we have new information about a police officer-involved shooting. the status of the suspect just ahead. crews rush to the scene of a reported explosion. what we learned this morning. less the leader of the catholic church in san francisco. why he is sending a letter to the white house. plus, arriving here for the first day of the pebble beach pro am tournament. mornings on 2 starts now. well, good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. >> it is thursday, february

9th. topping our news, one police officer and one suspect are in the hospital this morning. that's after a police shooting. the violent incident involved undercover officers from berkeley. we are live and paul, you just spoke to the suspect's former girlfriend. what did she have to say? >> reporter: we have been trying to get information from the hospital all morning. the exgirlfriend told me that he had successful surgery last night. this is what we know about this incident. the sheriff's office investigators tells us that he was involved in a police officer-involved shooting yesterday around 5:00. at the intersection of center street and grove way. investigators say two berkeley police officers in unmarked vehicles were trying to pull him over when he backed his vehicle up and pinned one of the police officers between his car and the police vehicle. that's when another police officer shot the suspect. his exgirlfriend says she is

unclear why he was shot. >> he probably didn't know it was the police at first. he's not a violent person, so i know he did not try to hurt that officer. and i know they should not have shot him. >> reporter: now i can tell you the police officer pinned between the vehicle suffered serious injuries to his legs and hand. and his brother came up here on the scene and we will talk to him and get new information and bring that to you as soon as we possibly can. i was told by his family that they are not allowed to see their brother. they found out that he is okay and he will survive. we will bring you the latest after i talk to his brother in a few minutes. ktvu channel 2 news. overnight, underground electrical problems kept crews busy. neighbors reported hearing two explosions about an hour and a half apart at the intersection of 10th. when firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from a

manhole. power was knocked out for 37 customers for almost an hour. the cause of the explosion and power outage is still under investigation. your time now 7:02. a fire left six pets dead and their owner was hurt trying to rescue them. the fire started at a house on king street just after 11:00 yesterday morning. four dogs and two cats were trapped inside. one of the residents suffered burns. investigators say they did find a marijuana growing operation inside the house. but they're not sure if it caused that fire. well all lanes of 580 are back open now. following a rollover accident there. it happened about two hours ago. just before the grand avnue exit. chp rushed to the scene after a silver crashed and ended up on the roof. some people were hurt. they were taken to a nearby hospital. 7:03. the obama administration is

taking a lot of heat for a new rule that would require all employers, including religious schools, hospitals and charities to offer birth control to their employees. the catholic church and republicans call it an attack on religious freedom. coming up 5:79:15, -- up at 7:15, signs the white house may be looking for a compromise. a federal study is out that says it could cost about a billion dollars to increase the size of the lake, but the price is probably worth it. a study found that adding almost 19 feet to the dam, is a feasible and economically justified. the san francisco chronicle reports that would increase the capacity by 14%. but it would also require moving building, camping spots and resorts. and there's opposition from the indian tribe which is concerned that some cultural and religious sites might be

flooded. tickets still available for the pebble beach pro am golf tournament, but attend dense is expected to reach record levels today because tiger woods is back. we are at the spy glass golf course right now. been out there since early this morning. and i know, just an hour away from the first tee shot. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, a lot more company now that the first tee shot is coming up close at 8:00 this morning. take a look over here and you can see, some of the pros out here warming up. tiger woods is out here, coming for the first time since 02. a decade-long absence and certainly, he is expected to have the biggest following here this morning. they are hosting the world's best golfers here, but also a lot of celebrities and, that's why you get a big crowd. a lot of folks just looking for their favorite actor or person.

at 8:00, we have josh and a lot of different people. they'll come through here, over to the driving range. they literally just drop them off. and one thing we noticed, people come out because of the accessibility. you see the volunteer, we talked to a couple of them who just come out for the experience of it, to be here, to be a part of this. and as the golfers walk through here, people bring up autographs and things and it is really a great event because of that reason. take a look at the view from where we are standing. we have covered the event for many years and often times we are standing in damp, wet, cold conditions. not the case today. a gorgeous day. and that's expected to help attendance. if you wanted to come, there are still tickets. $60 today. $150 gets you a pass for four days through sunday. and we are going to keep an eye out on things out here. and over the next hour, things start picking up and a lot of

folks coming in, hoping to chat with them. and we will check back with you. the big golfers, you have matt cane, the local sports celebrities that are pretty good golfers. and george lopez. always very nice to talk to. and we will check back in with you when we see them. ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. another look at the celebrity pairings. the 49ers coach and the giants pitcher cane. green bay packer star aaron rogers. tiger woods is paired up with the dallas quarterback tony romo. it is 7:07. a good samaritan helped catch a suspected bike thief who led police on a chase. it happened tuesday near 2nd street. police tell the mercury news

that they saw the suspect commit several traffic violation, but he sped off when they tried to pull him over. a good samaritan saw police chase the suspect, he brand his arms around his waist and pulled him off the bike. police arrested the suspect and found bolt cutters on hip. -- on him. traffic is getting busy. >> yeah, heart of the morning commute as you know. and if you're just about to leave the house, you know what you're getting. you know, have to leave at this time every day, you will see this at the bay bridge toll plaza. backed up for about 15 to 20 minute delay. no problems on the upper deck into san francisco. lower deck of the bay bridge looks good. this is a look at interstate 880. this does not get busy until later on. if you want to jump ahead of the crowd north into downtown oakland, it's a good time to do that. peninsula, traffic looks good

along northbound 101. looks good from san mateo into the city. southbound 101 near 3rd avenue, a new crash. 280 looks good. and all the way into san francisco. 7:08. >> thank you, sir. very, very good morning. thankfully, the fog is disappearing. a few high clouds for those just waking up. partly cloudy and now mostly clear. and we're good to go for a lot of sunshine, high pressure will be our friend today. and then weak systems here are going to work their way towards us by tomorrow, giving us a cool down. today, sunshine, mild to warm conditions. 38 to 52. a lot of 40s. by noon, 52 to 62. and this afternoon, sunny and warmer all over the place. 62 to 72 with temperatures warmest down. napa checking in at 39.

fairfield close, patchy fog reports. still 51 san francisco. the warmest, san jose cooling off to 45. a little bit of a north breeze at fairfield. an onshore breeze and now more easterly. that's coming back through the strait. and picking up about 20 miles per hour. so that combination of that is going to translate into a sunny and warm day. that will be an off-shore breeze, but the system is inching closer for a cool down tomorrow, not today. and high pressure looks like today flexes its muscle, but it will be kicked out. patchy fog and high clouds, but generally sunny and warmer. sunshine, warm weather, afternoon highs bumping up. 60s here. low mid- to upper. crock et 64. san francisco 64.

brentwood, all around 68. redwood city, mid- to upper 60s. and then the 70s. morgan hill, especially should be just beautiful down there. cooler on friday. and then maybe some drizzle late friday into saturday. saturday night for the chinese new year's parade looks good. cool and breezy pattern on monday. >> thank you. it is 7:10. a close call. the filming of a car commercial that nearly led to disaster. also, criticizing both sides, the reason the bush and obama administrations are expecting to be taken to task over dangerous practices. and why two stars are planning to return to dublin after they sent a canon ball careening through a neighborhood. look! here she comes!

