in san jose a man holed up inside his apartment with a machete. what police are doing do conviction him to come out. >> san jose police just reopened a road out here on 7th after a trash between a bus and

a recycling truck. we'll show you what happened and tell you the conditions of the driver. >> a big fire in the berkeley hills. the big question that still needs to be answered. >> a very foggy thursday. some advisories in place now. we'll tell you where and how flights are delayed because of it. mornings on 2 starts now! good morning, everyone. welcome to mornings on 2. tori and dave are off. it's thursday, december 29th. an update now on a developing story we first you about the at 5:30 this morning. a swat team joined a police standoff in an apartment building in san jose. kraig debro is live with more on what started the altercation. kraig. >> reporter: good morning. the short answer is loud music. we're on the capitol expressway circle, s.w.a.t. team arriving for the past 30 minutes, and minutes before that police began asking

residents of this apartment complex to evacuate. >> we're tired. i can't believe this. i heard loud noises and sound asleep with my daughter and my dog, and then knocked on the door -- told us to get out. >> police are not releasing the name of the man holed up, but you can hear on that tape they're calling him scott asking him to come out. police say he's a 44-year-olds man. they're trying to convince him to come out. a security guard says he went to the man's apartment, number 514, at 2:45 this morning and asked the man to turn down the music. man refused and according to the guard threatened him. the guard called police, who went to the apartment and say the man met them with a machete and was seen with a handgun in recent days. one neighbor calls them the crazy guy. >> once he makes a connection with you he always talks about the same thing over and over. he doesn't make sense. i can't say he's ever been

violence to me, no. >> some scanner traffic this morning, that's not official but police are telling one another of the radio that the suspect is telling police they won't leave here alive. we haven't heard much recently in the way of either scanner traffic or yelling from the apartment or to the apartment. but we do have a spokesperson with the police department on scene and hope to get an update and interest have that within the next hour here. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news. also happening height now, another developing story from the south bay. a transit bus has been involved in a serious crash. lorain blanco is live at the scene in san jose with some new information. lorain. >> reporter: good morning! they just towed away the bus, and the truck, and you can still see a mess on the road here, on the side of the road. there are remnants of the bus and the truck still on the side of the road, and over there across the street as well. we're told by the vta that one

of its buses collided with the recycling truck and it happened when they were pulling into division. both the driver of that truck and the driver of the vta bus are expected to be okay. let's take a look at the video we shot just a little bit earlier, before they towed the vehicles away. you can see there's quite extensive damage to both vehicles. the vta driver was transported to valley medical center with non-life-threatening injuries. the bus was empty at the time of the crash because it was around 4:15, the beginning of vta service. if you're commuting in the area -- glasses on road out here, you can hear it crunching as cars are driving by. but they cleaned up most of the mess on the roadway, and it is reopened to traffic. reporting live, lorain blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning investigators are look for the cause of a fire that badly damaged two homes in the berkeley hills. that fire started shortly after 8:30 last night on miller

avenue. the fire sent huge flames and sparks shooting into the night sky. no one inside the homes was hurt. but two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the big flames. it took crews two hours to get the fire under control, and crews are still on the scene watching out for hot spots. investigators are also still looking for a cause. we're going to have a live update for you coming up at 7:30. the highway patrol investigating a deadly motorcycle accident in livermore that followed a police chase. it happened late last night. a man on a motorcycle was killed after crashing and getting pinned underneath a van. investigators say the motorcyclist was trying to evade police at the time and had been racing at speeds nearly 100 miles an hour. the driver of the van suffered minor injuries in the crash. a search is on for a man who police say assaulted a woman while she was walking with her child. it happened tuesday night on a trail between kelly avenue and filbert street in half moon bay. police say the woman was

pushing her two-year-old in a stroller when a man knocked her to the ground. he began pulling at her jacket. and when the child started to kriek the suspect ran off. anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police. there's a major new development involving the san jose mother accused of tossing her toddler out of a window on christmas day. prosecutors have now decided not to charge 24-year-old woman with attempted murder. instead, she is going to face felony child abuse charges. prosecutors made that decision after determining the woman's severe mental problems led to the incident. child survived the fall from a second-story window after nearly missing a concrete path below. this morning the search is on for a hit-and-run driver who police say was already a wanted felon, wanted on two warrants, one for auto theft if another for drug charges. yesterday police attempted to serve those two warrants in oakland. when she saw police watching her, she sped off, jumping a curb and hitting a man.

he is expected to recover but roja fled the scene, driving a white mitsubishi. it does have damage on the front right bumper and this california license plate. the california supreme court is expected to hand down a decision today on whether state legislators were within the law when they eliminated money for the state's redevelopment agencies. at stake is $1.7 billion in property tax revenue that governor brown and lawmakers want to use to help with the budget deficit. cities and counties used redevelopment agencies to promote construction projects as well as revitalize flight areas, but the agencies have benefitted private developers. the internet hosting site go daddy is feeling the effects of customer backlash. coming up at 67:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom with the legislation that the company had voice support for, that has so many internet users

upset. if you're walking out the door you might want to give yourself a little extra time because it's certainly foggy, especially on the bridge. >> that's right. it's affecting flights as well out of sfo this morning. you're looking at one hour delays until 3:00 this afternoon. they've also got some fog in texas and other parts of the u.s. that isn't helping the situation. right now this is a look at how the fog is rolled into contra costa county. this is highway 4 near pittsburg. the carquinez and bridges under a heavy fog advisory this morning. alsond a fog advisory the richmond-san rafael bridge, which can't even see here. and the bay bridge as well. up next we have a look at the maps with a decouple hot spots in the south bay. this is in milpitas and just disabled vehicle on the side of the road 880 northbound at dixon landing road. and a hazard here, 101 southbound north 13th street, some debris in the roadway. then a accident where a car rear-ended a semi-truck. it went off the side of the

road, flipped over. we had an ambulance having to respond. it's still in the ditch off the side of the roadway there. so hopefully crews will get it cleaned up pretty soon. all right. let's head over to steve. >> very good morning. we have a lot of low clouds around, fog. wasn't too much earlier this morning, but now some of this really filling in as it does around sunrise. it will be a foggy morning and then a break until the clouds come in. but very hazy skies today. temperatures starting off 36 to 50. fog, otherwise fair. but then increasing clouds by noon, probably be partly sunny to mostly cloudy, 50 to 60. if you're starting off at 50, it's a mild air mass. for others it's cold and foggy. get out of the way, you can see the fog is getting enhanced by the system beginning to move in and that's probably going to give us drizzle tonight. i don't think there will be much in rain but we'll get a lot of clouds and there's going to be rain to the north. you can see this is rather good- looking system but we're on the southern edge of it and the jetstream with supports everything stays way to the

north. so from crescent city north some good rain. for the north bay only in line for anything decent and even that looks weak. 39 now napa. 35 fairfield. 49 san francisco. 48 santa rosa, 48 in mountain view. san jose at 45. 47 concord. so some areas not too bad, others are keeled cold. this system will drag across the north and as it does drag in a lot of clouds for us as well. so we'll go mostly cloudy to cloudy by this afternoon. temperatures though starting off 30s to 50s. and lot of those high clouds in the fog combination of the two give us a gray day. this is a weak system that's coming in tomorrow, but cloudy skies, drizzle coast and bay tonight and tomorrow morning. any light rain -- lake county will get some but north bay looks really light. mild afternoon, fog near the coast, not going anywhere. so 50s for some. 60s for others. get a little south wind in advance of that. higher humidities so if you do any exercise, you may notice that even though it's december. cloudy skies with maybe light rain, more likely drizzle on

friday. out of here saturday. lot of fog but the days will be warmer. >> thank you, steve. one man is now facing charges after his fiance decided to show off her engagement ring. why posting a picture of the ring on facebook landed him in jail. and another baby has died from bacteria in baby formula. the mystery surrounding where the bacteria came from. and a newly released book a behind-the-scenes look at general david petraeus, why he almost resigned.

