gunshots ring out in the soma district of san francisco. we'll tell you why it took two hours to find the suspect and even longer to get the neighborhood back to normal. he's being sworn in as san francisco's new sheriff on sunday. but right now, he's the focus of a criminal investigation. ford motter company has announced big plans for the silicon valley. also, the disturbing report that has cat lovers very nervous in one bay area neighborhood. "mornings on 2" starts right now. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. it's friday, january 6th. we begin with overnight gunfire causing a very tense situation in san francisco's south of market neighborhood.

s.w.a.t. teams race to the scene after getting reports of gunshots coming from a building on 9th street. ktvu's tara moriarty joins us live from the scene on details of the men being detained. >> reporter: six hours ago this was a very tense situation. you had police perched up here on the tops of the buildings. they had to close down the freeway over here. you can see the headlights of folks coming off the offramp there. just to the right of that is the apartment building where police say that two men started shooting rifles and then jumped rooftops until they ended up over here and were eventually forced down. the two suspects climbed down the fire escape where they were taken into custody around 1:00

this morning. this is after a two-hour stakeout on 9th between bryant and harrison. neighbors were in lockdown for nearly four hours. no one was allowed to leave or come into this area of soma. >> there were a lot of round going off in succession. so there were five or six round going off at a time. >> reporter: now you, the massive stakeout involves several agents, including you the s.w.a.t. unit, the fire department and chp. >> we did have the assistance of the chp helicopter at one point. for their safety, we didn't want them to get too close because of the fact the subjects had been firing a rifle. >> reporter: police won't say is drugs or alcohol were involved. but the two men will be facing negligent charges. now, after police arrested the suspects, the s.w.a.t. team did a protective sweep of the building. so it wasn't until about 3:00 in the morning when neighbors were finally allowed to come

and go as we please -- as they please. we'll be peeking -- speaking this morning with the police to find out the identity of the suspects. back to you. >> thank you, tara. san jose is investigate egg the first homicide of 2012. police were called to alexander avenue in east san jose around 8:30 last night. officers say they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he later died at the hospital. no suspects have been identified. but they are investigating the possibility the shooting was gang-related. san francisco's newly- elected sheriff is the focus of an investigation of domestic violence. one neighbor called the police say his wife told and confided about a heated argument, allegedly tied to a larger pattern of abuse. so far he's made no comment.

but his wife strongly denies that neighbor's claim. he will be sworn in san francisco's new sheriff on sunday. attorneys for the state assemblywoman mary hiashi are due back in a san francisco courtroom. a judge is expected to set a preliminary hearing date for her felony shoplifting case. she's accused of stealing leather pants and other items worth about $2500. she's pleaded not guilty. it's 7:04. a california state agency cutting hundreds of jobs by the spring and the bay area will be affected. 1400 jobs will be cut by the state compensation insurance fund to stream line services. the contra costa "times" says 480 of those jobs are here in the bay area. they include 256 jobs in

pleasanton, 130 in vacaville, 60 in santa rosa and 36 in san jose. the state except station insurance fund is the largest provider of workers' compensation. new jobless numbers were just released this morning about an hour and a half ago. and they were better than expected. the unemployment nationally fell to 8.5% for december. that's the lowest sense february of 2009. coming up -- since february of 2009. coming up we'll learn what's behind the numbers. speaking of jobs, ford motor company is extending its reach here to the bay area. it will open a very specialized office in the silicon valley sometime before the summer. ktvu's pam cook is in our newsroom with what ford will focus on at this new location. pam? >> it's pretty exciting. ford says opening a research lab near stanford will give it access to independent programs

in the silicon valley and give the employees the freedom to experiment. about a year ago, they decided they needed a bigger presence in the silicon valley. they call this a natural extension into one of most innovative communities in the world. ford will work on ways to better integrate phones and other personal devices in their car. it will also work on safety systems including an alert for drivers when they are approaching another car. ford says about 15 feet will work at the new job, at least initially. some of them will be recruited. others will be brought out from the deerborne headquarters to work for a while. they will work with southern california's design studio and ford's offices at microsoft. gm and bmw already have similar offices in sinly -- silicon valley. research lab is expected to open in the next few months.

reporting live from the newsroom, i'm pam cook. back to you. >> thank you. reports of cats possibly being poisoned has some residents worried. residents say at least three cats have been found there dead recently and it appears they were poisoned. we're waiting to hear back to see if any investigations are underway. one berkeley neighborhood is up in arms over a large number of parking tickets in their area. in 2010, the city altered parking signs near the trader joe's on university avenue. one side was designated as resident only parking and the other side as two-hour parking. but some of the signs are confusing, according to the website. one neighborhood woman has become known as the parking vigilante. she leaves notes on cars and informs drivers how to get out

of tickets. in orinda the prur is back in for most customers affected by a -- the power is back on for most customers affected by a power outage last night. pg&e says a car crashed into moraga way, into a car, and people lost power. we economicked in with them and they say service to all but 700 customers is back on. however, a stretch of moraga way will stay closed possibly until 4:00 this afternoon. utility companies working with cables and other companies -- it's a ream mess. it's a heavily-traveled road. >> yes. it is busy. let's check in with sal and see if there are any hot spots on the highway. >> right now, the traffic traffic looks pretty good.

i will show you some pictures. it's a little bit foggy. that might be considered a problem for you if you don't like driving in weather when the visibility is not great. this is highway 4 in bay point. as joe pulls back, you can see the traffic is moving along relatively well here as you drive through the area. >> yes, it's joe. >> thank you. >> no major problems. thanks. let's take a look at the bay bridge toll plaza. that will get your attention. it's lighter than it normally is coming into san francisco. i think next week as more schools come back in, we'll see the good traffic go away. >> this morning's commute on 80 southbound between hayward and n yu -- and union city, that's definitely better. we had a couple of fender- benders but traffic is light and it's not really slowing traffic. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. happy friday, everybody. cold out there for some, foggy for others and not so cold.

