three alarm new years day fire displaces several people. fire crews were out here all night. a possible break in the case when dozens of arsons around los angeles. the new developments overnight. a car -- >> we are live in berkeley where a car smashes into a bank. we'll tell you how officers believed it happened. also with the new year comes new laws. shoppers need to bring their own bags to the store. ktvu channel 2 morning news continues.

good morning, to you. welcome to a brand new day it's monday, january 2nd i'm dave clark. >> and i'm maureen naylor. pam cook is off today. let's get a quick look at weather and traffic for 2012 and turn to steve. >> thank you very much. we do have a little change today. it will mean cloudy skies. fog out there. temperatures will be cooler. could be a little bit of light rain. i know. haven't said that too often. but really it's not going to amount to too much. look for lows today to be in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. here is sal. northbound 101 traffic looking good here as you approach downtown san francisco. also the morning commute is looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza. now let's go back to dave and maureen. time is 6:01. topping our news at 6:00 crew are on the scene of a huge fire.

started last night on mosanic avenue near hate street. kraig debro is live on the scene and tells us there is one critical question that still needs to be answered. >> reporter: good morning, maureen. behind me one of the homes that burned last nights fire. you can take a look at the front window there. still have the christmas tree in the front window with the candy canes dangling down here. crews have been on fire watch all night. not just at that home but the ones next door. high ranking fire says the first crews just arrived on the scene. they could see flames coming between two homes. firefighters alerted residence to leave their homes if they hadn't gotten out on their own. crews decided to issue a call for a third alarm a few minutes later. battalion chief say there is is no evidence indicating foul play but under these circumstances an arson investigator is call. >> any time we have a larger fire, we have greater alarm

fairs we call our our arson investigators. they always come and investigate the scene. >> reporter: several residence displaced by this fire. and one person was injured. we're still checking with the fire officials to see if it wasn't more than one person. an earlier report indicated there was possibly another person injured. if you take a look at the live picture now you can see the duohomes in front of you there is another home to the left. it apores to be -- 9:appears to be damaged by water and smoke damage. but we're still checking to see if that is the case. i can't tell we'll have top check with the fire department to see if that is the case. if those people also had to stay somewhere else. time is 6:03. overnight news los angeles fire crews battled a dozen new fires that may be connected to 65 suspected other cases of arson. at the same time los angeles

police announced they have a person of interest but not saying if it's the same person shown in this surveillance video. earlier they said they wanted to talk to that man seen leaving last friday. so far injuries have been reported. 6:03. new this morning a two-car crash in berkeley sent one of those cars smashing into a bank. tara moriarty is live outside the bank to tell us why police have shifted their investigation away from the crash scene. >> reporter: we know a couple officers are at highland hospital trying to interview one of the persons that were hurt. you can see the chalk you mess. that is where officers say two cars collided with each other and one of them came all the way over here. smashed into the bank and the light pole. it happened right in front of

the wells fargo bank around 1:00 this morning. police say one person was taken to the hospital. we don't know the exten of their gyres. we don't know -- police had closed off the intersection here while they conducted their investigation and cleared the scene. everything is back open now. we'll let you know if we have any dates. time now 6:05. a san francisco man is being treated for injuries now after being run down by a car overnight on interstate 80. police say the man that was wearing no shirt was hit near 4th street just before 11:00 last night. the driver of the car did stop and cooperated with police. police say the man was knocked unconscious but appeared to be breathing when police arrived on the scene. we have no other details about his condition this morning. it's now five minutes after 6:00. the water is back on again at two east bay companies after a

water main break in hercules disrupted service. a 24-inch water main broke yesterday afternoon. it knocked out water service to conocophillips and c & h sugar and several area homes. a utility spokesperson says a parallel line is getting water to the businesses. later this morning repair crews will be returning to finish the repairs. a $25,000 reward is being offered this morning to find the gunman that shot and killed five-year-old boy in oakland. gabriel martinez junior was outside of his families taco truck friday night. when a man who had just ordered food from the truck started shooting. the gunman got into a silver.yeah with a -- silver pontiac with a woman inside. martinez is the third child to die from gunfire since august.

