. >> reporter: we're on storm watch on this monday morning, pounding rain and high winds are cre aing plenty of -- creating plenty of highway hazard. >> reporter: we'll tell you what to watch out for on this morning commute. we are following news. look at this. the s.w.a.t. team is here. i cried and i laughed and i cried again. >> and it's wait until next year for heartbroken 49er fans. "mornings on 2" starts now.

. well, good morning to you. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. we're following developing news in oakland. there is a police standoff that began at 3:00 this morning. officers have surrounded a home in the area of birkdale avenue and cap street. several nearby streets are core denned off at this hour, including a section of fruitvale avenue. these are live pictures from the scene. you can see some vans there p.m. some police officers heavily armed in vests. as we pan back, you can see quite a collection of officers there on the scene. this was a domestic disturbance that led to this standoff. a man is -- is holed inside a house. police are concerned he might be harmed. there's possible the

possibility of a child -- there's also the possibility of a child inside the home. that's why police are not taking any chances. again, as you can see, the s.w.a.t. team is at the scene, and a negotiator has been talking to the suspect in both english and spanish. again, this is on birkdale and cap. we'll have more information coming up. also, we're on -- we're on storm watch. paul chambers is live at the toll plaza and christien kafton is live as well. let's begin with christie --

christien. >> reporter: good morning. we got here 45 minutes ago driving south from daly city. we could definitely feel the wind rocking our van as we drove. as you watch our live pictures, you can also see the roadways approaching are certainly wet. so there is a concern for anyone driving out here as well. commuters may -- need to be aware that caltrans issued the high wind weather advisory and those wind with the roadways could definitely lead to a messy commute. the chp is advising drivers to slow down and leave more drive time. the john daly onramp to i-280 north into san francisco, there's problems there. that happened at about 2:30 at this moving. they tell me at one point there was about two feet of standing water there. officers cleared the debris.

they called out caltrans crews. those caltrans crews had to do asphalt work. they are telling drivers to watch out for similar damage. >> you see a wet spot, where it looks like there may be a hole or standing water, that's probably what it is. >> reporter: and be safe out there? >> exactly. >> reporter: the weather is afeging the -- affecting the peninsula. my colleague, paul chambers, has more from there. how are things looking out there, paul? >> reporter: good morning. it's pretty baked up here at the toll plaza -- backed up here at the toll plaza. the winter storm is causing problems for people heading out on their morning commute. now, high winds and standing water has been a problem. here's some video of flooding on interstate 880 at the broadway offramp in oakland. the heavy rain we had overnight

into this morning caused the flooding so give yourself extra time in the air craw. ette very likely wet roadways may have play -- may have played a road in this accident. the accident happened just before the university avenue exit off interstate 80. the two vehicles collided and then the truck crashed into the concrete pairier which will need to -- barrier which will need to be repaired. as you head out this morning, you might want to leave this moving and -- leave extra early this morning to give yourself extra time. the roadways are slick and wet. as it gees lighter, you can see the standing water yourself. also know if you can't see it, it is there in certain areas. give yourself some extra times. you might want to slow down -- some people are driving through here like it's a drive roadway.

that's a potential for an accident. so be careful. paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, paul. we'll be on storm watch por the next two hours -- for the next two hours of "mornings on 2." you can all get the weather sent to your phone. just sign up for mobilektvu.com. well, the super bowl dreams of the 49ers and fans are over. they are all trying to recover from the loss with the giants, who beat them. vernon davis had this 73-yard touchdown catch and run. the 9ers led 14-10 in the fourth quarter when the nightmare started with kyle williams. he muffed the punt and the giants took advantage of it. the 49ers went to overtime and kyle williams turned the ball over again. the jinns kicked that field and

they won 20-17 -- the giants kicked that field goal and they won, 20-17. >> kyle had a tough game. i pretty much told him, it's all right. it's all right. >> they did a great job competing. they laid it out there. they played their hearts out there. >> so the 49ers' season ends with a 14-4 record. coach harbaugh has a good chance to be named coach of the year. the giants will take on tom praydy and the patriots in super bowl xlvi. tom brady grew up in san mateo. he's looking to win his fourth championship. the patriots beat the ravens, 23-20 when the ravens kicked the it and missed the goal. we have more information on ktvu.com including raw video of

the players. go to ktvu.com. such a defensive game. >> yes. >> both games were good. the patriots/ravens' game could have gone into overtime. sal, how are you? >> well, at least i have is -- i have something to keep my mind off yesterday. we have a big crash on san jose. that's southbound 280 gets up to highway 17. a couple of lanes blocked here with a multicar accident. if you are driving in san jose, you need to give yourself extra time. not only southbound but northbound 280 will also be i acted if -- will also be affected. so again, please give yourself extra time. you might want to consider using 85 even though that's gonna be heavy but at least there won't be the obstrucktion

that you here -- obstruction that you have here with the crash. this traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive past the coliseum. i've also had some conditions on the peninsula. a couple of crashes, the latest one southbound 101. just a lot of standing room t not really good driving give yourself extra time. daly city, some pretty tough conditions and a lot of modern -- wind. let's go to steve. well, for seven weeks, we were wishing for rain. wishing for rain. now we got it. high pressure will start to build -- will start to build in tomorrow. there a really strong little low moving through the delta. on the back side of that, the wind is still cranked up. you can see the signature of

it. wrapped around stretching from about antioch and to core feel -- cordelia. on the back side it's a west wind or north wind. that means the front has gone through. the low has gone through and that's a wind direction or you get west or northwest. plus the barometer is pointing towards high pressure coming in. if you are near that, that's really heavy rain. wrapping around the back side of that, we're getting lesser amounts. this system really intense but it's really flying. possible thundershowers with this system here. some morning rain, and then partly sunny, partly cloudy. we've had gusts to 50 miles an hour for many in the higher el vagues east bay hills. i know the hills, san mateo, gusts to 50. santa rosa, 3 inches. napa, petaluma, san francisco .75. oakland, .75.