if you are stuck in the fog and cold, that's a pretty brutal morning. up above, mostly sunny. you can see the layer of fog forming. there's the system up north. normal highs 56 to 60. we've been running 65 to to 70. just nuts here. not only crazy here. there's no snow in utah or south dakota. they are having record highs there by as much as 20 degrees. the whole pattern is out of sorts. it was warmer in south dakota than miami, florida. so there you if. for us we is -- so there you go. for us, no rain, mild to warm temperatures. it looks like we might have another blustery weekend. school to mild, mostly sunny -- cool to mild, mostly sunny over the weekend. the storms up in alaska kicked

in yesterday. by tonight things should start to decrease and they will probably cancel the high surf advisory. st. helena, kentwood, sonoma, upper 20s. sebastopol, 31. david is novato says it's 32 with foggy and conditions -- foggy with conditions. 39 san jose, 47 hayward. it just depends -- some of that cold air is locked in place. the system right there will dive in all the way down to northern arizona. they are still struggling with about ten days out and things like quiet. low clouds cold morning. it will be coomber today. a lot of going out cash cash fog out there. some of it is low. temperatures will cool down. 50s and os. instead of the upper 60s -- 60s. instead of the upper 60s.

extended outlook -- it shows a breezy, blustery condition. but dry. >> thank you, steve. joran van der sloot goes on trial today accused of killing a peruvian woman. this is a live shot and i believe that's the suspect right there standing up and now sitting down. it looks like he might be wearing a bulletproof vest and there might be family members of the victim nearby. there's not a trial. but he's accusedded of killing 24 cld stephanie flores -- 24- year-old stephany flores. van der sloot was considered the prime suspect in the disappearance case of natalee holloway. her body was never been found. authorities say he killed

flores after she discovered his connection to holloway. but now his defense attorney wants that confession present. these are live pictures right now. in the courtroom in peru. about to go on trial for the murder of a young woman. we'll continue to follow this. 7:12. a fire and ice show. where a volcano is creating quite a she. a woman accused of trying to run over another woman but killed a child instead. her -- the explanation her lawyer gives.

good morning. well, really cold for some, 20, 30s. for others there's fog and upper 30s and mid-40s. but fog out in livermore and concord and napa. temperatures will be cooler, upper 50s and low 60s. mostly sunny. 7:15. mount etna in italy is erupting again. the lava is coming out. it's not affecting nearby nearby villages right now. it sits on the island of sisly. it's the -- cicely. in the philippines a search for landslide victims right now where 23 people have already died in the remote gold mine village. a mountain collapsed and swept away 50 homes and other buildings.

the officials warned the gold miners that the mountain above them was destined to fall. 2012 is off to a good start when this comes to jobs. we learned this morning that unemployment is down. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom to break down the numbers for us. >> reporter: tori, that's right. it's the lowest unemployment rate in nearly three years. we learned this morning that unemployment drops to 8.5% for december from 8.7% the month before. employers added 200,000 new jobs. i talked to labor secretary hilda solis and she sounded upbeat about the economy. >> i think overall we're expecting to see more confidence and i'm hopeful we'll have more businesses feeling confident to hire people. >> the bickest gains were in retail, transportation and healthcare. house speaker john boehner says it's good news but too many americans are still out of

work. we're waiting to hear from nancy pelosi and hope to have that for you during my next update in about an hour. alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:17. an immigration rulele dividing some -- rule dividing families could be childcared by the obama administration. smowss -- spouses need to return to their home country applying for a hardship permit. and they need to stay in that country until the process is decided. they could apply for a waiver in the u.s. but they would still need to return home to finish the process. in hollywood, police say a comedian waskied in a car crash caused -- caused by a drunk driver. angela bowers was a passenger hit by a job and was in a toyota on tuesday. just minutes before the crash,

police say that same driver also hit a taxicab. the driver of the toyota is being treated for injuries and is expected to be dropped on murder charges once released of the driver of the jeep was also seriously hurt. 8:1. a stockton woman pleaded not guilty in the hit-and-run death of a 3-year-old boy. brown allegedly ran over the boy outside of a grocery store, pinning the child between her car and the store. police say she was aiming for a woman she had been arguing with. police say she noes the -- she was not arguing with anyone. now she's facing turn -- murder charges. according to "the chronic" say jones was found about two hours after being reported missing. police didn't say where they

fund him. 7:19. the sierra club is appealing san francisco's environmental impact report done ducted for the america's cup -- conducted for the america's cup. the report did not address traffic congestions and noise from hadn't -- from helicopters. threats to lake tahoe's quarter quality have a group suing to block a major development there. a lawsuit filed yesterday allege -- alleges the e-- alleges this would send runoff in the lake and create air pollution. a man was arrested yesterday accused of shooting a

woman christmas eve. this is the photo of donnie weatherton. police say he shot a woman in the happened during an argument. he wouldn't allow her to leave his apartment. hoose facing assault with deadly weapon charges. police say they can also found two other -- he's facing assault with deadly weapon chawrnl -- charges. police say they also found two other guns in his apartment. one san francisco neighborhood is seeing a real estate boom. we'll tell you where vacant space is scarce. good morning. traffic right now on san francisco freeways looks good. a little bit foggy in some areas of the commute. we'll rupp it all down for you -- coming up.

7:23. vallejo police are planning to install new surveillance cameras to help monitor high crime areas. the let's in charge of the

project told "the times herald" that cameras will be placed at key intersections. installation should begin at the end of the month. cameras put in june were credited for decreasing prostitution. san francisco's south of market neighborhood is running out of the vacant space according to "the san francisco business times" 2011 was the strongest leasing year since 19 -- since 1988. there's just a 3% vacancy rate. nearly 3.5 million in -- in soma. the city is seeking to add space on top of existing building. hey, sal, everyone behaving themselves on the golden gate bridge? >> so far, dave. but the fog is one of those things you might want to give yourself extra time to traverse the southern part of marin.

the fog has been lifting a little bit. it's not as bad as it was. i think the day lie makes it easier for you to see. it looks fog gli in southern marin and -- foggy in southern marin and the peninsula. i wanted to look at something here. southbound 101 looks like it could be a stalled vehicle here at the u.p.s. building in that right lane. whatever that is, it's blocking that right lane and i'm sure the chp is aware of it and they will come out with bridge toe -- tow trucks to push it out of the way. it's either a -- it's a crash just past 880. let's go to steve. >> all right, sal. thank you. more fog today and also some pretty good strong systems in the gulf of alaska have generated the higher surf. that will take us until 6:00 tonight.

national weather service may update that. high tide this morning, 8:49. and 15, 16-foot waves started wednesday, kicked in thursday, continued today. 20s, 30s, 40s, almost 50 for lows. huge differences this morning. the fog has been increasing in the last couple of hours in advance of this system to the north. this system will dive into arizona and not do much for you. it will give us a east wind. average highs are 56 to 60. we've been running way above average. today will be above average with upper 6 as and low 60s. the -- 60s and low 60s. it are -- the weekend looks good. it will be warmer on saturday and cooler on sunday. 7:26. a shocking case involving a school bus driver he's accused of serious charges involving disabled children in his care. >> reporter: large waves come crashing into the bay area

kestline. why beachgoers -- coastline. why beachgoers need to be on alert. and fan violence during a sporting event. this one -- caught on tape.