police were called to 14th and franklin streets yesterday morning they found a woman with a gunshot wound to her hand. as they investigated, a car drove up with another woman who had been shot in the leg. police say the shootings are unrelated. there is also a shooting on lyndon street that sent one person to the hospital. supporters of the occupy movement used the third anniversary of oscar grant's death to draw parallels between his killings and police treatment of protestors. >> we will do it for oscar's sake. i am oscar grant. >> about 100 people gathered at frank ogawa plaza yesterday afternoon for a rally and march to the fruitvale bart station. a few carried signs with grant's picture. their movement faces the same violent treatment from police that lead to graham's death. >> these occupy movements have been sort of really effected by

police brutality. >> grant's family also lead a hem moral service at the fruitvale bart station. his mother says she wants to keep his memory alive. the police officer convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting grant completed his sentence in june. 6:07. a strict new law to protect people from secondhand smoke in the city of alameda takes effect today. this ordnance banned smoking in public place. smoking is also banned in new multiunit housing including out on balconies and porches. violators face fines between $100 and $500. in san jose residence are adjusting to the new ban on plastic bags. grocery stores and retail stores can no longer give out single use plastic bags. that is leaving customers with

two options. bring your own bags or bay ten cents for paper bags at the check out stand. >> you just have to be prepared. that's all it is. you get your car -- we have two carse and have a bunch of bags in the cars. that's all it is. >> while the new ban covers about 5,000 retailers, restaurants and nonprofits you are exempt. safeway stores in san jose and kohls department stores have been helping out. the first contest of the 2012 presidential race is one day away. coming up at 6:15 what the latest poll shows head into the iowa caucus and the one group of voters that is pushing republican candidate rick santorum last minute serge. air quality officials are calling for another ban on wood burning. today marks the second spare the air day in a row.

it's illegal to burn anything inside and out. might get a little help air quality. fewer people will be driving today. a lot of people have today off. >> it's pretty good out there maureen and dave. right now we are looking at the roads. it's nice drive almost everywhere. as you can see this is a look at highway 4. normally on highway 4 we would have slow traffic in antioch. right now that is not the case. also we are looking at the commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's light. no major problems on the bridge and no problems on the lower deck of the bay bridge. if you are driving on any of the other bridges pretty much the same. if you are driving in san jose northbound 280 traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. 47 days and 21 hours until

pitchers and catchers steve. >> 98 days until opening day? >> that is right. >> don't you have a little football game to look forward to? >> that is true. >> we both do. we have cloudy sky over us be there is really not a lot left of the system. it will give us clouds. it will give us fog. some haze and cooler temps. that is about it. high pressure system looks like it likes the west coast. it's hanging out. it's not budging. look for fog, low clouds, very hazy skies. cloudy skies. a few light showers to the north. the dry pattern continues. the seven and ten day outlook are bone dry. 72 yesterday in gilroy. mountain view hit 70 also a record high. oakland downtown 67 that was a record. south lake tahoe was 54. tahoe driest december ever. reno did not have one drop of

precipitation. unbelievable warmth down in southern california. ucla was 85 degrees. look at this a couple returns here. when it's in the light green that is probably not reaching the ground. so at least there is something there. i doubt we will get much out of it. 30s and 40s. an even 50 in san francisco. south breeze ahead of that. for us this system will trough us across. 48 degrows cooler. if there is any rain it won't amount to much. cloudy today and back to fog and sun. a little cooler thursday. friday mostly sunny and all signs point to warm weather again. 6:12. another long range missile test fired by iran. the reported reason behind that show of force.

also history made in two states on new years day. where same sex couples are now allowed to join together in civil union.

welcome back. i want to warn you about the next story you might find what you see disturbing. someone fired an arrow into the right ear of this cat.