there have been amounts. we're not out of the woods completely. sierra, there's some school closures up there due to very wet snow. winter storm warning out until noon. steve bridges is up in the keys. 6 inches of wet snow. sun and clouds after blustery conditions. giving way to 50s and 60s. if you are on the north side, it will get cool.

except for fog, it's gonna be really warm around here. wednesday, thursday, friday. our seven-day forecast with your weekend always in view. it looks a little cooler. 7:11. we want to did back to the developing story at the top of our newscast. a standoff in oakland now appears to be over. just a few minutes ago, police took into custody a man who had been holeed up in a home on -- homed up -- holed up in a home. officers brought out a young child. the child seems to be in good condition. the climate's presence is one of the reasons there was so much concern about this incident. the standoff started at 3:00. lorraine blanco will have a report live from the scene at 7:30. it looks like it's all clear. this is happening at brookdale and cap. some parts of the streets were

closed off, including fruitvale. 7:12. the concern this morning after some sailboats got loose in the stormy weather in santa cruz. what's being done in the same of -- in the name of public safety. and the dramatic rescue of a hiker rescued. would you let a complete stranger drive your car? why some bay area people are doing just that.

. 7:16. the republican presidential candidates face off tonight in their first florida debate. this is ahead of next week's primary. as alison burns reports, a new florida poll puts newt gingrich on top. good morning,al -- good morning, alison. >> reporter: that's right.

two new polls show that mitt romeny has lost his lead in florida and newt gingrich is up 8 pointing. but romney came out swinging at a news conference this morning. listen to how he describes mitt romeny's views. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine from item to item which is highly erratic and does not suggest a stable, thoughtful course which is normally associated with leadership. >> reporter: now, newt gingrich says he raised a million dollars in eight hours after his win in south carolina over the weekend and is sounding denver depth about -- confident about florida. >> i think i'm the one ditt that can beat obama and the one candidate that has big enough solutions to get america back on track. >> reporter: the florida primary is next tuesday.

reporting live from washington, d.c., alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:17. a u.s. aircraft carier has sailed through the street of hermuz the first. this is the first ship to sail through since iran warned moving through that area. the president of yemen has left his country to receive medical treatment here in the u.s. president salahey delivered a speech asking to be forgiven. the president confirmed his flight had been confirmed. he was severely wounded on his compound last year, last year in june -- compound last year,

in june. this 66-year-old victim who is the victim of the homicide up by the hollywood 0 sign. detectives -- hollywood sign. detectives say they removed several items from his apartment. neighbors say they heard a lot of commotion a few weeks ago. in southern california, rescuers pulled a 19-year-old hiker to safety. sheriff deputies say she was hiking with friends yesterday when she became stuck on a cliff that has a 100-foot drop down to a canyon. deputies were wearing helmet cameras as they hoisted the woman into a helicopter. she was shaken but unharmed. deputies say two other teenagers from the hiking group -- from the hiking group.

as many as 20 wi connectors with missing. the connectors are mounted on top of pipes used to pump water into building sprinklers in the event of a fire. fire officials are asking people to check for any damage or missing equipment. >> businesses and landlords should survey their property. >> the fittings are usually painted red and made of various metals. police believe thieves teak them to recyclers -- took them to recyclers.

a new cancer drug made with marijuana may be available soon to patients. a british company is conducting advanced clinical trials to develop this drug. the drug would come in the form of a mouth spray. it would be used to alleviate pain for cancer treatments. the company is hoping to get approval by the fda by the end of 2013. it would be the world's first drug developed from raw marijuana instead of synthetic equivalence. 7:20. if have you a working car that's not getting much worse, there -- much use. there is a -- worse, there is a way to get around it. there's several car websites that helps car drivers rent out their cars. car owners who use the service get a kit that allows them to

keep tabs on their car, via gps. >> okay. 7:21. it's raining. it's difficult driving this morning. look outside our windowp that's how it looks right now. meteorologist steve paulson is coming back. he will tell you how long this raining weather will stick ash. >> the deadline today is -- is today for anyone wanttheing to buy the -- for anyone wants to buy the dodgers. good morning. a lot of standing water. it looks pretty good as you drive into san francisco. we'll tell you more about the morning commute.

. 7:24. 49er fans, i know you don't need a reminder of the 49er's painful loss. but you will get one, soon. you will see some of the world city cable cars decorated. ed lee promised to drape the cars with the giants' blue and white colors for a day if the 49ers happened to lose to new york t was part of his friendly bet with mayor bloomberg. mayor lee also promised to end mayor bloomberg a loaf of san francisco's sourdough pread. >> all right. a little painful reminder. and let's check in with

sal. and unfortunately, rain is a painful reminder. >> yeah. if you look up there on the right you see someone's broken down. it looks like they are out of their vehicle. what is that fi doing? trying to flag -- guy doing? trying to flag some guy down? it's not a good morning, especially trying to get in the silicon valley, let's take a look at the san mateo bridge getting into the peninsula. this morning if you are driving on antioch, bay point, pittsburg, concord, high winds -- not on the richmond bridge but on the richmond and carquinez reported.

let's. >> to steve. all right, sal. thank you. really intense rain going through, right around american canyon, napa, over to fairfield, benicia, vallejo, heading east fast. that's the good news or else we would have some issues. you can see there is a north wind or west wind on the back side. it's going through close. parts of san jose. you can see some of the lesser amounts. what's wrapped up there is really strong. so interstate 80 and back to the delta and carquinez strait. so far i've -- i've heard there's a couple of reports near thunder and that was earlier. that doesn't mean it's not happening. if it is, e-mail me or tweet me. the cold air is wrapping in behind this pretty fast but in is the last system in the series we had -- series.

we had three that came through. tomorrow, we'll see sunshine and it will be great visibility, sunny, breezy and then we'll see some fog. there is a lot of moisture around. but very warm if you are not in that fog. so wednesday, thursday, friday and then things should cool down as we head to the weekend. tori? dave? >> all right. thank you, steve. a busy week for san francisco's embattled sheriff. he will go before a judge two different times on two different issues. >> a standoff has just ended in oakland. we'll tell you what happened and show you the arrest. also, how police patrolling the 49er playoff game run into trouble at the stick.