7:29. right now, a high surf advisory is in effect for the northern california coast. ktvu chan 28 reporter alex sav

ing savige is live. how big are the -- ktvu channel 2 reporter alex sav ing is live. how high are the waves expected to be? >> reporter: if if we can find our -- if we can find our guy, we had our first surfer of the morning -- there he is there. waiting for that first wave. things are a little choppy. this high surf advisory, westerly swells between 13 and 16 feet. that could potentially mean sneaker waves and rip currents in some areas and also in certain pats -- spots you could be talking about erosion especially on the east-facing beaches. very dangerous conditions. you need to be cautious if you are heading out to any beaches

around the bay area. this high surf advisory will renan effect throughout the day today and -- remain in effect throughout the day. back to you. speaking of big waves, today is the opening ceremony of the mavericks invitational but there will not be the actual mavericks competition, at least not yet. once the actual competition happens, you will not be able to watch the action from the beach. almost two years ago, you may recall 13 people were injured when two surges swept onshore. last night changes were discussed so this could be prevented again. this includes keeping large spectators away from the beach and cliff. >> it's now more of an event for the community. the reasons why we made some of the changes that we made is for

public safety, safety for the surfers, the erosion -- >> once mavericks does happen, you can buy tickets to a festival in town that will live stream the event and also there will be some viewing areas. higher-priced tickets will be able available for people to go out an a boat. sheriff deputies will be on pa to keep -- will be there to keep order. gabriel martinez junior was killed last friday night right near his father's taco truck on international boulevard. police don't think the child was the inended -- intended target. the shooter is described as after am, in his 30, about feet tall with short hair and a light dom plection. if you have any information -- complexion. if you have any information, call police. now, the funeral for little gabriel begins at 11:00. it's open to the public.

it will be held at saint elizabeth church. a bank account to help pay for the funeral has been established at wells fargo services. funeral services will be held for bob wasserman. he died last -- next week. he died last week. he was a city councilman as well as fremont's police chief. the funeral begins at 4:00 this afternoon. the woman charged with murdering nursing student michelle le is due back in court. she's charged with killing le whose body was found in september after a four-month long search. the defendant was scheduled to enter a plea but her attorneys asked for more time to look at evidence. a few weeks ally, she was indicted on murder charges

without a preliminary hearing. a former school bus driver that's in jail accused of sexually abusing two students. roberto marty was ordered to stand trial. he allegedly assaulted a special needs girl in 2004 and another 11-year-old special needs girl last year. police say the incidents happened on the bus before the students were dropped off at home. there's concern that there are more victims out there. >> does anybody out there have their child aboard this bus, with the bus driver driving them, we're asking them to contact us if their child was a victim of sexual abuse and battery. >> marty drove lutes all over the -- routes all over the city. he passed the criminal --

background check. 72-year-old benjamin lynn was hit by a minivan as he walked across reed and sequoia drive just before 7:00 yesterday morning. police say the driver of that van turned left on the solid green light and hit mr. lin who had the walk cycle alonging him to stop that -- allowing him to cross that street. witnesses describe the minivan as either black or a dark color. an oakland woman safely escaped after her house caught fire. this started at 8:00 last night in lakeshore. fire vanes say 100 -- investigators say 1 -- -- say 100 birds died there. investigators say the fire appears to have started from the basement. well, a judge has ordered two suspected gang members for

a horrifying attack three years ago. police say they were among four men who vish shush list -- viciously beat and vandalized car. one of the men jokingly referred to the woman as a lesbian during the rape. two other defendants have already pleaded guilty and are due to be sentenced in may. a former real estate agent appears to be stealing has done it again. in late november, police say this image of him was captured by a 12-year-old girl's laptop. she set up the laptop to see what went on her in her room during an open how. she says it shows the defendant going through her things. in march of 2010, te was a real

estate agent himself and he was arrested for stealing items from a home he was selling. a 4-year-old san mateo boy is in need of a bone marrow transplant. in order to extend his life, he needs a blood donor of multiasian tab dash of asian descent or multi tee scent. a dna is required. it requires just a swab of the cheek. police are searching for two rial sports fans after a hockey game. outside a raw, after the game three men wearing philadelphia

flyers' jerseys gave a homeless person money to spray a cleaning substance on two of the in. >> ed raider fans. one of the fans is also a new jersey police officer, a marine and a purple heart. >> yeah, there's rivally but it should never come to that. police posted this video and are hoping to get more people involved in the attack. the v.t.a. 1 hoping to put the old buses out, phase them out, with new ones as funding becomes available. now, they use federal stimulus money to buy 20 new diesel electric houses from a manufacturer in hayward. the new buses will have free by

high and even have food stoops on them. all right 7:3. we want to check in with -- all right. 7:38. we want to check in with sal. the fog is moving around. remember that day -- i think it was tuesday that we had the foggy conditions. i don't another remember right now -- i don't remember right now. the fog is hazy. as far as driving, you don't have to worry about it anymore. let's move along to the bay bridge toll plaza. overcast. the traffic is moving along pretty well in san francisco. across. bay, 92, and 84. that flight looks good. a flight adviser says there's delays at san francisco airport. this is something i follow on triter -- twitter here. you should check with your carrier if you are taking a flight or waiting for someone

at sfo. here's steve. >> thank you, sal. a lot of areas are stucken the friday, friday, friday -- are stuck on this friday, friday, friday. system moving into the north, producing some very light rain. boy, near is a concept. it will give us -- it will give us kind of a cooler day and the wind will pick up today and into dorm. january, the first week has been similar to what we've had all of december. not much in the way of rain. we had very, very little in december. there's one forecast model that is forecasting a to come here on thursday or friday. i will keep an eye on it but it's not promising to will produce rainfall.

cold, cold, some of the lows, st. helena -- 20s and then you get fog and then they go to the 30s. sane helena 2. sebastopol p 31. 31. just depends. that fog will bring that temperature up. 30 in santa rosa. 48 in oakland, 39 sni. 35 redwood city and fairfield. it's cold out there. and with the cloud cover in place, we'll cool down. still dry, the weekend will be fine. a few high includes. cooler today. the wind picks up by later, i mean, probably late tonight more likely tomorrow. upper 50, low 60s.

