we're at the scene of a fire in the east bay that claimed the life of an el dell worm. what investigators are telling us about what happened this morning. >> plus a major break in a string of violent sexual assaults. >> and the effort to stop the niners from building a new stadium in santa clara. mornings on 2 starts now! good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it is

saturday, january 7th. another cool, dry start to your morning. let's check in with rosemary. >> good morning to you! a dry, mild afternoon expected for your saturday. this morning we're breezy in the hills, most of us mostly clear and cold. a little soggy out there over parts of north bay. but it's minimal compared to what we had seen recently. afternoon will be sunny, a little breezy, extended forecast looks mainly dry. we'll look at what you can expect for your area, coming up. we begin with developing news out of bay point, where investigators are on the scene of a fatal fire at this hour. the flames broke out a couple hours ago and now firefighters are confirming one person has died. ali rasmus is live on the scene with the latest details. ali. >> reporter: the fire marshal in contra costa deputies investigating what caused the fire. arson investigators are also here, that is common procedure every time there's a fatality in a fire. and officials are confirming

one person did not survive this fire. they're not releasing the victim's identity but several neighbors told us the victim is a woman in her 70s, who was staying with her friend in one of the townhomes. the garage is burnt out. now we've tilted up and you can see where the flames and smoke have damage the soaked story window where this fire originated. this is tammy circle, in the pittsburg-bay point area. firefighters are here, even though the fire started before 5:00. they contained it quickly. when firefighters went into the townhome, there were flames on the first and second floor. the second florida they discovered one of the occupants of the home did not survive. and a neighbor told us the elderly woman was con find to bed for the past couple months. . >> as she explained to us in spanish, she said she couldn't walk, talking about the victim of this fire, because she was sick. she had lost her home so her

friend the man in his 70s who also lived in the building tried to help her by letting her stay in his townhome. of course, that is where the fire started early this morning. that man, the other person who was in the home at the time of the fire, was not injured, taken to the hospital for observation. four townhomes in this complex behind us were damaged by some of the smoke and some of the water used to put out the fire. so we just saw the red cross arrive. there's the red cross there, they're helping the people displaced in the four apartment units find other housing this morning. ali rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. a sonoma county family is out of their home after an overnight house fire. firefighters responded to the home higher in santa rosa around 12:30 this morning. flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home. the family of four did manage to get out without any injuries. votessors say that fire started in the chimney and spread to the first and second floors of the home. right now oakland police

are looking for the parents of a child found alone in a parking lot around 3:20 this morning. a six-year-old boy was found by himself in a chase bank parking lot off international boulevard. police notified child protective services and began searching for his parents. the child is still in the custody of oakland police. all lanes of highway 84 back open after a two-car accident. it happened around 10:30 last night on niles canyon road between fremont and sunol. two cars collided head-on, blocking both lanes. children were involved in the accident, including an infant. those injured were transported to a hospital. the lanes reopened before 1 a.m. and a woman is recovering after allegedly being shot at while driving in san lan throw. highway patrol says the woman was on highway 2:38 we she heard a pop and her driver's side window blew out. she took the next exit, pulled over and called the police.

officers say she was not shot but was treated at the scene for minor injuries. a man suspected of sexually assaulting women in san francisco's mission district is now in police custody. police say they arrested the man seen in this surveillance video. they say since june he's attacked and robbed three women along 24th avenue. the most recent attack last month. police say a citizen's tip led them to the 32-year-old suspect and they did arrest him yesterday afternoon. >> it's just such a relief. i have so much family and friends in this neighborhood, and i mean, i walk home every day, my friends walk home, and it's very uncomfortable. >> police have not released the identity of the suspect yet but did say he has an expensive criminal history of robbery. they are now investigating whether he was responsible for any other attacks. opponent of a 49ers stadium in santa clara are continuing to gather signatures to stop construction. the group santa clara plays fair says it is behind the signature campaign and wants

residents to vote on the stadium yet again. santa clara plays fair argues that voters who approved the measure in 2010 did not know the exact cost for that stadium. a signature drive is set for 9:00 this morning at the santa clara farmers market. >> look at the facts. there's never been an area where stadium has gone into an established residential area and the property values have done anything but go down. so if they care, they need to get off their behinds, out of their lazy chairs, and come down and vine this. >> meanwhile, an electrical workers union is now part of the stadium fight. ibew local 332 posted on its website that the 49ers asked the union to act as interacceptors to stop the referendum. the union tells ktvu it wants to give the public an alternate view. the 49ers say they have nothing to do with the union's plan. despite the signature campaign, the 49ers have managed to clear one more hurdle for that

stadium. the mercury news reports this morning that the great america theme park has agreed to drop its lawsuit over construction. great america initially opposed the stadium because it did not want to give up its land. in exchange for dropping the lawsuit, the city of santa clara will allow great america to keep a higher percentage of its parks profits. there's a big push to get a four-year-old boy from san ma fayeo a life-saving bone marrow transplant. last month kyle crawford was diagnosed with a bone marrow disease. in order to extend his life, he needs a donor of multi-ethnic or asian descent. anyone who matches that description is asked to get tested and join the registry starting today at this school on clearview way. it begins at 11 p.m. until 2. there's another registration drive next saturday in san francisco. the father of the five-year- old boy shot and killed outside an oakland taco truck is pleading for the public's help this weekend to find his son's killer.

a band played the favorite song last night at this family gathered for his funeral. someone shot and killed the boy one week ago. oakland police are releasing few details on the case. his father tells ktvu he is frustrated. >> you think somebody knows who did this? >> probably. probably somebody knows. and i know a lot of -- couple people that i believe they know who it is. >> his family believes the killer might have brought food from the taco truck before shooting the boy in the parking lot. the three young children killed in oakland are going to be honored one week from today at two oakland churches. the tower of faith ministry and acts gospel church are holding a block party called save our babies. the events will honor these three children. both are scheduled from 11 to 5

next saturday. today waves are expected to decrease in size after the biggest swells of the season battered the northern california coast. this is yesterday in pacifica. 15 to 20-foot waves rolled on to the shores, both there as well as in santa cruz. extra lifeguards were dispatched and the coast guard was called to assist boats in distress, including a sardine fishing boat that sank. the captain sent out a mayday call. the crew was able to board a smaller boat before the larger one sank to the ocean floor. good morning to you! a live look here at san jose. we've got low clouds out there this morning. but we've got plenty of blue sky up above. good air quality today. temperatures going to be warmer by five or seven degrees over friday. satellite radar here, we watch the system sweep to through, bringing us cooler conditions. that shifting over into utah. we have a ridge of hi pressure building in overhead and the

difference between the two bringing us breezy conditions over parts of the hills and that offshore wind will help heat us up through the afternoon. atlas peak now 21 miles per hour. we're looking at 15 in some of our oakland hill area. but for the most part here at the surface, most of us are dealing with just very calm conditions or maybe a light breeze. but the winds will pick up in increase into the afternoon so sunny skies in store today. winds 10 to 20 miles per hour. so some of the breezier areas will hit 20 miles per hour or so. temperatures will be fairly mild but if it's very breezy outside, it could still feel chilly. 33 degrees at santa rosa. talk about chilly. 30 in napa. fairfield 55 degrees. 25 warmer than napa because right there at the airport the winds are gusting pretty good. vacaville reporting strong winds. 37 in concord, mid-30s livermore, 39 in hayward. 40s around san francisco as well as oakland. 42 outside your door in san

rafael. so a cool start in most cases unless you have that wind which will make you feel cool anyhow. afternoon highs today, 67 santa rosa. 67 novato. mid-60s san rafael. 64 oakland. well above what we typically get for early january. 65 san jose. 64 expected santa clara. mid-60s sunnyvale. 63 in the city for the afternoon. widespread low 60s along the coastline. pacifica half moon bay, mid to upper 60s expected for santa cruz. extended forecast here, it's a dry one. mild conditions for your sunday. winds will let up so it could feel better tomorrow. fair skies for monday. looks like a system will ride the coastline come tuesday. that will bring us a mix of sun and clouds tuesday into wednesday. outside of that we remain with a fairly dry forecast. it could be into mid-jan before we see a little rain. we'll look at that coming up. let's take a look at your

live drive time traffic. there's the sunol grade. head lights still on. traffic moving smoothly now. no major incidents to report for you. but we do have a traffic alert for you if you're traveling in fremont. kato road between mill and warm springs boulevard is shut down because of construction. that work is scheduled until 5:30 tonight. close are also in place until tomorrow. it's been almost a year since the mass shooting in tucson that killed six people. how congresswoman gabrielle giffords is planning to mark tomorrow's anniversary and the bay area events honoring those killed. and the investigation into horrific hot-air balloon accident that took the life of five couples and the pilot. easy-off oven cleaner cuts through five times more grease than the leading all-purpose cleaner. cook with passion. clean with easy-off.

