computer problems with dispatch and san francisco police. it started yesterday. it was supposed to be fixed. but officers tell us this morning it's still a problem. and earl woman is in the hospital after -- an elderly woman is in the hospital after her house fire. why it's tied to a late-night snack. good morning. welcome to "mornings on "mornings on 2." i'm -- i'm dave clark.

>> i'm tori campbell. a computer glitch is forcing first responders in san francisco to do things the old- fashioned way this morning. ktvu channel 2 reporter claudine wong is live in the city to see if this is slowing down police to emergencies. good morning, claudine. >> reporter: good morning. we're at the hall of justice. we have and been talking to the -- we've been talking to folks out here. what happens when you call 911? the information is sent to the car computer. that gives them all of the information that they need and they are on their way. well, that's apparently not working this morning. we've been talking to an officer who tried to log in. he had some difficulty logging in and he could not log in. that's the essence of the problem. the cot pummer system went down -- the computer system went

down this -- went down last night. it's still down this morning. what they are doing is communicating on the radio. people shouldn't notice a change but it's making things come ber cumbersome. we tried to get information from supervisors there. we weren't able to get any information. but they are certainly well aware of the problem this morning. the big question is how long is this going to go on? and what's causing this issue. that's an answer we're not getting. we made this analogy before equating it to a gps that you have in your car. you can still get to your destination if your gps is

still not working. it makes things more complicated and it may take you longer. we'll stay on top this story. any new information we get, we'll bring it to you here on "mornings on 2." live in san francisco, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, claudine. 7:02en annealed woman is in the -- 7:02. an elderly woman is in the hospital. a fire started in her kitchen. they say she fell asleep while cooking. >> the initial report came in from a neighbor to the rear of the building. they said they saw every fire involvement in the kitchen area. that's where the damage is. it started there. it's a cooking fire. >> firefighters say her home is a total loss. 7:0 3. a san jose man accused of stabbing another man is now in the hospital himself.

police say the 51-year-old man attacked the victim in san jose tuesday night but got away. but wednesday, he was in santa barbara county. that's where police say he was caught driving erratically and was seen either jumping or falling off a freeway overpass. both the stabbing suspect and the victim are in the hospital. police say there's chance neither man will survive. burglars appear to be targeting menlo park this week. police are reporting four lefts on -- thefts on three streets. police say on monday, they took a flat-screen tv and a laptop from a home on hamilton avenue. on tuesday, someone broke into a home on women low avenue. and then on wednesday, burglars broke into women low road. a group. parents want orinda union school district trustees to

investigate an elementary school principal. janice arnerich has been principal since 2004. some parents frequently -- complain frequently about how she disciplines children. there's no word on whether an investigation will begin. well, today teachers will stage rallies all over the state including in san francisco. protesting education cuts. educators took over the state capital last night. >> it's 6:15. we're gonna ask everybody to leave. >> now, 26 teachers were led away in plastic handcuffs after refusing to budge. the president of the california teachers association was among those arrested. we're learning about one area where governor jerry brown plans to take cuts when he

releases his revised budget on monday. his plan can had -- his plan will call for the limitation the california insurance board appeals board. the board is mostly made up with former lawmakers. each of them make about $128,000 a year, despite rarely meeting. 7:05. we want to check in with sal and keep a close eye on some of the problems out there. right now the trouble is on nimitz freeway at 880. there is a crash there. this crash involving three cars. they are moving it. in fact, they've moved it. now there's another crash at southbound 880 on thornton, which is a car facing the other way. >> across the bay and peninsula highway 01 looks good and so does -- 101 looks good and so does san francisco as well.

speaking of towards san francisco, westbound traffic is light. and this morning's drive is in -- is light. let's if to steve. we do have machines. it will be a beautiful friday. we're seeing pretty significant changes as we get into the weekend. today, even though it's a little chilly. the weather is looking good. it is. it is. we have mostly sunny skies in advance of the system. a little breezy out of the west- southwest. turning more southerly. when we cloud things up it's cooler. it's late saturday night into sunday and then turning much colder, for may. this will be a system possibility producing severe weather out to the valley. i'm getting ahead of myself guy two days. watch how this moves in and

puts on he air brakes and starts to go back to the north. that's because the low is still digging. and it will swing in. 43 napa. 45, santa rosa at 41. with 47 livermore. a lot low 50s. high pressure comes in today but then the wind coming out of the south will start to come in tonight and take us into saturday and that's when things will start to deteriorate. temperatures on sunday could be in the upper 50s for some, if we have rain or possible thunderstorms. it will be well below average. today looks good, 50s, 60s by the coast. a little warmer brentwood, berkeley, alameda at 63.

76 gilroy. sunnyvale 6. santa cruz in the 70s but a lot of upper 70s. 70 woodside and then 68 menlo park. thousands of people are at risk from the rising mississippi river. the army corps of engineers is working to -- to minimize the damage. holly ferholly firfer has more. >> reporter: we're standing here in vicksburg where people are watching on edge. they've built temporary levees around some structures and are watching the waters to rise and are not expected to crest here until next thursday. the mississippi river continues to threaten businesses and

homes. the army opened up 13 more bays. the more gan za spillway could send water into the basin. residents are already being urged to make evacuation plans. >> the decision to open the floodway could be any time between saturday and tuesday. we continue to ask for five days' notice but at least three days, to give sheriffs enough time for door-to-door notify dation for those who have to evacuate. >> reporter: across the south and lower midwest, about 3 million acres of farmland are covered. >> i'm looking at -- i'm not gonna say a loss but it's input that i have to make up somewhere else, $10,000,

$15,000, just that's one field. many who are still in their homes could be without electricity for several more days. in mississippi, engineers are working tirelessly to shore up levees across the state in a desperate race lace -- desperate race against time. here in vicksburg, almost 600 residents have been evacuated and some streets have been closed already in anticipation for. next week's crest. a man was arrested in thailand today accused of trying to smuggle animals out of the country that were exotic. the animals included baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. the suspect was headed to dubai. investigators say he may have been part of a smuggling ring. another republican

officially enters the presidential race. why this -- why this candidate seems to have the best chance to beat barack obama. >> we learned how osama bin laden managed to sty in touch with world around the world without leaving any fingerprints behind. what b.a.r.t.'s trying to doo that will close many riders as long as san francisco -- to do that will close mean riders as long as san francisco participates.

