighting a waterfront fire. headstones were elected in the cemetery at mare island in vallejo. recently the russian consulate spend almost $20,000 updating the headstones but the city says they don't comply with historic guidelines. it wants the russian government to review them. 8:09 is the time. we want to check in with sal and get an update on the bay bridge toll plaza. >> we keep showing you that, tori, because it's always crowded. today is very crowded. i think this is the worst day of the week. it's backed up even coming up the ramp there. you can see traffic is moving along slowly. you can see construction workers building a new toll plaza administration building. today, the as play the red sox at 12:35. the boston red sox.

this is the last time they will be in town for the entire year. it will be a well-attended game at the coliseum. that means this freeway here is going to be crowded this morning and also this afternoon. the game is at 12:35 p.m. so just plan that into your schedule. if you are going to go to the coliseum, best way to get there is b.a.r.t. let's move along to rest of the east bay commute. traffic on 88 -- 8 0 south, hayward and union city, frommont, slow traffic getting into the city. 101 has been terrible from about 880 up to sunnyvale. let's go to mark. hi there, sal. we're taking a live look outside in san francisco where we do have mostly cloudy skies. just some friendly clouds. we had a few showers. that will be set for this evening. a few sprinkles already into santa cruz county. but the bulk of this action is heading closer to monterey bay.

the overall weather story for today is this, we have the -- we had the clouds out there, showers developing especially for this evening. tomorrow, some lingering showers we could be talking about more shower chances. current numbers, updated. showing you a few more 50s. santa rosa, 52. livermore, 55 and hayward, 57 at last check. the clouds over the bay area right now, i'm looking up to the north and west. this is the next organized system that will gradually swing in for this evening. as it does, we gradually increase the rainfall rates for this morning. we're just showing you some clouds out there. we could have breaks at least partly cloudy skies but maybe that filtered sunshine affect. late tonight into early torn morning, the rain showers push through the region so the

impact -- the at least on the commute in the morning we could have wet road ways. mostly cloudy skies, 53 to 58. 1:00 scattered clouds. the chance of a shower, the chances really increasing as we head into the evening hours. temperatures this afternoon. a lit cooler than yesterday. no more 70s. look april head at your five- day forecast, lingering showers for yours thursday, scattered clouds for friday. chance of a shower on saturday. even a slight chance on easter sunday mostly for the morning showers. coming up -- i'll let you know when we could have a warmup. >> okay, mark. more drastic budget cuts in one bay area county. we will tell you -- we'll tell you what's being targeted this time. improving air travel. how the federal government is responding to some of the most common complaints of airline passengers. and there's new hope for a trapped miner.

a new development leading to optimism.

8:16. if you have complaints about air travel these days? we, uncle sam is trying to make things better. ktvu's alison burns, live in our washington, d.c. newsroom

with the new passenger protech texts just announced today. alison. >> reporter: dave, the new rules require airlines street you -- treat you much better, including full disclosure of fees when you buy your ticket, you will be told up front about every penny you should expect to pay for bags, meals, pimm lows whatever. airlines. they will have to significantly increase how much you are except -- compensated if you are bumped to another flight. now, the passenger rites group call this a miracle. but one woman says some protections were left out. she said via skype, it's often way too hot and stuffy for customers when their plane is stuck object tarmac. >> that's the chief complaint we get even now, where people

are not being given water and sweating. and their heart starts to palpitate. the airlines have four months to comsupply with the new rules. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alison, it's 8:17. the u.s. supreme court appears to be siding with utility companies and the obama administration in a climate change lawsuit. six states are trying to force utility companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the court system. yesterday, the justices expressed skepticism in the case. one justice suggested that global warming issues are best left to congress and the environmental protection agency and not a district judge. a decision is expected in june. former governor, arnold schwarzenegger says he was helping a friend when he commuted the sentence of the sun of former state assembly speaker fabian nunez.

