good morning,. a muni driver accused of texting while driving is still on the job. what that agency is doing today. target or no target is the question. the city of san rafael has been debating for six years and it finally came to a head five hours ago. a massive warehouse fire is hurting supplies of martin fellly sparkling cider.

thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check your weather and traffic. rosemary is in for steve. >> good morning to you. our temperatures down by several degrees. a chilly start as you get outside. low clouds along the coast. afternoon we have high clouds. that ahead of a system that will bring us a few sprinkles in time for the weekend. we'll show you the latest in these models and whether or not it will ruin your easter sunday. plus your afternoon high is coming up. good morning, san mateo bridge traffic looks good heading out to the high-rise. it's not a bad commute at all. fortunately it has been lighter than usual. also this mornings commute is looking good on the bay bridge westbound. let's go back to the desk. thank you. topping our news at 6:00 muni has scheduled a special hearing today. muni will determine its next hearing.

just a short time ago, ktvu news learned the woman driver was behind the wheel as late as yesterday. that is despite being on paid suspension. ktvu kraig debro is talking with muni chief spokesperson this morning. he will give us a live update from san francisco in our next half hour. also this morning police are looking for suspects in an overnight shooting. that happened just before midnight at 73rd and bancroft. investigators say one gunman opened fire at the gas station injuring two people. both victims are expected to survive. witnesses spotted several young men running if the scene. so far police have not made any arrests. time now 6:02. san francisco police are looking for a man that exposed himself to one woman and sexually assaulted another. they think one man is responsible for both attacks even though the sketches appear to be different.

both happened on the inner sunset last saturday about 2:00 a.m.. the man first exposed himself to a woman near stanon and fredericks streets. he followed another woman into her apartment and began sexually assaulting her. the vote on a target store in san rafael won city council approval after seven hours of debate at 1:00 this morning. the future store will open on shoreline parkway. ktvu tara moriarty is in downtown san rafael where many business owners are not welcoming the new neighbor. >> reporter: mer channels in downtown san rafael say a new big box store would hurt their livelihood. it's a debate that lasted from 6:00 until 1:00 this morning. protestors said a big chain store would crush small

businesses, pay poor wages, and cause unwanted traffic. supporters claim target would create jobs and $5.5 million in revenue tax. in the end the council voted 3- 2 to allow the chain to come to town. >> i do support target. i do believe if more money can come into this community it will help my business. >> reporter: the nearest target is in nevada. building one in san rafael would cut down on the amount of traffic and lower pollution. >> this is a very -- this is very misleading when target presenting they are stewards of the environment. that is the worst thing, the dumbest thing i have ever heard in my entire life. >> the new store will be built on a new landfill. target has promised to hire 200 local workers and donate $250,000 over the next ten years to the downtown library. the new store will open in 2015

unless target backs out of the conditions. target will have another meeting on that issue in may. today senator john mccain is in libya. he's meeting with rebel leaders. coming up for you we will have a live report from washington about the message he has for the libyan rebels and the new military help. pg&e executive is stepping down. peter darbee will leave with a $35 million retirement package. his departure comes six months after that san bruno disaster. his decision is aimed at helping pg&e turn the page. to get more about this resignation, go to our channel 2 website ktvu.com and click on the pipeline tab. a huge warehouse fire in

watsonville. that fire has been burning since wednesday afternoon. firefighters are soaking the building using ladder trucks. piles of burn products can be seen through an open doorway. martinelli family stores its juices and cider. they expect shortages in the summer and fall. >> we lost about 6,000 bins of apples that was in this cold storage last night too. and there is no way to replace that fruit. >> smoke is also a big problem. people with respiratory problems should stay indoors. it could be next week before it's safe to enter the building. if you are frying up bacon and eggs for breakfast this morning, the left over grease could be used for the skyrocketing gas prices. claudine wong is live. >> reporter: that there is a