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despite a government report just out this morning that the unemployment rate dropped in december to 8.5%. the lowest level in nearly three years. its concerns about the european debt crisis is continuing to weigh on the market. right now, the dow is currently down, 44. nasdaq is flat. s&p is down 3. an emeryville company had the honor of ring the opening bell on the nasdaq today. you see some interesting- dressed character. jamba juice is celebrating fit week. jamba juice is selling everyone to live fruitfully in 2012. yesterday it introduced its fit and fruitful smoothies in three flavors. northbase in san leandro is broadening the types of

activities it focuses on, according to "the san francisco business times." now it will include sports activities from every season, including snowboarding and possibly mountain biking this sum r. it also maens -- it also plans to broaden it's appeal -- its appeal around the world and -- in the world. bombing in afghanistan killed five service members. sin the beginning of the new year, the coalition has had nine reports in afghanistan. 544 nato troops died in afghanistan in 2011. now, opening statements are about to begin today in the court marshal of a marine charged in the 2005 shooting deaths of 24 iraqis. frank wolorich pleaded aols not guilty -- pleaded not guilty. he is facing manslaughter and

other charges for his involvement in the deaths of two dozen iraqi civilians in the sown of haditha. seven other marines who were initially charged in the case. they've all been exonerated. the pentagon is investigating whether or not filmmakers were given access to classified details about the killing of osama bin laden. that's after peter king raised some question. now, katherine bibelow is making a new movie about the hunt for bin laden. white house officials deny they leaked details. the movie is due to be released in december. 7:47. joran -- joran van der sloot's murder trial is now underway in peru. this is in lima. he walked into court this morning, wearing a bulletproof vest underneath his jacket. there is a live lirkt.

he it -- live picture. it looks like he's taken off the jacket. and some people have reported him yawning at times. he's accused of killing stephany flores in 2010. police say flores was murdered five years to the day after the disappearance of american teenager natalee holloway. sander shoot was considered the -- van der sloot was considered the prime suspect in natalee holloway's death. so facing murder, in peru, involve, the killing of stephanie flores. we'll continue to monitor this and bringts you more updates as they -- bring you more updates as they become available. jared loughner is accused of killing six people and

severely wounding others including congresswoman, gabrielle giffords. washington, d.c. police say back in 2009, her office received a suspicious later -- letter that was suspicious of loughner's writings. he tried to send a letter to a tv reporter after his arrest, explaining to him that gabrielle giffords was dead and his lawyers were lying to him. a candlelight vigil will be held tonight. the jimle -- for those who were hurst in that ins tent. occupy protesters in santa rosa doing their best to keep the movement alive there. they declared today a day of action. demonstrators will be gathering for a noontime rally. then they will march to the

wells fargo and downtown santa rosa. oakland police plan to increase security at oakland city hall after the latest showdown with occupy protesters. our ktvu cameras were there during this confrontation. this is at the front door of oakland city hall yesterday afternoon. demonstrators were demanding to meet with the mayor. some of them tried to unhinge the doors of city hall. the protesters never met with oakland's may roar but they were allowed a brief meeting with another city official. >> two big demands -- one is the immediate release of all of the prissners. and then the seack one, exercising first amendment rights -- and the second one, exercising the first amendment rights. >> officers refused a dozen

protesters who refused to take down a teepee at city hall. more employers, especially hospitals, say they will not hire anybody who smoke. smokeless and pro dubs are included. ten minutes -- nine minutes before 8:00. a growing parking problem in oakland. the reason why some say it's so tough to find a pot. also, senator john mccain's oops! moment. it happened on the campaign trail with mitt romney.

president obama will turn this country around. we believe in america -- excuse

me. president romney. president romney. [ laughter ] an awkward moment for sure on senator mccain on the campaign trail with presidential candidate mitt romney. mccain gave his endorsement to mitt romney on wednesday in new hampshire and has appeared with him at several campaign events. 7:53. well, business owners in oakland's chinatown say drivers labeled as disabled are contributing to a parking problem. business owners tell ktvu news that many of the street parking spots are filled for hours with cars that have the blue handicap placards. those allow drivers to park for free and for an unlimited amount of time. business owners say they need parking to be available for everybody. one driver who has a placard for back trouble told us he realizes that shortage is a problem. >> they are called disabled cards. that's why i -- that's why i can't. but still -- still, not easy

for everybody. >> one idea being floated around is for the city to lower the rates in nearby parking garages. some are rarely killed. the city is in the process of creating a special committee to try to come up with an addition. ford, general motors, chrysler are offering opportunities to drive or ride in some of the models on display. tomorrow and sunday, the 8-foot tall comet bot will be performing there. the auto show runs through sunday at mchenry convention center in san jose. >> wow. pretty good-looking cars there. let's see what cars we are

looking a -- we were looking at with sal castanedo. >> the rode closure at orinda a has been delaying people. if you are going to the b.a.r.t. station there they have there has been detouring people because there are pg&e crews reportedly repairing the power outage. let's take a look at a picture of an accident cleanup on the ramp from clawwooder road. this is closed because of an earlier accident that spilled diesel fuel all over the place. they are cleaning it up and they are waiting for a pressure washer to get out here. hayward police are monitoring this closure and it will cause a delay here. let's take a look at 0 -- 880 northbound. that traffic looks good. westbound at keller smoke is rising from a car inside a

garage. the fire department has it under control but you might see some smoke. san jose traffic looks pretty good around the south bay. los gatos, saratoga, cupertino, that looks nice. >> a lot of low clouds have ramped up. temperatures cold for some. 30s, but not too bad for others. i've seen some upper 20s as well. once this system to the north moves through it will drive into nevada an then eventually into arizona. and that will give us a breezy, blustery weekend. that will take care of the clouds later tonight and tomorrow. upper 50s, low 60s now in stead of the mid-60s that we had the last couple of days. warmer but breezy on saturday. a little cooldown on sunday. when the wind dies down it will be cold on monday. they are trying to put a

roadblock in front of the 49ers. we're live in san francisco where s.w.a.t. teams storm a neighborhood after gunshots go off. so what were the suspects doing? we now have a better idea. we'll tell you when "mornings on 2" continues.

