good morning. there is a serious crash here at walnut creek right now where a car left the freeway and went off into a parking lot. the warning the government is issuing the cold weather in the north bay. what people around here are doing about it. the occupy movement takes a new turn today. the protest that hits home. copper thieves are making intersections like this dangerous in one bay area city. we'll tell you about the unusual way that city workers are telling residents about the city here. mornings on 2 starts now.

good morning to you. i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, december 6. >> that's right, north maine, a car apparently lost control and ran off into a parking lot. this parking lot has the department of public works vehicles in it next to the freeway. and now there are injuries reported. the car ran off the road, it's not blocking the lanes. however, people could see it from the freeway on 680 southbound through pleasant hills. the thing about it, you don't need an alternative because the roadways are open. but if you want to get on to the freeways, perhaps you want to go up here and get on there, that could be an alternative for you. that way you could bypass everything without the commotions. 680 southbound, now, i would say the same thing if you get on the freeway here, it should

be a very small delay for you. you don't really have to do that alternative. but if you really want to and you live in walnut creek and you want to get on the highway, if you know the back roads, that could be an option for you. we'll have more information -- we'll have mores traffic for you. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. it is cold out there. kraig debro is out there where a freeze warning is in effect. >> if you take a look at the bank of the west side here, you'll see it is not only 7:02, but about 35 degrees fahrenheit. that doesn't mean people are not feeling the elias abuelazamfects of the cold weather. this is covered in condensation. the extreme contrast between the warmth on the inside and the cold on the outside creates the situation. if you look closely, you'll be able to see the frost build up on a far cars here.

there is a frost warning for parts of the bay area here. >> it feels cold. >> yes. >> reporter: you come out here every morning? >> i live right there. now, technically it is not freezing, but you can still go away with using the expression, it's freezing out here. cold enough that this homeless shelter opened up their doors early last night and something else happened at this time of the year that they first responded to. the heaters that have not been turned off in months are tested as needed. it was just returning from the call here about a gas leak. >> at this time of the year when they do get cold, they will turn their heaters on. and so you know, that will be tending to the sales. >> reporter: and the pets could get cold too, despite being furry. it could be particularly hard on the outdoor pets, recommending bringing the pets into the garage during the colder than normal weather. and now this morning, it is

cold, but people are taking heat and they are wearing layers and bundling up and wearing hats and gloves, some of the most important items. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. 7:03 and the red cross is helping people left out of the cold after the early morning house fire, which started around 2:00 this morning at the two-story home on 30th street and linden. the fire caused major damage. investigators are still looking for the cause. early evidence points to some type of electrical problem. time now is 7:04 and the overnight fire downtown danesville is under investigation -- dansville is under investigation. it appears that the fire was at a clothing store. and the firefighters have not confirmed that yet. also no word if anyone was hurt or if there was damage. 7:04 and a new mission for the occupy movement, helping underwater homeowners reclaim

their homes. it is a part of the nationwide day of action today to help people affected by the foreclosure crisis. coming up in a live report at 7:30, we'll hear what is being planned in san francisco and oakland for later today. a man was driving down the street yesterday afternoon when he spotted someone else driving his recently stolen car. and the man followed his stolen car and called police. the two cars crashed into each other near rock island drive. the man driving the stolen car jumped out, tried to run away and fired several shots in the air. and police caught up with him and arrested him. they found drugs and a handgun on the man and stolen property in the stolen cars. a woman riding in the stolen car was also arrested. and your time is 7:05. copper thieves in vallejo are causing big traffic problems there. it appears that the city work crews cannot keep up with them. we have a live look outside right now with the e details. >> reporter: good morning,

dave. we're at the intersection of wilson and daniels. there's a nice water front park out here to our right. where we're standing is a very long pedestrian walking trail. but when people walk up to this intersection and push the button, this is what they see, flashing red lights. the traffic signals at this intersection are broken and neighbors say they have been broken, flashing like this for the past three months at least. now the city of vallejo city works department knows the signal is out, but they don't have the resources to fix it right now. so that's a part of the reason why city workers put up signs like the one you're looking at across the street explaning why. it is not functioning because of copper wire theft. now, we talked to some of the neighbors here who told us their reaction to the copper wire theft problem here and the reaction to the city's fines. >> just throughout the course, you know, i think it's the recyclers that should be doing a better job as to who are

these people and why do they have this kind of copper wire or where did they get this stuff from? >> reporter: now, public works officials say usually people that steal the copper wiring resell it to the recyclers and only make about $25 for it. so not a big payout when you compare it to the fact that it costs the city of vallejo as much as $20,000 to rewire the traffic lights. public works official don't have the money or the manpower to fix all the intersections for them targeted by the copper thieves. now, this one, they say is not quite as busy as some of the others that they are having problems here. and that's why the repairs for this intersection have been put on hold for now, but the vallejo reports that a total of 77 lightning fixtures have their copper wire stolen since may. live in vallejo, ktvu channel 2 news. the copper thieves are keeping police busy, but they

are closing in on them. on sunday morning, the bart train was forced to stop. just to avoid hitting someone stealing copper off the tracks between balboa park. and that same person is also suspected in last week's copper theft from another drive. bart police say they know who this is, but they are not releasing the names yet. bart says a number of copper thefts have been going up. the thefts usually happen overnight and they are causing a hazard to both the bart systems. it is also dangerous for the thieves. 7:08, stiffer parking fines are being considered today in san francisco. the mta governing board is proposing a 25% increase for double parking fines that would raise the fines to $100. two other proposals are also on the table. one would double the $50 fine for drivers who block traffic. the other would raise the fine for illegally riding a bike on the the sidewalk to $100. >> wow.

>> that's pretty stiff. all right, 7:08. sal, we have a sad crash at walnut creek. what happened? >> that's right, a car ran off the road just north of north main into a parking lot. what's happening now, the freeway is clear. we do have a map of this northbound. but southbound, people may be able to take a look at this and that means traffic will be slow in this area on 680 southbound as you drive towards walnut creek. now, the alternative is to get on the freeway sometime after the three boulevard onramp. maybe you'll want to get on to the freeway here if you can. also, let's move along and take a look at, oh, sorry about that. this is a look at the westbound bay toll plaza. and traffic is backed up to the metering lights about a 15 to 20 minute delay. if you're driving out here into the santa clara valley, a little slower traffic there. also slowing on 101 and 85. and the morning commute for you is going to be busy if you are driving on the freeway between

hayward and union city. so stop and go traffic there heading south. 7:09, we'll go to rosemary. >> good morning to you. i can say bundle up. it is a cold one out there. we've got clear skies overhead. very calm conditions for you. boy, the difference a day makes, right? yesterday we were gusty. temperatures sitting in the 50s. now with the calm clear cold air mass in place, we're dealing with the freeze warning. at about 9:00 this morning, a frost advisory for our east bay valley location. the difference between the two. temperatures are ranging from 30 to 35 degrees over the east bay valley. the north bay valley location sinking into the 20s. we've got very calm conditions for you. so when we have the calm, calm atmosphere, it prevents any mixing from going on and the cold air just sinks and sticks. it has nowhere else to go, right? now that the sun is up, we will begin to see some recovery. that's good news. still, 31 degrees reported in santa rosa. 31 in napa if you're watching yesterday at this time.