. it is 7:31. in developing news this morning, a standoff in oakland is over. police, including a s.w.a.t. unit, had surrounded a home on brookdale and cap street. but a short time ago, police proud out the suspect in handcuffs. ktvu's lorraine blanco joins us from the scene to tell us how

it came to a safe end. >> reporter: we were first on scene here this morning and several hours later now, the man is in custody. that happened about 7:00 a.m. the police are clearing ut scene around fruitdale and brookdale. you can see officers frisks -- frisking the suspect. we also saw a little girl kay rirred out -- carried out by the officers. this all started at 3:00 a.m. when police were prompted to check out a domestic violence situation on cap. police say when the man wouldn't come out, officers started to close off the area. they tried to communicate with the man in english and spanish for several hours and they also shot bean bags at the home. it looks like the area around this intersection and a few blocks up is now reopen to traffic. again, the man has been arrested and is in custody. reporting live in oakland,

lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:32. the search is on for a missing woman in elderly county. "the times harled" reports that 87-year-old margaret key has not been seen since friday night when she left her home mountain browns area of napa. she left in a 2001 white buick le sabre. she has a history of becoming lost and disor renned -- disoriented. police are still looking for the gunman who opened up fire at a sweet 16 party wounding six people. it happened saturday night at a home on willmont court. antioch police say two different groups of people got into an argument leading to the gunfire. five of the victims are teenaged boys, including a 13- year-old. two victims are still in the hospital listed in serious condition. >> it was a chaotic scene. the officers called for aid,

the contra costa police officer and pittsburg and brentwood pd helped us to interview the victims, and contain the scene. >> police say the father who hosted the party tells ktvu that he is very sorry about the shooting but he just wanted to show his daughter a nice party. a judge is expected to set reporting reporting live from -- a judge is expected to set ross mirkarimi's trial date. he consistently reject goes or hints that he should -- ejects or hints that he should step down. a san francisco prosecutor is now facing domestic violence allegations. sanaz nikane was arrested saturday afternoon on one count

of misdemeanor domestic battery. the circumstances that led to her arrest were not made public and the alleged victim was not identify. a spokesperson for the district attorney says the office of the california attorney general, kamala harris, will be handling the investigation to avoid any kind of conflict of interest. police have not released the information on how many arrests were made at the 49er game. but they say a fan assaulted two police officers on the upper level of candlestick. police used pepper spray on the man. he was arrested. an officer and another fan were inad vertently -- in add -- inaddvertantl -- inadd ver

tantly -- inadvertentl got injured. in all, it was kind of a painful way to end a dream season for 49ers' fans. -- neck year? next year. >> next year. >> there's always next year there's always next year. >> yeah, the fans say that sting from being that close it will last for a while. but they are still proud of the tale already looking ahead to next season. 7:35. well, there's new snow in the sierra. it's the first big snow of the season and more is on the way. reporting mike desalle is in blue canyon with a look at the conditions up there. it looks like you are almost buried in snow. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: yeah, look, tori. can you believe it? winter has arrived.

it's not this deep. i'm up a hill. let me climb my way up and you will see just how deep this snow is if i can make my way up. this is all the way up to my elbow, so that's a good 13, 14, 15 inches of snow on blue canyon. now take a look at the video that she showed you earlier this morning to show you how the snow has been. chain -- chains are required. this is why there are chain controls in feblg. we've heard of one or two spinouts -- in effect. we've heard one off two pinout -- spinouts. i was talking with a long-time chain ill staller. he says, believe it or not,

there are fake individuals who will put your chains on, take your money, but off times the they say, those phony installers are wear -- will take your money and there's the responsibility of the chains falling off. as for i-80 you can see the cars making their way down. but caltrans doing a great job of keeping: 80 open and relatively clear of snow. when you have snow falling this heavy, one time the plow makes the past and there's no -- it doesn't take ten minutes for the road to be recovered today. almost everyone i talked to said they are extremely happy to see this picture. donner ski ranch, they are a ranch that has not opened. this weekend might finally be

enough to finally open for the first time this year. dip of hard to believe that i'm saying that, this late in january. live at a very snow blue canyon. back to you. >> a welcomed is sight there. par of highway 1 in monterey county is shut down this morning because of a rockslide. the highway is closed at lime kill creek. that's 25 miles east of pig sur. work crews are evaluating the situation this morning. there's no time set for a reopening. so it's certainly a traffic hazard. >> and there are a bunch of them. sal, you need a calculator to add all of the things you are following this moving. >> yeah. it really has opinion tough out there. you know, this happens when it rains, we fet a lot more collisions. standing water, stalled cars, potholes. that kind of thing. look at 880.