it happened a couple days before christmas. the injuries could have been a lot worse. fortunately the arrow did not pierce the cats skull. and the owner of the cat says a full recovery is expected. time is 6:15. with the iowa caucuses one day away the presidential candidates are making a final push for votes today. the latest poll shows mitt romney barely ahead of ron paul with rick santorum in third place. newt gingrich is fighting back against a series of negative tv ads from a political action committee that supports romney. >> for someone decides to spend that much money for negative ads on one candidate is amazing. >> rick santorum has sped up. each candidate hoping a good showing in iowa will give a

boost to their campaign. history shows the iowa caucuses are not necessarily a good predictor of who will become the parties nominee. >> iowa doesn't have a terrific record of predicting winners or losers. yes they got barack obama right four years ago but they also went with mike huckabee. >> the majority of voters in the state don't participate. only 17% of registered voters showed up for the democratic and republican caucuses in 2008. our time 6:17. iran's navy says they successfully test fired two long range missiles today. the surface to air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic. these maneuvers are a practice for closing the straight if the west tries to block iran's oil sales. korea at a turning point after the death of north korean

leader kim jong il. south korea's president said there is now a chance to improve relations between the two countries. but he also vowed to hit back hard against any provocations from north korea under its new leader kim jong un. north korea has said there is no policy changes expected with the change in leadership. time is 6:18. hawaii made state history yesterday when a new law went into effect allowing same sex civil unions. >> we now pronounce you are legally joined as partners in life. [ cheering and applause ] >> hawaii's governor signed a loyola -- allowing civil unions back in february of last year. civil unions are allowed in delaware also. they held draft delaware same

sex union legislation. six other states in washington d.c. allow same sex marriage. 6:18. let's go back to sal. hey sal the toll plaza still feeling like a holiday? >> it is. i wasn't aware. that it's a holiday for many people. >> yeah. >> a lot of people have it off. >> i guess so. let's take a look at the loads. it's very light. i should have think about it before. the day after new year. westbound coming into the city looks pretty good. you don't have to worry about it if you have to go back to work. no major problems there. also 880 north and southbound looks pretty good in both directions. if you are driving in the south bay 87 and 101 that traffic is moving along nicely. 6:19 let's go to steve. >> thank you. we have cloudy skies over us. hazy and fog over us. coast and inland it will be cooler today but as we imagine

we didn't see much rain in december. one of the driest decembers ever for south lake tahoe. they only had a trace. driest december ever for south lake tahoe. reno nothing. no rain or snow. that is the driest december since 1883. a lot of cloud cover over us. the system will drag across us. there is a few returns on live storm tracker two. i doubt anything is reaching the ground. it's slicing through mendocino county and lake county. 40s temperatures have been going up due to the cloud cover. a little hint of a south breeze. we'll have a cooler day today. behind that i wish i could say there is something coming in for rain. i don't see it. it looks very quiet. but temperatures today will cool off under cloudy hazy skies. there could be a few showers to the north. the extended forecast after today night and morning fog.

a little cooler thursday but dry pattern and warmer as we go into the weekend. thank you. time is 6:20. the u.s. stock markets are closed after a wild ride for investors each of the three major end cities had a different end to 2011. dow jones gained 5.5% for the year. the s & p 500 had no change after its year of ups and downs in 2011. the impossible mission forces topped the box office on the final weekend of a bad year for hollywood. mission impossible ghost protocol sold enough tickets to give tom cruise his million dollar box hit in years. war horse and the girl with the dragon tattoo rounded out the top five.

6:21. the fallout from several earthquakes in eastern ohio. why they are raising new questions about gas drilling. also dreaming of the super bowl when you can see right here on ktvu channel 2. the very first 49er playoff game in a decade. good morning, northbound 280 traffic looking pretty good getting up to highway 17. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather.