good morning. beautiful sunrise if you can see it. lot of areas in the fog. santa rosa, napa, sfo, numerous other areas say fog so be careful. after that list, partly sunny skies and increasing clouds throughout the day. 50s to low 60s. a man and an afghan army

uniform shot and killed two french nato troops today in afghanistan. he opened fire on a base northeast of kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks and gunman was shot and killed by other troops. the shooting and others like it recently have raised fears of increased taliban infiltration of the afghan police and army. a new biography of david petraeus says he almost resigned back he he was commander of the war in afghanistan because of president obama's decision to quickly draw down surge forces there. the book says petraeus decided resigning would be selfish, so he didn't. this is video here of petraeus's military retirement ceremony in august in virginia. before becoming director of c.i.a., he was a four star general who oversaw the wars in iraq and afghanistan. the online pro defendant of a controversial internet bill in congress is reaching a new level today. allison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with

why some are calling this move your domain day. allison. >> reporter: claudine, the outcry online over a bill here in congress that would give the government new powers over the internet is bad news today for one of the largest domain name registrars in the world. today is the day that protestors have designated to target godaddy for its initial support of a stop online piracy act. godaddy is emphasizing it no longer supports the bill, but the horse left the barn and we found plenty of talk on twitter about a boycott. godaddy's rivals are offering special deals to users who dump the company. the movie and music industry and the lot of u.s. manufacturers are supporting the legislation and congressional leaders are hoping to move on it right away in the new year. but the protestors and all of these critics, including some in congress, are vowing to block it. so we're going to have to see how much this outcry, how much

impact, it has on the vote. reporting live from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. there's word this morning that a third baby has been sickened by a rare bacteria that can come from baby formula. this illness was not linked to enfamil. the two other infants are recovering. so far, tests found no trace of the bacteria in the formula. a new state law that takes effect on january 1 requires utilities to install remote controlled shut-off valves on natural gas pipelines that run right through highly populated areas. the new legislation is in response to the pipeline explosion in san bruno. national transportation safety board investigation concluded that the time it took pg&e operators to manually shut off the gas supply contributed to the severity of the disaster. and another new law january 1 makes it illegal to openly carry an unloaded handgun in

california. people who violate the new law will face a fine of $1,000 and possibly up to a year in jail. there are ex else's for people have concealed gun permits. open carry advocates oppose the restrictions. a new system is in place in redwood city to help catch people shooting off more than fireworks this evening. a series of microphones connected to computers at police dispatch. it reports the sound of gunfire and where the shots were fired. people hope this will cut down on a dangerous new year's eve tradition. >> things fall out of the sky around here. >> bullets? >> i would think so, yeah. i don't think they're firecrackers. >> police say every new year's they respond to dozens of reports of gunshots. anyone found recklessly firing a gun will face a fine up to three years in prison. just five days ahead of the iowa caucuses, the shake-up

among the republican candidates continues. a new cnn poll puts mitt romney back on top with 25% support. he is followed by ron paul with 22%, rick santorum comes in third with 16%, more than triple the support he had at the beginning of the month. and newt gingrich is dropping to 4th place, with 14%. rick perry 11%. and michele bachmann with 9%. and a blow to michele bachmann's campaign in iowa a state senator who used to be a high-profile bachmann advisor has switched his support to ron paul's campaign. >> tonight's tough. i've been serving as michele bachmann's state chair over the last year. and why michele has fought tremendously for my values, i believe we're at a turning point in the campaign. >> he says he believes there are now two tiers of candidates and ron paul is in the top tier. bachmann accused him of being paid by the ron paul campaign to switch sides.

he says that's not true. talk about a bad way to start a marriage. a vermont man apparently proposed to his girlfriend with a stolen ring. 25-year-old ryan jarvis pleaded not guilty to theft yesterday. police say he stole a white gold solitare fringe a israelis store. investigators tracked it down after jarvis' fiance post a picture of the $3,000 ring on facebook. >> he was in there for approximately an hour, and there was some inkling from the employees that it was kind of a legitimate interest that they in getting this ring some there was some thought that quite frankly it would pop up on facebook. >> jarvis's fiance was wearing the stolen ring when authorities arrived to question the couple. investigators don't believe she knew her ring was stolen and do not plan to file criminal charges against her. it's foggy morning out there. heavy fog advisory is in effect this morning. we'll give you a live look at

conditions and tell you when things will soon clear up. >> drivers who have traffic tickets that should have been paid years ago are going to get a break in 2012. the discount they'll get if they make things right. >> and the fog causing issues for people today. not in the south bay, which is where this shot is. we also have an accident to tell you about in the east bay, coming up. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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we're learning more about the circumstances surrounding the death of a skydiver in southern california earlier this week. authorities say 32-year-old canadian michael unger died while performing a dangerous high speed maneuver message to at swooping. it involves skimming over the ground at up to 60 miles an hour, just before touching down. his parachute was open when he landed hard in a shallow pond. the september 11th memorial in new york city has reached a milestone. it has had one million visitors since it opened to the public just three months ago.

the memorial features two large square fountains that mark the friends of the world trade center towers. it a taxes about 10,000 people a day. two new red-light cameras are going up at a busy san francisco intersection. they're going to be at the corner of felled and masonic avenue, among the city's top intersections for injury collisions. the area is popular with both buys cliffs and drivers which can create problems especially during the rush-hour traffic. >> there's a bottleneck that happens to people want to get through the light, so before it changes, so they'll come right here and then the bikers are supposed to cross too. so i saw someone get hit that way. >> the cameras will be turned on in early january and fines can reach $350. this new year california courts are offering drivers a way to clear the slate of traffic tickets. certain traffic related fines may be eligible for a 50% discount, they must have been due before january 1, 2009. and the tickets cannot be for

parking violations, reckless driving or driving understand the influence. more than 6 million tickets may be eligible and must be paid by july. tara is following the traffic out there on the roadways. now you're following something in the east bay? >> in oakland a car in the center divider, blocking one of lanes there on 580 westbound at highway 13. if you look at our map you can see where it is. doesn't seem to be causing too many delays. so that's the good news. up next a look at the bay bridge toll plaza, where you can see the fog is really crept in, and there's a fog advisory in effect for the span and several other bay area bridges including the carquinez and richmond-san rafael. so drive scarefully. highway 4 through bay appoint, look at that, we could make headlights but now it's socked in by fog. drive slowly. here's steve. >> thank you. and i think the traffic picture tells the story. lot of fog here, it will be foggy in the morning and a

little break, but increasing clouds come in, that will give us a cloudy to mostly cloudy day, some drizzle could begin on the coast late tonight and no doubt about it by tomorrow morning. i doubt much rainfall. 30s, 40s to near 50 degrees for some. lot of cloud cover, just a bark worse than its bite. good rain north, crescent city, north up to seattle and portland but we're too far south and there's not enough to support it. maybe north bay will get some light rain tomorrow. mostly cloudy, 50s for some, 60s for others. but lot of cloud cover puts a little more humidity into the mix and for those with a new weather station for christmas, barometer around 30, 25 and falling. you laugh, but people get new weather stations! don't laugh! cloudy tomorrow, drizzle and clearing out for the weekend. warm on sunday. we're continuing to follow developing news in san jose. a neighborhood is under evacuation as police face off with an armed man. >> there's still questions

surround what caused a fire in the berkeley hills. a report is coming up. >> and the mayor of oakland finds herself in the national spotlight with the new york times. now reporting about mayor jane kwan.