it's become rainy and windy. leave the house early. bridge crews there on the scene. they may be pushing this out of the way. bay bridge does look a little lighter than usual. it looks like one. tow trucks is backing into position to get this car out of the way. in the south bay, highway 17 has been just terrible coming down into the valley. 85 is backed up from 87 all the way through los cat toes and saratoga up to cupertino. we have a rough one on 280 as bell. as we move to the contra costa he area, 680 and highway 4, very busy. 680 here between the dublin interchange and castle lane drive, very, very slow traffic. let's go to steve. thank you. i just tweeted some of the of

the totals. and the twitter went crazy. a lot of cheers. we need it. we need it. it's very wet snow. winter storm warning goes until noon. tomorrow should be much better for us we're almost on the back edge of low. some of it has been really intense as the system locate -- rotated into the north bay. it's still wrapping in rain from marin county back. you can see it there. it's moving quickly. there's been some really intense rain, napa to american canyon, crockett, i know vacaville and then what's coming in behind that on those -- on the drier side almost is starting to work its way in. so the wind is still there. we've had gusts at 15 miles an hour, some of the higher peaks today. even though the rain will start

to move off to the eve. we'll have scattered and it will be a blustery day. this is the third around the final front. this will be it and it looks like the pattern goes dry for a couple of days. i know what you are thinking. the 15-day outlook is very we. a little bit break, 7-10 -- seven to ten days. now that system is moving pretty quick we should be on the drier side. pretty decent. .50 to .75 in the east pay. some of the higher elevations picked up over 1.50. 40s and 50s. cooler air to the north and warmer air to the south. our system is moving by.

as it does, here comes the drier air behind it. winter storm warning in the mountains. snow level is anywhere from 4,000 to 6,000. it's been up and all over the place. at least they are getting a very wet snow up there and that will continue for a -- for another couple of hours. we're getting some of that sun. dry air will show up on the back side of that. 50s for temperatures. maybe near 60 for snan. but then it looks like things calm down a little bit. the mourning continues at penn state following the death of football coach joe paterno. we'll have a live report. jot -- and the race to replace gabrielle giffords.

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. stocks are slightly higher following a rise in the european markets on hopes, greece will reach a deal with private creditors. the dow is up 19. nasdaq is up 7. s&p is up 4. penn state is remembering legendary head coach joe paterno. he died at the age of 85. sandra endoes has more. >> reporter: obviously, very heavy hears here at state college and a very somber move on campus. you can take a look at the tribute. here here -- here is he 24

years old -- here he is 24 years old. he's had a long run here. the governor is asking that all flags be flown at half-staff in his hon he. how will he be remembered is the big question? will he be remembered for his record as a coach or the scandal that ended it all? penn state university students and fans remember legendary football coach joe paterno. >> people think of him more than just a coach. they think of him as a leader and they think of him as someone who devoted his life to the community. he spent 52 seasons with the nittany lions and 45 years as head coach. he led the team to five undefeated seasons and to a record-septembering four victories. his legacy was targeted by

scandal late last year. he was fired for not doing enough last year when he was told his assistant coach, jerry sandusky, had molested a young boy. he said he never learned of the details but did report it to the ath theyic director. seadz has denied me -- seadz has denied -- sandusky. >> i think it's horrible the way it came down. >> joe-pa -- >> he said i want you to be on this campus first aferred foremost that you will -- kneeing that you will get a great education. i'm gonna push you to get your degree. >> reporter: the penn state board of trustees found his commitment to education unmatched in college football. now, students, fans, faculty members, the community here will all get a chance to say

good boy. there will be a public memorial as well as a private one to pay tribute to the life and legacy of joe paterno. back to you. >> thank you. 7:48. well, the race to replace arizona congresswoman, gabrielle giffords, really begins today after she announced over the weekend she's resigning from congress to focus on her health. i'm getting better every day -- >> i'm getting better. every day, my spirit is hif. i will return -- is high. i will return. >> giffords made the announcement yesterday on youtube. today she will go back to the tucson supermarket where she was shot during a deadly -- a deadly shooting rampage. the special primary election is expected for giffords' seat in

congress in april. president obama will deliver his state of the union address tomorrow night. he approaches this year's speech without having fulfilled a number of promises from earlier annual addresses. these include reforming the tax testimony. president obama's state of the union speech is at 6:00 tomorrow night. we'll carery it live here. today, president obama will well you can the stanley cup champions, the boston bruins, to the white house. the celebration is to celebrate boston's 2011 championship. the president will honor the champs for their work off the ice. last year, the bruins donated more than $7 million to chaferty grut up -- groups in the new england area -- charity groups in the new england air craw. two more bodies have been discovered from the concordia

ship. that now brings the death toll to 15. 17 others are still missing. how far, officials say it appeared unregistered bests were on board. so the number of -- guests were on board. so the number of officially missing could change. crews could start pumping the fuel from the shift as early as tomorrow. the stormy weather is causing a lot of problems on bay area roads. this morning, public works crews are still working to repair and clean up a crumbling part of the area. the overnight rain could cause even new problems. and we're not the only ones dealing with big weather problems. public works crews in southern california still cleaning um after a fierce weekend storm. palm springs was the big

trouble spot. 65-mile-per-hour winds knocked down trees and power lines. trues -- crews are still look dork -- still working to clean this up and clear the road. . nine minutes before 8:00. police respond to reports after man with a gun inside of a prayer mcdonald's. the reason, no -- the reason why no arrests were made. and tracy morgan, comedian, rushed to a hospital after collapsing. what his representatives are saying this morning. ñw?