sitting in the 50s for areas over the north bay with the winds on out there. 32 at livermore. 43 oakland. 40 degrees here at sfo. mid-40s for the city of san francisco. and san jose, 36 degrees. and so possibly the coolest we have seen it in the last fewhours. we're holding at 38 for some time. but again, the temperatures will begin now to rebound as we move through the afternoon, plenty of sunshine overhead. we're still in a holding pattern, continuing through this workweek ahead, meaning we will be dry and into the afternoon hours, seasonal for this time of the year. upper 50s to the lower 50s in the forecast. 51 degrees expected for berkeley today. 69 degrees expected for hayward. 62 for fremont, san jose also in the low 60s for the second half of your day. your extended forecast, a chilly start for this morning if you're thinking about lighting up a fire and the fireplace and you're free to do so. the air quality is moderate. it is a recommended burn day,

but not completely. and against the rules, wednesday morning, we could wake up, not as cold, but, you know, an advisory, a possibility for tomorrow morning as well. but as we progress into the rest of the week, notice our temperatures bump up just enough. widespread low 60s in the forecast through the weekend. back to you. >> all right, thank you, rosemary. it is 7:11. while we're dealing with the cold, southern california is still dealing with howling winds. how strong the winds will be today and what is being done to help clean up from the damage. last week nearly 100 miles an hour winds. and also amanda knox is ready to talk. what she is about to do after being cleared of the murder charges in italy. a new development in the penn state scandal. what they have learned about the former head coach joe paterno. every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers

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good morning to you, it may not feel very good, but boy does it bring a beautiful sunrise. parts of southern california are still being hit. another round of high winds. they are not as strong as last week, but the gusts could reach up to 70 miles per hour. and there are still thousands without power after last week's storm. our time is 7:15. and picking up from ros, mary.

in this attack, the man blew himself up from the middle of the crowd. and you can see all of that and bids on copper and cold deposits in four areas of the country. leaders there are hoping that the mining industry will be generating billions in revenues for them to help it rebuild after years of the wars.

they plan to sell the rights up to five minds every year until 2014 when all the u.s. troops are scheduled to leave the country. they will push congress to extend the tax cut. and there is the president, boarding air force one just about 30 minutes ago. while in kansas, president obama will be speaking at the very same high school where the president back in 1910 delivered the new national anthem speech. that's where he called for a square deal for average americans. there is a new development for them this morning in the penn state university child sex scandal. the campus newspaper report, joe paterno had closed business ties with the board members for them of the charity second mile. and that is the charity that was founded by the alleged

child molester and the former penn state assisting coach. the investments included a luxury retirement community and the golf course. it is 7:18, the sentencing hearing for the former illinois governor is set to begin today. now, he is facing charges of 18 counts here of corruption including trying to sell president obama and the former senate seat. and they are asking for no more than a few years. that will be friendly and they have no problem going against the prosecutor's recommendation. two former workers are being investigated for stealing $635,000 for the agency. and they deal with the mosquitoes and other sources of

disease. and according to the distribute attorney, one of the suspects, they used to work as the district finance director. no charges have been filed yet. our time is 7:18. amanda knox once at the heart of the publicized murder charge in italy is here to tell her story to the world. and the 24-year-old woman is working with the lawyer who is well known for brokering the book deals for the high-profile deals including president obama. and amanda knox came home to seattle back on october, convicted in 2009 in italy on the death of her roommate that she was later freed after that conviction was overturned. they have given the green light now to a controversial plan to build the sports complex. and they report that the 4-1 vote took place here at 2:30 this morning. and after about some 70 people signed up to speak about this

project. now, it will add a $6 million sports complex at the park. and so right there on the oakland border. and it includes soccer and baseball fields, but not everybody's life is our idea. >> it is really beautiful. i think it would be sad to tear it down for the soccer field. they complain that they are worried about the traffic congestions as well as that. and however, supporters say that the sports complex is needed to keep up with the growing youth sports program in the area. so tell us how long the freezing weather will last. and also, a record number of people, they are heading to college. we'll tell you who is applying more than ever. good morning, traffic is moving along pretty well and getting up to the highway area here and until you get to that will e low pass and then it slows down. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay

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time now is 7:23, breaking news, a big fire is happening right here in los angeles. look at these pictures, they are battling a single-family home. and this is north of los angeles, one of the suburbs area. and that fire has gone pretty hot and heavy right now. and several firefighters on the roof, and we have not heard of any injuries, but we saw this as we wanted to show you this, this is the city here just outside of los angeles, the fire burning in a community there. again, on it, but it is not out yet. we'll keep them posted as we get more details from southern california. all right, 7:24 for the third straight year. a record number of undergraduates have applied to the california state university system. freshman and transfer students have admitted more than 665,000 applications for fall of 2012. that's up from 6211.

it's the side street for you and just after here. you heard about the car that went off the freeway and it is not affecting the freeway traffic, it is everything for them.

and let's go to steve. and that is the advisory in place for the valley locations for them and the east valleys and you don't need to be in the nooks and crannies to see them and we have 30s. the redwood city and the park. and campbell. and all reporting the low to mid 40s here. 28 degrees for them and fairfield and windy on out there. and the cold spot there. and the frost and the freeze advisories, it looks like the freeze warning for them and the valley areas and the frost advisory for the bay area and at about 9:00 this morning. and the temperatures will be on out there, anywhere from two to four degrees with warming and each progressing hour by about 10:00 and you should feel okay. the winds will be light for today, sunny skies. dry conditions. in the dry 60s for the

afternoon. and that will be almost there by about noontime and then the second half of our day, they will just sit pretty with our extended forecast here. and still, no rain in sight and i must say that anywhere from an inch to two inches below at this point and for the total rainfall seasons, which will be starting back here in july. and so you know, it will be a little bit of rain, but the extended forecast is all the way through the weekend. now occupy protesters and for the area's largest city and san jose for them and what they are trying for today.

good morning, now, we do have a problem for you in walnut creek where a car flipped over into a corporation yard at the walnut creek off the freeway now. and our crew, they had just arrived on the scene there and you can see that this is just the developing situation for them. that's a freeway up there and the road.

and it is hard to determine how the car came off and that, you know, we have pushed back, you can see at least a few cars were damaged, trying to figure out if anyone was seriously injured, but we'll let you know. and the police officers are on the scene. that is walnut creek along with highway patrol there. we'll let you know more about the developing stories in walnut creek. 7:30, let's go back to the desk. >> all right, thank you, sal. and the occupy movement is demanding that banks do what they promised and to help families stay in their homes. ktvu joins us live with more on today's national day of action, tara? >> reporter: that's right. at 10:30 this morning, protesters will be occupying from the closed homes. they will be headed up to a couple of houses belonging to the church leaders and the bus driver, trying to drop some attention to their flight. right now, we're in front of the federal reserve building. still a couple of occupy people hanging on out here. the original campus is just

down the street. you can kind of mix it on out there in the distance. we were there earlier, but one man was upset. and so we decided that it was best for them to leave. most of the occupy portland protesters that we have seen this morning have not been like that. they are excited about today, engaging in what they call the home defense. now, as you'll recall, november 22, some protesters in oakland, they were eventually kicked out and the homeowner did not give them permission and this time around, homeowners are united and later on this morning in oakland, one group is marching to the bank with a mother and her three kids are demanding a new loan. she's not the only one that is affected. >> one of the mothers today, they were called from work and from her kids who said that they had two minutes to pack up and get out of their house and ran home to see her kids on the sidewalk with two suitcases. and that's going to scar the kids for life. >> reporter: protesters say that 6 million americans have lost their homes and another 5 million are at risk.