good morning. right now if you are driving at the toll plaza it is night. it's much lighter than usual. time is 6:25. several earthquakes in ohio forced officials to shut down fluid injection oil wells. a 4.0 quake saturday is linked to drilling or fracking operations. the quake hit shortly after 3:00 p.m. in the youngstown area. it's the 11th earthquake to hit the area since march. we do have other disposal wells. that we've had for 20 years. and never, ever had a problem with an earthquake or spill or any problems whatsoever. >> the ohio department of natural resources director said fracking is not causing the quakes but sought the injection

of waste water is creating enough pressure to cause sizic activity. listen to this. a million dollar bill raised eyebrows and brought police to a walmart. police in north carolina arrested a shopper after he tried to pass the fake bill last month. he tried to get the change from a $476 purchase of a microwave and vacuum cleaner. the store called police who arrested him. of course the $100 bill is the largest bill in circulation. talking football and a tale of two bay area football teams. one side of the bay you have the 49ers relaxing today with a well deserved day off. they earned a first round playoff bye with a win over the rams in st. louis. 34-27. the most memorable play. the 49ers faked a field goal. kicker david acres throw a touchdown pass to michael crabtree. the 49ers have not figured out who their opponent is yet. ktvu channel 2 will bring you

that game from candle stick park saturday january 14th. tickets go on sale tomorrow morning. across the bay the season ended sadly for the oakland raiders. all they needed to make a playoff was to beat the san diego chargers yesterday. but in front of the sold out coliseum crowd the raiders lost to one of their main rivals 38- 26. that defeat included giving up a 105 kickoff return for a touchdown. the raiders by the way haven't made the playoffs in a decade. as for college bowl game action today will mark a memorable game for andrew luck. the fourth ranked cardinal are taking on the third ranked oklahoma cardinals. that game starts at 5:30 this evening. luck has already said this will be his last collegic game before turning pro. time is 6:27. overnight crash sent a car slam into the side of a berkeley bank. coming up next the live report on how bad the damage was and

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good morning, to you. welcome back. we thank you for joining us on ktvu channel 2 morning news i'm dave clark. >> and i'm maureen naylor. pam cook is off today. the time is 6:30. >> there is a lot to tell you about. fire crews are still busy. they are still at the scene of a huge fire in san francisco's hate ashbury district. this started last night near hate street. ktvu kraig debro is there now with the very latest on the continuing investigation. good morning. >> reporter: a little bit of changing of the guard here at

mosanic and waller. fire crews have been here all night. one crew will stay for a few hours just making sure that none of the fire flairs back up. and then they will change out with another crew. crews looking inside the garage of one of the homes that is damaged. not sure what they are looking for right now. now there is three homes you can see that are damaged. one here and there and there. there are two units in the far home to the left. you can see when you go closer to it the ceiling has been punched out on that home. what firefighters are doing it's not clear at that fourth unit suffered damage. first calls started coming around 8:00 p.m. last night. fire crews got here on the scene. they tole us they saw a lot of flames coming between two of the buildings here. they quickly called for a third alarm. a lot of the buildings evacuated. we heard from the people inside the home fire crews alerted him to get out and get out quickly.

here in san francisco the homes are very close together. there is significant risk of flames jumping from one home to the other. lked chief he said the origin and cause is under investigation. there might be hint where is the fire started based on what they saw when they got here. >> we arrived on scene. we had a lot of fire between both buildings here. >> reporter: and those two billing -- buildings are right there. you you can see the two buildings he was talking about are the yellow one and green one there. those buildings there one of the firefighters told me on the scene it doesn't look that bad right here. you two around the back you would be totally surprised at what you see. around back the damage is a lot worse. you take a look at this home right here you can still see some of the christmas celebrations a tree in the window. candy canes even up there.

cars were not damaged. garage is slightly damaged but go around back you would be surprised. we got calls into the fire department to find out how many people are injured, how many people are displaced. we know several people of these homes were displaced. reporting live in san francisco kraig debro ktvu channel 2 news. 6:32. san jose family needs a new place to live after a fire left them homeless. elizabeth was with her two teenager children and a friend when the smoke detector went off. a neighbor filmed cell phone video of the flames engulfing the house on north fifth street. everyone got out safely. that home was badly damaged. >> i lived here for five years. you know this happening it's tragic. >> firefighters say this fire

