on the streets of oakland this morning. we'lltel what you residents are saying they heard after that gunfire. >> reporter: we're live in san francisco where the sheriff continues to fight to see his family. we'll also tell ut surprising person to come to ross mirkarimi's. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> i'm tori campbell. developing news from egypt. gunmen are holding americans captive. a security official in the country says the gunman kidnapped the two females and their tour guide from their minivan today along the highway

in the peninsula. the u.s. is not releasing any information yet, only saying they are working closely with egyptian authorities to ensure the safety of the tourists. this all comes after violence continues over a deadly soccer riot. stay with us and we'll bring you any new information as we get it. it's just the latest incident of violence in oakland in the past day. a man sitting in a car was shot just after 5:00 this morning. claudine wong joins us live from 60th avenue where a tow truck took that car for evidence within the last 30 minutes. claudine? >> reporter: that's right. this is where the car was parked along tebbett street when the man was shot. i'm not sure who the victim was or why he's in the neighborhood. that's what police are trying to figure out. i want to show you video of the car in question being towed.

we have been talking to neighbor, at least a couple of them heard multiple gunshots this morning and the victim screaming for help. >> he was just yessing help! somebody help me! call 911! >> you called 911? >> yeah. my mom called right away. >> you didn't go over there -- >> no, i didn't want to go -- go over there what. if they come back. >> reporter: we don't know the victim's condition at this hour. but you are looking at video of him being unloaded at the hospital this morning. we had heard he was conscious this morning. live here in oakland, claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:02. well, san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi goes back to court in about two hours. this time he will be asking a family court judge to ask allow him visitation rights to see his young son.

ktvu's tara moriarty is in san francisco with the details. >> reporter: well, a disproportionately decision and crushing, is the way to ross mirkarimi called this decision last week. now, mirkarimi has not been able to come within 100 yards of his wife or his son for at least two weeks. he's trying to get visitation to see his son. mirkarimi is fighting three misdemeanor charges relating to domestic violence stemming from a new year's eve incident when he grabbed her arm hard enough to bruise it in front of their son. the current lieutenant-governor said on a local program on thursday that news outlets are being unfair to the sheriff. he says he understands mirkarimi's frustration and that he's being picked and and

-- picked on and went on to say it's frustrating for him. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. 7:03. happening right now, the coast guard is searching for a missing man off the san mateo county coast. the unidentified man left pillar point to go fishing. he never returned. the coast guard started their search around midnight. the coast guard says weather is making the search difficult. stay with us. the friday-morning commute is moving slowly on the bay bridge right now. but that's after an overnight collision shut down three lanes on the upper deck. it happened just before 4:00 a.m. when a white car hit a disabled suv on the incline section of the bridge into san francisco. the force of that collision flipped the suv on to its side.

an ambulance took two people 209 hospital. the three lanes reopened to traffic just after 5:00 a.m. also overnight, a man was able to walk away after rolling her car in hayward. the crash happened around 2:00 this morning on d. street near 3rd. police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. the driver said she was tired and may have dosed off. no one was hurt. well. city of antioch is -- well, the city of antioch is considering putting a measure on the ballot for more police officers. the supporters say it would raise enough money to bring to full staffing levels. the department is allowed to hire 126 officers but right now, it can only afford 94. in order for this proposal to move ahead, it has to be approved by the city council or spopserred by a -- sponsored by a community group. foothill college is mourning the unexpected death of its football coach.

he passed away in his sleep one week ago. cause of death has not been announced. he's credited with helping the program become one of the top in northern california. a memorial service will be held at foothill college next saturday. 7:05. new this morning, we got some good news on the unemployment front. the labor department's new numbers show the unemployment rate in january fell to 8.3%. that's the lowest in nearly three years. and coming up at 7:00 15 we'll have a -- 7:15, we'll have a live report from our washington, d.c. newsroom about what led to the reduced unemployment rate. a concord hotel has new owners promising a fresh new start. last year, the red lion hotel closed its doors without notice. that left guests strand without rooms and dozens of hotel workers without jobs. a new group has purchased the 189-room hotel on burnett

avenue for an estimated $5 million. they hope to reopen after three or four months after some major improvement. >> hey, sal, what's happening at the toll plaza? >> well, it's improrblged right a -- improved quite a bit. it was a little bit slow in the 6:00 hour. but now we've had some major improvement coming up to the pay gates. no major problems getting into the city. also, the morning commute looks good in san francisco. along with the 101 up to the 80 split. that traffic moves nicely. if you are driving on northbound 101, we've had some slow traffic. we had a crash right near the area -- right near the airport area near trimble avenue. i would recommend to use 280 instead, even 85 is better than 101, give yourself plenty of extra time as you drive on northbound 101. this accident has been moved to the shoulder but the damage is done. let's go to steve. a very good morning on this

friday. a beautiful sunrise. a few high clouds here. mainly kind of parallel to the coast. but they are there if. if you have the fog you can see about this car, it's also foggy. temperatures have dipped into the 30s. mostly sunny forecast is what we're reporting here today. fog, cold, otherwise fair and by that i just mean a few high clouds. mostly sunny, we'll continue that. the north wind, it will not be 72 like it was in santa rosa yesterday. when they were the warmest by far. today's forecast, patchy fog, cold, mostly sunny. the weekend looks to be mostly sunny. a little breeze up in the higher elevations. you are seeing gusts. cuds increase on monday -- clouds increase on monday and then rain on tuesday. i know. cray zi. but that's the bray -- crazy but that's the way it looks. pope valley, 28.

33 cordelia. blossom hill, san jose and los gatos, two reports of 37 and a bunch of 37s around palo alto including san rafael. a lot of 30s here in the north bay, also east bay. some in the peninsula, on the peninsula. reddwood city, 39. san jose is at 40. if moffet reports 40, that tells you sunny and closer to town in the upper 40s. a little northeast out of -- out at fairfield. it looks like it's turning slightly offshore. if that nothing gets east wind that will come right back into the valley. parts of solano county and contra costa county. a few high clouds. that's it. and then we will drawer our attention and turn us cloudy on monday with the rain coming in on tuesday. that's the way it looks. mostly sunny today. patchy fog, high clouds and the weekend -- the days will be fine. 50s and 60s.

low to mid-60s. temperatures today -- i think mid-60s. a little bit cooler by the coast. weekend is fine and increasing clouds on monday there is your rain on tuesday. dave and tori. it is 7:09. saving a local marina, what martinez is doing is a last- ditch effort to create a boating destination. and why republican officials are furious about obama administration's plans for guantanamo bay. and why there's real concern israel could launch an attack on iran in the near future. ,