san francisco police are busy questioning two possible suspects. s.w.a.t. teams raced to the area after getting several shots fired from a building. tara moriarty has been on this all morning. she's back. >> reporter: last night, neighbors heard several gunshots go off. within minutes, police were here and they heard several gunshots go off. you can see the officers were perched on the tops of the building. they say the suspects jumped from rooftop to rooftop until

they ended up here and were eventually caught. two suspects climbed down the fire escape where they were taken into custody around 1:00 this morning. that's basically a two-hour stakeout on 9th street between bryant and harrison. neighbors were in lockdown for nearly four hours. no one was allowed to come or leave this area of soma. >> i heard about three shots and then i kept walking a little further. i heard about four more rounds go off. >> reporter: the massive stakeout involved several agencies including the s.w.a.t. teams, the fire department, and chp. >> any time we have an active shooter, we want to make sure, number one, public safety, protection of life is our priority. when you respond to these types of incidents, you want to make sure that no one gets hurt. >> reporter: police say that two men were firing off their

rifles. those rifles were confiscated. will not say say if drugs or alcohol was involved. the s.w.a.t. team did a sweep of the building, so it wasn't until 3:00 a.m. this morning that neighbors were able to come and go as they pleased -- pleased. you can see the central valley offramp is nearby and so the police had to shut down that freeway until they were able to sustain the -- capture the suspects. san jose police are investigating that city's first homicide of 2012. police were called to alexander in east san jose about 8:30 last night. officers say they found a man who had been shot several times. he later died. no arrests had been made. police are investigating the possibility the shooting was gang-related. san francisco's sheriff-

elect is the focus of a criminal investigation. police are looking into a possible incident of domestic violence between ross and his wife last weekend. one neighbor went to place saying ross's wife confighted -- confided to her about a heated argument allegedly tied to abuse. ross has declined comment. his wife strongly denies the neighbor's claim. he will be sworn in as san francisco's new sheriff on sunday. lawyers for state assemblywoman mary hishi are due back in a courtroom in one hour. a judge is expected to set a date for her preliminary case for her shoplifting case. she was arrested at the neiman marcus for stealing leather pants and other items that were worth about $2500. hiashi has pleaded not guilty. a group in santa clara

wants the stadium authority to revoke a decision to take out an $50 million. the seven council members voted last month to approve the loan and begin building the new 49 r stayed yu -- 49er stadium. a group says voters should have a chance to weigh in on this financing pleasant. they are circulating a petition. they need to collect almost 4500 signatures by january 16th. if they get the -- january 17th. if they get the signatures, they will have to call for an election on the issue or alter the loan. at least three dead cats have been found in the last three months in this area. apparently the cats were poisoned. we're waiting to hear back from plantton police as well as contra costa anmal services to see if any investigations are

underway. one berkeley neighborhood is up in arms over a large number of parking tickets. in 2010, the city altered parking signs near the trader joe. one side was designated as resident parking only, other side of the street, you could park there whoever you are. ford is going to open a specialized office in the silicon valley sometime before summer. they said opening a research lab near stanford will give it access to labs and they say only about 15 people will work at the new lab, including those

brought from michigan. a california state agency cutting hundreds of jobs by this spring. 1400 jobs will be cut by the state compensation insurance fund to stream line its insurances. and the contra costa times reports 480 jobs are right here in the bay area. they include 256 jobs in pleasanton, 130 jobs in vacaville, 60 jobs in santa rosa and 36 in san jose. the state compensation insurance fund is the largest provider of workers' compensation. new jobless numbers releaseds or ago were competitor than expected. the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%. that's the lowest since february of 2009. coming up at 8:15, we'll blirng you a look -- we will have a look at the improisming --

improving numbers. a car crashed in a u till poll on moraga way around 10:30 last my. 600 people initially lost power. a stretch of moraga way near glorietta will remain closed possibly until 4:00 p.m. this is creating a big traffic mess. ktvu has a crew on the scene. we'll bring you more information as soons we can. as we go to sal -- sal, you have gotten some tweets from people saying they are having a hard time getting to work. >> i was caught in it. >> people get angry when they are late to work. one tweeter said she was driving to the orinda b.a.r.t.

station and she was at a dead stop for 15 minutes. southbound to eastbound 92 is closed. they are waiting for a pressure washer out there. there are guys and gals out there putting absorbent feel feel -- absorbent material down. traffic is light. northbound 280 at 17 there's a crash on the shoulder not causing a big delay. 8:0. let's 8. let's go to steve.

thank you, sal. fog has formed. it will be mostly sunny, just not as warm. mid-60s, upper 60s and 70s. another dry week. we carried what pattern there was right into january. now, next week should be rain free. there's one forecast model that -- my guess is the only bugaboo would be this forecast model. there's some big systems in the gulf of alaska. not giving us rain but it is giving us higher surf. this one system will break off and go into nevada and san francisco. we have this high-pressure system going until 6:00 tonight. probably decreasing as we go into saturday. some people say why aren't the mavericks going? well, they have to make the call and to get everybody around the same area at the same time takes a couple of

days. some cold lows this morning. st. helena, kentwood, same for sonoma, that was outside of the square. i saw like 33 in sonoma. petaluma nova doe, around 32 to 33. had some 20s. 48 oakland. you are seeing good 20-degree difference between the lows and some closer to the coast. everything stays in the north. we'll see the wind pick up and that's gonna start on saturday. so far not too bad inland. 50s now upper 50s or lower 60s. average highs this time of year. 56 to 60. we've been running way above average. a little warmer on saturday as you get the north wind. once the wind dies down, it will be dry the -- it will be dry. it will be really cold monday morning. dave? >> thank you, steve. all of this dry air steve's

been talking about is causing the worst air. 2600 people have called into the district reporting their neighborhoodses for ignoring the alerts and burning their fireplaces. and those -- neighbors for ignoring the alerts and burning their fireplaces. and those who were ignoring -- ignoring the orders were cited. i solemnly swear that i will defend -- >> the swearing-in ceremony for george gascon was held in the mission district with a lot of big names in attendance. he was born in cuba and glue up in -- grew up in los angeles says this area remine him of

where he grew up. he says -- reminds him of where he grew up. >> what about hire office for you? >> you know what? i'm so happy about this. this is such a great time to be a district attorney in california. last night's inauguration was an historic one. gascon is san francisco's first latino elected district attorney. more inaugurations are scheduled for this weekend in san francisco on sundays at 11:00 a.m., mayor ed lee takes his oath of office at city hall. ross will be sworn in at the new sheriff. 8:12. san francisco police, once again, reminding you there is a $250,000 reward offered for information to solve a five- year-old homicide case. tomorrow marks five years since 20-year-old alberto kastisas was shot and killed while

driving his car in san francisco. police have released a sketch of two possible suspects. they say the men confronted him, earlier that night, inside the nearby club caliente. it's 8:12. eight seat votes -- eight votes that made the difference in the iowa caucuses. and tiger woods' ex-wife there just bought a $12 million house. why she decided to immediately tear it down. and an important warning for facebook users. it involves not one but two problems. hey guys, what can i get for you?

