good morning. a freeway on ramp in oakland reopened after a high speed police chase. the dramatic events that led to the arrest of two men. >> we're live in san francisco sunset district where two women are fighting for their lives after a man attacks them. we'll tell you the tool he used to carry out the crime. >> power has been restored, but the lines are still down. pg&e on the scene. we'll tell you what happened. >> president barack obama unveils a plan to trim the government's fat. what he will do to accomplish this goal. the morning news continues. welcome. good morning to you. well come to a brand new day, it is friday. it is friday the 13th of

january. i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm pam cook. thank you for joining us. steven has the forecast. >> we do have clear skies and temperatures will start to warm up pretty fast but they are cold again this morning. 20s, 30s and 40s. not as much as a breeze but still mid- to upper 60s in a few locations. close to 70 degrees south. >> traffic on southbound 101 approaching the interchange, looking good no major problems. this morning's commute on the bridge good heading to the toll plaza. >> after a high-speed chase came to an end on an oakland freeway on ramp, it started when officers tried to pull over a drunk driver. the driver kept going and he was getting on and off the freeways finally ending up in oakland. he tried to get back on interstate 880 and tried to

make a u turn on the on ramp. a cruiser was able to nudge his car and stop him. they had to use a taser on the driver. he and a passenger were arrested. overnight news, one man is in the hospital after a stabbing outside a san jose bar. that happened at the escape bar near fox worthy avenue. san jose police tell us here that two men started fighting inside the bar. the fight then moved outside near an apartment complex and that is when one man stabbed the other in the neck. the victim is expected to be okay. police have arrested a suspect. our time is 6:02. two women now in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a violent attack in the sunset district in san francisco. here is more about the attacker's weapon, which was a hammer. >> reporter: yes. this was such a brutal and bloody attack, dave. in fact, so violent that we

can't show you a lot of images because they are so graphic but it started here at the house you see behind me on 20th. a woman delivering food hear walked in on the middle of a fight between a man and woman. he was beating the woman with a hammer and turned on the delivery person. she ran back to the restaurant to try to get help. it is just a under ro the corner. this unfolded at about 9:30 last night. the suspect got away. now both victims are described as older and asian. they were taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. right now we are working on getting a description of that suspect and police are trying to figure out why this man would attack these women so violently. your time is 6:03. pg&e crews are right near the microsoft campus in mountainview where high voltage power lines came down. here is more about what is

happening out there. >> reporter: well, they are still trying to clean this up. they were able to divert power so power is back on after midnight but you can see if we pan up, the problem is still out here this morning. there are two high transmission power towers out here and the second tower is the one where all the problems are. if you take a look at the left side of the tower it is missing the transmission lines that normally sit on top of them. they came down about 9:20 last night. people around here said they heard a loud explosion and there were multiple calls to the fire department. now, the fire department did have to put out a small fire. about an acre was burned. one was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. we don't hoe his condition at this hour, but that fire put out pretty quickly. then they worked to restore power. now this morning, the problem is cleaning up and trying to get rid of the power lines that are still down out here. we take a look back live here.

this is the end of uh-uh ven neda creek. you can see in the trees here at the trail head that those power lines are still tangled in and around there. we have seen pg&e out here since we got here at 4:00 this morning. they said they would be out here all morning long as they are waiting for heavy machinery. this whole area will be filled with pg&e crews as they work to clean that mess up later this morning, but for now we are just standing by with this area still shut down. well two bay area teachers will be arraigned on two sex charges in two different cases. marie johnson is due. she is the woman accused of having a six-month sexual relationship with a male student who was just 14 at the time. johnson teaches at granada high

school. they said the relationship began with the game words with friends and developed through text messages and facebook. then at noon, teacher craig chandler will be in court in san jose suspected of 24 counts of child molestation. they are not releasing specification but they say one student was assaulted on campus last fall. chandler was arrested on tuesday and has been held in jail ever since. oakland police released a sketch of two homicide suspects. they are suspected of killing an oakland father right in front of his son. the gunman is described as 17 to 20 years old. he is there on the left. dark complex and dread locks. the accomplish the same age, having very short hair. police say they killed the 39- year-old at the market in east oakland on august 28th right in front of his six-year-old son. >> our time now is 6:06 this