science behind this that is apparently 200 years old. you take this old cooking oil and put it through this whole process and what do you end up with? you end up with a bio fuel in your diesel trucks. is it cleaner? yes. is it cheaper? that is the selling point. diesel is $4.30 to $4.70. paul is the ceo that does all of this. tell me about demand growing for bio fuel. you say demand is there. >> demand is there. the bay area is a marketable place. people are interested in green fuels. it's a great opportunity for us. >> reporter: we talk about the chemistry of all of this. you put this display for us to show us really kind of what you are doing. this is the cooking oil you get get from restaurants. >> that is true. it comes in with cooking oil with a lot of food and water in the bottom. we have a process that removes that food and water.

we add the chemical. you can see the stuff that has fallen out. the reacted oil is put through a wash process that then looks like this. we run that through our filters which gives us bio diesel. >> reporter: you are saying this can be used in any truck that uses diesel? >> yes. >> reporter: you cannot use it in your gasoline powered car. >> reporter: which is unfortunate if it is cheaper. >> it would be nice. >> reporter: the other question has people saying really i'm going to put this in my truck? no problems. you have people that are using this. >> this is not new. the technology is 200 years old. back in june last year, we bought a used truck about five years old. converted it over to bio diesel by filling it up with fuel. >> reporter: i want to show you something really quickly. what is also happening today

that is different this is the only commercial production facility in the bay area and today on this earth day what they are doing they will allow people to come over here and get it. so if you want some you don't have to go to one of the filling stations. you can go here. drive up, fill up and pay for your gas. we'll show you more of that. 6:08 is the time right now. and we want to see if our predictions are correct that this will be a quiet commute. sal. >> you know i think so pam and dave the predictions are coming true. and right now traffic is moving along very nicely on this good friday. on fridays we normally do have lighter than normal conditions. this is a very nice commute. if the traffic continues like this, they may not have to turn those metering lights on which they do at 6:15. but right now it's light. also this mornings drive is okay on northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. traffic is moving along very nicely.

if you are driving on the commute here through contra costa county even highway 4 a little bit of slow traffic. not as bad as it normally is heading west. let's go to rosemary. good morning, to you. our skies are lighting a little bit. visibility down to half mile. we have coastal clouds along the coast and we have high clouds over head. temperatures sitting at 48 degrees right now. redwood city. satellite view we have high clouds in the forecast today. the high clouds attached to this. the system that will bring us a few sprinkles on saturday. your forecast here progressing through friday notice we do have plenty of high clouds over head 37 they will -- they will begin to thicken up as we head through the afternoon. are you heading that way for the weekend?

snow levels at 6500 feet. saturday morning here at home a few sprinkles expected across the area we are mostly gray and then on sunday partly to mostly cloudy skies and with these clouds embedded we do have plenty of moisture that will drop us a few degrees. it looks like we could be partly cloudy. mid to upper 60s in the forecast for your afternoon today. 67 expected mountain view. 68 in areas around mown vain view. mid to upper 60s. gray skies could feel cool at sometimes. it will be a soggy one. monday we remain a little soggy. scattered showers possibly. and tuesday finally drying out. complaints of smoke coming from a new east bay marijuana dispensary. how city officials will help neighbors who are not happy.

also the golden gate transit service says brace yourself for more fair hikes and why it won't stop any time soon.

time now 6:14. welcome back this morning. arizona senator john mccain is in libya. he's showing u.s. support for the libyan rebels. carol han reports that united states is sending in new

military help. carol. >> reporter: senator john mccain calls the libyan rebels his heros. he himself this morning got a heros welcome. as a tough republican he has been pushing for u.s. military intervention to remove moammar gadhafi from power. the purpose of his trip is to meet with rebel leaders. in the meantime president obama had green lighted the use of drone proditors. they began flying thursday. two will be flying over the country at all times. >> the president has said that where we have unique capabilities he is willing to use these and in fact hi has approve -- he has approved the use of armed predators. >> we are sending in the drones but secretary gate says it doesn't mean we are sending in

troops. live in washington carol han. last night in libya a greek passenger fairy arrived in ben gad city. it was carrying the bodies of two photo journalists. they were holding these banners showing support for the united states for britain, and the families of those journalists. california's jails and prisons increationed by 17% since 2003. now according to a new federal audit there were more than 100,000 illegal immigrants in 2009. it cost more to maintain an inmate in california. here in california it's 34,000 a year in texas it's 12,000. california has repeatedly tried to get more federal reimbursement. police in antioch say three people are now in custody for the shooting death of a suspected marijuana dealer.