and similar kinds of the rallies and the marchs are planned all over the city today, including chicago, philadelphia, new york, we're going to be live in the district come noon, so we'll show you exactly how the protesters are lending a helping hand to those homes who are being foreclosed upon. now, we're live in san francisco, ktvu channel 2 news. thanks. the occupy camp is growing. that's causing some concerns for the students here at nearby berkeley high school. and at about 100 tents are up here, which are right across the street from berkeley high. the principal sent a letter saying some students are spending time at the camps, which is complicating the supervision efforts. now, police say that crime is up at the camp and the mayor says there is no point for the raid. time now is 7:33. and a care holder facility is set to investigate this after the severely disabled resident became pregnant. the 34-year-old woman is

legally blind and they have mental disabilities and cannot feed or care for herself. and the deputies are saying that she is six months pregnant. and detectives are questioning the persons of interests, including the employees here at the care facility. and that investigation will continue. the search for his attackers have continued. this attack happened here right near the baseball field about 6:00 last night. and the 19-year-old man was stabbed several times. he is now at a local hospital, but we donate know his conditions. >> we have reported possibly three male subjects who were involved with the people that have been assaulted or the stabbed individuals. now, we don't know the police description of the suspect or the suspects or possible motives. if you do have any information, contact police. pleasanton police are

discovering the body found on the overpass. the body was found yesterday afternoon in the sleeping bag. and police say that it appears the man had been dead for several days. the officers are waiting for the medical examiner's report and to find out how he died. they don't believe foul play was involved. the lucky supermarket chain is warning customers to check their bank accounts following the discovery of the widespread credit card fraud scam. someone installed skimmers that recorded credit card numbers on the card swipe machines at the self checkout stands of several bay area lucky stores. warnings are going up at 23 stores in the bay area. and they are warning customers to check their bank statements and to close their accounts if something seems wrong. >> and the secret service tells me that, you know, it is the most sophisticated device that they have ever seen in the united states. >> and i guess i was just very

surprised, you know, that something like this could happen. >> the company says so far, that 80 people have reported money taken from their accounts and the amount is in the thousands of dollars. lucky says that they have now checked the card readers at all of their stores and they removed all of the skimmers. time now is 7:35. the city of san francisco and the plastic bag bans may expand by the summer. they include the large grocery stores and pharmacies. the expansion might be considered today by the board of supervisors banning the plastic bags at all retail outlets including restaurants. customers will also be charged 10 cents for using the paper bag. now, this is approved, the new rules would take effect in july. san francisco mayor ed lee admits that there is very little time left on the clock to e persuade the 49ers -- clock to persuade the 49ers. they are still hoping to shift the team away from the billion dollar facility planned for santa clara. coming up, pam cook will tell us about san francisco's last-

minute drive that is coming up for you at 7:45. it is 7:36 right now. water and sewer rates are going up. and the price that democrats are reporting the city council voted to raise the rates last night. the water bills are expected to go up about 3.8% in the new year. sewer bills will increase about 6.2%. and the increase is necessary for you to help pay for the investments in the water systems. and today, the san jose city council will decide whether or not to place the retirement reform ballot measure before voters. san jose says that the city could not keep up with soaring pension costs. he is recommending that the pension reform measure go up before voters during the june 5, 2012 presidential primary elections. but he says that the council should be putting off the scheduled vote that would declare a fiscal emergency. your time now is 7:37. a little dog that is missing from the santa cruz was reportedly seen being thrown

out of the car. it's a 1-year-old cream-colored poodle tearier mix called frosty. now, officials said that frosty is still out there on the loose and may be afraid to approach people. please call the santa cruz animal control. a man mite soon be locked up there. the 48-year-old pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into the prison yesterday. he planned to sell that to prisoners in october, now scheduled to be sentenced on january 26. a new appeal's court ruling says that the prison could not be used as a rehabilitation program. yesterday's decision said that the federal judges cannot sentence one to prison or extend their sentence to help

promote their rehabilitation. and they said that prison is only for retributions, deterrence, and decapacitation. this case is brought by a man who was convicted of bank fraud violating the terms of his parole. now when the judge extepidded the 3-month sentence to two years saying he needed a place to sober up. it is 7:38 today. oakland plaza will be occupied by food trucks. they will be there with the council members. they are discussing their legislation to allow that for oakland to create the legal permit process that will allow the food trucks to operate in part -- operate in parts of the city to help spur job creations and the economic developments and make sure that no one will be hungry. lots of food. >> yes. time now is 7:39. you're busy watching that commute and you just see that fog working with you too, right? >> yes, that's right. we have our crew there, dave. and he is showing us the

pictures from the car that ran off the roadways and damaged a bunch of cars here at walnut creek where the public works people have parked their cars. can you imagine having that coming out and having your car parked and having a car fly off the freeway. and it ended up damaging all the vehicles here in the parking lots and the injuries, considering what happened, they were not as severe as we thought. someone was injured, but the injuries, you know, they could have been a lot worse as you can see it, chp and police officers are there. this is a live picture now for you and they are investigating a lot of these that people do own cars. you can see that this is walnut creek. and again, the walnut creek corporation. you are just off north main and the freeway is not blocked. the traffic on the freeway is getting by in both directions. let's go out and take a look now. it's about a 20-minute delay at the tolls. no major problems getting into

the city. this morning's commute in san jose, traffic is okay. now, we have an accident northbound 85 coming up towards the boulevard exit here. partially blocking the right lane and traffic is slow. now, look at 280. it is just a mess from 101 all the way on out here. just a bad morning for your drive across the santa clara valley into the west valleys here. 7:40, let's go to rose be mary. >> calm, clear, painfully cold in some cases. we have a beautiful sunrise for you that rose about half hour ago. and in the next half hour or so, we'll begin to see the temperatures finally turn around and then a pretty rapid warm up into about noontime. calm conditions for you. a shade of blue there if you are just joining us. a freeze warning over parts of the north bay valley as well as through the delta. parking is straight this morning. dealing with a frost advisory for you. they threw about 9:00. very calm on out there. and so as we know, well, it does not allow for any type of steering for the atmosphere,

just allowing the cold air to sink and stay until the sun will be coming along to warm us back up. 31 degrees right now in santa rosa and in areas right around napa. sitting at 28 degrees earlier. 32 at concord. 32 at livermore. a freezing start in many cases, even along the peninsula here. areas like the park, all reporting the low to mid upper 40s. campbell sitting right there in the 30s as well. 41 out here. mid-40s in the city. 43 in oakland and again, very calm conditions for you. when we allow that, well, i should say when the weather is allowed to sink and cool, we also begin to get that inversion layer where we are warming up above, putting the cap on our air and it could compromise our air quality. for today, moderate air quality. it is recommended, but you know, you're allowed to burn in the fireplace for today and a recommended no burn and that you are okay. it's not completely against the

law. frost and freeze advisories at 9:00 this morning. typically it generates temperatures anywhere from 25 to 30 over the north bay. 30 to 35 over the east bay in particular our valley locations. so for the afternoon, we do expect some pleasant weather. we will be dry, we will be fairly mild. and we are going to have less wind. satellite radar showing you just the clear skies overhead. ridge of high pressure will be continuing over the forecasted highs here from the coast into the bare and your inland areas as well. take a look at san jose. 62 for you today and 59 degrees in the city. your extended forecast, temperatures tomorrow morning they will be cold, but not as cold. possibility of maybe another advisory. but as you progress throughout the week, temperatures will bump up just a bit in the widespread mid to upper 30s in the overnight hours and widespread to the 60s. i'm fine tuning the lunchtime hours and how much you can expect coming up. >> all right, thank you.