right know a man with a machete remains barricaded inside his san jose apartment. ktvu's kraig debro is live on

the scene where the standoff has been going on for more than five hours. >> reporter: good morning. near capitol expressway and snell. behind me is the apartments, swat team members or san jose calls them their merge team members arriving here constantly for the last hour. they've been trickling in, canine dogs on the scene. we've been hearing reports that the man inside the apartment seems to increasingly be making threats or suggest that perhaps the officers will get hurt. so that's why the negotiators will be so important to this ongoing situation here. so when the security guard working at the apartment complex asked them to turn town music. police made contact with the person, he threatened them with a machete. police say the man was being -- making threats throughout the ordeal. >> i can confirm the specifics as far as the conversations, but i can toll you that the officers have been in contact

with him verbally. he has apparently brandished a machete at times, charged the officers and made threats some it's been an ongoing thing where he has been uncooperative and threatening towards the officers. >> an hour ago, police began evacuating portions of the apartment complex. not everybody is being asked to leave, just those who are living near this man. this is where he is living in the apartment complex at 514. you can see members of swat team and san jose merge team, which is like a swat team, continuing to arrive this morning. this is going to be negotiators are very important, they're beginning to arrive. it's sounding more like he is thinking about the officers being hurt. we just heard recently the scanner that the person inside said it was too late for you device, referring to the officers. so it looks as though right now this man doesn't have very many -- very much intention of coming south so the negotiators

will have their work cut out for them here in san jose. kraig debro, ktvu channel 2 news this morning investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that badly damaged two homes in the berkeley hills. that fire started last night on miller avenue near bridgely peak boulevard. paul chambers joins us live from the fire scene with the latest. paul. >> reporter: good morning, claudine. within a half hour investigators expected to come back out here and resume their investigation. but i talked to crews and they say basically they believe the fire may have started right there on the second or third level. firefighters got the call just after 8:30 last night. once on scene, crews say the fire quickly spread to the neighboring house sending flames and sparks shoot into the sky. it took 35 firefighters a little more than two hours to get things under control. but the fire wasn't the only dangers crews had to deal with. this home is up in the berkeley hills, so it was hard to navigate the big engines to the small windy roads. if that wasn't enough, a possible live power line

briefly delayed the crews. >> power line dropped across our first engine so we had to bail off the first engine and get a second engine and supply water to sustain the fire attack. no reported civilian injuries, we treated two firefighters for heat exhaustion. >> because of dry conditions up here, officials also evacuated  15 homes just to be safe. it's unclear what caused that power line to come in and hit the firetruck. but fire officials say they'll work with pg&e to figure out that. once again, fire marshals expected to be back out here within a half hour or so to resume their investigation. of course we'll let you know what that happens. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. police did not waste any time tearing down the latest occupy oakland camp. last night dozens of officers moved in on the camp. police took down the small tent city as quickly as it went up. the raid came shortly after the property owner urgened the city

to remove the protestors on to the land earlier this week. police also received complaints from several neighbors. >> it became a nuisance, high volume, a little marijuana smoking here i'm assuming because you can smell it in the air. >> a handful of defiant demonstrateddors returned last night. it's not clear how police will respond. mayor quan is facing numerous criticism over her handling of the occupy protests, and now she is the focus of a front page article in the new york times. the story details her recent struggles in dealing with the occupy camps outside city hall and elsewhere in oakland. the arm also mentions her tense relationships with the oakland police department, as well as the recall campaign to remove her from office. a state university student started everything is a jail intense for a fatal crash that killed a toddler. the press democrat reports 19- year-old caitlin done away was booked in the jail late tuesday. she is accused of texting behind the wheel when she hit

and killed a two-year-old girl and seriously injured the little girl's mother last year. she will also have to spend 115 days in home deoe detention, perform community service and pay restitution. today the man a accused of shooting a soldier at his homecoming party is due in court. rubin ray girardeau faces attempted murder charge for the shooting at a homecoming party for 22-year-old afghanistan war veteran christopher sullivan. police say an argument broke out, and girardeau fired a gun hitting sullivan. he was trying to leave when he was attacked by drunk party guests. the government has been ordered to pay nearly $18 million to a san diego family following a fatal fighter jet crash. the marine corps jet on a training flight in 2008, when its engines failed and it crashed into a house. a mother, grandmother, and two babies died. the marine corps admitted a series of mistakes that led to

pilot to fly over the area. the pilot ejected safely. this morning a 15-year-old girl is recovering at san francisco general hospital after being hit by a bullet. it happened tuesday night on eddie street in the western edition. investigators say the teenager was standing with friends when she heard several shots then felt a sharp pain in her leg. doctors are now treating her for the leg wound and police are still looking for suspects. a deadly trend on the rise among law enforcement officers. according to the national law enforcement officers memorial fund, in the line of duty deaths jumped 13% this year. gunfire counted for the largest number of deaths, killing 68 officers. that's a 15% increase from 2010. the memorial fund says budgets accounts are partly responsible for putting the lives of officers at risk and they can't afford the safety equipment. here in the bay area, james capoot is most recent officer to be killed shot to death

while pursuing a bank robbery suspect. he is one of 10 officers killed in california this year. a funeral will be held tomorrow for an oakland man who gave the gift of life after his tragic death. 23-year-old charles butler, jr. was shot and killed last thursday while driving home from the store. he had just graduated from the maritime academy and was planning to work as a merchant marine. his organs were donated, helping save the lives of two men. his funeral starts at 11:00 tomorrow morning at the center of hope community church on macarthur boulevard in oakland. two men are facing felony charges in connection to a series of jewelry robberies. police arrested 27-year-old darryl dove and 32-year-old matthew howard. investigators say the men targeted older asian people wearing gold jewelry at busy stores like wal-mart. police say 65-year-old woman's arm was broken during one of those robberies. the crimes happened over a four- month period. both men are scheduled in court next month. check in now with tara,

you've been following something in the south bay? >> that's right. we have two accidents in the mountainview area, 101 northbound north of san antonio avenue, a two-car crash. there it is there. and then we have another one, 101 southbound at north rings dorf going on or a long time. a car rear-ended a semi-truck which kept going so we're not sure if it knew that the car was hit but it rolled over and went into a ditch so they're trying to get the car to the ditch now. minor injuries in that one. let's look at 101 through san francisco, the fog just rolled in for our cameras. the right-hand side folks are headed towards sfo, where we have delays this morning. about an hour long so you definitely want to check your flight before you take off this morning. all right. finally at the bay bridge toll plaza, this is even thicker than it was before. we do have a heavy fog advisory in effect for the bay bridge as well as the san rafael, carquinez and benicia bridges, so keep those low lights on and

drive a little slower than the speed limit. let's check in with steve. >> thank you very much. a very good morning as we have a lot of fog, and also little bit of sunshine breaking through some higher clouds up above. so if you get the sun it won't be bad for a while in the morning. but that fog makes it tough. visibility really reduced and if you're stuck in the fog, it can be darned cold! lot of clouds increasing and i wish i could say this would be a pretty good rain producer but it's not, unless you're watching us up in portland or seattle. then it will be up there. but for us, just too far south and this is not much of a system. looks good, looks good -- just -- not enough die national us to support it. we do have the moisture for the fog, so coast fog and also inland fog. so it's all over the place. lows mainly in the 40s. few upper 30s and a couple locations that were near 50 for a while. but start off foggy, then some morning sun here. jenny e-mailed me from benicia says we're heading up to napa. i would wait for the fog to rift, then go.

but increasing clouds. morning tough. about 9:00 the fog starts to lift. kress ent city will get rain, maybe shasta but for us just not much of a system. you can see a little on storm- tracker 2 tracking north. but that's really weak stuff. 35 now fairfield to 48. mountainview and also 49 san francisco. 48 santa rosa but some of that fog, big difference between santa rosa and napa. san rafael 44. some of that fog locks in the temperature for a while. system will continue to just move into the north and as it does, it will drive in a lot of clouds over us but not much else so it will be a gray day. except for the morning. if you want to take care of some exercise or do something, maybe tennis or golf, morning is the best. afternoon very cloudy, as clouds come in with the fog and then tonight, tomorrow drizzle returns to the coast. whoppi! drizzle! how about that. and then we'll get it. this is in not july. we could use the rain in december but if anything falls tomorrow, it will be in the north bay and very light some

mostly cloudy today, mild afternoon for some. if you're near the coast it can be cool with lot of that low cloud deck around. 50s and 60s for temperatures today. and the extended outlook after tomorrow, it looks like we're back to dry. there's a hint of rain about a week from today, but until then warmer weather, especially on sunday. thank you, steve. the holiday season is causing gridlock at disneyland. yesterday crowds became too much for the park to manage so the park closed down ticket sales for several hours. visitors already in the park were also complaining of long lines and waiting hours just to get on a ride. >> it's a little frustrating to pay $300 for three people to go into the park and only get to ride three rides. so $100 per ride, almost. so i would say it wasn't worth, it definitely. >> disney says the holidays are one of its busiest times and people should expect the crowd.