however, the suspected gunman is still on the loose. police are out there looking for 21-year-old michael pulliam >> banks. he's wanted for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old michael. investigators say the suspected drug dealer was shot in the head and then pushed out of a car. police say that killing came after the four suspects tried to steal his marijuana along with his money. a new medical marijuana dispensary is up and running in the city of antioch. the dispensary is located inside a shopping center on hill crest avenue. several neighboring businesses are now complaining about the smell and smoke coming from the dispensary. as a result they will consider a 45 day moratorium on new dispensaries at its meeting on tuesday. time now 6:17. there is word the nba is taking a serious look at keeping the

kings in sacramento. today sacramento bee is reporting nba executives will be in town for a special meeting on monday. he will be looking at ways to stop sacramento's nba franchise from moving to antioch. sacramento mayor said the meetings have gone very well. the golden gate transit agency says fairs will go up for the next five years. it's recommending a five-year program will raise fairs. a final decision is expected to be made today. the fair increases are needed to close an $89 million budget deficit. 6:18. let's check in with sal. i'm seeing good conditions out there on this friday if you are driving on 237.

we don't have any slow traffic yet. i'm thinking we may not because of it being good friday some of the markets are closed and  banks are closed as well. people are on spring break. some people are any way avenue way. so it's looking pretty good on 880 north and southbound. that traffic looks good. and also this morning if you are driving to the bay bridge it is light. barring anything unusual it should be a decent drive to work. let's go to rosemary. patches of fog out there. outside of that it's a quiet start. a cooler start giving you a lock at that cloud cover there. high clouds over head. filtered sunshine. the one we don't mind so much. the air mass will be warmer. 45 at livermore. right now getting outside 48 in san jose where we are a chilly one. 3 degrees in napa. you can see the high clouds already overhead and if you look out to see right in the pacific we've got plenty more where that came from and eventually we are going to see scattered showers attached to

that. so far today morning clouds we are looking at slightly warmer afternoon. wide spread toys in the forecast -- wide spread 60s in the forecast. less of a chance on sunday. models are improving for our sunday. we will keep in just slight possibility. we don't want it to ruin your plans. partly sunny skies for today. 65 in oakland. 67 redwood city. upper 60s for napa. we hold on for these 60 for the weekend. could be cool with the gray skies over head. monday another chance for scattered showers. 73 on tuesday. verizon added more than 900,000 new subscribers. the wireless carrier says the iphone helped its first quarter. verizon sold half a million iphones. for the first time in three years americans say they are happier with the service they received from their bank.

but the latest jd power survey also shows bank customers are less satisfied with the fees banks charge even though fewer people are paying fees. the survey also finds the number of people do their banking is growing rapidly. this year 23% of people under the age of 30 say that is how they prefer to bank. that is twice as many as last year. time now 6:20. jerry brown will go if a business summit with south bay executives to talk about how to make california and businesses all over the state stronger. it's part of the business climate summit in san jose. the mayors of all three of the largest bay area cities will be talking about local business challenges and regional solutions. another featured guest is ibm watson computer. the one that beat two grand champions on the tv show jeopardy. something went terribly wrong at a practice for a boat

race. it's all caught on camera. we will take a look at what happened up next. the person who is leaving us tonight is. >> the reason the latest person booted off of american idol is still smiling this morning. good morning, southbound 101 golden gate bridge traffic looking pretty good. the fog is not an issue. we'll tell you more about traffic and weather straight ahead.