good morning, san rafael! gorgeous blue sky overhead. we're looking at the official sunrise in about 10 minutes or so. tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the tucson shooting rampage. and congresswoman gabrielle giffords is in tucson for a series of events to mark the tragedy. just yesterday the congresswoman attended a ceremony at her office in honor of stamper gabe zimmerman. he was one of six people killed in last year's shooting. the photo from her facebook paining shows her helping unveil a permanent memorial to zimmerman. tomorrow giffords will attend a vigil in tucson. and another memorial to zimmerman stands on a hiking trail in pima county. the arizona trail association unveiled it yesterday. a memorial hike will take place in zimmerman's honor later today. and in walnut creek, a group of people rang a bell last night to remember those who have lost their lives to gun violence, including the victims from the tucson rampage

and other recent shooting sprees across california. the group says it is calling for stricter gun laws. >> i'm not against people being able to carry a gun, go hunting if they're properly regulated and people are held their licensed and liable and respectful of one another. >> the laws have to be federal laws, because california has the strictest gun laws in the nation and the guns are being trafficked in from neighboring states. >> another vigil for the tucson shooting spree will take place this sunday in san francisco. in this morning's weekly online video address, president obama is defending his recess appointment of richard cordray. >> i nominated richard last summer and yet republicans in the senate kept blocking his confirmation. not because they objected to him, but because they wanted to weaken his agency.

that made no sense. >> consumers deserve to have some -- >> republicans argue the new consumer protection agency. they're holding ceremony sessions to keep mr. obama from making appointments. new this morning, in the last hour g.o.p. candidate for president mitt romney wrapped up a campaign event in new hampshire. >> i've watched polls come and go, things change very quickly. it's very fluid. i need to make sure you guys get your friends to go out and voted and you vote as well. >> he made those comments in derry with just three days to go until the primary. polls show romney leading his rival by more than 20 points. newt gingrich will also be in new hampshire today, set to hold a town hall meeting at 8:00 pacific time. a family of republican candidate for president jon huntsman is calling a new campaign ad from supporters of rival ron paul "vial."

the group new hampshire liberty for ron paul released the ad on youtube. it questions whether huntsman is a manchurian candidate because he speaks chinese and has adopted daughters from that area. >> someone wants to poke fun of they for speaking chinese. that's okay. what i object to is bringing forward pictures and videos of my adopted daughters. and suggesting there's some sinister motive there. >> i haven't looked at it you i understand it's an ugly ad, and obviously all campaigns have to suffer these consequences when somebody goes up and they put the candidates name on there and you get bad press for it. >> a paul campaign spokesman has called on the new hampshire group to take down that ad. a federal judge is now considering whether to delay the trial of john edwards. yesterday the judge met with a

federal prosecutor and a lawyer for edwards. the former presidential candidate is seeking to clay the january 30th start date for an unknown medical condition. he is facing a trial for charges he used campaign finances to cover up an extramarital affair. if convicted he could be sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine. a georgia man is in jail after police say he walked inside a hospital intensive care unit. and opened fire on his wife and mother-in-law, killing them. it happened last night in fort oglethorpe near georgia. the man opened fire while the woman visited with a family member. the motive is not known yet. investigators in new zealand trying to determine what caused a hot-air balloon accident that killed 11 people. yesterday police say five couples sped off on a hot-air balloon tour on the north island. witnesses on the ground say after takeoff it became clear something was wrong.

suddenly the basket went up in flames. >> the whole basket was on fire, just a ball of flames. all the way to the bottom of the basket, and horrible to be inside. >> police say all the couples and the pilot were killed. they're working to identify some of the bodies. they say the balloon could have hit a power line but they're trying to determine what happened before that. a u.s. navy destroyer came to the rescue of a iranian fishermen held by pirates. the pentagon released this video of the iranian fishing boat in the arabian sea, showing the pirates are their arms raised. 13 said they took over their boat in november. >> the u.s. navy took the iranians onboard, provided them with food, with water, with medical care. they were obviously very grateful to be rescued.

>> the iranians returned home wearing u.s. navy baseball caps and the boat's captain thanked their rescuers. right now a coast guard icebreaker is helping a russian fuel tanker get to an iced in community. they encountered ice through the bering sea to nome. it's running out of supplies. without the tanker the city will run out of fuel and diesel oil. the coast guard icebreaker is now working on leading the tanker through 300 miles of sea ice. they're scheduled to reach nome by tomorrow or monday. pulling out all the stops, the sweet deals offered by ski resorts to lure visitors during this dry winter. >> and amazing pictures of a target truck in the middle of a frozen lake. how it got there and how the driver managed to stop. >> mild and dry weather expected for your weekend. this morning mostly clear and cold. we'll look at the numbers outside your door, coming up.

check out this video. there were some scary moments for this driver in minnesota after his tractor-trailer crashed into a frozen creek. this happened yesterday about 40 miles from minneapolis. the driver lost control of and plunged into the water. he was able to escape and crawl across the ice to safety. the man was taken to the hospital and treated and released. 2011 was the driest year on record for texas. the national weather service says less then 15 inches of rain fell last year, and as a result texas suffered its worst caught and largest agricultural lost. it was also one of hottest years for the state with an average temperature of 67 degrees. the long range forecast is bringing hope to ski resorts trying so salvage the season. this is kirkwood. it's just one resort offering special deals and homemade snow to bring in business after a

dry holiday season. but good news is in the forecast. predictions are that on or around january 22nd, the high pressure on the northern california coast will start to break down and storms will start to roll in. ski resorts aren't the only ones hurting from the lack of snow. some bay area considers are finding less business in tahoe means less business for them. the owner here said the numbers are down but some big items are still selling. >> our hardware sales are boots, skis, aren't off very much. but the little things, little things that you don't realize you need until you go skiing. >> not everyone is feeling the pinch of a dry winter season. we also spoke to to employees at a bicycle shop. they say more people have been buying bikes and take advantage of the warm weather. i know a lot of people itching to get on the slopes and just kind of waiting for this system to come. but rosemary has another dry forecast. how is that 22nd looking?

that's what they're talking about? >> yes, the rest of this week and into next week looks dry. these are long-term models, and once you get long reference it could change. but for the most part we're going to be dry for the first half of january. and then into perhaps the 22nd or so we will see some rain. we will keep this week open to see what is going to come in the next week or so. for the weekend, mostly sunny skies, we will be cool to mild. we'll be warmer than we were yesterday by several degrees. we could be breezy at times. this morning we're seeing 30s and 40s out there. by 9:00 or so, notice we see a nice improvement. most of us in the 50s by then. into the lunch hour even a few low 60s in the forecast. afternoon highs mid and upper 60s. 67 santa rosa. 67 morgan hill. mid-60s san jose. 64 expected in oakland. low to mid-60s around the city. the extended forecast here, a dry one, temperatures will be even warmer for tomorrow, less breezy in afternoon. so sunday may be the better day

of the weekend. monday, tuesday into wednesday temperatures cool just a little bit. overnight lows sinking back into the 30s. back to you. new information about domestic abuse allegations against the items seized from the neighbors' homes that could mean legal trouble for the next sheriff. >> and at this hour, firefighters are on scene of a fatal fire in bay point. a live report with what crews are saying.