the park expects to resume normal operations today. some theme parks in florida also forced to turn fema way yesterday. large crowds are to blame north temporary closure of island of adventure in three out of four disney parks. even some people who had tickets were turned away and told to come back another day. changing the way woe watch tv. when we could see the new product rumored to be in development by apple and how the late steve jobs envisioned changing the television industry. and turning the music off, the longtime san francisco store that is closing its doors and why that may not be the end.

the dow is up 94 points this morning, markets doing well in early trading and stocks not doing well. amazon made misexceptions and netflix after reports say customer satisfaction numbers have dropped. both those stocks down a couple percent. there's good news however from the housing industry. pending home sales rose 7.3% last month. that put pending sales at their highest level in 19 months. they rose almost 15% in the west. but not all pending sales make it through a final sale in 2011 is still headed for the one of the worst years ever for the housing market. for the first time in four weeks, the income of people filing for first-time jobless benefits has increased. 381,000 new applications for unemployment insurance were filed last week. that's up 15,000 from the week before. continuing claims also increased by 34,000 to 7.6 million. right now shares in the

parent company of sears and kmart is selling -- let me check the numbers -- at 33.66. that is up just a little bit from early trading. started a b rating which is 542 the junk bothered territory. s&p analysts say the step sears is taking to cut losses may not be enough to fix the company's financial problems. bp could face criminal charges for last year's oil spill in the gulf of mexico. prosecutors are considering charging several bp employees with providing false information to regulators about the risk of drilling. 11 workers died in the incident. felony charges could be announced next year. the oil spill is considered to be one of the worst in u.s. history. the price of gold continues to fall as claudine mentioned, it dropped 2% this morning to 1536 an ounce. it hovered just below 1900

dollars an ounce three months ago. the increase demand for gift cards this holiday season could make retailers happy next month. nearly 18% of all holiday spending where shoppers buying gift cards. but retailers can't count that in their total sales figures until the gift cards are actually redeemed. total gift card spend something expected to be near $28 billion. greek tax officials have walked off the job. they're on strike to protest salary cuts. the steps were demanded by international creditors, tax offices in greece shut down for the last two days of the year. and they will resume business next week. tonight when people in samoa go to bed it will be thursday but when they wake up, it will be saturday morning. the south pacific nation is wiping friday december 30th from its calendar this year. they're switching time zones to be closer to its major trading partners. the current time zone was set back in 1892 to work in line

with american traders based in california. but times have changed. and trading partners are now from australia and china. there are reports apple could launch a new type of television set before the end of next year. apple is not commenting but tech bloggers say the cupertino company is revving up its supply chain to start shipping parts for a new tv after the first of the year. asian newspapers say the new i tv will not be a set top box, which is already called apple tv. instead it will be an all in one tv with a 32 or 37" screen. steve jobs' biography indicated he wanted to revamp the tv industry with what he called intuitive controls. people interested in an extra serving of apple can find it at stanford. the university silicon valley archives is home to the world's largest collection of apple related artifacts. most of the items were donated to the university by apple in

1997. the exhibit includes photos, computer blueprints, user manuals, software and financial records. a silicon valley company is warning people that hackers are likely to find new targets, including your car in the coming year. mcveigh software says the possibility is already there because of all the computer controls built into newer cars and trucks. one representer found it can be remotely accessed through bluetooth, wi-fi or on star connections and mack 73 says that on ebbs easily exploited. >> we can do several things in automobiles, unlock and start them, deploy air bags and apply the brakes with a smart phone. >> although there have only been a few cases where cars have been hacked, automakers and the government say they are working on ways to protect consumers against that threat. breast-feeding mothers took aim at target stores across the country, including in san jose. mothers went to target stores to show their support for michelle himman, who says employees at a houston target

humiliated her when she was breast-feeding her son in a remote area of the store. she claims the employees told her to move to a fitting room or somewhere else more private. >> i definitely am not going to nurse my baby in a bathroom. would you want to eat your lunch on in a bathroom on your mom's lap? >> target says it has a longtime policy of supporting breast-feeding in its stores. that includes encouraging women to use fitting rooms, even if there are other customers waiting to try on clothes. the lion habitat at mgm grand hotel in las vegas is going away. the $9 million glass encased enclosure opened in 1999. 20 lions rotate in and out of that exhibit. mgm says the habitat is closing on january 31st, as part of a significant renovation of the property. the lions will return to an 8- acre ranch outside of las vegas where they live with their trainer.

and today is the last full day of music at a san francisco store. tomorrow the creative music store located on observation avenue is going to close its doors. it has been open for 26 1/2 years, selling records to people who love music. the owners say while they can't afford to keep the score open, they may not be completely out of business. they have plans to sell some records online. the rose bowl tradition takes a man's breath away when he starts choking on some food. college football player that jumped and and used a heimlich maneuver to save the day. also downed power lines are causing big troubles on one bay area roadway this morning.

a college football player getting ready for the rose bowl has proven he's at the top of his game when it comes to crisis. oregon guard save the plan possibly choking to death at a

beverly hills restaurant. >> the guy seemed a little old, i didn't want to break his ribs or anything, so test heave and he seemed he could handle a full force. heaves you can like -- popped it out. >> he says he left -- maneuver as a boy scout. his heroic actions took place during the beef bowl, the feast for the two teams competing in the rose bowl. the ducks face wisconsin next week. somewhere, someone has a small piece of paper worth $16.5 million, at least for the next to few hours. it's called the hot lottery ticket, and it was bought in iowa last december. but the winner only has until this afternoon to claim it. iowa lottery officials say no one has even scanned the ticket to see if it's even a winner but they are hopeful they can change someone's life before tonight. new york times square is gearing up to ring in 2012 with the party of the year. workers are putting the final touches on the never ball drop. more than a million people are expected to stand and watch the globe of lights to send from a

flagpole at one sometimes square. the celebration features performance, balloon and of course much more. looks like a lot of people have high expectations for the new year. a new associated press poll shows that about a third of those surveyed think their financial situation will improve in 2012, while 11% think it will get worse. it seems many people are ready to leave 2011 behi becae % deribed it as y area transit are making it easier to get around on new year's eve. muni, caltrain and samtrans will offer free service saturday night if early sunday morning muni, caltrain and bart are accommodating the big crowd and bart will run a special service in downtown san diego to avoid overcrowding. tara is in this holiday week and you're going to take us south of san francisco? >> that's right, we had a light down in daly city down highway

35 on hickey boulevard. here are pictures from the scene where the signal light is back up and running. meantime, pg&e crews are working on the wires. so just in case you live in pacifica, trying to get to san francisco this morning, and wondering what is going on, that's what is happening in. croup tino, a ladder blocking a lane, and on highway 17 north at eastham ill ton avenue a basket spilled on to the roadway, shattered glass everywhere. and finally, highway 4 through bay point near pittsburg, look at this, very foggy. no surprise. fog advisories in effect for the carquinez, benicia, richmond-san rafael, and bay bridges. let's check in with steve. >> thank you very much. very good morning to you. all we do have a lot of clouds over us, getting there closer and closer. there's been good rain up to the north but i don't think we're going to get much rain here. we do get a lot of cloud cover and it's a gray day. little sun here in the morning but lot of fog to start with. so coastal fog, also inland fog, bay fog, take your pick.

some of it really thick. lows from the 30s, 40s to near 50. so cold for some, not too bad for others. our observer ron al up in carecen city picked up an inch of rain. on track for the second driest december ever. 35 cold in fairfield, yet concord says 50. you don't see that very often. 40s for many due to the cloud cover and also the fog. system will continue to just drift in, dragging across a lot of high and mid-level clouds. any travel plans to the north, they're going to get good rain up there. we're not. our best opportunity will be late tonight, tomorrow, as the system gets closer but increasing clouds throughout the day today. this is a very weak system. it's weak for us. it's strong to the north but not for us. cloudy skies, maybe rain for the north bay. today and tonight, maybe some drizzle late tonight, tomorrow morning but that's probably

about the bestle best we'll do from san francisco oakland south. 50s and 60s, south wind towards santa clara valley. after friday we're good to go for warm weather. nice morning fog, and daytime temps will be warmer. double trouble in the south bay this morning. a transit bus collides with a semi-truck, why the crash could have been much worse. >> in san jose a man holed up all night long with a machete. police have him in custody. what mistakes police say he made that led to his arrest.