morning president obama will ask congress for more power to reorganize the federal government and cut costs. we'll have >> live report on which federal agencies the president wants to merge. also a report about new transcripts that show federal reserve chairman ben bernanke wasn't worried too much about the housing crisis in 2006. the transcripts revealed discussions during his first meeting as a chairman of the federal reserve. at that time housing prices were just starting to fall but he said he thought the american economy could still recover. he also according to the straps scripts said he didn't believe the fall in housing prices would hurt growth in the economy. 7 minutes after 6:00 now. let's go check on traffic. sal. >> good morning pam and dave. we're looking pretty good. we keep looking at the east bay of course. that is where the traffic gets

busy earliest. 8 880 traffic is moving along well. the toll plaza westbound bay bridge, that traffic is light coming into san francisco. and san mateo bridge looks good to the peninsula. >> 101 and 280 looks good there. >> good morning. friday and skies are clear. a little cold for some. not too bad for others right now. i've seen from 30s to upper 40s. if there is a puff of a breeze, the temperatures have held. we'll have sunshine, mild to warm today. there will not be as much of a northeast breeze coming out of the east bay hills. there is still a little but yesterday gusts 40 miles an hour. oakland up to 70. not as warm today, but still mild and warm. >> sunny at noon and mild to warm later today. 60 to 70 degrees. santa cruz 70 yesterday. fog on the coast yesterday.

that has peeled off, we're good to go. i know everywhere i go rain next week? well let's ease into this. today, tomorrow, mild warm days. starting sunday into monday, colder. i still say our best bet will be next weekend so we're 8 days out. we'll see. things could change, but it is really tough to break down a pattern that has been favoring dry weather for about two months. let's not jump on the bandwagon yet. there are positive signs. a cold morning for the north bay. they get upper 20s and 30s. if it wasn't for napa airport having a breeze, they would also be in there. a wind that makes a difference in the windchill. it is cold but helps with the afternoon high temperatures. clouds here. a system digging into the north will change our weather to a

cold der pattern sunday, monday. >> upper 60s to near 70. nevada 66. 65 in the city. same for brentwood. santa cruz 66. 67 red wood city. all signs say sunny, mild to warm tomorrow with temperatures in the low 60s for the 49ers and saints. okay on saturday. much cooler on sunday, monday. time is 6:09. a power company may face fines because of the fierce wind storm that knocked down more than 200 power poles near pasadena. investigation reveals many of those polls were overloaded with equipment and that is against the law. more than 40,000 people lost power for as long as a week. >> incredible pictures. >> ten minutes after 6:00. a violent accident involving a wood chipper in nevada county. >> somehow something got caught

and it killed him. >> what police are saying about the cause of the tragedy. also the debate about an oyster farm. why the senator is saying she wants a second look at an environmental study.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. time is 6:13. a horrible story. a wood chipper plained for

killing a landscaper. a tow truck hauled it away after accident. it happened when a foreman crew was clearing apply straight property. one man became caught in that massive machine. >> it is a crew and they were all working indifferent spots. someone heard him screaming and they came up and saw it and called fire and us and everyone else. >> investigators say accord, rope or even the victim's clothing may have become caught in the machine. pg&e could be hit with a huge fine for the explosion that killed 8 people and destroyed almost 40 homes. that is after a report was issued saying violations by pg&e led to that deadly blast in 2010. they got rates for safety improve. ings but the money was not used on safety projects. >> we found out this morning, president obama will be making

a big announcement from the white house. he is going to ask congress for new power to organize the federal governor. alison. >> reporter: president obama wants to be able to merge and eliminate some government agencies, his goal is to save taxpayers money and make government more efficient. the plan he is going to announce in just a couple of hours gives neuro organizing power to the president, merges six commerce and trade agencies that have overlapping programs and it gives congress an up or down vote on the president's proposals. it is not new for president obama to rail against government inefficiency but this is his biggest action yet to try to deal with it. the obama administration says merging them could cost up to 2,000 federal jobs but save $3 billion over ten years. i have sent e-mails to republican leaders this morning to try to get their reaction and we'll bring that to you when we get it here on ktvu.