good morning, bay area bridges traffic looking pretty good. this is a look at interstate 880 and that is also very light. we are off to a very nice start on this friday morning. 6:25. the practice for a big boat race almost turned deadly in washington state when one of the boats burst into flames. take a look. there is some type of explosion prompting the driver to climb out and jump into the water. firefighter boat came to the rescue and was able to put out the flames as the driver swam to shore. there is no word on what caused the explosion. a little league team is being created for helping a napa man stealing league property. on wednesday a father and son were practicing drills on their

little league field when they noticed a man removing scaffolding from a storage unit. they wrote down the number of the get away car and called police. police soon found the suspect and arrested him. time now 6:25. firefighter training. a historic hotel is being used to train san francisco firefighters to navigate high- rise fires. now the cathedral hill hotel opened as the jack tar hotel. now it's owned by california pacific medical center. san francisco firefighters are training there free of charge. they are breaking through walls and doors and practicing real life rescue scenario. >> you just can't put a dollar value on it. we have training facilities in san francisco. our firefighters have been to it as many times. there is nothing like a real live building to do these

things in. >> and the hope now is to have all 1500 san francisco firefighters trained there at the former hotel before it's torn down. the latest singer to leave american idol says fans should not be sad for him. >> i've done everything that i set out to do. >> stefano received the fewest votes. he told ryan seacrest this is the start of his career. a surprise plan to get sex offenders. a muni driver was caught texting while driving. one taste, and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee.

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welcome back. thank you for joining us here. welcome to friday, april 22nd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm pam cook. it's good friday so the markets are closed. time now is almost 6:30. there is a special hearing to determine the next step involving the muni driver that was caught texting while driving. >> reporter: i just got off the phone with paul rose and said he will be planning a hearing for today. it's a lot more complicated than they thought it was. trying to talk to some drivers this morning. let's just say they were not in the talking mood. nobody wanted to talk about what is going on here. this is a strike authorization mode.

muni passenger took this video. the passenger reported the incident to muni. she admitted she was texting but said she pulled over first. the unidentified woman said the text was because of a family emergency. when this first aired on ktvu last month earlier this month officials said they would move to fire the driver. muni's chief of operations said he would seek to have that happened today. according to a section of muni's contract firing the driver might take a little longer. before an operator is suspended or terminated the operator may have the right to be heard and face his or her accusers. now it's against the law to text and drive. muni operators tell me they realize the offense is serious. in june of 2008 a operator --

the driver was use his cell phone at the time. one hewn nigh driver said there is 2200 of us out here. this is one of the very few incidents that has happened. reporting live in san franciscokraig debrond. we could find out today if muni operators are closer to going on strike. they have been voting on whether to authorize the strike. it doesn't mean they would hit the picket line. the operators union says the vote is -- that include hiring part-time drivers and cutting overtime. time now 6:32. in the south bay local state and federal agents wrapped up a surprise sweep of registered sex offenders. >> sheriffs office. >> look at this. they went door to door looking for sex offenders violating

their patrol or probation. ktvu's cameras were rolling as agents made that one arrest. authorities say found pornography on his laptop computer. that in itself is a patrol violation because he had been convicted of a sex offense against a child. >> we will take the computer to the sheriffs office and have them do a more thorough search to see if there is anything more child related. >> they made three arrests. 14 were living in a hotel in santa clara. police at ucsf are looking far man with unusual piercings that sexually assaulted a woman. they released this sketch. the man has a black piercing in the bridge of his nose. the attack happened last friday night near the medical school at lincoln way and third avenue. police say the man groped a

ucsf employee who was walking to her car. lock your doors and windows that is the message after two home burglars this month. they happened west of elle camino royal. the burglars got into the home through unlocked windows. in both cases computers were stolen. there was an attempted break in in the area. the suspects removed a window screen but left after they found the window was locked. a grieving father is speaking south about the death of his son. andy zeng was found dead in a home. yesterday his father said he doesn't believe andy's death was an accident. he is hoping justice will be done. two teenagers are facing murder charges in connection with that case. prosecutors of the chauncey