good morning. and welcome back to mornings on 2. tori and dave have the morning off. it is thursday, december 29th. we have an update on a developing story in san jose, where a police standoff has just ended. kraig debro has been working the story all morning and has more details now on how it all ended. kraig. >> reporter: thank you, mike. an ambulance was parked here, we might be able to sigh a body part like the feet of the suspect who is now in custody. if it was this man's intention to hold off police, what he did this morning was a mistake that

led to his arrest. the 44-year-old white male now in custody, the whole thing took about four hours p no one is hurt except the suspect. a security guard for the apartments near snell and capitol expressway called police at 2:45 this morning. the guard went to the apartment to complain about loud music. he called police because the man threatened him. so ever since police arrived around 3:00 all morning long he made threats to police. he sometimes come to the door and yell threats but this morning he stepped outside. it was a mistake. police officers were positioned and moved in. >> we wanted to make sure he didn't get back into his apartment or into the apartment so the canine was deployed with and the officers took him into custody, no officers were injured. he sustained some injuries because the canines and biting him. >> so officers are already in position and when that man stepped just a few feet away from the door, you heard the officer say they released the

police dog, and police dog and team members which is the san jose swat team pounced on the suspect, took him into custody. you can see some swat team members out live, everybody is basically wrapping up the scene here. again nobody else hurt. but this man when talking to the people that live in the apartment complex, one woman said she called him the crazy guy, because the way he behaves, engaging people in extended conversations she said, for long periods of time, and using a lot of none sequiturs and i tried to ask police if they had further previous contact with this person, and that information is not yet available. neither is the man' identity s identity. the investigation is underway into an early morning crash involving a santa clara valley transit bus and the semi- truck. it happened about 3 hours ago on south 7th street.

the crash sent the bus driver to the hospital with minor injuries. no passengers were on the bus and no other injuries were reported. there was extensive damage to both the bus and the truck. it's still not clear what led up to the crash. this morning investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that damaged two homes in the berkeley hills. the fire started shortly after 8:30 last night on miller avenue. the fire sent huge flames and sparks into the night sky. no one was inside the two homes, and no one was hurt. but two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the flames. it took crews more than two hours to get the fire under control. crews are still on the scene watching out for hot spots and investigators are still looking again for that cause. we'll have a live update from the scene at 8:30. the california spectrometer supreme court is expected to hand down a major decision today, deciding were legislators were within the law when they eliminated money from the redevelopment agencies. lorain blanco is live with that

story. >> reporter: good morning. in just two hours, the state supreme court will rule on whether the state can see billions of dollars from funding from redevelopment funds and give it to schools. the city says here in san jose and in union city, that move is illegal. they join redevelopment agencies that argue the $1.7 billion at stake can't be seized because it violates the prop 22. the measure bars the state from taking local funding to pay its bills. the case follows two related laws passed by lawmakers earlier this year. one dissolves redevelopment agrees sis and redirects property tax to states, the other new law lets the agencies stay intact if they agreement to give up a large part of funding to pay for schools. the california supreme court ruling is expected to come down by 10 a.m. today. whatever the outcome, the decision will affect all the state's nearly 400 redevelopment agencies as well as potentially many schools across the state. reporting live, lorain blanco,

ktvu channel 2 news. the chp is investigating a deadly motorcycle accident in livermore that followed a police chase. it happened last night in livermore. a man on a mosquito was killed after getting pinned upped a van. the motorcyclist was trying to evade police at the time and had been racing at speeds nearly 100 miles an hour. the van driver suffered minor injuries in the crash. the accept is on for a man who assaulted a woman walking with her child tuesday night on a trail between kelly avenue in half moon bay. she was pushing her two-year- old in a stroller when a man knocked her to the ground. he began pulling at her jacket when the child started to cry. that made the suspect run off. anyone with any information is asked to call police. there's a new development involving the san jose mother accused of tossing her toddler out of a window. prosecutors have now decided not to charge 24-year-old woman with attempted murder. instead the young mother will

face felony child abuse charges. prosecutors made that decision after determining the woman's mental problems led to the incident. the child survived the fall from a second story apartment house window after narrowly missing a concrete path below. this morning the search is on for a wanted felon who police say was also just involved in a hit-and-run. police say erica row hoe is wanted on two warrants, one for auto theft and another for drug charges. yesterday police attempted to serve those two warrants and tracked her to 95th avenue in oakland. when she saw police watching her, she sped off. hitting a man. he is expected to recover but rojas fled the scene. and she's driving a white mitsubishi endeavor similar to this one. it has damage to the front right bumper and this california license plated. the internet hosting site godaddy is feeling the effects of customer backlash. coming up at 8:15, we'll have a

live report for our washington, d.c. newsroom with the legislation the company voiced support for that has so many internet users upset. for holiday week it's been a busy morning out there. check in with tara now. are things starting to calm down? >> seems that way. nearly all of your bay area bridges were under fog advisories, most of those are -- some still in place. few lifted. this is a shot of the bay bridge toll ms.a. it's foggy. advisories at richmond bay bridge, carquinez and benicia bridges so drive slowly. here's the east shore freeway. fog just creeping in there along the coast, pushing inward. and we have seen a lot of it in contra costa county as well. the roadways are looking good. finally 101 in san jose, traffic on the right-hand side there northbound as you drive towards airport, where we have no delays at san jose airport or oakland airport but we do have one hour clay for flights out of sfo due to that fog some be careful. here's steve. >> thank you very much. we have a lot of fog around

before we get going. people have tweeted me or e- mailed and said what is the tie? the tie is recreation of what the grateful dead played winter land in 1968 and 1969. so that's why i wear it about once a year this tie. we have a lot of fog around and some of the fog is really thick in spots. so watch also and clear out. patrick tweeted me and said he's over redwood shores, south of the bridge looks good but belmont, san matayee and foster city have a blanket of low clouds. some areas get fog, some don't. coastal and inland fog and temperatures -- waiting for anna, she tells me the frogs are croaking, that tells me that rain is on the way. she hasn't told me that today so i don't think we're going to see much from this system. although up north they're getting good rain. a lot of fog and higher clouds beginning to move in. you can see in advance of that system a lot going on towards seattle, portland and crescent city. but that's about it. we're just going to lose our support on this system.

it's not going to do much unless you're traveling north. if you're heading south i've seen projections on sunday, monday for san diego of 81 degrees. so it's going to be really warm south. it's going to be cloudy and rainy to the north. we'll be in between. we'll have very mild temperatures into sunday and monday. plenty here, just not really dragging across us. but looks like it will late tonight, tomorrow. that will give us some drizzle but increasing clouds throughout the day. very hazy skies. so a combination of low clouds and weak system coming in. we'll get some drizzle if there's any rain it will be in the north bay but i don't think it will be too much. more towards lake county and that's tomorrow. mild afternoon with some of that cloudiness, and south wind so 50s for some but low to mid- 60s from others. lows 35 to 50, depends on your location. cloudy friday, light rain or drizzle but not much. and then we clear out for the weekend. mornings cold, the days warm. a new system is in place in redwood city, just in case fireworks are not the only

thing lighting up the sky this new year's eve. shot spoters are set up throughout the city mounted on top of power poles and building. the system is a series of microphones connected to the computers at police dispatch it. works by differentiating gunshots from other sounds and pinpoint the address where the shots are fired from. police say it's a necessary tool especially on new year's eve. >> right around midnight, few minutes before, into a few minutes after, we get a large volume of gun fire throughout the city and to the point where we recommend that officers and citizens get undercover right around midnight. >> anyone found recklessly firing a gun faces a fine and up to three years possibly in prison. tracking down a deadly bacteria. the search for the source after another baby gets sick. and a new law dealing with pipeline safety is about to go in a theft. the change now required because of the season bruno disaster. and one of michele bachmann's

top advisors jumps ship. the presidential candidate he is now become, and why.