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mid-60s. thank you, steve. new this morning, iranian tv says iran successfully launched a satellite into orbit early this morning. the satellite is designed to collect data on weather conditions and monitor for natural disasters. iran's space program has raised concerns, though, because the same technology allowing missiles to launch satellites can also be used to fire warheads. and secretary of defense, leon panetta, says he's concerned that israel could launch an attack against iran's nuclear sites as early as this spring at a -- spring. at a security forum yesterday, the israeli foreign minister said time is running out to stop iran's nuclear ambitions. >> reporter: there was a wide understanding in the world that it is vital to prevent iran from turning nuclear and that no option should be taken off the table. today, in iran, the country's supreme leader says

iran will assist any nation or group that confronts israel. he called israel a cancer that will be cut out. time is 7:13. republicans are protesting a plan being considered by the white house to transfer five taliban prisoners out of guantanamo bay. now, lawmakers question david petraeus about it. the proposal calls for transferring the prisoners to a third country as an inter-- as an incentive for the taliban to join the peace talks in afghanistan. republicans oppose the prisoner release. the white house says no final decision has been made. this just came in, the fbi now confirming the hacker group "anonymous" intercepted a sensitive conference call between the fbi and scotland yard's cybercrime investigators. "anonymous" released a 15- minute recording of what appears to be a call about tracking down and prosecuting members. that meeting, they say, was intended for law enforcement officers only and it was

illegally obtained. also, hackers appearing to be greek, the greek justice ministry site put up a video showing a figure in the mass that's often used by "anonymous" activists complaining about harsh, austerity measures to get loans from the european union. 7:14. a new jobs report just out shows another solid month for hiring. according to the u.s. labor department, 243,000 jobs were added to the payrolls in january pushing down our unemployment rate slightly to 8.3%. carol han joins us live to explain where all of he's jobs are popping up. carol? >> reporter: tori, employers went on a hiring spree in january and the job gains were widespread across many industries like manufacturing with 50,000 jobs gained last month. hospitality and leisures added

44,000 jocks. even the badly-beaten construction sector, added 21,000 jobs. all of these gains helped the unemployment rate overall, it fell for the fifth straight month to the lowest point in nearly three years. this morning, republicans and democrats have been putting their own political spin on the numbers. >> can't we aleet agree that it's -- at least agree that it's good news, that for five months, the unemployment has fallen? >> our concern is that the unemployment rate is going down because people are giving up. >> reporter: president obama will be at a nearby virginia fire station 24 morning trying to get more -- this morning trying to get more veterans back to work. the unemployment rate right now for post-911 veterans 13%. live in washington, carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. could be the final attempt to save the marina in martinez. city leaders plan to spend $1 million to clear away layers of

mud clogging the entrance. they've spent the past six years trying to transform the marina that a -- into a first- class boating destination. boats are still sit -- boats are still sitting at low tide. more than 100 people are still missing in new guinea after a ferry boat sank. the search is continuing for the missing passengers. officials admit it's possible that the passengers are trapped in the ferry boat at the bottom of the water. we have new information on the captain of the cruise ship that flipped over the italian coast. a woman has come forward to admit she's having opinion affair with the cappent. the woman also says she was on the -- captain. the woman also said she was on

the ship's bridge when the ship crashed into an island reef. if true, that would be against policy. the captain replains under house arrest for charges related to the disaster. 7:17. a former marine accused of killing four california homeless men has been connected to two more deaths in southern california. now, anaheim police confirm that o'campo was involved in the killing of a woman and her son back in october. investigators want to know in he was involved in more stabbings in that area. a judge could decide whether to keep jared loughner into a prison hospital. howeverner pleaded guilty to -- loughner pleaded guilty to 49 charges stemming from the shooting. 16 people died. 13 others were injured in that massacre. well, the superintendent of the portola valley school district has resigned amidan

investigation involving his previous employer. school officials say tim is the subject of financial irregular taris stemming from when he worked from the woodside district. portola's school board president says there's no evidence of wrongdoing. still, an independent auditor will be brought in to investigate the district's finances. volunteers with signs are greeting passengers for the super bowl. officials say 20,000 more passengers are flying in for the game. super bowl is this sunday. tens of thousands of san francisco giants' fans will flock to at&t park for the team's annual fan fest. the gates open at 10:00 a.m. more than 30 players and coaches attend signing autographs and participating in

question-and-answer sessions. tomorrow is also the david ban tickets go on sale. 7:19. well, the first phase of the made-over san francisco metroyon opens today. this has been vacant for years. the san francisco officials say new jobs will be had. kodak is filing for bankruptcy and says keeping its name on the theater costs $4 million a year. kodak is more than $6 billion in debt. it is 7:0. it's another cloudy, chilly morning around the bay.

steve will tell us if we can expect sunshine for the start of super bowl weekend. new speed signs go up on the golden gate bridge. but it's not for cars. if you are driving on highway 24, it looks pretty good. we'll tell you more about the friday morning commute. [ male announcer ] this is big.

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>> yeah, dave. as a matter of fact, we do have a look at the commute for cars out there. that has not been bad out there, except for northbound 101 in san jose. we have a problem northbound 101 near yerba buena and we had one at de la cruz. traffic is pretty slow. but this morning, you have decent alternatives, 280 is looking good. 85 is a little slow. let's go to live pictures. san jose looks good and super clear weather over the span. at the toll plaza we had a light commute now we're getting more people here. it's still backed up for only a 10-minute wait. >> let's go to steve. if it's mostly clear, it's probably just cold but otherwise there's no problems. but if you have that fog, boy, is it thick, traydy out to brentwood, oakley we've had reports into the north bay. a few high clouds, mainly parallel to the coast. you can see some of that cloud deck there, but it will give way. some of fog will be tough to

burn off. 30s for many today and -- it's a cold morning out there. you can see the cloud cover, it's kind of row kateing around -- rotating around. those clouds will start to work in here on late sunday. mostly sunny, fog, cold morning. breezy to windy up in the east bay hills. 50s and 60s on your temperatures. mid-60s today. more of an easterly wind. that will be probably good for the coast. weekend looks good about the same friday morning. it's nice and sunny during the day. it looks like rain on tuesday and that may be the only way for a while. it is 7:25. it began with a shootout in san francisco, in south san francisco in the 1960s. the case that's expected to finally come to an end today. . well we'll tell you why these folks are standing in line. they all have one thing in common. it's their home loan.

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. 7:28. happening now, dozens of homeowners looking for help to avoid foreclosure are lined up outside the cal palace in city

as christien kafton tells us the doors open in about 30 minutes. is that right? >> reporter: that's right. about 30 minutes. folks have been lining up. the first person in line, this gentleman told me he's been out here since 9:30 last night getting ready to meet with the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. these folks are here looking to modify their loans. this is a nonprofit aimed at helping homeowners who are under water, the victims of predatory lending or are just strum -- are juff struggling to make their -- are just struggling to make their payment. >> i'm hoping to modify my loan. i'm upside down in it and lower my interest payment. >> reporter: organizers tell me this year they've added something new. that is assistance for people who are not looking to modify a

loan but looking to buy a loan. this event runs from today to sunday. you can see the crowd. they are big. if you want to come out, you have to have a lot of documentation for the folks here but they will certainly help people looking to modify their loans with all of that paperwork. we're live at the could you palace -- at the cow palace, christien kafton, ktvu channel 2 news. police were called to diorde grove court and haze avenue just after midnight. that's where they saw the victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound. police say the man was not seriously injured. right now, they have no information about the suspects. 7:30. it's finally sentencing day for a man on the run more than 40 years. ronald bridgeforth was originally scheduled to be schedule -- originally scheduled to be sentence in 1969.