was al to fight because historic homes -- damage is estimated to be about a half million dollars. time is 6:33. new this morning a crash involving two cars in berkeley intersection sent one of them slamming into the side of a bank. tara moriarty is life this morning. >> reporter: we are getting a better idea how this accidents unfolded. you can see where it's chalky, messy, and that is where police officers say the two cars crashed and one of them skidded. slammed over here in the side of the bank. you can see where the chunks of concrete are missing. now we're here off the corner of university in san pablo avenue where this happened around 1:00 in the morning. police say a car slammed into the bank and a light pole. we spoke to berkeley police they say one person was transported to highland hospital. there are officers at the hospital right now interviewing

that person. we don't know if alcohol played a role in the accident. police closed off the intersection here while they conducted the investigation and cleared the scene. everything is back open now. now an officer did come by earlier this month to tick some measurements. we'll let you know if there are any updates in this investigation. we're live in berkeley i'm tara moriarty. time 6:35. some pretty tense moments. a private pilot flying from southern california to here in the bay area was intercepted by two u.s. fighter jets. that is after air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the 172. now when the air traffic controllers couldn't talk with the pilots as he neared month ray a pair of f-16s were sent out to intercept that plane. radio contact was reestablished. the private plane did land safely. 6:35. emergency responders in san jose were kept busy this new years because of a string of

violence. several stabbings and shootings happened on new years eve. one was stabbed at midnight. then on ridge glen ray gunfire wounded a man and juvenile. on skull drive a fight broke out among teenagers and six of them went to the hospital with stab wounds. >> i have been here more than 15 years. and it's not like that. it's not like that. maybe it's people that come and decide to make parties and it happens. >> three more incidents happened in the early morning hours. police call the violence unfortunate but not unusual for new years eve. 6:36. swat teams are now swarming around mount ranier national park. coming up for you at 6:45 the search for the man authorities believe gunned down a park ranger and why they could be in for along search. there is no word when san francisco zoo plans to show off a squirrel monkey. the 17-year-old named banana

sam was taken from his enclosure late friday night or early -- late thursday night or early friday morning. banana sam was scared and hungry and it may be several days before he's allowed back in the cage with his 17 fellow squirrel monkeys. a $5,000 reward was offered for the monkeys safe return. 6:37. a teenage oakland raiders fan in the hospital after falling out of the stands yesterday. 17-year-old juan was leaning over the coliseum railing trying to get the attention of some of the raiders players after yesterday's loss. the raiders spokesperson said he fell about 15 feet down into the ground. he landed on some soft dirt. they are also saying he never lost consciousness and the team was told he's going to be fine. time is 6:37. the family of brieon stow has issued a new statement to mark the new year. family members are thanking the many people that sent christmas

presents and cars to the injured giants fan. they are praying that their emotional pain will ease in 2012. therapists are working with stow on a daily basis at a rehabilitation teaching him how to speak and move again. the family admits he may never fully recover from last years beating. 6:38. san francisco the first city in the whole country to raise minimum wage above $10 an hour. that is because of a ballot measure that voters passed ten years ago. it requires city employers to raise the minimum wage each year using a formula tied to inflation. out of that formula workers must be paid $10 .24 an hour. last year minimum wage was $9.92 an hour. there are a lot of new state laws in effect now in this new year. they are effecting almost everybody in california. one of the most controversial laws taking effect in 2012 involves child safety in cars.

children are now required to be strapped into booster seats until they reach the age of eight. in the past booster seats were mandated only for kids until they reached the age of six or weighed 60 pounds which ever came first. almost every parent has some opinion about this. >> we want them to be as safe as possible. >> nathan, do you want to sit in a booster seat? again? no. >> some other laws are targeting teenagers. they can no longer hop into a tanning booth and they can't buy certain cough medicines. california schools has to teach about gay and lesbians in the classroom. they also have to have a plan to stop bullying in schools. they were required to come up with a detail plan to address concussions suffered by student athletes. 6:39. a san jose solar power company is canceling the plans for a new plant in michigan.

the $177 million project is on hold. he blames the struggling economy and slow down in overseas demand for solar panels. when the plant was first proposed in 2009 they said the project would create 500 new jobs. 6:39. one of the most dangerous roads here in the bay area will also possibly be more expensive as well. traffic fines have doubled on a stretch of vasco road which connects contra costa and alameda counties. the extra fines took effect new years day. they will last through 2016. crews are also continuing to add safety improvements out there which include concrete medians. 20,000 cars use that road every day. it is now 20 minutes before 7:00. sal, your vacation is over. for a lot of people they have today off because markets are closed because the holiday fell on sunday. >> that is right.