new this morning -- texas congressman ron paul officially announced that he's running for the republican nomination for

president in 201. we're looking live at his first campaign event that is obviously not ron paul speaking at the moment. this will be paul's third one at the white house. he first ran for president as a libertarian in 19 8 and in 2008, he ran again, the 75-year- old is known as the godfather of the tea party movement. a poll showed that paul had stronger numbers than president obama than any other gop candidate. 7:15. now we're learning that u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s had tiny camera os their helmets when they raided -- cameras on their helmets when they raided osama bin laden's compound. alison burns has more details. >> reporter: there were 25 complain does involved in the raid and they each had a small camera on their helmet, recording the action. cbs news reports intelligence analysts are now reviewing the

video to reconstruct a more accurate version of what happened. the s.e.a.l.s reportedly first saw bin laden on a third-floor landing. they fired but missed. they grabbed bin laden's daughter and then bin laden's wife rushed toward him. they pushed her aside and shot osama bin laden in the head. during a speech to marines, robert gates lamented that so much information has company out about this. >> frankly, we all agreed we would not release any operation am details from the -- operational details from the effort to take out bin laden. that all fell apart on monday, the next day. >> reporter: here is a picture of one of bin laden's wife when he was killed. the u.s. has interviewed three  of osama bin laden's wives. they were reportly hostile and revealed no new information.

the agents will try to interview him again. reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. now we're learning how osama bin laden was able to e- mail other members of al qaeda without leaving a digital trail. navy s.e.a.l.s seized about 100 computer flash drives from bin laden's compound. investigators say bin laden would type the messages and put them on a flash drive and take it to an internet cafe and he would send the e-mails. about 80 people have been killed 120 others hurt after a suicide bomb attack by two bombers in pakistan. the taliban says it's behind the becoming of -- bombing of this paramilitary training center. the taliban is warning it plans

to attack americans living in pakistan. 8:17. for troops in -- 7:17. for troops in afghanistan, the season of hot combat is about to begin. the pentagon's main concern is about ieds or improvised explosive devices. it's been rushing mind detectors, bomb-sniffing dog the -- dogs and drones to the front line. there's to be an eradfycation of the small box dose. researchers want to test for weapons in the event that

terrorists use this chemical for a weapon. robert mueller's term will expire in september. a special act of congress is needed to keep him. mueller said he would be honored to continue serving. the president wants mueller to stay for the sake of america's security. a top congressman expects wounded gabrielle giffords to eventually return to congress. it's been four months now since gabrielle giffords was shot in the head during an outdoor political event in tucson, arizona. one of her closest friends in congress says she's making tremendous progress in her country. debbie wasserman said she had dinner with the congresswoman last friday and is beginning to walk without a wheelchair and is talking in complex sentences. it's 7:19. some state legislators are pushing for new laws to stop

airport security screeners for conducting what they call invasive pat-downs. laws have been introduced in new jersey, hawaii, new hampshire and texas. a bill in texas would make it a crime to use body scanners on passengers. verizon is set to launch an innovation center for app bugs. when it's done, there will be three for testing. developers will be able to see how their apps interact and the effect on battery and performage t will not cost anything to use the lab -- performance. it will not cost anything to use the lab.

facebook says it should have been more open about the campaign to expose the downside of google privacy policies. instead, it had a pr company focus media attention on how football users' privacy was violated by google. the right on b.a.r.t. could soon be a little cleaner and quieter. the new budget for the transit agency calls for hiring new cleaners for b.a.r.t. trains and replacing seat covers. the budget calls for more money to help soften the grinding noise heard. it's not all a done deal yet. the state could take away the money needed for the improvements. it could take one text message to report a problem on b.a.r.t. b.a.r.t. eight president wants to set up a special phone line where people can report unruly passengers, broken doors.

this could be relayed to call center. our time is now 7:21. word of some dangerous people now off the streets. police make arrests in the shooting death of an mtv music coordinator but he's not the only victim. you've heard about a bull h door? good morning. right now, northbound 2le 0 -- 280 traffic is getting busy. if you are coming into the valley, we'll tell you how bad that commute is.

in los angeles, a plan and a woman have been arrested in the shooting death of an mtv music coordinator. they say the man was killed outside his home in the miracle mile area. the police say the suspects are

responsible for nine other robberies around los angeles. a man was killed in one of those robberies. 7:24. it was a strange site in brazil after after ox got into a clothing -- after an ox got into a clothing store. the ox stay the in store for an hour -- stayed in the store for an hour before deciding to leave. he was eventually wrangled up and returned home. >> can you imagine walking past that display window? >> it looked like it was a fake animal sitting there. >> yeah. real things happening inure commute, sal. how do we look? >> let's take a look at some of these live pictures. 237 westbound stoop and go, across -- crossing 880, continuing up to highway 101 and the commute looks good if you are driving on 880 in

oakland. it's getting more crowded there as well. if you are driving on westbound bay bridge, there's a little bit of a backup once you get on the bridge, it's clouded -- it's crowded but okay into san francisco. let's go back to steve. sal, we have sunshine. rather cool under mostly cloudy day. what's the bad news, well, the weekend won't be that great. it's going to cloud up but it will take its time getting here. today, 40 an 50s on the temperatures. big news will be big low churning in the gulf of mexico. it's drifting and it will turn right and come right over us by sunday. today, sunny to mostly sunny. mild, warm. maybe some high clouds late.