schwarzenegger reduced the sentence of esteban nunez from 16 years to 7 years on the day before he left office in january. nunez pleaded guilty for his role in the 2008 fight that led to the stabbing allege of luis santos from concord. santos' father says arnold schwarzenegger's comments prove commuting the sentence was unacceptable. last week, the white house circulated a draft exective order requiring companies that want government contracts to disclose any contributions made to groups that run those political ads. well, the second corruption trial for former illinois governor rod blagojevich starts today in chicago with jury selection. blagojevich is facing 20 charges, including attempting to sell or trade an appointment to president obama's former

u.s. senate seat. blagojevich's first trial last year ended with one conviction for lying. the jurors deadlocked on the other counts. jury selection could take about a week. it is 8:19. marin county is offering an unusual severence program for employees facing layoff. as many as two dozen employees could get in line for a pink slip in june. under the plan approved yesterday, pleas will get a week's pay for every year they've worked for the county. the maximum payout will be $10,000. the program is also offering a week of paid job training, a week of paid leave to look for another job and two months of health benefits. the cia has declassified six of the oldest documents in the u.s. government archives. the documents date back to world war i and show top techniques used by spies, generals and diplomats to send secret messages. the records reveal one popular method to send messages to

allies was with the use of invisible ink. the santa clara county board of supervisors may face an angry crowd this morning, the silicon valley of nonprofits plans to show up in force at the 9:00 a.m. meeting. they are angry over plans to eliminate almost 3 million in services. the cuts will eliminate more than a million dollars each to youth and senior services. that's along with funding cuts to dozens of other programs including those for domestic violence, the homeless and immigration legal services. 8:21. have you ever googled your name? should people be able to erase old internet references about them that pop up in searches.

see those cases? brian wilson and cody ross, teaming up with the youtube lip- syncing sensation. they are joined by the giants'

mascot, loose sill. then you buy tickets to may 250th game -- may 25th game you will get a t-shirt. and those proceeds benefit causes very important to both keenan and cody. here is a question -- should you have the right to erase old internet references about you that pop up when you search? that's the question between spain and google. spain's data protection agency has ordered google to remo move links to material to about 90 people but google is challenging that order. they worry that being turned into a publisher responsible for what searches turn up is something that -- it's a difficult issue that they are struggling with. >> all right. 8:25. we want to check in with sal get and update on the

commute. let's take a look at the bridges. if you are causing -- crossing the bay bridge. that's the most busy bridge. it's the busiest day we've had this wednesday. it's a full 20-minute delay. it is busier than it normally is. the san mateo bridge at the top you can see it looks good. no fog on the golden gate. today's weather with mark tamayo. we do have the overcast skies across a good portion of the bay area. as far as raindrops not too much to report right now -- right now but that could be changing later on today. currently we have temperatures in the low to mid-50s. not a lot of coverage to show you on the radar. some activity closer to monterey bay. this is heading closer to the big sur coastline. i will expand the view. you can see a little bit of a

break. but this big cloud shield will be moving in. chance of showers, that moves in for this evening. gradually spreading south late tonight into the morning. scattered clouds. there's a chance for showers on easter sunday. we'll keep the clouds and hold on to the chance of a sprinkle, mostly in the morning hours. 8:27. developing news. vandals showing gas stations. we'll show you surveillance video we just received within the past hour. right now, president obama is in the air headed here to the bay area. we'll tell you where he will be stopping and why part of his visit will be a first. also, just getting word

this morning on apple's latest launch when the iphone 5 may be available.

right know, president obama is on his way to the bay area. he's scheduled to touch down at sfo at 1:00. ktvu chan 2 reporter claudine wong is live in san francisco with where you might be able to catch a glimpse of the president later today. claudine? >> reporter: well, good good morning, tori. yes, he's in the air heading to the bay area. he will make four stops once he get here. we're at the masonic. this will be one of the stops he makes today. barricades here are already at

the ready. he will be holding a town ha, going to two fund raiders. this is video in the last 45 minutes of andrews air force base and president obama as he left at about 7:45 this morning. he's now in the air headed to sfo. once he lands there at 1:00, he will go straight to pail aloe toe -- palo alto. you are being warned not to go unless you've been invited. in facebook style and the first for a president, this town hall will be live online. we talked to a woman who works across the street from the masonic auditorium where he's headed later tonight. we asked her if she has heard about the town hall. >> i have. obviously, he's here to raise money, mostly, and that's understanding. >> reporter: will you be listening this. >> i won't be listening to the

town hall. >> reporter: for those of you not familiar with this area where this woman works, is right across the street from the masonic auder to yul. barricades are up. we still have several hours before the event. a lot about what it costs to see the president. if you don't mind getting invited to the only online event, you can join about 35,000 of your closest friends. live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. all right. thank you, claudine. we will be backing -- be -- we will be tracking the president's visit and here on chan 2 we'll bring you live coverage for -- channel 2 we'll bring you live coverage for his arrival. vandals just tarted three san francisco gas station -- targeted three san francisco gas stations this morning.