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well, thankfully, most of the fog is getting wiped out or chewed up. and that's good news. we will end up with season shine and warm weather. go find your place in the sun today because it will be mild to warm, 60s to near 70 degrees. it is 7:13. a driver filming a car commercial had a close call with a deer and it was caught on tape. we're going to slow it down. there it goes. the video was filmed on the set of the commercial and it was posted on a website. it shows the driver on a closed course when out of nowhere, a deer jumps in front of the car. luckily, the driver missed the animal. that's happened to a lot of us. republicans in congress will try to overturn president barack obama's controversial requirement that employers, including catholic institutions provide birth control.

this has ignited a heated battle. >> reporter: that's right. republicans here in congress and catholics across the country say it's about religious freedom. president barack obama seems to be standing firm for now, but a spokesman says the president wants to work with the concerned parties. the rule does not take effect until next year, but the battle is raging here at the capitol. >> this has nothing to do with contraception. this is about whether or not the government should have the power to have a faith-based organization that they have to pay for something that they teach members shouldn't be doing. we are here to stand up for the women of america. who deserve to have access to free preventive care through their health insurance. and we want to thank president barack obama for making that possible. >> reporter: now california is one of 28 states that already requires employers that offer health insurance provide contraceptive coverage. but the arch bishop of san francisco is still urging local

catholics to make their views known to lawmakers here on capitol hill. reporting live from washington, d.c., ktvu channel 2 news. >> as you heard her say, san francisco's arch bishop has written a letter. it's going to be given out at all masses this weekend. in the letter, he calls the new rule on birth control, and i'm quoting, an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the church and the united states directly and that strikes at the fundmental right to religious liberty for all citizens of any faith. unquote. he encourages people to email or write the white house, calling for the reverse of the regulation. the pentagon is changing its rules to allow women to serve in more jobs closer to the front line. under the new rules expected to be announced today, women will be able to serve in roles which were once considered to be

close to combat. women will still not be allowed to serve in infinitary combat units. they'll likely go into effect this summer if congress agrees to the changes. republicans are expected to approve a report critical of both the bush and obama administrations for releasing detainees from guantanamo bay. some have reengaged in hostile activity. it calls for restrictions imposed by congress on further prisoner transfers to remain in place. reporteds show the solar energy company sold off assets at drastic reductions just to make quick cash. the washington times is reporting the failed company sold off almost $60 million of inventory for less than $20 million. the last sale happened two days before the company announced plans to file for bankruptcy

last year. now a professor says it's not unusual for troubled companies to sell off assets to try to improve. the house in washington is due to pass a republican bill to ban thousands of federal officials from insider trading. however, democrats say they're not happy about a key part that's being removed. it would require people who collect information from congress and then sell it to investment companies to register. however, wall street fought against that provision. federal agos say they have busted a major drug trafficking operation in the bay area. a camera captured exclusive video of agents serving search warrants throughout the nine counties the sweep netted 33 arrests. drugs and $100,000 in cash were seized. police believe the raid will have ripple effects on other crime organizations.

the two-year investigation involved wiretaps and undercover drug buys. 911 logs reveal new information about the day a washington state man blew up his home, killing himself and his two young boys. a social worker called 911 on sunday to report she was locked out of the home when she dropped off the boys for a visit. and she told the dispatcher she could smell gas and feared for the boys' lives, but the logs show nearly eight minutes passed before emergency crews were dispatched to the home. the call was categorized as routine instead of emergency. when crews arrived, the home was already in flames. well, video of a mysterious flash in the sky in russia has gone viral. cam which you are video, i don't know what this is, -- amateur video, i don't know what this is, it shows a flash. obviously people driving could see it, but didn't know what caused it. authorities say the explosion

was caused by a technical malfunction at the plant. no injuries have been reported. two of the stars to testify tv show the myth busters, they'll be coming back to dublin this month. almost two months after an accident during a filming that sent a canon ball flying through a neighborhood. the myth busters are planning to appear at the high school on february 22nd. it's part of the national engineers week. they'll be talking about their passion for engineering and for science. you may remember back in december, the myth busters stars visited the neighborhood where the canon ball fired from the bomb range went off-course and damaged several homes. >> yeah, amazing. you look at that time damage there, incredible. it's 7:20. well, this could be one of the warmest days of the week. how warm it will get. and maybe a little rain in the future. the forecast is next. and also, losing more than ten pounds in three weeks with

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minute delay. the fog problems are not here like yesterday. much better visibility. maybe patches of fog as steve mentioned, but still looking good. northbound 101, san francisco, that traffic moves well. >> thank you. we have some fog reports. mainly up out to the valley. but for us, yesterday was brutal. today not so bad. a few high clouds around, but sunny, mild and warmer. marina village, looked like it to me there. we have, well, high pressure is going to give us a nice day. the next system, i'll have more on that in a second. 39 napa. and then 51 in san francisco. low 40s. now redwood city holding steady at 44. san jose at 456789 a lot going on. and a series of weak systems approaching and going to give us a cool down tomorrow. the cloud and rain forecast, through 2:00, everything fine.

warmer weather. look by late tonight and tomorrow morning. that will be drizzle friday morning. i don't think we will get rainout of it. but increase in low clouds and cooler pattern starts friday. and look into saturday morning, the same. saturday night we'll be okay for the chinese new year's parade. it will be on the chilly side. and then sunday, another system comes in. enjoy today. sunshine, top to bottom, 60s, 70s. and then that's it for the warm weather today. we start the cool down tomorrow. that will take us into the weekend. next week looking cool and breezy. >> thank you. two rare case of a fatal brain illness. the link to mad cow disease and two people from the bay area. and the mayor of the bay area's largest city getting ready for a big speech. a home becomes the scene of a violent attack. a crime that involved children.

the san jose mayor will deliver the state of the city address tonight. we are live outside city hall. and earlier, you spoke to the mayor. how does he rate san jose's recovery from the recession so far? >> reporter: well, on a scale of one to ten, he gives his city a five. and he's made it clear in order to solve the budget crisis, we need to pass pension reform. he says the city is stairing at

$245 million in retirement cost. and that's a number that's tripled over the past decade. it means budget short falls, service and job cuts. san jose has four brand new libraries and a police substation that it can't afford to open. fire stations are on brownout rotations and there's a backlog for road repairs of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> they have taken pay cuts and everybody took a 10% pay cut. and they have soldiers on as good professional, serving the people. so we are going to reck noise that today. >> reporter: -- we're going to recognize that today. >> reporter: city officials have slashed taxes on new construction and tenant improvements to attract development. he will deliver the state of the city address at 6:30 tonight. and we talked about the future of the aids in san jose. what the mayor had to say about that. ktvu channel 2 news.