a fatal fire breaks out in the east bay just hours ago, and right now investigators are still on the scene trying to figure out what caused it. good morning. and welcome back to mornings on 2. one person is dead and right now the search is on for the cause of that fire in bay point. it started just about two hours ago. ktvu's ali rasmus is live for us this morning with more information. ali. >> reporter: a contra costa sheriff's sergeant told me that their investigators distribute find anything suspicious about this fire, so their investigators have left. however, fire investigators are still out here trying to pinpoint the cause of this fire. it happened in this townhome that you're looking at and the smoke and fire damage is very visible from where we're standing. this is part of a townhome complex on tammy circle in bay point. it was around 5:00 this morning when the fire started.

you can see the burned-up garage and some smoke and fire damage on the second floor of the building. neighbors describe to white house they saw and heard, before the fire started at 5. >> it sounded like rain, and i thought it was raining. and then i looked out and it was just fire. just coming out. >> two people were living inside the townhome when the fire started this morning. one person did not survive it. investigators won't reveal the identity of the person who died in the fire. but neighbors tell us she's a woman in her 70s who recently been ill and was confined to her bed. she lived in the townhome according to the neighbors with a friend of hers, a man also in his 70s. officials tell us that man was able to get out of the home. he was taken to the hospital for observation and he was not seriously injured. red cross representatives are still out here trying to figure out how many people have been displaced by the fire. you can see the red cross working with some of the homeowners. this fire did not spread but

there is smoke and water damage to at least four units in this complex. again, red cross trying to figure out how many people lived in those units and trying to finds them alternate housing this morning. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. new details this morning about the domestic violence investigation involving san francisco's shave elect ross mere. his neighbor called police about the incident described as a heated argument and police have confiscated an iphone and video camera from that neighbor. she claims the phone contains text messages describing the incident and the camera shows the mayor's wife with a bruise. >> it's unfortunate. there's serious allegations. i need to allow the process of investigation to move forward and determine whether or not there's adequate evidence there. >> mayor's wife was spotted yesterday saying her husband

has never been abusive. the mayor is said to be sworn in as sheriff tomorrow. mayor lee tells ktvu he will announce a replacement for mayor creamy on the board of supervisors on monday. mayor ed lee is being nag inaugurated tomorrow. mayor willie brown will serve as the master of ceremonies. senator feinstein will administer the oath of office beginning at 11:00 tomorrow morning, open to the public. san francisco's economy is getting a boost from tech companies sales. the company signed a lease at 50 fremont street. the $340 million lease is the largest office lease in the city in the past decade. it's an 18-year deal and gives sales force enough space for 2,000 employees. the company can move in as early as april. sales force says it is still planning on building a two million square foot campus at

mission bay in the next decade. historic bar in san francisco's union square could be forced to close its doors. the owner of the gold dust lounge on powell and geary streets says he received an eviction and lease cancellation notice from his landlord last month. we spoke with the bar's manager who says nothing is for sure. he says the owner of the bar plans to appeal. the gold dust lounge opened its doors in 1933, and the notice gives the bash three months to shut down. the tribune is threatening legal action this morning against occupy oakland. they have been publishing a newsletter in blog called occupied oakland tribune. the tribune says the newsletter and blog are trademark infringements because they used the name and image of the tribune tower. the publisher of the occupied tribune has not commented yet on the possible legal action. a state assemblywoman sentenced in a shoplifting case. in october she allegedly stole

$2500 worth of clothing from a san francisco neiman marcus. yesterday her attorney realized a brain tumor caused her behavior and affected her judgment. the charge was taken down to a misdemeanor. >> she is a first time offender. she has no other criminal record. so while what she did is unexcusable and she needs to be held accountable, i think it's appropriate to examine and explore all different possibilities. >> she was sentenced to three years unsupervised probation and court fee. she's also ordered to stay 50 feet away from neiman marcus stores. a woman will spend life in prison for the torture death of her niece. a contra costa county judge handed down that sentence to 41- year-old shamika davis yesterday. after she apologized in court. in september of 2008, the body

of 15-year-old jasmine davis was found in her home. the girl had been starved, beaten and burned. her twin brother survived similar abuse and testified at the trial that that abuse had gone on for years. this morning the mother of a suspected serial arsonist and her son remain in jail. federal prosecutors are seeking to deport dorothy berkhardt back to germany to face frau charges. her son harry is charged with 37 counts of arson in connection with 50 fires set across los angeles over new year's eve weekend. he could face additional charge. arson investigators are looking for a man who they say left some kind of explosive device inside a seattle bank. this is an image of the suspect captured by surveillance camera yesterday morning. two customers found the device near an indoor atm. police say it comprised of two bottles filled with liquid with the lighter attached. a robot was brought in to secure the device that did not

explode. san francisco is planning to temporarily wide on a busy street for chinese new year. yesterday mayor ed lee announced plans to widen the sidewalk of stockton street through chinatown and every chinese new year thousands of shoppers and tourists descend on that area. the project will close the parking lanes on both sides of the street to make room for more people to walk. it's going to be in effect from saturday the 14th until sunday the 22nd. good morning to you! starting with a live here san rafael. a few high clouds, few patches of fog as well and temperatures chilly, cold, just as cold as yesterday, maybe a few degrees below that in some cases. 33 degrees right now in santa rosa. 30 degrees in napa. so below freezing. 1. up! mid and upper 30s around concord, oakland airport reporting 38 degrees. low 40s in the city of oakland. mid-30s livermore. mountainview also reporting mid to upper 30s.

low 40s. and calm in and around the city. we do have a light breeze santa rosa, light offshore breeze in san jose. if you look at vacaville, and fairfield, the northerly breeze to about 20 miles per hour, that is really impacted the temperatures around fairfield and vacaville this morning. and the gusts are blowing in the hills. lock at mount diablo, 47 miles per hour. atlas peak 21. from 9 to 15 miles per hour right around the oakland hills. these will come down to the surface and we're expecting breezy conditions for the afternoon. but it's that offshore wind that is bringing less fog this morning because it's drying our atmosphere out. and it will warm up us in the afternoon. satellite radar, ridge every high pressure beginning to amplify once again. that system that passed through yesterday now sinking to the east of us. and the pressure gradient between the two bringing on the winds. so sunny, breezy conditions expected for today. we do have just a few patches of fog reported right around the north bay. cooler start in both cases. afternoon highs for some it will feel a little lining

spring. 65 expected and around closure lake. 66 petaluma. 67 santa rosa. 65 san rafael. 64 in sausalito. it will be a great day there. 64 in oakland. 64 cast slow valley. mid-60s in livermore and san jose. 67 morgan hill. 67 los gatos. 68 in santa cruz. 64 san bruno. 63 expected in the city. extended forecast here, so the numbers look good. we are going to remain dry. it will be a little breezy so that could be a little hectic for your saturday. sunday the winds will be dropping off in the afternoon. temperatures will be just as mild perhaps even slightly warmer. overnight lows remain in the 30s monday, tuesday, wednesday. partly cloudy skies expected for the mid-week wednesday and perhaps tuesday, tuesday afternoon or some but we're dry. if you're to go out and about, fine-tuning the forecast coming up. and let's give you another live look outside.

that is the san mateo bridge. seven miles long. one of the longest bridges in the bay area. traffic moving great both east and westbound directions. look at this video. a lexus plowed into an art studio a 56-year-old fremont woman was trying to park when she went over a curb and right through the studio's front window. the car did not stop until it hit the back wall of the building. the art studio was closed at the time. the driver suffered minor injuries. the silicon valley auto show is underway and the future of cars is going high-tech. automakers such as ford will show up to reveal what will be rolling off its line. for example, a trunk that comes with the sweep of a foot. it opens on its own. and ford is planning on setting up shop. think of the universities here. the pool of talent is amazing

here so why wouldn't you want to be right here at the epicenter of such talent? >> some people say all the gadgets on cars distract drivers from the road but manufacturers say they're selling safety devices to help the car. ktvu.com has more video and details about the silicon valley auto show. you'll find them on our front page. a lucky group wins the lottery not once, but twice. tell you who they are and how much they won. and atms that let you withdraw money without any extra fees. but there's a catch.