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thousands of people that bought sponsors and sporting event tickets could be getting e-mails saying they will be getting the small refunds soon. that's because of the proposed settlement of the class action lawsuit against ticket masters. a judge has approved that deal that would give them credit for future ticket purchases. the credits are worthless and lets customers spend more money for the ticket masters. our time is 7:47 is the clock is running out for the san francisco 49ers. pam cook is in our studio now to tell us about the last- minute drive to keep the team in the city. >> reporter: there is very little time to persuade them to stay in the city. but he still plans to meet with the owners here on thursday to discuss the plans to build a new stadium. however, they tell the chronical that while they have a lot of respect for the mayor and his vision of san

francisco, the 49ers are committed to building a stadium in santa clara. they have worked out the final financial arrangements to seal the deal. three banks have pledged the total of $850 million. the rest of the money could come from the nfl. and the hotel tax, and possibly some redevelopment funds. we asked you if they would still go to the games if they moved to santa clara. jenny writes, nope, not paying for the cost of fuel. monica writes i'm not a 49ers fan, but if i were, i would follow them to santa clara. a loyal fan will travel. we want to know what you think, send a message to our morning team on facebook. we're going to share some of your comments coming up in the 8:00 hour. but san francisco will be able to keen the 49ers until about 2015, which is the estimated time for the santa clara

stadium to be complete. it is 7:49 today. mitt romney will be picking up the endorsement of the former vice president. he served as vice president under the first president bush. now, tomorrow, romney is scheduled to visit the area for a private fundraising dinner. why herman cain dropped out at the presidential race. >> it wasn't that i didn't want to fight because i'm still going to fight. i'm just fighting in a different way. it came down to family first. >> reporter: he appeared in a fundraiser last night. saying he had hoped to change washington from the inside by being elected president, but he said that his plan b now is to change it from the outside.

your time is 7:50. they are not backing away from the controversial statements about the child labor. while appearing in new york with donald trump, e he said he still thinks that poor children should be given the chance to learn good work habits. we found out that police are clashing now with demonstrators over what they believe is voter fraud. now, in the meantime, the secretary of the state is criticizing russia for the parliamentary that she says was rigged. the prime minister's party won the biggest share of the seats in the election over the weekend. they said that the result was inflated because of the stuffings. another vote fraud. secretary clinton said that they deserve a full investigation. 9 minutes now before 8:00,

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take a look at this, the restaurant in southern california became a drive-thru by accident. and there is the car that is just zipping right in. the newly released video at the crash here in mirmar in san diego county. you can see the car smash right through the door scrambling to get out of the way. there were just two minor injuries and the drivers told police, well, she stepped on the gas instead of the brakes. tonight, the gift to the nation will be taking center stage at the u.s. capitol. it's a 65-tall christmas tree.

it arrived here at washington, d.c. last week, and still on out there as the horizontals there. it will be standing with the lights strung on there, decorated with all the traditional urnedments. later on tonight, the house speaker will be lighting up the tree for the first time. >> that is always a very pretty sight. >> yes, indeed. give me a close eye on the commutes. >> the car ran off the road right there in the morning. now, one of the things we do want you to know is that, you know, the freeway traffic is not affected on 680 either north or southbound. as a matter of fact we're looking pretty good here on the freeway. a little bit of the slow traffic here across the country. again, that's where the accident was. let's move on over here to hayward. southbound 880, that traffic will be busy driving past the

union city. let's move along to live pictures. that looks pretty good, getting into the city. no major problems. and now let's go to rosemary. >> all right, good morning to you. we're looking at freezing and looking for fulfilling the freezing temperatures outside the door this morning. i want to show you what you can expect between now and noontime because we will actually see quite a jump. a few degrees warming up with each hour. so by about 10:00 or so, we'll be sitting here in the 40s for the valley locations. the low 50s along the coastline and for your afternoons. mid to upper 50s. so between now and noontime, we are actually going to be getting most of our warm up, i should say. 59 degrees, and san francisco for the afternoon. 59 out here. 61 in hayward. mostly sunny skies. the winds will be light. a big difference from yesterday. your extended forecast, we're dry. we have not seen any rain since thanksgiving weekend. so we're going to remain that way through the next weekend. partly cloudy skies, the mild conditions for you and the temperatures are gradually

warming up back into the mid to upper 30s for the overnight hours. but again for the very cold night outside your door this morning, just expect a few degrees between now and noon and back to you. >> all right, thank you. stay warm. time now is 7:56, the story we have been following for you and the past hour of the car here. and they fly off the freeway. on to a walnut creek parking lot. look at the pictures here now. someone has just been arrested. and in the north bay, the changes that people are making. copper thieves are making intersections like this one dangerous in one bay area city. we'll tell you about the unusual way that they are telling residents about the problems here. morning on 2 continues right after the break.

good morning. i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. it is tuesday, and we'll go back to walnut creek. >> that's right. no one seriously injured where the car or the suv, actually, this is a pickup truck that was damaged by the suv. this one, well, that ended up coming off the freeway here, it ran off the freeway and it

ended up in the corporation yard. that's where walnut creek, the city of walnut creek will end up parking a lot of their vehicles as you can see how they damaged the vehicles. now, police have arrested a woman here who was, well, driving the suv. they arrested her for one of the violations we know of. as she was unlicensed. these are pictures that were taken earlier. and again, someone was injured here in this and it is unclear who it was, if that might be the actual driver, but chp and walnut creek police are investigating it. again, they have taken the driver into custody. that is the only thing we know. she was unlicensed. and i'm not sure if there was repayment involved, but we are trying to find out. at 8:00, we'll have more traffic coming up in just a few. >> all right, it is 8:00. we've been telling you all morning that it is cold outside this morning. ktvu kraig debro is out there right now. one of the places where the freeze warnings are still in effect right now.

now, if you look at the bank of the west clock up there, it will be changing the temperatures, do you see that? 37 degrees fahrenheit now. just 15 minutes ago it was 35. so cold overnight, but we are expected to improve here and people are still battling the burn as i like to call it. people are walking dogs and they are all bundled up. they didn't get to freezing, which is 32 degrees fahrenheit. it was cold enough to make people do that a little differently. >> what are you doing differently because of the cold? >> well, we need to do the two hot yoga classes down the streets. >> instead of just one? >> yes. >> okay. >> and just one lap around the block. >> okay. >> just one block around the left, not two. >> reporter: as you might imagine, this is a very tough time for the year for people who need a shelter here, the homeless shelter out there

early. they opened up earlier than usual last night. and the firefighters, they say that it is time for them to turn on your heaters and to furnish it before you need them. otherwise you might end up paying the price. that will be inside the structure, they will be turning the heaters on and they malfunctioned. and some gas as well. and the structure was not a fire hazard that went out on the call. they tell me that everything turned out okay. now, that's another thing you need to look out for. and some can't. a lot of people who are in that no about they recommend covering the plants with some kind of blanket. reporting live, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right, great advice. your main advice, in the meantime, the red cross is helping people left out in the

cold after the early morning house fire in oakland. now, the fire started at about 2:00 a.m. and a third of the street in lynnville. everybody inside escaping the flames safely, but they will be causing a lot of damage. it is 8:02 on the overnight fire and the investigation that started around 8:00 last night on east prospect street. he was pronounced dead at the scene. now, we don't know his name.