last night, the oakland mayor delivered her state of the city address. and she tried to focus on the positive. >> oakland is a city that faces adversity and crisis and comes back stronger. >> she praised the creation of 5,000 jobs last year and having a balanced budget with money in reserved. but she says more needs to be done to bring down the homicide rate. she called for support for her 100 block initiative that would put more police in the trouble spots. the critics are calling for other solutions. >> all we've been hearing is talk. every time you look up, accuse. hiring all these police. where the police at then? we don't need police. we need programs for these kids. >> the mayor did not address the elephant in the room, the occupy movement which has cost

the city millions. protesters threatened to disrupt the speech, but security was increased and no problems were reported. the time now 7:31. two people very lucky to be alive after their suv flipped over in the oakland hills. it happened just before midnight. the driver lost control rounding a curve and then the car flipped over. the two people inside were shaken up, but otherwise, they were okay. and police were saying alcohol was not a factor. a walnut creek man is scheduled to enter a plea next tuesday on charges that he crashed into and killed two women. the grand jury indicted the 32- year-old on two counts of vehicular manslaughter. now last november, he had a seizer as he was driving, causing him to run a red light and broadside another car. a 72-year-old woman approximate her 15-year-old daughter were

killed. prosecutors claim that he knew he could have seizers at any time. oakland police still out there searching for three men who roped a house and pistol whipped two men -- who robbed a house and pistol-whipped two men. police aren't sure exactly what was stolen from the home. they were take on the the hospital with moderate injuries two. young boys who were also in the house at this time were not hurt. it -- house at the time were not hurt. there is now a deal between the states and the biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. new york and california were the biggest hold-outs, but a person close to negotiations say they came onboard last night. coming up, details on what will happen to families who owe more than their homes are worth and why the banks are agreeing to this settlement. bank of america plans to cut 450 jobs as it shuts down some of its operations. the bank says all of the jobs

are in the customer service, fraud and claims unit. workers were notified yesterday. and may apply for other jobs with bank of america. bank of america is looking for ways to cut 30,000 jobs across the country so it can save $8 billion a year. time now 7:33. the number of virus cases has jumped this year. five senior centers and nursing homes were forced to temporarily close after an outbreak. now the symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. it's highly contagious. officials are stressing the importance of washing your hands a lot. a rare brain illness connected to mad cow disease may be showing up. two people were recently diagnosed with something. one of the patients died last

month. there's no informing on the other case. one way of contracting the disease is eating the meat of animals inif he canned with mad cow disease. officials say it's too early to tell if that was the cause in this particular case. it is 7:34. the los angeles elementary school at the heart of a teacher sex scandal reopens this morning. they'll have an entirely new staff, including teacher, counselors, and even cafeteria workers. the school is hoping for a fresh start, but i imagine, there must be mixed emotions about this. >> reporter: good morning. yes, it is a very emotional day and parents are divided. take a look behind me, a lot of kids that are going to stay out of school today. and they are holding signs. let's show you the signs. we want our teachers back. and in spanish, we want him back. these are all teachers. , the old staff.

they have been moved -- teacher, the old staff. they have been moved to a site. and today children will be greeted by a brand new teacher and. two dulls in every classroom there. has never been seen before in los angeles. a social worker will be in every single classroom. this on the heels of the arrest. and you're looking at them right now. mark burns on the left. martin springer on the right. both accused of sex abuse in the classroom. and yesterday, the sheriff's department said they recovered 200 additional pictures that were reportedly belong to one showing children bound and gagged in the classroom with cock roaches on them. and the pictures allegedly show the kids being spoonfed, what detectives say is the teacher's own semen. detectives say they have almost 600 pictures and 25 children remained unidentified. now it is back to school here. the school has been closed for

two days. parents are divided, a lot saying they'll keep their kids out of school. for two reason, they don't trust the school district. and a lot are angry that the favorite teachers have been transferred out. en emotional day here. and that's the latest. back to you. >> thank you. a 19-year-old high school student pleads not guilty to charges that he tried to rape a redwood city teacher. now the alleged attack took place at summit high school late last month. prosecutors say he held the teacher at knife point until another teacher interrupted the attack. he remains in jail on a million dollars bail. he is due back in court next month. a woman is facing charges of animal cruelty, accused of throwing a dog out of a third story window. it allegedly happened sunday afternoon at an apartment in san francisco's mission district. a witness told police they saw

the 22-year-old throw the dog out the window. police say the dog is recovering, but is still being checked for possible internal injuries. it is 7:37. caltrans has set a target date to wrap up construction on the eastern section of the bay bridge. the bay area toll authority says it hopes to have the new span open on or just after labor day next year in 2013. they say before the gran opening, crews will have to close the bridge for about four days to make some final reconfigurations and just a reminer, there's a major closure on the upper deck of the bay bridge next friday, february 17th through tuesday morning, february 21st over president's day weekend. hoping the traffic will be reduced at that time. >> you're reminding us. and sal, you have been reminding us because it will come, and nobody told me. you have been telling us.

>> i don't want to say that i'm old. >> you're not old. >> but i remember when the bridge was closed for the earthquake. >> well, then you're old. >> yes. thank you. the traffic is going to be affected by the closure. and we will be all over it. we're going to have several reports throughout the weekend of course leading up to it. highway 4 is not doing well because there was an earlier crash, actually a car fire, westbound 4 near port chicago. that's gone now. but the traffic is one long solid line of traffic this morning. 680 is slow. so on this thursday, not getting a real good start. westbound bay bridge, that is backed up all the way out to the 880 overcrossing. just about a 15 minute delay. there's traffic hazard, southbound 101 at 3rd avenue. several cars pulled over after driving by. they got flat tires. if you want to be ultrasafe and

want to take a drive, the world's most beautiful freeway, 280. now let's go to steve. >> sal. >> yes, sir? >> we have to wish happy birthday to somebody. the national weather service. >> really? >> yeah, february 9th, 1870 they started. happy birthday to the good folks at the national weather service. yes. yes. been around a while here. today is a quiet day for them and me as well. fog up to the north, only patchy fog. sunny to mild and warm. changes are brewing for tomorrow. not today. an easterly breeze. and mostly clear. a band of high clouds, but they're gone. sunny and breezy and then warmer this afternoon. some upper 30s, just a handful. just a handful. 39 in napa so far. mid-40s on the peninsula. 51 san francisco.

east win, sunny, warm weather, the fog being pushed out to sea. the system starting to work its way toward. a cool down starting tomorrow. and then one more sunday. next week looking cool and breezy. this is the fog forecast. we're good to go today. and this goes through this evening. everything is fine. you can tune in tonight at 1 0:00. bill will have updates on this. and look tomorrow morning, right there, here comes the fog. and that's also going to equal drizzle and a good drop in the temperatures into the weekend. so sunny and warmer. breezy at times, just a few high clouds. almost out of the picture here. mid-60s. upper 60s bendwood. looks good. berkeley at 64. mill valley, mid- to maybe few upper 60s. and then here come the 70s, morgan hill down.

mild to warm conditions, but a cool down starts friday. drizzle friday and saturday. saturday night okay. but dress up. thest going to be cool and breezy and cooler sunday into monday. >> all right. dress warm for the parade. thank you. the highway patrol is warning drivers to slow down. in some parts of the bay area, in particular the north bay, valley fog is russian visibility. now conditions are much better than yesterday's when you may remember fog caused crashes including 11 separate accidents involving 31 cars. >> and about two or three seconds later, i was impacked from the rear. and that just kept hearing the sounds of the collisions, one after the other. >> the crashes shut down highway 37 for about three hours. motorists are advised to maintain room between them and the motorist, three seconds is the suggested distance. well, your financial