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good morning to you! partly cloudy skies over san jose this morning. little bit of patchy fog to

deal with and most of us dealing with chilly temperatures this morning. in this morning's news of the world, japan says it will soon require all nuclear reactors in the country to shut down after 40 years of service. that new rule comes after the meltdown at the fukashima daiichi plant last year's earthquake and tsunami. it went into service in 1967. right now there are 54 nuclear reactors in japan and several are set to hit the 40-year mark in the coming years. japan does not currently have a limit on how long they can be in operation. 800 people in the netherlands are evacuated over flooding concerns. officials say high-rising waters caused by intense rainfall could breach a critical dike. they say that dike is along a major canal and could give way to destroy hundreds of acres. residents have pitched in to help officials pile sandbags in an effort to strengthen the dike. many are getting the assistance from the red cross. indonesia christians are

mark, christmas today. several figures attended a service this morning at a cairo church. it's the first christmas celebration in the country since the fall of former leader hosni mubarak one year ago. the labor department announced on friday the nation's unemployment rate is down to 8.5%. most are calling it good news but the g.o.p. candidates for president say it is not good enough. the candidates used the jobs report yesterday to attack president obama. mitt romney said an unemployment rate more than 8% is no cause for celebration, and rick santorum said the declining rate is still too high despite the president's job policy. one professor of economics disagrees. >> they may want to have a broader message than simply hammering that the president won't show results. >> jobs, the economy, the regulatory burden and the deficit are absolutely critical factors and from where i'm sirte engine january i still see all of those issues being critical in november. >> overall the economy added 200,000 jobs last month.

the internal revenue service estimates 17% of american citizens and businesses did not pay the proper amount of taxes. and they owe the federal government $450 billion. these numbers are from 2006, the most recent year available. the i.r.s. says $450 billion it more than the federal budget deficit at that time. we're learning more about the impact governor brown's proposal would have son state programs. if passed the state would no longer accept juvenile offenders starting next january. that would affect the juvenile justice system and put counties in charge. it would also eliminate nearly 3,000 jobs from california's department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> it really makes sense because the -- it's a good thing when young offenders are kept closer to the home. when you have only a small number of state facilities, that means for many of the

young offenders they're moved a long way from the home. >> the elimination of state juvenile justice system could mean young offenders may wind up being prosecuted as adults. critics say it would increase juveniles' risk of reoffending. a teenager deported by mistake is now home from her family and she was sent to columbia after giving immigration officials a fake name. but turner is a u.s. citizen born in dallas and has never been to columbia. now the people is asking why u.s. officials did not do more to verify her identity. >> i hope and pray there's no one else has to go through what i went through. i think the system needs to be changed, the law with more security and more protection. >> turner was deported after running away from home in 2010. when she was arrested for misdemeanor theft she told police she was a woman from columbia living here ill leally and could face charges of

falsifying her identity. the effort to overturn california's dream act has failed. organizers did not get enough signatures to put a measure on the november ballot asking voters to overturn the bill. governor brown signed that bill into law this past october. it allows illegal immigrants to receive financial aid to attend a state university. dream act opponents needed half a million signatures and fell short by 57,000. it seals you can buy almost anything on amazon these days. even the answers to school exams. school officials in newport beach say students brought test materials for history exam off the online site and then tried to sell the information about questions and answers to other students. amazon has pulled of the materials now and there's no word on what kind of punishment the kids are facing. people for bank online are warned about a new virus that can siphon your money. firms say it's a spy eye trojan horse and it takes money from your account and changes the

numbers in your balance so you think the money is still there. >> it's really scary. and i think about that stuff all the time because i'm a super-paranoid person. so i never -- i don't online bank very often but when i do, would you never go to a public computer. >> security firms say you can also get virus on your personal computer. it's transmitted through tainted links and attachments. do not click on strange links or attachments. make schnur your antivirus software is up to date. the days of paying a fee to withdraw money from an atm could soon be a thing of the past. a new company called free atms wants to put thousands of fee- free atms at grocery stores, gas stations and street corners around the country. instead of paying a fee to withdraw money, all you have to do is watch a short advertisement. if you don't want to watch the ad, you pay the fee. the company has already signed

on i few advertisers and is looking for more. >> we've had advertisers from all over the world, all different types of businesses. from mom and pop type businesses, small businesses, and national advertising and brands. >> but there's a catch. free atms can't stop your bank from charging you and out of network fee if you use that atm. talk about a lucky group of people. a group of employees in a southern california school district have won their second major lottery prize in a year. the 16 district workers just won more than 262,000. that's a small prize compared to what they won last february, $12 million. >> impressive! >> i'll take it! the recent video showing casey anthony, the man who found it and why he decided to share it with the public. >> it's gusty in the hills, a little bit of a chilly start

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this morning penn state will officially introduce its new head football coach. it is something that has not happened in 46 years. the university hired new england patriots offensive coordinator bill owe while. he re braces joe paterno who was fired in november in response to the child sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky. an ohio map claims he's responsible for you new video diary features casey anthony. earlierer this week someone leaked it on to youtube and now he says he is responsible for the leak. he found the video on the internet and quickly posted it on youtube. >> you can't be sued for something first that isn't copyrighted. you can't be sued somebody that you was already free on the internet. i just found it.

>> he does not want anthony to make any money from her videos. and she has been in hiding and was acquitted in the death of her daughter caylee last summer. a family dog has shown up alive four days after an avalanche that killed his owner. last week she was on a cross- country skiing trip in montana. suddenly an avalanche overtook them, burying him and the man. the woman ex cade by grabbing a tree branch. crews were able to recover her husband's body but there was no sign of olie. four days later the dog showed up at the motel where the family was staying exhausted but alive. a michigan pastor found a creative way to get people to church calling it the break. it features a tattoo parlor and also houses two wrestling events. a cage fighting event might also be held there later this year. >> jesus loves you no matter who you are, where you come from or what you're into, as long as it's not hurting other

people. >> well, the reverend says despite the unconventional offerings, everything is family- friendly. he says most people don't feel comfortable in a traditional church setting so that's why he brought in the tattoo shop. the shop is only going to offer positive images. bank of america customers can visit a number of bay area museums for free today. all you need to present is your bank card. participating museums include san francisco's children's creativity museum, the contemporary jewish museum that the young and the legion of honor, and in san jose bank of america customers have free admission to the museum art and the tech museum of innovations and in oakland the chabot space and science center. the monterey bay aquarium is raising its general admission for the first time in three years. tickets are now $32.95, up $3. senior and student rates are up $2, but children's admission remains the same. the aquarium says it needs the

additional revenue to remain the best aquarium in the world. today at the creek in marin county, the event follows a three-day water release from peters dam. organizers say the water is unusually clear. they were big waves for the opening day ceremony, but the contest has yet to be called. surfers told ktvu the conditions yesterday weren't quite right for the competition along coast. some doubt it could even take place. >> thought like doing -- [not understandable] and that's when we got the call that they were going to do today. and yes, it looks great. >> surfers held a prayer circle to show respect for one another and pay tribute to surfers who died. the window for the contest closes march 31st. high surf also pounded southern california. this is video from seal beach, near long beach. some areas there saw swells topping 12 feet and the weather social security is warning the

surf can create dangerous rip currents and take swimmers out it sea. we're approaching the 8:00 hour. the sun is up. let's check in with rosemary and a look at the saturday forecast. >> good morning to you! it's going to be a great day. although the swell has eased up, we're still looking amount the waves overhead. maybe even double overhead at high tide. so still a good reason to take it easy for today. we are looking at temperatures quite cold in the north bay. sitting in the 30s. around san francisco 46 and the rest of us a little in between. by noontime, mid to upper 50s nearing 60 degrees. mostly sunny skies, we've got gusty conditions in the hills this morning and making it down to where most of us will feel a light breeze, perhaps very breezy in some spots for the afternoon. we're going to be several degrees warmer than where we've been. widespread mid and upper 60s in the forecast for your afternoon highs. 67 expected santa rosa today. 64 hayward. mid-60s san jose. 67 morgan hill.