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it will be mostly sunny and cooler today with upper 50s and 60s. more americans are getting jobs. the labor department revealed that unemployment is at its lowest level in nearly three years. alison burns is live in our washington, d.c. newsroom with a look at who is hiring. alison? >> reporter: tori, the biggest job gains were in transportation, retail manufacturing and health care. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in december from 8.7% the month before. employers added 200,000 new jobs. the unemployment situation is a

hot political issue. in just the last hour, house minority leader nancy pelosi joined other democrats in the u.s. capitol building and called republicans to return from the holiday break to work on issues she says will create more jbs like ending -- jobs, like ending tax breaks and extended -- extended unemployment benefits. >> what is it, one month on? one month off? the american people want jobs. we have a job to do. >> reporter: i meant to say extending those payroll tax cut. republican leaders say democrats are engaging in a political stunt this morning. congress doesn't return for a few more weeks. this unemployment report certainly gives president obama something good to talk about this morning when he holds an event here in d.c. in just about a half an hour. for now we're live in washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. it is 8:17679 there are now reports out of iowa that the vote count from tuesday's iowa

caucuses may not be accurate. the iowa republican party announced that mitt romney won the kick by just eight -- the caucus by just eight votes ahead of rick santorum. but it's reported he only received 2 votes there, and not 22. rick santorum says in the end he considers the results a tie. this weekend, the republican presidential candidates will face off in two debates in new hampshire ahead of the primary there next tuesday. mitt romney is far ahead of his rivals. so he will likely be the target in the debate. political analysts say they expect the weekend debate to be the most negative yet. 8:18. there is a morning for facebook users who don't like the new facebook layout. when facebook rolled out the new time line a lot of users

said they wanted to revert back to their old profiles. scammers are sending out instructions on how to get the original facebook look back. however, those instructions could lead to you getting a virus on your computer. all of this comes as thousands of facebook accounts in europe were infected by a virus. it steals the names and passwords of users. an investigation of this continues. well, apple is reportedly threatening to sue a chinese company that created this, this is a jobs action figure. the "daily telegraph" reports that a letter was sent to apple saying they are not allowed to use steve jobs' likeness. the fbi is changing its long-standing devon initial of rape. for the first time, sexual assaults of men will be

included. rape is currently defined as the karnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. that was established 85 years ago. the fbi says the change will lead to a more comprehensive, statistical reporting of rape. there are reports that elin another degren has de -- nordegren has demolished her mansion in florida. she bought the property following her divorce. she is said to be living nearby while a new home is built at the site. 8:20, well, the youngest mountain climber to reach the summit on every continent is talking about what he did. the 15-year-old, his father and stepmother reached the mountain in antarctica christmas eve. that is 16,000 feet high. reaching the top wrapped up his bid to become the youngest person ever to climb the seven

summits. the young man calls reaching the peak a magical moment. >> the -- it was a big accomplishment when key wage -- it was a sense of a big accomplish meant when we came down the mountain and then an even bigger one when i got home safely. >> now he's going to try to climb the highest mountains in evil of the 50 states -- in each of the 50 states. we're talking about weather. we're looking out the window showing you what we see. warm temperatures and big waves out there. steve will have your weekend forecast. >> we're looking at some crowded conditions on interstate 880. we'll tell you more about the morning commute and bey weather.

8:24. the new state but unveiled by governor brown contains some deep cuts to state programs. hardest hit are state welfare and medi-cal programs. the government says stunning for public schools -- funding for public schools and universities could be next if voters don't improve the tax increases he's trying to put on the november ballot. >> because we're going to assume that we're golden gate get the temporary income tax and the temporary sales tax, we

have to put in trigger cuts. otherwise the budget would not be balanced. >> those trigger cuts would go into effect if voters don't approve a half-cent sales tax increase and an income tax incites on people earning more than $250,000 a year. the budget released by governor brown contains 4.2 billion in cuts with health and human services take the biggest hit. $946million would be sliced from cal works, the state's primary welfare program, medi- cal faces $842 million in cuts. a technical glitch ms. takenly posted the budget to a public website yesterday. so the governor decided to roll it out early, about a week ahead of schedule. let's check in with sal. you are watching the toll plaza, 880 and all over the bay area. >> it's one of those things where the traffic is doing pretty well in most areas. we've had some slowdowns. i want to show you that the

traffic on 880 is a little bit thick driving north up to 66. westbound is slow as you approach fruitvale and continue to the lakeshore curve. the morning scbhut is going to be slow in some areas getting to the bay bridge. once you get there, it's light. you can see traffic is not bad getting onto the bridge. the morning commute -- we do have stop-and-go traffic here crossing 880 with no major delays. let's go to steve. thank you, sal. a little cooldown today. a system moving in from the north will usher in some more fog. we've seen that this morning. a lot of waves generated by the systems up in the gulf of mexico. no rain -- gulf of alaska. no rain, though. 30s and 40s. as much as 20 degrees between some of the lows and distances are not that far. we'llened up with mostly sunny

skies right there. we'll dig into nevada and arizona over the next 24 to 36 hours. fog, sun, cooler today, mostly sunny. some higher clouds to the north. instead of mid-60s upper 60s or 70s like livermore and santa rosa had. extended forecast always has your weekend in view, it shows warmer weather. a shocking case. this one involving a bay area school bus driver. he's facing serious charges involving disabled children in this case. >> reporter: hi surf kicking up across the -- high surf kicking up across the northern california beachline. and an oakland woman escaped a house fire but she still suffered a painful loss.

