up highway 17, that traffic is moving nicely getting up to highway 17, let's go back to the desk. ktvu channel 2 news' tara moriarty joins us from the scene with information about the people who live there, tara? >> reporter: we are here a block or two away from where this fire broke out and we can see a couple of ambulances and some emergency crews and we have been trying to gather some information about what happened. the fires started at a scene your apartment complex off madden avenue at quarter to 2:00 this morning and that call came in and within 12 minutes it went to a second alarm and a few minutes after that a third alarm was called. one person suffered burns to their feet. we spoke it a police officer at

the scene and he tells me 20 - 30 people have been displaced by the fire so we will get in there and talk to some firefighters and find out more information and bring it to you as it becomes available to us. a fire in san francisco started shortly after 1:00 a.m. at an apartment house in chinatown. one man was taken to the hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. his condition is not known at this point. the fire forced more than 50 people out of their homes and investigators are still looking for the cause. just hours ago, a fire bug may have struck again in the north bay. it is the latest in a string of suspicious fires over the weekend. in novato where firefighters are struggling to keep up, allie rasmus is there, allie?

>> reporter: firefighters had to hike over this hill to get to the fire and i will show you what it looks like over this hillside. according to firefighters it has burned about three quarters of an acre and it has not threatened any homes or structures. they say they will let the fire burn itself out. in novato, investigators and police have spent the last hour chasing a fire bug and it's set in the neighborhood of sea scape and redwood boulevard. here is a map of those locations, most of them are small and didn't cause any serious damage. most of those fires were 20 feet away from homes and given the atmosphere, it could have caused some problems. until 3:00 a.m., firefighters

were putting out fires on other locations we showed you a moment ago. there was one structure damage so far but the fire chief says there have been additional fires since last night. there was one on redwood boulevard and the most recent one happened in the rush creek open space preserve. live in novato allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. well on the first anniversary of the shooting rampage that killed six people an injured a dozen, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spoke for the first time at a public event. >> with liberty and justice -- >> she surprised them by leading the pledge of allegiance. some of them called for unity. as you can see they had a vigil and congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband spoke about

the challenges they and others have phased in the last year. >> the reality for many of us there are dreams for our family's future that we will just have to let go... >> reporter: congresswoman gabrielle giffords is undergoing intense physical speech therapy and the democrat has four months to decide if she will seek reelection. and gathering for a candle light vigil, she and others were killed in shooting sprees across the country. gun control organizers organized the event and they say it is time to strengthen gun laws. >> the bordering states do not have begun laws and our states are extremely weak. >> jared loughner has pled guilty in last year's shooting in tucson. congresswoman gabrielle giffords' husband said the shooting may have been

prevented with better mental healthcare. after officially being sworn in as the new sheriff. he addressed allegations that he abused his wife. he told the crowd yesterday that a cloud was hanging over what should be a special day. he is facing a domestic violence investigation for an alleged incident involving his wife lopez. lopez defended her husband. >> this is completely taken out of context. this is a personal private family matter. >> how do you explain -- >> the district attorney is reviewing the case. he will decide whether to file charges against him. and a ceremony took place over the weekend for san francisco mayor ed lee. ahead in just a few minutes, he says what has to happen for san francisco to move ahead in the

coming years. san francisco police are looking for suspects in two separate shootings with in 5 hours. the first happened at 2:00 in the city's bay view district. one man is in critical condition after a suspected gang related shooting. one 12-year-old boy suffered minor injuries because of flying glass. it is still not clear what happened. one man was shot in the arm while walking into a liquor store but he is expected to survive. it happened at downtown nightclub sunday morning during a "c" d release party for a -- at a cd release party for a local wrap artist, it throat a street ball and one officer --

street brawl and one officer was punched in the face. >> we definitely have a very young demographic area and as things are called to the marina district... >> the lounge was the scene of another large brawl more than a year ago, this is video of that fight. proponents are closing one of the city's oldest dispensaries for marijuana. it begins at the federal building at golden gate avenue. it closed due to pressure by the federal government. they sent a letter to the landlord ordering a says and desist drug operation otherwise -- cease-and-desist order for