65 expected concord. closer tote coast, 63 in san francisco. low 60s for pacifica and half moon bay. santa cruz going to be a nice day. mid to upper 60s in the forecast there. extended forecast shows you a dry one throughout monday, tuesday, wednesday. tomorrow will be a very nice day. monday, tuesday afternoon highs back, just a cutoff low will ride the coastline not really expecting to bring us rain but will bring us clouds and knock our temperatures back just a bit. back to you. a fatal fire in contra costa county. investigators are still on the scene as they try to figure out what led up to the elderly woman's death. plus an oakland family calling out for your help. fine the person who shot and killed their five-year-old son. b?úxú#ú#ú/ú/

a fire in the east bay claims the life of an elderly woman. what neighbors are telling us about what happened this morning. >> a break in the case against a man accused of sexually assaulting women if one san francisco neighborhood. the tip that led to his arrest. and a construction on the new 49ers stadium in santa clara. the signature gathering drive kick off in just one hour.

good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, january 7th. it's the middle of winter, but some people will start seeing some spring-like weather today. rosemary is joining with us a quick look at the weekend forecast. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning to you! we will have breezy conditions to deal with so that will counter-balance that but this morning breezy in the hills. less fog. patchy fog over parts of north bay. the south bay and it really is minimal compared to was we've seen. mostly sunny skies, breezy conditions expected for the afternoon. your extended forecast, a rain- free one. we'll look at what you can expect for your neighborhood and that extended forecast coming up in just a bit. we continue to follow developing news in contra costa county. an elderly woman is dead after a fire in bay point. allie rasmus is live at the scene where investigators are searching for a cause. ali. >> reporter: the fire investigators are still here trying to pinpoint the cause of

this fire. firefighters are packing up after they put out this fire shortly after it started at 5:00 this morning. it originated in the townhome, the garage you can see there, the heavy smoke damage, a plymouth in the garage burned up. this started just after 5 -- just before 5:00, lot of smoke damage in the garage and up to the second story there you can see the heavy smoke and fire damage there. this is what the complex looked like after the fire started. smoke still pouring from the roof of the building long after the flames were out. when firefighters got to the second floor of the townhome, they discovered one of the people who lived here had died in the fire. and investigators are not revealing the victim's identity. but she was in her 70s, living in the townhome with a friend, a man also in his 70s. she had been ill recently and was confined to her bed. she was not able to walk. the man who also lived in the townhome with her was able to

get out of the home uninjured, and this is what he told his neighbors afterwards. >> didn't know what happened. says he was in the backroom, telling her to get out. door got locked so he wasn't able to get her out. so he just kept going get out, get out! but at that point, the flames were too big. >> just a short time ago the coroner just arrived here as they are doing some of their work in there. they're in the process of trying to remove the body from this townhome. the fire did not spread to some of the other townhomes. they have shared walls. but the fire didn't spread. however, firefighters did have to break open the roof of some of the nearby townhomes and there was some smoke and water damage to at least four units here, so the red cross is out here trying to figure out how many people have been displayed by the fire and trying to find people who will be able to return another place to stay.

allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. all lanes of highway 84 are now back open after a two-car accident. it happened around 10:30 last night on niles canyon road between fremont and sunol. police say two cars collided head-on blocking both lanes. they say children were involved in the accident including an infant. those who were injured were transported to a hospital. the lanes reopened just before 1 a.m. a woman is recovering this morning after being shot at while driving in san leandro. highway patrol says the woman was on highway 238 around 10 p.m. when she heard a pop and her driver's side window blew out. she took the next exit, pulled over and called the police. officers say she was not shot, but was treated at the scene for minor injuries. right now oakland police are looking for the parents of a child found alone in a parking lot. around 3:20 this morning, a six- year-old boy was found alone in a parking lot near 21st avenue.

police notified child protective services and searching for the parents. the child is still in the custody of oakland police. a man suspected of sexually assaulting women in san francisco's mission district is now in police custody. police say they have arrested the man seen in this surveillance video. they say since june, he has attacked and robbed three women along 24th avenue. the most recent attack happened last month. police say a citizens tip led them to the 32-year-old suspect. they arrested him yesterday afternoon. >> it's just such a relief. i have so much family and friends in this neighborhood, and i mean, i walk home every day. my friends walk home. and it's very uncomfortable. >> the attacks happening on 24th street, not 24th avenue. police have not yet released the identity of the suspect, but did say he hassance extensive criminal history of robbery and they're investigating whether he's responsible for any other attacks.

the father of a five-year- old boy shot and killed outside an oakland taco truck is pleading for the public's help this weekend to find his son's killer. that band played five-year-old gabriel martinez's favorite song last night, after his family gathered for his funeral. someone shot and killed the boy one week ago. police are releasing few details on the case. his father tells ktvu he is frustrated. >> do you think somebody knows who did this? that probably somebody knows. and i know people know who it is. >> the family believes the killer may have bought food from the truck before shooting the boy in the parking lot. the three young children killed in oakland over the past five months will be honored one week from today at two oakland churches. the tower of ministry and acts church are each holding a block party called save our babies. the two event will honor these

three children. both are scheduled from 11 to 5 next saturday. opponents of a new niners stadium in santa clara are continuing to gather signatures to stop construction. the group santa clara plays fair says it is behind the senior church campaign and wants resident to vote on stadium yet again. they argue voters who approve the stadium measure in 2010 did not know the exact cause for the stadium. a drive is set for 9 this morning at the santa clara farmers market. >> look at the facts. there has never within an area where stadium has gone into an area and the properties have done anything but go down. so if they care, they need to get off their behinds, out of their lazy declares and come down sign this. >> ib, w local 332 posted on

its website the niners asked the union to act as interceptors to stop the ballot referendum. the union tells ktvu is wants to give the public an alternate view. the nineers say they have nothing to do with the union's plans. despite the signature campaign, the 49ers have managed to clear one more hurdle for that stadium. the mercury news reports this morning the great america theme park has agreed to drop its lawsuit over construction. great america opposed the stadium because it did not want to give up its land. now an ex challenges for dropping the lawsuit, the city of santa clara will allow great lakes to keep a higher percentage of its park profits. today waves are expected to decrease in size after the biggest swells of the season battered the northern california coast. video from yesterday, from pacifica where 15 to 20-foot waves rod on the shores here and in santa cruz. extra lifeguards were

dispatched. this includes some sardine fishing boats, one that sank off the coast of pleasure point. the cast sent out a mayday call. the crew was able to board a smaller boat before the larger one sank to the ocean floor. good morning to you! giving you a i live look there at the winds blowing. we have an offshore wind at this time, and the winds are expected to increase over parts of bay area for your afternoon. satellite radar here. let's talk about what is happening out there. we had a system dry weak one push through yesterday. that cooled us back just a bit. now ridge of high pressure will be replacing it. and the offshore winds will increase. the winds in the hills blowing pretty good at this hour. 47 miles per hour reported at mount diablo. from 20 to 25 miles per hour and in the oakland himself the which and winds are blowing to 15 miles per hour. the winds have increased over the last hour, and your temperatures have actually

increased as well. sunny skies today, breezy conditions from 10 to 20 miles per hour. temperatures are going to be warm for this time of year. but at this hour quite cool in many spots. 37 napa. 36 in santa rosa which is an improvement over an hour ago, closer to 30 degrees over the north bay. little patchy fog this morning. and wind increase and this is what happens, fairfield reporting quite a gust out there. and 56 where fairfield has held all morning. light wind over oakland and san francisco. low and mid-40s. some of us waking up with cooler than yesterday. but in the afternoon we're really going to make up the difference. look at these afternoon highs. 67 expected santa rosa today as well as novato. 63 in berkeley. 64 oakland. 65 concord. shift south just a little bit. looking at widespread low and mid-60s for san francisco, and around the city. 65 mountainview. 65 in san jose. 67 los gatos and 68 degrees