we're live in washington dc, allison burns, channel 2news. >> while the oyster farm debate is not letting up. last month the national park service closed on a report that recommended ending the drake's bay oyster company's lease. now at the request, national academy of sciences will review the report. she is a long time supporter of the company and said the report was not objective. jury selection continues in the trial of the suspected gang member of killing a san francisco man and his two sons. he is charged with three counts of murder. police say in 2008 he shot the man and his two sons while they were sitting in their car. he thought one of the sons was arrival gang member. he has pleaded not giddy. >> van der sloot faces up to 30 years in prison when he is

sentenced today. he pleaded guilty on wednesday to all charges related to the 2010 death of the 21-year-old stephanie flores. he said he killed her in a fit of rage when she discovered he was linked to the 2005 disappearance of american teenager natalee holloway. her body was never found and a judge declared her legally dead yesterday. a former prime minister is among the 650 political prisoners who were released today. that movies the latest step by the me em marie scream to get them to lift sanctions. human rights activists say hundreds more are locked up. >> ahead of the arab league fears a possible civil war in syria as there are more reports

and many monitors sent in by the arab league are walking out on the mission. one former monitor that left said the presence of the monitors did not stop the violence against antigovernment protestors who want him to step down. the quarantine ended for six young bison at the park. they arrived six weeks ago. now, the chronicle reports that park officials put the bison in the main paddock with the older bison. there were originally 7 in all but one died last week after a dog got into their paddock. bison have called golden gate park home since the 1970s. it is all part of a program to prevent their extension. are you feeling friday light? >> i am. i have been eating well and drinking well. >> you look good. >> thank you. >> what about the traffic? >> good morning, everybody. yes, it is friday light. we're doing well, so far.

at this thyme of the morning we do see traffic getting a little busier on highway 4 but not a lot of stop and go except as you prepare to go through the construction zone. interstate 880 in both directions, that traffic looks good here. and we keep watching the south bay and we don't see a lot going on. that is the way we like it. we have had a couple of fender benders but not a lot of traffic on the south bay or peninsula. steve, sal. >> the sports guys are here early. i wonder if anything big is going on this weekend? >> i can't think of anything. >> thank you. >> we do have a really quiet pattern this morning. yesterday in the east bay hills pretty good gusts, 40 miles per hour. a lot less today. santa yousefzadeh and oakland hit 70. it will be another mild to warm day. a little component of an easterly breeze at fairfield and napa. i have seen 19 miles per hour but not the 42 be had

yesterday. coldest temperatures toward the north or east. 29. a lot of 30s here. concord 32. yesterday temperatures in concord ranged from 29 to 46 depending on if you had a breeze or no breeze. the bigger concern sunday, monday when a cold der system will move in and bring our temperatures down, but today and tomorrow mild and warm, mid- 60s, upper 60s to near 70 degrees. i don't see much change tomorrow, but i see a bigger change into sunday and monday. highs in the 50s. the wind will pick up out of the west and a cold der system, but i don't see rain yet. we'll have more on that in about ten minutes. >> 6:20 is the time. big airline under bankruptcy. the wall street journal reports american is looked over by three possible investors. both delta and u.s. airways are interested but antitrust issues could keep delta away.

the third possible candidate is an investment firm. the fresh snow at lake tahoe means tourism is down. the number of guests is down 15% from last year, but the paper did find one small upside. the people who are going are spending more money because if people are not skiing they are likely to spend more time shopping, eating and drinking. you can read about more in the san francisco business times. the time is 6:20. he was fired as head coach in the wake of the sex abuse scandal. what penn state is saying about joe paterno and the way they will treat him. >> first a bank robbery, then a high speed crash, finally a bomb scare. the hero and how he saved the day. >> right now on 280 northbound, pretty good getting up to highway 17. another update on the traffic and weather straight ahead.