50s, 60s closer to the coast and then upper 60s and mid-70s for some. clouds roll in here. rain should move in late saturday, more likely sunday, along with this time of year, a very cold air mass. dave? >> 7:26. well, you saw it right here on channel 2. james durbin of santa cruz will not be the next "american idol." yeah. he was sent home last night. look at his face. i feel bad 72 million viewers voted. james will be here and he will talk to us about being eliminated. that's coming up in about 20 minutes. >> he obviously was very stunned. looking forward to hearing how he's handling it all. >> yes. 7:27. one bay area city is considering a 20th century response to the world'sest profession. >> reporter: one person was sent to the hospital after a

food fight breaks out. we'll tell you about the punishment handed out and why some parents are upset about it. and the battle going on right now, south of the bay area. boy, this is a reminder, a new fire season is just beginning.

. a real controversy over a

high school food fight. the punishment includes canceling the prom and a graduation trip. allie rasmus is live at leadership high school where both students and parents are hoping that punishment can be overturned. >> reporter: well, dave, class is about to get started here in about a half-hour from now. we just started seeing some parents and students pull up. some are very upset about the punishment. the seen ke -- the pushment is no senior trip, no graduation and one person said the students are not even allow to buy yearbooks. it all started with the food fight. it was supposed to be an end-of- of-year prank -- independent of the year prank. a prank -- end of the year

prank. it's reported that some seniors knew about this. >> we were going to act like it was a potluck and turn it into a food fight. >> reporter: so there was plans for this? >> yes. i don't really think that -- i don't think that all those who didn't participate should be mad. they knew about it a week beforehand and had a week to tell. >> reporter: one person was hit with an orange and had to be sent to the hospital. >> there are consequences for the individual students as well as the whole school community in terms of what makes sense. >> reporter: there was no damage to the school cafeteria or school property. when the administration decided to cansal dance dash cancel all of these -- to cancel all of

these events, some parents got upset and some are planning to come here to lighten that punishment. back to you. >> thank you. oakland police say six people were involved in a crash in an a.c. transit bus and van. the accident happened just northeast of downtown oakland. police are still investigating but witnesses say the van driver ran a red light and smack into the bus. emergency crews took both drivers and four passengers to the hospital. there's still no word on what badly they were hurt. in two hours, the man accused of trying to storm the cockpit of a plane due to arrive in san francisco, prosecutors argue should remain behind bars. she calls him is -- calls him a flight risk and a possible

danger to the community. >> just within the last 30 minutes we found out firefighters have made major prog guess at the fire in monterey county. it's called the mets fire. it started at about 30 acres but it quick to -- it quickly spread to 600 firefighters. cal fire says containment is about 80% now. the weather is making a big -- playing a big role in this. the wind was helping it grow, and thankfully, the winds died down after sunset and crews are making really good progress. no homeowners had to evacuate. the cause of this is still

under investigation. 25-year-old marsora gurien and williams were both accounting victims that would have garage waited this month -- garage waited this month. napoleon turned the gun on himself after he shot them. the motive is not clear. >> we're still trying to determine for sure. the two students were not linked romantically, he believes he may have just been offering to give williams a ride home. an elderly patient at napa state hospital remains in a coma. this follows the second brutal

attack in this facility. prissy -- police say a 30-year- old vish vowsly beat his roommate -- viciously beat his roommate. prostitutes in vallejo may soon find them caught on camera. the contra costa county spokesperson says they plan to install ten new cameras. the two cameras will have the ability to zoom in, pan and get a good look at what's going on. officials hope camera could be used to investigate car thefts and other crimes. a memorial service will be held today for man who died a heart attack on tuesday. the public is invited.

it's at 3:00 p.m. at hiller in san core lows. he became mayor. and the man who has currently taken over the mayor's job was arrested on suspicion of dui. he said he pulled over to answer his phone when a police officer smelled alcohol. it says -- 7:37. happening right now, texas congressman ron paul -- there he is -- just officially announced he's running for president in 2012. this is his first campaign event. let's listen in.

>> other questions that have come up this week have to do with foreign policy. it should be expected. i'm so radical, i want to go back to the constitution and have a pro-american foreign million -- policy and not do the things that we're not supposed to to. i don't think the american people fully endorsed the idea of being the police fully. >> you've been listening live to ron paul talking at his first campaign event. he announced this morning he's officially running for president. the texas congressman

announceed his running for president. this will be his third time running. he's known as godfather tea party movement. a lot of people feel he's refreshing because he does speak his mind. we will continue to follow this and bring you more. >> another big story -- the san jose sharks did it. they are moving on to their quest. >> thes are -- the pass, the save, the guard, the rebound, sore! >> that goal by patrick marleau ended up being the difference in the win over detroit. now the sharks will face the --

will face the canucks. >> wow. they make it very exciting. >> let's check in with sal and see how the roads are. >> it's a nice drive into san francisco for this time of the morning. also, if you are driving on highway 4, we see some slow traffic here on bay point's freeway. you can see traffic is still slow coming up and over the willow pass grade on way to concord. it's just a little crowded. there are not really a lot of stop and go stops. this morning's -- 101 at the airport, there's word of a new crash. watch out for that. i think 280 may be the best bet for you at this thyme.

let's go to san jose. we're in san jose where it's still buzzing and warming. temperatures will start to warm up. mostly sunny. our system right there, right there. right there. it will move over us tomorrow. it's lifting slow because the low behind that is eventually gonna start moving east. that will put it right ever us late saturday into sunday. it's going to rain sunday morning i realize there's a couple of things going on. saturday's okay. but the rain come right in by the evening. i think it will be late saturday, more likely into sunday. we'll have in-- increasing clouds and wind and it will be noticably cooler. i mean, cold for may with highs in the 50s, morning rain and

possible thunderstorms. storm prediction center. days are longer. angle the sun. for those who wanted to clays, you might want to think about it, see how things develop out in the valley. i would not be surprised if we get warmer temperatures here. the main culprit is the low. the system will start to roll in tomorrow. so your weekend changes. rain returns late knight but i think sunday. cooler, cooler. we could have some active weather here with thorpes taking us into sunday and monday. today, happy to say mostly

sunny. a few high clouds might drift in later. this will be the warmest day for next three. 63, alameda. 76 brentwood. clouds, cooler, windy on saturday. there's your rain on sunday. showers on monday and well below average -- average temperatures. tori? new prius models rolling out. you can now purchase a wagon or a minivan. finded on why it do be -- it could be months before you get it. and "mesh idol" -- "american idol" james durbin volted off. we'll talk to him next.