he skipped bail, ran off to michigan. that's where he lived under a false name. he turned himself in to face charges on assault of a police officer. he's now facing a possible 15- year prison. this morning a young fairfield mother tied to a horrible tragedy two years ago will go before a judge and ask for a new trial. last november, 25-year-old chatar james was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a fire that killed her four children in an apartment fire. investigators say james and her sister left her children alone for 30 minutes before the fire started. james faces a possible 0-year prison term. today her lawyer will say why he's asking for a new trial. a large, illegal, indoor marijuana growing operation has been found in san mateo county. more than 1500 marijuana plants were seized at this warehouse in half moon bay. it has a street value of 1.2 million.

also seized 19 pounds of processed marijuana worth more than 60,000 and several guns. now, police made one arrest at the warehouse. this man was released on $15,000 bail. he has a court appearance set for next month. it is 7:31. a group that opposes plans to rent out san francisco's coit tower will present signatures on monday hoping to get the measure on the june ballot. the city is considering renting out of top level of the landmark for private events. some people who live near coit tower on telegraph hill are fighting that. they want to put a measure on the june bal low the -- ballot that would limit comal activists and -- commercial activists and private events. an oakland man is being called a hero. a fire yesterday on 82nd and international and james johnson

was talking with friends when he heard a disabled man was trapped in a burning apartment. james ran to the scene, jumped the fence and ran up to the second-story balcony. he was knocked over by a big blast. >> i was on the fire crew and i've been around some high fires. nothing like that. but i've been close to some really intense heat. it was nothing like that. >> jackson pulled the victim out and he used a guarden hose to douse the 65-year-old man until firefighters arrived. the sman being treated for serious burns but firefighters say without jackson's actions, he may have died. there were two fires in alameda last night, minutes apart. so oakland fire crews were called in to help with the fire on san antonio avenue around 8:45. firefighters say it started on the second story balcony and then spread to the attic. alameda crews were busy

fighting a fire on central avenue. no word of injuries. in pittsburg, a man rescued from his burning home is in critical condition. crews were called to a home on fairborn drive. firefighters found the victim quiet and up conscious. a pet cat -- a pet cat was also rescued. 7:33. the alameda firefighters association says it will make a donation to a local breast cancer charity instead of the susan g. komen foundation. the decision is in response to the foundation's decision to cut breast cancer screening grants to planned parenthood. alameda fire will donate to the san francisco-based breast cancer fund. meanwhile, planned parenthood hopes that komen will have a change of heart. >> and i really hope they will

rethink its pox and work with us -- it's motion and work with us on this. early detection and saving lives. that's what we should be focused on. >> michael moom berg pledged $250,000 -- michael bloomberg pledged $50,000. we're asking our viewers on facebook what they are thinking about this. sandra wrote -- >> we want to know what you think, just send a message to the ktvu morning news team on facebook and we'll share of your comments coming up next hour. the political spotlight is on nevada ahead of the caucuses there. coming up at 7:45, we'll bring you a live report from las vegas to tell you why the nevada caucuses are particularly important to those candidates who are not in the

front-runner position. this is interesting. historic gold nuggets valueded a more than 3 million were stolen from a northern california courthouse. burglary happened wednesday night in siskiyou county, not far from the oregon border. two men frabbed into the building, grabbed nuggets near the display lobby. investigators say they do have surveillance video. the courthouse is home an historic gold collection. and police in the north bay out there searching for the man at a gas station and -- and rob be it, there's the surveillance camera. the police say he tried to pay for gas, cigarettes and food with a stolen credit card. but the store clerk wouldn't accept it and that's when the man took off. if you have any information call petaluma police.

7:36. san francisco mayor ed lee has removed a jobs-related chafrter amendment. under the amendment a hearing before the small business commission could have been -- would have been required if the proposed legislation would show job losses. labor leaders criticized the plan saying it would give the commission too much authority. oak and san francisco have been slow to spend federal money to weatherize homes on low-income residents. so now they may have to give that money back. the oakland tribune reports the city had to set up programs from scratch and focused on apartment buildings which is more time consuming. oakland received 4 million. san francisco received 2.5 million and has completed 300 residents -- residences. the state coo decide to redistribute the funding. okay. let's help the folks get to where they need to go.

sal, can you help the people at the toll plaza? >> i can. there's been a little bit of a buildup in the last few minutes. it was clear, but now we have a backup approaching the bridge. just kind of a temporary spot there. looking at the chp list we do not have a crash reported on the bridge, not even a stall here. we're just keeping track of it or if it does, we'll let you know, san mateo bridge the same thing goes. that's a nice-looking drive. clear weather as you head to the peninsula. the morning commute has been slow in the south bay. there's been some improvement the crash at de la cruz is on -- is gone. 85 and 280 is slow. i think if you are choosing between one or the another, i say 280 is the better bet than 01. let's go to steve. sal, thank you. 30s, 40s, fog.

if that fog is there, it's really cold and foggy and visibility is a couple of feet for some. there's a little bit of an easterly breeze, stronger in the higher elevations. i was just looking over to moss landing, half moon bay, it has not mid it there yet. a political band of high clouds, parallel to the coast. won't do much. mostly sunny, looks good today also into the westbound ckd with, the nights will be cold. everything is fine. temperatures, about the same as yesterday, maybe mid-60s. clouds increase on tuesday. rain looks likely on thus -- tuesday. after that we go dry. we'll see if it holds. some really cold numbers here this morning. pope valley is cold. 28. cordelia, 33. windsor, 35. fairfax, 36. blossom hill, 3 and sanford, palo alto, 37. still, a 31 at fairfield. they did have fog and then the breeze kicked in, got rid of the fog and that put the

windshield at 37. that will cut right through you. 30s for santa rosa, napa, san rafael. concord made it to 33. livermore at 34. they are still dropping. san jose at 40 even. there's a little northeast wind. most locations are calm but east-southeast, southeast at oakland is up there to 30 in the oakland hills out of the east-southeast. and finally at sfo, east- southeast. it was west at 13 a couple of hours ago so things have turned a little bit. our system will -- high pressure will just wipe this guy out. nothing there. that's good for today. sunday a few high clouds might start to work their way in. i think it will make it. mostly sunny, fog, cold, a little slow to burn off. it will be cooler there. 60s there, low to mid. i think a blanket here on the temperatures. a little warmer towards santa

cruz. pleasanton, 64. san ramon, san mateo at 62. mostly sunny on your weekend and the nights will be cool with some fog but the days look good. rain on tuesday. there's a massive winter storm moving into the denver area right now. take a look. there's already a lot of snow blanketing the ground. by tomorrow morning, over two feet is expected to accumulate. the city will have 150 snowplows working around the clock through the weekend. there are no classes for students today and there are reports the denver airport is canceling 400 flights. sfo has two flights canceled from the bay area because of the denver storm. winter storm warnings are in effect in nebraska and wyoming. we'll have a check on the markets after big news on unemployment just out this morning. and the one candidate who has already left nevada and moved on to campaign in another state. and roseanne barr says it's