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the 18-year-old boy was on an inflatable raft and got stranded in the cold waters after the raft started losing air. he was treated for hypothermia. >> despite being fired he will be paid in full for the 2011 season. the university board of trustees say they are treating it as if he retired at the end of the season. he was removed as coach in november after accusations when he did not do enough when jerry sandusky was accused of sexually accusing young boys. sandusky pleaded not guilty to 52 child related charges. ed head of a local security company is a highway hero for his bravery in catching a bank robbery suspect. it began just after 11:30 yesterday morning when two men robbed a bank of america on snell avenue.

while making the getaway they crashed into a minivan on the highway. he happened to be driving by and he said his first idea was to see if anyone was hurt, but then he saw two men dressed in black running away. >> we got into a yes bling match and i threw him to the ground and placed him under citizens arrest and i made a phone call to 911. >> police cloned down the highway for five hours while they detonated what was believed to be a bomb in the car. they arrested the second robber on the baseball field. oakland is getting a new super market but not everyone is happy about it. the lucky will be converted into a discount store owned by the same par rent company. one told us they carry 28,000 different items but we told the max value food store will only carry 5,000 items when they open in march.

all the lucky workers will be transferred to other lucky stores but new hires will be paid less than the current workers. >> oakland's running festival is relocating because of occupy oakland. organizers say it will be held at lake merit due to recent problems at the plaza. last year the race drew 7,000 people and brought in $3 million for the city. races are set for march 25th. >> registration just opened. last year 55,000 people signed up for san francisco's annual 12k race. it will be on may 20th. registration starts at $57. >> san francisco police are calling it a brutal and violent attack. the two women were left with life-threatening injuries and a household tool that was used as a weapon. >> the suspected drunk driver.

how it came to an end on a freeway on ramp. >> at candle stick park this morning there is already security events under way. we're trying to tell you hat they are when we come back. >> and the opening bell is about to ring on wall street. we'll tell you which directs the numbers are headed. ñsxóxgñ

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but i'm certainly not. they are there. the numbers headed down. we'll have all the business news just ahead. >> we'll smile and say thank you for joining us here on channel 2 morning news. it is fry day, it is friday the 13th. i'm dave clark. >> i'm pam cook. >> two men have been arrested after a high-speed chase ended a couple hours ago on an oakland freeway on ramp. it started when police tried to pull over a suspected drunk driver in castro valley. the driver refused to stop getting on and getting off the freeway. finally he ended up in oakland. police say he tried to get back on to interstate 880 and tried to make a u turn on the on ramp. ach p cruise there was able to stop the driver by bumping a car. they had to use a taser on the driver. both he and the passenger inside were arrested. two well are fighting for

their lives after someone attacked them in san francisco. here is what led up to this violent encounter. >> reporter: this is a very brutal and bloody attack that happened at the house that you see behind me here, the blue one with the light on on 20th avenue last night. police say a woman in her 70s was getting beaten by a man possibly by a hammer. she was unconscious when paramedics arrived. >> a woman showed up to deliver food and the man turned on her. she ran back to the restaurant to get help, all bloodied and beaten. this all unfold led at 9:30 last night and the suspect we're told got away. both victims are older and asian and there was a language barrier. both women are at the hospital right now with life-threatening

injuries. we're live in san tran. time is 6:32. domestic violence charges may befide against san francisco's sheriff. district attorney said he would make a decision on this by the end of the week. if the new sheriff is accused involving his wife on new year's eve. he and his wife deny that any abuse occurred. however some are now calling on him to step down. >> how can people feel safe knowing that one of the chief law enforcement officers in the city has domestic violence charges against him possibly? it is the time for him to temporarily step aside while the investigation is going on. >> now his defense lawyer said if charges are filed they are likely misdemeanor charges, not felony. >> the arraignment accused of