. you can order the next generation of the toyota prius. the company says it has 25,000 preorders for the minivan and wagon already. but toyota warns buyers may have to wait until next april because of a shortage of batteries related to the japanese tsunami and earthquake. googles announced at the san francisco developers conference that there's special levels and features available only for the khrome browser.

the bay -- beta breakers race weekend officially starts today. the sponsor is holding a special lunch at noon for some of the elite runners. to mark the milestone there will be a ceremony honoring some of the people who helped shape the race throughout the years. well, chuck e. cheese is being sued. the claim that this restaurant is a gathering for illegal gambling. a lot of the games are games of chance. under california law it makes it illegal slot machines. chuck e. cheese says the lawsuit has no merit. 7:47. the last of four suspects in a deadly shooting in antioch last december is in the county jail in martinez this morning.

police say 19-year-old michael pulliam-banks, tuned himself in -- turned himself in last night. he's accused of shooting a 24- year-old pittsburg man in the head during a robbery attempt. the man killed was a suspected drug dealer. police arrested the three other suspects short slip after the killing. hollywood buzzing this morning about -- with the rumor that ashton kutcher will replace charlie sheen on the tv sers "two and a half men." according to "the wall street journal" kutcher is close to signing a deal that would pay him $1 million an episode. charlie sheen was fired from the show. ashton kutcher posted on -- ashton kutcher tweeted a

question and the answer was "two and a half." ♪ "american idol" so down to the three finalists who get to go home on a private jet for a hometown welcome. but santa cruz is not gonna be one of the towns. >> the person with shot at the finale is scottie mccreery. >> a lot of people thought that was gonna be james durbin with the shot of the -- at the finale. he joins us from los angeles with -- with quite an entrance there, james. [ laughter ] >> you said last night you had a feeling but you also dark ash you sounded ex-- but you also sounded exasperated. how are you feeling this morning besides a little spunky there? >> you know what? it was enough. honestly, i didn't think i was

gonna make it past hold week. i have this amazing spot and opportunity. i gave it everything and i brought so much to the show. you know, fire and pipe row and stage performance -- pyro and stage performance and -- and a marching band and crazy costumes. i took it and ran with the ball. >> you definitely did. it was fun to watch your performances. i know a lot of people in vase have been watching. i don't know if you have seen all of the reaction there. we have a camera and we want to show the people. the disappointment hit hard. >> scottie mccreery. [ screams ] >> there were screams, not a dry eye in the house, does that make you feel better that you have so many fans? >> it -- it really does.

but you know, that's -- you take the good and you take the bad and you take them both and then you -- and there you have. you have to stay optimistic prime about everything. everything happens for a reason and i'm still standing. this is the own -- tonally the beginning ♪ we have only just begun ♪ >> some weeks i gave them heaven. some weeks i gave them hell -- >> i think the judges agreed. i never heard any negative comments. a lot of talk about who votes and how they vote? what do you thing? >> who knows? i know i have a really strong fan base, i'm definitely not worried about where my career is gonna take me or anything like that. this was a great, a great

starting point. i definitely -- i did what i came to do. others had came and put their foot in the door. for guys like me and i definitely feel that i put my foot straight through the door. they will have to buy another door. >> okay. thank you, james durbin. >> i love you, bay area! >> we'll look for you here when you come around on the tour. >> absolutely. thank you. stay with us. "mornings on 2" will be right back.

. former "friends" star mathew perry is going back to rehab. he has battled addiction to alcohol and prescription pills in the past. this will be his third time to rehab. but people tell sours people he did not relapse this time. he wants to focus on staying sober. sal is focusing on the toll plaza. >> that's right and i think you'll like what we we seer. the meetering lights are on. i think we're doing pretty well gets into -- getting into san francisco. 880 northbound, it's backed up from here to martinez. no. kidding. it's backed up from here to oakland. it will be a little bit slow getting up north. northbound 880 at 23rd. it looks like there there is a stalled vehicle. across the bay we had an

earlier accident, northbound 101 at the exist. that's gone. let's move it down to the south bay. i want to show you that 101 near the yerba buena exist show. let's go to steve. we have some low clouds around. temperatures cool for some up in the north bay. santa rosa, 39. no doubt about it. next week could be colder. today is all right. there's patchy low clouds, marin county, it looks like napa county, it will be mostly sunny. 40s to low and mid-50s. but the big low is taking a while to get here.

enjoy today and about half a saturday -- half of saturday because sunday is gonna be rainy and really cold. that will take us into monday with snow up in the mountains down to 4,000 feet. 7:56. well, three california teenage -- three california teenagers are facing murder charges. and there's a connection to a pop potash -- to a popular website. we'll tell you what the dispatch center says is causing all of the problem.

good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it's friday, may 13th. all week teachers all over the state have been taking action protesting as loudly as they can to fight budget cuts to education. ktvu's jade hernandez joins us live from redwood city where at this hour more teachers are holding another rally. good morning, jade. >> reporter: good morning. this is just one of the cities and high schools where a rally is being held. a lot of hinking -- honking going on, signs being held by

teachers and faculty. we're live at sequoia union high. the rally here at sequoia wrapped up at 8:00 a.m. the rallies at atherton and woodside wrap up within the next hour. the protests are part of the california teachers association state emergency campaign. this afternoon in san francisco, a larger rally is plan for 4:00. thousands are expected to attend. we caught one teacher heading outside to his own -- to go to his own rally. >> in the short-term we hope to put pressure on the state legislature to cast revenues that are needed and for all of the services for vulnerable populations of california. you are looking at a teacher