this afternoon for santa cruz. extended forecast here, tomorrow temperatures will be just as nice, perhaps slightly warmer. we'll wake up very chilly once again. abundant sunshine for the afternoon the breezy today but the winds will be dropping off for your sunday. fair squeeze in of the forecast monday, tuesday, wednesday. partly cloudy skies, but it looks like we're going to remain dry. temperatures will begin to fall back just a little bit. low 60s, monday, tuesday and wednesday with overnight lows holding on to the 30s. so quite a chilly start as we get back to work on monday morning. extend forecast, that dry forecast goes out quite a ways. we'll look coming up. this morning there's a big push to get a four-year-old boy from san mateo a life-saving bone marrow transplant. last month kyle crawford was diagnosed with a bone marrow disease in order to extend his life he needs a bone marrow donor of multi-ethnic or asian

descent and anyone who matches that description is asked to get tested and join the marrow registry. the drive is held today in san mateo beginning at 11 a.m. and goes until 2:00 this afternoon. there's another registration drive next saturday in san francisco. there's a new campaign ad causing controversy this morning. it targets candidate jon huntsman and his adopted daughters. now another candidate is calling for that ad to be taken down. plus a tanker vessel trying to reach a town in alaska is now stuck in ice itself. the important item that tanker is carrying. there's the bay bridge incline this morning. you can see top and bottom things are moving well but we're getting information in right now on an accident on state road 17, south of northbound state road 85. looks look a car ran into an embankment. if you're headed there, you may

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good morning to you! partly cloudy skies, some low clouds out there. and san jose this morning, 39 degrees right now. a georgia man is in jail after police say he watched walked inside a hospital intensive care unit and opened fire killing his wife and mother-in-law. it happened last night in fort oglethorpe near georgia state- tennessee line. investigators say the man opened fire while the women were visiting with a family member.

the motive is not yet known. tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the tucson shooting rampage and congresswoman gabrielle giffords is there to mark the tragedy. yesterday the congresswoman attended a ceremony at her office in honor of staffer zimmerman killed in the shootings. this is a picture from giffords' facebook page which shows her helping unveil a permanent memorial to zimmerman. a group of people rang a bell last night to remember those who have lost their lives to gun violence, including the victims from the tucson rampage and other recent shootings across california. the group says it's calling for stricter gun laws. >> i'm not against people being able to carry a gun, go hunting, if they're properly regulated and people are licensed and liable and respect funnel of one another. >> the laws have to be federal

laws because california has the strictest law -- gun laws in the nation and the guns are being trafficked in from neighbor is states. >> another vigil for the victims will take place this sunday in san francisco. we have information about local events commemorating the tucson shooting. just look for the web links section on ktvu.com. investigators in new zealand trying to determine what a hot-air balloon accident that killed 11 people. yesterday police say five couples set off on a hot-air balloon tour outside wellington on their north island. witnesses on the ground say shortly after takeoff, it became clear something was wrong. and then suddenly the basket went up in flames. >> the whole basket was on fire, just a ball of flames couple meters above the basket and the bottom of the basket and horrible to be inside. >> police say all of the couples and the balloon pilot

were killed. they're still working to identify some of the bodies. the balloon could have hit a power line but are trying to determine exactly what happened before that. a u.s. navy destroyer came to the rescue of iranian fishermen held captive by pirates. the pentagon released this video showing the pirates with arms raised ready to surrender to the u.s. navy. the 13 iranians said they took over the boat in nevada. >> the u.s. navy took the iranians onboard, provided them with food, with water, with medical care, they were obviously very grateful to be rescued. >> the iranians returned home wearing u.s. baseball caps and the captain thanked the rescuers. a coast guard icebreaker is helping a russian fuel tankers get to an iced-in alaskan community.

the tanker encounted ice on the bering sea to nome. nome is iced in and running out of supplies. without the tanker, the city will run outs of fuel and diesel oil. the coast guard is now working on leading the tanker through 300 miles of sea ice. they are scheduled to reach nome by tomorrow or monday. and there were some scary moments for a driver in minneapolis after his tractor- trailer crashed into a frozen creek. this happened yesterday about 40 miles from minneapolis. the driver lost control and plunged intothe water. he was able to escape the cab and crawl across the ice to safety. the man was taken to the hospital and treated and later released. as we approach tuesday's new hampshire primary, the republican candidates for president are setting much time in that state. right now newt gingrich is holding a town hall meeting with veterans and this is a live look inside that town hall

meeting. new hampshire has its first primary on tuesday. earlier in morning mitt romney held his own event in new hampshire and despite his large lead he told supporters he is not getting comfortable a romney win on tuesday will follow his victory in the iowa caucus this had this past week. the family of republican candidate for president jon huntsman is calling a new campaign ad from supporters of rival ron paul vile. >> a group called new hampshire liberty for ron paul released the ad on youtube. it questions whether huntsman is a manchurian candidate because he speaks chinese and has adopted daughters from china and india. >> somebody wants to poke fun of me for speaking chinese, that's okay. what i object to is bringing forward pictures and videos of my adopted daughters. and suggesting there's some sinister motive there.

>> i haven't looked and it but i understand it's an ugly ad and i disavowed it, and obviously all campaigns have to suffer these consequences when somebody goes up and they put the candidate's name on there and you get bad press for it. >> a paul campaign spokesman has also called on the new hampshire group to take down that ad. in the weekly online video dress, president obama is defending his recess appointment of richard cordray, the new watchdog. >> i nominated him for this job last summer and yet republicans in the senate kept blocking his confirmation. not because they objected to him, but because they wanted to weaken his agency. that made no sense. >> consumers -- >> republicans argue the new agency he will led is anti- business and some critics are questioning the legality al of the appointment. the senate is not technically in recess because republicans have been holding ceremonial sessions in an attempt to keep mr. obama from making

appointments. a federal judge is considering whether to delay the trial of john edwards. yesterday the judge met with a federal prosecutor and lawyer for edwards. he is seek to be delay the january 30th start date for unknown medical condition. he is facing a trial for charges he used campaign finances to cover up an extramarital affair. if convicted he could be sentenced to 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine. the dry win fer has not been good for businesses at northern california ski resorts but there may be hope in a few weeks when a storm is predicted to roll in. >> outside this morning, partly cloudy and cold around the bay area. with wind in the hills. how that wind will impact your temperatures for afternoon, coming up. dinner? candles?

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the dry winter is affecting ski resorts and even local businesses. some bay area companies are finding that less business in tahoe means less business for them too. yesterday we were at the california ski company in berkeley. the owner says the numbers are definitely down. but some big items are still selling. >> hardware sales on the big ticket items, boots, skis, aren't off very much. but the little things, the little thing that you don't realize you need until you go skiing. >> not everyone is feeling the pinch of a dry winter season. we also spoke to employees at a bicycle shop. they say more people have been buying bikes to take advantage

of the warm weather. and despite the slow start, the long range forecast has good news for the rest of the ski season. show you video from kirkwood ski resort. it's just one resort offering special deems and homemade snow to bring in business after a dry season. predictions are that in about two weeks, the high pressure will start to break down and then storms will then start to roll in, which would be nice. >> that would be nice. rosemary says it's still far out to guarantee so we'll cross our fingers and rosemary will watch it for us, hoping that january gets a little wet later on. >> absolutely. i agree. we're from 25 to 30% the seasonal norm for this time of year. so we definitely could use it. giving you a look here. we're dry the first week of january. looks like we're going to be rain-free for the second week, and then as we progress through the second half of the month. let's hope we finally get some rain that ridge of high pressure that has been blocking the storm track and keeping it well north will finally move

out of the way. mostly sunny skies, cool to mild for your weekend. we'll be breezy, even a little windy at times. we're cool this morning, but we're looking at a pretty rapid warm-up. so 30s and 40s outside our door at this hour. partly cloudy skies, little patchy fog. mostly sunny by about 10:00 we are in the 50s then for your lunch hour, mid to upper 50s, even low 60s out there. it will be breezy, though. 67 santa rosa today. 63 san francisco. mid-60s mountainview. extended forecast, temperatures today several degrees above yesterday. tomorrow just as warm and we won't have the winds so it will be a nice sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday temperatures roll back just a bit. but again the extended forecast looks dry. back to you. elderly woman is dead after an early morning fire in bay point. now investigators are trying to figure out how it started. plus one day before his inauguration, san francisco's sheriff-elect is the center of a domestic violence

investigation. the new details emerge from the alleged incident.