good morning. lot of fog around, and some of that will lift and we'll have hazy sunshine for a while. increasing clouds throughout the day. temperatures in the upper 50s, low to mid-60s, and drizzle returns late tonight, tomorrow morning. time is 8:12. a man in an afghan army uniform shot and killed two french nato troops in afghanistan today. the gunman opened fire on the two soldiers on a base

northeast of kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attacks saying the goneman was shot and killed by other troops. the shooting and others like it have raised fears of increased taliban infiltration of the police and army. a new biography of david petraeus say he almost resigned as the commander of the war in afghanistan because of president obama's decision to draw down there. this is his military retirement ceremony in august in virginia. before becoming director of the c.i.a. he was a general and saw wars in iraq and afghanistan. venezuelan president is now questioning whether the united states might have a way to cause people to get cancer. president chavez says he thinks it is strange he and the leaders every argentina, brazil and paraguay have all struggled with cancer recently. he says he is not accusing the

u.s., just reflecting on the possibility juppe the protests of a controversial internet bill in congress is reaching a whole new level today. allison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with the action some angry internet users are now taking. >> reporter: it is an internet revolt critics of the stop online piracy act. they're calling for a boycott today of the domain giant, godaddy. godaddy was one of the few tech companies that supported the bill that gives the government new powers to take down websites that sell copyrighted content and counterfeit products. godaddy emphasizes it lo longer supports the bill but we still found plenty of talk on twitter about the boycott. the rivals are offering special deals and tens of thousands of domains have reportedly moved in the last two days. we also found tweets from a number of people in the bay area this morning, saying they dumped godaddy as for who is supporting the bill, the movie and music industry and u.s.

manufacturers who say they need more protections online. congressional leaders are hoping to move this toward a vote after the holiday break. but critics are vowing to stop it. reporting live, allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. just five days ahead of the iowa caucuses, a shake-up among the republican candidates. the new cnn poll puts mitt romney back on top with 25% support. he is followed by ron paul with 22%, rick santorum at 16%, more than twin the. support he had at the beginning of the month, and newt gingrich drops to 4th place with 14%. rick perry gets 11%, and michele bachmann 9%. a blow to michele bachmann's campaign. an iowa state senator who used to be a high-profile bachmann advisor has now switched his support to ron paul's campaign. >> tonight's tough for me. i've been serving as michele bachmann's state chair over the

last year. and while she has fought tremendously future my values, i believe we're in a turning point in this campaign. >> it looks look there are -- >> he says he believes there are now two tiers of candidates and says ron paul is in the top tier. bachmann has accused sorenson of being paled by the ron paul campaign to switch sides, but sorenson says that's not true. about a dozen people are boycotting a bloomberg breakfast because of police monitoring. muslimers say the new york police department is monitoring them. the mayor says it does not take religion into account but muslims say they will not attend the annual interfaith breakfast. instead they're seeking a private meeting with mayor bloomberg. there's word this morning that a third baby has been sicknd by a rare bacteria that can come from baby formula. the illness was not linked to enfamil, the brand pulled from store shelves after a missouri newborn died. the two other infants sickened

are recovering. so far tests found no trace of the bacteria in the formula. in a new law that takes effect on january 1 requires utilities to install remote controlled shutoff valves on natural gas pipelines that run through highly populated areas. the new legislation is in response to the pipeline explosion in san bruno. a national transportation safety board investigation concluded that the time it took pg&e operators to manually shut off the gas supply contributed to the severity of that disaster. another new law that takes effect january 1 makes till legal to openly carry an unloaded handgun in california. people who violate that new law will face a fine of $1,000 and up to a year in jail. there are exemptions for people who have concealed gun permits. open carry advocates oppose those new restrictions. iran says one of its surveillance planes has shot video of a u.s. aircraft carrier near a waterway in the

persian gulf. iran says it shot the video during training drills in the strait of hormuz. the navy says it's observing moves by foreign forces in the area. the report follows a warning from the u.s. over iranian threats to crows the water. a man proposed to his girlfriend with a stolen ring. 25-year-old ryan jarvis pleaded not guilty to theft yesterday. police say he stole a white gold solitare ring from a zales store after the girlfriend posted a picture of the $3,000 ring on facebook. >> he was in there for approximately an hour, and there was some inkling from the employees that it was kind of a legitimate interest that he had in getting this ring. so there was some thought that quite frankly it would pop up on facebook. >> his girlfriend was wearing the stolen ring when authorities arrived to question that couple. investigators not believe she

knew her ring was stolen and do not plan to file criminal charges against her. time is 8:18. and it's a true ice palace, a spectacular sculptures now on display. and if you are headed outside this thursday morning, it is a cool morning and it is pretty foggy out there. steve will have a look at what we can expect later on today. >> and here's a look at the golden gate bridge where it's really foggy. we have several fog advisories still in effect. we'll tell you which ones lifted coming up.

some stunning ice sculptures are now on display to the public ahead of an international ice and snow festival in china. the display features 45 colored sculptures, most of them are reproductions of some of the most iconic buildings in the world. the festival begins next month. the september 11th memorial in new york city has reached a new milestone. it has had one million visitors since it opened to the public three months ago. the memorial features two huge square fountains that mark the footprints of the world trade center towers. it attracts about 10,000 people a day. a tourist from tennessee could face three years in prison for bringing a loaded gun to the world trade center memorial. the new york post reports the 39-year-old woman was visiting the site when she saw a sign this ted, no guns allowed. so she asked the police officer if there was anywhere she could check her pistol. but instead of helping her, he arrested her on a gun

possession charge. she had a permit to carry the gun in tennessee but new york gun laws are much strengther. bp could soon face criminal charges for the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. prosecutors are considering charging several bp employees with employing false information to regulators about the risk of drilling. 11 workers died in that incident, and felony charges could be announced next year. the oil spill is considered to be one of the worst in u.s. history. airline safety is getting better more quickly than the industry is expanding according to aviation experts. so far there's been just one death for every 7.1 passengers. that's the best record 5:30 it holds through saturday night. there have been no fatal crashes in the united states for the last five years. time is 8:23.

we've been talking about that fog all morning long. especially bad on the bridges? >> it is, and at sfo. there are one hour delays there. so be sure that you check your flight before you leave the house. some fog advisories at the bay bridges lifted. most are still in place. here's a look, it's extremely foggy at all of bridges. bay bridge fog advisory and the richmond-san rafael. the san mateo bridge looks foggy but that advisory was lifted several hours ago. and there's never been a fog advisory for the golden gate although we do have advisories in place for the carquinez and benicia bridges. let's check in with steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. we have -- just heard from diane at kings mountain in santa cruz mountain. says sunny and 53 but can see the fog below. from 30s to 50s, and either foggy or not. higher clouds will start to work in here. they're inching closer so we'll start off with sun here in the morning, then increasing clouds

throughout the day. cloudy by tonight. drizzle tonight and tomorrow into the coast. i would like to say there's some rain and there could be for the north bay but it won't be very much. heaviest rain north, 30s to 50 degrees for some. 50 at concord. 39 fairfield. that's a big difference in two areas that aren't that far apart. but that's what we get with this kind of pattern here. plenty of clouds and rain. seattle portland, arcata, eureka but not much here. this looks like the last system although, although next friday i think it was a january 5th or 6th, looks pretty promising for rain. so we'll see. this system will give us clouds, mostly cloudy, very mild afternoon towards the peninsula east bay, south bay. kind of of a south wind in advance of this cloud deck. but it's a lot of clouds and not much else. 50s and 60s. it will mention some drizzle tonight, tomorrow morning. sure looks like a slam-dunk there. but drizzle like july or august. not december. but it will be gone by friday

night, saturday. then the mornings will be cold. there will be fog but the days warmer. good news from the housing industry. pending home sales rose 7.3% last month. that puts pending sales at their highest level in 19 months. they rose almost 15% in the west, but not all pending sales make it to a final sale. some analysts say 2011 is still headed for one of the worst years ever for the housing market. and for the first time in four weeks the number. people filing for first-time jobless benefits increased. it's up 15,000 from the week before. continuing claims also increased by 34,000 to 7.6 million. the s.w.a.t. team is called in to a tense standoff in the south bay. the major new development that happened just within the past hour. >> and we have new information on an overnight fire in the berkly hills. i'll have that coming up in a live report. >> also the new occupy oakland

camp police say what goes up must come down.

just about 30 minutes ago a police standoff in san jose ended peacefully. and kraig debro was there when it happened and joins us now with the details on the mistake a man made that led to his a rest. >> reporter: police are beginning to dig in the background of the man they arrested here at the water apartments. one every his neighbors called him the crazy guy, police say the threat le presented was very real. police securing the suspect in the back of an ambulance about 30 minutes ago. it was at the end of a confrontation that took about four hours.