drug operations. he will represent san bruno, the scene of that deadly explosion more than a year ago and he said the city will hold utilities and regulators accountable. under that bill, they would be forced to hold ntsb regulations. protection would be mandated and regulators will be required to consider safety performance when setting gas rates. well today kicks off the year of the golden gate bridge. they celebrate their 75th anniversary in may and they will mark the anniversary including the golden gate bridge festival over the memorial day weekend. it is also improvements to the national park rounds on both sides of this stand. let's check in again with sal for traffic, pam? >> i was there for the 50th.

>> i was too, actually. >> and i was an adult. >> no, we were just kids. good morning everybody. right, let's go out and take a look at the commute on 80 westbound as we head out to the mcarthur maze. traffic is moving well and there is no major problems this morning. we do have a problem with an overturned vehicle on northbound highway 13, one of the lanes is blocked pretty lightly but in montclair, you will see slowed traffic on that closure on the left lane at park 13 in north boulevard. and getting up to highway 17 that looks good all the way up to the cupertino area. let's go to steve. clear skies, system approaching right there will break off a piece of energy and we will move this tomorrow.

tomorrow might be the one and only rain for about seven to 10 days that we talked about this last friday. the system may not be very strong but more on that in just a second. there will be a few upper 20s, a lot of 30s, redwood city 30s and concord at 36 and fairfield 33. everything is good to go lots of sunshine and the tail end of this, most of it will go to the north come right along the coast tomorrow . be a close call, the way things have been going, there is a possibility tomorrow, no doubt about it cooler and clouds maybe some rain, it will not be much but it may be the one and only shot. towards mountain view, san jose, a lot of 60s from low-to- mid to upper and clouds will be around, sunny mild and warmer as we head towards the middle

of the week, pam? a new one involving packaging medicine leading a drug maker to take their product off store shelves. and a u.s. marine accused of being an being a spy in iran, the harsh punishment he now faces, coming up. and traffic in oakland, we will run it down for you, stay tuned for more.

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. sunny skies, low-to-mid to upper 60s. new this morning, a u.s. marine is facing the death penalty after the court found him guilty of being a cia spy. the 28-year-old has been convicted of both spying and supporting terrorism in iran. the michigan native has been in a prison for the last four months. he denies he is a spy and his family says he is there to visit his grandparents. he now has 20 days to appeal his verdict. it happened yesterday about 400 miles south of kabul. a man dressed in an afghan army

uniform opened fire on a group of american soldiers. similar attacks have raised fears that the taliban has become more and more successful in infiltrating afghan -- infiltrating afghan forces. the ship split in half and it is now washing up on local beaches. four shipping containers came ashore this weekend and another seven are within one mile of the shore. they split in two after it was grounded in october. there are also fears that oil could now be spilling into the water. british detectives are making progress surrounding the body found on a royal estate. forensic tests identified the body of a girl who was reported missing from her eastern home in england. a dog walker discovered the body on new year's day, part of

the property is open to the public. now the cause of the death has not been released. the novato drug company is leading to the recall of several over-the-counter medications. it includes exit driven and -- he can set driven and know does -- know does. it is believed some pills could have been placed in the wrong bottles. new this morning with the first in the nation primary in new hampshire, tomorrow the presidential candidates are fanning out making their last minute pitches across the state. the candidates are reaching out to voters in the state where people are used to meeting the

presidential hopefuls face to face. strickland is in new hampshire to support mitt romney's campaign. he said it's much different than california. >> in california we have 15 second commercials and here it's more retail. mitt romney may need help going into the primaries and they are looking for second and third place. democrats are also heading to the polls and there are 13 known candidates on the ballot. president barack obama is considered a shoe in but it is his consideration to prepare in november. >> we are focused on putting together and implementing the largest grassroots campaign in presidential history. >> now the challenge is to get democrats to the polls with no