we continue to following developing news. a fatal fire in contra costa county. an elderly woman died in the fire. and ktvu's allie rasmus is live now in bay point, where investigators have been on the scene all morning. >> reporter: i just got an update from the fire marshal. he confirms that a 60-year-old woman was the victim of this fire. it happened in the townhome you see here behind us. he says the fire appears to have started in a downstairs living room. and right now you can see through the heavily dark.

ed townhouse, that there are still fire investigators inside trying to pinpoint what caused the fire. just before 5, the fire started and by 5:30 firefighters had put the fire out. but smoke was still coming from the roof of the building. one neighbor described the flames. >> they were huge. they were coming out and the neighbors behind the townhouse they were yelling, get out, get out! and it was just after that just so fast. just moving. >> firefighters got to the second floor of the townhome and that's where they discovered that one of the two people living here had died in the fire. fire marshal says it's a 60- year-old woman who lived here. they aren't revealing her exact identity yet. but several neighbors mentioned that the woman was living in the townhome with a friend, a man also in his 60s or 70s. and neighbors say the woman had been ill recently, was confined to a bed. one neighbor said she had not been able to walk recently. the man who lives in the

townhome got out of the home uninjured and this is what he told his neighbors after he got out. >> didn't know what happened. said he was in the bathroom. calling laura to get out. door got locked, so he wasn't able to get her out. so he just kept going, laura, get out! at that point, the flames were just too big. >> the fire itself did not spread. but there is some structural and smoke and water damage to two adjoining units. townhomes on either side of the town hole where the fire originated. and the fire mar shall says there are five adults and four children who have been displaced. the red cross is working with them to find -- get some assistance and find another place to stay. the fire marshal told us that the gentleman who lives in the townhome reported to them that he did not hear any smoke alarms going off. a couple neighbors also said they didn't hear smoke alarms some the fire marshal says now is a good reminder for folks to

economic batteries in smoke alarms, make sure they're working properly. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. a family is out of their home this morning after an overnight house fire. firefighters responded to the home near santa rosa around 12:30 this morning. flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home. the family of four managed to escape without injuries and investigators now say it appears that fire started in the chimney and then spread to the first if second floors of the home. today marks five years since the unsolved murder of a san francisco man shot and killed while driving his car. there's a $250,000 reward for information that leads police to these two men. inspectors say they believe these men shot and killed 20- year-old alberto castilla in january of 2006. police believe the two suspects had argued with him inside a bar before the shooting. new details about the domestic violence investigation

involving san francisco sheriff- elect ross mirkarimi. the examiner reports mirkarimi's neighbor called police about the incident on new year's eve, describing it as a heated argument. now the examiner reports police have swift an iphone and video camera from that neighbor. she claims the phone contains text messages describing the incident while the camera shows mirkarimi's wife with a bruise. >> it's unfortunate, there are serious allegations. i need to allow the process of investigation to move forward and determine whether or not there's adequate evidence there. >> mirkarimi's wife responded yesterday saying her husband has never been abusessive. he is said to be sworn in as sheriff tomorrow. mayor lee tells us he will announce replacement for mirkarimi on the board of supervisors on monday. san diego mayor ed lee is inaugurated tomorrow, a ceremonial per formsance. mayor brown will serve as

master of ceremonies and senator feinstein will administer the oath of office. the ceremony begins at 11 tom morning and is open to the puck. a state assemblywoman has been sentenced in a shoplifting case. yesterday the hayward democrat attorney revealed a brain tumor caused her behavior and affected her judgment. in response, the district attorney reduced the charge down to a misdemeanor. he says her political position played no part in the decision. >> she is a first-time offender. she has no other criminal record. so while what she did is unexcusable and she needs to be held accountable, i think it's appropriate to examine and explore all the different possibilities. >> she was sentenced to three years unsupervised probation, $180 court fee, and ordered her to stay 50 feet away from the

neiman marcus store. her attorneys says the tumor is being treated with medication. the oakland tribune is threatening legal action this morning against occupy oakland. occupy oakland has been publishing a newsletter and blog called occupied oakland tribune. the tribune says the newsletter and blog are trademark fringements using their name and image of the the publisher of the tribune is not commenting on the possible legal action. san francisco's economy is getting a boost from tech companies sales force.com. the company signed a lease on 50 fremont street. the lease is the largest office deal in the city in a decade. it's an 18-year deal and gives sales force enough space for two thousand employees. the company could move in as early as april. sales force says it's still planning to build a two million square foot campus in the next

decade. an historic bar in union square could be forced to close its doors. the owner of the gold duck lounge says he received any vox and lease cancellation notice last month. we spoke with the manager who says nothing is for sure and the owner of the bar plans to appeal. the notice gives the bar three months to shut down. we are learning more about the impact governor brown's budget proposal would have on state programs. if by lawmakers and signed into law, the state would no longer except juvenile offenders starting next january. that would affectively put an end to the state juvenile justice system and instead put counties in charge. the proposal would also eliminate nearly 3,000 jobs from the california department of corrections and rehabilitation. >> it really makes sense because the -- it's a good thing when young offenders are kept closer to the home. when you have only a small

number state facilities, then that means for many of the young offenders they are moved a long way from the home. >> the elimination of the state juvenile system could mean young offenders might wind up being prosecuted as adults, critics say it would increase juveniles' risk of reoffending and going back to jail. the effort to overturn california dream act has failed. organizers did not get enough signatures to put the measure on the november ballot. asking voters to overturn the bill. governor brown signed the bill into louisiana this past october allowing illegals to receive a financial aid to attend a state university. opponents need a half until signatures and fell short by 57,000. there were a big waves for the opening day ceremony at mavericks. but the contest has yet to be called. surfers told ktvu the conditions yesterday were not quite right, but the competition at the spot on the san mateo coast. there was even some doubt that the opening ceremony would take place.

>> that's when we got the call that they were going to do today, and yes, it's great. >> surfers held a prayer circle to show respect for one another and to pay tribute to surfers who have died. the window for the contest closes on march 31st. good morning to you! we're going to be warming it up for your weekend. a live look at mostly clear skies, isn't that a gorgeous view of the golden gate? alcatraz, the winds will be picking up for today. so that may actually be a little pesky, keeping it from maybe being the absolute perfect spring-like day. satellite and radar here giving you an idea, we've got mostly clear skies, partly cloudy over parts of the north bay. and a few clouds over parts of south bay even patchy fog this morning. but it is very minimal compared to what we have seen. the switch going on, ridge of high pressure rebuilding. this after the weak system passed through yesterday. the gradient between the two and the ridge right overhead

picking up winds and it's quite gusty in the hills. from 25 to 50 miles per hour reported over parts of mount diablo, and areas over the north bay hills as well as the east bay hills closer to the oakland area. but take a look here at the surface. winds are generally light. we have watched them pick up near -- napa from time to time this that has driven our temperatures up. fairfield 25 gusts here and fairfield at least at the airport sitting at 56 degrees all morning long. so never really cooled off so to speak in fairfield. santa rosa napa dropped into the 30s earlier this morning. and below freezing at one point. but now back up. 41 san rafael. 40 in hayward. liver more calm, and cold. so areas over north bay where the winds are blowing from 3 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday but livermore were calm, a few degrees cooler so sunny and breezy today. minimal fog to start the morning but patches out there.