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political leaders in greece say they have reached a tentative agreement on cuts. two of the three parties that form the coalition government have agreed to the terms. greece needs the 130 bailout in order to avoid default next month. but it's not a quick fix.

they have been in recession for years and many analysts warn it could make the situation worse. protesters have been taking to the streets, venting their anger about the measures. the latest report from the u.s. labor department is better than most analysts expected. 35 8,000 people filed for new jobless benefits last week near a four-year low. and it's down 15,000 from the week before. economists had forecast an up tick in unemployment claims. so all this has been helping stocks, at least a little bit. relief is on the way for hundreds of thousands of homeowners right here in california. pam cook is in the news room with a big announcement that happened a couple memos augurers good morning. i watched as eric holder made the announcement and he had strong words. the settlement, about a million homeowners under water on their

mortgages will have their loans reduced. california attorney general says that translates to hundreds of thousands of home owners here in california and she says the relief totals $18 billion for california. thousands of homeowners who were kicked out already will also get a monetary settlement said to be about $2,000. now there are some conditions. the agreement covers loans written between 2008 and 2011 and the banks involved are, there they are on the screen, bank of america, jp morganchase, wells fargo, citi group and alley financial. in the announcement, the attorney general says the banks didn't just hurt the borrowers, they directly contributed to the downward spill of the u.s. economy. the settlement calls for major overhaul of policies and procedures that will be enforced by an independent monitor. now, how do you know if qualify? we have a link posted on our

website under web links. but this is interesting, the settlement calls for the banks to go through their books and look for you, the homeowners who are affected and contact you. a lot of times settlements are reached you may not know there's money out there for you. so this is interesting. we're going to try to get comments from people here in the area on the settlement. big news that billions of dollars are going to help homeowners under water on their mortgages. reporting live, pam cook, back over to you. >> thank. 7:48. a new survey suggest we are becoming more optimistic about the economy. nearly half polled for the survey believe 2012 will be a better year than 2011. 33% expect this year to be about the same as last year and only 17% say it will be worse. about two-thirds also say they expect their personal financial

situation will improve this year. the campaign of rick santorum is getting a financial boost following his big wins in all three primary contests on tuesday. >> whoever the republican nominee is is not going to have the most money against the president of the united states. you're not going to be able to go out. >> this say live picture of rick santorum at a rally in oklahoma city right now speaking to supporters. his campaign says it registered $1 million in donations in the past 24 hours. of that, $800,000 came from online donations. at one point, the campaign says the response was so overwhelming that the website crashed. prince harry is now a qualified helicopter pilot. he graduated from a training program as the best co-pilot gunner in his class of 20. the group trained above the

dessers in california and arizona for the past 18 months. prince hear is expected to be deployed to afghanistan for a second time, but it's unclear when that will happen. the debate goes on between the u.s. and israel over how close iran is to making a nuclear weapon. top israeli officials say it will happen soon. however, u.s. officials want more time for sanctions on iran to have an impact. the new york times says president barack obama called him last month urging israel to hold off on military action. well, government forces continue firing rocket on the city. this is a week-long assault that has killed hundreds of people. now reportedly, government tanks have surrounded that city. the opposition says many women and children have been killed and the united nations is considering a joint mission to

send observers back in. a county judge has dropped all state charges against the four former police officers tied to a corruption scandal. the four are still facing federal charges though. the four men are accused of a number of alleged crimes, ranging from selling drugs to extortion. prosecutors say they dismissed their case to avoid interfering with the federal case. nine minutes before 8:00. fighting back against crime. how some east beta koa truck operators are -- east bay at that bow truck operators are -- taco truck operators are fighting back.

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this morning, los angeles police are questioning a man who created a strange traffic

hazard. he took off all of his clothes after climbing a 220-foot radio tower near the los angeles skyline. many surprised drivers took their eyes off the road. he agreed to come down a few hours ago. it's not clear why he stripped and climbed up the tower. a group of food truck owners in oakland are taking action after a rising number of violent incidents. the mobile merchants association held an emergency meeting to talk about ways to stop food truck robberies that often lead to violence. those attending agreed to pool money to hire armed security guards and put cameras in trucks. >> we're going to get training with opd, so they can help us learn how to report crimes or not be embarrassed to report crimes. we are not going to stay quiet. >> the group was motivated to meet after a shootout at a taco truck last week and the killing

of a 5-year-old who was shot outside his father's at that bow truck in december. the popular medical series "house" will end this season. the hit drama will call it quits after eight seasons. the shows producers say it was painful to pull the plug on the show. the last episode will air sometime many the spring. well, they'll now give two aspiring film makers a million dollars each for their super bowl commercials. now this was funny, the grandmother slingshots that baby across the yard to grab the bag of from an annoying kid. it was number one in the online poll. the second commercial shows a great dane covering up its crime by bribing a human with the chips so he wouldn't tell. both of the movie makers hope

to use their success and the money as a launching pad to make more commercials and movies in the future. >> clever. got some ways to make a nice commercial. let's check in with sal. and a new crash on the peninsula. not good news. >> that's right. and we have a lot going on. and trying to get it all in. let me move the maps, southbound 101 at holly street. a crash block one of the lanes here. traffic is going to be a little bit slow as you drive-thru the area. so watch for slow traffic on 101 as you head south down to the 92 or past the 92 interchange. move along quickly and talk about the commute here on northbound 280. that's going to be slow. getting word of a crash or this is a look at that time bay bridge toll plaza. i want to bring it back to the maps if we can. east on 24, brand new accident,

multi-car crash at broadway. sounds serious. fire department has been respond, is responding now. and hearing of a pedestrian hit on treat boulevard at jones road. fire department is rolling to that. all of a sudden, we have a lot going on. steve. >> thank you. except for fog lake county, a little bit napa and then our twitter obviouser said looks like some around highway 37. nothing like yesterday. so that's the good news. enjoy the sunshine today because changes start tomorrow. 30s, 40s and 50s on the lows. mainly 40s this morning. we're going to warm up quickly. a north wind here. and easterly breeze takes care of everything but the system tomorrow, will give us the cool down. it will give us an increase in the low clouds. today is fine. and then look by tonight. tomorrow morning, that will be drizzle along the coast into the city. we will fine tune that tomorrow. and you can see that that

saturday system, also gives us another round of clouds. cooler pattern begins tomorrow. today looks nice and into the weekend. maybe it's changing a little bit. signs of a cooler pattern next week. sunny and warmer today, 60s to near 70 degrees. but a cool down starts friday. and then into the weekend, increasing clouds sunday cool and breezy on monday. >> all right. the optician accused of critically wounding a federal agent due in court today. the new information that reveals a possible motive. within the hour, i spoke with the brother of the suspect in a police officer-involved shooting. find out why he thinks police came after his brother. and the golf course as the pebble beach pro am gets ready to get underway. who was seen and what they're saying.