sit-in in sacramento, police arrested 26 teachers. they want a vote on tax extensions. the rally tonight in san francisco will be in front of city hall from 4:00 to 6:00. as i mentioned about the tax cuts, this sign says it all "support our schools. keep turn taxes." teachers are out here -- out here until about 8:00 this morning. jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, jade. 8:01. well, first responders in san francisco feel disconnected this morning after a major communications glitch. ktvu's claudine wong is checking on the problem and is back with us live have he -- with the very latest. >> reporter: i talked to at supposeperson and sheep wanted to reiterate this isn't gonna affect 911. you will still get a dispatcher

and a police officer out there if it's an machine -- if it's an emergency out there. you can see the screen on laptop that's in this police car. that screen is blank. they usually get a lot of information about their calls through those laptops from the dispatch center but that's the computer issue that they are dealing with. that's not getting the -- getting them the information on the laptop. they basically can't do anything with the computers. what they've done in the interim is just used their radio. this is how they've done it for years and this is how they are doing it this morning, they radio in and get all of the information that they need. what is causing this issue, though, that had is still unclear. we did talk to the dispatch center this morning. they say they are working on prob he. they say the primary -- they stay the primary system went

down and they cannot handle the handoff and that's why the police officers are not getting the information on their computers. we've talked to a lot of police officers all morning long and they say it's not making their job more difficult. it's just making their job a little bit longer. back here live, you can see one of the police cars. a bank screen. no information coming through and they are just relying on radios this morning. how long will it take to fix the problem. that's still unclear. owl we're getting -- all we're being told is they are working on it. police are investigating an alleged connection between craigslist and the murder of an 18-year-old san diego man. it happened wednesday night. investigators say three teenagers posted a phony add on

-- phony ad on craigslist. an 18-year-old man and his girlfriend responded to it. they met with the teenagers. that's when police say they robbed the -- robbed and shoot the teenagers. all those teens have been arrested an face charges. a former san francisco police officer will stand drive for taking bribes from -- taking bribes from taxi bribes. he was arrested last november for alleged allegedly septembering $100 -- accepting allegedly $00 per taxi driver. the municipal agency is on mark to exceed the budget by $18 million. moon nip says they need 1500 operators to provide the schedule every day but they are

usually down 300 drivers on any given dray -- day. so muni says they will either miss runs or pay them overtime to cover the shift. san francisco's supervisor would like to hear a specific plan for reducing the spending. we are woo -- we're hearing where jerry brown plans to cut -- to make cuts. the proposal would be involve the california insurance appeal's board. the board is made up of rawmakers. it's been criticized because they make about $128,000 a year despite ali dash cab rarely meeting. and overnight house fire started shortly after 2:00 a.m. with this home on edwin.

the fire was traced to the -- to the catchen. >> the woman fell asleep while cooking. >> the most damage was to the fritchen area. it was started accidentry -- accidentally. firefighters say her wants to a tote tote -- was now -- by wednesday he was in santa barbara county. that's where police say he was caught driving erratically and was seen either jumping or falling off a freeway overpass. both the stabbing suspect and the victim are in the hospital and police say there is a chance neither man will survive. burglars appear to be targeting menlo park this week. police are reporting four

thefts on three streets. they say on monday, thieves took a frat-screen tv and a laptop from a home on -- from a home on hamilton avenue. on tuesday, items were stolen from a home on hill avenue and then on wednesday, someone took a dvd from a home on willow road. also another on the street reported the death of -- or report -- reported a folder with almost 5,000 cash inside. this principal has been principal of wagger in school since 2004. ent parents say they frequently disciplined -- disciplined -- she frequently disciplined the students. there's no word about whether an investigation may be launch

ed. 8:07. hopefully no car chases around right now in san francisco, sal? >> 1968 ford mustang, tori. g-t -- gt. good morning, everybody. let's go out stand like a tack at commute now. traffic on 880 northbound as i drive past the coliseum. it's slow. an earlier hazard at 23rd but it's been co in downtown.

the bay bridge -- it's been slow in downtown. once you get on the bay bridge, it's a nice drive. this morning in the sleigh we've had a couple of spots where traffic is gonna be slow. northbound coleman there is an accident on the way to san jose international airport. 80 is slow at 17 and so is 2le 0 -- 280. all right, steve? >> we're heading out to sea, that's correct. it's a beautiful day. wind is out of the west- southwest. a little capitol hilly. we're waiting for this -- chillily. we're waiting for this system -- it had be here tomorrow, late tonight, but when they get to line themselves up like that and -- that's not de. it's what's behind that and that's really cold air and the associated low which with will come on in -- which will come

on on sunday. today, mostly sunny, today is okay. i think saturday morning is all right and i think we'll see an increase in some of the low clouds and we'll have increasing clouds. cold, really cold on sunday. highs will be in the upper 50s or very low 60s. there will be morning rain and a possibility later in the day of thunderstorms. kind a coast -- comb, blustery day. 40s and 50s. mid-50s. >> south southwest at concord. napa airport had a little north wind at 6 and 5. most every other location is calm. this will pinwheel around and

come right over your castle and mine. rain returns, saturday night sunday morning, steve says. cooler, much cooler in fact i think uncold -- cooler. we're painted to get some thunderstorms by the big boys. out in the valley for those of you, this is one opportunity, a window of opportunity to maybe chase -- not that think we'll get any severe weather -- about but it won't get any worse. mostly sunny, 60s 70s, here. mid-70s. same for antioch and brentwood. only 60s, berkeley, alameda. 70 santa clara san jose, saratoga at -- saratoga, 73. santa cruz, capitola, they will be in the low 70s. more clouds than wind moves in on and then rain along with

really chilly conditions. want to hear a wild story? a man was ratherred at an airport in thailand today accused of trying to smuggle exotic animals out of the country. the animals had been drug and put into suitcases. they included baby leopards, panthers, monkeys, even a bear. the suspect was on his way to dubai. investigators think he was part of a smuggling ring. the search goes fon or his partners -- goes on for his partners. the man known as the godfather of the tea party movement makes it official about running for -- running for president.