bailey murder trial. yesterday bey's former girlfriend testified she couldn't remember any comments bey had made about the case. prosecutors said she told the grand jury they he asked her to watch a news report about his death. late last night the planning commission approved the proposal for # thousand -- 8,000 new homes, a park, shopping, and offices. others worry about the islands safety in an earthquake. and what it will do to traffic. >> they can't be bringing more cars out here. there is only so much that bridge can support. >> this is an opportunity we have to put carpenters to work. >> it could take as long as 15 years to complete. even if the supervisors approve the project in the next few weeks. if you drive a diesel truck

and you're looking for a way to save money we may have a way to do that. claudine wong is live now. >> reporter: if you are putting diesel in your tank you are probably paying up to $4.70 a gallon. but if you are willing to come here you can be paying a lot less. take a look over here. we're on the # hundred block -- on the 800 block of 49th avenue. this is a production facility. it's called serona and operates under the name blue sky. they produce the bio diesel fuel that goes to those distributors. if you come here it will be $4.15 a gallon. this bio fuel is cooking oil. it's cooking oil that is

converted into a bio fuel that goes into a diesel tank. the owner and operator says this is not new technology. people have been doing this for years. they have been doing it out here for two years. demand keeps growing. they have this table set upright here. they wanted to see if people were going to come here. if they come here they will save money. we have talked to him all morning long how this process gets under way. it takes four days for this to happen. again, if people are willing to come here, they say it will save people money. if this all works, you will see a lot more of this. live here in oakland claudine wong. 6:37 is the time. back to sal. what are you keeping an eye on this morning? >> we aring looing -- we are looking for slow traffic. we haven't found a lot. good friday some schools have the day off. the markets are closed.

and other schools are just doing spring break this week. so you can see traffic is light ever here. it's light aerothe the bay bridge toll plaza -- it's lighter at the bay bridge toll plaza. they have not had a backup there at all. they may not have a backup there. let's move along and take a look at the 237 drive now. this you see this light means we are likely to have a pretty good commute. let's go rosemary. we are dealing with a little bit of cool weather out there. we have a mix of clouds rolling in. we are even dealing with fog over the north bay. speaking of the north bay a chilly start. 39 degrees right now. san rafael checking in at 45. 48 oakland. 47 san jose. anywhere from 5-10 degrees cooler. i want to get to the satellite it shows a lot. this is the weak system that will bring us scattered showers

for saturday. maybe even to easter sunday. the high clouds we get ahead of the system will filter in. we will be with these for today. we will have that soft sunlight in for the afternoon. your forecast for today will remain dry. take a look at the clouds. they do begin to thicken up by the second half of the afternoon. we do have rain and snow over tahoe. levels around 6500 feet. for tomorrow morning scattered showers in the forecast for saturday. we're not picking up a lot with the future cast models. so we can definitely expect a few scattered showers. sunday morning looks a little better. we do wake up partly and mostly cloudy. this is the latest model. we will take that sunday night through monday scattered showers back in the forecast. we continue with this unsettled pattern. if we talk about easter it looks iffy. 65 oakland today. 67 in redwood city.

66 san rafael. and upper 60s around san jose. extended forecast we will keep these numbers. mid 60s. upper 60s in time for the weekend. partly to mostly cloudy skies. monday more of the same. finally on tuesday mostly sunny skies 73 and dry conditions. the heavy winter snow could create dangerous runoff from the sierra snow pack. a fast spring run off would make it cold and treacherous. safety experts are reminding boaters to have everyone wear life jackets and warning swimmers cold water could tire you out quicker than warmer water. that is true. they helped clean up after the september 11th attacks. now they are being screened to make sure they are not terrorists. it's a controversial new law. they are checking the names of police officers and firefighters off of terror watch lists. what was on the minds of

many people in san rafael last night. we will tell you if they won their battle last night. northbound 101 traffic looks good driving in san jose. we'll tell you more straight ahead.