welcome back. if you like being at the beach, there is a warning this morning to stay away. ktvu's alex savidge is in pacifica right now to tell us about the high surf advisory. >> reporter: good morning. you do need to be careful if you go anywhere near the water today. high surf is kicking up all across the northern california coastline. we haven't seen hardly anyone that's been out here. just a couple of surfers we saw getting into the water. they are expecting the largest waves later on in the morning. the national weather service has put out this high surf advisory. they are looking at northwesterly swells up to 15

feet. face--- west-facing beaches will be hit near the hardest. dangerous surf will kick around until 6:00 tonight. we're live in pacifica, alex ail -- alex savidge, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, alex. the high surf is the reason new safety measures are being put into the -- into place for the surf competition. remember this, almost two years ago. 13 people were hurt at mavericks. two sunks of water crashed onto shore. last night there was this meeting addresses changes to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> it's now more of an event for the community. the reasons why we made some of the changes that we've made is for public safety, safety for the surfers, the erosion. >> spectators will be age to watch the event at the oceano

hotel where a live feed will be available. sheriffs will be patrol. the window at mavericks is open and will stay open until march 31st. despite the opening ceremony in the high surf. it's not a competition day. it's 8:31. there will be a funeral today for a 5-year-old boy shot in soeckd. gabriel martinez junior was killed last friday night near his father's taco truck on international boulevard. police did in the -- police do not think the child was the intended target. there is a vague description of the shooter described as an after am man in his 30s, about 6 feet tall with short hair and a -- and ha height complexion. today's funeral service begins at 11:00 a.m. and is open to the public. it's in oakland. a bank account to help pay for

the funeral has been set up at wells fargo. funeral services for bob waterman will be held this morning -- watt waterman will be held this -- bob wasserman will be held this morning at harbor lights church in fremont. it starts at 4:00 this afternoon. we want to correct a story that we told you about earlier. the plea entry hearing for the woman accused of killing nursing student michelle le is not taking place this morning. the hearing -- the hearing was postponed. a former school bus driver in san francisco is in jail, accused of sexually abusing two special needs students.

55-year-old roberto marty was ordered to stand trial. he allegedly assaulted a special needs girl in 2004 and another 11-year-old special needs girl last year. police say the incidents happened on the bus before the students were dropped off at home. there's some concern there may be more victims out there. >> if anyone out there has their child aboard this bus driver driving them, we're asking them to contact the police department if they believe their child was the victim of sexual assault or battery. >> now, marty errorredly drove routes all over the city from 1994 through last april. he passed the criminal background check, it's reported, and they are shocked by the allegations. benjamin lin was hit by a

minivan while walking -- while walking across reed and sequoia drive, just before 7:00 yesterday morning. police say the driver of the van turned left on a solid green light and hit lin who had the walk signal allowing him to cross the street. witnesses did not get a good look at the driver but they describe the minivan as dark or black. an oakland woman safely escaped after her house caught fire. the fire started just before 8:00 last night in a home on harvard road near lakeshore. fire investigators say 100 birds died in the fire. the woman who died there -- who lived there was able to rescue a few birds. the fire appears to have started in the basement. a judge has ordered two suspected gang members to stand trial for a horrifying attack on a richmond woman three years ago. police say there were four men who viciously beat and raped the woman while they were out

vandalizing cars. one pek faces hate crime charges for making jokes about the victim being a lesbian. if convicted, the two men could get life in prison. two others pleaded guilty and will be scheduled in may. a former real estate agent once convicted of stealing reportedly did it again and may be caught on a webcam. police say this image was captured by a 12-year-old girl, her laptop computer. she set up the webcam to 150e what was going on in her room during a openhouse and she says it showed him going through her personal belongings, the was arrested after the girl showed the screen. he was also arrested for a home he was selling. a 4-year-old san mateo boy

need a life-saving bone marry transplant. last month he was diagnosed with bone marrow disease. in order to keep him alive he needs a bone marrow donor of multidescent. all who are interested will need to got a dna sample. that's done by putting a swab in your mouth in your cheek. the philadelphia flyers and the new york rain. >> ers played -- rangers played monday night in philadelphia. police say outside a restaurant after the game, three men wearing flyers' jerseys played -- paid a homeless plan to

paint. one of the injured fans is a new jersey police officer who is also a former marine and a purple heart recipient. >> too much, overrated. >> yeah, there's rivalry but it should never come to that. >> reporter: police have posted the video on youtube in opens of getting information on the attackers. happening now, we just learned a judge has postponed joran van der sloot's murder trial. this is a live picture from lima, peru, where the -- the courthouse where the hearing is being held. van der sloot walked into court wearing a bulletproof vest underneath his jacket. the 24-year-old dutchman is charged with filling -- is charged with killing stephanie flores. van der sloot's attorneys says his client could plead guilty. splice say -- police say flores

was murdered five years to the day after thedy as i -- after the disappearance of natalie holloway. holloway's body has never been found. let's get to sal. >> a lot of people are always asking about how this bridge is doing. it's doing pretty welcoming into the city. the morning commute is looking good, better than it was, heading north. no major issues. you will see just a little bit of slow traffic. if you are driving on the south bay commute. some of the problems are gone. we've had a lot of fender- benders. the kinds of things you will see on the side of the road. let's go to steve. a lot of sunshine above some of that fog and the very

cold temperatures. 20-degree spread i've seen between santa rosa, napa and downtown oak. it just depends on your -- oakland. it just depends on your location. a lot of systems in the gulf of alaska. they are not doing anything for us as far as rain or a pattern change. looks quiet for the next seven, ten days. could be a little low next week. we'll see. 8:49 a.m. is high tide. by saturday, things should start to calm down. upper 40s to near 50. although napa/santa rosa did check in with upper 20s. a lot of fog out there, that will give way. the system to the north is hing to enhance that. that's why we're looking for a cooler day today. it's still dry -- we will have the wind pick up later on. it's already strong on the coast. but i think over the weekend

we'll see more of a northerly breeze. today a little cooldown. temperatures right at seasonal norm atles -- normals. right there. not the upper 60s and 70s. it does look normal. i think on sunday it will be dry. it will be sunny and then a cold morning when the wind guys -- when the wind dies down. 20 minutes before 9:00, the new jobless numbers were released just a few hours ago and we'll le ut -- we'll let you know why some of the numbers are not going higher 0 wall street -- higher on wall street. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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we have developing news now from minnesota. we want to show you these pictures of a truck that went off the road and crashed into an icy pond near montesello, minnesota. on eastbound 94, the semi went off the road across the pond -- you you can see -- this picture likes like a toy. but it's a truck. the driver climbed oust cab and he's safe -- out of the cab and