coming up at 8:45, kraig debro will have a live report on how the incidents may be connected to an anniversary we be observed today. oakland police say a domestic dispute may be the motive for a shooting that left a man wounded. the shooting happened on west grand avenue yesterday evening. place say a woman shot the man at close range -- police say a woman shot the man at close range and the man was reportedly saying that he hit her. the man was taken to the hospital. he's expected to survive. san francisco police say a shooting in the city's bayview district may be gang-related. police arrested two men after the shooting near revere avenue and newhall street last night. one man was wounded. he's suspected to survive. the police's gang task force unit is investigating. the city of san jose will crass lickty -- drastically

reduce the number of pot collectives to ten. san jose's police chief had this reaction. >> we will make it work. we still have questions about the legality of this and clearly, it's against federal law. >> they will have to grow this marijuana on site and applicants will have to pass a criminal background check. meanwhile, no poll has found the majority of people are in favor of this. 41% of american adid yous say they favor legalizing marijuana. 56 -- adults say they favor legalizing marijuana. two people have been arrested after trying to flee the seen of a car accident. it happened yesterday around 9:00 p.m. near davis in oakland. police say a speeding mercedes slammed into a sedan, carrying a pregnant woman and a child.

the driver and passenger of the sedan tried to driving away but were chased down by the california highway patrol. the pregnant woman and her child were not seriously injured. and a judge has ruled that 36-year-old christopher carroll, accused of driving on the freeway from man tee ta to pleasanton -- man teak ta to pleasanton -- manteca to partly sunniton, with his wife on the hood of the car is competent to stand trial -- stand trial. police say this was after an argument the two had. the wife rolled off. she was not seriously injured but had to be treated for hypothermia. the ebay municipal utility district is considering -- east bay municipal utility district is considering increasing rates to help deal with rising costs. under the proposal a% hike would -- 6% hike would take

effect in july and rates would go up again in july 2012. board members with sequoia district are set to vote on painful cuts. one vice principal and one counselor at each of the high schools do have -- could have their positions eliminated. novato's school board announced that 11 teachers will lose their jobs. in houston, texas, extra security is in place at an elementary school this morning where a gun discharged injuring three kindergarteners. police say it was a 6-year-old boy who brought the gun to school. and they say the gun accidentally fired when it fell out of the pact. the boy is one of the three -- out of his pocket. the boy is one of the three hurt. police are now investigating how the boy got his hands on a

loaded gun. the apple rumor mill is swirling this morning about the launch of the iphone v. reuters is reporting that apple will introduce the phone this september. news agency sources did not say whether it would be available at at&t and horizon. but it's expected to have a new sleet screen, faster processor and the new wave technology, which is called aye wallet for shop -- lq i-wall et for shoppers -- lq iwallette for shoppers. let's go to sal. let's take a look at some of the pictures now traffic is going to be busy at the bay bridge toll plaza. people have been asking me, is this construction gonna take away our view?

well, it might temporarily because that building they are bidding is the new toll plaza add ministration building. our cameras -- administration building. our camera is on the old building. so something will have to be worked out. the backup is about 20 minutes. we're looking at 237 westbound, stop-and-go traffic. driving across 880 and continues to 101. if you are on-mile-per-hour 101, the -- if you are on 1101, remember, the president is -- 101, remember the president is visiting facebook and you will see a lot security on 101, you will know what that is for. let's go to mark. good morning. outside is pretty much the constant all morning long. some breaks up in parts of the north bay but in terms of significant rainfall. really not the story right now. but that could be changing later on today. some rain showers, fairly close to monterey bay. a lot of this heading down to

the south, impacting the big sir coastline. you can see the clouds up to the north and west. those clouds will eventually roll into the region later on this afternoon. so first we'll get the current temperatures, showing you 50s out there. fairfield, 53 degrees and san jose at last check last reporting 5. we are hee -- 56. mostly sunny skies. it's mild out there, in the 50s. if we take this into evening hours, more showers and clouds increasing, especially up in the north bay, into early tomorrow morning. here we go on the forecast model. not a lot to show you at 8:00. just some clouds out there. this forecast model really backs off late this morning into the afternoon hours. we could have partly cloudy skies. look what happens. we'll take this into the evening hours, late this afternoon into evening hours, rainfall fairly good bet up to the north bay.