three sexual assaults will continue today. the 32-year-old is facing 26 felony counts for a salts. they occurred between june and december of last year. the charges include attempted murder, robbery and sexual assault. he according to police has admitted to taking part in the crimes. defense secretary leon panetta is promising a full investigation in those video accountable. coming up at 5:45, the progress they made in that case. >> he is one step closer to facing a court martial. yesterday the officer in charge of the investigation recommended that he face court martial and it goes up the chain of command now for final determination. the 24-year-old could face life in prison if convicted. >> 6:34. the 49ers getting ready since

the 2002 season. they are hostingment new orleans saints who are here now. we'll see who will play in the nfc championship. here is more where the kickoff is a little more than 24 hours from now. >> reporter: yes. good morning. such along time ago. i think the sitcom friends might have still be on tv. i like to call the west gate here. this is also security gate. we just pulled up here and to our surprise there were security people entering this gate. they wouldn't let us in, of course. last time we were here however, if you look at this kiosk to the left there was a park ranger there. today there is no park ranger, just security personnel here. now take a look at this video we shot a few moment as go. cars enter this gate and then be checked. there would be a little security. they would open trunks and look inside, take mirrors and walk around the car to see if anything is underneath but one of the cars they did that with,

two of the three people at the gate were actually in the car. i asked the guy, how can we trust you? you're the one that was in the car. he said this is part of the nfl practices. >> we talked to the vice president of security and he said they were working on better raised yo communications at that time. >> i would like to be able to communicate quicker with people so we made some adjustments with our radio channels and being able to communicate so you don't have so many people stepping on each other. so we got a tour of the inside of the stadium. they showed us around. one of the subjects they talked about was the lights. tomorrow's game is at 1:30 p.m. shouldn't be a problem with that, however candlestick can get a little foggy and dark so lights might come into play. it has been sold out since probably early january. you can still get tickets nfl.com has them.

the number of ticket exchange places like stub hub, we'll talk to later this morning about where the best seats are and how much they cost. stay tuned for more on that. much more of that, plus we're trying to get ahold of vp security operations here to see what is going on with security guards today and why they are serious about checking cars of their own fellow employees. >> all right. the best seat for a lot of or viewers, right on the couch because we're going hoe show it. here is 49er fan. this picture sent to us by brandi. photo shows her son jake and cousin bailey. they are both up and coming 49ers fans and they are getting ready for saturday's game. >> the photo shows them enjoying a 49er game. they put on their 49er jerseys.

we want to see your 49er fan photos. >> don't forget ktvu channel 2 has you covered. pre-game coverage at 11:30 tomorrow morning we'll show return to glory the pre-game show, game time at 1:30. then when the game is over and the 49ers win, stay with us for the post-game show. >> time now 6:37. sal is ready but he will make sure you need to get where you need to go. >> on both fronts absolutely. good morning. let's go take a look. if you're driving let's say to the bay bridge or to the mccar there maze, 80 westbound looks good here. a lot of people out there, but not stop and go just yet. we have had a pretty good commute. the morning drive looks good at the bay bridge, light, no issues on the bridge itself.

this morning commute in the south continues to be very nice. some of the earlier crashes are gone and traffic is light. 6:38. here is steve. >> a very good morning. clear skies. not much in the way of a breeze compared to yesterday. the breeze will help things warm up later today. there is fog out there, but yesterday there was some on the coast. that is not happening today. clear skies in the morning today. cool to cold. upper 20s. a lot of 30s. i saw six or seven 32s around there. mild to warm, 60 to 70 later on. everything looks all right saturday as well. now i'm sure you heard about possible changes next week. if the will be colder sunday, monday. temperatures will get back into the 50s for friday and saturday. middle of next week the rain line will move south. the question is, when will it

move over us? i still say about this tile next week or next weekend looks favorable but in a dry pattern it is tough to break that down. that is why i'm not jumping on board. we have had 2 months of dry weather. we're seek signs of it, but it looks better, but not until the end of next week. cold. you can see fairfield and santa rosa, 29. 39 to 33 liver moore. there is a little north wind and higher elevations about 15 to 20 but not the 40 like yesterday. >> a few high clouds tomorrow, but no big deal. clouds, cool and breezy conditions sunday. today sunny and hazy skys. close to 60s for some by the coast but mid- to upper 60s to near 70 foremost. oakland 70.