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. u.s. stocks jumping sharply on news the unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in two years. 8.3%. there's also new evidence the economy is gaining strength. factory orders rose 1.1% and the service industry expanded at the fastest pace since last february. the dow currently up 145. the nasdaq is up 41. s&p is up 17. cooper tino -- cupertino-based apple just introduced the 4. there's evidence a new model

could come out. tech analysts say they could introduce the new phone in june. retailers are expected to get a lot of love this valentine's day. the national retail federation predicts the average person will spend $126 on their loved ones which is the highest amount yet. candy is always the most popular treat, followed by flowers, dinner and jewelry. the survey says most people buy gifts for their partners and family members but some even spend a little bit of money on their pets. 7:45. the republican presidential candidates are stumping for votes in nfernd ahead of tomorrow -- nevada ahead of tomorrow's caucuses. >> reporter: good morning.

rick santorum, interestingly, is not in nevada. instead, he's in missouri trying to campaign ahead of tuesday's primary there and you know, everybody here in las vegas seems to be talking about the announcement of donald trunk endorsing mitt romney, not so much about the impact it will have but rather the circus of the whole thing, really. donald trump also telling tmz that if mitt romney becomes the next president of the united states that he would love to work for his administration, saying he could do a better job than "the clowns in the current one." mr. trump says he picked romney in part because of his experience in the private sector, understanding that washington needs to get out of the way of small business, the real estate mogul putting a lot of stock in his backing of the candidate. listen. >> i represent a lot of people. millions and millions of people who are tired of seeing this country get ripped off by

china, opec and a lot of others. i think it will have a great impact. certainly everybody wants it. >> reporter: and almost immediately the democrats firing back with this television ad poking fun of now mitt romney and trump like to fire people and many anlists really -- analysts really laughing off this interest. >> he chose a circus-like atmosphere in las vegas to make an announcement like this, it's perfect. he makes his announcement her and newt gingrich thinks he's gonna get it and mitt romney gets it. it trumps all of the other news they can place on the political front. >> reporter: now, romney does have a clear advantage ahead of the caucus. the latest polls show him out with 45% of the vote with newt gingrich's 25%. newt gingrich who has scaled back his campaigning and

focusing more on fund-raising ahead of super-tuesday at the beginning of next month. rick santorum is pulling at 11%. ron paul has about 9% of the vote. undecided voters don't seem to be playing much of a role here. about 10% of people polled say they have not made a decision yet on the eve of the caucuses. dave? >> all right. thank you. make sure you stay right here with ktvu news for continuing cifg. cute's -- coverage. ken pritchet will be reporting from there. and roseanne barr says she's running for president representing the green party. if elected, she said she will introduce -- and forgive all credit card and mortgage debt. the green party will announce their candidate in july in baltimore. the 49ers still have

something to celebrate this super bowl sunday. the 49ers have taken another big step forward in their live for a new stadium in santa clara. nfl owners have now approved a $200 million loan to fund the construction of a new stadium next to the great america amusement park. the team says this is the last piece of the financial puzzle needed to build the billion- dollar stadium. >> this is obviously an unprecedented day for the san francisco 49ers. this is a very big vote of confidence from the league. >> construction on the new stadium is set to begin later this year. it's expected to be open in time for the start of the 2015 season. 7:49. while the new york giants and the new england patriots get ready for super bowl 46, one player's wife is making headlines off the field. "the new york post" published an e-mail they say is from

gisele bundchen. she's the wife of tom brady. in that e-mail, the super bowl asks friends and family to pray for her husband this weekend. she allegedly writes that tom brady and her team -- and the team need "positive energy so they can fulfill their dream of winning this super bowl." peyton manning can start taking some hits again. doctors just cleared him to play after that neck surgery in september. peyton manning says he's been throwing for at least two montes. but his phut chur with the colts is being questioned because of that injury. if the team chooses not to exercise his contract option, he may be morsed -- forbesed to go elsewhere -- forced to go elsewhere. he's spent his entire career with the colts winning one super bowl and four mvp awards. it's being called a waste of taxpayer money. the use of state funds for

california's high speed rail project that's raising eyebrows. the reason the odds are in your favor if you are fighting a parking ticket in oakland.

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. the california speed rail authority paid a public relationing firm to lobby state lawmakers to approve funding for the controversial project. the problem is it was those lawmakers who appointed the rail authority members in the first place. critics call it a waistful use of tax payer funds and they say it amounts to the state spending money to lobby itself. drivers facing traffic fines can usually go to court to fight their tickets and the odds are you can beat that ticket if it came from oakland police. a judge for the city's traffic court says oakland officers

don't show up to court 40% of the time. when that happens, cases are dismissed and drivers don't have to pay to -- don't have to pay the fine. chief howard jordan says the department came aware of the problem after an audit. >> in the past we've done our audits and found that officers did not attend and we discipline those officers. the message is out. they have to show up for court. >> the two traffic courts in oakland hear about 32,000 cases a year. time now, 7:54. happening right now, the coast guard is busy. they are out there searching for a missing man off the san mateo county coast. we're gonna see if we can get those pictures for you. here's what we found out, newschopper2 is going to the scene -- here are the pictures -- an unidentified man left pillar point to go fishing. he never came back. these are live pictures. so the coast guard -- you can see them here -- they started a search around midnight for him.

now, newschopper2 is flying over watching ags the search happens. make sure you stay right here. we'll bring you any developments as we get them. 7:54. the results of separate investigations into police conduct during "occupy protest" and uc berkeley and uc davis, well, they are behind schedule. berke slip investigating a november 9th protest where police used ba tons on students. a uc berkeley so rowty is being sued by a former pledge. the lawsuit details several incidents of alleged violent hazing at the sorority in the past couple of years. the cal student says the

alleged hazing forced her to take medical leave from school while she dealt with both physical and psychological problems. so far, there's been no response from cal or that sorority. well, ktvu was able to get a rare look inside facebook headquarters in menlo park. now, during our tour, we found many of the perks enjoyed by facebook employees. they range from free snacks to free laundry. and phone books for private phone calls. we also saw it vending machines where employees can just swipe their badge if they need a keyboard, headphones or charger. earlier, facebook filed for one of the biggest ipos in history. they will probably get a few more perks after that. >> yes. they are supposed to create a thousand millionaires down there. 7:56. let's check in with sal. >> that's light -- that's

right. we've been da checking the -- clerking the commute. normally after 8:00 we have slow traffic approaching hyde street. it's clear now. you may watt to -- you may want to go before it is busy. not too bad but certainly not a picnic here getting on the bridge. and the morning commute still very slow on 101 from 280 all the way up to sunnyvale. i think that 280 might be a better commute into the valley. 7:56. let's go to steve. except for fog, here are some cold temperatures. it's relatively quiet. if you have any travel plans and you are heading to denver, you will probably be delayed because they have what looks to be a record-setting snowstorm. in fact, blizzard warning. for us, it's clear conditions, except for the fog. mostly clear. there's some higher clouds. 30s and 40s will give way to a lot of mid-60s. i'm going to talk more about the denver situation and why they are looking for record

snow. that's coming up on "mornings on 2." he are just -- it's plastered there. they are talking a feet of snow. for us, we're looking at high clouds and patchy fog. there is an easterly breeze. 30s and 40s. noticably colder this morning. some of that fog from the valley has come back, part of the north bay and also the east bay. but high pressure will be our fair weather prend. it will. mostly sunny today, fog, cold, breezy to windy. 60s here. low to mid. i think everybody will be close here. mostly sunny weather into the weekend, increasing clouds on monday -- increasing clouds on monday. it looks like a hint of rain on tuesday, tori. >> really? >> uh-huh. it's an incredible story that has many people wondering what are the odds.