the rainline gradually spreads to the south early in the morning. especially between 4:00 and 6:00 tomorrow morning. for today, this morning, mostly cloudy skies. 53 to 58 degrees. by 12:00, scattered clouds. we're warming up and the eventual temperature range, upper 50s to the up upper 60s. i had to put in the chance a shower. santa rosa, 64. san jose, 67 and livermore, 64. here is alook ahead -- here's a look ahead to your five-day forecast, lingering showers on wednesday, scattered showers on thursday. and showers on saturday and a slight chance for easter sunday, mostly during the morning hours. if you want to warm up, it looks like the long-term models are suggesting april 29th something like that. another forecast, coming up. new numbers show sales of

previously occupied homes rose 3.7% in march over february. but analysts say that growth was mainly driven by investors who paid cash for cheap homes at risk of foreclosure. they say purchases made by first-time home buyers who are really crucial to a full recovery, that number actually fell. >> yeah. it's been 12 years since that shoots massacre at you can bum wine high school. how the school -- at the columbine high school. how the school is mark thing that day. day-- marking that day. >> reporter: why a local environment group said it chained together gas nozzles at a couple of gas stations in san francisco this morning. "mornings on 2" continues.

it's been one year since an explosion on the gulf of mexico killed 11 worker. now residents are keeping a closer look on things. we're live there with more on how the community is

recovering. good morning. >> reporter: hi, good morning to youer to, tori. we're on top of a production vessel that was used last year during the bp oil spill. you may remember that the government stopped all deepwater drilling after that incident last year. the moratorium was eventually lifted in october and new drilling permits weren't issued until late february and still today, the debate over safety continues. watch this. manges of oil -- images of oil-soaked wet beaches will never fade from the memory of those who live and work along the coast. >> it's not a matter of if there is another incident, it's a matter of when. >> reporter: some say it's still too early for the government to issue new drilling permits in the gulf of mexico. >> i'm concerned about another bp disaster. i'm also concerned that these ongoing disasters will keep on -- will deep on happening and -- keep on happening.

>> reporter: government status ticks show there have been 40 spills in the gulf of mexico. no spills that charge have been reported this year. but if a spill does occur, industry officials say they are ready. >> we have a response capability to address these sorts of events. i feel the industry is ready to operate and respond, responsibly. >> reporter: following bp oil spill, the government outlined new regulations and increased inspections. perhaps the biggest change according to the helix group is to have a predetermined plan -- >> there's no technology on site on how to use then. >> reporter: helix modified some of its equipment, adding valves. this structure used to stop a spill or redirect the flow of oil has already been recognized in six drilling permits issued in the go so far. >> we're on the -- we're on the

road of progress, but we're not at where we can contain everything. >> reporter: what made people so mad about the spill in louisiana. today's date marks the anniversary of another somber event. it was 12 years ago that two students opened fire at columbine high school in colorado. they killed students and a teacher before committing suicide. a memorial there will be opened to the public today. but classes at columbine high school will not be held. 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories -- right now, this is president obama climbing onto air force

one. he's headed here to the bay area. just about an hour ago, he left andrews air force base. he's due to arrive at sfo at 1:00 p.m. the president will hold an online town hall meeting at feeding tube in palo alto and attend a series of fund-raisers in palo alto. just hours ago, some san quentin prison inmates rescued a man and woman stranded on a boat in san francisco bay. they were holding onto the side of that boat for almost 90 minutes before they were rescue right near the prison. those inmates are part of san quentin's fire department. and investigators are searching for the cause of an germ fire right here at 6th and minna in san francisco -- an early-morning fire right here at 6th and minna. a very alert police officer spotted the flames first, immediately all called the fire department -- immediately called the fire department. no word of injuries. vandals are targeting gas

stations for a rather unusual reason. it may be part of an oil protest. kraig debro joins us with surveillance video of the culprits in action. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: good morning. according to a note these people left behind. it's part of the pro set of the bp -- protest of the bp spill. what's happened at three gas stations that we know of is these people have chained together gasoline nozzles. i want to show you a note that's left behind. it's rising tide. they are acting against oil that kills humanity and kills the plant. we think they meant planet, but it came out plant. this is the action at 4th and bryant. there are three men walking on the property and casually showing the -- throwing the fliers on the property.