well good morning, to you. women come back. here is a look at the top stories we are physical lowing for you. a special muni hearing today.

one that will decide what is next for that controversial muni operator caught texting while driving. ktvu news has learned the female driver was behind the wheel as late as yesterday. also today senator john mccain is mealing with rebel leaders -- is meeting with rebel leaders in libya. he is a big supporter of u.s. military intervention in libya. it could be days after fight fears put out this huge fire at a warehouse. it stores martinelli's juices and apples. it started wednesday afternoon and nearby residents with breathing problems are advised to stay indoors to avoid that smoke. state lawmakers are calling for changes to a commission charged with cracking down on teacher misconduct. that is after a recent audit of the commission called it quote one of the worst run organizations the auditors have seen in a long time. in one instance the teacher was

charged with exposing medical school students with pornography. people who cleaned up after the september 11th attacks will now have to go through terror screenings before they can claim health benefits. letters will go out to police officers, firefighters, and anyone else that helped in that clean up to let them know their names will be checked against a terror watch list before they can get those health benefits. there is a controversial provision in the new 9/11 health bill. it's designed and necessary to make sure no terrorists try to get the benefits. time is 6:45. republican senator guenon son said he will resign next month. he insists he has done nothing wrong but says he wants to spare his family and constituents. he's being investigated because of an affair he had with his staff. he announced he would not run for reelection. a vote on a new target for

san rafael won after city council vote. >> reporter: the sign on the market behind me says it all. no target. target sells grocery. this store is afraid it will take a chunk out of its business. some small business owners like this one lost their fight. plans to bring target to san rafael have been under fire for six years now. just six hours ago the city voted 3-2 to allow the chain to come to town. protestors say a big chain store would crush small businesses, pay poor wages, and cause unwanted traffic. supporters claim that target would create jobs and more than half a million dollars in sales

tax revenue each year. >> if it's local jobs, that is a very, very good thing. it saves on greenhouse gas, it saves on commutes, it's a great thing for our community. >> reporter: the nearest target is in nevada. building one in san rafael would cut down on the amount of traffic and pollution. many folks say they are not buying it. >> big box has been all the rage for awhile. i think it's time to look at it and say it's not the right long- term solution. and back away from it. >> reporter: the new store would be built on an old landfill off of shoreline parkway near a home depot. target has promised to hire 200 local workers and donate $250,000 over the next ten years to the downtown library and pickle reed library. it would open in 2015 unless target backs out of those provisions. live in san rafael i'm tara moriarty. all right 6:47 is the time. back over to sal for a look at

traffic. what is going on sal? >> traffic is light in almost every area. we have been looking san jose northbound 101 traffic looking good. of course we check in with chp gosh constantly. we don't have a lot going on. we do have a new collision on highway 4 at a street in antioch. that one just came in a little bit ago. we do have one crash now on highway 4 at eighth street. when you get to the toll plaza it is light. if you can bring ups maps in the control -- bring up the maps in the control room i can show you on the top right hand side if blocking but it's before all the slow traffic. even on this day when traffic is lighter, that two-lane section of highway 4 in antioch very slow which is why people want that freeway widened. i don't blame them.