. well, good morning to you. welcome back. this is "mornings on 2." i'm dave clark. >> good morning. i'm tori campbell. this is friday, february 3rd. overnight news, oakland police continue to investigate another shooting. it's been a busy night. a man was shot in his car in east oakland just after 5:00 this morning. latest in a string of shootings in the past 24 hours. claudine wong is at 60s -- 60th eafer with the latest on what's -- 60th eave avenue. >> reporter: you can see this is a residential neighborhood. we did see police putting in evidence markers shortly after the shooting. but just before 7:00 this morning, tow tux came and towed away the car in question and then police opened up the street back up.

police kept us back. neighbors tell us 245e heard muptable gunshots around 5:00 this morning. at least two people told us they were sleeping when it all mapped -- when it all happened. one woman said she heard five or six gunshots. that sounded so slows. -- close. her mother wasock and then she heard the victim calling for help. >> was just yelling help! somebody call 911! >> you called 911? >> my mom did. >> you didn't go over there? >> no, no. i didn't want to go other there -- go over there. they might come back. don't want to be there for that. >> reporter: neighbors tell us he was conscious when he left the scene. we don't know his condition. yesterday morning there was a shooting after taco truck worker, there was another -- of a taco truck worker and then there was another shooting. this shooting puts the number

at six with two dead and several others injured. the crime had investigators working overnight and into the early-morning hours as they continue to track down the people responsible. claudine wong, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right -- all right, claudine. san francisco police are looking for the gunman who shot and wounded two people in the bayview district. it happened just after 8:00 near oakdale avenue. police say someone shot a 17- year-old girl and a 45-year-old man in their legs. it's believed the gunman escaped in the dark-colored color. sheriff ross mirkarimi returns to court in one hour. this time he will ask a family court judge to allow him visitation rights so he can see his young son and his wife. tara moriarty joins us live from san francisco with this surprising person who has come to the sheriff avenue defense. tara? >> reporter: that's rim we'll get to that in one minute. ross mirkarimi said the superior court judge's decision to keep him from seeing his

wife and son was disproportionately cruel and punishes -- cruel and punishing. so in one hour he's gonna try to -- [no audio] >> well, we lost our video with tara. we'll try to reconnect with tara shortly to get more on that story. in the meantime, at 3 minutes after 8:00, the former commander of a contra costa county drug squad will be allowed to travel to los angeles to appear on the "dr. phil show." norman weilch is out on bail in a federal grand jury indictment. but a judge told him -- gave him permission to travel. during the taping, he will encourage law enforcement officers to seek help if they are under stress. weilch's attorney says he was under stress because of health

issues at the time of the crime. a vacaville firefighter may have solved his own burglary case when he was called for a medical emergency. before he walked into the home, he saw a piece of firefighting equipment. propping open a gate. it looked like the one stolen from his home last week. when he went inside, he saw a washer and dryer that had been stolen at the same time. he didn't say anything to the homeowner. just his partners. >> yeah, i think my stuff is right there. -already. >> jones did calm the police after -- [ laughter ] >> jones did call the police. they went and discovered more of jones's property. the relative was arrested and now faces burglary charges. a rider for a popular website said he found a major

security problem. he says there is a hole in the ios-5 software that lets strangers read all of the incoming and outgoing text cards. he says what happens when your card is placed into another iphone, even for a couple of seconds. apple has not cover -- offered up a way to finish this. expect to see more police patrolling downtown walnut creek starting tonight. dozens of bar and restaurant owners met with police and city leaders last night. police say they plan to ad a signature number of uniformed officers to keep an eye on the downtown area on friday and saturday night. part of an effort to prevent violence like last weekend. ktvu obtained exclusive video. police say they remain -- made nine arrests.

. 8:06. s we told you, san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi goes back to court in just about an hour from right now. this time he will be asking a family court judge to allow him visitation rights to see his young son. let's go back to tara moriarty in san francisco with the details about the surprising person whose coming to the sheriff's defense. tara? >> well, that's right. that is former mayor gavin newsom and you know, the question has been raised, dave, why is mayor -- why is mirkarimi only asking to see

his wife and not his son. that's why he will be here in about an hour here at the courthouse before a family court judge. now, mirkarimi has not been able to come against his wife. someone has come to mirkarimi's defense. former mayor gavin newsom, he worked with mirkarimi. he said on local radio programs thursday that news outlets are being unfair to the sheriff. newsom says he understands his frustration, feeling he's picked on. newsom went on to say he's been there and mirkarimi is expected in court here at 9:00 and then his trial is expected to begin february 24th.

live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. thank you, tara. 8:08. we want to check in with sal and see what's happening on the roads. any problems? >> nothing major. we've had some minor injuries that -- crashs that have caused slowdowns. 808 set going thicker. we don't have any major slowdowns. it's just a little better than it normally is. usually we see stop-and-go traffic through here. right now it's not that way. this is a look at the bay bridge. it's cleared out. remember, 6:00, it was slow and then it kind of cleared out at 7:00 and then slowed down at 7:30. and now here it is just after 8:00 and it's cleared out again. and the morning commute in walnut creek, concord -- some slow traffic in antioch. west 80 in richmond, a little bit slow and then we have some slow traffic on 880 heading south between hayward and fremont. let's go to steve. we do have mostly fair weather.

there's fog and clouds to the east and in between, we have sun. partly sunny, mostly sunny ta. temperatures over the fog really cold. it's quiet here. there's a big snowstorm in koms. 400 flights have been canceled. you might want to call your carrier. that's a main hub for dia -- for southwest, dia. this sent to us we believe by tom, who happens to be the big man, has to -- he's the big cheese. but he has a strong tie to boulder. they are looking for record snow in colorado today. the record in february was set back in 1912 of 14.1 inches. they will probably blast through that. i spent two years forecasting in denver. you are a severe fan or a snowbird. i was a snowbird. we get an east fog. and it goes in the front range,

denver is what? 452 30eu 80. you get up to boulder which is 5200, you lift it up, cool it, condense it, and it can snow and snow. so out to the airport, they may not -- they may not a foot, "endeavour," a foot -- you may get a foot. in denver you may get a foot and a half and then so on. for us, very quiet here. we do have some high clouds and some patchy fog. fairfield was at 31 for a while. concord, 34. that's cold for buchanan. our high clouds will thin out. the weekend is fine. everything is good. that system right there looks like a one-shot deal for rain on tuesday and then after that, we go dry again.