it began in the wee hours of the morning near the intersection of capital expressway and snell. a resident said a neighbor complained to the suspect about loud music. suspect became angry, no blows were thrown. police were called and they were met by the suspect at his apartment with a machete. other residents told police they had seen the man with a handgun in recent days. the suspect -- says police used bean bags during the attempts to arrest the suspects. >> i didn't feel him get hit but assuming he did because he yelled out, ow! then went back into his apartment. he had been opening the door, e was just on the threshold in the apartment front entrance door. but this time he actually went downstairs and confronted the officers. >> and when police say he did that, the man stepped outside a little further than in the past and police were ready. they released a dog, and right after the dog the members of the swat team here called it

the merge team here did the arrest. they came in and apprehended the suspect. the suspect was bitten i did the dog at least one time and was back of the ambulance. police are not releasing his identity and say they'll do that with a book him but we do know he's a 44-year-old white male now in custody. this morning investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that badly damaged two homes in the berkeley hills. that fire started last night on miller avenue near grisly peak boulevard. paul chambers is there and joins us with the latest. paul. >> reporter: good morning. we're still waiting for fire investigators to come out here on the scene. but i did just speak with the deputy chief. they believe the fire may have started on that second or third level because the bottom level is no issues. there are crews here just in case anything or any hot spots may develop. firefighters got a call just

after 8:30 last night. once on scene, crews found the fire spread to next door homes sending flames and sparks into the sky. crewmembers say it's possible the fire started on the second level as i said of the original home because most of the bottom level has minor damage. it took 30 firefighters a little more than two hours to get things under control. during the process a couple firefighters were hurt. >> so we had issues with the terrain, so if you look at it you can see there's even grade. and so working in the dark, we have some individuals that tripped -- so result are even greater. >> and because it's so dry in the area, officials evacuated 15 homes as an added precaution. the fire wasn't the only danger crews had to deal with. this home is up in the berkeley hills, so it's hard for the big engines to navigate the small roads. and a power line dropped across the first engine, briefly delaying it in the. crews could bring a second engine to respond. it's unclear what caused the power line to come unattached but crews will work with pg&e

to figure that out. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. police did not waste time tearing down the latest occupy oakland camp last night. dozens of officers moved in on the fenced in camp on mandela parkway. police took down the small tent city. the raid came shortly after the property owner urgend the city to remove the protestors who moved on to his land earlier this week. police had also received complaints from several neighbors. >> it became a nuisance, got real high volume -- a little marijuana smoking here i'm assuming because we could smell it in the air. >> a handful of demonstrators returned last night determined to stay. it's not clear how oakland police will respond to those protestors. mayor quan faced tremendous criticism over her handling of the protests and now she is the focus of a front-page arm in the new york times. the story details her recent struggles in dealing with the

occupy camps outside city hall and elsewhere. the article also mentions her tense relationship with oakland police as well as the recall campaign to remove her from office. a student has started serving a five-day jail sentence for a fatal crash that killed a toddler. the press democrat reports 19- year-old caitlin done away was booked into the county jail late tuesday. she is accused of texting behind the wheel when she hit and killed a two-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother last year. she will also have to spend 115 days in home detention, perform community service and pay restitution. today the man accused of shooting a soldier at his homecoming party is due in court. rubin girardeau faces an attempted murder charge for the december 23rd shooting. he was at a homecoming party for christopher sullivan. police say an argument broke out and girardeau fired a gun hitting sullivan. i guess attorney says girardeau

was attacked by guests. this morning a 15-year-old girl is recovering at san francisco general hospital after being hit by a bullet. it happened tuesday night on eddie street in the western edition. investigators say the teenager was standing with friends when she heard several shots and then felt a sharp pain in her leg. doctors are now treating her for that leg wound. police are still looking for suspects. it has been an especially dangerous year for law enforcement officers. according to the national law enforcement officers memorial fund, in the line of duty death jumped 13% this year. gunfire accounted for the largest number of deaths, killing 68 officers, a 15% increase from 2010. the memorial fund says drastic budget cuts across the country are partly responsible for putting the lives of officers at risk and says they cannot afford to buy safety equipment and the number of officers has been greatly reduced. police officer james capoot is the most recent officer to be killed in the bay area.

capoot was shot to death while pursuing a bank robbery suspect. he is one of 10 officers killed in california this year. a funeral will be held tomorrow for an oakland man who gave the gift of life after his tragic death. 23-year-old charles butler jr. was shot and killed lasts thursday while driving home from the store. he had just graduated from maritime academy and was planning to work at the merchant marine. his organs were donated, saving the lives two men. his funeral starts at 11 11 tomorrow morning in oakland. in oakland, two men are facing felony charges in connection to a series of jewelry robberies. police arrested 27-year-old darryl dove and 32-year-old matthew howard. investigators say the men targeted older asian people wearing gold jewelry at busy stores like wal-mart. police say a 65-year-old woman's arm was broken during one of those robberies. the crimes happened during a four-month period and both men are scheduled to be in court next month. time is 8:36.

lets head out to farah, watching the roads and the skies. and how it's affected by the fog. >> that's right, we have a lot of travel delays, sfo experiencing one-hour delays on flights nationwide, and driving- wise novato and sausalito have extremely heavy fog at the home. and advisory issued for that. let's look now at 880 oakland be where there's no fog so that's why i wanted to show you. we can see this morning, no delays to report. and 280 near san jose, same story, little wind out there but so and finally at bay bridge, there's the fog we've been talking about all morning long. fog advisories for the bay bridge, richmond-san rafael bridge and the carquinez and benicia. steve. >> thank you very much. there it s some very foggy conditions, or if you get the sun it's not bad. morning sun mixed in with fog and hazy skies but increasing clouds throughout the day. 30s, 40s and 50s for low. cloud cover moving into the north. you can see it there. this is the leading edge of a

system which looks good but we just don't center enough support for it to do much here. now for the north, yes. good rain, especially at the north of eureka up to seattle. they'll get some heavy-duty totals so expect rain there. south, it's going to be really warm by sunday and monday. seen low 80s forecast for san diego on monday. so for us, it will be very warm on sunday but until then we have to deal with clouds and very little rain. you can see some up towards the north coast. crescent city should have 10 inches for the month. we're on track for our second driest december ever unless we can pick up more than just a little drizzle tomorrow. we will late tonight and tomorrow but the rain ends in the north bay tomorrow and what little there is makes it. mendocino county the system has a lot of moisture with it so we'll pin our hopes on that. but future today looks for sun in the morning and then that fog lifts. hazy sunshine, higher clouds opted increase so increasing clouds throughout the day. by this afternoon this evening, we should be mostly cloudy, but

light rain north bay tomorrow, and then morning drizzle tonight into tomorrow about the best we can hope for out of this system. mostly cloudy, mild afternoon, especially towards the south. fog will be hanging out by the coast as an advance of that system, increased drizzle late tonight, tomorrow. and 60s for some. upper 50s for others. and cloudy skies tomorrow. cooler then we rebound saturday and warm temps on sunday and monday afternoon. the holiday season is causing some gridlock at disneyland. yesterday crowds at disneyland became too much for the park to manage. so the park closed down ticket sales for several hours. visitors already inside the park were complaining of long lines and waiting hours to get on rides. >> it's a little frustrating to pay $300 for three people to go into the park and only get to ride three rides. so $100 per ride almost. so -- i would say it wasn't

worked, it definitely. >> disney says the holidays are one of its busiest times and people should expect large crowds and will resume normal operations today. some theme parks in florida also forced to turn people away yesterday. officials say large crowds are to blame for the temporary closure of island of adventure and three out of four disney parks. even some people who had tickets were turned away and told to come back another day. losing an entire day, why people in one island nation went to bed on thursday to wake up on saturday. and angry nursing mothers go after target. how one woman says she was treated and what a group of breast-feeding moms did in response. time is 8:40. you're watching mornings on 2. ♪