police arrested a man inside the apartment on suspicion of homicide. he's been identified as the 52- year-old elliott frisbee. time now is 8:03. suing his estrange wife saying he is the victim of the set up scheme. she is trying to get a favorable custody hearing. they hired that investigator and claims that he allegedly hired a man who posed as a television producer who took the cats to the bar with the intention of getting them drunk. now according to the reports when they left the bar, butler allegedly alerted the deputies to pull them over for dui. they are both charged with several phony dui arrests in the city of danville. now, the chp is

investigating after the man was hit and killed in san jose, that happened around 6:30 yesterday evening near the road. officers say that the 34-year- old man was crossing the highway when he was hit by a pickup truck. the driver stayed at the scene and the officers say that the drugs and alcohol were not involved. copper thieves in vallejo are causing big traffic troubles. it appears city work crews just can't keep up with the crime. we've got a live look in vallejo with how they are impacting residents. >> reporter: this is the intersection of wilson it in vallejo. there is a nice park here and a pretty long walking trail that will be leading up to the intersection. but this is what they are going to see. flashing red lights. the traffic signals are broken here and neighbors say they have been broken. flashing like this for the past three months at least. the city of vallejo knows the traffic signal here is down, but they don't have the

resources to fix it right now. that's a part of the reason why the city workers have put up this sign across the street. let me show you a closer look at it. it reads, "traffic lights not functioning because of copper wire theft." this isn't the only intersection in the city of vallejo that is the target of the copper thieves. in fact, it's a big problem in this city that they have copper wiring stolen from their homes and their businesses as well. it's a huge problem. they stole the copper wiring to the building as to where we work in rhode island. they have come on to the ship and they sold copper and brass from there. >> and different reactions to the response of the problems and they are putting up signs here. >> that will be very important and that will be making people alert. >> reporter: that will be worse even now that i think about it. they need to spend more money for them to make a sign that

will tell us it is our fault. >> reporter: now, neighbors are telling us that there are other intersections with signs like this here in vallejo. we have contacted the city's maintenance superintendent to find out how many intersections have fines like this, talking about the copper wire theft problems. but we have not heard back from them yet. however, they report that 77 intersections and lighting fixtures have been the target of the copper thieves since may, costing the city about $200,000 in repairs. live in vallejo, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:07, the copper thief is also targeting bart tracks sunday morning, the bart train was forced to stop in order to avoid hitting the person, stealing copper directly from the track between balboa park and daily city stations. the same person is also suspected in last week's copper theft from another track. bart police say they know who the person is, but his identity is not being released. bart says the number of copper

theft is increasing and they said that the thefts are usually occurring overnight and that they are hazardous to both the systems and the thief. time now is 8:07. and the riders will soon find out if the experimental bus service will soon become permanent. if that line is not running to help relieve crowding, then they said that more than 7,000 people a week will be riding the express buses. 80% of the seats are full. the mta board will be voting on today whether or not to make that service permanent. all right, it is eight minutes after 8:00. we'll check in again with sal starting here. >> that's right. we'll start with that wind problem in walnut creek and look at highway 4. remember we had a car running off the freeway, flipped over, ended up in a parking lot off the freeway. and that there is your freeway as we move to the right. if you can believe it, the car came off the freeway over there. i mean, that's a long way to come, potentially skipping over the road here and the ramp there.

and then maybe on top of the pickup truck and slipping over to the lot. now, there is the suv right now. someone was injured. again, the driver here, who police say was an unlicensed woman was arrested. this guy right there in the tundra, bad damage. now, let's go across the county highway here. westbound, you'll be able to see the slower traffic there on highway 4 and also bay point. 680 between pleasant hill that will be slow. then you'll see traffic here on southbound 880 and hayward and stop and go all the way down to fremont. but the south bay here. you know, you can drive the highway here. well, you know, i feel for you. look at all the fender benders. they have had a couple. not major problems, but just little fender benders here and there that are making your commute into the cupertino pretty slow. oh, i almost forgot, i'm sorry. this is the bay bridge toll plaza about a 20-minute delay. i'm sorry for that false alarm, now it's your turn.

>> no worries. i'll stay put until you're ready to toss it to me. take a look at the gorgeous view. very calm conditions, very cold, dry air mass in place. in fact, we're freezing. that's not just my opinion. take a look at fairfield, 29 degrees still. the sun has been up for an hour now. 30 degrees still santa rosa. warming up just a few degrees there. still chilly. 33 in livermore along the peninsula. widespread 30s. all reporting a low to mid-40s around that area. 45 in the city right now. low 40s right around oakland inside the city of oakland checking in right about 40 degrees right now. the frost and freeze advisories are remaining for the next 50 minutes or so. the north bay valley, we have a freeze warnings for the east bay valley and frost advisories. what that typically means is our temperatures are between 35 degrees and some of the valley spots. that's for the north bay radar locations.

we have clear skies overhead. making for a pleasant afternoon and the winds have passed, but you know when the winds die down, the sun will set. boy, chilly this morning. cool afternoon. and it won't be as brisk. off to the coastline, 61 is expected at half moon bay. extended for the cast here. we are dry, very dry. we need to hold the pattern in place and that will be slightly warmer for your wednesday morning. and perhaps an advisory with the national weather service that will be determining that later on this morning and into the afternoon. meanwhile into the weekend, you'll notice the temperatures, overnight lows sitting in the 30s. the afternoon highs in the 60s, with mostly sunny skies.

back to you. >> all right, thank you. time now is 8:11 and he's back. arnold swarzenegger is back in the political world. what he's telling the presidential candidates. and also a new app, it's a dream come true for the bay area movie fans. and plus, new developments for you in the penn state scandal. what the campus newspapers are claiming that they found out about joe paterno.