good morning. welcome back. >> it is thursday, february 9th. topping the news at 8:00 for you, one police officer and one suspect are in the hospital this morning.

after a police shooting. the violent incident involved undercover officers from berkeley. we just spoke to the suspect's brother. paul, what did he say? >> reporter: dave, the family told me they have been here all night long. they identified the victim, excuse me, the suspect as steven moore. they say they believe the police have a beef with the family because the family has a past with the police. >> always a situation. not just one officer going to show up, but four or five or seven, for what? just for questioning somebody. because we're moores. they know who we are. they're going on our past. >> reporter: now yesterday, steven moore had another run-in with police. investigators tell us that two berkeley police officers in unmarked vehicles were trying to pull moore over at the intersection of center street and grove way. investigators say moore then backed the vehicle up and

pinned one of the police officers between his car and the police vehicle. that's when another police officer shot moore. >> why the police shot him? i do not know. i mean, he works. you know, working for us, just like you or i. and whatever the situation was, i don't know what it is. how the police got caught between his car and their car, i don't know. what was the police doing? maybe he didn't see the police there. >> reporter: now i can tell you the officer pinned between the vehicles suffered serious injuries to his leg and hand. his id and the officer who shot moore hasn't been released. there's unanswered questions in the case, like why were police officers trying to pull him over and is he tied to any investigations? we have contacted the sheriff's office, but have yet to hear back from them. >> thank you.

three san francisco police officers are recovering from injuries they suffered during a violent confrontation with a suicidal man. it happened yesterday evening in an apartment in the south of market area. investigators say the man attacked the officers after repeatedly trying to goat them into shooting him. police were finally able to subdue the man who is undergoing a mental evaluation. one police officer suffered a serious hand injury and the other two were treated for scratches and cuts. the doctor accused of critically wounding a federal agent is due in court this afternoon to face attempted murder charges. he is accused of shooting the customs officer outside his newark home early tuesday morning. and we covered the story for you on the mornings on 2. there's still no official word of a possible motive. but there's reports that his wife recently graduated from a school and he was a teacher at

that school. our time now is 83. underground electrical problems kept crews very busy. neighbors reported hearing two explosions about an hour and a half apart at the intersection. when firefighters arrived, smoke was coming out a manhole. they say the power was knocked out for about 37 customers for almost an hour. the cause of the explosion and the power outage, that's still being investigated. a man is facing charges after police say he blocked traffic and then barricaded himself inside a car. police say they saw the 32-year- old blocking traffic on willow pass road. police say he threatened to kill them and then led them on a short chase when they approached the car. the chase ended as an apartment complex where police spent about 45 minutes trying to get him to surrender. he was tazerred and arrested. the investigation continues. a man is suspected of

stealing copper and brass fixtures in two cities, he is now in jail. police are saying 33-year-old was arrested after a metal recycler reported him. the bay is accused of stealing in pittsburgh and then trying to sale them. he is facing charges that include possession of stolen property and grand theft. he is being held on $85,000 bail. it is 8:05 today. protesters around the world are demanding apple force the chinese suppliers to improve working conditions at their factories. they say they love their apple products with their clean lines and efficient operations, but they don't want workers' lives destroyed by working conditions. 200,000 people have signed online petitions to show their support for the cause. copies of the petitions will be delivered to the apple store at 10:00 this morning. coming up in ten minute,

apple is receiving praise for a move it's making into one local community. neighbors say apple's very presence will be a big boost for their city. golfers are starting to tee off at the at&t pebble beach pro am. and there's plenty of excitement this year with the return of tiger woods. we are at the spy glass golf course where some familiar faces from hollywood are warping up. who are the stars -- are warming up. who are the stars you've seen? >> reporter: we have george lopez right now warming up on the driving range out here. you can see him just talking to some guards. we don't know if he got in trouble again. we have -- there's an 8:00 tee time, so they're off and on their way there. is under way now for day one. this will go through sunday, everyone wants to get to sunday. they have to make the cut to make that happen.

but this morning, as this morning is progressing, we are seeing everyone. you can see the crowd too starting to pick up. everyone looking out for their favorite person. certainly a lot of people we have talked to, who are you here to say? everyone's answer is tiger. he doesn't tee off until 10:00. so we expect a huge following as this gets closer, people wondering the he'll tee off like everyone else does or kept further away from the biggest crowds. we did talk to celebrities as they walked in. here's what they had to say. >> the tournament is so much fun, so much history. and tiger is here. you know, just a really, just a really nice event to get invited too. >> reporter: but it's serious golfing. >> that's why i'm supposed to be warming up and you keep -- you're making me a worse golfer. >> reporter: does it feel different with tiger being here? >> absolutely. i have been here since 2004. so more energy, more

excitement, more people sleeping on the grass. >> reporter: so, again, tiger tees off at 10:00 this morning. the first group went off at 8:00 already. so they are already on their way. as far as tickets, yes, they are still available. they go for $60 today. we are told by the folks selling tickets that they are up 30% this year, just from wanting to come down for the excitement of being here. you take a look at the weather there. is not standard operating procedure for the pebble beach pro am. sometimes it is raining and cold and miserable. not the case this weekend. supposed to be gorgeous. the big draws, obviously the best golfers in the world, tiger included, you have famous celebrities who do stop and chat and sign autographs and are accessible. and then you just have this unbelievable background to just watch all of this happen in front of you. so we are going to keep an eye out. look out for more people headed

our way, expected tee times coming up and we will check back in later on mornings on 2. >> all right. good job. thank you. and a look at some of the celebrity pairings that taking place today. the 49er coach is in the same foursome as the giants pitcher cane. aaron rogers is in the group as the singer. tiger woods, he is paired with theal los cow boys quarterback. and andy garcia will play in the foursome with george lopez. got to see him at the center a while back, and he was great. very funny guy. >> all right. let's go to sal. are we having a surge in traffic problems? >> we are kind of. unfortunately. we have some slow traffic on southbound 101 on the peninsula because of a crash at holly street. and traffic is now backing up. i would recommend 280. i think it's a little longer,

but it's better. move the maps over to 24 eastbound at broadway. a crash on the shoulder. and also, on treat boulevard at jones road, which is just east of interstate 680, there's an auto verses pedestrian accident there. watch for slow traffic. you know how that gets right there about a block from the freeway. move along and take a look at northbound 280. that looks good up the highway, 17. this morning, slow approaching 17. northbound at 85 is slow from. and this morning's commute on westbound bay bridge backed up for about 15 minutes. let's go to steve. >> all right. thank you. very good morning. just patchy low clouds around. there's still a little bit around here. nothing compared to yesterday. when it was awful. some will stick around for a little bit. i have seen reports, lake county, napa county, so there's

just passes around. most of it being pushed out to sea with more of a northerly breeze. today is the best day of the week temperature-wise and maybe the next five or seven days the. system will start to move in tomorrow and that will increase low clouds and a cool down. we started off with 30s, 40s and 50s morning. napa 39. everyone else in the 40s. and the city never got below 51 officially. noon 52 to 62. and this afternoon, 62 to 72. the warmest will be down. 40s still for some. or low 50s. that hasn't changed at all. the northerly component. and sfo. and fairfield, reports of breeze. i've seen 20 miles per hour. systems starting to tomorrow will work its way towards us. the first will give us more of an onshore wind. plus an increase in fog. another one friday night and saturday. and the pattern will go cool and breezy. the cloud and rain forecast, no