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all right. lett will be at your numbers. dow up 93 points. pretty good morning. penned, home sales numbers came in and that's the good news this morning because those are up at their highest levels in a year and a half. weekly jobless claims also numbers came in and those rose. so expected to be a mixed morning on wall street. let's get you updated on some of the stop stories we're following right now. just about an an hour ago a police standoff in san jose ended peacefully.

this morning police responded to reports of a threatening man armed with a machete. he was litter arrested when she stepped out of his apartment. this morning investigators are looking for the cause of a fire that damaged two homes in the berkeley hills. the fire started shortly after 8:30 last night on miller avenue near grisly peak boulevard. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. and the investigation is underway into an early morning crash involving a santa clara valley transit bus and a semi- truck. it happened a few hours ago on south seventh street. the crash sent the bus driver to the hospital with minor injuries. no passengers were on that bus. the california supreme court is expected to hand down a major decision today. the justices will decide about legislators were within the law when they eliminated money for the state's redevelopment agencies. lorain blanco is live with that story. lorain. >> reporter: good morning. san jose and union city say taking their redevelopment

funds is illegal. the state high courted will decide in just about an hour. those cities joins hundreds of agencies that argue the $1.7 million at stake can't be seized violating prop 22. it bans the stat from taking that funds. one redirects property tax revenue to the state and the other new law hits the agencies stay intact if they give up funding to pay for schools. the ruling is expected to come down by 10 a.m. today. of course, we'll have an update on our noon newscast. new this morning, the turkish government says turkish warplanes aiming for kurdish rebels in iraq instead killed 35 civilians. reportedly many were teenagers who were smuggling cigarettes. the government says drones had detected a group of people approaching turkey at a

mountain pass that rebels have used to smuggle weapons in the past. software experts predict hackers will ramp the up their attacks in the new year. mcafee says people use mobile devices like they're a personal computer but don't take the same security precautions they would with their pc's. so experts have some suggestions for people who bank by smart phone. >> turn off antenna, turn off your bluetooth if you're not using your headset. apply the latest patches. >> mcafee also suggests anti- software for all devices when they are available. the company says all computer type devices can be hacked. breast-feeding mothers took aim at target stores across the church try to show support for a woman who says employees at a houston target humiliated her

when she was breast-feeding her five-month-old son in the store. she claims she was told to move to a fitting room or somewhere else more private. >> i definitely am not going to go to nurse my baby in a bathroom. would you want to eat your lunch in a bathroom sitting on a toilet? >> target says it's a longtime policy of supporting breast- feeding in its stores, including encouraging women to use fitting rooms. two new red-light cameras are going up at a busy san francisco intersection. they will be at the corner of fell and masonic which has been among the top intersections for injury collisions. the area is popular with both bicyclists and drivers, which can create problems especially during the rush-hour traffic. >> there's a bottleneck that happens so people want to get through the light, so before it changes, so they'll come right here and then the bikers are supposed to cross too. so i saw someone get hit that way. >> cameras will be turned on in

early january. fines can reach $350. the new year is offering drivers a way to clear the slate of traffic tickets. according to california courts, certain traffic related fines may be eligible for a 50% discount. the fines must have been due before january 1 of 2009 and the tickets cannot be for parking violations, reckless driving or driving under the influence. state officials say more than 6 million tickets may be eligible. the lowered fines must be paid by july. tonight when people in samoa go to bed it will be thursday. but when they wake up it will be saturday morning. that nation is wiping friday december 30th from its calendar this year. they're switching time zones to be closer to its major trading partners. the current time zone was set in 1892 to work with american traders then, and trading partners for samoa are now in australia and china.

apple could launch a new television set before next year. apple is not commenting but says the company is revving up its supply chain to start shipping parts from the new tv after the first of the year. asian newspapers say the new i tv will not be a set top box, and they say it's going to be an all in one tv with a 32 or 37" screen. steve jobs biography indicated the company founder want to revamp the tv industry with what he called intuitive controls. and people interested in an extra serving of apple can find it at stanford. the university silicon valley archives is home to the world's largest collection of apple related artifacts. moment of the items were donated to the university by apple in 1997. the exhibit includes photos, computer blueprints, user manuals, software, and financial records. and the music is coming to

an end at a san francisco store. tomorrow the creator store on ocean avenue will close its doors. it's been open 26 years. selling records to people who love and appreciate music. the owners say while they can't afford to keep the store open, they may not completely out of business. they say they have plans to sell some of their records online. the line habitat at mgm hotel in las vegas is going away. the $9 million glass encased enclosure opened in 1999. 20 lions rotate in and out of exhibit and mgm says the lion habitat is closing on january 31st as part of a significant renovation of the property. the lions will return to an 8- acre ranch outside of las vegas where they lived with their trainers. there's no debate, he's a real college football hear are hear are hero. >> i didn't want to break his

ribs, so heave, and he could handle a full force heaves, so popped it out. >> the player who took decisive action during a life or death crisis and a rose bowl event. and getting ready for the ball to drop, preparations underway in new york's times square!

we're following developing news from the latest occupy oakland camp. last night dozens of officers

moved in on the camp along mandela parkway. police took down the small tent city almost as quickly as it went up. but a handful of defiant demonstrators returned late last night, determined to stay. and are looking now at live pictures from the scene this morning. you can see some of those protestors out there still remain. it's not clear yet how oakland police will respond to those protestors. we'll follow this story for you throughout the day. four months after tropical storm irene tore through vermont, that state is on its way pack to recovery. today officials are reopening the last major roadway that was closed down by the storm. irene damaged more than 500 miles of roads and 200 bridges. this morning verizon customers should have full service again according to the provider. it said it's restored all service to all customers to experience a service outage yesterday. that is after yesterday when the company had its third service outage this month of the most of the problems by the company's 4g network users

across the country. california, oregon, pennsylvania and georgia logged the largest number of complaints. iowa lottery officials hope anyone who bought a hot lottery ticket last december will check their numbers one more time. there's a $16.5 million jackpot waiting to be claimed. but the ticket becomes worthless tonight. that's because the ticket was bought one year ago, and it expires at the close of business today. if no one comes forward to claim the cash, the money reverts to the state. a college football player getting ready for the rose bowl has proven he's at the top of his game when it comes to a crisis. oregon guard mark astor saved a man from possibly choke to go death at a beverly hills restaurant. >> the guy seemed old i didn't want to break his ribs, so i ha a full force. heaved, so i -- popped it out. >> popped it out! he learn the heimlich manure is a boy scout. his heroic actions took place

the traditional beef ball. oregon ducks face wisconsin next week. stanford is getting ready for next week's fiesta bowl against oklahoma state. quarterback andrew luck will play his final game before becoming the number one pick in the nfl draft. >> probably the first pick or not. that's a lot of time until then, so i don't think about it troop honest. >> bet you're a dollar you're the first pick. >> i can't do that. ncaa student athlete. >> good for him! they are ranked third and fourth in the standings. that's the highest possible ranking outside of the title game. new york times square is gearing up to ring in 2012 with the party of the year. workers are putting the final touches on the never ball drop. more than a million people are expected to stand and watch the globe of lights descend from the flagpole on one times square. the celebration features star-

studded performances, balloons, confetti and of course much more. a lot of bay area bridges socked in today. let's get tara back with us to check in on the traffic. >> good morning. chp is running a traffic break in livermore soon. this is 580 westbound at first street it. will be from 9 to 9:15. so there will be some delays in that area just so you know. all right. as we mentioned, the fog, that's will not the issue. heavy fog advisory for the bridge was lifted but it looks really foggy there as you make your way towards foster city. up next we have a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. also under a fog advisory, as well as the carquinez richmond- san rafael, and we have lot of fog out there. and it's also causing some flight delays at sfo, about an hour. we have an accident vehicle spinout 24 westbound, be aware of that. here's steve. >> thank you. as you saw lot of fog out

there, or if you're above that fog you can be mild to warm with lot of sunshine. increasing clouds, mostly cloudy by tonight. drizzle the best we can do for some. light rain in the north bay friday, then mornings cold, fog but the days will be warm especially sunday, monday. near 70. >> near 70? >> yes. near 70. >> shorts and flip-flops! >> i know. >> okay. thank you. that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. join us at noon for more on california's supreme court decision on the proposing happening at 10 a.m. thank you for watching. have a great morning!