good morning to you. a live look here at

temperatures holding in the upper 20s to the lower 40s. our time now is 7:14 -- is 8:14. it killed more than 50 people. allison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with reactions to this from the top u.s. commanders in afghanistan. allison? >> yes, i got a statement this morning from general john allen. the commander of the nato forces in afghanistan. now, he said that the violence against the pilgrims are on the shiite holy day is an attack against islam. the people are targeting them and they were worshipers. one of the blasts were caught on camera. a man blew himself up in the middle of the crowd gathered outside the shrine. at least 164 people were hurt and dozens were killed. you can see people fleeing from the scene. another explosion happened in the northern city out here as a bomb was strapped to the

bicycle, exploding as the convoy of the shiites was driving down the road. and while violence between shiites is more common in neighboring pakistan, it is extremely rare in afghanistan and the taliban is denying the responsibilities for them and the general allen is calling on the taliban leaders to condemn what he calls a grotesque act of terrorism. i'm allison burns, channel 2 news. time right now, 8:16, pakistan removed some of their soldiers. this could be retaliation after the coalition air strikes last month killed about 24 pakistani soldiers. you're looking at video from this area for those soldiers. and the pakistan military officials, they say that the troops will be going back to the border centers in the next couple of days, but first, they all focus on improving the coordination with the nato forces in afghanistan. 8:16. arnold swarzenegger says the

new crusade is renewable energy. the former california governor was honored in washington, d.c. last night as the renewable energy leader, a decade by the american council on renewable energy. at the award ceremonies, swarzenegger called on congress to make sure that all energy sources will be playing by the same rule. currently the subsidies for the fossil fuel are five times greater than those for the renewable energy. and there are new legal accusations surrounding the country's worst offshore oil spill. bp is accusing them of destroying evidence about the cement used as the oil well that blew out last year. federal and independent investigators have already said the cement work was faulty and that they did not properly plug the well. bp also claims that they did their own investigation that resulted in the same findings and then destroyed those records. your time now is 8:17. new developments for you in the penn state university and the

child sex scandal. the campus newspaper reports that the former head football coach joe paterno had closed business ties with board members of the charity second mile. and now that is the charity that was founded by the alleged child molester and the former penn state coach. now, he was reportedly involved in several expensive investment projects involving the second mile board chairman. and the investments are including the luxury retirement community and the golf course. time now is 8:18. the sentencing hearing for the former illinois governor is due to begin today. in fact, we're watching it right now. this is a live picture right outside the chicago courthouse here as we speak. and he is facing charges of 18 counts of corruptions, including trying to sell president obama's former u.s. senate seat. and prosecutors are asking the judge for the 15 to 20-year

prison sentence. but the defense lawyers are asking for no more than a couple of years. and analysts said that the judge is considering them friendly, saying they may go against what the prosecutor is recommending. well, the head of the federal aviation administration is on administrative leave after a weekend arrest for suspected drunk driving. faa administrators were arrested on saturday in virginia after police say that he was driving on the wrong side of the road. and now, he is a veteran pilot who flew for eastern airlines for 25 years. police have not released the result of his blood alcohol test. 8:19. nasa researchers here made one of the most exciting recent discoveries in our universe. a team of scientists here at the research in mountainview, they have found a new planet that is very similar to earth. they say it is about 600 light years away, which is considered relatively close. and it has the necessary

temperatures for you that it could have water on it, which means it might be able to support life. the discovery was made using a new $630 million telescope. >> the base of the stricture hearing and just like that to our stuff here and the largest camera that nasa has ever built. >> and the scientists hope that the discovery and others like it will make astronomy and other sciences seem like worthwhile careers. your time is 8:20. a new movie app is helping to track san francisco's history on the big screens. the app will show you where they have been filmed, more than 230 movies over the years. the film crews have used more than 800 different locations all over the city. the new app will be available

on itunes for about $3. now, they have found a way to make money. and it used to be nothing, but the empty space and the guests walk through. they are setting up the semi- private booths that could be used for meetings and adding late night food options. more than half of their guests are using the computer lounge in the lobbies and the courtyard by marriott says that food and drink sales there were up 12% per room. it is now 8:20, the coldest morning in months. rosemary will be back with this morning's freeze and froswarnings. also, the bay area music students are asking folks there about the investment products and the standing ovation from what they could do. good morning, a real mess on out here this morning and getting to cupertino. we'll tell you about what's causing the slower traffic in the santa clara valley.

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>> had it is definitely crucial. reflecting back on my own education. it's once i started playing music that i got more education and it really helped guide me. >> and the students who spoke with them said they are excited to get to play the new instruments and the gift will come to prepare to make about $12 million in budget cuts. teachers say that the donation will be making it a lot easier for the music program to avoid some of the economic hardship. >> all right, now, time now is 8:24. hey sal, i know that you're checking our commute. hopefully you have some music to our ears about some goods then? >> yeah, we are checking the commute and we're going to start in the santa clara valley area because the traffic has been very slow right there, going right to the maps. i just want to show you how bad the traffic is there andment element you can see the yellow -- the traffic is there and the area here, you can see the yellow color, it means it is getting up to the cupertino area. just a lot of people going to

work, which is good news. now, 101 is kind of having a rough one. and you might want to consider 280 as an alternative there. there are slow spots. at this point it might be better. we'll go to live pictures and show you interstate 880. traffic will be slow for you as you pass the coliseum. and at the bay bridge teleplays westbound, it is slow getting into san francisco. >> okay, cold temperatures, definitely the big story at this hour. we'll see the the gradual warm up between now and noontime. we're looking at 30 degrees still in santa rosa. 34 at this hour. 35 san francisco. 43 in oakland. low 30s in livermore and san jose. now, i had a check. it does look like it's been about a month since we have seen temperatures at near freezing. mostly sunny, light winds in the forecast for your

afternoon. 61 oakland. 59 san francisco. 62 expected for mountainview. very similar yesterday. and the the wind? it should be feeling pretty good. waking up, perhaps not as cold, but we will be chilly. some of us dropping below freezing, once again, especially in the valley spots in the afternoon, now, a graduate moderate rainfall. as we slide towards the weekend, low 60s in the forecast. partly cloudy sky, cool in the upper 30s to the lower 40s. >> all right, thank you. time now is 8:27. they are still following the big traffic problem for you at walnut creek. a car flew off the freeway landing in the parking lot. why the driver has now been arrested. they have occupied plazas and parks. now homes? coming up live, we'll tell you about san francisco and the latest push. the latest for the occupy wall street movement. also, violence near the bay area baseball park. what we now know about the attacks. cçrrú

by the occupy movement, they will all start today. she is in san francisco right now and to tell us about the focus of the national days of action. what's going on there? >> reporter: well, we are here in front of the federal reserve building. this is the occupy original camp, which started just a few hours. they will be headed over here on the bay view district, occupying on the foreclosed home. they want to put that on the church leader and the bus driver who is suppose to be elias abuelazam evicted come the new year. now a few weeks ago in west oakland, they took over a foreclosed property, wu the homeownerrer later said she did not give them permission. but events like today's rally

in san francisco, new york, and oakland, they were all organized by the homeowners on more traditional labor groups. some are planning to march down the banks and demand loan modifications. it affects everyone in their homes and their schools, their children, their day-to- day life, they are waiting for the sheriff to come in and throw them out of the house. >> reporter: they say the foreclosure crisis has already left about 6 million americans out of their homes, putting another 5 million at risk. now coming up at noon, we'll be talking to some of the folks over at the bayville district to find out how they got into the mess that they are currently in. we are live in san francisco. ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, tara. the occupy camp in berkeley is growing and that is causing some concerns for students here at nearby berkeley high school about 100 tents are up in the parks, which is right across the street from berkeley high.

and the principal sent a letter to parents saying some students are spending time at the camp and that is complicating the supervision efforts. crime is up at the camp, but there are no plans for a raid. the 34-year-old woman is legally blind and she has mental disabilities and cannot feed or care for herself. the sheriff detectives say she is six months pregnant. detectives are questioning the persons of interest, including the employees here at the care facility. and a stabbing victim at the park is at the hospital this morning where all the search for the attackers will continue. the attack happened at the park near the baseball field around 6:00 last night. and the 19-year-old man was stabbed several times. now being treated at the local hospital, but his conditions, they have not been released.