he's safe. this truck -- they are going to have to get this truck out of the pond. the chopper moves to the right and you can see how the -- it will be quite a job to get this thing out of the ice. but the driver only suffered minor injuries, if at all. :42. back 42 -- 8:42. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. the euro fell to a 16-month low against the dollar so u.s. bank stocks are down on concern it will spread through the financial industry. the dow is down 11. the nasdaq is actually up 10 and s&p is flat. there's some good news out this morning. new jobs numbers released just a few hours ago, so the -- show the unemployment rate for the u.s. fell to 8 i 5 -- 8.5%. the numbers are better than expected. the labor department says

employers added 200,000 jobs last month. your time is now 8:45. let's bring you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following. overnight gunfire caused a very tense situation. s.w.a.t. members raced in after getting reports of shots fired from a building on 9th street. no one was hurt. the police detained two possible suspects. ford will be opening up a research lab near stanford sometime before the summer. ford executives decided they needed a bigger presence in the silicon valley. they call it a natural extension into one of the most innovative communities in the world. and san francisco's newly- elected sheriff is the know cuss of a criminal investigation. police are investigating a possible incident of domestic violence last weekend between ross merkurini and his wife. in oat news, bombings in --

in overnight news, bombings in afghanistan killed service members. four people were killed in southern afghanistan. another servicemember died. 544 nato troops died in afghanistan in 2011. opening statements are expected to begin today in the court marshal of a marine charged in the 2005 shooting death of 24 iraqis. staff sergeant frank pleaded not guilty to charges yesterday at camp pendleton. he faces nine counts of voluntary manslaughter and other charges for his roll in the deaths of two dozen iraqi civilians -- in the town of haditha. the pentagon is investigate whether or not filmmakers were given access to classified details of the killing of osama bin laden. this is after republican

congressman peter king remains -- raised concerns. the director who directed "the hurt locker" is making a movie about the hunt for bin laden. the movie is scheduled to be released in december. almost a year after the mass shooting in arizona, new details now about the man charged with the crime. jared loughner is accused of killing six people and severely wounding others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. washington, d.c. police say that in 2009, congresswoman give orders' office received a suspicious later that -- letter that received similar writing from loughner. it was never proven to be from him. officials say he tried to send a letter to a tv reporter after his arrest saying that gabrielle giffords was dead and and -- and his lawyers were

lying to hill. tonight, there will be a vigil for the victims of that shooting last january. the vick ill starts at 5:30 -- vigil starts at 5:30 tonight at north broad bay and civic drive. occupy protesters are doing their best to keep the movement alive. they've declared today a day of action. they will gather at the old albertson's parking lot. they will march to the wells fargo in downtown santa rosa. [chanting been] ] >> oakland police plan to increase security at city hall after the latest showdown with occupy protesters. our crews were there during this confrontation. demonstrators were demanding a meeting with the mayor. some of them used plyers to try to unhinge the city hall doors. the protesters never met with the mayor but were allowed at a

brief meeting with another city leader. >> one is the immediate release of all of the political prissner, the second demand is an immediate and hauferm of people exercising their rights. >> the protesters were angry wednesday night when officers arrested some of those protesters for refusing to take down a teepee. the environment impact report done for the cup race, it's being challenged. they claim city managers didn't do enough of a study how dredging for a jumbotron near aquatic park would affect water quality. a spokesperson foreign the city said that appeal was expected. the sierra club is also filing a lawsuit trying to

block a lake tahoe development. the sierra club and friends of the west store say a plan to develop the homewood mountain ski resoefrt would be too disruptive on the environment and cause air pollution and send runoff into the lake. the project will be adding a four-story hotel as well as condos to the property. nine minutes before 9:00, a seer yu killer who has stabbed three men to death while -- seer yu killer who has stabbed three men to -- a serial killer who has stabbed three men to death, these images were taken from a shopping center on december 20th. they say the killer in the upper right is preparing to stab 53-year-old james mcgivelroy and they say the vehicle there is the killer's toyota. the man charged with the los angeles arsons is being investigated for several up

solve the arson cases in canada. harry burkhart lived in vancouver for a time. police cannot say if he was there when several suspicious fires occurred. german police are seeing if burkhart may be connected to a duplex fire in germany. he moved to the u.s., six days after that home was badly damaged. artifacts from the titanic will be auctioned off in april. 100 years and one day after it left angry -- england on that disastrous maiden voyage. there are more than 5,000 artifacts in the collection. it's araised at $1 million. they can only go to one buyer. the sale is also subject to court approval. the tie tatten -- the titanic was headed for new york when it hit and iceberg and sank. more than 100 people died. >> we were talking earlier in the newsroom about the movie and i believe they will be

relee reeseing -- rereleasing it to -- release releasing it is -- they will be rereleasing it to celebrate the anniversary. running out of room. san francisco -- a san francisco neighborhood that says that's what's happening to them.

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install new surveillance cameras in high crime areas. police officials say they -- they told the paper those cameras will be going at key intersections. the installation of the 12 cameras should begin by the end of the month. over the past summer, we told you that cameras were put up in june, they are getting credit for decreasing prostitution. san francisco's south of market neighborhood is running out of vacant space according to the san francisco "s about times" 2011 was that area's strongest leasing year since 19. there's just a 3% vacancy rate. 3.5million square feet, only 1.5% is ready for vacancy. the city is thinking about adding space on top of buildings. some of the new tobacco-

free hiring policies are calling for not hiring people who spoke or test positive for products tobacco-related. this is dedined -- designed to promote health and reduce insurance premiums. we've just had an accident where? >> at 10th and madison. this is new video that just came in. two cars flipped over. one of them on the side. the other ones with completely flipped over. we're not sure what happened. but we did ascertain nobody was injured in the crash. but they are still on the scene. bay bridge, light commute here at the toll plaza. and no major problems in san francisco. now, at 8:5 p i wanted to let -- 8:57 i wanted to let you know we're going back to the desk. we do have low clouds around. it will be cooler today. temperatures upper 50, lower

60s. it looks like the wind kicks in tonight. so it will be breezy over the weekend and quiet. no rain so we don't have to worry about that. maybe some wind. >> that's our report. thank you for joining us. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> be sure to join us at noon for more on the court hearing in the assemblywoman's shoplifting case. have a great weekend. never in my lifetime

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