competition for president barack obama. he expects 7 5,000 democrats to turn out compared to 250,000 on the republican side. new jersey governor chris christie fired a mitt romney rally and here is how they accused christie and mitt romney of killing jobs... he went on to talk about his record on job creation in new jersey. stay tuned to www.ktvu.com for complete coverage of our new hampshire primary. we will follow our later reports on ktvu channel 2 news. ed lee -- mayor ed lee was sworn in at city hall yesterday. he was in front of his family

and a packed audience and the 59-year-old mayor vowed to make job creation a top priority of his administration. >> we are directly connected to giving every family the dignity of a paycheck and our willingness to embrace it. >> people lined up to shake his hand and take pictures. it will be a busy week ahead. mayor ed lee is said to announce a replacement on the board of supervisors. protesters targeted police headquarters and a downtown business. windows at the starbucks near 8th and broadway are boarded up after being smashed on a march on saturday. one of our media vans was also vandalized and there are at least a couple of patrol cars which also had their tires

slashed. they blamed it on something else. and the beach bomb scare leading to tense moments in southern california. and construction has not even started yet but some fans are getting ready to pay big bucks for some of the best seats in the house.

. welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 news. this is hemostasia beach after. a bomb squad was called in and it turns out it was nothing more than a coconut with some

metal attached possibly used as a lobster trap. police believe it was washed ashore. this year's consumer electronic trade show kicks off and it is the largest of its kind. they spent the day getting ready and 100,000 people are expected to attend. they will use the crowds to unveil their new high tech gadgets. and the national auto -- international auto show, this comes after auto makers in fact, chrysler says it is up 37% in the last year alone. fuel efficiency in terms of connections this year with models debuting at the show,

they will be debuting at the show. let's look at the commute, northbound 13, there is a crash with a vehicle that was overturned in the left lane and traffic is light, it is early but if you are traveling on highway 24, this will affect you briefly. also on highway 4, it looks good coming up to the willow pass grade. and san jose, northbound 280 traffic it looks great, we have no major issues northbound 17 looks good coming over the mountains and no problems as we have done to the bottom of the hill. let's go to steve. and we have clear skies, cold for some, overall sunny mild days, temperatures settle in on the lows.

by noon milder by 4:00 there could be a few high clouds, we are keeping a system which could break off an area of low pressure and today we are already. tomorrow will be our one and only opportunity for about the next seven to 10 days even though it looks weak. 48 in the city, lots of 30s and 40s around, we will continue to cool off for another couple of hours. it is rather week and it will break off a low here. today's high pressure will hold its ground and will deal with the system but it tees tomorrow. today it is mostly warm, -- teases tomorrow, today it is mostly warm, there are a couple of forecast model lows have us with a little bit of rain. a cold morning, mild afternoon, forecasted to 60s in the

afternoon. 62 berkeley, 65 in brentwood hayward. if you have that monday flew, it would be a -- flu, it would be a good day to go, clouds possible light rain on tuesday clearing out wednesday and after that more sunshine and more nice weather,woman. 49ers plans to move to santa clara will have no cheap seats starting 2014. season ticket packages go on sale and anybody who wants the really good seats will have to pay for that privilege. it will cost $80,000 for the 50- yard line additionally $3,700. fans who want the club seats will pay between 20 and $30,000 each for that location and season tickets will cost $3,500 each in addition to those

prices. prices for seats further from the field will be announced this summer. and scoring for the denver broncos, they had their quarterback tim tebow... >> drive... >> there he goes, 25-33 at the end of regulation, tim tebow was in for a touchdown on the first day of overtime it gave them a victory. tom brady will be there at the next round of the playoffs. eli manning never won a playoff game at home until now. the giants win in atlanta with 64 yards rushing and just two points on the second quarter. other than that, giants won 34-

22 and they play next sunday. workers on strike at a local candy factory, the well- known group lending them new support this morning. and five senior citizens impacting fires on dozens of other residents coming up in a live report.

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