and then there's others chaining the nozzles together at the pump so they can't be used. like the shell station down the street, the police were call. already cut the -- already cut the chains. we talked to shell customers. reaction is mixed. people have the right to protest. it kind of created a little inconvenience for people to remember -- that's unfortunate. but i don't think it's catastrophic. >> better get a job. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you think that's an appropriate protest? >> i think it's [bleep] >> reporter: according to those protesters, they are trying to establish a link. shell -- shell announced in january that they might submit a bid to merge with bp. bp's stocks went up on that. but other than that, there doesn't appear to be much of a

link. what about bp gas stations? between april 20th of last year and this year, bp dropped its name on the gas stations and now since they own arca. we called a couple of the arco stations this morning and we didn't get an answer so we don't know if anything happened there. reporting live in san francisco, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:50. a day of hiring took a violent turn at a mcemergency in -- at a mcdonald's in cleveland, ohio. hundred turned out to apply for the jobs at mcdonald's. as they waited with their job applications, two women started fighting. and then one woman got into a car and backed up, running into several people hitting them. the driver was arrest. police say the injuries don't appear to be serious. back here at home, oakland zoo plans to expand but not everyone wants to see it grow, the chronicle reports the city wants to use an additional 56

ache. most of the land will be preserved. however, wildlife would reportedly be bit on that land. members of the "happy days" cast are not so happy. they are suing cbs studios because they say they are not getting a cut related to the merchandise sold related to the hit show. dvds and images were released of the cast without sharing revenue. cast members say this violates their contract and they are seeking more than $10 million in merchandise. the san jose sharks and fans, probably still celebrating. one of the biggest comebacks ever in the nhl playoffs. it happened on the home ice of the kings. >> score! >> the sharks came back from a

4-02nd period deficit -- 4-0 2nd period deficit. the sharks lead the series 2-1 pretty amazing comeback. high-scoring game for hockey, too. >> incredible. incredible. we go from sharks to talking about cat, and how this cat saved a woman from a house fire. local researchers worried about our food.

welcome back. 8:55. we're following breaking news. this is a story we've been following all morning. you are looking at a picture of san quentin. now we're just finding out that a man pummed out of san francisco bay this morning from a boat that had capsized right near san quentin, we're hearing the report that the man has died. we're trying to get more details. now, we told you earlier that some san quentin police inmates rescued a man and woman stranded out an a boat right near san quentin in the bay. they were holding onto the side of the boat for almost 90 minute before they were rescued near the prison. those inmates were part of the fire department. again we're getting late word that the man -- that someone

has just died. we'll get more details as that information comes in. also, this morning, a cat is being praised for helping to save a woman's lie during a house fire. now, it started about 5:30 this morning at a house on south bane gnaw vista avenue in san jose. the woman was -- what wayne gnaw vista avenue in san jose. the woman was sound asleep. the woman woke you, saw her house was full of smoke. both her and the cat escaped. the firefighters were able to control that fire in about an hour. there's also a new study this morning that's raising concerns about toxic mercury found in pacific fish and sea birds. uc berkeley researchers studied the feathers of sea birds which eat that fish. they found mercury levels have risen dramatically. they say there are huge jumps that correspond to industrial growth in the united states as well as asia and that higher levels of mercury and seafood could be dangerous to humans,

pregnant mothers as well as their mothers. let's check in with sal one more time for traffic report. >> the bay bridge is slow, about 15 minutes. there it is. let's go to mark. we're starting out with mostly cloudy skies across a good portion of the bay area. for later on today, especially for this evening, we bump up the shower potential across the bay area. could have a lingering shower tomorrow morning, a break on friday, and maybe more chances this weekend, especially for saturday, slight chance for sunday evening. >> all right. we're out of time. thanks for watching everyone. >> bye now.