. welcome back. 7:54. a man with a toy gun caused a brief scare at a vallejo's mcdonald's. now, this happened saturday

night. the "times herald" reports someone called police saying a man had a gun at the fast-food restaurant. when police arrived, they found the man in the bath rule and quickly figured out it was a toy. the man toed police he carrys that toy gun for protection e was not arrested -- the man told police he carries a toy gun for protection. he was not arrested. this man is scheduled to be formally charged with three felony counts, including statutory rape. he worked at james logan high school. he was taken into custody earlier this month in hayward where police say he was planning to meet up with that teenaged girl. comedian, tracy morgan, is in the hospital after collapsing at the sun dance film festival in utah. he was being honored at an awards ceremony yesterday when he fainted after giving his

acceptance speech. tmz is reporting that he looked extremely intoxicated at the speech. but the hospital says no drugs or alcohol were in his -- were in his system. and highty klum and seal are calling it -- heidi klum and seal are calling it -- it quits. the project runway host and her singer husband married in 2005. they have four children. >> they were always praised as the perfect hollywood couple. >> they were always happy. sal, the weather is working you over. >> yeah, it is. one of the good things -- and steve are the traffic and weather brothers this morning. i've been consulting with him. it will be getting better this afternoon, according to steve. it will be windy but maybe not rainy. steve can explain that to you. this morning we've had tough

commutes, 680 from dublin'sing down to the sunol grade is bad. let's go to some live pictures now. some rainy weather coming down south in southern marin county. we want to check out the south bay because we've had slow traffic almost everywhere getting into the silicon valley. 85 slows from 87 to cooper tee knee. those -- cupertino. those are the worst freeways. 17, and we have very slow traffic. let's go to steve. on the back edge of this it looks like things are starting to calm down a little bit. it's still blowing some of the wet rain around that's been left over from that guy'sing to the sierra nevada. it really packed a good punch in the north bay but it looks leak it's collapsing as it

heads to the san jose. you can see some over towards the carquinez strait but that intense battle. but that really slammed parts of the north bay. pairfield even reported heavy rain. 40s are troping to the north and still some 50s to the south. a combination of warm air ahead of it coming -- and a cold air coming in. it looks like the breeze, though, will taper off a little bit. windy, showers at times but i think more of a mostly sunny, partly cloudy tea. after that, once the wind guys -- wind dies down, it will be really warm. upper 60s. there's no rain here after today. 7:58. trouble in paradise. an earthquake rocks one of the

world's most popular vacation spots. and we'll tell you how the wind and wet weather is impacting -- impacting this morning's commutes. and win gusts and high wind are causing problems. i have -- and wind gusts and high winds are causing problems for the commute.

. good morning. welcome back to "mornings on 2." i'm tori campbell. >> i'm dave clark. topping our news for you at 8:00 we're on the stawch -- on the storm watch. steve and sal are following the pounding rains out there. we also have paul chambers live at the bay bridge toll plaza. but let's go to christien kafton. what's it like where you are? >> reporter: let's give you a look at the morning commute. traffic is moving along nicely. we arrived here at 6:15 this morning driving south from daly city and we could really feel the wind rock the van. >> commuters need to be aware that even though the rain may

be slowing counsel, the wind advisory has been lifted but there's still a lot of traffic issues to contend with. >> the chp is advising drivers to slow down and leave more for the drive to work. the rain is causing a lot of problems including the john daly onramp into san francisco we were there this morning. chp officers said if they discovered a problem at about 2:30 and tell me there was two feet of water standing at the bottom of that ramp. that officer told me that he cleared out the debris from that storm drain and saw the water had damaged the roadway. he had to crawl out a caltrans crew to replace the asphalt there. basically the weather, people don't pay attention or they think they can drive the

same speed. it doesn't really matter to them. all we're trying to do is tell people to drive safely on the roads. >> reporter: now, the weather certainly affect egg the commute here on the peninsula but also affecting other commutes around the bay, including at the bay bridge. that's where my colleague, paul chambers, is standing by live now with a look at how things are shaping out pear -- shaping up out there. good morning, paul. >> reporter: good morning. we were pretty much heavy traffic. you can see here at the toll plaza, while they wait fog the -- wait. high winds and staning watt -- and standing waters have been a problem here.

give yourself some extra time. it's also very likely that wet roadways may have played a role in this accident in berkeley. it involved a car and big rig truck. the accident happened just before the university avenue exit. the two vehicles collided and then the truck crashed into the concrete barrier. there is a lot of standing root on the roads. you might want to leave early. back out here live, as i said, the roadways are quit. be careful, really slick also, so take your time and give yourself the proper speed and enough, you know, car distance in front of you. >> live in oakland, i'm paul chambers, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. we will be on storm watch for you. you can always get the latest and traffic condition sent to your home. the 49ers and their fans

thought they would be heading to super bowl this mooing. in in-- i stead, they are trying to recover from a hearbreaking low. something he taif vis for a a -- dash vernon davis for the touchdown -- vernon davis for the touchdown. giants kicked the field goal to win 20-1. we made a mistake for those concerns -- for those kicks. >> it's dispointing to us -- disappointing to us, we're very

-- we're a football team. >> eight players are named to the pro-- to. propole. meanwhile, tom praydy -- tom brady, is looking to win his next title. we have complete 49ers playoff coverage on our channel 2 website including raw video of the players talking right after -- right after the game. go to ktvu.com. 8:0 6. the price tag for policing the occupy oakland protest keeps dproing. -- growing. for the past weekend, demonstrators have been staging late-night ceautions -- late-

night demonstrations. it -- this is costing the city $50,000 a week. they say this overall has cost the city $3 million so far. a proposal to create accountability reports for the school board meeting. under the plan progress would be given at the first board meeting of every month. also under consideration, a proposal to offer more public input ig -- public input sessions. smoo tomorrow, the pleasanton school board is scheduled to vote on a -- tomorrow, the pleasanton school boar is scheduled to vote on -- board is scheduled to vote on whether police dogs should be used when students are not present 234 locker

rooms -- present at the locker roosms. 8:07. the republican presidential presidential race moves to florida after newt gingrich's victory. >> it's good to be back in florida. i need your help. coming up at 8:15, the mistake mitt romeny said he made and how he's going to fix it. in's's no imaginer taj taj is pea -- tab dash in hawaii no -- in hawaii, no major damage was done after the ago. right now there's no -- after the earthquake. right now there's no informs --