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. we have fog out there. temperatures cold. 30s and 40s. higher clouds but in between, we have blue skies. temperatures today, a little warmup. at the surface, it's an east breeze, temperatures today, low to mid 60s. all right, steve. we're getting word this morning that two tourists believed to be americans have been kidnapped in egypt. ktvu's carol han has been trying to track down the details from the state department. have you found anything out? >> reporter: we just heard back from the state department. we're told that officials are still working. to find out -- we just heard -- we just heard back from the state department and we're told that officials there are still working to find out if the tourists kidnapped were

american. the kidnapping happened 200 miles northeast of cairo on the sainied peninsula. masked men snatched two women and their guide. the abduction took place after this massive riot at a cairo soccer match that left 79 dead and 900 injured. that riot smarked more can -- sparked more clashes. they are calling for the end of the rule that is still in place a year after the popular uprising. this is a travel alert that's been in place since november for americans heading to egypt. we're hoping to get more details of these kidnappings when the state department holds a briefing in a little over an hour. carol han, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, carol. happening now in egypt, pretests over a -- protests over a deadly soccer riot now in its second day. this is cairo, egypt.

it left 74 people dead earlier this week. there's new video. we just got this into ktvu news. some chaos on the news. protesters clashing with the police. you can see tear gas in the background. some of the protesters also say the riot is further evidence that the military rulers in egypt need to resign immediately. it is 8:16. the united nations security council has failed to reach agreement on a resolution aimed at stopping the violence in syria. in the meantime, there's word out of syria that existing sanctions aimed at pressuring the syrian government to ease its crackdown on anti- government protesters are having an effect but it is mostly being felt by people in syria who can least afford it. the price on anything that's imported has skyrocketed. 8:17. this morning, the labor department announced better than expected unemployment

numbers for january. the unemployment rate fell to 8.3% in january. that is the lowest rate in almost 3 years. employers added 243,000 jobs. that's a lot more than economists expected. well, in just a couple of minutes from fright now, president obama will announce details of his new jobs program for military veterans. the veteran jobs core is expected to provide 20,000 jocks. most of the work will be rebuilding trails, roads and levees on public land. similar to the word done by the civilian conservation core during the -- corps during the great depression. california lieutenant- governor gavin newsom made some disparaging remarks about his boss. gavin newsom was asked if he's disappointed with governor jerry proun's cuts to higher elevation. newsom said "it's hard not to be." he went on to say that governor brown is "not the most

collaborative executive." now, newsom and brown have clashed in the past, especially when the two of them ran against each other for governor before gavin newsom dropped out and settled to almost -- settled to become the lieutenant-governor. we're getting a look at dramatic surveillance video. it showing the son of a taco truck owner and two of the men who tried to rob him on fruitvale and foothill early yesterday morning. we brought you this story. 32-year-old omar casstias fired back. we just saw a flash there. in all, police made three arrests. a new study shows average facebook users get more than they give. the survey by the pew research institute says the average

researchers spends out 43 friends request a month. . a wisconsin woman is accused of selling fake stock in facebook. marion olsen told friends she had $1 million in stock because her daughter was an aqans exof -- acquaintance of the founder. she convinced several people to buy stock over a four-month period. she's charged with theft and making misleading. statements. police in los angeles investigating a bizarre street fight. this is air video. a scuffle broke out last week between several people whoesed -- dressed up as movie

characters on hollywood boulevard. you've seen them. a man dressed as captain jack sparrow got into a fight with a woman dressed up as cat woman and somebody dressed up as an alien. captain jack spare woe -- sparrow ended up getting pepper sprayed. . super bowl commercials will have the stars. one research firm says commercials that feature dogs get even more attention than we remember -- and we remember them more than the ones that have celebrities. tori? >> all right. 8:21. we have some breaking news. we've just gotten word, an update on those two women who were kidnapped in egypt. >> yeah. >> we'll have more on that shortly. also -- how the death of a boy on a skateboard could help save lives in the future.

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we bring you the latest from egypt. now, a senior security official says we've been telling you that some americans, two female americans were kidnapped this morning in egypt. we're getting word now that they have -- they are going to be released. this is all breaking information coming from near sant catherine's montessori in the sinai peninsula. the officials say they were abducted at gunpoint. we're hearing that a car has been sent to pick up the victims after a deal has been made. this is still verying. but we had heard that two female americans were kidnapped in egypt. now we're hearing they are do gonna be set free. the details are coming in. as they come in, we'll bring them to you. there will be a memorial service today for the 18-year- old who died after a skateboarding accident. flowers and candles now stand along marin street in berkeley for tyler demartini. that's where a car hit him.

the driver said he didn't see the skateboarder. doctors took tyler off life support on wednesday. >> i don't wish this on anybody. somebody good has to come out of this. i don't want any parent to if through what i'm going through. >> demartini's mother hopes others will learn from the accident and wear helmets. a cyclist accused of fate tally hitting a tourist with his bike last year will not serve jail time. he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor vehicle manslaughter last november for the death of 68-year-old deannette churnny. now the defendant's attorney says he's accepted a plea deal that calls for him to perform 500 hours of community office -- service. sal is back with a look at our morning commute. how do we look now? we have breaking news from the south bay. it's a fire. some sort of a structure fire.

it's a house or apartment on the 1400 block of the alameda which is somewhere close to the airport. we're trying to find out more about this. we'll let you know if that is there. it will be causing some traffic problems on the 1400 block of the alameda. it's reported to be a two-alarm fire. they are trying to get more information from the san jose fire department. let's take a look at highway 4. this looks nice here. some of the fog has creeped in to brentwood, antioch and oakley. we've had tweets about that. thank you very much to those who treat steve and i on twitter. this is the bay bridge. it looks like it's calmed down. there are no major problems on. nimitz freeway heading south from hayward to union city. northbound 80 to 84 there is a crash on the shoulder. let's go to steve. all right, sam. that's true. you -- sal. that's true. you make our jobs, much, much easier. really calm, really clear, fog, or very foggy. some of that fog is working its way back.

we're gutting a puff of east wind. temperatures 30s and 40s. san carlos airport, 43 and calm. there are a few locations. no breeze at all. 0s and 30s. there is a pretty good wind up in the higher elevationing, especially from the oakland hills out to mt. diablo. pretty good system to the left of your screen. it won't make any dent in our situation until monday. it does look like tuesday when we'll get some rain in here. mostly sunny, fog, cold in the morning, but 63 your temperatures today, low to mid temperatures, i think they -- if you are stuck in the fog, it will an cool day. otherwise, the weekend looks to be about a carbon copy. increasing clouds and then we'll go with rain. 8:28. would very breaking news from the south bay. a lot more coming up on that fire in san jose that sal just told you about. . we'll tell you why all of these homeowners are standing in line. plus -- it's under new management, the new life for a troubled bay area hotel.