i'm lucky to have work. i feel blessed. here i am giving traffic information to you and everyone else. 880 north and southbound the traffic is moving allonge very well. no major problems here. hope you're having a good starlet to the 2012 year. if you have to go back to work, at least you have a nice commute here. westbound you don't have to worry about that. now wouldn't it be nice if it was always this way? right. it probably won't stay that way for too long. this mornings commute on san jose freeway still looking very nice. all over the place in the south bay. i'm on twitter and so is steve paulson at sf weather. >> i am. pretty quiet today. we do have a little bit of a change today compared to yesterday. we had record heat yes the last day of 2011. today cloudy and cool. weak system coming in. if there is any rain and you can tweet me sp weather or e-

mail me. i doubt it's reaching the ground. cloudy and fog. reno, maple moth had honors. i don't know if it's one they are proud of. driest december ever. only a trace fell at south lake tahoe. driest ever reno. nothing. no rain, no snow. that is their driest december since 1883. you can also throw mammoth mountain in there as well. one system breaks through. it doesn't have much support. what support is there is going to the north. for today fog, haze, cloudy and cooler. dry pattern continues. i'm trying to find something. the ten-day outlook are no change. it's really looking ugly for the first seven to ten days for those of you that want rain. believe me we need it. san francisco had the third driest december with only .14. that system moves to the north. we get the tail end of it. light green means usually

nothing. temperatures going up due to a slight component of a south wind and also because of the cloud cover. 48 in san francisco. now 53. so they have gone up five degrees in two hours. on the mild side for some. cool for others. this system doesn't have much left. it will fall apart. as it does it gaves us a lot of cloud cover and cooler temps today. temperatures down 48 degrees. not only here but in southern california and even up at tahoe which was 54 by the way. 48 degrees cooler for us. 50s and 60s. not the upper 60s or low 50s. extended outlook we'll have night and morning fog. a little cooler thursday. start to rebound friday. and every sign points to warmer weather. >> okay. 6:43. apparent mistake lands an army soldier in jail. what airport security guards found in this mans carry on bag that got him in trouble.

welcome back. here's a quick look at the top stories we are follows for you right now. police in berkeley investigating an overnight crash. one that sent one person to a hospital and the car smashing up against a bank. this happened about 1:00. police are not saying yet if alcohol was involved. crews are still on the scene of a huge fire in san

francisco hate ashbury district. this one started last night near hate street. the big flames started in one building and then quickly spread to two more. at least one person was hurt. investigators are still looking for the cause of that fire. and there have been a dozen more suspicious fires overnight in los angeles. that is after a rash of suspected arsons in several neighbors. l.a. police say they detained someone who may possibly know more about the fires. than they do. your time is 6:47. heavily armed swat teams are carefully searching mount ranier national park for a gunman suspected of killing a park ranger. authorities in washington state say 24-year-old benjamin barnes opened fire yesterday morning after being pulled over for not stopping at a snow chain check point. >> he immediately made a u-turn and came out and opened fire on her. put multiple rounds inside of

her car. she never had a chance. >> pierce county sheriffs department released this photo of barnes with automatic weapons. they found survival gear and body armor in his car. he's also suspected of wounding people at a new years eve party. criminal investigators say absent mindedness may have caused an army soldier to board an airplane with explosives. trey went through a security check point every the weekend. agents with the tsa say they found military grade explosives in his carry on bag. authorities closed down the airport and swept it as a precaution. but found nothing. they believe atwater simply forgot he was carrying the explosives. still he was arrested on a federal charge of attempting to board an aircraft with an explosive. the stage is set for the first major test of the 2012