68 today. another 70 for santa cruz. 66 san jose. everything looks fine tomorrow. not as warm tomorrow as today, but still nice and sunny at candlestick park. big changes sunday into monday with a cooler pattern. >> time now 6:00h0. apple put off the newest iphone debut in china because of this. >> [ crowd noise ] >> got kind of wild out there. apple said it had nothing to do with the products but with keeping people safe. pge crews still on the scene here in mountainview. they could be here awhile. i'll tell you what they will do as soon as the sun comes un. >> good morning. northbound 101, traffic looks good. downtown san francisco.

well good morning to you welcome back. here is a look at some of the top stories we're following right now at 6:44. two men arrested hours ago in oakland after leading police on a high-speed chase. they tried to pull over a drunk driver but the driver took off. they eventually caught up with him as he tried to make a u turn on an on ramp. >> one man critically stabbed

in the neck outside a san jose bar hours ago near the escape bar. now he is expected to survive. police have arrested a suspect. and later this morning, president obama will ask congress for more power to streamline the federal government by merging federal agencies. the president report they wants to combine six trade and commerce agencies into one. his way to cut costs. >> this morning pg&e crews are where power lines came down. here is more from the scene. the lines are still down now. claudine. >> reporter: yes. i just spoke to crews and they said it looks like it will take all day. power has been restored but the problem is the lines are still down. take a look. they are tangled in that tree. those lines used to be connected to the tower. we'll show you the tower. right now crews say what they

are doing is grounding out the power to that tower because when the sun comes up they will climb 120 feet up to the tower to start repairs. they said if things go well by tonight, everything should be restored. this started around 9:20 last night when the lines came down, a small fire became because of it. people reported hearing an explosion. about an acre burned near the steven's creek trail but since then they have been working to restore power and get things back up and going out here. one acre burned, one person suffered from smoke inhalation. we don't believe those injuries are serious but, again at this point, the problem is just getting things back up and cleaned up out here. this is the la avenida trail head. crews out there right now grounding the power out and then those yous will climb up the power and try to fix things and get them back to normal.

personal information for students, faculty and administrators at city college of san francisco may now be at risk after the discovery of computer viruses. the chronicle reports the college's data security team discovered them late last year. it believes hackers from russia, china and perhaps other countries have been infecting computers at the school with the viruses since 1999. now coming up on ktvu mornings on 2 at 7:45, we'll have student reaction to the security breach. military investigators have identified 2 of the u.s. marines seen in that controversial video being seen around the world. we blurred out parts of the video. it first appeared on youtube showing four american marines urinating on the bodies of taliban fighters. investigators interviewed two of the marines yesterday, part of a base battalion sent to

southern afghanistan for seven months last year. two soldiers who are being treated at the v.a. healthcare system will receive purple heart awards. one will be presented to jeffrey ca say toe, the 20-year- old was hurt by an explosive device. and he will also be recognize the hornway wounded by a monitor rocket attack and got a serious brain injury. >> let's get you to where you need to know. sal, how are things going? >> pretty good dave and pam. we haven't had much going on. i want to take a look at the bay bridge showing a little more of a backup now, but nothing like we're used to it. is a very nice drive into san francisco. this morning's commute looks good on westbound 92 as you get across the high-rise. northbound 101 traffic looks good, as well approaching the 92 interchange. in san jose that looks good.