injuries. spaush. it's always a good idea to call your flight, your airline before you head out to the airport. delays at sfo. >> yes. let's check in with sal because we've had menfy of problems on the -- plenty of problems on the roads this morning. >> i think you might find this interesting. one of the la radio stations, k- earth 101. you know that station, dave? >> yes, i do. >> i guess they are going to interview kyle williams. >> oh, wow. steve is saying this

afternoon's commute won't be quite as bad. there will be wind. this morning is the worse of it. let's take a look at 80. its improving there. you can -- it's improving there. the traffic is moving along okay. can cord, walnut creek, pleasant hill -- concord, walnut creek, pleasant hill. let's bring steesk in. >> thank you, sir. i heard from david out in antioch. the system is accelerating towards the sacramento valley. very windy conditions. it looks like things on the back side will begin to slow down a little bit. mostly cloudy. there's cleaving northwest of santa rosa. it will eventually -- clearing of northwest of sore -- of santa rosa. it will get here. most of that was in the north bay and over parts -- over to

parts of the east bay. up in the peninsula, near burlingame, gusts to 50 miles an hour. up about 1,000 feet, though. there's the line that stretches. that's part of the system, but it stretches all the way back to -- all the way back to -- you know what i'm saying, back to the east bay. so the rain will tart to die down and we'll get some scattered showers. the system, though, this was the third time -- third system. it's also the one in the series. some morning rain and then turning more showerly -- showery. possible thunderstorms but again the drier air is beginning to move in. kind of a blustery pattern. that's wet snow up in the sierra. very wet snow, winter storm warning goes until noon.

napa, petaluma, 1.80 on the rain. san tar close redwood city, san francisco, sfo, all around .75. oakland, .75. blossom hill picked up 6800. that seems to be down to the southern end of the pill, east bay, south bay. 40s on the temperatures or 4050s -- 40s on the temperatures or the 50s. there comes the testimony as the high pressure begins to move back in. still the possibility of a few showers, thundershowers, kind of an unstable air mass here but that will start to die down. windy, showers, extended outlook has the winds breezy. and then when it calms down we'll have light and morning fog. we'll be sunny and warm. 60 to near 70 until probably 70 when thing will cool down a little bit. a new study at stanford,

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blustery conditions. today would be partly sunny, partly cloudy. a few showers but calming down pie tomorrow -- down by tomorrow. steve, the traffic on the roads has really affected the traffic. there's still slow traffic on highway 4, also at antioch and on nearby 680. the time is 8:15. the republican race for the white house, mitt romeny launching his toughest attacks yet on newt gingrich. alison burns is live with more crudding how romney is trying to re-- including how romney is trying to recover from south carolina? after a campaign -- after the campaign, mitt romeny says -- >> he's done from pillar to post, almost like a pinball condition. that's highly elaic and does

not suggest a -- erratic and does not suggest a leadership role. >> but two polls show romney's lost his lead in florida and twin britch is ahead pie at least 8 point -- and -- and newt gingrich is ahead by 8 points already. 8:16. this moving, some soreology student -- soseology students -- sociologj want to increase the -- socioloj want to create

19,000 signatures. some prayer students are in haz for a robotics contest sponsored by nasa. the contest is called the u zero row baticks challenges t remine students to write code -- challenges the -- robotics challenges. it encourages students to write in code. 8:17. this is a sad day in santa rosa. city leaders there are holding what could be the db dash what could be their -- a the -- the state of california is eliminating that agency and 400 others all aross governor's brown -- ail you a -- all

across the area. post stamps will now cost you $4 -- cost you 41 cents. forever stamps purchased since then, they are not affect. today is the start of the lunar new year. it's the year of the dragon. san francisco mayor ed lee, u.s. district judge edward chen, and other chinese community leaders are expected to atefnd the event. it all depends at 0:30 at the hill ton on -- 10:30 at the hilton on kearny street. overnight they kang into the 0 -- they rang in the new

year. the dragon is considered a sign of power, luxury and luck. california has seen their fair share of bird strikes. a united airlines flight was leaving for houston when it happened. the department of fish and fame said there are typically more bites in january than me he -- than any other month. some. parlings we talked to said -- some of the passengers we said, don't worry about t. >> it's a bird, it's a plane. really there is -- really there's no problem for me. a newdy kowt of -- out of stanford university reports that women report more severe

pain than men. patients were asked to rate their pain on a scale of zero to ten. women on average scored their pain 0% more intense than men. the study found that to be true across the variety of diseases. 8:20. there is a desperate search right now for a missing 6-year- old girl. why it took her family so long to get her some help. [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity:

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. the search continues in oregon for a little girl who was swept away by an icy river. authorities say the 6-year-old was playing in the snow yesterday near the clack ka mass river -- clackamas river when she fell in. police say the family was with her at the time. they did not have cell phone service and had to drive to a ranger's station for help. pie the time they arrived, the girl had been missing for more

than an hour. in is new video of the damage -- this is new video of the damage in birmingham, alabama. there were downed trees and snapped power lines. there were also at least a half- dozen tornadoes reported. thousands of people are still without power. so the weather is causing problems all over the place. >> all over. >> 8:24. sal, following commute problems all over the place because of our weather. >> that's right. things are beginning to get a little bit better. let's go outside. i want to show you the bridges. bay bridge has recovered. it's nice coming into san francisco. still a little wet on the golden gate bridge. san mateo bridge is moving

okay. we're starting to pick up more of a westerly breeze. >> anywhere in that yellow or red. that's a little false feedback there north of antioch. it was definitely going right through there. there's still a little bit of a line stretching back towards concord. it looks like -- near clayton, concord. there's still some rain there. you can see dragging back over towards san pablo bay. 40s to the north 50s to the south. some mild -- it's a mild system, all the way into the sierra nevada where any have a winter storm warning going until noon. wind and snow have been very wet. at least we're getting going up in the mountains. windy, showers but then partly sunny, partly cloudy. mild temperatures to cool temperatures. some 50s to near 60. that north wind kicking in. we'll get a little bit of

partly sunnies in there. a breezy, bluff terriy day. it will be warmer in the afternoon. some of the highs will be near 70, dave. looks that bay until about -- that way until about sunday. sailboats breaking free during the weekend stormy weather. the safety concerns involving those two boats that washed a -- that washed ashore. ♪ jumbaco! jumbaco! jumba-jum- jack, i don't know why you keep pushing the jumbaco. research shows normal people like the jumbo deal.