problems today. and then step out, tomorrow morning, probably talking about drizzle. you can tune in at noon. mark will be here tomorrow to give you an update on temperatures. and then friday night, here we go, low clouds, cooler pattern into saturday morning. but saturday nigh, it will be all right, just chilly. and then sunday, another system comes in and this pat certain going to continue to drop temperatures over the next couple of days. but today, sunshine and warm weather wins out. a breezy pattern, not too bad. mid- to upper 60s to near 70 degrees for many. and the warmest temperatures will be down margin hill. and pebble will be really nice. san mateo, 65. a cool down, mostly cloudy skies and cool and breezy on monday. >> all right. thank you. it is 8:12. a power bay area church leader. the letter he hopes will get the attention of the white

house. and another big decision involving same-sex marriage. the state that is now becoming number seven. and a bay area police chief says it was all a joke, but not too many people are laughing. on's hot.

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just a little bit of fog. you can see a few patches around. that will burn off pretty fast. the higher clouds from this morning are gone. temperatures will warm up today. it's 8:15. pressure is mounting on president barack obama to

overturn his controversial health care rule that requires employers, including catholic institutions to cover birth control. republicans are seizing on the issue and calling the president's decision unconstitutional. >> reporter: that's right. and let's get to a look at a news conference that just brand up inside the capitol building. this is a group of house republican women. they say they are outraged at what they call president barack obama's war on religion. they say he is violating religious freedoms and president barack obama's feeling the heat. even democrats are speaking out against the rule that requires employer, including religious institutions that reject to birth control provide coverage. the california senator boxer is joining other women democrats urning the president to stand firm, but republican leaders say they'll push legislation to overturn it. >> this has nothing to do with

contraception there. is about whether the government should have the power to tell a nation-based organization this they have to pay for something that they teach their members shouldn't be doing. we're here to stand up for the women of america who deserve to have access to free preventive care through their health insurance. and we want to thank president barack obama for making that possible. >> reporter: the president is reportedly considering a compromise that would exempt religious institutions from providing birth control coverage, but require employers to tell employees how to get contraception. reporting live from washington, d.c., ktvu channel 2 news. san francisco's arch bishop has written a letter that will be distributed to all masses in the arch diocese this weekend. in the letter, he calls the new rule on birth control, quote, an alarming and serious matter that negatively impacts the church in the united states directly and that strikes at

the fundmental right to religious liberty for all citizens of any faith. the arch bishop encourages people to email or write the white house to call for a reversal of the regulation. a bill to allow same-sex marriage in washington state is now headed to the governor's desk. you hear the cheers. the measure passed in the house last night. it was already approved by the state senate last week. the washington governor said she looks forward to signing it into law. now they become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage. it's legal in new york, connecticut, massachusetts, new hampshire, vermont and in washington, d.c. it is 8:18. a former city employee accused of stealing government funds has surrendered to police. the 41-year-old worked as the city's information technology

manager. he resigned last december. and that was about the same time police started to investigate the illegal use of a city purchasing card. they report he is suspected of stealing more than $30,000 from you fraudulent transactions. the city says it has an insurance policy covering employee theft. rich monday's city, rather -- it was just a joke. during the discrimination trial yesterday, the chief testified about a photo posted five years ago on a commander. it had the caption, master of the universe. he told the jury that it was a joke and was a reference to a 1980s movie. but the seven top ranking african-american police officers who filed a civil lawsuit say it was to offensive. they're suing the chief, his former second in command and the city alleging racial bias. our time is 8:19.

now we know how much gold was stolen from a courthouse. 351-ounces. and with gold priced at more than $1,700 an ounce, that's more than 60 8,000 dollars. now this video you're looking at, this was taken february 1st when the thieves broke into the courthouse. they stole the gold out of the display cases. back here at home, a san francisco man facing charges for attacking a bus driver. police say the 57-year-old was trying to get off a 14 mission bus last night. and became frustrated. he apparently started yelling at people to get out of his way. police say once he did get off the bus, he went to the driver's window and hit the female driver on the head with his cane. she was take on the the hospital. and later treated for a bruise on the forehead. the san francisco's sheriff is now able to see his little

boy. yesterday a family court judge granted him visitation rights allowing him regularly scheduled visits with his son. the courts barred him seeing the boy since his arrest on domestic abuse charges last month. >> now i want to be reunited and we are doing everything we can to make this happen and make this just absolute nightmare go away. >> i have to say that i am extremely happy that he gets to see his dad. >> the decision to lift the stay away order came after the mayor and his wife separately attended a court ordered class. they learned about the lasting impact domestic violence can have on a child. he is ordered to stay away if his wife. the trial starts in two weeks. a former stanford student who claims she was mistakenningly placed on the government's no-fly list can sue uncle sam. she is a professor and she was

arrested in 2005. a federal appeals court has now ruled she can continue with a lawsuit against the fbi and homeland security. in 2010, she agreed to a $175,000 settlement with san francisco police. a college has been given a formal warning that it's at risk of losing its accreditation. the commission says the college has failed to make progress towards several improvements recommended a year ago that includes upgrading students and library services and improved distance learning. they are required to issue a follow-up report by october 15th. time now 8:22. apple moving some of its employees and operations to sunny vail. they don't have enough office space on the current campus. now it's leased a-story billing in town center where -- leased a five-story building in town

center. civic leaders saying having them in town gives them a shot of prestige. >> with apple taking a billing there and putting their name here, i think it will help attract other businesses and get this thing going. neighbors hoping that the presence will give the area a chance to bloom. they are building new corporate headquarters writ hopes to consolidate all the bay area employees, but until then, leaders hope their city can profit from having apple. a 49er taken into custody. how the arrest this week is tied to an earlier run-in with the law. plus, check on the weather. looking outside. kind of, i don't know, kind of cloudy. temperatures are heating up though. steve is coming back. talking about the 70-degree temperatures in some areas. good morning. looking at highway 24.

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a 49er defensive lineman is free on bail following his arrest for an outstanding warrant. police pulled him over for a traffic violation yesterday morning. they arrested him after learning about an outstanding warrant stemming from his 2010 drunk driving arrest in san mateo county. authorities first issued the

arrest warrant last summitter. they say he failed to provide documented proof he had completed a required program tied to the dui arrest. right in the middle of rush hour, sal, how is highway 101? >> busy. and a new crash northbound at that time maze at 280. 280 traffic may be slow down the hill as well. let's move along and take a look now at westbound 24. westbound looks good. eastbound still recovering from a crash at broadway. and this morning, if you are driving to the toll plaza, that's about a 15 minute wait. let's go to steve. >> thank you. the traffic cameras told the story. sunny except for patchy fog and a north wind, mild to warm temperatures. warmest morgan hill. a lot of mid- to upper 60s today. and then tomorrow, start cool down. an increase in the fog and continue that theme on saturday. saturday night will be okay. cool and breezy by monday. >> all right. thank you.

