. we don't have any road work and it is wide open and for this report we are looking at northbound 101 in san francisco, that traffic looks good to the downtown hear. it is 4:30 let's go to pam. happening right now, we understand there is a crime scene this morning and we are going to be checking in with tara in just a moment but happening right now in santa clara, dozens of parents are camped outside of a popular school. claudine wong joins us to

explain why, claudine? >> reporter: it's what a parent will do to get their children into a school they want. this is kindergarten, parents have been out here some of them in the front of the line for 14 hours. they are out parked along this street and actually keeping warm in their cars. you heard steve talk about how cold it is and they have sat in their cars overnight since they were basically kicked off school property at midnight because they would not allow them to stay on the property at midnight. we believe there are about 42 and 43 people in line right now. we have this whole system going on and we spoke to the woman who is number one in line about why they do all this. >> i want my daughter to be able to walk here and have all of her friends around. my daughter is friends with so

many of the kids already in this school and it is a family oriented neighborhood and i don't want to move. truly if my daughter didn't get into this school i was going to put up a "for sale" sign and my other daughter is two so she will have sibelling priority when it is her turn. >> these are the parents we spoke to and they think there are 120 spots and there are 45 people in line. >> reporter: siblings get priority and it's actually not clear, there may be a few more spots for people who did not spend the night. they came here 1:30 after school got out yesterday and they stayed on the grounds until midnight and moved out to

their cars where they have been staying overnight. then they will make their way back on to campus in a few more hours and at 9:00 they will register their children and it has been a long night and morning, claudine wong ktvu channel 2 news. a chatter school has one approval. last night the contra costa board of education unanimously approved status for three years. they have approval conditions, many of which will be met in march. the charter affect will be met next fall. police are on the scene of a deadly stabbing and tara moriarty arrived on the scene and joins us to tell us what is happening, tara? >> reporter: we are waiting for the homicide unit to arrive and until then we can't give you much information.

this is 6th street just south of market and we are right near stevenson and the alleyway is blocked off and there is a person walking with the camera. crime scene investigators have arrived and we will give you a better perspective. those suvs those are crime scene investigators and right here, these are some gloves from the medics from where they tried to resuscitate the victim. he was taken to a nearby hospital and that's the only thing that has been confirmed at this point. you can see they took this section, this alleyway and they are still looking for evidence here. again we are waiting for a homicide unit to arrive and they will be able to give us more information as to exactly what happened here. right now it is a busy scene and the roadway is open but it is difficult to get around if

you are headed southbound so i would advice taking another street in order to get where you need to go. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. this morning a driver is in critical condition following a fiery crash on san mateo. it happened just north of the highway connector. a speeding car flipped over and burst into flames. they shut down all the northbound lanes on 101 as a helicopter arrived. the young man behind the wheel was airlifted to the hospital where he is being treated this morning. an alameda woman is accused of helping her 17-year-old friend buy alcohol just hours before that friend died in a car crash. they say 51-year-old amelia

chin helped margaret purchase three, 40-ounce beers and a wine cooler. hours later, a car crash. the 18-year-old driver survived but authorities say he had a blood alcohol level that was nearly twice the limit. his father said it was like putting bullets in the gun. >> she is the one who started the whole thing. the kids, i'm sure they asked her, she could have said no, straight no. >> now the dairy market's co- owner was also arrested and the store could lose its liquor license. they plan to search for her today. she was last seen leaving her home 7:00 in the morning. her family believes she took bart to oakland. she texted a friend but has not

been seen since. she is 5-foot 4, curly black hair with an olive complexion. her family said she suffers from an anxiety disorder and her family said she may need help. they say row kill may be -- rochelle may be held against her will. he and the girl may be held up in ukiah. they are in a car with the license plate 5 h-b-x-544. a woman is accused of having a sexual relationship with a five-year-old boy. the victim was a former student and the relationship began with text messages and social