8:15 on a good-looking friday. a little breezy, though. so it's not gonna be that warm unless you are far enough away from the coast. 50, 60s, some up 60s and inland, some low to mid-70s. 8:15. defense secretary robert gates says he's looking for new ways to improve security for u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s and their names. this after the death of bin

laden. gates is concerned about the amount of information that's already been revealed. alison burns has more. >> reporter: mueller says everybody who watched that raid on tv agreed to keep the details quiet. but that all fell apart, he says on monday. he says the navy s.e.a.l.s involved have, pressed their concern. >> the one thing i will tell you i think there's been a consistent effort to protect the identities of those who participated in the raid. >> reporter: cbs news reports each were equipped with tiny images of cameras to record the

information. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. we are now learning how osama bin laden was able to e- mail other members of cade worn the -- around the world without leaving a digital trail. navy s.e.a.l.s seized flash grenades. investigators say that he would flight messages and put them on a flash and then the courier would -- would take them to proper place. 80 people are dead and 120 attacked. the pakistan says it's behind the bombing of the paramilitary training center. they say this is re-- revenge on the americans for not

stoppingable's death. they also plant to attack americans living in afghanistan. a season of really tough combat is just enough to start. you have warmer weather and the end of the poppy season. that's generally when the fighting he really intensifies. the pentagon's main concern is ieds. the -- now they are rushing in detectors and drones to the front lines helping to protect our soldiers. a group of international scientists next week will push for the destruction of the last remnants of the smallpox violence. the united states and russia are the only country currently with smallpox samples. that's one of the most deadly diseases in history. u.s. officials want to supply for testing in the event that the terrorists use it as a

weapon. the california tax lawyer known for her tv infoe mer shalls -- inphone mer shall is shutting down her law firm. the state made accusations to her -- against her that she cheated -- that chi cheated clients out of millions dollars. the paper reports she's $10 until in debt. president obama has asked robert mewler to stay on on the job for two more years. a special act of congress is need to keep him on the job. in a message to fbi employees, honor said he would be -- congress put the term limit in place back in 1982 after hoover served as fbi director for 48 b

gabrielle giffords was shot in the head during a political event. one of her closest friends says she's making tremendous progress. debar wasserman said she had dinner with giffords and is talking in complex sentences and is able to get around without a wheelchair. 8:20. there's been laws introduced in new jersey, hawaii, state, and texas. even if one. measures passes, it won't have any authority over an administration like the tsa.

vpp is about to launch an ap and when it is keyed this summer, the center will provide three labs for testing racks, and also the effect on batteries and devices. it won't cost anything to use the laptop. 8:21. facebook is publicly add mitting it hired a public re-- add mitting that it hired a public relations girl. the family says it should have been more opal about the game and about the compromising 0. instead, they had a group focus on how facebook 'privacy was violated by google. well, alameda county will be

handing out prices for the price routes will notify those who are eligible. the households will the least amount of cyclable in their bins would actually get a $500. the family is hoping to raise the resickling rate from 69% to 79%. >> it's such an easy to take those recyclable things and mutt them in the right place. well, it wasn't exactly a bull in a china shop but it was an ox in a clothing store. you -- you will see what happened. and an all-out celebration for a burker? what these people were so excited about. good morning. traffic on 237 is slow as you drive out to the 237 corridor with 8 0. we'll tell more

coming up.

incredible video to show you from texas. people who went nuts when the first in-and-out burger opened. [ cheers ] >> this is serious. they waited in line for hours and that first bite of a burger made at least one customer cry. >> i'm emotional because this is one of my favorite places

i've ever eaten in my entire life. >> the popular based california chain opened their first restaurants in texas, both near dallas. let's check in with sal. no need to cry over the traffic? >> no. no need to cry. there's no crying in baseball or traffic. northbound 101 at shoreline boulevard. there is a noninjury crash. the fire department was there because one of the cars was smoking. they wanted to make sure it wasn't on fire. right now the traffic is going to be she coming up from sunnyvale. san mateo bridge that traffic is okay. and this morning's commute at the bay bridge toll plaza, i'm gonna give it the stamp of approval. it's light. >> i will notarize that. >> thank you. >> thank you. we do have mostly cloudy skies. it was cool for some.

upper 30s for a few north bay low nation but it had be a mostly sunny day which is waiting for that system getting closer. but that won't be in here until latened to and tomorrow. it's what's we high -- it's what's -- it is what is behind it -- behind it coming in. i expect this to turn southerly as this system gets closer. the big low dropping out of the -- dropping out of gulf of alaska and then we'll have rain sunday morning and really cold temperatures. mostly sunny today, mild, warm, still a sea breeze. so 50s, 60s. but inland, mid- to upper 70s. we can say goodbye to those 70s after today. rain could start late on saturday. but no doubt about it on sunday morningped an, i mean, it will be colder.

and then especially out to the valley, possibility, we'll carry that into monday. >> boy, that's wild. so is this -- an ox got in a clothing store. it es case -- it escaped from a cattle truck when the driver lost control -- that is the ox there. it stayed in the women's clothing store for more than an hour before it escaped again. jumped light through dear -- jumped right through and he was caught. new numbers out on street people in one bay area county. we'll tell you why a new census report is causing both concern and frustration. >> reporter: a high school food fight gets a little out of hand and now the entire senior class at one east high school is paying the price. we will tell you about the pushment handed down and why some parents are upset about it. and a new fire season has arrived in northern california.

welcome back. some parents and stay tuneds are pretty angry -- and students are pretty angry after graduation festivities are cancelled after a food fight in the cafeteria. allie rasmus has more about how the parents and students are responding. >> reporter: well, dave, we just learned that they are all meeting to talk about some of the punishment that was handed out because of that food fight that you mentioned. some of the parents arrived at the school, they pummed up and they came up to the door of the school with a lot of questions for school staff members. this was less than a day after

finding out via voice mail message, that their students' senior prom and senior trip to disneyland and we're told that the seen years cannot buy the yearbooks. this is all part of the punishment for the food fight that happened on campus yesterday. you are looking at amateur video. it was supposed to be an end of the year prank. one student got hurt and had to be checked out for a minor injury. some say it's not fair to punish everyone, and the parents say they are upset because they helped pay for prom dresses and tuxedos and -- >> they are punishing the parents that went through all of the expense. i think it's totally wrong. >> their school is excellent.