presidential race. however the candidates are not the only ones getting ready for tomorrow's iowa caucuses. that story is coming up on mornings on 2 for you at 7:15. the time is 6:48. we want to turn it over to sal for a check at the roads. >> right now the commute is looking pretty good. i know that some people do have to go to work. perhaps you are getting ready at home. you can have that extra cup of coffee. i will show you what is going on here. this is san francisco northbound 101. this looks pretty good. normal at this time it does any way. the rest of the roads are looking good as well. as we are going to the bay bridge the drive is fine here. there are no major problems on the bridge and no problems on the lower deck. morning commute also looks good in san jose. this is northbound 280. it looks good getting up to highway 17. highway 17 traffic is looking good as you head down to the bottom of the hill. also if you are driving on 101 from gilroy into san jose it is a nice drive. 6:49 let's go to steve. >> thank you. a very good morning to you all.

we do have cloudy skies. this is a weak front driving through. it will be cooler today. one of the driest decembers ever. not only here but the driest ever for the parts of the sierra, nevada. record heat. cooler today. you see the system just inching by. now again there is returns there but i doubt it's reaching the ground. if it is you can e-mail or tweet me. 72 yesterday in gilroy. record high. mountain view hit 70 degrees. downtown oakland a very balmy 67. although it was 85 down in ucla and 89 san gabriel. cooler for all today as the system moves through. there is not much support. you can see something is a little bit of a return here on live storm tracker two. when you see light green that will not do anything at all. temperatures have been coming up a little bit. if we had 30s for awhile. now 40s to 50s. s is fo is -- sfo is 51.

we have fog underneath that coast and inland fog. there is not much wind unless higher elevations. we'll have a hazy day. a few showers possible to the north. i just put that in there to cover myself. cloudy and cooler. 60s for some. 50s for others. after today we go back into a really fair pattern. night morning fog and otherwise it will be sunny. try. seven-ten day outlooks show no need for rain. it's 6:51. tomorrow a woman is taking honda to cames court for false advertising of gas mileage claim. they want other honda owners to reject a lawsuit and file their own small claims court case. they would get about $200 while lawyers would take in about $8.5 million. if peters is successful in small claims court she could get as much as $10,000 and

lawyers are not allowed for either side. 6:51. a green bay packer fan gets thrown for a loss. we'll tell you what happened when he ran out on the field yesterday. deja vu for a town in arkansas after hundreds of birds are found dead. what wildlife officials are saying is behind the death. san mateo bridge traffic. that looks pretty good. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and the bay weather.

6:54. it happened again. hubs of -- hundreds of blackbirds found dead in beebee arkansas. someone againstally set off fire works gush someone intentionally set off fire works on new years day. the same time last year fire works were blame for cause -- blamed for causing thousands of bird deaths. >> we got up and backed out of the driveway and it was freaky. there were dead birds laying everywhere. this year is not as bad as it was last year. >> on top of that blackbirds don't see well at night. typically they don't fly when it's dark. beebee, arkansas is the a spot where they often migrate.

6:55. a 15-year-old green bay pacer fan might be sore after attending yesterday's game. brad jones tackled the teenager when he ran on the field toward the end of the regular finale against the lions. the gazette reported the police cited the boy for unlawful conduct and turned him over to an adult. san francisco newborn has the name first by by of the new year. sofia arrived just after midnight. the seven pound five outs baby girl wasn't expected to be born until tomorrow. her mother went into labor on new years eve. in tampa these twins here don't have the same birthday or the same birth year. jenna bear was born at 11:59:00 p.m. on new years eve. by the time they delivered her sister mia it was 2012. the sea section was not planned

and the parent said they are just glad their babies are healthy. 6:56. sal, you're on the same page with us. how is our traffic? >> dave, i'm glad you asked me that. i'm doing very well. the traffic is westbound if you are going to the bay bridge you don't have to worry about big delays here. also the morning commute looks good in san francisco when you get there. northbound 101 downtown traffic that looks very nice. let's go to steve. cloudy and cooler today. temperatures will come down four degrees. 50s and low to mid 60s. all right thank you very much, steve. time is 6:57. coming up on mornings on two a huge fire in the hate. the critical question that still needs to be answered this morning. also major overnight news about the arson fires in los angeles. an announcement came just hours ago.