we watch closely because a couple of iffy days on 85 this morning. looks good. >> it will still be mild to warm today and tomorrow. then changes on sunday. everything is rather quiet today. had fog on the coast yesterday. it us out there, but farther offshore than it was. in the north bay, he has 29 degrees. it is a cold one for some. mainly north and parts of the east bay. forecasted lows 26 to 32. 29 there makes sense if they don't have a breeze. 37 red wood city although a lot of 32s there. san jose 39 degrees. a little northeast breeze still there. that makes it cold with the windchill but later on that warms us up. as long as that is in place today and martz of tomorrow, mild to warm conditions.

average is 56 to 61. we'll start to see that on sunday as the system digs into the north. that will turn the wind around. sunny, hazy, mild, warm. low 60s, mid-60s. oakland yesterday downtown was 70. airport was 60. today i'll go 68 downtown, not as much of an offshore breeze. the weather will change. 67 red wood city and fremont at 64. not as warm tomorrow, but still nice, sunshine, mild to warm temperatures. 60s. changes taking place on sunday. a cold system will drop. we'll see partly cloudy skies, cooler conditions sunday and monday. for the first time in five months the trade deficit widened. exports fell and imports rose to an all-time high with a driving demand for oil and foreign made cars. the trade deficit increased

more than 10% to nearly $48 billion, the highest level since june. well take a look at this. apple stopped sales of the iphone 4s in its chinese stores after an angry mob was out there. hundreds were waiting overnight in the freezing cold temperatures outside the store and they became angry when the store did not open in time. >> time now 6:50. battery charges for your cell phones, computers and other devices are about to become more energy efficient. the california energy has standards that will save the people of california $306 million a year in electricity costs. manufacturers don't like the new rules. they want california to wait for the u.s. department of energy to establish national standards. he is accused of killing four women during a 17-year span. now they are revealing never before heard details from

joseph ney so's diary. >> home depot is looking to springtime. they are looking for help to get through the busiest season.

welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. we have a widening trade deficit and we have jpmorgan saying profits are down, but wall street is falling more

honoree ports of a down grade in the credit rating of several eurozone members. dow jones off 95 points. >> time is 6:54. new details about the serial murder case of joseph naso. he killed four will be wean 1997 and 1994. a preliminary hearing is happening in march rin county. the journal reports during testimony today a nevada state investigator talked about a diary found in reno. he said he wrote about naso raping women, but he told the women rapek in his culture means making out. naso has pleaded not giddy. santa clara county supervisors will not compete for state funds to rehabilitate the county's jails. they have more than 1,000 empty jail beds but supervisors think

that is enough even with the prisoners that will be brought from state prisons. they will not seek the grant money because it would cost more to staff and operate the jail facility. one of the most popular meeting spots is cutting down. the postal service is closing the downtown post office in a cost cutting measure. it draws people into downtown. they are worried it could mean fewer people in their businesses as well. they will still have one, but it is an annex near the edge of town. >> the city of oakland may send out layoff notices. the state can legally shut down local redevelopments agencies. oakland can lose as much as $30 million because of that. the city wants more time before it has to close down those agencies and as many as 1500 city employees could get a pink

slip. well, if you want a job, the world's largest home improvement retailer, hoe depot, plans to hire more than 70,000 workers for the busiest season and about 1,000 of those will be right here in the bay area. home depot said half the people hired last year as seasonal workers stayed with the company in full-time jobs. >> that is good news. >> coming up on 7:00. let's check in with sal for traffic. >> traffic is doing pretty well in many areas. we're looking at live pictures on highway 4, looking good. there is a crowd but it is not stop and go as you come over. 880 is moving along nicely but nearby on 98th avenue at eaves there is an auto accident there. the morning commute is a little slow on 680. a couple of fender benders on

680 from concord to walnuts creek. here is steve. >> clear skies, sunny, mild, warm again. not as warm as yesterday, but close. mid-60s to upper 60s. temperatures will get into the above category for one to two more days. we'll have more on changes for sunday and next week. >> time is 6:57. two women seriously hurt after a brutal attack in san tran. how one of the women came upon the attack while it was happening and she became attacked herself. what you can expect if you're headed to the big 9er game tomorrow. stay with us.