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good morning to you. welcome back. the budget will be a big talking point when the san jose mayor chuck reed delivers his state of the city address

tonight. we are live in san jose right now on what the mayor said about the affect on city services. good morning. >> reporter: well, san jose has four brand new libraries and a police substation, but the city because the budge set so bad can't afford to open them. so it's one of the things that he will be speaking about in tonight's state of the city address. now he has made it clear that solving the budget crisis means passing pension reform. the city is stairing at $245 million in retirement cost. a number that tripled over the past ten years. city officials have lost jobs, taken pay cuts, fire stations are on brown-out rotations and over the past year, they have been trying to draw businesses to northern california's largest city. one of those possibilities is the oakland as. >> in town yesterday, he did a good job explaining what's going on. the economics are strongly positive in favor of moving the as, but we are waiting for the

commissioner of baseball to decide. >> reporter: city officials have even slashed taxes on new construction. to want at 6:30. and at noon, we will find out about how people who live here feel about the city and its progress over the past year. >> thank you. the number of virus cases has jumped this year. five senior centers and nursing homes were forced to temporarily close after an outbreak. symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. it's highly contagious. health officials stress hand washing. a rare brain illness linked to mad cow disease. the two people were recently diagnosed. one of the patients, a 59-year-

old woman died last month. there is no information on the other case. one way of contracting the disease is eating the meat of animals inif he canned with mad cow disease, but health officials say it's too early to tell if that's the cause in this particular case. our time is 8:32. now a deal this morning between states and the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses. now new york and california, they were the biggest holdouts on the deal, but the people close to negotiations say they came onboard late last night. coming up, all the details on what will happen to families who owe more than hair homes are worth and why the banks are agreeing to this new settlement. bank of america plans to cut 450 jobs. it's shutting down some of the operations there. the banks says all the jobs are in the customer service, fraud and claims units. workers who notified yesterday. and they may apply for other jobs within bank of america.

bank of america is looking for ways to cut 30,000 jobs nationwide to save $8 billion a year. 8:33. two people survived a rollover accident in the oakland hills. it happened just before midnight. the driver lost control rounding a curve and flipped over. the two people inside were shaken up, but otherwise, okay. police say alcohol was not a factor in the wreck. a walnut creek man is scheduled to enter a plea next tuesday on charges of crashing his car into another car that killed two women. a grand jury indicted the 32- year-old on two could wants of vehicular manslaughter. last november, he had a seizer while driving along that caused him to run a red light and broadside another car. a 72-year-old woman approximate her 51-year-old daughter were

killed. prosecutors claim he knew he could have seizers at any time. oakland police are searching for three men who robbed a home and pistol- whipped two men inside. it happened last night on foothill boulevard. police say it's not clear what was taken from the home. the two victims were take on the the hospital with moderate injuries. two young boys were also inside the home at the time, they were not hurt. 8:34. police investigating a rise in burglaries. the august carrier reports there have been 18 complaints since december. they got into homes through unlocked door, windows and even through dog doors. stolen items include cash, jewelry as well as electronics. residents are being told to make sure you lock everything up when you leave your house. a woman saying thank you to sanitation workers who found her lost necklace.

she says she accidentally flushed her necklace down the toil it in october. since it was very important, has sentimental value. one of her friends left a message for the sanitation department just to see if they had found the necklace and last month, employees found the necklace as they were cleaning out the pipeline. they remembered the woman's message and returned the necklace after, of course, getting it cleaned. six pets were killed in a fire and their owner was injured while trying to rescue them. the fire broke out at a house on king street just after 11:00 yesterday morning. four dogs and two cats were trapped inside. one of the residence burned his hands as he tried to rescue the pets before firefighters arrived. investigators say they found a marijuana growing operation inside the home, but they say that did not contribute to the cause of the fire. all lanes of 580 are now

back open after a rollover accident this morning. it happened about 5:00 a.m. just before the grand avnue exit. the highway patrol was called to the scene after a silver car crashed and ended up on the roof. some people were injured and taken to a nearby hospital. time now 8:36. we have a challenged morning commute. >> well, it's slow this morning. heading to san jose. a lot of people are heading down there now. no major problems, just a lot of slow traffic driving south. all of a sudden, we have a look at 880. this is typical. it slows as you cross 880 north. and you will see slow traffic up to where it clears. and kind of a tough one, highway 4 was really slow. there's a minor crash westbound 4 at willow pass road. but most of the commute is south near walnut creek. stop and go traffic south.

eastbound 24, cleared up the crash. you may still see slowing in the area. 8:37. steve. >> thank you. a very good morning. just a little bit of fog around. yesterday we could barely see traffic cameras, they were socked in, delays at the airports. today just patchy and it will burn off. but tomorrow a big increase many the fog. so today is the day to enjoy the sun. anywhere near the coast will be good. inland as well. temperatures low to mid-60s. the leading edge is right there. and that will start to work its way in late tonight and tomorrow. mostly clear and in the morning, patchy fog. sunny and breezy. warmer later on today. still 40s to low 50s. although we would bounce off the lows fast here. the city never got below 51 officially. did have a couple of upper 30s. now they're warming up. system right there doesn't look like much, but it's going to turn the wind northerly back towerserly. another one behind that. and another one, very weak, but

a sign that high pressure is going to get bumped out of here a cooler pattern into the weekend. today a lot of sunshine and warmth. most of the high clouds are gone. the fog will burn off fast. 60s, low mid- to upper 7s. beautiful day on the peninsula to check out the gulf or going down there for whatever, it's going to be mild to warm. cooler on friday. and partly cloudy, cooler pattern into the weekend. mostly cloudy on sunday. and cool and breezy on monday. look at this, a driver filming a car commercial had a real close call with, keep watching right there. right there. a deer. all caught on tape, the video was filmed on the set of the commercial. it was posted on youtube. the driver was on a closed course. and out of nowhere, the deer comes. luckily, the driver missed the deer. the deer went on its way, still

alive and not harmed. >> very close. a mountain lion was seen near a school. the sheriff's office says it received the report of the big cat. the person said it was near the intersection of alpine road around 11:00 yesterday morning. the school which serves 4th through 8th grade students was not evacuated, but deputies were sent to the school when classes were dismissed for the day. if you go to the beach in los angeles, you will have new rules to follow. the county is banning footballs and frisbees at the beach and anyone who violates the rule can face a $1,000 fine. the new law prohibits holes in the sand deeper than 18 inches. the idea behind the ban is protect beach goers and nearby homes. film crews have returned to half moon bay to get shots to testify big waves.

we were live during mornings on 2 as 25-foot waves rolled in. the film is about a surfer. the movie features gerard butler. and the wait for the competition continues despite the big waves yesterday, they did not call the competition. so they have just about six more weeks. >> before that window closes. >> yeah. well the continuing investigation of solar company. new information about what the company did before it went out of business. and one city throws in two cents on the millionaire's tax.