they've done a great job with my son. but -- my son and his girlfriend and another kid were outside, they weren't even in the cafeteria. this punishment is wrong. >> reporter: now, the cafeteria was not damaged in the food fight t was just a big mess that the -- fight t was just a big mess that had to be cleaned up. we were stopped here at the door about 30 minutes ago. we were told the principal would be here. we haven't seen her. that may be because there's a meeting between the principal, parents and the parents are hoping the punishment can be lifted. >> allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. the hospital staff expansion is one step closer to realty. on monday, it was recommended to have a critical analysis on the project, the $3.5 billion

project includes construction of a new hospital, and expansion of the loose ill packard -- loose ill packard -- lucy packard packard hospital. a vote is expected in june. six people were hurt late yesterday in a crash between an ac transit bus and a van. it happened just east of downtown oakland. police are still investigating this but witnesses say the van driver ran a red light and splashed into the bus. the emergency crews took those injured to the hospital. still no word how badly they were hurt. in just about an hour the man automobiled of trying to storm the cockpit a plane headed for san francisco will be back in court. the prosecutor argues the 28- year-old immigrant from yemen should stay behind bars.

she calls him a flight risk and a danger to the community. firefighters are making major progress against the fire that is called the mets. that's east of soledad. the fire started at about 30 acres but it quick lip spread to about 600 acres. a quick response from firefighters appears to be working. just about 90 minutes ago, they say containment is at 80% and the weather is playing a big role. >> the wind was -- died down and then the fires died down and the crews have been making really good progress. >> no homeowners have been ordered -- ordered to evacuate. the cause is still under

investigation. "the times hereld" says the citi plans to install two surveillance cameras on snow may boulevard by the end of the month. that particular area is called the city's prostitution zone. the two cameras will have the ability to zoom in, to pan and tilt. the officials hope that camera can be used to investigate car thefts and other crimes. a memorial service will be held later today for omar aymad, the san carlos mayor who died of a heart attack. the public is invited to the memorial. it begins at 3:00 a.m. at the hiller museum in san carlos. the 46-year-old became mayor in november after being on city council since 2007. meantime, san carlos' vice mayor, andy kline, who has temporarily taken over the mayor's job was arrested on suspicion of dui.

kline estimated -- kline issued a statement that said -- santa cruz police arrested a man suspected of beating and sexually assaulting a woman. thanks to a dna match from a different crime. 18-year-old octavio castillo of watsonville is accused of attacking a 28-year-old woman back in october. when police did the initial search in november, nothing turned up. but then was arrested in february for auto burglary. dna collected from him at the time matched the dna for the october assault. the city has revised its towing policy after settling a lawsuit for $15,000. the lawsuit was filed after police stopped an suv last june for a broken tail -- for a

broken taillight. since the lawsuit, the city says they've given police officers further training and they are not towing as many vehicles as they once did. but officers will still tow a car this de -- if they believe it could jeopardize the safety of the public. the number of homeless people is on rise in san mateo county. a new census bureau reports the population has jumped 17% in the last few years. analysts, blame the troubled economy. this report is a major dis-- disappointment for for some. hey, sal, we know it's friday, the 13th, is it friday light as well? >> it is friday night in some areas. as a matter of fact, we've had a nice bay bridge. we're gonna start with interstate 880. driving from this part of

oakland all the way downtown oakland. on the left, it's traffic driving down toward hayward gonna be a little bit slow traffic there. but not too much. it's slow near a street heading south. bay bridge has been light. metering lights are on but they should be switched off soon. at peninsula, 101, there is a crash. we talked about nimitz freeway. it's a little bit slow heading south. 8:38. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. happy friday. we're in beautiful alameda. temperatures are a little bit -- are a little bit on the cool side. you get over the coastal hills and we'll find some low to mid- 70s. we're waiting for the system. it is not coming in today. tomorrow, it will work its way in as you it -- as it gets pushed by an area you of strong

pressure. if you want to take care of any errands, saturday look the base. >> it will be cold and rainy. it won't be very warm, though. rain could develop by the evening, maybe more than likely -- likely light stuff. but it's later when we have the big stuff. 40s and 50s. santa rosa, that's dash cab that's with 40 minutes old -- west southwest 18, west- southwest at concord, calm at concord. the west breeze is there. water temperatures are aplacingly cold. upper 40s off bodega something -- bodega bay. the system will start to head towards us by sunday. this is an opportunity for maybe some interesting weather out in the valley in form of

systems. 50s, 60s, coast, bayside, low 70s as you start to work your way inland. it could be a few mid-70s but that will be it for the 70s today. we'll see much cooler weather and we'll carry that into monday. tuesday is kind of iffy. models are not agreement in that. so we'll blend it and go with it. the first stage of the amgen tour california starts sunday in south lake tahoe. snee and breezy conditions are in the forecast for the lake tahoe area both monday. the bay area has made it clear -- safety will be their number one priority. new this morning, we're following developing news the foreign minister is telling

"reuters" that a nato air strike has likely wounded moammar gadhafi, forcing him to leave the cap stallty of -- cap stall city of tripoli. it's not clear where he could be headed. he's bin clinging to power for weeks as rebel forces try to fight back against his military forces. the u.s. along with know foe it gonna hang on -- the u.s. along with others, he are hanging on. >> reporter: we're live in redwood city with news of four special rallies. >> reporter: using the power of the purse has put the lid on what was expected to be a

runaway problem with gas prices this year. that's story -- when "mornings on 2" continues.