network sites. her arrangement is tomorrow. the pentagon is investigating a viral video that appears to show four american marines urinating on the bodies of dead taliban soldiers. they are trying to determine if the video is authentic. now it is being condemned across the world and in fremont's community where a man is visiting from afghanistan. >> i feel very bad and i feel sorry for the families of these people. >> now a marine spokesperson said the allegations are serious and if true they are not following the high standards expected of american servicemen. the taliban said they are willing to participate in peace

talks. a taliban spokesperson said their political wing is increasing throughout reach community and in the meantime they will continue their armed resistance. hillary rodham clinton said any deal would have to be renouncing violence. involving 300 inmates, there is an investigation this morning. it began yesterday afternoon at the prison. prison guards had to fire two warning shots to break up the fight. several inmates were stabbed but the injuries are not life- threatening. it is a huge weekend for 49ers fans and bars across the area are getting ready to cash in on the playoff game against the saints at candle stick park. we will have more than story coming up at 445.

university of california campuses are about to become smoke-free. the school plans on banning smoking within the next two years. the ban will be implemented in stages and it will apply to chewing tobacco and tobacco sales. still no word on how the school will deal with violaters. good morning, sal. good morning, pam, traffic is doing well around the bay area and as we can see, coming out to the mcarthur maze, no major problems heading out there and the morning commute looks good if you are driving at the bay bridge toll plaza and getting into san francisco. it is a nice drive along that span. also this morning, we will look at the south bay, all the highways, 280 is looking good as all the other freeways are

as well. let's go to steve. some fog mainly on the coast, more so than inland and inland it is clear and cold and it will be sunny and warm, a little bit of a breeze which helps downtown oakland warm up and it will be similar today. not much is happening yet, not much is happening yet but up sure you heard screaming messages, next week rain, right? well it looks like the end of next week, changes are happening and the rain will be moving south. if i had to say, your best bet is around the 21st. we still have 8 or 9 days but it does look more bullish and promising. we'll see some of that fog on the coast but it was not there yesterday. low 30s here, santa rosa, san rafael not far away. 38 oakland and there is a lot of 30s and that tells you it is

cold. one little system in nevada, it gives us an east shore push. the jetstream stays to the north sunny and warm, breezy to windy mainly in the east bay hills and very stable pattern, once we get going days are going longer to a few upper 60s, a little cooler by the cost just because there is more fog as well. and in san francisco we were 60 yesterday and today we are 62. it marks the devastating anniversary of the earthquake, why for some it has not improved much from two years ago. and an accused serial killer, the disturbing personal

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dozens of homes and took down power lines in rutherford county yesterday. they say at least ten people were hurt. emergency crews plan to assess the damage this morning. haiti plans to commemorate the anniversary of the quake that killed 300,000 people and left 1.5 million people homeless. in the capital city of port au prince, the area remains filled with rubble and several thousands of people are still living in tent camps. >> i have listed here since 2010, and since we have been here nobody has come to help us or ask what they can do to help us. >> the president of haiti is planning to help rebuild the country and former president bill clinton plans on visiting

haiti and will participate in some of the memorial services today. front-runner mitt romney will appear at a rally this morning and the other candidates have multiple appearances scheduled. they are spending heavily on campaign ads and it's a considered make or break ad there. newt gingrich said the campaigning will be armageddon. president barack obama attended three in his home town of chicago. he said he needs their help one more time for his reelection and he delivered on his campaign message of change. >> change is the decision we made. it was unpopular at the time to go in and help the auto industry retool, prevent its collapse, even when you had a lot of folks who said we should

just let detroit go bankrupt. >> reporter: after attending the fundraisers, president barack obama stopped by his house for a few minutes on his way back to the airport. new this morning, they raised $68 million in the final three months of last year. well pg&e says all systems are go for the playoff game in candle stick park. they have ran several tests to make sure there will not be anymore power outages during a nationally televised game. last time there was a scene between the 49ers and the pittsburgh steelers. power is still a concern even though the game starts in the daytime at 1:30 in the afternoon. many san francisco bars are expecting a huge weekend when the saints come marching into