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started off with good news there. week's first-time unemployment claims are down. and greek leaders agreed to cost-cutting measures that should prevent the country from defaulting on debt next year. but there's still concern it might not be enough to prevent a collapse. the dow is down 15. nasdaq up about .50%. major shake-up at san francisco's tie monday foods.

the company's stock is down 37% this morning. the company put its ceo and chief financial officer on leave after an internal investigation. it found the company improperly accounted for about $80 million in payments to walnut growers. the company will have to restate its finances for the last two fiscal years. diamond foods makes products like emerald nuts. your time now 8:44. the other top stories we're following for you right now. one police officer and one suspect still in the hospital after a police shooting late yesterday in castro valley. investigators say an undercover police officer was hurt after being pinned between his unmarked car and the suspect's vehicle. the police officer's partner shot and wounded the suspect. the obama administration appears to be looking for a compromise to try to settle a controversy with the catholic church. catholics and republicans are criticizing a new rule, one

that would require all employers including religious schools and hospitals to offer birth control to their employees. and a major multi-billion dollar settlement to help struggling homeowners just announced less than two hours ago would help homeowners here in california. details and also reaction. does it sound like enough? >> reporter: that's the question, is it enough. hundreds of thousands of california homeowners who are underwater on their mortgage are going to get a total of $18 billion under this settlement. the u.s. attorney general made the announcement shortly after 7:00 this morning. he says the banks not only hurt borrowers, they fueled the downward spiral of the u.s. economy. >> eroded faith in our financial system. and they punished american taxpayers who have had to foot the bill for foreclosures that could have been avoided. >> now about a million

homeowners will have their loans modified or refinanced to a lower interest rate. it covers loans between 200 and will 2011 and the banks involve ready bank of america, jp morgan chase, wells fargo, citi group and allied financial. we talked to people here in the area about what they think about the settlement. >> i think it's a good idea to try to keep the economy going, keep people in their homes, let them stay there. >> i feel it's way too late. too many friends already that lost their homes. and these guys actually had made their payments. >> now under the settlement, people who have already lost their homes will get an estimated $2,000 in payments. how do you qualify or find out if you can be part of the settlement? we have a link on the website where you can find more information. also, coming up shortly, president barack obama is expected to comment about the deal in the next half hour. as will the california attorney general harris.

and we are going to have more on that coming up on the noon news. back to dave. >> all right. thank you. we're also hearing about a new program offered by some of the banks to give homeowners who are late on mortgage payments an incentive payment to encourage short sales. under the program, banks will offer anywhere from 3,000 dollars up to $35,000 to go for a short sale on their house. rather than a foreclosure. not all of the banks are even offering the incentives and some celebrities pers say only a small amount of homeowners will be given the chance to take part in the program. the city of richmond is the first city to tax california's millionaires. last night, the city council approved a resolution supporting the so-called millionaire's tax. now this state-wide proposal calls for a 3% tax hike on those who earn more than $1

million a year. money would fund education, public safety, and infrastructure repair. some 500,000 signatures have to be gathered by april for that to qualify for the november ballot. it is 8:48. records show the solar energy company sole off assets at drastic reductions just to make some quick cash. the washington times reports the failed company sold off nearly $60 million of inventory for less than $20 million. the first sale occurred last july. the last sale in august happened just two days before the company announced plans to file for bankruptcy. a professor says it's not unusual to sell assets. a short time ago, the house passed a republican bill to ban thousands of federal officials from insider trading. but democrats are not happy about a key provision being

removed. it would have required people to collect information from congress and then sell it to investment firms to register that information. but wall street fought against the provision, so it was removed. the pentagon is changing its rules to allow women to serve in more jobs that are closer to the front lines. under the new rules that are expected to be announced today, they'll be able to serve in roles which used to be considered too close to combat. now women will still not be allowed to serve in infin tripled combat units. they'll probably take -- infintry combat units. now according to reports, some of those former deinane tees have reengaged in holly street till activity. the report calls for a

restrictions imposed by congress on any further prisoner transfers to remain in place. it is ten minutes before 9:00. sylvester and around old, two big names, bump into each in an unusual place. and that is the 49ers coach. talking with fans here at pebble beach pro am. getting ready to tee off here in pebble beach. we talked to his caddy. what he has to say about his best advice as the tournament gets underway. sweetheart. we need to talk.

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a parentally it really is a small world, especially for aging actors with bad shoulders. arnold schwarzenegger posted this photo. the caption says after all the actions, shooting two movie, it was to time for a tune-up on his should. and check out who was next to him, sylvester also having shoulder surgery. but we have to wonder if it was really a coincidence. they are about to start shooting a movie together prison break adventure movie called the tomb. a plan to increase the size of the lake could cost a billion dollars, but the chronicle reports the federal government might go along with the idea anyway. a u.s. study shows adding nearly 19 feet to the height of

the dam would increase water capacity by 14%. that could help offset the water demands of california's growing population. the state's water supply system was built 50 years ago for 20 million residents. and california's population is nearly twice that now. you were talk about celebrity, star they are starting to tee off at pebble beach. the pro am started less than an hour ago. and the crowds are building. our star is out there as well. and i know you talked to some of the local sports stars. a couple minutes ago. >> reporter: getting ready to tee off. we've got the 49ers coach out there. matt king, pitcher for the joins out there. and the 49ers quarterback who is caddying for jim today. they have been out here getting their game faces on. jim was actually just got here about 20 minutes. he didn't want to talk, got to

putt. but we were able to talk to matt cane. and we were able to talk to alex smith. >> this is competition. you know, i think anybody that comes out and has any thrill with competition, this is great. >> reporter: a lot of fans? >> yeah, a lot of joins fan, niner fans, fun to have everybody walk around and routeing you on. >> on the job. >> reporter: yeah, yeah, working hard. >> i don't want to be a distraction. >> reporter: can you give us your best advice you're giving today? >> hmm. >> reporter: what's your best caddy advice? >> shoot low. put it in the hole. i don't know. we'll see. we're going to have fun today. >> reporter: so they said they are going to have fun. a live look right here as you can see, jim and matt cane getting ready to tee off against each other. everyone is excited to be here. certainly couldn't ask for better weather. but this is serious golf. all these guys very good

golfers. just talked to andy is he said pressure is not your friend in a tournament like this, but eastbound joy the day. channel 2 news. >> thank you. and i bet they're nervous. >> sure. >> it's terrifying out there with the crowds. >> we'll let them do that. we'll let sal get you to where you need to go. >> it's quite up to par today. maybe a little below par in some areas. take a look. 880 is pretty good, normal here. it's slow as you pass the coliseum and picks up headed north. and this morning, the bay bridge toll plaza. that traffic is backed up for about a 10 to 15 minute delay. it looks good into satisfy. northbound 101, there was a crash on the shoulder. otherwise, looking good into the downtown area. no problems on the golden gate bridge. 8:57. steve. >> thank you. except for a little bit of fog, not too much.

nothing like yesterday. sunny, mild to warm today. warmest temperatures towards the valley. cooler tomorrow. it will continue that theme into the weekend. >> all right. >> thank you. and that is our report for this morning. thank you for trusting channel 2 news. we will see you the next time news breaks. >> and join us at noon for more on the protest targeting the company that changed the world. and as we leave you, one more look live at pebble beach. live coverage on that also at noon. thank you for watching.