a chillier start if you're calm. if you're breezy, just a little bit, temperatures are up in some cases. 67 santa rosa today. 67 novato. these numbers well above the seasonal norm, maybe even shattering a order or two in the afternoon today. sausalito 64 in the afternoon. oakland 64. walnut creek about 64. 65 pleasanton. mid-60s san jose. milpitas 67 morgan hill. but peninsula going to be a nice one for you, 64 expected san mateo. 64 san bruno. 65 redwood city. 63 in the city. and the coast. 68 expected, high for santa cruz in the afternoon. your extended forecast shows you a dry one. temperatures just as nice tomorrow. lighter winds so that's going to feel pretty good. overnight lows will be chilly if you're out early, then back to work on monday. starting in the 30s once again. temperatures will be cooler for the first half of the week. partly cloudy skies looking at

dry conditions. we'll look at your lunchtime numbers coming up san francisco is planning to temporarily wide on a busy street for chinese new year. yesterday mayor ed lee plans to widen the sidewalks of stockton street as it goes through chinatown. he says every chinese new year thousands of shoppers and tourists descend on the area so the project will close the parking lanes on both sides of the street to make room for more people to walk. it's going to be in effect from saturday the 14th until sunday the 22nd. we have a traffic alert for you if you are traveling in fremont. kato road between mill drive and warm springs boulevard is shut down because of construction until 5:30 p.m. closures there be in place tomorrow also. a new book shedding light on the first lady. the revelations inside and how the white house is now responding. but first let's take you outside for a live look at a sunny golden gate bridge. traffic moving smoothly in both

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mostly clear and cool condition to start your day. in this morning's news of the world, japan says it will soon require all nuclear reactors to shut down after 40 years of service. the new rule comes after the meltdown at the fukashima daiichi plant last year after the earthquake and tsunami that. plant went into service become in 1967. right now there are 54 nuclear reactors in japan and several of them are set to hit the 40- year mark in the coming years. japan does not currently have a limit on how long reactors can be in operation. 800 people in the netherlands are being evacuated because of flooding concerns. officials say high-rising waters caused by heavy rainfall could breach a critical dike. they say the dike is along a major can pal could give way and destroy hundreds of acres. residents have pitched in to help officials pile sandbags in an effort to strengthen that dike. and in egypt, coptic christians are mark is

christmas today. several officials attended a service this morning at a church in cairo. it is the first christmas celebration in the country since the fall of former leader hosni mubarak almost a year ago. a texas teenager deported by mistake is now home with her family in. may 15-year-old turner was sent to columbia after giving immigration officials a fake name. turner is a u.s. citizen, born in dallas and has never been to columbia. the family is asking why u.s. officials did not do more to verify her identity. >> hope and pray no one else has to go through what i went through. i think the system needs to be changed, the laws with more security and more protection. >> turner way deported after running away from home in 2010. she was arrested for theft and told police she was a woman from columbia living here illegally. she could now face charges of falsifying her identity.

the labor department announced friday the unemployment rate is down to 8.5%. most are calling it good news but the g.o.p. candidates for president say it is not good enough. the candidates used the jobs report yesterday to attack president obama. mitt romney said an unemployment rate more than 8% is no cause for celebration, and rick santorum said the rate is still too high despite the president's job policy. one professor of economics disagrees. >> they may want to have a broader message than simply hammering that the president won't show results. >> jobs, the economy, the regulatory burden and the deficit are absolutely critical factors and sitting from where i'm now in january, i still see all of those issues being critical in november. >> the government says the economy added 200,000 jobs last month. a book based on the obamas is published this week and details tension between the first lady and political aides.

the book is written by a new york times reporter and says michelle obama did not agree with. soft demands and restrictions she faced as first lady. that led to tensions between her and former chief of staff and press secretary. the white house is calling the book an overdramatization of old news. it says the first couple hasn't spoken to the or thundershower since 2002. a new virus can siphon away your money. internet security firms say it is a spy eye trojan horse. they say it takes money from your account and changes the numbers in your balance so you think the money is still there. >> it's really scary. and i think about all that stuff all time. so i never -- i don't online bank very often but when i do i would never go to a public computer. >> security firms say you can also get the virus on your personal computer. it's transmitted through

tainted links, documents attachments. to protect yourself, don't click on any strange links and attachments, and make sure your anti-virus software is up to date. the days of paying a fee to withdraw money from an atm that doesn't belong to your bank could soon be a thing of the past. a new company called free atms wants to put thousands of fee- free atms at grocery stores, gas stations and street corners across the country. instead of paying a fee to withdraw money, all you have to do is watch a short advertisement. if you don't want to watch, you pay the fee. the company already signed on a few advertisers and is looking for more. >> we've had advertisers from all over the world, all different types of businesses. from mom and pop type businesses, small businesses, as well as national advertisers and brands. >> but there's a catch. free atms can't stop your bank from charging you an out of network fee if you use that atm. it seems you can buy almost anything on amazon these days,

even the answers to school exams. school officials in newport beach say students bought test materials for a history exam off the online site. they then tried to sell information about the questions and other answers to other students. amazon has since pulled the materials off its website. there's no word on what kind of punishment the students are facing. the silicon valley auto show is underway and the future of cars going high-tech. the show features new models of electric and hybrid cars. automakers also show up to reveal what will be rolling off the lines. for example, a trunk that opens on its own. and with all the talent in silicon valley, ford is planning to set up shop. >> think of the universities here, the companies that are here. i think the pool of talent is amazing here. so i think why wouldn't you want to be right here at the epicenter of such talent. >> some people say the gadgets on cars distract drivers from the road but manufacturers say they are installing safety devices that will stop the cars

if someone tries to type on the touch-screen. ktvu.com has more details about the auto show on our front page. a seven-year-old boy will take center stage in an ohio town this weekend. the dream he will soon be making a reality. >> sunny and breezy conditions expected for your saturday afternoon. coming up, we'll look at the numbers to help you plan your day.

a family dog has shown up alive, four days after an avalanche that killed his owner. last week eel was on a cross- country skiing trip with his owner's in billings, montana when suddenly an avalanche overtook them, burying olie and his owner. a woman was able to escape by grabbing on to a tree branch. rescue crews were able to recover her husband's body but there was no sign of olie. but then four days later the dog shoulder up at the hotel where the family was staying exhausted but alive. an ohio man claims he is responsible for the new video diary featuring casey anthony. earlier this week someone leaked her video diary on to youtube. now john says he is responsible for that leak but says he found the video on the internet and quickly posted it to youtube. >> you can't be sued for something that isn't

copyrighted. you can't be sued for something that was already free on the internet. i just found it. >> he says he doesn't want anthony to make any money from her videos. he has been in hiding since she was acquitted in the death of her daughter caylee last summer. a michigan pastor found a creative way to get more people to come to church. he is calling it the bridge. an advertising it as a different way to do church. it features a tattoo parlor it houses wrestling events. a cage fighting event might also be held there later this year. >> jesus loves you no matter what you are or who you are or where you come from or what you're into, as long as it's not hurting other people. >> reverend bentley says despite the unconventional offerings, everything is family- friendly and most people don't feel comfortable in a traditional church setting so he brought in a tattoo shop. the shop will evenly offer positive images. a central california boy in ohio this weekend all for the

chance to see his dream come true. he is from fresno, currently battling a tumor that developed from nerve tissue. during his treatments he watched his favorite tv show, mythbusters and got his idea for a make-a-wish foundation idea. blow up a build. so tomorrow he will get to press the button to blow up a building near cleveland. >> pressing the button and the build will will blow up. >> it's really given him something to look forward to during this treatment. >> tomorrow's demolition will get underway at 3 p.m. let's get one more check on the forecast with rosemary. good morning, rosemary. >> good morning you! braving the big chill this morning. 30s and mid-40s out there. windy in the hills with winds increasing for the rest of us. mostly sunny skies by 10:00, low to mid-50s. then lunch hour mid to upper 50s and low 60s out there. so the weather notably warmer

but again it's going to be breezy. 63 in the city. and breezy conditions. it's not going to feel very warm. santa rosa 67. 65 san jose. and if you are fortunate enough not to have the wind, it will feel pretty good out there. sunday looks to be the better day. temperatures just as warm but we will see the winds decrease and then you can tell from the extend the forecast there that we've got dry conditions. >> dry, dry, dry. >> red-flag warning for lake tahoe today. >> wow. thank you. >> that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. and be sure to join ktvu for our next newscast at 6:00. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. have a get day, everyone!