town. lump bart street caters to marine -- 49ers fans. >> it is sad for 49ers and new orleans will take over this bar in a major way. >> and the crab shack is getting ready to fly in from louisiana. the only any wants to make sure 49ers fans are welcome as well. make sure you stay tuned for all of the excitement on game day and our coverage begins 11:30 return to glory, kickoff for the 9ers at 1:30 and you can watch the point after the game live from candle stick. time now 4:49, we have detectives revealing disturbing new details from joseph.

the leader detective found a journal that detailed sexual assaults over a 30 year period. it came during the preliminary hearing to determine if he will stand trial. he is accused of killing four women including two from the bay area. a 39-year-old woman is suing a hospital chain alleging an abusive workplace. donna filed a lawsuit for behavior health and its parent company which is health system west, the vallejo times herald reports her boss verbally abused minority employees and threw water on her when she asked for a day off. hospital management has not commented. they are trying to find the thieves who stole 47 laptops from their program. it helped to simulate real life

situations with patients. the thefts occurred sometime over the semester break and they were locked in two heavy carts. school officials have a message for the thieves. >> one day when your siblings or yourself is in the hospital and you need some nursing care, think about how you may have impacted people's lives with educational tools and it could come back to hurt you yourself. >> investigators believe more than one person was involved. police have been checking pawn shops like craigslist to track down those computers. starting next week, they will get a lot of exposure to lead to an increase in tourism. a new television show called alcatraz will begin. most of the show is being shot actually in vancouver but the cast and crew spent two days on

the rock while shooting the show's pilot. they disappeared from alcatraz since 1963 and they are now starting to reappear. it has two hour special starting at 8:00 p.m. right here on ktvu k tv u channel 2. why some say they don't even want their children near this seer cereal. -- cereal. and glass falling from the sky, what is being blamed for it in the state capital, stay tuned for more.

. that was incredible, falling glass, it happened at the equalization building between the 8th and 9th floors,

panels came crashing down to the sidewalk. same thing happened in 2005 when the 11th floor of the building fell to the floor. a heatwave caused that one but yesterday's accident is still being investigated. parents are upset about a new cereal. peanut butter cheer yeses are starting to reach store shelves. parents are worried there will be cross contamination at the factory and children can die eating a tiny piece of a peanut. they are confident there will be no cross contamination during the manufacturing process. back over to sal to check in on the early morning commute, how are you, sal? we have traffic moving along nicely, let's go outside

and take a lookout at 880 oakland and the traffic is moving well to the north. also if you are driving westbound bay bridge, no problems getting into san francisco and if you are driving in the south bay, this is a look at the north bay, golden gate bridge to the toll plaza and the fog is not an issue, let's go to steve. it is cold out there, some upper 20s all over the place. nothing will happen until maybe sun tie and then we will have a cool down and -- sunday and then we will have a cool down. a cooler pattern towards sunday and monday and i am not jumping on the rain yet at least not until monday tuesday. we will keep an eye on the 21st and that's eight days away and we have plenty of time to fine tune them. and although still going warm,

upper 20s and 30s, and i have seen 29 near santa rosa, cold air even 39 san rafael at 33. systems that are clipping into northern nevada it is showing signs of being a blustery day in the east bay hills and still up to 20 - 30 miles per hour so it gives an offshore breeze and it means another nice day for hayward and even over to the coast. that fog might put a cap on things so sunny and warm weather, especially for some in livermore, morgan hills, 67, redwood city 67, a little cooler over by half-moon bay and the city. everything looks good to go and then partly cloudy and cooler on monday, pam. developing news out of san

francisco, homicide detectives are on the scene of a deadly attack. here is a picture of how it looks right now, we will take you there. dozens of parents, there is a live look at the school, what they are hoping to be the first in line for this morning, we will be right back.