we have reported three male suspects that are involved with the people that have been assaulted or stabbed the individuals. we don't have a police description of the suspects or the motive for the attack. and anyone with information is asked to call for an -- are suppose to call police. a mystery surrounding the body found here in pleasanton. the man's body was found yesterday afternoon inside the sleeping bag. now, it appears he had been dead for several days. police are now waiting for the medical examiner's report to find out how he died, but they say that they don't think that foul play was involved. 8:3433, it could expand by the summer. the expansions would ban all plastic bags including restaurants. customers would be charged

$0.10 for the use of the paper bag. if approved, the new rule will be going into effect in july. the san francisco mayor admits there is very little time left on the clock to persuade the 49ers to stay in the city, but they still hope to shift the team away from the billion dollar facility currently being planned for them in santa clara. pam cook will tell us about san francisco's last-minute drive at 8:45. time now is 8:33. later today the city council will decide if they will replace the retirement e reform ballot measures before the voters. he wants the pension reform measure to go before them on the 2012 presidential primary elections. but he says that the city council should be putting off the scheduled vote that would declare a fiscal emergency. time now is 8:34. and a dog. >> yes, a dog that is missing from the santa cruz was

reportedly seen being thrown out of the car. the 1-year-old mix named frosty was last seen here on the coast guard pier running away. spa officials say that frosty is still on the loose and they might be reluctant to approach people. asking anyone that catches frosty or who witnessed the dogs being thrown from the car to contact the santa cruz spca. a man who used to work at the state prison may soon be locked up there. the 48-year-old pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into the prison yesterday. and they worked as the warehouse supervisor. authorities said they plan to sell two bags of marijuana and six cell phones to prizers in october. he is scheduled to be sentenced on january 26. a new appeal's court ruling said that prison could not be used as a rehabilitation

program. federal judges cannot send someone to prison or extend their prison sentence. it will be the incapacitation. the case was brought by the man convicted of bank fraud who violated the terms of his parole by drinking. the drug extended the 3-month sentence to two years, saying he needed a place to sober up. today, food trucks are going to occupy oakland. they will be there today and they are discussing their legislations to allow the food pod events in the city of oakland, which will create a legal permit process that will allow the food drugs to operate in certain parts of the city. and they say that it will help spur the job creations as well as economic developments. and now ac transit is doing their part to make it a happy holiday season for the bus riders in the east bay. now, every year, the transit transforms one of their buses into a special holiday coach.

and brightly colored decorations for you. every passenger who gets on board, they will be able to get free rides to their destinations. and the bus by the way will be running a different route every day from now until new year's eve. >> that will be pretty cool. get a free ride. all right, check in with sal, keeping a close eye on the commute. >> yeah, the santa clara valley, and those of you who are getting ready to drive on highway 85 or 17 or, you know, 280, it is not good this morning. we have a live of little fender benders. some of them cleared up, some of them not in the lanes. adding insult to injury. 85 is very slow, breaking free into cupertino and 280 is very slow for them. all the way up to the expressway. we have a couple of fender benders here and there and that is the only good news i could pull from this. a lot of people are going somewhere. let's hope it's to the jobs in the valley. we'll take a look at the bay bridge, backed up for a 20-

minute wait. if you're driving on highway 4, that has cleared out nicely. a little slowing on the construction zone on highway 4. now here on highway 4 at the bay point, it looks good. at 8:37, we'll be going to the video that we have earlier for the crash, a car that ran off the freeway. and this car was on 680 catapults off the freeway, flipped over, and hit several parked cars at the walnut creek corporation yard, which is where some of the city vehicles were kept. the woman driving the suv, this suv here was arrested. she was unlicensed and there may have been other violations. she was taken into custody at chp as they continue their investigation. the sun has been up for an hour and a half and still freezing out there. giving you a like look here at just the light breeze. we we had calm conditions in the overnight areas and still this morning, most of us at the ground level. you can see just a light southeasterly breeze reporting 3 as well as san francisco. easterly breezes, a 7 miles per

hour in fairfield and it is the calm conditions that really helped us cool off in the overnight hours. the shade of blue here is a freeze warning from the north bay valley locations. up until 9:00. just a little ways to go. you can see fairfield included in that. areas down into the sacramento area. santa rosa below freezing. 34 at napa, sinking to the low 30s right around 31 degrees this morning and now beginning to slowly thaw out. these temperatures have bumped up just a little bit. 38 in san jose -- santa rosa. san jose trying to warm up in the low to mid-40s. in the areas of mountainview this morning and the deception, very chilly. redwood city is now 39 degrees. we have been holding pretty good in the city reporting 45 degrees. 42, this is sfo right here. 43 in areas right around

oakland. so the temperatures again, they will gradually warm up. it will be actually a noticeable increase in the temperatures by about 10:00 and then noontime, we'll be feeling pretty good. we'll show you what you can expect, seeing a pretty good improvement here if you are sitting in the 30s. you'll be in the 40s. and into the noontime hours, most of us hovering in the mid to upper 40s. starting in the 30s, at about 10:00 or so, you'll be looking at 32 degrees. san francisco is expected for you by about 10:00. 61 nevada this afternoon. 69 on out here. in the upper 50s to the lower 60s around the east bay, more of the same. 62 san jose. you're looking at the upper 60s for the peninsula as well. 63 degrees this afternoon for dal e e -- day lee city. it was quite cold out there. it looks like we need to be in

the low to mid 20s. but all said and done, we may tie a record in some cases, even break one. tomorrow morning, we will be cold, not as cold as we saw this morning. and the advisory for you, the level perhaps. so we will be checking that for you. meanwhile our temperatures are gradually warming by thursday and friday and in the mid to upper 30s. the afternoon highs are sitting in the low 60s, which is seasonal for this time of the year with mostly clear skies. back to you. >> all right, thank you. it is 19 minutes before 9:00 with the chilly weather, a lot of people are attempted to build the fires in fireplaces on the wood stoves. but the bay area is trying to discourage people from doing that. they said with the cold air and the lack of wind that is burning air, burning wood rather could easily lead to unhealthy air. the air alert is not in effect where we could see one if the cold is not continuing and if enough people will be building

fires. the agency said that it is the largest source of the winter air pollution in northern california. time now is 8:21. a strange story for the man driving yesterday afternoon when he spotted someone else driving his recently stolen car. well, he followed his stolen car and he called police. eventually the two cars crashed into each other near oak island drive. the driver of the stolen car then jumped out, ran away and fired several shots into the air. police captured them later, saying they found drugs, a handgun, and stolen property in that stolen car. a female passenger in the car, they were also arrested. >> all right. it is 8:42. and the agencies said that it deals with bugs, but now at the center of the scandal. and also why lady gaga is going to the white house today, but will she be disappointed? in the north bay, housing

cooler temperatures, making people change their habits just a little bit. that and mornings on 2 will continue in just a little bit.