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. good morning. right now, traffic is going to be moving along pretty well, despite the wet weather here on the sunol grade. we've had some very slow traffic leaving pleasanton heading to the south bay. all right. our time is now 8:9. crews are about to remove two sailboats that washed ashore on santa cruz beaches over the weekend. this is new video. we just got this in a little while ago. the boats broke free from their mooring in bat -- marrings -- moorings. workers put a fence up just to make sure people stayed away and did not try to climb on it. overnight, a police standoff had one oakland neighborhood in if lockdown. police including s.w.a.t.

teams surrounded a home on brookdale avenue. lorraine blanco has been on there. i under the area has been lee opened to -- has been reopened to traffic. >> it's reopened, dave. >> reporter: police have just confirmed that the man was arked and they say he was homing his 3-year-old daughter hostage. police arrested the suspect around 7:00 a.m. after p a five-hour standoff. they tell us s.w.a.t. members were able too talk the man out of his hoe. no one jass injiferred, including the little girl carried off pie its officers. it started when -- it told them the suspect was barricaded inside. they said they were worried about his young daughter. >> he kept her inside with him. therefore, we treat that as a hostage situation. he was very upset, there was some type of dispute that had taken place with some other family members. and because of that dispute,

all of the family members were able to get out except the 3- year-old. >> reporter: no one was injured. the 3-year-old is okay. she's being reunited with her other family members. investigators are still trying to determine what charges the suspect will face. they are also waiting to see if the man has been in trouble with the law before. as you can see, traffic is now reopened at fruit veil and brookdale. reporting live in oakland. lorraine blanco, ktvu channel 2 news. 8:31. san francisco sheriff ross mirror mirkarimi is due back in court. a judge is expected to set his trial date. mirkarimi has pled not guilty to charges he abused his wife on new year's eve. he will be in court on thursday to address a restraining order from his wife and son.

sanuz-nikaein was arrested for misdemeanor battery. the spokesperson for the district toiferp's office says the -- district attorney's office says the attorney general will handle the investigation to aid -- to avoid any kind of interest. opening arguments pea twin in the trial -- begin in the trial of the man charged with the fatal shooting of the faufer and his two -- of the father and his two sons. edwin ramos is accused of a 2008 drive-by shooting that killed tony bolonga and his two sons. ramos has admitted to driving the car but he says he was not the gunman. ramos was an undocumented immy frant with an arrest -- immigrant with an arrest record but was never reported because of san francisco's sanctuary city policy. a judge is expected to

decide today if there is enough evidence to put 78-year-old accused serial killer joseph naso on trial. naso is representing himself. he's expected to end his closing statements this morning. he's accused of killing four northern california women in crimes dating back to the late 1970s. 8:33. san ean tro police released a sketch for a woman wanted for a recent string of armed robberies. she's suspected in eight holdups in the downtown area. in every kay, a woman with short hair stops -- case, with short care stops her victims to ask them questions. she has a gun in her purse and demands money and has released the -- and has actually pulled out the fun in at least two of these ins -- ins -- incidents.

. 8:34. the search is on this morning for a missing elderly woman in napa county. "the times herald" reports 87- year-old margaret key has not been seen since friday night. she left in a 2001, white lieuic la -- le sabre. the police say she has a history of being lost and disoriented. a bam opened -- a gunman opened fire at a sweet 16 party

wounding people. two different groups got into an argument in the garage of the home, leading to the gunfire. five of the six victims are teenaged boys including a 13- year-old. two victims are still in the hospital in serious condition. 8:35. well, the stormy weather causing trouble on many remote bay area roads. in fact, this morning, public work crews are still working to repair and clean up a crumbling road in the oakland hills. over the weekend, a 50-foot section of oakwood drive collapsed. that collapsed caused a water main break cutting off service to dozens of people for hours of the overnight downpour could cause new problems out there. meantime, you drivers headed to the sierra this morning, prepare yourself for hazardous highways. the first big storm of the system left almost two feet of snow around lake tahoe. this is video from interstate

80 and sota springs. the chp is advising those leaving for the tahoe area, bring chains and expect delays. we want to economic in with sal who said traffic had a pro will the -- had ha lot of problems earlier -- had a lot of problems with the rain and the wind. getting any better? >> a little better. this picture here, you can see the traffic is going to be a little bit slow, especially on the right-hand side. some windy conditions, headlights on, windshield wipers on. as we move farther south things get better but some really choppy waters out there. flights in and out of sfo and also flight delays into la guardia. but it's -- but if you look at 280 northbound here in the middle of the valley. things have improved quite a bit and the weather is driving -- the weather is drying off. a very food morning. some of the tweets coming in, at least in the last 15

minutes. things are starting to move off to the east. and there's signs show of a -- showing of a -- of sun breaks. some reports had gusts about 55, almost 60 miles an hour -- 60-miles an hour. mid span of the golden gate. i know near burling game, san mateo hill out to the east bay there were 50-mile-per-hour winds. the first system that came by just gave us some light rain. this system had the wind and the rain. now, disregard that. that's forth of antioch. that's feedback from the wind -- that's north of antioch. that's feedback from the windmills. some of this is starting to work its way in. as it dots, some of the dryer air is coming in.