. breaking news involving the susan g. komen foundation. just moments ago, the cancer charity announced it's reversing its decision to end grants to planned parent hood. earlier this week, komen announced it was cutting breast cancer screening grants to planted parent hood and that sparked outrage. some even vowed to withdraw support from komen. komen cited a new policy that says it prevented the organization from giving money to groups that were under

investigation. house republicans are looking into whether planned parenthood improperly used money for abortions but democrats say that is not an investigation. again. breaking news that we're just getting -- again, the breaking news that we're just getting, susan g. komen has reversed their decision to stop giving grants to planned parenthood. happening right now an event at the cow palace, housing help is now underway. a line for the event started forming well before sunrise. is it still growing christian? >> reporter: well you can see folks are hang -- well, you can see folks are making their way into the palace. they are getting ready to meet with the neighborhood assistance corporation of america. folks are looking to modify their home loans. we have new video. doors opening and folks rushing

in. this is a nonprofit aimed at helping homeowners who are under water, or for those who are struggling to make their payments. we spoke to the man first in line. he says he's been to 0 other events like these and ensays he knows how crowded that can be. he arrived here at 9:30 last night because he wanted to meet with his bank's representative. >> because i need to talk to bank of america. they need -- they need to help me. i can go be in person with them, talk to them and ask for help and see if i can keep the house. >> reporter: organizers tell me this year they've adding something new. people who are looking to buy a home. come back out to the live short. you can see how orderly this progression has been. it's been a very smooth

progression getting all of those hundreds of people lined up out hire inside the cow palace. today's event runs from today through sunday. we're live at the could you palace in daly -- at the cow palace in daly city. back to you. the commute is running nice and smoothly. that was certainly not the case earlier this morning when an overnight crash hut down three lanes of the upper deck. this happened before 4:00 a.m. a car ran into a disabled suv on the -- on the incline section into san francisco. an ambulance took two people to the hospital. the three lanes reopened to traffic just after 5:00 this morning. also overnight there was this. a woman was actually able to walk away from this. she rolled her car in hayward. now, this crash happened about 2:00 this morning on d street near third street. police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. the driver of the car told us

she was tired and may have dozed off. no one was hurt. it is 8:34. the cause of a fatal mobile home fire near watsonville is under investigation. it happened early yesterday morning. firefighters say the trailer was engulfed in flames by the time they arrived on scene. crews quickly doused the flames and then discovered a body inside the mobile home. the victim's name has not been released. 8:34. a concord hotel now has new owners promising a fresh new start. last year, the red lion hotel closed its doors without notice. that left guests there stranded with no rooms and dozens of hotel workers without jobs. a new group has purchased the 189-room hotel for an estimated $5 million. they hope to reopen in three or four months after some major improvements. 8:35. the city of antioch is considering putting a partial tax on the november ballot to

help pay for more police officers. the proposed tax would be based on a value of residents' homes. proponents say it would raise enough money to bring the force to full staffing levels everyone the department is allowed to employ 126 officers. but right now, they can only afford 94. in order for the proposal to move forward. it must be approved by the city council or sponsored by a community group. foothill college is morning the unexpected death of its football college -- coach. he passed away in his sleep one week ago. the cause of death has not been released. boyd is credited with helping the football college football team become one of the top community college programs in northern california. a memorial social security will be hem at -- will be held at the college next saturday saturday. sal says we have breaking news in san jose. and the chopper is hetch -- is

hetching you? >> that's right. it looks like it's a business. you see san jose fire department is on the scene. they locked off a pretty good portion of the alameda, although the fire definitely appears to be out. this was a two-alarm response from fire units very close to the san jose/santa clara border. again, this is on the 1400 block of alameda. a two-alarm fire. we're not sewer if anyone was injured and if everybody did make it out safely we're -- we're trying to find out more. but it does look as if the smoke and flame are gone. maybe a tiny wis p of smoke on this building in san jose. stay with ktvu. we'll find out more about this and leet you know -- let you know. this is the bay bridge. it's improismed quite a bit -- improved quite a bit. on 880 northbound, there is a

crash northbound at 84. southbound traffic getting a good, long look at this. if we move down to the south bay, 101 has been by far, the worst freeway in san jose. i would suggest taking 280 or 85 as alternates. now let's go to steve. all right, sal. tu very much. on this friday, just sent out on twitter. the visible satellite. there is a stretch of clear skies, from lake county goes through the bay area right through the peninsula and santa cruz county. there's clouds. george perez out in antioch. i can't see anything out here. there's too much fog. these clouds are starting to increase along the coast. those are the higher clouds and then that fog in the valley, we're getting a little bit of an easterly breeze coming back in. it's kind of like zooming in on that clear sky. you can probably see the line of clouds. fog, cold, otherwise fair. but there's clouds. there's also some sun. partly sunny, mostly sunny today. the higher clouds make me

nervous. mostly sunny. it's mainly still at the surface. the higher elevationing have gusts to 20 miles an hour. 30s, very chilly. if that fog comes back from the east and you are in the 30s it will be cold. you can see an east-northeast at fairfield. calm conditions. but it's been an easterly breeze. above the dullky cut, i've seen gusts to 30-plus. there is our almost stroh duesing a few high clouds there. they won't do much. it will be mostly sunny. high pressure will give us a nice weekend. nights an morning. the days will be partly sunny -- will be mostly sunny. it's starting to cloud up in sonoma county. so not the 72 that you had yesterday. we'll go 7 á6 5 there. 62 in san francisco. a little east breeze helps some near the coast. half moon bay. mid-60s for most, the weekend about the same and then increasing clouds, monday it does look like one shot of rain

will move in on tuesday. dave and tori. 8:39. happening right now, president obama is at a virginia fire station where he's talking about a plan to get veterans back to work. communities that hire veterans to work as police officers or firefighters will be rewarded with grants under the plan. let's listen in. >> to get a job at a fire house. over the past now years. tight buckets have forced a lot of states, a lot of local communities to lay off a lot of first responders. now, my administration when i first came into office, one -- one of the things things we did through the recovery act make sure state and local governments help -- or got the help they needed to prevent some of these layoffs. thousands of jobs were saved all across the country. harold and i were talking as we came right over here. budgets are still tight and

that's a problem we need to fix. you know, jobs that protect our family and communities shouldn't be the first on the chopping block. they should be one of our highest priorities has a nation. over the past three years, my administration has made it possible to keep thousands of first reponders on the job but today we're announcing that communitys that make it a priority to tree croute veterans will be among the first in like when it comes to getting help from the federal government. i know that's one of the things, chief, that you've been doing here in arling ton. we want to -- arlington. we want to hire veterans, all over the country. the second thing we want to do is to connect up to -- the veterans with communities and park. that's why ken salazar is here,

as the interior secretary. he needs some help. our varts are highly qualify -- our veterans are highly qualified to help him. >> you've been listening live to president obama speaking at a fire station in arlington, virginia. this effort is specifically those who served after the 911 attacks. and the president also just spoke about this morning's good unemployment numbers, unemployment down to 8.3% calling that a sign the economy is getting stronger and the recovery is speeding up. 8:42. in other news, a 35-year-old man is in the hospital this moving after being shot overnight in san jose. just after midnight police were called to the grove court and heys avenue. that's where they saw the victim. he was not seriously hurt. an investigation continues. there were two fires in alameda last night just minutes

apart. ooakland fire crews were called in to help with the fire in the four-unit building on san antonio avenue around 8:45. firefighters say it started on the second-story balcony and spread to the at tick. in the meantime, alameda crews were busy bat -- battling a fire flee miles away. so far there's to word of any injuries. 8:42. anonymous strikes again. the incident that has the fbi very concerned. also -- a successful satellite launch. why this launch is raising tensions in the middle east. [ female announcer ] pillsbury presents:

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. developing news in san jose here where there's been a structure fire. this building that caught fire two-alarm response from san jose fire department. this is on the alameda. the closest street is magnolia. they have been taking traffic off the alameda which is a pretty busy area and rerouting it temporarily for a few city blocks here. the fire was reported about an hour and a half ago and again, there's still a closure on the alameda. good area to avoid. the fire department has not told us if anyone has been injured but they do say the fire is under control. at 8:46. let's go back to the desk. we're also keeping an eye

on stocks this morning. they've been signaturely higher after the january unemployment report came out early this morning. it was much higher and better than expect. unemployment is down to 8.3% on a national level. the dow is currently up 128. nasdaq is up 39. s&p is up 15. 8:46. let's get you up to date on some of the other top stories we're following right now. there's this -- the coast guard searching right now for a missing boater off the san mateo county coast. a 64-year-old san ramon man departed from pillar point yesterday but never came back. now, the man's son called the coast guard. you can see they are searching. they started searching around midnight. oakland police investigating several shootings in just over 24 hours. two men were killed. several others were hurt in five separate shootings. the latest one happened around 5:15 this morning. that's when a man was shot in his car in east oakland. so far no arrests have been made in any of those cases into

and san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi returns to court today. this time, he will go before a family court judge to ask for visitation rights to see his 2- year-old son. now, tara moriarty just received new information about the time of today's court hearing. so what do you know now, tara? >> well, the doors of the court house opened about 15 minutes ago, but we just learned that the mayor's hear something not scheduled until 1:30 this afternoon. the judge, he's a family court judge, he can actually make a determination in this case based on the paperwork alone. so we're not sure if ross is gonna show or not. now, he's been ordered to stay away from his wife and his son for at least two weeks. he can't come within 100 yards of them. the criminal court judge last week would not lift the stay away order for the wife. but today, the may -- but today, mirkarimi has filed an emergency order to have visitations with his son.

if it's approved, the couple will be here next wednesday to work out an agreement. >> both parties coming in and going to an orientation session that describes the impact of domestic violence on children. after that, the parties meet separately with a mediator and then after that the parties see if they can reach an agreement on visitation and then the judge will consider the agreement and either accept it or modify it. >> reporter: the court official said in this particular case it's a little bit unusual because both parties seem to be in aamendment -- seem to be in agreement with each other and that's usually not the case. now, mirkarimi is fighting three charges related to degrees stepping from an incident on new year's eve when he alleged grabbed his wife hard enough to bruise her arm in front of the couple's 2-year- old son. his trial is set for february 24th. live in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. the republican presidential candidates are stumping for votes in nevada ahead of

tomorrow's caucuses. it would be helpful if nevada did the same thing florida did and get me a boost going on. get out there and caucus! >> we're really running with people power verses money you power. there are some fascinating differences. >> i think if everybody voted in this room, we're gonna win! >> at stake, 28 delegates and nevada is not a winner-take-all state. the delegates will be split proportionately between the candidates. we ran into one man who drove up from vacaville to see it. >> two-hour drive to see the truth. it's worth it. >> a new poll shows romney is supported with 45% compared to gingrich, 25%. . ken pritchett is in nevada right now. he's covering the caucuses for us. he will have live reports throughout our newscast today and as the results come in

tomorrow. new this morning, iranian television says iran successfully launched a satellite into orbit early this morning. reportedly this satellite is designed to collect data on weather conditions and also monitor natural disasters. iran's space program has raised concern because the same technology that allows missiles to launch satellites can also be used to fire nuclear weapons. secretary of state leon panetta says he's concerned that israel may soon launch an attack against iran's nuclear sites as early as this spring. at a security forum in israel yesterday, the israeli defense minister said that time is running out to stop iran's nuclear ambitions. >> translator: there was a wide understanding in the world that it is vital to prevent iran from turning nuclear and that no option shuped be taken off the -- option should be taken off the table. >> today in iran, the country's supreme leader said that iran

will help any nation or group that confronts israel. he called israel a cancer that will be cut. nine minutes before 9:00, the fbi is now confirming that the hacker group "anonymous" intercepted a sensitive conference call between the fbi and scotland yards cybercrime investigators. they released a 15-minute recording of what appears to be a conference call about cracking down and prosecuting anonymous members. the fbi says the information was intended for law enforcement officers only and was illegally obtained. hackers claiming to be greek members of anonymous. they put up a video showing the figure in the mask complaining about harsh austerity measures adopted by the greek government to secure loans from the european union. ed lee has removed a jobs- related charter amendment from the june ballot.

now under the amendment a hearing before the sba would have been required if the city controller required that poached legislation would cause -- proposed legislation would cause job losses. labor leaders are among those who criticized this plan saying it would give too much power. oakland and san francisco have been slow to spend federal money. now it looks like they have to send the money back. the city reports they had to set up programs from scratch and they focused on apartment bimmings which is more -- buildings which is more time- consuming. . 8:53. it's a story we've been following for the past 30 minutes. an about-face on the

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time is 8:56. we're still following developing news. about 30 minutes ago we toll you the susan -- we told you the susan g. komen foundation announced it is reversing its decision to fund planned parenthood. the foundation issued an apology to the american public and insist that changes to its funding policy were not done for political reasons.

now, originally, komen had decided to withdraw breast cancer screening grants to planned parenthood, citing a government inquiry. komen sauce it's now amending its policy to make leer that disqualifying -- to make clear this new development. and sal, there's breaking news in the south bay? >> that's right. there's cleanup for a two-alarm fire. watch for that. it's an area of small businesses there on the alameda and there's the detour in the area. take a look at san jose. this will not affect any of the freeways. things are calming -- calming down for kind of a slow south bay. the morning commute at the bay bridge toll plaza. that's also looking much better. it's cleared out here on the way to san francisco. 8:57. let's go to steve. all right. clouds off to the west. some fog off to the east but

right in between there is a nice, clear area. some areas have sunshine and temperatures were cold. a lot of 30s. we'll end up with 60s for temperatures. mostly sunny, partly cloudy. i don't see much change for the weekend. increasing clouds on monday and believe it or not maybe some rain on tuesday. >> wow! >> that's the good news. we'll see if it makes it. the bad news, there's no sign of anything. >> weekend plans for -- >> fine. fog in the morning but overall, it will be fair, mild. >> sounds good. >> thank you, receive. that's our report. thank you for trusting ktvu chan 28 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. and be sure to join us at noon for more on the ross mirkarimi hearing. we're always here for you at ktvu.com.