6:48 let's go to rosemary. we are looking forward to a pleasant day. giving you a live look. we have high clouds this morning. this is just the beginning. the high clouds that come ahead of the rain. our winds generally light coming in from the west. san francisco as well as oakland between 5-10 miles an hour. san jose right now 48-degrees. wide spread upper 40s in areas san francisco and oakland. chilly start in the north bay. napa 38 degrees. notice we have that milky sky. that's what we can expect for today. the low clouds the morning fog this morning. slightly warmer in the afternoon but with the clouds won't be as bright. that sunshine for today. the weekend scattered showers in the forecast for your sat. easter sunday it really looks to be iffy. we will air on the side of caution and say plan for the possibility of just a few scattered showers. for today we'll be sitting in the 40s to low 50s through the 8:00 hour. our lunchtime fairly mild. mid 50s for the coast.

low 60s inland. low 60s in & around pacifica and san francisco. if you're heading to sierra for the weekend mostly cloudy. light winds snow levels 6500 feet. which means you could need your chains. scattered forecast at home and into the weekend. wide spread 60s will remain the case moving into the weekend. better chance for rain will come saturday. we are leaving a slight chance on sunday. not enough to ruin your plans but maybe enough to impact your plans if you will be out picnicking on sunday. monday we remain with this unsettled weather. this morning toyota's president apologized to customers for long delays. production should be back to normal by december. the world's largest auto maker was hard hit by last months

earthquake and tsunami. americans that travel over seas might consider getting new credit cards. chase and wells fargo are trying out if the chip credit cards. they replace the current magnetic strip and supporters say that are more secure. however, most u.s. banks say the high cost of switching over is preventing them from making the change. time now 6:50. rebuilding japan. what is the government is doing now to help its people bounce back from the disaster. the ordeal one woman put herself on just to get on a plane to london. highway 4 is moving along pretty well. if you are in antioch that is a different story. i will tell you more about why traffic is so slow there right now.

the japanese government taking the first steps toward rebuilding. some coastal villages were completely ruined by last months quake and tsunami. they have approved $50 billion for reconstruction. that will cover only a fraction of the total cost of the disaster which could reach $305 billion. time now 6:54. police are investigating a shooting in the east bay shoot of course pittsburgh.

this happened last night outside of an apartment house on leland road. stray bullets litter the street here. there is no information of any arrests made. grocery store workers are waking up hungry this morning. this is a protest against their former employer. they are staging a two-day hunger strike against the grocery store. the former workers are now demanding their jobs back after being laid off in january. they say they laid off 300 people even though the chain is still opening new stores. spokesperson told ktvu said only 150 people were laid off. company also says the layoffs were made because of the struggling economy. a young woman from mexico city staged a hunger strike but for a different reason. the 19-year-old did not eat for

16 days hoping that someone would pay for her to go to britain for the royal wedding. she is taking a picture she painted to give to prince william and kate middleton. one week from today, people all over the world will be tuning in to see the wedding of prince william and kate middleton. 30 years ago it was williams parents that celebrated a fairy tale wedding. sadly it did not turn into a fairy tale marriage on. that wedding day in 1981 the splendor was grand. >> and fore saking all over keep thy only on to her. >> i will. >> for more on charles own diana's wedding tune in sunday night. we will retrace not only that wedding but the royal wedding

of princess elizabeth and the mother of her father who would become king george vi. time now 6:56. let's go to sal and take another look at our commute. >> it has been light this morning around the bay area as we look at the pictures. the bay bridge has never had a slow down. so you're not going to have worry about any big back up in san francisco. this is a look at the interstate 880 freeway. that traffic is moving along very nicely. we do have a problem in antioch on highway 4 westbound. that traffic is effected by a crash near the eighth street exit. but eastbound four is not effected. westbound still very slow even after that crash heading out to the pittsburgh area. 6:57 let's go to rosemary. >> high pressure in place for today. temperatures will be warmer. high clouds on the increase. already seeing them around the area this morning. 68 expected today. a wide spread mid upper 60s.

68 santa rosa. santa rosa and napa chilly. fog to deal with as well. 67 in mountain view for the second half of your afternoon at 68 morgan hill and 67 in san mateo as well as redwood city. temperatures will hoover in the mid to upper 60s. but again we are tracking some scattered showers. we will take a look at the latest future models coming up. also coming up next on mornings on 2 the muni driver caught texting while driving is still on the job. find out what is happening today. also new confusion sorry to tell you involving the clipper cards. stay right here with us.