. >> still some mild air to the south and also the east. as that system pushes the east. high pressure is building right back in. that's a pretty good signature right there. as this builds in, we'll get more of a westerly northwesterly breeze -- westerly-northwesterly breeze. we're not done yet. we've not done yet. it looks like the next five, seven days will be dry. it will be very warm, especially on wednesday/thursday if you don't have the fog and by that -- that tule fog or ha valley -- or that valley fog can be tough. u.s. officials still trying to extradite the german man

accused of operating one of the internet's largest fire-sharing websites. he appeared in court this morning to request bail. he was arrested last week at the request of the united states. he's accused of operating the new closed website called megaupload in new zealand. u.s. officials say they this -- this allowed users to share and -- share -- allowed to download and share illegal copyrighted material. last year, the airlines collected about $155 from million for charges to use onboard wi-fi. they are checked to collect $225 million.

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. stocks have turned around. they are lower this morning while european indexes it and the euro rose on hopes that greece will reach a deal with private creditors. the dow is currently down, 19, at 12,701. nasdaq is down 5. s&p is down 1. well, takeover talks are swirling around research and motion today as investors and anlists ponder whether the new ceo had been -- analysts ponder whether the new ceo had been hired to turn the company around or for a sale. shareholders had been demanding change at the top for months. they blame the two men for the company's poor performance. research and motion was once

canada's most valuable company, it used to be worth $70 billion. now it's worth $9 billion. a stormy monday. but you know that. pounding rain and powerful winds battered the bay area overnight. there were a lot of crashes over there. you are looking at video of a big rig crash in berkeley. this was early this morning. also, the mood, as you can imagine, somber. they are hoping with last night's 0-17 overtime loss of the new york giant. jim harbaugh will hold his final news conference of the year today. players will be clearing out their lockers while the dates an times have not been set. the first 49ers preseason game should be in august. an italian -- and italian rescue officials announce they've found two more bodies from the costa concordia cruise ship disaster. that brings the death total to

15. 17 other people are still known to be missing. to get more details on what's happening right now, let's go live to greg burke in italy. good morning, greg. >> reporter: hi, dave. that's right. that's the recent news about that search. also good news, the ship seems to be settling in on the ledge on which it stands. that's good news for search and the salvage. it was just about a couple of hours ago when they recovered the bodies of two otherwy. so 15 confirmed -- women. so 15 confirmed dead. 17 missing. this seems to be pretty close to the true number. a number of families, it's a tough day for them. feting the fuel out of the -- now, getting the fuel out is set to start tomorrow morning. vessels are in place getting ready. you have to actually go down

there, dive down, and heat up the fuel they say it will take an entire month and that's dependent on good weather. now, the ship captain is under house arrest. more information coming out about him. also about his interrogation on wednesday. he seems to be taking the tack that this was a normal thing to do, to sail by these island, that that was a pr stunt, to get the name out there. and videos on youtube and other sites have -- talks about these ships, and this happens. it raises questions about why were these allowed to happen and why were days not pushed in the past -- and why were they

not punished before. the u.s. navy says the aircraft carrier was joined by british and french ships and passed through the strait into the persian gulf without incident ept. the president of yemen has left his country for medical treatment. president saleh delivered a fare well speech asking his people to forgive him during his 33-year rule. the state department confirms that his request to travel to the -- to travel to the u.s. had been approved. protests against his rule began early next year. 8:48. so far, agency police have no suspects in the murder case of this man. he's a retired employee of mexican na airlines -- mexicana

airlines. over the weekend, police searched his apartment and removed several items, including his car. his dismembered body parts were found scattered along a hiking trail near the hollywood sign. rescuers told a 19-year-old -- pulled a 19-year-old eicher to safety. the deputies say they were hiking and got stuck on a cliff that has a 100-drop cliff. authorities residued her. she -- rescued her. she was shaken up but not hurt. two others were rescued by ground crews. met crews. as many as 20 of these wi keggors are ming. the connectors are -- connectors are missing.

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there will be a general election in june. some republicans have already set up exploratory committees. a lot of talk this morning about joe paterno, one. most successful coaches in college football history. thousands gathered outside for this candlelight vigil. he died at the age of 85 from complications of lung cancer. he coached at penn state more than decades -- six decade but his legacy is marred by the child sex scandal involving former assistant coach jer -- coach, jerry sandusky. >> joe is like our grandfather. he's done so much for this university despite the negative comments. >> there's a growing memorial of the statute of joe paterno. school officials are working on

plan to commemorate his life and career. services are being extended on the l-muni line in san francisco. the bus will go to the daly b.a.r.t. city station. the 14-l which carries nearly 5,000 passenger a day -- passengers a day currently turns around at mission and san jose avenue. hey, sal, is the commute any better? >> it is better because it's stopped raining so hard. things are getting better. first of all, it started in san jose where the -- where there's still plenty of slow traffic on 280 gets up to -- gets up to -- getting up. the commute on 180 is slowed, way down. and there is a bird there. let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. we had a rather strong system move through. it's beginning to head out to the sacramento valley.

it was really heavy there for a while. a little breezy, blustery at times. the rest of the week looks quiet. this was it. three and then out. >> okay. >> were you impressed? >> very impressed. two and three. the first one opened the door. >> does it looks like it will close for a while? >> about seven days. the 15-day outlook has a very wet outlook. >> that's our report this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu news. >> be sure to join the news at noon. san francisco's el em beatled -- embattled sheriff is due in court. we'll have a live report. thank you for joining us. @@