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downgrade threat against europe to include the bailout funds, taking a live look at the big boards right now. they are still positive. nasdaq is down 14 and s&p is down by 2. your time is 8:45. we'll bring you up to date on some of the other top stories right now. occupy protesters will be focusing on the housing crisis today. it's part of the national day of action here called occupy our homes. and now, the demonstrators are planning to take over the foreclosed houses. here in oakland, a rally is planned for today. they are helping several people left out in the cold after the early morning house fire in oakland and they started at about 2:00 a.m. at the home at 30th street in linden. everyone got out okay and the homes are suffering major damage. now, there is a freeze warning still in effect for parts of the bay area. ktvu kraig debro is live for us now. the temperatures are dipping into the 30s overnight. good morning, kraig. >> reporter: yes, it is very cold you have here still. i want to show you something.

you see that right there? at 40 degrees fahrenheit at 8:47. just 45 minutes ago, it was 35 degrees. so a bit of a dramatic warm up for you. temperatures never got to freezing where we were, but that doesn't mean people are not feeling or seeing the affects of the cold weather. now, take a look at this, the windows on the coffee here on the house was covered with condensations. extreme contrast to the temperatures that are very warm on the inside. very cold on the outside. they create that situation as you look closely, you'll be able to see frost where you were seeing frost and a few cars are parked on the streets there. there is a frost warning for parts of the north bay this morning for 15 more minutes. >> it feels cold. >> yeah. >> you come out here every morning. >> i live right there. >> reporter: so technically it is not freezing, but you could still get away with using the expression, it's freezing out here. cold enough that this homeless shelter opened up their doors

early late last night. something else happens at this time of the year that concerns the first responders. for instance, our heaters that have not been turned on in months are tested as needed. and the fire captain we spoke with, a couple of hours ago, they were just returning from a call about a gas leak. >> at this time of the year when it does get cold, people start to operate their their fireplaces. so you know, we cannot afford to make more sales. >> of course, pets could be cold too, despite being like that. and veterinarians say it could be particularly hard on the outdoor pets. they recommend bringing the pets into a garage during the cooler than normal weather, which will go for a plant. we have plants with the temperatures here, especially those that are more warm weather than cold weather. and some people here at nurseries are recommending covering up the leaves so they don't get any frost and perhaps not make it through the night. reporting live, kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, kraig. it is 8:48 and the niners

are getting ready for the first playoff appearance in nearly 10 years. it might be just a few more years for you in san francisco. pam cook is in the studio now with the fight over the teams. >> the fight might be winding down. in fact, the 49ers spokesperson tells us that the 49ers are committed to building a stadium in santa clara. now, the san francisco mayor is not giving up. he admits that there is very little time left on the clock to persuade the team to stay in the city. but he still plans to meet with the owner this thursday at city hall to discuss the plans to build the new stadium at hunter's point. however, santa clara city leaders have announced that they have worked out the final financial arrangements to seal the deal for them over a new stadium in santa clara. three banks have pledged a total of $850 million. the rest of the money could come from the nfl. the hotel tax, and possibly, well, redevelopment funds. and now, we have received a large response from you, our viewers on facebook this

morning when we asked if you would still go to the 49ers game if the team moves south to santa clara. now, we received about 32 comments in just the past hour. helen writes, yes, my husband and i have already purchased season tickets in hopes of the 49ers coming to santa clara. and she writes, i wouldn't travel. once they move, they shouldn't be called the san francisco 49ers. now, tell us what you think. send us a message to our morning news team on facebook. now, the name is apparently not up for grabs though. the family said that changing the name is not a consideration, so no matter where they play, they will be remaining the san francisco 49ers. >> all right, thank you, pam. 10 minutes before 9:00. president obama is now on his way to the small town in kansas where once again, they will be pushing congress to extend the payroll tax cuts. and this is video of president obama here boarding air force one earlier this morning. and in kansas, the president will be speaking at the same

high school where president roosevelt was in 1910 delivering his new nationalism speech calling for a square deal for regular americans. president obama says if congress does not renew the payroll tax cuts, then the middle class americans will be hit with a tax hike that could not be afforded. president obama is in kansas, lady gaga is scheduled to visit the white house. the stars meeting with the white house staffers discussed her work on bullying prevention. lady gaga first reached out to president obama about the bullying issues during the fundraise or in september at the bay area home of the facebook ce -- ceo. no plans for lady gaga to meet the president, since he's not due back from kansas until 7:00 tonight. two employees at the agency are accused of stealing $635,000 from the agency. now, they deal with pest control. according to the district attorney, one of the alleged

suspects used to be the district finance director. the other person, they have not been identified, no charges have been filed. it is 8:51. amanda knox once at the center of the highly pub lysissed murder trial in italy is preparing to tell her story to the world. the 24-year-old is working with the attorney who is well known for the brokering book deals for the high-profile figures, including president obama. knox returned home to seattle in october. she was convicted in 2009 in italy of her roommate's death, but was freed after the conviction was overturned. and time now is 8:52 after the long police search in oakland. a suspected gunman was finally found on the roof of the apartment building near the square here. and the fact if you look at the center of your screen right in the center, well, you could see the man is crawling up over the edge of the top of that building. and police say he is a suspect in a shooting that happened earlier afternoon. they think that he may have thrown his gun off that same

building. well, south korea's newest weapon in the war on crime is ready for action. take a look at it. it is a five-foot tall prison guard robot. south korean designers say the robots will not just guard the prisons, but prisoners will also be monitored as to where the inmates need to stay well. the robots are designed to actually look friendly and even have a small smile on their faces. the price tag is $864,000. the robots are due to start rolling through the prison next march. all right, it is 8:53. it was a long night for the piedmont city council. we'll tell you what's next for the proposed sports complex after hours of overnight debates. @ñ

welcome back now. and they have a date in new york city saturday night. this is a second year in a row that andrew has been a finalist for the heisman trophy. last year he was a run or up. now this year, he's considered the favorite. the first player to be selected as a finalist. the others could be going home with it are alabama trent richardson and tyron matthews. now, 8:56, the piedmont city council has given the green light to a controversial proposal to build a sports complex. and the patch reports that the 4-1 vote took place around 2:30 this morning after some 70

people signed up to speak. it will add a sports complex here on the oakland border that would include soccer and baseball fields, but not everyone supports the projects. >> it is really beautiful, i think it would be sad to tear it down for the soccer field, even e though they will be playing soccer and they need that. >> critics are worried. now, they say that the sports complex is needed to keep up with the area's growing use program. and now today's winners will be getting to see the harlem globetrotters. you'll be able to see the globetrotters when they come to the bay area on january 14 to the oakland arena. and for your chance to win, just go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in a secret word. >> yes, all right, it was a fun show. let's quickly go over to sal one for time for an update.

>> traffic is still looking pretty slow here in the south bay. look at 280 northbound. it's been a mess all r morning long. and also, 880, this is it. >> all right. it will be cool, dry, clear out there for today. soft and -- frost and freeze advisories are about to expire. extended forecast showing you chilly overnight lows. mild afternoon highs. and temperatures right around where we should be. we're going to be dry through the weekend. low 60s in the forecast for saturday and sunday. >> all right, that's our report for this morning. we thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time we break. be sure to join ktvu channel 2 news at noon. thank you for watching. there goes dwayne's car. oh, man. there goes dwayne's house. whoa! whoa! and there goes dwayne. man, that thing does not like dwayne. [ male announcer ] state farm's got you covered.

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