. 8:45. former arkansas governor, mike huckabee, could be getting

ready to announce his candidacy for presidency. he tweeted about the mysterious announcement of his coming tomorrow. he's been widely speculated to join the republican race for the white house. newt gingrich was the first serious gop candidate to throw his hat in followed by ron paul this morning. several teacher rallies wrapped up a little while ago. and -- and the fight is not over yet. >> reporter: that's right, the rallies wrapped up about 45 minutes ago so teachers and faculty could get to class. organizers planned four different rallies in the district. the rally at atherton should be finishing up. and woodside should wrap up in about 15 minutes.

belmont wrapped up. these just the four that were planned for this morning. this is part of the state of emergency campaign. this afternoon in san francisco, a larger rally is planned around 4:00. thousands are expected to attend. this morning we spoke to several protesters ready to make their voices heard. >> next year we're cutting $5 million out of our budget. >> i really do feel that parents are behind us. and i think the idea of cutting 20 days out of the school year is really affecting parents. >> reporter: you are looking at teachers yesterday -- teachers being -- teachers being arrested. 26 of them were arrested. there will be a rally tonight in san francisco in front of city hall from 4:00 to 6:00 tonight. reporting live, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. 8:47. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories

we're following for you right now. a computer glitch still causing some problems for first responders in san francisco. the laptop computers that police and firefighters use to communicate with dispatchers have not been working right but we just found out in the last 15 minutes, the sours of the problem has been found. u.s. investigators say flash drives seized at osama bin laden's compound contain thousands of e-mail messages between bin laden and his associates. reportedly, bin laden put e- mail messages on the flash drives and then had couriers send the e-mails from internet cafes so they couldn't be traced back to hip. and thousands people are evacuating louisiana 'cajun country this morning because of fares of flooding. the army corps of engineers may open a massive spillway to keep the mississippi river from flooding baton rouge and new orleans. the price for a gallon.

regular gasoline is down a penny across the bay area this morning. but don't thank the oil companies. thank yourself. tom vacar is live in san francisco with how drivers are actually responsible for the drop. tom? >> reporter: that's the truth because -- this is the important question -- have consumers finally learned that when they say no with their pocketbooks and they say no firmly, that the oil industry has to listen. as gasoline prices spiked way up in the last month, consumer demand dropped way off. that left oil company with a huge glut of crude oil and gas. as a result, consumers did have the last word, whether they knew it or not. >> when middle america gets hit hardest, everybody pulls back. that's the strongest buying power in this country, is middle america. >> i think everybody is starting to ride bikes and

motorcycles and everything. anything they can get their hands on. >> reporter: the future lies in what consumers continue to do in the coming weeks. >> i'm glad to see i'm going down. i would like for them -- i'm glad to see them going down. i would like for them to come down more. >> i think it will fluctuate with what happens overseas and the middle east. >> reporter: that's the catch. any disruption, whether instability in the persian gulf or the gulf of mexico could make these prices do an immediate u-turn on the -- on the dime. but absent that, consumers really win. back to you. >> thank you. san francisco police just announced an arrest in a homicide that happened more than 15 years ago. they say douglas cabrera turned himself in for fatal shooting

of two people in garfield park. the victims were vincent betancourt and his nephew, ruben. the park is known for gang- related violence but neither of the victims reportedly belonged to a gang. the last of four suspects in the deadly shooting of antioch is in the county jail this morning. police say michael pulliam- banks turned himself in last night. he had been spotted on a dorm last week. he's accused of shooting a 24- year-old pittsburg man during a robbery attempt. that victim was an a -- was a suspected drug dealer. three others were arrested. eta james is in the hospital this morning. her son said his mother was in

hospital for sepsis. etta james is 73. best known for her version of the song "at last." tomorrow is the day you can help your local food banks without even leaving home. the annual stopout hunger drive starts tomorrow in the bay area and nationwide. you can help by putting out cans and nonperishable foods by your mailbox. mail carriers will pick them up and deliver them to your hole food banks. and hollywood is buzzing this morning that reports that ashton kutcher will replace charlie sheen on "two and a half men." according to "the wall street journal" kutcher is close to steining a deal that would pay him about $1 million an episode. charlie sheen was fired from the show. kutcher was approached after a deal with hugh grant fell through. the san jose sharks did it. they are moving on with their quest for the stanley cup.

>> the save, the rebound. patrick marleau! >> that goal by patrick marleau made the difference in the win. the sharks became the fourth team in the nhl history to lose a series after biping -- after winning the first three games. now they face the canucks in the western finals and that starts sunday and tickets for the home game series go on sale in just about an hour from now. >> wow. a lot relieved shark fans. developing news on the injured giants' fan. the family of brian stow has just posted an important new message. interthe end of the road for -- it is the end of the road for bay area's durbin on "american idol." what he told us -- that's next.

the family of bryan stow has just posted a message on his website. it states the injured giants' fan is ready to return to northern california. quoting here "the day has finally come. bryan is now stable enough to bring up north." it's not clear when that move will take place. the santa cruz man has been in a los angeles hospital ever since he was attacked outside dodger stadium six weeks ago. he's still in a coma. but the doctors say his condition has stabilized. ♪ push ♪ in two weeks we're gonna

know who will be the next american idol. it will not be james durbin. he was sent home. >> truly an inspiration. take a deep breath. we've been blessed to have you, man. we've been bless -- we've blessed. >> he had the fewest votes of the top four contestants. about an hour ago, we talked with james right here on "mornings on 2." he said he was happy and surprised he made it this -- made it as far as he did. >> everything happens for a reason. i'm still standing. this is the own -- this is only the beginning, ♪ we have only just begun ♪ >> the city had cancelled plans for james durbin celebration day tomorrow. that would have been taped for "american idol" it james made it to the top three. is not known when he he will -- when he will return to san francisco.

we have complete "american idol" coverage on your channel -- channel 2 website. you will find more on the "american idol" section at ktvu.com. quickly to sal. what's going on? >> i was just quickly checking one thing. that would be the toll plaza area. it's light. if you are trying to get into san francisco, no major problems. mostly sunny today. nice, 60s 70s. increasing clouds saturday. getting and iy and -- windy and then clouting and a cool rain moves in on sunday. >> it will be quite a weekend weatherweiss. >> we were a third of the way through spring. [ laughter ] >> i know it. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching. bye now.